The Topeka state journal., 1902-01-17
PLANS FOR HENRY.
President Roosevelt Enters
Heartily Into the Matter.

Washington, Jan. 17-Wm- Wallace
Downey, a member of the firm building
Empehror Williams yacht, called at the
White House today, and after discuss
ing with President Roosevelt the de-
tails of the approaching launch went to
the state department and talked over
details of the programme with Assist
ant Secretary Hill, Admiral Evans and
Admiral CrowninShield. 1t was decided
that the launching shall take place at
10:30 a. m, February 25. The president
expressed the most lively satisfaction at
the decision of the German emperor to
send his brother, Prince Henry, as his
personal representative at the ceremony
and has entered with great interest into
the details of the arrangements for the
reception of the prince and for the
launch.
Two plans are under consideration for
the transportation of the presidential
party to Shooters island, where the
yacht is building- One is to have the
president meet Prince Henry at the Bat
terry in New York, where the party Will
board a United States government YES
sci and proceed down the bay to the
island, nine miles distant.
Another is to have the presidents car
go over the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
as far as Newark Bay where it will be
switched onto the long trestle and the
party embarked on one of the ship
building firms boats. The ship yard is
only three quarters of a mile distant
from this trestle.
Rear Admiral Evans has been desig-
mated as a special attendant upon the
prince, besides being in charge of the
naval demonstration. He has arranged
to have the eScOrting squadron under
his command meet the North German
Lloyd steamer Kron Prinz at Tomp-
l<insville at which point the prince will
be transferred to the HohenZollern and
the naval procession will steam up the
bay
The time of the cabinet meeting to-
day was largely occupied in the dis
cuSSiOn of the fOrmalit1eS to be followed
upon the occasion of the visit of Prince
Henry of Prussia. 1t is the desire of
the president to show the prince every
honor befitting him as a prince of the
royal blood and as the personal relative
and kinsman of the German emperor.
But at the same time the programme is
to be as simple as possible. Precedents
in the case of the visits of the Prince
of Wales and the Grand Duke Alexis of
Russia have been carefully looked up
and will be followed where applica Bile.
The programme as far as agreed up
on, is as follows: Upon the arrival of
Prince Henry in New York he will be
met by a squadron under the command
of Rear Admiral Evans and national
salutes of 81 guns will be fired both by
the warships and by the shore batter
les. Visits of courtesy will be made
upon thre prince by the commander of
the department of the east and the
ranking naval officer at New York and
Assistant Secretary of State Hill, prob
ably will also formally welcome the
prince as the special representative of
the president.
- When the prince reaches Washington
he will become the guest of the German
ambassador. According to precedent
it will be the duty of the prince to call
upon the president. who will return the
visit.
A dinner will be given at the White
House in the princes honor The de-
tails of the programme will be worked
out at the state department, and when
completed will be given out there.