The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-04
MILLIONAIRES AND ROYALTY
AMERICAN FlNANCieRS VISIT THE KING
OF ENGLAND.
King Edward Gives Audience to Twen-
ty-Two Members OF New York Stock
Exchange-The Reception at Wind
sor-Each Party Curious to Meet the
Other-Graciously Entertained by
En9land's King and Queen.

Windsor. Eng, June 1.-Twentytwo
American gentlemen, dressed in the
deep black of British court mourning,
representing many millions of money
and vast commercial interests, were
the guests of King Edward today at
Windsor. They were the delegates of
the New York chamber of commerce.
The visit was arranged by the London
chamber of commerce, the president of
which, Lord Brassey, accompanied the
American party. The visitors were
greatly impressed and pleased by their
audience by the king, who, the Asso-
ciated Press learns, was just as inter-
ested at meeting them as they were at
meeting him. The king had expressed
considerable curiosity to see what man.
ner of men these ti-millionaires
might be, especially Messrs. Morgan
and Carnegie.
A regards the latter, the king was
disappointed, for Mr.. Carnegie was,un-
able to be present. From the king down
all the officials concentrated their at
tention on Mr.. Morgan. Their curios-
ity was not unmixed with awe, one of
the high officers of the household hu-
morously confessing that an inspec-
tion of the list of visitors made them
tremble lest Mr.. Morgan or one of the
other millionaires should take a fancy
to Windsor and buy it.
Apart from this personal point of
view, the Associated Press was official
ly informed by Lord Pelham Clinton,
the master of the household, that the
king regarded the presence in England
of such a representative body of Amer
lean business men as highly significant
| listing between the two countries, and,
| in furtherance of that feeling, he was
delighted to welcome them to his castle
and make their acquaintance.
After an inspection of the grounds,
the delegates were taken to the east
| terrace, where they were received by
the king. They were surprised to find the
queen was also present, for her appear
ance was quite unexpected.
With the king and queen were the
| princess Victoria and the children of
| the duke and duchess of Cornwall and
| York Each delegate was formally
presented to both the king and queen,
shaking their hands. This ceremony
over, the king asked the American
1 visitors to replace their hats on their
heads, and both he and the queen then
| commenced to chat in the most friend
ly way with the little group. The king
remembered meeting previously Will
| liam Butler Duncan and James w
Pinchot, much to their own astonish-
| ment. This little rerniniscence over
the royal party INDUCED in small talk
| regarding the weather, the king point.
ing out the beauties of Windsor's chest.
nut trees and referring to the need the
country had for rain, and so forth. Hi.
majesty regretted the state apart
ments were so upset as to be invisible
He apparently avoided business ant
| politics, beyond reiterating how glat
he was to meet SO many well knowI
men from America.
When the audience was over the del
| egates partook of a small feast and re
passed the king and queen, who wer,
having tea in the garden. The king
stood up, took off his hat and bowel
his farewell. The delegates then re-
turned to London.