Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-13
CApRlvps CAREER
Some Of the Achievements OF Bismarck's
Successor.

The Berlin correspondent OF the I,Ondon
Times sends his journal The following
sketch ~ General Won Cnpriyi. the rev
Chancellor Of the German empire General
Won Caprivi de Caprera do MOutecuccuh.
tO give him his full title, y now IN his
hty-uinih year, bayiug been born az
Berlin on February q, 1881. HI
father, descended from an ilus-
trious Italian stock. WAS high legal
f1uctiOnary III the service Of the russian
state. Entering general regiment ID mrs
eighteenth ycarhc won rapid promotion,
and served with distinction in the CAM
pHigns OF 1864 and 1866. Ia 1870 he acted
as tho chief Of the staff 10 The Tenth corps.
ct which he IS now the commander. ard
rcaped fresh laurels in all the battles on
the Loire. Swiftly ascending the other
steps o. the military ladder. he was alp
pointed i'm 1888 60 the command Of the
lhiIiIeto division 30 Metz, and next ycar.
passing OF single bound from The army 10
the navy. he succeeded Hen Won 5torch on
Tire latter's retirement from TIE head oi
tle Admiralty.
I'm 4 short time naval men br profession
were amazed at the mastery OF Their aro
ond the perception of their intcrc e. winch
were displayed by a nero landsmau ana
soldier like Won Capiivl end hrs admins
tratiou couclu5iycy proved Of least that
there was a MAN with a rare power VI
adapting himself 20 now modes aud lines
OF activity. a faculty which viii render
less strange and less dangerous MS i,i-
pending transition from soldering 60
diplomacy and craftsmanship. Soon alter
the present EmpcrOTs accession. on the
death OF Count Monte. he reOrganlzed the
navy the command Of the imperial fcet
beng vested ia Admiral Won der Colts.
while something like ministry IF marine
was created under Rcar-AdIpTal Won liens
ner, and II vas Oh his occasion that Cen
clGl Won Caprivi. sharing IN the redlstri-
button OF military commands. returned 10
bis first love, and was rewarded for hie iov-
atty thereto. no less than for hi' naval SER
vices. altu Che Tenth or HanoypUan army
corps. which Is one OF the finest in the
whol, army.
During the manOuvrcs Of last autumn
whom the IIanoyorlans and Ncstphaiian
met ID mimic warfare, with SWOka iri--poW-
ler and other Innovations Oh Their iritl,
tho Emperor had opportunity enough anew
- study the character Of General Won 81
priyi, and the Generals character and ahil-
,fy 20 serve him in d political caps-
ctv must have fairly convinced ms
Majesty. otherwise he would never
have aekcd him 20 assume iLe
enormous burden # responsibility when
Prince Bismarck has now lad down u
was not without grave sGupl09 ana ser
distust that General Won CapuY listened
To- the hattcriuc prOpOsalsol the emperor
but his Majesty. %, = is sa.d, hnally ne
cldod t. have "A soldier for his now Chan
collor. thinking. as hcd0os, with FREDERICK
the Great. that general must be the aureel
conductor Of q foreign policy, aS n
best now far De- can go with the army be
but. though soldier Of the FIRST order:
General Won CapriNl. III Tie opinion "i ah
vino know him, is very much more IMAM p
soldier. md 4 personal appearance ls 40
c,rrt for ANYTHING be must be @ man Of
great force of character aud VIII, com
nmug ian q mgh degree the @urH@ /" "ic1D
with the fg4tfr rt ~. blending sagfclty
with patience, resolution Win g'o1
lur0r. and German thOroughuess with
.lfloru fire The new German Clancei-
Dor looks % typical Vcuton Of The mgh-
,,t aud most Impressive type. He mlShl
Vet, we'll pass Tor broiucr, or ca Il
double. of Prince Bismarck himself, inc
upr-onal likeness between the two mcu
being most remarkable. In point, indeed,
Of -fnture and breadth Of shoulder Conc
ral Won Cauriyi oven has the advantage ul
fine man he is romo 10 succeed. Int other
,y,s, ho is characterized hv the same lna-
slVe lew. heavy gray moustachc ana uosAt
eyebrows thick neck, -oild SQUARE he. ~
Areyd. penetrating glance. aud general "r
h-Aed eupyity of notwithstanding
statesman.
4 diforcuce Ia the character of the Two
mon might 10y some be dlscerned an Their
walk for, while Prince Bismarck troadS
sharply and heavily ike a trooper. the CANT
of General Won CDpr.vi has something IN ~
of Gel.belation aud lelsurtiE elegance
while not lacking either IN nerve or en-
pln.iS. He Is good enough speaker. 0ut
"a brief ono. and when "a; the mead OF the
Admiralty ne never failed, from his place
on the Federal Council bench IN the Re.ch-.
stag. to put his case clearly and we'll IN
decd. IL may be- said that il Wa ms tenure.
oil Office 80 the Admiralty winch enabled
HIM 10 become acquainted with tie inter-
nal machinery on fne imperial government
10 p degree that VIII render h7 noNltia'e
a. Chancellor comparatively easy:
The choice mas been made 70 The eXcln-
sion Of al the candidates Tor the Office at
Chancellor whom popuiar surnn-c nH5 pu'
forward candidates like Count Naldcr-
see. chief OF the staff; Prince Iohcniohe,
Sfqtthalter of Alsacc-LWrainc: Herr Won
Eottisher. DR.. Miguel tursomastcr Of
frankfort can absurd hypo.hcsiD; Count
Uat1fellt. German Gmbassldprn London.
and Count Munster, his colleague 40 P'Tis.