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Show FOREIGN BRIEFS. 1 Turkey is reuolved a ever to resist interference in her internal affairs and war preparations continue. The latest dispatch semi officially announces that Bismarck has asked f jr a Iook leave of absence in couie-queticc couie-queticc of overwork. Several stales-men stales-men are candidates for the chan-cellars"hip. chan-cellars"hip. Bismarck will retain tho direction of foreign affairs. A. Odkey Hali walked io Hyde park London on Monday with ft middle aged lady. All eflorta to obtain ob-tain an interview with him have failed, aj he refuses to he questioned. He is known at the house wiiere ho lodges as Garbett, and is acompanied by a woman who passes as his wife. A later dispatch Irom Berlin says that the crown prince endeavored to induce Bismarck to withdraw his resignation, aud that Emperor William Wil-liam declined to accept it, acknowledging acknowl-edging Bismarck's great services and tho country's need lor their ooutinu-1 ooutinu-1 ance. Bismarck will be granted a year's absence for tho benf tit of his health. It is thought that Von Bob ' will represent him during his ahsenco 1 in charge of foreign aflairs and ( Camphausen of the interior, j A Berliu dispatch gays that Prince , 1 Bismarck has tendered his resignation ;of the imperial chancellorship. Herr , Camphausen will take Bismarck's 5 place. Bismarck's resignation is . attributed to the mortifying results of ! the spring session of tho reichstag, j Ihe complications with South 'Germany and the strong personal I, feeling that his popularity is rapidly j diminishing throughout the country, I Camphauseu's nomination is regarded re-garded unfavorably, and Bismarck's ; resignation ia regarded as a serious t 1 calamity for the empire. |