Iff OREGON DAI
OtTftM.
NICOMEDU FLEES
BEFORE THE STORM
Captain Wagner Bring
Through Worst Hurricane in
His Experience.
MUCH DAMAGE 18 DONE
TO THE BIG STEAMER
First Officer Held' Troubles
Began at Hongkong, Where
He Was Robbed.
Bearing mark of the fury of storm
and Wave and presenting a dilapidated
appearance generally, aa the result of
nine through the moat trying expert
nee fat her history, the orlenul liner
Tlli iisnrsls arrived In the harbor tola
moraine from Yokohama
When three days off the mouth of the
Columbia river the Nlcomedla was
caught m one of the worst hurricanes.
according to Captain Wagner, her com
mender, that he aver went through in
his saanv rears of ees-farlng life.
All day last Tuesday the decks of the
steamer wars Under water, ana sne
rolled back and forth, threatening to go
over almost every moment. The doors
of the saloon were caved In, windows
smashed and everything portable about
the ship was afloat. Several or tne
ventilators were hurled from their po
sitions, and damaged beyond repair.
Articles of furniture, ornaments and
private papers In the officers' quarters
were carried away on the bosom of the
flood, and' those not swept overboard
were so badly damaged as to lose their
value.
During all this time the officers and
men were not Idle. Life ropes were
stretched to different parts of the ship,
and by hanging on to these and wading
through waiter waist deep the men were
enabled to pUU themselves from one part
of the era ft to another. Frequently the
flood was up to their necks, and wheel a
particularly heavy sea came sweeping on
board they were thrown from their feet
Clutching to the rope and dangling on
ye crest of the wave they put In some
of the moat strenuous minutes of their
lives. The storm continued for three
days with great severity, but remarka
ble as It may appear, the officers aey
that no one wag hurt They managed
to keep the hatches well covered and
none of the cargo was damaged.
There are three pigs on Board, and
When ths storm wag at Its height they
were compelled to put In the time swim
ming. The livestock Is carried In order
that fresh meat may be served occasion
ally. Grunting, squealing and plunging
through the water the porker put In the
greater part of three days.
While at Hongkong, just before sail
ing for Portland by way of the Japanese
porta. First Officer Haldt was chloro
formed and robbed of 1400 by Chinees
coolies. As -be was unconscious for sev
eral hours hs Is of the opinion that he
was also drugged. Is speaking of the
occurrence this morning Mr. Heldt said:
"At about 10 o'olock at night I left
a German hotel at Hongkong to go to
the ship. Shortly afterwards I lost con
sciousness. When found the next morn
ing by officers I was lying oa Queen's
road, one of th principal streets. I was
taken to ths police station, but I could
not explain how X got there. But I soon
discovered X Bad. been robbed. In a belt
I wore around my waist I oarrled f 400.
I put It there before I went to the hotel.
Intending to send It to my mother In
Germany, (. was released from custody,
and' went back to the ship. Thinking th
matter over I arrived at the conclusion
that a Chinese mess boy which hsd been
in our employ was responsible for the
robbery. The day before 'I was assaulted
he was discharged, and I am now con
fident that he and other Chinamen
chloroformed and robbed me. Very
likely he saw ma with th money on
board the steamer."
The statement is made that robberies
are a dally occurrence at Hongkong.
Two days after he waa assaulted Mr.
Heldt Sara that an American naval of
ficer waa attacked In the same manner
and relieved of a gold watoh and chain
and MOO In money.
While, the Nlcomedla brings no war
news of consequence a number of her
officers declare that they hav arrived
at the conclusion that th Japanese will
win. All their sympathies have been
and are still with ths Russians, but they
now reluctantly state It as their opinion
that the Japs are In the lead and will
stay there. On October 10, a Japanese
cruiser was seen at Mojt, but that waa
the only war vessel sighted. On board
was a German prince whp was going to
the front to make a study of oriental
military tactics. His name waa not
learned.
The Nlcomedla brought 7,000 tons of
cargo made up of the following goods;
4.000 tons of matting. TOO tons of tea,
400 tons of general merchandise. 100
tons of taplooa. 100 tons of camphor and
too ton of
fit Wvks
Mha Peal. Who Was One of the Bridesmaids at the Recent Wedding in
London of Capt Spender-Clay and Miss Pauline Aator.
th contract for doing th work has not
been tot but bids are being asked for.
During th four year that she nas
M commission no repairs have been
on ths Vancouver craft: lust be
fore going Into service she waa prao
tlcally rebuilt. For several month
past th company has been doelroua to
put her In better condition, but was
unable to do so. as there was no other
boat available to take her place. But
after ths completion of the Webster
this difficulty wss overcome.
Before the Webster can ne piacea in
commission on th route for which she
was built new slip will hav to be
built for her at the landing places. Ths
streets leading down to them will also
hav to be graded, and it Is estimated
that it will be almost two months before
thee Improvements can be completed.
During the time that ah is in com
mission on her temporary run she will
be in charge of th officers and crew of
the Vancouver boat who arrived this
morning to assume control of her. She
will be taken to Vancouver under her
own steam, and It is said that she will
complete the run of II miles around
there in about three hours.
TWO SHIPS CHARTERED.
One WU
Wheat sad the Other
Carry I. umber.
It is reported that the British hark
But h well has been chartered by Balfour.
Guthrie A Co. to load wheat at Portland
for the United Kingdom, the rate not be
ing learned. AS she Is controlled by
the shipowners' union she he been en
the market for the past few weeks at
37s (d.
W. K. Grace a Co. chartered the Brit
ish ship Hampton this morning to load
lumber for the west coast of South
America. Th deal was closed through
Taylor, Young 4 Co., th local agents
for th firm.
Th Hampton arrived la port on Oc
tober tl from Antwerp with a general
cargo. Failing to get a grain charter
th owners cenoluded to plac her In
the lumber trade. It Is believed that
this plan will be-adopted by a number
of other owners who now have Idle ton
nage tn the harbor. These are the only
charters which have been effected within'
the past two weeks.
FOR VANCOUVER RUN.
toal B. Wetwear Leased By th Port
land Consolidated Ball way Company.
Th Lionel B- Webster, the new ferry
boat built for th lower Alblna run. will
leave for Vancouver today to take the
plac of the eraft operating between
that point and the peninsula. The vessel
leased by the Portland Consolidated
Railway company, as stated In yester
day's Journal, for a period of to daya
The Vancouver ferryboat will be
brought here and will be given a general
overhauling, including repairs to the
holler and new planking on portions of
the hull. It is probable that she will
arrive in the harbor tomorrow. Aa yet
arly this afternoon the French ship
Crillon toft for the sea with 10MM
bushels of wheat valued at tlt,181. She
la bound for the United Kingdom and
the cargo is -being dispatched by Bal
four, Guthrie it Co.
Th steamer! Albany went out on the
run this morning between here and La
Camas in place of the Annie Comings,
which Is being laid up for repairs. The
latter was badly damaged a few days
ago by th Andy Mahony, In tow of th
Henderson, crashing Into her near th
Washington street dock.
While assisting to load the steamer
Aurella yesterday afternoon one of th
sailor was badly ptt by befog struck
on th hack with a piece of lumber aa
It waa being placed to the hold. He
was taken- to St. Vincent's hospital.
This afternoon the steamer Despatch
will sail from San Francisco for the
Columbia river. She will be supplied
with a cargo of lumber at Vancouver
and St. Johns for the return trip. The
steamer Aberdeen of the same Una Is
n route up the coast from the Bay City.
She will atop at Shelter Core and take
on a shipment of tan bark for Portland.
JOHN A. GRAM DEAD;
HIS WILL UNSIGNED
Hs Had Promised His Lawyer
He Would Sign It This
Morning.
A LARGE ESTATE WILL
GO TO HIS FATHER
Deceased Was a Knight Tsmplar
and Well Known Residsnt
of Portland.
Astoria. Nov. 12 Condition of ths
bar it I t m.. smooth; wind, east;
weather, cloudy. No shipping moving.
Astoria. Nov. 11. Left up at 2:50 p.
m. Steamer Nlcomedla.
Arrived down at p. m. and sailed at
I 20 p m. Steamer Redondo for San
Francisco
Ban Francisco, Nov. 11. Bailed at I
p. an. Steamer Northland, for Portland.
Arrived at t p. m Steamer Rose
crane, from Portland.
Astoria. Nov. 12 Arrived at 12:45 p.
m. French ship Jules Gormmes, from
Hull.
MADDENED SAURIANS
FIGHT TO THE DEATH
(Journal Special Service.)
New York, Nov. II. Irritated by cold
weather. Crltto, the largest alligator In
the menagerie at Central Park, yester
day evening killed three other aaurlans
Hfter a long buttle Keepers threw a
large piece of beef toward Crltto, but he
did not show any signs of hunger. Then
an alligator almost an larg as Crltto,
at part of th beef and two companions
Joined In th feast
("rltto became angered and rushed to
ward th Intruders. Before the first one
attacked had an opportunity to retreat
It Was seised In th strong laws of
Crltto and killed after a short struggle.
The others did not retreat and th mad
dened alligator turned on them. Dealing
one a heavy blow with his tall, he at
tacked the other with his teeth. Both
alligators assailed Critto with teeth and
talis and were joined tn the attack by
othern. Strong and muscular, th two
aaurlans against whom ths attack of
Crltto was mainly directed, used their
teeth and tails with such effect that he
was repulsed several times. Crltto
finally killed his enemlee and feasted on
the remainder of the pie. of beef.
John A. Gram, late local manager of
the Pacific Coast Rubber company, died
In hi apartment at the Ockley rooming-house
last night at midnight He
had suffered from consumption during
ths past few years, but had only been
tn bed two days before his death. Sev
eral frlenda were at his bedside when
be died.
Seeming to realize that death Wis
near at hand. Mr. Gram yesterday after
noon sent for an attorney and asked
that a will be drawn up. Ths attorney
arrived, about B p.' m.. and Mr. Gram
quickly told how he wished to dispose
of his money and property. His lawyer
thsn left but about 10 o'clock returned
to have Mr. Gram and witnesses sign
the will.
"Well, sir," rsmarked the dying men.
when the paper wae handed htm. "I be
lieve I'll Just wait until tomorrow morn
ing before signing It"
Th will was returned to th at
torney, who was asked to appear at Mr.
Oram's rooms this morning for the
signing of the document
Mr. Oram's nearest relative la his
father, who , resides at Menominee,
Mich., who la said to be the beneficiary
of a 110.000 life insurance policy which
his son had taken out som years ago in
an old-line company. Mr. Oram, Sr.,
visited hi eon here last aummer. Mr.
Oram Is said to have left several thou
sand dollars' worth of property, located
In Sumpter and Seaside, Or. He la also
said to have left several thousand dol
lars la cash. All of this will go to the
father of the dead man.
It Is reported that the let Mr. Oram
wss engaged te be married to Mr Mae
Fenton. 144 Wast Park street, and that
their wedding was to hav taken plac
within th next few weeks. When seen
this morning, Mrs. Fenton was so
shocked by th sudden death that she
was unable to talk.
Mr. Oram has been th local man
ager of th Pacific Coast Rubber com
pany for several years. Previously he
had been a traveling ealeaman for th
earn a corporation. He was about 43
years old, and came to Oregon from Me
nominee, Mian.
Funeral services will be held at the
Holraan Undertaking parlors at 4 o'clock
this afternoon. These services will he
In charge of the Knights Tsmplar, the
deceased having been a member of
Commandery No. 1. of Albany, Or. The
remalna will be shipped to Michigan to
morrow morning;
(Special Dispatch ts The Journal.)
U Grand. Or., Nov. 11. At the In
quest over the body tor conductor
Charles F. Brown, who met his death at
Kamela Tuesday morning, ths Jury
rendered verdict that while performing
Ms duty on O. R & N. paesenger train
No. . he was atruck and run ever by
helper engine Mo. 100 In charge of A.
Carlson. Th Jury gonrats Engineer
Carleon and Fireman Tipton from any
blame.
I ir.
n&fieTks
SEALING SCHOONERS
ARE HASTENING HOME
I Special Dtssatch te The Journal ) '
Victoria. B. C. Nov. 1J. Th sealing
schooners belonging to Victoria com
pany are being hurried home In order
to gt the season's catch away In order
to catoh neat month's sal on th Lon
don market. This season's take of the
company Is somewhat less than last
year. On reason Is that fewer schoon-
ers were sent out and th catch along
th coast has been considerably smaller
Behring sea catches are somewhat larger
for each schooner than last season. The
total take for the coast Behring eea and
Copper Island Is about 11.214 skins.
Dancing School.
Professor Baton opened his dancing
claaa Monday, October 1. and will con
tinue Monday and Thursday evenings
for, six months. Gentlemen SIS, ladles
it. Arlon hail, Second and Oak. 'Phone
West T)l.
Just Arrived.
It Is fortunate that Thanksgiving and
Christmas, that come gy year, aro
net a presidential campaign.
"Cactllan" self-playing planes. Th
moat natural and perfect players on the
market W 17. Wills' music house, suc
cessors to eisnufacturera' Piano Co. The
old reliable Decker Son pianos, 1(0
Alder street. Portland.
Sunday Trolley Trip.
To Rstscada on the Clackamas river.
71 cents round trip. Dinner st th be
tel 60 cent. Hrttel fully equipped with
every facility for ths pleasure of Us
guest '
Judge Hogue is becoming particular;
he objects to th wag and drunks and
petty thieves that appear before him
being designated as "ladles" and "gen
tlemen." Truly, these terms are much
overused.
Lay THe Sunda
Journal on th
Piano-and Pla
Yesjndeed, Play the Pi-
ano-that Sounds Easy
M BBS
On Sunday, Nov. 20, will appear
the first of 12 lessons invented by W.
Scott Grove. The arrangement is so
simple that by laying the lesson on
the keys of a piano you begin to play,
and after the twelfth lesson it's en
tirely up to you whether you want to
become a great musician or simply
play popular airs, as a matter of per
sonal amusement
Josef Hofmann and most all other
well-known musicians, indorse this
Grove Kindergarten system.
It Costs Nothing!
All you have to qo is to take your
Sunday Journal of Nov. 20th and then
you'll have the whole scheme plainly
told, and you'll see what we say is all
true:
Namely, that all you have to do to
learn to play the piano is to lay the
Journal before you and play.
If you think it's worth while tell
your neighbors about The Journal
and what it is doing for its readers.
For rtmtmbrsnce sake THo Sunday
Journal costs 3 cants. For sals br ail news
boys and dealers. The Dally Journal, hy
carrier or mall delivery, 15 cento a week (65
cento a month). Think of it seven Journals
every week one a day only 15 cento.
Thst's almost something for notbJntf.
The Journal. Portland, Oregon
Uil ES TAT
FUR SALE BY
The Title Guarante
4 Trust Co.
STOO
A
Park 5 -room cottage ami
steel., Biiea, lot gr
1790t
near Rodney avenue lot B
a noase t rooms a bo oa
a. comfortable and convent
ton let MeTO fet ari
sinewi;
bath, gas, nasi
,ce lie a nonl
Price is reaaonahl. (-
91700
peri Irving
house 7 room
fV.J! ft" balance
ts. eve.
1500
98700
McCUln-s Addition, taw minutes' waJ
from Steel Bridge, lot and new hou.fi
rooms, all modern convenience.
a iv.
94800
9T50
West Irvlngten. let WxlOO feet, eeme
"i mww, gas eau siocinc.
aev.J
Thomps
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sewered a
10 feat a
room, nan
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set . andhOuS C rooms; ew
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feet, and -ntfOM rooms:
Improved street (A. Jit.)
91000
North I ry lag-ton. lots tOS.100
cottage 6 rooms (newi. am
terms half cash, balanc on time
39.)
all bar
S500
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For 10 One lots, few minutes' walk frd
Peninsula Station; lovsly place for s
ouroau name or until cnicsen rnc
title perfect, cAmplete aba tract, i (
9O00
Lot, 10x10 feet. eer. E. llth and 1
two' feet above grade a war. (1
US.)
91260
A dp let ta 100 feet, In the hst pel
.on wfcr mh- Mo1
93250
B. Couch and B, J 4th st.. lot 1090 fel
and house I rooms, concrete bssemeil
ana, hern, sewer in and paid; terms ci
ne arranged. (K. r ill.)
Belmo
cash, bi
91700
ano ea time (B. Til. )
98200
unnyjdd. B. Yamhill st. bet. E. 15
av ictn st. lot flxioo reet a
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rooms, full cement beat
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house rooms, full c
nice lawn, one block to cr,
91850
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bath, full cemenTTJaaament. 18. 20? J
92200
eunnyside. Belmont st, let and hauj
rooms, hath, basement, etc. (8. .'0d
91950
8unny1d (adjoining), lot EOxlOO fel
house e rooms; terms, bale cash, balan
on time. to. zor.)
92250
Hplladay Park Addition, lot 60x100 fel
and new house 6 rooms, full basemeu
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3 1. JUiina3 Touna. close to cl
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each, o down, ao a month.
TITLES IN8LRK1
ABSTRACTS FURNISHED.
TITLE GUARANTEE & TRUST CG
t and 7 Chamber of Commerce.
lags
I per acre SO acres; houses, barn al
outbuilding; 1 mile to school, p.
Clackamas County Farnj
Fruit and Hop Lands
m mar mi Iff II acres. 100 In eultlvi
tlon; running. Water; good bulldlngr
near school, v. u. ana store; nns so
farsainsr lmnlsmanta
fid yew sis acres; 10 In oulUvt
uon cress, ana spring; orcneri
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and atore.
M pwr aer 70 acre, all under fen
and cross-renced; 16 in cultivation ; n
soU: seres In fruit: fair bulldlns
watered by springe snd liolalla rival
2 mile rrom Bariow, Aurora
Canny, on S. P. R. R. '
M as! 71 seres; 26 in cult I vat In
pinning Water; house barn and oa
buildings; applss. pears, prune ai
cherries, stock and larm impiameiu
go with sale.
Be? was aass H7 acres: 10 In cultivatlo
rruit; neir mil to senooi; rarmia
tools go with place
S sex aexe rliO acre: 1! In cultlv
tlon; 1 pertly cleared; living watel
fine apple or hop land.
o pee acre 10 acres . 6 tn cultivatlo
fine for fruit or hope; some smut
fruit; house, barn, workshop; net
school and town: nne spring.
a ram wood rmorownom.
Pf aog 100 acres, on O. W p
Br line into Portland; 1.000 cords
wood: 40 acres swale land. easl
cleared; on Clackamas river: levol
would make nne hop ranch; term.
CROSS Sfc SMAWl
A Corner Lot
On 16th and Pettygrove strssts, with
house Price 12.760. It's a good bual
ness corner. Bee it. F. nnxlBKS, , ,
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BAKlrlt POWDER.
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CL0SSET&DEYER5
When Richard Mansfield was Intr
dueed to President Roosevelt at tl
Whit House he Bald.
Hr. Frident, I
Mr. Boeeevelt at the same mnmrif
exclaimed:
Ut. Mtnnld, I"
-Tn re have It" gravely remark
Dr. W. 3. O Hull I van. the patholorlst
poll tl oa, who stood In th background.