Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-08-10

official law reporter for a Berlin court, but
he soon was transferred to Aix-la-Chapelle
as referendary. and in 1887 was appointed
to serve in the crown office at Potsdam.
The next eight or nine years Bismarck
passed in farming, hunting and soldering.
He went into society and took an active
part in the local affairs of the neighbour
hoods in which he lived. In lS45 his father
died, and the estate at Schoenhausen came
into his hands. He withdrew almost en-
tirely from social life, and settled down to
the life OF country gentleman. July %.
1M7, he married Johanna, the daughter Of
Heinrich Won Puttkamer. of Viatium, Pom
eran1a, and In the same year he appeared
IN the united diet at Berlin. as parliament
tary deputy, representing the nobility of
the province of Saxony. In 1S4S he partic-
ipated in the gathering of the rural nobil-
ity in Berlin. known as the Junker parlia-
ment His career as parliamentary dep
uty ended in 1885, In 1851, after serving as
secretary, he was app ointed the Prussian
representative at the Germanic diet at
Frankfort, which was the administrative
council of the Germanic confederate
founded by the congress In Vienna In 1876
He was made the Prussian ambassador
at ST. Petersburg in 1859, where he remained
until 1862. when he was transferred to the
embassy In Paris. After few months In
the French capital, in September, 1862, Bis
marck succeeded Prince Hohenzollern as
prime minister. He formed an alliance
" 1tO Italy early III 4ooO, anu russia, uOQer
his guidance declared war against Aus
tria and her allies in the confederation In
June of the same year. Three months
later Austria had been crushed and Prussia.
had become the head OF the North German
confederation.
the South German states forthwith. in the
expectation Of war In Internal politics
the next 10 years Of Bismarck's life were
occupied with his struggle to assure the
Prussian government the control of the
Catholic church In Prussia with his cam
paign for the suppression Of socialism In
Germany and with the Inauguration OF a
protective system of customs duties. He
also secured for Germany several African
colonies and gave the first impetus to the
upbuilding OF her merchant marine. Under
his guidance the empire laid the founda-
tons of its present industrial prosperity
and maritime greatness. In foreign at
fairs he formed the triple alliance Of Italy,
Austria and Germany. Having united and
solidified the empire by the war against
and against France in 1901. he aimed in
his later years to develop It internally
without disturbance from without
Dismissed by Present Emperor,
Bismarck was chancellor to the end of
Emperor William LIS reign and through.
out the 50 sdays OF Emperor; Frederick.
Two years after the present emperor
office. Since then he had lived In Fried
richsruhe near Hamburg. where he went
to receive his friends the year around, and.
thousands OF admiSers from all parts Of
Europe, on his birthdays. He was long
estranged from the young emperor. and.
the feud between the old castle in, Berlin
and Friedrichsruhe caused a scandal Of
world wide dimensions. A formal concilla-
ton was effected eventually, but the
wounds left by the conflict OF four years
were never healed.
Frau Won Bismarck died about two years
ago. The Iron Chancellor was never the
same afterward. He failed slowly, COM
planned Of loneliness and. when his last
illness began. was already q weak. sor-
srowful and broken old man.
1. Prince bismarck leaves two sons, Count
Herbert and Count William, and one.
daughter. Countess Rantzau.