Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-01
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mo. no; no notifications" interrupted
the emperor. Il wish my orders 70 he car
ried out just rs give them"
The severity Of this expression of his will
| NJ last exhausted the princes calmness. Il
1 ak can perceive that my services are
MOI fortunate enough 10 please your ma les
ty," he said, land that some thoughts cx-
list of getting rid Of me" The emperor here
made an asserting gesture.
Then Bismarck plea,lcd-think of Bis
marck pleadirg'-to be allowed to remain
in Office until May in order To be able TO de
fend that years military bill. but TO no
avail. mo, no." was the empcror's con-
slant and only reply, ard when BisinGrcl;
ceased speaking and stood with bowed
head his master began again anil took him
to task for holding conferences with Wind
thorst. This angered Bismarck greatly.
and he replied With much heat, charging
the emperor with putting spies on histracl;.
ut is my right" said Bismarck ito havc
communication with skilled politicians,
whether they be members of parliament or
not, and nobdiy, not even your majesty,
will be able to prevent me from doing So"
After these words. spoken in the greatest
| excitement. the emperor dismissed the
chancellor with a simple movement Of the
head
4 few days latcr-March 30-the ex-cnan-
cellor made his exit from the scene OF his
triumphs. little doubling probably that he
would soon he recalled. He had already
taken leave of all the royal princes, but
there remained one member Of the llohen-
zollern family to whom he owed farewell
-Emperor-king William !. now lying In
marble state beside his ROYAL parents in the
mausoleum mt Charlottenburg. Thither
Bismarck drove. and alone he entered the
tomb BY the side of the sarcophagus lie
knclt, and on its lid hc laid n few roses.
Then he went away rs silently as he had
come. There still remained the leavetak-
! ing with the hrlin popnls,e IL was a
most impressive enc. a correspondent saws
of his progress through the streets 10 the
railway station, where Lie was TO take the
train for friedrichsruhe:
''As If the funeral Of some great and
deeply mourncd man were afoot, Berlin Lad
poured out all the bost elements in its pop
ulation to weep and wildly wave their hats
and handkerchief. TO scatter flowers and
TO struggle 20 shake and Eiss the hand of
the man who was about to pass from their
midst and lie lost to them"
II was only with the greatest difficulty
J that WY could lie made by the police for
| the pri:sce's passage through the crowd.
Many pressed forward TO give the retiring
minister flowers. and the crowds cfeered
vociierously. The emperor sent his person.
al aids-de-carnp and eqnerrics with mag
, nifcent and suggestive floral offering and
final adiers. IL is small wonder II the
prince YVES affected, and when in tie intsr-
walls OF the cheering the crowds struck up
The Watch on the Rhine" he really looked
as If for the first time in his well poised life
he had lost lns head. When at last the
train departed with n shrek, the cheering
was frantic
Then the crowd melted away. ard Bis
marck, as the central figure OF Europe, was
( no more