Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-06-22
The Dead Emperor.

BERLIN, June Is When Emperor
Frederick was dying. besides the
family only Adjt Gen Kische was
admitted TO the chamber After four
O'Clock Thursday afternoon the En-.
peror filed numerous sheets of paper
with remarks regarding family and
! State affairs.
The new sovereign calls himself
Emperor William ii and his consort
Empress Victoria Augusta Immedi-
ately after death William placed his
fathers Iron Cross and Order Of
Merit decoration ou the chest of the
dead, together with small gold
chain, TO which was attached mum
ber of lockeJs and charms, and laid his
fathers sword by the side Of the body
Prince Henry brought a wreath of
| flowers, and after the family had kiss
ed the face and feet of the corpse. the
| Prince gave his arm to his mother and
led her from the chamber. As soon
as he died the Crown Prince gave
| whispered orders to two adjutants.
who left the room, and the standard
on the castle was placed at half mast
Another adjutant waved a handker
chief to the sentinele, and in less than
three minutes Hussars bad galloped
away in all directions, taking possess
ion of every gate and the outer door
of the castle. In all parts of the park
soldiers were soon conspicuous Strict
instructions were given that nobody
should be permitted to enter or leave
except with fresh cards issued by the
officials. Emperor William III, has
issued the following general order to
the army: While the army has only
just discarded the outward signs of
MORNINGS for the Emperor-King
William |, my deeply revered grand
father, whose memory will ever live in
all hearts, it has suffered fresh and
heavy blow by the death of my dear
and warmly loved father.
This is indeed o serious and sor
rowful time, in which Gods decree
places me at the head of the army. 1t
is from deeply moved heart l address
my first words to my army, but the
confidence with which | step into the
place to which Gods will calls me is
immovably strong, for | know what
sense of honor and duty my glorious
ancestors have implanted in the army,
and | know in how great O measure
this feeling has at all times been mani
tested in the army. A firm and invio-
liable attachment to the war lord is an
inheritance handed down from father
to son, from generation to generation,
and in the same way | refer you to
my grandfather. who stands fresh in
all your memories as the personitica-
ton Of the glorious and venerable war
lord such as could not be more finely
conceived or in form more speaking
to the heart. refer you to my be-
loved father who as Crown Prince al
ready won place of honor in the an
nails of the army, and to a long line of
glorious ancestors whose names
shine brightly in history, and
whose heart beats warmly for the ar
my. Thus we belong to each other
Il and the army. Thus We were
bora for one another, and thus we
stand together in an indissoluable
bond in peace or storm as God may
will it, You will now take to me
the oath OF fidelity and obedience,
and | swear ever to remember that
the eyes of my ancestors look down
upon mo from the other world and
that shall one day have to render
an act to benefit the glory and honor
Of the srmy.
Signed WILLIAM.