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to convey . the family the coincidence OF
the Pruss,n ministry of state and to place
a wreot, upon the chancellors bier.
The cy Councils of Berlin and Munich
will bid special sessions Tuesday, the
primo having had the honorary freedom
of Use cities.
TIL. Carlsruhe City Council has passed
a reseition of coincidence and has selected
deleetes to attend the funeral.
Bismarck's Will
T, regard to Prince Bismarcks tesla
INIT, 1t is known that Friedrichsruhe,
nth 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 temporarily. Schoenhausen goes to
Count William Bismarck, the second son.
The late princes money. which is estima-
ted to amount to several million marks, a
larger amount than was generally sup
posed, is divided among the three children
and the young RantZau. This money is
partly in the Bank of England and partly
in the Bleichroeders bank. The decora-
lions, diamonds and art objects, valued at
about a million marks, are deposited at a
Berlin jewelers..
DR.. Schweninger, the princes physician.
now says that the immediate cause of
death was effuson of blood on the brain.
His Favorite Uniform
The remains of the great chancellor have
been dressed in the uniform Of the Halber-
stadt cuirassiers. An enormous number
Of wreaths and other floral tributes have
already arrived at Tredrichsruhe. So
strife dc no 1cfn af ha "a
Count Posodowski. the minister of the in
terror. had to wait twenty minutes before
he was admitted.
The official Retchsanzeiger. which ap-
pears today with black borders, publishes
Prince Herbert Bismarck. It Is as follows:
The Emperor's Message
"In deep sorrow and sympathizing at the
grief which has struck you all for your be-
loved great dead, lament the loss of Ger
many's great son, whose faithful co-opera-
ton in the work of uniting the fatherland,
won for him the lifelong friendship of my
grandfather, resting in God, and the I'M
dying thanks Of the whole German people
for all time. shall prepare a last abode
for his remains in Berlin in the cathedral
by the side of my ancestors"
The emperor has ordered the court to 60
into mourning for eight days.
His Epitaph
Prince Bismark's final written instruc-
lions. signed by himself, express his desire
to be buried in a selected spot in the
Sachenswald, and concludes:
For an epitaph I wish Prince Won Bis
marck. born April 1. 1915, died - with
the addition of "A faithful German servant
of Emperor William L.
The Last Rites
The ceremony of blessing Prince Bis
marck's remains will be performed tomor-
row. only the near relatives attending. The
coffin will then be closed. and will remain
in the castle until the mausoleum Is COM
pleted, which will be in October next.
A Gorgeous Funeral
BERLIN. Aug. 1.-This evening Prince
Won Hohenlohe. the imperial chancellor,
and Count Won Schoenborn arrived at
FREDERICKSBURG. In the presence of the
chancellor the coffin was closed, after
which Prince Hohenlohe left Friedrichs-
ruhe.
Emperor William, accompanied by the
empress, who wore q mourning costume,
arrived at Kiel this evening. Baron Won
Buelow, the foreign minister, and Dr. Won
Lucanus, chief of the emperors civil cabi-
net, are also at Kiel.
The emperor has ordered that gorgeous
obsequies be held in Berlin on the square
In front of the reichstag building.
The famous German artist Herr Franz
Won Lonbach, has been commissioned to
paint a portrait of the dead statesman. |
Americas Message
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-Ambassador |
as follows; ,o
BERLIN, Aug, 1.-Adee, Acting Secre-
tary, State Department, Washington: I
am requested to tender the thanks of the
emperor and the German people to the
president and people of the United States
for the message of coincidence referring to
the death of Prince Bismarck. WHITE.
Laudations Of Bismarck
ST PETERSBURG, Aug. 1.-The news
papers here are unanimous in laudng the
greatness and eminent genius of Prince
Bismarck. The Novoe Vremya says: HE
was the most gifted diplomatist of all
time"
Emperor Williams Movements
KEEL, Aug. 1.-Emperor William is ex-
pected here at 10 o'clock tonight and it is
believed that the Empress who has given
up her intention of attending her brothers
wedding at Coburg tomorrow, will meet
His Majesty here and accompany him to
Friedrichsruhe Tuesday morning Then
their majesties will proceed to Potsdam.
Won Buelow's Orders
BERLIN. Aug. 1.-Baron Won Buelow,
the Minister Of Foreign Affairs, has ar
rived here and will proceed by imperial
command to Kiel in order to accompany
the Emperor to Friedrichsrhue.
The News From Berlin
BERLIN, Aug. 1.-Baron Won Buelow
.ells the correspondent of the Associated
Press that nothing definite regarding
Prince Bismarcks funeral will be decided
Upon until the wishes of Emperor William
Ind the family of the deceased are as
,ertained
United States Ambassador White has
ormally requested leave to present Presi-
lent McKinleys message of coincidence at
he Foreign Office this afternoon, and he
las also sent copy Of it to Count Her.
BERT Bismarck, at Friedrichsruhe
Thus far Emperor William has tele- ,
twice to Friedrichsruhe. The first |
dispatch sent Sunday morning was ad-
lressed to Count Frederick Bismarck and
ct forth in very cordial terms the merits
Il the late Prince and expressed his majes- \