The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-22
JUBILEE OF sAxoNY's KING.
The Fetes at Dresden to Last All the
Week.

week.
Berlin, Oct. 21.-There will be a nota-
BILE gatheaing at Dresden tomorrow at
the opening celebration of the jubilee SER
viceof King Albert, of Saxony in the army.
King Albert was born at Dresden on
April %, 1928 and is chief of the first reg
iment of the Saxon grenadiers, commands
a regiment of cavalry of the guard. q reg
iment of hussars, a regiment of
camp artillery, regiment of Prussian
dragons and another regiment of Baya-
rian infantry. The fetes will extend for
several days, and Emperor William will
be among those present at the festivities
Emperor William arrives at Dresden at
6 o'clock tomorrow evening, and Arch
duke Albrecht, of Austria, left Vienna
to-day in order to represent the emperor
of Austria at the king of SaXOny's mill
tary jubilee, The king of SaXony has
been a great number of years in the army
and has been an almost regular attendant
at the Austro- Hungarian army maneuvers.
King Albert has received a thorough mil
itary education and took an active part in
l84S in the Danish war.
A cREDITABLE WAR RECORD.
The Saxon king also fought on the side
of the Austrians in the battle of Sadowa,
which first gave Prussia definite idea of
her own strength and probably led up, to
some extent, to the fateful campaign of
1S10-71 against the French. In the opera
tions against Metz during the Franco
German war and in the operations which
led to the surrenderof Napoleon at Sedan
as well as in the sl1illful investment Of
Paris, King Albert was prominently to
the front. In the latter movement of the
Prussian army he held the right bank of
the Seine against the French forces
When peace had been concluded and the
German empire firmly established, King
Albert of Saxony was made field marshal
and inspector general of the army.
GUEST OF TIE EMPERoRs.
During the autumn maueuvers of the
Austrian and German armies King Al
bert Of SaxOny has repeatedly been guest
of the Two emperors and has joined with
them in limiting expeditions. In Saria,
King Albert has frequently hunted with
the Austrian emperor and it is admitted
that he is better acauainted with the good
points and bad points of the Austrian
army than any one else.
A SPECIAL COMPLIMENT.
In Germany it is considered as a special
compliment to him as a soldier that the
Emperor sent Prince Albert Victor to rep
resent him. A deputation of officers and
men of the third regiment of Austrian
dragons, of which King Albert is honor
ary colonel, has arrived at Dresden, com
missioned TO present the congratu-
lations of their chiefs at the Jubilee of the
king of Saxony. The delegation from the
Austrian dragon regiment. tits expected
will be Joined to-day by Field Marshal
Count Pelican, Col. Count Auersperg,
Capt. Kincount Thurn and three officers,
who, in 1886, were appointed in atten-
dance on the Grown Prince Albert.
Among the other personages to be present
are the grand duke of SaxonY, Prince
Leopold of Bavaria, and several dukes.
A PRESENT FROM THE EMPEROR.
The emperor will personally present
King Albert with a valuable souvenir.
Arch Duke Albrecht at the conclusion
of the jubilee festivities will proceed to
Berlin in order to thank Emperor Viii
liam for comforting upon him the rank of
a Prussian field marshal
The emperor has been greatly bene-
fitted by his stay at this secluded hunting
lodge at HuberstOck, where has been IA
VOred with excellent weather. The en-
peror was up early in the morn
ing and went out shooting
before breakfast. He was always
accompanied by an attendant who loads
and hands him his gun in vertical posi-
tion so that the emperor when firing and
using his right hand, lowers the gun
gradually until he has sighted the object
and then fires.
When deer shooting, an attendant
makes kind of rest with his staff on the
ground, which he holds at arms length /;
the emperor then rests his gun upon his
attendants arm, takes aim and fires.
The empress often accompanies the
emperor on the afternoon excursions.
During the remainder of the day the en-
perOr is immersed in state business, re-
ceives the minister's reports, dictates let
ters, and attends to great amount Of
routine business.
Postman Scheel, who was recently CON
demned to death for the murder of his
wife, a small land owner at Schaer, was
executed al Keil to-day
A woman from Rixdorf was brought to
the Koch Hospital today suffering from
cholera