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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
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"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."