New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-27
HOHENZOLLERNS AT HOME
INITIATING THE GREAT FREDERICK-RAS
CALITY EXTRAORDINARY.

CALITY EXTRAORDINARY.
PROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRrBUsE.
- Berlin, May
Bellevue Castle on tho outskirts Of Berlin, once tho
residence OF tho genial Prince Ferdinand has again be.
como the favorlte resort OF members of the RoysI
family The aged Dowager Empress takes her daily
walks there. In the beautiful park, fronting on
quiet bend In the Spree, a path has been made for
her especial use, ornamented at short intervals by
heavy ratings on which Her Majesty rest.
Though she Is really stronger than few months ago,
IL Is a melancholy sight to watch the old lady, who has
gono through so many stormy scenes, walking with
great effort from goal TO goal. There seems little
life in the tottering gait, little vitality In the wrnkled
carcworH face. Yet. have wondered why no enter
prsing photographer steals her likeness amid these
romantic surroundings, though It would arouse tho
wrath OF the venerable Queen. Her vanity is stin
boundess and no has taken her portrait for
thirty years, fact which explains the surprise Of
foreigners who purchase groups OF the Imperial family
and find the hoary widow looking younger than the
present Empress Victoria She then in her prime.
But near the Dowager Empress, on these afternoon
walks Is another picture which is In bright contrast TO
her and often engages Her Majesty's attenton--tho
frocs OF her observation-disclosures part OF the park
has been laid out for their use and here true to tho
Hohenzollern blood they play "soldlers In peace'
The eldest Prince Frederic william, the ruler Of
Germany In the days of some future Bismarck now
six wears old is commander-n-chef, and fully i'm.
pressed with the importance Of his position few
DAYS ago. he asked his mother to have fort built for
his amusement, but was compelled to content himself
with a guard house instead. Here he orders one %
his brothers to stand watch salute him as he passes,
with the little wooden gun, IN regular military fashion,
and relieves him after duty, by brother number two
At other times he drills them and dressed In his mini
AZURE uniform, demands unconditional obedience on
the part Of the junior princes. 1t amusing to SEQ
the perfection with which the commands are executed
and hear the sonorous soprano OF the commander-n-
chief the high.soundlng language when stomach Is
too far forward foot out OF place az Right,
dressp The youngest boy is Just out Of the cradle;
still he toddles about, in HIS own peculiar way, and
gives promise Of future leader. The father appears
among them often and takes command, degrading the
oldest son 10 the ranks for the time being But this
he accepts with pride, DESTROYS TO show MS own pro-
dciercv Ie will be well-drilled at the age Of ten
when all Royal princes receive the rank Oh hrst-neu
tenant. Then his command will be genuine
The little fellows the Joy of their great grand
father and went almost daily to bid him good morning.
Then at his request they all stood up In row, and
heard the question: But why have you not brought
the little brother with you? You have run 100 iass
for hlmln But great grandpa, he cannot WALK
came the answer in chorus. True forgot 'h"-
But YOU could have waited2" "No, no no they pro-
tested: but he will follow us soon' Ana then re"
ceIvnc some little present. they left the room where
make his cabinet the theatre of their romps
The Crown Prince is.ragng war against the dahu'es
Of the Prssian army. He recently gave orders thaa
the English trousers and pointed laced SHOES Ens'
lish points, as they called" which some Oh ina
Gentlemen wear Of aten should be abolished and res
placed by the military trousers and Prussian SHOES
most monumental coverings for the feet. Inc orer
is not liked and increases his popularity only among
the older officers He also ordered the pahas vi mo
various regiments under his command to pracse 'no
historical tunes of which he processes 10 be greaa
lover The modern airs, which had become very
popular among the soldiers, doomed and alreaay
the tunes of Acknowledgement Torgauer' seoas'
tonoIp Radetzlyn and March to Paris " echo AGAIN
along the streets Of Berlin. The small boys DO noo
whistle the accompaniment to these, however, eer-
tain proof that they are not popular But the fHi'"
Is happy, and thinks he is daily increasing his re-
semblance to Frederick the Great.
The newspapers of the capital which have so often
sung the praises OF Berins honesty and held up every
instance which they could find OF DC
falc alton in America as proof OK tho
@depravity Of republics" have had numerous
reverses lately and than in the case which
came up this week The banker, Julius Rief for iif.
teen years honored businessman, IS accused oi
thlrty-seven cases of fraud, and one hundred ana
fifty five cases of embezzement! lie ueiraDaeo
right and left and seems TO have had no conscience
whatever. Between 18s2-'s6, Ref lost by specula.
ton more than million marks. His assets amouns
TO % 900 marks Ref dealt in lottery tickets as well,
and sold many upon the promise " to furnish the
tic kets LATER promise which fulfilled, and
the money never returned. One hundred and fifty
workmen who had inrusted their little earnings to the
soundrel stood about the court room, the eyes OF
many red with tears. The poor fellows will get but
trlhe of their deposits. few days before his ar.
rest he married an innocent woman whose littld
fortune of $4,000 was quickly lost and she is now
reduced to want
Two officers called upon young man in Frankfort
on-the-Maine, In order to disfrain him. He received
them politely at the door and offered 10 conduct them
10 his gallery Of paintings he called t. with the
remark that he possessed nothing else which could be
seized for debt They found that the gallery consisted
of over fifty dunnlng letters, twenty summonses to
court and several hundred unpaid bills ranging be-
tween 10 and 1000 marks, all Of which were cares
fully pasted on the wall. The officers babe him q
speedy good morning