Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-08-03

shots fred behind him. and one of them
grazed his side. He grappled the Asaas-
sin by the throat. who fired another shot
that glanced from Bismarck's shoulder
Changing the revolver 10 the left hand.
the assassin fired again twice. one shot
burning his coat. another bending his .
rib aud making him for an instant rick. /
He handed the criminal over 10 the sol /
diery. and this person. a social demo I
crat. committed suicide.
The city turned out IN his praise. The |
king and princes went 10 his house. lie
was compelled for the first time In his
life 10 speak from his window. Austria
wanted to kill him.
In FIVE weeks the Prussian columns
were moving June 20 the news Of VIC
tory arrived. All were singing Luther's
hymn. Lightning broke over Bismarck's
head. and he shouted. Tho heavens ERE
a salute!"
July was fought Sadowa or Kocnigs-
gratz. Major Bismarck. long under fire,
was the first 20 discover the crown prince
coming Those are not plow burrows
be cried. they are marching lines To
| his wife he wrote from the field;
III we do not become extrayagant In
our demands and do not imagine that
We have captured the world, we shall
obtain place worth the having At
Koenipgatz rode the tall roam. lie
was 10 hours In the addle without fod
der. Ny bed was on the road with a car
riage cushion"
lie made peace 10 save bis army from
pest in Hungary. He and the king stop
ped in the castle u Nicolsburg, where
Napoleon resided after Austerlitz. He
was 81 years old and had been In politics
nearly 20 years Aug. he was back In
Berlin, the greatest man In Europe. To
the French minister he said Friendship
n lasting friendship. with francel They
will. hope. represent the dualism Of in
tellisence and progress.
Unable % get the army appropriations
from the lower house. he CLOSED the cham
bers, saying the thing would rule himself
-Four sessions Of parliament he treated
: in this way. ruling without other than
feudal law. lie awoke. however. the
, German student and patriotic feeling
against the Danes and beat them by th,
help u Austria and other parts Of Ger
many. and then suddenly turned upor
Austria and drove her out Of the Ger
= man empire and extended Prussia 90 IN
, cludo Hanover. Hesse and finally soyera
other states.
With great army and the natioI
Z appeased he met the French and die
tated the hard terms ~ peace 10 them.
He could not succeed in bis long con
4 flict with tine Catholics and the pope. II
= 1872 no introduced German protective
!. tariff
/, IN 1884 he began German colonies.
I. In 1885 no was 10ycars old and almo,
supreme.
, In 1883 no demanded zoo .000mon 10 b
added 10 tho army.
4, A Just before the Austrian war Fei
n dinand Cohen tried 90 kill Bismarck, b
In 1874 a Catholic tinsmith attacked hii
X NJ kissingen.
n Statesmen In Europe nre judged by N
/, extension Of their country they br0ugl
ii about. In this view Bismarck alter,
tho map Of Europe more than any ma
., since Napoleon. and his changes ha'
M tho consent II the governed
i. Ia 1865 he accomplished the final unit
Of Italy by his aid. east Austria out
A Germany and took an Germany besid'
"A. into u Prussan empire.
40 In 1870 the French. east into the sha'
u. By tho magnitude Of Prussia's wars al
annsxati0ns. made an issue with ID
On marck insolently ON the small matter
nj Spain Offering her vacant crown Ia
81 prince Of the family Of Hohcnzollcu
-. Tho consequences were heavy Fran
lost tho fine provinces ~ Alace-Ls
rIe raine. with cities like Metz, Mulhaus
Of and Siraslurg.
4. The Germany remale by BiInar
cd has 100000 people. Out OF abo
'or 100. OOO annual emirlnts from this ri
n. pire l.llGO0O como 90 the United stat
.be The cities have enormously grown, -
ria lm near 100000 and 23 cities abe
ul 100000. The army costs near $4,000
u.s. 600 year and is always near j00i
Ihe men strong M-ace-Lorlinc added u'
BE- LOO 600 90 tine population
nm Bimarcks uuninchug soul took
or field and made thc terrible demands
II France which. bat Tor the gifted matt
of the people and their soil and systo
would have ruined her Tie placed
v' laiscr'a crown and name upon his k
'n' 40 Versailles scene not mntchcd
ade any iu Napolcon's career.
guc This Bismarck did not probably G.
was template France owed her humiliat
ito. To the desire for annexation wheuc'
and she found any ncighhur making amy
taking Savoy and Nice from Italy
a. lost Alsace-Lorraiuc.
~ After these great acts oi Bismarck
'ulo fcll upon the residue of days lie ASS
NJ ] ed 10 curb Russia and established an q
this ance with Italy and Austria but
ex- aged sovereign dying Ia 1883 he unt
,ery took tosuperintcnd the country aud c
-ing troll the reign OF Frederick, who dice
about three months
Frcderick's son, half Engishm
''' cnmeinto power IN 1883 and soon sho'
the possession OF some such traits
raj, George ILL., Bismarck was displaced
vic could not brook the humiliation.
irm. antagomzcd Chancellor Caprivi's mi
- t-,. ,fI fr,t,t ltatuaf flto MIMI al tho II