The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-06-09
NEW YORK LETTER.
NEW York, May 26th, 1898.

NEW IohkJ way SotU, looo.
The Princess Infanta Eulalie of Spai
reached the lower bay on Friday morn
ing and, an the steamer passed the mar
rows the u 8 3 Dolphin, the dispaicl
boat which played prominent part ii
the naval review, ran alongside OF tia
merchantmen ami took the Infant
aboard Captain Davis, has been ap
pointed by the president to look after tn
comfort OF the prominent foreign cele
brity, and he escorted her TO Jersey Cit,
where special train was in waiting fo
the distinguished party TO be taken {,
the capitol. Great crowds OF people
thronged the Pennsylvania Railroad
Depot and they cheered the gallant litil,
princess with much vigor, and as tn,
train was passing out OF the depot th.
lnfanta waved her handkerchief anC
finally threw kisses az the wildly cheer
ing crowd, from the rear platform OF ths
train. The Infanta evidently taxes quits
freely 10 the cordial welcome accorded
10 Spain's representative in this demo
cratic couL,ry OF ours.
| Base ball cranks are becoming more
| cheerful just now, as the Giants" are
| winning and Captain Ward has secured
the services OF the great and only King
Kelly, who will join the New York team
IN a few days. The cranks are iubilant
and the cry of ''long 1--we the king" is
heard on ali sides Of the base ball arena
Ex-Secretary Tracy's prophecy, that
the new cruiser New York, which made
highly successful trial trip along the
Massachusetts coast, on Monday, would
be the iinest Of all battleships in the
world, vas correct in the fullest sense Of
The word. The contract OF the govern
ment with the Cramps shipbuilders OF
Philadelphia, called sor an armored ship
with three smokestacks, OF I6 COO tons
horse power, $50 ieet in, length and 10
have speed OF at leas. 20 knots an hour.
A premium Of $4,000 10 be paid for
every quarter OF knot in excsss OF that
time and the same amount to be forfeit
etifo every quarter OF knot less than
the contracted 20 knots per hour. The
vessel cost over &, $50, 600 under the con-
tract. The trial trip on Monday resulted
IN the breaking Of all previous records,
the noble cruiser, well built and we'll
named, making the distance of forty
miles on an average speed of 2I.06 knots
an hour. This is remarkable time and
earns 500 600 for the Cramps In ad-
dition to the regular battery the New
foSk's carries two great guns of the most
modern manufacture, each weighing %
tons. She is she crack Of all nayies and
We may be justly proud Of the success OF
American genius and enterprise in sup
plying the new mistress OF the seasr
The Chicago papers have been com
planning ot the manner in which come
New York journals are ridiculipg the
worlds fair Il is true, that some Of
cur papers are making q very poor ehow
OF what they call funny, IN printing sar-
castle comments on the worlds fair But
these papers are lew and OF the second
class. aud the opinion in this city ID that
the fair will be the great success that It
desery %. For an example, the follow
ing is the exact words spoken By Bradley
Marin, on his return from Chicago q
few days ago: found Chicago in bssy
bat good condition, and, as for the fair
Il = the graDdest sight Of architectural
spiendoF that l have ever witnessed. il
exceeds anything there III in Paris. II
this we're not true, an aristocrat like Mi
Martin would not make the assertion
that the buildings AZ the fair we're great |
er than those Of Paris As Mr. Martin
spends half OF his time travelling In
Europe he certainly is 3 good judge OF
different sights.
The New York Press Clab is 70 be con-
gFatnlased upon the success OF the fair
which il j. running ~ the Grand Cen
trail Palace. The venture is very sue
cessiul. as il deserve TO be, and the
many attractions makes the fair = prem |
Inent place for sishtseers ard &nuse
meat seekers about the city
Central Park VAS crowded on SUNDAY |
afternoon when the Saragosa band which |
came from Spain with the inianta, gave
: concert, aided by = perfect spring day. |
The ba1d also serenaded Mayor Gilroy |
on Tuesday At the City Hall. very
amusing incident was the PLAYING Of
Yankee Doodle" by she Sp4niards in
slow time, making j; sound Ike q dead
march instead OF q lively air. The
trouble was that the muse WAS written
In SOW time. and when the leader was
informed Of the mistake ne was very
angry with the man who composed The
sheets. II Eas huge joke on the am
bilious Spaniards.
No wonder the delegates TO the Re-
publican National League convention in
Louisville came home enthusiastic.
Henry Gleason, who Was chairman OF
the New York delegation, said that upon
their arrival in. Wattersun's town each
OF fine whisky, Just twenty years old.
Ii Inspired them 10 sing, and the song
that reached every ones heart was THE
Old Kentucky Home" Mr.. Gleason
also brought home come OF the velvet
brand OF rye for medical purposes. All
of bis friends who called TO see him soon
became sick.
The Infants Eulalie has arrived in
Gotham, and with great ceremony the
committee received the fair princess.
Alter leaving the train which arrived
from Washington about o'clock in the
afternoon on thursday, the royal party
was in the charge OF Commander Davis.
The committee IN waiting. consisting oi
Whiielaw Reid. s v r Cruger, ]
O'Donahue, Cornelius \ Bliss, Howard
Carrall and General Horace Porter, met
the party at the Jersey City station and
escorted them TO the steamer General
Slocum, which proceeded across the
river 10 the New York shore, Troop A
acted as escort to the distinguished party
when they proceeded from the wharf to
the Hotel Savoy in carriages. The
Spanish-American citizens formed o
procession and sarenaded the Infanta at
her hotel in the evening, and then Her
Highness attended the tuneful opera oil
robin Hood" at the Garden theater.
She expressed herself as being pleased
with her reception, and If she follows
the progam laid out by the committee
she viii never regret her visit to the
shores Of Columbia.
Wa. f. II. KoELscH.