The Portland daily press., 1888-03-10
IN OTHER LANDS.
Queen Victoria and Her Court VIII
Wear Mourning Dress.

IN OTHER LANDS.
Queen Victoria and Her Court VIII
Wear Mourning Dress.
LONDON, March 9-Flags are at half mast
generally throughout England on account Of
the death of Emperor William. At 11.15
o'clock this morning Prince Henry Of Bat
tenberg conveyed message from the Queen
to Count Won Hatzfeldt, the German Ambas-
sador, expressing Her MAZE sty's sorrow at
the death of the Emperor. The balls which
were to have been held at Dublin Castle to-
night and on st. Patrick's day, have been
postponed.
The excitement Of yesterday has been re-
newed and the German embassy is beseiged
by callers. In consequence Of yesterday
evenings conflicting rum ors, the definite
news OF the Emperor's death was at first re-
ceived cautiously. The flags on the public
buildings were displayed at half mast, and
the notice Of the Emperor's decease was
posted on the bulletin boards Of the newspa-
pers. Large crowds gathered around the
newspaper Offices and many were the ex-
pressions Of sorrow and regret, mingled
with sympathetic remarks, as to how tne
death Of the emperor would AFFECT the new
Emperor, Frederick William.
General surprise is expressed that the
House of Commons did not adjourn In con-
sequence Of Emperor Williams death.
The Queen has sent kilograms OF condo
lence to Berlin and to San Reno. The
Queen was dressed in deep black when she
took her carriage exercise in the gardens. OF
Buckingham Palace today. All the officials
Of the palace and the servants are dressed
in mourning. The Prince OF Wales, In deep
mourning, visited the Queen at 10 O'Clock
hfu fpff md in or a p0nFf
has been ordered to wear mourning for a
month. All state ceremonies have been can
celled. The Prince Of Wales, Prince Chris
tian and Prince Henry Of Battenberg, who
will represent the Queen, will attend the
Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone were among those
wAo called upon the Queen today. Mr.. Glad
stone remarked the way in which the Queen
bore up under the shock.
Enmity Forgotten.
PARIS, March 9-The Liberte says; SIT may
be said to the honor Of France that her old
chivalrous spirit has ON this occasion silenced
the voice of national passion. Among all
classes of society the fate of the Emperor
William and his son is the subject Of most
sympathetic concern. We can no longer re-
gard as enemies that venerable monarch
sinking into his grave, or the Prince, in the
prime Of life, whose existence is ebbing
away. We are irresistibly touched at their
fate, and with the sacred volume we rever-
emily exclaim, How are the mighty fallen.
Other French papers comment at great length
on the results Of the accession Of Prince
William to the throne of Germany and on
the probability Of war.
The parliamentary chambers will not ad-
journ on account Of the German Emperor $
death. President CarnOt has sent a tele-
graphic message Of coincidence to Frederick
William at San Rom0. He also charged Col.
Lichtenstein, lof his military household, TO
convey his coincidence to Count Won Nuns
ter, the German ambassador TO France. M.
Flourens, Minister of Foreign Affairs, went
to the German embassy and telegraphed to
M. Herbette, the French AMBASSADOR at Ber-
lin, to present his condolences to Prince Bis
marck. All the members of the French cab
met called and inscribed their names at the
German Embassy.
italian Deputies Adjourn.
ROME. March 9.-The Chamber of Depu-
ties will adjourn as mark Of respect for
the dead Emperor. The general impression
is that there will be no change in the politi-
cal situation so long as Prince Bismarck
lives.
sweden's Testimonial.
COPENHAGEN, March 9.-In the Rlgsdag,
to-day, the president referred to the death Of
the German Emperor. Hesaid: Although
to the Danish people, painful recollections
are associated with the name of the power
full sovereign who has just passed away,
this will not prevent us from duly rec0gni-
zing man of worldwide reputation. and II
is to be hoped that past wounds will be
healed by the growing peaceful understand
ing between the two nations" He referred
to the illness Of the new Emperor In SYM
pathetic terms.
The Reichsrath AdJourns.
VIENNA, March 9.-The Reichsrath has
adjourned because Of the death Of the Ger
man Emperor.
Our Governments Coincidence.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-The official an
nouncement Of the death of Emperor Will
liam was received at the German Legation
early this morning. The telegram was signed
by Prince Bismarck and stated that the EN-
peror passed peacefully away at half past
this morning.
The Secretary of State this afternoon sent
the following cable message to Minister Pen
dleton at Berlin:
"The President desires you TO make known
through the Foreign ONCE that the death OF tht
illuslrious and venerable Emperor Of Germany
has deeply aroused the sorrow and sympathy Oi
the people OF the United Stotes aud The Govern
ment. BAfARD.
The Secretary sent also message to Baron
Zediwitz, Charge d'Affaires,o of which the fol-
lowing is a copy:
"Bdro1t-The melancholy tidings conveyed by
your note Of this day had already been received
by a telegram from Mr.. Pendleton, our Minister AT
Berlin. The seal Of death has at last been set
upon long and illustrous career, and the people
OF the United States will fully sympathize with all
Germany at the bier of Emperor William 1. Ac-
cept Baron, the renewed assurance Of my highest
consideration. Il. II. BANARD"