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' NEW YORK, SUNDAY. AUGUST 14, 18987-:10 HT. 1S9SbFWeuTrJNTJNG AND pUiiTsiHNG ASSQCLVTION. " jfH
BISMARCK . SECRKTS TOLD.
W(l(MinfE AFTr.n run heath of
t.i:ti.vAS r.s jto.v ciiASceiLon.
rnirr"il Tributes to Ill Grratnest Slorc
Light nn Ills Itnplurr with the Kmperor
. comment nn the Scant Courtesy Shown
1,; the Illsmarck Family to William II.
jnsl:itlinntothe Origin nf theFoinco
pnitflnn H'nr-.l IWiMlnn Frophery.
LnMos. Aug. . It is Interesting to compare
the imrr,''onB made upon the Kuropean pub-
i ill.' almost coincident Ucathit of fllad
I fr.rfiin'l Itismarek We have had this week a
fpiM-inivii. Involuntary verdict upon the rel
tic rank of these two men In the history of
th nneteenth century which la all the mom
,,ct ."-"ant and Impressive because there have
ti r." -"mparlsons made between them In
,jl,i...mi: the tragedy at Friedrichsruh. Per
biP I ean heM Indicate that verdict by saying
that In the death of Gladstone the English peo-
mmirned the loss of the greatest living
Enrlnhman. while In Hlmarek thero has
fallen the mie really great man. not of Oer
tjjdi Hit of the race. All countries alike.
whether friend or foe. are paying tribute
to Bl'marck's memory as to that of a
giai t with whom there In none to compare
EnRiand did not love him. but Englishmen and
th Encli'h pres have discussal bin career
lhl week in a (treat dotall as ther did that of
their own Grand Old Man. On the Continent
even in France, which hated him. the same, uni
versal recognition of the greatest human force
tt the generation In shaping the destinies of
Europe has been ungrudgingly given. Glad
stone's greatness was discussed and analyzed
and even disputed. Bismarck's Is unques
tioned even by his bitterest enemies. It would
Its absurd to attempt to draw comparisons be
tween the talent and methods of the two men.
Genius in statecraft never wu more widely
contrasted than In Bismarck and Gladstone.
The death of Bismarck will bring Is already
fcrlnsing greater dlsclosurea of the secret his
tory of important events than any other cause
could effect. Xo other man was the custodian
of so many and so momentous political secrets.
Kordld any great statesman of his day conceal
S3 little. He was the most reckless truth-teller
In great crises with whom European diploma
tists had to deal I do not propose to enter In
detail Into the post-mortem revelations already
made by Dt. Busch and others, but all the
world will be Interested in the clearing up of
the relations between the cx-Chanoellor and
I the present German Emperor, and especially
In the circumstances of Bismark's retirement
from public life eight years ago. These are
fully set forth In Bismarck's letter to the Em
peror, now published, which is wrongly de
scribed as a letter of resignation. It Is well
known that the final causa of rupture between
the Kaiser and the maker of his empire was
the former's action In dealing directly with the
h-adsof the departments of Government in
Head of through the Chancellor, as required
b law. The Emperor Anally directed the
Chancellor to secure a change In the regulation
lr. this respect The most circumstantial ver
sion nt the dramatic interview between Bis
marck and the Emperor, which resulted in the
former's request thit he might be dismissed
from the public service, is the following, and it
liail that it was inspired by the late Chan
ce i if
On Saturday. March 15. 1890. toward 8 o'clock
In the morning, while the Prince was still in
A. lie was Informed that the Emperor was
rjitirg to see him in Count Herbert Bismarck's
iter! -:snts in the offlee of the Secretary ot
f'ilt. When the Prince entered the room the
Km perorrofeived him with the following words.
Hken In a tone of the most vehement re
I roach:
" Yu'i a short time ago forbade the Ministers
tomste reports directly to me: but I abso
lute'r wish that my Ministers present them
th personally to me."
"Vour Majesty." answered the Prince, "by
virtue of the law I aloue am authorized and
charged to makedirect report to yourMajesty:
thK t ato!ujely necessary I! the proceedings
p! the Government are to have a Arm and
un'trd character If. within the last few
weeis. som Ministers have got Into the way
of making report to your Majesty. It Is In op
prwitinn to the law. which gives this right
alone to the Chancellor of your Majesty. But
as fjvm as your Majesty orders me I will yield
n your wishes and propose a change In the
law"
"Also in the worklngracn's question." con
tinued William II.. still In an excitod tone."mv
fl pl"nsra-et with your persistent opposition. I
1 lii tc 'he measures which I consider useful
I being r-arriei out thoroughly"
I " 1 do not oppor-e the Improvements which
i your Stajest) thinks of introducing." was the
I replr. " tmt my years of experience tell me that
1 some of them need certain modifications, which
I are alisolutely necessary, and I shall have the
gg honor of submitting them to your Majesty."
"No.no; no modifications," Interrupted the
Emperor. " I wish my orders to be carried out
Ju!aIgiethem."
The severity of this expression of his will at
la.-t eihautiil the Prince's calmness.
I I think I can perceive that my services are
not fortunate enough to pleas your Majesty,"
1 h said, "and that some thoughts exist of get-
ting nd of me " The Emperor here made a oon
I flrmauiry gesture with his hand: If It jyas done
unknowingly, it was not less significant- " In
that case there is nothing else for me to do but
to hand your Majesty my resignation. I would
only like to beg your Majesty to let me remain
in office till Slay, so that I may personally de
fend the Slilitary bill in the Reichstag. I fear
my successor would And it difficult to break the
C'l't"mon in Parliament and carry the bill."
While the Chancellor was speaking the Em
peror shook his head several times, and said at
Ust. "No, no."
Tne Pnneo bowed without saying a word,
and waited for a sign from the Emperor to
withdraw. After a few painful moments of
silence, the Emperor said, still most excited:
"There Is still a word to be said about your
mysterious negotiations with Dr. Wlndthorst.
I know you receive him In your house, and I
forbid these meetings."
Hut now the Chancellor, who the whole time
A had kept his temper with the greatest trouble.
broke rut and said: "I know quite well that
frr some time I have been surrounded by spies
fcnd talebearers, who watch every step I take.
It is true, and again I say it Is true, that I have
invited Dr. Winathorst in order to discuss
things with him. But it is not only my right. It
Is my duty, to havo communication with skilled
JiliticUns. whether members of Parliament or
rit, find nobody, not even your Majesty, will be
lle to present me from doing so."
Alter these words, spoken In the greatest ex
citement, the Emporordlsraissed his Chancellor
with n simple movement el tho head.
The result t this inter lew was the remark -
Me letter, written three days later, which
tm ight to a cbse tho official career of the
luii:r .I the German Empire.
This letter is published in full In another
c )umn of The hvs.i
In spite, of public professions of friendship.
cVeflj un the art of the Kaiser, at occasional
iLVrvuis during the past eight years there had
JS ' -;er ' genuine reconciliation between
j(J '' Msn of Iron and his sovereign. Even In
ftg ' 'th and alter, the effecti, of the estrange-
H I .! hne lejn prominent Thus It Is lolnted
n h ..jr Berlin correspondent:
M Tut- scant courtesy with which thn BIs-
H r: el family have met all the Kaiser's at-
(j UPU to show special hiiior to their dead
father iMlm subject ot much comment In Ber
lin It Is an open oecn-t that when Count
Posndowsky. tho Imperial Secretary of State.
precnted himself at Friedrichsruh. ho was
mnde to feel that his visit was regarded ns nn
intrusion, nlthouch he wa there practically
ns tho hnlser's representative. Indeed, tho
ni-cttlon accorded even to the Kaiser
himself Is said to have been of the
coldest. Prince Herbert making no response
whato-cr to his Mnjesty's somewhat eiTusie
greeting. The offer of a public funeral was put
aside with hardly a word of thanks; bo wus tho
sugBcstlon that the old Chancellor should le
taken to Berlin to He In state. When the Kaiser
announced his Intention of placing a sarcoph
agus In memory of Bismarck In the new
cathedral Prince Herbert's only reply was to
bejf that he would do nothlngof tho kind: when
HeirrSfenzel arrived at Kriedrichsruh. by Im
perial command, to take a cast of the dead
man's face ho was refused admittance. Then
the fact that In his letter of thanks for tho sym
pathy ho has received Prince Herbert omits nil
mention of the KaUer'sname Is regarded popu
larly a-s something very llko an Insult to his
Majesty, and every one agrees that In allowing
the publication of the famous resignation mem
oraudum on the morrow of his father's death
and allow It he undoubtedly did he can havo
been actuated only by the desiro to cause an
noyance in high quarters.
"Much enriosity is felt, of course, by all
classes as to the whys and wherefores of this
display of bad manners: for thot-e who know
Trince Herbert Bismarck well maintain that
he Is not the man to risk ofTendfng the Kaiser,
unless hy so doing he could secure for himself
some sure advantage. As to what this advan
tage may be the oddest rumors are afloat: the
general Idea, however, seems to be that it is
connected In some way with the sale of the
great Chancellor's memoirs. Perhaps Prince
Herbert thinks that having kept the Kaiser at
arm's length now. It may be more easy for him
later to reftise to surrender the said memoirs
to his Majesty's safe keeping."
There Is no end or measure of the matter
which the press of Europe Is producing from
day to day about this political master spirit of
tho age. Incidents old and new. true nnd false,
are given without number. It would be an im
possible task even to read them as fast as they
appear, and I shall not attempt to make selec
tions from them, interesting though most of
them are. Fresh revelations regarding tho
origin of the Franco-Prussian war will perhaps
attract the most attention. The cleverness
with which Bismarck forced or incited Na
poleon Into acting the part of the aggressor has
been a matter of fairly authentic history for
some years, but the great Chancellor's policy
has been made perfectly clear by the disclosures
which are being given to the public now that
he Is gone.
First, ft Is made abundantly evident that
Bismarck endeavored in every possible way to
keep peace with France until he became con
vinced that war was Inevitable. When this
point had been reached he endeavored to hasten
the crisis. Here, for instance, arc two wonder
fully pertinent extracts from a letter written
by Mr. Beatty-Kingston to the editor of the
London Daily Teltgraph In September. Ie)u7
(now published for the first time), in which a
long conversation with Bismarck was outlined
for the private information of that journal.
Bismarck said then, nearly three years before
the war:
"I told our Generals this spring, when they
endeavored to prove to me, by all sorts of argu
ments, that we must beat the Trench If we went
to war then: 'If you can make it as clear to
me as that God be erbatlm. K.) that we can
crush France and occupy Paris, I will still do
all I can to prevent war: for you must remem
ber, gentlemen, a war between such near neigh
bors and old enemies as France and Prussia,
however it may turn out, is only the first of at
least six; and supposing we gained all six. what
should we have succeeded In doing ? Why, In
ruining France, certainly, and most likely our
selves Into the bargain. Do you think a poor,
bankrupt, starving, ragged neighbor Is as de
sirable as a wealthy, solvent, fat, well-clothed
one ? France buys largely of us. and sells us a
great many things we want. Is it in our h.
terest to ruin her completely?' I strove for
peace then, and I will do so as-long as may-be:
only, remember. German susceptibilities must
be respected or I cannot answer for the people
not even for the King! The French. I am
quite aware, are buying horses and provisions.
That does not frighten me. Their harvest Is a
bad one and they are quite right to take pre
cautions against distress. They cannot want
provisions for a war with us. for in such a war
they must be the aggressors ; and If they Invade
Germany they will find food and provender
enough for ten French armies. Their prepa
rations do not disquiet me In the least. We are
always ready."
The same letter contains this word about
Bujwla. which, in the light ot present day de
velopments. Is not less than prophetic:
" Russia Is like a strong and healthy man who
Is attacked by an Illness. If he will only take
advice and stop at home for two or three days
he will get well immediately, and be as strong
as ever; but It he will insist upon going out.
walking about, and transacting business abroad
as If he were well, then his malady will lay
firm hold upon him. and perhaps he will
die. Two or three days in the life of
a man mean ten. twenty, or thirty years
In the lite ot a nation. Russia must 'stopat
borne.' She has got a great future, her highest
nobles are Intelligent and honorable, her peas
ants are tho best fellows in tho world; It Is In
the middle that she is rotten the official no
bility, or Tchin, is a virulent ulcer, eating
away her bowels."
Itussia has "stopped at home" the "two or
three days." the twenty or thirty years, and
now she is working out her great future with a
vigor and swift development nurpassing even
Bismarck's pre-vlsion.
But to return to Bismarck's plan for inducing
France to declare ar In 1870 Hisfriend.br.
Busch. In an article In the Tuntt upon the sub
ject, thus justifies the Chancellor's policy:
The real statesman will, as long as possible,
avoid war. which is the iolent solution of po
litical questions, for war is and In all circum
stances remains an e II. But if the uUtina ratio
reaum can no longer leaoided without danger
or neglect of duty, if war has become necessary
for the sake of higher ends, then he hastens its
outbreak while his prospect of lctory are
more favorable than they seem likely to le
oome In the immediate future. Reason and
duty bid him do so. His conduct deserves no
blame, but high renown and thanks of patriot
hearts. An occasion ot this kind had arisen
whenGermany'sdoel&nment toward complete
unity had begun n(ur the war of lrMti. Tho
anger of the French alter Sadowa was unparal
leled and nil their passions were unchained
Not only was their pnde hurt and their envy In
flamed, but ther pretended that their Intrrots
were Imperilled and their safety menaced by
tho aggrandisement of the new i-ovrer on their
eastern borders. Jealousy of Prussia seized all
classesof the nation, aud the Emperor Napoleon
would ho e had to fear for his i-rou n had lie not
obtained Irora J'russiu. either i-eaoeably or by
force of arms.some cession of termor)' or some
tranquillUiug assurances as to her develop
ment, or had he allowed tho North German
Confederation to extend beyond the linu of the
Main.
At first the French Emperor attempted to
Sala his purpose peacefully Then he proceeded
prepare for war by military organization nnd
by negottatloub with Austria aud Italy for an
offensive and defensive alliance War wus now
only a question of time, particularly as Ultra
montane oles were raised in faorof itat the
Court ot St. Cloud. In spite of all this, Bis
marck knew how to keep the peace so long as
It seemed practicable; so long as, in iew of
the liberal era inaugurated in France, there
was still a hope that the task ot uermany
might le completed without interference,
and thus without bloodshed; eo long.
too, as Germany was not yet strong
enough , to be sure, huinaniv speak
lng. of victory, should war be lneiuMe. He
adopted a dilatory policy in two directions. He
withheld open encouragement from the patri
ots of the south and north, who were strling
to unite across tlio barrier of tho Main. ulthougU
even quo ttoutli German Gornuienlfatoroa
their views. Ho also left the repeated offers
and demands of French diplomacy without n
definite answer, so that a remnant of hope of
an understanding was still left to the Emperor
Naijeon. He -ven yielded to tho wishes of
Napoleon In the Luxemburg question, so far as
this could be done without serious dlsadvnn
tnce. and so far as seemed useful In orderto
proe his own loeof pence.
Patience and foresight had mnrked all his
step hitherto. But from tho spring of 1K7U
another policy became advisable Germany
was sufficiently consolidated and advanced in
her military preparations to wage n successful
war On tho other hand, the Chancellor had
satisfied himself thnt the new constitutional
system ot government In Paris could not much
longer pwstiKno the attack. Tho enemy was
growing stronger hy degrees as a military
lower, and rtho alliances Napoleon contem
plated seemed to be near conclusion. If hope
had been hitherto compatible wlth-tMtlonce
dancer now visibly existed in delay The
German statesman was accordingly com
pelled to exchange tho ilicy of pro
crastination for one calculated to precipitate
the inevitable. He had to discover somo
practical way of Inducing thn French, who
were eager but not yet nulte rvady for war. to
throw aside the reserve olerel bv tioth Gov
ernments and (line down n challenge He had
to do this so that nn antecedent Injurv or other
imperative reason for the challenge should !
visible to the watchful eyes of Europe In
other word, he had to find th" (Iron which was
wanting to make the seething caldron In Paris
boll oxer just nt that moment. To tell the
platn truth, the French had to bogoadfHlon
oerWrft.and their foolish fury made it possible
to do so in such. i way that thev s'tned to the !
neut nil pors to le wanton disturbers of the
r'ae'
The method adopted by Bismarck, as Is well i
known, was to utilize the candidacy of Prince
lVopnM of Hohenzollern for the vacant throne
of Spain to ineen-etho French Emperor and
people. Uut It Is not so well known that Bis
marck encountered the greatest difficulty In
holding King William to n stiff course of con
duet In the matter. This i Pr Ilusch's rela
tion of the course of event at tho actual crisis:
The King, who was still staying at Ems und
had no Minister with him. was at once besieged
with remonstrances that were soon repeated
with crowing urgency On July It lie was
called upon to tiacity Euror- !) ordering I'riuce
Leoi"M to withdraw his candidature. A scarce
ly wiled menai- of war from Grnmont In the
Orrrpt vts'n'i and an explicit menace to
the Prussian Ambassador hmi preceded this
demand The King answered the Ambassa
dor Benedettl. who was commissioned to
make this pressing demand, that he had not
encouraged the iYince to accept the cniwu. but
had merely abstained from refusing him per
mission to do eo. Hecouldnot now compel him
to reuounce It. Application should be made to
the Government at Mn'.r.d. nnd they should lie
persuaded to abandon the project. On the 11th
Benedetti repented the demand of his Em
peror On the 11th telegraphic intelligence
reached Ems that the hereditary l'riiav
had revoked his former assent, and with
this the cause of strife seemed to be
disposed of. Now, however. Grnmoiit pro
duced a further demand, which was alisolutely
Inadmissible. He a-ked the representatheof
Prussia in Paris for a letter of aiolocy from tho
King to the Emperor, and Baron Werther sup
ported this disgraceful suggestion. Benedetti.
under instructions from his Minister, nd Jed the
further suggestion that the King should ex
plicitly approve the renunciation of the heredi
tary Prince and pledge himself besides never to
5Ive his assent to a revival of the Prince's can
idatureforthe Spanish throne.
Up to this King William had made many con
cessions in the matter more, indeed, than his
chief counsellor appro ed of " In order to
spare Germany the evils of war" But to this
last act of audacity he could not submit, aud
now I shall let Bismarck himself tell the rest.
On Oct- Ilk 1877, in continuation of the story of
bis conversation with the King on the railway
journey from Juterbock to Berlin, he told us
what follows next about the first interview be
tween the King and Benedettl. and then about
the further course of events:
"It was soon observed that the King." I re
peat his words exactly as they fell Irom him
and without addition, "began to swallow all
this, aud was ready to pocket another Olmutz.
I was then at Varzln. and as I was passing
through Wussow. on the way to Berlin, the
parson stood at his door and saluted me. I de
ecrlbedasabre cut In the air to show that war
was now let loose. But in Berlin the news was
pot ipxid. I then telegraphed to him' (King
William) that If he again received Benedettl, I
requested my dismissal. As no answer came.
I telegraphed that if he had received Bene
dettl I considered that as equivalent to
an acceptance of my resignation. Then
came the telegram of 200 lines froin
Abeken. Thereupon I got Moltke and
Boon to a dinner of three, and told them how
things stood. IUxm wa Inside himself. So
was Sloltke. "He suddenly looked very old
and infirm." the Chancellor had observed when
he spoke ot Versailles of these events ) I
asked Sloltke If he were thoroughly prepared
for such a war. He replied that, humanly
speaking, we could hope for victory. Then,
without altering a wont of the King's. I made
20 lines out of the 200 and read it out to them.
They said in that shape it would do, and then I
sent it to all our emlasies naturally not to
Paris and had It inserted in the Berlin papers,
and. in fact. 'It did do.' The French took it ex
cessively ill.''
Such was the origin ot the famous Ems de
spatch, which France made a casus belli and
which brought her to Sedan. H. It. C.
BISMARCK'S BIHSIISnAI-
Text of ni Letter of Resignation In Starch,
1880, PnblUhed by Dr. Morltx Biuch.
JrOM IXtLonitm Timfiof Jkuo. 1.
Dr. Sloritz Busch, the biographer of Prince
Bismarck, on the day after the Prince's death,
printed in tho Berlin Jyolalameigrr the letter of
resignation sent by the groat Chancellor to
Kaiser Wilhelm II. In March. 18f0. from a copy
taken by Dr. Busch at Friedrichsruh in Slay,
1801. Dr. Busch prefixes to the text an account
ot the circumstances leading to the resignation,
but adds nothing that was not previously
known. The text of the letter follows:
" In the audience graciously granted to me
on the 15th lost, your Majesty commanded me
to lay before you the draft of an orderrepealing
the royal orderof Sept. 8. 1W2. which lias since
that date regulated the position of a President
ot the Ministry with regard to his colleagues, I
beg leave most humbly to submit the following
account of the origin and significance of the
order in question.
" In the days of absolute monarchy there was
no necessity for the office of a President of the
Ministry of State, and it was only at the first
united Diet of 1647 that the then Liberal Depu
ties for the first time pointed out the necessity
of paving the way forconstltutional government
by the nomination of a Sliuister whose task it
should bo to undertake to maintain the uni
formity ot tho policy of the entire responsible
Ministry. In the year 1MB this constitutional
usage came into being in Prussia, and "Presi
dents ot the State Ministry' were appointed in
tho persons of Count AmlmCamphausen, Count
Brandenburg, Baron on Mantcuffel, and Prince
on Hohenzollern, not for one department only,
but for tho entire policy of the Cabinet (hat is,
of all the departments together. Most ot these
Presidents had no special department, but held
the Presidency alone, like my immediate pre
decessors. Prince on Hohenzollern, Slinistcr
von Auerswald. and Prince oii Hoiienluhe.
But It was incumbent upon the President to
uphold in the Ministry of State and in its rela
tions to the monarch that unity and consist
ency without which Sllmsterial rrsKnslbil!y
as determined by tl:ecry nature of u constitu
tional rf-gimo is Impracticable.
"Tho relations of the Ministry of State and of
its respective members to the new Institution
of a Minister-President ery sieedily required
to be defined in a mure spiylal manner In con
formity with the Constitution ; and accordingly.
In agroement with the then Ministry of State,
1 the Cabinet order of Sept. 8. 1KVJ. was issued.
This order has eer since btfii authoritative
with regard to the atlitiido of the Slinistcr
President toward the Ministry ot State, and it
alone glres the Mlnlstor-Presideut the authori
ty to take ukui himself that measure of re
sponiibillty for tho entire polic) of the Cabinet
which is expected of him by (lie Diet
and by public opinion. If each Individual
Minister Is in a position, without any
j prelous agreement with his colleagues, to
promulgate enactments of the monarch, a con
sistent jolicy for which some particular person
may be held responsible become an iroposst-
I billty No Slinistcr. and especially no Minister-President,
can possibly continue to bear tho
coustitutioiiai responsibility for the entire
liliry ol the Cabinet A regulation such as was
contained in the decree of 18S2 could hedls
iuascd iritU In the days of absolute monarchy.
and would not bo required at tho present day
were we lo return to absolutism without Minis
terial respoti'lhlllty. But, according to the
constitutional Institutions established by law.
a presidential control of the Ministry Is Indis
pensable on tho baIs of tho decree of 1852.
"Regarding this point, as was established
yesterday at the sitting of tho Sllnlst ry of State,
nil my colleagues aro now at one with me, and
they havo also agreed that none of my suc
cessors as Sllnlstor-President could undertake
the resiionslblllty In the absence of the au
thority which (he decree of 1852 confers upon
him. Tho need of this authority will be more
and moro felt by each of my successors than It
has been by me tiecause none of them will nt
once possess the advantage of tho nulhorlty
which has been conferred upon me In tirtuec:
my having held the Presidency for long years
and of having enjoyed the confidence of both
tho late Emerors. I have never hitherto felt
the neeesitv of calling the attention of any
one of my colleagues to the orderof J8Ti.. Its
existence and tho certainty that I enjoyed the
confidence of the iate Emperors William und
Frederick were sufficient to insure mv author
ity In the council of my colleagues This cer
tainty no longer exists either for my rol'eagues
or for myself. I nm, therefore, compelled to re
sort to the orderof the year ltd'.' ii order to
insure the necessary unity in )our Slajesty's
service.
"For the above-mentioned reasons I am un
able to execute the command of )our Slajesty,
' according to which I myself am to effect and to
i countersign the repeal of the orderof lK2to
which I nave drawn attention, while 1 am.
nevertheless. iinnbV to continue to hold the
Presidency ol the Ministry of State. After the
communications made to mo yesterday by Gen.
on Hahnke and the Geliclmercablnetsrnth
l.ucanus I can no longer doubt that your Slaj
esty knowsnnd lielleves It to l.o Impossible for
metnreiieaitheorderandrenia.il a Slinistcr
Your SInjesty hn. however, upheld the com
mand communicated to me on tho 15th Inst.,
and has led me to understand that your Slajesty
will accept mv resignation, which has thereby
become neco-sarv
"From fiinner conversations which I have
had with your SInje-ty regarding the Question
whether my continuance in office would not b
in ncisirdanet? with vour Majesty's desires I
would Infer that it would be agreeable to your
Majesty were 1 to resign my position In your
SI.-oe-ty's Prussian service while remaining in i
the service nt the empire. In examining this
question more carefully I took leave mogthum
bl) to call attention to certain serious conse
quences that such a separation of my offices
would entail. 1 particularly referred to the ne
cessity that the Chancellor should he able to
adopt a rlcorous attitude In the Reicljstag. I
forbear mm recapitulating here all the
ennsequene. s which a separation of that
nature between Prussia and the Im
perial Chancellor would involve. Your
Majesty was thereupon pleased to grant that in
the meantime things should remain as they
wore. But. as I haw already had th" honor of
explaining, it is Impossible for me to continuo
to bold the office of Minister-President after
) our Sfajesty has repeatedly ordered the capitii
iikuimiio which is involved In the repeal of tho
order of 1852. Your Majesty was further
pleased at the audience graciously granted me
on the 15th Inst, to set such limits to theextent
of my official rights as do not allow me that j
measure of particlimtioii in tlie business of the I
State and in its supervision or that degree of
freedom in my Slinlsterial decisions and In mv
intercourse with the Reichstag and its mem
bers which 1 require if I am to undertake th i
constitutional responsibility for my official !
activity
J" But. even were it fi-aslble to carry on tho I
foreign policy Independently of the domestic
and external jolicy of the kingdom and so in
dependently of Prussia, as would Is-the case it
the Imj-erial Chancellor stood in the same tn
ileivnr.ent relation to the policy of Prussia as
to that of Bavnnaor Saxony and hna no share
in tho manipulation of the Prussian vote in the
Federal Council in its relations to the Reich
stag. I should still consider It impossiblo for
mo to carry out your Majesty's Injunctions in
the matter of foreign iwlicy. 1 refer to the
mo-l recent decisions of ) our Majesty with re
gard to the trend of our foreign policy as sum
marized in the autograph letter with which
your Maiesty yesterday accompanied tho re
ports of tho Consul in . Were I to under
take to execute the directions of your Majesty.
I should be Imperilling all the successes of im
portance tnr'n, fr..r Vm,lm .rhl-l. our
foreign policy, frutned in iu.-cordancc with the
views of lioth ynur Majesty's late predecessors.
has achicvtd In our relations with In
spite of unfavorable circumstances. Tho great
imiortance of these successes since his
return from P has confirmed to me be-
ondall exiiectation.
"In view of my attachment to the service of
the imierial house and to )our Slajesty. and
after having accustomed myself by the habit of
years to circumstances which I had hitherto
considered to tx permanent, it is ery painful
to me to alandon my old relations to vour
Majesty and to th" whole jwlicy of tiie empire
and of Prussia But after scrupulous consid
eration ot the intentions of your Slajesty.
which I should have to lie prepared to execute
if I remained in office. I can do nothing but
humbly beg your Slajesty graciously to
relieve me of the offices of Imperial Chan
cellor, of Minister-President and of Prussian
Slinistcr of Foreign Affairs with the statu-
tory 'peninn From the Impression I hav
mvived during the last few weeks, and from
the information con eyed to me jesterday in
the communications emanating from the civil
and military Cabinets of your Majesty. I may
humbly assume that by tendering my resigna
tion 1 am complying with the desires of your
Majesty, and that I may safely count upon its
being graciously accepted I should hne long
ago tendered the resignation of my offloos to
jour Majesty had 1 not labored under the im
pression that your Slajesty desired to makeuse
of the experience and abilities of a faithful ser
vant ot your predecessors. Now that I know
that your Slajesty has no longer any use for
these. I may retire from political life without
any apprehension that my resolution will be
judged inopiwrtune by public opinion.
" VOK BlSUABCK."
AnsmtAz sASirsoys HAnniAOR.
The Hones' Noses Were Itubtsed for Lurk,
and Lurk Certainly Has Come.
RocnEHTEU. Aug. 13. The career of Admiral
William T. Sampson Is watched with special
interest by some Rochester people, because
they remember his marriage to Miss Elizabeth
tliirint- uiTtAAti T.ira ntrn Hna nt Iham rv
jiuning sixteen years ago. une oi uiem re
lates this incident of the marriage as a sign
that did not fail. The carriage that was to
convey the newly wedded couple to the train
was standing In front of the house, when the
drier stepped up to one of the young women
In the bridal party, tipped his hat. and gravely
said:
" Would you mind rubbing Tom and Jim's
noses, miss ? It's a good sign for (be new mar
ried pair."
The young woman smiled, but she did as the
driver asked her. Jim and Tom drew Admiral
and Mrs. Saminton to the station, and they de
parted from this city to take up their home In
Washington. Admiral Sampson was stationed
In tho Naval Observatory there, and had al
ready made a name for himself. Admiral aud
Mrs Sampson frequently spent their vacations
In this city nnd in Canandaigua. and the Ad
miral's wlto often said that ret from the bustle
of public life was what they often craved, and
that it was to found at Its best only In this
region near the great lakes. Fie ears ago.
when Admiral Sampson was in charge of tlio
United States cruiser San Francisco, Sirs.
Sampson, i,ccomiani(-d by her two sons. Ralph
and Harold. sivnl the tumnierwltli her brother
In i his city
Slif Sumon is well known among teachers
nnd Instructor In this State, and when the
hlatc Teachers' Conention was held In this
city recently a congratulatory message was
; sent hy James Ic, President of the associa
tion, by tho wish of the convention, to Sirs.
Sampson Tho Admiral's wife was at one time
an instructor in ells College. Aurora, here
she viu, ery iiopularwith her pupils. She is
Jiroflclent In modern languages and can sjak
'reiii-h and Siwini.h tlii.-ncl).
At the conclusion of her lnstructorship at
Veils College, she lxeame a member of the
faculty of Vnssar College. Just before coming
to Rochester she was private instructor to Miss
Anita Sli-Cormlck. daughter of Cyrus SlcCor
wlck ot Chlc.igo Sliss McCormick afterward
married a son of James G. Blaine.
The IlrltUh Army In 1897.
The preliminary returns ot tho British Army
for 18117 show that ths aerago of the effective
strength of tall branches of the service during
that year was 21H,28:j. Of these, lH.04lwere
cavalry of the line. 2.72.1 horse artillery, U.'Mt
field artillery, and 17.515 garrison artillery.
Tho engineers numbered 7,801. foot guards
0.120. and infantry of the line 135.4J7. Tho
majority of this force, 117.128. were scattered
abroad. India accounted for 74.222.and Egypt
I and the colonies for i'iSi. This leaves only
102.155 stationed in the United Kingdom, and,
while these officers and men are proprjy
classed as " effectives." a considerable proior-
I tioiiof (hem are needed fur "ther than inarch
i lng and fighting purnines. The leakage during
the tar amounted to ;t5.400, whlrh includes
1 men who died, deserted, were discharged, and
(transfers to the reserve. 1 be now recruits were
:.0G(.
BISMARCK AXD THE POPE.
THE IrtO.V CllASCr.LT.OirH TltEATtlESr
or Tin; catholics.
Change of Prussia's Tollry After the Lnt
ernn Council The Onmtitolsolnte Frnnrr
Leo XIII.'s Hegrets nt Ills Downfall
Bismarck In thn Annals of the Holy See.
Rous. Aug. 1. Tho relations of Herr on Bis
marck with the Papacy, Rome and tho Church
havo passed through various phases Ho will
lea o deep traeos on the annals of the HolySee.
Until tho time of the council Prussia affected a
spirit of justleo nnd equity toward Catholicism
and the Vatican. It was the only country,
they used to say under tlio Second Empire,
that had loft Its Independence to tho
Church. No sooner, however, did Herr
on Bismarck perceive (he coming of
war through the blunders of Napoleon III.
and (he complaisance of Russia and Italy, than
the skilful diplomat premred fur his right
about fncr. In judging the ecclesiastical and
Roman action of tlir groat man who is dead, it
should never le forgotten that Herr von Bis
marck looked at church matters In the light of
his general policy. By Its liberal conduct from
18il to 1HB Prussia had won over public opin
ion throughout tho vvortd and was pieparing.
even in tie Catholic sphere and among many
groups at Rome, the isolation of France in 1870.
A marvellous stage manager, subordinating all
Interests to the triumph of his long-prepared
diplomacy, Herr on Bismarck felt that to dis
arm France on earth iho must 1 struck at
Paris, nt Rome nnd nt Jerusalem at the
same time. It was then that he formed the
famous Intrigue with Dr. Doelllngcr. and gae
his first anti-papal Instructions to Herr on Ar
n im nt Rome, while emboldening the Italian
government nt Florence In its hopes for Rome.
In his remarkable book on "Franco and Italy"
SI. Hot ha n has carefully exposed the double
game of Herr von Bismarck. His Machiavel
lianism was only partly successful while the
council lasted While tho proud Slunich pro
fessors were caught In the diplomatic ideas of
Berlin the bUhoiw stood fast In immovable
loyalty to the Holy See. Herr von Arnim re
doubled his attentions. A smooth and fine
Bpeaker. he cajoled the Frusslan bishops. As
the Archbishop of Trier was lea lng Rome the
Prussian Ambassador said to him:
"What now? Must not your opposition to
the definition of tho dogma of Infallibility have
its natural consequences? What do you intend
to dov"
The Archbishop saw through the came of the
Prussian diplomacy, and hastened to send in
his submission to the l'ope.
While the Frnneo-1'rusv.lan war was going on
Hcrrvon Bismarck was preparing the Kultur
kampf as an amusement. In Dr. lSusch's book
on "Bismarck and His Circle During the War"
we s'-e the preparatory subtle work ot Prussia.
To lead the King of Italy to Rome, to play the
Vatican against the Quinnal, and vice versa, to
humiliate and weaken the poi in order to add
to the military Sdan ot France a moral Sedan,
for even then the tortunate diplomat looked on
the Papacy as the lust ally, the only interna
tional torcu of France, such was his aim. He
had even counted on the final departure of the
Holy Father after the usurping Intrusion of
Piedmont into the city of the Pontiffs. Dr.
Busch tells how one day at dinner Herr on
Bismarck expressed his desire ot offering the
Pope in that ev? nt an asylum at Fulda.
"Thus." ho said, "the Pontiff will lose his
prestige. When the Germans i-ee a good old
gentleman who takes snuff and looks like other
men the Roman idolatry will fall foreer."
In those dramatic da) a SIgr. Ketteler lied in
close relations with the Chancellor, who as
early as 180l had formed the plan of solving
tho social question in conjunction with the
Archbishop ot Mainz and with Lassalle. The
teamed prelate, a man of energy, of initiative,
and of intuition, made n mistake on this occa
sion. Ho dreamed after Sedanot extending thtr
Prussian constitution to the whole empire. In
order to restore its liberties to the Church In
all the German States. Others in even higher
station were deluding thmselei with these
mad. chimerical hopes. Mgr. Ketteler. while
atn-ndlng one of the Chancellor's boor parties,
was told in confidence by Herr von Bismarck of
the coming Kulturkampf A friend who was
also there told me once that the revelation
crushed the great Bishop, who from that day
withdrew from the Reichstag. He saw from
afar the consequences of the powerful duel, and
felt powerless to conjure the storm
To establish the Uerman national church
with the connivance of the old Catholics and
witii the mechanism of savage legislation, to
weaken the Papacy in order to weaken France,
and for this purjose to make the Kulturkampf
an international struggle that might deal Pope.
France and Catholics a deathblow, to support
tho Ouirinal against the Vatican in order to dig
an aiiyss at tin Alps between the two notions
"which had mingled their blood at Solferino. to
consecrate political unity by moral unity, the
dream of all founders of empire and all dab
blers at hegemony, that was tho .secret of the
Kulturkampf
Tho struggle is known to all. What is less
patent is the success it bad with regard to
Frauee The Church in Prussia and the Papacy
came out of the temble test crowned with
glory and with the martyr's halo: but while the
other iowers were suspicious of Herr von Bis
marck's desire to force the Kulturkampf upon
them, SI. Thiers nnd M Gainbettafel) into the
trap. Those ambitious skeptics did not under
stand so well as Herr von Bismarck the historic
ties that bound, and that still bind. France to
the Papncy, and that make of the latter one of
the bulwarks of France against the rest of the
world: they yielded to the Mephhitophelian
tempter.
Thereupon nerr Von Bismarck modified his
lines: it is a radical change Beholding the im
perishable immortality of the Holy bee and
seeing that the French Kulturkampf is be
ginning, he hopes to make trouble lietween the
Vatican and Paris just as he sets theQulrinal
against the Uuai d'Orsay. Having accom
plished this he puts an end to the Kultur
kampf and offers the Pope his assistance
against "red France" and "schismatic Rus
sia." Never did statesman conceive a grander
..Inn V..nntl.tln.a ,! I, Vfnp Vl.odll. t..
plan. Negotiations vvitli Mgr Jiasella. the
nuncio at Munich, and with SIgr. Jaoo
Mni at Vienna, parleying with the office of
the Secretary of state at Rome, the send
ing of Herr on Schloezcr to re-establish the
legation at the Vatican, the first laws of
modification, the incident of the Caro
lines, the military septennium. all events
tending to this end. The reptile press of
Berlin. Cologne. Munich, Vienna, and Buda
Iest enlarged on this ambitious idea in every
way. Herr von Bismarck was beginning once
more tho same game that he had played on
Austria. He himself declared once that after
having cast her out of Germany it was neces
sary to take her back. Unable to weaken the
Papncy. ho wished to attach It to bis fortune.
As early as 1878 Prussia assorted her views on
tho Orient and on Jerusalem He knew the
price for the Holy See's oooiieration with Ger
man diplomacy France did not understand
what was back of this great business In spite
of the warning contained in the septennial ar
rangement and in thn plan of a nunciature at
Pekin. the French Government isrslsted. fool
ishly and blindly, in its silly war againstthe
Church and against Rome. Had it not been
for the over watchful devotion of M. de Whaine.
the gigantic intrigue of Herr von Bismarck
might have lieen icrhaps successful.
Leo XIII. knew the Immense Pride and the
Incomparable fascination of Herr von Bis
marck. He was on his guard against the form
er and made use of the latter Once amid the
difficulties arising out of the first negotiations,
ho said ton person in his confidence: "Herr
von Bismarck Is a proud man. It Is not easy to
deal with him " Little by little, however. Herr
on Rismarck was growing more amiable. He
Invented the Carolines incident; he promlst-d
the Popo the re-establishment of the temimra
l"iur Leo XIII. had taken a liking to the
game with the formidable diplomat, and thn
day on which the Kaiser dismissed the founder
of the empire, leo XI II regretted hisdeparture.
He believed ho had lost an UHlstaiit, all tho
more because the first visit of William II. to
the Pope inspired the Hly Father with no con
fidence in the wisdom of tho young sovereign.
NeerthelefM, notwithstanding the cordiality
which, toward (he end, existed between Leo
XIII. and Herr von Ilismarck. the Pope had
nevergi en utit he hojie of winning back France.
The more Herr on Bismarck showed his
desire ot digging an lmiassable moat Is-tween
Rome and Paris, the more Leo XIII niadruse
of the Chancellor's own plans to hold the repub
lic back from the, edge of the precipice Leo
XIII more than any other man has lutultlvely
felt the need of regulating French mutters
amicably, on account of the historic Uinds con
necting the two jiwers aul the weighty heri
tage of the aces When Bo-ilangeritm gave ex
?reslon In n dramatic form to the weariness of
ranee. L" XIII found the idea ot the rallir.
tnttU Herr Von Bismarck, who saw his dream
collapse, had no suspicion that he had con
tributed to tlio formation and the realization of
this fundamental ideaof the present pontificate
Leo XIII and Herr on liiinarvk are united
In hlstor) TIih Poi- ulone remains alive, a
nonagerrfirian William I Gladstone, Herr ou
I Bismarck, all the other great men have dlsap
poared Slight It not If said tliut ! reserves
this liienmp.iroblrt old age to Leo XUI In order
Itlmt he alone, great amid universal mediocrity,
may rloau the nineteenth and oprii the twen
tieth tt-uturyr lXSOMlKlvlO.
West Fourteenth Street. (JBfl
Inventory Clearance Wk
THE ENEJVUJ oTthe Consequently l
DRy GOODS TRADE G00DS OF SUMMER Wm
to h. e-orrwlnn M" FASH lOlN i MM
is the carrying or i fl
"Goods of Fashion" SURPLUS OF STAPLES jjfi
f r o m season to season. art t0 g0 btfore Augusl 3 , 8t ; :. M
It deeclm.nd repels cunomtrs. eASH 'ft MERCHANDISE, MB
It dlssusts th? clerks onit besides. 1tF9
It turns profit Into loss th: spjet Is needed for lew Soods. - Ml1'; S
Dress Goods Poreinj Wash Dress JhM"o '4im
and Silks . FABRICS ntolf iSjl
50-inch all-wool Canvas Suitings reductions apply only to odds and ends jffl 9
besteolors regularly A. 10 ar: greatly in error. .. As evidence look 3M
38-inch Vigoureaux Beige neat down this lis'.: fla,M
Gray and Brown Sllxtures special.. .21 ., . . ., . , ffii&MlM
JJI and lit cent imported Swisses. IffatP-H
Remnants Fine Black and Col'd Organdies and I)imities-to close 7K i9
Dress Goods waist, skirt and l'J'. wnt Duck Suitlngs-Xavy Blue tlH
dresslengths At Half Regular Price with White flgures-absoiutely fast.... 7 lltM
Fancy Washable Silks-stripes. &1 cent Printed Silk Organdies- fffifflM
checks and Plaids In large variety 25 Dress and Waist lengths only OV tjHjMH
FnncyRtrlpe Taffeta Silks overshot 10 cent Fancy Ilannels-heavy nap H WiXvU
designs, also Roman Stripes 40 :4 cent striped Silk Linen Crashes 12K SKflfl
Fancy Figured China Bilks 15 ciit extra heavy Linen Crashes- MBS
and Tlain Black Indias 20 corded stripes, plains and !fffl
, ,, , , , embroidered zigzag effects 8V HmMI
27-Inch Fine China Sttks-mostly ,, , ., ,,.,. - M9M
Blue grounds, with white figures. U'. cent Dotted Linen Crashes 7 fpff9
stripes and dots: were .70 .50 0' cent Pl.-vin Linen Crashes-suit- aU
able for skirts and toys' suits 5K IMlfl
Extra fine Bombay Madras full IkWvtjjfl
Ladies' Wrappers Forcins rnrJ wuie-nnest quality made- !1m3m
, T p,i,. t"liS" styles )-neat plaid and UtljM
and leagOWnS mces che(,k cn-eots-sold elsewhere as a IotB
. . ,T , ,. . . . bargain at 11", cents here.... 6X fflSlH
Cambric and Lawn braid trim 00 . ,. . ,, . . . SiSiiM
Extra line trench Batistes fancy KtritH
Xew Figured Lawn Wrappers stripes and all-over figures now 9X ffiUsH
braid trim-Hamburg edge 80 Extra fine Scotch Dimities-White and PliM
Fine French Lawn Wrappers full width Black dots (In assorted sizes) on Bed.. 7 V M
deep sailorcollar full emb'y trim... 1.08 4ti Inch Lawns and Batistes were .10.. 4i iralrijjfl
Fine Lawn Neglige Teagowns Best American Ginghams worth 10... 5Jf PllJ'tH
line openwork insertings and edge Fast Black Cotton Grenadines, copies of iggfl
empire or high neck 1.08 all-silk goods at 70 cts. the yard .11 kH
Dark and Light Cambric House Dresses Tin' Scotch Ginghams-32 inch-large 1919
-full skirt-yoke, edged with braid 70 assortment of styles-value .15 P l'jjl
Fine Lawn Negligee Tea Gownsolors Extra fine Zephyr Gir.ghams-27 inch- SmM
and whiteextra width-high and endless variety of styles-worth .12.'.'.. 0 WM
lowneck-VaLlacoandribbontrim... 2.08 Fancy Plaid and Lace GinghamB- iMSM
made to sell at 10 cents 3X "i91lV
Black and Col'd Silk Teagowns v.ii.n u i . i . i. vBfl
i-Lt.-i .ii.j-.ii f..u T. j.i... oq lard wide One Percales good styles $S
tl-RnityfWllar--fulllaeetrim 6.03 thls season's designs-worth .10 5 WIM
12 cent French Percales yard wide best IcWotH
Ladies' CottOn Forcing uortment-no broken lots 7 WsM
Tumpirirn-v o.i. 15 cent Black Brocaded Sateens 9V mWmU
UNDERWEAR Pr,ce French Printed Sateens-silk styles 8V H
Muslin Drawers-openwork emb'y 20 H'nt French Sateens fancy shades- ItlH
(dress and waist lengths only) 6K 4 Js
Cambric and Muslin Drawers ffifSfM
insertings or ruffle of lace or emb'y... .40 )PmI
Cambric. Lawn and Muslin Drawers- Linens and Forcing IIpliB
handsomely trim'd with lace or emb'y .60 ., ., , Jr. KSPJ3.W
White GnnrK Prices il
Muslin Gowns-tucked Clrcularyoke 30 "mm vzuuuo iylll
Gowns-Em plre.V and high neck- AU Linen Lunch Sets Swllfl
excellent quality-fancy trim 60 W hite and Colored borders- jsMK'S
. ... ., . 2Jydscloth dozen doilies-set.,,,,,.. LJ59 , ftwSt'm
Fine Cambric Gowns-six styles ....... ........ . aSSS
fancy lace or fine emb'y trim- Fully Bleached Double Damask !
(slightly soiled) therefore the Lunch Sets-2. and 3 yds long- ISMi
1.08 are now.... 1.30 4.08 are now 2.08 double row lace work and knot frlngs fill
dozen dollies regular prico 6.00 SJ33 m MX3
Muslin Ombrelle Skirts two insertings a otWt
of fancy laee or ruffle of solid emb'y... .70 All Unen German Damasks tfln
72 inches wide Ave patterns .49 a Wm&
Fine Cambric Ombrelle Bkirts Snttj
deep ruffle fine openwork emb'y 1.50 All Linen Three-quarterhapklna- ig$&
fastsehage 0 patterns dor L29 KjU
Col'd Lawn Skirts Dewoy .,,,,..., flflP
flounc-striped and figured .35 AH Linen Damask Towels- l !gg
17x34 Inch knot fringe. 0 ES
Fine Cambric Cornet Covers-V or ..,.,...,.,.-,. fSEtft
square-trlm'd with lace or emb'y. .37 Fu Bleached Turkish Towels- 1 , mK
extra heavy- 46 inches long .13 K j HjPjI
Muslin and Cambric Chemise ....... . I 8i
Circular or square-lace or emb'y trim .40 Fine White Cambric-30 Inch Vi MM
Victoria Lawns 40 Inches wide 6V ; Kf;
Col'd Lawn Dressing Bacques- Corded Piques-28 inches wide 7H i ; Haf
French back-tab front-were .59 39 White and Colored Organdles-72 inch.. .12K ! i Wm
Black and Col'd Lawn Dressing English Long Cloth-12 yard piece for... .85 MM
Sacques-plainandtrim'd-6 stylss... 0 Imported Dotted Swisses-30 Inch. O0 ' ! Ifflpfj
1.30 White Lawn Dressing Saeques 1 j iaS
tmp,reorn.gDe-,.ccremUy... .. j, ArtjCleS Forcing g
... . ..,,. and Perfumery pr,ces fill
Upholstery Forcing J I Wt
-J T3,,y Prices Oakley's Florida Water 8oz JO MM&
ana KUgS rni. Oakley's Bay Bum pint bottle .58 i Sa
ALL WOOL SMYRNA RUGS Double Distilled Witch Hazel qt .34
7ft 3.W 7-8x10-6 ft 14.70 Tarrant's Toilet Powder-asst'd odors... .13 Jill
0x9ft &70 0x12ft 22.88 Bailey's Celebrated Face Powder 5 iffil
WOOL FILLED ART SQUARES. Solid Back All Bristle Hair Bmshes M i Mm
new designs-best colorings. 4 and 5 Row Bristle Tooth Brushes 13 ' aRTa
3x2yds 1.48 3x4 yds 3.40 Fancy Celluloid Dressing Combs .29 f JSSf
Solid Back All Bristle Nail Scrubs 19 V mat
Japanese Matting Rugs-x3 ft 30 Fancy Metal Powder Boxes-were .00 49 fJBs
Iran Carpet Bugs 0x12 ft 15.00 Bwansdown Powder Puffs-satin top 10 , 3fl
Whlt Grey and Black Fur 2 0'- Fountain Byrlnges-4 rubber tubes SI i HB&
Rugs-two yards long 1.08 Bait Water Bath Soap-bar...... .11 S '
"Couutry Club" Toilet Soap-box. .10 iif I m&A
Scotch Lace Curtains- i n &
Irish Point deslgns-3l yds long 1.40 "' reSilf
Fine Scotch Lace Curtains- Boys' atfd Forcing V Mlk
Brussels. Point de Paris and . , ,. t,i,.. j iPfil
Tambour effects-two and three MlSSeS Wear. Pr,co' ' $1$
pair lots-value 4.00 and 5.00 208 AW(1 chevlrrt Knee Pants- f WS
Fine Irish Point Laee Curtains patent elastic waist bands 39 f Wf4
wide and showy borders jm Wool Cheviot and I jyf
3. yards long-twenty styles- Corduroy Kne Pants-patent bauds.. .69 I 1
2and3pr lots- alue 8.00 to 10.00.... 5.08 Cambric and Percale Shirt Waists 19 j ,
Woven Spot Muslln-noral and Cheviot and Outing Flannel ,?!
vine designs value 12't Cfnts 44 Blouses- were 40 to DO cents 39 liKi
Armureand Figured Tapestry Portieres "Mother's Friend" and "Star" i'mtk'
deep tassel fringe-twelve colorings- Laundered Tereile bhlrt Waists 49 gllif'
50lncheswlde value4 00 pr. 1.08 White I -awn Fauntleroy Blouses m&A
line emb'y tnm-2 00 quality J08 9 irafr
Best fillkBrocatels-50 inch . 1.08 whiW Crash Sailor hulls- 1 )SSL.
Twilled Cretonnes-light and dark 5'i MtP(l ; t0 8 years-were 140 69 Sllfl3
Decorative Denims and Burlaps 12H ,. ,, .. . ,jno , . S fMif'
Best Chenille Table Co ers-2 yds. sq .. l.'JO stec and bailor Hults-worth .1.08 .... 1.08 m
Bailor and Vestee Suits-fancy v, ; JSIJ
Silk and Wool Upholstery Fringes- combination aud braid trim 2.08 J Slf I
3 to 7 inches wide-value .50 20 AU WwdSwleni-.ll.lori. 9 j; j 1
Oriental and Burmah Tapestries 70 Closing out Misses' 2 lc Crash and jL j(fW
Empire Tapestries 12 coloring ..: .30 White Duck Suits braided or arpll- awll
Lace Mrilsid Scrims :w inches wide..... 3i. qued Eton or Blazer Jacket at 1.09 jj ItmM
,,..,, , . ., . Girls' Crash Eton Units sailor collar T f(i3l
White Enamel Curtain IUsls " ,.,ii ki ,i oa w flMll
i . ;... ,.. .n.i... .u i, of contrasting colors braid trim . ... J r. kIjJ
roiupletewith trimmings-each 17 a li5l
Balance of Slisses' Bliirt Waists I.iwn, l iltiijl
White Enarwl Curtain Poles- Madras and Perca! to 1J yrs 53 i MM
oft long -fancy brass trlm'gs 25 Glrlh. CniMl ,., .Sulllor REP
Holland hliiiilcs-Ecri and Olive 15 of "ontrn-tltig colors-braid trim 08 j PIKJ
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i tions, small quantities not advertised. . . Early purchasing will pay. X I