The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-25
The Greatest Soldier in the
World Capitulates.
He DESTROYED FRENCH EMPIRE,
Sensation in England Over Tory Ad-
vocacy Of Free Education.
The Step Preliminary to . General Klec-
tion-Appeal Of the Newfoundland
Observation-Disclosures Government
Afraid Of England aud Of the People.

BERLIN, April 2a.-Marshal Won Moltke
died this evening. He attended the ses-
sion of the reichstag today. Death vas
very sudden, and the physicians who vere
summoned announced that it was caused
by failure of the heart. He passed away
at 9:45 p. m, quietly and painlessly.
News of the counts death caused great
sorrow in the city.
commander-in-chief of the German army, was
born at Parchfm. Mecklenburg, October a6s 1Sn.
His father was Danish general. aud he was ed
ucated in the cadets academy at Copenhagen,
aud at IS became an officer. He entered the
Prussian service in 1S22, and after ten years of
arduous studies and labors was admitted to the
general STAFF In 1885 he went to Constantinople,
and Mahmoud II. conceiying high regard for
his genius, the Prussian authorities permitted
him to serve him in improving the Notifications
Of Turkish cities and in the warfare against the
kurds and against Egypt He returned
to Berlin after the sul4an's death in
1889, was employed for many years
in sta6 service, and in 1856 became
adjutant OF Prince Frederick william, and In
1855 chief Of the general staff of the army,
which post he held until the time of his death.
The rank of lieutenant general was conferred
upon him in 1859. He planned the operations
In the wars with Denmark CS64) and Austria
CISCO, accompanying on the iormer occasion
Prince Frederick Charles, and on the latter
King William. After the battle of Sadowa
Molfke made every preparation for marching
uron Almutz and Vienna, but negotiated FIVE
days truce, which became the prelude to peace.
He was rewarded with the order of the Black
Eagle and the command of the Kolberg or Sec
ond Pomeranian Grenadier Regiment Having
long foreseen the contingency OF . war with
France, he was ready with his plans when 1t
suddenly broke out in 1870, and their execution
resulted in the most astonishing and uninter-
rupted series of victories ever achieved by one
great military nation over another. His system
consisted mainly in making the different army
corps advance separately and operate stimuli
taneously in graphing withthc enemy, and he
brought to bear upon its elaboration q mind OF
singular clearness, q wonderful logical power,
and capacity Of patient research Of the highest
order. Besides comforting on him the title of
count and making him large donations, the en-
peror of Germany appointed him In 1871 general
field marshal, and in 1s72 Life member OF the up
per house. In January, 1874. he was returned To-
the reichstag, and in the following month made
aspeech showing the necessity OF being pre-
pared for retaliation on the part of France,
which produced Q strong impression.
Blakely Hall few years ago wrote: every
often in Berlin I walked up to the war ONCE
after breakfast just for the pleasure Of seeing
little crowd around the door waiting for .
glance At the famous commander, and when he
jumped out of his carriage and walked briskty
into the big building that is known as the brain
OF the army. because all the planning of that
great organization goes on there, he usually
walked between two lines of people. He
smiled with invariable good nature at the
crowd and occasionally stopped to kiss the ruddy
cheek of child If its mother pushed it forward
for the honor. Then he trotted into the Office,
and half an hour later could be seen hurrying
along the corridor with his hands full of huge
offieial-looking papers, as hard at work as
though he had not earned q rest by SO many
years OF toll. Like the sturdy old Bismarck,
Blumenthal and the rest of those wonderful old
men. Won Moltke rises at : in the morning, re-
tires early at night, sleeps on q hard camp bed
stead, eats little and drinks less. This military
regimen undoubtedly has much to do with the
amazing vigor which they all show.']