The Portland daily press., 1890-01-13
OTHER TROUBLES FoRcoTTEN
In the German Capital During Em-
press Augusta's Funeral

BERLIN, Jan. 11.-Public attention is con-
centrated today upon the funeral of the En-
press Augusta to the exclusion of all other
topics. The threatening news from Spain,
the progress in Austria of the German
czech conference. all seem of little moment
to the people here by comparison with the
grandiose pageant of an imperial funeral.
The final ceremony of the funeral service
was like the other parts. all planned to be a
repetition Of the funeral of the Emperor
William. The religious service was con-
cluded in the SchlOss chapel at 1890, and
amid the t0lling of church bells the cortege
moved at once for Charlottenburg. The
way was lined with troops and by various
trade guilds. by students from the public
schools by members of the veteran societies
and so on, and besides thronged the thou
sands Of silent, sympathetic spectators.
the ecclesiastical service, as we'll as the
OF the honors paid to the renowned husband
OF the deceased, while the throng of family
ana ofncial mourners was nearly as large
and as iIlustrious.
The Duke of Edinburgh represented the
Queen OF England as before. In the imme-
date circle Of family mourners were the
King Of Saxony, the Crown Prince of Swe-
den, the Grand Duke of Sake Weimar.
Christian Of Schles-Holstein, the Grand
Duke OF Mecklenburg- -Strelitz. the Duke o.
zollern, the Grand Duke Francis of Austria,
Prince William of Wurtemberg, Prince
William of Wied. the Princes of Schleswig-
Holstein, Saxe-Meiningin, Saxe-Weimar.
Waldeck, oyrmont, Soudershausen, Sehaum-
bnrg-Lippe and others. Besides these were
many Representatives of foreign sovereigns.
Ihe Emperor laid upon the coffin magni-
icent palm branch, with long white silk
ribbons bearing the imperial arms and
eEnsse ieossnldag, kate'a betyAtaeV Voinsesia4,tt
half Of the Reichstag, wreath Of palms,
white roses and camellias, upon the ribbons
OF which was the inscription, "The Reichs-
tag to the First Empress Augusta; Blessed
Are the. Merciful, for They Shall Obtain
Mercy"
Prince Bismarck sent large wreath sur
rounding cross Of violets, the Princess Bis
marck wreath of roses and lilies of the
valley. The Kings of Italy and Roulnania
each sent exquisite tributes of flowers, as
did the sovereigns of almost all the German
and foreign countries.
Among many anecdotes now made public
in regard to the dead empress is one that has
an interest of actuality. In sending gift to
distressed widow she was told that the
she said:
II do not care what the political opinions
Of the man were only remember that he
has left an hungry family"
Today the houses in the Unter den Linden
are dlaped with black and the lamps are
shrouded with Grape.
Mr.. Phelps, the United States minister,
made an address before the Anglo-American
Society here, in which he praised the patient
pursuit of duty that charaeterzes the Ger
man race in every rank, from prince to peas
ant. He dwelt upon this trait as revealed by
the Empress Augusta in the last audience ne
had with her. The labor OF that audience
was then evidently beyond her strength, but
she assumed 1t because it was part Of a SOW
ereign's duty.
Zone thing" he said, especially struck
me on that occasion. Every topic seemed to
lead her unconsciously to the same subject of
the love Of peace which appeared to strongly
occupy and fill her mind. Whether speaking
Of America material and moral growth, or
of France and the exhibition, she always re-
verted to peace. Detecting CLEAN of mer-
riment on my face at this, she, in winning,
half-pettish tone, reproached me, adding,
Think what know of war; and murmur-
ing something, Of which ! caught only the
words father and son, she dismissed me with
the earnest injunction to promote peace be-
tween Germany and America"
Mr.. Phelps concluded: THE wires have
told the story of her death in every capital,
and the echo returns an expression Of uni
versal sorrow, not for the consort of the
Prince, and King, and Emperor, but for the
good woman dead"