Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-29

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~ man IN England, met his death In
i n.. TO save the life of n labor
us man VINO was about to be crushed
~ Tree which he was Telling in tha
Hays. es'ia' castle OF the
roa WIN all his faults. and they are
very remarkable quality-nomely ,bn,
q, acknowledging his fault when hs
u,sco'efs himself to have been In tho
wrong ana of going out of hIs wnv
make amends for any Injustice ~
when he may have rendered himself
Ruhty, No more striking Illustrated
" ths popularity OF his exceedingly
S,vlhpieA character can be found than
ms appointment OF Prince Egon Furs-
and marshal OF the imperial ho,sanoid
ana court For the prince quarreied
most Violently with the emperor short
" AFTER the iatter's succession TO the
throne. The prince and his French
wlfe' who In a sister of the Prince de
saean, were great favorites OF the old
emperor, and during the latters reign
hpt open house at their splendid
palace In the Wilhelm strasse where
they entertained with marnidcent
hospitality. The prince was especially
popular among his brother officers OF
we guards. He was n captain In Queen
Victories Dragon regiment and a
thorough soldier and good fellow.
The prince and his wife We're great
Votarles Of the turf and not only raced
pnl also betted their money with liber-
AMY While this did not In any way
ohend the old emperor, who was a fire.
quent visitor at the Furstenberg palace.
IL gave great offcnse to Prince William,
as the present emperor then was, main
~ OWING to the fact that he himself
was kept on an exceedingly small al
lowance and compelled to live in the
most penurlous manner.
Young William made plain to every
nouy at court how sincerely he dislikcd
Prince Egpn, who took no palns 10
conceal the sentiments Of contempt and
aversion with which he honured the
future emperor IN return, being In the
hhblt OF referring to him az "a bump
tious young prig. The emperur's famous
speech shortly after his accession
against luxury IN the army was no.
toriously directed against Prince Egon
little later, in the presence of several
officers of the guards, the emperor ac-
tually went so far as To openly ccnsure
Prince Egon for his needless extraya-
gance, declaring that the latter served
TO corrupt the simple customs OF the
corps Of officers.
Prince Egon curtly replied that he
considered himself the most competent
judge OF what should be his manner
OF life as well AS of the question as
To whether or not he was eNtraVa-
CANT and at the same time he assured
the emperor In no measured terms that
he had not the slightest intention OF
changing In any particular his mode
or life. The emperor said nothing. but
few days later warned the prince that
his resignation would be acceptable,
adding that II he did not resign ut once
he wouie be dismissed.
The prince Immediately sent IN his
papers, closed up his palace and left
Berlin for good, taking the trouble be-
fore he left, however. TO purchase a
share In the Hamburger Nachrichten.
the newspaper founded by Count
Henckel-Donnersmarck, and which re-
fleets the Views and policies OF Prince
Bismarck as opposed to the govern
ment.
Thenccforth the prince and princess
divided their time equally between
Paris, where the princess as a member
of the house OF lleyrand-Perigord Is
related to nearly all the great houses
Of the Faubourg st. German, and the
south of Germany. where the prince
INHkfFbts VAST ttlutths lie tNDttlllly
distinguished himself at Baden Baden
as the host of the Prince OF Wales dur
ing the race week. He is nm Intimate
friend Of the English helr-apparent. he
and the princess being frequent guests
at Marlborough house and Sandrng
ham.
About year ago Emperor william.
seriously alarmed by tho exodus OF all
. I., MI ,,ph1au
lin. resulting from his own behavior
and conduct. determined To set to work
to repair the harm he had done and by
way OF beginning opened up ncgotin-
lions with view to reconciliation with
the prince Of Furstenberg. comforting
upon him a commission of lieutenant
colonel in lieu of the captaincy Of
which he had deprived him five years
previously.
This served TO smooth down things
a little. and the princes father-in-law.
the old duke OF Sugan, was persuaded
by the empcror-who treats him with
great Difference and regard-to do tho
rest with the result that the prince
has now accepted the Office OF grand
master and marshal OF the imperial
court, an appointment which, while II
adds to the eclat and brlliiancy of the
court. detracts IN some measure from
the prestige Of so very grand a person.
are as Prince Egon Of Furstcnbcrg,
who liz a landgrave and IL possessed OF
sovereign rank-far more so, In fact,
than the princes Of Hohenloho, Lem
ingen, schwartzenberg or Isenburg.
Just how long he wiz retain this Of
fee IN doubtful for he is Il quick
tempered mnn. with large sense OF
his own dignity and value. and viii
not for one moment tolerate the whims,
the caprices. and. above all, the auto
cratic and despotlc ways. Of Emperor
william, for whom he has always en-
tertalned an aversion.
II IL difficult to realize that the Due
de ylcence, who has just died at Paris
AT the age OF almost no, was son
OF that Gen de Caulaincourt, who play
cd so prominent part In France dur
ing the reign of the first Napoleon,
being created duke Of Whence ut the
time when he was relieved or the Office
Of minister OF foreign affairs and was
TO St Petersburg as am
bassador. There is no one Of Napo-
Icons generals who figures more honor
ably In the pages OF history than this
first duke OF Whence. most OF whose
qualities were inherited by his son,
who has died, leaving three daughters,
The dukedom becoming extinct.
The late duke took little interest In
poIltlcs. deyotinR himself entirely to
the management OF his vnst fortune,
and. above all. to his racing stud.
which for many years was renowned
as the largest and finest III France: ne
in nowise owes his nobility TO the uuchl
title conferred upon his father. as the
are one of the most an
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