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William Are at Osborne House A
Train In In Readiness in Lon
don to Convey the Ministers.
, LONDON, Jan, 22. 8:35 A. M. An official
bulletin Issued at Osborne House at 8
o'clock, says:
"The Queen this morning showed signs
of diminishing strength, and Her Maj
esty's condition again assumes a more
eerious aspect. REED,
"POWELL,
"BARLOW."
COWES, Isle of Wight, Jon. 22, 12:20
A. M. The following is the full text of
the midnight bulletin posted at Osborne
House:
"There Is no material change In the
Queen's condition. The slight Improve
ment of the morning has been maintained
throughout the day. Food has been taken
fairly well, and some tranquil Bleep se
cured. JAMES RiEID,
"R. DOUGLAS POWELL,
"THOMAS BARLOW."
5 A. M. Up to this hour no further
bulletin has been issued. The correspond
ent of the Associated Press here is In
formed that the Queen's condition has
undergone no change. The Queen Is ex
pected to live until Thursday morning un
less unexpected complications occur.
LONDON, Jan. 22, 8:30 A. M. The
Cowes correspondent of the Daliy Ex
press learns unofficially that the Queen
has taken nourishment freely since midnight.
TRAIN IN READINESS.
Cabinet Will Be Taken to Osborne
on a Moment's Notice.
LONDON, Jan. 22.-3 A. M. A special
train Is held In readiness to convey the
members of the Cabinet to Osborne at a
moment's notice. Thus far U has not
been required. Up to 3 'A. M. no further
bulletins had been reaeived In London
since the one issued at midnight.
Emperor Willi un Is spending the night
at Osborne, where the accommodations
are so severely taxed that the Battenberg
children slept Monday night at Lord
Gort's residence. East Cowes Castle and
the royal yachts at Cowes are being fitted
up for the accommodation of visitors.
The Queen's illness was so sudden, and,
in the first onset, "was expected to be so
brief, that no arrangements were made
for the posting or circulation of bulletins.
An. agitation is on foot to have them
1HHH.CU UUlUCUmtClJ ill all jnoivmv.vu I I'VlCtOrfa
uirougnoui iae uiuitju n-iusuum. ai. jjico- . jgyal
enit tne provinces nave no means oi Know
ing anything except from the newspapers,
and the result is that all kinds of base
less rumors are circulated. For Instance,
at Chelmsford County Court yesterday
a report was received that the Queen
was dead",' and the Judge, in tears and
with great emotion, referred to the sor
rowful tidings, which later on he was able
to deny.
39 IN CONFERENCE
An Enthusiastic Gathering
of Corbett Forces.
WILL TAKE VOTE WEDNESDAY
Meeting: Wo of Utmost Cordiality
and Caused Much Elation Pitiful
Weakness; of MeBride His Min
ions Dismayed.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 21. Thirty-nine Re
publican members of the Legislature at
tended the Republican Senatorial caucus
tonight. This includes Representative
Barrett,-who was sick in bed. but who
erate In detail the duties of the Legis
lature, If it is to make a record for good
work well done. They are apparent to
you, to us, and to the whole public
The Legislature Is Republican by a largo
majority; therefore, its record must be
written by the Republican majority, and
upon the Republican party reposes the
responsibility for duty done or duty neg
lected. Several distinguished Republicans
are seeking nomination and election as
United States Senator. All are gentle
men of personal worth, high character.
Influence and position. The choice of any
of them would be In the fullest degree
creditable to the party and satisfactory
to the public We declare that It will
give us pleasure to support for election
any one of them whenever it shall be de
termined that he is the candidate of the
party, expressing Its will through a ma
jority of Its members In the Legislature.
Therefore, in spirit of amity and good
will, and in all good faith, we, the ma
jority, Invite you, the minority, to unite
with us in reaching a decision as to the
Senatorship for the whole party, and for
the party's good, for the people whom we
represent and for the public good. We
declare that we are now ready to settle
the contest for the Senatorship and get
it out of the way of our pressing legis
lative duties. We call upon you as Re
publicans to acquit yourselves of any
purpose to create a Senatorial deadlock
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NAME.
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ARRIVAL OP EMPEROR WILLIAM.
THE aUEENJS RALLY.
Re-
Adelaide, Princess
Frederick William (succ. as
German Emperor, June. 1S88)
Issue, 6 sons, 1 daughter.)..
Charlotte. (Issue, 1 daughter)
iienry. (issue a sons;
Slgismund
Victoria
Waldemar
Sophia Dorothea. (Issue
sons, 1 daughter)
Margaret. (Issue 3 sons).
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
Albert Victor, Duke of
Clarence
George Frederick, Duke of
York.(lssue 3 sons, 1 daugh
ter) Louise Victoria. (Issue !
daughters
Victoria Alexandra
Maude Charlotte
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Meeting of the City Vigilance
League in New York.
.NEW YORK. Jan. ZL The City Vigi
lance League held a mass meeting in the
interests of a better city government to
night In the Metropolitan Temple. Dr.
Parkhurst Is the honorary president of
the league. The meeting was the begin
ning of a series for the same purpose to
be held In various churches, synagogues,
schools, society rooms, etc The idea Is
to arouse the religious population for the
next Mayoralty campaign. Wheeler H.
Peckham, who was" the principal speaker
of the evening, said in part:
"What has happened In this city to
make men think? We have a great city.
Through It runs the proud Fifth avenue,
lined on either side with palaces and
splendor. From that point one will stretch
out one's hand on either side and it "vs 111
rest upon the most degrading human mis
ery. This Is due to a great extent to
bad city government for years past.
Just think of It! At the head of the
party and at present having the city's
destiny In his hands, is a man who never
did anything to bring public notice to
himself but get tried once for murder.
Croker defies us to show that he ever
made a dishonest dollar. I say that If a
lawyer of average ability could put
Croker under cross-examination he would
be afraid to answer. I want Croker to
snow when he ever made an honest dol
lar." Mr. Peckham said there were many of
the wealthiest and strongest men march
ing columns strong to pay tribute to
those in power, either to get possession of
things to which the have no right, or
else to escape blackmail from underlings.
He saW It was an easy matter for great
corporate interests to pay large sums to
the "boss" in order to get permission to
extort far larger sums from the public.
He said relief never need be expected as
long as the corporations are allowed to
carry on their business as they please.
"Will Accept CnnnI Amendments.
LONDON. Jan. 22. The Washington cor
respondent of the Dally Mall says he un
derstands It is practically certain that
Great Britain will accept the amendments
of the United States Senate to the Hay
Pauncefote treaty.
Suspect Who Sailed on the Michigan
May Have Beensthe Kidnaper.
BOSTON, Jan. 2l33when the steamer
Michigan, which arrived today from Liv
erpool, last sailed from this, port, Decem
ber 22, she carried a suspicious-acting
stranger, who, although well-dressed,
shipped at the last moment as a cattle
tender. He gave the name of Robert
Lambert. The police were notified that
a man who looked like Pat Crowe, of
Omaha, was on the steamer, but too late
to Intercept him. A cablegram was sent
to Liverpool, and after the Michigan
reached that port word came back that
the officers had found no one -who would
answer Crowe's description. The officers
and crew of the steamer today were
shown Crowe's photograph, and many of
them are certain that the man Lambert
was Crowe. The bunkmate of Lambert
is certain that the latter and Crowe are
Identical. Lambert acted queerly towards
the end of the trip, giving away the good
clothes he wore on coming aboard. He
told the dock officer at Liverpool that
he wished to get ashore quickly as he
was- afraid friends would see him. He
seemed to have plenty of money, and in
conversation told much about the West In
, a personal way.
m
Jamaica Storm Swept.
KINGS'! ON, Jamaica, Jan. 21: Terrible
weather has prevailed on the north side
of the island. Since Friday night a vio
lent norther has been causing the de
struction of banana plantations on every
side. In some parishes hundreds of acres
of fruit haie been ruined. The course of
Bluff Bay has been diverted and thQ
swollen stream Is now threatening to
WTeck a large thriving fruit district. The
seas are running very high and have de
molished the wharves. There have been
many casualties among the small craft
of the United Fruit Company and other
American fruit Interests are suffering se
verely. The wind Js moving to the north-
east of the island with increased energy,
I carrying destruction in its path.
"Warren Leland, Jr.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21. Warren Leland,
Jr., died today at the Hotel Crenoblc of
which he was the proprietor, of Brighfs
disease.
Physicians Surprised by Her
gaining Consciousness.
COWES. Jan. 22, 1 A. M. Another day
In the Victorian era, now so rapidly
drawing to a close, passed without any
great change In the condition of Queen
Victoria. The slight Improvement so
frequently mentioned merely Indicated a
postponement of the Inevitable. The end
will be only a matter of days or only
hours, but the members of the royal
family who are now dragging out a w eary
visit at Osborne House know that the
death of Her Majesty is merely a ques
tion of a short time.
The most noticeable feature of yester
day was the satisfactory portion the
Queen spent in consciousness, which she
regained early In. the afternoon and still
retained at 10 P. M. At that hour she
had not seen Emperor William, local ru
mors to the contrary notwithstanding.
The royalty at Osborne thus had a chance
to recuperate from the terrible ordeal un
dergone during the early hours of Mon
day. The correspondent of the Associated
Press is Informed that the members of
the royal family were called to a room
adjoining the Queen's bed-chamber no
less than four times In all, and were
kept In momentary expectation of being
summoned to witness tho end up to 5:30.
Her Majesty's physicians then had only
a estlge of hope that they would be able
to keep the Queen's feeble life In exists
ence until the Prince of Wales arrived.
To secure this result they" resorted to
the frequent use of brandy and cham
pagne. These stimulants, used to an ex
tent which only the greatest emergency
justified, worked their process and when
the Prince of Wales and Emperor Will
iam entered the castle grounds at 11:30
A. M., they found the Queen a trifle
better than they had expected. The des
perate remedies employed Monday morn
ing to enable Her Majesty to live until
her eldest son's arrival will not be used
again to tho same extent, for the doctors
are fearful that the remedy might be al
most worse than the disease. They trust
to prolong her life by a moderate appli
cation of stimulants combined with as
much nourishment as can be assimilated.
Such expedients as were employed Sun
day evening and Monday morning are not
considered justifiable.
The Queen's rally astonished no one
more than her physicians, and when, at
4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, they heard
her ask for chicken broth, their amaze
ment almost equalled their delight. Pri
vately, however, they built no false hopes
upon these fading signs of what has
been one of tho strongest constitutions
with which a woman was ever endowed.
Despite the favorable afternoon, the doc
tors dreaded greatly the period between
6 o'clock and midnight. When that was
passed they seemed hopeful of Her
Majesty living at least through another
day, though their memory of the pre
vious night's relapse kept their anxiety
at high tension.
The news of-the death, when it occurs,
Is likely to he publicly announced in Lon
don before it is announced here, as, ac
cording to present arrangements, the first
telegram Is to be sent to the Lord Mayor
of London.
There is an enormous telegraphic staff
in Cowes, .and additional facilities were
installed yesterday at Osborne.
Already the villagers are bewailing the
fate that is likely to befall Cowes, for It
Js known that the Prince of Wales will
probably never make Osborne House a
place of residence.
There Is an entire absence of local ex
cltemenL The town has settled down In
patience and sadness to await tho 'nev
Itable. Never has Emperor William ar
rived at any place in England with so
little eclat. No salutes were fired; no
cheers were given. The men of the
guard ship Australia silently manned her
sides. The crowd was equally undemon
strative, the people contenting thera
selves with barinc the'r head. It was a
I greeting given to the grandson of a dying
Battle-ship Contracts Awarded.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. The Naw De
partment has RiL iinkjv tie fipeclficjvtJ&nKf,
iui- ino jvew . j.iti..ie-aui)H Jiems aggregat
ing in value about $80,000, It also has
considerably reduced the fund reserved
for superintendence, inspection and cop
pering. Therefore today Secretary Long
was able to offer to the lowest bidders,
the Newport News and Bath corpora
tions, the sum of $5,500,000 for the
construction of one sheathed battle-ship.
Judge Payson, representing the two com
panies, has accepted the offer, and noth
ing more Is to be done but prepare and
sign the contract.
Alexander 1S71
1813
No Demonstration When He Disem
barked at Cowes.
COWES, Isle of Wight, Jan. 2L The
Queen's slight rally of this morning was
followed by a gradual sinking. Shortly
before this announcement was made Em
peror William of Germany, the Prince of
Wales and their party drove to Osborne
House. A good-sized crowd met them as
thev disembarked at Cowes. Naturally
there was no cheering, but the men pres- N Allce Maud M,iry, Grand Duch-
. . . ....... . . -.... .. r I an nt Wrsttft
ent tooK on ineir nais ana uie ueruum
Emperor cordially and frequently re
sponded by bowing. They drove to Os
borne House In open carriages. The
Prince of Wales appeared to be half
dazed and the Duke of York's eyes were
red, while the Duchess of Connaught did
not cease crying. There was Intense re
lief at Osborne House upon the arrival of
the Imperial and royal prty, for several
times during the course of the morning
it was feared that the Queen would not
live to hear of the Prinqe of Wales' re
turn. i"
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Crown Prince of Prussia (succ.
as German Emperor, March,
18S8. Died June, 1888)
ess of Hfsse
Victoria Alberta, (Issue, 2
sons, 2 daughters)
Elizabeth
Irene Marie. (Issue 3 sons)..
Ernest Louis, Grand Duke
of Hesse
Frederick William
Victoria Alice. (Issue, 5
daughters)
Mary Victoria
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-
Gotha, Duke of Edinburgh.
Alfred Alexander
Marie Alexandra Vlctorla.
(Issue, 1 sqh, 2 daughters)
:eji
Victoria ,Mellta-daughter)
Issue, if
Alexandra Louise
' Beatrice ,
Helena, Princess Christian
SUM4RY OF IMPORTANT NEtyS.
Christian Victor
Albert John
Victoria Louise
Louise Augusta
Harold :",;
Txmisp. Duchess of Argyll..
- 'Arthur, Duke of Connaught.
Margaret
Arthur Patrick
Victoria Patricia
-Leopold, Duke of Albany....
Queen Victoria.
There is no change in the Queen's condl-'
tion. Page 1. Ir
She was conscious for several hours yes
terday. Page 1.
The Prlrice of Wales and Emperor Will
iam are at Osborne House. Page 1.
A train is held in London to convey tho
Cabinet to Cowes. Page 1.
Messages of sympathy are arriving from
all parts of the world. Page 2.
The Queen's condition for months has
been kept a secret. Page 2.
Congress.
The House defeated a State Department
bill giving foreign indemnity claimants
right to sue in court of claims. Page 3.
The Senate discussed the legislative ap
propriation bill. Page 3.
The Senate confirmed the nomination of
James S. Harlan to be Attorney-General
of Porto Rico. Page 3.
Foreign.
The attitude of the clerical party was the
subject of debate in the French Cham
ber. Page 2.
Verdi, the composer, is seriously 111.
Page 2.
The Venezuela Government Is trying to
blackmail the asphalt company. Page 3.
Domestic.
Mrs. Nation wrecked two more salcons in
Wichita? Page 5.
The next Grand Army encampment will
be held at Cleveland. Page 1.
Northwest Legislatures.
A measure has been Introduced in the Or
egon Legislature to Increase the monu
ment fund to 520,000. Page 4.
Speaker Reeder, of the Oregon- Legisla
ture, has announced his committees.
Page 4.
A new pure-food law is now being con
sidered by tho Oregon Legislature.
Page 4.
A measure Is before the Washington Leg
islature providing lor the purchase of
the Thurston County Courthouse for a
state capltol. Page 5.
A bill Is being considered by the Wash
ington Senate providing that banks be
made depositories of public funds by
competitive contract. Jfage 5.
Account of Monday's proceedings of the
Washington Legislature. Page 6.
Resume of bills Introduced In the Oregon
House Monday. Page 4.
The Republicans of Oregon Legislature
held conference Monday and issued a
call for a caucus Wednesday. Page L
A bill Is before the Washington Legisla
ture for abolishment of fish - traps.
Page 5.
Pacific Coast.
Secretary of State Dunbar, of Oregon, has
submitted his biennial report. Page 5.
A strip of Benton County, Oregon, may
be annexed to Linn. Page 4.
A new county, named Clearwater, will
probably be .created by this session of
the Idaho Legislature. Page 4.
The severest storm on record is reported
frpm Alaska. Page 5.
A fire at Walla Walla Monday destroyed'
$25,000 worth of property. Page 5.
The Governor of Idaho has recommended
a memorial to Congress asking for pop
ular election of Senators. Page 10.
Portland and Vicinity.
"Great water-power plant to be built near
the Sandy. Page L
School meeting Votes 4.5 mill tax. Page 8.
Free kindergartens receive $5000 from the
school fund. Page 8.
East Side "S. S, S." now hazing boys.
Page 10.
Mass meeting called by Law and Order
League for next Sunday. Page 12.
Alice Mary
Trfvnnnld. second Duke Of Al
banv. Duke of Saxe-Co-
hnrtr-Ootha (nosthumous
Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore
Albert Alexander
Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena
Leopold Arthur Louis
Maurice Victor Donald
The Queens cousins
Duke of Cumberland. (Issue
children
nonrm T)nke of Cambridge..
Augusta, Duchess of Mecklen-hunr-Strelltz.
(Son and
grandchildren.) ...
Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck,
1 daughter, 3 sons
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Married.
Duke of Saxony, Prince of Saxe-
Coburg-Gotha (died December!
14, 1861)
Princess Augusta of Schleswig-
Hoisteln
Prince of Saxe-Melnlngen
Princess Irene of Hesse
Prince Adolphus of Schaumburg-
Llppe
Duke of Sparta, son of King of
tihe lireeKs
Prince Frederick Charles of
Hesse
Princess Alexandra of Denmark
Princess Victoria Mary of Teck..
Duke of Fife
Prince Charles of Denmark...
Date.
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18S3
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1SS9
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Louis IV., Grand Duke of Hesse
died 1S92)
Prlnre Louis of Battenberg
Grand Duke Sergius of Russia..
Prince Henry of Prussia
Princess Victoria of Saxe-Co-
burg-Gotha
Emperor Nicholas n of Russia.
Grand Duchess Marie, daughter
of Alexander 11, emperor oi
Russia
Ferdinand,
Rouinanla
Crown
of
Princa
"V
.... jErnest Louis, Grand Diik of
Iiiesse j... ..
Hereditary Prince of Hohenlohe-
i ljangenDerg
1900
1876
1SS4
Prince Frederick Christian oi
ISchleswig-iioistein
1897
Prince Aribert of Anhalt-Dessau,
Marquis of Lome
Princess 'Louise of Prussia.
Princess Helena of waiaecK-
Pyrmont
Prince Henry
(Died 1896)' ...
of Battenberg,
Princess Thyra of Denmark.
Morganatic marriage .'.
Frederick. Duke of Mecklenburg.
Francis, Duke of Teck
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Worlc of Acquiring Lands and Wat
erways Has Bee'n Going on for
Two Years Personnel ol tho
Enterprise.
Portland is going to have another great
electric power plant. It will be built"near
the Sandy River, at the confluence of tho
two forks of Gordon Creek, and will
have about 25,000 horsepower. Back of
this enterprise axe Hon. H. W. Corbett
and associates In the City & Suburban
Railway Company. This fact came to
light yesterday. Acquisition of land, con
trol of the mountain streams, surveying
for dams, and measurements of water in
the creeks have been in progress for at
least two years, but every movement has
been under cover, and no one employed in
the varlousdepartmontsof the preliminary
work seem to havo known until very
recently whoso undertaking: it is. Tho
last pay checks havo revealed this in
formation, and the personnel of the enter
prise Is given by The Oregonian's Gresh
am correspondent:
GRESHAM, Or., Jan. 2L Some new
developments have been made concerning
tho great enterprise now under way be
yond the Sandy which go to show
that it will be an electric power plant
when completed and that the work Is be
ing done by the City & Suburban Rail
way Company of Portland. A piece of
land containing 160 acres has been bought
from James Deavers at the confluence of
the Big and Little Gordon Creeks-, which
is about four miles above the mouth of
the Big Gordon, where It empties into the
Sandy River. The surveying and road
working crews are still busy opening a
road from Hurlburt's to the junction of
the two creeks, the Intention being to
build a dam by which the two Gordons
will be diverted into Trout Creek, upo.i
which will bo built a mammoth power
house. The site of tho dam will be upon
the mountain, which Is about GCQ feet
above the sea level. One of the survey
ors has stated that the measurements of
the three streams when combined will
develop 25,000 horsepower. Heretofore tho
men employed have been paid off in cash
each month, but their last payments wero
made by check, signed by C. F. Swigart,
of the City & Suburban, and there 13
not so much Becrecy about the work as
formerly. The impression is gaining
ground that the company will soon havo
ample power for many more miles of road
and that the eastern section will he con
nected by an electric road with tho
metropolis. It is asserted also that tha
company will he in a position to mako
a bid for the lighting of Portland, as
well as heing able to furnish power and
light for other places between here and
there.
Queen's children. The Queen has had S3 children, grandchildren, and great
crandcnildren. of whom 71 are living and 12 are dead. Princess May (Mary) was
betrothed to the Duke of Clarence and after his death married his brother, the
Duke of York.
wrote a letter asking to be counted as
present. There were, therefore, seven
more members needed to make a bind
ing caucus.
Inasmuch as under the call it had been
conditioned that there should be 46 pres
ent, a majority of the entire Legislature,
"no vote was taken and no effort was made
fo pledge the conference to any line oi
action, except that It was decided unani
mously to renew the effort to persuade
the minority to join with the majority
in naming a candidate for United States
Senator. To that end an address was Is
sued to the minority and an invitation
extended to them to assemble with the
majority next Wednesday night. Follow
ing is the address in full:
Salem, Or., Jan. 21, 1901. To Senators
and Representatives: We, the majority
of Republican members of the Oregon
State Legislature, 21st regular biennial
session, beg most respectfully to repre
sent that we have assembled In caucus
for the purpose of naming a candidate
for United States Senator. We had In'
vlted to join with us all our Republican
colkogues, to the end that a choice for
Senator mlKht be made who would em
body In himself tho will of the united and
harmonious, but a minority has, for rea
sons that do not seem to us warranted
or adequate, seen fit to remain away
from our conference. A caucus such as
it has been and is our wish and endeavor
to hold, Is the proper and customary
agency for settlement of all family mat
ters In the Republican party, and has re
ceived everywhere and at all times In
Republican history the approval and prac
tical indorsement of all our great lead
ers. It Is a useful and honorable medium
for promoting harmony, uniting factional
Interests and stimulating an active,
healthy and effective party spirit.
But above all consideration for the suc
cess of the Republican party we place
the welfare and continued progress of
our great state and of the Nation at large.
We deem it most important that in the
present National emergencies we contrib
ute another Republican United States
Senator, supporting Republican policies
and a Republican Administration, to a Re
publican Congress at Washington. It Is
still more important that we conclude at
the earliest possible moment and in the
speediest possible manner the contest for
the Senatorship, In order that we may
give our undivided attention to the im
perative legislative, needs of our state.
We owe it to ourselves and to our con
stituents to devote ourselves earnestly
and unremittingly to the public service.
Many things should be done by this Legis
lature. Many things must be done, if the
manifold interests of the people are to be
subserved. We do not desire to enunf-
and legislative hold-up, and we think that
the proper way and the only way you can
evade accountability to your constituents
for harmful and demoralizing obstruction
and for certain defeat of useful legisla
tion Is by Joining with us in naming a
candidate for United States senator.
Address Adopted Unanimously.
The address was adopted unanimously
by a standing vote of the following 38
who were present:
Senators Adams, Cameron, Daly, Howe,
Johnson, Josephl, Mulkey, Proebstel,
Smith of Yamhill, Stelner.
Representatives Black, Briggs, Butt,
Carter, Emmott, Geer, Hahn Harris,
Hartman, Hawkins, Hemenway, Hume,
Keene, Kirk, "Samson, Mattoon, McCrak
en, McQueen, Miller, Pearce, Poorman,
Roberts, Stewart, Story, Thompson of
Multnomah, Thomson of Umatilla, Vin
cent and Speaker Reeder.
Representative Barrett will, of course,
subscribe to the address. The caucus was
held in room 5, in tho basement of the
Capitol building.
Senator Howe of Yamhill was chairman,
and Representative Pearce of Marion secretary.
Remarks were made by various mem
bers, the general expression being that it
was important to make every effort to
induce the Republican minority to come
In. The address was then prepared and
discussed and its conciliatory spirit and
strong and candid presentation of the
purposes that animate the majority
seemed to express the opinions of every
one present. When the address was
adopted, there was some discussion of the
best means to convey its text to the ab
sent members. It was decided to send it
by letter to each one.
The conference was remarkable for its
real enthusiasm and cordiality. The Cor
bett men were doubtless In the majority,
but the several Hermann men and one
or two supposed McBrlde supporters who
were present were Just as anxious as the
others for a full expression on the Sena
torial question from the whole Republican
membership.
McBrlde Forces Dismayed.
The conference was In session about an
hour and a half. Meanwhile the corridors
at the capltol were crowded by groups of
interested and excited outsiders, who ner
vously discussed the probable action of
the meeting. Several of the McBrlde push,
hung around the caucus-room door and
checked up the members as they went In
The McBrlde people had been declaring
all day that there would be no more than
31 or 32 present, and they were much dis
mayed when they learned the actual
number. They had made herculean ef-
Corbett -vs. Morey.
"Set that new power company down
as a continuation of the fight between
Henry W. Corbett and P. F. Morey," sold
a well-known business man who is not
unknown in politics also, "and it will bo
a fight to the knife, and the knife to the
hilt. Corbett is Morey's antagonist. Hla
first open attack was two years ago, when
the charter was amended so as to give
the Water Committee the power to light
the city. When the committee wavered
In the matter of building electric light
works, Corbett said he would build them
himself and light the city for about half
the sum paid annually to the Portland
General Electric Company. With this
plant on the Sandy he will be in a posi
tion to furnish light for Portland and to
sell power in opposition to Morey's com
pany. "But there Is room for both companies.
The Portland General has an active mar
ket for about all the power It can gen
erate at Oregon City, and. within five years
there will be a market for all that this
new company can make. Besides, tne
City & Suburban will need a lot of power
itself, and it is oheaper to use water than
steam for driving dynamos. Still, thero
Is bound to be a lively opposition."
THE EMPRESS FREDERICK.
'Concluded on Tenth Page.)
Queen Victoria's Eldest Daughter la
Worse.
BERLIN, Jan. 2L The Nord Deutsche
Allegemelne Zeltung makes the following
announcement:
"Dowager Empress Frederick, because
seriously ill, is, to her very great sor
row, prevented from going to Osborne to
meet her exalted mother. The effect of
the sad news regarding Queen Victoria
upon her eldest daughter .has been very
unfavorable. Empress Augusta Victoria,
upon learning this, had Intended to go to
Cronberg in order to inquire personally
as to the condition, of the Kaiser's moth
er, but later news from Cronberg was
somewhat reassuring, and for the mo
ment she gave up the idea of the trip.
However, Prince and Princess Henry of
Prussia, Prince and Princess Frederick
Charles and the hereditary Princes of
Saxe-Melnlngen, who arrived at Cronberg
yesterday, will remain with Empress Fred
erick for a time."
LONDON, Jan. 22. The following state
ment as to the condition of Dowager Em
press Frederick appears in the Daily
Chronicle:
"It Is with sincere regret that we an
nounce that the Empress Frederick's
condition has become materially worse.
There has been a serious development of
the disease from which she Is suffering,
and her physical pain Is intense. All idea
of any journey in pursuit of health has
bien definitely abandoned, and it is in tho
highest degree Improbable that she will
ever leave Cronberg."
This Is somewhat at variance with re
ports from Berlin to the other morning
papers, which report that the condition
of the Empress Dowager Is a trifle more
favorable, but, as the Associated Press
has already announced, the news that
Queen Victoria Is dying has a very seri
ous effect upon her oldest daughter. The
Dowager Empress was very anxious to
go to Osborne, and did not abandon tha
hope of gclng until It was represented to
her that it would be utterly impossible
for her to undertake the Journey,
Not on Unlucky Friday.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2L The battle
ship Wisconsin will not be commissioned
Friday, Secretary Long today gave an
order for the ship to be in commission
February 4, which is Monday.