Graham guardian., 1898-05-27
Out Of Danger.

Washington, May I9.-Secreta
Long gave out the welcome info
nation today that the battlesh
Oregon, the second largest craft
the American navy has sucoessft
ly completed her long trip fro
San Francisco, making the entl
circle of South America and WI
now safe.
Whether or not she has joine
Admiral SIMPSONS feet the seer
tary would not say. The rigi
secrecy in the navy departmer
was relaxed only enough to max
known the best news the navy d,
partment had received since tn
battle of Manila, as it meant no
only that the Oregon was out O
harms way from concerted at
tack on this one ship by the who'll
Spanish squadron now in the south
ern waters, but also that her grea
fighting strength would be added
! to Admiral Simpsons force IN the
near future, ii indeed IT has not
already augmented the admira's s
strength.
The Oregon left San Francisco
about six weeks before war had
been opened, and at that tine it
was admitted that she was. to, join
the ships in the Atlantic waters.
She stopped at Callao for dis
patches and then went around IL @
Horn and up the east coast of
South America. In all the trip
she covered more than $4,000 miles.
The last stretch from Bahia to
the Windward Islands has been tol-
lowed with anxiety by naval off,
cials, for by a strange coincidence,
the formidable Spanish squadron
of armored cruisers and torpedo
boats approached the Windward
Islands at the very time when the
Oregon was due there.
1t had been suspected that the
Spanish admiral would try to inter
eept the battleship with his super
ior force and before leaving Bahia
Captain Clark, of the Oregon, was
warned to keep q close lookout for
the Spanish fleet. In reply Cap
tain Clark expressed his confidence
in being able to hold his own
single handed with the Oregon
against all Spanish cruisers. The
'nly apprehension he felt was as to
,orpedo boats under the Spanish
'dmiraPs command, for these are
lew and practically untried ele.
nent against modern battlesbips
md Captain Clark, while confident
# holding out against these, also
aid chance blow might be struck
~ them.
The official information Of the
)regon's safety was a source of j
most hearty congratulation Where {
he report came from was not made
'ublie, but the mere fact that Secre.
ary Long regards the Oregon as
afe makes it possible that she has
'assed to the northward of the
Vindward islands.
Aside from this bit Of informa.
ION Secretary Long said at the :
lose of Office hours there was no
urther news to be given out. i
Victims of the Tornado. r
Chicago, May 2O-Forty.two a
'ersons are known to have lost
neir lives and 2S others are re.
'orted dead as the result of tor 5
ado which devasted portions of
astern Iowa, western Illinois, and
orthern Wisconsin last night. Il
owa heads the list with 10 fatal. I"
les, fourteen are reported in II. O
inois and 8 in Wisconsin. $
A Million Francs. &
Buenos Ayres (via Galvcston.-
| is announced that the Spaniards ?
f Argentina have telegraphed i i
mother million francs as a sub. 7
cription, and that the collection j.
f money for the same purpose u
,ill be continued. VI
Dynamite In Depot.
Oakland, May 2l.-Tbo discov- "
ry ofa stick Of dynamite at Emery. h
lille depot is causing the police o
nd railroad officials much anxiety. n
he dynamite was found hidden in :,
ONE rubbish and is now IN posses, "
ion of Division Superintendent Il
.glsry. t