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THE MULTNOMAH AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB'S Standing Manager Frank E. THE AMPHIBIOUS STEAMER POMONA Her Weird Performances, as Re lated by Some of Her Veracious Officers. WHEN WATER IS LOW SHE MOVES ON LAND Crafts Have Much Difficulty in Navigating the Bars of the River. With her hurricane deck covered with emu 1 1 pebbles thrown up by the wheel from the bottom of the river, the steamer Pomona of the Oregon City .Transportation company' fleet arrived In port last night from Salem. Owing to the low stage of the water, the offl err atate that the vessel had to plow through gravel a good portion of the distance. Although she draws . but 17 inches when fully loaded the steamer bumped along the bottom at all the numerous sand bare that had to be croased. The greatest difficulty mil, encountered, aay those In command, at Lambert. Wheat land and Balem bars. It la claimed by ateamboatmen that the water at those places la ahallower than haa ever been known since the boata have been en the run. Had not the government dredge done some work there a few weeks ago the aasertlon Is made that It would be tmposHtbl tor any of tha boata to be operated In thoao waters. In a number of places. It la declared the water is not more than is Inches deep. While going through these places the Fomonaa wbeel swept the bottom and threw gravel up at every revolution. Some of the stones were aa large as a hen's egg, and freqnentty they were thrown In such showers that the men on deck were obliged to seek placea of Mfety. One of the meaa boys narrowly escaped being struck yesterdayaftar noon by a atone wnirn is n being sufflolen under the THE Watkins. Panels Had he not dodged Just In time. It la asserted, that the lad would have been badly hurt by the missile. Knowing from past experience that he would likely have to contend with the low water problem i thla fall. Captain Oraham, owner of the line, had Iron pro tectors placed on the wheel bucketa of hla boata several weeks ago. Had thla precaution not been taken he states that the Pomona would have to be supplied with a new wheel after almost every trip. Some of the tributaries of the Wil lamette are navigable only with great difficulty. Among these are the Yam Mil, the Cowlitz and the Lewis rlvera. However, there la but one boat tied up at Portland on account of low water. Thla la the steamer Northwest, owned by the Kellogg Transportation company. The steamers navigating the Cowlita are compelled to wait for high tidea. and then It Is possible for them to go up tbe el ream but a short distance, aa compared with the runs formerly made, frequently the Altona haa difficulty In Setting up the Lewis river, although ahe rawa but IS Inches of water. The atraam la lower than It haa ever been known to be since steamers have been operating there, according to the own ers. FIRE STILL SMOULDERS. Many Tom of Goal Patio In the 7 sTloomedla's Mold. Fire Is still smoldering In the coal on board the oriental liner Nlcomedla. Orest quantities of water were poured on the burning embers yesterday after noon. An effort will be made to ex tinguish the flames without the neces sity of removing tha coal. Hen have been at work In tha hold scattering the burning fuel and eztlngulahlng the fire aa beat they could. By the time they complete tha task It I estimated that several hundred tone of tha product will be destroyed. Tha work of discharging the cargo from the Nlcomedla waa begun shortly after her arrival In port yestsrday morning. When the freight la all out the Alaska dock, on which It la placed, will be thickly strewn with far eastern products of almost every description. There will be tea and matting, tapioca and curios. Chlneae groceries and many articles of handiwork from the land of the rtalng sun. In the entire shipment there sre 7.000 tonst- Accordlng to present arrangements tha Nlcomedla will nail on her outward trip on November 11. All of her freight 9o was engaged several weeks In ad OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY -Right, Cheater Murphy; left, John A. Horan. Pratt. Back Row Dolph, vance, and she will go out loaded to the guards. Among ths goods she will carry to Japan will be a conalgnment of several hundred aewlng machines. It la supposed that these are for the use of the women in the land of the mikado, who are kept busily employed making clothea for their lovers and husbands who are at tha front fighting for their country. The last two steamers to saill from here carried sewing ma chines, but the present shipment la one of the largest orders so far sent. Until the war began It Is declared that nearly all the clothea over there were manu factured by hand. A flour shipment of 47.E00 barrels will be made on the vessel, a major portion of It being consigned to Japan ese porta. The balance of tbe cargo will be made up of 2 - tons of ttnplate, 00 tons of plate iron. 400 tons of nails, 400 balea of cotton, wire and a big assort ment of Oregon apples. It will be no ticed that- a good portion of this ma terial la held by Russia to be contraband of war. but there appears to be no longer any dread of her battleships on the part of these who are engaged In the busi ness of transporting freight across the Pacific. SHIPOWNERS' COMBINE. Exporters Are grow Confidant That They la Breaking It. With the charter of the Brttlah ahlp Ruthweii yesterday afternoon by Bal four, Guthrie Co. to load flour at Portland for Cape Town, South Africa, at lis Id, the exporters are confident that they have the ahlp owners' com blns broken. The Ruthweii Is owned by n member of tha union or combnle, and since her arrival In port ahe haa been held at 27s fid. While the agree ment entered Into by the various owners did not apply to- South African busi ness.. Hhe fact that such snail figures were accepted. It la declared, la conclu sive proof that the owners are ready to admit their defeat. - It la understood that tha association will have another masting next Wednes day at London, and once more carefully consider the situation Just ao long aa tha demand for grain remalna strong in tha eastern states It Is pointed out that there Is no possible likelihood of any great amount of wheat being sent from the Pacific roast porta to Rurope. It is Supposed thst this phase of the mat ter will bo fully dlarusaed at the Lon don conference, and a determination may be reached to lower very materially the rates that were fixed by tha union dur ing the latter part of last winter. Many &?1 Front Row, Left to Right Ross, Blanchard, Grieve, Corbett, Dr. of the local shippers are of the opinion that they will be able very shortly to get all the tonnage they need at aa low as 17s d. With both the Ruthweii and Hampton fixed for outward cargoes there are still alx Brltlah shipa In port on the disen gaged Hat. They are the Dumfriesshire, the Olsucua. the Langdale, the Owenee, the Dunreggan and the Falrport. The German ships, the Nomla and the Anna, are still seeking charters, an, 1 tbe Ital ian ship B. Celeste Is open for business. Bo the exporters have a long list of spot vessels to draw from, and they appear to be very well pleaaed with the out look. ALONG THE WATERFRONT. The ateamer Redondo sailed for Ban Francisco yesterday afternoon with 600 tons of wheat In her hold and 800.000 feet of lumber on deck. She also carried 10 passengers. It Is one of the largest Hats of passengers ever taken out on a steam schooner from this port. These small coaatera are cutting Into the traffic . of the regular liners If the Oregon Railway A Navigation company does not soon put on that extra steamer shout which there waa so much talk when General Manager Schwerln waa In Portland It Is said that the buslneaa of tha small craft will continue to -grow by leapa and bounds. Disappointed In getting cargo aa quickly aa he expected tha captain of the Aurella says that his stesmer will not be able to sail for San Francisco before II o'clock today. Her regular sailing date waa last night She will carry a cargo of wheat and lumber. Captains Kd wards and Fuller spent yestsrday at Astoria inspecting the steamer Canby. After changing the buoys and Inspect log tha stations In the vicinity of Coon Bay the lighthouse tender Heather re turned yesterday afternoon to Astoria. Captain Hellner. Inspector of the dis trict, who made the trip on the Heather, reached Portland last evening. With a full" cargo of general merchan dise and a big paaaenger Hat the steamer George W. Cider sailed for the Cali fornia metropolis last night. Late yesterday afternoon British bark Dunreggan arrived In the harbor from Newcastle, N. S. W . with a cargo of coal. Trje vessel dropped anchor In tha at ream, but will move In a day or two to the bunkers owned by the Holmes -Coal A Ice company, where the "black diamonds" will be discharged. The passage from the antipodes was MORNING, NOVEMBER It, Keller, Captain Dowling, Gault. J. C. Zan, Seeley and Kirkley. completed In 75 days, about a week longer thin la usually required to make the run. Contrary winds were encoun tered during a great portion of the trip. The veaael la In command of Captain Smith, who Is well known at this port. Aa . yet the Dunreggan haa not been chartered to transport an outward cargo. MARINE NOTES. Astoria. Nov. II. Arrived at 12:4S p. m . French bark Jules Gommes, from Hull. Condition of the bar at i p. m . rough: wind southeast, weather cloudy, with rain. St. Helena, Nov. 12 Passed up at J 45 p. m , Brltlah bark Dunreggan. atany Sheep For Portland. Three hours sfter her arrival in port last evening the steamer Charles R. Spencer once more pointed her nose for Tha Dulles. From that town today she will bring a load of 1,200 sheep to Port land. It was the intention to have the boat run all night and gel up to Tho Dalles by the break of day. so thst the animals csn be put on board In ample time for the steamer to reach thla olty before nightfall. The steamer lone of the Waahougal line will also bring a band of abeep down from Shaw's island today. Steamboat men returning from the upper Columbia report that the east wind was sweeping down the Csscade canyon yesterdsy morning st almost a hurricane rate. Although no damage was flnne. the boata made very poor time breasting the storm. DIES AT WILBUR. (ftpwlel )iptch to Tbe Joeraal.) Wilbur, Wash., Nov. 1J. Mrs. J. W. Blebert. aged 73 years, snd a pioneer of this coupty, died yesterday from pneu monia. Bhe had been a sufferer from paralysis for two years. A ware Thing. It Is said that nothing la aura except death and taxes, but that la not alto- Kther true. Dr. King's New Discovery r Consumption Is a sure cure for all lung and throat troubles. Thouaanda can testify te that. Mra. C B. Van Metre of Shepherdtown. W. Va . says: "I had a severe caae of Bronchitis and for a year tried everything I heard of. but got no relief. One bottle of Dr. King a New Discovery then cur Bbsoliitely." It's infallible for Whooping Cough. Grip, Pneum Consumption. Try It. It's am by the Red Cross Pharmacy, Sixth and Oak streets, on tbe the postofflce. Trial bottles bra. sec. ti.vo. 1901 FOOTBALL Second Row Stow, Jordan, MIXTURE OF PIPES, PILLS AND CHINESE Eleven Chinese Appear in Court to Answer to the Charge of Opium Smoking. There was so much evidence In the shape of seised "lay-outs'' from opium dens when the caaea of the 11 Chinese charged with smoking "dope" was called, that Justice Reld's court resem bled a full fledged "Joint" yesterday af ternoon. It was the purpose at first to hear the case of Ah Ten et al. and Lai Tal et al., but only the first defendants were heard and the caaea taken under advisement. The others will be heard next Saturday. All of the Chlneae were rudely torn from their pipes and "pills" by Deputy Sheriffs Cordano and Moreland on the' night of September 23. when their "den" at 126 H Second street waa en tered by the officers and raided. Chinese snd paraphernalia were taken to the county Jail. Yesterday all of the de fendants gathered In Justice Reld'a court to listen to what waa aald against them. Before the court were spread the pipes and the "dope," known among the Chinese ss eng-shee. This Is simply cooked opium, used by the Chinese poorer smokers, because of its cheap ness. An expert chemist waa first placed on the stand by the prosecution, which was conducted by Deputy District At torney Bert Haney. He testified to the character of the "dope." He waa hot asked any questions by Leslie K. Crouch, attorney for the defenae, Sx cept aa to the length of hla aervlcs aa a chemtat. He said 10 years, and that! he had many tlmea analysed opium and eng-shee. Deputy Sheriffs Cordsno and Moreland aald they had raided the eatabllahment and made the srreets. They arrested only thoss caught with pipes in their possession snd actually engaged In the act of smoking. Wit. TkMMifc LM.ii. On. a of . people have seen Barks rheumatism. It cures all and cure Price, ft jm' ' ' Js! sM MI J v,.amlwi aaaa TEAM it "- Stetson, Kerrigan, Rintoul, Photo by McAJplru MR. M'ALLEN DENIES HE WAS AN ADVENTIST Dan of That Ilk Notified He Has Some Land in Cali fornia. Dan M. -Allen, formerly of the good county KUlarney, or some adjacent part of Ireland Inhabited by thoee whom their friends term the "Permanently DtseatU tled." has fallen heir to a fortune, ac cording to a letter received by him yes terday. The letter was sent from Monte rey, Cat. It aays: "The records show that many years ago, while you were bishop of the Seventh-Day Adventlsts cnurch, you bought as such (SO acres of land, but as we thought the world would soon come to an end. no use was made of It. But sew that we find we were mistaken about the end we thought of putting another church on It, so aa to make room for more peo ple to reach our plans about the end being postponed, etc. "Now. will you coasnder sn offer of $8,000 for the land? "An old resident of San Franclaco told me that you had quit our church and gone Into partnership with a man named Mellls and went Into the trade of dry goods. In which I hope you srs doing well, but don't forget our doctrines of the seventh, and close tbe store always on Saturday. Very faithfully yours, - s. MOCK ' "P. K. 117th District of California. -' Mr. ate Allen says ha will Ignore such Jesting as Is contained in the letter. He never bought the land, he says, ner wan he ever a member of the Seventh-Day Adventlsts' church. He prefer to main tain a dignified alienee and refuses to be Interviewed on the subject of hla reputed Wealth. However, he asserts tnst he Is afflicted with friends who gsin something of a livelihood by writing for newsnsasers. One of them, he aays, went to Monterey from this city, and be fears that taw let ter may be the result of at a Joke on ties part of name, he says, at Thoee facta Mai