The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-08-10
'DAY Of FUNERAL Fixed.
obsequies Over Remains Of EN-
press Frederick to Occur
Next Tuesday.
10 BE PLACED N TOMB NEAR po1suAn
Emperor william Fixes the Mourn
Ing Regulations-some Criticism
of the same-Prince Henry Leaves
Ship and Hurrles to Homburg-
King Edward to Leave Friday.

Berlin, Aug. SIT has been definite
~ decided that the funeral of Dow
& ager Empress Frederick will take
place Tuesday next, August 10. The
remains will be deposited in the
Frieden's kirche mausoleum, near
#Potsdam.
Emperor William has issued q de-
cree ordering the army to go into
mourning for six weeks and giving
minute details as to how the mourn
ing emblems are to be worn. There
will be no military music for eight
days.
Court circles have been notified as
! to how the ladies and gentlemen of
the court must dress till November
s. The ladies are to wear full mourn
Ing until August 26, medium mourn
+ ing: until September % and minor
mourning until November35. Some of
the papers take exception to the
mourning orders. One paper, re-
ferring to the prohibition of public
entertainments and musical and the
atrical performances until after the
funeral, says it believes this will him
der, to a certain degree, the purpose
for which it was designed. IT con-
trasts with this order Emperor Fred
erick's order upon the death of EN-
peror William l., in which he de-
clfned to make any mourning regu-
lations, leaving the people to show
their sympathy in their own way.
The Hamburger Nachrichten
prince Bismarck's old organ) draws
upon its EDITORS "reminiscences by
saying Prince Bismarck repeatedly
asserted in private conversation that
it was quite untrue that Empress
Frederick caused him great obstacles
during Emperor Frederick's reign,
adding that on the contrary there
was no time in his entire career in
which he was freer from friction than
during the "ninety-nine days.
The BerlineE Neueste Nachrichten,
an influential conservative organ,
which also cherishes Bismarckia1
traditions, has repeatedly denied that
Empress Frederick took part in the
intrigues which caused Prince Bis.
marck's downfall, saying: "She was
much too shrewd woman to do so.'
Prince Henry Hurries to Homburg
Brest, Aug. 8.-Prince Henry OF
Prussia, who has been at Cadiz with
the German fleet, is to land here. A
special train is waiting to convey him
to Homburg.
King Edward to Leave Friday.
London, Aug. SKIING. Edward
Queen Alexandra, Princess Victoria
and Prince Nicholas of Greece, who
is the guest of their majesties, will
start for Homburg Friday to attend
the funeral services of Empress Fred.
erick to be held in the presence Of
. the family next Sunday.
Resolution of Coincidence.
London, Aug. ga resolution pro.
viding for an address of coincidence
with King Edward and sympathy
with Emperor William on the death
of Dowager Empress Frederick, their
sister and mother, respectively, was
unanimously adopted in the house OF
commons Wednesday. Mr.. Balfour
the government leader, in moving the
resolution, highly eulogized the ex.
emplary life of the daughter, wife
and mother, who, throughout he1
life, stroye to the utmost to promote
mutual comprehension and sympathy
I between two great nations upon
whom SO much of the future Of civ.
ilization depends.
" Boerse to Close.
Berlin, Aug. s-The boerse win be
closed August 10, >the day set for the
funeral Of Dowager Empress Fred
\ erick.
No Cleyv to Robbers.