Frederick's Funeral

The funeral services over the remains of the lata Emperor Prederick were held Ou the 18th inst. Prince Hismarck, Count Von Molkte and the foreign princes arrlved early. At 9 o' clocktho ministers too.k their places around the coffin. The Cftthedral choir sang two hyrnus, the first bpiuniug, "Soon thou calles t, me to hlgher )oys," and the second, "Jmu is niy trust." Chaplam 'Koegel then blessed the corpse and the mourners, the choir meanwhlle singing the hymn "If I am to die." Twelve commanders of twelve different reeiments, of which the late emperor was ehief , carried the coffln to the hearse, which was drawn by cight horseg. Eight majors took the bridles of the horses, and the processlon started for Fnedrichskirche, The Emperor William has issued the following proclamación ; The grave had scarcely olosed over the Emperor William I. before my father, Frederick III., is called away. Emperor Fredeiiok bore a hard f ate and sbowed a. heroio christlan restguat ion. He remained faithful to bis kingly duties in tbe few months allotted to him and exbibited all the noble quallties of his victories on the battle field, wbion will be remembered as long as Germán hearts continue to beat. I have taken the Kovornment, looking to the King of kings, and praying God, like my father, to be a lust and lenient prince-, to f oster plety and the f ear of God ; to guard the peace; to be a helper of thepoorand dlstressed; to be a flrm guardián of the right, and to progresa In my kingly duties in unisón with the poople, who in good and e vil days have ttood true to thelr kings. I count upon the people's fidellty, and, couscious of my purpose, reclporate it heartily as a true prince to a true people, both equally ready to make sacriflees for the fatherland. My confldence is derived trom this, and God will lend strength and wisdom to discharge the kingly office for the welfare of the fatherland. (r. A. K. General Orders. Commander-in-Chief J. P. Rea of the National G. A. R., ha issued general orders No. 8, in substance as follows : That part of the Indian Territory whioh is embraced in the Choctaw, Cherokees and Chichasaw nations, is hereby detaohed from the department at Texas and. addod to the department of Arkansas for all Grand Ar ui j purposes, which arrangement will date from May 1, 1888, AU posts heretof ore organized withiu the territory herein specified will report to the commander of the department ot Arkansaa, and will be subject to the jurisdiotion of that department. On the recommendation of Surgeon-Gen eral Florence Donohue, post surgeons are directed to transmlt at once to the medica) directora of their respective departments a brief statement of the number of destltute ex-soldiers treated by them during the quarter ending March SI, 1888, togethei wlth the sourees from which money wat procured to pay for medicines and surgical appliances. Attention is called to the rule which requires that all proposed cbaoges in th rules and regulations should be communicated to headquarters in time to admit ot their belng submitted to the inemhers oi the national encampment, at least thlrtj days before the meeting oí that body. Tbc date of meeting has heeq ftxed for Septem ber V, 1888. Prapioaitlous for ohange should be in the hands of the adjutant geu eral not latw thai August 1. ypou, Vhu rtiuet oí the department enc&nApment and offloers of the department oi tho gulf, the territory lncluded therel wilt be designatod hereafter as the Depart ment of Louisiana and Misslssippi. By request of the national assoclation ol naval veterans, notice is hereby given thal a reunión of the survi vors of the union navj will be held at Columbus during the national encampment. Particulars as to time ani! place of meeting, rates, etc., will be fur uished on applicatlon to William Slmuiou secretary, care Naval Post No. 400, Phila delphia. _ Worth Vfi.OOO. The case of Mra. Asna Lee agút th Vacuüm oll company of Rocheiiter, N. Y. for $5,000 damages for the èeath of her hus band, killed In tU naphtha explosión o: December 21. 1W, and tbe ürst of a largt nummer ot damage suits brougbt agalns the aams concern, resulted in a verdict foi the plaintlff of the amount asked. Three and four buuo" cutaways art proper for morning wear and half-dress.