The Russellville Democrat., 1888-06-21
GERMANY MOURNS AGAIN
Last Hours and Death of Emper-
 or Frederick III.
The Empire Mourns the Loss of Its Idol William III ProcIaimed-Bio- graphical Sketches of the
 Dead and the Living.
EMPEROR FREDERICK IS DEAD.

EMPEROR FREDERICK IS DEAD.
 PorsDAM, June 15.--Emperor Frederick died at eleven o'clock this morning. 1 OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED. 1 BERLIN, June 15.-The Reichsdnzeiger l Official organ) publishes the following announcement of the death of Emperor Frederick:
 | The royal sufferer has ended his earthly ca reer By Gods desire the Emperor-King. our most gracious master, passed to his eternal rest shortly after eleven o'clock this morn | ing, after long and grievous suferings, which were borne with admirable fortitude and sub mission to Gods will. The royal house and the within short time. They deeply mourn the | all-too-early decease of our much-beiovsd Elm peror.
 lSigned1 MINISTRY OF STATE. | WILLIAM PROCLAIMED EMPEROR. BERLIN, June 15--The Bundesrath as . sembled at noon to-day. Prince Bis marck, Chancellor of the Empire, formal iy announced the demise of Emperor Frederick III, and proclaimed the access sion to the German throne of Emperor William ILL
 THE DEAD EMPERoR's LAST HOURS. LONDON, June 16.--The story of the Emperor's last day of life is thus briefly told: When Prince Bismarck took what proved to be his final leave of his imper- ial master Thursday, the Emperor with great effort placed the hands of the Em- press in those of the Chancellor, his eyes the while unmistakably expressing an appeal to the man of blood and iron to protect and uphold the rights of the de- voted wife and prospective widow. Prince Bismarck signified in words his interpre- tation of the Emperor's otherwise ex- pressed desire. He bowed low to the Emperor, then to the Empress, and kiss ing the hand of the Kaiser, promised to faithfully obey his mute injunction.
 At midnight the Emperor was assisted from his bed and placed in chair. The change brought slight relief to the pa tient whose respiration was labored and pulse futtering. The members of the the Emperor's family, with the exception of the Empress, then retired for brief sleep, leaving the faithful wife perform ing at the husbands bedside the weary vigil prompted by love and duty. Meanwhile the doctors, with the excep- tion of Dr. Hovall who sat i'll a chair to the left of the bed, paced up and down the large front room communicating with the study in which the Emperor was lying. Dr. Hovall repeatedly examined the pulse of the sick man, and at one o'clock was asked by His Majesty through the medium of note written on the leaf of pad: "How is my pulse; are you satisfied with it?n
 From this hour there was a gradual de- crease of the Emperor's strength until three o'clock, when a marked change for the worse set in. The patients face bia n in their sockets until they appeared to be but half their normal size. The condi- tion of the Emperor alarmed his watch CTS, and the members of the imperi al family were summoned. Prince Henry was the first to appear, closely followed by the Grown Prince, soon to become Emperor. Both princes stationed them- selves at the bedside, most of tho other members of the family, who came soon after them, standing near the door.
 The moribund Emperor rallied slightly after the arrival of his children, and maintained his improvement until five o'clock, when the final decline set in. From that hour to the end the sinking was gradual and steady. Last nights dis patches do not confirm the reported ef- forts of his Majesty to speak and write during his last hour of life. At eleven o'clock all of the dying mans family were present at the bedside The Grown Prince stood near the head of the bed, his form erect and his gaze never once withdrawn from the face of his father. His counte- nance was sorrowful, yet stern, and his manner betokened full appreciation of the burden of responsibility which was rapidly being transferred to him to bear while he should live.
 After the administration of the sacr a. ment to the dying Emperor, Chaplains Persius and Roege offered prayer. All present were intensely affected. When the final moment arrived, and Dr. Mac kenzie announced the end, the Empress knelt and kissed the forehead of her dead husband. The other members of the fam fly advanced to the bedside, kissed the Emperor's hand and slowly retired, each one expressing grief by unrestrained sobs. The Empress bore up bravely. She fingered for a while after the others had withdrawn. She shed tears less copiously than did her children, but con vulsive sobs which shook her frame and awakened the compassion of all near, be- token ed an agony of pent-up suffering which none could share or relieve.
 The body of the dead Emperor will lie for the present on the small iron bed- stead upon which he died, clothed in a white night-dres and covered by white bed-covering. The troops guarding the body will remain under the command of Major Natzer, who was attached to the person of the dead Emperor.
 After the death of the Emperor the new Kaiser, William H., instantly assumed personal control of matters within and without the castle. His first act was to order the Hussars and Uhlans attached to the castle to rigidly guard the house and grounds, allowing no one to enter or to leave without a special permit All applications for permission to leave the palace were refused, and passes, except those countersigned by the Emperor him. self, in his own hand, were cancelled. Passes issued at the instance of Dr. Mac keuzie were rigidlY and somewhat con- spieuously repudiated, especially those which had been given to reporters. The strong cordon of troops surrounding the castle excited much curious comment and criticism both within and without the schloss. As an illustration of the trans fer of power, and the new Emperor's de- termination to exercise his authority, Dr. Bergman was telegraphed to yesterday afternoon to perform an autopsy on the body of the dead Emperor, and 1t is ru- mored that Dr. Mackenzie has made preparations to leave in consequence. It was the wish of Emperor Frederick that his funeral should be as simple and pri- vate as possible, only his immediate rel atives being present. A mourning serv- ice will be held at six o'clock this after noon over the bier in the schloss. The funeral proper will likely take place on Monday.
 BIOGRAPHICAL
 Frederick III, known first as Prince Fred eriek William, and then ss the Grown Prince, was born hftyseven years ago on October IS, 1881, when Europe was shaken by revolutions,
 the precursors of still
 greater changes, and
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