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.GREETs THE PRINCE.
Emperor William Meets His Brother
at Cuxhaven.
ROYAL PARTY PROCEEDS 10 KEEL.
In an Interview Prince Henry Sends
a Last Word to America Express
sive of Gratitude mt His
Reception.

Cuxhaven, March 19.-The return OF
Admiral Prince Henry Of Prussia to
German soil was safely accomplished
Tuesday afternoon amid all the pomp
and circumstance with which the
princes imperial brother has seen fit
to mark the successful ending Of Prince
Henry's American mission. The
Hamburg.American line steamer
Deutschland, from Cherbourg, having
on board the prince and his suite, was
first sighted at half past five Tuesday
afternoon. The German battleship
Kaiser Wilhelm II. steamed down the
roadstead to meet the Deutschland,
and returned escorting the big liner.
The Deutschland tied mp to the new
stone quay and was the first ship to
dock there. Emperor William stood
upon the quay, surrounded by high
naval and municipal officials. AS rep
resentative of the American embassy
at Berlin, Commander William H.
Beehler, the naval attache to the en-
bassy, stood at the emperor's side.
The Brothers Meet.
The quay was decorated with the
flags of all the states of the empire,
and the thousands of spectators who
covered the roofs of the great ware
/; houses and the wide slopes overlook
ing the scene, cheered wildly as Prince
Henry walked down the gangway from
the steamer. Emperor William kissed
his brother upon both cheeks and
shook hands with the members of his
suite. saying few cheerful sentences
to each. In the meantime the guns
OF the squadron saluted. Side by side
his majesty and Prinee Henry then
pissed down in front OF the marine
guard, which stood at salute After
this the marine guard passed in re-
view. while the band Of the imperial
yacht Hohenzollern played the ma
tional anthem.
hoard the warship.
The passengers on the Deutschland
crowded to the steamers rail and
cheered heartily during the ceremony.
Some Of the American passengers
waved little American flags; otherwise
the Stars and Stripes were not flying.
After the inspection of the guard 81
honor and the veterans by Emperor
William his majesty and his party,
Prince Henry and his staff and Com
zaander Beehler boarded tender and,
amid fresh salutes ,musie and cheering
proceeded to the battleship Kaiser
Wilhelm III. Upon arriving there the
crew of that vessel manned their ship
to receive the royal personages. The
Kaiser Wilhelm II. weighed anchor at
quarter past seven and started to-
ward KEEL through the canal. A ban
| quet was served on board the war-
!. ship.
Expresses His Gratitude.
AS the steamer drew near 10 Cux-
haven, Prince Henry received the cor
respondent Of the press in his cabin.
The prince, speaking with deep feel
ing, said:
Il desire to send last word through you
to America, to say how deeply grateful /
ceixea whileffhere. I tried TO say this be-
fore I left, but want to say again that
am grateful for the cordial aud geper-
GUS manner In which the people and fhe
president OF the United States received
me, I met and talked With as many tpdf:
viduals as could, but Of course I saw
most OF the people in crowds, and some
times only from the railroad car piat=
form. and only long enough to touch my
cap or take OF my hat to them. wish
to thank all those thousands for the
trouble they took. l had no opportunity
Of studying the details Of industry as ]
Wa4ld like to have DONE"
Ready to Do II Again.
/ AS TO the fatigue Of the trip, the
prince said:
az was often tired. and had to be care
full Of what said both publicly and prf-
Nately. But since my long sleeps on board
the Deutschland I would be ready to re-
.',rD to America at once for j.,st such On