The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-02
BISMARCK MYSTERY.
Coffin Of the Great Stateman
Closed With Strange
Haste by the
Family.
EMPEROR AT FREDERICKSBURG
Arrangements for the Funeral
Hostile socialistic Organs
Assail the Dead.
EMPEROR AT FREDERICKSBURG
IBy Gable to The Associated Press. /

By Gable to The Associated Press.1
BERLIN, Aug. 2, 1S9S.-The sNeuste-
Nachrichten, today. publishes de.
spatch from Friedrichsruhe which says:--
Prince Herbert Bismarck is quite
broken down by the worry and vigils si
the past days.
Prof. Lenbach says he has not beer
allowed to paint a picture of the de.
ceased and cast of his features was moi
taken.
AS indicating how well the deceased
felt on Thursday it is said that when
going to bed at 1880 he said
Well now l shall have Sleep :"
It seems doubtful whether Emperor
William will go to F'riedrichsruhe. owing
to the attitude of Prince Herbert Bis
marck, who not only has not needed His
Majesty's desire to have the remains OF
his father buried in Berlin but who seems
to have refused Professor Lenbach per-
mission to paint portrait of the de-
ceased, as the Emperor desired.
Besides this, the coffin containing the
remains of Prince Bismarck has been
closed somewhat hurriedly.
Emperor William leaves Kiel at three
clock this afternoon and will reach Pots
dam at eleven o'clock.
The funeral services in honor of the late
Prince Bismarck will take place on Thurs
day morning in the Emperor William
Memorial Church. The Federal Council,
members of the Reichstag and of the
Prussian Diet and the State and munici-
pal authorities will be invited.
KEEL Aug. 2. 1SsS.-Emperor William
left the Imperial yacht Hohenzoliern at
2:45 P. M, saluted by the warships here,
and took special train for Fried
richsruhe.
The United States Ambassador, Mr..
Andrew D. White, has received the fol-
lowing message from Prince Herbert Biz
marck:-
I'VE thank your Excellency most de-
votedly for the warm sympathy which
the President in the name Of your Gov
ernment and people, caused to be ex-
pressed to our family through you.
Receive at the same time my heartiest
thanks for your personal condolences
Memorial services. in honor of the late
Prince Bismarck are being organized
throughout the country.
The Imperial Chancellor. Prince Hohen-
lobe, was the last person permitted to look
upon the remains of the former Cham
eellor before the coffin was closed.
Strange rumors on that subject are cur
rent and also as to the. cause of the EN-
peror changing his mind and going to
Friedrichsruhe These rumors are puz-
zling the papers, which, however, con-
tinue to print the warmest eulogies OF
the deceased, though the Socialistic
''Vorwaerts'' accuses Prince Bismarck OF
working always in the interest of capital
ism. adding that whenever he dealt with
moral and intellectual factors he failed.
while the Police press declares Prince Bis
marek was the greatest enemy of the
Poles.
FRIEDRICHSRUHE,A Aug. 2, 1SsS-Em-
peror William is expected here this af-
ternoon.
The grounds about Prince Bismarck's
castle were thronged with people early
today crowds of Hamburgers being at
tracted there by the prospect of seeing
Emperor William pay a tribute of respect
to the dead. They wandered about ths
woods congregated in the rustic beeI
gardens and sent many hundreds of me
mortal post cards with portraits of the de-
ceased 1rlHce ana pictures OF Ine cSiSt4c'
Many of the people were in mourning, and
hundreds came on bicycles. Under tbs
trees sixty men of the Thirty-first Infaa-
try, from Altoona, and the Sergeants Of
Prince Bismarcks Regiment, from Mag
deburg, had arranged their messes. The
sergeants, in their white uniforms with
yellow faeings and FURNISHED helmets.
furnished a guard which was on duty ON
the terrace facing the garden behind the
castle. The latter remains strictly closed.
A little side gate was opened occasionally
to admit messengers with kilograms and
wreaths. who were constantly arriving.
Photographic cameras were planted at
dozen points in front of the gates, their
owners hoping to get a snap shot Of the
Emperor as he entered the grounds.
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