The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-08-05
DEATH OF PRINCE BISMARI\.

Prince Bismark, the famous German
statesman, who had been critically i'll died
Saturday night at FREDERICKSBURG, surround
ed by his family. His end was peaceful
His last words were II thank you, my
child addressed to his daughter, Coun-
tess Rantzau, who wiped the perspiration
from his forehead. His death has caused
sincere sorrow throughout the German
memory is being shown. The young
Emperor is anxious to have him buried
in the new cathedral at Berlin beside his
old king, but the Princes wish was to rest
on hill near his edlichsruhe home
Prince Otto Edward Leopold Bismarck
Schonhausen was born of an old noble
family Of the Mark (Brandenburg at
Schonhausen April 1, 1915 He was Great
cd a count September Is, 1855, and prince
(FursD Won Bismarck in March, 1871 He
was educated at the universities of Coffin
gen and Griefswald, spent some time in
the army, and subsequently settled down
as country gentlemen. Brought up in
the political faith of the Junkers, or
Prussian tory squirearchy, he became in
1916 a member of the provincial diet of
Saxony and of the Prussan diet, in which
he first attracted attention by his fiery
speeches in defense of the old monarch
ical party. During the revolutionary
period of Is the services he rendered in
the public debates to the conservative
cause led to his appointment as the
representative of Prussia in the diet of the
old German bund at Frankfurt. Austria
was then all powerful in the German
bund. From the time of Bismark's APP
pearance, however, the voice of Prussia
began to have increasing weight. Bis
mark was sent as ambassadorto St. Peters
burg in 1850, and held that position until
1862. In May, Of 1852, he became Prussian
ambassador at Paris. Five months later
he was made first minister ofthe Prussian
crown. Within the next ten years he
humbled the Austrian empire, DESTROYED
the French empire and created the new
German empire. He rcmodelled the map
of Europe, Remembering Denmark and
France He enlarged the frontiers of
provinces, including the dominions Of
three detnroncd German princes, and
succeeded in placing Germany. which
had previously been the weakest and
l. ! IL 81.
at the head Of all the states of Europe
After a brilliant career of years, during
which time Bsmark was the most promi-
nent figure in European politics, his re-
ported resignation as Prussian prime
minister and chancellor was announced
in February, 1899, but did not actually
-ecur until March Il, of that year, when
diyel Fences Of opinion between him and
the emperor lead to his retirement. Two
attempts were made on Prince Bismarck 5
life the first by man named Blind, on
May !, 1856, at Berlin, the second on July
IA, 1874, by Mullmann at kissingen.
Princess Bismark died at Barzin, Novcm-
Der q, 1891.
By direction of the President the fol-
lowing dispatch was sent last night to
Hon. Andrew B. White, United States
ambassador to Germany: The Presi-
dent charges you to express, in the proper
official quarter to the bereayed German
nation and to the family of the deceased
statesman, the sorrow which the govern
ment and people of the United States feel
at the passing away of the great chancel-
lor, whose memory is ever associated
with the greatness of the German En-
pirc.''