Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-25
Won MOLTKE DEAD.
Some Details Of the Funeral
The EmperOr's Remarks.
WHEAT CROP OF KANSAS VERY LARGE
Duty Placed on Lottery Tickets,
President Harrison's Trip, Mutt
nous Action Of Soldiers, State
and Foreign News, Etc.
Won MoLrKE DEAD.

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BERLIN, April 25.-The death of
Won Moltke is announced,
Won Moltke attended session Of
the Reichstag yesterday afternoon.
His death was very sudden, and the
physicians who were summoned
announced that it was caused by
failure of the heart. He passed
away at 9:45 p. m, quietly and
painlessly.
[Count Won Moltke, whose death
is announced, was born Oct 26, 1900
at Parchim, in Mecklenburg, and
educated at the military academy OF
Copenhagen; entered the Prnssiap
irmy In 1922, and was appointed q
member of the staff In 1882. HI
procured a furlough in 1885 for
several years, and entered the ser
vice of Turkey. He returned home
in 1941, and returned to his military
duties, and became chief Of staff OF
the whole army of Prussia in 1858
In this position he made his name
renowned as general. Under his
inspiring leadership the staff became
most convenient and effective
means of commanding the army
and in subsequent wars his plans
and dispositions resulted in an un-
broken series of brilliant victories
In 1854, In the war against Denmark
Moltke led the army for the first
time. Two years later, in the wal
against Austria, he entered larger
theater of action, and showed hii
talent as a strategist in the mos
brilliant manner, ending the war IL
six weeks with the great victory o
Sadowa. Honors were voted hin
and he was elected a deputy to thC
North German diet. Th'
brilliant success of the campaign il
France in 1901 was largely due t.
his magnificent combinations. Fur
ther honors were showered upon
him at the conclusion of the war
being created a count, given one o
the five grand crosses of the Iror
Cross, and made field marshal, be
sides receiving grant of large
sum of money from the government
Although past ninety years of age
his interest in national affairs was
unabated, and he was keenly alive
to the welfare of the great empire
which he was largely instrumental
in forming.
Won M0LTKE FUNERAL.
BERLIN, April 25.-The will OF
Count Won Moltke who died last
night states he desired his burial to
take place at Croisau where his wife
and child are buried. The funeral
If the counts request is followed is to
be strictly private but 1t is thought
that possibly the emperor will
overrule the dead soldiers wishes
and tnat the funeral will be made
the occasion for grand military
display. A great crowd of people
respectful and sympathetic surround
the counts residence and throng
the streets. Many stores In the
leading thoroughfares are closed
and the city throughout is commenc-
Ing to display emblems ofmourning
Both houses of the Prussian diet
have adjourned until Monday next,
In u telegram of sympathy EN-
peror Willlm said; "The field mar
shaps death is greater loss to Ger
many than the loss of an army corps
would have been,n The emepror
has summoned all the princes and
crowned heads of the different Ger.
man states TO the funeral which
takes place next Thursday and
which will be attended by military
ceremonies, The remains will he In
state,in the apartment in which the
count died, until Thursday morning,
Lesslng, the famous sculptor, took
east of the dead field marshaps face
this afternoon.
LARGE WHEAT CROPS.
LEAvENwoRrH, Kan, April 25.-
II lie predicted that the wheat crop
OF Kansas will be the largest ON
record.
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