The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-26
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Tbs lie Of Marshal Bszasne. whose
death Ii reported 70 have oeoarTe.i st
hadsii Oh Sunday. present. a saeees
sion Of contrasts and changes almost
as startling as ihose which nade the
cafeer a General Grant. unique IN
history Catering the Preach army
rs = private. he rose bv slow bas rega-
lar promotions 20 be she COMMANDER
OF an army corps, then the eom-
nssndsr Of tAe ImfeTial Gaasl, and al
lass the aetaai commander OF the en-
tire French army. When he had
attained the iast position his fame
seemed secure. bat almost Ia a DAY he
was thrown from The height which be
had 70 painfully ascenaed. Three
months after az aiming command Of
chs army he was a prisoner in the
hands oi his eunntrY's enemies. Then
be sas an exlls fsonA his native land,
then = ii gracel soldier standing trial
FOR eewariice and treason. thea a
criminal condemned % be shot. then
pfisones Of state amt last an escapsi
eoavict. poor, deSpisel and not daring
g. Fstarn 10 the country under whose
hag he had ri en- 80 high and fallen so
fssrisliy.
Twenty years ago Bazane might
have heen mentioned a. one % The
foremost generals II his time. There
are now fee who will adniit that be
possessed In the slightest degree the
capacity TO handle an army ssecess-
fully. iiis career as a subordinate,
however. was not By any mean dis
eredisahle one A has been sail, he
rose steadily from the ranks His
services 10 Algeria AMI IN The Cfimea
we're such as 20 ears Tor him noi only
the recognition ~ his government. hus
The attention OF the world. II vas
not until be attained an independent
command Ia Mexico that the Inherent
weakness of bis character became az
parent He Wss shal ow. weak and
vsia AID was given - the psac.ics IL
lew intrigae which had for e object
his per onal alvancemcut. even ~
The eSpen OF his friends and his
country.
The faith II Nap leun iii, howevcr
WAS apparently not shaken hy Ia.
sains's flare "a Nesi @. he eaaan-
ued T. hesS2v agea hlW positions q
trust and Go make u,aai'ct his .esar'l
for tia a, thc IS colder o. the era
plre. naesiue vas hus msde coma
naander of che Imperial Gasri, sad
When Saf was dsslstel against pras-
Ella Ne wAs given one q the mo i,ls-
portani commaads The events a.
this grest var are stlll IA ersotten.
lisa iiac wss hi0rkslei st Mets and
after bgicf resisfsnce SURRENDERED
hts eElice ARMY 10 prins FredeF{ek
Chaslrs whp commanded tsa tfoops
opposed 10 BIN Il sas The made
qaaes Of sais Resistance that formed
the isasj. IL the char-o oi trea oa
Sh Oh vas saoa aztec made against
nszane lie wAs trss8 BY onprtmar-
tiai, eoaYictgI aei sentenced 10 desth
It's - ntenee, however. vas eonmutca
g. sasritsonmsnt Ter aayesrs tIewas
iuspi. aaei on ,he sna q! ste Mar.
ruafifc. h.ls seen csc4peA sna ael O.
SPsia Sinse this even, DC has llve6
in pasouFils and poverty At Msdnl
Is j. aimast universally admitted
,hst the esarSe 81 Treason ,aa4e
agaiass = s,lRc WAS fslse. IL wa<
vssa sh1,lw sind Totally uaRt 70
naansee .Hh operation as tho.e 81
the FFsula ffa-sian ssr. and g. ihese
faa'ts a. sell a. 60 tAc srest super
ioslty * tae geoevsl ana yhe arasy
a lsasvsi a. titn nsast - ait ihage.l
ths series o, D{sassess shieh caluts
nasoi IA ste ssrsva3rF - Mcss Nogh-
ing. however. Vas eveF advanced e.
shos thai naszsse hal brii tFsa ga
abe cofa nsaaf alton wigA Ihe eagmy.
o. fast BE- had wilfally betrayed hi
emrgsoE Rsa kis eoantry. After such
a ii asssr - that vaich feH upon
Frsncs N the war 81 lS7g-.i a szsg e
gOsi s. always sought. and in tsls
tRssA#ee sae ~1tgseast haPPeaet Sc
b. hAsaiec F'SaneV thness apoa him
ths s,ll,ssn * Der eva failure sri he
wss nsyes shlc b. ssst Ell the losd oi
ruiis shics BE Sss gereel ~ besr
HIS PlseV in A5,segy pil ue& B. o q
o. whsca tie E'srneAaaR = she fut ~
wisl lsak with sHsv, ISIS Use ~onld
dcuhtisss h&se ewsa hapg 5er e1e Z
be had never leSa ether thar = rsa