New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-13
hours later This fact learned at the Prussan nea
quarters from private papers which fell into the hAnu'
the Germans


Appeals to the suscepubities Of thel French people
regarding hs great uncle we're in early life potent
means with Louis Napoeonloflpromotng his own popu
larity Thus in 1882 he feelingyswroe OF the great
Emperor: The lightning flashed once more-out soon
came Waterloo. Here every French voice Is cnoAeu
and finds only for the vanquished ana 'oas
for the yctors who will or later regret tne over
throw OF the only maniwhocould mediate between TWO
hostile ages"
In his Napolenic Ideas" which the exEmperor pub
shed in 1889, he foreshadowed for the United states
grander destiny than he willing to concede aiter-
ward when misled by the phantom of Mexican EN-
ure His words In 1889 were: " Providence has COM
mited to the United Estates of America the charge OF
peopling and of subdung to civilization all that i'm
mense territory which extends from the Atlantic to the
Pacific Ocean, and from the north pole 70 the equator
Their government, which IL simple administration,
has had up the present time but TO put In practice
the old adageLaisscs tar disses passer-n order to
favor that invisible instinct which urges the population
Of the United States toward the West"
Prince Napoleon was regarded with degree OF dis
favor by the Emperor which the Empress aoored
to increase During what was probably the last Vst OF
the Prince to the imperial exile OF Chisehurst nc pohe
harshy lof the different ministries Of the last month
OF the Empire and went to pronounce one OF
them Ministry Of idiots This provoked sharp reply
from the Empress. 1T know Dot she said "what you
mean by Ministry OF idiots, but what do know Is
that down to the lastmoment the Emperor was served
by devoted and faithful friends For the last 10 years
you have opposed empire. You and those aboutyou
have never ceased to undermine It, and to-day when the
Emperor has fallen, you pursue him still. Had you been
at Paris on the 4h of September, you might haveeen
able to give good advice but you werehbsent as you
nave often happened to be at the moment or DANGER
Of course to your igreat regret do not Doubt Je-
rome Napoleon took up his hat and left the room These
exchanges OF eousnly regard Of frequent occur
renee between the two
The suddenness and completeness Of the late EN-
perors overthrow is explained by few details OF the
Franco-German conflict. War formally declared
between the two powers July 49, 1870 and terminated
on Feb 16 1871 lasting days. but practically 1870 days.
In consequence Of tho first and last periods being free
from engagements. In one week the German troops
were modified" or prepared to march, and in two
weeks dispatched to the vest and were arranged
on the line from Treves to Landau. The troops sent to
the frontier numbered 100000; land $4,000 men, with
horses guns carriages and ammunition, were conveyed
every day on five lines of railway two Of which, how
ever were little used Four Prussian corps darmee had
to traverse from TO $50 miles to reach the French
frontier and had to be fed the way During the $50
days Of active service there fought 156 engage
ments and great battles 90 fortresses were taken
II $50 officers and $4,000 OF the rank and file were
made prisoners and 600 guns aud 100 eagles were cap
ured The late Emperor surrendered at Sedan on Sept
40 days after the declaration Of and only 80 days
| after actual hostilities began