VOL. XLV1II. M. 14.7H.
rOHTLAM), OKltfJOX, WEDNESDAY, APJUL Iff, 11)08.
I'KICK F1VF t'KNTft.
FULTON ANSWERS
HENEYS CHARGES
Says Malice Inspired
Attack on Him.
LIE GIVEN TO ACCUSATIONS
Prosecutor Leader of Secret
Cabal, Says Senator.
WEBSTER WANTED OFFICE
frakrr lrtilra offrr f llrllHv - Te
flares llency Knew Vltfn Sub.
niltHn Smith Affidavit That
Powell Vonlrl llanr.
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Reply cf nninr Pulton.
rronwincM Menev a wilful, matl
rlaita anil (lallherate liar who t nr.
tuati.il hy malice and not 'th high
mntt-. he rrefeaaea.
fhargra that Heney praeired the
.1 Smith erlhery affidavit and
and ithmltted It to" the puMIc
hiipwlne tlmt rawell, the anly ether
a-lln,- to the transaction. wauM
ittfv that Fulton bad nothing m
with the alleged bribery nf
Smith
Iwlarra that Heney haa received
from t tt llnvN-nmfitt 1.14. One fer
r..ii lu.tlm the Orefmn land - fraud
picaeiullnna. at tha aama tlma maa
'""'"'""B aa a proaenttor actuated
onlv hv i ha pnl-Mo oil and with
out h.'i'C of reward
li-nt- that ha ever offered H. A.
Wrt.atar anv "financial Induce.
m"til" op nthar rpnM-rat Inn for hla
am i.rt for Menalnr. Kays Henrys
li"r-urti'i' roaava obtained the af
fMavli from Wf-hatar. who waa rtls
ni.l'.lhtrd harailee ha M not ap
point, d Miatfr rial, Waiden.
In an addrea before SOOo people, at
Ilia Armory last night. United State
Senator Knlfmi presented his Halms
for re-election. Tha Senator rtka for
shout an hour and a half and de
nounced Heney at a willful, malicious
and deliberate llr, who wa actuated
In hla attsrk on i-uiti.n by motives
other than thosa of the public good.
Senator Fulton waa warmly received
and attentively llrtcned to.
Hafova the sneaking began, soma on a
proposed three cheers for Fcnntor
Fulton, which ware given with Brant
enthurlnsm. A Henry ndiutrar protuptly
suggested almllnr demonstration,
which was rrlvtti In mnnnar that
howari lia Bt-.ift proarculor hml mny
dmlrors In ttm Atnlfanra, TurlnaT tha
Introdnrtorv rrmnrka of rhalrman W.
P. Whealwrlehi, tha mantlon of (lov
frnor rhnmharlntn waa loudly applau.l
d. At tha conrlnalon of Senator
Fultona ail.lrana, jiula Ofortra H.
X llllam mada ona of hla clinrartaris
tlra Ropuhii,nn talks.
tloncy lifador of Chal.
Senator Fulton fxplalnod that ho ra
turnrd to (inon at this time only
with ralirt tnnoa, faolln prrfartly wlll-ln-
to loava hla randlrlaoy In the handa
of tha alortora of thla state on hla
rerord. Hut he had found It natasary
ti return for the purpose of defending;
his rharai tor niralnst the vloloua at
taks of a 'Vana! of politician of which
Francis J. Henry was the principal
spirit - The Senator said h held the
est-m and confidence of the people of
Oreon hiRher and dearer than the
distinguished honor of representing
the state In Pongtrras.
Senator Fulton waa escorted to the
platform hy Colonel r. M. Punne and
W. D .Whaelwrlpht. the chairman of
the meetintt. re Caprlo's Band, a male
ctuartet and Mrs. Walter Reed fur
nished the music which preceded the
Introduction of Senator Fulton by
Chairman Wheelrl-ht. In presenting;
the P.nator. Mr. Wheelrlft-ht spoke of
Senator Fulton s valuable service to
the state and especially Its commercial
interests, called attention to tne value
of his experience at Washing-ton and
the prominence of his committee as
sijrnments and commented on the
worth and advisability of retaining;
uch aa official In Correes.
Mr. Falton's addresa tn part follows:
I regret that I am suffering somewhat
from a severe cold and ever exertion of
my vocal organs and hence I am afraid
that .what little I have to eay I will not
be able to carry to this entire audience,
but I want to express to you one and
all my moat profound thanks for your
presence hare tonight for the assembling
here of this splendid audience. It Is
Indeed a high compliment that In the
circumstances you should have come here
In such great numbers to give me an
opportunity to present to you my side of
the c?r.
It was with great reluctance that I
left my post of duty at the City of Wash
ington to come to Oregon at this time.
There are pending there mafter of great
Interest and concern not only locally to
the people of Oregon but as well to the
people of the entire country; mattera In
which I have taken a vary deep and ac
tive Interest and to which I should have
been pleased to continue to devote my
personal attention. There are many mat
ters there to whtch It 1p to your Interest
that your representatives should partici
pate tn. There Is no river and harbor bill
pending at this session yet. there la much
that may be done even at the present
session looking forward ultimately to.
raap'ng a rich harvest for tne state
whan tha measure sliall be brought for
ward the next senston.
My friend. Mr. Wheelrlght, who I thank
tttoet sincerely for the vary kind words
be has felt Justified In saying concerning
the work I have done, waa kind enough
tn say that during tho time I have been
a member of the Hennte I have nMri In
securing the tnrgeet river and harlr ap
propriation the state has ever had. I
am proud lo be ahle to any and It has
been a source of very great Satisfaction
tn me that tlmt la true, but we have
not begun to aeour what we nuiht (o
have, what we must have and what we
will have to carry forward the develop
ment of ouf great commercial highways
to such a stale that they will respond to
tha peceaaitlea of thla great, and growing
city and tills groat and growing state.
I want to aee the day, and If I live
another decade T extert to aee the day,
when the wharves will line this) entire
peninsula and this will he the great
commercial center of the t'aolfle t'oaat.
I want to aee the day when there will
be approprlationa that will open up the
Willamette River, make the locks free
and take off the burdotta Imposed on the
commerce , that cornea down the Will
amette Valley to thla metropolla and
make It free and make it a regulator
of freight rates.
There was only one considers! ton that
broiisht me back to Oregon at tills time,
frond sa I stn to represent the people
of reon In the highest deliberative body
7- .
AHmlmf 'hrtri II. Ttwrnw, ( mn
mnn'llnf IHtt on ! Arrival
y - 4
In f h wtirl'!, I plmnltl not fiNV rnrn
nlmply to lutv urirort my rrtnrtltlnoy
furi tb iwipl". Inlfrr, ii llttl ovrr a
yr nffo whfn T rnlurnod from th Viy
rf Wiifthlriirtnn ftr thn H.(oiirntinnt of
onitrf Rtifl nnnnnnrrd llmt I hnitll o
K rnrulldntA fur r or Hon nnd Mtprfinly
fttnttl thnf 1( wj nnt my purport to ti
prrnl In frrrm durlnir Ih rnrnpitlRn,
I ffMt tlmt hrtvlnir HnrvM diirlns on
torm of ( yonrii th poll onght tn
h h to 1ntrniln from f h riM'orrt f
hnv inndn whptlmr or not thy rrqnlrH
my nor v !!) toncr without nuRRrntlon or
urslrnc from tin?. Thrrfori. I unld I
nhniild lfsv tTint mMlnr onllroly with tlin
ppnpi of OrfRon. kIrikIIiir T fHt I
mtRht upon thf rncord I hnt triMftM n
tholr pprvnnt 1urln thft tnrm.
tpn Irltr to Henoy.
I r-xnxtn(1. nf omirw, thnt th would
bp opposition to my ro-c! option, hut T
nAMtimcrl, h I felt I mtRht Justly nnjiunm,
that thnt opposition would bo comlurtod
Ion it th Hnon f rtoronoy nnd propriety.
It novor orrurrftd to mo ttint my rhur
notnr would bo amuillod by n lit t lo, jhM
ttcHl ntbnl to rnrry out tholr onds for
hrlnfftnn nhout my poll t ten 1 nnnlh lint Ion.
Thl flld not ,oonir to mo until I hw a
rortnln Interview by I'Yancia J. Hrnoy
puMlfhod in Tho Orrgonlnn nnd copied
In tho Kfttorn pnpors. Whon t pTorod
I addressed n open letter to Mr. Henoy
In which I suUI that hla ntBtments wore
Rhsolutrly fnlso; that h had no evidence
on whlrh to ba them and that I de
manded thnt he plnoe before the pontile
of the State of ( M-egon tha farts upon
whlrh he h"d the stnternent or atand
brsnded before the people nf thla etntn
by me aa a willful, mullclnus and de
liberate Har. I mlirht nny, however, that
his position at that tttne waa In reality
after all only a continuation of what hla
attitude had been, more or loss aerret,
but nevertheless what Ma attitude hud
been during- the last three years.
I was elected to the Senate in 19011, In
the month of February, and went on to
the (Mty of Washington for the purpose
of entering- upon the discharge of my
duties. After serving one session I re
turned to Washington tn the Fall of 104
to take up the duth's of another session.
In Pecember, shortly after Congress had
assembled, I irarned that the late Sena
tor Mitchell, who was then my colleague,
had been Indicted. I next learned that
Congressman Hermann had been In
dicted. A few weeks after that the news
came that Congressman W'UHamson as
well had been placed under the ban of
the law. Thus It came to pass that In
a moment T. a new member, prartically
without experience, with slight ac
quaint nncefl waa placed face to face
with the proposition and carrying alona
the entire burden of representing tha
great state in both branches of Con
gress, I am willing to admit that when
I contemplated the tremendous respon
sibility thus Imposed upon me tt was
with a Faint heart and great discourage
ment that I viewed tha future. It
seemed to me that the burden was
greater than I could bear, but ! deter
mined to take It up and move forward
and do the best I could under the cir
cumstances. Secret Attacks From Rear.
But I have always been proud as I
look bacX over those days of the record
I succeeded In making, but laboring: In
your Interests as best I could, I soon
discovered that 1 had not only the bur
den of TT-oicina; after the interests of the
state alone, but I had to protect myslf
from secret, subtle attacks from hidden
enemies In the rear. Tou will all re
member how It appeared In the papers
every few days that very shortly "Ful
ton will be indicted, very soon disclos
ures will be made Involving him in tha
land frauds. Well. once In a. while
these would crystallise into a Positive
statement of what was an alleged fact.
Then I would meet the fact, strike It
down, but only for a moment, and an
other would bob up elsewhere. So
these attacks continued.
As I said a whie ago. when Mr. Heney
came up here and said tn his Interview
in The Oregonlan that he possessed evi
dence which would show that Fulton
was corrupt. I issued to hjm an open
letter and then, when he came forward
and delivered his address in this city,
the question was up to me whether or
not I would abandon my pot of duty,
reconsider the resolution I had previous
ly determined upon, not to come here
and talk. It seemed to me that in the
eirctimstafices I owed a duty not onlv
J to myself, but as well to protect the
'Concladd on Par 4.1
JOHNSON YEW
FOR GOOD FIGHT
Replies to Slurs of
Bryan's Press Agent.
WOULD ENJOY THE STRUGGLE
Asserts Right to Be Candidate
When Invited.
DEMOCRACY NEEDS LUCK
lteaHtit ( linrgn of lmn'rlliwtir-e anil
Anwfr Allusion (o fluke) In
l-lwtlon With Plwe if
IHHiiu Sarinaiii.
nttr'oX. April 14. (Spwlal .) "tf t
should ba nominate! by tha Jnver win'
vantlnn, my oppnnant. aftar tha. alatlon
Is ovar, will at U'ast havs raarx-ot for tha
fight 1 hava marla. ft" will know ha has
bran in a utriiirala, for It will ha a right
to a finish an-1 I shall strlva tn laava all
tha wars I can. t navar soak a flah,
hut I navar ran away front ona, avan
whrn a Imy. I hav baan In savarsj and
my axperlMtoa has baan that, nnr-a. i am
In, I anjoy tha flshtlnir Immensely, tt
BtMs a ast and y to llfo to fo forth
and tuatoh strength with another man In
a hard-fought contest. It Is tha grandest
and most strength-anlog thing that can
coma to A man. Is awn a struggle."
tn these words kvernor John A. John
son, of Minnesota, tonight intlmatwl that
tha coming Presidential camualjrn will ba
ona of high voltage. If fortune atnllas upon
his candidacy at tha Iiemooratlo Na
tional convention.
Aconncd of JniHrtlnrtm''.
'Hie utterance waa drawn hy tha pub
lication of a letter Issued from Hryan
heailquartara at Washington that breathed
resentment at tha Minnesota man for en
tering the Held and Insinuated that his
eandliHiry Is an "Impertinence." The let
ter has bean sent fnrlh from the National
Tress Durenu, the head of which la Wil
lis J. Abbott, cntnpalgn manag-er for tha
Nehraskan tn JINK), and tha original was
written by T. !. Savase, a real estate
man of Minneapolis.
When It waa read to Mr. Johnson, H
hroiurht a fervent response In tha shape
of tha longest, wsrmcst and most em
phatic political interview tha Governor
has given since he lierame Mr. Bryan's
rival.
Altitude Has Hern riln.
T have had as many Importunities to
become a Presidential candidate poured
Into my ears without responding as atiy
mnn In the country,, siild Mr. Johnson,
"and I fall to ace why any man should
style It an Impertinence on my part. My
attitude has been plain, and I thought
I had made It clear to everyone. I am
not actively seeking the nomination, but,
If the Iemocrstlo party scca fit to select
me as the candidate, I shall bo perfectly
willing to accept the honor. By what
right does Willis Ahhot or any one else
say that, when people coma clamoring
for admission to my cottage, I must not
open the door?
"My nlm has been to comport mysetf
with tha dignity that thla uucstlon re
quires. When It la all over, I desire my
opponents to have at least respect for
my fighting qualities."
Detmicrnta Need Some Luck.
"This letter from Bryan headquarters
says you won the Governorship by a
fluke," volunteered one of the Johtuton
campaign managers, who had been read
ing the article. "tt said you got In
through your good luck."
"Well," rejoined the Governor dryly.
"ft Wt of luck wouldn't eotne In amiss for
tha I 'amor-rat k party thla year. It didn't
em to hara much In the tet three
Presidential ampBtns."
noptthllcanp Arei tnt1cTnnt1.
CHK.'A'JO, April 14.- Right hundred dcta
gstes from the Melhodlat Wpis'-opal
( hiirchcg of Illinois, Indiana and Michi
gan met yesterday In an Interstate con
vention at the Centenary Church to listen
to a discussion of th opportunities of tlmt
denomination In home and foreign mission
tanrn.
A resolution waa psaaed condemning the
rlr.jnillran party of Illinois for Its "pcr
sonsl llherly" dcHsratton. A protest wsa
also mnda agslnat the repeal of the Sun
day closing law.
Prlmmrf lnr la t jhell.
JWrsnwIN CITY, Mo.. April 14,-The
Bupreme Court today dented the sppllca
tlon of tha Hepnlillnan t'enlial City Com
mute to tt. I,ouls to Institute mandnmus
proceoiiinas saalnst the Ht. Iiuis election
comotlaalonars for the purpose of calling
a city convention. The application was
recently riled as a lest or the state pri
mary election law. The decision, handed
driwn by tha Hufirenle. Court en banc,
holds that tha primary election law Is
constitutional.
JNKW YORK MAIHIKK It ttlctJSKH
TO INNTIU'fiT FOH HIM.
Hattlo HcRun In iJoimK-ratlrt 'invcti
lnn (Vititlniip All Night mid
Will lie nptMvvl Today.
NRW VfinK, April 14. The rital day
or the t'ernocratlc stste convention
closed with a defeat of those delegates
committed to the caudlrWy of William
J. Bryan. The committee on resolutions
1st today adopted a set of resolutions to
be piesenU'jl lo the convention when It
reconvenes tomorrow providing for an
iinlnatrueted delegation to tho National
liertiocratlo convention at Iienver.
When the 'Slate convention organise
today tha Bryan men offered g resolution
Instructing tho delegates ror Mr. Rryan.
It was referred to the committee on reso
lutions, which met this evening, and In
return was referred to ft sub-committee
of seven. The sub-commlttea heard an
appeal by Augustus Thomas, president
of tha Bryan Progressive Democratic
league, which fathered the resolution,
and then by a vote of to 1 decided to
report to the full committee th resolu
tions against an Instructed delegation.
The sub-cornmlttea'a report was received
by the committee on rearilutlons and re
ported by a vote of S to 4.
A minority report of the sub-committee
calling for an Instructed delegation waa
defeated by v glmlhfr vote. Nineteen
member of the eotnm.'ttl on resolution
were absent when the vote was taken.
The Brynn men declared later that tehy
would oarry the fight to the floor of the
convention.
While the opening of the convention
was delayed nearly two hours until a
tnodincatlon could be secured of tha
court order obtained by Bcnator M
Carren to prevent hla delegates from
being unseated, there was no delay In
the expedition of business, once the
convention was called to order. Thomas
Carmody, temporary chairman, made
the opening address. With the roll
call concluded, the first move to shut
off the presenting of names of Presi
dential candidates before the conven
tion was a motion that all resolutions
except those relating to routine busi
ness bo referred to proper committees,
without being read.
The motion was adopted apparently
without Its significance being under
stood, and It was not until several
routine resolutions had been considered
thst a Bryan delegate made a motion
to amend It hy having all resolutions
read before being referred. In the tur
moil at the time, the delegate with the
amending motion was not recognized
Meanwhile 15. S. Coatsworth, of Krle
County, had submitted a resolution that
delegates to !enver be Instructed for
Mr. Bryan, and while he was making
efforts to have the resolution read, the
convention adjourned until tomorrow
noon.
The committee on dclcgates-at-large
and electors had a brief session after
the adjournment of the convention, and
then adjourned to hold another meeting
tomorrow morning. The delegates-at-largor
tentatively selected are W. J.
Connors. Charles F. Murphy, Lewis
Nixon, and Judge Alton B. Parker.
SOMETHINO IS CERTAIN TO GIVE
ORGENT PLEA FOR
STRONGER NAVY
Special Message Sent
to Congress.
ROOSEVELT'S STIRRING APPEAL
Additional Battleships Needed
to Guarantee Peace.
ADOPT ENGLAND'S POLICY
No Hop of K.arly InWnallottiil
Agreement llmllltig Naval Arttin
itetntla, Smj" lloosevelt li(
China as Awful Warning.
W ASUIfvnTON, f. C April 14 Tha
message of th President tn support of
his plsn for n appropriation for four
new battleships, concerning which
there has been so much speculation,
was received todny by both houses of
Congress There waa considerable de
lay In the reading of th message In
both the Henate and the House; In tha
Benste because Simator foraker was
engaged In making his Brownsville
rpceeb when the document was re
ceived; and In the House because that
body wes In committee of the whole on
the naval appropriation bill.
That the meaasge was designed to In
fluence the House to Increase the num
ber of battleships provided for In the
naval bill from two to rour was gen
erally understood, and the dispatch or
tha message was ' Intended to be so
timed aa to reach the House Just be
fore taking up that provision.
Kcnonltg I'lujr fur lny.
When the meassge arrived, it. nulckly
became noised about the House. All
aorta of questions were asked of the
floor leaders aa to when the reading of
the message would begin, but a typo
graphical error was selr.ad upon hy
thoae opposed to th four-tttleshp
plan to delay the reading In the hope
that the provision relating to th bat
tleships would be first reached .and
thereby discount any effect that tha
message might hav In bringing mem
ber over to the President's view. It
looked at one time as If It. would be
necessary to return the meassge to the
President, o that he might make the
necessary correction, and when this
waa avoided, further delay wag caused
by the' necessity of a change which
would transform the committee of the
whole Into the House proper, and then
return, to the committee's method of
proceeding. Consequently the message
was not laid before the House until
Just before the close of the day work
Vote win no t;ke.
It was enthusiastically received hy
the advocate of a larger navy. The
"antls" later gave vent to their feelings
by authorising a petition from a num
ber of cltlr.ens of New" fork City,
which was read at the instance of Mr.
Tawney, protesting against "the ex
travagance of spending over 160,000,0(10
for four battleships."
The demonstration afforded a- fair
opportunity to Judge the temper of the
House aa a whole on the proposition.
It waa evident "that the opponents of
four battleships were In the majority,
although the final vote will be close.
On an objection by Williams, Hobson
was prevented from reading a memo
rial from laboring men favoring the
bulldlng'of more ships.
The message was read In the Senate
under a disadvantage. It was present-
WAY
ed Immediately after the conclusion of
Wenator "orsker's speech, and whll
Vice-President Fairbanks wag engaged
In an attempt to restore order. Thar
was a loud hum or voices, and th ex
odus or th throng from lb gsllarles
added to th noise to sin h an extent
that It wss quite difficult to hear the
reading of the message. Th secretary
of the Penal came lo the rescue of the
sltuatlon by skimming through tb
document In short order, and a motion
to adjourn ended th dilemma.
Henator and members wr supplied
with copies nf th msg, snd many
read It.
China aa llorrlhld l.xaitiplc,
The message was a brief but vigor
ous contention for th rapid develop
ment of th Navy. China wss held up
aa an example of tb "peace at any
price" doctrine, and Great Britain
having the naval policy to be emulated,
ft waa contended that the result of the
last Hague ennfrnc msd II plain
that th nations would not for some
t'twlefl r. Mnnrfir, femW nf Tsm
mnnf I full mm! of tit tVht an
Hr fnn In Vaw Ynrk letn-Hirtlo
tntentlnn.
a .. 4
Mtrie, If ever, ftren on n. pnn of 11ml
Ifttlfffj of nKvitl urmnmpttt.
I tlxrlnlfTtlfiK uny Int.'fitlnn on the firt
of the rnltnrl Htnled ever' (o efignfte (n
K 1VRT fit 'Cinfjiiiil, he Prerflri'-nt ftitt1
It ! In t ft thnt . Hi In oountry rnuld 1H
Hifprd to trn.n Intn a poaltU.ri Whr4
Infliilt Wfiihl httvn tn It tforno In
Thf mrntwHfff ftittitwn:
Tn lh Hnnt Mnttt ft flprmntm-
Hvm: t Tn Hmln urmn titmn i'nrmrmp
thf ft.fl of provMlfia! f'tf f"iir but I ) hi r
Hml'in. Prior tt thA Trtii, ffntii frui
rrMiio It hrWl bn my hop thl mi n-"-mnt
ntilt1 hm rnb-1 bnwrwd tht rttrfwr-
nt tmllr'fui to tlrnlt tti inr of rti.vnJ
trmnniril4, an'1 ntit"4ti1y lo Hmlt th
fif wrnhliei. ( ri'W th rlrrtimin-ti I
fnlt that th rfimttrl. ration tt tm hnfttruiMp
a y.r wtiM kfti our Nn.vy up ti Un thn
tnUvm itfil rinilvi ntroimt h. Put frtul
-wp"Tln nhrtw'l wtt mr-ly thnt li
1miirwHiilt to nhtntn Rurh m rt b rminf f"r
th ItmltJLtfrm tf urmfiffi-tntaj airmnir h
varlmin uunu pnwni, but that th-r t
fio llkiHh,'1 whnl"v-T nt fhtftlnln It In
th futur wlttiln any rBnnM.hlfj tltn.
IxmIiic BalMJia of Powaf.
olnri1n tally with thl uinrfiv-r- of
urrrrt M mrtlal ch)n"i In th bnll'Una "f
but t lhlp mnont th Kr'i mllltitiy ti-ttfin-j
a ihani In wblnh It wn apiarnt
thnt rn"1-n tinttlihlpn hvt bn r t
blnrf cinitritftfTfl of a ! nn armtifnnt
whlfh 1tt.bli. tir mr nrnbntir tr abl"j
tholr f fTll-n-. Bvry othr r,t
nml natlf-n hum or in bnlMlnff a numhnr
nf nhtp nf thl klnrl ; w bav prnvM"1
ff.r but two. anl t trffr m lh bnlnrt nt
prlwr In now ftillnlnn' stInt. 11. tinder
thn ron'llilnnP. to Drovld" for but on or
two butt InMhlp a y--r In tn prilrt th,
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CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
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TfOSTBFlDA T'fi MaJtlmum tmpfrture,
W dfftr-): minimum. 42.
TfrlJAY'S howr nd roolr; iouthfrl
wind. ,
National.
RooveK -nfJit mK rcomnindInic
fowr new bnttlec'hlprt. P"j 1.
Tnnn and Hotmn win flffht for i)bla Bny
nAval station In Houn. Paif 1.
Foraker p'tftkn In dtfenins of netro ol-
dlfm.v fngn 5
Confernr at Whit Hmiio drld 1i?l-
lattve programme. Pur 4.4
Polltlm.
Johnson makeii-vlaorous rply to attack of
Rryan mn. Pax 1.
New York Democratic f'onvcntlon ritarfi
with hot fl-fht on Bryan Instruction.
Paire 1.
Delaware DemorratB Infttruct del-g-ie for
tiray. Pane 1-Opr-'onenta
nf Hugh' antl-bettln bHla
hear from constituent. Pave 4.
Domentlr.
Invention will make million out of aa re
brush. Rot-kfMr at lant (r;fve mlonn keeper at
Tarry town his price. Papr 3.
Great dam near Helena burata and ceada
flood down Mlasourl Hlvr. Page 3.
Sport.
Coat I-eaRU: Portland 7, Xjnn Anil 0';
San Francisco 1, Oakland . 7.
Seattle High Brhool bats Hill Military
Academy, 21 to 17. Pane 16.
Pacific Coast.
Fleet arrives at San Uifgn and Is given
great reception. Page I.
Admiral Evans much Improved.
FIts Jurors secured for Ford trial. Page 1.
Dal ilt Robert son tst1ffs asalnat Brown,
the bank wrerkre. and causes new In
dictment. Page 3. -
Eugene .n fete for beginning of music
festival.
Four Japanese laborers kilted by snowatidet
Two more Kent highwaymen captured.
Commercial and Marine.
11 oroduc markets strong at the Board
of Trnde. Page 17.
Wheat drops at Chicago, owing to rain In
Kansas. Pagr 17.
New York banker look for gold exports.
Page 17.
Portland and Vicinity.
Senator Fulton Answers charges of Franda
J. Heney. Page 1.
Great Interest Jn excursion to Iewfston.
Page 11.
Husband arreatd for extortion from man
who won wlfe'a affections. Page lO.
Indian witnesses) in Federal court too drunk
to tetstlfy. Page UK
Alliance advises? German voera how" to
vote in prl martea. pa ge 1 2.
Eaat Side clubs grin Councilman Cottel for
unkind remarks about that section.
page 12.
Gratnhandlers on truce until agreement on
wage la porperiy si gned. Page io.
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FLEET AT ANCHOR
N HOME WATERS
San Diego Ravished by
Spectacle.
SHIPS ARE IN FINE CONDITION
Governor Greets Admiral and
Crew Cheers Him.
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BANQUET TO THE OFFICERS
Kell.-ar-ls of allfornln flrpla e
MflnflBPfnn'a lltmsli t urn - Itntm
i'opulalUin (dries Mtmre to ,
Hm Hie) f Imwnlfia; Armada,
BAN I1K'(. Csl , April 14.- The Ameri
can la(ll-slilp flet aoii.rl loony nn a
Hummer ses. Hatipl'lrs avniers, refla,:
ln the deep tilua of a eluiulleas Koiitliern
mky; lr.p(rt'sl talsmls Jtn I Ingj tmldlv nut
nt the oeeaft In the path i,f tha wtarrt
h(irlin. a mlla of snnrly h-n-U erowflad
with enthusiastic pntrlrila, prmul t s
rnrna tha Nnv.r to California, (m lh
Krean tnwns anl floerln aarrlens of
'eirrna1o, formed the s'ttlni for tha)
Pi'ist nntahle rnarlna sperts"le (he West
Cosst nf the United f4isls Iihs var
known. In four rei(iilsrly-lntrvali
columns, with flaashlrat leaMm ahrfa.t
anl polnllna the sir tn the fit at homa
anchors; tha fleet has found In Its fouf
months nf rrutslria; arouml the southern
most end of tha "Western Ifrmlsphere, tha
l stilus sa-ept Into tha sheltered coca
of the sea behind tha towering heudlnnd
of Point t.oma and hailed for dnys of
nierrymaklna for men and ftfflters.
Il'cpllii nnd llanquel.
ttovernor James S. ()lll It was here rf
flclslly to wel-e)na tha fleet, and his call
upon Itaar-Admlrsl Thomas, rotniunndlnf
In Hie. ahacn'-e of Hear-Admiral Mohley I).
Kvans. alio t'X'k tha fleet out of Hampton
Hoarls last lrmlr, wss repaid during
the afternnon. Ixiral committees al
went to the f'onnertlcut to tell Admiral
Thomas, snd throoKh him sll the men of
the fleet, how glad the people or Call
fornla, lira to sea s'l' h a splendid repre
sentation of. the American Navf aa tha
"battle fleet" constitutes.
Tonight AdrnlrHla Thomas, Huerrjr and
Kniorjr and the commanding orflore and
members of the various staffs ware en
tertained at an elaborste but Informal
dinner st the Hotel del Coronsdo. It wsa
their first taste of tha hospl.shlc funntlons
which have been planned In lh-lr honor
sll the way to Ban Franctaro and be
yond. fomlng after the decidedly limited
fare ottered by the desolate country sur
rounding Mngilalcna flay, dainties set
before tha officers tonight were rarely
relished.
Illumination at MrI.
The beauty of the day snectacle. when
with flushing signals and wsnderfully
executed nisnenyers the ahlps' were
brought to anchor In the lazy-rolling
Pacific waters, waa rivalled tonight when
for three housr every vessel was out
lined In fire. Thousand of Incandescent
bill ha were strung along deck lines, up
military masts, far out on the stgnalyaM
arms, . up and down the huge funnels
and down to the waters' edge at stem
and stern. In fslryllke form the ships
stood out against the night and In let
ters six feet high the name of every
vessel waa spelled acroas Its forward,
bridge. The glow of the lights flooded
the sea for thousands of yards away, th
gleaming outlines shimmering In phan
tomlike reflections.
During half an hour of tha period nf
Illumination a searchlight display wae
made, adding Infllnlttly to the wonderful
effect. The flashing shafts of powerful
white light weer sent dancing over tha
waves, playing now and then on tha
crowded beach of the brilliantly-Illuminated
hotel, then reaching far away to
the south to conjure from the night tha
peaks of the coastal range of mountains,
which marks the boundary line between
Mexico and the United States.
Ited Signal I'lreo.
During all this radiant display the old
lighthouse marking the rounding point
to the north Point lyima'i lonely bea
conflashed Its alternating red and
white signals In democratic simplicity
and wholly unmindful of the stietacte
the coming of the ships and their Illu
mination afforded. On shore scores of
red signal fires were maintained through
out the evening as a welcome sign, and,
above all, high In the reaches of tha
eky. shone a brilliant southern moon,
hurrying Its way to, romantic fullness.
The thousands who Journeyed from San
Diego to the beachea of Coronado to
witness the arrival of the fleet remained
to view the beauties offered by the night.
The fleet let go Its anchors all splash,
lng In tha water with simultaneous pre
cision at 12:47 P. M., Just 13 mtnutea b
fore the announced hour of arrival. Fol
two hours the ships had been In sight
and their coming had betn watched witb
wonder by the waiting thronga. So en
grossed were the people In the beauty ol
the scene that they forgot to chcr. The
people of California are not so well ac
quainted with the Navy aa they would
like to be, and the cruise of the battle
ahlps to this Coast hajs long been Iooke4
forward to. Never before have armor
dads of the Connecticut type, displacing
more than 1S.100 tona of water, bees
seen along the Pacific Coast, and the oc
casion, of their flrat visit la to be made t
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