GREAT FLEET IN
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HAMPTON ROADS.
VESSELS IN FINE CONDITION
Long Voyage Has Demonstrated the
Marvelous Efficiency of the Amt
ican Navy—Foreign Countries Im
pressed a3 Never Befcre —Deser-
tions Reported as Surprisingly Few
—President Roosevelt Reviews
Armada from the Mayflower.
Hampton Reads, Va., Feb. 22. —The
most stupendous task of naval hie
tory was completed when President
Roosevelt reviewed the fleet of 16
battleships as ihey filed into Hampton
Roads to drop anchor at the port
from which they sailed one year and
two months before.
The homecoming was much the
same as the departure. The ships
were the same, with the exception ot
the Nebraska and Wisconsin, which
took the place of the Maine and Ala
bama. The flag of Rear-Admiral Sper
ry flew from th.? Connecticut, Rear-
Admiral Evans, Rear-Admiral Emory
and Rear-Admiral Thomas, who were
successively in command, having been
placed on the retired list.
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and sweethearts gathered to welcome
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ALIGNMENT OF WARSHIPS AT HAMPTON ROADS.
those to whom they waved their fare
wells from the same spot over a year
ago. And with the rattle of chains
and the splash of anchors, as the
great ships wheeled into their berths,
the journey of 42,227 miles—not in
cluding the side trips in the Mediter
ranean and other waters —from zone
to zone, over the world's oceans and
through foreign seas, was at an end.
Marks Epoch in History.
The event marks an epoch in the
naval and diplomatic history of the
United States. As a mere physical
achievement it is a thing of enormous
proportions. As a test of naval effi
ciency it has shown the sailing value
of the fleet and demonstrated to
many peoples the power of the United
States and its equipment for war. It
has been a sort of gymnastic exercise
with the big stick. It has given the
navy department the results of an
experience that will be invaluable in
the upbuilding of future fleets and
brought out defects that must be over
come. As a diplomatic messenger It
has dissipated international misunder
standings and brought closer in friend
ly relations the United States and
many of the world's countries.
The successful completion of the
cruise without noteworthy accident or
untoward incident, from either a naval
or political point of view, is regarded
by all nation.* as history making from
several points of view. Never before
has any battle command made such a
long, continuous voyage. Never be
fore has any battle command circum
navigated the globe, whether in one
or separate voyages. Never before
has any fleet or armada of any of the
countries of the world visited so many
ports, so many countries, under so
many flags. And never was any naval
command received with such wide and
universal acclaim and enthusiasm of
friendly feeling and spirit of welcome
as marked tin progress of the Ameri
can battle fleet at every one of its
twoscore or more stops on the cruise
around the world.
Few Desertions Reported.
A remarkable feature of the cruise
has been the excellent discipline.
While there have been a few deser
tions, the number has been far less
in proportion than it usually is in
tome ports. The extent of the drink
int» on the part of the men and offi
cers at receptions and while on liber
ty in strange and peculiarly interest
ing places has been far less than was
expected.
From i ho point ofviayr of the trained
mariner, bringing a ship around the
world is uo extraordinary task. nut
bringing 16 battleships, with 15,000
men, around the world Is a most gi
gantic naval undertaking. Unlike the
merchant ships, they are things of
massive and intricate mechanism.
They moved in Rattle formation, ma
neuvering at sea, to simulate, as far as
possible, war conditions. At two stops
in their journey, Magdalena bay and
the Philippines, the great batteries
were brought into play for target prac
tice, without preparation, to prove tho
' yiess of the ships for lighting at the
1 of a long cruise.
Many Countries Visited.
The fleet visited 20 countries and
anchored in 26 foreign ports. The 16
ships passed through the Straits of
Magellan, made the journey through
the Suez canal without mishap .and
coaled at Port Said in record time to
be off to help the Italian earthquake
sufferers, all without mishap. Two
passed through the Dardanelles, the
first foreign warships to do so without
grave conferences bet" n the vig
ilant powers, to pick ♦ the young
Turkish officers who w .« to come to
the United States. Two saluted the
new sultan of Morocco. One division
dropped anchor at Amoy to do honor
to China. The whole fleet flew their
colors in the ports of Japan. The
flags of nearly all the world were un
furled in welcome to them.
To drive the ships 410,000 tons of
coal were used. Practically all of this
came from America, in order that
there be no variations in quality which
would interfere with the elaborate
steaming tests to determine the maxi
mum power to be obtained from the
quantity of fuel consumed. In this re
spect alone the experience gained is
invaluable. Nearly 100,000 gallons of
oil were consumed In lubricating the
engines and machinery.
All Nations Impressed.
It is as a naval test that the cruise
of the fleet takes rank as the most
interesting and greatest achievement
of modern times. Naval experts of
foreign nations waited with cynical
patience for the fleet to arrive in Mag
dalena bay, battered and disabled aft
er the first leg of the rigorous journey.
When the ships went through target
practice without any preparation they
hastened to report to their govern
ments. Later, when the same ships
continued on their way around the
world and did the same thing at Ma
nila bay, the fighting efficiency of the
American navy was unquestioned.
Foreign naval experts also waited
confidently until the ships should
reach California, to see the bluejack
ets desert in shoals as soon as they
set foot on their own soil again. On
the contrary the men kept to their
posts more faithfully than even the
department itself anticipated. This
is the one problem of the American
navy that has been a source of con
stant difficulty. Re-enlistments be
come more common than before and
for the men who left the fleet after
the long cruise around South Ameri
ca there were more men to take the
places when they were ready to leave
San Francisco.
But there were some things, some
very simple things, brought out by
the fleet's voyage which seem to have
escaped the critics of the navy. If
naval operations are to be carried by
the United States at long range, and
that will probably be the case, so far
as the Pacific is concerned, there
must be colliers to fill the bunkers of
the battleships, supply ships to fill the
store rooms, and ammunition ships
to fill the magazines. In their last re
ports the chief of the bureau of ord
nance said that a navy without am
munition was helpless, the chief of the
bureau of supplies and accounts said
that a navy without food for the men
was helpless. The colliers are being
built now and it is only a matter of
time hefore each of the bureau chiefs
will got what he 7/acts.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25, 1909.
A CONFERENCE OF
ALL THE NATIONS
TO CONSIDER CONSERVATION OF
NATURAL RESOURCES IS AD
VOCATED BY ROOSEVELT.
IN A SPEECH TO DELEGATES
Representatives of the United States,
Canada and Mexico Meet at the
White House to Consider a
Momentous Question.
Washington, D. C. —Conservation
co-operation of world-wide scope was
the keynote of an address of Presi
dent Roosevelt made at the White
House yesterday before the delegates
in attendance upon the North Ameri
can conservation conference. This
sentiment, which was first voiced by
the president, gathered considerable
momentum during the day's proceed
ings and was reflected in addresses of
those who participated.
Characterizing the movement as of
the "utmost importance to the world
at large," President Roosevelt im
pressed the representatives of this
government, Canada and Mexico with
the momentous possibilities of the
work which has brought about this as
semblage. It was the sentiment of the
conference that although President
Roosevelt, who took the lead in the
conservation movement is now on the
eve of retiring from office, the idea of
international conservation would con
tinue to grow and finally reach an
ultimate conclusion in legislation.
Roosevelt Wants Universal Conference
President Roosevelt expressed the
hope to Secretary of State Bacon that
a universal conservation congress, in
which all nations shall be invited to
participate, should become a reality
in the not distant future. Secretary
Bacon and Chief Forester Pinchot and
other government officials interested
in the problem of the conservation of
the world's natural resources also en
tertain a similar hope, and it is not
unlikely that the president may take
steps to bring about such a meeting.
As showing the necessity for a uni
versal congress to deal with their
natural resources, officials call atten
tion to a report which has just been
received by the state department
from Consul General Wynne of Lion
don, relative to the royal commission
appointed to inquire into the ques
tion of afforestation in the United
Kingdom. Experts examined by this
commission with reference to the
future scarcity of timber, stated that
in less than 30 years there would be
no timber available unless the differ
ent countries of the world set about
replanting immediately, and that if
every country should take it up now
the regeneration would not be half
fast enough to keep pace with the
consumption.
Permanent organization of the
North American conservation confer
ence was perfected at the first regu
lar session with the selection of Gif
ford Pinchot. a member of the Amer
ican delegation, as chairman, no other
name being presented.
FIVE DOLLARS AND A KISS
All that a Kansas City Woman Got
Out of S7OO that She Gave a
Heartless "Masher."
Kansas City, Mo. —Charles E. Nord,
who has attained much notoriety
because of the numerous love let
ters found in his trunk from
women all over the United States, is
held for trial here on a charge of ob
taining money on false pretenses.
Five dollais and a kiss are all the re
turn that the prosecuting witness,
Mrs. Carrio A. Hamilton, of this city,
testified that she received for some
S7OO which she had given Nord.
"I had only 35 cents in the world
when he left me," said Mrs. Hamilton.
Many of the hundreds of love let
ters received by Nord show that their
authors had supplied him with funds.
Mrs. Hamilton said that Nord traded
her millinery store for a farm in Ar
kansas, but did not give her any of
the proceeds. Nord's defense was
that the money was given him merely
as a mark of affection.
Poisoned Sausage Killed Three People
Memphis, Tenn. Three persons
are dead and five others are
seriously ill, as a result of eating
sausage supposed to have been poi
soned. The dead: Mrs. Mary Priora,
Mrs. Mary Cassini, Miss Mamie Cas
sini.
Congress.
Washington.—On the 18th the post
office appropriations bill was passed
by the senate. The house passed the
bill codifying and amending the penal
laws of the United States.
Farmer Killed Two Women.
Boscobel, Wis. John McDonald,
aged 25 years, a farmer living
near Cays Mills, shot and killed
his sweetheart, Nancy Lenox, and her
mother at their home. McDonald was
taken to Prairie du Chien to avoid
lynching.
Lincoln's Head to Appear on Pennies.
Washington, D. C.—Abraham Lin
coln's head is to appear on new one
cent pieces which will appear in about
a month. President Roosevelt has ap
proved the plan.
STEEL PRICESTO BE CUT)
LEADING PRODUCER DECLARES
AN "OPEN" MARKET.
This Action Is the Result of Prices
Being Reduced by the Smaller
Concerns.
New York City. An "open" market
in the iron and steel trade that
manufacturers believe will lead to
stimulation of the industry was
created lute yesterday when ex-Judge
Elbert li. Gary, chairman of the di
rectorate of the United States Steel
Corporation, made an official an
nouncement that "the leading manu
facturers of iron and steel have de
termined to protect their customers
and, for the present, sell at such
modified prices as may be necessary
in order to retain their fair share of
the business." The prices which may
be determined upon will be given by
the manufacturers to their customers
direct.
The action of the loading manufac
turers in effecting an open market
followed a series of conferences that
had been held here for three days by
Judge Gary and the heads of the vari
ous subsidiary companies of the Steel
Corporation, together with officials of
other steel manufacturing companies.
Small Concerns Have Cut Prices.
Judge Gary in the official statement
says that the smaller manufacturing
concerns, for one cause or another,
particularly since the tariff agitation,
have become more or less excited and
demoralized, and have beeu selling
their products below those prices gen
erally maintained, and this led to un
reasonable price cutting by certain
manufacturers, who though opposed
to a change felt the necessity of pro
tecting their customers.
THE SNELL WILL IS UPHELD
The Court Finds No Evidence that the
Old Millionaire was Insane When
He Made the Will.
Springfield, 111.—A decision handed
down by the state supreme court
yesterday sustains the will of the
late "Tom" Snell, a Clinton mil
lionaire, and reverses the decision of
the DeWitt county circuit court which
broke the will. The decision bars
the way against further attempts to
break the testament, which gave away
several million dollars. Richard
Snell, the son, was cut off with SSO
and Mabel Snell McNamara of Kan
sas City, a niece, got a life annuity.
The main point urged by those
who sought to break the will was that
Snell was of unsound mind and had
been unduly influenced in making hia
will. Immoral letters were produced
as evidence showing his profligate ca
reer during his last years. There is
not an item of evidence, says the su
preme court, on which to base the
verdict that he was insane when he
made the will or the codicil. It finds
no evidence that Mabel McNamara in
any way unlawfully influenced the
testator.
WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE
Improvement in Business Activity Is
Very Slow, Especially in Iron,
Copper and Coal.
New York City.—R. G. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says:
Improvement in the structure of
business is much more pronounced
than improvement in the activity of
business. While financial and polit
ical developments, both in Europe
and the United States are distinctly
better, the progress toward the eager
ly expected revival of trade is slow
and, especially in the iron, copper
and coal trade, is disappointing. The
strength of the situation still lies in
the fact that stocks are in no extend
ed state.
Cotton goods are firm. Woolen
goods are chiefly active in the better
grades of fancy worsteds. Domestic
hides are weaker and the shoe trade
is very dull. It is noteworthy that
trade reports are generally more
favorable from western centers than
in the eastern cities.
Bartender Killed a Police Sergeant.
New York City.—Sergeant John
B. Goldhammer was shot dead by Ed
ward J. Byrnes, a bartender, in the
latter's apartment in a First avenue
tenement yesterday. Byrnes declares
that Goldhammer insisted on forcing
his way into his apartment, and that
he shot him supposing that he was a
burglar. Deputy Commissioner Han
son said that although Goldhammer
suspected Byrnes of being connected
with policy, he went to arrest him
concerning a robbery from an express
company.
Congress.
Washington.—On the 19th the sen
ate passed the anny and pensions ap
propriation bills, as well as 45 other
bills of lesser importance. The house
passed the fortifications appropria
tion bill and the river and harbor bill
was reported.
A Print Shop in an Automobile.
St. Petersburg, Russia.—The police
of tills city have seized a mysterious
automobile that frequently has been
seen in the streets. It contained a
complete equipment for printing revo
lutionary literature. Six men con
ne< ted with the plant were arrested.
Explosion Killed Two Men.
Pomeroy, O. The explosion of
a salt works boiler at Hartford,
W. Va., yesterday, killed Wil
liam Smith, engineer, and William
Bernett, fireman.
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