Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-04
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence,
\ oNDON, Feb. a. Louis Of
Battenberg Is going to pay visit
to the United States shortly and
his presence there Is certain to
arouse a lot OF interest For, in spite
Of the fact that his serene hghness, as
he still is called, is a German by birth,
he will go to America as "a rear admiral
OF the British navaN I'm command OF
the most formidable and fastest squad
ron that ever has called at the ports Of
the United States on peaceful mission.
Prince Louis was a Hession before he
became a British subject He is the
last survivor of three brothers in whom
the late queen Victoria took a motherly
interest The youngest Of them. Prince
Henry OF Battenberg, who died In 1896,
married the queens youngest daughter
Princess Beatrice, while Louis became
the husband Of her fayorite grand
daughter, Princess Victoria Of Hesse
| The youngest of his wife's sisters mar
ried the Gar Of Russia; another is the
wife Of the kaiser's brother Prince
Henry of Prussla-Germany's sailor
prlnce-and a third Is the wife OF Grand
Duke Serge, one Of the most cordially
hated representatives Of Russia's dy-
matte despotism
As regards cash and titles Princess
Victoria made anything but n brilliant
match when she welded Prince Louis,
| for he possesses only a castle aud
small estate In Hesse and has not
| much money beyond his naval pay; but
with no affairs OF state to worry over
| and free 10 do pretty much as she
| pleases she gets far more enjoyment
| out of life than any Of her sisters Had
| Prince Louis never married her II Is
| questionable whether he would now ne
| rear admiral with one Of the finest
| cruisers I'm the British navy as his
| flagship, but all the same he has fairly
merited his rank by sheer hard work
and demonstrated ability II there
| should ever befall a war between Eng
land and Germany the admiralty IL
| confident that he would knock spots
out of his wte's brother-in-law, Prince
Henry Of Prussia, at anything like
even odds.
INFLUENCE HAS HELPED,
OF course influence has helped him,
| but he has mastered his profession In
| the most thorough fashion and has
| proved equal to every duty with which
he has been entrusted, Though his
| family was German. he was born nj
| GratZ, Austria, In 1854, Reading Marry
| ats sea yarns fred his boyiah lmag-
| ttfGtn 10, haH gaA an
| his folks, seeing there was small chance
| that he would ever amount to anything
| as a German prIncelet, shipped him off
| to England where he obtained a cadet
ship I'm the navy az the age Of IA. No
special quarters were assigned 10 him;
he had 20 be content With "A very mod
crate allowance of pocket none. and
Jared Just like the ordinary midshlp-
man. He learned his seamauship I'm
the days OF masts and sails, before II
had ever entered anybody's head that
Jack Tar should be a mechanic. lie
was an officer OF the watch on the old
trlgate Inconstant that went around
the world under sail, but he was among
the first 10 recognize that canvas Is
merely an lncumprance to the modern
steam warship.
PETTICOAT INFLUENCE.
He was made a sub-lioutenant In 1874
when he was % and lieutenant two
years later. That WAS still HIS rank
when I'm 1884 he married the queens
granddaughter. Thereafter his promo
ton was not so rapid AZ 10 AFFORD any
good ground for the complaint that ne
owed II TO the petticoat influence of a
royal alliance. Ele was made COM
mander a year after his marriage, but
ak years elapsed before he became u
full fiedged captain, For the last few
years he has been the director OF naval
intelligence post OF great Importance
whose duties consist in keeping tab OF
all that makes for progress In naval
construction and equipment and IN
general finding out what the other
powers are doing 80 as 70 be able TO