The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-16
WHAT MLLL CONE on IT2
Tho Effect of the Emper0r's Dcatli-The
Empress and Her Son.


Empress and Her Son.
lisa question whether Frederick III
did not die the sooner because of the
woman who loved him and the man
who loved imperial Germany. The
man who went to Potsdam was to all
appearances in an improving condition
and fairly on the road to health. Then
came with rush the elimination OF the
schemes OF the Empress and her party,
the sacrifice OF Puttmaker, the counter
blows OF Bismarck, the angry cxpOstula.
tiOns OF the Crown Prince and the Eng
lish man Of science, who unqestionably ly
prolonged the Emperor's life, gave up
his trip to London and remained by the
Imperial bedside.
Then came in quick and pathetic sue
cession the signals OF dangers and the
final death scene. There seems to be no
question Oithe unscltish devotion OF Vic
toria of Germany TO her husband, the
devotion OF Il wife to n husband rather
than that OF Empress to Emperor, and
vet schooed in the royal nursery, as she
was, she could not resist the temptation
to lit that weak imperial hand within
her own and strike her enemies sting.
Ing blow with 1t, even though the result
was death TO him who was the passive
deliverer OF the assault. What Bis
rnarck was to Imperial Germanyand the
HohcnzOllcrns, DR.. Mackenzie has been
to the Empress VictOriaandthe Guelphe
in their German struggle, but the
Iron man will date deCrces from the
Chancellerie, when the Englishman is
again compounding potions amid the
London togs.
The death of Frederick William, and
the succession OF his son, Prince William
naturally suggests the questions, What
OF the future? What effect will the
succession of the young Prince to the
thrones OF Prussia and Germany have
upon the peace OF Europe?
To discuss these questions Intelligent
", review OF the life and education o
the young Crown Prince is necessary
In the first place it may be said, TIM
whatever else Prince William may be
he is German TO the CorG--thoroughl!
German, intensely German. lie is no
Prussian merely, but belongs to tn
I whole united empire.
, The education OF the Prince has pro
, duced this characteristic, indeed, Q
! course, by contempOraneous events.
l mere boy when the Franco-P Prussian wa
, occurred, his life since then has bee
unavoidably pcrmeated with the lde
that Germany must eyer stand ready L
meet France when the people ol tina
: country shall rise in the war Of ret@lla
( ton which everybody believes mus
4 come, He has seen scarcely anythin
= but Frances preparations for that wa
' and GermGny's preparations to meet IN
y onslaught ,,,.
4 The German people regard William
@ their coming champion. They beltev
a he will be a second Frederick the Grca
q They have frequently hailed him by IN
d name OF the great soldier. and II wouI
Q not be strange II he tried to prove hin
Y self worthy OF il, when opportunity Q
Ir fcred, or even attempted to make III
d opportunity, were ii slow in offering,
+ Every German who discusses u
" question as to what will be the resul
d when he is Emperor, says; There WI
70 be warW ltis only few years ago tn
at q banquet given by him to the Office
l. OF his regiment he refused to drin
d champagne, saying: ~ drink nothir
O. but German wine" His hatred Of Ru
4 sia is no less bitter than that OF Franc
d During the Inst fifty years, and esp
or cialiy since the creation OF the Empir
the relations between Prussia, German
and Russia have been regulated to
certain degree by the family relatio
-. existing between the two ruling ian
!" lies. Prince William knows nothing
lg sentiment. 1t is even said that he h
shown marked disrespect several tim
,is to his mother; for England he has
he love. His boon companions arc I
~ Crown Prince OF Austria, n young gt
Iy tleman as reckless as himself, and you
no Count Herbert Bismarck.
re il is true that in February, lSSS, al
il. Prince William had made a spec