Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-03

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was built by the hands OF artists, and
was at her first appearance on water
| linked with the name Of lady. We
| sailors are used to speak of our ship
as her and we keep and treat our
ships like our wives. | drink to the
| health of Miss Alice Roosevelt"
During the luncheon cablegrams
were received from the kaiser by
Prince Henry, President Roosevelt
and Miss Alice Roosevelt. Miss
Roosevelt desired to reply at once, SO
the president asked for pad and pen
Gil. He began to write message
and had written a few words when
Mrs. Roosevelt smilingly took the
pencil from him and adedd a few
words. She then passed it to Miss
Alice who completed the message.
Thus the cablegram to the emperor
was the joint production the presi-
dent, his wife and daughter.
Senator John G. Spooner was one OF
the guests at the luncheon.
Luncheon was finished about 3
o'clock At $40 President and Mrs.
Roosevelt entered carriage and were
driven to the Twenty third street
ferry. They went to their special
train, leaving Jersey City at 1855 p.
m. for Washington.
The presidents departure from the
Hohenzollern was preceded by
pretty ceremony. The presidents
flag, flying at the peak, was hauled
down and the sailors cheered, while
the band played "The Star Spangled
Banner"
Soon after the president had left,
former Governor Morton, with Miss
Roosevelt and Mrs. Morton went 70
the Morton home.
Prince Henry, with several of his
officers, boarded the navy yard tug
Vigilant and went to the battery
where he was to land and afterwards
receive the freedom of the city.
AT Battery park the prince was
greeted by an immense crowd. Els
corted by the mayors committee the
party drove up Broadway, the crowds
welcoming the prince with tremen-
dous cheers In Wall street an ava
lanche of ticker tape almost covered
the prince, who took it in good part
and saluted the throwers.
At the city hall the party was well
coined by ,ne mayor, and in the pres
ence of the board of aldermen and a
brilliant assemblage was given the
freedom of the city, the mayor say
| ing among other things:
"The freedom of the city which is
now to be conferred upon you has not
very often been granted in all our
history. If it be now, in fact but a
from of words, it is form that signi-
fies the high regard and genuine
friendship for him upon whom it is
bestowed"
In the evening the prince. his suite
Metropolitan club where they We're
guests at dinner of the mayor, with
| the presidential delegates and num-
| Der of citizens. There were no form
| al speeches. The list of toasts in
Guided '"The President of the United
| States" "The Emperor of Germany
and g Prince Henry of Prussia"
= The day closed with gala per-
| Torrance at the Metropolitan opera
i house where the prince was enthusiast
tically received.
| Berlin, Feb. 26-All day long Tues
| day crowds stared at portraits of Presl-
dent Roosevelt and Prince Henry
! 1Nxy e1sI do IN or
newspaper Office on Inter den Lin
! den The crowd was SO dense that
| the police had to clear the way for
traffic. Emperor William, who with
| the empress drove by the Offices in the
afternoon noticed the portraits and
saluted the small American flag above
them. Upon perceivlng this the as
, sembled crowd applauded.
The Germans are slowly working up
an animation over the reception In the
| United States to Prince Henry and are
glowing with good feeling toward
America Newspapers that never be-
fore received special cablegrams from
the United States are now publishing
such messages. One editor remarked
| that the entire German press \WOuld
| be without dividends this year and ex-
| pressed the hope that nothing else OF
| equal interest would happen on the
other side of the Atlantic for five years
to come. All correspondents IN the
United States for German newspapers
agree upon the warmth of the recep-
ton to Prince Henry by President
Roosevelt, by American officials, by
crowds and newspapers.
| President Back in Washington.
Washington, Feb. 26.-The special
train bearing President and Mrs.
Roosevelt and some of those who went
| to New York to witness the launching
of the Emperor's yacht returned last
night Secretary Root, Senator Lodge
and Miss Alice Roosevelt did not come
back with the party, the latter remain