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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, 3IAY 1, 190S.
FLEET WILL HOT
VISIT IN CHENA
American Government SaicTto
Have Reconsidered Accep
tance of Invitation.
York in a dead heat tonight. The storm
from the South brought rain, while the
counter disturbance spread snow oyer
the western part of New York State."
Here counter-winds of 40 odd miles
velocity played havoc, tearing down trees
in the parks. .A square rigged sailing
vessel was driven ashort off Fire Island
and In the East River a three-masted
schooner all but ran down Betlevue Hos
pital. Two . hundred bath-houses at
Coney Island were blown down. Brighton
Beach racetrack was converted into a
lake.
SITUATION TOO DELICATE
Inlted States Officials in Orient Al
leged to Have. Represented That
ifanchurian Matters Might
Be Much Complicated.
PEKIN, April 30, Certain Chinece
officials received information at a late
hour today that the American fleet of
battleships will not visit Chi Fu, as
lias been expected hre. Eight of the
battleships, late in October, will call
for 24 iiours at Amoy. This visit will
be made as the vessels are on their
way from Japan to Manila.
This news s regarded here as
meaning that the' American Govern
ment had reconsidered its acceptance
of the invitation from China for the
fleet to visit a Chinese port; in other
words, that the visit has been virtu
ally abandoned.
This course is understood in Pekin
to be a result of representations made
by American officials in China, who
feel that the fleet should not come to a
Chinese port. They base their convic
tion on tiie belief that such a visit
would give China a false impression
as to the attitude and intentions of
the United States regarding Manchu
ria. China hail planned an extensive
programme for the American visitors,
and was preparing to give them an
unprecedented welcome.
This decision on the part of the
American Government coincided with
the arrival at Taku of a Japanese
cruiser squadron, and the presence in
Pekin of a number of officers from
these vessels emphasizes the danger
of tlia-. existing political situation,
particularly In Manchuria.
WHY PROGRAMME IS CHANGED
Fleet Must Hurry to Fall Target
Practice in Philippines.
WASHINGTON, April 30. The Navy
Department is anxious that the battle
ships of the Atlantic fleet shall get to
work at their Kali target practice in the
Philippines as soon as possible. This
Is given as one of the reasons why only
one squardon of eight vessels of the fleet
is to stop at Amoy, China. After a stay
there of six days the ships will Join the
others at Manila. When the Chinese
government invited the American Gov
ernment to have the fleet visit a port of
that country, Shanghai was suggested,
because it is the location of the Chinese
naval base. The naval officials, however,
preferred Amoy as a stopping place, and
an intimation to this effect was sent to
tli Chinese government through Its Min
ister here.
The suggested change met with the
prompt approval of the Pekin authori
ties and an itinerary contemplating a
six days' stop of the second squadron
at Amoy was accordingly made out.
H Is pointed out at the Navy Department-
In this connection that only one
stop of the fleet was made In Brazil and
only one is to be made In Japan.
l'LEET OFF 1X11 MOXTEHEY
Leaves Knnta Barbara at Early
Morn, Glad to Escape.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal., April SO.
Tho Atlantic battleship. fleet sailed this
inornjng promptly at 6 o'clock for Mon
terey, where anchors will be dropped
tomorrow at 7 A. M. After one day at
Mnnterny, the two squadrons of the
fleet will separate, the eight ships
of the first squadron steaming across
the bay to .Santa Cruz for a three
days' stay. They will be joined at
Knnta. Cvuz bv the second sauadron
on May 4 in order that the entire
fleet may he there for 24 hours, as
will be the case at Monterey. Then
on May 5 Admiral Kvans will resume
command as the fleet is about to
leave Santa Cruz for the Golden Gate.
The train leaving here at noon for the
north was crowded. The wives of naval
officers who have come to the Coast and
who are accompanying the ships, filled
two special Pullman cars. Their pres
ence adds considerably to the interest of
the tour and they have been quite royally
entertained.
Quite a number of sailors and ma
rines who went to "IMS Angeles on
liberty rather than remain in Santa
Barbara, where they . said prices
were high and comforts few, did not
return to their ships in time to sail
today, and will have to make their way
either to Monterey or San Francisco to
rejoin them.
FLEET PASSES POUT HARFORD
Aerogram Tells of Welcome Waved
From Point Argucllo.
POINT ARG UEULO, Cal., April 30. The
following wireless message was received
at the station here today from the rep
resentative of tho Associated Press on
the battleship Kansas:
"The fleet passed Point Arguello at
11:15 . o 'clock tills morning and counter
marched before Port Harford from 2 to 3
o'clock this afternoon, keeping close to
the shore and steaming in fleet column at
ten knots, or half speed. All the ships
kept perfect distance. There were no
incidents of any Importance.
"A crowd of a hundred or more assem
bled on the cliffs at Point Arguello and
waved a welcome. People dotted the hills
and crowded the wharves at Port Har
ford."
Evans in Good Spirits.
.PASO ROBLES HOT SPRINGS.Cal.,
April 30. After a good night s rest.
Rear-Admiral Evans was in excellent
spirits this morning. x
. . Declines Memorial of Fleet.
I.OS ANGELES. April 90. In the spirit
in which It waa offered, the fleet commit
tee. In special session today, decided to'
decline an offer from the crew of tho
battleship New Jersey to erect a fountain
or an historical tablet to commemorate
Its visit to this city.
KILLING FROSTS AND ' SNOW
Damage to Crops Reported in the
Central States.
CHICAGO. April 30. Reports from all
over the Central and some of the South
ern States are to .the effect that frosts
and heavy snows did considerable dam
age to fruit, vegetables and other crops.
There were killing frosts in lowa ana
Wisconsin and light frosts damaged fruit
in Eastern Kansas and Missouri. At
Lexington, Ky., heavy snow stopped the
horseraces in progress there and In Ohio
there was a heavy fail of snow, wnicn
broke down fruit trees and interfered
with streetcar traffic. There were light
frosts in Western Pennsylvania
jMED Bf HUGE DEBT
GERMAN STATESMEN PLAN A
SINKING FL'ND.
STORMS SWEEP NEW YORK
One Brings Rain and Other Rav
ages the Scacoast.
NEW YORK. April 30. Two storms,
one from the Southwest, which has been
advancing rapidly from the Pacific Coast,
and another which has moved more
slowly from the Northwest, reached New
Government Admits That It Must
Borrow $250,000,000 During
the Next Five Years.
BERLIN, April 30. That the imperial
government must borrow J'-'oO.OOO.OOO dur
ing the next five years was the sub
stance of an admission made by Secre
tary of the Treasury Sidow to the ap
propriations committee of the Reichstag
today. These borrowings will be neces
sary even though the appropriations for
each year are not increased berore ism.
At' the time this statement was made
the committee was discussing a pro
posal of Chalrmun Paasches, Nominal
Liberal, for a definite bill from the gov
ernment to fix sinking fund require
ments. Herr Erzberger, Socialist,
said that members of the commit
tee must be shocked by the govern
ment's reckoning that , a thousand mil
lion marks more must be borrowed to
cover the annual'deficits in the ordinary
budgets for another five years and that
actually very much more probably would
be required.
Continuing, Herr Erzberger made sev
eral allusions to the burdens which this
generation was creating for subsequent
ones by the policy of spending far be
yond its income. Herr Sidow said he
was also shocked by the prospect of
having to borrow J25O.O00.O00 and he de
clared that the empire must under all
circumstances abandon its borrowing
policy. .
The committee adopted Herr raascnes-
proposal that the government present
an amortization scheme. .
Diamond Find Proves
To Be Costly
Laundry Workers Remove Gem
From Miirt Bosom, but Are
Found Out and Go to Jail.
WHEN J. X. storer and Jack See
ley, markers at the City Laun
dry, received a shirt with, a big $500
diamond " stud sparkling prosperously
from the bosom, the temptation was
too great for them. Storer quietly
took the big sparkler and passed' it
along to Seeley, who secreted It. Then
they went ahead with their work,
suppressing their excitement at the
find.
The diamond belonged to Tom Fal
lon, a North-End saloon keeper. It
found Its way to the laundry by mis
take and unfortunately for Storer and
Seeley.Fallon was not slow in discov
ering the mistake. He had left the
shirt lying In his room' while taking a
bath, he said. The laundryman called.
Mrs.Fallon seized what laundry she
could find in a hurry, and with the lot
went Fallon's diamond stud and shirt.
He discovered the mistake a few min
utes later on emerging from the- bath
in search of the garment.
The police were notified at once, and
Captain , of Dectectlves Baty went, di
rect to the laundry. The driver was
interviewed, but he made it plain he
knew nothing. The markers came
next. Storer denied having seen the
diamond as did Seeley, but Storer's
actions belied his words and the ofn
cer kept questioning the two until he
learned the truth. The diamond was
produced from an old purse In which
It had been hidden.
Seeley fell in a faint while being
taken to the police station. He was
barely able to walk from the laundry,
so completely did his nerve fail him
on being arrested. When the corner
of Third and Oak streets was reached
he staggered and fell. Captain Baty
thought the prisoner was shamming,
but it was quickly seen he had really
fainted. Several officers from the po
lice station helped carry Seeley the
rest of the way to the jail, where lie
recovered consciousness in about five
minutes. ,
The two confessed to their miscon
duct. A charge of larceny was placed
against them and they were locked
up.
JUST AS WELL OFF
Jefferson Myers Thinks Port
land Does Not Need Fleet.
BIG EXPENSE INVOLVED
BODY IS FOUND IN RIVER
Italian Laborer, Sick and Despon
dent, Commits Suicide.
The body of a man identified as G.
Brunni, an Italian laborer, supposed to
have ended his life by jumping into the
river, was found In the Willamette yes
terday morning at 11 o'clock close to the
new steel railroad ' bridge being con
structed near St. John. The remains
were found floating in the river by a
bridge tender, who notified the Coroner.
The body was in a bad state of de
composition and is thought to have been
in the water for more than a month.
Nothing was found on the body to iden
tify the man save a pill box, which gave
the Information that Its contents- had
been prescribed by Dr. C. F. Candlana.
Dr. Candlana identified the man as a
patient who had come to him some time
In March suffering with Intermittent
fever. It is the supposition that his ill
ness Induced suicide. He had been in the
city only a short time and his friends
and relatives are unknown.
Possibility of Accident to Vessels,
He Says, Is Another Reason This
Tit- Should Not Lament Ab
sence of Battleships.
Portland should not indulge in any
lamenting that a big part of the At
lantic fleet is not coming to Portland.
This Is the opinion of Jefferson Myers,
who returned yesterday from a two
months' trip to the beauty spots of
California and Mexico, and who stopped
off to see the big American fleet a short
time ago when the vessels were at
anchor off San Pedro.
"It costs a fortune to entertain the
fleet," said Mr. Myers last night, "and
while we would not begrudge any ex
pense in entertaining American sailors.
did their course lead In this direction,
yet I think it unwise to go to extremes
to bring the vessels far out of their
course to this port.
In saying that, I have In mind sev
eral things," continued Mr. Myers.
"First, there Is the possibility that a
vessel might get aground in the river
through an accident of some sort which
might be blamed on the river. Word
of such a thing would be telegraphed
to every part of the civilized world and
Portland would never recover from the
bad name it "Would receive.
"Then there is the possibility of
someone being insnlted through the
conduct of irresponsible grafters. Look
at poor old Santa Barbara.- The place
will never recover from the bad repu
tation it has received because of Insuf
ficient entertainment of sailors and a
few instances of overcharging. I am
sure, Portland could never be accused
of inhospitallty, but then to do thngs
In the Portland way. It would cost a
big fortune to entertain the fleet here,
and since duty doesn't bring the ves-
sels here, I think we should be quite
satisfied.
"Tiie mosquito fleet, as it has been
termed. Is coming and that is most In
teresting. The entertainment, involved
Is on a comprtively small scale, and I
feel we should be contented that a big
array of batleshlps is not coming inco
the port.
T saw the fleet steam into San Pedro
harbor and it was an imposing spec
tacle one never to be forgotten. There
were 200.006 people from Los Angeles
and surrounding territory lined un on
the sand hills of "Sail' Pedro. Many of
Lnese people underwent many hard
ships in order to see the fleet, but I
believe they were well repaid for their
pains. -
Speaking of business conditions In
California, Arizona and Mexico, Mr. My
ers said he saw thousands of men idle
and found business rather sluggish. He
was accompanied on the trip by Mrs.
Myers, and both report a thoroiie-hlv
enjoyable journey. They visited nearly
all the celebrated beauty spots of Cali-
rornia and many interesting and pic
turesque points In - Arizona and old
Mexico.
Northwestern People in New York.
NEW YORK, April 30. (Special.)
People from the Northwest registered
at New York' hotels today as follows:
Portland Holland, T. B. "Wilcox.
Breslin, C. Jennings, T. A. Kindred.
Spokane Imperial. C. L. Butterfield,
Murry Hill, G. O. Nettleton.
Seattle Murray Hill, J. G. White.
Martinique, Mrs. Hammon, Misses Ble
then, L. A. Blethen. Cadillac, R. Mur-haseV.
Rome. Efforts are belnr made by Prince
Chlmay to obtain from the Vatican an annul
ment of bfc marriage- with Miss Clara Ward,
later Madame Rlgo and now Madame Kic-oWrdl.
ALASKA' JURY ACQUITS
Costly Trial of First Keystone Riot
Case Comes to Naught.
SEATTLE. April 30. A special cable to
the Times from Juneau, Alaska, says that
arter a costly, trial to the Government.
Edward C. Hazey, charged with murder
In the second degree in connection with
the killing of Fred Rinehardt in the Key
stone Canyon riot last Fall, has been
acquitted by a jury In the Federal Court,
which , took lust one ballot to reach its
decision. The tragedy grew out of the
determination of Guggenheim emoloves
to cross the right of way claimed exclu
sively by the Alaska Home Railway, in
tne construction of the Copper River Rail
road.
The trial cost the Government J30.000,
. PERSONALMENTION.
Edward Owings Towne; of New
Tork. dramatist, author of "Other
Peoples Money" and other plays, is
registered at the Perkins.
Eugene Shelby, of San Francisco
district agent of Wells-Fargo Express
Co., is in Portland on one of his reiru
lar business trips. He will remain for
a lew days.
Monroe Goldstein, a well known lo
cal newspaper man, returned yester
day irom JNew York and other East
ern cities. Mr. Goldstein declares that
business conditions are better in
Portland than in any other portion of
tne country which he visited.
Lieutenant Thomas W. Hammond, of
the Twenty-second Infantry, stationed at
Angel Island, San Francisco, passed
uirougn t-oruana yesterday on his return
from a trip to Spokane. Lieutenant Ham
mond was a student at the University of
uregon wnen ne received his appointmen
to West Point. His regiment will leave in
July for vtwo years' service at St.
Michaels, Alaska.
K. S. Josselyn, president of the
Portland Railway. Light & Power Co.
leaves Sunday, accompanied by Mrs.
Josselyn, for an Eastern trip. Mrs.
Josselyn will remain in St. Louis while
her husband makes a trip to Balti
more, Philadelphia and New York
from which he will return to St.
Louis to be present at the graduation
or their oldest daughter on May 21
This young lady and her sister will
$15 a' Month
Will make the payments on a
pretty, modern, 5-room cottage,
Montavllla, which will be fin
ished in about 6 weeks. Three
blocks from carline. Can close
this deal for J100 cash, price
81700. Don't delay If you
want these chances. I have not
so far advertised any of these
bargains twice. -
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"We would be pleased to
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Your special attention is
directed to the array of
beautiful novelties we are
showing in men's shirts,
hats, neckwear, under
wear, shoes, hosiery and
other requisites of univer
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Tou can arrange to pay
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wish. Our Men's Furnishings section bids for your patronage,
ami, if merit is considered, is justly entitled to it.
Many displayed for inspection. Prices $10 down to $2.
.There is a fetching smartness about these new straw crea
tions. Exquisite chip straws, milan braids, exclusive Gage
styles, light, comfortable mohairs, fancy braids to match
the new street suits, and beautiful leghorns massed with
elegant French flowers they all vie with each other in at
tracting your admiration. All are most moderately priced.
Lace Curtain Sp
Saturday Evening Only, 6 to 9P- ML
200 pairs of Ruffled Bobinct Curtains
in white and ecru, lace edge and inser
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See Tenth-St. windows, Nos. 15 and 16.
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N OUT
NGCO.
Corner
Wash ington
and Tenth Sts.
come home with their parents, about
May 26.
CHICAGO, April 30. (Special.) The
following from Oregon registered at Chi
cago hotels today:
From Portland Miss Failing, Mrs. H.
P. Failing and maid. Mrs. M. Wiley,
Miss Marguerite Wiley, Miss Cecile
Wiley, A. B. Richardson, at the Audi
torium Annex; David S. Stearns, wife
and son. at the Kaiserhof; W. B. Jamie
son, at the Great Northern.
Bank Clearings for April.
Clearings of the associated Portland
banks for the month of April show a
decrease over the corresponding month of
last year of 21 per cent. Total clearings ! '
are $25,315,815 and for April last year the I
figures are $32,110,62$. This condition of
affairs is understood, however, when it is
remembered that April, 1907, was the third
largest month In the banking business of
the city. Taking the first four months of
the present year as against the same
period of last year and it is seen that the
loss Is only 16 per cent this year. It Is
expected' by bankers that the adverse
balance will soon be 'wiped out and the
local banks be on a basis whereby they
will show advances over last year's busi
ness once more.
Rome. Most Rev. Dlomede Falconio, Apo
stolic Delegate at Washington, in among those
mentioned as likely to be created cardinals
at the next consistory in June.
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