The age-herald., 1898-08-07
ATTITUDE OF ' BISMARCK'S FAMILY
 ,+ Has Created Anger in German Govern ment Circles.
 EMPEROR'S PROCLAMATION
Address to HOhenlOhe Gave Highest Sat-
 iSfaCtiOn Throughout Empire.
WILLIAM SHOWED GREAT TACT
-Sullenness ofthe Fam fly Not Relished = Com 1nents of the Papers.

Berlin, Aug. 6.-The death of Prince Bis marck has, of course, engrossed public al tention throughout the week. While it can not truthfully be said that he impression created by the sudden death of the great chancellor was as deep as would have been expected and while there was nothing like general mourning visible in Berlin, yet there were unmistakabe evidences of vide spread sympathy
 The publications and revelations which so quickly followed the death of the prince and which have already been cabed to the Associated Press, have naturally created a sensation and q deep anger in govern ment circles and there is still great sur prise and resentment at the attitude of the Bismarck family. The emperor has done everything that could testify to his personal grief or to the sense of the great ness of the loss of Germany. His proc lamaton addressed to the imperial chah- ceor, Prince Hohenlohe, has given high satisfaction throughout the country, and it is generally admitted that no little mag nanmity was required to enable his maj esty to preserve such unruffied serenity in the face of the evident sullenness of the
  honors for the deceased statesmWu and when his efforts 10 place the remains be- side his grandfather's were refused, the emperor carried out what was possible Tn the shape of public funeral, regardless or the absence of all of the Bismarcks On the whole. the emperor has shown great tact in the face of open rebuffs.
 The vossiche Zeitung, referring to the matter, says
 Only Chrt nic't d Facts
 We do not wish to pass judgment, and only chronicle facts. The notice of the death addressed to the emperor did not bear the signature of the son. but of the doctor. The emperor commissioned Prof Begas to take a cast of the features, but the emissary of the sculptor was obliged to leave Friedrichsruhe without fulfilling his mission. The emperor desired to SSG the body, but the coffin was seo peA ~ t,, 4ns,;,na, ne iuu,u uo os rrof Tenbach neither were the saS 1ares of Prince Bismarck disfgured, ~h6n were there any signs of decomposition. sWhen the monarch arrived at Fried riohsruhe, the ex-minister of state, Prince Herbert, did not appear in uniform or wear his decorations, but he appeared only as private gentleman.
 Ut cannot but be that the nation will have drawn definite differences from these facts.'
 But it was not against the emperor alone that Prince Bismarcks family acted. The reigning German princes, the peers and the nation were prevented from taking any part in the funeral. To the grand duke of Saxe-W eimar and to the grand dukes of Hesse and Oldenburg, Prince Herbert wired to remain away. Even Prince Hehenlohe, although personal friend of the deceased and whose coming had been heralded in time, was not allowed to see the body. The coffin was soldered down fifteen minutes before his arrival, to the intense sorrow of the aged chancellor.
 Persons who were present in the house at the time affirm that Prince Herbert issued orders to solder the coffin down as soon as the telegram from the emperor arrived announcing his majesty's coming to Fried rchsruhe.
 A number of German papers affirm that the causes for all this strange behavior are partly because Prince Herbert is seri- busly unwell and partly because there were about the house a large number of highly important and sensational papers, mostly letters to Prince Bismarck and there was fear that these may be stolen in the hustle.
 Received With Consternation
 The order countermanding the public obsequies was received here with con eternation. The Bismarck family, on their part, gave out that the peculiar methods of conducting the arrangements for Prince Bismarck's temporary interment were wholly in conformity with his witshes, adding that the deceased had remarked that ''he wanted a rest at least after death''
 The correspondent here of the Associat- ed Press had an interview with the for eign officials regarding all these matters and he following statement was made to him:
 "As to the emperors countermanding his first order regarding the public obsequies there was specific reason for it. As to the epitaph 1t is known that 1t was Prince Bsmarck's wish to have 1t so worded, and we cannot hinder 1t.
 '.As to the memoriams there is no an- ticipation upon the part of the govern ment that any unpleasantness will result from their publication and there is no in tenton to stop them. Upon the public testimonials will be gigantic demonstra- tion at the Nederwald, arranged by humber of Rhenish cities and large me- morial meeting takes place at Stuttgart and another at Hamburg, where public subscription has been opened for the erection of a gigantic monument to Prince Bismarck at Sachsenwald. There will be ceremonies at Breslau, Dresden, Leipsig. Munich and many other cities.
 From the Germans in Austria many signs of sympathy have come. In upper Austria a large representative meeting in Wolz resolution was passed to wear black corn flowers until Sedan day.
 The German Veterans Association, of Chicago, of which Prince Bismarck was an honorary member: the Central Veter-
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