Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-08-03
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DIES IN TOXIC
Emperor Expires After Ten
Days Illness.
SON TAKES THE THRONE
Unconscious For More Than Thirty.
SIX Hours Before the End Came, He
Dies Quietly.

six Hours Before the End Came, He
Dies Quietly.
Mutsuhito, emperor OF Japan. died In
Toxic on Tuesday He had been un.
conscious for thirty.six hours.
Acute nephritis WAS given as the
cause Of death. but he is said 10 have
suffered from complication OF dis
eases
The crown prince. Yoshihito, has
succeeded e the ihroy The new EN-
peror aas bonn Amg 81. 1879. al To
kic tie @as declared heir 70 the
throne III lsNa
There Ms a slight rally in the pa
tents condition sunday. but this fail
ed 10 hold Every resource known 10
science was used by the attending
physicians g be- him over the crisis
which they knewSo be at hand but the
stimulants administered to strengthen
the heart action had no effect The
empress and crown prince were with
the emperor when he passed away.
The dead rulers wife was led weeping
from the ROOM WntIl rHt " as lpiu W
the physicians that all was over
throughout the night crowds had
belieged the palace for the latest news
from the sick room Thousands OF men
women and children prayed in the
streets Tor the recovery OF their EN-
pefor
The emperor had been i'll for several
months. but the first intimaton that
his condition had reached critical
stage came in an announcement pub.
lished III the Nichi Nichi at l2.l5 on
the afternoon OF July 20. The news
was a tremendous shock to the people
OF Japan II spread rapidly through
the empire and within few hours OF
the first announcement up until his
majesty passed away spent most OF
their time visiting shrines and pray
ing for their ruler
While the thrones in front OF the
royal pala had been waiting for
hours in brathless expectancy and had
seemingly been prepared for the an
nolincemen, of the end an audible
wall arose from the multitude when
that announcement came.
The last moments Of the mikado
were most impressive. Surrounding
the dcathh.d were the empress, the
crown prince Who Will reign as EN-
peror Yoshhito. hi. WIFE, and the
Young princes and theologians. togeth
or with a few heads OF the state
Yoshihlto was greatly affected. Re-
Gently i'll himself he was by far the
palest one in the room. and his
thoughts We're plainly ON his dead
father and not the exalted station his
fathers death has thrust him into
The Emperor Muisuhito was born In
Kioto on Noy 2. 1852 lie was the
second son Of the Emperor komei He
succeeded 20 the throne in 1857 and In
1868 overthrow the rule OF the Sho.
guns. VINO were de faoto soyereigns
for zoo years under the theoretical
rule Of the mikados
From 1865 To 1889 Mutsnhito ruled
as an absolute sovereign, though re
forms granted in 1852 and thereafter
in practice limited his power. In 1889
CONSTITUTION AN iltiiAA+AlFA. dul
since that time the empero has
ruled as constitutional sovereign
The crown prince. who will succeed
to the throne Vas born in 1879
Mntsuhito as ended the throne as
the l2ist mikado He married. on Feb
2. 1863. tic third daughter Of Ichiio
Tadaka, Noble Of the first rank His
wife was born III 1850 She is known
as Her Imperial Majesty Haruko.
The heit apparen, to the japanese
throne is Yoshihito. the third son OF
Mutsuhito. who was born Aug 81
1879 He was nominated heir appar
eni In 1857 and proclaimed crown
prince in 1854 Prince Yoshihito has
served in the army and navy OF his
country. and IN 1903 he became both
lieutenant general and vice ad
miral On May 10. 1900, he married
Princess Sabako. fourth daughter OF
Prince KuJo Miehiiaka The crown
prince has three sons, the youngest OF
whom was born In 1908.