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THE MORNING OttEGONIAN, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY. 28, 1902.
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DECIDE TO CENSURE
Punishment of Tillman and
McLaurin Will Be a Rebuke.
NO MORE APOLOGIES REQUIRED
Talk of Saspeaslon Brings Out
Democratic Threat to Delay Im
portaat Legislation by a
' Lobs; Debate.
"WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. The subcom
mittee of the Senate committee on privi
leges and elections, which was appointed
yesterday to formulate a proposition for
the proper punishment of Senators Till
man and McLaurin, of South Carolina, for
their offense to the Senate last Saturday,
today practically concluded to recommend
that the two Senators be. severely cen
sured for their conduct and to limit the
punishment to censure. The subcommit
tee consists of Senators Burrows, Hoar
and Foraker, Republicans, and Senators
Pettus and Bailey, Democrats. All were
present at the early part of the meeting,
but Senator Bailey was compelled by in
disposition to leave the conference before
Its close.
Today's meeting was a very harmonious
one, and little difference of opinion devel
oped. The Republican members of the
subcommittee did not themselves contend
for a resolution suspending the two Sena
tors, but represented that there were some
Republican members of the full committee
who adhere to the opinion that through
suspension only can adequate punishment
be meted out to the offending members.
Senator Beverldge is understood to be
among the most strenuous advocates of
this form of proceeding, and Senator Mc
Comas is inclined to agree with him.
Some doubt is expressed as to whether
they will unite in a report limiting the
punishment to censure.
On the other hand, some of the Demo,
cratlc members made It very plain that
they not only would not agree in commit
tee to the reporting of a resolution of sus
pension, but that if such a resolution
should be presented to the Senate by a
majority of the committee they would
resist its adoption by the Senate to "Ihe
extent of insisting upon prolonged debate.
The Republican members of the commit
tee, and also many Republican Senators
who are not members of the committee,
have given very sarlous attention to this
possibility of delay in the Senate, and
there is no doubt that It is having a pro
nounced influence on the disposal of the
question. They recognize the fact that If
so disposed the minority can obstruct all
legislation for an Indefinite time, and
probably continue the present session of
Congress far into the Summer. Some of
them also hold the view that censure Is a
more severe and certain form of punish
ment than suspension. These are the rea
sons which have led the Republican mem
bers of the subcommittee to agree to a
resolution of censure,, and nothing Is left
to complete the proceedings but to secure
the assent of their Republican colleagues
who are not members of the subcommit
tee. The matter had been left open for
consultation with them, and while the full
committee has been called to meet tomor
row at 10:30 o'clock, the subcommittee will
meet half an hour previous to that time.
This will afford opportunity to notify the
Democrats if there should be a change of
programme.
There has been much discussion of the
matter of a differentiation of the punish
ment of the two Senators, some of the
Republican members holding out strongly
for a more severe rebuke to Senator Till
man than to Senator McLaurin, because
they hold that his offense of s'trlklng a
fellow Senator was greater than that of
his colleague, who gave the provocation
to the blow, but this course has been prac
tically abandoned, so far as the subcom
mittee Is concerned, and both will be
equally reprimanded. It also has been
virtually decided that no apology shall be
exacted from the Senators, the reason for
eliminating any requirement of that kind
being found In the fact that Senators gen
erally fear such enforced apologies might
not amount to apologies after all.
The Democratic members of the com
mittee have suggested that the censure
should be in very severe language, and, if
anything, have been inclined to be more
caustic than their Republican colleagues.
It Is the desire of all the members of the
committee to find a course of action that
will be acceptable to the entire Senate(
and the only difficulty now appears to be
to secure the consent of those Republi
cans who believe the occasion calls for
more than mere words of rebuke. The
resolution will impose on the President of
the Senate the task of administering the
reprimand.
Proceeding of the Senate.
Under a special order, the Senate con
vened today at 11:45, In order that it
might attend as a body the services in
memory of the late President "William Mc
Kinlcy, held In the hall of the House of
Representatives at 12 o'clock.
As soon as the body had "Been called to
order, Frye, the president pro tcm., said
that by his direction last Monday the
clerk had not called the names of the two
Senators from South Carolina, they being
in contempt of the body. Tuesday, he
said, he had directed the clerk to restore
the names to the roll In the event of a
roll-call. He had done this not because he
doubted the propriety of his action Mon
day, but because a very grave question
was" involved which he desired to submit
to the Senate itself.
Frye said that the Senator from "Wash
ington (Turner) had taken an appeal from
the decision of tho chair Monday, but amid
the cloud of points of order and objec
tions he (Frye) had overlooked and for
goen the appeal, and had proceeded with
other business. For his forgetfulness he
begged the pardon of the Senator from
Washington. Had he done such a thing
willfully, he said, he never could have
forgiven himself.
Frye said he had a letter fronj the senior
senator irora aoum Carolina (.unman j
requesting that he be heard on a question
of highest privilege. The chair could not
entertain such a request in the circum
stances without the unanimous consent
of the Senate, but at the proper time per
haps tomorrow such request might be en
tertained. Turner called attention to the fact that
he had asked that the protest of the
senior Senator from South Carolina be
spread upon the minutes. He had desired,
he said, to Insist upon this request Mon
day, but had been cut off by points of
prder and by a motion that the Senate go
. Into executive session. Since th'at time
two adjournments of the Senate had Inter
fered with the performance of his duty.
Turner maintained that the filing officially
of his protests was in accordance with
the custom of the British Parliament and
with the best parliamentary practice of
this country upon any question involving
a constitutional privilege.
"The Senator Is right," said the chair
man, "and the protest wl.ll be spread upon
the minutes without objection."
It was so ordered.
Burrows, chairman of the committee on
privileges and elections, said that at the
proper time an opportunity might be af
forded the senior Senator from South
Carolina to make his statement on privi
lege, but Just now he felt constrained to
object.
Hoar suggested that the protest spread
upon the minutes be referred to the com
mittee on privileges and elections.
"I have no objections," said Turner.
Bacon said It occurred to him that the
nrotest was not a matter for further ac
tion by the Senate. It certainly was a
question of too grat Importance to dis
poso of hastily.
Hoar contended that the protest was
In the nature of a petition, and ought,
therefore, to be referred to a committee."
Such action was entirely respectful. He
did not Insist upon his suggestion, how
ever in view of the doubt in Bacon's
mind.
The Senate then, at 12:01 P. M., ad
journed until tomorrow.
Tillman's Letter to Frye.
Following Is the text of the letter writ
ten by Senator Tillman to President pro
tem. Frye, which the latter referred to
In the Senate today:
"As soon as you shall have announced
officially that my name has been restored
to the Senate roll. I desire to rise to a
question of the highest privilege, and as I
do not know whether you would recog
nize me under the existing circumstances,
I take this means of asking you to sub
mit my request to the Senate for permis
sion to do this, and to give me an op
portunity to state my reasons for doing
so."
Presidential Nominations.
"WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. The President
today sent the following nominations to
the Senate:
United States Marshal Myron H. Mc
Cord, Territory of Arizona,
Army: Pay department Major "Will
iam H. Comedys, Paymaster; Deputy
Paymaster-General, with rank of Lieu-
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WASHINGTON, D. C, Fb. 27. In ?plte of the many denials and sugrgested rcarranreraent of slates, it Is found that tha
President's decision regarding the Collector of Customs and Marshal of Washington was correctly forecasted In The Oregpnlan eev
era.1 weeks ago. He today eent to the Senate the nomination of Clarenco W. Ide for Collector and C. B. Hopkins
for Marshal. Many reasons existed why ihe appointments determined upon some time ago have been held up so long. The an
nouncement was met by protests. There has been a thorough Investigation surrounding the Washington offices, and through It
all the determination first reached has been adhered to. Senator Foster absolutely declines to discuss the appointments, nnd It
1b not known whether he will make any objection to their confirmation. It has not been definitely determined that Jes30
Frye, of Whatcom, will be appointed United States District Attorney, as Attorney-General Knox refuses to recommend him, in
View of protests that have been made. ,
SPOKANE, Feb. 27. C. B. Hopkins
would not say anything about deputies
tenant-Colonel; Captain H. M. Lord, Pay
master, with rank of Major.
Artillery Lieutenant-Colonel Charles
Morris, Colonel; Major Asher C. Taylor,
Lleutenant-Cclonel; Captain George F.
Harrison, Major.
Cavalry Captain Charles "W. Taylor,
Ninth Cavalry. Major; First Lieutenant
J. B. Christian, Ninth Cavalry, Captain.
Races at Oakland.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 27. Favorites
and outsiders divided the honors at Oak
land today. The track was still very
heavy and the sport of an ordinary char
acter. Starter Holtman was again in bad
form, several well-played horses getting
away poorly. In the 2-year-old event Hud
son was off while High Chancellor and
Dolleret were away badly. Results:
Six furlongs, selling Eldred won, Phil
Archibald second, Young Morello third;
time, 1:19&.
Seven furlongs, selling Rushflelds won;
Coutler second. Talma third; time, 1:34.
Three and a half furlongs, selling High
Chancellor won, Hudson second, Len Reno
third; time, 0:44.
Ono mile and 50 yards, selling Wolhurst
won. Lodestar second, Constable third;
time, 1:51.
Six furlongs, selling Foul Play won,
Larry Witt second, Vasallo third; time.
Futurity course, selling Bassonzo won,
Tyrannus second, Ned Dennis third; time,
1:15.
Races at Ncv? Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 27. Crescent
City results:
Mile and 70 yards Van Hoorbeke won,
Maple second, Vassal Dance third; time,
1:46.
Three and a half furlongs May Allen
won, Bill MIxon second, Sue VIus third;
time, 0:42.
Seven furlongs, selling Chickadee won,
Pnrnassus second, O'Hagon third; time,
1:3014.
Handicap, six furlongs Tom Kingsley
won. Grantor second, Flcuron third; time,
l:15V4.
One mile, selling Trebor won. Dr. Car
rlck second, Jena third; time, 1:42.
One mile and 20 yards Lou Rey won,
Alge second. Poynter third; time, 1:41.
Control of Rapld-Firc Gnu Plants.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27. It was an
nounced here today that the plant nnd
business of the Drlggs-Seabury Company,
of Dearborn, Conn., had boen purchased
by Joseph H. Hoadley, president of tho
American Ordnance Company. The plant
la engaged In the manufacture of the
Driggs-Seabury rapid-fire guns, and it Is
said that this purchase practically gives
to the Hoadlcy-Cramp syndicate control
of tho Hotchklss, Drlggs-Schroeder,
Drlggs-Seabury, Dashlol and latest type
of Maxim. Tho purchase price of the
Drlggs-Seabury plant Is said to be about
Jl.300.000. It Is authoritatively stated that
the rapid-fire gun plant will eventually
be amalgamated with the American Ord
nance Company, the whole to have a cap
italization of no.ooo.ooo.
. Lob Angeles Bid for Biff Fight.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27. The Century
Athletic Club, of this city, has decided to
make a bid of $20,000 for the . Jeffries
Fitzslmmons fight, the contest to take
place during the fiesta celebration in this
city. May 1, 2 and 3. The club has ample
financial backing, and expects to receive
serious consideration by the two pugilists.
The Atlanta 12-Uour Race.
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 27. Owing to un
favorable weather conditions tonight, rid
ing in the contest for the 12-hour bicycle
championship of America was called off.
The contest will be concluded next Mon
day evening instead of Saturday of this
week.
To Get Evidence Against Merger.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo.. Feb. 27. Attorney
General Donovan, of Montana, on his way
to the Washington conference, stopped off
here today .to get evidence in the suit
against the Great Northern-Burlington
merger.
SHOWTRAIN WAS WRECKED
THEATRICAL SPECIAL RUNS INTO A
FREIGHT IN A FOG.
Several Members of the Flbrojlorn.
Company ScriOHsly Hart Bucket
Brigade Averts a. Fire.
WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 27. A special
train carrying the Florodora Company
from Norfolk. Ga., to Wilmington, xDel.,
on the New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk
Railroad, was wrecked today at East
vllle, "Va., and several members of the
company were seriously Injured. A heavy
fog prevented the engineer from observ
ing a freight train ahead, and a rear-end
collision occurred. The engine, baggage
car and two forward cars of the special
train were completely wrecked.
"W. L. Carleton, of the Florodora Com
pany, sustained serious injuries. He Is
paralyzed from the waist down, and may
not recover. E. C. Herr, manager of the
company, and Charles H. Potter, also, are
badly injured. Others who sustained In
juries are: Tony Rooney, Miss Frances
Gordon, Miss Ella Henry, Miss Maud Da
vis, Miss Selma Mantel!, (Miss Ida Doerde,
Miss Llbble Nunn, Miss Lillle Young, Miss
.Annie Young. The fireman of the special.
tonight said ho expected to assume charge of
or his policy.
name not ascertained, was badly scalded,
and will- die.
Eighty-seven persons were In the theat
rical company. The wreckage caught fire
after the collision, and a bucket brigade,
formed by the uninjured members of the
company, succeeded In extinguishing the
flames. The scenery and nearly all the
baggage was destroyed by fire. The in
jured were brought here tonight and
cared for.
NATIONAL IRRIGATION.
Trl-State Congress Asks for Govern
ment Aid.
STERLING, ColoTFeb. 27. At today's
session of the Irrigation Congress of Colo
rado, "Wyoming and Nebraska, the resolu.
tlons committee made Its report, which
was adopted. The resolutions recite that
a vast area of the public dorpaln now of
comparatively little value may be re
claimed through Irrigation, and quote the
official utterances of President Roosevelt
and Secretary Hitchcock In support of the
claim that the Government should under
take such reclamation. A general revi
sion of the land laws is asked, and espe
cially the repeal of the commutation clause
of the homestead law, the desert lands
act and the stock reservoir act. Cession
of the arid lands to the states Is op
posed. An appropriation by Congress of
$250,000 Is asked for surveys and experi
ments and a larger appropriation for
permanent work. The preservation, of the
forests Is urged.
This morning tho members of the con
gress visited the Irrigation reservoirs In
this vicinity and this afternoon Governor
Savage and others addressed the con
gress. STUDENT VOLUNTEER CONVENTION.
Reports and Papers on Missionary
Work Abroad.
TORONTO, Ont., Feb. 27. Every seat
In Massey Hall was occupied at the first
of today's meetings of the Student Vol
unteer convention. In the executive re
port presented by Rev. John R. Mott.
he said the reason of the success and
the power of the student volunteers is be- I
cause of the youth, activity, vigor, edu- I
cation and discipline of the members of
the movement, in. a summary Mr. Mott
showed that the volunteer movement Is
active In Great Britain, Germany, Scandl-
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America there are 325 classes with 2S.000
students. Some time ago It was difficult
to get money to send the many mission
aries to foreign fields, but today things
have changed and "the coin clinks In the
coffers of the American boards."
w- r- r:oTA o-hii nr TVoiMmnrn
corres'pond'lng secretary of the Missionary
Society of the Lutheran Church of the
General Synod of America, emphasized
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tho necessity of a strong and healthy
body to combat the climate and other
drawbacks of foreign lands. His subject
was "Qualifications Necessary for a Mis
sionary." Bishop J. M. Thoburn, of In
dia, was the next speaker. His subject
was "Spiritual Men Needed for Spiritual
Work In Missions." Rev. F. H. Fox, hon
orary secretary. of the Church Mission
ary Society of England, and Thomas Jays,
traveling secretary of the movement in
England, made interesting addresses.
The afternoon was devoted to a scries of
nine meetings in different churches to
discuss different fields. The most import
ant was on China, by D. S. Baldwin, sec
retary of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Missionary Society, Rev. D.
Ament and
Dr. Gamewell, of China. They spoke of j
tne cninese massacres oi iaax year, wnen
10,000 Protestant and 20,000 Roman Catholic
Chinese converts were martyred. All the
meetings were well attended.
Officers of Congress of Mothers.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. The Congress
of Mothers today elected the following
officers: President, Mrs. Frederick
Schoff, Philadelphia; first vice-president,
Mrs. Robert R. Cotton, North Carolina;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Bertha C.
"Wren, Chicago; treasurer, Mrs. Fred T.
Dubois. Idaho; auditor, Mrs. j. P. Dol
liver, Iowa.
Miss Mary S. Garrett, of Philadelphia,
at the afternoon session read a paper on
"Dear Children "Who Speak and Attend
Public Schools." Dr. Sherman Davis
spoke on "The Three Determining Fac
tors In the Life of the Child."
Association of Universities.
CHICAGO, Feb. 27. President Benja
min Ide "Wheeler, of tho University of
California, read a paper before the sec
ond annual meeting of the Assoclatlon'of
American Universities tonight. He talked
about the policy of the association and the
feasibility of admitting more universities
to membership.
DELUGE OF RAIN.
Storm of Great Violence Visits the
Gnlf States.
ATLANTA, Ga.. Feb. 27. The Southeast
ern Gulf States were deluged by rain last
night and tonight. The precipitation was
very heavy, and at Columbus, Ga., a
bridge was swept away this evening. The
rainfall there was almost a cloudburst,
the Chattachoochie River rising at the
rate of two feet an hour. Several wash
outs were reported In a number of roads,
and trains out of Columbus were annulled.
There has been no loss of life.
There were several wash-outs on the
Seaboard Air Line, between here and Al-
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pany, Ga., which stopped traffic on that
line. Several wash-outs are reported on
the Southern between hero and Shlloh.
After an Intermittent rain of two days,
Birmingham was deluged this afternoon.
Flooded tracks are Interfering seriously
with street railway traffic, and tonight tho
rain had not censed. All streams are
swollen and rapidly rising. In parts of
Georgia the merchants are busy tonight
removing stocks from stores to places of
safety.
At Atlanta, the rain fell in torrents all
day. The precipitation at 8 P. M. was S.3S
Inches. The barometer Is the lowest ever
recorded. In the southwestern section of
this state, the rain and wind storm al
most attained the proportions of a tornado,
and It is feared much damage will result.
At Savannah, a terrific surf Is running
tonight, and the wind is blowing 50 miles
an hour. At Tampa, Fla., the hurricane
signals are out, and the wind Is blowing
34 miles an hour, with Increasing speed.
All boats are close In port, and a eevere
storm Is raging on the Gulf.
Martin, Fla., was ptruck by a hurricane
and score of houses were demolished or
damaged. There was a cloudburst In
Tampa and the town was flooded.
FLOOD SITUATION CRITICAL.
Ice Gorges in the Allegheny Begin
to Move.
PITTSBURG, Feb. 27. At midnight the
Allegheny River Ice at this point had
not moved In any great degree, and Pitts
burg and Allegheny arc still menaced with
flood and great damage otherwise. The
weather forecaster considers the situation
critical, and river men are on the alert.
At midnight the flood situation at Oak
mont and the other points near by wds
critical. Boathouscs were swept away,
boats and nil descriptions of river craft
destroyed. The lea began to move this
afternoon, shortly after 5 o'clock. It
moved In a solid mass from Logan Eddy
to Longmont, five miles distant. It began
to gorge at Blacks Run, until the pile was
at least 100 feet high. The river at this
point Is rising rapidly. Reports from head
water points tell of rain tonight.
Gorge Forms Against a Bridge.
YORK, Pa. Feb. 27. Early today the
Susquehanna River at Wrlghtsville
ronrhw' n nnlnt iven InnVirn Vilcrtin than tha
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i Pennsylvania Railroad, between Columbia
and Wrlghtsville. and that structure Is
In danger. Trains crossed the bridge this
morning, but with exiremo caution. A
large force of laborer? is employed keep
ing the roadway free from Ice.
Below the bridge the ice has moved out.
. When the ice broke yesterday the stearaei
j Invcrlechy. of the Wrlghtsville Ferry
Company, was crushed and sunk. Tne
i u buk " "e lower river xrom xursey
I Kill to McCall's Ferr-v remnlnpd Intact
Kill to McCall's Ferry remained intact
this morning. "
No Danger at Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 27. All further
danger from the freshet In the Schuylkill
River In this vicinity is past. Since high
tide early today the water has been stead
ily receding, and the stream Is practically
free from ice. During the night the river
swept over the railroad tracks on the west
bank and extended some distance inland.
Coalyards and cellars of dwellings situated
neathe river front wer.e Inundated, and
the water backing up through the pewers
flooded the streets, but no greater damage
occurred. The water works and the boat
houses In Fairmont Park sustained con
siderable damage.
The New Champagne Record.
The Import In 1901 of 120.259 cases of G.
H. Mumm's Extra Dry has never been
equaled, exceeding onG-thlrd of tho total
Importation, nearly 60.000 cases more than
any other brand. The Extra Dry now Im
ported Is similar to the 1SS9 vintage, being
more delicate, breedy, and better than the
1S93. Immense reserves guarantee, the
Indefinite contluuance of this quality.
AGAIN AT THE CAPITAL
PRINCE HENRY'S SECOND VISIT TO
"WASHINGTON.
la tac Afternoon He Weat to Hoant
Vernon and Laid "Wreaths on
Wasalagtoa's To nib.
"WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. The second
chapter In the National Capital's welcome
to the Prince began today. Arriving at 9
o'clock this morning, he and his suite at
noon attended the McKInley memorial
services at the Capitol, and at their con
clusion made a flying visit to pay tribute
to "Washington at Mount Vernon. The
weather this forenoon was delightful. Ad
miral Evans, honorary aid to Prince Hen
ry, was Indisposed, and when he left the
train at "Washington It was with the In
tention of resting until the Southern and
"Western trip commences.
The Prince was met at the depot by
Assistant Secretary of State Pierce and
Count Quadt, of the German Embassy,
and; escorted by cavalry and police, was
driven to the embassy. A crowd of sev
eral thousand people had gathered at the
depot, but there was no cheering. At the
German embassy a large crowd had also
gathered. The embassy was again hand
somely decorated with the Imperial col
ors and with garlands of myrtle and pine.
"Within the embassy the Prince had at his
disposal the handsome suite of parlors bn
the ground floor. Here there was oppor
tunity for a brief rest from the constant
round of festivities. There were no for
malities during the morning.
As Prince Henry was about to start for
the Capitol this morning for the memorial
services, an incident occurred showing
his democratic manners. When he came
down the embassy stairway a young man
pushed through the throng and saluted im
mediately In front of His Highness. The
unexpected visitor, Henry "William Hasch
enburger, of Baltimore, explained that he
had served for 17 months on the German
cruiser Irene, while Prince Henry com
manded the ship. Prince Henry seemed
to enjoy tho sailor's enthusiasm. He re
membered his service i and greeted him
most cordially.
Instead of returning to the German Em
bassy In the Interim between the memo
rial service and the beginning of the trip
to Mount Vernon Prince Henry took his
midday luncheon In the room of the Sen
ate committee on military affairs. The
luncheon was quite informal and was
partaken of standing by all present. Two
tables were provided, at one of which It
was expected His Royal Highness would
Bit alone. He, however, declined thl3
honor and stood with the members of the
committee. One table hold a fine bank
of orchids and Meteor roses, chosen In
honor of the name of Emperor William's
new yacht, while the small table was dec
orated only by one of these roses and a
delicate spray of smllax. The windows
of the committee-room were filled with
cut flowers. The luncheon was, intended
for convenience only, and not at all In
the nature of a banquet.
In addition to the Prince, tho luncheon
party comprised the delegates appointed
by the President to escort him, Assistant
Secretaries Hill and Pierce, General Cor
bln, Colonel Bingham, Commander
Cowles, the 10 members of the Prince's
suite. Ambassador von Holleben and tho
military and naval attaches of the Ger
man Embassy; Senator Frye. Speaker
Henderson, Senator Foraker and Repre
sentative Grosvenor. At the conclusion
of the lunch, the Prince and his suite
wero driven to the station of the Wash
ington, Mount Vernon & Alexandria Elec
tric Rond, where they boarded a Bpeclal
train for Mount Vernon.
Prince Henry, accompanied by Ambas
sador von Holleben, dined at the White
House tonight with President and Mrs.
Roosevelt. The dinner was entirely unof
ficial and of a personal character, and
owing to the McKInley exercises -making
this day one of mourning, there were no
formal toasts. Others present at the din
ner were General von Blessen, of the
Prince's staff; Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss
Carow and Senator and Mrs. Lodge.
AT THE TOMB OF WASHINGTON.
Prince Henry Pays a Visit to Mount
Vernon.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. Prince Hen
ry of Prussia journeyed to Mount Vernon
this afternoon, and placed two wreaths
on the tomb of Washington. He ap
proached the grave of the first President
with bared head, and that there might be
nothing Irreverent In the ceremony, asked
the holders of a dozen cameras who stood
around, to refrain from photographing
him.
The Prince at the conclusion of the
memorial-service at the Capitol drove di
rectly to the special train. 'Two large ob
servation cars were provided, and from
them the Prince saw the long bridge and
Jtho headlands of Northern Virginia, his
toric to Americans since colonial days. It
was 2:30 o'clock when the special de
parted, and the run to Mount Vernon oc
cupied 55 minutes.
Prince Henry walked to the Washington
home, nnd was driven from there down
over the slopo of the hill to the tomb.
When the Iron gate of the tomb was
opened he removed his cap and entered.
Two large wreaths, made at Washington
by his order, already had been sent to
the tomb, and, taking them up, he form
ally set them In place. A group of over
100 men that stood In the approach to the
grave uncovered, and the act, with their
silence, added to the spirit of solemnity.
Fifty feet down the sward that falls
away from the tomb Prince Henry plant
ed a linden tree. The tree had been set
In place prior to his arrival, and, taking
a spade, the Prince tilled the earth in
around its roots. The Prince was taken
to the old Washington house, and there
met a delegation of the Mount Vernon
Ladies' Association, headed by Mrs. Jus
tice Van Renneaelaer Townsend, of New
York. He spent a few minutes looking at
the Washington relics, and then departed
for Washington.
Large crowds watched his arrival and
departure, and his course through his
toric old Alexandria was lined with peo
ple, who cheered him coTdlally. Many of
the people of Alexandria mistook Lieutenant-Commander
Schmidt von Schwlnd
for the Prince, and their error led to an
amusing Incident. There Is some general
resemblance between the two, and when
the crowd singled out the young naval
officer and cheered him, the Prmce was
slighted. He called Chief Wllkle. of the
Secret Service, and laughingly gave him
this order:
"Mr. Wilkle, please tell Mr. Schmidt von
Schwlnd to be very careful what he does
now, for he must remember that I have a
reputation to sustain."
The Lieutenant-Commander was em
barrassed by the enthusiastic attention
of the crowd, and did not thoroughly ap
preciate the humor of the Prince. He
tried to be unconcerned over the clamor
of the crowd, and would neither bow nor
salute In answer to the cheers.
It was 4:30 o'clock when Washington
was reached on the return trip, and the
Prince was driven at once to the German
Embassy.
FRIENDSHIP OF GERMANS.
Bronght Oat by Oar Treatment of
Prince Henry.
BERLIN, Feb. 27. "One of the most
beautiful pages In our International rela
tions is the record of these festivities,"
says the Cologne Gazette, referring to
Prince Henry's visit to the United States.
"President Roosevelt, the members of
both houses of Congress, the Mayor of
New York and representatives of the
Government, Army and Navy of the
United States, have shown the brother of
our Emperor not only official honors, but
have everywhere manifested such open
hearted cordiality that the Impression In
Germany Is most agreeable and perma
nent Prince Henry's Journey West and
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"What deserves most to be emphasized,
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which their highest representatives have
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German Prince of German people that
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with the President and his National staff
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people.
"We hope that the wish of President
Roosevelt to be entertained on a German
battle-ship will be fulfilled in a most
pleasant way. If this visit could be made
in German waters, the German people
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. Prince Henry
has been Invited to visit Canada, where
h would be the guest of the Dominion
Government. While the courtesy of the
Invitation Js fully appreciated by German
officials, yet It has beer, found Impossible
to accept the Invitation, as every hour of
the Prince's time up to the moment of
his sailing for Germany already has been
fixed. He will, however, be on British
soil when he makes the visit to Niagara
Falls and crosses to the Canadian side.
At that time the personal aid-de-camp of
the Governor-General of Canada will be
present to extend the good will of the
British authorities.
BERLIN, Feb. 27. There is no founda
tion for the statement cabled to the
United States from London by a news
agency that Prince Henry of Prussia will
visit Canada before returning to Ger
many. Yacht Officers at an Exhibition.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27. A dozen officers
from the German Imperial yacht Hohen
zollern witnessed a lively series of exhi
bitions, which followed each other in
quick succession, at tho reception given
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Athletic Club. Tho entertainment com
menced with aquatic and hotly contested
swimming matches in the large tank, and
later on In the gymnasium there were
fencing contests, boxing bouts, wrestling,
clubswinglng and tumbling. The visitors
were afterward presented to the members
of the club, after which there was an un
usually large attendance at the reception.
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pense, and very convenient, andhas, as
I understand, become a popular and very
useful law In that state, particularly in
tho City of Chicago. The Registrar gave
me several copies of their law, one ot
which I mailed to Senator Kelly, of Linn
County. Oregon, who prepared a bill era
bodying its principal features, and intro
duced it In the Oregon Legislature. It
passed the Senate, but failed to pass the
House. In the last session he in
troduced it 'again, and this time, not
withstanding strenuous opposition on the
part of interested parties, the bill passed
both houses, and became the law of Ore
gon on that subject. The opposition to
the Torrens system of registration of
title In Oregon, as well as elsewhere in
tho United States, has uniformly been
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as has proved elsewhere to be the case,
of great public convenience, and a means
of saving In tho long run expense, delay
and uncertainty In the matter of the own
ership of property, then It certainly ought
not to be repealed at the suggestion of
persons interested in perpetuating the
other system, but only repealed after It
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failure, or at least inferior to the ab
stract system. Let the demand come
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property-owners. Is that some think It
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of a county, at the beginning. I do not
understand the law to contemplate a
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but the tract index is intended to grow
with the registration of titles, and as j
each registration pays for Itself, the only
expense a county should be put to is the
providing of books, which can be done
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not necessary to go to the expense of
providing books for the commencement
to last through all eternity, as some would
have us believe. Books sufficient for
present needs is all required, and such
books would doubtless save. In many di
rections, other book space now necessary,
to compensate for all cost the abstract
books would put the county to. I wish
to say that Senator Kelly has conferred
a distinct benefit upon all property-owners
In this state. In the preparation and
advocacy of this Torrens law. But for
him it would not be the law, and I have
no doubt but that with time It will prove
of the greatest benefit to all land owners
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