The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-02
PRUSSIAs



begged the King OF Prussia at COmmercy to grant
hin squadron of cavalry for service in the chief
piled, NY dear General, you must apply there
pointing TO Moltke, he alone dsposes o. all our
troops and ought TO be glad If he only leaves me
equally honorable for both for our King in
so joyfully, and willingly defers to him;
for the latter, In tnat he publicly
mouth of his King and master. The genuine mill
tary spirit Of all the Prussian troops is astonishing
knSs T TO- the ne and nine 70 % he
Landwehr. The various provinces OF Prussia were
and exclusive Westphalan nobility, others mer-
chants and young lawyers from Berlin, farmers
from Pomerania, manufacturer from Scnleswig,
an architect from Cologne, etc All these men are
different in their social habits their political
and religious views, their friendships and incl IA
tions, that in time OF peace they certainly would not
come much in contact, and would regard each other
with Indifference, and occasionally with anmosity.
But all these dierences disappear as soon as they
| have donned the officers uniform, and under
arms as the King of Prussias enlcers Their only
thought then is OF doing honor TO their position and
| they impressed by the most thorough esprit de
! corps. Their common wish is to fight for the
| honor Of the Prussan hag-to conquer, and, If 1t
is Gods will, cheerfully to die; and this ania tes
! them all in equal measure. Among the Landwehr,
J the very men who at home over their beer and in
popular assemblies loudly applaud the communistic
! and democratic orators are now, when they wear
the uniform, obedent soldiers, showing the greatest
| the slightest INSTRUMENTATION"
The Queen Of Prussia En- Route for Homburg
reception at Frankfort.
Writing from Frankfort-on-the-Main, on october
! II, the London Daily Neles correspondent says
! passed through Frankfort on her way to Homburg.
1t is one of the results of the war that the move
which was not formerly accorded to them. Sne LETT
Berlin and returned thther almost without any notice
seemed to be exclusively concentrated on the move
ments OF the King. The royal pair were seldom
to make too open parade of their fondness for each
other. But the war ar has changed all that AS the
|. the Queen has suddenly become an important per-
sonage in the estn ati0n OF the German public. The
language OF more than one OF the kilograms has been
exceedingly aflectionate, and thus the public has
had its attention formally drawn TO the cOrdality of
new sensation for the Queen to have suddenly be-
come the centre OF attraction, aud without any
that the war viii conduce " to promote
united. At the Frankfort station the Queen Of
Prussia was received by the military authorities and
persons travel in Germany, it is expected that the
police should assemble TO do them honor. The
advantage Of this is that irrepress6ie mayors are
| debarred from tormentiDg distinguished visitors
generally exhibitions of local sefconceit. Indeed
owing to the enormous numbers OF princes and
,Sa with Which Germany is aed the
everyday pleasure and, IKE other
| Had IL not been for the circumstances already re-
ferred to, the Queen Of Prussia might have passed
through Frankfort, and have taken up her abode at
| Homburg without any formalty being observed and
| without any sght-seers being attracted, But the
exceptional position she occupies for the present
and loyal character. A large crowd assembled at
the railway station. Nearly every building in the
| town was decked with flags. Fortunately for pic
turesque effect, the town, though Prussan, was not
exclusively adorned with the Prussian colors. A
controversy which is now agitating the
dusing variety into the flags hung
Kingdom of Prussia is W hite and black, a flag ap-
paTently designed 6y or for an 9ndertaSer. The
white, ana red. What is called the dag of Germany
| the nag designed by the revolutionary Parliament
gold 1t is held that the latter is the symbol OF
| United Germany, and that now that unity has been
be- adopted and aspaysd Pesdng It's actual adoD
lion it is displayed by patriots who have no special
admiration for the symbol under which Prussia
| acquired reputation OF mixed Kind. few
months ago the Prussian police would have taken
| summary measures against any one who, within
Prussan dominions, dared to hoist the dag of ls4s.
But they now tolerate that with which they fear TO
| NEEDLE, In consequence OF this freedom the main
streets Of Hamburg looked very gay this forenoon.
The visit of the Queen is one due to medical con-
| mineral baths, and a bath fitted up in the most
luxurious style has been prepared for her use. II
Is understood that she pays frequent visits to the
hospital
Private Life of the Crown Princess
The Gross Gazette takes the following account OF
the life of ner Royal Highness at Hom6urg from a
private etter:-"our Crown Princess has now been
here for four weeks. Her sister the Princess
| Alice OF Darmstadt, often comes with her children
10 visit her. AT such times the sight OF the family
excursions from the old castle is very pleasant, as
there are then eleven children together, and they
sl very lively. Several OF them lately rode out
| on donkeys, and two pushed a chaise from be-
| hind, which was drawn by two small
| horses, and in which some OF the children were also
| seated. The Crown Princess is exceedingly simple
in her tastes and manners. She herself carries
freshments in basket to the patients in the Laza-
reth She has had everything there arranged in the
most excellent manner She has had the beds
| covered with white sheets and coverlets and neat
curtains pat up by her order flowers are placed in
the rooms, and a concert was given by the band OF
the Kerhaus, on which occasion the wounded were
carried in their beds into the court OF the barracks
She mas caused several old servants OF the old Eng
She has also visited the wounded Major
whom she intrusted presents for the
male and female attendants on the wounded,
with whom she converses in a very friendly manner
Her youngest son is very like his handsome old
grandfather, the King; Is always pleasure 20 see
him, he is such splendid child. The Crown Prtn-
cess, beyond all doubt possesses great deal OF
energy and she is fond of simplicity and good order
The Fire Guard here desired TO place gnard OF
honor at the CASTLE but she refused the offer with
thanks She arrived with her children in carriage.
| No one recognized or saluted her; splendid en-
trance had been expected, and she was past She
| has generally one OF her children on her lap when
she drives out 10 is no wonder she has gained all
hearts, especially those OF the mothers. She has
also had open hand for the Inhabitants of Stras-
burg in their need many OF them who had fed are