The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-01
Special Sunday Editions Necessary to
Give Berlin the Sad News from
Friedrichsruhe.
EMPEROR FASTENING HOME
WITH THE FLAG ON HIS ROYAL
YACHT FLYING AT HALF MAST.
President Mckinley Sends a Message
of Coincidence i'm the Name of the
United States People.

BERLIN, July S1.-The news of Prince
Bismarcks death, which became generally
known only through special editions of the
papers, produced profound sorrow, as so
sudden realization of the fears of his de-
mise was not expected.
Several papers this morning published
special articles with mourning borders ex-
pressing in feeling terms the national sor-
row and dwelling on the brilliant and i'm
mortal services of the prince to the father
land his heroic greatness and his truly
German character. Sorrewfu sympathy
over Prince Bismarck's death is manifested
in many ways. The news is constantly dis
cussed in public places and a feeling of
sadness prevails among all classes of the
people. Particulars of the last moments of
the prince and other circumstances attend
ing his death eagerly sought. Many
private houses show flags at half mast.
Secretary of State Won Bulow will return
from Seimmering, Austria, Immediately.
A special dispatch to the Lokal Anzeiger
from Friedrichsruhe says: 'The death
chamber is on the ground floor Of the cas-
tie. The prince died on an oaken bedstead
made specially for him of wood from
Sachsenwald. The end was preceded by a
severe death struggle and terrible pain AS
he lies, his head is slightly fallen forward
on his breast and the hands are folded on
the counterpane. AT the foot of the bed
stand two watchers. The city looks hardly
different from its wont, except that flags
are at half-mast. The first to go to that
position this morning was the flag over the
chancellerie, which was lowered by the per-
sonal order Of Prince Won Hohenlohe. the
imperial chancellor. Then followed the flags
al the Foreign Office and the various public
buildings.
United States Ambassador White to-day
sent the following dispatch to Count Her.
bert Won Bismarck at Friedrichsruhe: ION
behalf of the whole American people,
whether official or unofficial, and of what
ever birth descent. 1 tender congratula-
tions on the mighty career now ended and
assurances of the most sincere sympathy
for yourself and your mourning family"
Pastor Dickie, in the course of his SER
mon to-day at the American Church, re-
ferred feelingly to the death of Bismarck.
and emphasized the coincidence of the de-
mise almost simultaneously of two such
men as Bismarck and Gladstone.
AT the office of the mareschal of the court
it was said this evening that Dr. Won Luca-
rus, chief of Emperor Williams civil cabi-
ret, is hurrying home from Hortz, where
he has been spending the summer, with a
view of putting himself in communica ton
with the Bismarck family and Dr. Schwen-
niger in order to arrange for the funeral,
which will probably be delayed until the
Emperor's return.
1t is significant that Prince Bismarck di-
rected an interment near the colossal bronze
monument presented by the loyal Anhalt
representatives noble stag triumphant
oyer pack of yelping dogs. The remains
Of the countess will be transferred thither
also. His last will and testament was de-
posted early this morning at the Schwarz-
enbach courthouse. near Friedrichsruhe.
On the family retiring, Count Herbert per-
sonally locked his fathers private rooms.
taking the keys along with him and issuing
strict orders to exclude every one. Ingress
to the schloss at Friedrichsruhe to-day
has been denied to all except under special
order from Count Herbert, the head of the
family. Two of the late princes foresters,
in a uniforms of gray and green, watch the
remains. DR.. Scnweninger thus far has act
ed for the family regarding the funeral
Until late this afternoon no arrangements
had been made or orders given Probably
everything will await instructions from the
Emperor. Neither plaster cast nor photo
graph of the remains has been allowed as
yet.
To-day the Foreign Office notified all di-
plomats accredited to the imperial court, as
we'll as all German representatives abroad.
At all the embassies and legations the flags
are at half mast. The press comments are
still rather scant. The Vosssche Zeitung
concluding a long editorial. says=-
For us and for the German people the
man has died who had an unexampled share
in the rebirth of the German Empire. in the
splendor of our Imperialism and the glory of
the German name. At his bier we do not
remember that which sometimes separated
him from US but that which united every
German with him. So long as he stood in
the midst cf parties, his picture, darkened
or lightened by partisan favor or hatred. we
might vaccillate in our minds, but to the
dead we render our thanks and our admira-
ton. The German people sorrows for the
loss Of it's most eminent statesman. and il
will show itself worthy of the mighty deeds
CT the past by preserving the structure of
German unity strong and healthy through
the strength and light of freedom"
The Tageblatt says: "A statesman of un-
conquerable will power and tremendous
boldness, Bismarck was necessary to force
the idea of German unity from out the ruins
of centuries into new and forceful strength
and splendor. but the presupposition for
realizing this mightiest problem in later En-
ropean history was and remained Prussia
and the Prussian people"
The Lokal Anzeiger publishes a long
article on Bismarck by Dr. Moritz Busch
1t gives an alleged copy of the original
text of Prince Bismarcks letter to Emperor
William on leaving office in 1880 which, it is