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PORTLAND, - OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL -19, 1903.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
H1EJ1SH
Goldendale Railroad is
Almost Completed.
REGULAR TRAINS THIS WEEK
Line Runs Through an Ex
ceedingly Rich Valley.
THE FARMERS WILL CELEBRATE
Columbia River It Northern Has
Built -Roil to Ceniervllle and
Will Reach Tcrmlnn. In Few
Days Opens Klickitat Valley.
An Important territory tributary to
Portland 1. about to receive, Immediate
rail connection with the Columbia Hir
er, The Colombia River A Northern
Railroad will be completed thli ireelc
from Lyl to Goldendale, 43 miles. At
Lrle the railroad will connect with the
Regulator line of steamers running be
tween that town and Portland. A large
amount ot freight la already at hand
awaiting ahlpraent. and It la expected
that the operation ot the railroad will
result In Increased development for the
entire Klickitat Valley.
The Columbia River & Northern Rail
war Company- completed Its road to Cen
tervllle yesterday. Before the end of the
present week the line 'will have reached
Goldendale and the company Trill be look-
ins out toward Blckleton prairie, a rich
territory that la to be made tributary to
the system.
If no obstacle Is met. the new line will
be completed to Goldendale so trains may
be run over It by Thursday morning. But
a delay In the delivery of rails, unfavora
ble weather or a number of other circum
stances, might defeat the plans of the
management and make It Impossible to
finish tha work as soon as contemplated.
The road will not be ballasted and ready
for traffic for 30 days, but prior to this
time passenger trains will run over the
line and general merchandise will be de
livered to the county seat of Klickitat
County, Washington. Along the roadway
wherever merchants order their goods de
livered to them via the Columbia. River &
Northern, the officials of the system will
make every effort, after next week, to In
sure prompt deliver)', and this assures to
the people of Klickitat Valley a railroad
that will be In almost Immediate opera
tion. When the line Is completed and freight
trains are thundering over the culverts or
booming up the canyon, whirling across
the prairie or tooting victoriously Into the
pralrle settlements, less than 13 months
will have elapsed from the time the first
shovelful of dirt was thrown from the
right of way until trains actually began
running over the line. In the meantime
deep rock cuts have been completed, tres
tles have been built, turbulent mountain
streams have been spanned, short culverts
have been constructed and a line has been
laid through a pralrle country that Is one
ot the richest producing agrlcutural dis
tricts In the Coast region.
All this Is a triumph ot engineering skill
a very nattering compliment to the execu
tives of the road who have Insisted upon
forcing construction work as rapidly as It
could be pushed, and a tribute to the faith
of the Portland capitalists who opened up
the vast agricultural region in the Klicki
tat Valley. "All this country will have
been made Immediately tributary to Fort'
land practically between seasons." In
other words a railroad will have been con
structed Into a country estimated to yield
a million bushels ot wheat annually, otter
one crop has headed out and before the
next has reached that stage. Prior to the
time one crop has been moved, the road
will have entered not only to carry oft
what remains of the first, but to handle
all ot the second crop.
Thousands of Tons ot Grain.
In warehouses at Daly, Cenierrllle and
Goldendale are stored over 100,000 bushels
of wheat awaiting the completion of the
railroad, when it will be sent to Portland.
Back In the country Is grain owned by
farmers, warehousemen and exporters,
that will swell the total groin held, trib
utary to the new railroad, to between 000
and 10,000 tons.
The new warehouse at Daly, the first to
be constructed along the line of the Co
lumbia River & Northern to handle a crop
over that road, has between C000 and 7000
sacks ot wheat stored under Its roof. This
means a total ot nearly 11.000 bushels. At
Centerrllle an old warehouse contains an
other 40,000 bushels, and the Goldendale
warehouse has 60.005 bushels, fully 000
bushels having been sold oft recently.
But for the fear of rain this total ot
holdings would have been Increased re
markably. There were stored about Daly
thousands ot sacks of wheat , which the
farmers feared to leave exposed to the ele
ments end finally carted to the terry op
posite The Dalles or at Grant's, at an
enormous expense. This wheat bad been
stored within an area bounded by a wire
fence and covered by tarpaulins. The own
ers ot the Daly warehouse could not get
lumber in time to erect the building and
handle tha grain.
But the fact that so much wheat is
stored In the district, shows the Implicit
confidence ot the people In the new rail
road and the way tn wbloh the populace
has awaited th. coming of the .steam co
sines with their long trains ot box-cars.
Tbs people have long sought a railroad,
and now that one Is searing completion,
they are waiting to bestow a traffic that
has heretofore passed through different
bands.
The joyous condition of the people's feel
ings was shown at Centerrllle, miles
from Lyle. and seven miles from Golden
dale. yesterday. The people bad been wait
ing for more than a year since they bad
given the right-of-way for a new road,
and for II months since the first shovel
ful of gravel was spaded from the right-of-way
for the road over which an engine
ran yesterday. For several days the 1M
Inhabitants of Centervllle .and the hun
dreds of farmers living In the vicinity have
been preparing for the coming of the.road.
A big ox bad been killed and roasted in
the style' that usually graces & barbecue.
A collection of good things to eat was
made ready for the railroad officials and
the railroad's employes. The people of
the surrounding country were on hand,
to share In the celebration. There were
speeches and other evidences of Jollifica
tion and when It was all through both the
railroad oOdn's and the townspeople were
satisfied a spirit ot good-fellowship pre
vailed. People Anxious for Railroad.
At GoloendaleNlhe people are waiting
anxiously tor the coming of the road. They
are preparing tor an unusually significant
showlnr. and the railroad officials are
planning to give the people evidence of
their appreciation of the support that has
been given them.
The Columbia River 4 Northern, run
ning from Lyle to Goldendale for the
present and owning a fleet of river steam
ers, will tap a country that has been. In
a large measure, tributary to Portland,
but it will also take to them cheap trans
portation rates and guarantee to the peo
ple of Portland a foothold In this district,
from which the wholesale men and the
gmln-buyers. the stockmen and wool
gatherers cannot be dislodged. The com
pletion of the road effectually meets the
problems Klickitat County and Portland
business men have been confronting.
It is for these reasons that it is planned
the celebration of the entrance of the
road Into Goldendale shall take on the
character of a Joint celebration. Promi
nent Portland business men so many of
them as can be accommodated are to be
Invited to make a trip to Goldendale over
the new line, and to Join with the people
of Klickitat River Valley In the cele
bration of the road's completion.
This celebration will. In all probability.
be deferred a very short time, it would
hardly be well tor the train bearing the
Portland men to follow the track crews
into Goldendale, and. so ItHs likely a lit
tle time will be given for' ballasting and
completing the road in a' first-class condi
tion. But within yery short lime the
celebrationis to be held, and this may
mean not more than a week's wait.
In time Goldendale lo to be jasda a
mere station on the line. It will long-be
the most Important station and the ex
tension of the road will make Golden
dale more than ever a wheat center. Bat
the company proposes "to 'extend 'the line
to Blckleton Prairie, tapping the rich
Horse Heaven . country. In the Upper
Klickitat and' Lower Taklma counties and
also reaching eastward Into a district that
la now shut off from outside communi
cation.
Only Seven Miles Remain.
From Lyle to Goldendale by the new
line Is. a distance of 43 miles. When the.
construction train bumped over the new
ly laid rails into Centerrllle yesterday
afternoon all but seven miles of this
track had been laid. Between 15 and SS
miles had been ballasted, the total
stretch .of track so Improved being but
little more than IS miles.
When Goldendale Is passed and the road
Is extended out toward Blckleton Pralrle,
It Is the Intention of the officials to con
struct another 40 miles of railway. The
road beyond Goldendale will not enter
any of the towns now built, but will pass
very close to Cleveland and Blckleton. It
may be It is quite probable new towns
will spring up along the line of the road.
but the plan ot reaching the heart of
the grain belt with the least possible
grading Is the one the railroad la seeking.
Definite plans regarding this further ex
tension have not yet been announced.
Lyle Is the river terminus ot the rail
road. From this point communication Is
had with Portland over the Regulator
line of steamers, owned by the railroad
company. Lyle Is a perfectly land
locked, or. rather, rock-locked harbor.
Both above and below. Jutting points pro
tect the harbor from all danger to ship
ping on account of high water or swift
currents. At no point on the river, above
Portland. Is there a more ideal location
for a town.
The town Itself, at present, consists of
a few scattering dwellings, with two so-
called hotels, a general store; what pur
ports to be a temperance saloon and
thereby attracts attention from stray vis
itors, and a magnificent opportunity for
development. The railroad's general of
fices, roundhouses and repair shops are
located at Lyle and the approaches to
the river, together with numerous side
tracks are constructed at this point.
Originally the townslte which, by the
way, lies nine miles below The Dalles, on
the Washington side of the river wss
owned by the Balfour brothers, two
young Englishmen, who own one of the
choicest bits ot farming land; adjoining
the townslte. that can be found in the
Klickitat Valley. The townslt was not
laid out as the railroad wished It, and so
the company bought all the property ly
ing between ltu line and the river; has
planned to replat this district and will
make a thriving river town ot the place.
Lyle. with its rail and rlrer communi
cation. Is certain to become a very busy
mart.
At Lyle the railroad has partially con
structed a runway down to the river
where freight trains win be either un
loaded onto the ferries that are to be op-
crated or the cargoes will be broken add
shipped to and from Portland by water.
River Is Too Rich.
The river la too high at present for the
completion ot thla approach; It is too low
for other purposes of river investors, but
Its present stage shows too much water
for the railroad build era. Just how the
railroad company will construct Its ap
proach and operate Its ferries is unde
termined. It will be hauling grain within
iCeadaal so Pott MJ
Tl SEETHE LAND
American Tour of Ger
man Agriculturists.
MEN OF HIGH, RANK C0M1HC
Landowners, Professors and
Practical Farmers..
WILL SPEND DAY IN PORTLAND
Study of American Farms.. Ranches,
Orchards and Packlns-Honae Will
Include Day In Portland and
One In Willamette Valley.
The party of German agriculturists
will enter Oregon from California on
Juns 1 and will stop off at Medford.
Corrallla and Salem, arriving In Port
land that night.
Visits wlU be paid to the Agricultural
Experiment fitatlonat Corrallla and to
several dairies tn tha Valley.
Tha party will remain In Portland
from the night of June 1 to the morn
ing of June S. when It will start-East,
stopping- off at Hood. River to see the
orchards.
Tha trip will then extend Ihrouch
Pendleton and the Palonse country,
where the wheat fields will be seeato
Spokane, and thence eastward.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, April IS. Forty-six German agri
culturists, among their number members
ot the nobility, feudal land barons and
scientists in the employ of the Kaiser's
government, are to make a complete tour
of the United States In the early Summer,
for the purpose ot studying American
methods of agriculture and stockralslng;
Explorations of this character aro made
eacn year ny tne Agricultural society or
ucmwof, out never ociaro nas a visit"
been nald tn tha TJnltd Statpn. Tha
ui-niw wnica um country uu
gone forward In late -years to a position j
In the front rank of the agricultural na-
tlons'of the world, and the enormous rro-1
portions assumed by the stock Industry t
of our West, have aroused considerable
r-,.-- i. i. m. - ....
Interest In Europe, and It Is with a view ,
of learning more-of American Institutions ,
scd juacncan meuwu mat mis party ot
Celebrated agriculturists Will visit the
principal farming communities ot the !
United States.
The party. Including Dr. Victor Rltter
von Bauer, ot Bremen; F. R, Brettrelch.
ci jiunicn; ur. Aiirea .uietriun. ot Loo-
lenz; Dr. F. H. Flecken. of Cologne;
Erich von Fluegge. of Speck; Victor von
Laffert, of Brahlstorf, Mecklenburg.
Lieutenant of the Reserves; Dr. Eugene
Count Ledebur, of Leboritz. Bohemia; Dr.
T- -1 ( , - - . .
rem uoucnniuiQ, oz xjresuen; v-uunt von
Schnurbeln, of Rain; Count Schenk von
Stauffonberg, of Rlsstrlsen, and other
owners and managers ot feudal estates,
agriculturists and students, will arrive In
New York on May L and be met by J. L
Schulte. of the United States Department
of Agriculture. Two special cars have
been placed at their disposal by the Balti
more & Ohio Railroad, which has also
been instrumental In outlining the lntln-
erary. They will travel by a Southern
route to California, up the Pacific "Coast.
and return to the Atlantic through the
PV'lS-?- "jKftFKKL ' 'i,y!' ' Myk'slsslsi
NEWPORT NEWS. Va.. April IS. The new United States armored cruiser
West Virginia was successfully launched at the Newport News shipbuilding
yard today In the presence of a throng or 33.000 people. A street pageant. In
which military nad artillery detachments and marines and sailors of the Ger
man cruiser Gazelle participated, precede-lthe launching.
MUs Katberine Vaughn White, eldest daughter of Governor Albert White,
of West Virginia, was the fair sponsor of the occasion, christening the war
ship with a bottle of champagne as the cruiser slipped down the ways into
the placid waters ot the James River. On the platform "beside the new war
ship was a distinguished assemblage.
A pleasant Incident ot the day was the exchange ot courtesies between the
United States naval oQcers and the officers and men ot the German warship
Gazelle.
Miss White was attended by three maids of honor, her sisters. Miss Grace
White asd Miss Ethel White, and Miss Ashton Wilson, daughter of ex-Governor
Wilson. In the christening party were also the Governor and Mrs. White.
As soon as the ceremonies were over. President Orcutt conducted the
guests, numbering some SCO persons, to the steamboat Newport News, aboard
which the party went to Old Point Coze fort, where they-were tendered a ban
quet in the cuilng-room ot the Hotel Chamberlain. Among the distinguished
guests present were: Governor White, ot West Virginia, and military staff;
northern tier at states. The trip has bees
outlined to enable the visiters to lBet
the great wheat regions of the West, the
famous orchards of the North, the worW
renowned stockfarms ot the South asd
"West, and the great peekleg boasts of
Kansast City and Chicago. The tour, oc
cupying nearly two months, win be nearly
as long and cover much the same territory
as will be traversed "by PresMeat Roose
velt, though at no pobtt will the two
parties, meet.
After a day's visit In Baltimore, the
(Concluded on Second Page.)
CONTEXTS OF TODAYS PAPER.
Xotlonal Affairs.
American fleet will go to Kiel to please Ger
many. I'ire.U
Great boodle, scandal In Porto 'Rico. Pace s.
Engineers' icpcit on rivers and barbers. Page Z,
Domestic.
German agriculturists' tour la United Elates.
Page L
Short Lin Road in Navada'bought by .Clark,
Page 2.
Knox will not yield a pout to Uie oerrer.
Page 8.
Seven Indictments ot Mrwonrl boodlerv Pace 3.
Milwaukee promoter absconds to Central
America. Pace S.
Foreign.
Ruselatand Austria will keep peace In Mace
donia! Page X
Sports.,
Scores of the PacUc. Coast League: Portland.
4. Oakland 0; San Francisco 2. Loe" Angeles
0; Seattle S, Sacramento 1. Page 14.
Scores ot Pacific National Lea roe: Portland 2.
Spokane 0; Taroroa 12. Seattle B; Helena
4. Los Angeles Z; Butte 10. Sen Francisco S.
Page 14.
Stanford wins Held meet. Pag 3.
Reliance and Shamrock III compared. Page SB.
I' Coming events in pogllstlc 'circles. Page 14.
Gossip of the diamond. Pace "13.
Portland bench abowJclosea. Pag 13.
Shamrock 111 to go In drydock. Page S.
Reliance to have first trial In a week. Fags 14,
PaelOo Coast.
Flaw In Washington's St. Louis appropriation
act holds cp money. Pag 1.
Mrs. Galloway finds Oregon women ready to
help Fair. Page 4.
Valley hops have alckly appearance. Pag 4.
Miner's wild ride on avalanche. Pare B.
Treasury Department may Investigate short
age o? shlagle cars. Pag 4.
Pendleton will hold golf tourney. Page 4.
Second year of Cax experiments. Pax 4.
Paddy Lynch convicted of shanghalng. Page 3.
Benson case goes to Jury Monday. Pag 9.
Commercial and Marine.
Active week closes in local produce markets.
Page 23.
Wheat at Chicago cloees strong on bullish for
eign news. -Page 53.
Effect of Securities case decision on stock spec
ulation. Page S3.
Week In Wall street. Pag S3.
Bank statement shows unexpected Increase In
I loans, rare x.
Conditions In San Francisco markets. Pag 3.
rjunearn sails from Bltka for Portland. Page IT.
mrti..d .,! viMnif-r.
Council and Executive Board consider city
nnsnoea in star-chamber es-n. .Vixe 1
General passenger ax ecu
rates for Fair. Page 11.
1U grant - special
Court refuses to annull Illegal marriage of
Eta TrlUcMer. Pag 10.
Bd of Trade asks low rates for livestock
"l . , '
Nonunion painters work on Welnhard building
.- .. ,,,, t. ,
Grtce a xmmti to death'whll nura-
i ing a friend. Pace v.
Feature, nnd De-rjnrimenti-
Editorial. Page 6.
Church announcements. Page 31.
Classified advertisements. Pages 17-S1.
rr. Lor, as' Impressions of America. Page Si
Dr. Lyman Abbott's sermon. Pag 3S.
Tellowstone Park In April. Page 33.
The Princess and the Man. by John Fleming
Wilson. Page 3L
California's "Harry Tracy." Page 31.
' Eugene White's letter from Manitoba. Pag 23.
' Tl . . . T
; u uvmk. . -a -
Physical culture In boxing. Page 33.
Prank O. Carpenter's letter. Page 34.
Sacajawea. Lewis and Clark's heroine. Page
34.
Ade's fable. Page 33.
Can you live on S3 cents a dsy! Page 38.
Household and fashion. Page' 3S and 37.
Children's department. Page 39.
Social. Pages 'SS-30.
Dramatic and musical. Pages 20-27.
Some ot the prise winners ot the deg show.
Pag 40.
Tube line across the English Channel. Pag 40.
Talk on sweet peas. Page 40.
LATEST AEDITION TO UNITED STATES NAVY.
ARMORED CRUISER WEST VIRGI.TIA,
wmm up
Auditor No( Authorized
' to Pay.
FLAW IH WASHIMCTQN ACT
May Hake Fair Appropriation
Unavailable.
SEARCH 'MABE FOR SOLUTION
Bills Have Already .Been Incurred to
Considerable Amount and the Ex
ecutive Commissioner Has Is
sued Requisitions on Auditor.
Nowhere tn the act passed by tbe late
Washington Legislature appropriating
t73,"o6o'for;the atat exhibit at the St.
Louis Fair Is the name ot the State
Auditor mentioned. The law amys;
"It shall be the duty of the Slat
Treasurer to disburse public moneys
only upon warrants drawn upon the
Treasurer by the Stat Auditor."
Tne fair commission has run up bills
amounting to 32303.13. but the Stale
Auditor, under the law, cannot see bur
way dear to pay them.
Assistant Attorney-General Ross says
that, as an off-band opinion, there Is
nothing In the law that authorises the
EtateAudltor to draw a warrant uson
tb Treasurer upon requisition from
the executive commissioner. But b
win look further Into the matter.
OLTMPIA. Wash., April IS. (Special,
The SL Louis Fair Commission ot this
state, has struck a ensg in the matterof
drawing on the JT5.000 appropriated by he
last Legislature." which promises to di'say
the proceedings of tha commission, with
the chance that it may Interfere wlu the
paying nut of any of the money at alt.
The bill appropriating the $73,000 far the
exhibit at St; "Louis seems to have' been
carelessly drawn. As to the payment ot
the sum appropriated, the bill says:
"The State Treasurer Is hereby author
ized and directed to honor and pay requi
sition made by said Executive Commis
sioner on the said St. Louis Exposition
fund hereby appropriated; such requisi
tions shall be executed by said Execu
tive Commissioner, approved by the presi
dent ot the commission and attested by
its secretary, and shall not In any single
Instance exceed an amount equal to 73 per
cent of the Executive Commissioner's
bond."
Nowhere In the act Is the State Auditor
mentioned or required to audit the ac
counts or draw-warrants upon the State
Treasurer, though lu this state section 155
ot Balltnger's code provides that "It shall
be the duty of the State Treasurer to dis
burse public moneys only upon warrants
drawn upon the Treasurer by the State
Auditor."
.On Friday requisitions from the SL
Louis Commissioners amounting to
203.15 were received by the State Treas
urer. Five hundred dollars ot the amount
was to cover the expenses Incurred and
authorized at the tint meeting ot the com
mission, and the balance was to repay the
sum used prior to the making of the ap
propriation and advanced by the Boards
ot Trade ot the state.
Today Treasurer Maynard took; the
LA U5 CUED TESTERDAT.
Governor Montague, of Virginia, nnd staff: officers of the Army and Navy and
prominent citizens of the two Virginias. President Orcutt was toastmastcr.
The West Virginia, which Is a sister ship to the California and Pennsyl
vania. Is an armored cruiser of 14.000 tons displacement- The hull Is of steel
and measures, on load water line. 502 feet: extreme beam. 63 feet Inches.
The vessel has a normal displacement of 12,675 tons, with ail ammunition and
stores on board ot 15,104 tons. The designated Indicated horsepower of the
cruiser Is Z3.000, to produce a epeed of 22 knots. With a complete ent of 47 of.
fleers and TS3 seamen and marines, the vessel will be the floating home of S30
men.
Five feet below and four feet above normal load line, from stem to stem,
the cruiser will have an armor belt six Inches thick at the top and five Inches
at the bottom. For a depth of six feet from the' top. the maximum thickness
will be preserved. The armor will taper at the stem and stern to !H Inches
In thickness. The Hlchborn balanced oval turrets will be covered with armor
Inches thick, on the port plate and six' Inches on the sides and rear.
The main battery will consist of four eight-Inch breechloadlng rifles, mount
ed two In each turret, on the center line of the vesseL In addition, there will
be 14 six-Inch rapid-fire guns and a secondary battery of IS three-Inch and 12
tiiree-pcunder guns, besides four one-pound automatic guns, four one-pound
rapid-fire .guns, six Colt automatic guns, two machine guns and two three
Inch field guns.
requisitions to Auditor AUHnson to have;
him draw the warrants" for- the aaeuat.
Mr. Atkinson, as Is bis custoea Is .draw-'
lag warrants usder the provMens o new'
laws, asked to see the act. fie Mcovered
that he, was not authorised, by the set to
draw the warrants, aad Returned tha.
requlsHloBi to tjie Treasurer aad' caHed.
his attention to' the 'tact- tist bo war
rants were required. The Treasurer dug,
up.aectlon IS of BaXMngers cade referred
to, and as a result ot the eoeSlet between
the two acts Assistant Attorney-General
Ross was called, la.
Mr. Ross la now derrlng Into the matter
to determine It there Is any way to get the
money out ot the treasury. As an 'offhand
opinion he has Informed the Auditor that
there is nothing (n the law thai author
izes hist, to draw a warrant upon the State
Treasurer upon such rcqulsltiona, and be
has also likewise Informed the Auditor
that he does not believe section IS ofBal
linger! code has been repealed by the St.
Louis Fair act.
As these -opinions are only offhand, a
further loosing up of authorities-arid ex
amination of statutes may end in the Attorney-General
reaching a different con
clusion or finding some way In which the
requisitions' may be paid. In the mean
time all St- Louis commission expenses
are held up.
STICKEEN RIVER CHART.
Taken Prom Russian . Archives to
Cse In Alaskan Dispute.
NEW YORK. April 13. The attitude of
the. American Embassy at St. Petersburg
shows clearly that the chart ot the Stick
een River -Is considered an Important wea
pon In the settlement ot the Alaska bound
ary dispute, cables the London . .corre
spondent of the Tribune. This- chart was
made by an officer commissioned by the
.Russian Government previous, to the
transfer of Alaska to the United States,
and deposited at the Russian Admiralty,
where It has remained ever since. At
the same time -of -the transfer a copy ot
this chart was, given to the United States
Government, and. Just lately the American
Embassy at St. Petersburg has been ask
ing for another one.
The Daily Chronicle's correspondent In
the Russian capital says that a copy ot
the original chart, signed and certified as
a true copy, has been handed to the United
States Ambassador, and Is now on the
way to Washington,
THE DAY'S DEATH ROLL.
Henry L. Merrick. Xevrspaper Man.
WASHINGTON. April IS. Henry L.
Merrick, editorial writer and paragrapher
on the staff of the Washington Post, died
here tonight.
Mr. Merrick was the son of Charles R.
Merrick, and was bom at Xenla, O.. Janu
ary JS.-1K3. and educated there. He had
been an editorial writer on the Washing
ton Post since 1SS3. and has also contrib
uted to other newspapers and to the
magazines.
Major Cram, Blind Lsrvryer. Dead.
DUBUQUE. la, April 14 Major Dewitt
C. Cram, blind Assistant United Statee
District Attorney, died today. He was
well known in the Northwest,
Peruvian Bishop Dead.
NEW YORK. April IS. The Heath of
Monslgnor Sales Soto, Bishop of Huarez.
at Lima, Peru, -u announced In a. dispatch
to the Herald from -that city. Baehop Soto
was one of the most distinguished of the
Peruvian clergy.
Riots Lead to Martial Law.
MADRID. April 18. Martial law has
been proclaimed at Cordova In conse
quence of the rioting agricultural labor
ers who are on. strike there. The rioters
compelled the shopkeepers to close' their
stores. Several couislona took place be
tween the rioters and the authorities. The
latter eventually quelled the disturbances.
Will Send Skeletons to Spain.
MADRID. April 18. Premier SUvela says
It has been decided that the skeletons
found In the hull of the Spanish cruiser
Maria Christina, sunk by Admiral Dewey
In Manila Bay, shall Be brought to Spain
for lnterment-.
Dnteh, Lockont Is Ended.
Amsterdam. April IS. The Transporta
tion Employers' Association has Issued a
notice that the lock-out declared at the
time of the recent strike ends- on Monday.
ILL 90 TO KIEL
European Squadron to
Visit Germany.
WHEN WEATHER GROWS MOT
Germans Have Misunder
stood Action of Navy.
M000Y ANXIOUS TO PLEASE
Plana for JCortU Atlantic Maneuvers
Wonldt-Bc 'Dersutited by XcliMJo"
KleLaaaUEvsuia' Ship la Out
of Condition.
Kiel, where the German naval review
la to be held dorlnr the- Summer, la
the nest Important naval harbor of
Germany, and th alte of the principal
German navy-yard, docks and arsenal.
It Is tne eaiet tnwn of th Province
of Schleswlg-liolsteln. Prussia, 68 miles
northeast ot Hamburg, and has grown
rapidly since- the completion ot tha
ship canal from th Baltic, cn which
It fronts, to th Xorth Sea.
The' fort and Its approaches are
strongly fortified, the land defenses
consisting ot 11 torts, which completely
encircle tt- The only drawback to the
harbor la that It Is frozen tn Winter.
Tb city cat back to th 10th cen
tury, and was a member of the Han
seatlo League of Tree Ports.
WASHINGTON. April IS. From tha
highest official quarters It Is 1 earn ed that
the criticisms In a few German newspa
pers directed against a supposed declina
tion ot the Navy Department here to send
an American naval squadron to Klc this
Summer are based" upon a complete mis
understanding ot the situation.- The facta
are explained as follows:
No set and formal invitation from tha
German. ttnverrimeiit-.t0 send tin. Am erica n
squadron to' Kiel was ever offered. But
through semi-official channels Intimations
did reach Washington that the German
Emperor would be pleased to have tha
North American Squadron stop at Kiel
during the naval demonstration. Falling
that. It was in the same Informal way
suggested that when Admiral Evans rc-t
tired from his command In Asia and start
ed to return to the United States on his
battleship Kentucky the Emperor, who
was well acquainted with him. would be
glad to have him touch at some German
seaport.
Secretary Moody Is extremely desirous ot
doing anything within reason to show the
warmth of the friendship which he cher
ishes toward Germany, 'and the President
and Secretary Hay have tho same dispo
sition. They have resolved to miss no op
portunity to reciprocate the many kindly
expressions of regard for America that
have come directly from Emperor William.
But circumstances conspired to make It
impossible to meet either of the hints
thrown out from Germany.
First, as to the North Atlantic Squad
ron, the General Board here had planned
an extensive scheme of maneuvers and
drillwork, which had advanced so far to
ward execution that the results of the
failure to complete It would have been
disastrous to discipline.
As to Admiral Evans' invitation, it was
decided that the Kentucky, having been In
semi-tropical waters for a long time, and
having before her a voyage of nearly 18.000
miles, would not have been in condition
when she arrived at Gibraltar, going
westward, to be diverted from her straight
course to Northern Europe. She would
certainly not have been an attractive ship
to inspect at that stage.
But the United States Navy Is not to bo
unrepresented at Kiel. Following the cus
tom, when the warm weather begins in
the Mediterranean, the European Squad
ron will begin slowly to work northward,
and It Is calculated that It will arrive at
Kiel In time to take Its proper place In tha
celebration. This can be done and will bo
done without undue interference with the
routine movements of the European
Squadron, and attention Is directed to the
fact that this Is the same squadron which
Is under orders to be at Marseilles when
President Loubet returns from Africa.
While the Navy Department Is desirous
of showing the greatest courtesy toward
President Loubet and the power he repre
sents. It is only fair. In view of the Ger
man conception on the subject, to point
out that, being only a few hours sail dis
tant from Marseilles, a failure on the part
of the American Squadron to greet the
returning President would have been lit
tle less than a gross discourtesy.
GEIUIA5S DRAW CONTRAST.
Between Readiness to Honor Loubet
And Refusal ot Kiel Invitation.
BERLIN. April IS. The' German press
does cot distinguish between the visit of
the United States European Squadron to
Marseilles and the programme planned for
the United etates North Atlantic Squad
ron, on behalf of which the American
Government declined an Invitation to visit
Kiel during the coming regatta there.
Therefore some wonder Is expressed as to
why "special henors are shown the .French
President by the American Navy, Imme
diately following the refusal of the Ger
man Emperor's request." One or two pa
pers express themselves bitterly on the
subject, and say the Germans "do not
miss much In not having a sight pt tha
American ships."