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25 CTS. A MOffTH VOL. 1. No. 1 PANIC ON STEAMER : iEiaiEinmcf SEATTLE Dec. 21.—The steamer Amur from Skagway ran aground on the llarjjerr" , reef, near Port Simpson, in 41 *■>,<, Decem ber 15.; ,^ ■'• A panic among (fig 375 passengers re sulted. The officers and crew had a hard ( task keeping the frenzied men, women 1 and children from jumping overboard and . trying to swim ashore. The reef was ■truck at 4 o'clock in the morning, while all of the passengers were asleep. They rushed about on the decks in their night clothe* and it was a. half hour before they could be quieted. The steamer Farallon, which reached Seattle this noon, brought 33 of the pass engers who were on the vessel. The others were left at Port Simpson. STRUCK BY AN ENGINE Peter Engino, a trackman in the North ern Pacific yards, was struck by an en gine this afternoon. His head was badly cut. Whether the wound in fatal or not could not be learned. The injured BSD was taken in the police ambulance to St. Joseph's hospital. ALDERMAN SENTENCED CHICAGO, Dec. 21.—Alderman Brennen and. two .others were this morning sen- Jt:tKwi CuiTiTETTrfC i!>«lTeis >«*iu(; me 'iMine*- .dead iljen at the recent city elections. B?ennsn was given one year's imprison menfcv^the . others six months. Notices of appeal were immediately filed. TROUBLE! SUNNYSIDK, Utah, Dec. 21.—Armed guards employed by the Utah Fuel com pany called on the militia early this morn ing for assistance against Italian coal strikers armed with knives and revolvers, who were chasing non-union men. The militia arrested 35. At the hearing th.s afternoon all were placed under bonds of $1,000 each. UNDERTAKERS MAKE OVERTURES Attempt to end War with Union Livery Drivers In Chicago CHICAGO, Dec. 21.—The first step was taken toward peace in the livery drivers' utrike this morning when the liverymen sent a communication to the union of ficials asking if they would permit union men to take out hearses at a scale which will be $2 per ilay. The union meets this afternoon to consider the proposition. Although heavy details of police have been sent to the stabler, the undertakers gave up the attempt to start lIMKN out this morning. The dead are either un buried or are being taken to the cemetery in express or dead wagons. Iliilf a dozen funerals occurred late hat night of bodies which had been wait ing for burial since the strike began. They were hurried through dark streets to avoid strike sympathize™ and rushed to the cemeteries. The undertakers keep secret all notices of deaths of importance to prevent strik ers from watching the funerals. "JACK THE RIPPER IS \ CAUGHT IN NEW YORK NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—Emil Totter man alias Carl Nielson. 37 yearn old, was arrested this afternoon by detectives on the charge of being the "Jack the TUpper" murderer who Saturday night killed and mutilated the Martin woman at a Bailor boarding house. He has been positively identified aw the man who accompanied ! the Martin woman to the room. He will be arraigned this afternoon. RECORD TRIPS The steamship City of Puebla of the Pa cific Coast line is discharging freight at the Ocean dock. , , , . The Puebla is ju»t off the drydoek in California. She made a record-breaking trip up the coast. From San Francisco The THoma Times. the Amur, which was out from 1 Skagway for the Sound, struck, an in vestigation was madle. It was found lhat she was not in seriour danger unless a storm arose. At high tide &h« floated off. but in doing so broke her tail shaft, which ren dered her helpless. TWi-hI turner Far allon and tug Teen went to her assist anee and towed her to Port Simpson. Her false bottuni was stove in and it will re quire several weeks to repair the damage. The Amur ig one of the largest vessels on the Alaska run and is ovaed in Van- couver. The reef on which she ran in the fog is considered a very dangerous one and it has been the scene of a wreck before. to Victoria the run was made in about 60 hours. TAKES TACOMA FLOUR The steamship Hawaiian will leave Se attle for Honolulu this afternoon. Her cargo is made up largely of flour from Tacoma. GOVERNMENT FILES TWO DAMAGE SUITS A suit has been filed in the United States court by the government against the Washington Lumber company. Jt is alleged in the complaint that the de fendant company cut 94,700 feet of lum ber from government lands. Damages in the sum of !fS(JS.2O are asked. Damages for $108 are claimed from J. S. Siler for the same reason. An unknown man arrested in Everett Saturday is believed to -be the burglar who has been the cause of a large num-. ber of burglaries that have been commit ted in Tacoma during the. past few inoi', 1 ■ ■■ v ' jjg|y,i^t. -i-1... ... r.•_.„,! i. give his name, was arrested by 1 Everett officers after he had robbed several homes in that town and had in one instance hold up a hired girl at the point of a revolver. Ilia manner of working in Everett was similar to that employed, in this city. He admitted several of the burglaries, and it is understood that he confessed'crimes committed in this city. The arrest will be persconally inves tigated by Chief of Police Facklcr of Ta coma, and if it is possible he may be brought to Tacoma for, trial. However, if good cases have been secured against him in Everett he may be tried there. From the burglaries' that have been com mitted here the police have been able to secure good descriptions of the prowler. Chief Fackler could probably identify him from them if the suspect is the right man. ' MINISTERS ALLIANCE ELECTS NEW OFFICERS The Tacoma Ministerial Alliance met this morning at the Y. M. C. A. building. The order of the day was postponed for two weeks in order that an election of officers for the next year could take place. The newly elected officers are: A. L. Hutchison, president; G. W. Frame, vice-president; J. H. Beattie, sec retary, and John Reid, treasurer. The new executive committee is com posed of two members, of which H. B. Hendley is chairman and G. A. Landen the other member. "COME TO TAE FAIR, KING!" SAID SKINNER PARIS, Dec. 21.—Robert Skinner, rep resenting the St. l»uis fair, has present ed an invitation to Menelik, king of Abys sinia, to attend the fair. The presenta tion took place at Adisabpba, the oapitol of Abyssinia. The entrance of the Am erican mission into the capital was brill iant and picturesque. Several thousand Ethiopian soldiers acted as an escort. Menelik personally received Skinner with a cordial address of welcome. The Americans lodge din the palace, receiving every possible attention. STRIKERS JEER THE MORMON ARRIVALS CASTLE GATE, Utah, Dec. 21.-The mines here started up this morning with 145 men, nearly all Mormon strike break ers. Beyond some jeering, no trouble oc curred. The militia and 40 armed guard* iin the employ of the Utah Fuel com- I pany are guarding the property. No one is allowed to pass the dead line established. These mines supply most of the domestic coal to Utah and contiguous I western states. Vice-President Kramer is here, but de clines to meet the strikers' committee. He reaffirms that no union man need apply to any of the company's mines. All the mines are now being operated. WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH SUCH A PRINCESS BERLIN, Dec. Another chapter has been added to the royal scandal resulting I from the elopement of Princess Louise. TACOMA, WASH., MOBnAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1903 who has been incarceratedJj£sfmadhouse near Dr?«Hen for live J"ejJf<becuße of her elopement with, Cou^f\t a , „.,,, , m of "<*>•; of the Augy^, Uhlans. - , The di*cjjl»*^ j )a g , 1,,.,, ; ,Mi|,at the i"'"u'VJ>'sTiirtefl a liaaon with tl< janitor "_|^f*ti<'e|)s , the ■ gate of Ihf ; auylm. Her object," it is 1 said, is to gain ':. rel sp<ijrora the strict •• supervision j. to whicWJm has been subjected. ',. "•;. The report of yu»ffa'r has been sent to her hiisban [)[{#-iiicc> Philip of; Saxe-Coburg,' lather "JMJ»|i['l<l of Belgium and ; Emperor, Fran? } >'•.»'. AGAINST WAR. AIM TOO HEAVY iaxes CHATTANOOGA, Term., Det V The united Christian party has issued a call for * a*» convention , to ' nominate - iobf candi date ■ for ' president, r The • conyenti*! •. will be held in St. Louis May 1, 1904.-,1 ie call is issued to "All people who !ie)ie\ i, ill. war mid unnecessary taxation shoul' cease and Christ's golden rule be applies! to all governments by and '■ for the peojle." ' COMING EIENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEFORE § Tacoma City Directory ■ § 8 Population,^ 1870, 70; { 1880, ||)9S; ' 1900, $ 8 37,714; 1901, 45,610; 1902, ' 53^65; 1903, 8 8 62,642. ■: IH 8 c«ocK3cox>XK<>x>a<xoooor>s<>x>xx* "GRACIOUS! WILL I GROW AS IS|<; AS THAT WHEN I GET OLDlOtr INVASION BY SILL SQUAD L COLON, Dec. 21. — Information has i linen received here that 100 Colombian troops have landed on the Isle of Pines, near tllK north went cape of Tiburon at the western enti-.irice of the 'ijulf of I Darien. The island is in Panama terri tory. The Mayflower has gone to inves tigate. GIVES UP JOB NEW YORK, Dee. 21.—Mayor-elect Mi* icllan has sent to Speaker Cannon hi» resignation as CO&CTeeenua from the Twelfth New York district. GRAND JURY IS AT WORK CHICAGO, Dec. 21.—The grand jury to day began investigation of the. local laboj NOT GUILTY OF COURSE QB \M' RAPIDS, Dec, '21. -All the re spondents in the municipal water scandal, including Reporter Thompson, who con fessed to receiving a iK.'iOII bribe, appeared iii court this morning and pleaded not guilty. The (MM wen' set for .Intnmry 4. LEGISLATURE MEETS IN OREGON TODAY BALEM, Ore.. Deo. Jl.- The joinl ■» lembl} ni both houaei met at 10 o'clock. troubles with the object of indicting per sons who incited riots or appeared in them. Public indigation lias been aroused by the attempts of | pickets to prevent the burial 'of the deiui because of the strike of h'earse./Wid' carriage drivers, and there is a demand for some effective DOM ,Bure» against such scenes as have'been enacted in the past four days. ' ».!</,'7./ ' f 111 ■ Milt !■■" "- ..«*\": * * -V,' I- -..* '* *< United States Attorney Dineen caused summons to be issued today for members of the pressmen's and street car , men's unions and others accused of inciting to riot. An effort will be made to get the unions' records before the grand jury. If the minute* of the meetingu show reso lution* to employ slugging committees, ev ery person at the meetings is liable to indictment for criminal conspiracy and the unions are liable to pay a fine for the acts of their members while acting as picket!. Publishers and railway offi rials will appear to give testimony. HE IS AFRAID BKRLIN, Dec. 81.— Nac-hriehten states that Chancellor Yon Buelow in in. eon slant terror of assassination by social ists, which fact alone prevents his intro ducing coercive legislation to suppress so cialism. 11. A. McDonald of the St. Paul & Ta coma Lumber company wan in Tacoma to day, lie said that Camp I will be closed •for about ten day*. The ; governor ' message \ was : read,'\ Bur leigh introduced a: resolution in. the house to adjourn out of respect, to Mr.Murphy* death-, until 9 o'clock tomorrow. .'lt was adopted. Tin senate 'adjourned for the MUM reason. . SHARKEY READY FOR BIG FIGHT NKW YORK, Dec. SH.-Jmli Munro and Tom Hharkey wcro signed ■■ this' afternoon to tight before, March 1, i 1904, "t- for .'- 1 the club making the best offer.! Stan Francisco was ■; barred, as Sharkey } refuses i to; fight there, . ; -. NEW YORK,' Dec. 21. Senator llanna is ; not, seriously , ill • from the grip oh re ported. lie ■ expects to leave his room within three days.,v- JAPS REPLY TOKIO, Dec. 21.—Japon's reply to Huh eia wan handed to the Iluußiiin minister tliiK aftvrnoon. Japan afcks Kuuniu to reconsider some etwential points. MORE ENTRIES CAN NOW BE MADE WASHINGTON, 1). C, Dec. 21—Secre tary Hitchcock lias completed! the prepa ration of evidence in tin- land fraud cases. Commissioner I llichardu | today j revoked an order suspending timber and stone en tries in Oregon, California,'; Utah, Idaho, i Wyoming, Montant and Washington, which were held up pending invcstlga tion«.' ;. • ,',' •■'■.•.JiMWl DRUNK AND DEAD IN THE WATER HOQUIAM, Dec. 21—The decomposed body of a Japanese or Indian wan found in the water near the Pottlaon mill today. Nothing was found on the body to Idea tify it. It is Buppo«ed Jto be the body of Jim Chinooae, who owns some valuable property near, here, and that he wag drunk when drowned. IJfVETEJSfDEffTIJ* yiLL THINGS ONE CENT LATEST NEWS FROM WRECK FORT BCOTT, Kan., Dec. 21.—The lat i-xt details from • the -; wreck of the \St Luuis &. San. I'Yancisco'_ Hying , train "Me teor" »how that it wiw' one of, the, womt i"ail»ti.v acoidCßti of the year. Tin- (loud in: (oni)ih'T(m; 03B1ORQE IIOYT. ENGINEER CUABLBS DKWKKSK. FIHKMAN TIIKO BISIIAIID. ' BAOGAUEMAN BELL.- i Jt'ftiMienKiTH: T. WYNON, Fleming, Kan. ASA MOUELAND, Ixjxnexa, Kan. :: I.ON COHBIN,; Besso, Okla. J OSEPIIr CORBIN, Ho*o, Okla. BENJAMIN OAKKOWS. .Ton«Dbon>, Ark. J UNKNOWN MAN. SHERMAN?NOBLE,; Copperton, Okla. JOHN BRUBAKER, Kansas City. ■< mail" clerk AUAMSON. , Sixty passeneers j were \ injured,", four se rioualy. ;: The train was going 50,; miles ,an hourj when derailed; A freight crew turned! the switch of the passing; track and j sent ■ back J a I flagman, . who | has I not '; been j seen j since.i The '. engineer 5 of f the ? wreck k train 1 waa J found under-the debris ; of,; the engin,e dead, his 3 hand '. tightly clenched on : the \ air brakes. • ■ • , ; ; "'„ The ■• fire ■ which : ; followed was . extin-? guished by passengers. ■fiSwnWMfi§3^#sJ 1•' ■ (See _; Page \ Thm».~Ed.);!?: Dip FOR nrnfiTMTr JSimiTE < Ensign , Kuhn' of • the Balvataio^ Army ■ says : the . organization iin ; this city is cal- ' culating to \ gladden , the ; hearts •of I about 80 ' families I with, \ food ;■ and ? delicacies ;■ 011. Christinas day. .'' >'■;•■' .'-"•.':■*',] .■:■■-.'. '■ X^^^m . The * names of 57 of , the families ' Jam secured from the Associated UharitJaßi about' 20 of the names i the>^^B - .-.; th(;ni6elveH. Upon the streetj<feßj ■!' *' Army has planted tripod^fl - J : suspended,'; into;> which fl ': thrown. They ask for soii*"^^i"" ing. ' JJoflations trwjnToe ■' thankfully' re ceived up JitoV'Wednesday £9 evening at Twelfth street: and • Pacific ? avenue. r(, NEW HOSPITAL TO BEjINDEQ .There is soon to be a ! hospital 'founded ? at Steilocoom 'the purpose \Of . which fis* to • treat 9 rheumatism and;.; kindred i trouble». The! Held ' hat)' been ' secured | and' article^ [ are being • prepared to s incorporate.'?! Two | well known } Tacoma: men will ;be/ at i the I head of the iiiHtitution. « fc«i CITY ITEMS CD. K]more, a well known contractor, who I has been arrested several (times I be-, fore for various offenses, was tried] before Judge Griifin today on the charge of ob structing, the street. The; case i waft din missed,, "'"*"~ A. Peterson, ■ W.: F;'Mackereth, Charley Bob, 10.1 Olson, William Smyth, Olof John son and •John Casey appeared before Judge (inllin i", today |on % the '• charge * of;, being i drunk arid disorderly. * Sentence was «u»- . ]iended in "each case. , Harry Thomas, un [ old offender, :wa« tried in the police court thin afternoon' on a, charge 'i of ' petty larceny. ;'*" Hi ! was convicted and fined. •; $100 i and ■ cowls.* ■ In I default lie was ■ committed to jail. Steamship • Centennial,! frDIO Ban'- Fran cisco, is due at the Commercial dock this evening or : tomorrow morning. •; Warren Hepler, an A,; 1). T. I memenger! boy,; was "• injured at' noon J today»at'v Pa- "'■■ c in, avenue; tad ! Eleventh; street I by : fall-1 ing from the back end of a delivery wagon' to the: pavement. '• ': He ■'had been '. riding | •on"; the end gate ' when '! it ; gave;; way.; and | threw him off lie * was • picked iupj by I a policeman and carried to , the sidewalk, but it : was. found*: that his \ injuries - were \ not serious, lie managed to hobble away,''■ to his home. ■h LOUPOUf, Dec.; Diplomatic ; circlon are agog over the news' showing, that ■a' secret offensive and ■ defensive alliance ei'j ists between Germany and Russia' against Japan gaining a' foothold >on < thti Asian r mainland. James C. Kane, aged'3o years, died at a local hospital yesterday.' s He . waa a lo comotive engineer and had beens employed by the Northern l'a«ili. . ; i' •; > ' . Mrs. Martin Bailey, aged 55 yi«.rß,'died at her residence,; ■ 1001 South ' Meventhi street, yesterday.::' Slur 'is• survived 'by, a' husband and *. three children—Mrs. \\'<>i ford, ltufua Bailey and Martin Bailey,. Jr . funeral t will be held at \ 10 \ o'clock, 1 December,23. > Rev. Pendleton\williofflci-i ate.-Interment will be mail,- at Oak wood' cemetery.' Mr«. liailey wag a native of llliuoiß and bad lived In Tacoma, for five yearn. t Her daughter,. Mr*. Shields, | wife ?of i a well known wood r,' dealer, w wag buried 'on Ilianksgiving'; a year ago. "Am you going to play Santa Claim thin year?" "No. I've cut tliat out." "Afraid of fir.-?" "No, I'm afraid •otnebodr might think I wai impervonating Dowin."