Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-01

DEATH OF PRINCE BISMARCK
Prince Bismarck, the famous German
statesman, who had been critically i'll
died Saturday night at Friedrichsruhe,
surrounded by his family. His end was
peaceful. His last words were Il thank
you, my child" addressed to his daugh-
ter. Countess Rantzau, who wiped the
per5piration from his forehead His
death has caused sincere sorrow
throughout the German empire, and
every token OF respect to his memory is
being shown. The young Emperor is
anxious to have him buried in the new
cathedral at Berlin beside his old king
but the Princes wish was to rest on 4
hill near his FREDERICKSBURG home.
Prince Otto Eluard Leopold Bis
marck-Schonhausen was born of an old
noble family CT the MARK" (Branden-
burg) at Schonhausen April l, 1915
He was created count September 16,
1865, and prince (FursD Won Bismarck
in March, 1871. He was educated at
the universities of Gottingen and Griefs
valid, spent some time in the army, and
subsequently settled down as county
gentleman. Brought up in the polili
cal faith Of the Junkers, or Prussian
tory squirearchy, be became in 1916 a
member OF the provincial diet of Sax
ony and of the Prussisn diet. in which
he first attracted attention by his fiery
speeches in defense of the old monarch
ical party. During the revolutionary
period of AS the services he rendered
in the public debates to the couserva-
tive cause led to his appointment as
the representative of Prussia in the
diet Of the old German bund
at Frankfurt. Austria was then
all powerful in the German
bund. From the time of Bismarck s
appearance, however, the voice of Prus-
STA began to have increasing weight.
Bismarck was sent as ambassador to
St. Petersburg in 1850, and held that
position until 1862. In May, of 1862,
be became Prussian ambassador at
Paris. Five months later he was made
first minister of the Prussian crown.
Within the next ten years he humbled
the Austrian empire, destroyed the
French empire and created the new
German empire. He remoaelled the
map of Europe, dismembering Dem
mark and France. He enlarged the
frontiers of Prussia by the annexation
of various provinces, including the do
minions of three dethroned German
princes, and succeeded in placing Ger
many, which had previously been the
weakest and least respected of all the
great powers, at the head Of all the
states of Europe. After brilliant ca.
reer of years, during which time Bis
marck was the most prominent figure
in European politics, his reported res.
ignation as Prussian prime minister and
chancellor was announced in February,
1890, but did not actually occur until
March II, of that year, when diver
gences of opinion between him and the
emperor lead to his retirement. Two at
tempts were made or Prince Bismarck's
life the first by man named Blind, on
May 7, 1866, at Berlin. the second on
July IA, 1874, by Mullmann at Kissin-
gen. Princess Bismarck died at Bar
Yin, November q, 1894.
By direction of the President the fol-
lowing dispatch was sent last night to
Hon. Andrew B. White, United States
ambassador TO Germany The Presi-
dent charges you to express, in the
proper official quarter to the bereaved
German nation and to the family of the
deceased statesman, the sorrow which
the government and people of the
United States feel at the passing away
of the great chancellor, whose memory
is ever associated with the greatness Of
the German Empire"