The Washington times., 1901-07-07
HIS DEATH UNEXPECTED.
Won HOhenlohe's End Came Pain
lessly During the Night.

Paralysis of the Heart the Cause-
said tn Have Left Valuable HiStor-
Teal Memoirs - The Emperor VIII
liam Likely to Postpone His Trim.
BERNE. Switzerland. July 6.-Prince
Won Hohenlche. Count Won Buelow's pred
ecessor as Imperial Chancellor OF Ger
many. died at Ragatz today.
a telegram from Ragatz SAYS that
Prince Won Hoheniohe retired at an
early hour last night apparently In his
usual health. His valet entered his
bedroom at 4 O'Clock this morning for
the purpose of giving him some medicine
The prince seemed to be sound asleep
and as If he had not stirred during the
night
The valet saw that something was
wrong and summoned a physician. who
declared life extinct. His death. which
was painless, had occurred about an
hour before A later examination re-
yealed that the cause was paralysis OF
the heart, due TO old age
BERLIN, July 6.-The 'I.okal An
zeiger' says that Prince Won Hoheulohe
left voluminous memoirs containing vaIu-
able contributions to the history Of the
last half century
orally unexpected here, as he left Berlin
several weeks ago apparently in good
health, although his increasing weakness
was evident. The Prince arrived at Ra-
gatz extremely exhausted The arrange
ments for the transportation of the body
10 Germany and for the obsequies are
not yet definitely determined upon; but
it is expected that the remains will be
conveyed 70 the HohenIohe ancestral
home, at Schillingsfuerst, Bavaria. where
the family vault is situated. and where
the body OF Prince Won Hohenlohe's wife
is inferred. 1t is also expected that
Chancellor Won Buelow will break his
seaside rest and attend the funeral Al
though Emperor William has fixed his
departure on his trip to Norway for Mon
day next. It is deemed likely that his
Majesty will once more postpone the date
of his starting on his trip in order 10
enable him to attend the obsequies.
Prince Clovis Zu Hohenlohe- -Schiuings-
fuerst was born at Rothenburg, March 81,
1919. He completed his education at the
University Of Goettingen in 1Si2 and en-
tered the Prussian diplomatic service.
At the age of seventeen he beeamej a
hereditary member of the Bavarian Par
basSadOr to Athens. Florence. and Rome.
In 1919 he married the Princess Of Sayu-
Witgenstein and retired to private life.
After visiting England France, and Italy
he re-entered parliamentary life in 1850,
and became a. advocate of an alliance
with Prussia.
in ls66 the King Of Bavaria commission
ed Prince Won Hohenio:Ie TO lay before
him programme Of the principles whtcn
were to sCTv0 eventually IS a ministerial
policy. AS a reward for this work, the
Prince was made Bayarian Minister in
1861 The Hohenlohe programme was
adopted subsequently by the whole OF
Germany Ee aroused considerable Cath
Oiic animosity in lS6S by issuing a circular,
warning the European Cabinets of the Sc
riOuS consequences likely TO arise from
the DEGREES of the Ecumenicai Council of
the Vatican and was compelled to resign
his post in March. $50.
During the FrancO-PrGssian war he was
an active friend of Prussia in the Munich
House of Peers and became vice president
OF the First German Parliament. As Ger
man Ambassador to France. in ISL he
raasackCd the archives of the embassy
and forwarded to Berlin documents that
assisted Bismarck in prosecuting his pred
ecessor. Count Arnim- As a reward for
this service he was appointed Governor OF
which post he held un-
til 1894 when he succeeded Count Won Ca
privi and Count Gutenberg as Chancellor
Of the German Empire and PruSsidu
Prime Minister. respectively, these Offices
being then combined for the first time
As Chancellor, Prince Won HohenlOhe
was pOpUlarly regarded as a fgurehead,
the Emperor himself directing affairs un-
der the prestige Of the Princes name. In
October of last year HoheniOhe resigned
Count Won Buelow was appointed to sue
ceed him.