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if 7 '. "t V v.;.;..; :-..i,r,,,-,,".r T ,11 ' Big Oriental Unr Numantra May V Ba iUanad and Paintad at . " ' ;-'-Sti Johns.' ;' ; ' v'-'J- r '.. LJOTIATIONS-PENDINQ T WITH THAT END IN VIEW Reduction of, ChargM Hu Cauacd -r O wucn of Frtighf n to Conrider th Advltabllity of Repalrincfrhera Htr Inttcad of la Hongkong. . , Trouh Tjrlor. TToun a Co., loc. ACnt (or th Kambttrff-Amriea Una.' nCotlatlons r blnv mad with the lert of Fvrtland'for placlnt tha steam ship Numantla on ' tha drydock at St. johna for cleaning ami painting- early thla week. - - ' - -'' If tha deal oa through tha Numan tla will ba tha largeat craft aver put on tha drydoek, and thla will ba tha' first opportunity that haa been had to teat tha machinery. Tha - vaasala rapalrad there hava bean ( email capacity; the majority : ware schooners of laaa than l.aaa- ton not- reglsterr 1- floating haaa reaaala only two pontoona wera ;itlllaed: with a steamer of tha Numan. tla's proportions ail tl( pontoona ; will have to ba used. '.. ; Tha Numantla la Itt leet long and of 4. IIS tona grose register Maaaurlng from stem to . stem aba will ran eon atderably over 460 feat In length The drydock.ia capable of handling a veaaat J0 feet long and of f.0,000 tona capa city; a steamer of th Numantla' ala la sufficient to teat thoroughly It ca pabilities. -,. . - . for tha 4aat few days tha steamer haa been Idle: eh Is scheduled to sail about tha middle of tha month. On of th reasons, ildprobablr-tha meat Important, for tha decision to clean hec hare la found In tha fact that tha Port of Portland commission haa deeraaeed th dock due very materially. Th oaneia will ba . peramtatUtewkaap. -hat on tha dock three extra laydaya without made with th hope of -retting the busl- nese of the' Hamburf-Amrlci-n tin. Dunlap noci; in oe : -TFSTFD IIOl'J ,Irtofor It vssle have all been 1- docked at Hongkong: the chargea for he earn work la held to be more rea onable at Portland tnan in ina erwm. Jf the owners are satisfied with the work done te the Numantla at the local dock It la believed they will decide t ha all the oriental liner plying from tha Columbia river docked her Instead Of .at tne. cninese pen. , . v- BREAKS THE RECORD. toUMf Telegraph Xakee Trt Prom U , Atwfto la hre e4 a Xalf Bear. ' 4nrl and Portland were brke yester- . day. by th etamr Tlgrapk. wnicn . rnvrd the ISO-mil trtch In I hour -nf a ininut.,- :", - . ' Bha.lrft th elty by h sea at I orlnrk and t f:IO last night h was -lIviFt alftn " t Alder street doct. " , - '-- ?. .V- ' ; 's' comprehensiv showing of Fall correct the world over (v''. yz,: moat half an hour. Th beet tlm here tofore' made en that route waa by the old eteamer Telephone-a number of year ago; aha made the run In hour mtf'tr IBtnute. ' --r---',. '"- From now on tha Telegraph will not atop at any of the way landings). - Cap tain Rtgga declare that It Is possible for th eteamer to complete th paasage In 4 hour and 41 ranutesv and aome day In the near future h la : going v to prava It. - -. j- - n. :. . ' . v :.:..' SAILORS A3 FIREMEN. fc.-i - Orrwa of tha Bedondand strmger Work h t Thly" Prlday ' Had It not been for th valiant aenr- ,c formed bjr:CaptainVAWln:nd crew of the steamer Redondo and Cap tain Martin and men .of th steam schooner W,, H. : Kruger -,tt4 A bellvd by the waterfront contingent that th entire plant of the Eastern Western mill and possibly all the buildings In that part of the north aide would bar gone up In amok on Friday When the fir broke out the! craft wer lying at the mill receiving lumber. There were SO men In the two crews, and th skipper lined their force up for. battl Immediately After- they a w th firebrand carried acroea the river by the strong wind, trticklly both v easels- had stee.ro up. Long before the land force arrived from up town the Redondo had three 11 nee of hoae on the dock -and -distributed over an area of 40 feet square. The Kruger waa lying at the lower end of the dock and not In a position te conduct a fight from a point of vantage Ilk th other vessel, but her men qutokly got hose out and kept th lumbar in tha north yard of th mill from burning. In tha vicinity of th Redondo. It la aid that fully ISO small flrea were raging before an engine from the city reached tb scene. - Th sailors worked Ilk demon Id their efforts to- prevent a spread of tha' bias. Th larger fire demanded their attention, first, and when theae were got under'eontrol they gave their attention to tha smaller blase which - were- continually spring ing, up all around them. In thia man ner they fought for about SO minute before the first fire sngin arrived from th city, t After the. trained fireman shewed up the seaman continued .their labor until all danger waa ever. The clothe of very man In th outfit wer ruined.. 1 iWThoaa sailors". s14 a-tocal ahlpplng man yesterday afternoon,.- 'rendered moat efficient serrtr, and It is, my opinion that they not only saved the mill but -the entire north end, as Well ths. Jb (Hidings L jMCjthtfalr ground. No praise would be too lavish . for mem, The steamers were In danger of catch- rng flrewhll th men- were protecting th mill property. . Big grata ahtptaenti wer In the hold of each, the Redondo having :o tona of wheat and th Kruger-J0O tone. ,Th work C-ffitlng out th Redondo with deckload of lumber waa ' torn, pleted yesterday afternoon - and h ailed last night for Baa Francisco. NORTH KINO ON THE WAYS. tatloa f th Shew Ya Sk Vh Badly "That an examination might be made f the' bottom ef her hull tb steamer North King waa hauled en1 the way yesterday afternoon at.th Supple ship yards. B5e"" haa -. Just returned' from Nuahaguk, Alaska, where, ahe accom panied the aalmen fleet from the Colum bia river taat spring. - While going up th coast a terrific gal almoet sent her to- the hettonv Her house and all tha - -r works wer damaged and th llfs- ... . : Blocks . -i .. .... vS:', styles 289; Washington Street-rllotel Perkins Building boats were carried away. "She put Into BUM where ahe was put Into condition to proceed north. I .r..- :''; After inspecting the' yeasel for th uBderwrReri ysterday?Captarn Hoben recommended that a new houae be built. It la probable that he will make almllar recommendations relative to portion of th hull. Th North King la owned by the VWarren, Packing .company of thia city. Aha will remain In port until th sajraon season next spring, when she will again be sent north. ,. The American ship C. F. Eargent. Cap tain Frya. la expected from . Nuahagak today or tomorrow. She la the only one of the Columbia river aalmon fleet that haa not put in an appearance. The Bar gent sailed on August 17. and it re quires abount 18 days for a sailing -res-eei-to make -thpaaeag from Bristol bay. Th North King towed her to aea the day aha left , for -the south. 81ie la bringing a full cargo of canned aal mon. which will be s discharged at the Alaska dock, v . ... "." . ' ' -". ' : j,' FIRST WOMAN STOWAWAY. TsJ-mcta Oarriea arid Toward T aides iWs Kid tm BId t Join aTweetheart. . This morning at daylight the steamer Valencia will sail for. San Francisco with a full list of passengers. -She ar rived from Seattle last night after an uneventful trip.' It has beeri about five weeka since the Valencia's last visit to this port. but-'n- that-time she has cov ered a good part of tha coast. ' On her arrival at tha Bay City more than a month ago she Bailed for Alaska with a cargo of freight and more than 400 paasengers, going as far aa Vsldea. She made the paaage -in six daya and aeven hours and the officers say It la the quickest time the trip: waa ever made. . A little excitement wis added to the monotony of the voyage by a woman shipping in man's clothing at th. Bay City aa a stowaway. - When : ahe - waa found h bold .among the freight she pleaded plteously to be allowed to go to .Vaidea. explaining that aha was en gaged to' be married aa soon aa ahe reached, there.. The officers say -'that she did marry a - proapector the aame day that -ahe landed at th northern port. - Captain Johnson Is in command of the Valencia,- but states he does not know where th vessel will be placed In regular aervlce whn she arrives at the California metropolis. For tha past two months she has been tramping.. FWORK WASFRUSHED rt Toek Ba Three Week t Bmild Ai inn Doak Chat Wa Ban4 rriday. rTTnarrecaTticTyltdiyyJiT Cf thLOrefon Railroad A Navigation company 'that'The "AlbtiuV doCKrahlcTl wa burnedV the other dayv waa built In Jut three weeks. Warehouse room was badly needed . by the - company at the time, and the structure we s rushed to completion by all the force that could be worked to advahtsge. It la believed th same hast will b mad In th-mat- tor of rebuilding the dock, aa space for freight will soon be at a premium. . EUREKA COMES FOR WHEAT. Biff Ttnaty- Oeaarter WOI Xrfmd" Barf - - '-- Oargo for Oallforam. Tha steamer Eureka, under charter to Taylor.. Young A Co.. to carry five grain cargo from Portland te San Francisco, arrived, last night front the. south. .Bhe la eae of the biggest- carriers of th coast tramp fleet and will take out 1.100 on each trip. This will tieaq, that she will carry to California during the next few weeks 14.000 tona of wheat, equiva lent to three cargo ef the average ala carried by th oriental liner. Tb 1 '. rrh asWSWaWaBsaaa h S f- 1 1 FALL - 6O0 ..- Eureka will not begin to take on th first shipment until Tuesdsy on account of Labor day. Her cargo will b r ccivetj j jt th Irving dock, ' . . ' MARINE NOTES. ' Astoria. Sept J. Arrived at a. m. and left up at :S0 a. ra steamer Val encia, from 'Seattle Arrived at . m. and left up- at noon, steamer Eureka, from Ban Francisco. Arrived down at 11:1 a. m. and sailed at 11:1 p. m., steamer Spokane, for- San- Francisco. Sailed at p. m.'" Steamer Elmore, for Tillamook. Condition of ' the bar at p. m smooth; wind . south; weather cloudy - San ' Franeiseo, - Sept. 2. Balled at 8 laat night, steamer -Despatch, for Port land. . Hongkong. Sept' T.-SaBed. Gcrmas steamship Aragonla, for Portland. nRi u'kurray;: coesTto ASSIST CRA16 Has Racsntly Managed Publicity Work of St. Francis Hotel but Returns to.Oyi Work. William JlcMurray, who I appointed assistant general - passenger sgent of the oomblned Harrlman rallroada In Ore gon, Waahlngton and Idaho, will arrive In -Portland September , 10 from San WUIiam McMumy. Franclaco. where h has been In hotel publicity work. Mr. McMurray's expert enc In railroading haa been with th Southern Pacific In- California. He be gan aa clerk tn the passenger depart ment, and advanced to more Important clerkship until about four year ago. when th company established a Infor mation 'bureau at th city ticket office. and ha ws placed tn Charge af It. A year ago. when the new St Francis hotel wa completed, the management wanted a man to Introduce theadvan tage of th hostelry to th traveling public, sod Mr. JlcMurray - waa em ployed. le new returns to the railroad buetnee a assistant th General Pae- enrer. Agent Craig, with headquarter In Portland. . '" ' f - ' 4 i ! v I s i ' WEAR n i x 'V r Of! OLD RUINS One St. Johns Lumber Plant to Ba Rebuilt on Larger Scale 2 V, . V. at Once. 7 ' DANIEL BRECHT MAKES V;-v PUBUC ANNOUNCEMENT Lot by Last Wek'B Fir Waa Much Lew Than Waa First Stated, Hav ing ' Been Not Mors Than Sixty Thouaand Dollars. Tke eaet side efflce ef The Jearaat Is I the etor ef sirs. r. W. UcKlsaey. too Saat Morrlaea stnet. Xelepboae . Seat XT. ' The total , valuation of the mills burned at St". Johns on' Friday waa not In excess of ttO.000. ' It Is doubtful If the loaa will exceed 140.000, and. though th Con property waa valued at 150,000, real estate men say that fully hay Its value waa In th alt and that tarn 121, 000 Insurance will cover the loaa ex cept, for soma IJ. 060 worth of lumber In the yards. The loss to the Brecht property is considerably heavier, but a the transfer price waa IJ0.000 irt dif ficult to see where a to of. more than 140.000 can be figured out Daniel Brecht will at one rebuild his mill and publicly announced, yesterday to St John business men that they need not worry about the future f hi plant, aa It would be erected on a much larger plan than waa the bufYied struc ture and that work would be started on It immediately,, so as to glv employ ment to hi many hands who wer out of a Job. Mr. Brecht. when- h pur chased the plant, had planned to mater ially enlarge it a waa announced In the Journal at that time, and the Are only hastened his plana and will result in a plate$. - t '-" - - -r '" - ",!"" The .plan of Mr. Blagen tDl ffotbe announced until It baa been determined who bear the loaa and own th lt o tha mill; mil ha. is kaow,nuJUt-bcJj favor of gotng ahead and constructing a. mill at least aa large as th on de stroyed. STATION A KEEPS UP. Bew Bawt Bid Festal stadUn Bxpeei mn a aVrewth to Basin. " Th new postal station on t'nlon ave nue, which was opened ' a couple of months ago, has done It share In en abling Postmaster Mint Jo report a record business for AngualL. Postmaster W. S.. Halvor of the station stated. yee terday that the atamp s,la for Angust amounted to 11.200; 144 . domestic money order of a value of il.SIe.1T were le aned; It International ordere were Issusd at value of 1471.41; 100 orders for amounts aggregating ... 11.191 11 paid, and Ii0 plecea ef mall . i tered. In addition to thla la' of business, the general deli of th eight Carrier was f Increased. Much ef the Iner tn the esta!.:'"" -"tt ef ts , ! -r-..,r .' t '. r 1 1 HA.. NOW i IEM1II1:I0 i THE vv;"".'l. '..5 .V'--"v craft on th east aid; hundred of 11 tars are often received In a day and as many answers sent by the large force of clerks; but, besides this business, tb receipts of th ufflc how a great -gain and that In one of the dulleat months of the year usually, and thla Is considered all the more remarkable-because the fair nulnesf and tranaleat general de livery work Eardly affect the station. . SHE WOULD NOT SWEAR. tf tl WltaiM Thinks " Jndg; . X :. n " Baorhty Mm, and Says Bo. . .' When Mrs. John Witsel, tt yeara of age, took th witness stand In the cast side Justice court yesterday aba did ao with the determination "not to be made light of by them air lawyer fellers," and aha wasn't ',, . "Hold up your right hand and .. be sworn," directed Judge Baton. . "EhT said tha wttn.-- -- - "Hold up your right hand and be sworn. cried the judg. - I never swore In my whole life and I ain't goln' tot begin now," said the irate old woman, nervously- smoothing tb front of her "gown. - --t ' 'It you are not sworn, we won t know Whether you are telling the . truth or not" yelled Judg 8ton. In a voice that roused tha sleeping constable in the next room..- - . '''".!- - -.. ',- I never- told anything but tbe truth so long aa I hava lived end that's more years than you'll ever se. young man," responded the witness, austerely. - Tha Judge roared, but that had little effect; .then he modulated his voice and explained that if she would Swear ha would be very grateful. The aged wit ness electrified th room - by reaching over ana - tapping nun on me coeex. murmuring something tbt sounded Ilk 'Nsughty man. Thia waa but one of a series "of Inci dent that mad th hearing of the case against 3. I Patterson unusual. Patter son waa charged with kicking Mrs. n. Witsel of Woodstock In a -neighborhood quarrel. H. B. Adams, assistant district attorney, and O. W. Stapleton represent ed the state,- while ' Baker and Fisher pleaded the elde of the defense. . - Mra. Witsel asserted, that wnu pick ing peaches from a tree whtqh grew In the yard belonging to both families Pat terson pushed her aside and kicked her. This testimony was corroborated by the remarka of th sged witness and In part by a nurse, who testified as to th natur of the injury. . ' ..... n hi ewn behalf, rPatteraon Informed the court that Mr. Wltzel was a terror. and that he had long before endeavored to have nothing to do with her. delegat ing th lob- of collecting the rent to a. He informed the court That she had driven him out or hi own garden wltha..ko ndepUheta . He asserted that thi real catiee of th trouble was. neeause ane paraisiea in picxing peaches from a. tjrea that belonged to Mm, and that when the trouble occurred from which the suit arose he pushed by her to go to the hous and she seised a club end struck t him. Pstleraon aald that In taking the club away from, her, ahe fell and sustained the injurlea she com plained t and which served aa tha basis for th stste's case. Th court decided that, though ther wia probably considerable provocation for th. attack, tomethlng more sever nd direct than a fell caused the Injuries and Patterson waa fined IJI. " r u rwrn. - l 1 t 1 --T r ' ; rt.. a I -v- .t t ( I f It. t V ' ' STYLES READY 'V SUTTLE TIRES 0 THE GRIIJO ,'' ammmmBtnnjsnBBmt Chief Clerk of Harriman'a Pt: aenger ' Department . Hera Hands In Resignation.-. WILL ATTEND TO PRIVATE INTERESTS HZREAm:; Capable and Popular Railroad IT. . ' Surpriseg Officials of Oregon C' -road . Navigation Compacj I, JHia Action. . .- George 8uttl. hlef clerk In the rr enges department of th combined I - riman line, ha resigned. He ha k: . in th employ ef th Oregon RaiZre . Navigation company 20 yearn. "I want to gat outsid and hava t -tire freedom of action. My -tlm w , be occupied with looking after my e a affairs and I have no plana for tt' i up any new line of bust nee," he asiO. Mr. Buttle will continue In th toil. tlon until a successor is ehoaen. "If Mr. Buttle has really determined to retire from thia department his ac tion will be much regretted by me." said General Passenger Agent Craig. - "I shall regard his leaving an a distinct loss to thla offlc." . , Mr. Buttl confirmed the reoort of hi decision' to retire. He said h had seen hard at work a long time and tt had become n "grind.". H ha property in- terest that will recefve hi attantloa. He la still under-4 yeau of agn. His railroad career began- where it end, with the Oregon Railroad 4a Navigation company. He atarted as m clerk in th paaeenger oCBc and ha seen a number of general managers and general pas senger agent pass aero th stag. Among hi colleague til career 1 ' regarded aav having been successful. A boat -of friend en railroad row prw regret that h la having the work. - ARE YOU GOIKQ EAST7 .t.k v and 10. the O. F a N. ptaees on sal WJ Ww rata lr time ticket tasi., a7"" T,JZ. r grand lodge m" 1hUf,1,r "' Partlculara by aaklng at city ' UM flc. Third and Wahingtn tr Portland. " ' " ' ' ' ' -' Bawwait 4CS Team CU. ; - From Law Note. - 1 lieiult which make Jar"-" Jamdyc seem I sum" - r I ng Is still r "" ,n .' prohe :y th 1 - ' Hire l I ' ' ' fT '
