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Show liisn incit's i s.i.1. Tke tUtnsesjan.t Clreiiiiislnncea Ibat l.e.1 to II. LflMiON, Jan 3. Tho following account ac-count of tho circumstance which brought about tbe resignation of Pnnco Itlsmirck is publi-bed in tbo TimeathU morning and vouched for as accunte Franco now begins for tho fir-t time to understand tbo cait-c of Itisinarek'a fall and the circumstances, circum-stances, unknown till of late, which acc.imiani.sl IL All these rev elations tn such that the ex-chanccllor'a bitterest bit-terest enemies luinlly v nturo to discuss dis-cuss what sliaduws lie cast in his descent from power. The Iron rule ofllimarck bad of lato been an ob-stacle, ob-stacle, an eiubarrasMiientand ai'ause nf irntatioii to every body, and a constant con-stant difficulty linhcillsMtcIiof public pub-lic affiir. Ijtterly he had seen none of the ministers of whom lie was chief, hid listeiie.1 to none of their objections, objec-tions, and gave jiositive and definite orders, as if tho opinions of his associates asso-ciates in the government were of no value. He was almo-t inaccessible, uid received thir-c onlv whom his caprice Inv itisl troiind him He tolerated toler-ated no objections mid listcntsl w ith a condescending smile which con-demned con-demned befirebnn.l the ideas submit-te.1 submit-te.1 to him by his young master, the l.iuisrer. Ho even ceased really to work, while coui Uining bitterly if tho slightest decision was come to without consulting him, nd yet professed pro-fessed himself overwhelmed with laborwhencver docuiueiiis were sent to him to slgm He hail beeomo a terror to all bo were obllgeil to come near him. Nobody vcniured to con traiiclhim. l.vcn Kmperor Illiatn II, saw him only occasionally, either Usin-o his Majesty was afraid of disturbing dis-turbing or Irritating him. At last the moment came when his pupil, now his master, confronted the fact that ho was not the master, but only tho 'chief servant. Long restrained re-strained imperial dl-outeut broke Into an open quarrel on a minor ques. tion and jsjtired forth In such torrent tor-rent that the Chancellor, taken by surpnso and disconcerted, suddenly "" s. I said. "Then I can only offer your Majesty my resignation " Thehmperor was silent and l"s-marck l"s-marck withdrew. Two hour" afterward, after-ward, the resignation not having arrived, the tmror sent an aide-decamp. The chancellor trcnied hlin verv anablv, being convinced that tbe Kmperor wished him to return and to reconsider his resignation, but to llis-marck'a llis-marck'a horror and surprise, tho aide-de-camp had been sent to demand liU written resignation. The prince, vcry uncasy, made the excuse of not having yet drawn It np and deferred the matter mat-ter til! tbo morrow. Tho next morning tho aideile-camp reappeared. This timo Uismarcl. was calmer, but again made tho same .excuse, .ex-cuse, saying that before preparing a written resignation he was bouud to tnvavlsiL Acconlingly hodidpava visit, which, IncredlOlo as It nuy appear, ap-pear, we can vouch for was to the l.m-press l.m-press Frederick. Tho Empress) heard liiin out and then said, "I much regret re-gret b-lng quite powerless. I should hav e been extremely glad tolntervene w 1th my son In your favor, but vou so employed all Twrpovvcr"lnestranc- mind foreign to mine, tbat I can only witness your fall without being abfo to ward it off. When you are no longer there my son will perhatM draw nearer to me, but then It will be too late for me lo help y ou." Tho prince withdrew wlih dow ncait Lead and, returning home, found tbo aide-do-camp, who, for tbo fourth time, had come for his resignation, whl. h the Cilltn statesman handed to him. |