Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-10
THE DEAD EMPEROR.
FREDERICK Ill. PROCLAIMED AS
WILLIAMS SUCCESSOR.
Words of Condoleuce from all the
Leading Nations-Frederick to
Leave for Berlin.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD UsIoN.I

BERLIN, March 9th.-Eye-witnesses of
the scenes at the death of the Emperor
state that during the last few hours of his
life he suffered no pain. Shortly after s
O'Clock all the members of the family stay
ing at the Palace, the Court dignitar1es,
Generals and Ministers of State were sum-
moned to the chamber in which the EN-
peror was dying.
The Emperor was in a half-sitting posi-
ton on a camp bedstead. All the men,
bers of the royal family took places at the
bedstead
The room was crowded. Prince William
stood nearest the Emperor, half-bending
over the couch, He earnestly watched the
face of the dying monarch until he ex-
pire6.
The Emperor died holding the Empress
hand. He had been in a stupor since 3
O'Clock. He was delirious for brief pc
Rod at o'clock, during which he is re-
ported to have exclaimed: " | am man of
peace but if Russia forces me to war
shall faithfully side with my ally, Austria. -
The Emperor will be buried in the
mausoleum at Charlottenberg.
AAE fhUSSIAN DIET INFORMED.
BERLIN, March 9th.-At the opening of
the Lower House in the Prussian Diet to-
day, Herr Won Puttkamer, Vice-President
OF the Prussian Ministerial Council, arose
and said
have the sad duty to make a most
painful communication to the House. 1t
has pleased God to call his Majesty, the
Emperor, in the twenty. eighth year of his
glorious reign, from his earthly existence
by peaceful death at $50 this morning
Hou will not expect me at this solemn mo-
1nent, when sorrow and care so deeply stir
our own hearts, to attempt TO depict the
feeling With which the whole nation is
flled through the loss of our most beloved
exalted and venerable ruler
BY the consciousness that the sorrow of
our exalted soyereigns of the House are
theirs, and that the deeper the universal
pain at the decease of our eYer-remembered
King the stronger and more indissoluble
will be the link uniting Prussias sovereign
House and Prussia's people in the good and
evil days. ! leave it to yourselves to take
such resolutions as are suitable to the grav-
ity of the situation"
Herr Won Koeller, President of the
House, closed the sitting with these words /:
God protect the Royal House and Father
land
~ AAlE IhElIuolaG
BERLIN March 9th.-When Bismarck en-
tered the Reichstag this afternoon he de-
posted an Imperial order closing the ses-
sion. The order was the last official docu-
ment signed by the Emperor.
Bismarck, with deep emotion informed
the members of the death of Emperor
William. lie also announced that the new
King would assume the title of Frederick
III.
Bismarck informed the Reichstag that
Emperor Frederick will leave San Reno
tomorrow and arrive at Berlin in the due
course of time. The House received the
communication with evident satisfaction.
OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION OF THE DEATH.
BERLIN, March 9th.-The Stats Anzeiqer
publishes the following proclamation:
1t has pleased God to call his Majesty, the
Emperor and King of our Most Gracious Master,
from life after short illness and after richly
blest reign. The whole nation mourns with the
royal house in the decease of the deeply be-
loved and venerable monarch whose wisdom
has ruled so long and goriously over its fortunes
III war and in peace
THE MINISTER OF STATE
The PoPULACE INFORMED.
The death OF the Emperor was an
nounced to the populace by lowering to
halfmast the standard over the Palace
Flags at half-mast are displayed on all
public buildings. An immense concourse
of people gathered outside the Palace. The
multitude IS silent and mournful.
THE CROWN PRINCE DEEPLY AFFECTED.
SAN RENO, March 9th.-Emperor Fred
erick III. was greatly disturbed on hearing
the news of his fathers death, but is now
more tranquil. He has received hundreds
of kilograms of coincidence. His wife re-
ceived many ladies and gentlemen who
had been in Frederick's service, and who
called to express their sympathy.
The new Emperor and his wife will leave
for Berlin tomorrow morning.