Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-31
Death Of the Prince Surprises
All Europe.
SUDDEN COMPLICATIONS.
Constant Pain Borne by the ex. Chan-
cel'"r with tho Same EortItude
Which characterized His Ca
rcer. Sketch OF Ills Life.
NV Telerraph,

"uiv "o--FTlnce Bismarck
IS dead: Details of his death
are explained with difficulty, he
cause of the lateness of the hour, the
Isolation of the castle and the strenu-
Gus endeavors Of the family to prevent
Pupllclty being given to what they con-
StGer private Details
: The death Of the ex-chancellor cornaa
~ Il surprise to all Europe Despite
the familN's denals. there was an un-
; uercurrent of apprehension when the
SINKING OF the prince was first an
nounced, inspired more by what the
family left unsaid than by any infor-
nation i'ut when the daily bulletins
chronicled Improvement In the princes
| cohuitlon, detailed his extensive bills
of fare and told of his devotion to his
pipe the public accepted DR.. Schwenin-
gers assertion when he said there was
| no reason why Bismarck should not
! reach the age of 80 years.
IL appears the eX-chancellors death
was not precipitated by sudden COM
pllcations but was rather the culmina-
ti"n Of chronic diseases-neuraleia of
the face and Inflammation Of the
veins-which kept him in constant pain.
llat was borne with the iron fortituds
which might have been expected
The beginning OF the end dates from
Ialy ". when the prince was confined
TO his bed. He had been ceveral days
Frustrated before an nkling of his de-
cline reached the world
During DIR. Schweninger's absence
from Friedrichsruhe DR.. Crysander was
IN constant attendance upon the pa
tent Although Prince Bismarck was
extremely low on Wednesday, he so
rallied on Thursday that he was Wheel
ca !" the dinner table to celebrate with
MS assembled family the tifty-tirst an
hiNerSary OF his wedding. He never for
Il moment believed himself In danger
until the last day. On Monday he or
dered some new pipes and smoked one
on Thursday and then conversed bril-
lianlly on the topics of the day, dis
cussinE the trial and sentence OF M.
lola and the peace negotiations be-
Tween Spain and the United States
Count Won Rantzau. the princes SON
ln-law. read to him from Il newspaper
an obituary notice or himself, at which
he was greatly amused. He perused the
papers daily and this was one reason
ports as to his health. $"1s
Y! ne lAokal Anzeiger, publishes q dis
l'atch from F'rfedrichsruhe saving that
~; sch ,y'nger was present when
rom berlin at 1890 o'clock. The nrinca
was unconscious for several hours oa- sf
ore tne end came, and his breath all
most Failed repeatedly. File died with
nut Il struggle -
Otto Edouard Leopold Bsmarcr.
.,,,'i,il was born of an old noble
q
ennn h;lusen. April l. 1915 He was
!, hted n count Septem Der l6 1850 and
~, t1hcs tiurst) Won Bismarck In Ma rch
- re was educated at the iJrniyer2
,,,,a o. Gotigen and Griefswald, snent
'ie time In the army, and subsennanf
settled down as a country eentia-
l : Brought up In the political faith
me junkers. or Prussian tory sniIi-
,,.rehy' ne became in 1876 a member
:, .',e provisional diet OF Saxony and Of
= In IL
acted attention by his fiery spescha.
uniehsc Oh the old monarchial party
urihs the revolutionary period nf AZ
Is services he rendered to the public
Me '.sa 20 me conservative cause led
ms appointment as the Representa-
,e or Prussia in the diet of the old
!, . Bund at Frankfort. Austria
rs then ai!-powerful in the Gar,naa
, n.sa 70 from r the time of Blsmarck's
ussio Me-, however. the voice OF
, 1s bismarck was sent as ambass
ior TO 81. petersburg in 1850 and hn,d s
~ pnsltion until 1852. In Nav az
}. ne became Prussian Ambassador al
81 =, rye months later he was made
- y, minister Of the Prussion crown
l'hin the next ten years he humh,aI
tustrian empire. DESTROYED fhe
49, 1911 empire and created the new
i n a. t, empire. He renodelled the,
4 France. He enlarged the frontiars
: russia ny the annexation Of various
'Vihces including the dominions ~
zee dethroned German princes. ana
!, Ieeusu IN placing Germany, which
1 previously been the weakest ana
least respected Of all the ereat
yers' at the head of all the STATS a.
rope. ae states OF
!, p, ,"ltn herman Confederation.
ad l., uS 80 at ITS head. was estab-
Gu IN place OF the old Bund whi1a
south German States and nfransive
ueishsiEe alliance was concluded
ns the king of Prussia sunraTs
.'''a an 6. OF all their troops in time Of
nj ~ Ri .ne North German Bund
president of the federal cnnnci.
auGttlon to these successes Comn+
tin On optalned great popularity For
na,. representative branch for
- n ,sueral government on the ba-
n arst assembled in 1867 consistaS
: el reg representing a nation ~
1000 Germans -
smarck's next achievement was r.
III, ~ me attempted annexation OF
,aiipnurg ~ Napoleon III In 1859
'afck withdrew for some months
acllve public life. but he was In
:! again before the end or the yeor
caihe the Franco German war ~
m,,h ,aier a campaign. consisting
am was able. through his chancei.
% dictaie terms of peace to his Ss
ISIS assaiiant. Il
ms domestic legislation Prince
i in ,,;a mas IS been far less fortunate
~ n ms diplomatic negotiations. -
"a ANY severe was his policy Win
20 the social Democrats, his
NC measures against whom mo.
me profoundest discontent
'Ae WORKING classes In the large
zee, ( Bismarck took prominent
y !, connection with the triple aIH- 55S
p ,"hia Germany. Austria and
~ MIS- IS Understood to be direc- ;E
alhst a possible alliance between, ~ no
! ana France against the German
:. sa Us lftH 5sts @5s9 i17I-'. i5Ei, 49,
i,,.: OF the late Emperor
> ,' nan. a ,;. IN September 1888,
Eransactions In which Prince BIS.
mas neen engaged. Much zen
was created, both In, Germany \ 88ss