Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-16

| iately IeveF and symptoms OF blood pOlsO
ing. few weeks ago the case took q r
markable turn for the better, so much
that the Emperor was able to walk about az
transact official business. Professor Vircho
made another examination and told DR.. Ma
kenzie that he was unable to define the di
ease. DIR. Mackenzie on the other hand sal
is conversation with Mr.. Stead. editor Q
the Pail Mall Gazette: The Emperor
certainly suffering with perichondritis, whic
with disease of the cartileges is very danger
though not necessarily fatal. If he has car
Ger also, that will necessarily prove fats
sooner or later" Thus two eminent repre-
sentatives of the German and the Englis
schools of medicine and surgery failed t
agree. One acknowledged that he didn
know and the other is not sure whether it i
one disease or complication of diseases
But the recovery was only temporary and tn
end came. 1t is said that political troubles
in which Bismark was morc-or less concern
ed, caused the last relapse and fastened tn
Emperors death. How far this is true vii
probably never be known.
Who Succeeds to the German Throne
Prince William. the oldest son of the de
ceased Emperor. is twenty-nine years old
He was made major general by Empero
william, two years ago. William has tn,
appearance of young man of 25. His up
per lip shows sparce blonde moustache
his nose is slightly Roman, with medium
forehead and hair standing back like Beeth
ovens But despite the comparatively weak
chin. his cold blue eye has brave, darins
expression. which reminds one a little of the
great Frederick whom he is fondly said te
resemble in character. He is slender il
build and shorter in stature than his brother
the naval "Hohenzollern." His right hand
Is badly crippled. and his right arm at least
two inches shorter than his left. a defect
which has caused much annoyance and men.
tai pain. He tries upon every occasion to
conceal it. He carries his sword upon pa.
rade as well as any officer, and has become a
most excellent fencer, rides like a Cossack
and shoots with unerring aim. His training
has been very democratic. He attended
teachers. and was treated exactly as one of
the other boys.
He was graduated after several years at
Cassel among the first in his class, to the
great satisfaction of his parents, who attend
is the Hohenzollern custom-attended the
Saxe-Borussen corps.
The new Emperors wife, whom he mar
ried February u, 1851, being then %, is the
Princess Victoria of Schleswig- Holstein-Au.
gustenburg, and who is year younger than
her husband. She has been known however
as the Princess Augusta, to distinguish her
from her mother. Four children have been
born unto them Only recently has William
81 na n stnfn Hatr b,,,
powers conferred upon him during the En-
perors declining months.
Emperor William II.
BERLIN, June 10.
The Bundegrath met at noon Bismarck
formally announced the death of Emperor
Frederick and the accession to the throne of
William, who takes the title of William H.
Scenes at the Emperor's Bedside.
PoTsDAM, June 13.
An hour after midnight the EMPRESS dis
missed the members of the royal family to
their apartments and prepared herself to
pass the night IN watching in the room al
joining the chamber of the Emperor. DR..
Howell shared in the vigil At this time the
Emperor was in the full possession of his
faculties and shortly after one he wrote on
slip of paper, the following questions
which he handed DIR. Howell, "How is my
pulse?" care you satisfied with it!" He
then wrote something more but retained the
paper in his hand after erasing some word.
Between two and three o'clock his
breathing became terribly labored and
during some moments the strug-
gle would occur with spasms
of great distress as the hard fight with
approaching death progressed. BY this loss
of strength the dying Emperor was seen to be
waning. As soon as it became evident that
the end was near, the Empress caused the
Royal family to be summoned, and at s
o clock all gathered around the bedside. DR..
Dregel, the court chaplain, who had been
summoned from Ems, did not arrive in time
to administer the last sacrament. DIR. Per-
sius officiated at the ceremony. Pas
tor Rogge was also present in the death
chamber. During the aimi nistering of the
sacrament, and even to within fifteen
minutes of death the Emperor appeared
to be quite conscious. He showed by the
expression of his eyes and by the movements
of his eyelids that he still recognized all who
approached his bedside both relatives and
others. A number of officials who had been
summoned early in the forenoon, reached
the palace before his death. Among those
present at the time of the Emperor's death
were Count Won Stolbergh Wernigerode.
zen. Won Albedyll, Count Enlenberg, Gen.
Rauch, Count Ra lolin Radvlinski. Gen
Pape, and G. n. Lndequ'st. Bis narck did I
90 to Potsdam from Berlin until after the
meeting of the ministerial council, where he
formally ani ouncei the d, ceas. of the En-
perOr.
The Emperor's remains will probably lie
in state in the Garrison church at Potsdam.
BY order of the evangelical church council
the bells will he tolled at specified hours for
fourteen days succeeding to all the Protes-
tant churches in the kingdom.
Emperor Frederick Places His wife's
Hand in Bismarck's.
PoTsDAM, June l3.
$50 p. M.-Bismarck and all the mem.
bers of the ministry. the aides-de- camp anil
fficers on duty in the palace were admitted
this afternoon to the room where the remains
of the Emperor lay.
The Empress is overwhelmed with grief.
She has withdrawn to her apartments and is
seen by no one.
1t is now stated that the remains will be
inferred within Friedenskirche, beside those
of Frederick w. The official attestatiou of
death and the cause of death was made this
afternoon.
The will of the deceased is deposited in
the archives of the minister of the household
and will be duly opened in the presence Of
the minister of justice. The issue of the
proclamation Of William II to the nation is
not expected till after the funeral.
The body reposes ON the iron bed in which
the Emperor expired. and is enveloped in a
white shroud, only the upper half of the face
being visible. On his breast lies wreath of
laurel. His hands are joined and rest on a
cavalry sabre. At the foot of the bed stands
a table covered with flowers. The features
wear an extremely peaceful expression.
A touching scene occurred at the bedside
while the Emperor's life was passing away.
Bismarck had called to bid the dying mast
a lost farewell. The Emperor was thorough
ly consc Gus. Taking the hand of the aged
chancellor in his own feeble grasp and mo-
tioning the Empress to draw nearer, he took
her hand and joined it with that of Bis
marck, thus giving a silent pathetic token Of
desire for reconciliation of all differences
between his wife and the Prime Minister.
After the death cast has been taken the cas-
tie will be surrounded by thousand hus-
sars.
Thursday Princess Sophia, anxiouslv con-