Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-20
LONG LIVE the EMPEROR.


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80 vos rcd 10 he Prnaeian ministry
b ~ laD6saa b aoitsa sssuiea today.
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of 0sd, kine ef Prussta, hesshy psoeeaim
anA Dake knovn that Z havi0I pleased
God aftef tAe oe0ise oe the Emceeos
and King william, cur Uach belovod
fashss, 70 sali - 70 shs thfcue of oaf
Aneestses. - Aesogith osnd y the lnnd-
tag our creating. The sonti0ents ard
paFpooes With which ~ enter upon our
Roves1ment and the pTtueip.os On which
- voold exeeeiee our royal omso havs
bee0 pseeesimed by - 10 %. faftAfui
Veocla. Walking u the paths Of our
RleHiooo father, - ehall know no otheR
aim Of cur striving than the hsppine0
and welfare OF The faAAoriAnd by eou-
scientifically oosesvinR the esnefttutioo.
fuily sAfeRuasdina all psoeogaaives of
The crown and soyally eo-opsestlng
With the national eepesoeatatjo0. ths
kiaa hopes With Gods hsip 70 attais
bis object. Which 10 the happirsss and
Welfare Of the oountry. The condition
Of his bealth prevents him from taking
the cath verbally deeirina 10 declase
without delay hia position regarding the
constitutional lavs. although tbis could
admit Of no doubt BE- nov solsmnly un-
destAkes % adhere TO the constitution
firmly and invielably and 10 rule In con
fosmity With the lavs."
The osatina vas invested vith uuueu-
al Interest and The galleries evei6oved
With vi0ito.A Al eo0o - the members
had assembled Prince Bismarck, asco0-
psnied By all the niniseees Of state. en-
ALL -
when The chancellor had oeased rad
ing. Duke Won Ratiboe, PRECEDENT fthe
ucpeR house, said that q Was not within
bic province TO cay how each house
would reply to the meesaRe. He Woald |
uov simply ask the assembly 10 mark |
toe faithful attachment and dsvotjoa Of |
live K,ng Frederick" Tue cheer vas |
then repeated and the diet forthwith ID
jousaeA.
The message was read By Hsrf Pies |
6os6, president OF the reichstaR, Who |
submit to is tomorrow draft on an ad- |
dnse IN reply 10 the message sxpressipe
devetion 30 tho emperor. Tue request |
va granted. Herr Piesdord then an |
that be, with the vice peosi. /
depts Of the house. had, in the name Of
he yeichstaR, asked for audiencoa With |
The emperor and Empress Augusta and
The crown prince and erosn pFinoess,
which would shortly be granted He
then expressed the thanks Of the house
Tor resolutions Of sympathy With Ger
many uassed BY foreign pafliaments.
Then Prince Bismarck rose and said:
sIt will afford ne greater satisfacti0n
Z l am permitted to consider myself
,hareed By the house TO communicate
Tho thsnhs Of the seichstaQ 20 those
governments whose pafiiaments
nave expressed sympathy With the grief
&C. Such expressions have
,ome from all quarters Of the globe.
10 euch monarch ever before vas - re-
,pected 40 to cause ell the nations on
,aYth TO bring to his grave signs Of sor-
row. I shall thank you to empower me
% express thanks TO these friendly pa-
ioEs upon wboss syuspathy the peace
II the future rests moro firmly than
,pon written treaties" 1
nIyKngNcI 10 AxAAcD AND loDAINs.
E1RAasBun0, Nnrch 1S.-In . pfoels.
nation Issued BY Emperor Frederick
md oountessiRned b. Hohenlohe. 70
ference IL made 10 Alssee and LoFsine
10 the following language: The union
II AlsAoe and Lorraine, which the lapse
II years cannot impair. has again b.
some - intimate ~ Il Was In the time
II our ancestors, before these German
ands we're severed from the ancient
md elorious union Of their kindred