Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-16

| death The emperors body lies on the iron
bedstead on which he died. 1t is enveloped
in a white shroud, and only the upper halt
| of the face is visible.
The empress has withdrawn to her private
apartments and will see no one 1t is not
expected that the ascension to the throne OF
William will be proclaimed to the nation
| until after the funeral of his father.
The late emperor left instructions to have
| his body inferred in the grounds of the Gar
| rison church at Potsdam.
President Carnot has teegraphed mes
| sage of sympathy to the new emperor and
| the French ministers called at the German
| embassy at Paris and left cards
kilograms of sympathy were also received
from the president and the house of repre-
sentatives of the United States also from
every capital in Europe, and from the pope
of Rome.
The Reichsanzeiger publishes telegram
from Baden stating that the Empress
Augusta to whom news the dangerous turn
the emperor's malady had taken was care
fully broken, Immediately expressed her
wish to return to Berlin. Har physicians
could not permit her to undertake the jour-
ney, however. as her strength, which has
been greatly overtaxed by recent events, was
not equal TO the fatigue of a hurried trip.
Ii is likely she will return next week
The German embassies at all the European
capitals were visited by foreign diplomats
yesterday as an expression of sympathy and
coincidence
The deceased emperor was the eldest son Of the
late Emperor William, and was born October IS.
1881 He entered the army at early age, rose
to the rank of general, and held many important
appointments. In the with Austria, which
broke out in 1866, he led the German army of
1913 coo men from Silesia through the passes of
. he. .aafE.
operation. The victory of Sadowa was mainly
due to Frederick tthe crown princel appearing on
the field with his force at a critical moment, when
the Germans were hard pressed Frederick won
many victories in Bohemia in the campaign.
In the war with France he played a conspicu-
Gus part. He commanded the Third German
army. comprising the 9TH, 9Th, and 18th North
German corps, the LIST and ID Bavarian corps, and
the divisions furnished by Baden, Wurtenburg,
and Hesse, in all above 100000 men and 500 guns.
His conduct of the force and his brilliant victor
les at Wath and Sedan are matters OF history too
recent to need reorganization On October, 2s
1870, Frederick was created a field marshal of
Prussia, and November s a Russian field marshal
AT the close of the war he visited England in
company with his wife the pair being the guests
of the queen at Windsor
The following, published not long ago, is fair
pen-plctuTe OF the emperor as he was before be-
ing stricken down by his deadly malady
When the people see Frederick William, their
sio"n prince uu a morse at the head OF his br1l
llant stan they can well compare him to Mars
the god Of war. "Unser Fritz is certainly
magnificent specimen Of the German soldier. He
Is not only popular in the army, but he is a social
IaVoFite in Berlin, where he has made it a rule to
mix with all the upper circles, no matter what
might be their political Affiliations His palace il
Always open TO men Of letters sayanus and art.
stS' even his avowed political enemies being vel
Sone- The crown princess rs e highly cultivated
lazy very fond of art in all its branches and il
afaN..r Oh. l..
SIuhehtSl m the creation Of those museums in
tsuEai schools and literary societies that are do
ing snch excellent work in Germany The future |
so1eIeishs reside sometimes at Potsdam and
sometimes an the "kronpTinzlche Paiast a house
which stands next To the inpsrial one in Lint,
den Linden II IS much larger than the mansion :