The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-10
THE EMPEROR Is DEAD.
LONG LIVE THE EMPEROR FRED
ERICH III.
Oniciai Promulgation Of the Death oil
Kaiser william His Sick Son Proclaimed
Emperor of Germany-sympa- -hy from
All Points General News

BERLIN, March 9.--EmperJf william
died al $50 this morning
LONDON, March 9.-Fags are at half
mast generally throughout England Ol
account Of the death Of Emperor William
AT fl:ij O'Clock this morning Prime
Henry Of Battenburg, conveyed a mes
sage from the Queen to Count Voi
liatzfeldt, German ambassador, express
ing Her Msjestys sorrow at ihe Empe
ror's death The balls wbict were tC
have been held at Dublin Castle t0-nigh
and on St Patrick's Day have beei
postponed
LONDON FLAGS AT HALF MAST.
LoSDoS, March Queen Nictoris
and the Prince Of Wales were informed
of the death OF the Emperor al 0:30 O'Clock
this morning The news reached The
clubs before The members assembled. a
special messenger informed the minis
iers, the Prince of Wales, the foreign
ambassadors, and various members ol
the House OF Lords and persons promi.
neat in political circles The excitement
OF yesterday has been renewed and the
German embassy was h,siegcd with
callers. In consequence of Yesterday
evenings conflicting rdmor., definite
news OF the Emperor death was at first
received cautiously. Flags on public
buildings were placed at ha.f-mast, and
notice o. the EmpeTors decease was
posted on the bulletin boards of news
papers. Large crowds gathered about
the newspapers offices, aud many were
the expressions of sorrow and regret,
mingled with sympathetic remarks rs to
how the death of the Emperor would
affect the new Emperor Frederick Will
liam
THE KAfsER's LAST NIGHT.
SAN RENO, March 8 The Emperor
of Germany Frederick William) passed
fairly good night. During The early
part Of The night he was restless, but
slept better afterwards.
FREDERICK III.
BERLIN, March 9.-When the Reich
stag met to-day Prince Bismarck, with
deep emotion, informed the members OF
the death of the Emperor He also an
nOunCed that the new King would as
sumo the title of Frederick III.
THE DEATH OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED.
BERLIN, March AT the opening Of
the lower House of the Prussian Dietto-
day Herr Won Puttkamer, Nicc-Prcsi.
dent of the PrHssian MIR -lerial Council,
arose and said Il hlyc . sad duty, 10
mske a most painful Communication to
the i9esc l. hr plef - GOD 40 cai'
His Majesty, Tho Empe,or, in the % year
Of his glorious reign, from his earthly
existence, by "A peaceful death al $50
o'clock tHis morning. You will not
expect me AT this most solemn moment,
when sorrow and care So deeply stir our
hearts, to sttempt to depict the feelings
with which the whole nation Is filled
with sorrow through the loss Of our
most beloved, exalted and venerable ruler.
| may, however, safely and confidently
say on this day OF sore trial, that the
Prussian people and their representa-.
tiyes will now more Than ever be pene.
trated by the consciousness that the sor-
rows Of our exalted sovereign's house are
theirs, and that the deeper the universal
pain at the decease of our ever.remem.
bered King, the stronger and more in
dissoluble will be the link uniting Prus.
sia's sovereign house and Prussia's peo-
pie in good and evil days leave it to
Yourselves to take such resolutions as are
suitable to the gravity OF the situation
Herr Won koeller, president OF the
House, closed the sitting with the words
God protect the royal house and father
land"
BERLIN, March 9-The Staats Anzte9er
publishes the following proclamation
1T has pleased God TO call His Majesty,
he Emperor and King, our most gracious
master, from life after a short illness and
A richly blessed reign. The whole nation
n0urns with the royal house over the
lecesse Of the deeply beloved and yenera-
Die monarch whose wisdom has ruled 50
ong and gloriously over its fortune in
war aud in peace.
[Signed
THE MINISTER OF STATE"
NO PAIN.
BERLIN, March 9.-Eye-witnesses of
he scenes Of the death of the Emperor