Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1892 — Bismarck Made Him Rich. [ARTICLE]

Bismarck Made Him Rich.

There was buried in the little town of Biesenthal, Germany, a few days ago. a man who played a part in the life of Bismarck. It was Gustav Bannowitz. On May 7, 18GG, Bannowitz, who was then serving his three years in the army, was stationed at the Russian embassy in Burlin, when Blindt fired a revolver at the exchancellor. The bullet hit tho prince, but failed to do him injury on uccount of the mail coat which ho wore under his uniform. One of tho comic papers in Berlin asked, senteutiously, at the time: “Herr Yon Bisinurck, who is the blacksmith who sews your shirts?” Bannewitz succeeded in capturing the criminal and Bismarck never forgot tho service. The prince beeaino a good customer of the little book-bindery which Bannewitz owned und his patronage niado it populur. During the Franco-Prussinu war lie had him attached to the royal headquarters, whore he was almost always at his side After tlio war Bismarck did not lose sight of the man, who therefore died a rich man, owning several palatial mansions in Berlin and a ltirge country estate. He also received through the intercessions of the prince fourteen decorations. —[New Orleans Picayune.