New-York tribune., 1890-01-12
EMPRESS AUGUSTUS FUNERAL.
AN IMPOSING PAGEANT IN THE STREETS
OF BERLIN.
ROYAL HONORs PAID TO THE MEMORY OF TIE
DEAD SOVEREIGN - MINISTER PHELPsS
TRIBUTE-THE GERMAN CZEC us
~ BOHEMIA.

Berlin Jan ll.-Pubnc attention was concentrated
today upon the funeral of the Emprc,s Augusta 20
! the exclusion Of al other topcs. The threatening
news from spain the progress in Austria OF the Ger
man Czech conf ercnce-al seem Of little moment 20
| The people here by comparison with the grandiosc
pageant Of an Imperial funeral Tic final ceremony
Il the funeral service Ike the other parts. all
! planned TO be repetition of the funeral Of the
/ Emperor william The religions service was con
cuded I'm the schloss Chapel at l. go. and amid the
tonug Of church bells the procession moved at once
| for Clarlotteubugg. The way lined by troops
! and by various trade guilds by students from the
public schools by members OF societies, and so
on and behind these thronSed thousands Of silent
sympathetic spectators. The ecclesast al services
as well the military part Of the scene, were repcu-
ton Of the honors paid to the renowned husband of
the deceased Empress while the thronc Of family ana
official mourners nearly large and a, AlustrOu9
! The Duke Of Edinburgh represented the Queen %
England before. IN the immediate circle oi family
! m0urners were the King Of saAony, the Crown
Prince Of sweden the Grand Duke Of sa1e-Weimar'
Christian OF schcsVi -Holstcin the Grand Duke -
Neckeuburg- -Sreltz the Duke Of SAKE Cohure "otha~
the Prince Of H6henzoiefn the Grand Duke Francs ~
Austria Prince William Of WurtcmbcrS. Prince VIII
IAN of WED the Princes OF >cinesvlc ilol-lc.h SAKE
Nclniugen SAKE Wemar. Waldech. Pyrmont. sondcr--
Aausen. achaumbers Lppe AID Others. beside these
were many representatives Of foreign sovera-i-.
TOKENS LAID UPON THE COFFIN
The Emperor laid upon the coffin magnificent
palm branch with long white six ribbons bearing
the imperial arms and crown IN gold. Baron Le'ct-
zow Pres.dcnt Of the Rechstag, laid upon tie colin
/ in behalf Of the RelcAsiag wreath
| Of palms white roses and camellias, upon the
ribbons Of which was this inscription
The Reichstag 10 the First Empress Aueu-t' 3:
blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy
! Prince Bismarck sent a large wreath SURROUNDING
cross Of vlolc,>. the Princes, bismarck wreath "i
roses and lille, of the valley. The Kings oi li"N
and Rumaula each sent exquisite tributes ot h'Nef-
as did the soveres sus OF almost all the German ana
| foreign countries.
AT the principal service on Thursday evening the
coffin Wa, uucl1,ed and the Empress lay as Il asleep
! The choral piece Il KNOW That Ny Eedcemer l-'ctA
was sung a. the court entered. IAe Rev. Nj. h'e-'-
the court chaplain. lD ar eloquent address irF'"'U
Augustus connection with German history d"i'As 'le
la,i Dfty wears. lie hl- SINCE furnished % me
~ Re.cA.alze.s ger I-, of special s.rpu-a! tAt- II
which tle Empress Wa, part .ul.fiF fond. These
are the Ep.-tle to tie Roman, MI T.. aaa A-N %
F Matthew. XNyIU -. CorntiiaA- N- - ana otNefh'
ANECDOTES Oh THE DLAD LNFELss.
Among many anecdotes made pubic ~ regard
% tie dead Emprcss one that has a. interest %!
-.-u.Ity. Iu sending d St 20 distressed ".1o"'
size was told that the woman husband lad Do-A
! -oclal,,f anc size sald: - d. hot calc what the
folf caI opinions Of Tie man were. OILY remember
4Sst te htS .ff hungry family To-Day the houses
m Inc inter dca Linden arc oraped rltA black an
the lamps are snroudcI VITA ooYe.
Nj fnc.ys. ;Ae United state Minister. mac a.
adore, before tlc Anglo American society mere. lA
WHICH hc praised the patient pursuit ~ dlN ih"t
characterized the GcrA"A Ia0c ~. '''i' I"."' 4'-
lc i.o ;,i,t bir qIe ..t.r Of uat audience Ha-
hen evidently beyond .cr .enFth but -Ae a--u'nei
! IL IL oe. Suie 1 IL ""s pa ,,.i -il+ Inc ~, ttat o.,
Casor livery topic .eeue. I.al h.r uncoa-rlou-l.
Iar.5 Strangely l., occapy and 0 Ac. mind. Vic Deer
s '.
~ TI.,oc and me F1il.to.. -hc alvays reverted 90
,.,, Detcat.. - ...n of rnerriroat on NV fl.c a'
this she iu Winning. Aali peil,h tone. rcpfoa I"4
me, aooAt @ i.lir WIZ WIZ 1,-.t ,',r tt. word
murine .o, .iA.'5 ~ .i,.. 'I-., . ,,., ,, .r,..
i.e,,. NJ. italne concluded Tins. -Thc wire.
have td tno story ~ her de.fl ia every capital ana
,., '1 g., 'tn ,o.,rt 80 tra Pic, az K.n- ana I'm
peror, hut f.r f'r good woman o'iH
GEEMASs AND CZTcH> IN BoHiauA
II wa e.pc-,ed that tire conference q tie Bohemian
German aid czech partics VIII end today. The dele
gates are leucelt respecting the proceeding e. I".
German, Ao.d that Count Iaafe las as4ed them Z"
.e.te,. iu bohemia there are .oooCo' 0e.mat' aao
3oOOOOO tzccAs. Tie Germans -iila i. o. it ,"e.!'
.n a stronger position u.an iAe ''i.'t .' ,'''t
set Count Iaafe la- ignored then i. ir' yer. ~.'
ne Lac ut even pleased the tle,A- t"n-''r-' i''.
are rot satisfied with the repeated concessions iAa' '
ash the Gcr- an- % help them out ~ lls ..iIa "'
uaLus further concessions for i.e -Ahe ~ I,','
Ili. th.y A0d % b. absurd polite. IAet uti-
selvc- only demand tha' !A tht tern AN spcah'hs u-
Ulcts oi bohemia TIE German language NAL Dr lA'
Official tongue. and that do the districts Where tAcif
is mixed population tie language oi to ma.pnt
shall prevail 1.e |esl@1- "a, u.e l"lht IA-HS -
-t Iuc 90 make all Bohemia CLech country, ana lA
consequence 0f o.. success oi Doc chort- Dr. i1f ci'
ton tADt -aF t..t German Iui"na plii-pi-r Dr. tl.
appearing. They assert That uc German ti,ihtil.
Tie empire ha- been kept down iJf 'cl year, tf COM
i.nat0l- - the other cereit- made against 10. Ii
tie coalitions of the Ndtlo'aL,t elements there D.
none. tey SAY, which oDal govern Al-ffIa a41Ar nI
a.rc. long with ans ofht nationality cNfcpt ln "i'
position % the Germans. TIE German party POM
out that the Czcchs. Who al heart are In svmpathf
flD Pole. mite vifh them against the German, Who
form the backbone ~ the country and upon whom
alone the monarchy could rely ID crisis.
THE czEcHs' SIDE or TIE DISPUTE
on the other hand the Czechs do not contemplate
the Germans as such innocent and hclpess victims of
persecution and intimate that this f. not the fret
they have heard Of the exclusive virtue q that race
They accuse the Germans Of cudcavorne % eradicate
from the couny The czech language and ln utul"us
and Whatever else may stand In the way OF German
dOnuaflon. AID assert That they hcIr'4Nca h"t' i1N
fair play lu tAc c0iHict only since count lai'r ha
been boz Once They DO not dispute th" flll r-ht oi
the Germans T. use their own la guagc ln District
De ~ Iudrp pendent "a Hungary I-. ana cAln i't t.
Emperor should recognize tcir Hauou" rights and
I privilege, by being crowned King Of IDicAid az
Prague, as the Emperor. formerly were.
STORY ABOUT TIE KAI1EE DENIED.
Tie commandant Of Berlin officially dcncs the story
that when the password was given on New Year.
Day the Emperor formally ac1re ed the officers re
cardins smOhce.s powder, magazine rifles, ana so
form.
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