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T'RIJVCE HEJV'Ry IJV THE l/JVITEV STATES Prince Henry of Prussia left the Fatherland to meet "Old Glory as quickly as the North uerman Lloyd steamship Kronprinz Wilhelm, the newest and most magnificent ocean greyhound, will hear him. His departure from the port of Bremerhaven was made impressive by its simplicity. The Emperor did not want a great show' because that, per haps, would spoil the impression of the great American reception. Besides, the Prince, like a true sailor, hates medieval pomp and ceremonies. Nev ertheless, many people hurried to Bremerhaven to see him leave because they felt the importance of the political event. The Prince arrived in Bremen ac companied by the court marshal. Hear Admiral Freiherr Seckendorff. Cap tain of the Navy Von Muller, Corvette Captain and Aid-de-Camp of Emperor Von Grrnnme, Captain Lieutenant Schmidt von Schwind and Captain Lieutenant von Egidy, Aid-de-Camp of the Prince; Captain Lieutenant von Trotha, Assistant Surgeon General of the Navy Reich and Courtse.v Hintze. A modest breakfast of four courses was served in the Prince's room at the depot. The arrival of Pi hire Henry in Bremen passed almost unnoticed, but soon people crowded outside the depot anxiously hoping to see the Prince. They were disappointed by the police, vtho kept them back from the entrance, and at 1:40 p. m.. after the arrival of ti.e general chief of headquarters and the aid-de-camp of the Emperor,.His Excellency Von Plessen. Rear Ad miral and Minister of State and State Secretary of the Navy, His Excellency Von Tirpitz, and Ambassador His Ex cellency Von Eisendeeher, the Prince with his whole suite boarded the train for Bremerhaven. The morning had been misty, but at noon it had cleared up and bright sun shine made the snow on the fields and roof, on masts, ship decks and ropes in Bremerhaven scintillate like mil lions of diamonds. Gay flags decorated the Lloyd Hall, the Kronprinz Wilhelm and all the ships in the "hafen," and the numerous people who had made the trip from Bremen to Bremerhaven to see the Prince ofT cheered enthusi astically as the special train stopped. Prince Henry smiled his thanks most anjiably, but, followed by his suite, went directly to the Llovd Hall, where Naval Attache Commander Ittls# Alice Roo^evolt. Beehler, United States Navy, in full dress, who was delegated by President Roosevelt; Vice President Lloyd. Con sul Achiles and the American Bremen Consul. H. W. Didterich, met him. Achiles welcomed him and wished him a good voyage. Beehler, who is officially representing Ambassador White, wished the Prince in warm words a good voyage, telling him he would be a most welcome guest of the United States. After him. Con sul Didterieh said: swarmed every part of the dock, and the train with passengers from Lon don was not permitted to draw up to its platform until the Krotiprinz Wil helm had been made fast. Even then the steamship tickets of the South “If Your Royal Highness will permit. I have the honor to convey to you the most representative and cordial greet ings of His Excellency, the American Ambassador, Andrew D. White of Ber lin, who joins me in best wishes for a gluetkliche r^ise to his country and mine. God speed you on your way to that beautiful land beyond the western sea. where a royal welcome is awaiting the royal guest of the President and of | the people of the United Stales of 1 America.’’ Captain Beaver spoke only a few ' words of welcome and the Prince shook hands with all three most cor dially, especially with Beehler, with whom he is on very friendly terms. Beehler was a guest of the Prince in Kiel and met with him again at the farewell dinner which the Emperor gave to his brother in Berlin. The whole meeting took hardly six ' minutes and then the Prince and his suite went aboard where the captain of the Kronprinz, A. Richter, gave ; hearty welcome. The band of the Imperial Second Navy Division played the German ‘‘Volkshymne," “The Star-Spangled Banner’’ and “Hail Columbia.” This famous navy hand of forty-eight men. under Director Woehibier. goes as pay ing passengers in the second cabin, and will be transferred in New York to the Hohenzollorn. Excessive precautions were taken at the steamer docks at Southampton to guard Prince Henry of Prussia, who was on hoard the steamship Kronprinz Wilhelm. Policemen and detectives anipton passengers were repeatedly j scrutinized. It had been proposed to arrange a civic welcome for Prince Henry, but the idea was abandoned owing to a politely conveyed intimation that the time would be too short. When the steamer left the harbor Prince Henry, who was on the naviga tion bridge, repeatedly removed his cap and waved farewell to those on the quay. Then the band of the Second Marine Division, which accompanies the Prince, played the German national anthem, following it with “Rule, Bri tannia, " the strains of which gradually faded as the vessel dropped down Southampton water. During the trip from Diemen the Kronprinz Wilhelm communicated with the North Foreland station by means of wireless telegraphy. Prince Henry sent six messages, which were retransmitted from Ramsgate, one being to his wife and another to Em peror Wilhelm, lie subsequently sent messages by way of the Isle of Wight to Germany. Emperor Wilhelm de sired that an attempt be made to keep in touch with the steamer throughout tlie voyage and everything has been prepared to carry out his desire. The Kronprinz Wilhelm arrived at Cherbourg, France, after a pleasant and windless crossing of the channel. The steamer staid here for only twenty minutes to transship the cargo. .Mean while the band on deck played two se lections. At 9 o’clock, under the most auspicious conditions, the Kronprinz Wilhelm sailed for New York. Plans All Completed. Cieneral Program for Prince Henry: Kntlre Tour Announced. The itinerary and general program of Prince Henry’s visit to this chantry has been announced by Dr. Hill, the I President's delegate, it covers the pe riod from Saturday, Feb. 22. to Tues- I day, March 11. Several changes have been made from the original draft. The revised plans ate as follows: Saturday, Feb. 23—Arrive in New York harbor on steamer Kronprinz Wilhelm at noon. Official welcome, and entertaining. Sunday—Religious services on board imperial yacht Huhenzollern in the morning. Private entertainment by the Deutseher Verein in the afternoon. De parture for Washington at night. Monday—Short stop at Baltimore at 0 a. m.. and arrival in Washington at 10:20 o'clock. Official call of Prince Henry on President Roosevelt at the White House, and its return, inter change of courtesies by ambassadors. Dinner at the White House at 8 in the evening. Return to New York city. Tuesday—Launching of the new yacht of the German emperor at Shoot er’s island, in the forenoon, and civic reception in New York city in the after noon. Wednesday—Reception and sightsee ing in New York city. Departure for Washington at midnight. Thursday—At the national capital. Friday—Visit to Annapolis. Saturday — Departure on western tour, with stops at Pittsburg, Columbus and Cleveland. Sunday—Stops at Chattanooga.Nash villo, Louisville nnd Indianapolis. Monday, March 3—Arrival at St. Louis at 7 a. m. and departure at 11. Arrival at Chicago at 8:30 p. m Re ception at Fnlon depot by Mayor Har rison. the German consul and the re ception committee. Military escort to the Auditorium Hotel. Dinner by as sociated reception committees. Grand Dali in the Auditorium theater at 10:30 o’clock, and supper. Tuesday—Visit to Lincoln Park in the morning and departure for Milwau kee al, 2 in the afternoon. Wednesday—At Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Thursday—at Bos*on. Friday—Visits to Albany. N. Y.. and the West Point Military Academy. Saturday—Rest and recreation in Newr A'ork city. Sunday—Visit to the New York Yacht Club and private dinner. George W. Itoyil. Who will Personally Conduct the Tom of Prince Henry of Germany Through the United States. Monday, March 10—Visit to Philadel phia and inspection of Cramps' ship yard. Tuesday—Farewell and departure for Germany on the steamer Deutschland. GERMAN POSTAL CARD SOUVENIR OF PRINCE HENRY’S JOURNEY. voro Dampfer KronprinzWilhelm mit S.K.HPrinz Heinrich an Bord aufder denhwiirdigen fTmeriHafahrt Hbraar I902. This is an enlarged reproduction of a postal card made ih Germany and designed for use by the fellow-passengers of Prince Henry on the liner Kron p:inz Wilhelm. Besides the German and American flags, and portraits of Prince Henry and President Roosevelt, the card shows the statue of Liberty, the Kaiser’s yacht Hohenzollern, and the racer Miss Roosevelt will christen. The leading matter, translated, reads: "Greeting from the steamship Kronprinz Wilhelm, bearing his Royal Highness Prince Henry on his memorable journey to America, February, 1902.’’ It Is expected thousands of these cards will be mailed by the Kronprinz Wilhelm’s passengers to friends ail over the world. Sketch of Prince's Life lln 1* Irtollzml by llir tisillsra of the lirrinmi Albert William, Prince Henry of Prussia, third ranking a.-mlral of tbe imperial German navy, is every inch a sailor. Favorite of his imperial parents, coining to manhood amid na tional conditions particularly condu cive to a life of luxury and ease, Prince Henry has chosen to work hard for nearly twenty-five years, and. as the premier si ion of the kingdom has dedi cated his best talents to the sea ser vice of the nation. The Prince will he 40 years old on Aug. 14 of this year. He is just Lhree years and seven months the junior of his imperial brother, Emperor William II. He mar ried in Berlin in 1888. Princess Irene of Hesse. From this union, one of the conspicuously happy marriages of royal Europe, there have been three sous—Princes Waidemar, Slgismund anil Heinrich, aged, respectively 13. 5 and 2 years. They are destined to in herit. the maritime inclinations of their father, if there be virtue in a birth place, for all three scanned their first horizon at Kiel, Prince Henry's naval station. The first German prince to visit United States territory has upon four previous occasions sailed far from the fatherland. One of the journeys took him around the world. By way of the Gape Verde Islands, he cruised through the South Atlantic, around Pape Horn and through the Pacific to Japan and China, where he tarried for almost two years. In the spring of 1880 he started home, touching the Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena. Two years later he crossed the Atlantic again, upon this occasion ns junior commanding officer of the corvette Olga, whose captain, Baron von Seckendorff, as court mar shal of Prince Henry's official house hold. will accompany him to America. For thirteen years following. Prince Henry occupied himself with the ceaseless activities attendant upon the birth and development of Germany’s modern navy. In 181*7 he found him self a full-fledged flag officer. When the Chinese port of Kiachow was taken by the Kaiser a few months later he dispatched his brother to East Asia as the commander of the second division of German cruisers. His de parture from Kiel, aboard his first flagship, the Deutschland, was the cen ter of a fervent German naval demon stration. Cruising through the friend ly waters of China, Japan, Siam, Ko rea and the Russian possessions along the Amur, chance found Prince Henry in eastern seas during the bristling days following the battle of Manila, and, when Emperor William was pleased to recall Admiral von Died richs. the command of all Germany's sea forces in thS A«iatfs region fell very naturally to the Prince. As every American officer who met him In those days will testify, his career was marked by tact, ability and kindness. Prince Henry's distinguishing char acteristic has been love and regard for the men behind the guns and beneath the deck. A disciplinarian, he has still found It (ompatible to rule with gen tleness and consideration. He knows his ships from figluing-top to keel. He has mastered the practical side of navy things and understands the armor strength and hunker capacity, as well as maneuvers and strategy. He is in tensely modest, almost to the point of retirement. Prince Henry was the favorite son of both his laie father and mother. Once when Senator Pendleton of Ohio, then United States Minister to Berlin, was received in audience by Emperor Frederick, the American diplomat spoke in admiration of Crown Prince William, to whom he had been pre sented the day before. •’Yes,” said Emperor Frederick; "William is a fine boy, but wait until you see my Henry!” Next to navy matters, yachting claims first place in Prince Henry's professional affections. He is even a more ardent water sportsman than his brother, besides being a practical yachtsman. Prince Henry sails his own craft with consummate skill. The Irene, named after his wife, has many a time won a Kiel regatta cup under tlte personal guidance of its royal owner. His keenest delight is to scramble into a thirty-footer with two friends, and. in duck flannel, luff and tack and splash through a smashing contest. The wetter he gets, as the result of a choppy spin, the better he likes the game. The Kaiser’s Plans. liumor That Him n<>o*e»ett 1* to He In vlteri to Tlerlln. It is stated in American circles in London that when Miss Roosevelt comes over to attend the coronation of King Edward she will proceed to Germany as the guest of Ambassador White at Berlin. This will be done at the suggestion of the Kaiser, who is anxious to show impartial hospitality to the President’s daughter, whose charming personality is so closely iden tified with the present Anglo-American civilities, the launching of the Em peror’s n<>w yacht and the visit of Prince Henry to the United States. It is certain that the daughter of the President would be eonlially welcomed by the German people. Kaiser Wants News. Prinre Henry Ordored to Make Full Re port or Ills Travel*. Emneror William has ordered that a brief report of tlie visit of Prince Henry be cabled to him daily from the United States. He has also ordered Prince Henry to write a detailed re port of his experiences and observa tions during tlie trip. Prince Henry will begin the report during bis voyage and will deliver it to the emperor on his reiurn. GOULD GETS EIGHT YEARS Sentence Passed on the Bellwood^ Bank Wrecker. DAVID CITY, Neb., Feb. 22.— Amos H. Gould, cashier of the de funct Platte Valley State bank o! ! Bellwood, was sentenced to eight years in the penitentiary by Judge Sornberger. When Gold was arraign ed in the district court the court room was packed to its utmost capacity with creditors of the defunct bank, tiiose whose names had been forged to notes and mortgages, and a large number who came through curiosity. When Gould was arraigned he pleaded guilty to the charge of forging notes and disposing of the same. The in formation contained eleven counts .and he pleaded guilty to each count separately. Judge Sornberger brief ly commented on the various crimes committed and the sentences impos ed upon criminals and said that. Bart ley was sentenced to the penitentiary for twenty years and was pardoned out at the expiration of six years, but he hoped the good people of Nebras ka did not approve of the pardon, lie concluded by saying that forgery is a most heinous crime and asked Gould what excuse he had to offer for committing such a grave crime. Gould said in substance: “I will have to admit I have done wrong. I knew better. I was brought up better, but i got mixed up in some real estate deals and signed notes with friends which I bad to pay and had to raise some money." When asked as to what, he had done with all this money he said: "I have heard that 1 have this mon ey stored away some place. This is not true. I, have not one dollar.” He did not state what he had done with all the money. The court ask ed Gould if he knew of, or could give any reason why he should receive a short sentence, anil he said: ‘ Nothing, except I have a family, a wife and two children, a boy four teen years old and a girl twelve years old." Th® short sentence given Gould causes much dissatisfaction. Sues for Heavy Damages. TECUMSEH, Neb., Feb. 22.—C. E. Lawrence of Elk Creek, this county, lias brought suit in the district court against J. G. Woolsey of Hubbell, Neb., for damages in the sum of $5,000, charging the alienation of his wife's affections. Mr. Woolsey and the complainant s wife, who has since become the wife of the defendant, are charged with having deserted their respective families in Elk Creek some four years ago, proceeding to California, and after securing sepa rations from their partners left be hind. being married. The action in the case at this time was presumably prompted by the action Mr. Woolsey lias taken against the ten Elk Creek men for threatening himBelf and wife in Elk Creek on the night of Decern- -■ her 20 last. Kenesaw Postal Shortage. HASTINGS, Neb., Feb. 22.—In con nection with the suicide of Postmas ter Louis B. Partridge at Kenesaw, it is the general opinion that D. M. Haul, principal of the Kenesaw public schools, will be placed in charge of the postoffice until an appointment is made. Postofiice inspector Sinclair has finished the inspection of Post master Partridge’s books and reports the shortage to be $071. The Kene saw postofiice is now in charge of Mr. Norton. War Veteran Pronounced insane. RED CLOUD. Neb., Feb. 22.—Isaiah Peal, a civil war veteran and resident of this city, was examined by the board of insanity of this county and found to be a fit subject for treat ment In the hospital for the insane at Lincoln. Mr. Heal held the rank of captain duiing the war and in an engagement was shot in the back part of the head, the ball lodging un derneath the skin, and was never re moved. Attempt to Wreck Train. HASTINGS. Neb.. Feb. 22.—An at tempt was made, a few miles from this city, to wreck Burlington passenger train No. :i, by piling ties on the track. The train struck the obstruc tion at a high rate of speed, and as the ties were not fastened to the rails, threw them in the air, causing no damage. Boy Drowned at Bellevue. BELLEVUE, Neb., Feb. 22.—The little village of Bellevue is in mourn ing over the loss of Roy Lee, one of its most popular lads, who was drowned while skating. For Ruin of Her Husband. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Feb. 22.— in the district court here the case of Mrs. Rena Nesbitt against John Mattes, Jr., et al. was called and the work of selecting a jury was begun This is a case where a number ol saloon keepers and their bondsmen are sued to recover $10,000 damages for the alleged ruin of the plaintiffs husband, Dr. John P. Nesbitt There are nearly fifty witnesses on the plaintiffs side.