The Sunday Oregonian., February 09, 1908, Page 2, Image 2

THE SUNDAY OREGOMAX. PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 9, 1908. V,
PORTUGAL SOOfJ
TO BE REPUBLIC
Matter of Months, Say
the Leaders.
ORGANIZATION IN EVERY TOWN
Predicted Monarchy Will Yield
Without Fight.
COUNTRY ' IS BANKRUPT
MaKKO'iS I'ndor Pent and i" Ter
ror r Widespread Conspiracy.
Censur Prevents Wires From
Telling Whole Truth.
LISBON', Feb. 8. via Badajos, Spain,
Feb. X. The republican lenders in
Portugal are today in extremely high
' spirits. They assert confidently that a
republic is now a matter of months,
not years. The Associated Press to
day secured an opinion on the situa
tion unci outline of the republican plan
of campaign from perhaps the most
competent spokesman of -the party.
This man said:
The end of the monarchy is near. It
will come as unexpectedly as did the mur
der of the Kinj.' and the Crown Prince,
and the world will wake up one mornidK
and find a republic in Portugal. We an:
convinced that the revolution will be a
peaceful one. It is a mistake for for
eigners to imagine that the people of
Portugal are not awake. There Is a Re
publican organisation in every town, and
doctors, law vers and even .village priests
are s.-ndinn In notice of their adherenee
by the score, and these are the views
of Republican officers fn the army.
Says Monarchy Will Surrender.
Kins Manuel is a well-intentioned boy.
He starts his reicn with fair words about
the restoration f political liberty, but it
is inevitable that he should fall. into the
bands of the manipulators of the two
old parties, whose bankruptcy was pro.
claimed bv King Carlos and Premier
Franco. The men about the throne know
the end Is near and, when the time come
that they realize that they cannot fight,
thev will surrender, as did Dom Pedro
In Vtrazil. I don't think a shdt will be
fired. King Carlos knew lie was making
iris last fight. He had transferred every
dollar he bad to England.
We will make a change of regime an
open Issue in the coming campaign. "We
will demand that the monarchy, which
has dragged down Portugal iitfo the-ralre
of politi'cul and financial bankruptcy, ab
dicate to the people. They dare not try
repression again; they can only surren
der. ,
slilp of State Adrift.
Whib the -troops since last -Tuesday
bave remained In their barracks flut
ing the daytime, Lisbon at night still
resembles an armed camp. C'aVulry
is massed ill tile public siuures. pick
ets patrol the streets, and heuvlly-ai-med
soldiers gourd, the State Hank
day and night. - -
The financial situation is viewed
with great alarm. The country iB
st,i irgering under Its foreign debt, and
business s almost paralyzed by the
fluctuations of the gold premium. Con
servative bankers consider the finan
cial situation to be more critical than
the political.
The outside world, in spite of the
studied censorship, which has defeat
ed its own object, should nut imagine
that the throne of Portugal is totter
ing toward revolution and that a re
public is imminent. The general situ
ation is grave rather than alarming.
Political conditions, already" chaotic
before the murder of the King and
Crown Prince, became utterly demor
alized after the commission of these
crimes. Then consternation and panic
prevailed among the police and at
i court, and the release of Franco's
strong hand from the helm left tlie
ship of state adrift. But with the new
Cabinet, pledged to educational meth
ods mid abolition of the dictatorship
and existing measures of repression,
the situation improved. King Manuel
openly acknowledged the irregularity'
of the money advances to the royal
family under his father's reign, wnich
were the original causes of the politi
cal turmoil, and he publicly ordered
the discontinuance of this practice.
It is hard to forecast the future.
If things drift back to the old rut of
SCovernmental corruption whence King
Curios and Premier Frunco rescued th
monarchy, a. republic might come. The
republicans are the natural inheritors!
of the mistakes of the monarchy, but
the masses are groaning under their
personal burdens. They are either
Ignorant of or -indifferent to the politi
cal turmoil. Something is necessary to
galvunUe them into aetion, and this is
exactly what tlie small but evidently
desperate organization of militant rev
olutionists in Lisbon and Oporto id
Irying to do. It wants to drive the
people to revolt.
. The Immediate danger in the situa
tion comes from the fact that the
police ure baffled and the government
unable to ascertain the extent of the
ramifications of the conspiracies which
liave been indicated during the last
fortnight by Jhe discovery, Ht various
places, of bombs and arms and ammu
nition, n was known that Premier
Jraneo was marked for assassination.
That Is why he deemed it wise to flee
Hut the assassination of the King was
not expected, and it created almost a
reign of terror in high places.
tiwtne,he iS, "0t the slihtest question
H at the plot was only half successful.
Hie murder of the entire royfl family
and the extinction of the dynasty was
the scheme of the conspirators. It is
certain that other men had been sta
t oned a other points of the route of
the ro.val carriage that fatal Saturday
aitc-rno.,,,, um, thuti f the J
not been committed - ' ,
It ,.-..1 i 1 , v--viiiiuit;rCIO,
, "iiiu ii.i e o,
reen attempted eise-
where.
Four for King Manuel's Lire.
That same night an attempt was made
to bring about a mutlnv on , .
lis infantry and artillery regiments in!
L,slv,n out the officers locked the doors I
of tin- baira. ks and the conspirators were 1
unable to gain acctas to the men.- There I
noe otcn many reports of dissatisfac
tion in the army and navy, but careful in
vestigation doe-s not confirm them and it
may be assumed that the military is still
loyal.
The latter, part of this week the fear
grew that an attempt would be mude the
day. the funerals were held (Suturday) to
complete the bloody work that was left
unfinished a week ago. To prevent any
thing of -this kind, extraordinary precau
tions were taken. At first the King In
sisted on following on- foot behind the
coffins of his father and brother with
hfs uncle, the Duke of Oporto, but was
dissuaded by his mother, Queen Amelie.
and the premier. Admiral Kerreira. . who
refused to assume any responsibility for
such rashness. .
The censorship that is being maintained
at Lisbon over both commercial and press
dispatches is rigorous. There Is in opera
tion a regular star chamber to prevent
any but the most rosy view i3f the situa
tion from reaching -the outside world.
Even letters mailed at fhe postoffice are
uperjed Ivy the authorities. The foreign
newspaper correspondents who flocked
into Lisbon after the tragedy were" com
pletely foiled for severul days and they
were Informed by telegraph by 'officials
high and low that the censorship was
virtually at an end. ' By this means they
were . induced to tile their messages in
Lisbon. But thousands of the words
written by the' newspaper men never got
any farther than the wastepaper basket.
The senders became suspicious that they
were being tricked and this belief was
finally confirmed, when sections of news
dispatches, taken at random in order
completely to destroy the sense' of the
text, were returned to the writers. ' The
censorship- was 1 applied. In - the. most
stupid fashion. Not only was everything
representing Portugal to bo in other than
a state of blissful, tranquility and deepest
mourning eliminated from the out-going
press reports, but whenever a eensor
with a half knowledge of foreign langu
ages saw a word that looked dangerous
he would ' extract a whole sentence re
gardless of the sense and meaning.
As an instance, a dispatch sent to the
Assoi-iated Press denying tlie reports of
an uprising at Gporto was mutilated by
the arbitrary striking out- of words like
"revolutionary,"' "rifles." "plot," etc.
The use of any 'such words as "regicide,"
"dictatorship," "arms.- "bombs," "plots,"
was usually sufficient to have the mes
sage thrown away, quite regardless of
the quotation in " which .the words were
used. Statements that troops were on
the streets of Lisbon were canceled, and
nothing regarding the financial situa
tion was allowed to pass the censor.
WILL WEB 'W UK
DISPATCH COXHHMS EXUAGE
MKXT OF JUKS. VAXDK11B1LT.
Budanest ' Xobleman Onee Very
JKW-li, ' but Ills Fortune, lias
Been Greatly Reduced.
' PEKL1N, Feb. 8. The Tageblatt to
day ' published ' a .dispatch from its
Budapest correspondent purporting td
confirm the reported engagement of
Airs. Cornelius. Vanderbllt to Count
Alexander Hadik. The correspondent
says that the Count has already noti
fied his family that the wedding will
take place immediately ' - S
Count Alexander, the correspondent
continues, was at one time very rich,
but his fortune has been greatly, re
duced. He is a member of the Imperial
Council and is well known on most of
the race courses of F.urope. He be
longs to the Jockey and other exclusive
clubs of Bud;wpest.
1 Mrs. .Vanderbllt has declined to make
any statement concerning her reported
engagement to the Count.- Friends of
Mrs. Vanderbilt do , not believe the re
port. SHRINERS GREET, DANIELS
Nobles- of Al-Kader Temple Attend
i'erfornianee ut .the Htilis.
An interesting feature of the perform
ance at the Hellig Theater last night was
the attt-ndanee of a large number of
Shrlners and their families, gathered" to see
Frank Daniels in "The Tattooed- Man"
not so much because of the tattooed man,
but simply because Frank Daniels Is one
of the Noble Sons of Desert. Mr. -Daniels
is a good Arab, and every Shrmer knows
it. Hence, there were many Al Kader
fezes in the audience, and it was not long
before Daniels produced his own regu
lation fei and wore it during the part of
the play that had some reference to the
Hot Sands, a matter the meaning of
which was of particular interest to the
Shrlners.
A magnificent bouquet with an Al Kader
card and pin was presented to Mr.
Daniels, and had It not been for the fact
that there were but 25 minutes between
the last curtain and the train Zem Zem
hospitality would have formed a feature
of the Shrlners' greeting to Noble Daniels.
GOLD. FOUND IN RUBBISH
Lineman "Discovers $1084 Over
looked by Seattle Bank.
SEATTLE. Wash., Feb. 8 .(Special.)
One thousand and eighty-four dol
lars is the net result of a few minutes'
work on the part of Richard Davis,- a
telephone company lineman,, who pros
pected a pile of rubbish in the base
ment of a building recently vacated by
the Puget .Sound National Bank. The
gold was contained in two pokes,
which 'had been entrusted' to the bank
or safe-keeping. ,
In some way tlie pokes were over
looked when the bank moved to new
quarters. They were not missed until
the fact that Davis had been arrested
for trying to sell the. gold was pub
lished. BOY CRIMINAL IN TROUBLE
Promises to Be Good hi Portland,
but Falls in -Vancouver.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Feb. S.-iSnecial.)
Earl Higby, aged IS, who pleaded guilty
to robbing a rooming-house here today is
evidently wanted in. Portland for there
are several letters in' his pockets, warning
mm to Keep out or ine way or the Port
land police. ...
Harold Higby is well known to the
police of this city. Ho was arrested here
a few months ago charged with being im
plicated In several minor offenses of theft
and was haled before the Juvenile Court.
lie was released trom custody because
Of his earnest promises to maintain ex
emplary future conduct. Ho is not wanted
on any etiarge by the Portland police now.
LARGE FORTUNE IN TIPS
Joseph Clement, Walter In French
liestaurant, Leaves $20,000.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 8. (Special.)
Through tips, Joseph Clement, who was a
waiter in a San Francisco French res
taurant, up to the time of his death, ac
cumulated a fortune of nearly tJO.OM), ac
cording to R. 15. Tappan. who has filed
a petition asking that the estate of Cle
ment be distributed. "
Rich patrons of these Bohemian cafes
were in the habit of sealing the lips of
the garcons with gold. Clement always
said that the flash of a gold piece made
him blind. It is said he had in his key
ing enough secrets to have divorced an
entire village, but Joseph was discreet.
He never told. "-
Olympla Beer. -"It's the water."! Brew
e.rj:,?."wn bottling. Phones, Main 671,,
A 24tii.
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POMP
j King Carlos and Crown Prince
-Lie With Ancestors.
GORGEOUS FUNERAL MARCH
All the Display and Ceremony
Brought Down From Middle Ages
Observed in Lls1n Peculiar
. .' Customs Arc observed. "
TjISBON. . Fob. 8.-WUh the church
bells tolling continually, the bodies of
the murdered-King' and Crown Prince,
in two golden chariots shrouded in
black velvet and drawn by eight hooded"
horses, were escorted by a glittering
funeral pageant today across Lisbon to
the Portuguese Pantheon, and laid at
rest beside their ancestors of the Bra
gunza dynasty. Seven hours elapsed
from the time tlie foreign princes and
the special ambassadors of all the
powers gathered at' the palace, for the
ceremony there, until three salvos of
21 guns and three volleys of musketry,
reverbvratlns over. ; the terraced and
sun-bathed hills and answered by the
British warships In the harbor, an
nounced that the last rites were over.
Xot a Sign of Disorder.
Not ' a single r untoward Incident
marred tlie last ac of Portugal's
tragedy. The vague forebodings-proved
baseless-and there is a general feeling
of relief tonight that all passed well,
in view of the political turmoil. The
great outpouring of people along the
procession was noteworthy. Tirey
packed the pavements, crowded the
windows and choked -the side streets.
While evidences of- deep and popular
sorrow seemed to be absent, many
stood with uncoveerd heads, and no
where was actual disrespect wit
nessed. JTroops guarded the streets
and were -niasssd in numerous parks
alQ7'g the route; all shops and cafe's
were Closed and shutters covered the
windows of the . ministerial buildings
In the Pracado Comvnercio, where the
King ahd Crown Prince were assassin
ated a week ago.
Young King's Tears Ov-ei-How.
It was a grlef-stfioken palace: hearts
were turned In. pity and strong men
shaken at the- senile in the private
anrrtments, where the special embas
sies were received. Neither Queen
Amelie nor the Dowager Queen Maria
Pla was to be seen, but King Manuel
carried himself as Sravely as be might,
though deadly pale and on the verge
of a complete breakdown when. the or
deal was .finished. The Duke of Con-r
naught, Prince Eltel Frederick "and
Infante Fernando, in addition tcj-the
verbal condolences, presented personal
letters from their sovereigns to tlTe
King, who was .greatly touched by
these messages. Tears that were air
most constantly in his 'eyes, several
times overflowed. '
When the members at the court and
the special representatives, of the for
eign .Kouptries tutored the chapel for
the"last brief service,' the King re
mained behind. Neither ho nor the two
Queens followed tlie cortege to the
chapel. The vioHent death of his father,
it was said, bad absolved King Manuel
from conforming to the tradition .of
walking b.ehind the dead to the grave.
Nevertheless' his absence and the ab
sence of Queen Amelie and the Dow
ager Queen has caused universal com
ment, being generally attributed- to
other reasons.
The religious serviea at the church was
vtry stately". The Interior , was draped
and ' literally buried In floral tributes.
Those sent by the Emperor, of' Germany
and the President of the United States,
two of fhe largest wreaths, occupied a
promine'nt place. . v. ,.
.The bodies will lie-in -state; for three
days and then will be consigned to the
ton.bs in the Pantheon.
The funeral procession left the Ne
cessidades Palace at exactly 11:30 on
Its long march of over V4 miles to the
Church of Saq Vicente, which Is at
tached to the- royal pantheon, where
the bodies of King Carlos and the
Crown Prince finally were laid at rest.
The funeral cortege arrived at the
church o San .Vicente at 2 o'clock. It
traversed the scene of the- tragedy in
the . Praoa do Commercio in absolute
quiet.
Coffins Borne From Palace.
Clarions sounded down the principal
avenue, announcing the approach of
the regiments, which later followed the
funeral procession. Then from afar
came the fanfare of bugles, summoning
the cavalry, which deployed rapidly to
guard the route of the cortege. In ad
dition to these preparations, the streets
were filled with swiftly moving ve
hicles conveying dignitaries to the pal
ace. While the cortege was being or
ganized the members of the royal fam-'
lly took their last view of their dead
at-the palace. Prayers were said in
the royal chapel by the prests and
then the two coffins were carried out;
tlie King, the two Queens, and the
Duke of Oporto marching behind.
Januel was clad In the uniform ot
a midshipman. The two Queens, who
were robed in the mourning garb of
English-, widows, their black cloaks
covered by a long veil, carried, as did
the King, tail lighted candles. They
left the coffins at the portals of the
palace.
Apart from the hearses themselves,
which were covered with heavy drap
eries and trappings of Black 'velvet
bordered with fringes of gold, the fea
ture of the cortege which attracted the
most attention was the gilded state
coaches of the 16th, 17th and 18th cen
turies, which were reserved for the
use of the foreign missions and" the
highest dignitaries of Portugal.:.
Fag-eant Bright and Glittering.
Tlie funeral cortege moved more slowly
than had been expected, and it was the
middle of the afternoon before it reached
fhe church. The pageantwas a glitter
ing one. It was headed by a section of
cavalry, followed by the munilcpal
guards. Then came six grooms of the
chamber in gala dress, followed by the
carriages of the judges, councillors, mem
bers of the House of Peers. Ambassadors,
Princes, government and palace officials
and ecclesiastical functionary. The
hearse or coach containing the body of
King Carlos was drawn by 'ten' horses:
that containing the body of the Crown
Prince by eight. They were led by
grooms and- other officials carrying flam
ing torches. On either side marched a-
file of soldiers of the royal guard. The
rear of the" procession consisted of the
royal bodyguard, the military household
of the King, mounted officers and a com
pany of cavalry.
Reminder of Middle Ages.
The heavily-armed procession which
left the Necessldades Palace was rem
iniscent of a bygone age. Cavalry with
pikes led the way; Infantry and artil
lery brought up the rear. The cortege
proper was surrounded by ' squadrons
of dragoons. -. It consisted of the fu
neral cars, following in the . wake of
high-seated, gilded coaches, each
drawn by sis pairs of rlchly-caparl-
soned mules, in which rode the special
Ambassadors and the Irtgh dignitaries
of court. These lumbering, creaking,
springless vehicles are Portugal's
pride, -dating back to the golden age.
Each has a . romantic history.
Riding alongside of these wore spe
cial platoons of Hussars with drawn
( sabers. The crown, draped with crepe,
i was borne. In a separate carrfaae. The
swordbearers and the staffbearers
walked aheud6fu the funeral cars and
three row. of taper-bearers on either
!de. Bareheaded lackeys, in the royal
livery of red and yellow, and halber
diers, with arms reversefl. marched beu-hind-
the cars. Here, also, came the
mounts of the dead masters, covered
with black mantles. The sleeves of
the soldiers, the whips of the coach
men, hilts .of swords., caps of grooms
and points of lances, all bore crepe.
Street lamps, veiled . and lighted,
heightened the effect or the cortege.
The head of the cortege drevy up before'
the stone steps leading to the church- of
San Vlnoente, a historic editice built in
the reign of Philip II, where in an ad
joining wing or royal pantheon arc en
tombed' members of the royal family. A
group of clergy led by the patriarch-of
Lisbon headed the cortege at the steps.
The coffins were curried from tho
hearses and, enveloped in the, national
flag, were placed On biers fn front of
the" church. Troops formed about them
in open square and now occurred what
seemed to many the most touching in
cident of the day. . From one side
slowly marched a company of men
wearing long black robes and carry
ing lighted torches. They were mem
bers of the ancient sacred fraternity
of the Holy House of Pity, organized
in -the thirteenth century, to which Por
tuguese tradition has accorded the
privilege of uttering .the first absolu
tion over tho dead-sovereigns as well
as later of claiming the catafulque and
burial pall, which i they may sell for
the benefit of their, charities. . Their
service is symbolised by disregard for
all worldly vanities .and by humility.
The chaolain of the order intoned the
accustomed prayers, while the troops
stood lit attention, and in the distance
could be heard, the minute guns of the
land batteries," to which the Britisii
and Spanish cruisers replied gun for
gun.
The interior of the edifice was
dniped from ceiling to floor with rich
hangings of purple velvet embroidered
in gold. Vari-colored jewels encrust
ing the ebony cross gleamed in the
subdued light of ntrmberless candles,
which was also rl-flected from the
jeweled orders covering the breasts of
most of the mourners who filled the
cathedral. The second absolution
having been pronounced by the
patriarch, a requiem mass was cele
brated. -
Swears Bodies Are in Coffins.
The ceremony In the church lasted half
an hour, and the coffins remained some
time for public view, and were then con
veyed to the mortuary chapel adjoining
the church, where another mass was said
for the repose of the souls of the dead.
The ceremony of handing over the cof
fins to the patriarch of Lisbon was car
ried out immediately after the departure
of the members of . the cortege. The
Grand Chamberlain, banded him tho keys
and declared upon solemn oath that the
bodies of King Carlos and Crown Prince
Luis Philippe really were contained in
the coffins; that he had seen and recog
nized them and looked them in and had
accompanied the bearers of the key3 to
the cathedral. High court officials signed
a witnesses the two documents regard
ing the handing oer of the keys.
Largest Floral Pieces.
Two oj the largest floral pieces, six
feet in circumference, ocupied the most
prominent positions against the altai
rails. .Those were from the Emperor of
Germany. Another, somewhat similar in
proportions, qame from President Roose
velt. Spanish royal houses, including the
various branches of the Orleans family,
were represented by handsome-floral trib
utes, and the British, American. Spanish
and other foreign colonies sunt floral
liieces in great numbers. These, how
ever, represented but a small portion of
the total floral offerings. King Edward's,
for example, not having arrived, and hun
dreds of others are still to be receit-ed
fronr all quarters. " ,
The funeral service in the c,hurch of
San Vincente was imposing. The cata
falque, was placed about the middle of
the church under the dome. -Thei two
biers were ornamented with gold embroi
dery, while the catafalque as of black
and stiver. Round the three sides of the
catafalque were arranged massive brass
vandelabra with tapers reaching some
eight and some ten feet from the ground.
Gorgeous Scene "at Church.
At-2 o'clock tlje mourners began to ar
rive. The Princes and special missions
took places on the stands reserved for
them inside the altar rail, the diplomatic
corps filled tribunes in the north transept.
The band without, playing the funeral
march, announced the arrival of the cor
tege, and at 2:15 the nave was lined by
gorgeously uniformed archers of' the
royal household. Five minutes-later the
tinkling of the bell, the smell of Incense,
the cross elevated and priestly chants In
timated to those assembled that' the bod
ies of the King and Crown Prfnce were
being received at the portals in all the
odor of sanctity.
Up th steep, black-carpeted steps, the
heavy coffins were borne and deposited
on the two parallel biers a few feet in
side the door. Hero the first prayers
were said and the responses sung. Mean
while the venerable mitred patriarch, at
tended by bishops, canons and other high
church dignitaries in scarlet and ermine
robes, had come down to the chancel
rails, there to receive tflie bodies. The
ponderous coffins were borne up the
church, that of the Prince'tirst, then that
of tho King, by court officials- in scarlet,
yellow and black uniforms. It took 20
stalwart men to bear the massive sar
cophagus containing the body of King
Carloe.
An interesting feature of' the cere
mony 'was the' emblematic crown, cov
ered with crept-, carried by an official
and gqavclcd by an admiral with drawn
sword. Portugal has no crown, but
the emblem was there at tho foot of
the double bier.
The bodies will be exposed to public
view until Monday afternoon.
Joy in House of Glcaou.
Billy Gleason, prince of gentlemen and
actors, and his brilliant wife Mina Crolius
Gleason, have taken the first degree in
grandparenthood and are on fine terms
with all the world as a consequence. It
happened on last Thursday that a son
was born to Mr. and Mrs. James Gleason,
the latter being more generally known
by her stage name (Lucile Webster). In
the house of Gleason their reigns joy,- for
the lad Is about as fine a juvenile as ever
made an entrance on this big world-stage,
this according to Grandpa Gleason and
Popper Jim.
Panic in Copenhagen.
COPENHAGEN. Feb. 8. The bank
ing firm of Hermann, Meyer & Com
pany suspended business today. .
The stock exchange here la inclined
to be panicky, and all quotations fell
today. The biggest drop was In in the
shares of the Detail Handler Bank,
which lost 21 per cent. The Minister
of Finance is to attend a meeting of
bankers tomorrow to deviso means of
reassuring the public.
Vnemploycd Enter Xavy.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. According to
the latest records, the Navy has profited
by the -recent scarcity of employment in
many lines in the way of nllstmcnts and
the complement in now only about 500
men short.
FLEET SOON TO
ENTER PACIFIC
- J
Clears From Punta Arenas and
Heads Northward Through .
the, Western Strait.
PASSES BY SCENIC COAST
Torpedo Flotilla Takes Inside Pas.
' feagc and Is Piloted to Talcuhuana
by Lieutenant-Commander Ko
seas, of tlie Chilean Navy.
PUNTA ARENAS. Straits of Magellan.
Feb. .8. 2 A. M. The American battle
ships, accompanied by the torpedo-boat
flotilla, cleared from - the harbor at 1
o'clock on their' way through the west
ern half of the strait to the Pacific Coast
of South America. r
Lieutenant-Commander Roseas. of the
Chilean Navy, is acting as pilot for the
American torpedo boats through' the
Strait and up "to Talcahuana, where the
torpedo flotilla, will make its next stop.
ThrougB the dangerous channels of
the Western portion of Magellan Strait,
navigating with extreme, caution until
Cape Pilares,' the Westernmost point
of the Southern side of the strait has
been left well behind and the waters
of the broad Pacific fairly entered, the
American battleship fleet and torpedo
boat destroyer flotilla now continue
their remarkable cruise. From Punta
Arenas their course Ilea southward to
Cape Froward, the southernmost point
on the mainland of South America.
From Cape Froward, the Strilt turns
and extends 150 miles' in a northwest
erly direction. After Cape Pilares tho
battleship's' prows will be turned
northward and a course laid along the
Chilean Coast to a point oft Valparaiso
and thence to Callao.
Flotilla Takes Inside Home.
Lieutenant Cone's flotilla torpedo
b.oat destroyers will part company
with the battleships when Smyth
channel, .10 miles from the Western
end of Magellan Strait, is reached and
proceed northward through tlis chan
nel. They will follow an inside route
that will keep the little vessels well
protected from heavy weather and also
shorten their voyage to Talcahuano,
their next stopping place, 2130 knots
from Punta Arenas.
Following closely along the rocky
coast of Chile, the battleships in a
week's time will find themselves off
Valparaiso. Here they will run in
close to the city and will each fire the
National salute of 21 guns after which
they will continue their voyage to
Callao, Peru.
Grand Ecenery in vtew.
That portion of Magellan Strait
through which the fleet is now passing
is one of the most wildly picturesque
waterways in the world, and American
sailor will witness scenery that is ex
cessively grand. Rqged mountains,
some of --them reaching the height of
7000 feet, border the strait on both
sides. The shores mostly are steep and
glaciers descend nearly to the sea in
some places, and frequently crown pre
cipices in others.
The currents are powerful and swift
and the depth of the water is one of its
remarkable features. In some places
reaching 580 fathoms, or about 3600
feet. The winds of the strait are never
at rest. Pouring through mountain
ranges, they are sudden, powerful, un
certain in direction, and usually
freighted with squalls of enow or rain.
The gloom of the place is ever pres
ent, accentuating the majesty of its
scenery.
When Capo Pilares has been passed,
the vessels will be practically out of
the strait. The only other land remali
ing in their path will be the Evangel
ists." 2S70 feet northwest of Cape Pi
lares. They consist of four rocky islets
and some detached rocks, named, thus
by the early Spanish navigators. Aft:
rounding the Evangelists, the ships will
have a clear track northward to Val
paraiso and Callao.
CONVERSE DEFENDS THE XAVY
Report to President Answers Criti
cism of War Vessels.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. Admiral Con
verse today submitted to Secretary
Metcalf a report on the results of his
Investigations into the recently published
criticisms of the designs of American
naval vessels.
Admiral Converse answers in great de
tail every charge. It is not probable that
tho report will bo made publlo until the
President has had an opportunity to read
it. if then. It may be. stated, however,
that the report undertakes to demonstrate
as clearly as figures, comparisons of for
eign navies and scale drawings can es
tablish the fact, that the fighting ships
of the American Navy were at the date of
their design the, best ships In the world
of their class and that they are today
comparable on even terms with -the ships
of any other navy.
It is declared in the report that every
thing that human forethought on the
part of intelligent t and highly trained
naval officers could do to insure this rer
suit is shown- to have been done by the
veteran naval officers who perfected the
designs for tlie vessels of the new Navy.
Few, If any, of the objections which have
been found by. later day eritics, were un
known to the designers of' the ships who
considered iem while the plans were
being prepared, which, it is said, repre
sented the. necessary compromise between
extreme views of different schools of
construction.
BUILD OXLV TWO BATTLESHIPS
Probable Recommendation of Com
mittee on Naval Affairs.
' WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. For nearly
three hours today the members of the
House committee on naval affaire
threshed over the greater Navy question
preliminary to Monday's vote which will
decide whether the committee shall
recommend' an appropriation for the
building of the four battleships asked for
by the department and urged strongly by
the President, or shall recommend the
building of only two in accordance with
the general policy of retrenchment sup
ported at the present session by the Re
publican majority. No decision was
reached, and though the discussion was
more or(less frank, no member announced
in advance his vote.
Representative Hobson, of Alabama,
who with Representatives Lamar, of Mis
souri. Talbot of Maryland and Padgett of
Tennessee, visited the White House this
week by the President's invitation to
canvass the situation in the committee
and in the House, led the debate in favor
of four ships.
The meeting was exclusive. The belief
Is tfcat the committee will recommend the
construction of only two battleships. . ,
Maryland Beats Target Record.
SANTA BARBARA. Cal., Feb. S. A j
new world's record at target practice ;
by the cruiser Maryland at Magdalena 1
Bay is reported by Stewart Edward
White, who ha just returned from j
there on n collier. The day's- average
of the Maryland was right and forty-one-hundredths
(8.411 Jilts per minute,
while steaming in battle formation at
ten knots. The shots were tired at
a target 12x21 feet, at 1700 yards. j
The record of 8.41 hits per sun per j
minute was made as the Maryland with !
tho other ships in battle formation
steamed past tho target und returned,
tiring first from one side and then from
the other. It was an Average for the
entire day for the whole battery of
about 30 six-Inch guns. One of the
gunners on the Maryland made an aver
age of 13.55 hits per minute, which is
very close to the world's record for a
single gun. The world's battery , fire
record was broken.
MAYOR TAYLOR WEDS AT 70
Qtlirr MARHIAGK TO MISS EL
MCK JKFFF.RS. '
San FranclM-o Executive Takes as
Hritlc lland-oine Woman of 30
at Trinity Church.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 8. (Spe
cialsHis face beaming with the love
light of youth-. Mayor Taylor cast off
4i of his 70 years today, as he took
In marriage the hand of Miss Eunice
.letters, a handsome young woman who
has just' turned 30. The ceremony
took place in Trinity Episcopal Church
ut o:30 o'clock this afternoon. Rey. Dr.
Clampett officiated.
There were, present the Mayor's two
grown sons, , a few of his most inti
mate friends, and his wife's relatives.
From the church "the couple went to
tlie Mayor's home in California street,
where a dinner -was served.
Mrs. Taylor is the daughter df the
late Miles S. Jeffers.
As the Mayor and his bride emerged
from the church a. light drizzle began
to fall. The younf woman shrank
back in the doorway at the sight of
the rain and tho battery of cameras,
but the Mayor, with head bared and
countenance aglow, faced the artists and
smiled while the boom of the flash
lights illuminated the drizzle.
Mrs. Taylor was calm and collected
and robed in a gown of lavender chif
fon, satin trimmed with exquisite lace.
The Taylor home has been completely
refurnished for the occasion.
Mayor Taylor's first wife, who was
a niece of the late -Senator Stanford,
died several years ago
PREVENTS CUT IN STOCK
Injunction Restrains Steel Concern
' From Refinancing Plan.
NEW TORK, Feb. 8. In consequence
of an injunction requiring the American-
Steel Foundries Company to show
cause why it should not bo restrained
from putting In effect the proposed re
financing plan, the special meeting of
tlie stockholders of that corporation,
called today in Jersey City, has been
adjourned until March H. ' The Ameri
can Steel Foundries Company is a. sub
sidiary of the United States Steel Cor
poration. After the adjournment of the meet
ing today, there ' was an informal tnlk
between Judge Gary, chairman of the
board of directors of tho United States
Steel Corporation, and David 'Struuss,
on whose motion the injunction was
issued. Judge Gary took the ground
that corporations that are capitalized
in excess of their valuation must Re
duce their stock issues before they can
pay dividends, which he said can only
be paid from the surplus. Under tho
reorganization plan, it is proposed to
reduce the capital stock from $37,650,
000 to 17,1S4,000. .
Mr. Strauss alleges that the adoption
of the plan would place tho property
in the hands of the preferred stock
holders to satisfy their claims for ac
cumulated dividends.
FRAUD IN MAINE OFFICE
Mail Clerk and Publisher Accused
of Conspiracy.
PORTLAND, Me., Feb. 8. George Fred
erick Terrey, general manager of the
Sawyer Publishing Company at Water
vllle. and Henry Boshand, who for a
number of years has handled the second
and third-class mall matter in the Water
ville postoffice, wese indicted In the
United States District Court today for al
leged joint conspiracy to defraud the Gov
ernment of postage. It is alleged that the
Government has Been robbed of many
thousands of dollars a year for several
years by Terrey and Boshand. the
amount being as high as $o0,oao a year.
DINE AT HOTEL LENOX
Tills Evening Full Table d'Uote
Set-vice At 5:30 P, M 73 Cents.
Grill Room Reservations Phone
Main 7100.
SUNDAY MENU.
Golery. Olives.
Cracked Club.
Soup.
Consomme a la Royal.
Fish.
Baked Striped Kuss. Anchovy Sauce,
and Cucumbers. .
Entrees.
Spring- Chicken, Maryland Style.
Pineapple Fritters, Wine Sauce.
Roasts.
Young Turkey, Stuffed; Cranberry
Sauce.
Prime Ribs of Beef, as Jus.
Vegetables,
Corn on Cob. Brown Sweet Potatoes.
Mashed or Steamed Potatoes,
Salad.
Waldorf Salad.
Desserts.
Pumpkin Pie. Lemon Pie. Custard Pie.
Tuttl Frutti Ice Cream and Cake.
Coffee.
WILL NOT GRANT IMMUNITY
One Hundred Lumbermen to Be
Dropped From List.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Feb. . (Special.)
Unwilling to furnish immunity against
the collection of the advanced freight
rates, as provided for in the injunction
granted by Federal Juifge Hanford, on
November J, to those who have paid
nothing for it and who have not kept
faith with the Pacific Coast Lumber
Manufacturing Association, and the
Shingle Mills Bureau, the freight-rate
committee, through Its attorneys, will go
before the United States Court Monday
and ask that tho names of approximately
10U shingle and lumber marrufueturers be
dropped from the llet now on file with
tho court and that they be denied the
protection of the big $230,000 bond filed
we say that
ommDia
Tailoring
is the best of
all Clothing
propositions
in this town
we tack our
statements
up with the
"Goods"
Columbia productions are
"the equal of any tailor's
better than most and yet,
by reason of more modern
facilities and a larger busi
ness, Columbia prices are a
full third less than in other
first-class e s t a b 1 i shments.
We've advertised and em
phasized, again and again,
the superiority of our line of
fabrics, the excellence of our
work, the nobbiness of style
and perfection of fit in Co
lumbia garments, and it's a
safe assertion that never has
a single man been disap
pointed in the. realization of
the high expectations we
have thus cheated in his
mind. Columbia Tailoring
today enjoys the largest pat
ronage of any tailoring or
clothing line in the Pacific
Northwest indisputable
proof of its supremacy.
Greatest satisfaction and
money saved are the factors
responsible. Take advantage
of our
Clearance of Winter
Woolens now in
progress
Special mid-season inducements
An Extra Pair of
Trousers Free .
WITH EVERY SUIT OR
OVERCOAT ORDER
$25 to $28 Fabrics
Now Reduced to
inrliirlino- the Free FtcIm
Trousers i
'Lyes
Grant Pheg'ley, Manag'er
ELKS BUILDING
SEVENTH AND STARK
by the lumbermen to protect tho rail
roads in case the Interstate Commerce
Commission decides the new rata is luijal.
This action on the part of the commit lee
was tiiken only after every effort had
been mada to induce the delinquent manu
facturers to put up bonds to Indemnify
the signers of the originul bond.
More Pelcgates for Tal't.
WEST PIjAINS, Mo., Feb. 8. The
Fourteenth Congressional District Re
publican convention here tod;ty in
dorsed Secretary of War Taft for the
presidential nomination, and two dele.
SfHifS were instructed tor him.
GRIP LEADS 10 FMEBHOXU
If neglected, and anions its possible
after-developments, if it fs not' given
prompt and proper .attention, are
chronic affections of the eyes, ears and
throat In some cases, it seriously
impairs the taste and smell. Do not
delay treatment move the bowels
with Hood's Pills, which work quick
ly and thoroughly, and begin taking
Hood's Sarsaparilla, the best medicine
for ridding the blood of the grip poi
son, restoring the appetite, aiding the
digestion, building up the strength.
Sick Tto Months. "Hood's Sarsa
parilla has cured me of the grip. I
was sick for two months and was tired
and weak and couid not do any work.
Finally I bent for a bottle of this medi
cine, and when I had taken half of it
I could do the housework. Today I
feel like a new woman, and recom
mend Hood's to all who have the grip."
Miss Carrlo Irby, Jenkins, Mo.
Two Severe Attacks. -"I had two
severe attacks of the grip and a siejre
of lung fever, and was left with a bad
cough. Hood's Sarsaparilla cured me.
It is the best medicine to build up the
system." Mrs. C. I. Richardson, Hills
boro, Oregon.
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