Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-03-15

ems subscribed for Bible that was, in point OF
print. indeed o thing of beauty; ana the hihs
of Belgium sent the bride a dress winch
cost $4,000, and was of such delicate texture
that it could be Enclosed in small ivory ooA
only large enough to hold q pack or caras-
The present Emperor and his Wne resiuo
sometimes at Potsdam and sometimes IN the
'.Kronprnzlche Palast," house which ssahas
next to the imperial one in ''Unter den LIN
den." 1t is much larger than the mansion oc-
cupied by the late Emperor Wilhelm, ana IL Is
filed with objects of art of all sorts, wnlle the
collection of both old and modern paintings Is
among the first in Berlin.
All the Hohenzollerns are put to learn a trade
in their boyhood. The present Emperor
learned to be a cabinet-maker, and ms eldest
son, Prince William. is printer.
The Emperor's present malady is evidently
of hereditary nature, his grandmother, tne
beautiful Queen Louise OF PRUSSIA having oieu
of cancerous tumor in the neighoorhooo OF
the heart.
The Emperor's last journey southwark, has
been SAD one. In September he was sent, py
the advice of his physicians, to Toolach, In the
romantic Pustertha1, in the Tyrol wnere IL
was hoped that the balmy air OF the pine ior-
ests would assist in his recovery. tie was ac-
com panied by lis wife and the young Prln-
cesses, and part of the time by Dr. Mackenzie.
He seemed at first to improve. his
days were spent in pleasant picnics and excur.
sions in the mountains and his mornings In
his temporary cabinet looking out Upon
the fir-clad valleys. He left Too!ach on
the 25th of September for San Reno, where ne
has since remained. Several operations have
been performed on his throat. but his maiady
does not seem to abate.
HIS MILITARY RECORD.
Emperor Frederick l. is now in his hrty-
seventh year. and his life has been busy one
He has passed through three of the great
est campaigns of modern times. Dur
ing the war against Denmark. IN
1864, he accompanied Field Marshal
Wrangel but had no command Of his own. AT
the fight for the Dueppil Notifications he rode
by the side of his cousin, the fiery Prince Fred
eric Charles, and for his bravery he was reward
ed by the order of the Red Eagle. In 1866, when
the war broke out between Prussia and Austria
he had, with Major-General Won Blumental as
Chief OF STAFF, three army corps under his or
ders, besides the Guard Corps under Prince
August of wurtemburg. He led his army of
$4,000 from Silesia through the
passes of the Sudetre hills, an opera
ton attended by considerable difficulty
and dangers He fought his way over the
mountains in brilliant fashion. defeating por-
tions of the Austrian army at Trautena, Nachod,
Skalitz and Schweinschadel, in the hope OF
effecting his purpose with Prince Frederick
Charles before General Benedek should have
commenced his attack, with his superior forces,
upon the Prussians. The story of the forced
march made by the Crown Prince on the day of
the battle of Koeniggratz has often been told
On this morch from Miletin to KoeniggratZ he
lost 25, 900 of his men. The heat was oppressive
and the roads had been rendered almost inn
passable by the rains, and he was twenty-five
miles away with his army when the battle
commenced At two O'Clock, after a nine
hours march, when Moeltke himself was
almost in despair, he reached the field, struck
the heart of the Austrian position and decided
the fortunes of the day IN favor of Prussia
He also took prominent part in the Franco
German war, in which he had command of the
Third Army, comprising the Fifth, Sixth and
Eleventh North German Corps, the First and
Second Bavarian Corps and the divisions
furnished by Baden, Wurtemberg and
Hessse, in all about two hundred thou
sand men and 500 guns. His victories
during the campaign are too well known to re-
capitulate. After his own brilliant victories
the battle of Sedan, he reached Versailles on
September % and remained there until after
the conclusion of peace, and the proclamation
of King William as Emperor of Germany. On
October % he was created Field Marshal OF
Prussia, and November Russian Field
Marshal. He was personally very popular with
the South German soldiers and his mere pres.
ence with them their leader was equal to an
entire army corps. After the war he led the
Bavarian troops at the triumphal entry at
Munich, and later was present when the Prus-
sian troops returned to Berlin, and led the
Kaiser's Own Guards past the reviewing stand
Germany would grieve deeply at losing the
new Emperor. He is to them the ideal German
Emperor and soldier, kind-hearted, courageous
and generous to his foes. Even the French
nave never vii1ified him as they have other Ger
man Princes and leaders, and they show a SYM
pathetic interest in HIM in his present aff1iction
that does them credit.
THE EMPRESS.