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President Is Welcomed
by Crowds.
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Memory of Lewis and
Clark Honored.
LAID THE CORNER-STONE
Chief Executive Speaks at
Monument Dedication.
PRAISE FOR GREAT EXPLORERS
Theodore Roosevelt, Head of the Na
tion, Is Hailed hy the Populace
and Given Place of Honor at
Historic Ceremony.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S
DAT.
Arose at 0:30 A M.
Arrived at Balem at 0 A. 31. and ad
dressed tho citizens and school child
ren. Addressed an Oregon City gathering
at 1:30 P. if.
Arrived at Portland at 2:15 P. M..
was greeted by tho reception commit
tee, and drlvea In a parad a through
the city.
Laid the cornerstone of the Lewis
and Clark monument at 4:30 P. M.
and delivered an address.
"Wo dined at the Portland Hotel at
8 P. iL in. company with, a number
of Invited guests.
Retired at 11:30 P. 21.
President Roosevelt was gloriously wel
comed to this city yesterday. All Port
land made holiday, put on Its best at
tire, flocked everywhere he went and
climbed even to roofs and chimneys to see
him pass. The spirit of the people was
stirred as never before In this city. If
It had been a martial thrill that electrified
the populace, It could not have moved
the throngs of enthusiastic spectators
more than the peaceful visit of tho Presi
dent. Countless thousands crowded the streets
as he rode by. Less numerous but still
unnumbered they swarmed to City Park,
where the President laid the base of the
Lewis and Clark monument. In the even
ing they surged around his hotel, calling
lor him with Increasing clamor, until he
appeared on the fire escape and satisfied
them with a brief speech. Then he re
turned to the banquet from which tho
people had called him.
This morning the President will leave
for Puget Sound.
AH arrangements for the visit were
carried out successfully. The only un
toward event was a heavy rain fall which
began just as the President entered Clty
Park. and continued during the ceremon
ies there. But the rain could not quench
his ardor, and he spoke even the better
for it. He knew the blessing of abund
ance of rain, and paid tribute to Western
Oregon by saying that here he did not
need to talk about irrigation. Then, after
paying tribute to the memory of Lewis
and Clark, and exhorting the people of
Oregon to emulate their predecessors, he
sealed the cavity In the monument where
lies the copper box.
Streets Denaely Crowded.
If 75,000 people did not come out to see
the President, thejr number was prob
ably close to that figure. The route
of the President's ride was nearly three
miles long and the sldce of the streets
when he passed by were densely, crowded.
For half the distance the sidewalks were
so closely packed that the throngs were
Impenetrable and In some places immov
able. The parade was the most noteworthy In
Portland's history. Bands of music played
thrilling marches and delightful measures.
Soldiers trod as if for martial purpose.
Cavalcades of prancing, champing horses
lent action to the scenes. Bevies of
bright-eyed children gave hope for the
rising generation. Shouts and cheers all
along the line of march gave evidence
that the spirit of Oregon Is the spirit of
the Nation.
The President's carriage was drawn by
two beautiful drappeled gray horses. The
carriage was handsomely adorned with
Oregon flowers. The President grace
fully received the plaudits of the people,
bowed tirelessly and removed his hat con
tinually. All classes of people mingled
their applause. The shrill whistle of the
urchin went Into the uproar with the
dainty hand clap of the belle.
Only a spray of .rain speckeld the pave
ments during the procession. Very fre
quently the sun peeped out from behind
the clouds on the President, and as often
as It did so thousands of cameras winked
at him. A common expression, of the
crowd was: "He looks just like his pic
tures." And when he smiled-they thought
more than before that he looked like his
'Concluded on Page 8.1
A STUDY OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S FACE AS HE TALKED YESTERDAY "WITHOUT HIS SPECTACLES.
CYCLONE SWEEPS KANSAS
TWO LIVES ARE LOIIT AND MAS'Y
PEOPLE INJURED.
Houses Are Demolished, Fruit Trees
Uprooted, and Wheat Crops
Badly Damaged, hy Hall.
ASHLAND, Kan.. May 21. This placo.
and a large portion of the country, were
laid waste this evening at 5 o'clock by a
cyclone. The damage will be immense.
So far as It is known tonight, no one
in Ashland was hurt, but at Assarla two
lives were lost and a dozen or more in
jured. It is reported from the ' country
districts that some were fatally Injured.
The Indications arc that the storm was
worse In the country than In town. The
country Is very sparsely settled, however,
and no particulars are obtainable tonight
of the extent of the damage done.
Tho business section of Ashland was
not damaged to any extent. The resi
dence portion suffered most. The homes
of J. P. Campbell, M. G. Stevenson, C. B.
Nunemacher, J. A. Van Orsdell and F. R.
Kerns were completely wrecked. Camp
bell, Stevenson and AInsworth were In
jured when their houses went down.
The fine fruit farm of F. R. Kerns was
swept, clean of trees and buildings. The
ranch-house was destroyed and trees and
windmills are down In all directions. A
large number of cattle were killed.
It Is reported here tonight that other
villages in this vicinity suffered, but noth
ing definite can be learned.
. TWO LIVES ARE LOST.
Fnthcr nnd Son Caught in a House
Hull Damages 'Wheat.
SALINE, Kan.. May 21. The third
cyclone In Saline County within the past
24 hours struck Assarla tonight. Two
were killed and a dozen or more injured.
The dead:
William A. Olson, 13 years old.
Peter Olson.
Of the Injured none Is fatally hurt. Tho
house in which the' Olsons lived was de
molished completely, and tho body of the
boy was found 30 rods from where the
house had stood.
A terrific rain storm followed tho cy
clone. At Bridgeport, In this county, bail
fell continuously for 20 minutes, doing im
mense damage to the wheat.
Flood Stops Train Service.
TOPEKA. Kan., May 21. Owing to the
flood in Walnut River, trains were not
run today on the Southern Kansas di
vision of the Santa Fe, between Inde
pendence and Longton. The water Is
higher between Chanute and Grand Sum
mit and Walnut and Frontenac The
track is washed out at several places
near Elk City.
Texns People Killed in Storm.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.. May 21. A
special from Amarlllo, Tex., states that
the Panhandle country was visited by a
severe storm last night. The home of M.
R. Wilson, near Herford. was blown to
pieces, killing Mrs. Wilson and child, and
fatally injuring Wilson. Considerable
damage was done to property.
Kansas Hotel Demolished,
BLAINE, Kan., May 2L A cyclone
passed through here at 6 o'clock tonight
The C6mmerclal Hotel was demolished
and many houses damaged. Nobody was
injured. The storm wa3 more severe in
the farming districts than in town. -
Stock Killed and Crops Damaged.
WRIGHT, Kan., 'May 2L A cyclone
visited this place tonight about 6 o'clock,
demolishing a number of houses and un
roofing some others. As far as can bs
ascertained, at this time, nobody was fa
tally Injured. Crops were damaged great
ly and stock killed.
Girl' IUlIed, by Tornado.
KINSLEY, Kan., May 21. A tornado
passed over Ridgeman County, 15 miles
northwest of Kinsley, this afternoon, de
stroying Dan Gleason's house and killing
Mabel Tuttle.
CONTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAPER.
President's Welcome.
President Theodore Roosevelt receives ap
plause of Portland populace. Page 1.
He Is driven In parade and lays cornerstone
of Lewis and Clark monument. Page 8.
He Is dined at banquet, which he leaves to
address the people. Pago "10.
President Roosevelt Is Joyously welcomed at
tho state capital. Page 7.
Governor Chamberlain extends tho greetings
of the state, and Salem's Mayor and Sen
ator Brownell make addresses of welcome.
Page 11.
Incidents of the trip up the Valley. Page 11.
Domestic.
Cyclone In Kansas causes loss of life and
great damage to crops. Page 1.
West wins a great victory by electing Dr.
Coyle moderator of General Presbyterian'
Assembly. Page 2.
Denver strike Is off. with points at Issue left
to arbitration board. - Page 2.
National.
Postal .Department faces large deficit. Page, 2.
Alaska transportation contract Is let. Page 4.
Foreign.
American damage case Involving point whether
England Is responsible for Eoer wrongs.
Page 3.
Lord Rosebery mokes It plain that he in
no wise Indorses 'Chamberlain's policy of
preferential trade. Page 3.
Count Tolstoi scores the Czar for Klshlnef
massacres. Page 5.
Sports. r
Reliance defeats Columbia In a 23-mlle race.
Page 1.
Young Peter Jackson knocks Tommy Rellly
out In two rounds. Page . 14.
Scores of Pacific Coast League: Sacramento
7, Portland 4; San Francisco 7, Los An
geles 4; Seattle 4, Oakland 3. Page 14.
Scores of Pacific National League: Portland
2, San Francisco 1; Los Angeles 11, Ta
coma 0. Page 14.
Jim Nell will referee the Smlth-Walcott fight
at the Exposition building. May 2S.
Page 14.
Pacific Const.
The Lewis and Clark Fair Is assured. Effort
to use referendum falls for lack of signa
tures. Page 1.
Section of Montana visited by plague of lo
custs. Pace 4.
Labor troubles In British Columbia mines pre
vent exportation of large quantities of coal.
Pare 5.
Labor Commissioner of Oregon will be care
fully selected. Poze 4.
Idaho University wins from the Sons of Mar.
cus in field meet. Page 4.
Battery of Umbrla Infernal machine was pur
chased In Butte. Page 4.
Commercial and. Marine.
Condition of Washington hops. Page 15.
Slump In wheat prices at Chicago. Page 15.
Realizing movement carries down prices at
New York. Page 15.
Bull movement successful In New Tork stock
mariet. Page 15.
Oregon potatoes lower at San Francisco.
Page 15.
Oriental freight tariff cut to $1 per ton.
Page 5.
Steamer Atboll. first of new line, reaches San
Francisco. Page 5.
Portland and Vicinity.
New Port of Portland Commission meets.
Page 16.
Mllwaukle Is now a city, the new charter
having become law. Page 12.
Columbia River pilots fajror a twin ocrew
steamer with a steel hull, for a flrebcat.
Page 12.
The County Court has granted an order de
claring thi liquor license void granted to
Hermann Schneider, Montavllla, last No
vember. Page 16.
Police arrest pickpockets. .p&ge 16.
Plasterers' Union withdraws from Building
Tradfs Cornell. Page 1C.
RELIANCE WINS THE RACE
NEW CUP YACHT IS TOO FAST FOR.
THE COLUMBIA.
She Develops Surprising Drifting
Qualities and Well Proves Her.
self the Better Boat.
NEW YORK, May 2L By a combination
of good luck and splendid, sailing qualities,
the new cup yacht Reliance today inflict
ed such a defeat upon the former cup-
defender Columbia as she never had suf
fered, leading her over the finish line of
a 25-mIlo course off Glencove by 14 min
utes and 43 seconds official time. Not all
of the glory of the victory was fairly
earned by the new boat. If it had been
there would be no doubt that the Reliance
would be the next cup-defender, but, de
spite the Columbia's ill luck, the Reliance
convincingly showed herself to be the
better boat. She beat the Columbia near
ly eight minutes in a broad reach of II
miles in fluky zephyrs; beat her 1 minute
and 15 seconds running free for three
miles In a strong 12-knot breeze, and beat
her 4 minutes and 15 seconds In an 11-mile
thresh to windward, close hauled in a
15-knor. southwester. This timing is un
official, and allows for the Reliance's 55
seconds' advantage at the start. When
the Reliance crossed tho finish line, the
Columbia was miles astern, hopelessly
beaten.
The first leg of today's race was not a
fair test of the merits of the two boats,
but it sufficed to develop surprising drift
ing qualities' in the Reliance, supposed
until today to be a heavy weather boat.
Elapsed
Start. Finish. Time,
Reliance 1:57:00 6:14:36 4:17:36
Columbia 1:57:00 6:29:10 4:32:19
Early preparations were made today on
board the yachts for the race. Although
the absence of the Constitution, which is
undergoing repairs, somewhat marred the"
interest In today's race, still there were
plenty of enthusiasts who came from
New York to see the other boats.
The regatta, committee of the New York
Yacht Club, under whose auspices the
yachts met, has laid out three triangular
courses for the yachts off Glen Cove, with
the starting of all of them from the buoy
off Matlnicock Point- The first course
was a small almost equilateral triangle of
about five tniles to a side, to bo sailed
twice around, or 30 miles In all. The
other two courses were obtuse triangles,
one of them having a long leg of H miles
down the Sound, almost to the Eaton's
Neck Light, thence over to the Connecti
cut shore and back to the finish, while
the other had the same long leg down the
Sound, but with another long leg up the
Sound to a buoy off Rye and then back to
the finish. The obtuse triangles were
about 26 miles round. It was expected
that one of these courses would give the
yachts a good test on all points of sail
ing, reaching, running and beating. Past
experience has shown that the smaller
triangle meant plenty of work for the
crews, especially with a lively breeze, as
the His sloops covered tho three legs in
quick time. This- small triangle, there
fore, was looked upon as a test of sall
handllng and quick work at the helm,
rather than for any chance to size up the
relative merits of the boats.
Both yachts arrived at tho starting point
at H:30. but on account of the streaky
wind the start was not made until nearly
2 o'clock. The actual starting time was:
Reliance, 1:57:20.
Columbia, 1:58:30.
The Reliance, Columbia and Constitu
tion will race off Glen Cove Saturday, If
the Constitution Is out of the drydock In
time; If not. the Reliance and Columbia
will sail the race.
Referendum Will Not
Be Called Into Use.
NOT ENOUGH NAMES
Portage Railway to Be
Constructed.
WILL TAX CORPORATIONS
Ineffective Petitions Are Filed
on the Fair Bill.
NONE ON OTHER MEASURES
Agent Finds He Has Not the Legal
Number of Signatures and. De
cides Not to Hand, in Petitions
to the Secretary of State.
Petitions with 3900 signatures were
filed ud to the closing hour yesterday
wtlh the Secretary of State at Salem,
demanding the referendum of tha
Lewla and Clark bills.
It requires 43S0 names to' such a
paper before a referendum to the
people Is effective. As a consequence
the Fair bill is now law.
There were 4000 signatures to tho
portage railway petition, 3222 on the
corporation tax bill and 1S0O on tho
tax exemption bill. These, however,
were not presented to the Secretary of
State.
SALEM, Or., May 2L (Special.) No ad
vantage was taken of the. first opportunity
the people of Oregon had to exercise the
referendum power. "When the office of the
Secretary of State closed at 5 o'clock this
evening, petitions with. 3900 signatures had
been Hied, demanding the referendum on
the Lewl3 and Clark Fair bill, butas 43S6
are required, the petitions are ineffective.
"W. C. Cowglll) who has been circulat
ing petitions for the referendum on the
portage railway bill, the corporation tax
bill and tho tax exemption 'repeal, said
this evening that he had secured but 4000
signatures on the first, 3222 on the second
and 1S00 on the third. As Jt would be
useless to file his petitions unless he had
the full number, he did not file them at
all.
Some Signatures Not Forwarded.
There were probably petitions enough
outstanding to make up the required num
ber of signatures on tho portage railway
bill, but they had not been forwarded
here, and -were, of course, of no use. It
is also understood that several hundred
more signatures had been secured on tho
Lewis and Clark bill petitions, but theso
were not filed.
There 13 a great feeling of relief in
Salem tonight over tho outcome of the ef
fort to Invoke the referendum on these
measures. The people of thi3 part of tho
state are pretty generally in favor of
holding the Fair. Some who were opposed
to the project at first think it. would not
do for the state to give up after going so
far. Many who signed the petitions, foe
the. referendum- would have voted favor
ably, but signed the petitions because
they thought it proper that the peoplo
havo an opportunity to vote on the ques
tion. Eddy Bill Popular.
There is an overwhelming sentiment in
favor of the corporation license tax Iaw.
and, though the Valley is not directly in
terested in the portage railroad, the peo
ple here believe that the state should give
this aid to the commercial development of
Eastern Oregon.
As times are good, there is not the op
position to the repeal of the tax exemp
tion law that there would be otherwise,
though it is certain that there will be a
demand for the re-enactment of some sort
of exemption law at the next session.
There would have been great disappoint
ment if the referendum had been ordered
upon any one of the three most important
measures under consideration, and there
is an equal degree of gratification over the
failure of the referendum movements.
Courts Will Not Be Called On.
Since the referendum movements have
not succeeded, there seems to be no pres
ent prospect that the legal questions In
volved in the exercise of the referendum
power will be presented before the courts
for at least two years. Some question
might arise, however, concerning the time
a law bearing an emergency clause goes
Into effect, which would Involve the legal
ity of the adoption of the referendum
amendment.
The experience of the last two months
has been enough, to demonstrate that the
referendum is a ready tool for the use of
any person who may have a grievance to
avenge or a personal interest to subserve.
There 13 no room for doubt that the min
ing corporations could have held up tha
corporation tax bill for a year, and that
the railroad Interests could have held up
the portage railway bill. '
The failure to demand the referendum
on the tax exemption repeal bill shows y
the referendum Is not likely to be
clsed where the masses of the pr
Interested, but It is plainly In y
of capitalists to use the xeW
accomplish their own ends, r
least.
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