The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-02
He Directed that the Words "a Faith
full German Servant of Emperor
William II Follow His Name.
BURIAL PLACE SELECTED
SPOT IN THE SACHSENWALD CHOSEN
BY THE GREAT STATESMAN.
The Emperor Anxious that the Re-
mains of the Ex-ChanceIIor Be
Placed in the Royal MausOIeunl.

BERLIN, Aug. IA dispatch from
Friedrichsruhe to the Hamburg Nachrlchten
says it has been definitely decided that the
remains of Prince Bismarck are to be in
tered at the spot selected by himself, where
a simple mausoleum will be built and to
which the remains of his wife will be
transferred from Varzn. Until the
mausoleum is completed the funeral rites
will be confined to the simple ceremony Of
blessing the remains which will be per-
formed by the local pastor of the village
of Brunstorf. Prince Bismarck's final writ
ten instructions, signed by himself, express
his desire to be buried in a selected spot in
the Sachsenwald and concluded: For an
epitaph 1 wish Prince Won Bismarck. born
April /, 1915, died - with the addition
of A faithful German servant Of Emperor
William IL
In regard to Prince Bismarcks testament
it is known that Friedrichsruhe, with the
title of prince, descends to Count Herbert
Bismarck, the oldest son, the family of
Count Won Rantzau, the husband of Prince
Bismarck's daughter, remaining there tenn
porarily. Schoenhausen goes to Count
William Bismarck, the second son. The late
princes money, which is estimated to
amount to several million marks. a larger
amount than was generally supposed, is d.
vided among the three children and the
young Rantzaus. This money is partly in
the Bank OF England and partly in the
Bleidroeders' Ganx. The decorations, dia-
monds and ast objects, valued at about a
million marks. are deposited with Berlin
jeweler.
DR.. Schweninger. the princes physician,
now says that the immediate cause of death
The remains of the great chancellor have
been dressed in the uniform of the Hal
berstadt Cuirassiers.
An enormous number of wreaths and
other floral tributes have already arrived
sion at the schloss that Count Posadowski,
the minister of the interior, had to wait
twenty minutes before he was admitted.
Thus far Emperor William has tele-
graphed twice to Friedrichsruhe. The first
dispatch, sent on Sunday morning, was adj
dressed to Count Herbert Bismarck, and set
forth in the most cordial terms the merits
of the late prince and expressed his
Majesty's undying gratitude to the de-
ceased. who has been model of the most
faithful performance of duty The En-
peror also mentioned Prince Bismarck's do
nestle life, which has been his greatest
joy and assures the family of his most
sincere sympathy. The second telegram
begs for the family's consent to bury the
princes remains in the Charlottenburg
mausoleum, where the body of Emperor
William 1 reposes. This, however, is de-
clined, because of Prince Bismarcks dearly
expressed wish to be buried near the
schloss.
The official Reichsanzeiger, which ap-
pears to-day with black borders, publishes
the telegram which Emperor William sent
yesterday to Prince Herbert Bismarck. -
1t is as follows: I'm deep sorrow, and
sympathizing with the grief which has
struck you ALL for your beloved, great dead,
/ lament the loss of Germany's great son,
whose faithful cooperation in the work Of
reuniting the fatherland won for him the
lifelong friendship of my grandfather, rest
ing in God, and the undying thanks of the
whole German people for all time. shall
prepare a last abode for his remains in Ber-
lin, in the cathedral, beside my ancestors"
The Emperor has ordered the court to go
into mourning for ten days and has or
dered the army to go into mourning for
eight days. The flags on all the imperial
and state buildings will be at half-mast
Until after the funeral. Prince Ferdinand,
of Bulgaria, who is at the Bristol Hotel,
has hoisted his flag at half-mast, and the
flags at the American embassy, Ambassador
Whites residence and many hotels and pri-
vate buildings offered similar marks Of re-
spect.
The Rechsanzeiger publishes a long
leading article to-day extolling Prince Bis
marck's immortal services and declaring
the fatherland has lost her greatest son.
After saying that Prince Bismarck was not
only the unifier, but also the educator. of
his people, the Reichsanzeiger continues:
IF it is true that states are maintained by
the spirit and power in which they are
created, then the name of Bismarck will
remain for us as d device and revelation
at all times AS Bismarck once declared at
Frankfort Prussia which could renounce
the inheritance of the great Frederick does
not exist in Europe-in the same way the
German empire could not exist at any flu
ture time unless it holds fast to the legacy
OF its founders. the first Hohenzollern Kali
ser and his great chancellor"
Prince Hohenlohe, the imperial chancellor,
took a special train for Friedrichsruhe this
afternoon in order to convey to the family
the condolences of the Prussian Ministry
of State and to place a wreath upon the
former chancellor's bier.
The city councils of Berlin and Munich
will hold special sessions on Tuesday, the
prince having had the honorary freedom
of those cities. The Carlsruhe City Coun-
Gil has passed a resolution of coincidence
and has selected delegates to attend the
funeral.
Baron Won Buelow, the minister for for
eign affairs, has arrived here and will pro-
coed by imperial command TO Kiel, in order
to accompany the Emperor to Friedrichs-
ruhe.
The ceremony of blessing Prince Bis
marck's remains will be performed to-mor-
row only the near relatives attending. The
the castle until the mausoleum is completed
which will be in October next.
This evening Prince Won Hohenlohe, the
imperial chancellor, and Count Won Schoen-
born arrived at Friedrichsruhe. In the
presence of the chancellor the coffin was
closed, after which Prince Hohenlohe left
Friedrichsruhe.
Emperor William, accompanied by the
EMPRESS who wore mourning costume,
arrived at Kiel this evening. Baron Won
Buelow the foreign minister, and DIR. Won
Lucanus, chief of the Emperors Civil Cabi-
net. are also at kiel. The Emperor has
ordered that gorgeous funeral obsequies be
held in Berlin on the square in front OF
the Reichstag building. The ft0nous Ger
man artist Herr Franz Won Lonbach. has
been commissioned to paint a portrait OF
the dead statesman.
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