Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-01-31
EMPEROR'S YACHT.
Will Be Christened by President
Roosevelt's Daughter.
10 he the Largest Schooner Yacht
Afloat, and Will BE Plain and SUBJ
stantial iE Finish Throughout
description OF Boat.

the following facts concerning the
German emperor's yacht which Miss
Alice Roosevelt will christen at the
request of the kaiser:
The yacht is being built by the
Townsend & Downey shipbuilding
company, from designs by Cary
Smith & Barley, is almost plated,
and it is hoped that she will be
launched the early part of February.
She will be the largest schooner
yacht afoat, the architects say, her
dimensions being 1o1 feet over all,
with beam of 81 feet. With avn
| ings set and curtains at the side,
there will be ample room on deck to
give ball.
To carry out the emperor's COM
mands her finish throughout will be
plain, yet substantial. All her deck
work, such as the deckhouse, sky
lights and rail, will be of selected
lockwood, and all capstans, winches,
ETC., of bronze. Aft is deckhouse
OF steel cased with teak. There is a
bathroom on the starboard side,
opening directly from the ladies' cab
in. Opening from the passage lead
Ing from the vestibule to the saloon
are three staterooms and a bath
room for gentlemen in waiting. The
owners room is on the starboard
side, just aft the saloon. 1t is large
one, being about 10 feet long. 1t
contains brass bedstead, several
wardrobes, dressing table and writ
ing desk. The room has a large
skylight; in fact, it is a feature of
the yacht that every room is venti-
lated, not only by headlights through
the side in the usual manner, but
also by means of skylights. The
staterooms are few in number, but
of large size. The main saloon ex-
tends the whole width of the boat,
and is 10 feet long. There is tran
som on each side, piano at the
after end, while there is an open
fireplace at the forward end The
large extension table in the center
will seat "a persons.
Throughout the owners quarters
the woodwork will be mahogany
enamel painted ivory color touched
up with gold, with only small
amount of the trim showing the ma
tural wood, thus carrying out the
emperor's idea of simplicity. For
ward of the saloon are large own
er's gallery and an entirely separate
gallery for the officers and crew.
The emperor is taking an extreme
interest in his yacht, and has given
detailed orders as to how she is to
be fitted below. All questions relat-
ing to the design, rig and outfit have,
however, been left entirely to Messrs.
Cary, Smith & Barley.
XIII Three Tons of Sparrows,
The annual sparrow hunt of Pleas
ant township, ILL.,, came to an end, and
as result over three tons of spar
| rows were killed. The hunt was in
| dulged in by two parties of farmers.
Twenty men on each side engaged in
the hunt. the stake being banquet to
be given by the party securing the
fewest birds. The victorious party
brought in 10000 birds, while the losers
bagged 1900, total of $4,000. The
birds averaged four ounces each, max
ing an aggregate weight of over three
tons. The hunt had been in progress
for one week and was one of the most
notable in the history of the state.
The board of aldermen of the city
OF ST. Paul, Mimi, has passed an ordi-
nance abolishing the licenses of the
runners. for the hotels. These run
ners that now have licenses will be
| allowed to continue until the licenses