The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-29

 George said:s
 T take this the first opportunity to ex- press in common with the whole cfvffixed world my horror at the detestable crime which has plunged into mourning tho great friendly nation on your border and has robbed the United States of their l first magistrate in the midst of the fill- ! himent of the high and honorable duties of his proud position. The pucheas and IT share with you to the fullest extent the feelings of sympathy which you have we ~ are connected by ties of friendship and of national estesm. and our hearts 20 out to the widow and bereavsd family of the late distinguished and beloved Prince George bears a striking re- semblance to his aunt the Empress Dowager of Russia, not only in general form and cast of countsnapos. but in disposition and expression,
 Welded His Brothers Amanoed.
 JJpon the death of his brother. the Duke of Clarence, Prince George m4T- risd the Princess of Teck, to whom the former was betrothed.
 For reasons of state. Princess May Of Teck was betrothed to Prince CleIonoe In 1891, and the wedding was fixed for February 27, 1892. It was to havo been
 A month before the marriage was to have taken place. and during visit from his brother, Prince George, the Duke qx Clarence died of pneumonta-
 Scarcely a month after his burial ru- mors arose of the probable rnaFrlaee ef Prince George to his brothers nancaA Among royal families these matters ara decree. Hearts ars but i'll considered tn affairs of state. So 1t was that py x8e quest of the aged Queen Victoria the Princess May was plighted 70 Enno@ George. In many respects 1t was A for tunate marriage for England,
 They were married in St. JameTG Chapel June 6. 1893. and three of the strongest and prettiest Of children nave blessed the union.
 Next in Line of Succession.
 The little Prince Edward Albert who will eventually be Duke of fork ana
 King of England. was eight years old last Monday.
 ii is interesting to recall the first oc- casions on which Prince George has ap- peaPed in public as patron
 July 9. 1872. the Horticulturh Car dens. Kensington, were the scene or gathering which left lasting imprea-
 sion on the young Princes mind. Tour thcusand of the boys of the Greenwich Royal Naval School of the training snip&
 Warsprite. Goliath and Chichester and of the pauper schools of the meuepohs were drilled before the two Princes ana | their father and mother.
 | anpeared in their sailor suits. and wafcn- | ed attentively the drilling of the scn0o,s | for the prize banners before Prince nin- ] uard of Saxe-W -Weimar.
 l their father to the Princesss box ancs l all four stood up before the assenunoassA nA
 multitude. while the fopr ,nas ano1saVy of Waies s Prince George entered the navy WiLh hts brother June 5. 1877; at this time nc was barely F years old. .A. The mathematical instruction or tns Frince had been superintended Dy ITO lessor Drew of Kings College. Lonaof. Upon joining the navy he was Issssst I.assft under the command or z,,,,,s t1,srs .s' he won many prizes for boat-sallne, anu anu nnIIed in more than one victorious crew or .rs Three Years Tour of World.
 1ee oSants which was commits s,a, ed bv Rear-Admira1 Lord Chariea Seatt ;Princo George and hts orotner made A voyage about the globe Wnicn lasted three years. During thiS sii..s s.s+ss served as midshipmen. For the 8reatL nortion of the time the Baccnan1s Mss - attached to the training squsdfon unuse = the command of Admiral the Bar s '. Cianwilliam. In this vessel ne say .,tss ,ve inc first time the West Indies SoNtn America. the Cape. Australia, FILL SapAns China, Singapore and Ceylon; .
 Much time was spent by the Prtnos ln ESvrt inc Holy Land and Greece in the spring of 1882. r.-srs That year, upon returning to EngIana. Prince George went Go switzerIanu. .l ..,ots,s when he was appointed midshipman on board the Canada under Rear AomlraA Durrant for service on the Norsn Anas1a- can and West Indian station. Among his superiofs he was known as ona tkoroughly acquainted with his work | and well able to do each thing reovIs0
 oA Jsn,,arv 14 1886, he received an appoint- | rnent to H. M s. Thundsrer under tn9 | command of Rear-Admiral Stevenson on
 the Mediterranean station. Uwins S K Hsasee SHs l fact that the ship was docked ar MalkA | for repairs. Prince George Was Ifans- ferred to the Dreadnaught under the | command of Rear-Admlral BeoIoro Cs | flat ship he received his appointment as | a regular lieutenant, August 20. leso.
 Served Under His Uncle. | At that time the Duke of Edinburgh.
 his uncle. was commander-in-chief on the
 Gsorse was appointed to the Dukes flag | ship Alexander. With the Duke, he went | on a state visit to the present Sultan oL Constantinople, and during the tnres
 wears that he served on the Mediterra- | mean station he visited several times tne l King of the Hellenes, another uncie' at | Athens. He renewed his acqhainIancs with the late Khedive Tewfik at Calro, and at various times cruised along tno | coast of Asia Minor, Syria, and the ISL
 ands of the Aegean. .,. .. It was during this period that the sto-
 ries of his morganatic marriage to | daughter of an admiral in the Brltisn | navy at Valletta. near MaltaD began 10
 be heard in public. The story was authoritatlVely ueHieu by
 the British Admiralty. 4 | After three years of Mediterranean | service full of much instructive dlscl- | pline, Prince George returned to Eng- l iand and volunteered for another course | of gunnery training on board H. M ;. | Excellent at Portsmouth He was then 1 apnointed to the Northumberland. Cap l tain Darwin. the flagship of the Channel | s0uadron under the command of Vice | Admiral Baird. He was q prominent l deuIe in the naval manoeuvres that sum- | mer and was placed In charge or one or | the torpedo boats.
 Saved a Torpedo Boat. One of the most interesting incidents | of his career happened shortly afterward. | Of the coast of Ireland another torpedo l boat of the squadron was disabled and be- gan to drift rapidly shoreward. Ths sea | was running high and the wind was blow l ing heavily. At his own request. Frtne9 l George was sent to her assistance. oW- | ing to the delicate nature of the torpede | boats construction. the task was most difficult one. In carrying out this task, Prince George showed great skill, 1uds- ment and nerve He ultimately lowed the disabled craft into safety. This act won for him high pfaiSe from the Admiralty and from his stipe- | rior officers. The act was all the mora l notheworthy. as Prince George suHefs | greatly from sessckness, and tt IS | well known fact that the hehaNor ot | torpedofhoa in heavy weather IS not az all conducive to comfort.
 | As he had given evidence of e1csptlonal