St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-17
GNAWED HIS THROAT.
Malignant Cancer Was What
Brought Death to the
Kaiser.
An Autopsy Determines the
True Malady From Which
He Died.
The Remains Placed in a Cata-
falque and Funeral
Services Read.
Emperor Williams First Mes
sage to the Army and
Navy.

BERLIN, June 15.-The first full dec
iaration of the new emperor'S policy is
now understood as taking the form of
an address to the Prussian people,
which is expected to be issued on Tues
day. The reichstag will be summoned
to meet June 25 to receive the message,
and, shortly afterwards, the emperor
will formally take the oath of the con-
stitution before the landtag. Specula-
ton has been already busy regarding
the tenor of the emperor's adj
dress to the people. Officially, moth
ing is known of its character.
Prince Bismarck held conference to-
day with the Prussian ministry and
afterwards obtained an audience with
Emperor William II. The impression
in the ministerial circle is that the adj
dress will be brief; that it will be eX-
plicit upon the emper0r'S desire to MAIN
tain peace, and guarded upon the sub
ject of the relations between the crown
and the people.
The remains of Emperor Frederick,
which had been embalmed, but by the
deceased monarch's own request will
not lie in state, were placed in coffin
tonight, and then
CARRIED TO THE CATAFALQUE,
which had been erected i'll the Jasper
gallery. The coffin is identical with
that in which Emperor William was
buried. Count Won Moltke visited the
mortuary chamber this afternoon.
Later he was received by the imperial
family. Profs. Virchow, Waldeyer and
Bergman went to the Friedrichsllron
palace at the request of Emperor Will
lam and remained for two hours. Their
presence gave rise to an accurate report
a post mortem examination to
be made, although the Dowager
Empress Victoria was averse
to it. Public feeling in Ber-
lin districtly favored the holding of
such an examination, and the supposed
abandonment OF the plan caused a re-
vival of the eXcitment against DIR.
Mackenzie, who was charged with omit
ting an autopsy in order that he might
prevent final authoritative report as
TO the true malady from which the em-
peror died. Besides the doctors who
conducted the autopsy, Count Won Stol-
berg-Wernigerode, court chamberlain,
remained during the examination,
which proved
THE EXISTENCE OF CANCER.
DR.. MackenZie'S friends state that he
concurred in the holding of the post
mortem. They also Statethat he knew
the character of the disease from an
early period, but took the best course
possible with the patient.
The funeral service was read in the
Jasper gallery by Chaplain Koegel. At
the head of the bier a black baldachin
has been erected, while around the cat
afalque are numerous foatst0ols. Prince
and Princess Henry personally superin-
tended the arrangements. All the men,
bers of the imperial family were pres
ent at the service. The transfer Of the re-
mains to their
FINAL RESTING PLACE
will take place on Monday morning.
Among those who have already arrived
to attend the funeral are the king of
SaXOny, the grand duke of Hesse and
the dukes of SaXe-Weimar.
Emperor William and Empress
Augusta Victoria will presently reside
il the marble palace where the emperor
to-day received the reports of Count
Won Stolberg-W -Wernigerode, Count Ellen
berg and other ministers. Emperor
William IL has affixed his first signature
to a document permitting the Emperor
Frederick's testament to be opened.