Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-02-22
DUE TODAY.
All In Readiness For the Re-
ception of Our Visitor
From Germany.
WREATHES FOR GRANTS TOMB
Henry to Place One For Himself and
One For the Emperor Tomorrow.
Presidents Representatives to Wei
come the Prince.
come the Prince.

New York. Feb. 22-All prepare
tons have been made for the recep-
ton and entertainment of Prince
Henry of Prussia, who is on the
Kronprinz Wilhelm, which is expect
ed to arrive today. The imperial
yacht Hohenzollern, after having
been cleaned up and partially re-
painted, lies at her pier at the foot
of West Thirty-fourth street, await
ing the princes arrival Her main
gangway has been placed directly op
posite the door through which Prince
Henry will land from the Kronprinz
Wilhelm He will cross the pier and
board the Hohenzollern. At the
gangway he will be met by Admiral
Won Baudissin, while the other off,
GERS of the yacht will stand at the
sides of the gangway. Behind, on
the decks of the boat. the crew will
be drawn up. and the ships band will
play national air as the prince steps
on the boat. The Mareoni apparatus
on the Hohenzollern has been tested
and found to be In good working or
der. Last night the operator on board
began to send messages In an effort
to locate the princes ship. On board
the Cunarder Etrnria the wireless ap-
paratus is also in readiness and an
operator ON watch for signals from
the Kronprinz Wilhelm.
The Presidents Representatives.
Admiral Evans, General corbin and
Assistant Secretary of State Hill, the
presidents delegates. will hoard the
Kronprinz probably at the quarau-
tine station and will greet Prince
Henry in the name of the United
States government.
All arrangements have been com
pleted for the dinner to be given to
the American press In honor Of
Prince Henry ON Tuesday next, and
Herman Ridder who has charge 9f
the preparations for this banquet,
said yesterday that the number Of
acceptances received from leading
representatives of the newspaper
world was very gratifying.
The Irving Place theater, where a
gala performance is to be given this
evening. has been beautifully deco
rated and orders have been given for
the festooning of the princes box
with American beauty roses, more
than 400 Of the roses to be used for
this purpose. Heinrich Conreid, man
ager of the theater. has had a spe-
cial entrance broken through the
wall on the Fifteenth street side of
the theater in order to permit the
prince to enter the royal box imme-
diately on stepping from his car
riage.
The play selected for this perform
ance is Blumenthal and Kadelburg's
three-aet comedy. I'm Weissen Roes-
sell"
The selection was made by request.
I as the prince has thus far had no OPP
portunity of seeing the play, owing
to the fact that during the time when
it was given In various cities OF Ger
many he was in China
Everything has been made ready
for the special opera performance to
be given for the prince. 1t is believed
that this will be the most brilliant
performance in the history of the
| Metropolitan opera house.
To Visit Grants Tomb.
On Sunday, when Prince Henry
visits the tomb of General Grant, he
will place two wreaths on the tomb,
one from the kaiser and the other
the princes own tribute Both
wreaths will be composed Of Ameri-
can beauty roses, lilies and orchids,
and will have in the center a crown.
/ On the emperor's wreath will be
worked in flowers the Initials wv. r.
( r. William Imperator Rex.
The pier at the foot of West
Thirty-fourth street, where the prince
/ will land, has been made a special
sub-police precinct, with two cap
tains. eight sergeants, 10 roundsmen,
/ so mounted policemen and 100 patrol
men, all picked men, 1t Is known as
the Hohenzollern precinct.
A postal telegraph Office, with d.
rect wire connection with the Ger
man cable, has been established on
the dock at the foot OF Thirty-fourth
street for the accommodation OF
Prince Henry of Prussia and his
suite. who will thereby be in instant
communication with Germany at ali
times.