The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-16

Prince William, son OF the dead En-
perOr, who will succeed to the throne Of
Germany, is u mere boy, being in his
twenty-eighth year, yet he has chiefly
distinguished himself as representa-
tive type OF the rrussian military youn-
ker. He is the pride OF the military
party and the hope OF Prince Bismarck,
who, MS is well known, has no love for
the Crown Prince. The Prince was Il
great favOrite OF the Emperor, who,
with the great Chancellor, instilled in
him the principles OF Frederick the
Great.
He lisa young man who hates every
thing that is not German, and many say
that when he becomes Emperor there
will be war.
Ills EDUCATION.
His training has been most excellent.
The best professors have always been at
his command in the colonies, mathe-
MATES, physics, religion and classics.
He was sent to the University at Cassel,
where he held n high position in his
class, passing his examinations with
credit. His compositions at Cassel were
mostly on military subjects, one OF them
being upon Alexander the Greats eXpc-
ditiOn to india, in which he laudcd ct-
iusively the wild monarch OF Greece.
The Prince WAS aGterward at Bonn,
where he was very popular with the stu
dents. He was fond OF botamizing,
mountain climbing and all sorts OF sport.
Among the llOmGric heroes, Hector was
his iavOritc. The Prince was skillful on
skates and fine swimmer.
While at Bonn he translated some OF
the odes of Horace and wrote several
plays, one OF which, "CharlGmagne in
AK Ia ChapeIIe," " was performed by his
fellow students.
Ills MILITARY TRAINING.
IN 1877 he was placed in the military
service as Premier Lieutenant OF the
First Regiment OF Guards. When he
entered upon his military duties the old
Emperor, his grandfather, delivered to
him this remarkable address:
"You have learned from 4 study OF
history that all the Kings OF Persia have,
together with their duties us Regents,
always paid chief attention to the army.
The great Elector gave Il mighty exam.
pie to the hosts by his own personal
courage. Frederick !, knew very well
when he placed the crown upon his
head that he would be compelled to de-
iend this step. He knew well, however,
that his troops, tried in battle, would
enable him to do so. Frederick Will
liam |, in the garrison, which you now
enter, and which has been well called
the cradle OF the pruSsiHn army,
laid the firm foundation to its
organization by the strict discipline
which he introduced, without which no
army can exist. And this spirit still
lives. Frederick the Great possessed
OF natural talent rs Il commander, took
the firmly built organization us the basis
of the army with which he made. wal
and fought battles that made him i'm
mortal, In the last year it was
the Prussian army with invincible Cour'
age, its steadiNst endurance, that Gna'
bled Prussia to attain the great position
she now occupies. Your youth fell in
these days. You have in your father q
noble example in the guidance OF war.
and battles. In the service in whicl
you are about to enter, however, yor
will come across matters. that may seen
insignificant to you; but you will lcarr
that in the service nothing is small, ant
that every stone belonging to the struCt
ure OF an army must be properly formed
: il the completed edihce is to be firm AM
!. lasting. Therefore, = bid you go and d,
r your duty"
l PRESENT RANK AND MARRIAGE.
The Princes present military rank
c Colonel Commander OF the Hussars @
: the Guard. He is popular with til
+ army, and has undoubtedly the stuff il
$ him OF which they make soldiers an
n generals He is said to be anxious I
V prove himself, as his grandfather wishe
!. him to be, second Frederick the Grca
a He is known for his reckless dispositio
l. and hot blood. lie married Princes
r Augusta Victoria.
r. On the 9th OF February. ut the Bran
q denburg dinner, he endeavored t
II smoothe matters over in speech, /
=, which he appealed strongly to the mil
5. tary spirit OF his cOuntrymen.
$, II know that section Of the publ
li imputes me careless and thoughtle.
n longing for war for the sake Of glor,
/. God preserve me from such criminal ri
ia diness, am soldier; all the BrandeI
" burgers are soldiers, conclude wit
u the words uttered by Prince Bismarck
ia the Reichstag, which showed the gran
9, spectacle OF popular representation goii
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