The Jersey City news., 1898-08-01
GERMANYS SORROW.
Mourning the Great States
man Who Unified the
Empire--Kaiser
Acts.
fBy Gable to The Associated Press.l

BERLIN, Aug. l, 1SyS.-The United
States Ambassador, Mr.. Andrew W
White. has received the following cable
message from Washington.-
THE President charges you to express
in the proper official quarter, to the be-
reaved German nation and to the family
of the deceased statesman, the sorrow
which the Government and people of the
United States feel In the passing away of
the great Chancellor, whose memory will
be ever associated with the greatness of
the German empire
Mr. White has formally requested leave
to present the message at the Foreign
Office this afternoon and he has also sent
a copy of it to Count Herbert Bismarck
at Friedrichsruhe.
Baron Won Bueiow tell the correspondent
of the Associated Press that nothing
definite regarding Prince Bismarck's
funeral will be decided upon until the
wishes of Emperor William and the
family of the deceased are ascertained.
Thus far. Emperor William has tele-
graphed twice TO Friedrichsruhe. The
first despatch, sent on Sunday mornin,
was addressed to Count Herbert Bismarck
and set forth in the most cordial terms
the merits of the late Prince, never to be
forgotten, and expressing His Majesty's
undying gratitude to the deceased, who
has been a model of the most faithful
performance of duty.
The Emperor also mentioned Prince Bis
marck's domestic life, (which has been
his greatest joy and assures the family
of his most sincere sympathy.
The second telegram begs for the fam
ily's consent to bury the Princes remains
in the Charlottenburg Manseioth, where
the body of Emperor William I. reposes.
This, however, is declined, because Of
Prince f3ismarck's clearly expressed wish
to be buried near the Schloss,
Prince Honhenlohe the Imperial Chan
cellor, took a special train for Fried
richsruhe this afternoon in order TO con-
vey 10 the family the coincidence of the
Prussian Ministry of State and to place
wreath upon the German Chancellor's
bier.
The city Councils of Berlin and Mum
ich will hold special sessions ON Tuesday
honorary freedom of those cities.
The Carlsruhe City Council mas passed a
resolution of coincidence and has selected
delegates to attend the funeral
ment, it Is known that FriedFichsruhe,
with the title of Prince, descends to Count
Herbert Bismarck, the oldest son, the
family of Count Won Rantzaw, the hus-
band of Prince Bismarck S daughter, re-
naming there temporarily. Schoonhausen
goes to Count William Bismarck, the sec
opd son. The late Princes money, which
Is estimated 10 amount 70 several million
marks q larger amount than was gem
orally supposed is divided among the
three children and the young Rantzaus.
This money is partly in the Bank OF Eng
land and partly IN the Bleichroeders
Bank. The decorations, diamonds and art
objects OF the deceased. valued at about
a million marks, are deposited at Berlin
jewelers..
Dr.. Schweninger the Princes physician,
now says that the immediate cause of
death was effusion 81 blood on the brain.
The remains of the great Chancellor
have been dressed in the uniform of the
Halberstadt Cuirassiers
An enormous number OF WreatheS ana
other floral tributes has already arrived
at Friedrichsruhe but SO strict IS the ex-
clusion at the Schloss that County Pos
adowski, the Minister Of the Interior
had to wait twenty minutes before he
was admitted.
The official "Reichsanzieger. which
appears today with black borders, pub
fishes the telegram which Emperor Will
lam sent yesterday to Prince Herbert
Bismarck It was as follows:-
ssIn deep sorrow, and sympathizing with
your beloved great dead, / lament the
loss of Germany's great son, whose faith
full cooperation in the work of reuniting
the Fatherland won for him the lifelong
friendship of my grandfather, resting in
God and the undying thanks OF the whole
German people for all time. I shall pre-
pare last abode for his remains In
Berlin, in the Cathedral, by the side of
my ancestors
The Emperor has ordered the Court to
80 into mourning for ten days and has
ordered the army to go into mourning Tor
eight days.
The fags on all the imperial and state
buildings will be half-masted until after
the funeral
The AReichsanzeiger' publishes a long
leading article today extolling Prince Bis
marck's immortal services and declaring
the Fatherland had lost her greatest soI.
A despatch from Friedrichsruhe to the
Hamburg ..Naehrichten' says 1t has been
definitely decided that the remains of
Prince Bismarck are to be inferred at the
spot selected by himself where simple
mausoleum will be built and to which
the remains of his wife will be trans
ferred from Verzin Until the mausoleum
is completed. the funeral rites will be
confined to the simple ceremony of bless
ing the remains, which Will be performed
by the local pastor of the village of
BrHnstorf.
Prince Bismarek's final written instruc-
tions. signed by himself, express his de-
sire to be buried in a selected spot in the
Saohsonwald and conclude
For an opitaph. / wish Prince Won Bis
marck born ADril l. 1876 dlcd--:
with the addition of "A faithful German
ca,x-a,pt ,f Emnernr William First -