Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-02-04

Germans. especially. have large
trade with US because they send over
an extensive stock of goods lnd men
with them who understand our Ian
guage. The United States, on the
other hand, send only samples OF
goods. and in many cases the com
mercial travellers from the states
nave but an imperfect knowledge oi
Spanish. American merchants ought
to establish regular branches in Chic
and should set up an American bank.
At present banking facilities are also
insufficient. There are, however. five
German banks in the country.
| There are about ten thousand res
ident natives of the United States in
Chile. Statistics show that the im-
ports from the states amount only to
S,OO0.0oO pesos ($2,920.000 while
they ought to reach at least the fig
ure of 100000 pesos ($l4 GOO. .00O).
American goods are universally pop
ular in Chile. My house in Valpa-
raiso is furnished almost entirely
with things from your country"
| COWES, Feb. Beautiful wealth
er prevails this morning.
| BY noon the streets were black with
people and the troops were drawn up
ior the ceremony.
Hundreds of vessels crowded with
people arrived this morning, and the
warships of all nations present a glo-
rious spectacle.
| The condition of the duke of York
today is less favorable. He is grow
| ing weaker, but the announcement
is made that he is not dangerously
ill.,
Princess Beatrice is quite III, bu;
her indisposition is not regarded as
serious.
| COWES, Feb. Amidst the toll
| ing of bells and in the presence of Il
tremendous gathering the body of
Queen Victoria left Osborne House
at 9 o'clock this afternoon and pro-
| ceeded for it's departure for Ports
| mouth. The scene was impressive
and magnificent in the extreme. Re-
cent rehearsals of the ceremonies
which appeared II trihe theatrical,
| demonstrated their wisdom by the
perfection of detail and alertness OF
| all the celebration. Nothing could
| be more imposing than this departure
| OF the dead monarch en- route to Lon
| don. The grand procession, led by
the Highlanders and her ia 'orite
| body guard, followed by King Edward
and Queen Alexandra walking before
the royal coffin, with the splendid mil!
itary spectacle bringing up the rear,
| was a remarkable display. Added
world in their royal trimmings run
ming miles out to sea made mp a pic
| before Witnessed If the London pa
geant tomorrow can realize the spec
tacle of this afternoon it must stand
as n wonder in the worlds history.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon the cer-
| emony of transferring the coffin to
the royal yacht Alberta was success
| fully accomplished.
As soon as the coffin %: the queen
was placed ON the royal yacht the
wonderful naval para'le began, watch
ed by silent thousands on the pier
| and bank. There wera over fifty Of
| the finest battleships in the world fly
ing flags of nearly every nation, near
| ly all booming minute guns. the bands
playing Chopin's and Beethoven fu-
neral marches. The sun shone the
waters were quiet. giving unusual ef-
feet to the occasion. Standing on 4
crimson dais on the poop Geek of the
Alberta was the coffin of the queen,
| a magnificent casket that conld be
seen from afar Following the Al
berta was the roal yach- Victoria,
| carrying England's new king and
queen and the royal family. Then
the yacht Osborne with more royal
personages, then the German yacht
Hohenzollern with the emperor OF
Germany and his sui, aboard. I'M
perial vessels of all kinds gathered
in the wake and by thei' sides. slow
ly steamed the most powerful feet
England can gather s;.uggishly at
the head of all crawled the fast black
hulled destroyers, eight of them,
while in the rear was the great bat
tleship Camperdown, the majesti.
Rody and the Bow. The foreign
warships also added largely to the
scene Of naval splendor.
Under this stately convoy the his
with its royal burden after three
hours of unparalleled display. There
were many notable instances in the
great spectacle, none more impres-
sive than when the royal coffin was
carried from Osborne House to the
pier. The soldiers were numerous
enough to form lane, elbow ouch
ing elbow, the entire distance. They
stood silent and immovable as stat
ues while the cortege passed, salut-
| ing but once, and that when the king
of England and his noble queen pass
ed directly following the remains.