Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-27
Prince Henry's ENTRY into Washing.
ton. TIE city bore holiday appear

Prince Henry's sentry into Washing
ton. TIE city bore holiday appear
ance. Washington had turned out en-
masse, and hundreds came from vir
| ginia and Maryland. Bands paraded
the streets playing German and Amer
lean airs. Standards OF the United
States and Hohcnzollern iioated in the
breeze. II Prince Henry expected to
see an unmilitary people, he found
much at Pennsylvania station to cause
him to revise his ideas. From the
station to the White House he passed
through unbroken lines of soldiery,
and police, and thence to the German
embassy in like manner Sentries
stood everywhere Without a state
department pass It was impossible to
encroach on the passage reserved for
the first member OF sovereign 3
family to visit the country officially.
The prince and escort reached the
White House at l0:45.
AT the station. Prince Henry, wear
ing an admiral's uniform entered an
open carriage with Secretary OF State
Hay. Admiral Evans facing them
Other open carriages carried the
primes suite and army and navy Off
GERS in full dress uniforms. Behind
the lines of the National Guard the
citizens were packed solid and they
We're enthusiastic to an unusual de-
gree Prince Henry's face glowed
with pleasure and enthusiasm. The
prince saluted constantly. touching
his cooked hat with his hand.
The carriage stopped under the
great porte cochere of the White
House and the prince was escorted
into the East ROOM where his suite
remained. Then the prince, with two
army escorts. passed by the cabinet
and ladies in the Green room, the
prince bowling gracefully. Here the
escort left the prince. and he entered
the Blue parlor alone, being greeted
at the threshold by the president
whose greeting WAS most cordial. AT
ter few minutes the president con-
Quoted the prince into the room where
Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Alice We're
presented to him. The prince ex-
pressed himself as delighted to meet
the ladies and wat particularly com
plimentary to MisstAlice Afterwards
the prince was ken to the Green
room again to md It the cabinet. In
| taking the ride tQ the White House
the spirited horsd attached to one
of the rear carriages ran away caus-
ing some excitenla.t till: they were
stopped at the White House gates.
BERLIN, Feb. 24.-Crown Prince
William is giving his father much
trouble on account of an attachment
to Miss Gladys Deacon, the American
beauty and friend of Consuelo Ouch
ess of Marlborough. The prince met
the girl at Blenheim. and invited the
Duchess and Miss Deacon to visit him
at Berlin. The kaiser wrote the
Duchess, politely declining to receive
Miss Deacon. The prince still is mad
ly in love with Miss Deacon. The
late Prince Eugene of Sweden Is will
ing to renounce the right of success
sion in order to marry her.
| NEW YORK, Feb 25.-The kaisers
yacht Meteor was launched at 1899
this morning, at Shooters Island, and
christened by Miss Alice Roosevelt.
Rain was falling and chilling east
wind blowing.
| Miss Roosevelt the president and
wife, and Prince Henry stood near the
bow of the vessel At the proper mo
ment, Miss Alice severed the rope
with a silver hatchet. and the weights
being released pulled out the wedges,
released the vessel which slid slowly
into the water. AS the boat moved.
/ D1oonvalt qha cd fha hnttla
against the bow of the vessel and
said: "In the name of the Emperor
of Germany, christen thee Meteor ="
The president, and Prince Henry
waved their hats. as also did the
crowd, as the vessel swung to the
middle of the stream.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25-The official
party, with President Roosevelt and
Prince Henry, arrived at the Hohen-
zollern at one o'clock this afternoon,
where Prince Henry was the host at
dinner. Levi Mortorn, Ambassador
Holleben, Jacob Schiff and a few 9th
ers were invited as guests.
The party. after lunching on
board of the yacht, repaired to the
banquet room in the shipyards, but
did not partake of luncheon. Toasts
were drunk at Prince Henry's sugges-
ton to Roosevelt, at the latter's call
to the prince, and the call OF the
guests. to Miss Alice Roosevelt. The
prince escorted Miss Roosevelt to the
ferryboat, having presented her with
a bouquet of roses. All left for the
island at 11:l0 and had arrived at
Jersey City about 8. The arrival
at Shooters Island was marked by
salute of twenty-one guns. After they
had walked through the distinguished
guests to the stand German and Ma
rine bands played national airs. Be
sides $50 policemen, two battalions OF
naval militia, secret service men by
scores. police tugs prevented any but
invited guests from approaching the
ways. Many thousands viewed the
launching from Long Island shores