Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-14
SAN DIEGO STAYS UP|CHElSEAS FIRE BUGS
Not Much Sleep While Waiting Believed the Great Blaze Was
for the Squadron Work OF Incendlares.
BATTLESHIPS DUE TODAY TWO ARRESTS ARE MADE
Men Anticipate Lively Time Mayor Beck Points Out Suspicious
Ahead Circumstances.
EVERY ONE LOOKS ONE PRISONER MAY BE INSANE
FearsTh Two Wome the
Partic in the List Missing in Re-
South of San Francis cent Disaster
Not Much Sleep While Waiting
for the Squadron.
BATTLESHIPS DUE TODAY
Men May Anticipate Lively Time
Ahead.
EVERY ONE LOOKS FOR EVANS
Fears That He May Not Be Able to
Participate In the Festivities
South Of San Francisco.

SAN DIEGO. Cal. April 14.--1ts long
and notable cruise through the southern
seas and the changing climes Of the
western hemisphere ended. the American
battleship fleet, now under immediate
command OF Rear Admiral Charles NJ.
Thomas, returned to home waters today.
1t will cast anchor of Coronado Beach
this afternoon at o'clock. and the four
days of the scheduled stay of the sixteen
ships viii be marked by a ceaseless
round Of gayeties. Dinners, dances and
picncs for the officers, free theaters. wild
west shows. fruit and good things to eat
for the enlisted men are included In the
long and variegated program. The Cali
fornia cities have impatiently awaited the
coming Of the ships, and their joy now
knows no bounds. The feet has prac-
tically an entire month of merrymaking
before it. for after San Diego extends
the first of the welcome there comes a
week at Los Angeles, five days at Santa
Barbara. five days divided between Mon
terey and Santa Cruz and ten days or
more In San Francisco.
Hot Time Tonight.
Gov. Gillette Of California is here as
the representative of the state to voice
the welcome of the entire people Of the
Pacific coast Thousands of sightseers
from far and near have gathered in San
Diego to catch their first glimpse Of the
ships that have held so much Of the
public attention since they set out on
their globe-girdling expedition.
Californfans have never before seen bat
fieships OF the Connecticut type. and the
coming OF the feet is an event fraught
to them with much meaning. After the
long stretches Of sea runs, after the hos
pitabIe entertainments Of the people of
South America. after four months Of
foreign scenes and tongues, after the DESC
late shores Of Magdalena bay. after more
than 1900 miles Of Steaming, the men
OF the deet find here-S.oco miles from
theif starting place In pecemher IAst-
people Of THAR own race and blood ready
Z" give = welcome that shall live long
In memory.
Will Miss Evans.
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans. who is
Ill at Psaso Robles hot springs, will not
he able tQ be present during any Of the
celebrations III this City. and II ~is con-
s:der$d extremely doubtful II he will be
able 70 participate in any Of the fetes
south of San Francisco. The great official
and spectacular events of the fleets stay
on the Pacific coast Will be the grand
review OF the combined Atlantic and Pa
cihc naval forces in San Francisco har-
boz May 8. Secretary of the Navy Met
calf win review the ships on the gunboat
Yorktown, and there will De forty-three.
vessels In the four anchored lines.
Waiting Almost Over.
They will include eighteen battieships,
eight immense armored cruisers, a num-
ter Of protected cruisers, two torpedo
boat fOtillas and several auxiliaries, the
whole aggregating a tonnage greater than
any array Of war vessels ever assembled
In American waters.
The city slept with one eye open last
night and tie oattleship feet was only a
hundred miles away. II there were no
shooting lights ard the booming of guns
in the fancies Of this people the absence
OF them would tend TO disproye the the
ury that dreams are reflections of day.
lignt thoughts. For. he ii said. every San
Dtegan mind Is focused unwcarily on the
coming Of Rear Admiral Charles NJ
Thomas and the sixteei. battles hips OF
which no is acting commander. II the
tension were net to ne relieved today even
TIE glorious climate OF California might
fail OF remedial power.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, April IA long
. distance telephone message to Col. ]. H.
Neville from his cousin. Mrs. Rob,ey T.
Evans, states that the admiral had a very
good day yesterday and Is feeling strong
er and better than at any time since he
left Hampton roads.
M.s. Evans gavo Col. Neville to under
stand that the rear admiral will be in Los
Angeles when the fee, arrives hero next
Saturday evening