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an expert in all the mysteries of the stock market. At 5 o'clock he leaves the office for his home.
STEAMER ARABIA'S
LONG, ROUGH TRIP
SOnsrOf the Severest Voyages ort
Rar.orH Batwsen Hera 8
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and Orient.
SWEPT OUT OF COURSE
OF COLUMBIA RIVER
Huge ' Cargo of Seventy-Two
Hundred Tons of Frieght
for the East.
Swept from her course by wind and
. wave, the oriental liner Arabia was ml-
moat 21 days from Yokohama' to the
mouth of the Columbia river.
The passage Is one of the longest ever
made by an oriental freighter operating
from "this port, aa seldom more than 17
days are required. The steamer was
sighted Wodneaday by the officers of
the Elder. At that time aha was far to
the south of the Columbia. Almost in
variably the other steamers coming from
Yokohama approach the river from the
north. For thla reason it Is Inferred
the officers of the Arabia loat bearings
and two days wets, consumed before
' they round just where they were.
Officers state they aaw no war ves
' sale or any IndlcattdVi that far eastern
watera are the ecene of a great con
, nict.
The steamer haa on board one ef the
i hlggeet cargoes aha ever carried,
amounting to 7,200 tons. It la made up
. nf 13.900 rolls of matting. 6.000 chests
, nf tea. (SO rolle of paper, 120 caaes of
pepper. 42 cases of curios, 780 bags of
i.sper makers clay, 20 cases of camphor,
J 20 cases of peppermint oil. 157 balee of
raw silk, 1.S00 rasee ef Chinees goods,
950 bales of Jute. 42 packages of rat-
i tan chairs. fOt hales of woolens. ISt
j psckagea of cloth, and Innumerable par
I eels of minor lmportanee.
DREDGER'S WORK.
' interesting rignres BThOW Wist the Co
lumbia JKaa Been Doing.
The figures that show the work done
by th dredge Columbia between August
1 and December 20 are interesting She
operated on bars, representing a distance
of S7.000 feet or aeven miles In length.
( For this distance ahs cut a channel 100
feet wide and 25 feet deep; 1,200.000
i ruble yards of material, sand, gravel,
clay, sticks and debrla were removed;
out of the 2,110 hours the veeael was In
' the hands of the government 1.170 were
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25 doees, t cents. Never sold, in built.
Viatr 4a mi 112 am a .. aBawBsawawBteBr am annrnttraKin In Ananat Dttliti'a
ara. sjsjf swifTF hithh sate esyy
spent In work. She burned on an aver
age of 4,000 barrels of oil n month; the
bars were Reeder, Willow, Henrlcl, Up
per Martin. Lower Martin, Hunter. Do
blebower and Slaughter; the last was the
most difficult aa It Is described aa being
of a particularly hard formation.
Last year the Columbia performed
practically a similar amount of work on
the bars named. Every June freshet
lUls .up the channel In those localities
with layers of sediment, and to keep It
open the work) may have to be done
each year unless dikes are built beside
each bar. Englneere believe that 'would
aave further dredging, but aa the dikes
would cost much money the Improve
ments are not likely to be made for
years to come.
JULES GOMMES HELD.
Captain May Be Arrested for Permitting
Sick Sailor to Leave Skip.
"Although she cleared at the custom
house this imwnlng and a tugboat haa
been engaged, the French ahtp Julea
Oommea may be detained several days.
At the request of Immigration Inspec
tor Barbour an Information was filed
against Captain Quartreveaux by United
States District Attorney Hall, charg
ing him with permitting, one of his sail
ors, who is likely to become a public
charge, to leave the ahlp. and It Is said
the skipper will be arrested. Inspector
Barbour says ths seaman Is 111 and
that the members of the crew connived
to get rid of him. believing him to be
lneane. The Oommea la loaded with
grain for the United Kingdom. Every
day that she Is detained In port will
mean a big expense to her owners.
STOLE HIS LICENSE.
Chief
DHLs ef the alllsass Is
the victim ef Useless Thai.
While the steamer Alliance was com
ing up the liver yesterday some one en
tered Chief Engineer Dill's room and
stole his licence. The highly prised doc
ument was Inclosed In a frame and cov
ered with glaee, which was broken; the
license waa cut out, presumably with a
knife. It is auppoeed the theft waa
committed by one of the paasengers
who had a grudge against the engineer.
It la a penitentiary offense. The mat
ter was reported to United States in
spectors Edwarda and Fuller, who have
provided the engineer with a new li
cense. MARINE NOTES.
Aetoria, Dee. 24 - Arrived at 10:5 a
m A four-master steamer Sailed at
t:30 a. m. Schooner . w Wataon for
San Francisco. Outside at 11 a. ro. A
four-maated sohooner.
Astoria, Dec. 21. Left up at 2:50 p.
m. -Oerman steamer Arabia.
San Francisco, Dec. 23. Sailed
Schooner Beulah and William Notting
ham for Columbia river.
Aetoria. Dec. 14. Condition of the bar
at t a. m , moderate; wind northwest;
weather cloudy.
Aetoria, Dec. 14. Railed at noon.
sohooner Honoltu, for Ssn Pedro, and
schooner Mlndoro, for San Francisco.
ALONG THE WATERFRONT.
ft. Blast, second mate of the French
ahlp TUle de Mulhouse, hss gont to Ssn
Francisco to take the position of first
officer on the bark Join Vllle.
Against the protests of the consignees.
the captain of the French bark Martha
Rous Insists that 100 tone of coal re
main In the veseel ss ballast until ehe
la chartered.
The barge Skamokawa la being con
verted into a dredge by the Oregon
Water Power Railway company and
will dredge a channel at Oak Qrove,
about three milts up the eaat elds of the
Willamette. A wharf will be built and
the ground will be made a piece ef recre
ation by the company.
M. C. Harrison A Co. are quoting war
Insurance rstea at 25 and 30 per cent on
cargoes for Vladivostok. Thla In an in.
crease nf from to. te per nent Since
yeeterday. The upward tendency ef the
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rates is said to be due to the fact that
several British steamehips bound for
Vladivostok were captured recently by
the Japanese. The Centennial, the' Ta
coma and Olympla are scheduled to eall
from the sound for Vladivostok next
month.
The British ship Holt Hill discharged
her cargo this afternoon at the Mer
sey dock.
The steamer Alliance sails tonight fen
Eureka with a cargo of merchandise.
The F. A JCllburn. the opposition craft,
wllj sail about the same time for Sen
FVnncisco and way ports with a full
cargo.
The Pacific construction company's
barge which aank the other day at the
Morrlaon-etreet bridge has been raised
It waa found that her hull had been
pierced by a pile.
SHARKEY SAYS HE WILL
STAY IN THE COUNCIL
Denies Rumors Afloat That
Intends to Retire From
Office January 1 .
He
John P. Sharkey, councilman from the
eighth ward, denies the rumor which
haa been In circulation for several days
thst he Intends to resign 'January 1.
He makes the statement that he will re
main a member ef the council until his
term of office expires June 10.
"I can understand," said he, "how, (be
rumor originated. Last fall I made up
my mind to resign on the first of the
year. I told aeveral of my friends of
my intentions, my reasons being that
too much of my time had to be devoted
to my duties es councilman. Thla I
thought I could not afford.
"I have now changed my mind. Since
the recent developments In the city en
gineer's office and In the other depart
ment of the city government have
come about. I consider that It would not
be wise on my part to withdraw. People
might take my action In the wrong
light. They might think I desired to
escspe from some of the unpleasant crit
icisms to which councllmen are now sub
jected. T have made up my mind to hold
office until my term expiree June 30."
Shorthand and Typewriting.
The employment secretary of the
Toung Men's. Christian association re
ports a steady demand for competent
male etenographers. To etsslst young
men In securing such positions the as
sociation conducts classes in shorthand
and typewriting on Monday and Thurs
day evenings. The winter term begins
Monday evening. January I. Fees for
three monthe, II.
MERCURY TRYING TO
REACH THE BOTTOM
Thie Is ths coldest day of the
season, the thermometer stand- 4
ing at II degrees above sere. A e)
slight snowfall Is predicted by 4
the weather bureau during the e
next 24 hours. Thin, congealed 4
flakes of water were Inter- 4
mingled this morning with the 4
rain that tell. It is supposed 4
that It haa been enowlng In the e
foothills the greater part ef the 4
day. Early yesterday morning 4
scattering flakee were noticed on e
Portland heights. but they
melted before striking the 4
ground. A heavy fall Is reported 4
In the Csacade range of moun- 4
Ulna. The indications are that e
It will -be a "white" Christmas if
A blustery north wind has 4
bean blowing In-Portland and vl-
clntty ein. e early morning. The 4
weather man sajrs It Is working e
Inland There Is but it slight
blow st the mouth of .the river. e
Its velocity is less than II miles 4
it hour.
Miss Overholtzer's Friends Give
Their Side of Story, and
Blame the Minister.
(Special Dispatch to Ths Journal. I
Independence Or., Dec. 34. The article
In The Journal of December It stirred
up a hornet's nest among the Baptlata
Interested In the Allen proceedings held
behind closed doors. An agreement had
been made wherein the proceedings were
to be kept secret, and It is stated that
the pastor haa been the first to break
this secrecy by the report printed In
The Journal.
Those who . were alleged to have been
the persecutors feel they have not been
fairly dealt with, because an inkling of
the proceedings In the church haa thua
leaked out. It Is now openly ststed that
.the case te as folio we:
The Baptist ohurch of Independence
notified Bluford Moreland, James Gor
don. C. C. Lewie and C Le Masters that
an investigation Into the charges the
had made regarding Mr. Allen and Miaa
Overholtaer would be made at Inde
pendence, and asked them to appear with
such wltneeees aa they had In support
of their assertions. They replied to this
Invitation and asked what the charges
were agalnat them, or words to that
effect. The reply came that the word
ing of the Invitation to be present might
be a little erroneous and that no charges
were against them, also that Mr. Allen
was to be given a heerlng before the
delegates from six of the Baptist
Aiurches.' Those requested to appear
then asked in a written communication
if the church wlehed witnesses produced
regarding other cases wherein Allen was
concerned, besides the Overholtser caee.
The church replied to this.
The hearing took place lit the Inde
pendence church and those mentioned
were preeent. with the letters, or a part
of them, written by Allen to Mlsa Over
holtser. The church investigating com
mittee then aaked Moreland. Gordon.
Lewis and LeMastars to present their
charges in writing against Allah. This
was the first Intimation that they had
of the fact that they were to be the
prosecutors in the caae. but they fol
lowed up with the eharges In writing aa
aaked, in order that the trial might pro
ceed. It haa been learned from one of the
parties Interested that It was a hard
matter to get all of the evidence In,
although part of the investigating com
mittee waa in favor of throwing the
hearing wide open. One of the delegates
stated that they had to threaten to hire
a ball and make a public case of the
whole thing before they could get the
evidence they considered vital Intro
duced. Letters were introduced and among
them was the one from O. M unlock aa
stated in The Journal. The letter from
Miss Overholtser. as reported In The
Journal, it is claimed waa secured by
Allen en his visit te Elgin, and that he
promised to leave the young lady in
question alone and not annoy her
further if ehe - would sign the same.
This she did. One letter from here, re
ceived by a person in Independence re
cently,, eays: "is it possible that you,
living In Independence, and having
access to the Independence peper, are
ignorant of the somewhat embarrassing
position In which I am placed, or have
been placed by tbe despicable Rev. Mr.
Alien?"
Allen. . It is asserted, states that
friends of Miss Overholtaer forced or
secured her to break off the engage
ment with him. but these friends state
that she broke the betrothal long be
fore they came into the matter. They
also say that she was a Baptlat and
naturally came to them for their as
sistance, as "the minister was per
slsttngly forcing his attentions on her.
She refused to receive his letters. It Is
stated, and he forced upon her one
which made the assertion that he wlahed
to meet her on Cupid's Knoll, In sight
of witnesses, but where no one could
hear.
Miss Overholtser refused to do this.
Allen stated, eo these frlende say. that
she "had her choice of doing so or going
home Immediately." She then called
for her father to come to Monmouth
from home.
Allen also tried to force his etten
tlone upon her In June lest, according
to her friends.
Some of the letters have Insinuation
snd lnuendoa In them. It te atated. and
there is now talk of taking the mutter
Into the courts If settlement Is not
reached In tbe church circles. .
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
TO REDUCE SALARIES
'Special Dispatch te The Journal
Seattle, Wash., Dee. 34. Owing to a
lack of funds to carry on the city gov
ernment for the coming year, due to
the efforts of the finance eommiUee of
the council to make a showing of
economy and keep the tax levy down to
14 mills, the civil service and salary
committee haa been forced to reduce
wagea. The teamsters In the employ
ef the street department are the firat
to feel the blow end on January 1 thay
will be cut from 12.37 Nj a day to 32.25
a day.
In other departments ss greet reduc
tions In wagea are to be made, and few
heads of departments or confidential
clerks, who expected Christmas presents
In the shape of Increases, will realise
the thought-
Y. M. C. A. Night School.
The winter term of the T. M. C. A.
nlgbt school begins Mondey. January 2.
Claaaee will be conducted in architec
tural and mechanical drawing, plumbing,
sign writing, bookkeeping, shorthand,
typewriting, public speaking, chemistry,
electricity. and all common English
branches
Thirteen hundred acree of land weet
of Heppner sold for 113,000 dirt cheap.
Startling Evidence.
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