The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-23
PRINCE HERBERT
BISMARCK DEAD
End Came Peacefully Sunday Morn
ing at FREDERICKSBURG.
SON or GERMAN CHANCELLOR
.ce the Retirement of his Iliu>tri-
Fnther ia $500. the Prince
Ia. Taken y" Fart Ia Public
AnaIrs of germany.

rre5rlchsruhe. sost. Prime
Herbert Bismarck died sunday morn
~ al 1915 o'clock The end was pain
Since DE ccssci 10 be foreier minis
,r on the retir,mslt Of his father III
,ssN. Prince Herbert Bismarck had
n.sn part IN public aHair7 only a. 4
member OF the relchstag Ills at tdde
tss been that Of a man not appreciated
nv his sovereign. and who was
waiting IN the background for an op-
,ortunity TO resume his career.
His delivery as a parliamentary
sneaker improved year by year. lie
,,vays declined TO Join any political
gronp steadfastly calling himself an
,ndeperdent His naughty and imperi-
ous manners in early life, when he was
ever conscious OF the fact that he was
ne son Of the most powerful stafesman
IN Europe. softened in later life.
Trained Tor Ills Fathers successor.
Prince Bismarck's father trained HIN
fcr his successor as chancellor Of the
German empire. and advanced him rap
itlr In the diplomatic service until At
he are Of 40 he was minister Of for
esn affairs, in which position he took
nart In nearly every important inter-
n~aioLal transaction.
An incident that nearly wrecked
Prince Herbert's career and that caused
the Ola chancellor great annoyance was
Primo CHE Count Herbort's elopo-
mont with Princess Carolath Beuthen.
The wife Of Prince Karl. the head OF
shat distinguished Silesial house. The
princess was Of the hatfield family.
and Young Bismarck at the time was
his fathers private secretary Coun,
Herbert lived with the princess in
southern Italy for q few weeks. and
.len. az the command 81 his father,
returned 20 Germany. The princess AZ
forwards was divorced. and has since
died
The title or Prince Bismarck and tie
large fortune Of the deceased VIII go
10 his seyen-year-oil son. otto.
The late Emperor Frederick gave ~
Chancellor bismarck extensive forests
II Friedrichsruhe. which nee have in
creased in value. and the chancellor
gave to Prince Herbert $500. geo IN
securities and cash. The estate is now
estimated 10 be worth 81 .Go0, 900. ex-
,lusiye Of the lands.
Skctch or His Life.
Prince Bismarck was born In 1912.
was the Oldest son Of the late Prince
ono Bismarck. the great chancellor OF
NE German empire lie studied law in
the Berlin and Bonn universities.
served Ia the Prussian army as a leu
tenant OF reserves during the Franco
German war Of 1901. and was Sc
,erely wounded AZ the battle Of Mars
Ls-Tour. In 1873 Herbert became an
official Of the department Il foreign az
fairs. and vas assistant To his father.
then chancellor. He was attached 20
The German legations al Berne and a.
Vienna from 1874 10 1857. Later on.
he deceased become councillor Of tie
German embassy in London. and sub
soorontlv occupied the same position
AZ ST. Petersburg. In 1854 ne was APP
pointed minister plenpio'ontiary at The
| Kacue and 1885 he became under-sec-
rotary Of state IN the department ~
lore en affairs. This post nc held until
he dismissal OF his father from the
chanCellorship. when he left he sery-
joe 81 The empire From 1884 10 1887
rdfceasei was a member of tho Ger
man reichsiag. and also from 1893 until
ihe me 90 his death. He was married
ia 1882. 20 Countess Margaret Hoyes. of
ne Hungarian nobility. and after the
Death Of his father. he Inherited the
TILE % prince. The deceased had only
one sister. who IS the wife Of Count
Won Rentzau His brother William died
IN 1901.
Prince Herbert leaves FIVE children
tVo girls and three boys. His brother
William had four children. all Of whom
are still alive. The Countess Won
Hen'zau has no children.