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VOL-LXI----N°*V OL -LXI----N°* 20,190.
THE TARIFF BILL PASSED
UWICT PARTY VOTE OX THE
PHILIPPINE MEASURE.
PLMAN AND MI-ATRIN NOT ALLOWED
TAKE I'AKT IN THE
PROCEBDIXGS. .
• Washington. Feb. 24.— After eight hours of
tumult : debate to-day, the Senate, shortly
kefor^ 7 o'clock this evening, passed the Philip
pine Tariff bill by a vote of 40 to 38, a strictly
ftny vote. Mr. Tillman and Mr. McLaurin, the
two Senators from South Carolina, who on Sat
trd&y last were declared by the Senate to be
contempt because of their fight in the cham
ber, were not permitted by voice or vote to take
•-• In the proceedings.
The question as to their right to vote preclpl
fctH a sharp debate, lasting nearly two hours.
Hr. Tunier, of Washington, contended vigorous
ly for the right of the two Senators to cast
their votes, and he was sustained by Mr. Pat
terson, of Colorado; Mr. Bailey, of Texas, and
ether Democrats. They held that, even though
th* two Senators actually were under arrest and
In the custody of the sergeant- at -arms, they
could demand that they be allowed to vote, as
the Senate had not passed on their case.
Mr. Foraker, Mr. Aldrich and other Republi
cans held that the Senators clearly could not
take part la any of the proceedings of the Sen
ate until they had purged themselves of con
tempt and the Senate had removed the ban
placed on them.
The President pro tern., Mr. Frye, held
that the two Senators could not vote, and he
tv sustained by a majority of the Senate.
M' "MAP AND WELLINGTON CLASH.
During the debate on the Philippine bill Mr.
McC • . and Mr. Wellington, of Maryland, be
mne involved in a controversy, during the
coarse of which the latter declared that if Mr.
McComas should make his statements outside of
the •.-!:«• Chamber he would brand them as a
malicious falsehood. He was called to order
promptly, and resumed his seat amid consid
erable 1 >. ~item«nt
Many amendments were offered to the bill, but
except those offered by committee only one,
tn amendment restricting the operation of the
•Mitio: laws enacted by the Tart Commission.
«■« par^'-d. The amendment of Mr. Foraker,
fixing the rate of duties levied on products
coming into the United States from the Philip
pines at 25 per cent of the Dingley rates, in-
Read of 7.'. per rent, as fixed in th" bill, was
lost, but it received a large Republican vote.
Had the Democrats voted for it as a party it
Tould have carried, but many Democrats voted
tgainpr it.
. TERMS if THE BILL AS PASSED.
As passed the measure provides that articles
lcpor- into the Philippine Archipelago from
the United states shall be required pay of the
*utl*s levied against them by the Philippine
Comrr - and paid upon like articles imported
hrt* th' archipelago from foreign countries;
U>at articles imported Into the United States
from the Philippines shall pay a duty of 75 per
«m cf •;.,, rates fixed by the Dtagtey law, less
•say expert taxes paid upon the articles sent
iron th*> Philippine Archipelago as require.! by
*■* Philippine Commission. AH articles now
Jmpor- • ■; free into the United States shall be
hereafter exempt from export duties imposed in
*c Philippines. . ''.
Iks bill exempts the commerce passing be-
l *«en the United States and the Philippines
haa, the operation of the navigation laws of the
United States until July 1. 1904, and . au
•aoritei! the Philippine Commission to Issue li
**nees to craft now engaged in lighterage or
■sehttively harbor business, provided such craft
** built in the United States or in the Phil
'■ Pin*'* and owned by citizens of the United
Etttea or by inhabitants of the Philippine Isl
•»*•. The dutirs.^and taxes collected in pur
•*lc* of this act shall be paid into the treas
** of the Philippine Islands, and used for their
.^aeflt.
All articles manufactured m bonded manu
•*ctnring warehouses of imported materials, or
■ l * materials subject to internal revenue tax,
*■*» shipped from the United States to the
shall be exempt from the internal
r *ttaue tax, and all taxes paid upon such artl
**■* •hipped to the Philippine Islands since No
**"*er 15, 1901, shall be refunded.
'SBSiDEyjfs soy gains 1 run.)
Expected to be about THE house IN A
| FEW 'DAYS.
t£ *hington. Feb. -Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.,
c «*vai».j,, |„. rapidly, and the attending physl
: j^f* exrect that he will be able to be about the
I , **** In a few days.
I ie»}. tV 2 Jl5 *»<:-'y n-.orn«'n«: Feb. M, at (he Metro* °
trl* r* yp*r* House, after -removing the o>cora
tk'S «'.*? th « night previous. Mr Thorley will give
! ts» * ,' uhou t reserve to those desiring souvenirs of
*i*t Dl * bt of oj?*ra in honor of. Prince Henry.— '
Z: - H — - ..:.-•
THE PRINCE AND ADMIRAL FVANS.
GERMANY TO LANSDOWNE.
SDGGBSTB THAT LORD PAUNCEFOTB'B
REPORT BE PUBLISHED.
Berlin, Feb. 24.— The reply of Germany to the
complaint of Lord Lanadowne, the British Sec
retary of State for Foreign Affairs, concern
ing the publication by Germany of the dispatch
from Dr. yon Holleben, German Ambassador
to the United States, with regard to the meet-
Ing of ambassadors in Washington, held April
11. 1898, and which asserts that I>r. 7oa HolU
ben misunderstood the action of Lord Paunce
fote, British Ambassador to the United States,
at that meeting, maintains th» correctness of
Dr. yon Efolleben's dispatch.
Th<» repl> of the German Government suggests
that the Hritish Government publish Lord
Pauncf-fote's rcpoit of this same- conference
PALM A CHOSEX PR ESI I) EXT.
FORMAL ACTION BY THE ELECTORAL
COLLEGE OF CUBA.
Havana. Feb. Tomas Estrada Palms and
Seflor Estevez were to-day formally elected by
the Electoral College respectively first Presi
dent and first Vice- President of the Cuban Re
public. Senators were also elected.
A dispatch to Th« Associated Prens from Ha
vana, January 2, announced that the Centrnl Board
of Scrutiny had given out the results of the elec
tions held In Cuba, December SI, as follows: I>r.
Tomas Estrada Palma, the National candidate for
the Presidency, had secured fifty-five electors,
while General Bartolome Maso, the Democratic
candidate, who had withdrawn from the campaign,
had eight electors.
Dr. Palma received the unanimous electoral dele
gations from the provinces of I'inar del Rio Ha
vana. Matanzas and Santa Clara, and five electors
from Santiago and one elector from Puerto Prin
cipe. General Maso secured three Hectors from
Puerto Principe and five from Santiago.
The supporters of General Ifaao in his candidacy
for the Presidency decided, on December 21, to
take no part in the elections fixed for December 31.
All the candidates of the Democratic party with
drew. and the Maso members 01 the provincial
boards were requested to resign. These steps who
decided upon after a letter had been received from
Governor General Wood refusing to grant th*
party representation on the Hoard of Scrutiny or
an extension of time In which to modify the voting
list.
fiOlXfi TO MEET MISS STONE.
THK MISSIONARY STILL SUFFERING FROM
TIIK STRAIN OF CAPTIVITT.
Constantinople, Feb. 24. — A. a. Garglulo, the
iitst dragnnmn of the United States Legation,
and Dr. House, one of the missionaries, who
nave been si Seres, Macedonia, awaiting the re
kaae of Miss Ellen M. Btone and Mine. Tsilka,
nave started for Balonlca to meet Miss Stone
;;nd her companion.
Later to-day a dispatch was received here
.- nnounclng that Mi^s Btone and Mine. Tsilka
are now at Struinitza. fl\<> hours' ride on horse
back from the nearest station of the Salonlca
l>kul> Kail-'oad. Miss Stone Is suffering from
the strain of the past six months, and Is unable
to take the horseback trip. But Garglulo and
Mr. House rode from Salonika to Sirumltza this
afternoon. Miss Stone and |fme. Tsllka will
probably .bo compelled to rest at Strumltza for
a Jew days, and then it Is hoped to bring then
from Bakmlca to Constantinople by sea. But
the arrangements are yet. Indefinite.
Th«s United States Minister, John G. A. Lelsh
man. is the recipient of congratulations on the
success of his action In trusting the brigands
with the ransom before the relSafte of the cap
tives. This step was much criticised by Mr.
Welshman's colleagues, but the accomplishment
of the difficult mission Is now considered by th*
diplomats to be ■ decided score for the Amer
ican Minister and the committee acting under
Ins direction.
Bamakoff. Bulgaria. Feb. L' 4 - According? to
Intetttgcnc* received here, the brigands heid
Miss Btone and Mine. Tsilka secreted in the
Kola Mountains, nea«- rriiip, Macedonia, whence
they conducted the captives through the moun
tains to Btrwmltsa.
London, Feb. 'S> In a dlspmtch dated Sa
lonika, the correspondent of "The Dally
graphic" says the brigands escorted Miss Stone
and Hum, Tsilka to the outskirts of a village
< Hll-.l KharddouKur, near Strumnitza. and then
told them they were free.
M <;argiul<>. dragoman of the American Lega
tion at Constantinople, has telegraphed to the
former captives to refrain from any statement
regarding their rapture or detention until they
have seen J"hn <;. A. Irishman, the fnlted
States Minister to Turkey.
FIGHTING ON MONTENEGRIN FRONTIER.
ALBANIANS AM TURKISH SOLDIERS % I.V
CONFLICT.
Cettinje, Montenegro, Feb. li-i.— Sixty-four
men are reported to have been killed or wounded
during the fighting which occurred on the Mon
tenegrin frontier between Albanians and Turk
ish regular troops. The trouble was due to the
recent assassination of an Albanian chief. Mu
laseka. The latter*! clansmen demanded the
surrender of the murderer, failing which they
attacked a force of Turkish fiontler troops. Th*
lighting continues.
The route to California from New York or New
England la via the New York Central Lines—four
days from New York or Boston.— Ad vt.
yEW-YORK,_JTUEgDA^FEBRUARY 25. 1902. -FOURTEEN PAGES.-* xJ»S»ffi«
SCENES AT PRINCE HENRYS RECEPTION IN WASHINGTON.
EKJIIT MEN DROWNED.
TWO HA ROES SINK AT HAR
BOR'S GATES.
ONE A FAMOUS BALTIMORE CLIPPER IN
HER I>\Y INEFFECTUAL EFFORT
OF TUGS TO RESCUE THE CREWB.
It is believed that within six hours ■-.iriy Sat
urday morning <i™ht men uer-- drowned at the
fate of New- York Harbor Home time Friday
nisM t!i> barge Llchtenfela Brothers, formerly
the bark Cere*. l.lStl «ros< tonii&ge, -ank on
the west side ol the Main Ship Channel, one mile
north of the Southwest Spit it is thought that
Captain Walter Grindle and th< crew of thrt-o
mm «f-r«- drowned while asleep in their berths.
At 8:45 .1 m Saturday, about live miles off As
tury Park, the barge Siary Whitrldge, gross.
tonn:ipe, formerl) tb< famous Baltimore clipper
of that nan.'-, foundered In the heavj sea pre
vailing at tae time. There la no doubt that Cap
tain Beecaei I m the commandei ol the
Mary Whitritlge. and the ir<-\. <>f three ato,
\vhuß» names are not known, perished.
Tl'K BAROE GROUNDED.
The Llchtenfela Brothers a.ul the barge Oeorge
R. SUolfii-ld were on their waj from Norfolk
with coal for Providence, it: tow of the tui?
Richmond, which tost the barges Antelope an.l
Mystic Belle, which, with theii crews, sank
south <>f Long Island a few \v»-ks ago. On Fri
day night, while coming up the Main Ship Chan
nel, the Lichtenfela Brothers, which was astern
of the Bkolfleid, grounded at the .-<!»;•• of the
channel. The barge waa Anally pulled off. but
In the process the Skolfleld grounded also. Th«
Richmond then pulled the Skolfleld off at d ran
back »i!» i! the Lichtenfela Brothers to see If that
boat was .ill right. In reply to the question
of Captain Callahan, of the Richmond, the cap
taln of the barge said he was making s i
water, bu( I w bx i * he morn
ing.
The tug. unable to (take more than one barge
lift the channel at * Tim--, then set off with the
43kolneld, which she dropped behind Bedlow'a
Island. The n. Xt morning, lo add to the ta> of
disaster, this barge dragged her anchor, ami
raked the fittings off the poopdeck of the Nor
wegian steamer Hebe lying at anchor iw-arby.
The Richmond returned for the Llchtenfela
Brothers on Saturday morning, and found noth
ing of her above watei except part of the fore
castle. A heavy northeasi «■'!<■ was blowing.
A rough cross sea was running at the time the
barge sank.
The Lichtenfela Brothera waa built In 1858 at
Thomaston, M< Sh( ■••is 174.7 feel
THE BTORY OF THE SINKING.
Thf- bargee Mary Whltridge and N. & W.
No. 5, In tow of the tup N * W. No, •J. were on
th ir way from Norfolk to New-Bedford and
Vineyard Haven, respectively, when the Whit
ridge was lost. Captain John Moon, of the N.
A \v No. -. who told the story of the loss,
of the Wfhitrldge yesterday, waa unnerved by
the dlsasfc r. He said.
We were off Asbury Park about five miles at
the time, it was raining, and there was a uo
knot gale bl<»winK from the northeast. The
\\ intii.iK'- was the rear barge. There was about
17.') fathoms <>f line between her and the n. & w.
No 5 mid the same amount between the latter
barge* and the N. & W. No. 2. Suddenly, with
out ■ moment'f warning, the Whltrtdge went
down. She sank so quickly that the men on
the N & W. No. •">. to save their vessel from
being pulled down, were obliged to cut the
hawser. There was no tini" to cast it <>ff The
■earns >>f the barge must have opened suddenly,
because I had received no signal from the barge
that she was in serious danger. I could see that
she was using her donkey pump, tun there was
nothing to Indicate a disaster was so near at
hand Just then the N. A W. No. ■"» signalled
thnt she was helpless, owing to a broken rud
der.
COULD SEE NO SIGNS OF LIFE.
I ran back to the spot where the Whitrlflge
sank, but could see n<> signs of lift- <>r of the
vessel. I cruised about for an hour, but t'> no
avail.
When Captain Moon was asked if the two
masts with, black tops, reported by Captain
Parker, of the steamer El Bio, which arrived
here yesterday from New-Haven, standing up
ripht in the water about Jive milea from the
Sea Girt Lighthouse, could be those of the
Whiiri'iu' 1 . he said that th^> might be. The
wreck Is In the track of coastwise steamers and
dangerloua i<> navigation.
The <<>al barge Cardenas, with a crew of tv ■•
men best den her captain, and the barge Juaiata,
from which the crew was taken by the tug
Mars, which hnd her in tow, are drifting about
rhc ocean somewhere.
In wreckage washed ashore at the Long Beach
Ivlf<- Saving Station last evening was th" name
board of the barge Mary Whitrldge.
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AMBASSADOR YON HOLLEBEN AND ADMIRAL YON SECKENDORFF.
OFT OF ITS JURISDICTION.
THE* SUPREME COURTS OPINION IN
NORTHERN SECURITIES CASK.
MINNESOTA'S APPLICATION i""X LEAVE TO
FILE \ BIH 1»F '< >MPLAINT
dcxi ;-:i >.
Washington,* Feb "Jl The United States Su
preme Court to-day delivered its opinion In the
case of Minnesota against the Northern Securi
ties Company In th< application of the State for
lea\e to file .> bill of complaint in thai court.
The opinion was read bj Justice Shlras, and th^
notion for ;*h\-- to tile the bill was denied >n
the ground that the . our' Is without Jurisdic
tion.
Th'.^ is the case ir. whten the State of Minne
sota mad< mi effort the Intervention
of the Supreme <'oi;it :.> prevent the merging of
the Northern I the Great Northern
Companies by Injunction. Justice Bhiras summed
up the Judgment of the court as follows:
As the Great Northern and the Northern l'a
< iri. Railway companies ;* |% " indispensable
parties, wlthoul wrhosi •■ the court, act
nag aa 1 court of eejulty, cannot proceed, unil
our constitutional lutisdicuon would not extend
to the rase if these companies were made parties
defendant, the motion (01 leave to file the pro
i bill inu«t be und Is denied.
OPINION OF THE COURT.
The opinion Is voluminous, but the greater
part of It la .1 ■• ..eu .if the hlstorj of th<
Summarizing the charge atul the ••■n.f sought,
Justice Shlras said
The rase presented bj the charges and pra> -
ers of the liill Is that the State Of Minnesota
Is apprehensive that s majority of the stock
holders respectively of the Great Northern
Railwaj and of the Northern Pacific Kailroad
Company have combined and made an an
nu nt. through the organisation of a corpora
tion Of the Stale Of NeW .ITS.V, whejebv SUCtI
taoiidation, ur what :s alleged to amount to
the same thing, a Joint control and manage
ment of the Great Northern and Northern Pa
cine railwaj orapanies, shall be effected as will
operate to defeat and ov< rrule the policy of the
State in prohibit 1 1 solidatlon of parallel
and competing lines if railway, and therefore
appeals to t court of equity to prevent by ln
junc.H"n the operation md effe< t ..t' su< b a com
bination and arrangement!
He then said that the question to be deter
mined was whether the parties to the case were
before the court, and held that it was ObVIOUS
that the minority stockholder of the two rail
road companies were not represented In the con
troversy by the companies whose itock they
held, and their rights ought not lo be affected
without a hearing, even If i; were conceded that
a majority of the stock In such companies, Ivld
by a few persons, had assisted In forming some
sort of an illegal arrangement. Moreover, it
must noi ! verlooked that it ia'noi the pri
vate interests of stockholders that are !■> be
alone considered. The opinion then continued:
The directors of the Great North m and
Northern Pacific Railwaj companies are ap
pointed to represent and protect, not merely the
private and pecuniary Interests of the stock
holders, but :h<- rights oi the public at lartr'-.
which i> deepl) concerned in the prop..! and
advantageous management of these public
highways. It is not sufficient to s.r. that the
Attorney General or the Governor, or even the
legislature of the State, can be conclusively
deemed to represent the public interests In such
a controversy as that presented by th»> bill.
Even a State, when she voluntarllj becomes ■
complainant in a court of equity, cannot claim
to represent both sides of the controversy.
Not only have the stockholders, be they few
or m:iii > . s righi to in beard through the offl
cera and directors whom tht-y have legally se
lected to represent them, but the general Inter
ests of th»- public, which might be deeply af
fected by the decree of the court, are entitled
to !>•• heard, and that, when the Btate is the
complainant and In a case like the present, can
only be effected by the presence of th*- railroad
companies as parties defendant.
Upon investigation it might turn out that the
allegations of t li«- Mil ar»> well founded, and that
th.- State is entitled to relief; or it might turn
out that there is no Intention or design on the
part of the railroad companies to form any com
bination in disregard of the policy of the Stat--.
but that what is proposed is consistent with
that policy and advaotstgeoua to the communi
ties affected. Hut in making such Investigation
a court of equity must insist rtmt both sides
of thf controversy shall be adequately repre
sented and fully heard.
when it appears to ■ court of eqiilt] tint ■
case otherwise, presenting ground for Its action
cannot be dealt with because of the nhs^nce of
essential parties, it la usual for the < "urt, while
sustaining the objection, to grant leave to the
complainant tc amend bj bringing In such par
ties. But when it likewise appears that 1
sary and Indispensable parties are beyond the
reach of the jurisdiit ion of the court, or that
when made parties, the Jurisdiction of the court
will thereby be defeated, foi the court to grant
leave t > amend \\":i!d be useless.
.1 Pierpoat kfcwgar was present whea thu
opinion of xh" court was Slivered.
RABIBB I\ BCRAXTOX.
S-ranton, Perm.. Feb. 24.— Veterinarians Joined in
reporting to the city authorities to-. lay that a wide
spread epidemic "f genuine rabies Is prevalent A-^
It, Dlrecter o( s.if.-iv Worsmer is< :.-,i .m „r-
cl<r to-night i" th lummarilj
all dogs running loose.
to the southwest via atlama a.nu
montgomery
one day In Atlanta, asms .Seaboard Air Line Ry's
train 27, known as "Seaboard Fast Mall." leaving
W 23d Street Ferry, P R. R. 12:10 A. M. Sleeper.
oota 10 P. M. Office, l.ist Broadway.-Advt.
PRINCE IX WASHINGTON
Welcomed by the President, Congress
and the Diplomatic Corps.
STATE DINNER AT WHITE HOUSE.
Prince Henry oi Prussia, accompanied by hi< suite, tiic President's dele-
and members oi the German Embassy, arrive*! m Washington at 10:20
o'clock yesterday morr'np;. The party was immediate!) escorted to the
White House, where President Roosevelt welcomed the Prince to the United
Siate».
Tlu- Prince \\a> then driven ;<> the German Embassy, where FVe^ident
Roosevelt returned his visit, t alls were thgn male on the foreign ambassa
dors, and, returning to the embassy, the Prince iereived the members of the
Diplomatic Corps.
I.a'er in the afternoon Prince Henry visited the Capitol, where he held re
ceptions, and members of the Senate and the. House were presented to him
hi t he evening President Roosevelt gave a state dinner at the White House
in honor of the Prince.
At 10:40 p. m. the Prince left the White House for the Pennsylvania Rail
road station, where he went aboard his special train, which left Washington at
midnight for New- York.
OFFICIAL HONORS PAID TO TIIK NATION'S (U'EST.
[Nt iKi.Kc.RAPH in ran tbisvxb.]
Washington, Feb. '-' Prince Henry of Prus
sia's preliminary visit to th^ national capita] to
day was clouded by ao mishap or disappoint
ment of the slightest sort The programme ar
■ ! for his flying trip was carried through
without upset or hindrance, his mi— ion of for
mal sreetlns to the official head of the ration
accomplishing Itself with easy and graceful
cordiality. Under kindly skies and .unld wel
coming snnl»s Washington received its distin
guished guest with every mark of ceremonious
etiquette and popular int>rest.
At the Baltimore nn.i Potomac Railroad sta
tion the Secretary of State met the Prince's
tratas, and, with the officials of the District u>v
nrnment, escorted him to the \Yhit> House to
make his Brst formal call on the Presldi nt. At
the white Hous . after exchanging greetings
with the Chief Executive, Prince Henrj had the
opportunity of meeting th-- members of th^
Cabinet, with then families and numerous other
government ofßctahi oi all rank«=.
Installed at the German Embassy, he re
the President's return call. and. after leaving
cards at the various embassies here, he isluiswd
to meet and welcome the members of the fuaelgu
diplomatic ,01-ps. late in the afternoon a visit
m.ts made to the Capitol and to the Library of
Coagress. The Prime reached the Capitol at
the very height of one of the most exciting legis
lative sessions the Senate has seen in many
years; and he must have gathered some vivid
Impressions of the strenuousness of American
parliamentary life.
This evening a dinner was given in his honor
by the President for seventy-eight guests. The
great East Room at the White House was con
verted into a dining hall, and prominent men in
all branches of the public service were invited
t.i exchange greetings with the spokesman of the
(lerman Emperor and the bearer to this country
of his own and his people's message of friend
ship and goodwill.
Aboul midnight the Prince and his party start-
pil on their return trip to New-Yhrk.
PUBABBD WITH HIS RECKI'TIoN
Prince Henry gave expression to-night to his
deep sense Of appreciation of ttle splendid re
ception given to him at the national capital.
This was dom- through the medium of an of
ficial very near him. who was asked to secure
from the Prince his Impressions of the events of
the day. This was communicated to Prince
Henry, who replied In term« of the warmest
approval for the many evidences of official and
popular goodwill he hail received since his ar
ri\ al.
"Prince Henry was particularly impr
said the official, "with the very sympathetic re
ception he received from President RoosMrveM
ard with the frank and open hearted manner of
th© United States Chief Executive, which gave
the most genuine assurance of sincerity and
goodwill. He was gratified, too. with the kind
reception Riven him by the American public, as
< •>■> 1 1 ii'iit-d I>n third imitr.
FIVE GENERATIONS OF MEN -
have found delight «ii the exquisite champagne of
the Meet & Chaudon Vintage. To-day, the sales of
this famous brand throughout the world far ex
ceed those of any of Us competitors. Importations
during 1901 represent an increase equal to more
than 100 per cent of the combined Increase of all
toother Champagne houses.— Advt.
PRICE THREE CENTS.
i Washington. Feb. '2i.— The dinner given to
Prince Henry by President Roosevelt at the
White House to-night closed the honors be
stowed on the visitor r.v official Washington to
day. The affair was on an elaborate scale, and
brought together a distinguished company. It
was an a.-semi : such a.? has rarely, if ever
before, gathered in the White House.
To accommodate the large number of guests
the table was set in th» East Room, the deco
rations of which were on the most magnificent
scale ever attempted. An effective and new
feature cf the decorations was the electric light
illumination. Several thousand little electric
lights of all colors, and arranged in fanciful de
signs, supplemented th- illumination from the
great chandeliers. They were hung in artistic
shapes from the tops of the large mirrors, and
gracefully Intertwined in the smibix with which
they were covered. A square canopy of them
as hung in the centre of the room directly over
the places occupied by the President and the
guest of honor anri those sitting directly op
posite. In the mirrors and windows the electric
light designs were of stars and anchors, em
blematic of Prince Henry's duties as a sailor.
BEAUTIFUL. SCENE IN THE EAST ROOM.
The general effect of the decorations si the
dining room was pink and white. This was es
pecially characteristic of the imrriense table.
which was in the shape of a crescent, with the
concave side toward the east, where President
Roosevelt had his seat. Large plats of pale and
I'ink primroses in beds of ferns were placed at
short intervals, and between them were huge
crystal vases with bunches of red and white
rases. Pink shaded candelabra completed the
decorations of the table. On some of the mantles
there were large banks of pink and white
azaleas, with beds of ferns ami other greens, and
on others there, was ■ profusion of many col
ored crotons. while from the ceiling hung folds
of smllax. and from th ■ chandeliers were fes
tooned ropes of the same material, caught be
tween clusters of electric bulbs. Back of th«
seats occupied by the President and the im
perial visitors were draped from the top of the
window the German and American flags. Music
was furnished by the Marine Band, which played
a number of German and American patriotic
airs.
Shortly before the clock struck 8. Prince
Henry arrived with Admiral Evans, in an open
carriage. As they left ;he embassy a large
crowd had gives them .1 warm greeting and they
were heartily received by the large number at
people who had assembled around the port"
<o.here of the Whit** House. The Prince went
to the Red Room, where the guests assembled.
The dinner was set for 8 o'clock, and when that
hour arrived the guests passed through the Blue
Room, where the presentations were mace, and
thence to the East Room. President Roosevelt
was at the head of the table, with Prince Henry
on his right. On his left was, Lord Paunoefote,
the British Ambassador. On the right of Prince
Henry was Count Cassini. the Russian Ambas-
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