St. Paul daily globe., 1890-01-09
GERMANY's GRIEF.
Empress Augusta's Death An
nounced in the ReIchstag.

BERLIN, Jan. Sat the opening of
the reichstag this morning, the presi-
dent formally announced the death of
the dowager Empress Angus ia, and
paid high tribute to her memory. The
house adopted resolution requesting
the president to convey Its sympathy to
Emperor William, and then adjourned
as mark of respect. The emperor has
ordered that the court go into mourni ng
for three months, and has fixed the pc
riod for general mourning at six weeks.
He has also ordered that the theaters
and other places of amusement be closed
for week. The body of the empress
will be taken to the schloSS at midnight
tomorrow. 1t will be placed on bier
ably take place on Saturday.
ROYALTY IN DEATHS PRESENCE.
BERLIN, Jan. S.-The emperor and
empress and other members of the i'm
perial family this morning visited the
chamber in which the remains of the
empress are lying. Services will be
hald in the chamber tonight and to-
morrow night. After the conclusion of
tomorrow nights services, the servants
of the court chamberlain will convey
the body to the central gate.
Here the officers of the FdArtn
grenadiers, OF which regimen
the dead empress was honor
ary colonel, will receive the body and
escort it to the chapel in the schloss.
1t is reported tong hit in the lobbieS of
the reichstag that Prince Bismarck will
attend the funeral of the Empress Au-
guSta. This is the first reference made
since the empress death to the antipa-
thy that was between the great person
ages.
BERLIN. Jan. s.-Queen Victoria and
the Prince and Princess of Wales naye
telegraphed condolences, and will
send representative to the funeral of
the empress. The ceremonial of the
funeral will be nearly the same
as that of Emperor William.
The ReichsanZeiger describes the last
hours of the empress. The Grand Duch-
ess of Baden, it says, did not leave the
bedside from Monday night until the
death. Augusta, recognizing her at a
late hour, appeared surprised to see her,
coined the emperor and empress
upon their arrival, beckoned
the emperor to her. and said to him, the
words being scarcely audible. II may
not kiss thee to-day, because of infec-
ton" At s o'clock she asked her cabi-
net counselor whether he thought she
would be able to work with him the
next day. 1t was only at the very last
she seemed to feel that she was dying.
Her last word was farewell to Chap
lain Koegel. AfterWard there were only
mute recognitions.
BERLIN, Jan. S.-The body of the En-
press Augusta has been embalmed, a
wax death mask was made from her
face and her face was also sketched bv
Werner. PlackhOrst sketched the death
chamber. A platform has been
erected, with a balcony run
ming from the first floor of
the palace, where the body will
lie in state. This room will be opened
in the presence of the ministers and
other state officials. A touching cpl
sode is related that occurred when the
emperor and empress were leaving the
palace after the death. The emperor
saw his fathers old footman standing
in the court yard and went to him.
grasping his hand with much emotion.
CARNoT CoNDoLEs.
PARIS, Jan. S.-PreSident Carnot has
instructed NJ. Herbette, the French am
baSSadOr to Germany, to convey his con.
dOlences to Emyeror William on the
death Of Empress Augusta.