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Show EMPEROR OF JAPAN DEAD Toklo, July 2D. Musuhlto, emperor of Japan, died hero today at- 12:43 n,m. Acute nephritis was given ns the pause of death. The crown prince, Yo Shlhlto, ha jucceedrd to tho throne. Tokto, juiy. 29. Musuhlto, tho wn peu'i of Jnran, still was nllve tho evening. Although he had uccn ur. conscious blnco dawn yet his hu-irt co.itiuued to beat and ho mailu o;ca fclonul fooblo movements with hU hands. Al. t." Imperial princes w'lo have boon noar tin emperor's pain a - tho begliin'nL of the serlom in-rlo.i it lit Iilnoss on July 19, we" tiiu ii.nod ti ".be sick chamber lust ov-nmg ov-nmg rd remained thcro till Into to laj. Tle tn- prestnt nt the noon rv nm'.r.uilj.n b tho court physlclanti, who found that his majesty's pulse wh 'very feeble. Tho beats havo In creased to 14C. Tho Imperial patient's lingers nnd toes havo turned a pur-plo pur-plo hue His resplratlou and tempera-nturo tempera-nturo were unchanged. A further examination at 3 o'clock this morning showed his majesty unchanged. un-changed. At 10 o'clock tonight tho physicians bulletin said tho omporor's tempera-turo tempera-turo hod Increased and that his con dltlon had becomo moro serious. I'nuce ouuuiuu ruuuiun, uia .- peror's cousin nnd threo of tho otner princes, loft tho pnlaco for a t". rest at C o'clock this evening, but tho crown prlnco nnd most of the cabinet ministers, remained In n room ndjotnlng tho sick chamber. Tho crowds outBldo tho palaco continued con-tinued to lncreaso and numbered nt least 10,000 persons nt 10 o'clock. Mtitauhlto was born at Kyoto. Nov. 3, 1852. On Feb. 13, 1807, ho ouc ccedod his father, Komel Tonno ns omperor of Jnpan. Ho was man led to Prince t.n Haruko (born Sept. 28, '850), rinughter of Prince Ichljo Tho children of tho lato mikado aro rrliw Yoshihito, who waB born Aug. 11, l"n, and wns proclaimed cown prince (KatnUhl) Nov. 3 1.9. May 10. 1900, bo married Princes SadaVo fhotn Juno 25, 1884), daughter rf Prince Ki'jo. They havo thri children' chil-dren' Prlnco Hlrohlto, born April 29. 1901; Prlnco Ynsuhlto, born June 25, 1902; and Prlnco Nobuhlto. born Jai. J, 1905. Other children of the la emperor aro: Princess Masako, , Sept. 30, 1888; married April 30, 1.0 to Prlnco Tsuiiehlsa; Princess Fin ko, born Jan, s, 1890; marred Airl' 29, 1909; Princess Nobuko, born 7, 1891, nnd Princess Toshlko, bor May 11. 1896. I By tho Imperial house law of Feb II 1889, tho succession to tho tbrono la definitely fixed upon the malo d scendants. |
