St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-16

lies wreath of laurel. The hands are
Joined and rest on the hilt of cavalry
sabre. At the foot of the bed stands a
table covered with flowers. The feat
ures wear an extremely peaceful ex-
preston. The empress, overwhelmed
with grief, has withdrown to her apart
ments and is seen by no one. 1t is now
stated that the remains will be inferred
within the Friedenskirche, beside those
of Frederick H. The official attesta-
ton of the cause of death was made this
afternoon. The will of the deceased,
deposited in the archives of the minister
of the household, will be duly opened
in the presence of the midiSter of JUS
tice. The issue of the
PROCLAMATION OF WILLIAM II.
to the nation is not expected until after
the funeral. The arrangements for
having the body lie in state are pro-
crossing. Since 6 o'clock no one has
been allowed to view the remains. A
guard of honor composed of the Garde
du Corps, the HuSSarS, guard and the
Ublehr battalion stands in the chamber.
DR.. Mackenzie informed the empress
Wednesday that he had abandoned all
hope of a further prolongation of life.
Official notification of the accession of
William Ii. has already been sent to all
the representatives of Germany abroad.
iC Ocltil vi vi UilC Will
be administered tomorrow.
Much anxiety is felt concerning the
new empress, whose confinement is eX-
pected daily. No post mortem exam
ination will be made of the emperOr's
body, the doctors being agreed as to the
cause of death. The new sovereign
calls himself Emperor William the sec
ond and his consort Empress Victoria
Augusta, immediately after death the
widow folded the silk family handker-
chief round the decessed's neck. Will
lam, who sobbed audibly, placed his
fathers iron cross and order
of merit decoration on the chest,
together with small gold chain, to
which was attached number of charms,
and laid his fathers sword by the side
of the body. Prince Henry fetched a
wreath of flowers, and after the family
had
KISSED THE FACE AND FEET
of the corpse, the prince gave his arms
to his mother and led her from the cham
ber. 1t is stated that DR.. Mackenzie
favored a post mortem examination, but
deferred to the wish OF the
the empress held the emperor's
right hand and the crown prince and
crown princess stood at the left side of
the death bed. The laurel wreath now
lying on the body was given to the
deceased by his father after the battle
of Woerth. The funeral service
will be held in the Friedens Kirche
on Monday and will be of simple char
acter as desired by the deceased. The
imperial family will attend a funeral
service in the Jasper gallery at t6 p. m.
on Sunday. Requiem services will be
held in all the churches at 7:30 p. M. on
Sunday.
In accordance with the wishes of the
late emperor and of the empress, EN-
peror William Ii. has ordered that the
funeral be held Monday morning. The
ObsequieS will be
DEVOID OF POMP.
and will be of military character
Owing to the limited accommodation the
attendance will necessarily be very
small. 1t is understood that a general
period of mourning Of six weeks will be
proclaimed. All public amusement will
be suspended until two days after the
the funeral.
Herr Won Werner sketched the en-
perOr'S features after DEATH