The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-01-17
PRINCE HENRY's AIDS HAVE AL.
READY BEEN SELECTED.
NOT SUFFICIENT TIME GIVEN
Emperor William Himself Would Like
to Come Over But Could Not
Spare the Time-Will Visit
Several Cities.
(By Associated Press.)

Berlin, Jan. 17.--The secretary Of the
imperial admiralty, Admiral Won Tirpitz,
and the chief of Emperor Williams ilr-
Uonal military STAFF. General Won
Plessen, are to accompany Prince Henry
of Russia on the latter's visit to the
United States.
The other members of the princes suite
besides Vice Admiral Baron Won
Seckendorff and Adjutants Won Sshwind
and Won Egidy, whose names have al
ready been announced, will be Captain
Won Trotha, the emperor's general aide
de-camp; Captain Won Muller, Com
mander Won Grumme, who is also an
aide scamp of the emperor, and Staff
Surgeon Reich.
His majesty definitely made these
selections today. Admiral Won Seek.
endorff, in giving the correspondent
these names, added:
"The emperor personally Is making all
the arrangements that can be made on
this side. Details as to how Prince
Henry shall spend his time in the United
States are left to Secretary Hay and DR..
Won Holleben, but our general idea Is
this: We arrive ON the Kron Prinz
Wilhelm February 22, at New York
Prince Henry will go on board the
Hohenzollern and will stay there until
the launching Of the emperor's new
yacht, which we think will probably be
February "a.
1--WE go to Washington to see the pres
ident and perhaps will stay there severa!
days. Then we make the most of the
next few days, in seeing other cities, re-
turning to New York for two more days
before we sail for home on the Deutchs-
land, March 8.
"This general design, you see, fills up
about four weeks, one week in going
each way. and fortnight in the United
States"
May Take More Time.
1t was suggested to Admiral Won
Seckendorff that two weeks was not
enough for the prince 20 see much of
America and that he ought to spend
longer time in the United States and go
West and South, to which the admiral
replied: ut would be difficult for his
royal highness to spend much longer
time there, though the Deutschland's 8
sailing can be delayed day or two II
Il seems desirable.
"An invitation from Chicago is men
toned, see, but I am unable to say
whether 1t can be accepted. This will
Vt loLt u youi PeoPic' ihiNS sAS'ii
simply wishes to spend his time as the
host at Washington may think to be to
his best advantage.
HE looks forward with keen interest
to the trip, and expects to get pleasure
and instruction out of it."
Regret was expressed at the fact that
the emperor could not visit the United
States.
Explorer May come Over.
"He would like to-" said Admiral Won
Seckendorff; "but we cannot spare him
for so long journey now"
The admiral was asked II 1t were pos
sible that the emperor might visit the
United States at some future time.
1T would please him greatly" an
swered Won Seckendorff, "and Vt is not
an impossibility."
The admiral visited Norfolk in 1850 on
the Prussian warship Victoria, and was
at San Francisco in 1872 on the old Ger
man warship Hertha, which since has
been replaced by a new cruiser OF the
same name.
The old Hertha was the first imperial
German warship to visit the Pacific
coast.
Emperor William has ordered the
Hohenzollern to be fitted out with all
the accessories used when his majesty
Is on board the yacht.