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GAZETTE.
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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.
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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
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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.