The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-04-03
LATEST FOREIGN news.
San Francisco, March 18th, per
Barkentine 6. N. Castle.
THE DEAD EMPEROR.


a.. g7,b Of the First Regiment of the Guards
- - According to the Emperors viii, In
- torment was to be at Charlottenberg
t The funeral was expected to take
-..,-s place on Thursday, March 18th. The
Gar of Russia was to attend IN per
Honolu SON -,
said a countless crowd surrounded
sANII the palace. There was nothing Tor
.--,o;r,a. them to see, but to heavy hearts it
.oTsbo- seemed a consolation to be near the
-. Is1 house. The city was strangely silent
- except IN the immediate neighbOr-
hood OF the palace. Theaters and
schools were closed, places of bust
4,,s-;o ness were shut and there we're few
vehicles in the street except for abso-
lutte necessity.
Prince Bismarck went alone to the
so1 presence Of the dead and reverently
4S'' kissed the forehead. There was no
vale san possibility of doubling the depth Of
the Chancellors affections for the
Master. as he loved to call the old
Interh Emperor.
Few additional details are given of
the deathbed scene, but there Is one
notable incident vouehed for regard
ing the Emperor's last recognition of
l'ls = his family. About o'clock the doc
tors succeeded in restoring reanima-
ton by giving him glass of wine
After swallowing the wine he stroked
Maps his mustache as it was his custom,
CURED and tried to raise himself IN bed.
ton 70 He turned his head toward his
ing, DO daughter. the Duchess of Baden, and
Hamas said, "Where is the Empress q The
Duchess replied. Mamma is sitting
by you" The Emperor nodded his
Inter head. intimating that he understood
the Duchess.
Berlin advices of the 10th contain
the following Court interest is be
coming conferred in the question of
IN the coronation and of the position of
- j, the new Emperor toward Prince
80. William. In the messages coming
c. from the Emperor to officials here,
his son, Prince William, is studiously
IA ignored and his name is not men
IN toned. Among the orders issued to
are day ii is directed that the oath of al
legiance be taken by the troops with
2-Au out delay; that the Ministers of State
De proceed to Betenfeldt tomorrow to
OF receive the Emperor, and that no re
ception be held until after the fu-
neral.
The English court is in deep
Intei mourning. The bereavement is sim
ply disastrous to the social season.
@ The effect reaches the most remote
corner of private life, and this means
this men who had made preparations for
adopt an exceptionally brilliant Easter.
In By the death Of Emperor William,
Boar, Queen Victoria becomes the oldest
Code, European reigning sovereign There
been is only one ruler who has kept his
i jubilee, the Emperor of Brazil, who
the became sovereign when baby of
stree SIX years and has had a reign of fifty
sea- seven years, but is six years younger
reou than Queen Victoria Two Euro
cont, pean soyereigns are older than Vic
. tore toria, King Christian of Denmark
attb who viii soon be seventy, but who
f., has reigned for only twenty five
nav years, and the King of Holland who
ofH, Is seventy-one years of age but has
p reigned only forty-nine years. The
81 .be. Queen has reigned eleven years
Le bv longer than the Emperor of Austria
X sat twenty-six years longer than the King
eIo viii Of Denmark, twelve years longer than
y the King of the Netherlands and
= twenty eight years longer than the
King of Belgium.
ss6 The Queen. the Duke of Albany
= Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry
L NAL Of Bettenberg. all attired in deep
: sou mourning, drove to Marlborough
ths House, March 18th, to greet the
Prince and Princess of Wales on
~ their silver wedding-day. A crowd
= gathered on the route and cheered
-, heartily as the royal party passed
- The party remained at Marlborough
- House half an hour. On their return
Al =. they were again heartily greeted
e. The reception at Marlborough House
q - was very largely attended There
were present the King Of the Bel
- gians, the King and Queen of Den
mark, the Duke of Cambridge, Lord
Is Salisbury and other persons of note
Messages of coincidence were sent
Z TO the Imperial family from President
/ CaTnot OF France, the sovereigns OF
&c Europe. the Pope, the Sultan OF
Turkey, and President Cleveland OF
the United States Governments and
Legislatures also sent messages OF
Z ~ sympathy. The Journal de st. Peters
s - bou,y said that the death Of Emperor
Pa William was not less deeply regretted
g IN Russia than in Germany.
ln n RANDALL's TARIFF BILL
IA The tariff bill on which Mr. Ran
dali has been engaged for nearly two
n years, was promised to be given the
public on the 11th Its principal
feature is the abolition to a great
~ extent Of internal taxation. the reduc
Il ton OF which is estimated at S70.000-