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VOL. 1. No. 88
RUSSIAN PAPERS PRINT MORE
ANTI-AMERICAN ARTICLES
ST. PETERSBURG, March 31.-The
"Novosti today graphically describes Port
Arthur as a place where marked changes
lave taken place. Trains from the city
•re filled with fugitives. The military
are almost the only persons left in the
port, which resembles a city of the dead.
General Stomal has ordered the shops
to remain open during bombardments.
Newspapers of Russia continue to praise
England and attack i.tnei-ica, taking the
OVERCROWDED
SCHOOLROOMS
The attendance at the sessions of the
Pierce County Teachers' institute indi
cate the keen interest that is being taken
in school matters at this time.
Dr. A. E. Winship proves to be one of
the most popular speakers who ever came
to Taconia. His addresses are as inter
esting to school patron* as they are to
teacher*. He combines the qualities of a
wit and a philosopher, and commands the
closest attention of his hearers. His ad
dle--- this morning on "Manners and Mor
als" was a masterly production, worthy
the attention nt teachers and parent!
alike.
' An address that was listened to with
much interest was that given this morn
ing by J. 11. Keener, an attorney of Ta
coma. on "The Physical Side of Educa
tion." The speaker dwelt upon the ne
cession for the development of both the
mind and body. He- -aid that if it was
true that there i- no brain stimulus ex
cept that which comes through the mus
cles, educator* of today have fallen far
short of making tin- conditions proper
for the highest physical development.
• Mr. Keener spoke of those thing* that
hindered the best physical and intellectual
development. He put special emphasis
upon the unfavorable conditions existing
in many of the best" hoots and On- prob
lems and hindrances that make proper de
velopment impossible. In this connection
he said:
"Another very serious problem that con
fronts us is that of Overcrowded school
rooms. When i- a school room overcrowd
ed? When there is no more room for
desk*? When there are more children
than single desks? When there is but
■tending room? Judging from observa
tion, all these theories ale held. The only
safe criterion is cubic air space for each
child. Each child may have a desk and
still the room be overcrowded. Children
may have only standing room and the
room may not be overcrowded. Four or
five years ago, citizens' committee- In
vestigated the schools of Boston, Buffalo.
Philadelphia and Washington as to their
overcrowded conditions, The reports of
these committees showed the results or
the investigations in these four places to
be similar.
"The entire buildings in five wards in
Philadelphia were overcrowded, some to
"suffocation." In Buffalo, 24 out of 36
grammar schools were found to have every
room overcrowded. In some of the rooms
the air space for each child was as low a*
66 cubic feet, instead of 250 cubic feet,
the standard: Now, these are representa
tive cities, and if such results are found
to exist in 'them, may not even more
Startling things be found in other cities,
towns and townships? Then, too, in most
of these schools the furniture was unsuit
able for the children—sometimes so high
that the child's feet were swinging be
tween heaven and earth, while at times
the seats were too low and small, com
pelling the child to sit in a crouching posi
lion. Truly the days of physical torture
are not a thing of the past,"
Last night the teachers of Tacoma gave
a reception to the visiting teacher* at
the Ferry museum. From an educational
point it would have been impossible to
select a better place. The evening was
spent in listening to good music and brill
iant speeches.
The program for tomorrow will be as
follows:
FORENOON.
M. E. church—Address. "I- Teaching
a Profession?" Dr. A. E. Winship.*
High school—Room 14—"Introductory
Geometry," Professor Morgan. Room 16—
"What Are Bacteria? Where Are They
Found? How Do They Live?" Dr. Weg
ener. Room "Primary Reading—the
Thought Side," Miss Sawyer. Assembly
room—"Physical Diagnosis of School Chil
dren," Professor Voder, Room B—"Art
in Schools." Mis,- Campbell. "Room 9—
Subject to be supplied, Assistant State Su
perintendent McCully.
M. E. church Address, "Finding the
Remainder," Superintendent F. B. Coop-
AFTERNOON.
High school—Room 14—'"Selecting a!
Reference Library in History and Civic."
Professor Voder. Room -"Bacteria in
Relation to Disease. What Diseases Are
Caused by; Bacteria?" Dr. 11. K. Wegener.
Room 4—"Some Parallels Between Teach
ing and Supervising," Superintendent F. B.
Cooper. A»*en»bly room-Primary Read
ing on the Form Sid*,"'' Miss Sawyer.
Room B—"Correlation,'' Professor Morgan.
Room 9— Subject to be supplied, Assistant
State Superintendent McCully.
M. K. church Farewell address. Dr. A.
E. Winship,
The Tacoma Times.
statement of a witness of the Chemulpo
battle as their text. The witness said
the British captain threatened to fire if
the Japanese pursued the sinking Russian
vessels for the purpose of destroying them
in the inner harbor. The American ship
Viekabnrg alone refused to act the part
of humanity.
aeaucdwf —_, •_ uaiHjcr 'IMVSVOVN
are preparing to send 28 more old steamesr
to Port Arthur to be- sunk in the mouth
of the harbor. They will strip off all
parts but the machinery necessary to op
erate the boats.
Six steamer* will go in the first in
stallment, and if these fail to reach bot
tom at the right point in the harbor, six
FACTS AND FIGURES WHICH DO
NOT LOOK LIKE BANKRUPTCY
When E. 'O. Jackson, Republican can
didate for city controller,'got up to speak
at the Republican meeting at 1.101 South
Twenty-fifth street last night he was brist
ling with facts and .figures acquired after
ten years of service as "assistant in the
controller'« office, He spoke of the com
parisons the Democrat* "were making be
tween present times and-conditions that
existed during the . Kaweett administra
tion, and -aid in part: ' ~ " .
"During the i-'awoett administration, em
ployes at the city hall went for ten
month* at a time without getting a cent
of money from the Olty. If one .I them
wanted a little money he would go out
and sell his tiiuu at a discount of '20 per
cent. Laborer* were then getting 11.80
per day and glad to get that. The Demo
crats compare those condition* with the
present prosperous times and tell you that
the city is going bankrupt. They make
a comparison of all the- offices except the
mayor, controller and treasurer, Coder
former administrations the mayor* salary
was about $2.>0 a month; now it is 1140,
and the expense* of both the controller's
and treasurer* Office* were much larger
than they an- now, but the Democrats
don't tell you anything about that. They
tell you that the expenses of the city are
nearly double what they were under the
Fawcett administration. During thai time
there was no money paid on the city debt
and no money paid iuto the interest fund.
. Now the law compel* us to put aside a
certain amount every year for the interest
and sinking fund arid wa cannot get away
from it. During the past year we have
had to spend nearly $20,000 for building
and repairing bridges. During Fawcett'a
administration there was not a sewer laid.
Now we are laying sewers and doing work
all over the city, and. of course, that
makes the expenses of the city engineer's
office heavier than they were when no
work was being done."
Mr. Jackson spoke of the increase in the
number of policemen and firemen, and
TACOMA, WASH., THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 81, ■ 1904
more will be dispatched, and so on.
LIVERPOOL, March 31. — it is reported
that, an English firm is sending 100,000
tons of coal, ostensibly 1,, China, but really
to Japan, for 23 shillings per ton.
LONDON, March 31 .-The i Central
News' Rome correspondent states that
telegraphic advice* from Seoul arc to I■<>
effect that General Mistchenka, the Rus
sian commander at the Chong -In fight,
narrowly escaped capture by the Japanese.
The Russians left many sabres and rifles
behind them in their flight.
19 OFFICIAL
FOR SHORT LINE
SALT LAKE, March 31.—1t is an
nounced that, taking effect tomorrow, l-.v-
The Opening Chorus of /Spring
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said fliat. in view of all'these facts, the
Democrats were getting, out a circular
knocking the town, giving it * bad repu
tation and .letting the Impression get out
that;T'aconin is not able to lake care of
herself, thereby turning capital away. 11l
conclusion, he -aid :
"We can have a big valuation and a
6-mill 'assessment rate, but that would
mean thai we would then hate to pay
into the state treasury money that we
are now keeping at home.-'
F. R. Baker gave" .one of the most scath
ing campaign addresses thai ha- been
beard in Tacoma in a long time. He said
that the Democrat* would not give Mayor
I Campbell any of the credit for the reduc
tion of the street car fare* or any other
benefits which the city had enjoyed under
his administration, -but said that, the cred
it belonged to the council. "If that i- so."
said Mr. Baker, "why didn't the council
jdo it before Mr. Campbell was mayor,
i and why don't the Tacoma Railway &
i Power company anil little Sam Perkins
I make a tight against the council instead of
1 Mr. Campbell?"
The speaker said thai he had known Mr.
i Wright lor ten years and that he was
totally, unlit to succeed Mayor Campbell.
Colonel A. I-". Josh referred to the at
tack- made ten Mayor Campbell by former
lit Attorney Reynolds, and said there
was a reason for it. He quoted a remark j
sot Judge Reynold* during the last cant"
j paign. in which he spoke in the highest
terms of Mayor Campbell. He then read
from The Tacoma Times a news Item stat
' ing that -ledge Reynolds had recently been
appointed attorney for the Tacoma Kail
way & Power company, and said that ex-
I plained let- situation.'
''Mayor Campbell could have said to
the T. U. & P.. 'lien-, how much ,- it?' "
continued the speaker, "but be did not.
; He stood squarely for, the people and de
fended their rights and abuse is being
heaped upon him tor it."
Comparing the two candidates. Colonel
cieii Riiekinhain. ivhsj has'been superin- i
tendent of transput "of 'he -Union i
Pacific, will be the general superintendent i
of the Oregon short l.tne. sncceedMg I*. E.
Calvin. The office, of assistant general -ii i
pei-inteiident i- itholis&ed.',
twoSTd
failures
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BOSTON*. Mass s M.teh 31. -The -Unit
ed States Trust comfit jy closed its doors
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PRETENDED TO HAVE TAKEN POISON
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li. *VV. Scott, i who 'wa- ii-ted ' last
night upon complaint of his wife, charg
ing him with threatening her ' life.' and
later released on #""08 bail, walked into
Jensen's drug store sßJhrtly after noon to
day and announced li the clerk that be
had taken poison. He appeared very weak
and fainted soon iit'ieV',- All antidote was
administered without fitt'ecf, whereupon an
ambulance was summoned" and he was
taken to the Fannies Paddock hospital,
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Joab said that Mr. Wright was untried
and unknown, while Mayor Campbell had
been tried and the popple knew where
lie stood. ls'_\ >,1
Referring to the police department, he
said, "I have lived in CsMeago, New Haven
anil Denver, and have traveled a. great
deal. In all my life I,.have never seen a
more honorable or more capable : chief
of police than Mr. Fa.ckler."
-Mayor Campbell had arrived a few min
ute* before, and at i the close of Colonel
Joan's remarks he was Introduced.
Mr. Campbell cleaj-ly'and concisely pre
sented the present' political situation. He
told en the'hard work he- has had to pro
tect the people's interests. He said that
the people did not know what wit- going
on. because; some of 'the papers had de
liberately lied ale,an certain facts and pur
pose)] misquoted him jin an endeavor to
create a false impression.' Referring to
EVERY GOAL MINE IN IOWA CLOSED
TODAY BY STRIKE OF THE MINERS
Ill's MOINES, la.. March 31. The
i 13,000 coal miners in this state went on" a
strike this llleil llillg ;on account eel the
proposed reduction in ,'ll«*' wage i ale,
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livery mine in I lie -trie is closed. !
The scale committee \i\\vi. this morning
perfunctorily and aniiciuieed the result of
PURSER CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLING
Ss,!i! FROM PACIFIC COAST CO.
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SAN* I R.\\'< I*-, ii March 31.—A war- steamer State of California, of llk I',
rant tea* issued this,morning chinking a eilic Coast Steam-hip company'h line. II
well known man mum ,1 Cardoza with em- 1 is claimed that he sold $5,000 worth of
bezzleuient. Cardial is the parser of the I ticket* and pocketed th* proceed*.
ibis morning. It- capital 1100,000 and
deposits a million and a hall. It, is a
slate* institution. - .' .c ■'?* .
i l.i:\ ELAND, ii.. Muni, 31.- Tin' Fed
i!id Tiu»t company nmigned this morning
with deposits of 1800,000. The n**ignmfni
llrriilril upon -became I I 11.11 y -treas
urer i lewel] in out of (ho city and the of
fii'oriii (ire nwibie to 'locate him or under
ttntiil liis ;il rim 1, '
POLICE ARE LOOKING
FOB AN ANARCHIST
ROMK, March 31.—The newspaper, Her
i<-o. Htnte* that tin 1 police iii searching for
an J alleged nnnrehiHt nnnieil l'retti, «lio
is suspected of hiiving vontrived a plot
Altninot the kaiser. . > }"-
where': Doctor* ' Stepson, Hut - and Me-
Uutcheon used a -teniae pump. with good
effect, but failed .to find the poison,
Scott' insists thai he took carbolic acid
iii milk, but : the physicians were certain
that it was just a ease of plain drunk.
Upon iii en- I advice Scott was removed. to
the city jail and locked up. He is com
pletely knocked out . and was unable to
lappear in court when his case was called
this afternoon, so Judge Oriffin ordered
a continuance until, tomorrow. In. the
meantime he will stay in jail to Insure
his, sobering up. T v
the attacks made on him by ihe Now* and
Ledger, lie- said:
"There is one tiling -aid in these meet
ings that never appears in the New* or
the Ledger. They never tell how In-
News tried to collect $2,385 for city print
ing that was not worth over $700. When
the bill was objected to, Mr. Perkins took
the matter Into court and a jury cut the
bill almost, in half allowing him 38 cents
mi inch instead of $1. And the man who
tried to steal that money . from the oily,"
and was prevented, I*..now accusing the
administration of extravagance.",
City Treasurer Atkins and Fred 8.
Wright, Republican nominee for council
in,en from lie- Fifth 'ward, made brief ad
dress! - ,
A Republican meeting was also held
at the Willard school In-., night. It wa*
-nid by many to have been one of the
best meeting* held during the campaign.
the disagreement with the operator*, who
now claim that they will reopen only on
the open shop principle. They have mill
ions of tons of coal -.ii band,
. Th. strikers have 180,000 In their trea
sury and the prospects are that there will
be a long end bitter fight again*! the re
duction of the scale.
tie 'Mini TRIAL PROCEEDS
AFTER SENSATIONAL CHARGES
ARE MADE IF JURY BRIBING
SAN.FRANCISCO,* March 31.-The see :
ond trial of Mr*. Hotkin, the alleged candy
poisoner, came loan abrupt pan** : yes
terday, when Judge Cook stopped proceed
ing* on information • that Cow juror* had
been bribed to favor the \ prisoner,. The
jury' wa* .ordered into the custody of the
sheriff until this 'morning,' „ ' ' ,
I Mm. ' llotwin's atoiney .. passionately, dis
claimed .all knowledge of the • attempted
bribery," The evidence rest* solely upon the
statement of one of the jurors, > who went
to i Chief of Police Wittman - and ,* stated
that a strange man had approached ; him
and' offered MO, saying that the dsfen**
had "secured four, jurors and". needed ' a
fifth. The juror ' refused' In accept the
money.- ' •■','•' _-'■ '-. '.'■ "*•'■'■'".: :■;' '
..fudge Cook declared that: the juror hud
violated his duty in talking with'anybody
about the ease. v. ,;.,-*:>
PAN FRANtnSCO/Ool.fMarcii 31. I).
spite the revelations of an alleged attempt
tee fix the Botkin jury,'the trial, proceeded
today. ■"" - . ■;; ."■.'■■■'* •', :. " ■''{•-V'-"'^*'i
Mm, Rotkin Ignored . the advice of her
counsel and insisted upon a verdict from
the present jury.
When the court convened.this:morning,
Attorney Knight, J for th* j defense, arose
and announced that hi* client refused to be
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WANTS TO KNOW! IF CRIMINAL
ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN
AGAINST MERGER MAGNATES
■Washington;*;- D. a,* Marc* 11.--
Representative * William*, leader of '' the
Democrats on the floor of the house today
introduced two resolutions calling for'in
formation from the attorney general as
to whether lie had ever investigated the
SMALLPOX IN ; SIBERIA
LONDON, March .IL—The Western Ga
zette reports a smallpox epidemic in the
province of Irkutsk. Thirty- pee- .-■-., f 'of
i he- population of tiler tow of Matuha arc
infected. ; ''..'■■.. ■;'■ ■ .... .. . ;V
ROBBED ON THE TRAIN
Andrew Sl.ip, ii/.sl.i and .family,?who ar
rived in Tacoma Momluv^ 'evening j front
Minnesota,,' were j- elder.l .-While * on "• their
trip,of. a' puis.- containing'about \ *limi. all
the money -,they' had. ' The theft hap
pened tOW time last Sunday infill lor
Monday morning, and they noticed it just
as they were changing oar* at Portland, |
CAR BARN MURDERER, MARX,
TRYING TO ESCAPE THROUGH
FLAW IN BIS DEATH SENTENCE
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CHICAGO. March .'41.-.lndue ,Chytrau*
thi* morning issued a writ of: Indies* cor
pus, returnable next Monday, in the case
of Mam, tin,- condemned car barn mur
derer, This on a petition by counsel, who,
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN LOSES
■ THAT 141,111 BENNETT BEQUEST
NEW HAVEN, Conn,,- Maid. ni.-Bry
an lost hi* case'today in the contest* for
the admi**ion of the- .-,..,:. letter, in the
Bennett will con trow ; -.? > ,'■
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ALLEGED THEFT OF SILVER
SERVICE WAS A PIPE DREAM
The story of the theft of,the silver ser
vice from the steamship .Tiicoma; which
appeared in two of the local paper* yes
terday, was a* fake. ' • ' '
.film - Dorsey, oin»tom« iuspeetor, stated
the acta to .The Times as follow*.:
"When the Taconia .was sold, the own
er- decided to return the *ily#,' service
to In' Chamber, of Commerce, which asso.
cialion hud pre»anled it .♦li.rljr.vessel when
she first came here, ilefote'tint Tacoma
started away ye«teiday nfiiiniitr the silver
was taken from the ve***l wet put in a
-«it- plat' I. ci.-i w't-ji the Tacoma' cants
back, owing to a slittl it accident, the new
owners expressed * Ut« :opinion that the
Independent
in Ail Things
25 CENTS PER MONTH
■ bound-by the unction be mad* yesterday .
thai the, jury lie.'discharged. 1 •■;' According
■ the .attorney , withdrew 'the motion J 111;.;
court, :^tJj&_tßsfflf&^' • *'''■• ■-f *
' „ Addressing , the * prisoner, *. the i attorney
asked her if she Intel anything to wily in.
•■ ihe mutter.'", ....
■'; Mrs. lintktii arose and-iiva well modu
lated ; lone sail/ ■ "Your honor," In oppo*f«
■ lion tO the licit lee- of my attorney,*'l want
. a- verdict j from this jury.'' «^ ■:';■ ■■—'•'; .-'!:* X'""'»'
i '. The court : then' declared , that there was . .
nothing * else' to": do *. but,' go", on - with j". the] tk
. ca*e, and 'the" jury was accordingly brought)
i into the court room.'r ' >.*,* •-'-".
• . ■' A:; transcript;.! of» the evidence '.given* at
the j first trial by Lixitie 'Livernagh,- a for- j«
r mer newspaper,, reporter, wa*|read;'•, SLe ?f;
declared , that 1 in 'an ; interview which ? Mini, '_•$
I I lot kin gave i Iter the , prisoner, -aid ' she .was V*i
' glad that Dunning went away, a* she h»d
- had to support; him. When 1 told that she ■-;■
was suspected vof the poisoning, she ' went,
■ into stent's and 'cried.";*-*. V *:.'.' ';.•
Mrs -' Botkin, according 'to Miss Liver
-1 Hash's { story, said > that a ■ Ban J: Francisco
woman .would : be suspected .at once, and if
- Dunning learned that 1 she was suspected be
i would blow hi* brains rout.'"«Mr»3RntkW
admitted to "Ml**;l>lvernn*h I that shp huett
, lived gay ; life and enjoyed all the plea- *
i sure*, of >, the world,' but would not stoop ■
I to "" minder, .
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W_W^B_m\f^sl^^tm^m^m^_Wp::
anthracite «cool * trust, > and -: whether i the ;
anthracite "coal-carrying" road*" had viola t>;
ed \\ th- proviison* |of itbe":antl: trust i act!
a lao: whether-be, has proceeded criminally
again*! Individuals and ; corporations»ad»:
judged 'by J the j recent Northern ' Securities*
nicrger' decision '■ to' have ' violated -' the. law.
when*Mr.'Slapclnwki reached; into > his hip
pocket - tot':, his f money * and'; f omul 'It f was'
goiie."'-.'•"-;'• -'•>■■' ■_ I'.-.y.'H'*'?''■!' i,''rt:'l■?■'■! :.\<'■:-'.. 'it
! , The family bad tickets for.Olyriipin,", but
when the• conductor learned of,*their! loss :
he- allowed I them' lei - conic- ron "to* Tacoma".
thinking that J work' would be more easily
obtained'here, ii.' ■ v 'v." ■'. ,'v -*>'' '"',•:>
Now they are ii. la. mi,in without money
and ami, stranger! 'Hi--, J are*; stopping
at? the?W'ynona" ileum., corner 'of "South
Seventeenth and* 15 streets.' • : *
REPUBLICANS IN J: Mim
, r r*SOUTH; TACOMA
- Mayor ■ Campbell, .1. M. VA*htonS,ahd
F. R. i Baker.wjll ■ address the; Oitiseaa to
night at South 'lae-ceiiiit. ,-: :'-..■: :v
alleged ,that all .-lie,!' limed in, **nr
iencing I la- bandit*, ** the date 'oonftiftf'
with, flu- statute^, being twotdays over the
time allowed; and that error* SKist in the
clerk'a record. [ :'!»>' -.; '■ \ ';. '■■ ■' > :•-:""-■■*".
„ A legal light is on. :' ' t-', ': r . U
. * .Indue- Gager decided' that,' according. fro*
the"' Connecticut law, *. the -' letter * cannot
be I milted, , tut .it is : not . described wit*}
sufficient certainty in the will and I* an ex-
IraneoQt paper,' • ...'-;„ ,' r, : ;
silver set ought to go with the boat and
In- silverware:.was'ordered on board again.
'I hat's all there was to it.": ■'.■.<•; -t-fi-f
The report that on* of the employe* of
the ; warehouse: he.'l 1,,, detected %in aa
effort to steal th* silver and liad been die*
charged is also branded - as false,
ENGINEER SAYS
REPORTS ARE FALSE
'I will say that there is absolutely ;no
tnith in 1..- iep.,»l- a- to the settling of'
the pie' of the! Eleventh street bridge," '
say* i Engineer I;;-. A. Nicholson 'in
his report to the 'commissioner of ptiblio
Muike.
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