Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-16
zONG LIVE THE EMPEROR.
Sketch Of the Young Man who VII
 now Rule Germany.

Sketch cf the Young Man who vR10
 now Rule Germany.
 Frederick William Albert Victor (comua0nfl known as Prince William) succeeds his fathal as Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia He was born on Jan. 27, 1859, and Is 0oM in his thirtieth ycMr. He Is six feet in height timely formed. has aD oval face. with clearly cut features. high check bones and Q yellow ish mustache, Ho Is th. most intelligent among the princes of the royal family.
 He adorcs the army and tho army returni nis love.
 The new Emperor was placed In the pubaie gymnasium at Kassei, ia 1873. where, with nineteen other pupils of all stations, he waa put througha thorough preliminary coursa The fact that he was Hohenzollern carried no weigh. with his teachers and he was treat ed with no moro consideration than the son o, an humble tradesman who sat beside him in the class room.
 Tho young prince was headstrong and vii. ful. and quite frequent settled his difference. with his companions with his f1sts. He tool his punishment like . little man.
 Williams school friends included n number of Americans. among them Poultney Bigelow, of this city. It was said that the young Prince particularly enjoyed the society oi American boys, because they were not afraid to play and quarrel with him as were tho awe. stricken German boys.
 In 1877 the Prince was placed in the ani versity at Bonn, where he proved himself an apt scholar. He remained there until tho the spring of 1881, when he was commissioned in the army second lieutenant of the Guards. He was rapidly promoted to cap. tain and then to the command of the first Regiment Of the Hussar Guards. the celebrated Israndenhurger regiment.
 He is very warlke young man and. un. like his father. isH worry warm friend of Prince RismarI>. Ho > extremly auti-French and is directly opposed to his mother, who repro. scnts the English element in Germany, on one ",r.sion refusing to give her his arm in public. His prediudice in foreign things is well illustrated by his refusing at a dinner te drink ,llanlai:,n because 1t was not made h Germany. r-
 Ills celebrated speech to this regiment last wlntcr when ilt. said, "Wc fear no one, save God nnd Emperor" made him the most popu. lar soldier in Gcrmany.
 At the umn of his fathers death William was a brigade comn,andcr and held commissions ;'S major in both tho Russian and Austrian armies.
 Soon after his father ascended the throne in March last, William was appointed tom porary regent His habit has been to ride out to Charlottenburg every morning to visit his imperial father. His appearance in the strects is tho signal for unbounded enthusiasm The young soldier rides moodilyon. ooking sul lcnly on the faces of his devoted countrymen, acknowledging their demonstrations with ar occasional military salute.
 William was married in Berlin on February 27, 1881, to Princess Augusta Victoria Amelia Luui ;e Marie Constance, tho granddaughter of Duke Frederick, of Schleswig- -Holstein- -Augustenburg. The ceremony was performed with great pomp in the chapel of the royal castle. A grand court reception was held afterward in Whitehall, followed by 1 state banquet at which the Emperor toasted l the bride and bridegroom.
 Prince William is not destined to long | life either. He suffers of otitis media puru. | lcnta, q disorder likely to develop into fatal nlaady, and in all cases a symptom of general | i'll health. It was the same disease that first rendered the late King William Henry ". of l Prussia insane and finally caused his death l The new Empress is a few weeks older thar l her husband having been born at Dozig. 1 October 21, 1858. She Is strikingly hand- | some woman. She is tall and we'll grown. l with large. sentimental, blue eyes, . wealth l of blonde hair, q snowy complexion, deli l catey tinted with the glow of health; fine l forehead and firm, shapely nose, tho only in- l different feature being the chin, which is somewhat small and receding. She is char itablc to a fault, and in religious matters very l liberal.
 The imperial couple have four children
 viz. Prince William, born in 1882; Fredcr.
 ick, 1883 Adalbert, 1884, and August 1SS7
 The new Grown Prince, Frederick William l is six years old, and is bright lad He has
 already mastered four languages, and for a
 boy of his extreme youth is well versed in
 military tactics. He will be soldier like his father and ancestors before him. It is said
 that when tho new Emperor was asked about
 the boys future, how he wished him educat, ed, ho remarked: "A soldier frstl The
 prince and gentleman afterwaE<k