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CORVA GAZETTE. .- .-J . - . - WEEKLY. tiMbT'i m. I Consolidated Feb., 1899. COKVAIiMS, BENTOU COtJKTX, OBEGrOK, FBEDAX, FEBRUARY 28, 1902. VOL. . XXXIX. NO. . 10. EVENTS OP THE DAY FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE WORLD. Comprehensive Review of the Important Happenings of the Past Week, Presented in a Condensed Form, Which Is Most Likely to Prove of Interest to Our Many Readers. San Francisco has just exjierienced the worst storm in many years. Blondon, the Boston wife murderer, has been arrested in New York. Fire at a Mace, Idaho, mine boarding house resulted in the death of four mei PRINCE HENRY and the injury of 12. Tillman and McLaurin have been re stored to the senate roll to await defin ite action by that body. Two New York Central passenger trains collided near Auburn, N. Y. Five 'trainmen were killed. Two vessels on the Atlantic coast near Fenwick shoals, collided. One of them sank with all on board. Should the Danish government ratify the sale, of the West Indies to the United States, a detachment of soldiers from Porto Rico will lie sent to raise the American flag. An oil tank containing 1,000 gallons of oil exploded in Pittsburg. No one was injured:. Germany is highly pleased with the reception Prince Henry is receiving in the United States. Tillman and McLaurin, the South Carolina senators, have practically been suspended from the senate. It will probably be for 30 days. The senate lias passed the Philippine tariff bill. Cortez, a leading Filipino rebel, has been captured. Miss Stone, the American mission ary, has been released. Secretary Hitchcock is expected to leave the cabinet soon. Nineteen lives were lost in the Park Avenue hotel tire in New York. . The Philippine Commission favors modifying the Chinese exclusion order. The provinces of Laguna and Batan gas have beenehtrrely cleared. of insur gents. .. '. ' ; Barcelona, ' Spain yt -rioters continue their depredations upon the stores apd factories. ' A severe -sleet . storm that . prevailed on the Atlantic coast tied up all traffic for a time. " Senators Tillman and McLaurin, of South Carolina, engaged in a fist fight and were required to apologize to the Benate. Fire in Portland destroyed $94,000 worth of property and for a time threat ened to get leyond all control of the firemen. Prince Henry and staff arrived in New Yor one day late. They were delayed-oh 'account of a severe storm off the Atlantic coast. Twenty lives were 000 hotel, fire at New- lost in a f '. York. ,000,- A tidal wave on the Salvadorian roast caused the loss of lives. more than 50 , Ixmdon consumes eleven tons of salt a day. A Chinese dressed as a woman at tempted to enter Ogdensburg, N. Y., from Canada. The dowager queen, Margherita of Italy, will visit the United States un der the name of Countess Stupinigi. Chevalier Victor Zeg$rio, who repre sented Italy at the Columbian exposi tion, has been appointed commissioner to Italy for the St. Louis world's fair. it in . . tm ' -, i m irtr, mil - . m. M ? i aJ ;-r'N' if -h k -v-' ; LAUNCH OF THE ' METEOR. German Empereror's New Yacht ' Slides the Water at Shooter's Island. Into New York, !eb. 26. SunBhine waa the only thing needed to make complete the otherwise successfully carried out and brilliant program arranged for yes terday when the announced purpose of the visit of Prince Henry of Prussia to this country, as the representative his brother, Emperor William, was ac complished here and the kaiser's yacht Meteor was launched and christened by Miss Alice Roosevelt, attended by her father,-the president. The launching, on Shooter's island took place in the morning, and the pro gram, carried out without a hitch, took up something less than an hour OF PRUSSIA. Sponsor, prince and president, were the center of a brilliant assemblage of guests privileged to witness an ex change' of international courtesies. After the launching the president and Mrs. and Miss Roosevelt were the guests of the prince on board the royal yacht Hohenzollern, the "pesident and his wife leaving for Washington in the afternoon. . Miss Alice Roosevelt' re mained in New York with friends. The feature -of the afternoon was the presentation -of the freedom of "New York to Prince Ilenry. ;The .ceremony, which took' place in the city hall, was short, and 'the prince, in response to Mayor Low's brief address, gave pleas ant expression: to the desire for con tinued and increasing friendship be tween the two countries, while he made graceful acknowledgment of the unusual welcome accorded him. Notwithstanding the rain, it is esti mated that fully 100,000 people waited outside the city hall until the prince appeared after the ceremony, and here, as well as along the route afterward taken by the carriages, the .royal visitor was accorded an ovation by the poeple of New York. In the evening Prince Ilenry, his suite and the presidential delegates were the guests ef Mayor Low at din ner at the Manhattan clnb and. the day was brought to a close by a ' wonderful performance at the Metropolitan opera house. ' ' ,. . MISS "STONE IS Fr?E.. c Has Arrived at Strumnitza" with tici Compan ion, Mme. Tsilka. j- Constantinople; Feb. 26. Miss-Ellen Mi Stone, the American -missionary, who With Mme. Tsilka was captured by brigands in the district of Salon ica, September 30 last, has been released.and has arrived at Strumnitza, Macedonia. Nobody was at Strumnitza to meet Miss Stone, as the brigands had given no indication where they intended to release the prisoners. Mme. Tsilka and her baby were also released at the same time. They are all well. Miss Stone immediately made herself known to the authorities. The first news of Miss Stone's release was contained in a telegram received by Mr. Dickinson, the American consul general at Constantinople, from the American vice consul at Salonica. The telegram gives no details of the release. As Strumnitza is near the Salonica- Uskub railroad, Miss Stone will proceed J to Salonica without delay. Mrs. Snow's Claim Sustained. New Orleans, Feb. 27. The federal court of appeals today sustained Mrs. Annie E. Snow's claim to a one eighteenth life interest in the wells in the Veatch survey,- the richest part of the Beaumont oil fields. Mrs. Snow keeps a small hotel in California and paid no attention to the waste lands until oil was discovered, when she set up her claim for the share inherited through her children. NEWS OP THE STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS OF OREGON. Commercial and Financial Happenings of Im portance A Brief Review of. the Growth and Improvements of the Many Industries Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth Latest Market Report. Columbia county Republican conven tion will meet in St. Helens March 22 ..-,-'-. f - . . - Harrisburg citizens '- have raised $400 bonus to erect an excelsior factory Marion county . Democratic conven tion has been called to meet in Salem April 5. The Prohibitionists of Linn countv met in Albany February 22 and nomin ated a ticket. : All evidence of 'smallpox at Roseburg has disappeared. The public schools have reopened. J v' ? . : si. A new po8toffice has-been established at Timon, Coos county, on the route from Riverton to Parkersburg. ..... The breaking up of the ice in Powder river was attended with considerable damage to- the ..nirmes, roads- and uriages. LATge enage timbers wer seen in the stream and the iron flume of the Howell ditch, was" swept away. At a school meeting in Ontario the taxpayers voted to Jbond the district- in the sum of $o,000; for the purpose of building four more rooms to the public school 'building, to supply, the increas ing demand for more room and adding higher grades to the sclwol. Colonel N.- B. Knight, a prominent Oregon attorney, of ..Salem, is dead. The Polk county Republican central committee will meet in Dallas March 1 ine Ked tsoy and Concord mines in Eastern Oregon have been consoli dated. A gray eagle, measuring 7 feet 2 inches from tip to tip was shot a few days ago near Astoria. The Fish lake irrigation, ditch in Southern Oregon will be completed by May 1. The ditch is 65 miles long. As a result of the recent cold snap in Umatilla county, about 25 per cent of the grain sowed last fall must be - re sowed. Two Jacksonville prisoners, who were being held for burglary broke jail a few nights ago in .some mysterious manner and escaped. " The mill dam across Long Tom river at Monroe, which furnished power for the large roller mills there, has been washed out by: the high water. At the recent teachers' examination in Douglas county, five applicants re ceived state papers. For county certi ficates there were 32 applicants, 20 of whom, passed.- The Democratic state cpnvention will be" held in Portland April 10. The Democratic convention for the Second congressional district will be held at the same time and place. The price of land in general is ad vancing in Benton county. Farnis which a few years ago could have been purchased at $10 per acre are now held at $20 to $25 an acre. . Many new families are seeking . homes in that section. Portland Markets, Wheat-Walla Walla, 6565e; bluestem, 6666c; Valley, 6465c. Barley Feed, $1919.50; brewing, 020.50 per ton. Oats No. 1 white, $1.151.25; gray, f i.iuggi.zu. . Flour Best grades, $2.803.40 per barrel; graham, $2.5p2.80.. Millstuffs Bran, $19 per ton; mid dlings, $21; shorts, $21.50; chop, 17.50. .......... Hay Timothy, $1213; clover, 7.508; Oregon wild hay, $56 per ton. - . .' . '' - :;v Potatoes Best Burbanks-, $1.-101.35 per cental ; ordinary,' 7585c '- per cen tal, growers' - prices; sweets, $22.50 per cental.' ' ' .-. , ' . Butter Creamery, 25,27c; dairy, 1820c; store, 13 15c. Eggs 2225c for Oregon. Cheese Full cream, twins, 13 13Mc, Young America, 1415c; fac tory prices, 112C less. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.50 50; hens, $4.505.50 per dozen, 10 12c per pound; springs. 11c per pound, $34 per dozen; ducks, $56 per doz en; turkeys, live, 1213c; dressed, 1516c per pound; geese, $67 per dozen. Mutton Gross, 4c per pound ; dress ed, 77t'c per pound. Hogs Gross, 5J4C; dressed, 67c per pound. . Veal 88K for small; 77 for large. Beef Gross, cows, 3?4c; steers,. 44sc; dressed, 6K7c per pound. Hops 11 13c per pound. Wool Valley, 1315c; Eastern Ore gon, 812Kc; mohair, 2121c per pound. Millions of acres in Louisiana, .Cal ifornia and Texas are offered to home seekers by railroads. A St. Louis judge ruled in a-damage case against a street railway company that "smooth" nickels must be accepted at their face value. Greenland and Iceland have the bet ter of ns in the way of trade. Last year we imported goods from those two countries to the value of $82,533, and old them only $520 worth in return. FIXES PHILIPPINE TARIFF. Senate Passes BiU fcya Strictly Party Vote- Some Warm Speeches. Washington, Feb. 25. After eight hours of tumultuous" 'debate ,the senate, shortly before 7 o'clock last evening, passed the Philippine "tariff bill by a vote of 46 to.26, strictly 'party vote. . During the debate on the bill, Mc Comas and . Wellington, of Maryland, became involved in a "controversy,"' dur ng the course of which- the? lattfe'r de clared that if McComas A should , make his statements outside of the senate chamber he would brand t them as a malicious falsehood. He was called to order promptly and resumed his seat amid considerable excitement. . : Many amendments were- i offered to the Philippine -bill, but, except; those MISS ALICE ROOSEVELT, Who Will Christen the German Emperor's New Yacht Meteor. offered by the committee, only one an id" amendment restoicting the operation of the sedition laws enacted by the Tafi commission was passed. r-Th siend- rnent.of 'Foraker, fixingthe" rate, o'f duties levied upon products coming into the United States from the Philippines at 50 per cent of the Dingley rates, in stead of 75 per cent, as fixed in the bill, was lost, but it received-' a large Republican vote. Had the Democrats voted for it as a party, it would have' carried, but many Democrats voted against it. -- What the Measure Provides. ,. " As passed, the measure provides that articles imported into the Philippine archipelago from the United States shall be required to pay the duties lev ied against them by the. Philippine commission, and paid-upon like articles imported into the archipelago from for eign countries ; that articles imported into the United States from the Philip pines, shall pay a duty of 75 per cent of the rates fixed by the Dingley- law, less any export taxes paid upon the ar ticles sent from the Philippine archi pelago, as required by the Philippine commission. All articles now imported free into the United States shall here after be exempt from export duty im posed in the Philippines. ' " ' ' '.' The bill exempts the commerce pass ing between the" United Stated arid ' the Philippines from, the operation 'Of 'ther navigation laws of . the United States until July 1, 1904. and authorizes the Philippine commission to issue licenses to craft now. engaged in lighterage, or. exclusive' harbor7 business,' provided such craft are built in tne'-Uflited State's or in the Philippines and owned by cii'-; zens of the United States or by inhabi tants of the Philippines. The duties. and taxes collected in pursuance of this act shall be paid into . the treasury of the Phili ppise' islands and -used Tor their benefit. .. ; -. J, .s . All articles manufactured, in bonded warehouses; of imported materials, or of materials subject .to internal revenue tax, when shipped from the United States to the Philippines, shall be ex empt from the internal revenue, and all taxes paid upon such articles hipped to the Philippines since No vember 15. 1901, shall be refunded. Petition from Cubans. Washington, Feb. 26. Supplement ing the large number of petitions and ppeals from other organized bodies m the Island of Cuba for -relief in the shape of a reduction of tariff dues, the president has received a petition from Ramon Rivera and other representatives of the assembly of the delegates from the various tobacco working industries of Cuba, which met in Havana " the 9th inst. The petition recites the' great crisis confronting Cuba and "in the name of 30,000 workingmen, who hear hunger calling at their doors," they implore the president "to save Cuba from ruin." Conditions in Manchura. London, Feb. 26. The Pekin corre spondent of the Times, after having made a visit to Nia Chwang, says, in a dispatch to his paper, that the condi tions in the interior of Manchuria are unsatisfactory. He declares brigand age to be on the increase, and that the animosity of the people toward the Russian occupation is growing. The Russians regard the outlook with much uneasiness. Th Japanese arc ex tremely active-. SWEPT BY Ar GALE SAN FRANCISCO SUFFERS FROM 1 HEAVY WIND STORM. Many Buildings Blown Down Wire Comma " mcation Cut Off Ships in the Bay Drag Anchor Wreck and Ruin at Presidio Barometer Nearly as Low as at Time of , Great Galveston Storm. San Francisco, Feb. 26. One of the heaviest southwest storms that has been experienced in many years struck this city this morning. ; The. wind attained great velocity, blowing 45 miles an hour in the city, while af Point Reyes it reached 60 miles at 7:30 o'cIock. Ships dragged their anchors, or broke their moorings at their docks ; a fishing boat was capsized; the telephone and .electric. light wires were down, and awnings, snaae trees ana fences were wrecked and pedestrians were greatly inconvenienced . Telegraphic commu nication with the outside world was cut off. The full force of the storm was felt on the bay, and the bar was so rough that vessels were unable to leave port. No'rth of the ferries, craft of - air sorts were tossed: about like egg shells. The violent-south wind stirred the bay into a rolling, tempestuous .seaV against which anchors were r almost futile. Swell after swell, each apparently heavier than the one preceding;pound ed the 'vessels from the southerly direc tion, and sent them drifting in danger--oils proximity to one another; drove them close to the piers andlthe islands, and kept the towboats busily engaged in efforts to prevent disaster. The San Francisco lightship No. 70, located seven miles from Point Lobos, parted her moorings during the height of the storm and was soon drifting to ward the harbor, which she finally made. At the time she went astrav. .the wind was blowing'at the rate of 70 miles an hour. ....... . . ' The gale, as it swept over - the -Presidio reservation,-'leftin its trail wreck and ruin.;.' The signal officers - of4- the reservation say that at one time during the -morning the wind -was blowing at the.rate of 60. miles vatr iiout: 'Dozens ;of tents were wrenched-from- their posi tions, and, after being carried high m the air, were.'iahdedyards away, where they were afterward gathered .up .by the rain soaked soldiers j whehad fought'sb hard to sate them.' ". . The majority -of .the ten tashnpry.-collapsed- under the" pressure of the wind. To. .the soldiers the wreck of- the-v tents - was & serious affair, for the majority of them hadlall their possessins nnder- the tents; -aiid before they could collect their belong ings, they were thoroughly soaked with rain. .' .-;'- . ; .. ; . In the residence portion of. the city bordering on the military reservation, much damage was done to high 'fences and lofty chimneys. In the Mission district three three-story buildings were blown down. To Clear Rizal Province. Manila, Feb. 27. Governor Flores, of Rizal province, has ordered an expe dition, consisting of native police and volunteers, to co-operate with the con stabulary and military in clearing the prqvince of ' ladrones and insurgents, who have been pouring into Rizal from Batangas and Cavite provinces. Lieutenant Waite C. Johnson, of the Fifteenth infantry, has captured Mal var's battle flag. Johnson also cap tured Malvar's presonal jewelry, valued at over $600. Xilauea Waking Up. Honolulu, Feb. 19, via San Fran cisco, Feb. 27. The volcano Kilauea is showing signs of renewed . activity. The visitors to the crater last week found newly risen" lava and great heat. Yesterday was the coldest day ever re corded here, the thermometer register ing as low as 52 degrees above zero in the morning, and showing the greatest fluctuation ever known here, for it rose 24 degrees during the day. ' V, HONOR TO THE. PRINCE. The 'Kaiser's Brother at tha Nation's -One Round of Ovations. . Capital 11. M. Washington, Feb. 24. Prince Henry of Prussia and suite, 'accompanied by the welcoming delegations from Balti more and the German embassy, arrived heTQ "at 10:20 this morning. From that hour until his departure at mid night,- the sailor brother of the em peror of Germany was the cynosure of all eyes. He was everywhere greeted with applause. The day was one round of ovations. The prince called on President Roosevelt and met a dis tinguished company at the White House, immediately after his arrival Me wen retired, to tne Uerman em bassy, where President Roosevelt re turned his call. Later, the prince called and left his card with all the foreign ambassadors. These gentle men,, with -the foreign minister, wero afterwards received by the prince at the Uerman embassy. This was one of the most notable functions of the day. A most notable and pleasing feature of the day' was the visit of the nation's guest to the" halls of congress, while : both bodies were at work. 'The dinner given by President Roosevelt at the - White House tonight, closed the honors' toe- .stowed on the royal visitor, by official Washington today. - - '-. . '' After the." dinner the prince left' di rectly for the railroad station, where his special train awaited, him. .A troop1 of cavalry and a squadron of mounted and bicycle policemen acted as escort' to the station, and saw him safely aboard the train which left at midnight for New York City. Prince Henry gave expression tonight to his deep sense of appreciation of the splen did reception accorded him at the na tional capitol. President Leaves Washington. Washington, Feb. : 24. President Roosevelt and party left Washington shortly before midnight tonight for New York, where tomorrow the-'presi dent will witness the launching of the yacht Meteor, built for the emperor of Germany. The president's train pulled out of the station a few minutes before the one occupied by Prince Henry and his escort. QUIET AT BARCELONA. Officials Believe the Worst of the Trouble is Over Two Killed at Sarria. . Madrid, Feb. 26. A conference of miners in session here discussed means of sustaining public order. The situa tion is greatly improved. The labor societies here have declined to join the strike. Official telegrams declare that order prevails everywhere in the prov inces. More troops have been drafted to Barcelona, but it is hoped .that the worst of the trouble is now over.-" The strikers at' Barcelona have demanded payment in full of their ' Wages' for the past wees. j.ne empioyerenave reiusea these demands, except in-aV-'few cases, . 1 ml . . - 5. . .1 - . . where they were acceded to- in the hope of conciliating the tnn. '.FoIlowing the advice of the captain generaly?many factories of Barcelona have agreed to re start their fires, though it is doubtful if the men will resume work. . The re fusal of the authorities to liberate the arrested strike leaders is causing resent ment. Isolated riots are still reported. At Sarria, a village near Barcelona, some of men were arrested for experi menting with explosives. One-of these men fired on the police and -a fight ensued in-which one policeman and one "workman were killed and two men wounded. At Pedrables,. two strikers were killed in a conflict with the police. 1 Liberal, of Madrid, publishes an interview with the captain general o'f Barcelona in which he said he toured the town and that he.ifaad been well -fe-- ceived everywhere. He said he hoped the etrikers would resume work and characterized the Sarria affair f as ni- important. - -The captain general, di clared the- situation 'at Barcelona i not inspire him with anxiety. Present For. Roosevelt.. -...t Washineton.- EFfeB -'5:' Before di-rijter a the White' House" 'UihXvXkVlx vthere mm presented to the president large pastel portrait of Prince- Hgnftt i 'naval attire, a statuette (bust) otth emperor, and an autograph naval eal prepared by, the emperor. The' bos of the-emperorj shows him in ' nhiforSat of th'e Corps guard, with eagle tipped helmet. - -.2 - More Pay for Mailcarriers; : Washington, Feb. 26. The post master general has issued a general or der announcing the increase of pay ef rural free delivery mail carriers (100 each per annum. Mayor Low's Proclamation. New York, Feb. 25. The mayor of New York yesterday issued his first proclamaiton since he assumed office. He called upon the citizens of New York to display national colors from their residences and stores in honor of. Prince Henry. The appointment of Yung Lu ai "first secretary" in China shows that Russia will hold the whip hand and that'Great Britain may expect no favors- Leopold Wants to Come. Brussels, Feb. 25. The Associated Press is authorized by an official of King Leopold's household to announce that while his majesty has' on several occasions expressed a desire to yisit the United States, he has never reached the point of suggesting any date and has not uttered a word from which could bo deduced any confirmation of tha report that he intends to undertake a voyage to America this year. Br THENATI0FS GUEST ' -: -" -. - PRI NCE HENRY AD - PARTY AR- RIVSE AT NEW YORIC Royal Salute from the American Forts Met . ( ' Dwwn $c Bay by" Admiral Evans Dis ; ; enibark from thc Steamer Kronprmz the Prince Receives Callers on Board the ' Royal Yacht Hohenzollern. New Yqrk, Feb. 24. Prince Henry - of Prussia, representative of his brother, the emperor of Germany, at the launch ing of the latter's American built yacht, reached New. York yesterday and was cordially welcomed as a guest of the nation. The land batteries that guard the 'outer harbor sounded tha first greeting in a ponderous greeting of 21 guns, (he , rifles of a special naval " squadron' assembled in his honor re- echoed the sentiment, there were verbal greetfpgs from the. representatives f President Roosevelt, the armv. navr. and tha.oity;of New York, and a great crowf lindthe way.Jn the city to sea -' 8d &litke sailorince of Germany. t-' ine great storm, against which -.the : . Kronprinz Wilhelm had 7 ,-w ' days, and which had glazed the Atlan tic coast in an armor of ice, had lost its -.'- fooe ami resigned its sway to warm sunshine; and cheery blue skies, so . there were . no regrets that the royal ' guest was; a full day late for the enter- tainrnert provided for him. V mere was a curtain : off the Hook early in the morning, and it as after 9 o'cloc before the watchers caught the -v , shadowy outlines-of the cautiously ap- . , - proachihg -liner. .... .. -v -, . ' .., Rear Admiral Robley D; Evans. ' ' commander of the special squadron and . uuuui ary am Liic prince, accompanied by his-staff , left 1 the flagship "Illinois at 9 :40 o'clock in. the naval tug Nina. They were all in- full dress uniform. Ihe Nina met the Kronnrinz Wil helm beyond. Fort Wadsworth, and,' sailing- around on the starooard side of the liner, steamed up the bay. Princs Henryv attired . in the uniform of an admiral of the German navy, and sur rounded by his -naval, and military staff, stood on the bridge of the liner. As the naval tug drew nearer to tha side of the Bteamship, Prince Henrv and Admiral Evans caught sight of each other and exchanged informal sal utes. The distance from steamer to tug was too great for conversation, how ever. . As. the two vessels, with a flotilla of tugs and -official, craft, moved In past Fort "Wadsworth, the first of the sal utes of 21 gunJeas fired. Ab the first guh spunded the prince- advanced to the'-eid of the bridge of the Kron prims Wilhelm and stood at attention. As he passed the bfg American flaer float ing, over the fortification' 'he raised -his ' Cap;in salute, and- the members' of- his suite did likewiSje,. The flag, at-the jac.kstaff of the KronkrinzJ, was" dipped, and the German' naval band accompany ing the prince played "The Star Snana- 1M Banner." .The guns of Fort Wads- worth were .not silent before those across the narrows at Fort Hamilton boomed but their salute. ' When that ceremony was over tha Kronprinz was stopped, and the Nina hauled, around . on her port side, and Admiral Evans and his staff boarded her. . ! " ' Admiral Evans was escorted forward at Once and in . the quarters of tha tadster of the Kronprinz,.he , and the prince met. The prince came forward, and, taking the' hand of the naval offi cer, shook it warmly. "I am very, e-lad -to sea von sir feaid the admiral! '.' "Everybody in the .United States is waitimr to vatHonma ajm. irlt'is my pleasure, sir, to formally it you in -weir behalf. thagjfcrftfu sir; and, through vou." .. j fpebple,o your .pountry, ' -replied, -x-' St'i . am Tery glMtp beere, , c . , BUT on tHl8 splendid vday. . The em-""' fljec!ed me to'tonvey-fiis combH-' ' tsito jjou. admiral, and I dri so" -lt.K. j ry great pesure. V-."- :. 'V.r Prince Henry disembarked, at 2,:55 -. M. at . tlia't-moment walk'ine- down .the gangway from the ! KfonpYiriz Wil-' ' elm -into; Ahe elaborately-'- decorated ' "' pier. then, passed 'thrdugh an orna- ! Rental gangway and arch to the gang plank of the Hohenzollern, the German r6yal ya6ht where the prince will make his headquarters while in the United States, which had been decorated An the German colors and was covered half its length. i . . Off for Washington. New York, Feb. 24. Prince Henry and his party reached Jersey City at 12:10 A. M., and walked throueh a tope enclosure, guarded by 80 police men ,. to the train which will '' convey them to Washington. -The train" con- sists of eight cars, the 4ast, me being : the Columbia, devoted to the -nee of .the. ;. prince and two of his immediate attendr ants. The train left the" "station ' at"T "' M., the prince appearing on the rear ' platform of his. car -and boYfJngshia acknowledgment of theu cheers of the., -thousands in the station. . . Tolstoi at Point of Deatn. ' , St. Petersburg,- Feb; 25.1i-The latest news received here from Yalta,1 Crimea, is to the effect that .Count Tolstoi ia at the point of. death,.. . ..,.;' iit) , Ted Roosevelt improves. Washington, Feb. 25. The condition of young Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., con tinues to improve and he is progressing steadily toward complete restoration te beatlh.