The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02
IMPERIAL DECORATIONS.
souvenirs of Prince Henry's Visit
m the United States Presented
TO Many Americans.
osnEDS CONFERRED BY KAISER Wilhelm
omci,Is and others of st. Louis, Chi
,.go. Philadelphia, Cincinnati
and New York Come In for Nota-
HE Decorations-Other Get COST
Iy Presents.

Berlin. July 3l.-The German EN-
,eror has conferred a number of dec
orotions on Americans incidental to
,he visit TO the United States of
Prince Henry of Prussia, The Red
Earle of the third class is bestowed
On Samuel II. Ashbridge, mayor Of
Philadelphia; julius Fleischmann,
mayor of, Cincinnati; Rolla Wells
mayor of st. Louis; David r. Francis,
former governor of Missouri; Arthur
Eddy, of Chicago, and Gustaye II
schwab of New York.
The Red Eagle of the fourth class
Is given to W. S. McChesney, general
manager of the st. Louis Terminal;
Gustaye Fisher, president Of the Ger
man Maennerchor, of Chicago; Chief
Of Police Kelly, of 81. Louis; Prof,
Camille Won Kleuez, of Chicago, and
Rev. Dr. Gustave Zimmerman, of Chi.
eago.
Those who received the crown or
der of the third class are John n.
Partridge, police commissioner OF
New York; Detective Captain Titus,
Of New York; Henry Rubcns, of Chi
cago, and William Woke, Of Chicago,
The crown order of the fourth class
Is conferred on Consular Agent Bam-
bach, of Milwaukee; George c. Boldt,
manager of the Waldorf-Astoria no.
tel, New York; j. j. Coaklcy, station.
master, ST, Louis, and William
Schmidt, Of Chicago.
The emperor presents autograph
photographs Of himself to the design
ers Of the yacht Meteor ILL.,, {. G..
Cary.Smith and Henry Barley,
The foreign Office announces a list
Of presents made by Prince Henry.
Some of them were conferred by the
prince while he was in the United
States, but most of them were sent
recently David j. Hin, assistant sec.
rotary of state, received n gold snuff
box bearing the letter "H' and a
crown in diamonds; Rear-Admiral
Robey D, Evans was given an enamel
portrait Of the prince surrounded by
diamonds, aj,.Gcn. II, {. Corbins
present was u gold cigarette ease,
on which was the princes portrait in
diamonds. Col. Theodore A. Bingham
and Commander ". s. Cowlcs, of the
navy each received II gold cigarette
case, ON which were n crown in dln'
monds and the letter III \ bracelet
bearing the princes portrait in ru'
bieS and diamonds was presented to
Mrs, II, II, d. Pierce, wife of the
third assistant secretary of state, ana
10 Mr., Pierce was given II framed
portrait Of the prince,
Other presents were given as fol'
lows; Maj, Richard Sylvester, super
htendcnt of the Washington Cd. c.
police department; John +, Wilkie,
chief of the United States secret serY
Ice; John {, Stubs, railway official;
Cornellus Van Colt, postmaster at
New York, and j. Il, Reynolds, sccre'
@ry to the mayor of New York, dia'
mond scarfpns, McDougall Hawks,
dock commissioner, New York, n gold
scarfpn Thomas Sturgis, fire com
missioner, New York, and Detective
Ihurston, New York, gold cuff but
IONS Police Inspectors Cartwright,
brooks, Harley, Thompson, Kane ana
Gross, Police Captains Schmittbcrgcr
and Wendell, and Capt. Smith, of the
harbor police, all Of New York; AS
hStont Superintendent llunsdorfri
OF The Pinkcrton bureau; Mr., Dcutsch,
VINO was telegraph agent nj the Thir'
Vioorlh street pier New YORK,
where the llohcnlollcrn lay, and
Louis Murphy Of the United states
secret service, all receive scNrfpins,
Postmaster Frederick 4, Coync of
'b' IN RiN'n Eolu 'IBh''''
ease Chief of Police Frank O'Ncill
VI Vhlcago n gold scnrfpin, and the
manager of Wizards hotel, Washing
"n' a gold cigarette case,
Framed portraits of the prince are
wnt To Seth Low, mayor of New
norki Patrick A. Collins, mayor of
poS'ohi Carter II. HARRISON mayor
'. ohlcogo; to the navy department.
!" Washington, naval and military
sseoocnlcs, the New York Yacht club,
.cw fork'to the armory of Squadron
:" view York, and 10 the Milwaukee
Museum