The record-union., 1898-07-31

whose life had been successful, would
perish eXecrated by many, even in Ger
many, and inquired grimly: What
sort Of funeral will be given him by
the millions of socialists who have been
Matched by his tyrannical laws?"
The 'Lokal Anzeiger" publishes a dis
patch from Freidrichsruhe, saying that
Dr. Schweninger was present when
Prince Bismarck died, having arrived
from Berlin at 1870 o'clock. The
Prince was unconscious for several
hours before the end came, and his
breath almost failed repeatedly. He
died without struggle.
Prince Bismarck was born at the
manor of Schonhausen, in the district
Of Magdeburg, April 1, 1915. His fa
ther, Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand Won Bis
marck, was Captain in the royal body
guard of Prussia, and died in 1915. His
mother, who died in 1899 was daugh-
ter Of Cabinet Councillor Menken. The
Bismarck family has been known for
upward of five centuries, during which
period several members of it were
prominent chiefly as military men un-
der the Electors of Brandenburg and
marck was one of six children, the two
eldest and the youngest Of whom died
in infancy. In 1882 he studied juris-
prudence and political science at Got
tingen. Toward the end of 1888 he en-
tered the University of Berlin, and
was admitted to the bar in June, 1885
In IS''6-oI he was referendary a t Aix-la-
Chapeile and Potsdam. He served his
years of military duty partly in the lat
ter city 0S3O and partly in Greifs-
WaId QS3S), where he familiariZed
himself with the science of husbandry
In lSII he attended the first united
diet at Berlin in his capacity of dis
trlct delegate of the nobility at the diet
Of the province Of Saxony, and became
known as an able and vehement op-
ponent of liberal reforms. In 1913,
after the first storm of the revolution.
he participated in the gathering Of the
rural robility in Berlin, known under
the nickname of the Junker Parlia-
ment, and wrote in favor of the feudal
party in the newly established Kreuz-
ZeltunS. In 1S49-5O, as a member of
the second chamber of the Prussian
Diet, he urged increased powers for the
monarchy, and the consolidation Of the
German nationality by the Joint action
or russia and Austria He combat
ted the schemes of union discussed at
the Frankfort and Erfurt Parliaments
though he was himself a member Of
the latter as destructive of the true
basis Of Prussian power; and in his
reactionary zeal even applauded Man
teuff 7Fs surrender to Austria. at OIL
mutt
After having been Secretary of I.a
CATION, he was appointed in August
1871, Prussian ambassador to the
Gerinanic Diet at Frankfort. Here he
soon manifested a decided turn in his
international views, and the pretensions
or Austria were repelled by him with
so mlch bitterness that on the eve of
the rfanco-Italian war Of 1859 II was
judged proper to transfer him to ST
Petersburg, where he strengthened the
friendly relations between Russia. and
Prussia, and remained till the sprin,
OF IooZ He then became Prussian
Embassador In Paris for a few months
and IN September Of the same wear
succeeded Prince Hohenzollern as
Prime Minister, first Professionally. and
on October Sth became the virtual head
ot me administration and Minister Of
Foreign Affairs.
during the long and exciting conflict
between the Diet and the Government
on the subject of the increase and re
iofln or the army, the new Premier
'ook strong ground in favor Of strength.
enlng the military force. and of the
royal prerogative in general. Dasnita
the untrfendly attitude of Austria he
was ulceasing in his efforts TO effect a
JOINT action with that Power in the
interest OF German unity, and succeed
81 III procuring her cooperation in the
SchIeSWlg- -Holstein war 1S46) nor
Wlthstandlng the unwilIngness of the
IeflnaGlC Diet. He concluded q new
commercial treaty with Austria in
1860.
The GaStein convention. August II
1850, put an end for a time to the
SchIssWlS- -HolStein complication Bis
hla"ck was promoted to the rank Of
count September Goth. and invested
win ministerial authority over the
newly conquered territories. The re-
lations with Austria. however. continu-
ing ur unsatisfactory. Bismarck concluded
an alliance with Italy, and war was de-
clared against Austria and her allies
at The Frankfort Diet June. 1860. A
Few weeks campaign sufficed to crush
them, and the treaty of Prague (Au-
gust I'D extinguished Austria as a
German Power, dissolved the old Ger
man Iret, secured Schleswig- -Holstetn
70 Prussia, and placed Prussia at the
head Of a North German confederation
The statesman formerly so unpopular
and even hated, on whose life shortly
before the outbreak of the war an at
tempt was made by a young fanatic.
was now idolized by the Prussian peo-
pie. The victories achieved by Bis
marck's diplomacy for the country. and
the 1enown won by the army, put an
END 10 the long parliamentary conflict,
and IL national endowment was con-
ferred upon him by the Chambers
The annexation of Hanover. Hesse-
Cassel. Nassau. Frankfort and Schles-
wig-Hoistein to Prussia and the estab-
iishmont Of the North German Confed-