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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.)
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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
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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
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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
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I am most pleased to testify to Its merits," Mrs. Chas. Steinecke.
Miss Harriet F. KImbro, Prairie "View,
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Colds are considered one of the neces
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cold both Summer and Winter. Very often
Summer colds prove fatal. They are al
ways dangerous.
A cold is the beginning of catarrh. It
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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
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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. .
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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.
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Mrs. "Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup, for children
teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums,
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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.
It is always radically and permanently
cured by the blood-purifying, alterative and
tonic action of
Haods Sarsapssrilim
Thla preat medicine has wrought the most
wonderful cures of all diseases dependlrig
on scrofula or the scrofulous habit.
Hood's Pills aro thn best cathartic.
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