, 1888-03-15


The secretary also sent message to
Baron Zedwitz, charge datiairs, OF which
the following is copy "Baron-lhe
melancholy tidings conveyed by your note
of this date had already been received by
telegram from Pendleton, our minister az
berlin. Tho seal of death has at last been
vet upon long and illustrious career, and
the people OF the United Stltes VIII fuily
| sympathize with all Germany at the pier ol
EmNeror William, Accept Baron, Ime
| renewed assurance of my highest consider
| alton"
LONDON, March n 0-Flags are at hall mast
| generally throughout England on account
| of the death of Emperor William. AT l1;1d
| this morning Prince Henry, OF Battenburg,
| conveyed message from the Queen to
| Count Won Hatzfeldt, the German ambas.
| sador, expressing her majesty's sorrow at
the Emperor's death. The balls which
were to have beer held at Dublin Castle
| Tonight and on st. Patricks day, have
been postponed. The excitement OF yester-
day has been resumed, and the German
embassy is beseiged by callers. In oonse-
quence Of yesterday evenin conflicting
rumors, definite news OF tre Emperors g
death was received caution V. The flags
on the public buildings were pi ICED ut half
mast and notice of the Enperors decease
WAS posted on the bulletin boards of the
newspapers. Large crowds gathered about
the newspaper offices and many were the
sx xpressions of sorrow and regret. The
queen has sent a telegram of coincidence to
Berlin and to San Reno.
ANNOUNCED TO THE DIET.
BERLIN, March 9.At the opening of the
lower house of the Prussian diet to-day,
Herr Won Putekanio, vice-president OF the
Prussian ministerial council, arose and
said: 81 have the sad duty to make most
painful communication to the house. II has
pleased God to call his majesty, the em-
peror, in the 2sth year Of his glorious reign,
from his earthly existence by peaceful
death at 5 80 this morning. You will not
expect me at this most solemn moment,
when sorrow and care so deeply stir our
hearts, to attempt to depict the feelings
with which the whole nation Is filled
through the loss of our D,ost beloved, exalt-
cd and venerable ruler. l may, however,
safely and confidently say on the day of
sore trial, that the Prussian people and their
representatives will now, more than ever,
be penetrated by the consciousness that the
sorrow of our exalted sovereign house are
theirs and that the deeper the universal pain
at the decease OF our ever remembered king,
the stronger and more indisolable will be
the link uniting Prussias sovereign house
and Prussia's people In good and evil days.
l leave to yourselves to take such resolu-
tions as are suitable to the gravity OF the
SlJuuLIOn. I1tTT NOn oOtllcu, DTtoiutut
of the house, closed the sitting with the
words: God protect the royal house and
faith herland."
THE NEW KING.
When the reichstag met to-day Prince
Bismarck, with deep emotion, informed
the members of the death OF Emperor Will
liam. He also announced that the new
king would assume the title of Frederick
the Third
The States. .Ansieger published the fol.
lowing proclamation 1T has pleased
God to call his majesty, the emperor and
king, our most gracious master, after
prosperous and richly blessed reign. The
whole nation mourns with the royal house
the death OF the deeply beloved and vener-
able monarch whose wisdom has ruled so
long and gloriously over ITS fortunes In war
and in peace. [Signed] The Minister OF
State"
The death Of the emperor was announced
to the populace by lowering to half mast
the standard over the palace. Flags at half
mast are displayed on all public buildings.
An immense concourse of people is gath
cred outside the palace The palace is
silent and sOrrowiul.
THE NEW EMPEROR RETURNS THANKS.
BEREIN, March 9.--The Reichstanzeiger
announces that the chancellor has received
the following telegram from Emperor
Frederick:
SAN RENO, March 9.-At this moment of
deepest sorrow at the deccase of
the emperor and king, my beloved
to you and to the ministers of
state for the deyotion and loyalty with
which you all served him. / rely upon
your assistance in the arduous charge
which has devolved upon me. l leave
here tomorrow. (Signed) FREDERroK.
The emperor has also forwarded the fol-
Invipp nrdpapca tn the m, in iatprS of atata
on the subject of public mourning:
with regard to national mourning,
which has heretofore been customary, |
will not order any provision but will rather
leave 1t to every German to determine how
he will givsnexpression to his affliction at
the death OF such monarch, and how long
he will deem 1t appropriate TO restrict par
ticipation in public entertainments"
ITALY EXPRESSES SYMPATHY.
ROME. March 9.-In the chamber of dep
uties to-day, Prime Minister Crispi said,
the ties connecting the Italian and German
dynasties and peoples the identity of inter
ests they defended and the objects they had
achieved, caused Italians to feel deeply the
death of Emperor william. He proposed
that the president interpret the sentiments
of the nation, and that the chamber give
expression to their sympathy with the
striken German people, and their good
wishes for the new emperor.
The president said the German am bassa-
dor had just visited him and had requested
him TO thank the chamber for the recent
votes of sympathy with the crown prince.
The chamber, the president said, shared the
Germans grief and greeted the new emperor,
trusting that the ties that bound the two
nations would never be dissolved. The
chamber adjourned until Monday.
The Prince OF Naples and Gen. Viale,
minister of war. will 30 TO Berlin to attend
the funeral
The pope sent dispatches last evening and
early to-day, asking for news OF the eniper-
or. When the death of the emperor was
announced his Holiness sent message of
To Berlin.
Talking Over Grievances.
ToRoNTo, March 9.-Greenway and Mar