Show LAID TO kaiser wilhelm buried in the mausoleum WITH RE WE aul nobles of the earth do him honor I 1 THE preachers TEXT grand music slid ceremonies I 1 THE 1 MOURNERS and the memorable sceney witnessed in the procession and at the cathedral I 1 western ased press to TaX the raisers Ral sers funeral barlis alarca 16 the funeral of emperor william took place toda to da v the weather was extremely col a hundreds of thousands of spectators occupied the space behind tile soldier a while every window along unter den linden was crowded all houses on the thoroughfare were covered with mourning and exhibited flags with black drapery at the street crossing pillars draped with black and surmounted by 11 russian eagles had been erected posts were covered with crapa iced at every fifty paces there larie candee bras bearing flaming cres sets the route of the funeral procession presented a most imposing aaget entirely in keeping with the beep sorrow and reference of the people the center of the road as with gravel and fir in abe paris plat large araj festoons fes entwined with laurel were hung the brandenburg gate was draped and there was a large arch in front of it upon which were the words god bless you the funeral services took place in the cathedral in accordance with the pro gramme emperor frederick was not present the weather being too severe to per mit of his exposing himself the set vica began with a soft pr elude on tha organ during which the mourners began to ass enible dr koegel the chapland cha plaid read passages from the psalm and verses 25 and 26 of the loth chapt erpf john the sang 1 I know that MY redelmer liloth Pass ageo were then read irom isaim 91 and timothy ath chapter ath and ath verses the chaplain concluding with the words blessed are they who die in the lord now and evermore the choir responded words yea the spirit saith they shall rest from their labors their work shall live after them the prayer was then intoned what god death is well done dr koegel delivered the sermon standing beside the colfin ilia text wa lord now wettest thy set vant depart in peace according to thy word for mine eyes have seen th y salvation Ile concluded his sermon the lords prayer and the congregation then sang the hymn wean ich eirmal sol sh eiden 11 tod jesu was ghezi sung by the choir after which members of the nin A L adanie rendered I 1 ii fyie herd ich die neue welt at 1245 dr koegel pronounced the benediction while at the same time volleys were fired b v infantry on the on taide the cathedral ceremony closed with tile ingan I 1 1111 oly holy is the va r a The procession to escort the kai sets remains re the leur then began to form prince bismarck and gen von were not present at the service at tile cathedral nor did they take part in the to the the ca thedral presented a most dmn ad impressive appearance soft organ prelude began the court chamberlain and the rain estera took positions behind the ta boubas bearing gula gen von pape holding the r jandard tan dard then stationed bi in f ailt tile head of the count behn corf and brince led thi em pe ors aides de caknip aith drawn swords standing on either side of film and the Adjutant General and other aides de camp standing together at the foot of the coffin while tile organ still played the royalties entered prince william ar liying at noon at a signal from the chief master of c e r e m 0 es the argan broke into e w e 1 lin g and the ewas begun aln t ne william stood in the middle of it ie nave behind tile imperial stand ard along side of him were tile king of saxony the king of beleiu in and i the king of jose by stood tile grand duke of baden princes albrecht and henry and 0 chef princes of the royal house of prussia the prince imperial of aus tria the brince imperial of russia grand dukes and nicholas of I 1 ussa the prince of wales tile crown prince of italy the crown P r ince of denmark and the crown tin ce of greece all in the uniforms of their resPect lYe countries tile prince of bavaria grand duke of liesse and other notables and for including gen era bil ott 8 formed the next rows in tile nave The diplomatic pow was crowded the scena was truly memorable w hen amid the strains of the final chorus and sharp rattle of volleys ailt side twelve regimental commanders si d reverently raised the coffin from otan etin moving forward rill it on their shoulders to ill arm ci pal door before ra the high court official ciol op bithey the coffin were min 1 aisters of stathi bear ing on the of the imperiel crown and scepter and other in signia above the coffin waved the imperial standard borneke borne kv general von pope on each side of him walked an officer with a drawn sword royalties assumed positions in the cortege in due order As the coffin reached the do drummers of the military bands side beat a deafening njg was the il lignal for the to prepare to while ills cession was forming bands clio pins barche bounds of tile tolling church bals into matte it with the strains tile to r aba effected in rigid accordance with tile pro geramine gr amine the c bous absence of the emperor and cong t von moltke and prince bismarck was deeply to reeled ret led the military display was magnificent though sombre the comprising the the armyo wore dark and mantles owing to the extreme cold all surroundings of the funeral car were infested Iny ested ith this the french solemnity genera ilott pla e da the caffin a garland surab of roses violets an camelius camelias cam elias wreaths were also contributed by delegates from darn icher foreign it a the eight of tile chief heir to the tb tone accod danied by three kings of german blood followed by the most illustrious representatives of every euro n c au u tr y 0 presence uh m 0 t t he 1 se aaion aich the deceased was held and 7 tile long line of statements all combined to give the beene an im riess that was reflected in the demeanor of the dense throng watching the cortege the procession deac h ed the brandenburg gate a few minutes after 2 unter don linden presented an extraordinary spectacle like the gloom of midday mid day everything was black houses pillars flags this intense somberness of color glim inbred the pale light of lamps veiled with crape the strongest effect came from the flaring light of pitch torches throwing over chii a glare that was temper edwi the smoke of torches blown by the d the demeanor of the countless spectators was excellent the silence was unbroken F very one remained uncovered until the coffin had passed the cortege reached at p m and tile remains were received at the mausoleum mau solem by the pastor of charl 0 t denburg ten burg chaplain koegel read t he prayer blessed is the man who temptation 11 also the lords prayer and ti en cosed the solemn services with benediction artillery announced that tile ceremony was over from the window on the salon overlooking the park the emperor watched the procession the empress victoria and princess attended the services ier vices at the mausoleum empress augusta remained at home in solitary prayer the die ceased eme geror had expressed his desire that the texts read should alternate be tween the old and the eivir testament the word of prayer from the old testament was to spondee to by promises from the new tes t am nt and tile end was rejoicing over the attainment of eternal bliss abea the selection from palm ado 1 the days of our years are three score years aud ten etc was reads there was not a dry eye and suppressed sobs were heard throughout the cathedral achs lain koegel opened his sermon w till words the plaintive peals of church bells resounding from town to town aal from village to village have the sad news and every german eye is filled with tears the father of fatherland the pride and delight of our people germanas germanys Germ anys preux chevalier the now empires first emperor Ump eror has left us another touching allusion was to the daily greeting to the populace at the emperors window was it not a thank offering every day toward the end of his itle was it not daily leave taking for fear they would not again lie exceeded the age the psalmist calls the greatest by more than te yearl yet he did not outlive out live his vigor bike imposes his age was lis forces did not fall be haq restless and eager I 1 0 r work to the last 1 I have no time to be tired fero among his words in conclusion fie said now his funeral procession is about to wi ad its way to charlottenburg Charlott enburg to the quiet grave of father and mother to ot e who dying blessed him with A loving hana to father who was an exa ale of probity to him the emperor was greatly grieved because he was not allowed to attend tile tu and the thought disturbed hi s sleep the physicians had entreated with him for a ling time I 1 as fie persisted in his intention to attend the funeral non were firing he stood I 1 silently listening and w ahching at the back win dow As the coffin passed the windo w he covered his ea es with his hands and burst into tears rome march 16 an autograph auto graP it letter from the pope to emperor frederick aich mgt galimberto Galim bertl takes to berlin expresses the deep sorrow of his at the drath of the man arch who was animated by the friend liest feelings toward the catholic church the pope thanks emperor frederick fr the tone of his peocla mation which he says gives I 1 him joy inasmuch as it proves thattie son cherishes the sentiments of his father sentiments which give assurance that the relation between prussia and the vatican shall become more and more friendly tap pope on his part will do all in ilia power to securer the friendship will be to the glori of both emperor and pi inacy in ann cnn cl his holiness expresses the wish that the emperor may recover hn full health in the interests alike of his people whole of europea latcia 16 there was an imposing service in the getman church to was attended by high govern trient and palace officials in uniform and many prominent geiman rest dents L capital senate washington march le senator blackburnn blackburns Black burns besk was gorgeously y faconi is this morning with a I 1 in this form and colm of tile united states flag sent by tile cock veterans on of phila delphia in recognition of ilia so ab ly defending the memory of our dead generals mcclelland and Il ancock among the petitions pro dented was one from chicago for the construction cons traction of a canal around niagara valli to connect lakes erie and ontario and one from missouri for tile t demoval of tile duty on salt senator butler offered a bill for the admission of utah as a state referred to committee on territories the resolution by frye y ea herosy calling for copies of tile min ateo and is of lije fisheries com mission and th a t offered by dolph as tb fur sealing bishing in alaska were taken up and passed senator 11 ale a bill author tile president to appoint and te aird j olin C F romont as a major gen eral the senate ther resumed consideration of the under valuation bill allison made a nt as to the import of the section 4 j the bill bell eyed it was an effective section to orry out the purposes int ende dand in no y a DJ as t was iq no degree aua wa any oneat im arter B aid thado the had desired was to recurt uniformity of taxation and on and to fraud under the existing baw tile business of the was being transferred from legitimate dealers to who were simply agents of foreign man iaac jurers the men who managed to chest tile government most success fully were tile ruen most sought for by foreign manufacturers as their moat valuable agents men who bad no in ta lug any sort of oath so they could got their goods in cheaper merca than y el ase w ere dr out of busi nesi the teven ee had endeavored to correct the evil as ivell as it could air hiscock advocated the bill and declared that kotono word of protest biad been ag adist ibby the committee or tile senate the only utterance against it had faund its w a into print ta all brief U sued bahat likht be a tion or of In divid the city of naw york some inan had signed his name to that kalras pal ras preb ident but the members of that corporation had not appeared before the committee the argument that the baij was a restriction of commerce was refuted by the fact that the merchants of new york boaen and chicago favored its passage the bill was not aimed against commerce but was a protection to commerce evarts replied to arid stated his foursee n lion Call opposed therill the bill question bein 9 on the amendment offered by ed ma ands to the fourteenth section to strike out the words the construe lion of law respecting I 1 so tomake sta the clause read that if the cihir importer constinee consi inee or agent of any importer of the see of the treas shall be dis satisfied bilth the url 0 cislon of the board of general appraisers to the classification of such iner chandise 1 1 the argument in explanation and advocacy of made by edmunds argued against the amend meat saying striking put would destroy e effect of the section and break down the whole section hiscock argued against it and stated that the bill as drda bained no provision for judicial do arising under it and that ants ere perfectly satisfied with it but it was only at his own and shermans Sher mans request that the section was inserted finally the vote was taken on edmunds anione ment and it was not agreed to by yeas 5 nays 45 the yeas being edmunds eustis gray saulsbury ind walthall the bill was then passed without division plumb offered a preamble and resolution reciting tile fact that of the of frei bt traffic on tile 0 B Q and A T d santa fe and instructing the committee on inter commerce to inquire such interruption of commerce was occasioned py mhd failure of the railroad companies to adopt the necessary precautions or by neglect af pf their duty ah common carriers cullom remarked that that was a pretty important subject arid lie inquired whether the purpose was to have the committee or subcommittee sub committee to leave washington and carry on tile elsewhere said that that was n question which the coin cittee w 0 uld decide for itself harris suggested phat the resolution bad better be bald over foi the 1 I 1 escat and that was assented asien ted to by f the resolution was therefore laid over senator efale allison and cockrell were appointed as conference conf brence committee 0 a the urgency deficiency bill T lie senate then ada 0 arned till men aay kousz march ac alitt joint resolution to promote a commercial union with canada was submitted to thel louse and placed upon the ca I 1 andar maliser Mali sur W missouri from the committee on territories reported the bill to annex a portion of idaho to washington and montana house calendar peel of indiana from tb e committee on indian affairs afT Airs reported the in than appropriations bill committee of the the house went into committee commit fee of the whole for consideration of the ate amendments to tile urgent d ef chency bill on the of tha committee on appeals an amendment was adopted appropriate I 1 ng to reimburse the state of bekai for expenses incurred in re I 1 liag invasion and suppressing hostilities in speaking of one of the amendments buchanan of new jets y coffon the subject of read a memorial addressed to the committee on ways and means signed by the workingmen and bome in the now ferbey stating that they note with jelarm that a bill has been presented to that committee which will greatly reduce the duty on pottery and lead to the deduc wages a a amendments were then concurred or non concurred in according to the recommendation of the committee on appropriations and the committee rose and reported the bill to the bouse Boutel Iq moved to concur in the senate amendment by striking out the clause for the appropriating lengthening the BrookI navy yard dry docks lost liias nays 1 the house ratified of the committee of the hole and burnes lavres and mccomas were a cefere co fere the |