Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-08-12
PRINCE BISMARCK.

and he was admitted to the bar in 1880.
In 1886 he was made the official law re-
porter for a Berlin court, but he soon was
transferred to Aix-la-C hapelle as a refer.
endary, and in 1887 was appointed to-
serve in the crown office ut Potsdam.
The next eight or nine years Bismarck
passed in farming, hunting and soldering.
He went into society and took m active
part in the local affairs of the neishbor-
hoods in which he lived. In 1845 his faith
er died, and the estate ut Schoenhausen
came into his hands. He withdraw al
most entirely from social life, and settled
down to the life of a country gentleman.
July %, 1S47, he married Johanna, the
daughter Of Heinrich Won Puttkamer Of
Viatlum, Pomerania, and in the same
year he appeared in the united Diet ut
Berlin, as a parliamentary deputy, repre-
senting the nobility Of the province Of
Saxony. In 1913 he participated in the
gathering of the rural nobility in Berlin,
known as the Junker Parliament. His
career as a parliamentary deputy ended in
1850. In 1851, after serving as secretary,
he was appointed the Prussian representa-
tive ut the Germanic Diet Mt Frankfort,
He was made the Prussian ambassa--
dor ut st. Petersburg in 1850, where he
remained until 1862, when he vas trans.
ferred to the embassy in Paris. After q
few months in the French capital, in Sep
TENDER, 1862, Bismarck succeeded Prince,
Hohenzollern as prime minister. He
formed IN alliance with Italy early in
1865, and Prussia, under his guidance,
declared war against Austria and her
same year. Three months later Austria
Ind hoon or,,oha1 or1 Dwr,ccSo hoI hn-
come the head Of the North German con-
federation. which was formed out of the
old confederation.
Bismarck concluded secret treaties with
the South German states forthwith, in,
the expectation of war.
In internal politics the next nineteen,
years of Bismarck's life were occupied
with his struggle to assure to the Prus-
sian Government the control Of the Cath
,lic Church in Prussia, with his campaign
'or the suppression of socialism in Ger
amy and with the Inauguration of q pro-
!ective system of customs duties. He also
secured for Germany several African col.
3nies and gave the first impetus to the up.
building Of her merchant marine. Under
his guidance the empire laid the founda.
lions Of it's present industrial prosperity
md maritime greatness. In foreign af-
.airs he formed the triple alliance Of Italy,
Austria and Germany to hold France in.
:heck on the west and Russia on the east.
Bismarck was chancellor to the end Of
Emperor William LIS reign and through
,ut the ninety-nine Days Of Emperor Fred
erick. Two years after the present EN-
peror assembled the throne he was dis.
missed from Office. Since then he had liv-
ed in Friedrichsruh, neal Hamburg.
where he was wont to receive his friends.
the year around, and thousands Of admir-.
ers from all parts of Europe, on his birth
days. He was long estranged from the.
young Emperor, and the feud between the.
old castle in Berlin and Friedrichsruh.
caused a scandal of worldwide dimen-
sions. A formal reconciliation was eff
tected eventually, but the wounds left by
the conflict Of four years were never
healed.
Frau Won Bismarck died about two.
years ago. The Iron Chancellor was new
er the same afterward. He failed slowly.
complained Of loneliness, and, when his.
last illness began, was already a weak.
sorrowful. and broken old man.
''"incc Bismarck leaves two sons.
1t Herbert and Count William, andl
..s daughter. Countess Rantzau.
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