The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-02-21

off the Lizard, reported ''all well,
weather fine and sea smooth.
Southampton, Feb. 1.-THE Kron
Prinz Wilhelm arrived here yesterday
morning. Prince Henry's voyage TO
England was uneventful. The Kron
Prinz Wilhelm proceeded slowly from
Bremerhaven down the Weser, Satur.
day, unded cloudless sky and amidst
cheers from the people lining the
shore. A telegram from Bremersha-
ven says that the last seen of the
prince from the shore there was when
he stOon on the bridge of the Kron
prinZ Wilhelm. in admiraPs uniform,
and lifted his cap in response to the
cheers of the assembled crowds. Com
mInder William III. Beehler, U. S. NJ,
the United States naval attache at
Berlin bid the prince goodbye for
the United States embassy. Senator
Tichirschky, Prussian minister to the
Hanseatic cities, bid farewell to the
prince for Emperor William, who al
so sent his brother a telegram previous
TO the departure Of the steamer.
Takes Interest in His Profession.
After getting started Saturday the
prince and his suite walked upon the
upper deck with some of the other
passengers. Later Prince Henry pro-
ceeded to the bridge, where he held u
long conversation with the captain OF
the steamer, and showed the greatest
interest in all the details OF the ship.
10 min wifi TO of
dinner, occupying Il table in an alcova
Of the general saloon. During the
meal the band played German and
American airs. The princes table
naturally attracted the undivided at
tentiOn of the other passengers, but
Prince Henry did not seem to mind
this. After dinner the prince spent
an hour in the smoking room.
Gets Up in the Morning.
He was up early yesterday morning.
walking the deck. In the course of
q conversation yesterday he again
expressed the pleasure he feels at
visiting the United States, and added:
"Why, the last man | shook hands
with Oh German ground was an Amer
lean, the Berlin representative, of the
Associated Press" At about 1920 q.
III. Saturday the Isle of Wight and
the forts of Portsmouth were sighted
With the band playing and flags flying
the steamer made her way up South
ampton waters to the dock. Here the
members of the German embassy at
London We're received, the vessel sail
ing for CherbOurg, France, at 3 p. NJ
Last of the Old World.
CherbOurg, Feb. 17.-Hhe Kron PrinZ
- Il
$40 last evening after a pleasant
passage from Southampton. The
steamer stayed here but a short time,
during which the band played selec-
lions from various airs. The Kron
Prinz Wilhelm resumed her journey
for New York at 9 p. m.
UNDER "FIGHTING BOB's" ESCORT
Admiral Won Baudissin Sees the New Me-
teor-Kaiser's Memorial Wreath.
New York, Feb. 17.-Rear Admiral
Count Won BaudisSin, of the HohenZol-
Tern, inspected the German emperor
yacht Meteor, at Shooters Island, Sat
urday and expressed the highest adj
nriration for the vessel. Before visit
ing the yacht the admiral called upon
Rear Admiral RObley d. Evans, on
board the battleship Illinois, after
which Admiral Evans escorted Won
Baudissin to the yards where the Me-
teor is being built. Yesterday thou
sands crossed the North river to Ho-
DOken to take Il look at the Imperial
yacht HOhenzollern. Other thousands
travelled from New Jersey towns with
the same object in view, but owing
to the ironclad arrangements only a
small number managed to get on
board
The regular Sunday services pre-
scribed by the Lutheran church took
place on the HohenZollern at 10 a. III.
They were conducted by Admiral Won
BaudisSin and We're attended by all
the members of the crew. At the
close the commander of the imperial
yacht prepared to carry out the cabled
instruction from Emperor William to
place a wreath on ,Ae tomb of Miss
Beatrice Goelet. daughter of the late
Robert Goedet and of Mrs. Harriet
Warren GOelet, who died on Feb. 10
of pneumonia. The wreath, which
was made on bed of SmilaX was
composed Of white roses and lilies OF
the valley. and on the inside of the
circle was a row of white tulips. 1t
was quite large and was bound with
broad white silk ribbon. the streamers
of which were trimmed with gold and
bore the monogram of the kaiser and
the imperial crest.
The wreath was delivered at the
HohenZollern at IL a. m. and a few
minutes later Admiral Won Baudissin
in full uniform. accompanied by his
aide, Capt. Won der Osten, also in uni.
form, left for the Goelet home on
Fifth avenue. The wreath was left
ut the residence and later carried tC
Woodlawn cemetery and placed or
the tomb by two members of the GOe
let family without any ceremony.
While the admiral was away from
the HohenZollern, Capt. Won HollebeT
and Lieuts. Rebensburg and Seiden
sticker were entertained at the Ger
man club in HOboken.
Death of BILLY" West.
Chicago, Feb. 17.-"Billy" West
known for twenty-five years to the
public as a minstrel performer, dice