Wichita eagle., 1888-03-14

of sixty-two members, appointed by and
representing the individual states, and the
| Reichstag, which consists of 397 membeas
| which represent the German nation, and
are elected by the universal suffrage and
ballot.
| PREVIOUS FREDERICK III.
| If the new German ruler assumes the
title of Frederick III. as emperor OF Ger
many as well as king of Prussia, there
| will be a serious confusion in the pages of
history, as there has already been Fred
| lex III. of Germany, He reioned from
144C to 1893, belonged to the house of Hars-
| burg, which still reigns in Austria, and
! enjoyed the surname of The Pacific. The
name of Frederick, however, has been
| borne hitherto by but two kings of Prus-
| sia-Frederick /. being the elector of Bran
denburg, who assumed the title of king of
| Prussia in l10l while Frederick H., who
reigned from 1s40 to 1856, is known to his
tory ae Frederick the Great.
DEATH OF FREDERICK THE GREAT.
| From Carlyles Frederick the Great.
TUESDAY, Aug. Is, 17S6.-Contrary to all
wont, the king did not awaken till II
| o'clock. On first waking up, he seemed in
a confused state, but soon recovered him
| self; called in his generals and secretaries,
| who had been in waiting SO long,
and gave with his old precision
| the orders wanted-one to Rohdich.
commandment of Posdam, about review of
the troops there next day, order infinitely
| perfect, in knowledge OF ground, in fore
| sight of what and how the evolutions were
| 10 be: which was accordingly performed
| on the morrow. The cabinet work he
went through with the like possession of
himself, given on every point his three
clerks their directions in weak voice,
yet with the old power of spirit;
dictated to one of them, among other
| things, an obstruction" for some embas-
sador just leaving, -four quarto pages,
which, says HertZberg, would have done
honor to the most experienced minister"
and, in the evening, he signed his missives
as usual This evening still-but-no
evening more We are now at the last
scene of all, which ends this strange, event
full history.
He drank once, grasping the goblet with
both hands, a draught of fennel-water, his
customary drink, and seemed relieved by
it: his last rejection in this world. To-
ward in the evening there had come on a
continual short cough, and rafting in
the breast. breath more and more difficult
Why continue? Friedrich is making exit
on the common terms; you may hear the
curtain rustiing down. For the most
part he was unconscious, never more
than half conscious. AS the wall
clock above his head struck II he
asked what o'clock" Eleven" an
swered they. "Au A. murmurTd he, Il
will rise' One of his dogs sat on its stool
near him: about midnight he noticed it
shiyering for cold Throw a quilt over
It," said or beckoned he. That, | think,
was his last completely conscious utter
ance Afterward, in severe choking fit,
getting at last rid of the phlegm, he said:
La montague est paSSee, nous irons
mieux." eve are over the hill, we shall
go better now
Attendants Hertzberg, Selle and one or
two others were in the outer room; none in
Friedrich's but Strutzki, his hammer
hussar one Of the three who are his sole
Wallets and nurses-a faithful, ingenious
man, as they all seem to be, and excel
lently chosen for the object. StrutZki, to
save the king from hustling down, as he
always did, into the corner Of his
chair, where, with neck and
chest bent forward, breathing was impos-
sible, at last took the king on the knee.
kneeling on the ground with his other
knee for the purpose, the Kings right arm
around Strutki's neck, Strutzki's left arm
around the Kings back and supporting
his other shoulder: in which posture the
faithful creature, for above two hours, sat
motioness till the end came. Within
doors all is silence, except the breathing;
around it the dark earth is silent;
above it the silent stars At 2:2O
o'clock the breathing paused-wavered;
ceased Friedrich's life battle is fought
out Instead of suffering and sore labor,
here is now rest, Thursday morning Aug
ust Il, 1875, at the dark hour just named.
On the 3lst of May last the king had
reigned forty-six years. ''He has lived"
counts Rodenbeck, "a years, 8 months
and "a days"