The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-17
COMING OF
PRINCE
HENRY.
Emperor Selects Distinguished
German Officers TO Accom-
pany Him 10 America.

Berlin, jar. 1.-THE secretary OF the i'm
pcrial admiralty Admiral Van Tirpitz.
and the chief of Emperor Williams per-
sonal military stan, General Won Plesseu.
are to accompany Prince Henry OF Prus-
sia on the latter's visit to the United
States.
The other members OF the Princes suite
besides Vice Admiral Baron Won seuksn-
dorff and Adjutauts Won Schwind. and
Won EgldX4 Will be Captain Won Trotha.
the Emperors general aide de camp Cap
tain Won Mueller. Commander Won
Grumme, who Is also aide de camp of the
Emperor and stan Surgeon Reich. His
Majesty definitely made these selections,
after conferences this morning I'm which
Admiral Won Seckendorn took part, at tho
old Schloss.
Admiral Won seckendorfr I'm giving the
correspondent OF the Associated Press
these names said
The Emperor, personally, Is making all
the arrangements that can be made on
this side The details as To how Prince
Henry shall spend his time I'm the United
States are left TO Secretary Hay aud DR.
Won Holleben. But our general idea OF
the dates is this: We arrive, on the
Kron Prinz Wilhelm. Feb. %, at New
York, and not at Hampton Roads, as hrst
reported Prince Henry will go on hoard
the lIohenzollern and will STAY there till
the launching of the Emperors new yacht
which, we think, will probably be Feb.
"a
we go to Washington TO see the presi-
dent and, perhaps. stay there several
days. Then We make The most of the
next few DAYS In seeing other cities. re-
turing 10 New York Tor two days more
before We sail FOR home. on the peutsch
land March g. This general design, you
fills ttp ahDnf four one week
in going each way, and fortnight in the
United states"
IT eas suggested TO Admiral Won Seek
endorn THAI two weeks Was not enough
and that he ought to spend a longer time
la the United states and go West and
South, TO which the admiral replied;
1T would be difficult for his royal high
ness 10 spend a much longer time thers,
though the DeutsChland's sailing can be
-4lala. .-aa-~ day or two, AZ IL seems de-
AN invitation from Chicago is men
toned. | see, hut / ana unable 70 say
whether IL will be accepted IhsI VIII
simply wishes Go spend his time as wash
ngton may think To- be 10 his beet ad-
vantage. lie looks forward with keen
interest TO the trip and expects to aaf
plea sure and instruction out or ~
Regret was expressed AT the fact that
the emperor could not visit the unitea
lie would IKE to" said Admiral Non
Seckendorff. but we cannot spare hhn
for SO lonE a journey now. rI
The admiral was asked IL II was pos.
sible the emperor might visit the lniteo
states al some future time.
at would please him greatly an
swered Won Seckendorn. Ut is not an
impossibility."
Admiral Nan Seckendorn visited Nor
folk iu 1850 on the Prussian warship VIC
toria and was at San Francisco IN b's
on the old German warship iiertha
Won Seekendorff has vivid recolfections
OF San Francisco and his tortnights en-
tertsinment there -,
emperor William has ordered the, Ho-
henzollern TO be fitted out with all the
accessories used when his majesty Is on
The Anzeiger today prints the follow
ing: a.,
Prince Henry to meet the prominent New
York yachtsmen aud invite them " pfl-
ticiuate i'm the kiel regattas, begipnins
June rs Prince Henry Will also ask Wv
nrssident to permit the United States
Mediterranean squadron TO be present n.
Kiel during the resatta week, SO ma @
American seamen may participate IN 'lt'
barge races Prince Henry bears val
llabie present from Emperor Wilnam TOT
Miss Roosevelt.