The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-22
GERMANY MOURNS AGAIN
Last Hours and Death of Emper-
or Frederick III.
The Empire 1IOurns the Loss Of It's Idol
William III PrOcIaimed-Bio-
graphical Sketches of the
Dead and the Living.
rsrpFRoR FRFDERrCK is DEAD.

EMPEROR FREDERICK Is DEAD.
PoTsDAM, June 15.-Emperor Frederick
died at eleven O'Clock this morning.
OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED.
BERLIN, June 15.-The RejchSanzetqer
(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 sunerings, which
were borne with admirable fOrtitude and sub
mission to Gods will. The royal house and the
German people have been twice bereaved
within a short time. They deeply mourn the
| all-tOo-early decease Of our much-belov9d EN-
! peror.
ISigned.1 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
| ly announced the demise of Emperor
Frederick III, and proclaimed the acces-
| sion to the German throne of Emperor
| William III.
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-
! al master Thursday, the Emperor with a
| great effort placed the hands Of the En-
press in those of the Chancellor, his eyes
the while Enthusiastically 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 signifed 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 a chair. The
! change brought a slight relief to the pa
| tient whose respiration was labOred and
| 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-
/ ton of DIR. HOvall, who sat in 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.
DIR. Hovau repeatedly examined the pulse
| of the sick man, and at one O'Clock was
asked by His Majesty through the medium
of a note written on the leaf of a pad:
''HOw is my pulse; are you satisfied with
it?"
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
| blanched, and his eyes seemed to recede
in their sockets until they appeared to be
but half their normal size. The condi-
ton Of the Emperor alarmed his watch
ers, and the members of the imperi a.
family were summoned. Prince Henry
| was the first to appear, closely followed
by the Crown Prince, soon to become
! Emperor. Both princes stationed them
selves at the bedside, most Of the 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 Crown 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 hii
manner betokened full appreciation O.
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, Chaplain!
Persius and Roege offered prayer. AL
present we're intensely affected. WheI
the final moment arrived, and DR.. Mac
kenzie announced the end, the Empress
knelt and kissed the forehead of her dea(
husband. The other members of the fam
Ily advanced to the bedside, kissed the
Emperor's hand and slowly retired, each
one expressing grief by unrestraineC
sobs. The Empress bore up bravely
She fingered for a while after the others
had withdrawn. She shed tears les
| cOpiously than did her children, but con
vulsive sobs which shook her frame ant
awakened the compassion of all near, be
tokened an agony of pent-up suffering
which none could share or relieve.
The body of the dead Emperor will Iii
for the present on the small iron bed
stead upon which he died. clothed in
white night-dress and covered by whit
bed covering. The troops guarding tn
/ body will remain under the command o
Major Natter, who was attached to tbs
person of the dead Emperor.
After the death of the Emperor the ney
Kaiser, William III, instantly assume,
personal control of matters within ant
/
order the Hussars and Uhlans attached t.
the castle to rigidly guard the house ant
grounds, allowing no one to enter or t.
leave without q special permit. Al
applications for permission to leave tn
palace were refused, and passes, excep
those countersigned by the Emperor him
self, in his own hand, were Cancelled
Passes issued at the instance of DR.. Mac
keuzie were rigidIY and somewhat con
spicuously repudiated, especially thos
which had been given to reporters. tn
strong Gordon Of troops surrounding tn
castle excited much curious comment AM
criticism both within and without tn
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 yesterda
afternoon to perform an autopsy on tn
body of the dead Emperor, and it is ru
mOred that DR.. Mackenzie has mad
preparations to leave in consequence. ]
was the wish of Emperor Frederick tina
, his funeral should be as simple and pri
vats 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. Tn
funeral proper will likely take place o
Monday.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Frederick III known first as Prince Fred
erick William, and then as the Crown Primes
! was born ifty-seven years ago. on October il
1881, when Europe was shaken by revolutions
the precursors Of stf
greater changes. an
IA the old forms were b,
[ - ~ ginning TO give place I