, 1891-04-26
Won MOLTKE'S DEATH.
The Closing Hours Of the
Great Soldiers Life.
Funeral Services Will be Held
Tuesday Morning.
Trade in American Beef Still
on the Boom.
The Foreign Budget.

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BERLIN, April 25.-Emperor William
arrived at Berlin at 5:l5 o'clock this after
noon, having interrupted his visit to the
Duke of SAKE Weimar as soon as he
heard Of the death OF Won Moltke. The
empress and Chancellor Caprivi met his
majesty at the railroad station and they
drove directly to Won Moltke's residence.
A consultation was held at the dead gem
erals house IN regard to the funeral ar
rangements and the suggestion that body
be taken on Tuesday to the Won Moltke
family estate for burial, in accordance
with the wish expressed by the count,
was approved. Religious services will
be held in the hall of the general staff
department on Tuesday morning. The
coffin will then be carried with imposing
military honors, to the railway station for
conveyance to Kreisua. The remains lie
IN state tomorrow.
Details regarding the count disclose the
fact that during the last few lays he
worked with his wonted regularity. He
had no ~premouition of death. He had
h1oAi 1bAA bhlANN pAAho AhC lbAAllEdAlOu
of Heligoland and he had sent a report on
the subject 10 Emperor William on Tues.
day last. The work that passed out OF
his hands showed no trace of any abate-
ment in his constructive genius and mas
terry of detail. He walked to his home
yesterday after he had finished his labors
in the ~reichstag. He dined with the
Swedish minister and during the evening
was very animated. Later, while playing
his evening game of whist at home, he
was attacked with a slight asthmatic
spasm and rose from the table and left
the room.
1t ives supposed by others present that
he would return in a short time, but as
he did not come back. his nephew went
after him. Major Moltke found his
uncle 10 a sitting position, gaspinR for
breath. On seeing his nephew the count
attempted to rise, and for a moment ap-
peared to have mastered his weakness.
he got up and her fell in his nephew's
arms. seeming to faint. In a few mo-
ments he breathed his last. A doctor
was hurriedly summoned. but when he
arrived he declared life was extinct. The
cause of his death was lesion of the heart.
He was not known to suffer from any
pronounced cardiac trouble. The clock
work of lite had simply run down. The
friends of the dead general when per-
mitted to see the remains today say the
features bore the placidity of deep sleep.
The emperor, accompanied by the EN-
press, visited the mortuary chamber and
looked on the face OF the Lad. Both
we're deeply affected.
The speech made by Hen Ton Levet-
zew, preside emf of the reichstag, after an
na,n,- H. Iootk - w. Mill. Ill.
impressed the house. All the members
rose to their feet when the announcement
was made and remained standing. Dur
ing part of the day on which the funeral
will be held there will be a general sus
pension OF business in Berlin and other
leading cities of the empire. The en-
peror has given directions that the royal
theater be closed, and doubtless it will be
decided to close the other theaters in the
city as a mark of respect. All the papers
join in eulogizinR Moltke.
A note in the ReichS AHzeiger. tonight,
referring to the report that the prohibit
ton against American pork would be
Immediately removed, says until some
clearer idea can be formed concerning the
practical working of the meat inspection
service in America, the decision here
must be postponed. This official intima-
ton is due to the arrangements of dealers
in Hamburg and Bremen, who expect at
an early date to import large cargoes of
American hogs. The trade in American
beef continues to boom.
A government proposal has been sub
mitted to the Bundesrath authorizing the
acceptance of an invitation to take a part
in the Chicago fair.
The miners strikes are attaining form
liable proportions around Bochum. Most
OF the pits closed. The strikers in the
Essen district exceed $4,000.