Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-11
6RITISB TARE NEW YORE
Admiral Prince Louis Captures the City
Heart and eoul
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS ARE FtTtD
They Lunch with General Grant,
Attend Reception at Navy Yard
and banquet ut Del
monicos.
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
NEW YORK, Nov. lO.-President Roose-
! welt, 1t lie learned tonight, will come here
| from Washington on Tuesday, and will
| pay an informal visit to the British flag
! ship Drake on Tuesday afternoon. Miss
Alice Roosevelt will attend the hall on
board the Drake the same evening.
NEW YORK. Nov. 10.-ReaI Admiral
Prince Louis of Battenberg has captured
New York heart and soul. The absolute
democracy and unassuming cordially with
which the admiral prince receives his visi-
| tors OF high and low degree has made
friends for him every minute of his visit
here. Had King Edward planned great
diplomatic stroke in sending his armored
cruiser squadron to American waters, he
could not have entrusted the expedition to
a more complete diplomatist than Prince
Louis. Perhaps the most interesting Incl
dent of his second day of his New York
visit was the reception to newspaper men
in his cabin tonight. For the second time
his highness talked to them with the ut
most frankness answered some of their
searching questions and foiled others.
Yes" remarked the prince, Il am a busy
man these days You people have really
been most kind to me. In fact I receive
many. many more invitations than l can
possibly accepts Twenty-four hours is not
nearly a long enough day for me to accept
all of the many courtesies offered me. Not
only have l many engagements. but my
correspondence has doubled One OF your
citizens writes to me that he can build
ship which will cross the ocean in tn ee
days. Think of It, Some of my letters are
from ladies'"
what do they say?" expectantly asked
one of his visitors
You are not asking me to betray lady's
confidence?" the prince exclaimed with
twinkle in his eye. Then for ten minutes
the prince was the target for the usual vol
ley Of questions with which every dlstin-
guished visitor in New York is met.
Did he admire the American women. In
deed he did. The gallant Britisher thought
they could not be improved upon"
Admires MIR. jerome.
What did he think of Mr. Jerome whom
he met at the dinner last night? A ain
Prince Louis was ready with the remark
that It was easy to see why such a man
succeeded. Evidently thinking to ask the
prince a question which wou evoke an an
swer out of the ordinary one Of the report
highness think of the conditions in Rus
SLAP
For a moment there was a pause and
then he replied:
IT am a brother-n-law of Emperor Mich
olas and I am also a rear admiral in the
British navy. You are therefore getting
on thin ice; in fact on no ice at ALL and
think 1 shall not attempt to skate"
well. then, what does your highness
think of New York" said the reporter.
What has impressed you most?'
1.-THE effect of a war upon New York"
began the prince slowly. ''ls what has i'm
pressed me most In less time than it takes
my cook to fry an omelet the combined
fleets in the river here could reduce New
York to atoms. New York needs peace,
War would prove most disastrous to this
city"
Prize for Boxing Match.
Then the conversation turned to gym
nastics in the British navy. Yes, l am
heartily in favor of sports OF this kind for
the men," said the prince, and take
keen pleasure In encouraging them
The chief athletic instructor OF the
Drake announced today that during the
squadron's stay here there would be a
pugilistic contest between Sailor Kirby
champion welterweight of the English
: navy, and Sailor Collins. champion weller
weight of the United States navy. Kirby
: is a member OF the crew Of the Bedford
I and Collins of the crew OF the Kearsarge
The bout will be for a purse Of 500, and q
= cup offered by Prince Louis. The cup 1,
now held by Sailor Cockoyne, champion
heavyweight Of the English navy. who wor
Il at Halifax, in a contest with another
sailor OF the English navy the cup origin.
ally having been a national prize. 1t will
D hereafter be an international offering and
will be contested for annually Arrange
! ments are being made to nave the contest
take place on shore, If possible, and the
sailors Of both squadrons are enthusiastic
D. over II.
d Before the Englishmen sail away from
C New York there will also be a series OF
? launch races in the lower bay, in which
the contestants will be Englisl1men only
d The contests will be over ten-mile course
visit to Governors Island.
There we're three scheduled events or
- Prince Louis program today, luncheon a.
4 Governors island with Brigadier Genera
o Grant This was an elaborate AFFAIR and
was attended by distinguished company
! After luncheon the prince attended bril-
liant reception at the New York navy yard
g where Rear Admiral Coghlan was the
D
. officers of the two squadrons were tn,
guests of the Navy Academy Alumni as
ISOLATION at a magnificent banquet at Del
| monica's.
The prince will go to West Point tomor
row on the steamer c. w. Morse, accom-
! panied by the ranking officers Of the two
sauadrons. He will witness the foot bal
Z game between West Point and the Carlisl,
Indians and after the game will return t.
New York on a special train in time e
attend the dinner Of Colonel and Mrs
Robert NJ. Thompson.
Banquet at DelmOnicO's.
Prince Louis and $50 officers OF IN,
a British and American squadrons were tn
guests tonight of the United States nava
academy alumni association at a banque
at Delmonico's. The hall was decorated
with the American and British colors, anC
music was furnished by the band of tn
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