The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-28

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fork's Committee of Reception.
Governments Contract with Penn
~ylvania Railroad.
Berlin. January .5.-when Emperor
william bids Prince Henry of Prussia
farewell. prior to the latter's departure
Tor the United States. the parting VIII
De simple. private affair. No speeches
for publication will be exchanged. The
leave taking viii assume the form of a
military act. liz which an officer re-
ceives the last instructions from his
sovereign before going on an impor-
tant mission.
1t Is understood that his majesty wifi
give Prince Henry written memorials
which he wishes his royal brother to
communicate TO President Roosevelt.
Prince Henry. who is now here, will
return to Kiel February 10th and re-
main there till he goes to Bremen to
embark for the United States. The We
rious members Of the princes party wi.
assemble at Bremen. February 18th.
Inc sailing OF Prince Henry will not be
marked by any special ceremony. nor
so far as known. will any member OF
the royal house see the prince of.
The foregoing are the arrangements
as communicated to the correspondent
of the Associated Press today: but IL is
still quite possible that Emperor WILL
liam Will Disregard e programme and
bid farewell to his rother In a more
public manner at remen. This, at
least. is the hope of some members of
the suite
The dinner to be given In Prince Hem
rvs honor. under the auspices of the
Staats Zeitung to the press of the United
states is the feature Of the princes d.
version which is attracting the most at
tention. Prince Henry himself asked
particularly about this feature of the
programme and. wher: told that some of
the editors would probaly travel three
thousand miles to be present. he ex-
pressed wonder.
DR.. Barth says. in the Nation today:
Ihat Prince Henry. as the represep
tative of the German emperor comes I'm
immediate contact with the press in a
particularly happy thought. The mod
ern spirit inspiring the whole expedI-
ton Is brought sharply into view
through the emperor's brother becom-
ing the guest Of Journalists"
Prince Henrv's attitude toward ths
press when in the United States has
been the subject of consideration by his
counsellors. While the prince will not
be interviewed. he desires to show re-
spect for the profession. and will eivo
an audience to the newspaper men
with the understanding that he ia not ts
be quoted What the prince has to say
viii be issued through the official chan
nels.
Every detail OF the trip interests the
emperor, who has even given fnstruc-
tons regarding flowers which will grace
the tables at the luncheon on board thu
Hohenzollern. His majesty has mans
OF Berlin and New York on the same
scale When he first compared them
the other day. the emperor remarked:
why. New York would stretch to Pots-
dam"
His majesty then asked a member OF
his household the number of New
York's inhabitants.
New York has three millions wsa
the reply.
NO" said the empress. -four mi.-
lions"
His majesty has taken the leading
New York newspapers since Prince
Henry's trip was planned. has marked
articles which he thought would inter-
est the princes suite and has sent them
to the prince.
New York. January 25.-The commit
tee appointed by Mayor Low to receive
Prince Henry Of Prussia on bshaK Of
the city Of New York. met today for or
eanization- A number OF additions 70
! the committee were announced. among
them being the following: John q. Car
hsie. Ex-Governor Frank 8. Black.
Nicholas Fish. Austin G. Fox. wiluam
r. Hornblower. Anson G. McCook. Eob-
ert Grier Monroe. James A. o'ooruan
Charles a. Russell. ex-Speaker Thomas
b. Reed. General Daniel Z. sfcksl. ana
BENJAMIN r. Tracey.
The mayor was elected chairman of
the committee Abram s. Hewitt arst
vice chairman: Carl schurz. second vfce
chairman: J. Edward simnaon. treas
urer. and George Wilson. secretary.
An executive committee was seIecfed
OF which K. Jessup was made chairman
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