ON THE LAST LIP OF A FAMOUS. CRUISE Big Fleet's Departure From Gibraltar a Splendid Sight. REAR ADMIRAL SPERRY'S ADDRESS. Gliding Over A Sunlit Sca, The 16 Huge Battleships, With The Geor- gia leading, Arouse Enthusiasm Of Crowds Of Spectators By Their Perfect Alignment—1,000 Miles Off the American Coast The Fleet Will Be Met And Escorted By The Atlantic Squadron. THE WORLD CRUISE. Saifled from Hampton Roads | December 16, 1907. Arrived at Rio de Janeiro, Bra- zil, January, 12, 1808, i Arrived at Punta Strait of Magellan, January 1908. Arrived at Valparaiso, February 14, 1908, Arrived at Callao, Peru, Febru- ary 20, 1908, Arrived at Magdalenna March 12, 1808. Arrived at San Francisco, May 1908. Arrived at July 16, 1908. Arrived at Auckland, August 10, 1808, Arrived at Sydney, August 20, 1908. Arrived at Melbourne, Victoria, { August 29, 1908. | Arrived at Manila, 1908. Arrived at Yokohama I October 18, 1808 } Arrived—First Squadron i Manila, Octcber 31, 1808, Arrived — Second Squadron - at Amoy, China, October 30, 1808, Arrived at December 12, 1908 Arrived at Port January 5, 1909, Arrived at Naples, January 1909, Arrived at ary 11, 1909. Arrived at 1909 Arrived 15, 1909, Arrived at Gibraltar, and February 1, 18509 Sailed for home, February 6 Arenas, 31, Chili, Bay, 6, Honolulu, Hawaii, N. Z. N. B W, a oy October Japan, —at Colombo, Cevion, Said, Egypt, 10, Villefranche, Janu- Malta, January 14, at Marseilles, January January 31 Gibraltar (Special). Rear Ad- of the battleships for Hampton Roads Saturday morning, expressed the greatest degree of satisfaction with the cruise He then made statement: cruise around-the-world the results of the following epoch In fleet has into a marks an for the welded “This our naval annals, found itself- unity An aggregation of battleships irrespective of the power and efficien- cy of the indivual units is not a fleet in the highest sense of the term un- til by long, faithful and harmonious work the part of the personnel, the spirit of the fleet has been veloped plished. come 10 appreciate the of sea power as one of the potent factors in the preservation of been on de- ciate what it means to have a like this. “The lessons of the cruise been many, and it is no exaggeration to say that the condition of the ships ber of 1307. During these 14 months the fleet has heen practical- ly self-sustaining in the repairs, test and the results prove that the ships have been better cared for than when they depend upon yards. did opportunities afforded the to see the world. “New standards of efficiency In steam engineering, which means NAVY'S GREATEST FIGHTER Delaware, Heaviest Warship in the World, Launched. Diamond State Girl Breaks Wine As Monster Slides Into The James, Newport News, Va. (Special).—In the bright, glorious sunshine anu balmy breezes like those of an April morning the monster battieship Del- aware, the biggest and heaviest war- ship ever given to the seas, was suc- cessfully lanuched into the James River, shooting from her berth as lightly as a canoe, “With this wine 1! christen thee, good ship, Delaware,” said the spon: sor, Milas Anne P. Cahall, a relative of Delaware's Governor, as she dash- ed a bottle of sparkling native Dela- ware champagne against the tower- ing vessel's starboard bow. The ship had already been freed from her braces and had slipped a few feet down the ways. The flags and pen- nants of the navy, the buliders, the Delaware were unfurled to ithe whistles of scores of craft i the of American all the of the ily speaking, of | world. BOARS | craft heretofore into water i Although i North ber, she went in more than tons heavier than the former, was heavier than any other ever previously launched (SEVENTEEN MEN DIE ever sent a sister ship of which vesse! GOV, HASKELL FAGES TRIAL FOR FRAUD His Filends of Muskogee Are True To Him, Oklahoma Is Stirred By The Indict- ment Of Seven Of The State's Most Prominent Men—Friends Of The Governor Declare He Will Not Resign——Prominent Men Eager To Sign His Bond, Guthrie, Okla. (S8Special).—Gov. Charles N. Haskell, who, with six othér prominent men, was indicted at Muskogee by the Federal Grand Jury, charged with conspiracy to de- fraud Government, still pro- tests, his entire innocence. Governor Haskell, when that he was indicted, issued the the informed fol- lowing statement: “lI have just heard of the indict- ment for conspiracy, coupled with some of the oldest and highest char- actered citizens of Muskogee-——men who developed and built up that country by their unselfish efforts, From now on the proceedings will be open on both sides “Hearst's crooked will be at a discount. “I am satisfied the Interior Depart- ment has been misled by false state ments. 1 am confident there has not been a dishonest aot done by any of the indicted parties, and that good in general, regardless manipulations Tie Explosion Occurred Just Before the Noon Hour, (Special) .—8Sev- from an ex- Short Creek Birmingham, Ala teen men are plosion in the of the Iron Company ' white and 12 dead No 2 mines Five of the dead are are negroes, noon, been and it js thought to have caused by a windy shot. mines are about 10 miles west Ensley, on the B.rmingham ern railway, and are difficult of ac- cess The 17 bodies were taken from the mines and the rooms and passages are clear The mine itself is practically uninjured. Alexander Bonnyman, manager of the company, was the first to leave Birm'ngham for the scene of the dis aster, although Mine Ispectors Hill house and Flynn hurried to the scene to render what ald they could and to make an inspection. Officials of the company did not know the ex- number of men in the mine at the time of the accident of ict were rushed to the which was running on short force WILLS HIS ALL TO JOHN D. dersey Man's Only Condition Is That Oil King Find His Wealth. fects of John Crom, of Shamong Township, N. J., formerly and executed March 15, 1906: “1, John Crom. do hereby give persanal horees, gold property, *C. N. HASBKELL." Other Men Indicted, associates obtained townsite lots in 1901 and 1902 by manipulating dummy owners and by erty, The men with the Governor are F W. Turner, W. T Jesse W. Hill and Walter R The first indictment against Governor Haskell W. Turner and Walter R. Eaton, and alleged that 47 overt acts in alleged conspiracy to defraud the The second indictment Was against William Clarence W. and alleged 13 overt acts In conspir- indicted [ee turned T third indictment was against Albert Z. English, Frederick B. Severs and Jesse W. Hill and alleged acts in conspiracy Muskogee is Haskell’'s home t« and all of those indicted live there, and are counted among the wealth: As soon as they learned of indictments, all of them. with the exception of Haskell and Engz- lish, the latter being now in Los Angeles, surrendered. The bond was fixed at $5,000 in each case. and was promptly given Friends of Gov. Charles N. Haskell denied the truth of rumors that would resign as a result of the dictment returned against him the Federal Grand Jury at Muskogee 62 wn, he in- The Muskogee, Okla, (Special) of N. Haskell, and six others was ern Oklahoma Mayor Martin pre- i well, ocean cables, airships, berry bogs, cattle ranches, mobiles, and also my castle in Spain’ also my castles in the air, to John D. Rockefeller, providing he can find them. “John P. Crom. "Signed in the presence of witness. | es: Willlam Handspring, Spring | Williams, Willlam Earlyspring, Wil- lam Cantspring and William With- | out-a-8Spring. “This is to certify that I, John Crom, being in right mind, sign this, my last will.” WILLIAM J. BRYAN HURT. {In Danger Of His Life In Automo- bile Accident. established.” A BARE-FOOTED HEROINE, Girl Saves Two Children And Home From Flames, Pittsburg, Pa. (Special). — With feet bare because her mother was Laubowitz, 10 years old, walked twits across the burning floor of their home at 1408 Our Alley and rescued her baby brothers. The eradle in which a six months’ old child lay sleeping was blazing vigorously when barefooted Annie rushed through the flames, lifted the little brother from the burning bed ahd carried Him to safety, Again she dashed into the blazing room and led out another brother, six vears ald, why wpe ty badly frightened to escape alone. Then Anule summoned uelghbors, who sent in an alarm and saved the rest of the house She was not seri- ously hurt. : Te Alabama Pistol Law Void, Montgomery, Ala, (Special). The Alabama Taw which prohibits the car. rying of a pistol less than 24 Inches fn fength was declared unconstitu- tiorial by the State Supreme Court, the opinion reversing a recent do- cision. The law applies to officers of the law, ng well as to civilians, and the decision declaring the law null and void was rendered in the case of Lon Taylor, a constable, who had been found an unlawful weapo { Tampa, Fla. (Special). — While re. | turning from Sutherland College, { where he delivered hig lecture, Th» | Prince of Peace,” William Jennings | Bryan came near losing his life. The machine in which Mr. Bryan wag ridng exploded a tire on a | bridge near Tarpon Springs, plunged | into trestiework and threw the occu- | pants out. Mr Bryans, on the side next ito that which struck the woodwork, was jammed against a rail and suf- | fered considerable injury. It was at | first thought that his leg had been , broken, but when he arrived at Tam- ipa an examination revealed that the ‘leg was only badly bruised. i 1 i Spain To Build Squadron. . Madrid (Special). —— The Cabinet | has decided to accept the tender of | Vickers’ Sons & Maxim, the English , Shipbuilders, for the construction of {the new Spanish squadron, on condi. {tion that the firm consents to certain i modifications, The amount of the {contract is $40,000,000. a Prohibition Astir In Iowa, Des Moines (Special). Represen- tative C. A, Meredith introduced in the lower bouse of the Legislature a joint resolution demanding that steps be taken toward amending the State Constitution so as to prohibit the manufacture and sale in lowa of intoxicating liquors as a beverage. Meredith represents the prohibitory forces of the Btate, and this is re- garded he beginning of cam- SPECIAL FUND A JUNK HEAP. From “War Deficiency.” Washingion, D. C. (Special). President Roosevelt's request that the Senate, Several it shows that the fund had used as a “financdal junk heap,” that this fund and that in certain in- stances the fund was used to pay for the entertainment of military visi. tors from other countries Engle Steals A Child. Utica, N. Y. (8pecial).— While playing in the barnyard of her home near Gouverneur, the daughter of Josiah Olmtree, was picked up and carried skyward by a bald eagle. The outeries of both parent and child frightened the bird and it dropped the girl on the roof of the barn CA IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE Lake Superior has ordered a third open hearth furnace, Another lot of $260,000 gold was engaged for export to Argentine, New York Central's gross earnings in December increased $351,884 and net profits rose $878,778. Employees of the United States over-subscribed stock allotted to them by the company. With but few exceptions raliroads report larger earnings than a year ago. BY merioan Car and Foundry sold at a high record price. The company’s orders for new work are increasing. The president of a large steel plant in this State sald this week that busi- ness in January was the best in more than a year. With J. P. Morgan, H. C. Frick, C. M. Schwab and D. G. Reid off for Europe, with BE. H. Harriman going West, and the Rockefellers out of Wall Btreet, brokers do not expect big doings in the stock market for the present. It looks as if the big men financially were taking their va- cations pending the settlement for tar!® and so be ready for the great 1 which every ORPHANAGE BURNED Two Girls and Negro Boy Probably Incinerated, Boy Of 12 A Hero By Helping Girl To Jump To Ground In Safety, Battle Creek, Mich. (Special). — The Haskell Memorial Home, a 3 %- story brick orphanage, situated on the western boundary of this city, was destroyed by fire. Three of the 37 little inmates were missing when the roll was counted in a cottage on the orphanage grounds after the the fire. The missing are: Lena McFerney, 14 years old Cecil Quotent, 12 vears old George Goodenow, 8 vears old In the panic that ensued when the children were awakened at the first alarm several girls jumped from a third-story window, but it is thought none of them was fatally hurt, though Ruth Roff, 12 years old, was seriously injured in the back. James Armstrong, 12 years old, standing on a shed under the win- dow from which the girls had to jump, directed them how to make their fall as easy as possible, and caught two of the smaller girls in his arms, Mrs. R, 8. Owen, who with her husband was "in charge of the insti- tution, fought her way down the main stairway while it was a mass of flames, carrying a_ child in her arms and with two small children clinging to her skirts tire structure The $50,000 properly lomatic Stardpoint. the American battleship fleet of ships to stop at a Spanish port dur- ing the fleet's etay in Mediterranean waters has caused an the its displeas. but one has only hear the comments that common in minstrative circles to learn that displeasure is deep-seated For diplomatic reasons, EOY-~ is not voicing ure, to ad- this are ed, while Spanish most within sight they pased, were ignored Spain would have welcomed bope of doing honors to the fleet, seeing In such an event the completes effacement of the last trace of bit. terness growing out of the Spanish- American War The situation was so delicate, from a diplomatic standpoint, that Spain culd not urge her claims, though it was hoped until that at last the American government would so ar- range the Mediterranean itinerary of const of towns, ships the ish port, SUICIDE'S ODD FAREWELL. Ieaves Itimized Bill Of His Account With The World, Cleveland, OO, debtor, in account Melian, creditor. ward To one life, to hell, one eternity. This account This {8 all that remains to tell by his own hand in a lodging-house The inscription, written on a The man who died wag not of the lodging-house type. He was fairly His thin face was that of a man of refinement. SAID TO HAVE 50 WIVES, Harry J. Bauman Gets Indeterminage J Sentence In Chicago. Chicago (Special).—Charged with married and swindled 5&0 tence by Judge Clifford in the Crimi nal Court here. Bauman fs said to have wives in New York, Watertown, N. Y., Troy, N. Y., and Mahanoy City, Pa. The prosecution asserted that he had swindled his many wiveg out of $50,000, and on the witness stand he smiled when asked If his mathl- monial ventures netted him more than the amount mentioned. Ad SRS WRIGHT HAS NEW MOTOR. fitays Up Bix Minutes And Notices Improvement, Pau, France (8pecial).—Wilbur Wright's aeroplane has been equip- ped with a new motor, which has turned out to be a great improve. ment. The aeronaut, having made a thorough test of his machine, brought it forth and made the first of a series of flights before a large crowd of spectators. He was In the air for six minutes, wos DAKOTA'S 2-CENT LAW PASSES. Railroads Said To Be Ready To En join It In Every County. Pierre, 8. D. (8pecial) «The Two- Cent Rate bill, as an emergency measure, going into effect at once, was signed Governor Vessey. It is re old that the railroads, wes the United States Court at B13 STORM SWEEPS SOUTH CENTRAL STATES Houses Are Blown Away and Tele- graph Wires Prostrated. SCORE OF PERSONS REPORTED KILLED Vivid Flashes Of Lightning And A Heavy Fall Of Hail Accompany The Wind, And Daylight Is Turn- ed Into Darkness During The Cone tinuance Of The Storm — Big Buildings Quiver. Louisville, Ky. (Special) —Death for probably a score of persons, losses of hundreds of thousands of dollars in property and the crippling tween noon and dusk of small tornadoes which swept the Bouth Central States from the Teh- nessee line to the Texas Panhandle The in Most cases terrific of rain, Most of the towns where of life occurred are off the rallroads that news from them has coming in slowly, Known casualties are: Stuttgart, Ark.—Mrs a child of Will Btory. | reported fatally injured Sulphur Springs, Tex. — Mrs Ardis and Mis. C. Caldwell From Rolling Fork, Mise, just | before the telephone wires broke, word came that four had been killed Booth, Miss, reported to Birming- bam that six had met death there In other towns, such as Ennis and Waxahachie, Tex., and Boscoe, La. many dwellings are sald to have been | demolished by the wind i Arkansas and Upper Louisiana | rice flelds were injured to the extent of many thousands of dollars, wh the larger cities experienced rains and darkness and lightning bolts and made large buildings quiver At Chattanooga there was ric storm of hall, Reports from Birmingham that several Persons were a tornado at Cullman, Blorms were accompanied by rain, hat, lightning flashes and sheets darkness, logger BO been Garfield and James Killed Ala HEAVY LOSSES REPORTED. Bulletins Of Death And Destruction From Many Quarters, Fort Worth, A heavy rain and windstorm of tornado proportions which swept Texas and Southern Oklahoma sulted in considerable damage in eral localities At Ennis, Tex , were blown down also damages by At Sulphur Tex, (Special) over North ree gov- a dozen residence Waxahachie was ternad Springs the wrecked eight dwellings and James Ardis was killed by gidas Mme. C. Caldwell killed The total damage storm in Northern Texas about $100,000 the storm Mrs i BY TELEGRAPH ! I amis The House Committee on Pablic | by Representative Denby that $7. {500 be diverted for the construction {of an annex to the posioffice at De- i troit. { tion of Lincoln relics. President Roosevell received a re. i ithe laws applying to safety of life at son. The statehood bill to admit us separate states was favorably acted ion by the House Committee on Ter- | ritories. i Amp amendment 1 $200,000 to enable the United States to participate in an exhibition the Senate. A resolution demanding an investl- tive John Wesley Gaines (Dem. Tenn.). The Secretary of the Treasury will make another call on the temporary d tarfes to be paid on or before February 24. President Roosevelt issued a state- ment refterat! his belief tha! the Secret Service should not be hamper. John Norris, of the American Newspaper Publishers’ Association, sent a letter to the House commitjee charging the Paper Trust with mie- representing the wages they pay. The War Department wants Con. grefs to pass a retirement bill for civil employes of the Philippine gov- ernment and charge the expense up to the Filipinos. A i wes imroduced in the House requiring all ocean-geing passenger vessels to be equipped with wireless te! ph Jastruinaity, e scores of the battleship fleet practice at Manila show a notable increase in efficiency. To defray expenditures for fitting the Capitol for the inauguration of Wintam H. Jatt: a don Tesolution o a pri Senator Bacof's resolution estab lsh She Jue of succemicn to the —— BUZE IN CHARLOTIESHILLE A —————— Four Business Buidings Destroyed and Others Damaged. University Of Virginia Students Add Firemen To Subdue The Flames. Charlottesville, Va. (Special). — The most destrpctive fire that has vigited Charlottesville in 30 years wiped ont four business houses and damaged much other properiy, en- tailing a total loss of over $220,000. The fire was discovered at about 4.30 A. M. in the building of the i Charlottesville Hardware Company, | on East Main Street, and soon spread to the Gilmore Furniture Company's establishment, pext door. These | structures, two of the largest in the city, were goon in ruins. The flames teontinued thelr course westward firet destroying a vacant store room, i the property of Phil Oberdorfer, and {later the clothing establishment of J. B. & W. H Wood and the shoe store of James N. Waddell The loca! firemen made their lives in an effort to eave (the People's National Bank, on the i corner of block adjoining the { Gilmore Furniture Company. They {were in some measure successful. The two top stories were partially gutted, but the bank proper suffered only a slight logs, the damage being due mainly to water The Wheeler Bullding, just across Main Street from the bank, caught fire in several places, but the flames | were extinguished. The fronts of the five store rooms on this side of the glreet were burned out Just be fore daybreak it looked as if the flames would make a clean sweep to Union Station, but the firemen stuck to thelr task bravely and a half hour later the fire was well under control. Five thousand people watched the fire, including several hundred stu- dents from the university, who aided in subduing the flames. The largest losers are: Charloties- ville Hardware Company, $100,000; Gilmore Furniture Company, $50, 600; J. B. & W. H Wood, clothiers, $35,000; J. M. Wadell, shoe dealer, $20,000 People’s National Ban} WI the fight of the and the 5.000 -JAPAN:SE BIL! 5 BADLY BEATEN The Drew Messue Fai's By Vote of 48 To 28 Sacramento ter a debate A Assembly ba bill aliens Af- from 11 P. M., the { 48 10 28 re- by A. M. Drew ownership of to, Cal. (Special) extending until! 6 oclock A & Yote © jected the drawn barring from land in California . The bill been amended at the Roosevelt and clause ap- plying to Japancse only elimi 1 making the bill apply to all but the meas arouse such a storm of that long bo- closed MrT. the had equest of Pres dent Secretary Root so tha: the Was ited aiiens ure opposition by that fore the debate it WAR Drew Was apparent { measure would be defeated In substance the objection to was that it would drive at least $1. 000.000.0000 of foreign capital out of the state and might jeopardize the present friendly commercial re- lations with Japan The supporters of the bill contended that the State was being overrum | by thrifty Japanese, who were grad- ually gaining an impregnable posi- {tion as landowners, and whose gov- | ernment was trying to diciate to Cale ifornia regarding logislation. Sensational Speeches, Two sensational speeches were i made, one for and one against the | measure Assemblyman Grove IL. Johneon, of Sacramento, ex-Congress- man, and author of four bills segre- gating Japanese in schools and resi- dential districis apd preventing aliens being members of corpora- tions, made an impassioned appeal for the enactment of the Drew bill At the climax of his speech he walk- {ed backward from his seat to the { lobby rall, and, seizing in his arms a golden-haired girl of three, held | her aloft and declared that he was | "in favor of this as opposed to the | Japanese menace to our institu tions.” Nathan G. Cole, of San Francisco, | who was elected with the endorse ment of the Ulon Labor Party, op- posed the Drew bill on the ground that it was In conflict with the state Constitution, that it was inimical to union labor and that it was not favored by the national! administra- tion, which he sald was dealing with # delioate problem and should be stpported by the people of Califor. If Roosevelt Came, Dramatically confronting Assem- blyman Drew, he yi “If President Roosevelt should throw open the doors of this Assem- bly chamber and, laying his hand om your shoulder, should request for reasons of state, that you withdraw this bill, you, Mr. Drew, 4% a patriot- fe citizen of the United States, would assent without 8 murmur.” = This sally was received with great applause, : In reply Mr. Drew, goment for the bill iuciared tht ho dunt, Jb which the President he was posed. to inl Wad “Berl aTindnd at in ve- Killed Stepmother; Paid $150. Way Cross, Ga. (Special) — Kinch Williams, a young man who, in Ne- bor, 1904, shot and killed Mis Was allowed to plead guilty to “shoot-
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