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2 THE SUNDAY OREGQfflAN EORTLAXD, JUKE 22, 1902. BIG LOSS BY THE FIRE FLAMES VISIT HEAVY DISASTER OX TIIE CITY. Damage Aboat $400,000 Six Blocks Consumed at East End of Madison-Street Bridge. (Continued from First Pare.) t- Torpedo saloon and other business proper ty on tho Hawthorne avenue end, and also northward through tho plant of the Phoenix Company, and tho East Side Lumber Company. Tiny streams of water obtained from the six-Inch main were poured on tho blazing buildings on the west side of East "Water Btreet, but about 11 o'clock It was seen that tho flames could not be prevented from crossing the street toward the Standard Oil property. A great mass of roaring flame beat high over the firemen's heads, and at 11:15 o'clock the timber in front of the 15 tanks, each filled with many thousands of gallons of oil, took Are. The firemen were working in the midst of a roaring volcano of flame, anw the very timber beneath their feet caught fire. They were forced to abandon their position in the middle of East Water street, and four firemen with a hose, took up their stand with a wooden door held up in front to save them from the Intense wave of heat and advancing flame. A force of Standard Oil Company employes began to carry out property and books from the ofllco building, just as tho flame burst among the oil tanks. At 11:22 o'clock a yell tmrst from fire men and policemen who were pouring water on tho oiltanks, as a stream of fire burst about 100 feet in the air. "Here's the oil coming," was a cry heard above the din, and everybody ran, the firemen dragging their hose behind them. It seemed as if a big cloud of Are was about to fall into the little crowd of fire fight ers, but the danger quickly passed, and only a shower of harmless sparks descend ed. Two minutes later an explosion "was heard in tho Standard Oil yard, and an other torrent of flame, with clouds of black smoke, arose, but by this time the firemen were back to their former position along East Water street. At 11:25 the wind veered toward the river and the flames worked their way through the timberyard of the East Side Lumber Com pany, on the west side of East Water street The heat grew so intense that it was not possible for flesh and blood to exist in the glowing oven, and the fire men were driven northward along East Water street. By this time the power operating the electric light wires on the east side of Water street was shut off, and the firemen attempted to save the big timber pile of the East Side Lumber Company along the river front. But all in vain, and the flame licked Its way north ward. The next building in danger was the Troy Laundry, and at 11:28 o'clock tho employes of that plant vere busily re moving parcels of laundry into wagons hauled up in the courtyard. Policemen and citizens, and two women employes of the company, removed most of the office papers and furniture, clocks, etc, at this time, and the valuables were driv en away in wagons. To save the Troy Laundry property. En gine No. 3, in charge of Engineer Wasch er, was sent on a wharf facing the river edge and supplied two streams of water from the river, to play on blazing prop erty on the east side of Water street. The effect was almost Immediately ap parent, and from this time onward the Troy Laundry was safe, although em ployes continued to drench the front part of the building with water to prevent sparks Igniting the woodwork. Firemen took streams of hose from the laundry windows and the laundry roof. Fortun ately, between the laundry building and the blazing timber of the East Side Lum ber Company lies a gulch partially filled with sawdust. At 11:45 o'clock flames were burning fiercely along the entire front portion of the Standard Oil property, although by this time firemen were pouring streams along the north wall. The flames leaped over and attacked a pile of dressed lum ber lying on a trestle bridge, between East Water street and the railroad track, and this fire spread with such fury that It became Impossible to save the property, and it blazed and roared, sending out ln- tense heat, until the supports of the f trestle collapsed and the blazing pile fell with a crash into the gulch below. A mighty sheet of flame shot into the air, and again the cry was heard that the oil tanks had at last burst and blazing oil would flow in a minute, but the fear was groundless. At 12 o'clock midnight the fire burned Itself out when the trestle fell on the west side of Water street, or the plant of the Christenson Machin ery Company would have been the next to suffer. About this time the flanjes were checked by four flremen working a hose from Engino No. 3 on the opposite side of the street, and ultimately it was seen at this stage of the game that tho flames would not reach tho Troy Laundry. Two exciting Incidents held tho atten tion of the crowd along East Water street. Two hcrses drawing a hose wagon dashed up shortly after the first alarm was sound ed, and as the crowd scattered a little boy fell in the horses tracks. Another mo ment and tho boy would nave been crushed, but Jailer James F. Johnson swiftly stooped down and lifted the lad to a place of safety. When the flames attacked the timber on the trestle tho police warned people from possible danger from falling telephone wires. A lineman. Tod Sloan, in tho em ploy of the Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Company, quickly climbed the pole with a shower of sparks over him, and cut the wires. "My! That was a hot job," ho said, when he came down. Four scowdellcrs living along the river front nearly opposite the Troy Laundry became alarmed when the tongues of Are began to lick up timber near them, and they saved what property they could, and carried out their children, partially dressed. The children wero cared for in bouses along Morrison street, SOUTH OF HAWTHORNE AVEXUE. Grent'Effort Made to Prevent Spread of Flames. The flremen had a struggle to hold the fire at East Clay street ca the south, and East First street, on the cast All the buildings on the south side of East Clay were burned except tb ono occupied by the Oregon Furniture Company, on the corner of East Clay and East First streets. It was saved only after the most strenuous exertions. When It was seen that the long warehouse occupied by J. P. Freeman with implements and cord age would go, the effort was then put forth to save the corrugated warehouse of R. M. Wado & Co., on the corner of East Clay and East First streets. The high board fence on East Clay street was quickly torn down, but presently the flames crept from .the front of the Free man building, frpm the front bn East Water through toEast First, and soon it was a seething mass. With limited water supply, the firemen made a heroic fight for the Wade building, and although it caught several times, 4t was saved. At times i,t was so hot that the firemen and crowd were driven back, but the former returned to the fight after deluging them selves with water. Here was the key to the situation. Had the Wade building burned, the big struc ture of the J, I. Case Thresher Company, on the opposite side of East Clay, would have gone, and the whole district soutn wpuld have been swept clear to the Stephens elough that separates the power plant of the City & Suburban Railway Company and Inmap, Poulscn &. Co. from the north side of the slough. The battle at the Wade building stopped the spread of the fire south, and when It was seen that It would be saved there was genuino relief by the crowd and the residents as far back as Union avenue. But the fight had again to be renewed to save tho building occupied by the Ore- I gon Furniture Company, on East Clay and East First street, packed full of furniture and stock. The row of wooden buildings on East Clay street, extending from East Water right up to the Oregon Furniture Company's building, burned like tinder; but fortunately there was a little space between the corner building and one oc cupied by J. Howat.on, and this gave the flremen a fighting chance to save the cor ner structure. It Is covered with corrugated iron and but for this it would certainly have burned, In spite of the efforts. Had it gone, the J. I. Case Thresher Company's warehouse across the street eastward would have gone also, hence the Import ance of the flght at this point. Tho Wade warehouses and J. L Case building are both full of implements. The former has a stock estimated at $100,000 and the latter $150,000. -The managers caused the Im portant papers to be mo'ed, but none of the stock was taken out, as It could ba seen that no time would be afforded to allow any considerable portion of the stock to be removed. The J. T. Case ware house is a wooden structure, and at one time tho heat became so great that it was feared it would ignite, but a veering of the wind" saved it for the time. Four cars were on the Southern Pacific Hallway track, between East Market and Clay and between East Clay and Haw thorne avenue. They wore packed with furniture. A great crowd put their shoul ders to the cars and moved them as far south as possible, and after a time an engine from the shops too"k them away out of danger. The wooden buildings on the south sido of East Clay burned quickly. They were unoccupied, except the house of Dr. C. H. Heed and the blacksmith shop of J. Howatson. They lost almost everything. A few articles were removed from the Reed house, and Howatson saved noth ing. The buildings stood on high posts and the Are burned under for a consider able time, and communicated to the lodging-house of Mrs. J. Olsen, just south. The lodgers removed moEt of their arti cles, but furniture was destroyed with the house. Just back and further south was a large pile of valuablo hardwood, which caught fire, but was saved. The lumber belongs to the Oregon Furniture Company. The long building on East Clay and East Water, formerly part of the oar factory, "was destroyed. It had recently been vacated by J. E. Martin, and the loss was little. All the buildings fcouth of East Clay on the land recently purchased by Portland City & Oregon Railway Company' were soon to be re moved. They were mostly vacant. East Clay street and Hawthorne ave nue were filled with the desks from the warehouses and also some household goods, but little time was allowed for the removal of goods from the buildings. Some of the implements wero taken out of Freeman's implement-house, but prac tically little was saved from the building. Only the other day a large amount of cordage was deposited in the building. The fire burned the electric poles so that on East Clay ctreet and Hawthorne avenue there was great danger from live wire3, but fortunately no one was struck by falling wires. Finally those on the south side of East Clay street were rendered harmless by an electrician climbing a pole and cutting the wires. At the foot of East Clay street, where the fire was very hot a live wire had fallen, and every few moments a great blue light would spring up, which had a very threatening appearance. Policemen warned the crowds to look out for tl)e wires, and no one was hurt All the roomers in the hotel building on East Water street and Hawthorne ave nue were warned In time by the owners, Barney Enchelbascher and Charles Dills, in time to get out, but they saved little or nothing. The proprietors went rapidly from room to room in the hotel and saw that every one was aroused and out of the building before the building caught. There was little time left, for as soon as the last lodger had left the north side was ablaze. A. Stipe, who had a cigar and notion stofc on the lower floor, says he was sure that all left the hotel. Noth ing could bo saved from the building on Hawthorne avenue. The brass machine shops of C. A. Frances, facing East Water, just back of the Brunor saloon, contained much valuable machinery and stock. Nothing was saved. The two sa loons of the Bruner Bros., on opposite corners on East Water street and Haw thorne avenue, were wiped out The grocery store of G. Schwinde, John Popp's meat market, the feed store of Cooper & Co., all on Hawthorne avenue, went down very quickly. These men were complete ly burned out in the fire of a year ago In the same places. For a time It was feared that the boathouse of the Oregon Yacht Club would burn, but it did not catch. On tho south the fire was stopped In the row of buildings on East Clay street The loss In these structures was small. A horse had been kept under the Free man warehouse, but It was rescued by the crowd. A rope was fastened to tho animal's, neck. It was pulled up on to East Clay street bj main force. . It is most wonderful that everything south of East Clay and cast of "East First street was not burned, owing to tho lim ited water supply. At times only two streams could bo spared to hold the fire back. Engines No. 4 and 1 were both stationed at the cistern at the intersec tion of Grand avenue and East Clay street OX MADISON-STREET BRIDGE. How Trvo Sunns Bnrned Saving the Free Bathu. The lateness of the hour did not deter a large body of Interested watchers from gathering on the Madison-street bridge; but it 6oon became evident that the bridge was in danger, and an attempt was made to force the crowd to tho west side. As the bridge vas very narrow the mass became tightly jammed, and it was ,..., .v (jtiowvvuL cuuh vu mo pan of the police and the bridge, tenders that tho structure could be cleared to the wtern end of the draw. Greit Jntercst was manifested In the fate of. the new free swimming baths, which were an chored Just south of the bridge, and Er nest Kellogg's launch Hoo Hoo went into the rescue. She soon made fast with a wire cable, and the engines were ordered full steam ahead. The cible became taut and whipped the water with its vibra tions; but the baths did not move. Men were sent aboard and they quickly cut the pontoons apart, and fastened tho ca ble to one of them. This was a. light load for the Hoo Hoo, and as she moved out into the stream, a mighty cheer went up from the crowd that tho police were working with on the bridge. A small elec tric launch camo up and took tho charge, from the Hoo Hoo, which went back to save the other pontoon." By this time a mass ot flame had en veloped the eastern approach and the first span, which, owing to its wooden truss construction, soon burned at the supports and fell into tho river at 11:25, amid a great cloud of steam and burn- j ing embers. The flames had been trans mltted to the second span from the eastern end, but the heat was so great that tho brldgemon could not make any efforts, to check the blaze. Just an hour from the time the flrst'span fell, the sec ond, loosened at its eastern end, col lapsed and sank with the western end remaining on its piers. The men on the standing spans were now able to put out the blaze, and save the rest of the bridge. The electric wires, furnishing motive power for tho draw, went down with the first span, and whon tho ste'amcr Albany started on her up-river trip, about 12:30, she was unable to get by. Temporary wires were strung, but no current was obtainable, so a hawser was passed to the Albany, which backed down stream, swinging the draw open as she went Just at this moment the steamer Ruth ap peared from up tho river. She scraped by the Hoo-Hoo, which was bringing out the last of the bathhouse pontoons, and started through the half-open draw, headed directly against ttie Albany. A collision seemed inevitable, but heroic measures were resorted to, and the Ruth passed to the starboard of the Albany, without touching her. By 1 o'clock tho tower of flames on tho East Side had subsided somewhat and the congested mass of people on tho bridge broke up, many returning home, knowing that they had witnessed one of the most spectacular conflagrations ever seen In the city. CALX.IXG OUT THE FIRE31EW. How xhe ainchine Were Disposed by Chief Campbell. The first alarm was struck faun box No. 21 at Hawthorne und East-Water streets at 10:45 o'clock. This called out engines 1 and 7, hosecarts 2 and 3, truck 2 and chemical 2. Fire Chief Camp bell was ons of the flr?t fire officials to reach the scene, and recognizing tho gravity of the situation by reason of tho possible explosion of the oiltanks of the Standard Oil Company, be sent out one toll and three strokes, calling out engine No. 3. and then one toll and four strokes, calling out engine No. 4. The flremen throughout tho city were .also quick to grasp the situation, and engine No. 5 was Anlt" ?. .el..A. A . A & I moved to No. 4's house, engine No. 6 topnsf cross-trees, which held up the wires. No. 3's house, and engine No. S to No. Ts house. This was done to bring- these engines into the heart of the city, so that they could be more quickly sent to the fire, at a moment's notice, As occas ion required, hosecarts were sent during the progress of tho fire to the nearest fire stations for extra supplies of hose. Fire Chief Campbell took full charge of the operations, assisted by Assistants Lauden kloss and Holden. Tho supply of water was a thin one, duo to the fact that the water was obtained from a six-inch main. A new H-lnch water-main is now In progress of con struction along a portion of tho East Side river front section. THE LOSSES. Will Reach $300,000, and Perhaps More. At 2 o'clock this morning a conservative estimate of the losses amounted to some thing over $350,000. Thoso who suffered the greatest Iobs wero tho East Side Lum ber Company, nearly $100,000; the Phoenix Iron Works, about JSO.OOO. and the Johnston shipyards, about $75,000. Of this loss part was covered by insurance. About 1 o'clock this morning, after tho fire was fairly under control, W. E. Fran cis, manager of the East Side' Lumber Company, was intervie'wed. "I cannot definitely estimate our loss," said he. "but it is in the neighborhood of $100,000." nts any of it covered by Insurance," he was asked. "Yes, but I cannot say exactly how much; probably between $30,000 and $50, 000. It Is a shams that the water serv ice should be so poor over here. If largo mains had been at hand the Are could have been controlled." The East Side Lumber Company is what was formerly known as Hogue's MUL The lumber yards compose a large area about that vicinity, and it was this lum ber that furnished much of the fuel to the fire. The Phoenix Iron Works was formerly the Wolff & Zwlcker Iron Works. The principal owners are Wolff, Stelnhauser and Morrow. The iron works was pur chased not long ago for $52,000. This, however, was considered a very small fig ure, and estimated to be hardly one-third of its real value. This factory was razed to the ground and the machinery probably ruined by the heat. Tho only estimate made as to tho in surance on this plant was by A. C Pax ter, representative of Clemens & O'Bryan, who havo it insured, and, speaking from memorj'f he placed it at $15jc00. Johnston's shipyards, which He just south of Hawthorne avenue, were entire ly burned, also a schooner. In the yard for repairs, and a steamer In the process Of being built The entire loss, as near ly as could be estimated this morning, was about $75,000. It -could not be Reamed how much of this loss was covered by Insurance. Tho Portland City & Oregon Railway Company, The City of Portland and Mult nomah County also lost heavily. Tho Madison-street bridge, owned by the county, caught early In the Arc and at a late hour this morning the approach and two spans had burned away and the Are was smouldering on the third span. The loss can easily be placed at $23,000. In the destruction of tho bridge tha Portland City & Oregon Railway also lost a considerable amount of track. Fully 600 feot of the elevated street from the bridge, east, was burned, and with It the track owned by this cowpany. This, together with some property they owned in that vidnlty. Is "estimated at $30,000. This Is partly covered by insurance. The elevated street from the bridge G00 feet west, and also from Hawthorne ave nue almost to the Troy Laundry, was en tirely burned, and brlngshe city's loss to - j about 0.000. The minor lassos nnfttnInf1-fTnrmnt frt large figure. Two saloons, one owned b3HKBw' Y0?K DEMOCRAT'S ElipaUEXT Gus Brauer, the other by Pete Brauer, were burned, valued at about $1700 each. ) The stables andxbuljdlngs of tho Standard Oil Company were alrt burned. The loss on these was, estimated by S. V. Krank. a carpenter, who helped build them, at $15,000. George C. Flanders, manager of the company, stated that but two tanks of oil had burned. The warehouse of Parlin & Orendprff was filled with farming Implements, and their loss Is about 115.000, The Torpedo Saloon and Hotel, newly built, owned by Barney Esscnbacher, was valued at about $3000. Tho exact insurance qc the-e fa not known, but they were only partly Insured, A number of. other small buildings and business enterprises f etf before, the flames, the loss not accounted s.f or "probably amounting to something over 520,000. Saved Inraiin, Poalscn fc Co.'a Mill. It required a considerable effort to pre vent fl're breaking out and destroying the sawmill of Inman, Paulsen & Co., but pwlng to the presence of a iiY force of men, and the recently established Are protection system, with pumping plant and hydrants In tho yard, it wa3 accom pliehid. When the fire- was at Its hottest, burning fragments a.nd hot cinders wero carried to the lumber yard and among the buildirgs, and 10 times fires were started, but as often the alert crowd, under tho head of R. D. Inman, discovered and ex tinguished them before they got under headway. Mr. Inman says he feared at first that he might have a bad fire in hl3 plant, and was highly pleased when tho danger was over. Xotcn of the Fire. Manning's hardwood planing mill, just south of East Clay street, on the water front had a narrow escape. Twice It caught fire, and only by prompt and con tinued use of a small hose was the build ing saved. An old shack near by caught fire several times, but the fire went out without any effort being made to extin guish It The old hotel on East Clay street, west of East First, was entirely destroyed. It has been the habitation of several families until the last few weeks, when all moved out but one family. The building had eerved out Its usefulness, and Its destruc tion was not counted much of a loss to the cltv The blue flame of burning electric wires mingled with the blaze of burning timbers to make the fire scene terriblo at the inter action of East Clay street and the South ern Pacific railroad track. It was here that tho last battle was fought to stop the Arc in its' progress toward the south. The firemen heeded no warning shouts when wires began to fall, but plunged down the street to turn a stream of water on the fire just west of the Oregon Fur niture' Manufacturing Company's ware house. As the wUes struck tho water soaked roadway the electric blaze cast a dazzling glare upon the crowd of spec tators, calling forth exclamations of hor ror. For an instant the firemen would turn the stream of water upon tho burn- and then would return to the burning buildings. One after another tho wires came down and hung crosswise, and in a tangle that made it dangerous to touch any of them. It was by disregarding the danger from the wires that the Aremen were able to save tho warehouse full of furniture. Chief of Police McLauchlan was about to go home when he heard tho fire alarm ring, and lie donned his uniform and went to the scene of operations and directed the efforts of 12 policemen, who were busy keeping the crowds back of the fire ropes and saving property from blazing build ings. Cigar stores In the vicinity of the fire did a lively business until after mid night Many family parties, consisting of father, mother and children, left their beds to see the fire, and were mostly lo cated along Morrison-street bridge. At times, when a sudden call came for more hefie, citizens quickly helped" the flremen to carry the hose to its destina tion. Fireman Turnbnll Injured. At 2:20 o'clock this morning, Archie Turnbuil, an extraman on engine No. 7, was' hit in the stomach by a hose nozzle and sustained a very painful, although not serious. Injury. Steamship Arrivals at Nome. SEATTLE, June 2L The steamer Nomo City, which arrived last night from Nome, left there on Juno 10, remaining only five days at that point Other arrivals at Nome reported by Captain Daniels, of the Nome City, are the steamer Elk, June 2; United States revenue cutter Thetis, June 7; steamer Dora, June 8; steamer Sadie, from St Michael, June 7. On the way out the Nomo City passed tho ship Amer ica In Behring Sea, on June 12. Cruiser Denver Launched. PHILADELPHIA, June 21. In the pres ence of a distinguished company of naval officers, many leading citizens from Col orado and a large number of persons from New York and other near-by cities, the unarmorcd crulBer Denver was suc cessfully launched this afternoon at the Neafle & Levy shipyards! Miss Roberta M. Wright daughter of Mayor Wright ol Denver, christened the cruiser. Injunction Against 3-Ccnt Rond. CLEVELAND, June 2L The Circuit Court today granted a perpetual Injunc tion against tho construction of the so called 3-ccnt street' railway In this city. Mayor Johnson Is credited with being back of the 3-cent railway. The Mayor stated today that steps wculd be taken to amend the franchises and a new start be taken on the project. Jfo Xevr Charter This Year. The champions of the new form of charter have given up their light says the San Francisco Call, and for this year at any rate the old form will continue In vogue. The opposition of the shipowners proved too strong for tb proposed change, and further attempts tp make it go wlK be abandoned. The Q,uito Leaves Down. The British steamer Quito cleared late yesterday morning and left down stream at 1:30 In tho afternoon Under her own steam. Tho steamer, under Captain Shol ton. Is bound for Manila, with a cargo of supplies for tho government Besides some 4000 tons of forage, she carried a big shipment of lumber and a dcckload of piles. Ten TratnpN in a Wreck. FAIRBURY, Neb., June 2L Ten tramps on their way to the Kansas wheat fields were caught in the wreck of a Rock Island freight train at Thompson, near here, last night. One. taken out of the wreck unconscious, died later. Two Oth ers are burled In the debris; Conductor Alcott and two brakecnen were slightly nuru M'CLELLAN DEFENDS ARMY I i. 1 ADDRESS IS THE HOUSE Seven Speeches on the Philippine Dill Conference Reports on West Point and Civil Dills Adopted. WASHINGTON, Juno 21.-Debate upo me. jfnumpine government bin lagged in the House today. There were seven speekers Reeves (Rep. HI.) and Brom well (Rep. O.) for the bill, and Maddox (Dem. Ga.), Dinsmore (Dem. Ark.) and Thayer (Dem. Mass.) against It 31c Clellan (Dem. N. Y.). a ton of the late General Gcorgo B. McClellan. delivered a short but eloquence defense of the Army. Earlier In the day the conference reports or the military academy and sundry civil appropriation bills were adopted. The Proceedings. When the House met at 11 o'clock. Hull, chairman of the committee on military affairs, called up the conference report on the military academy appropriation bill. Hay (Dem. Va,), Clayton (Dem, Ala.) and Mann (Rep.'IH.) criticised the action of the House conferees In agreeing to the number of cadets at West Polnf pro posed by the Senate. Mann said that re cently the number of cadets had been Increased 100. Tho Increased membership of the House will further increase the cadets 0, nnd now it is proposed to in crease that number still further. He did not believe we should legislate In the di rection of a great Increase in the standing Army. Clayton called attention to tho fact that the Army, which cost annually $25,000,000 before the Spanish war, now costs an nually $125,000,000. Hull and Parker (Rep. N. J.) defended the conference report arguing that the increase was necessary in order properly to officer the Army. The report was adopted, ES to 59, Cannon (Rep. III.) called up the con ference report on the sundry civil bill. Cannon explained that the agreement was onlv partial. Of the $6,517,000 added to the Dill by tho Senate, $1,053,000 had been agreed to by the conferees, leaving Items carrying $1,233,000 still in controversy. The report was agreed to without division. Grosvenor (Rep. O.) moved that the House concur in the Senate amendment for a memorial bridge across the Poto mac to cost not to exceed $2,500,000, and appropriating $100,000 for- the preparation of plans. The motion, after some debate. was voted down without division and was sent back to conference. The debate on the Philippine civil gov ernment bill was then resumed. P.seves (Rep. Hi.), the first speaker, supported the bill. On the proposition that tho retention of the Philippines would ultimately be prejudicial to tho welfare of either tho Filipino or American people, who should withdraw, he undertook to show that Instead of proving harmful to either, our retention of the Islands would be beneficial to both. He contrasted the condition of the Filipinos under the Span ish regime with their, condition now, and with what It might bo expected to be in the future under the civil government provided by the pending bill, and then proceeded to discuss at length the bene fits which would accrue to the American people. In doing so he used a wealth of statistics to show that our groat mar ket In the future would be in the Orient and that our position at the gateway of the East would be of immeasurable ad vantage to us. In this connection he re viewed tho successful struggle waged by President McKInley with the European powors to secure the "open door" in Asia, to show that in order to get tho full bene fit of that great victory wo must retain our present vantage ground in the East Maddox (Dem. Ga.), who followed Reeves, opposed the bill. The question of whether we are permanently to retain the Philippines, he said, would be ulti mately decided, not by Congress, but by the American people. "God was with us during the war with Spain," he contin ued. "When we entered into tho peace negotiations the devil stepped in, and ht has been running things ever since." Maddox questioned Secretary Root's fig ures as to the co3t of the war In the Philippines. He said he could not under stood now he got his figures. The actual amount appropriated on account of the war was paid, and the subsequent move ments In the Philippines, he said, exceed ed $1,000,000,000, or about half the cost of the Civil War. He declared that the cost of tho Army in the Philippines, including transportation, had been in excess of $100. 000,000 annually, and with the reduced force would not fall much below $83,000,000. If the Army in the Philippines for the last fiscal year cost only $40,000,000. as Seeretnrv Root alleged, he wanted to know what had become of the remainder of the $115. 000,000 appropriated in the Army appropri ation bill for that year. Dinsmore (Dem. Ark.) made an earnest speech appealing to both sides to weigh well the tremendous Issue which was to be decided in the pending legislation. Decid ed one way, it meant be said, free gov ernment and independence for tho Filipi nos; decided the other way, It meant colo nial subjects and a perpetual colonial pol icy. He severely criticised General Wood's course In using Cuban funds to Influence legislation In the United States. McClellan (Dem. N. Y.), In a brief speech. umenuea me Army. mere may have been j instances or. cruelty In the Philippines, ha said, but there should be no difficulty among Americans about upholding-our soldiers while tbey are under fire. "The Army is not and never has been, and never will be. the asset of a political party," said he, amid a round of applause. The last speaker of the day was Thayer (Dem. Mass.), who made a strong anti imperialistic speech. He said that Insidi ously the military had encroached upon the civil authority, but insisted that the opposition to tho present Philippine pol icy was making no attack upon the Army In the field. At 5 o'clock the House took a recess un til 8 o'clock. At the evening session Palmer (Rep. Pa.), In support of the bill, denied that an Imperial design lurked In tho minds of the American people or of those responsible for the conduct of affairs in the Philippines. Conroy (Dem. Mass.) Insisted that the heavy loss of life nnd the enormous ex penditure in the Philippines were direct evidence of the imperialistic tendency of tho party In power. At 10:30 tho House adjourned. FATE OF CAXAIi BILL. Hoxzsc Conferees Will Not Insist On Klcnrasiin Rontc. WASHINGTON, June 2L-Senntor Mor gan and Representative Hepburn, repre senting the Senate and House conferees I on the Isthmian clnal bill, were together iouay 10 arrange uie preliminaries for the meeting of the conferees. Although no formal meeting of tho House conferees was held. Informal exchanges showed their general attitude. They are first of all for a canal, and while favorable to the Nica ragua route, they will not insist upon that route to the extent of defeating all legis lation. As soon as it becomes evident that the Senate will not yield, the Spoonor amendment will be accepted as the best solution possible. The first formal meeting of the confer ence will be at 2 o'clock Monday. The meeting today was devoted to a careful study of tho Panama amendment with a view to getting a thorough understanding of all Its hearings. It was stated after ward that no conclusions beyond the fact that a meeting of the confereea should be held Monday had been reached. Tartlnl Report on Xavnl Bill. WASHINGTON, June 1. The conferees on tho naval .appropriation bill have agreed upon a pirtlal Teport on that measure. Tho agreement does not Include I the Senate amendments on the building WOMEN IN SOCIETY Use Pe-ni-na as' a Protection Against Sum mer Colds and Their Disagreeable Consequences. :: fr " j - v MzCfias Mrs. Charles Steinecke, a popular young society matron of Stoughton, Wis., writes: "My experience with Pcruna has been most pleasing. By carelessly leaving a heated ballroom I got thoroughly chilled and caught a heavy cold which settled on my lungs. I wore a protector, took many remedies for colds without success. With my other troubles I had catarrh of the head. Pcruna was recommended to me, and I bought a bottle, and soon began to Improve, and kept on taking It and It cured me of all my troubles. I am most pleased to testify to Its merits," Mrs. Chas. Steinecke. Miss Harriet F. KImbro, Prairie "View, Tcr., preceptress for the Prairie View m State Normal and " inaustriai uouege " of Texas, writes: I "I am pleased to state that Peruna , , has proven pf . great value to me. ' I often found that "my duties Droved J1 J too much for my , , strength, and If it , , were not for Pe ' runa I could not 1 ' continue to do my 1 ' xcnrlr T- Aa a t Miss Florence Afian. ,.Mm !,. 75 naltoji Place, ,,-- ., u Chicago. III., recom- , , vigorator and the mends Peruna. 9 best remedy I .,,, 4 know of for wo- men to take. It acts aulckly In ridding the system of a cold and catarrhal affec tions." Miss H. F. KImbro. Colds are considered one of the neces sary ills of life. One Is liable to catch cold both Summer and Winter. Very often Summer colds prove fatal. They are al ways dangerous. A cold is the beginning of catarrh. It may cause catarrh of any of the internal organs the head, throat, lungs and stom ach, or pelvic organs. A remedy that will cure a cold then would cure all these di rect effects of cod. Peruna is such a remedy. We have letters from all over the United States attesting to this fact The poor and rich alike use and recom mend It A booK of testimonials in the of the new warships or on the purchase of the submarine torpedo-boats. Another conference will be asked on these points. PERSONAL MENTION. Ed la. Bryan, an attorney at Philomath, is in Portland on a business visit Secretary of State F. I. Dunbar and Mrs. Dunbar were in the city yesterday from Salem. Mrs, J. Stewart Lyons and daughter, Thelma, of Coqullle, are visiting friends In Portland. Governor T. T. Geer and Mrs. Geer pased through Portland last evening on their way to Astoria. A. C. Shinn and J. B. Messick, business men at Baker City, were registered at the Imperial yesterday. J. C. Mayo, passenger agent of the As toria & Columbia River Railroad, Is reg istered at the Imperial. Professor Lewis R. Alderman, principal of the McMInnville public schools, fs -visiting at the home of his father-in-law, "Dr. S. J. Barber. W. H. Mills, general land agent of the Southern Pacific Company, arrived in the 1 city yesterday from San Francisco. Ho will remain several days. Professor F. G. Young, of Eugene, who came to Portland on Friday to transact business connected with the Oregon His torical Society, returned to his home last evening. C. C. Uogue,. grand master of the A. 0. U. W. of Oregon, has returned to his home at Albany. Ho will be in Portland July 15, when tho annual session of the grand lodge will convene. Miss Mary Elizabeth Edwards, daughter of H. E. Edwards, of this city, was a member of the clas3 which was gradu ated from the Academy of the Holy Names, at Seattle. Miss Edwards received a diploma and a medal for high standing in her class and also a diploma for. profi ciency in music C. E. Sanders, a prominent young law yer and Democratic politician of Tho rnltr. f at thi TmnerlaL Mr. Sanders was recently defeated for the position of j Joint Representative from Klamath, Lake, Crook and Waeco Counties, al though he ran SCO votes ahead of his tick et in-the last-named county. Tho multitude of friends and acquaint ances of E. L. ("Jerry") Coldwell, dean of The Oregonlan reportorlal staff, will be pleased fo learn that ho Is recovering from the effects of bis recent Injury. In some way he fell, or was thrown, from i a street-car to the asphalt pavement and his scalp was cut, but this Injury Was only superficial. The shock, however, was very severe, as the fall was an un usually hard one. and It will be several days yet before he is able to leave his bed. EUGENE, Or., June ZL E. B. Duffy, J traveling freight agent of the Rio Grande system; C A. Malboucf, chief clerk in the office of W. E. Coman. general freight and passenger agent of th Southern Pacific, and J. P. Jones, traveling passenger agent of the Southern Pacific, ar rived here last night to attend E. J, Flynn, traveling freight agent 'Mfflm tm. . Steineclfoj exact words of the writer sent to any address free of charge by The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, O. lUrs. F. B. Henderson, 632 Grand avenue, Milwaukee, Wis., treasurer of tho Schiller Club, writes: "I never had any faith in patent medicines until I tried Peruna. but my experience with this reliable med icine has taught me that there Is one which can be trusted and which will not fill In time of need. "For the past few years I have found that I caught cold easily, which would settle in a most unpleasant ca tarrh of the head. I had to be especially careful about being out even PE-RU-NA FORTIFIES THE SYSTEM AGAINST CATCH ING COLD. ings and not to get chilled when dressed thin for pirties, but since I have used Peruna my general health Is improved, and my system Is in such good condition that even though I am exposed to incle ment weather it no longer affects me.w "I have a splendid appetite and enjoy life, being in perfect health.' Mrs. B. F. Henderson. If you do not derive prompt and satis factory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case, and he will be pleased to give you his valuable ad vice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of tho Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O. of the Missouri Pacific system, who was left here Friday morning suffering from temporary aberration of the mind. They took Mr. Flynn to Portland by the afternoon train, where he will receive treatment and attention. BUY UNION-MADE GOODS. We have a complete ine of union-made shoes for men, women and children at prices that are right M. Billings, 229 Mor rison street. ILWACO AXD NORTH BEACH. The favorite seaside steamer T. J. Pot ter will make her initial trip to Hwaco Saturday, June 28. leaving Ash-street dock at 12:3(J; noon. .Returning, leave Hwaco Sunday evening at 8, arriving Portland early Monday morning. Tickets and berth reservations at O. R. & N. office, Third and Washington. t BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby I Cutting: Teeth, Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy, Mrs. "Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup, for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea. Is a constitutional disease. It originates in a scrofulous condition at the blood and depends on that condition. It often causes headache and dizziness, Impairs the taste, smell and hearing, af fects the vocal organs and disturbs the stomach. 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