Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-08-05
BlsMARCk's CAREER.
"A Brief Resume of His Great Services
to the Fatherland.

"A Brief Resume of His Great Services
to the Fatherland.
Otto Edward Leopold Won Bismarck was
born at the manor OF schoenhausen. in the
district Of Magdeburg, April /. 1915. At the
age Of six he was placed In boarding
school at Berlin, and at IL was sent to a
high school at the capital In 1882 he began
studying law and political science at the
University Of Gottingen. Toward the end
:versity Of Berlin. and he was admitted to
the bar in 1885 In 1886 he was made the
official law reporter for a Berlin court. but
he soon was transferred to -Chapelle
- reterendary. and in 1887 was appointed
10 serve in the crown office at Potsdam.
The next eight or nine years Bismarck
pa ssed 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 1S46 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 q.
Heinrich Won Puttkamer. Of Viatium. Pom
serania, and In the same year he appeared
An the united diet ct Berlin. AZ parliament.
tary deputy, representing the nobility Of
the province Of Saxony. In 1S4S he partic-
.tpated in the gathering Of the rural nobil.
u
ment. His career as a parliamentary dep
uty ended in 1850. 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 confederation.
founded by the congress In Vienna in 1916.
He was made the Prussian ambassador
at st. Petersburg In 1853. where he remained
until 1862 when he was transferred to the
embassy in Paris. After few months in
the French capital. in September. 1867. Bis
marck succeeded Prince HohenZollern a.
prime minister. He formed an alliance
With Italy early in 1850. and Prussia, under
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.
Bismarck concluded secret treaties with
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
Prvssian 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 q
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 al
fairs he formed the triple alliance of Italy,
Austria and Germany. Having united and
Solidihsd the empire by the war against
Denmark In 1854. against Austria In 1865.
and against France in 1901. he aimed In
his later years to develop 1t internally
without disturbance from without.
Dismissed by Present Emperor.
Bismarck was chancellor to the end Of
Emperor William L.'s reign and through
out the % days Of Emperor Frederick
Two years after the present emperoz
ascended the throne he was dismissed from
ONCE Since then he had lived in Fried
richsruhe. near Hamburg. where he went
to receive his friends the year around, and
thousands Of admirers from all parts Of
Europe, on his birthdays. He was lons
estranged from the young emperor, and
the feud between tho old castle in Berlir
and Frisdrichsruhs caused scandal Of
worldwide dimensions. A formal concilia
ton was Effected eventually, but thu
wounds left by the conflict Of four year.
were never healed.
Frau Won Bismarck died about two year
ago. The Iron Chancellor was never tn
same afterward. He failed slowly. com
planned Of loneliness. and. when his las
illness began, was already q weak. sor
sowful and broken cid man.
Prince Bismarck leaves two sons. Coun
Herbert and Count William. and on
daughter. Countess Rantzau.