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XAlHRJtiY, Portland, Oregon. mmm PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. XLL NO. 12,540. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, ' 1901. A. jgggl (gnggmnm iS4BjT We Invite the trade's Inspection of our lino of Bar Fixtures Of newest and latest designs. Catalogue and prices furnished on application. ROTKCHILD BROS., - 20-26 North First St. GOOD FROM END TO END. Beau Brummel THE BEST NICKEL CIGAR ON THE MARKET BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG CO. PORTLAND, OREGON DISABLED A BRIDGE Steamer Strikes Morrison Street Structure. KNOCKED 10 FEET OUT OF LINE EXCLUSIVE CARPET HOUSE J. 0. Mack & Co. 86-88 Third St, Opposite Chamber el Commerce rIIL METSCHAN. Pre. ENOW1XS, Mcr. c. w The SOOO-Tob WnnlcbacU Almond Branch Becomes Unmanageable In Strong Current and Swings Against Two Piers. SEYEfiTn AND WASHINGTON STREETS. PORTUKD, OKfOJI CHANGE OP MANAGEMENT European Plan: $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Day wHffl&Ti I ." , SrkvTWV Kl (X '9 "fi m w.m THIS WOODLARK TURKISH BATH CABINET Four Kinds $5, $7.50, $10, SI2 All Good Furnishes In your wn home a Turkish or medicated bath for three cents. It -w III cure sleeplessness, orlp, malaria, obesity, and all blood diseases. Let us tell you about them at our store. WOODARD, CLARKE & CO. POPULAR-PRICE DRUGGISTS Fourth and Washington Su. Canadian money taken at par from our customers. DIRTY BATHROOMS. TILED BATHROOMS ARE CLEAN IWe carry a full stock I UIo--forbh-TOoms, kitchen sinks, tile floors, vesti bules, fete. A full line of mantels, crates, andirons, spark guards Are sets. Use Our Ideal Metal Polish lor keeping things Estimates given on electric wiring, in terior telephones and call bells. The John Barrett Co. Tel. Main 122. 91 FIRST STREET HSi- (jstJCa in WiWter- a-- J , m m - ?-1BISSa" vzz& wsm&m c "- xatiiKi a&sz&SR rasK. Sk ; ,. , . jg-3r !.7&. .-AHggy Only those who have more money than they know what to do with CAN AFFORD to buy a cheap article. Those who have no money to waste and wish FULL VALUE for every dollar spent always buy the SUPERIOR Stovesand Ranges Manufactured by Bridge, Beach & Co., a firm whose name alone is a guarantee In Itself. We are sole agents. ONEYMAIN, DeHART & CO. FOURTH AND ALDER STREETS 2 -& a hi i l PORTLAND F0RTLSND, OREGON Kmerican plan S $3.00 PER DAY and upward. B - iS" COST ONE MILLION DOLLARS 1IE4DQWRTERS FOR TOURISTS AND COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS Special rates mndc to families and fting;Ie Rcntlemcn. The manage ment will be pleased at nil times to ahon rooms and jjlve prices. A mod ern Turkish bath eNtnbllaliment In tlte hotel. II. C. BOWERS, Mauacer. rr- Library Association of Portland STARK STREET Bet. 7th and Perk 24,000 volumes and over 200 periodicals $5.00 a year or $1.50 a quarter Two books allowed on all subscriptions Hours From 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. daily, excepl Sundays and holidays. The PIANOLA has not only satisfied curiosity, but it has Ratified a longing for an instrument WHICH WOULD DO JUST 'HAT THE PIANOLA DOES i. c., enable any one to play the piano without the necessity for tedious practising. '1. S. WELLS, Northwest Agent for the Aeo'ian Company Aeolian Hall. 353-355 Washington Street, cor. Park. Portland. Or. W. are Eole Agents for th Pianola; also for t he Stelnway. Pla cos. ,ttc Chu -ar.4 th Emersoa. The big whaleback steamer Almond Branch left the old Pennoyer mill at noon yesterday, and about an hour later brought up with a crash against the first two piers of the Morrison-street bridge, east of the draw. The bridge was dam aged to Jhe extent of several thousand dollars, and all traffic has been suspended Indefinitely. The big steamer escaped com paratively uninjured, the only damage be ing a small hole knocked In her port bow well abov the water line. The river steamer Vulcan, which was used in tow ing and steering the big craft through the bridges, was caught between the steamer and the stone pier of the bridge and In the squeeze lost the greater part of her bow and had the port side of her house well stove In forward. There was about a five-mile current in the river yesterday, and It was a matter of considerable surprise to many along the water front when the big steamship swung out into the stream above the Madison-street bridge. The steamer was In charge of Pilot Emken, and the towboat Vulcan, which was to assist In steering the vessel through the bridges, was In command of Captain William Mitchell. The flotilla started down stream stern first and passed through the Madison street brldce without mishap. The draws of the two bridges are not in line, and when the Almond Branch was clear of the drawpler of the Madison-street bridge, she was so far In shore that It required con siderable maneuvering to work her far enough over to bring her in position to. go through the Morrison-street bridge draw. Swans: Over by the Current. The big whaleback and her stern-wheel ally backed and filled for nearly an hour, and at last dropped down alongside the east side of the draw pier. The Vulcan was made fast well aft on the port quar ter, but her beam, with that of the whale back alongside, nearly filled the entire width of tho space between the draw pler and tho bridge pier opposite. As they dropped into the draw, the Vulcan drift ed over toward the bridge pier, and Pilot Emken. fearing that she was going to get foul of It and cause trouble, ordered full steam ahead. The engines responded, but before the vessel had gained much head way, the bow was caught by the heavy current that splits on the pointed draw pier and shot over toward the east sni--An anchor -was hurriedly dropped irom. the bow, but failed to hold, and the pon derous craft swung round with a force that frightened even the spectators, who had been half expecting results of a sim ilar nature. Tow Served as a Fender. The order "full steam ahead" had been acted on sufficiently promptly enough to pull the Vulcan out from between the two piers Just far enough to enable her bow to act as a kind of cork fender for the Almond Branch, and when the latter steamer settled down against her there was a sharp cracking of timbers, and she ground against the stone pier until her port guard and stairway were ground into kindling wood and the deck forward turned up on edge and badly splintered. She had a good stout hull, and the most o the damage was above the water line, so that she was leaking but slightly. The stern of the Almond Branch accordingly, brought up standing against the stone pier, and the bow meanwhile came swing ing down with the rollicking current with the force of a catapult, the headway be ing checked but slightly by the anchor, which was dragging In the soft mud. Knocked Pier 10 Feet Ont of Line. It struck the concrete pier which sup ports the east end of the first span east of the draw and knocked it nearly 10 feet out of line. It seemed for a moment that the big pier would surely give way, but it held, and the Almond Branch was anchored so securely that it is doubtful if there are enough tugs on the river to move her until the water subsides. The steamer had aboard about 1.000,000 feet of lumber which had been taken on at the mills of Inman Paulson fc Co., and the Portland Lumbering Company. As this was only a third of her cargo, she was standing pretty high out of water, but was drawing about 15 feet. The steamer Is about 8C0 feet long, so that the bridge is supporting the heavy strain of a five mile current pressing against a solid dam 3C0 feet long and 15 feet deep. No plan has been decided on for relieving her from her predicament last evening, but she will probably be pulled away from tho bridge as soon as the current In the river becomes slower. Tho Almond Branch is under a time charter to the Pacific Export "Lumber Company and was loading for Shanghai. Sho Is practically uninjured and will suf fer little or no delay after she Is re leased from the bridge. The exact amount of damage sustained by the bridge cannot be ascertained, but it will be quite heavy and will cause serious Inconvenience to business men and others on both sides of the river. "Where the Blame Rests. The blame for the disaster will not be fixed without several Investigations. The Almond Branch was In charge of Pilot Emken. and he is under the jurisdiction of the Board of Pilot Commissioners, who will Investigate the matter. The steamer Vulcan and her master are amenable to the Local Inspectors of Steam Vessels, who will also Investigate the collision. The master of the Almond Branch will also have an opportunity to tell his story to representatives of the underwriters. Pilot Emken, when Interviewed yester day, stated that the Vulcan was not suf ficiently powerful for the work she at tempted, and while he censured himself for starting with her. hewas afraid to refuse for fear of being charged with cow ardice or lackof skill. Like all the pilots who have taken big steamers through the upper bridges, he complained at the dif ficulty In straightening up a vessel after passing the Madison street bridge. There Is a bend In the channel between the two bridges and the distance is so short that the work Is dangerous, even In still wa ter. Captain Anderson of the Almond Branch refused point blank to discuss the accident. He even refused to be half way amiable In refusing to discuss It. t BIG CROWD WAS SCARED. PassenKerii on the Bridge Fled, In k Dancer of Their Lives. As the draw had been open for some while, the Vulcan wa maneuvering to get through with the big ship, two street cars filled with passengers stopped on the span east of the draw. There were also carriages and vehicles of various kinds which had followed the cars close ly. Probably 500 people were on the bridge, and they were mostly watching the movements of the tug and ship, with no thought or suspicion of danger. In the street cars some of the passengers were reading, having come to the con clusion that it would be some time before the ship could be gotten through and the draw closed. Some expressed impa tience at the delay. The Vulcan backed down toward the open draw The big leviathan seemed hardly to move. Just before her stern entered the draw open ing the current caught her, and she be gun slowly and steadily to sheer east ward. , At first the people in the cars and on the bridge watching the ship did not re alize what It all meant, but finally it could be seen that the ship would cer tainly swing around against the first span east of the draw. The danger alarm was sounded. In an Instant all was con fusion. The motormen on the cars rushed to the back ends of their cars to get them off the endangered span. The hack driv ers turned their horses' heads eastward. Then there came a rush for the east ap proach to the bridge. Passengers in the cars did not wait for the cars to move. They pushed their way out and started on a run for the east side. In less than two minutes after tho alarm had bo come general and the danger was un derstood there was a grand rush to get off the bridge in the shortest possible time. It was everybody for himself or herself. In one of the cars a woman was so excited that she could not find her way out and had to be shown the door. It was a sight to be remembered; white faced men, women and children racing for their lives, but all except one or two got out of danger before the ship swung against the bridge, expecting to see the span go. Immediately the gate at the east entrance was closed as people were making their way out on the damaged span. The news of the accident soon spread, and travel was at once defleeted across Burnslde and Madison bridges. Street car traffic, of course, was Interrupted. Cars for Mount Tabor took their passen gers mostly at the Intersection of Grand avenue and East Morrison street, and for Woodstock, at the Intersection of Grand and Hawthorne avenues. By today ar rangements will probably be made for carrying passengers to the "West Side on the other lines. SAME OLD CHARTER Portland Instrument Is to Be New Only in Politics. TAXPAYERS' LABORS IN VAIN Fey or None of League's Recom mendations Adopted Senate Fnssed Bill for a Charter Commission. SALEM, Or., Feb. 19. The people of Portland are not to get a new charter, but they are going to get practically tho same charter again, with new politics in it. If the pending bill passes. The tre- of this measure. Mr. Powderly had a long conference with the council relative to the alien contract labor law and the Chinese Immigration law Mr. Powderly said that the contract labor law had become very largely Ineffective as a result of judicial decision, and the federation appointed a committee to Investigate and report a new bill for Introduction In the next Congress. The same course was pursued relative to the Chinese exclusion act. the life of which terminates in 1902. INSTRUCTIONS TO CHOATE. DUTY IS TO ELECT The Legislature Should Not Adjourn in a Deadlock. England Must Act at Once on the Canal Matter. NEW YORK. Feb. 19.-A dispatch to the I-Journal and Advertiser from London says: Ambassador Choate has received in structions from Washington to Impress upon the British Government the neces sity for immediate action upon the Hay Pauncefote treaty. Mr. Choate will call upon Lord Lansdowne and tell him tho United States expects a decision on tho treats before March 4. Mr. Choate has been informed unofficially of the disposi tion of tho United States Senate to repeal the Clayton-Bulwer treaty and pass the Nicaragua Canal bill If the pending treaty be not accepted. And he will tell the Sec- STATE NEEDS fWO SENATORS OREGON'S WAR SENATOR. RUN ON A BANK. Intense Excitement In Pittsburg Nearly Canscd a Panic. PITTSBURG. Feb. 13. Unfounded ru mors caused a run of the German Na tional Bank of Allegheny today, during which $180,000 was paid out. The excite ment at one time was Intense, causing almost a panic and giving the police all they could do to prevent an outbreak. In' the crush around the door of the institu tion, one lady, Mrs. Mary Fogal, was se riously bruised The bank is a state and National bank, and one of the most reliable In the city. Cashier Helms said tonight tl i, every de mand would be met promptlv tomnrrow or any day within an "Boar's notice, as, he says, they have J2.O00.C00 on hand for pay-, ment. He said most ot those drawing de-' posits today were foreigners, who had' somehow got the impression that because of the fact that J. F. Hoffstett was pres ident of the bank and also president of the Pressed Steel Car Company, the car com-" pany was receiving unwarranted favors. On the contrary, he said, the car com pany was one of the heaviest depositors,. and had never negotiated or asKea tor a loan. Presidential Nomination. WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. The President today nominated George D. Gear, of Ha waii, to be Second Judge of the Circuit Court of the First circuit of Hawaii. Illy l M j I &iL.wk ' I V T . J I 1m am imttmvmimxzmmmmkmammBBBmiiminmmmm'mK E. D. BAKER, WHO WAS EULOGIZED BY THE HATTVE SONS. SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS Conp-resi. The Senate rejected the hazing provision of the West Point bill. Tage 2. Senator Deboo spoke for the Nicaragua. Canal. Page 2. The House spent the day on the sundry civil bill. Page 2. PhllipplncM. Employes of two Manila companies have been arrested for aiding the rebels. Page S. The Belgian Consul, who was suspected, has tily left for Europe. Page 3. A rebel garrison was captured on the Cavlte coast. Page 3. Deported Filipinos were landed at Guam Jan uary 12. Pace 3- Chinn. Conger has been Instructed to protest against the proposed expedition. Page 3. The foreign envoys gave China eight days In which tc Issue satisfactory edicts. Page 3. Von Waldersee a preparing to send out six columns. Page 3. ' Forcipfn. A Nationalist member of the House ot Com mons attempted to deliver a speech In Irish. Page 3. Dewet has not been captured. Page 3. Tho British Cabinet will discuss the Nica ragua question Friday. Page 3. Domestic. A saloon raid at Millwood. Kan., resulted In the killing of a woman. Page 2. James Callahan was arrested as Pat Crowe's accompllo . Page 10. Northwest Legislatures. Politics -Mil be practically the only new feat ure in the Portland charter. Page 1. Portland charter commission bill, with person nel, passed the Senate. Page 1. The Oregon Legislature will adjourn at mid night Saturday. Page 4. Multnomah votes will be practically all that Mitchell will gain by his combination with the Democrats. Page 4. The Tolman Railway Commission bill was de feated In the Washington Senate. Page 5. Washington Republicans have settled the fight over the reapportionment of the state. Page 0. Pacific Conit. Seven bodies of the C5 entombed miners at Union, B. C, have been taken out. Page 4. All classes of business are likely to be li censed at Astoria. Page 4. Salem and Its outlying districts have a popu lation of 10.000. Page 5. Commercial and Marine. Stock market still In professional hands. Page 11. Four grain ships sailed yesterday. Page 8. Big fleet of Lake vessels sold. Pag4 8. Overdue ships' reinsurance Is higher again. Page 8. Portland and Vicinity. Steamship Almond Branch collides with Morrison-street bridge, seriously damaging the structure. Page 1. General Miles favors muster-out of volunteers at Vancouver, Wash. Page 12. Portland business men say the Legislature should not adjourn without electing a Sen ator. Page 1. Water committee's engineer reports that drain age tunnels have stopped lands from slid ing. Page 12. . Board of Public Works wrestllngytrlth street rail problem. Page 12. $.'' v xnendous labors of the Taxpayers' League have been In vain. Few or none of their many recommendations have been adopt ed. A number of minor changes are to be made, mostly affecting salaries and discontinuing the services of one or moru Republican officials, like Assistant City Attorrtey Davis. The Job as to the pow ers of the city to build a lighting plant has been unearthed, but the promise is given that It will be rectified. The coun clll will have no authority to levy an occupation tax, and the proceeds from the vehicle tax are to be devoted to the street repair fund. Power Is given to transfer from the general to special funds and vice versa. The Board of Public Works has the right to veto a council ordinance relating to street repairs. "With these exceptions, for the most part of no great importance, it is the same old document, with the names of home of the important commissions changed to suit the partisan Ideas of the Multnomah delegation. The names of none of these commission ers, with the solitary exception of Will iam. M. Ladd as Water Commissioner, are at present inserted in the bill, and members of the delegation say they have not agreed upon them. The pres ent Board of Public Works, they say, will not be disturbed. The charter bill went from the Senate to the House today and Is locked up in the clerk's desk. It will probably be re ferred to the Multnomah delegation tomor row and then when It is returned, either Thursday or Friday, the fight over it will begin. The Senate today passed the Mays bill providing for a charter commission. It's provisions hod been changed so that all members were named In the bill. They are: "Dr. Harry Lane. R. L. Gleason, Henry Fries. W. E. Robertson, A. L. Mills. H. W. Scott. Dr. A. J. Giesy, Dan J. Ma larkey. Isam White. William M. Ladd. Paul Wesslnger. Fred V. Holmnn. Tyler Woodward. H. S. Rowe. T. C. Devlin. J. A. Strowbridge. E. C. Bronaugh, C. E. S. Wood. P. L. Willis. J. N. Teal. John F. O'Shea, F. L. Zimmerman, John Mon tag. "Sig Frank. Sol Hirsch. F. E. Beach, Harry Hogue. W. J. Morgan. T. D. Honeyman, W. F. Burrell, William Killings-worth, R. W. Montague and Ned E. Ayer. The Multnomah delegation is consider ing the advisability of making some changes to the water committee of seven members which they recently agreed up on, but have not yet definitely decided what they shall be. The committee may be Increased or only changed. The name of Cyrus A. Dolph is prominently mentioned. t a ne luuiiiiuutuu ueietjuwun lumgiii, uy a majority vote, agreed to a bill author izing the Council to set aside the market block for the uses of the Native Sons and Oregon Historical Society. The House today passed the road super visor bill for the election of road super visors in Multnomah County, as wellas other counties In the state, but the sec tion empowering the Mu,'nnmah County Judge to use the ax and remove all tho present road supervisors and appoint oth ers was stricken out. They will be elected In June, 1902. If the act becomes a law. retary of State for Foreign Affairs just what the situation In the Senate Is. He has received no intimation of any sort from the British Government as to what its decision will be, but there is good rea son for saying that England is Inclined to temporize, feeling that by delay and per haps by alternative suggestions she may obtain some modification of the terms of tho treaty Itself, or some set-off against what she considers her concessions. Am bassador Choate's instructions from Washington are Imperative, and he will make Lord Lansdowne realize that what ever he Intends to do must be done quickly. Will Be Discussed Friday. LONDON, Feb. 19. United States Am bassador Choate saw the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the Mar.juis of Lansdowne. this afternoon, and discussed the Chinese question and the Nicaragua Canal matter. Mr. Choate was Informed that both these features would be dis cussed at a Cabinet meeting to be held February 22. and Lord Lansdowne hoped to be able to communicate to Mr. Choate something more definite after the meet Ing. Lord Lansdowne's notification to Mr. Choate may safely be taken as an Indica tion that the British Government does not desire to force the China and Nicaragua questions to an issue any earlier than Is absolutely necessary. It Is understood that the United States Ambassador was responsible for bringing up the Nicaragua matter, pointing out how short a time was left for an answer before the lapsing of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. The reply of Lord Lansdowne did not by any means positively pledge the British Cabinet to make a decision, although it indicated that the United States might expect that, so far as the Nicaragua question was concerned, any further consideration on the part of the Cabinet would be merely Informal, as the Foreign Office has known the nature of the reply for some weeks, which will not vary from the forecast al ready made In these dispatches. China, however. Is another matter. The Foreign Office appears genuinely in the dark as tc the real significance of Count von Waldersee's latest orders. It is pro posed that by Friday Information will be forthcoming to enable Great Britain to decide as to what is really going on in the Far East. At present, she Is no more anxious than the United States to take part In an extended campaign Into the Interior of China, but the reports from the seat of action are so contradictory that Lord Lansdowne refrains from send ing mediatory dispatches or committing himself to any definite line of interna tional action. The American opposition to Count von Waldersee's reported action receives cordial sympathy from the Brit ish authorities, though they are inclined to doubt whether the right construction is placed upon his motives. Lord Salis bury has so often put England on record as opposed to aggressive military opera tions In China that officials here can scarcely conceive that Count von Walder see would issue orders so utterly at va riance with the attitude of Great Britain and the United States. FEDERATION OF LABOR. Meeting; of the Executive Council at Washington. WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. The Executive Council of the American Federation of La bor, in council here today, received rep resentations from organized labor In Tex as that efforts are making to force the passage of a compulsory arbitration law in the Legislature of that state. Prp-n- Llnieed Oil Dividend. OMAHA, Neb.. Feb. 19. The American Linseed Oil Company has filed a $6,000,000 mortgage In the office of the Register of Deeds. The mortgage covers 44 mills in 13 states, runs five years at a rate -of i dent Gompere communicated with organ- per cent Interest, and Is In favor of the ized labor of the state urging the defeat Martin Trust Company, of New York. Exposition Will Open Sunday. BUFFALO. N. Y.. Feb. 19. The Courier says that It has been decided to open the gates of the Pan-American Exposition Sundays. According to the story the management of the exposition will not discuss the situation in any way, but the gate3 will be open the first Sunday after the opening of the exposition. Projects of Vast Importance Would Be Jeopardized by Ilnlf Rep resentation In the Upper Branch, of Congrcsi. Portland's leading business men say tho Legislature should not adjourn without electing a United States Senator. Twenty-eight who were interviewed yesterday emphatically declared that the importance of Oregon's Interests demands full rep resentation In the United States Senate. Twelve went a step further and said that H. W. Corbett Is the best qualified man for Oregon to elect at this critical period in the business affairs of tho Northwest. The big firms whose represen tatives Indorse Mr. Corbett's candidacy are: Allen & Lewis, John Barrett Company, Breyman Leather Company. Mason, Ehr man &. Co.. Ainsworth National Bank, H. C. Breeden Company, Everding & Far rell. J. K. Gill Company, Eastern Lumber Company. Western Lumber Company. Wadhams & Kerr Bros., Gevurtz Furni ture Company, Willamette Iron Sz. Steel Works. The firms whose representatives said lha Legislature should not adjourn without an election are: United States National Bank, Portland Flouring Mills Company, Wadhams & Co.. Portland Railway Company, Portland Cordage Company, Stelnbach Clothing Company, Morris & Whitehead, Closset & Devers, Portland Iron Works, Parrlsh & Watklns. W. J. Van Schuyver & Co., Wolff &. Zwlcker Iron Works. LIpman. Wolfe & Co.. Glafko Commission Com pany. Lang & Co. Twenty other large firms were inter viewed, but they declined to be quoted on any subject connected with politics. They said privately that it Is the duty of the Legislature to elect a Senator at this session, as otherwise. Oregon's vast in terests would be jeopardized. In Port land, as in every other great commercial city, business men want to keep out ot political discussions. That 12 large firms should declare themselves, under the cir cumstances, for Mr. Corbett may be taken as a high compliment to that gentleman's standing in the business community. A glance at the names of the firms will con vince any one that they are not estab lishments that are likely to be Influenced by purely political questions. When they say Mr. Corbett is the best man, they take the broad view of what Portland and Oregon have at stake In being well and fully represented In the upper branch of Congress. It Is not an exaggeration to eay that If a complete canvass could be made of the business firms of Portland, and If every business man would speak his mind, 99 out of 100 would say that It would b an outrage for the Legislature to adjourn without electing a capable man to repre sent Oregon In the Senate. The sentiment of those who were Interviewed yesterday was that Oregon should not only elect a strong man to the Senate, but that ho should be from Portland. Here are cen tered Oregon's jobbing, financial and ship ping Interests, and here the fight Is being made for deep channels to the sea and for the opening of the Columbia River as far inland as engineering Ingenuity is ablo to triumph over nature's obstructions. The danger to Columbia River improve ment through Inadequate representation in the United States Senate was aptly il lustrated by a Washington dispatch pub lished In yesterday's Oregonlan. "When the river and harbor bill left the Houso it carried an appropriation of $400,000 to complete the present Improvement project at the mouth of the Columbia, with $1,500. 000 for continuous contracts. On Monday, the commerce committee of the Senate re duced the items to $225,000 and $1,000,000. re spectively, a loss of $675,000 to Oregon at one whack. Senator McBrlde, of Oregon, is a member of the Senate committee on commerce, but he did not attend any of Its meetings while the river and harbor bill was pending. He came home to put up his fences for re-election, and when he failed he remained here to throw his Influence against the candidate who Is tho choice of the majority of the Republican members of the Legislature. When he ar rived home he told an Oregonlan reporter that if Oregon's interests demanded his presence at Washington he would go thero at once. He knew the river and harbor bill was coming up for consideration, but he has persistently remained In Oregon to further the political ambition of himself and others. Had Oregon two Senators in Washington at this time, it Is likely that thr. S675.000 which has been lost to tha Columbia River might have been saved. It may be that $675,000 is not a large sum. but It would go a long way towards making that 40-foot channel at the mouth of the Columbia, which tho producers and ship pers of Oregon are demanding. It Is near ly as much as the Port of Portland has spent in the past 10 years in deepening the channels between Portland and the mouth of the Columbia. If the Legislature falls to elect this time, Oregon will have only one member ot the United States Senate until 1903, as there is no certainty that Governor Geer will add to the burden of the taxpayers the expense of an extra session of tho Legislature. A project of vast importance to Portland which cannot wait two years Is that of a canal and locks' between The Dalles and Celllo, and the opening of tho Columbia and its tributaries as far as Lewlston, Idaho. The way to build up a country Is to create highways for the profitable marketing of its products. Tho Columbia River Basin wants water con nection with Portland, the principal mar ket of the Northwest, and Portland want3 water transportation with the rapidly in creasing population of the basin. It will take the united efforts of the Congres sional delegations of Oregon, Washington and Idaho to get the improvement made. If Oregon has but one Senator for the next two years, It will not be able to give much help to the project. That is why the business men of Portland desire that the state shall be fully represented In tho United States Senate. Opinions of Business Men. Business and professional men wero asked this question by Oregonlan report ers yesterday: "Do the interests of Ore gon demand the election of a United States Senator by this session of the Legislature?" It will be observed that the question was not framed in the interest of any candidate. The replies follow: Frank A. Spencer, manager of Allen & Lewis It would be better to leave the state unrepresented than to elect men ot (Concluded on Eighth Page.) "J