Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-10

morning ne following bulle tin wss issued:
After slight Pickering up Of his vital
powers yesterday evening. the E nperO =
weaknes increased during the night and
nss now s'tsined & high degree.
Is g1ed Won LAUER- SEUTHCLD
LATER The Emperor William died at
$50 this morGfrg.
OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED
Berlin, March 9 at the meeting Of
the L ,~er House If the Prussisn Die;
TO-DAY aerr Won Put kamer, Vice Pfesi-
Dent OF the Prussian Ministerial Council,
arose and said: l have the sad duty 10
make n most painful Communication 20
the House. l. mas pleased GOD to call
His Msjesty, tae Emperor, in the twenty
eighth year Of his glorious reign, from
his earthly existence by peaceful death
| at $3.50 O'Clock this morning. You will
not expect NE at this most solemn mo-
ment when sorrow and care SO deeply
stir our hearts 10 attempf &c
depict the feelings with which the whO.e
ration is filed through the loss Of our
beloved, exalted and venerable ruler. |
may, however, safely and cor tldently say
IN this day of sore trial, that the
Pruesian people and their repress natives
will now, more than ever, be united by
the consciousness that the sorrow Of our
exalted sOvereigD's house Is theirs, and
| that the deep universal paiD at the decesee
of orr ever remembered Kiug, stronger
and more indis soluble, will be q link
uniting PrUssisB's sovereign house sud
| Pfussia's people in good and evil days.
le8ve it to yourselves to take such resolu-
tiCns As are suitable TO the gravity OF the
situation.
Berr vJn Koeller, President of the
Hruse, closed the sitting with the words:
"God prot' ct the royal house and the
fatheIlsndn
EMPEROR FREDERICK WILLIAM.
| SAN RENO, M.Tca The Emperor of
Germany, Frederick William, passed .
fairly sood night. During the early part
Of the night ne was restless, but he slept
better st:erward.
FLAGS AT HALF MAST.
LONDON, March 9-Queen Victoria
ana 'he Prince of Wales were informed
Of the death oftheEmperor al $50 O'Clock
this morning. TIE news reached the
clubs before The members assem-
bled. Special messengers in
formed the ministers, the Prince
oi Wales, tire foreign ambassadors,
various members OF the House Of LOrds
aud persons prominent in political cir
clee. The excitement Of yesterday has
been renewed, and the German Em0sssy
is besieged By callers. In consequence
Of yesterday evenings conflicting ru-
moIs, the definite news of the Emperor's
death WAS at first cautiously received.
Flags on the public buildings were placed
st half mast, and notice Of the Emperor's
decesse WAS posted on the bulletin bosrds
If the newspapers.
MESSAGE FROM THR QUEEN.
LONDON, March 8 AT l1:l0 O'Clock
III. mo- nj e, Prirce Henry of B enburg,
co1v.ye1 8 message from the Quetn tC
Count Won Fl. zfeIdt, German Ambsssa.
dor, expressing Her Maiesty's sorrow al
the Emperor's death. The balls which
we're to have been held at Dublin Castle
to bigst and on ST. PAtrick's day have
Deen postponed.
LEFT FOR LONDON.
BRUSSELS, March 8 the KIug anC
@ leen of Belgium left here on their way
U Londou to attend the silver wedding
u the Prince and Princess of Wales, JUS
before the news Of the German EmperoI'l
deS arrived.
WILL ADJOURN. AS A MARK OF RESPECT
ROME, March The Chamber Of D. p
|
for the dsaG Emperor. The general i'm
Lr.ssion is tDst there will be no change II
he political situation go long as Primo,
Bismarck lives.
KING FREDERICK.
BERLIN, March 9-When the ReichsteI
met to-day Prince Bismarck, with deel
emotion, informed the members of thu
death OF the Emperor. He also an.
nou ICED thst the Lew K Dg would assum
the title of Frederick.
PROCLAMATION OF HIS DEATH.
BERLIN, March 9.-The Staats AnZeig e
pu dishes the following procIams ion
cit has pleased God TO call His NJ ssty
the Emperor ana King. our most gracious
master, from lie after q short illness ant
after richly blessed reign. Toe Who'll,
nation mourns with the royal house tht
decesse of our deeply beloved ard veceI-
able monarch, whose wisdom hsa EuleC
SO long and si0ri0usly over lis fortune!
in p ace aud in war.
(SlgneG) MINISTER OF STATE "
DEATH BED SCENES.
BERLIN, March Eye witnesses G.
the scenes 81 the death Of the Emperor
state that during the last few hours Of
his life he suffered no pain. Shortly at el
4 O'Clock all the members of the fam y
4 staying at the palace, the court digni
taries, Generals aud tse Ministers oil
State were summoned to the chamber II
which the Emperor lay dying The En-.