The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-10-03
LIGHT ON
BISMARCK
Letters That Went
Between Him and
the King.
Prussian Sovereign on
NapoIeon's Mar
rage.
William Had a Mind Of His Own
In the Government of
His Country.

NEW YORK, Sept. 14.--An additional
chapter in the history of the world will
be published here and in London to-
morrow by the Frederick A Stokes
company. 1t consists of the corre-
spondence between William I. and Bis
Prince Bismarck. which have been
translated from the German by ]. A.
Ford.
These letters, it is stated, are pub
Hshed by the late Prince Bismarck's
express desire, as he considered they
would show better than can be done in
any other way the unique relationship
which existed between him and his
august master. The prince also desir-
ed that certain of his personal polit-
zeal letters exchanged with his con-
temporaries should be made public, as
they were to serve to authenticate and
supplement his biography. The prince
himself selected these letters, which
were found after his death, carefully
arranged in portfolios.
The work is in two volumes. The
correspondence with William ]. is con-
tanned in the first volume: in the sec
cond volume is the correspondence with
other political personages
NAPOLEON III. AND COUNTESS
MONTIJO.
Among the letters in Volume dated
Coblentz, January 49, 1881 is one from
William I. Chen Prince of PrussiaI to
Bismarck, in which the former refers
to the marriage between Napoleon III.
and the Countess Montijo as follows:
THE Montijo marriage sets me agree
ably at rest because no European
princely house need unite itself with
the - parvenu. l am curious to
see how this episode will agree with
Napoleon-politically and corporally.
Only no sleeping on our side-but also
no nonsensical writing. like the Kreuz
Zeitung, which is completely crazy.
Your Pr of Pr
An idea of the manner in which
Prince Bismark solicited an audience
for an ambassador may be gained by
the following letter:
Berlin, ian. 81, 1863.
'sYour Majesty: have the honor to
place before your majesty the most
humble inquiry whether your majesty
will be pleased, perhaps tomorrow or
the day after tomorrow, to grant the
English ambassador iSir Andrew
Buchanan) the audience which he So
1icits. " BISMARCK"
Marginal note by the king:
.T will receive him today at 1:30, of
course not in uniform"
CAPTURE OF CITY OF MEXICO.
The capture of the City of Mexico
by the French troops in 1868 did not,
apparently, impress Emperor William
or Bismarck forcibly, to judge from
the marginal notes they made on re-
ceipt of the news. Bismarck, July IL
1863, wrote as follows:
'sYour Maiesty:-I have the honor
most respectfully to submit a commu-
nication I have Just received from
Reuher. respecting the taking of Mex
leo, and report from Rothschild.
''V. BISMARCK
Remark in the kings handwriting:
He is fortunate"
In Bismarck's handwriting under
meath:
''Pourvu qe celia dure?"
That William I. had a firm hold OF
the helm of state may be judged from
a letter which he sent to Bismarck
January 81, 1868, reading:
ST want to remind you, in connection
with today's battle, that today is the
birthday of my grandson my second
successor, if God so wills. which might
perhaps be mentioned in a patriotic
sentence, if it could be made convent
ent.
Good luck to you. Make it very
clear that the second Qower) house is
abusing it's rights and is working the