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ITALIAN CABINET RESIGNS.
Papers Attribute Step to Slgnor Dal
llo's Negotiations.
ROME, June IS The Italian Cabinet has
rc&igned.
S gnor Saraccl, President of the senate.
vvas summoned to the QulrinaL after the
tcw gnatlon of the Cabinet. Some of tho pa- I In conference with other members of tha
I vrs attribute the resignation to dUagree- sub-committee on arrangements, said 4n
zrct In the Cabinet over the negotiations 'the course of an Interview this atter
of S gnor Dallio. President of the Cham- noon: .
btr of Deputies, with tlie opposition, -hav- j "The Kansas City convention will de
ir s conciliation in view. Marquis Yfccount clare for blmetalism, with the silver cora
Vfjsji. Minister of Foreign Affairs: 1 age ratio to be fixed at 16 to 1, and we
Count Bonastl, Minister of Justice, and shall oppose the Issuing of paper money
S gror Carmine, Minister of Finance, de- i by banks. We shall point out a. poUcy
c'.lrtd te sanction the proposed negotia- for handling tho Philippines which will
tlors, and resigned. be absolutely opposed to tho present pol-
In tho Chamber of Deputies today the ley of the Republicans. "Wo shall de
Premier. General Pelleux. announced that ' clare for the - establishment of an Inde
tho Cabinet had resigned, owing to a dead- J pendent government 'for theie islands,
lock arising from the opposition's un- .giving the people the right to govern
compromising attitude on the question of . themselves, and have the Government of
rules of procedure. The House adjourned, the UnKed States say to all other na
pendlng tho formation of a new Ministry, j tlons 'keep your hands off these islands
j and these people.
KuHHlnn Princes Robbed. j "A.s to the Vice-Presidency, the Demo.
LONDON. June IS. Princess Radlzwlll, I cratlc sentiment docs not seeem to have
of Russia, was robbed of Jewelry worth 1 cr stallzed on a particular candidate as
iattl nt nor lintPl .Tuna 1! Amon" Uie.J
Jowels was her historic rope of GO pearls.
each weighing 22 grains, and a bracelet
of emeraldb, the gift of the Ameer of Af-
ghanMan. The Princess was about to
stnrt to Paris, but w hile at luncheon she i
1 ft tho jewels in their cases, locked Inl to catch. the robbers who had been vlslt
rer wardrobe. On her return she found) Ing his chicken-house. This morning the
them missing. All the efforts of the Scot- j body of Elmer Eckert 30 years oi
land yard detectives nave tnus far proved :
travailing. Fortunately most of her dia
monds were in a safe at Coutts bank.
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THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
It "Will Declare for Abandonment
of tbe Philippine.
DETROIT, June IS, Daniel J. Caxnpau,
tho Michigan member of tho Democratic
National Committee, who returned to-
day from Kansas C5ty, where he has been
- -
Caaght by a Mantrap.
CANAL IXVER. O.. June IS. PhCin
Sprotzenbach. a farmer living near here,
set a trap with a ht-avllv loaded shotgun
bp. " iu. wsus iuuhu ai me cwjj
with his head blown off.
Troops Go Prora India.
SIMLA. June IS. In consequence of the
gravity of the Chinese sltuatlon,rfthe Sev
enth Bengal Infantry has been ordered to
proceed to Hong Kong.
ROOSEVELT SAYS
Declines the Offerof the Vice
- Presidential Nomination.
HE PREFERS TO BE GOVERNOR
His Friends Making; Every Effort to
Present the Stampede Chances
of Other Candidates.
PHILADELPHIA, June 18 Governor
Theodore Roosevelt has made as specific
a refusal of the nomination fqj Vice-'
President as he could possibly make, In
view of the fact that the nominating" con
ention has not as yet met and that few
of the delegations have caucused. Stand- i
lng In a small room, facing a crowd of
L newspaper men, this afternoon, he made
the following statement, reading It from
a couple of sheets of manuscript:
"In -Jew Of the revival of the talk, of
myself as a Vice-Presidential candidate, I
have this to say: It Is impossible to ex
press how deeply touched I am by the at
titude of those delegates who have wished
me to take the nomination. Moreover, It
Is not necessary to say how thoroughly I
understand the high honor and the dig
nity of the office, an office so high and so
honorable that It Is well worth the ambi
tion of any man In the United States.
"But while I appreciate all this to the
full extent, nevertheless I feel most deep
ly that the field of my best usefulness
to the public and to the party is in New
York State, and if the party should see
fit to renominate me for Governor, I can.
In that position, help the National ticket
as In no other way. I very earnestly ask
that every friend of mine In the conven
tion consider that as my wish and my
Judgment. In this matter.'.'
The document was in his own hand
writing. In lead pencil copy, and he read
it with the same complacence that ho
would have given a platform speech.
A Dramatic Scene.
The sceno bordered on tbe dramatic
Sitting near him as ho spoke were Con
gressmen Llttauer and Sherman, of New
York, and Professor Jenkins, of Columbia
College, who have all along urged the
Governor not to accept. Just behind tho
row of newspaper men stood Frank Piatt,
Lemuel Quigg and B. B. Odell, of th
New York organization. As the Gover
nor read and waited for the newspaper
men to write down the statement, he
frequently glanced In the direction of the
group of politicians. When he finished,
he said: "Gentlemen, that is all. I have
nothing more to say."
Mr. Llttauer said he thought tho state-'
ment timely, and believed that It would
give the delegates who were friendly to
Governor Roosevelt an Idea of the situa
tion. "And I don't mean by that," he said,
rather aggressively, "the Pennsylvania
delegation, or those who for ulterior mo
tives are pressing the Governor's nomi
nation." Then Mr. Quigg and Frank Piatt sim
ultaneously declaredr thit they believed
the statement unwise, and they left the
room, refusing to talk to the waiting
.newspaper men.
The otatemert acted as a cold-watec
douche on thoso members of the New
York delegation who had planned to nom
inate Bomo other candidate, for Governor
than Mr. Roosevelt. However, that state
ment was received by many of the dele
gations as a mere reiteration of Roose
velt's original declaration of lack of de
sire for the nomination. Several dele
gates expressed the opinion that the sit
uation would not change, and that. It
Roosevelt's name was presented to the
convention, he would be nominated, and
would not dare to refuse. It Is pointed
out as significant that Governor Roose
velt will not assert that he will decline
the office If nominated. He hopes, how
ever, with the aid of Senator Hanna, to
defeat the plan to nominate him.
Senator Lodge contradicts tho current
report concerning his utterances in tho
conference In Governor Roosevelt's rooms
today, in which ho participated with the
Governor and Senator Hanna. He says
that he went to Governor Roosevelt's
room as a supporter of Secretary Long,
and that the Governor knew his position.
"I have been a personal friend of Gov
ernor Roosevelt for many years," he said,
"and as his friend It would bo Impossible
for me to take the position there attrib
uted to me, or to use the language placed
In my mouth. He does not want the of
fice, and there is no reason why it should
be forced upon him. He knows how I
feel, and he knows that I am for Long,
first, last and all the time. The whole
story Is a tissue of Invention."
Result of Conferences. ,
It has been a day of conferences on the
Vice - Presidential situation. Beginning
with the gather'ng in the room of Gov
ernor Roosevelt, attended by Senator
Hanna, Senator Lodge and Mr. Odell, of
New York. It was continued in the rooms
of Senator Hanna later, when nearly all
the leaders in the .cltj were from time
to time in conference with tho chairman
of the Natlona' committee,. There were
Senators Allison, Scott, Elkins, Carter,
Lodge, Burrows, Sboup, also Mr. Bliss,
besides many representatives of the New
York leaders, both Governor Roosevelt
and Senator Piatt being represented.
When the last roan had disappeared. Sen
ator Hanna looked weary, but satisfied.
He was ready to announce that Governor
Roosevelt would not be nominated; that
the men who were going to make the
nomination accept the declaration of
Rbosevelt made during the day. and sup
plemental of more emphatic declarations
made some time ago, as final, and would
not force tho nomination upon him.
Among the last men to see Senator
Hanna were Chairman Odell, of tho New
York committee, and L. E. Quigg, who
discussed the situation at great length.
It was with these men that Senator
Hanna labored. He told them that six
weeks ago RooaeveK was wanted as a
Vice-Presidential candidate. Ho and
other warm friends of the Administra
tion believed that he would be a satis
factory candidate. The bare suggestion
brought out a protest from Roosevelt, &
declaration in emphatic terms that he
would not accept the place. After this
declaration had been reiterated several
times it was taken up by Senator Piatt,
who publicly announced that Governor
Roosevelt was not to be considered as a
Vice-Presidential candidate. Then other
candidates appeared, and In a dignified
manner their interests were put forward
by their friends throughout the country.
The only man appearing in New York
was Lieutenant-Governor Woodruff. The
suggestion of ex-Secretary Bliss brought
forth a declination from him, coupled by
a statement from Mr. Hanna himself
that Bliss could not be considered, tor
personal reasons. He then pointed out
that when the delegates began arriving,
the name of Roosevelt was suddenly
sprung with an effort to stampede the
convention and force a nomination upon
a man who did not want It, apparently
because some other candidate was de
sired for Governor.
As the Ohio Senator rehearsed the con
ditions, he warmed up and pointed out
that under the existing conditions the
nomination of Roosevelt was not fair to
the men who bad come out for tbe place.
and who should have an equal show he
fore the cftnventlon. This plain talk from
Senator Hanna cleared up what bad been
In doubt all day. It was evident that
Hanna w,as not going to lie down. It was
a distinct show of fight and a signal to
the friends of the Administration that
opposition to forcing Roosevelt upon the
ticket against his will would meet with
favor.
This tip did not circulate unlll quite
late In the evening, but the effect was
soon apparent. There were many real
friends of Roosevelt, who accepted his
declaration as absolutely voicing his wish.
It changed the current of talk, and men
who were confident -21 hours ago that
Roosevelt's nomination was a. foregone
conclusion began asking, "WelL who will
It bef
It Loolcs Like Long.
The lanswer was generally, "John D.
Long, of Massachusetts, Secretarof the
Navy." At once delegates began to rea
son that Long- must be perfectly satisf ac
tory to tbe Administration, of which he
is a part, or he would not be a candi
date ior the place. This Idea received
encouragement In quarters which made
the Massachusetts man a prime favorite.
Of course, there was talk of other men.
Tbe friends of Dolllver renewed their
efforts for the young Iowa orator. There
was some talk about Fairbanks, but the
prevailing feeling was that only men
who were willing to accept the place
should be considered. It was urged that
an unwilling candidate was not advis
able, and therefore the men most talked
of were Long and Dolllver, but with the
general Impression that Long would bo
the ultimate selection.
And 'sb the stampede for Roosevelt was
checked and turned, and- that which
seemed so, certain last night seems well
nigh impossible tonight. Roosevelt him
self. His close personal friends working
among delegates and assuring them that
the nomination was not desired by- him.
Senator" Hanna and his lieutenants, all
working together, are responsible, for thl3
result. It has been a day of bard work,
of earnest endeavor, and tonight the men
most Interested believe that the Rooec--velt
boom, has finally been laid to reat.
IK ROOSEVELT'S ROOM.
A Conference That Fonnd It Hard, to
Settle on. a Man.
PHILADELPHIA, June 18. It trans
pired that during a conference In Roose
velt's room, Senator Hanna, combating
the popular impression that Roosevelt Is
the only man who can be nominated,
said:
"1 think wo can nominate some one else
besides Roosevelt"
"For God's sake go ahead and do It."
responded the Governor.
"That's right," said Senator Lodge.
"Let's -go .ahead and nominate aome other
man."
"What is the matter with Long?" askedr
Hanna.
"Nothing," replied Lodge.
"Go ihead and nominate him."
Gathering from the tone of Senator
Lodged remarks, although the Senator
was supporting- Long, he had very little
hope that Long would be nominated.
Senator Hanna. continued:
"Well, what is the matter with Fair
bankst" "Nothing in the worM," responded
Lodge. "Go ahead and nominate him.
Nomtnato anybody. We are all standing
ready to help ydu."
By invitation. General .Aahton. qfj
Washington, had a conference today with
Governor Roosevelt He told the Gov
ernor that tho Northwest twinied- to
know exactly what his position Is m the
VIce-Preeldenflal matter. Naturally, his
section is favorable to Bartlett Tripp, but
If Mr. Roosevelt Is to he a candidate, they
see the ftitllltjr of their efforts.
The Governor replied that he did not
want the office, but that he feared, from
the shape the matter had taken, he would
have to take it
Oregon Xor Tripp.
PHILADELPHIA, June 18. Chairman
McCamant, of the Oregon delegation, said
today:
'T hope- to have the honor of placing
in nomination for Vice-President Judge
Tripp, of South Dakota. In the event of
Roosevtflts nomination, of course, I shall
not present Judge Tripp. Judge Tripp
and our delegation believe that Roosevelt
should not be forced to take the nomi
nation. Roosevelt will make a popular
candidate, however, but we believe Judge
Tripp will be a stronger man In tho
West"
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
Alaska, and Hawaii Delegates Ad
' mltted to Seats.
PHILADELPHIA, June 18. The Na
tional Republican Committee has again
decided to refer theprinclpal contests in
the Stat of Alabama to the convention
to be investigated by the committee on
credentials. Aside from the action taken
upon the Alabama contest, the most im
portant matter which came before the
committee at today's meeting was the
resignation of Colonel Swords as sergeant-at-arnw
of the committee. The Colonel
has held this position for 12 years.
The .delegates from Alaska, John E.
Held and W. E. D. Grant were admitted
to seats, as were thoso from Hawaii,
Colonel Samuel Parker and A. N.
Kepoikoi.
After resolutions of thanks to Chair
man Hanna, Secretary Dick, to the press
of the country and to the people of Phila
delphia, the committee adjourned sine die.
COLOMBIAN WAR.
Revolutionists Demanded the Sur
render of Panama.
KINGSTON, Jamaica. June 18. Passen
gers who arrived from Panama on board
the British Bteamer IDon,' from Colon,
bring details of a battle which was fought
June 13 and 14 on Bejuca Plain and Anton
. Hill, between government forces com
' posed of three battalions, and numbering
about 1500 men, and a force of revolutlon
i lsts under General Belasaroo Parras. It
1 is asserted that 400 soldiers and 35 officers
j of the government force were killed, and
that the forces of the government army
j were divided. Thu passengers of the Don
! further assert that General Parras ad
' dressed a letter to General Campos, the
j Governor of Panama, demanding the sur
render of the city, adding that otherwise
tho place would be taken by force. When
the Don left Colon, June 15, General Par
ras was 15 miles from Panama, with 1500
well-armed infantry and 500 cavalry. It
was believed that General Campos would
be compelled to surrender the city.
Typhoon In Luzon.
MANILA, June 18. The entire consular
corps at Manila called this morning to
pay their respects to the United States
Commlsstom headed by Judge William H.
Taft
A typhpon has washed out the road be
tween Tariac and Manila, delaying the ar
rival of the Ninth Regiment here for
i probably a week. The typhoon has caused
f the United States transport Hancock to
return to the bay, where -she now awaits
a moderation of the weather.
General "Wheeler's Commission.
WASHINGTON, June 18. General Joe
Wheeler today received his commission
as Brigadier-General in the Army of the
United States from President McKlnley.
WAR ON THE
Chinese Forts Open Fire on
Foreign Warships.
DO LITTLE DAMAGE AND SURRENDER
FortlflcatloBS at. Talca Opened
the
Conflict by tbe Empress' Orders
-Sew la Hands of Powers.
LONDON, June 18, 3:90 A. M. China
declared war against the world when the
Taku forts opened fire upon the interna
tional fleet. Tho accounts of what took
place are still unsatisfactory, the best
semi-official information being the dls-
natch received at Berlin from Che Foo.
The unofficial narratives coming by way
SECRETARY OF
JlHTHO HAS COMU Or'THfiT,TROIT AS
FJ1ESIDEXTIAL
of- Shanghai vary and bear evidence of
supplementing the main facts with guess
work. One dispatch says-'that the York
town "participated In the bombardment
Another asserts that American marines
formed part of the storming force of
2000. An Associated Press dispatch from
Che Foo, dated yesterday afternoon, says:
"Tba forts on both sides of Taku are
now occupied. The Chinese opened fire
unexpectedly. Tho casualties to the
mixed force were as follows:
"Killed British, one; German, three:
Russian, one, and French one.
''Wounded British, four; German, sev
en; Russian, 45, and? French, one.
"Chineso torpedo boats were seized."
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Dally Mail telegraphing yesterday, says:
"Theforta began firing in obedience to
the orders from Pekin, conveyed In the
personal edict of the Empress' Dowager,
by advice of Kang" Yl (President of the
Ministry of War.) Several warships were
struck by shells "from the l2-lnch guns
of tho forts. The heavy Russian-losses
were due to the blowing up of the maga
zines of Mandshur. - - -
"Four hundred Chinese are reported
killed. The Chinese, who were retreating,
fell into, the hands of the RussJanland
force." j -
The.lally News has the following from
Che Foo: ;
"Two of tho forts were blown-. up. The
32 warships at Taku aggregated 200.0CO
ton3, and carried more than. 300 guns.'
Retreat of Seymour's Column. -'
Tho failure of Admiral Seymour's col
umn end hs retreat to Tien Tsin Increase,
lt"l3 presumed, tho peril of the legation
in Pekin, which Is still Isolated, although
Shanghai forwards Chinese rumors that
tho legations were attacked by mobs who
were mowed down by machine guns, and
also that the members of the legations
were massacred.
The situation at New Chuang is report
ed critical.
The "British Consul at Klu Kang has or
dered all foreigners to leave Ku Ling and
Nau King "Chang.
The powers are talcing prompt action
Four thousand German troops hae
been ordered' to China. Ten thousand
French troops are waiting to embark at
Saigon, capital of French Cochin. China,
and from 3000 to 5000 more Russians have
been ordered from Port Arthur to Taku.
This reinforcement, says the St Peters
burg cbrrespondent of the Dally Tele
graph, Is announced In the St Peters
burg Gazette, the government pointing
out that Russia is sending so many
troops solely for the sake of peace and
humanity.
The Brussels correspondent of the
Standard, In a dispatch dated yester
day, says:
"Russia has massed 4v,000 men with Eev
en batteries of artillery, at Klachta, with
orders to proceed to Maimatbin, a Chi
nese town contiguous to Klachta, and
thence to advance along the telegraph
route to the Mongol town of Urga, 00
miles south of Klachta and 730 miles
northwest of Pekin."
Tho Shanghai correspondent of the
Times, under yesterday's date, gives the
following description, said to be from
official sources, of the action at Taku:
"On the afternoon of June IS", In view
of large bodies of Chinese troops as
sembling at tho forts and of the fact that
torpedoes had been laid In the river and
that all communications were interrupted
tho naval commanders held a council ana
decided o send an ultimatum, catling tor
the dtsbandment of the troops, and an
nouncing that If thl demand were not,
compuea witn Deiore s a. .ai. or tne ioi
lowlng day, the united squadron would
destroy tbe forts.. Shortly, after midnight
the forts opene fire. The British.
French, Russian. German and Japanese
warships replied. Two of the forts were
blown up, and the rest were carried by
assault Two British, one American
mJcKjm
Wil It i M v
IV
t " -r
and five Chinese warships aTe In Cho
Foo harbor.".
The morning papers consider that
a state of war practically exists. The
Times says that the latest news indefini
tely Increases a situation already suf
ficiently serious.
THE KEWS FROM CEE FOO.
Tbe British Gnnboat Wan Damaged
at Takn.
LONDON, June 18. A dispatch from
Che Foo, under today's date, says:
"The forces of the combined fleets oc
cupied the Taku north forts yesterda,
after exploding a magazine. The British
gunboat Algerino was damaged, and two
of her officers and four men were wound
ed. Japan and Ruetla are reported to bo
landing a large force of troops. All Is
quiet here."
The Admiralty Office has received tho
following official dispatch from Che Foo,
under today's date:
"The Japanese man-of-war Teyashl his
Just arrived from Taku. She reports that
the Commander-in-Chief and troops are
back at Tien Tsin."
A dispatch from Shanghai eavs that
Russia has demanded 50.000.000 taels tn-
THE NAVY LONG.
A CANDIDATE' FOR THE VlCn-
NOMINATION.
demnlty for the damage done to the Chi
nese Railroad, in which Russians are in
terested. According to a Che Foo special, dated
June 17, the Taku. forts opened fire upon
the warships, whereupon the fleet replied
In kind and silenced the Chinese guns
and seized the forts. The news of this
engagement is stated to have been brought
to Che Foo by a Japanese warship. Ac
cording to the dispatch, the Chinese bom
bardment followed, an ultimatum sent by
the commanders of the fleet.
An official dispatch from the German
Consul at Che Foo, received in Berlin,
confines the arrival of a Japanese torpedo-boat
with the following message:
'"Tho Japanese torpedo-boat reports that
the legations at Pekin have been taken."
Whether taken by the Boxers or the
"Chinese troops or the nidb is not stated.
A later dispatch from the same Consul
In Berlin states that an engagement Is
proceeding In Taku between the Chinese
forces and the foreign warships. Berlin
also has official 'information from Shang
hai referring to the Interruption of tele
graph lines. - -
No trustworthy news whaterer Is ob
tainable of the events transpiring iu
Pekin.
In the Houso of Commons today, Mr.
Broderick, tlie Parliamentary Secretary of
the Fqrelgn Office, amplified the Admiral
ty's news from Che Foo. He said the
Japanese warships reported that the Ch
'nese forts opened fire on the gunboats at
'the fnouth of the river yesterday at 12:3o
A. 3.; that the ships then engaged the
forts, and that tho engagement was pro
ceeding when the Japanese ships left at
5:30 A. M. yesterday. Detachments from
all tho foreign warships were landed Sat
urday to protect Taku. There was one
Chinese warship at Taku, which remained
passive.
Mr. Broderick added that British, Rus
sian, Japanese and French -reinforcements
were due to arrive about Thurs
day, Wljhin tho last hour, said Mr. Broder
ick, in conclusion, he had heard tha the
telegraph line from Takn to Tien Tsin
had been restored, r
The fitting out of the Japanese battle
ship Asahl. of 15,200 tons, being finished
at Clyde Bank, Is being expedited, and
she Is under orders to sail within a week.
The failure of the International forces
to reach Pekin has greatly Intensified the
anxiety here as to the fate of the Euro
peans huddled together In the legations
at the Chinese capital, and it was fearea
also that the check to Admiral Sey
mour's force, necessitating their return
to Tien Tsin, will lead to large accessions
to the ranks of Boxers and make their
suppression still more difficult
REPORTED TO WASHINGTON.
Navy 'Department Advised of the
Fight at Talcn.
WASHINGTON, June IS. The Navy De
partment has acknowledged the receipt
of two cablegrams received from Admiral
Remey and Commander Taussig. The
first Is as follows:
"Cavito, June IS, 9:40 A. M. Bureau of
Navigation. Washington: Taussig cables
"that the Taku forces fired upon the fpr-
eign gun vessels, and then surrendered to
the allied forces the morning of June 17
Kempff asp's Instructions about joining
the other powers, who are taking united
action In demanding that the Taku forces
be turned over to them to secure favor
able termination of the trouble. Wilt
the department instruct Kempff through
Taussig, at Che Foo, and give me the
same information? REMEY."
The telegram of Commander Taussig, of
the Yorktown, Is as follows:
"Che Foo, June 17. Taku force fired
upon foreign vessels about 12:45 A. M.
Surrendered to allied forces at S A. M.
Tho British Admiral Is at Tien Tsin.
"TAUSSIG."
The State Department received a cable
gram from United States Consul Goodnow,
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TRIP OF THE ELDER
Account of the Journey From
Portland to Dutch Harbor.
FROM A PASSENGER'S DIARY
How the Nome-Bound FortBne-Seelc
en Beguiled the Trip Music '
and Seasickness.
DUTCH HARBOR. Juno 7. Thus far
has the good ship Elder, with her en
thusiastic collection of goWseekers,
progressed on her way to tbe land of
promise. Under fair auspices has tho
journey been thus far, and the light of.
hope kindles each eye as the future Is
contemplated. Many havo suffered from
the trials which the capricious mood of
"Old Briny" has Inflicted on them, but
not severely; for, to give Old Briny,
credit, thus far he has been very lenient
with us. Our time has been passed In
.visiting the sick and needy, who, like tho
poor, are always in evidence on a Bea
trip, and various social diversions, con
sisting of entertainments In the aftemoon
and song services in the evening. Our
worthy leader has been Judge Galbraith,
and to him we are deeply Indebted for
his many kindnesses In helping .out tho
programme. We are also honored by
having In our midst a poet, John E. L
Shea, who has been Inspired to write a
poem aboard, entitled, "The Voyage "of
the Elder."
Among the faces familiar to Portland
people are: W. T. Hume, W. S. Chap
man, Captain Watson, George W. Hazen,
Joe Ben Lane, Sllvey Stuart, J. D. Mc
Klnnon. Captain Lyons. We, have but
few ladles aboard. Among them are
Mrs. Galbraith, Mrs. Hume, Mrs. Tuttle
Mrs. Wilson and Mies Jewell.
Captain Randall Is quite popular, and
has won much praise by his gentlemanly
and .considerate deportment Mr. Hey
wood, the purser, and Mr. Owens, tha
freight clerk, also deserve special men
tion for their courtesies. As the days-go
by and the trials of seasickness are over,
the jollity at meals Increases, revealing
many original characters, and there" la
much by-play of talk. At our entertain
ments, too, much of originality Is
brought out In the remarks made, cre
ating no little merriment And so, day
by day, in our lonely floating home on
the trackless ocean, we have our simplo
pleasures, each hoping In his heart that
Dame Fortune may smile upon his ven
ture and that ho may return to his
friends in dear old Portland a success
ful and happy man.
The Incidents day by day have been as
Xoltows: Leaving Portland on the even
ing of May 26. the Elder and the, .Nom
City proceeded on their way down tho
river. At 10 o'clock the morning of tho
27th the Nome City left Astoria and put
out to sea, and about 11 o'clock, the Elder
followed. The morning was cloudy, but
outside the sea wa3 quite calm. The mo
tion of the vessel, however, soon had Its
effect op the more sensitive- passengers,
and one by one they retired to their state
rooms. - - -
During the afternoon- the weather
cleared. Several Bteamers wero sighted,
and we crossed the wake of a British
ship at a distance of about 100 yards.
With all sails set but the main skysail,
she was a heautlful sight
About 4 o'clock the Washington Coast
disappeared from sight and we wero
"alone on a wide, wide sea." Our courso
was set west by north, and steaming at
10 knots. At 3 o'clock we passed the
Nome City, and toward evening our sis
ter ship passed from view on the east
ern horizon and we saw her no more.
Monday, May 2S Today the weather la
fair, with light clouds and smooth soa.
Passengers getting better and showing
up at table. In the afternoon we had u.
musical concert, with Judge Galbraith at
the piano, and in the evening a hymn
service, with books supplied by Rev. Mr..
Ghormley. No sails today.
Tuesday, May 29 Sea calm, weather
mild, with light clouds. Keep the same
course and rate of speed. Pacsengers aro
mostly at meals today, and a good at
tendance on deck and visiting. A com
mittee was created, composed of Rev.
Mr. Ghormley, Captain Watson, W. S.
Chapman, Judge Galbraith and E. H. Col
lis, to get up a programme for Memorial
day, and Judge Galbraith was chosen
president In the evening we had a song
service, and the eun went down In a
tranquil sea.
Wednesday, May 30, Memorial day
Today cloudy, weather cool, sea lumpy,
spray flying and boat pitching consider
ably, and many passengers sick again and
confined to their rooms. Had a hard
job rustling up our participants in tha
memorial exercises, wnich took place In
the saloon at 3 o clock.
Thursday, May 31 Sky overcast sea
gone down and quite calm, and passen
gers showing up on deck and at meals.
Our entertainment today partook of a po
litical nature. Judge Galbraith presid
ing. The speeches were well rendered,
and much merriment was created by tha
originality of some of the remarks. In
the evening a hymn service was rendered,
followed by some old Scotch songs by
Judge Galbraith.
Friday, June 1 The sky is overcast to
day, and barometer lowering. The log
this morning showed 1176 miles from tho
Columbia River. During the morning a.
brisk southerly gale sprang up, and soon
the rolling motion of the ship became so
great that it was with difficulty that the
passengers in the saloon could keep thelr
seais, and at times, dfiring a heavy roll,
there would he a general mlx-up, creat
ing much merriment The afternoon en
tertainment was dispensed with,, and
everybody was kept busy looking out for
No. . Toward evening the gale died
down, so that the Judge, anchored by the
trusty choir, who clung with one hand
to a post, carried out the musical pro
gramme, consisting of hymns and Scotch
songs. At times Judge and choir would
be sent sprawling, to the merriment of
the congregation. At table, too, there
was great fun as the waiters would
sprawl about and the dishes get mixed
up.
Saturday, Juno 3 Cloudy and cold, and
the ship still rolling heavily. Friday's
gale having carried us too far to the
northward, we stopped and took sound
ings, finding 55 fathoms. Land birds were
about but owing to the heavy weather
could not make out the coast We
changed our course to the southward,
and soon found deeper water. About
noon the fog lifted and we sighted an
Island on the northern horizon, about CO
miles away. It was our first sight of land
for six days, and during all this time we
had not sighted a ship. After dinner a
whale was sighted close at hand on the
weather side, which for a time created
a hit of excitement Our afternoon pro
gramme consisted of a debate by Meesr.
Catterllne, Skldall and Anderson, tho
reading of a romance by Mr. Shea, and
the reading of an original poem by R. C.
Warriner.
Toward evening attention was attract
ed to an object on tho northern horizon,
which proved to be a volcano in erup
tion. A great cone like Mount St Helens
rose out of the Sea in solitary grandeur,
a great column of smoke rising from Its
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