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While the Cunard Line steamer Etrufla was ascending the Mersey Saturday morning. Colonel Lamb a member of the English rifle team return ing from the international compeUUon in Canada, committed, suicide,, ending his life with a rifle bullet BAD KOFI PRESTON King County's Attitude Hurts Candidate. M'BRIDE AND HIS CLUB Seven Senators Will Not Support Commission Bill, RAILROADS HAVE BEST OF IT Seattle Legislators Resist Prcssmre by the Governor, and Will Hot Get in Line Say State Flat form Is of No EUect. SEATTLE, Dec. 7. (Special.) If the fight Harold Preston is making for the United States Senatorship depends on; his sBfccess in prevailing upon the mem bers of the King County delegation to. vote for the McBride railway commission bill, then hie star is descending, and his candidacy will not cut much of a figure in the next .session of the Washington Legislature. For something over a week now Governor McBride, aided by the commission Senators, has been endeavor ing to force the seven Republican Sen ators from King County to lino up for the commission bill, on the threat that, unless this is done, Mr. Preston, the King County candidate for Senator, will not receive the support of the commission legislators from outside of this county. The issue was plainly and even emphat ically put. The .question was whether or not the King County Senators desired Mr. Preston to continue a probability in the Senatorship struggle. At least, this was the way McBride put it up to the King County' legislators. Hla view of the mat ter, which was put In words by his com "mlsslon Senators, was Indorsed by Sena tor Preston and his friends, who told the King County solons that Mr. Preston could not hope to win at Olympla with out the support of the Governor and his .forces, "which It was now threatened ' would be withdrawn. ' v .' The King County Senators have -meditated upon the ultimatum of the Gov ernor and the leading Senators in the commission fight. They have had several lunches, dinners and "medicine talks," and the time Is now come for the an nouncement to be made that not one of the seven members of the Upper Cham ber, from King, has been swerved from his announced determination to vote against the commission bill. The Senators had their last meeting last night, at which time an executive session was held in a private room of the Maison Barberls. Both before and after the meeting; individual Senators de clared privately that there had been no change in the attitude of the delegation on the commission question. There was a possibility that Senator Palmer would vote for the, commission measure, he hav ing intimated a desire to do so, provided Mr. Preston wished him to. But in the end Senator Palmer will, it Is believed, be found voting against the Governor. The importance of the fact that the seven Republicans from King are re maining fast' by their determination to support the railroads iri the coming ses sion at Olympla cannot be overestimated, especially in Its relation to the Senatorial fight. The issue was plainly put to the King County Senators by the friends both of Governor McBride and Senator Pres ton. The latter personally requested Senators Hammer, Warburton, Sharp and Moultry, the leaders In the commission fight, to visit King County and lay the situation before the King County Sena tors. This was done, as The Oregonlan has already told. Senator Sharp, xf Kit titas, was particularly emphatic In de claring that -while he personally desired to vote for Senator Preston, he could hot bring himself to do so if King County was lined up against tho commission bill as called for In the state platform. Subsequent to the meeting where the commission Senators delivered their ulti matum, an effort was made by certain prominent business men who are support ing Mr. Preston to bring the business In terests together In his behalf. Repre sentations -were made to certain large firms and corporations that Mr. Preston'3 candidacy stood in great danger unless a part of the vote of King County at "Olym pla was pledged at this time to the Mc Bride measure. ' These efforts have failed of their pur pose up to this time) and, according to the plain statements made by the King County Senators, will be valueless in the end. As Illustrating the position of the King County "Senators, and the argu ments they employ In defending It, the following Interview with a Senator will be found Interesting: "It Is positively absurd to ask the King County legislators to support McBride In his commission fight. The people of King County do not want a. commission bill. They have no sympathy with the aims of the Governor, which are not cal culated to benefit the city of Seattle. As' to the state platform, McBride and his followers alone haVe to answer for that The state platform Is not authority over the actions of the members of the Legis lature, nominated and elected In their re spective districts. Moreover, the commis sion plank-was forced on the convention wasr not the honest expression of thai body, and Is not the will of the Republi can party of the state of Washington. "In Seattle a movement to support the commission bill proposed by Governor McBride would be suicidal. We are de pendent here for our future commercial advancement on. the friendship of Presi dent" H1U, of the Great Northern. Mr. Hllf, It Is conceded, is the master of rail road financing In the United States. He is now directing the big fight against San Francisco for the control of the transport service of the Pacific Coast. Ho, wants this business transferred to Pugest Sound, where Tacoma and Seattle together can furnish the- Government with far better facilities and cheaper supplies than are now obtained In San Francisco. Mr. Hill's Influence In Washington, I dare say, Is greater than that of the whole delega tion from this .state. In a struggle of this kind, where millions of capital, are Involved. "Under the clrcumstandhs, considering what the railroads propose to do next year in building up the state through im migration and extensions, to say nothing of the Improvements planned In Seattle alone, costing several millions, the people of Seattle cannot and do not expect their representatives at Olympla to support a measure aimed at and hostile to the' In tereats of the railroads." This generally expresses the sentiments of the seven senators from King County. This means, further, that; the commission bill will be killed In the Senate. The Governor, counting' the Democratic votes that will be cast against the bill, will lose his fight by practically a. vote of 26 to 16. Now, as to the effect of this condition on Mr. Preston's' chances. Some of the' $50,000 ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIBED TO LEWIS AND CLARK CENTENNIAL, President Gorbett Makes Announcement of Contribution of the Transconti-''-'. nental Lines. ' 1 take pleasure In announcing that in answer to. a communication addressed to Mr. E. H. Harriman, by direction of the Board of Directors, for a contribution from the railroads towards cele brating the centennial of Lewis and Clark's exploration of the Oregon country, to take place at Portland in 1905, Mr. Harriman called a conference of the several roads composing the Harriman system, . it also included the Northern Pacific and Great Northern,' which resulted in an agree ment that they would jointly contribute $50,000. This, together with the concessions they will nec essarily make, in rates, to induce large attendance, will be greatly appreciated by the community and the directors. , H. W. CORBETT, ' . President. The action of the Harriman lines, the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern Railroads In contributing $50, 000 toward the Lewis and Clark Fair is generally approved by the directors of the Exposition. A sense of satisfac tion that the great transcoritlnentarroadg have given a tangible evidence of their belief that the Fair is to be a real ity seemed to be the dominant note In the opinions expressed last night, rather than mere gratification at the mon etary gift A. L. Mills said: "The amount is entirely satisfactory. I think the railroads will find that the money will prove an excellent Investment and I am glad that they have shown such a ready acquiescence In the project. The roads-will, of course, get their money back three-fold, but the cash In hand Is what Is necessary to the initiation of the Fair." -" P. L. Willis, another director, was also well satisfied -with the action of the railroads. "We asked for more," said Mr. Willis, "but $50,000 Is qule aiot of money. This addition to tho funds already guaranteed raises the total nearly to the halt-million, mark!" "" Samft?i tfdrinell, ' also '' a -director, expressed his satisfaction at the promise of the transcontinental lines. "It Is pretty good," sald.he.; "It shows that the railroads realize that we are In earnest about the Falr,and their action; Is gratifying in this regard, Irrespective of the money' involved.", "This contribution raises the guaranteed funds of the Exposition to about $4io,O06 In all," said Henry E..Reed, secretary of the board of directors. "The amount raised by Portland up to the present time is $360,000, and this ad dition raises the total to a very satisfactory figure." , King Cbunty candidates' friends, more radical than the others, have said out spokenly that if the King County Sena tors did not support the Governor in his fight for the commission bill, Mr. Preston would withdraw from the Senatorial race. An investigation Into this phase of the matter reveals the fact that the state ment was unauthorized by Mr. Preston himself, and that it Is calculated to do harm to his candidacy. However, Mr. Preston feels keenly the effect of the King County delegation's refusal to -support McBride. That he will abandon the Senatorial fight before the-meeting of the legislators is considered improbable. Within the next 10 days, the King County Senators will meet In executive session, for the purpose of preparing a formal reply to the representations of the commission Senators. CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. Foreign. Venezuela's yellow book sets forth her claim to the Island of Patos. Page 2. 'Deputy Syveton declares Saturday's riot Is forerunner of tlm when soldiers shall keep order in the French Chamber' Page 2. Domestic. Ex-Speaker Reed's body starts on the Journey to Portland, Me., for burial. Page 2. Kepubllcan Senators, are annoyed that the omnibus statehood bill should have passed House so easily. Paec 1. Consul-General Thomas Nast, the famous car toonist, died of yellow, fever at Guayaquil, Venezuela. Pave 2. Pacific CoBJtt. One gambler shot another gambler to .death at Marshneld and when arrested said he was Klad of It. Page 4. Laying the Pacific cable is expected to be- gin at San Francisco this week. Page 3. If Preston's chances for the Senatorship do pend.on Icing County's support of railway commission bill ho will fall. Ppgc 1. Procedure for Oregon Legislature, which will meet Ave weeks from today. Page 1. Marine. Six steamships chartered to bring steel rails from Antwerp to Portland. Page 8. French bark Martha Boux chartered at low est rate on record for Portland loading. Pare a British ship Wlscombe Parte arrives with car go from Newcastle. England. Page 8. - Rerrnrk-hlo ln'rcapo in numb"- of tam coast era. plylns out of Portland. Page 8. Portland lumbermen dispatch large number, of cargoes for San Pedro. Page 8. . Portland and Viclnitj. ! Transcontinental railroads subscribe $50,000 to i Lewis and Clark Fair.. Page 1. Torrens law grows in favor among real es tate dealers. Page 2. Elks hold annual memorial service In honor of the dead. Page 12. Officers exhume body of. Gue She for evidence in murder case. Page 12. Sellwood Board of Trade decides to favor bridge Instead of fern. Pace 12." Drl Zahm announces Improvements for Colum bia University. Page 12. Idaho attorney predicts election of George L. Shoup.. Paso -10. Sports. x Seattle sets up claim to Northwest basket-ball championship. Page 5. . Mew reed club Is assured. "Page 5. .Xw council will control University of Ore gon athletics. Pace 5: President Lucas eeeka 'to draw California League magnates into' National organiza tion. Page 5., , Sixteen" teams, started Jn six-day cycle race at MadIson'-Squafe Garden. Page 6. PARTISAN QUESTION That of Statehood for the Three Territories. REPUBLICAN SENATORS VEXED They Think Their Politlcal'Brethren in the House Should. Not Have Let the- Oinrilbns Bill Pass That Body So Easily. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, D. C, Dec. 7. The. big fight - in Congress this session is over the Terri torial bill and the prospects are that no legislation will be the result. ( The Republican leaders are determined not to admit three states which are sure to be Democratic and two of which do not possess sufficient population, In their judgment, to enter the Union. There are many reasons why Nqw Mexico and Ari zona, owing to the class of population which has drifted Into them from Mexico and other communities, are scarcely fitted for statehood. As the matter stands now, there is a majority in. the Senate, count ing the Democrats and a minority of Republicans, who favor the omnibus bill, but the majority of Republicans, which includes well-known leaders like Sen ators Aldrlch, Allison, Hanna, Lodge, Hale, Cullom, Piatt and others, are de termined that the omnibus bill shall not pass. There Is a great deal of criticism of the House managers who allowed the omnibus bill to go through without a dis senting vote In the" last session. These men seemed to be 'asleep or did not un derstand, that the Republican majority was opposed to, the admission of more states, which were assuredly Demo cratic. A close canvass of Arizona and New Mexlcb has developed the act that even If both were carried by the Repub licans on a popular vote, the districts are formed in such shape that the Legis lature would be Democratic, Insuring Democratic Senators. No doubt Is expressed that there Is sufficient population in Oklahoma to en title It to admission, but there Is a con dltion In Indian Territory, of which Ok lahoma was formed, that makes It de sirable that something should be done to bring about some change. Indian Terri tory Is nominally governed by the In dian tribes, athough the white people largely predominate. Should It be at tached to Oklahoma It would form a Democratic state. It would be a state of nearly a million In population, and the better element would probably control and bring about reforms which cannot be expected under the anamalous condition that at present exists. It is said that the House leaders ought to have known all the conditions before passing the bill. The Republican leaders In the Senate will probably "try to defeat It by Inter vening other legislation after the holi days. WILL BE UNFINISHED BUSINESS. Bill for New States to Get Before Senate Wednesday. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. In accordance with the unanimous agreement of last session the Senate will take up the state hood bill next Wednesday, and it is ex pected to remain the unfinished business for some time thereafter. The bill un doubtedly will provoke considerable de bate, and it is generally believed that It will continue to receive attention until tho adjournment for the Christmas hol idays, at least. Senator Beverldge, as chairman of the committee on territories, -will call the bill up Wednesday and prob ably will make a speech; in support of the report in favor of the. substitute bill presented by the committee. Other mem bers of the committee who agree with him will follow. All of them will give care ful attention to the testimony taken by the subcommittee which recently visited the 'territories. The committee's written report has not yet been submitted to the Senate, and this, too, probably will be put in on Wed nesday. The report will analyze the tes timony, dealing with the. questions, of soil, mines, agricultural possibilities, ed ucational facilities and general fitness of the population of the various territories for statehood. It Is generally understood that a strong position will be taken in opposition to the claims of New Mexico and Arizona, considerable stress being laid on the. fact that a large percentage of tho people of those territories do not use the English language, and it Is nec essary In the conduct of the business of many of the courts. Attention also will be given to previous reports .on the sub ject of statehood for those territories, many of which are severely criticized by the present committee on the ground that they fall entirely to represent the real conditions. The report giving the views of the committee will be accompanied by a transcript of the testimony taken by the committee, which will be printed for the Information of. the Senate and the country. It Is expected that the immigration bill will continue to receive desultory atten tion on Monday or Tuesday, but the pro ceedings with reference to this bill will consist largely In the reading of the bill and the consideration of amendments. There will be more or ess executive bus iness during the week, and In- all prob ability another adjournment from Thurs day until the following Monday. PROGRAMME FOR. THE HOUSE. London. Doclc Bill and Wagner-Butler Contest.' WASHINGTON. Dec. 7. The House 9 this week has no mapped-out programme beyond the disposition of the London dock charge bill tomorrow and the re port of the elections committee on the contested election case of Wagner vs. Butler from the Twelfth Missouri Dis trict on Wednesday. The London dock bill has been pressed. by exporting Inter ests, especially the milling interests of the Northwest, and Is opposed by the At lantic shipping Interests. The with drawal last week from its advocacy of the Lumbermen's Association, which was supporting the measure, will weaken it and its passage is considered doubtful. The Wagner-Butler case Is somewhat of an anamoly. Mr. Butler was unseated at the last session and his seat was de-. clared vacant. He was re-elected in No vember to fill the vacancy, having about 6000 majority on the face of the returns. His opponent now contests, but fn order to secure action before the 4th of March, the rules relating to the preliminaries of a contest which may be strung out for months must be shortened. The com mittee recommends that the period for preparing the case, taking testimony, etc., be shortened, to 40 days. If the leg islative appropriation bill Is completed In time it probably will be taken up the the latter part of the week. If not. the remainder of the time may be occupied with minor bills reported by committees. A. J. CUMMINGS' LIBRARY To Be Given to International Typo graphical Union. ' COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Dec. 7. The library of the late Amos J. Cum mlngs, the New York Congressman and editor, is to be given to the home founded here In 1S92 by tile International Typo graphical Union. Mrs. Cummlngs, the widow, Is autnority for the announcement She is here on a visit to the home. Mr. Cummlngs was a member of the original board of trustees, and his Interest in the home Was great. He frequently spoke of his intended bequest. His will did not contain the provision, but, knowing It to be hia wish, Mrs. Cummlngs has made tho bequest In her own will, recently ex ecuted. The library will reach the home ulti mately, perhaps soon, if- Mrs. Cummlngs decides to remove from New York. The library contains many valuable works and manuscripts. ORDER MAY BE MODIFIED Hoped That Western Cattle Will Be Shipped from New England. BOSTON, Dec. 7. No reply has been re ceived as yet to the cablegram sent to the British government by Acting Consul Cllpperton, expressing the desire of steamship men and cattle shlDDers that J Its quarantine against the shipment of cattle from New England be modified so as to permit shipments from Portland of Western and Canadian cattle. Mean while, New England export cattle busi ness is at a standstill. Advices from Washington, however, are to the effect that the British authorities have request ed an official statement regarding the foot and mouth diseases In New England, from the United States Government and Its opinion as to the wisdom of allowing cattle to be loaded at Portland. There la reason to hope that some modification of the order- may be soon made. Dr. Solomon, of the United States Bu reau of Animal Industry, said today that it had been his Intention to have the work of slaughtering the affected cattle begun by Tuesday, but the heavy snows about the state may cause a delay. AFTER FIVE WEEKS Then Comes Legislature and "Various Things. REGULAR MODE OF PROCEDURE Organization of the Two Houses May Make Important Exposure of Sen atorial Strength Messages o Two Governors. SALEM, Dec. 7 (Special.) Five weekg from tomorrow the Oregon Legislature will meet in the Capitol In this city In. Its 22d regular session, to enact laws for the government of this state and to elect a Senator to succeed Senator Simon. Al though the subject of legislation, organiz ation of the Legislature .and election of a Senator have received a very wide dis cussion through the press and .among pol iticians, there is little upon which one can, base o. prediction of what the Legislature will do upon any one of these questions. Jn the next 26 days, however, meetings of members of the Legislature will be fre quent, and in the Informal discussion of problems that confront Oregon's Solona oplnlono will take definite form and by January 12 it Is probable that the general policy of the Legislature will be largely determined. There Is no hour provided by law at which the Houses of the Legislature shall meet. It is required that they shall con vene on the second Monday of January and the hour of meetlpg Is generally 10 o'clock A. M. If the usual order of events shall prevail In the coming session, the House of Representatives will be called to order about the hour mentioned, by A. C. Jennings, chief clerk of the last House o Representatives. The chief clerk of the last House will preside until a temporary Speaker shall have been chosen, when the temporary Speaker will take the rostnlm and preside during the completion of the temporary organization. A committee on credentials will be appointed and a recess taken until the committee Is ready to re port. The report having been received, and adopted, permanent organization will follow and a message will be transmitted to the Senate conveying' the Information that the House Is organized and ready for the transaction of business. Much the same procedure is followed In the Senate,, except that the Senate will be called to order by one of the members of that body Instead of by the last chief clerk. Cnncns on Organization. The Republicans in both Houses always hold a caucus on organization, so that tha proceedings pass off with only the show of a contest. The Republicans are in such a large majority that the nomination of a Democratic 'candidate for a position, is a mere, formality. The caucus Is held th'6 eVemng foefofe or on the morning of organization, and whatever contest take place, always occurs behind the closed doors of the caucus-room. . Some Organization Questions. When gathered In a commit tee-room next month, the Republicans In the House, will select a candidate for Speaker from, among the three aspirants. Representa tives Davey, of Marlon: Eddy, of Tilla mook, and Harris, of Lane. This Is said upon the assumption that no other strong candidate for Speaker will appear. The Senate Republicans, so far as now ap pears, will choose between Senators Brownell and Smith, of Multnomah. Who the successful aspirant will be Is yet very uncertain, though many believe that If the Multnomah delegations should go solidly In favor of any candidate, that candidate would get votes enough to make him the choice of" the caucus. In the House it 13 understood that Eddy expects to get the solid support of the Multnomah delega tion, and if that expectation Is well found ed, he has reason to feel confident of suc cess. Harris Is relying Iargeiy upon what Is called the Fulton strength In the Legislature. Ho Is known to be an ard ent believer In Fulton and an advocate of Fulton's election to the United States Senate. While Harris has an advantage in having the Fulton strength solidly be hind him, he. Is likely to find, to his dis advantage, that the non-Fulton members are In favor of some one else for Speaker. It is this feature of the situation that glve3 Davey, of Marlon, confidence -in his chances for the Speakership. He expects to gather strength from all sources, ex cept the straight Fulton people. Eddy also draws strength from many sources, and since he has trained with the same wing of the party as has Harris, is in a position, probably, to get the Harrl3 strength, in case Harris cannot get enough to enable him to win out In the Senate the contest seems to be assuming shape more slowly. Nobody seems to know with certainty who Is the choice of either Brownell or Smith for Senator, and, as It is viewed here, this question has little to do with the race for President of the Senate. But It is notice able, and perhaps significant, that the prominent friends of Mr. Fulton In the Senate 'are supporting Senator Brownell. On the other hand. It appears now to bo understood that Dr. Smith will have a united Multnomah County delegation at his back, and In that case it will require all the well-known skill and resources of the capable Senator from Clackamas to make the contest as even as It seems now to be. Besides selecting the two principal of ficers In caucus, tho Republicans also se lect the minor officials from chief clerk to sergeant-at-arms. These officers are chief clerk, reading clerk, journal clerk, calendar clerk, mailing clerk, doorkeeper, . sergeant-at-arms, and a number of chief clerks for the more important committees. Inangaratlnn of Chamberlain. Both houses having effected permanent organizations in the manner described, a concurrent resolution will bo adopted by both houses fixing a day and hour at which a joint session will be held for the purpose of hearing the Governor's bien nial message, canvassing the returns of the gubernatorial election, witnessing the Inauguration of the Governor-elect and hearing the new Governor's Inaugural ad dress. The day for the joint session i3 usually the second or third day of the session. At that time the members of both houses will gather In the Represent ative hall, with the president of the Sen ate presiding. Governor Geer will read his annual message, telling the Legisla ture, among other things, that the Cen atorlal question Is settled, and reviewing the condition of the state and Its Insti tutions, and making- such recommenda tions as he may deem proper. A commit tee will then be appointed to assist in canvassing the vote for Governor, and the president of the Senate will de clare that George E. Chamberlain has re ceived a plurality of all votes cast,"-and has been elected. One of the Justices or tho Supreme Court will administer -tha oath of office, and Mr. Chamberlain will proceed to deliver his first address aa Concluded on Third Page.)