The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-09-22
II. BISMARCK DEAD.
Son Of the Famous German Chancellor
and Himself of High Position
- IL, Affairc

FREDERICKSBURG, Sept. 2o.-Prince
Herbert Bismarck is dead. The end
was painless.
Since he ceased to be foreign min
lister OF the retirement of his father
ir 1890, Prince Herbert Bismarck had
taken part in public affairs only as Il
member of the reichstag. His attitude
had been that of a man not appreciated
by his sovereign, II who was waiting
in the background for an opportunity
to resume his career.
His delivery as a parliamentary
speaker improved year by year. He
always declined to join any political
group, and was called an independent
and naughty. His imperiouS manner
in carly life, when he was ever con-
~scious of the a that he was the son
of the most powerful statesman in Eu-
seftened in later life.
Prince BiSmarck's father trained him
for his successor as chancellor of the
German empire. and advanced him
rapidly in h diplomatic service. and
at the s of 40 he was minister of
foreign affairs, in which position he
took part in nearly every important
international transaction.
An incident that nearly wrecked
Prince Herbert'S career and that caused
the old chancellor great annoyance was
Prince Chen count) Herbert's elope-
ment with Princess Carolath Beuthen,
the wife of Prince Karl, the head Of
that distinguished Silesian house. The
princess was of the hatfield family,
and young Bismarck at that time was
his fathers private secretary. Count
Herbert lived with the princess in
southern Italy for a few weeks, and
then, at the command of his father. re-
turned to Germany. The princess at
forwards was divorced, and has since
died.
The late Emperor Frederick gave to
Chancellor Bismarck extensive forests
at FREDERICKSBURG which have since in
creased in value, and the Chancellor
gave to Prince Herbert $1,000, 900 in
securities and cash. The estate is now
estimated to be worth $4,0 00 900, eX-
elusive OF the lands.
Prince Bismarck vas born in 1919,
and was the eldest son of the late
Prince Otto Bismarck, the great chan
cellor of the German empire. He
universities; served in the Prussian
arny as lieutenant of reserves during
the Franco-German war of 187O-7I.
and was severely wounded at the battle
of Mars-La-Tour.
In 1873 Herbert became an official of
the department of foreign affairs, and
was assistant to his father, the cham
cellor. He was ATTACHED to the Ger
man legations at Berne and at Vienna
from 1874 to 1877. Later on the de-
ceased became councillor of the German
embassy in London, n subsequently
occupied the same position at st. Pc
%tersburg. In 1884 he was appointed
minister extraordinary of The Hague.
and in 1885 he became under secretary
of state in the department of foreign
affairs. This post he held until the dis,
missal of his father from the ~chancel-
lorship, when he left the services of the
empire.
From 1854 to 1887 the deceased was a
emb of the German refchstag. and
also from 1903 to the time OF his death.
He was married in 1892 to Countess
Margaret Hoyes OF the Hungarian no.
bility, and after the death of his father
he inherited the title of prince.
The deceased had only one sister, who
is the wife of Count von RentZau. His
brother William died in 1901. Prince
Herbert leaves five children-two girls
and three boys. His brother William
had four children. all Of whom are still
alive. The Countess Won Rentzau has
no children.