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rw" -jjvnxr ifzi!i.mjmFww ngofe Pf?1""1!11 ' IT 1WW Wf f gyjmwj .JiDUiyPUP I'wpji i-- 10 THE MORffING QREGQNIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1901. c vrmnp v-,m i uw r '- imwii$jtwwiviv i-g '-wffiFwrt; HAHN IS PRESIDENT Chamberof Commerce Elects New Head for 1901-2. NEW BOARD HAS AMPLE FUNDS Tear's "Work: Brought Portland Into Closer Relations "With the Pacific IVortlivrcst Improvement of the Waterrray President Henry Hahn, of Wadhams & Co. Vice-President Joseph F. Batchelder, audi tor Portland Railway Company. Secretary I. If. Flelsehner, of the firm of Fletechner, Maer & Co. Treasurer Ladd & Tlltnn. Trustees T. W. B. London, of Balfour, Guthrie & Co.; S. M. Mears. of the Portland Cordage Company; F. N. Pendleton, of Buffum & Pendleton; E. T Williams, of the North Pa ci5c Lumber Company. A. H. Devers, of Clos cet & Devers. C. Lombardl, manager of the Mutual Warehouse Company. The foregoing were elected officers or the Chamber of Commerce at the annual meeting of members yesterday afternoon. There were no contests. Sir. Hahn made a strenuous effort to decline the presi dency, but the meeting would not hear of it. The officers and trustees who had eerved during the year were thanked for their efficiency. Secretary Fleischner's report showed the organization to be In prosperous financial condition. Receipts during the year were $2982 77; disbursements. J2G64 51; balance on hand. $318 36. Dues soon to be col lected will give the new board a fund of over 51000 to start the year. President Taylor's Address. Geo-ge Taylor, Jr., the outgoing presi dent, delUered the following address: "I beg to congratulate the members on a most successful year, not only for the City of Portland, but for the whole State of Oregon, because what helps one helps the other, and the city cannot get along without the country, nor can the country very well get along without some central place to market its products, have its headquarters for money, and a general distributing point. "We have had large grain crops, the estimated crop of 1900 for the States of Oregon and "Washington be ing 40.000,000 bushels of wheat, besides other grains In great abundance, which have brought fair prices. The crops of hops, barley and fruit have been good and realized better prices than they have done. The supply of wool, cattle, sheep, nnd horses has all been very good, and lias mostly been disposed of at far higher figures than have been obtained for some time. Portland as the center of com merce In this Northwest hoa materially benefited from these matters, and the board of trustees at the outset of its term of office took the ground that It would be a good plan to foster more friendly feelings between the country and city, and was most pleased to act on the suggestion of the Salem Chamber of Com merce to work on these lines, and to bring the various chambers of commerce in the ntate to work more together for their mutual benefit. Following this up several excursions were made by the Port land Chamber of Commerce to cities In the interior, which gave our merchants an opportunity of meeting their custom ers and the latter becoming acquainted with the sellers, and In my opinion much good has come of this, and I would sug gest that something of the same kind be continued. Of course it is not possible to go to every place, and It was a matter of regret to the trustees that one or two Imitations clashed. "The most Important matter taken up by the board of trustees was the ap propriation for the Improvement, of the mouth of the Columbia River last Spring, when It was hopeless to secure aid from a river and harbor bill. The subject was brought to the notice of the Oregon dele gation, and, after a great deal of hard work on the part of the trustees, ably s oonded by the Chambers of Commerce of Astoria, Salem, The Dalles, "Walla "Walla, Pendleton, and Lewlston, suffici ent Influence was brought to bear to enable our delegation to get an appropri ation of $250,000 from the sundry civil bill for the repairs, etc., of the pres ent Jetty, and which I am pleased to state are now in a very forward way, and about Toady for ithe actual extension as soon as the appropriation in the river and harbor bill is available, which amount Is to be $400,000. with a total of $1,600,000 on the continuous system, which is enough to go on with, though more may have to be expended to carry out the plan of the engineers for a 40-foot channel at th mouth of the river. But this will be forthcoming when needed. This Is a mat ter that concerns all Oregon and that part of "Washington tributary to he Co lumbia River, and positively must be well taken care of. It does not concern only Portland, but the whole of the Columbia River Basin, that ample facilities be pro vided for the safe crossing of the largest steamers without delay. The river is be ing well taken care of by the Port of Portland Commission. The commerce of this section is of such Importance that deep water must bo provided to meet the growth of steamers, and there Is no use having bountiful harvests and goods for 6hlpment if there Is not water at the entrance to this splendid river. Dnlles-Celllo Improvement. "Another matter of Importance on which a good deal of work has been ex pended is the opening up of the Colum bia River at the dalles and Celllo by means of canal and locks. In conjunction with the Commercial Club of Dewlston. Idaho, a large number of pamphlets were Issued by the trustees colling attention to this, and the chamber has promised Its hearty support to the Idaho and Wash, lngton delegations in their efforts, and has requested the Oregon delegation to act with them, in the procuring of appropra tlons for the building of canal and locks, which would open up an immense terri tory, so that the river would be available for the cheap transportation of the products of that country. There is an un expended balance for that most Imprac ticable scheme, a boat railway, but it seems as If it will not be possible to have that transferred to the canal and locks project, but in my opinion it will be bet ter even to turn k baok into the Treasury and start afresh, than to have this money held over for a boat railway, which is never likely to be built, owing chiefly to the almost impossibility of working it successfully. This upper river opening should bo well borne in mind, but I think that at the moment the improvement at the mouth of the river is even more im portant. "A very successful permanent exhibit has been inaugurated, under tho personal supervision of Colonel Dosch. and largely owing to the efforts of. Mr. Batchelder, one of the trustees, who made collec tions for this exhibit, and which has been visited by a very large number of peo ple, who are interested in the agricultural, mining and manufacturing products of Oregon. The board of trustees moved the office of the chamber to the rooms of tills permanent exhibit, for the simple reason of helping it along, which expla nation should be sufficient for those who have been inclined to criticise the change from the Chamber of Commerce building. All are welcome at this permanent ex hibit, and any information asked for Is cheerfully given. "The meetings Jf the board of trustees have been held at this office, and In this connection I would say that after calling two or three reneral meetings of the chamber, and finding difficulty In getting a quorum, the trustees gave up calling general meetings and met and transacted the business. In most cases publishing the proceedings In full In the papers. There may have beea some criticism of this method and I am not sure that it Is best, but as some friends said, the matters under discussion would most likely be re ferred to the trustees anyway, and as they saved the appointing of commit tees, it was better for them o do the work, hut I would like to make a sugges tion to the Incoming board that this mat ter Is worthy of consideration. That the board of trustees have done their work is shown by the minutes, and it has been very rarely that a meeting of trustees could not be held for lack of quorum. It is not the easiest matter in the world for busy men to give an hour and a half a week, and sometimes two or three times a week, to matters of public interest and improvement, but such has been done by the trustees. I may say here, that the chamber is in a flourishing condition financially, the sum of about $1000 being on hand or to be so In a few days. The trustees -have been very careful of expen ditures, as for some time they were hard pressed, and now and again if they had had the money, they could have Bpent it to very good advantage in advertising, eta, but unless they saw it was absolutely unnecessary, they refused these pay ments. "When, however, they thought the expenditures were required, as in tele grams, etc., to "Washington, they did not hesitate to spend money freely. The amount of money on hand will give the incoming board more freedom for necessi ties, which a Chamber of Commerce needs. In fact, I think a fund should be established for the entertainment, or at any rate, attention to be shown to dis tinguished visitors, who come among us, and whose kindly notice after they have received some attention is ot a good deal of worth. I do not mean that we should run after every public man or stranger who has a scheme to propose, who comes here, but I do mean that when some little attention is shown to these strangers, they will remember Portland, Or., and apart from the pleasure of meeting these men, it Is money well spent In their en tertainment. In this respect the trustees have all done their utmost, and In a small way entertained the Interstate Commis sion and members of the Pacific Coast Jobbers' Association, by a trip up the Columbia, through the courtesy of the O. R. & N. Co., and Mr. Speaker Hender son, through the courtesy of Mr. Ham mond, by a trip to the mouth of the Co lumbia River, which were fully appre ciated. Other courtesies have been shown to strangers in showing them the port and Its facilities, all of which takes time, but has been cheerfully done by the trus tees. Commerce. "I do not intend to go into any details of our shipments, etc., which can be eas ily obtained from the secretary or other sources, but with the greatest respect to our friends who say that Portland is not ln it I wish to say that there were dispatched from Portland during the past year 39 steamers as against 19 the pre vious year, nearly all of which went to the Orient, and further In the past few months we have dispatched 17 steamers carrying over 50,000 barrels of flour each. In addition to the steamers mentioned 112 sailing ships cleared with wheat, flour and merchandise from Portland, the total shipments of wheat and flour be ing 15.S5S.3S7 bushels, as against, from San Francisco, 15,431,333 bushels, and from Se attle and Tacoma, 10,299,216 bushels; 112 sailing vessels from Portland as against 47 from Puget Sound. All of these ves sels leave on an average $5000 for sup plies, stevedores, towages, etc., and with the work on the docks, Including all the steamers. It is safe to say that $1,000,000 is disbursed in this city per annum from foreign snips. Is not this a matter to foster, and to give every facility to. The jobbing trade of Portland in 1900 is esti mated at $110,000,000, and the product of factories in Oregon at $60,000,000, including lumber, of which S9S.000.000 feet wefe cut in Oregon last year. In addition to these figures for the city, I am pleased to' note a great Increase In country factories, such as creameries, of which a very goodly number have been started In various parts of the state, through the efforts of the Southern Pacific and O. R. & N. Co.. and the time is not very far off when Ore gon will be exportlne butter and eggs Instead of bringing them in. I am in great hopes of seeing bettor coast facilities In, the way of steamers to" bring into connec tion the various coast ports, and which would add largely to the business of thl3 port and I also hope to see a railroad Into the rich Nehalem country before long. One of the greatest needs of this Colum bia River is coal, and in my opinion It does not matters where this Is discov ered so long as it is in reach of tide water, Nehalem, Knappa, Stella, or any of the other places which are now being prospected. Other commercial bodies have mentioned this, and I cannot too strongly urge the Chamber of Commerce to help along any legitimate outlook for coal. Never mind if it is not tributary to Port land particularly, If It Is tributary to the Columbia River. The trustees have given this matter careful attention and have encouraged to their ability any proper scheme that has been brought before them. "Among one of the important matters which should be taken up again Is the es tablishment of a permanent general hos pital, at "Vancouver barracks. This board has had this up several times, but so far our Representatives have not been able to make any headway, but as the volun teer troops are now to be mustered out, at the nearest points to their homes, and not at San Francisco, as tho board was informed, I would suggest that the matter be again taken up. There is no better natural site for convalescing sol diers than "Vancouver, and I have the information that it would not take much expense to put this post Into condition for a very large number of troops, where they could have the advantages of mild climate, good water, and the comforts necessary for men who have gone through a campaign. Pilotage on the River. "I consider it not out of place, and as a matter of interest to the port, to express my satisfaction at the way In which ships have been handled during the period in which pilotage has been optional on the river, and I am decidedly opposed to pllotago being made compulsory on the river, or for moving In port. Shipowners are now .accustomed to the present plan, and as all the masters of towboats are pilots there Is no necessity of extra pil ots. I do not think it well to make any change on the bar. Drydoclc. "I regret to have to say that nothing definite has .been done In this respect, the lack of 'which Is a great detriment to the port. Some Inquiries have lately been made from Eastern people bout tills, but I cannot say that anything will come of It. I would suggest that the powers of the Port of Portland Commis sion be enlarged to enable It to build a drydock capable of taking In a 450 steamer, which can be done, I am in formed, for, say, $150,000. oh the most ap proved modern plans, of a sectional float ing dock, and in the opinion of those who have given this mattter attention, the floating dock is the only feasible one for these waters. "Whether the dock should be located here or at the mouth of the river for the best conservancy of the needs of trade should be carefully considered. I am sure a drydock "would pay Interest from tho first, if properly handled. If we are to maintain our supremacy as a shipping port, and I think I have shown the ma terial aspect of this, we must have a dry dock to take care of vessels when they come here. Smelter. "Another Important thing for the city Is a smelter. Ono or two propositions have been laid before the trustees, who brought them to the notice of the proper parties, who, af,ter careful investigation, decided that It was not wise to go into them, or put up money, owing to the rather vague reports of success of the methods, but I am pleased to say that a movement Is now on foot for inaug urating a large smelter, and I am sure you will all agree with me that it will be a good thing for the city. FIreboat. "The trustees have given expression to their views in favor of the placing of a fireboat on the-river. In case this is done the board of fire underwriters agree to reduce the rates of insurance throughout the city 10 to 15 per cent. It would seem to be a good Investment if the first funds can be provided. Free library. "I am pleased to see the extension of this work in the city. Taken up by a few lovers of Improvement of the people. It is gradually growing, and I hope more support will be given to it. If the city were in shape to de so, an appropriation should be made from the taxes to support this, as is done in most other cities; as. if there are places where men can go for their evenings, a good many will avail themselves of the privilege who now seek other places. An Instance of' this is the Seamen's Institute, which is pretty nearly always full of men and boys from tho various ships in the river. exposition. "Some discussion has been had as to holding an Oriental fair in 1S02 at Port land, and the committee having this in charge is now working to see whether the people of Portland wish this and how much money can be subscribed. Another project has been started to hold a cen tennial celebration of the Ire wis and Clark expedition In 1905, under the auspices of the Oregon Historical Society, which would be a most propitious occasion to celebrate, and we should receive the full support of our sister states, "Washington and Idaho, and I believe it would be to much more advantage to hold this than the one proposed in 1902. Holding a cele bration In 1905 would not prevent Inter mediate fairs if it were thought well to hold them. "On behalf of the business men of Port land and the state I beg to offer the sincere thanks of the chamber to the ladles of the Emergency Corps and Red Cross Society for their services to the re turned troops. This nas been done to these ladles by letter, but I think their efforts deserve public recognition. "Considerable advertising has been done this year In Eastern papers, and moro can be carried on without very much expense, but to do this the people must, of course, subscribe In one way or another, as It is not reasonable to suppose that papers will publish notices unless they are paid for It, and I would respectfully call at tention to this fact to those friends who are Inclined to say that we never have Portland's name advertised In the East Perhaps, also, I may not be out of order In taking exception to our own people and even members, who often say that this Is a sleepy old place and no one ever does anything here. If we advertise our selves to strangers and newcomers as be ing asleep, and quiet, they will readily believe us. and we will be taken at our own estimate. We are doing a good big business here, and with our census popu lation over 90,000, and the general busi ness going on, no one, especially of our own people, has occasion to say we are asleep. "In closing I beg to. offer my most sin cere thanks to the board of trustees for Its consideration to me during my term of office as president, and for Its hearty co-operation In all matters acted on for the good of the city. Its members have given their time cheerfully, and in no Instance have they refused to act when appointed on committees, etc I also wish to extend my thanks to the press. The Oregonlan and Telegram, whose re porters have shown the board of trustees unfailing courtesy, and who have ably reported the various meetings. I also wan to thank Mr. Masten, the assistant secretary, for his energy In all matters connected with the Chamber's business. I have had occasion to call on him early and late, and he was always ready and willing. And In retiring I wish the Cham ber of Commerce every success, and that It may go on to still greater usefulness In the up-bulldlng of the city's business." FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH Annual Meeting: at Which. Rev. W. R Lord Tenders His Resignation. The annual meeting of the Church of Our Father (Unitarian) called out a good attendance of the members of the so ciety Tuesday evening. The usual reports were read from the officers of the church and various sub-organizations, indicating in somo. of them, notably the woman's auxiliary, a prosperous year and evi dence of good work. The Christian Union, Postoffice Mission, Social Union, "William G. Eliot Fraternity, and the Sunday school, were all heard from. ' The pastor's report reviewed the year as a whole, both In its many features of encouragement, and otherwise. The con gregation has been Increasing, and many new faces are seen. Sunday services have been kept up without a break, and many evidences of earnestness and spiritual progress may be cited. The Christian Union has undertaken to do some work in the direction of aiding discharged pris oners from the Salem penitentiary. At the close of his report, Rev. "W. R. Lord tendered his resignation as pastor, to take effect April 1. After his retire ment from the room, the finances of the society being discussed, it was found that the expenses of the year had consider ably overrun the subscription. Plans were suggested for reducing the one and increasing tho other. Motions were passed of confidence in the trustees and of re newed determination to assist in every possible way the efforts -they may put forth for retrenchment. Resolutions were also passed of appreciation of the pas tor's earnest and self-sacrificing labors and of unanimous regret for his resigna tion. This, with all other matters, was referred to the trustees, in counsel with any other they may call in, for adjust ment and final action. The election of three trustees to serve for three years resulted In the re-election of D. P. Thompson, G. G. Gam mans and Mrs. R. F. Burrell. The re maining trustees are Mrs. Henry 8. Glle, Robert F. Bell, "William F. "Woodward, J. V. "W. Montague, C. H. Prescott and A. L. Mills. At the close of the meeting the subscription book for the year was signed by a large number, and the hope Is that within a brief period deficiency may be made up and the future Income assured. Refreshments were served by the women of the church. RAN A GAMBLING DEVICE. Rev. J. E. Snyder Causes the Arrest of Tvro Swindlers. Judge Cameron decided yesterday that gambling devices cannot be licensed, and so held T. Barr and E. Holland to an swer before the grand Jury for maintain ing such device. The men had been run ning a kind "of ball-and-peg game on North Third street, and, it Is said, Were coining money. Players paid 25 cents each for the privilege of throwing a cer tain number of balls at a cloth, and l!J any of these balls rolled down just right between some rows of nails, the player would win a whole box of cigars. The complaining witness. Rev. J. E. Snyder, considered the device demoraliz ing, and so had the men arrested. They had procured a license from the city, but this did them no good. It was alleged that the boards and nails could be ma nipulated at the option of the man run ning the device, and so players would win or Jose Just as he decided. The pen alty for maintaining gambling devices. Is a fine of $500 or less, to be worked out in jail If the convicted party does not pay. No Sew Smallpox Cases. County Physician McKay yesterday in vestigated a rumor concerning two new cases of smallpox In South Mount Tabor, and found it to be without basis. It was also reported that these were prob ably due to contagion from the one case in the vicinity, that of Mrs. Beers, of Se attle, quarantined in the residence of Felix Gilbert. Dr. McKay denies that this is possible, since the residence is sit uated in an acre lot and an effective quarantine has been maintained. Van Camp's Soups, lOo. CHANGES IN DAIRY LAW THERE MUST BE 10 OUNCES OF BUT TER IN A POUND. Amendments Proposed by Commis sioner Bailey Only One Label Xor Jellies. Dairy and Food Commissioner Bailey has the affairs of his office In good shape, and he wlU ask the Legislature for more authority end a larger appropriation. Re thinks he ought to have $5000 for salary and expenses. California appropriates $500u for butter and cheese inspection, and the Commissioner has his own chemist and laboratory. For milk inspection, the ap propriation is $8000. "People have no Idea of the progress which dairying is making in Oregon," said, Commissioner Bailey, yesterday. "Two- years ago, we were pur chasers of oleomargarine and process but ter. Now we are exporters of pure but ter. Our possibilities In the line of dairy ing are little understood. Callfornlans frankly admit that they cannot compete with us in curing and ripening cheese." After canvassing the situation thor oughly. Commissioner Bailey decided that it would be better to present a new bill to the Legislature than to' attempt to amend, the present law. " District Attorney Cham berl&ln Is drawing the new measure. One section alms to reach the creameries which put up only 28 or 29 ounces of but ter In a "two-pound" roll. This Is & downright swindle, and Commmlssloner Bailey says there shall be no more of It In Oregon. The section provides that but ter put up in squares or rolls and said to contain a pound shall weigh 16 ounces. Butter put up In rolls and said to con tain two pounds shall weigh 32 ounces. Housewives will join In a unanimous vote of thanks to Commissioner Bailey If "this reform gets Into the code. On every eight pounds of butter they buy they lose a pound, or from 25 to 35 cents. No law yet enacted has enabled the Commissioner to collect exact statistics of production, or to locate all the cream eries. A new section provides that cheese factories shall apply to the Commission er 'for a plate or stencil bearing the num ber of the factory and the words; "Ore gon State, full cream," or "half eklmmed," "quarter-skimmed," or "skim med," as the case may be. All cream erles and factories making butter by the separator process must take out a stamp, with a number, and the words: "Oregon creamery butter." Vinegar manufacturers complain that the Oregon apples do not contain the acidity of Eastern apples. To equalize things for them, the present requirement that vinegar shall contain not less than 4 per cent of absolute acetic acid will be amended, and the percentage reduced to 31-3. Acid and distilled vinegar col ored to Imitate elder will be excluded from the state. Fake jellies have given the Food Com missioner as much worry as oleo and pro cess butter. Canned fruit Jellies, with the word "strawberry," "currant" or "rasp berry," and the picture of a flower on the side of the can, and the words "com pound Jelly" on the other, are temptingly displayed In many stores. The process stuff is sold on equal terms with pure fruit Jelly made In the Willamette Valley. To drive It out of Oregon, or at least ex pose Its true character. Commissioner Bailey proposed that canned fruit jellies shall have but one label. Dairymen who sell milk In towns of 10. 000 inhabitants and over will be requlrea to take out a license and to put numbers on their wagons. This will enable thu Commissioner to keep close tab on the dairymen who supply Portland, the only 10,000 town In the state, and run down the sellers of doctored milk. STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. Bill Crentlng; One Being Drafted by a Committee of Physicians. Bills to create a State Board of Health and to abolish the present system of con veying insane to the asylum will be in troduced at the forthcoming session of the Legislature, but so far as can be learned, no measure proposing drastic amend ments to the law licensing physicians will be presented. Many physicians believe the law should be amended, but as it Is doubtful whether legislation can be put through, it Is probable that nothing will be done. At the 1900 meeting of the State Medical Association, Drs C. H. "Wheeler, Andrew C. Smith and S. E. Josephl were appoint, ed to draft a bill creating a State Board of Health. It has not yet been drawn, but its general features have been' out lined. It will provide for the gatherln& of vital statistics, and the protection of the state against contagious diseases from the outside, and the protection of the different counties against each other. Dr. Josephl will Introduce a bill pro viding that Insane patients shall be con veyed to the asylum by attendants sent from the asylum for that purpose. Idaho has a similar law, and It has saved the state money. Dr. Josephl Introduced a bill like this at the session of 1S99. It passed the Senate, but was snowed under in the House. APPEALED LAND CASES. Salts of Settlers Alqnsr West Side Rntlroad to Be Heard In February. United States District Attorney John H. Hall Is busy at work getting up a brief In the case of the United States vs. the Oregon & California Railroad Company, which is to be heard on appeal in the United States Court of Appeals, In San Francisco, February 6 and 7. The case involves the rights of a large num ber of settlers to lands taken up by them within the limits of the West Side land grant of the defendant company. Eight cases of this kind were recently tried before Judge Bellinger In the United States Court here, and were decided In favor-of the settlers. Some of the claims were taken up 20 to 30 years ago, and on many of the claims Improvements have been made to the value of $500 to $3000. The lands In question were with drawn from entry April 7, 1870, and re stored August 15, 18S7. The settlers- went upon these lands before they had ever been surveyed or selected by the railroad DIGESTION Waits on appetite. Lack of appetite turn illy indicates weak digestion. HostettWi stomach Bittern, token before meals, will create a healthy desire for food, by aleanslng the clogged bowels and stimu lating the secretions of the stomach. It also purifies the blood, strengthens and lnvigoratea'the liver and kidneys. It U undoubtedly tho most efficient medietas In the world for Btomach trouble. A private revenue stamp covers tho neck of the bottle. hostetteits stqmIch BITTERS iAcctttfcSubsmuUs. company. In 1S92 the lands were surveyed and certified up, without knowledge of the settlers, the railroad company hav ing apparently followed the surveyor to the Land Office, and patents were issued to the railroad company. The settlers had 90 days after the survey was com pleted in which to make their filings, and all made application to file on their claims within that time, but "were refused, as the patents to the land had been is sued. In appealing the. suit It was stipu lated that three cases should be taken up, and the others should abide by the decision. FAVORS A CAUCUS. Let Legislature Settle Senatorial Question Soon. Polk County Observer. The Oregon Legislature will meet soon. There Is every Indication that the session will be a busy one. Upon this body will devolve the election of a United States Senator, and this duty should be per formed promptly. In order that the mem bers may have the time necessary to consider well the various measures of leg islation of importance to the state that may be Introduced. Nothing so interferes with the usefulness of a Legislature as a long and bitter contest over the election of a United States Senator, and it Is to he hoped that such a struggle will find no place In the coming session. There Is no lack of good Senatorial timber in the ranks of the dominant party In Oregon, and It should not require any considera ble length of time to select a suitable man for this high office. Of the candi dates In the field at this 'writing, Hon. HI "W. Corbett, of Portland, Is clearly In tho lead, and the prospects are bright for his election. That the selection of this worthy . and honored citizen would prove satisfactory to the great majority of the people of Oregon goes without say ing. However, the most ardent friends and supporters of Mr. Corbett are only asking that a -nomination for Senator be made by caucusa Republican caucus, without regard to whether Its members shall vote by ballot or viva voce and by the decision of this caucus they are will ing to cheerfully abide. This request is fair and reasonable, and is the proper way to dispose of the matter of choos ing a candidate. The Republican party has a good safe majority In this Legisla ture, and the Observer believes that a Republican caucus Is competent to organ ize itself and to prescribe the rules upon which or under which It shall do Its busi ness. Let the majority party in the Ore gon Legislature be guided by the time honored principle of Republicanism or ganize a caucus, nominate a candidate for Senator and then stand by him to a man. If such a courso Is pursued, the result cannot fail to be to the best interests of all concerned. Burned by Gasoline Explosion. A gasoline explosion occurred yesterday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. J. M. Howes, at 351 Harrison street, by which two boys were badly burned about the face and hands. J. M. "Woodhouse was at work repairing a sink pipe and was using a gasoline stove, when the flames from the explosion enveloped him and a lad named Hugh Nolan. Mrs. Howes, with great presence of mind, extinguished the flames before more damage was done, but the boys will be laid up for several days in consequence of the burns. Mrs. Howes was somewhat injured, but not so seriously as the boys. So many diseases depend on impure blood, Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the most widely useful medicine. u.'?ga.iisyi Pure sterilized fat from ffl the Cocoanut for (.nnkincr. m roever qeis itancia. Crullers have the"01d- h Fashioned" taste when 66 59 I is used to shorten and fry.i Ask your Grocer or write India Refining Co. Philadelphia, Pa. When Prof. Munron says his KTDNEY CURB is a spociflo for nearly every form at Kidney disc be does sot overstate the cast In the least. It has iron for Itself a place ameng the almost Infallible remedies. It will not cure Brlght's Disease In the advanced stares. It will not do the Impossible, but U wlU cure every phase of Kidney complaint even the Incipient stares of Brlght's Disease. Fifty-six other cures. All druggists, 25a vial. Guide to Health Is free. Medical advice free write to Broadway and 26th St., New STork. THAT CLUSTERS AROUND AN UNHEALTHY HAIR -CAUSING DANDRUFF FALLING HAIR FINALLY BALDNESS "Dutroy the cause, you remove the effect" HERPIG1DE eradicate the jerm, promotes the trowlh of the hair. For aJe by all drussiits. Price $1.00. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. Steamers Aifona and Pomona Dally (ex. Sunday) for Independence. Salem and all way landings. Leave Portland 0:45 A. M.: leave Salem. 7 A. M.: Independence, tf A. JM. Office and dock, foot Taylor at. H r I d 99 1 MUNYQN'S CURE TRAVELERS' GUIDE. Union Depot, Sixth and J Streets. THREE TRAINS DAILY FOR ALL POINTS' EAST "CHICAGO-PORTLAND SPECIAL." Leaves for the East, via Huntington, at 0:00 A. II.; arrives at 4:30 P. M. SPOKANE FLYER, For Spokane. Eastern Washington, and Great Northern points, leaves at 6 P. M.; arrives at 7 A. M. ATLANTIC EXPRESS. Leaves for the East, via Huntington, at 9i00 P. M.; arrives at 8:40 A. M. THROUGH PULLMAN AND TOURIST SLEEPERS. OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE. Water lines schedule subject to change with out notice. OCEAN DIVISION From Portland, leave Ains worth Dock at 8 P. II.: sail every R days: Geo. W. Elder, Jan. 2. 12, 22; Feb. 1, 1L Co lumbia. Jan. 7, 17, 27; Feb.-C 10. From San Francisco Bali every B days. Leave Spear-strect Pier 24 at 11 A. II.: Co lumbia. Jan. 3, 13. 23, Feb. 2. 12. Geo. W. Elder, Jan. 8. 16. 28; Feb. 7. 17. COLUMBIA EIVExl DIVISION. PORTLAND AND ASTORIA. Steamer Hasaalo leaves Portland daily, ex cept Sunday, lat 8:00 P. M.; on Saturday at 10.00 P. M. Returning. leaves Astoria dally, except Sunday, at 7 00 A. M. WILLAMETTE RIVER DIVISION. PORTLAND AND SALEM, OR. Steamer Ruth, for Salem, Independence and way points, leaves from Ash-street Dock at 6 A. M. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Returning, leaves Independence at 8 A. M., and Salem at 3 A. M., on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. CORVALLIS AND ALBANY. Steamer Modoc leaves Portland at 6 A. M. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Re turning, leaves Corvallis at 6 A. M. on Mon days, Wednesdays and Fridays. YAMHILL RIVER ROUTE. PORTLAND AND DATTON, OR. Steamer Elmore, for Oregon City. Buttevllle, Champoeg, Dayton and way landings, leaves Portland, Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays at 7 A. M. Leaves Dayton for Portland and way points Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays at 0 A. M. SNAKE RIVER ROUTE. RIP ARIA, WASH.. AND LEWISTON, IDAHO Steamer Spokane or' steamer Lewlston leaves Riparla dally at 3:40 A. M.. arriving at Lew lston about 3 P. M. Returning, the Spokane or Lewlston leaves Lewlston daily at 8:30 A. M., arriving at Riparla same evening. W. H. HURLBURT. General Passenger Agent. V. A. SCHILLING. City Ticket Agent. Telephone Main 712. 80 Third St., cor. Oak. STEAMSHIP LINE TO TOE ORIENT CHINA AND JAPAN. FROM PORTLAND. For rates, accommodations, etc., apply to OREGON RAILROAD & NAV. CO.. Agents. Portland. Or. rflN .... M 1 jl 1LJ I 1 I A " SOUTH?! Leave Depot Fifth and ArrjTe OVERLAND EX PRESS TRAINS, for Salem, Rose burg, Ashland, Sac ra m e n to, Ogden, San Francisco. Mo Jave. Los Angeles, El Paso, New Or-, leans and the East. At Wood burn (dally except Sun day), morning train connects with train for Mt. Angel,, Sit v e r t o n. Browns ville. Snrincfl eld. 8:30 P. M. 8:30 A. M. 7:45 A M. C:30 P. M. , and Natron. and evening train ror Mt. Angel and Sll verton. Albany passenger Corvallis passenger Sberidan pass'gr .. 4:00 P. M. 117:30 A M 4:50P. M. 10:10 A. M 115:80 P. M. 8:25 A. M Daily. HDally except Sunday. Rebate tickets on Aale between Portland, Sao ramento and San Francisco. Net rates $17 first class and $11 second class, including sleeper. Rates and tickets to Eastern points and Eu rope. Also JAPAN, CHINA, HONOLULU and AUSTRALIA Can be obtained from J. B. KIRKLAND, Ticket Agent. 140 Third street. YAMHILL DIVISION. Passenger Depot, foqt of Jefferson street. " SB Leave for Oswego daily at 7.20, 0:40 A M.; 12:30, 1.65. 3:25. 4:40, U.25. 8.30. 11:30 P. M.; and 0:00 A M. on Sundays only. Arrive at Portland dally at '6.33. 8.30. '10.50 A. M.; 1:35. 3:10. 4:30, 0:16. 7.40. 10.00 P. M.; 12.40 A M. daily, except Monday, 8:30 and loiOS A M. on Sundays only. Leave for Dallas dally, except Sunday, at 0:05 P. M. Arrive at Portland at 0:30 Ai M. Passenger train leaves Dallas for Alrlle Mon days, Wednesdays find Fridays at 2.45 P. M. Returns Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays. Except Sunday. R. koeHler. Manager C. H. MARKHAM. Gen. Frt. & Pass. Agt. ONLY 70 HOURS PORTLAND TO CHICAGO TWO TRAINS DAILY TO THE EAST NO CHANGE OF CARS to Denvar. Omaha, Kansas City and Chicago. Only Four Days To New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington. Palace Sleepers. Tourist Sleepers, "Dining Cars, Library Cars. Free Recllning-Chalr Cais. Steam Heat, Flntscb Light, Fast Time. Union Depots. Baggage checked to destination. CITY TICKET OFFICE 13S Third Street Portland, Oregon J. H. LOTHROP. Qen'l Agent. GEORGE LANG. City "Pass. & Tkt. Agt. WHITE COLLAR LINE STB. HERCULES takes the place of BAILEY GATZERT CAMer-street Dock). Leaves Portland daily every morning at 7 o'clock, except Sunday. Returning, leave As tnrla. every nlrht at 7 o'clock, except Sunday 4. Onfoa sbova Mala 331, Columbia phone SSL oJJUo lAlo ' i. i lie QMv SJl-WJjZ'l.f 1 Tf"T Vfl f SUNSET -nl 0CDEN4 SHASTA -11 I ROJTES - n'OaJSTv' ...Vl... '8 PCT0rV UNION PACIFIC R. R. CO. OREGON SHORT LINE R. R. CO. OREGON R. R. & NAVIGATION CO. g TRAVELERS' GUIDE. The Yellowstone Park and Pioneer Dlnlno-Car Route Leave. Cclca Dt;it,5taial JSts No. 12 1:45 P. M. Overland Express in South Bend, AbertUeu. HoquUm. Cosmopoils, uiyinpia. Tacoma. Se attle. North Yakima. Kltzvtlle, 8poKne, tuilman, Moscow. Lew lston. GrangevMIe. Rossland. B. C. Butte. BlUlngs. Fargo. St. Paul. Minneapolis. Chi cago, Boston. Vash lngton. D. C, New York, and all points east and southeast. Kansas Clty-St. Louts Special for Tacoma, Se attle. North Yakima. Rltzvllle. Spokane. Rossland, Lewlston. Helena. Butte. Billings. Deadwood. Denver, Omaha, St. Joseph. Kansas City. St. Louis, Chicago. Washington, Baltimore. New York. Boston, and ail points east and southeast. No. 11 7.-00 A. U. No. 4 11:30 P. M No. 8 7:30 P. M. Baggage checked to destination ot tickets. Union Depot connections in ail principal cities. Through car service via Northern Pacific Burlington Route, train No. 4. for Omaha. St. Joseph. Kansas City. St. Louis- Outck tim and unequaled accommodations. The only lln running Pullman standard and Pullman up holstered tourist sleepers, the finest In th world. Portland to Minneapolis and St. Paul without change. For any additional information, tickets, sleeping-car reservations, maps of routes, etc, call on or write to A. D. CHARLTON Assistant General Passenger Agent, 255 Morrison St.. Cor. Third, Portland, Oregon. c the club Only better," is what a Denver man says ot the library cars -which tho Burlington Route runs between Denver and Chicago. They're wonderfully comfortable "Just like the club; only better." They have a sofa, easy chairs, a wrltinc desk (with pens. Ink and paper,), card tables, the illustrated weeklies, the popular monthlies and a well-stocked buffet. Suggestion: Next time you go Bast, go via Denver and take the Burlington's Chicago Special. TICKET OFFlCEt Cor. Third and Stark Sts R. W. Foster. Ticket AganU Ticket Office 268 McrrbanSL 'Phone 680 LEAVE. No. 4 6:00 P.M. The Flyer, dally to and from St. Paul, Minne apolis. Duluth. Chicago and all points East. ARRIVE No. 3 7:00 A. II Through Palace and Tourist Sleepers, Dining and Buffet Smoklng-Llbrary Cars. , JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE STEAMSHIP TOSA MARU For Japan, China and all Aslatlo points will leave Seattle About February 4th Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. LEAVES UNION DEPOT. For Maygers, Rainier, Clatskanle. Westport. ARRIVES UNION DEPOT. Clifton. Astoria, War renton. Flavel, Ham mond, Fort Stevens, Oearhart Pk., Seaside. Astoria and Seashore Express, Daily. Astoria Express, Dally. 8:00 A.M. 7:00.P. M. 11:10 A. !, 9:40 P. M. Ticket offlce 253 Morrison st. and Union Depot. J. C MATO, den. Pass. Agt.. Astoria. Or. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. POR ALASKA. THE COMPANY'S steam ships Cottage City, Senator and Al-Kl leave TACOMA 11 A. M.: SEATTLE 0 P. M.; Jan. 5. 10, 15. 20. 25, 30; Feb. 4. 0. 14. 19. 24, .March 1. Steamer ieaves every fifth day thereafter, jrurtner informa tion obtain company's folder. The company reserves the right to change steamers, sailing dates and hours of sailing without previous no tice. AGENTS N. POSTON, 249 Washington st, Portland, Or. ... F. W. CARLETON. N. P. R. R. Dock, Ta coma. TICKET OFFICE. 618 Flrst-ave., Seat tle. M. TALBOT. Com'l Agt ; C. W. MILLER, Asst. Gen'l Agt. Ocean Dock. Seattle. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., General Agents, San Francisco. FOR Manila, Singapore, Colombo AND LONDON, ENGLAND Via Japan and Hong Kong and Suez Canal. S3. OLENFARG 001 tons register), FROM, TACOMA ABOUT JANUARY 17, 100L Through hills of lading Issued. For cargo space and rates apply to DODWELI & COMPANY, LIMITED. Tel. Main 06. 252 OAK STREET. WASHINGTON & ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO. The fast mall steamship "CITT OF SEAT TLB." sailing from Seattle every 10 days for Skagway, calling at Port Townsend, Ketchikan and Juneau. Steamers "ABERDEEN" and "RUTH." Se attle to Skagway. and Intermediate points, every seven days. Through tickets to Dawson, $75, first dassj and $50, second class. DODWELL & CO.. Ltd., 952 Oak st. Telephone Main 0& iSiMiiREATHORjHERgfl 1 J . !eut.42aba jmJ&iLkkumt&a&j sfcl i2L