Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1879 — How Empress Augusta Snubbed Bis marck. [ARTICLE]

How Empress Augusta Snubbed Bis marck.

A profound sensation was caused by the cold, not to say slighting, reception given to Prince Bismarck by the Empress Augusta. The Emperor had greeted him with the greatest frankness, evidently wishing to show to those around him the confidence and regard which he entertained for his chief adviser. But the Empress, on the other hand, seemed as if she wished to show her dislike of the Prince by not only answering his obeisance in a very slighting fashion, but by not even extending her hand to him, as she did immediately afterward with gracious mien to the veteran Von Moltke. The incident is causing much talk in Berlin, where it is known, however, that the Empress has long entertained a most bitter dislike to the Chancellor. But this is the first time that she has evinced her anger toward the Emperor’s favorite in such a decided and striking manletter ,