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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-31
STRUCK RIVAL
WITH HATCHET

X, ). Heale was arrested by Patrolmen
Smith and Gordon at 3 o'clock this morn
ing on charge Of assaulting John Wick
strom with a deadly weapon. Heale is
boarding with Mrs Kate Lindiger, the di-
voreed wife of dentist now practcing
in Everett. John Wickstrom formerly
lived at the same place, but he and the
woman were constantly having trouble, SO
he has remained away for some time.
Wickstrom claims that the household fur
niture really belongs to him, and several
times the police have arrested him for
stirring up trouble in the Lindiger family
and breaking up the furniture. He says
that the woman welcomed him to her
home while his money lasted, but ran him
away when it was gone.
Early this morning, according to the
story Wickstrom tells, he received a tele-
phone call from Mrs. Lindiger and went
to the residence, 1905 South Thirteenth
street, at her request He rang the door
bell and the trouble began.
Heale says that he opened the door to
prevent its being battered down and Wick
strom began striking at him. He says
there was a man with Wickstrom and that
he was getting worsted when he stepped
back to where hammer and shingle
hatchet lay. He threw the hammer first
and missed, but hit his antagonist with
the hatchet. A deep wound was cut in his
head.
Both men engaged in the fight are
known to the police.
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HORRIBLE DISCOVERY.

CHICAGO, Dec. 3l.-Frozen into two
feet of ice which formed near the lro-
quois theater the police today noticed
strands OF womans hair protruding
1hey picked the ice away and found part
oil woman's skull, forearm, two fingers
and portion of the thigh 1t is believed
that she must have jumped from great
height and the remainder of her body was
either picked up or ground to pieces be-
meath the trucks. Searchers this after
noon are continually finding fragments of
charred bodies within the theater.
The ice is banked up against the rear
wall, which has buckled out, towering far
above the stage ruins. Giant props alone
prevent fall, which must come if the
wind blows strong.
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Nearly 600 COrpSes Recovered From the rOQuOis Opera
House Ruins More Believed to be in the Debris
Fire Escapes Were not in Position Asbestos
Fire Curtain Would Not Work

pedestrians only through the active enorts
of the police. The Iroquois stands to out
ward gaze intact, with all the glamor of
new construction. It's marble columns
and sculptured figures of tragedy and com
edy are not even blackened with the
death-dealing smoke. The grand entrance,
with its marble staircases and terraces, is
a vestige of anything inhammable is left.
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CAPTURED

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. sl.-A dis
patch from Minister Powell, dated yester-
day, says that two sailing vessels from
Curacao, bound for Azusa and loaded with
arms and ammunition for the insurgents
were captured by the provisional Domin.
lean government. The latter Is assuming
the offensive, having been successful AZ
Guerin. The prisoners are being sent Co
San Domingo City.
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ed by chaos that will take days to
straighten, police and coroner's off
cials at noon today, after 20 hours con-
tinuous toll, admitted their inability to
compile correct list of the dead, injured
and missing in the Iroquois theater horror.
A revised statement has been issued
placing the number of dead at 53l. The
number missing is now 200. Some are
undoubtedly among the unidentified dead.
OF the 300 injured the physicians report
that probably 100 will die.
Newspaper reports compiled at the vari-
GUS morgues and hospitals up to noon
vary The lowest list of dead is 564 and
the highest 576.
Coroner Traeger has impaneled jury
and this morning the jurors were conduct
ed through the numerous morgues, where
each body was viewed separately. Sew
eral times men were compelled to cease
their labor when overcome by emotion
at the spectacles. The bodies of burned
children affected them most.
Two jurors were unable to go farther
than the first morgue. They were ex-
cused and other men were substituted.
The jury's unpleasant task will probably
take until midnight, by which time the
last victims will probably have been seen.
As soon as this is done the hearing
of evidence will be begun. Investigation
will be complete.
Witnesses will be required to say why
the doors in the children-s galleries were
not left open so that every means of exit
could be used; also why the asbestos cur
tain failed to work, why the fire escapes
were not completed, and whether or not
several building laws were complied with
All information now shows that had the
asbestos curtain worked the loss of life
would have been very small.
A profound air of gloom has settled over
the city. The death list is so great that
hundreds of thousands number either rela-
tives, friends or acquaintance among the
Victims. Business is practically suspend
ed. The board of trade closed at noon
out of respect for the dead, after the
mornings apathetic trading.
From morgue to morgue weeping ones
hurry in quest of missing, or emerge
from the charnel houses bearing evidences
that their search has ended and the worst
fears realized.
+ The mayors office is buried in tele-
grams of inquiry. From many cities of
America and Europe messages of condo
lence have been received.
Equal almost to the heartrending scenes
at the morgues is that at the police GUS
todian's rooms, where anxious ones are
going over heaps of garments and trinkets
left behind in the mad rush to escape from
the burning theater. Little children S
clothing, soiled and torn; sealskins of rich
value; slippers and skirts torn from
struggling women, and portions of waists
complete the tragic evidence of that last
terrible rush. Five bushel baskets filled
with purses, gloves, handkerchiefs and jew
elry have been collected. Two barrels were
required to hold the overshoes and shoes
alone.
All night long and yet today crowds
filled the streets around the scene of the
catastrophe. giving way to traffic and
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REV. HENRY l.. RICHARDSON.
LOUIS hISNEY and WIFE.
LESTER DOTY.
MRS. A. N. MENDEI..
WALTER ID. AUTRIAN, aged Ia.
G. SIDNEY FOX.
MRS. c. d. BARTLETT. Bartlett, Ill.
Mrs. JOHN ADENICk, Bartlett. III.
GERTRUDE FALKENSTElN, Bart
lett, Ill.
MRS. w. I. BoICE.
MRS. WILLIAM DAWSON, Barring
ton, Ill.,
WILLIAM BUERTEL.
MARY ID. GARTZ.
LOUISE BUSCHWAH.
LEIGH HOLLAND.
WARNER s. EDILL.
HERMAN ESENSTADT.
UNIDENTIFIED GIRL.
CARRIE j. SAYORE.
HARRY HUDSON.
b. Il. GOULD, Elgin, Ill.
MRS w. A. SPRINGS.
FRED w. LEATIN.
BEANIE BOISE.
G. M. BICKFORD.
MRS. ]. ii. STINGER, Lowell, Ind.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN.
G. r. BARHEIM.
ESTHER BARKER.
EDWARD l.. VANINGEN, Kenosha,
WIS. ~.
MRS: SARAH KRANz, Racine, Wis.
WINTHROP SPRING.
HULDA HOLMES.
ELIZABETH HART and MATTE
MARTIN, Evanston, Ill.
- SAVILLO, IA years old
HERMAN VEIN.
HARRIETT WOLFF.
DEMlNG, w. G..
DELEE, MISS N.
DELEE, VIOLET.
D0DD MRS. j. d., Delaware, Ohio.
DONALDSON, IT.
DONALDSON. MISS A.
DRYDEN, TAYLOR
DRYDEN, MRS. JOHN.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 3l.-Hospitals, police
stations and the morgues are stacked with
the mangled, crushed and burned bodies
of the dead from the lroquois theater fire,
which occurred yesterday afternoon. The
counted now numbers 59l persons, but it
is believed that many more bodies are still
in the ruined building.
The count was practically complete last
midnight, but there are inaccuracies, and
it is believed that many bodies have not
been counted. For time during the
height of the confusion policemen carried
bodies to undertaking establishments and
did not report the number to the central
police station.
Of those who lost their lives in the
holocaust few were actually burned to
death. The number that met death in
that way composed but small proportion
of the dead The greater number died
from being trampled to death by the fren-
zied people who were trying to get out of
the theater. In the Railways of the big
new theater the fremen who entered found
heaps of dead bodies. In some cases the
faces had been trampled so that they
were beyond Identification Cases We're
noted where the entire body above the
waist was ground into pulp by those rush
ing to the outer air after the cry Of fire
had gone up.
Many of the dead did not have chance
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THREE: DEAD

GENEVA, O., Dec, sl.--A Lake Shore
limited double-header struck an open
switch while running six miles an hour
west OF the city this morning. Engineers
Spring and Mcintosh and Fireman Kelpin
We're killed outright. A number OF pass
engers were injured, three seriously. The
wreck caught fire.
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ONE Gk1.4AI N4ORGUE.

CHICAGO, Dec. 3l.-2;33 p. m.-The
mayor this afternoon issued proclama-
ton suspending all New Years festivi-
ties Tomorrow will be day of mourn
ing Saturday will be set aside by the
supplementary proclamation. Business will
be suspended during the religious services
that will be held.
In order to end the death march of sor-
row which is being made by hundreds from
morgue to morgue, Chief ONeil has re-
quested the coroner to remove all uniden-
tilted bodies to the Coliseum, turing the
huge structure into one great morgue. This
will probably be done. The police hope
to have half of the dead identified by
night. OF the other half many will never
be known, so charred and distorted are
the features.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 3l.--Otto Altman.
a reputed millionaire and for IS years
cashier of the Bank Of Staten Island at
Stapleton, committed suicide today by
shooting himself. He was practically the
fole owner of the bank The cause ID
tmvstery. The bank closed its doors pend
ing an investigation.
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ON JAN. IS

PARIS, Dec. 3l.--A dispatch from St.
Petersburg says Russa's reply to Japan
will be. delivered Jan. l3. 1t is inti-
mated that it will be concilatory in terms.
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Di1lOio, IL. N, iNaclne, WIS.
BRADWELI., MISS MYRA.
BOIEN, PAUL.
BARKER. ETHEL.
BARTLETT, MRS. G. d., Bartlett. Ill.
BARNHElSEL, CHARLES Il.
BEUTELi, WILLIAM G.
BUTLER, MRS. S. b., Evanston, Ill.
BOYCE, MRS. w. Il.
BYERSLOTH, HELEN.
BlSSINGER, WALTER b.
BlRNDSLEY, MRS Ii. @.
BODICE, N. w.
BRINCKLEY, MRS. EMMA.
BEUHMANN, MARGARET.
BUTLER, MRS. L., Rosehill.
BUTLER, ROSE.
BUMFURTH, RUTH.
BOYER, ALEX.
BREWSTER, JULIA.
BRENNAN, PAUL.
BROWN, MISS, Evanston, Ill.
BOYCE, w. w.
BARRY. MISS WILMA.
BECkFORD, GLENN.
CUMMINGS, MISS IRENE.
CHRISTOPHER, MISS l..
COOPER, WILLIS W., Kenosha, Wis,
COOPER, CHARLES, Kenosha, Wis.
CURDELLMAN, SOFIA.
CHAPLIN, AGNES.
CLARK, #. d.
CORCORAN, MISS.
COOPER, G. l..
COOPER, w. w.
CONTELL, THOMAS.
COOPER, HELEN.
COULTER, r. H.
CROCKER, MRS. MILLIE j.
CURRAN, MAY.
CLAYTON, VINTON.
COHEN, MRS. JACOB.
CANTWELL, MRS. 4. A.
CALDWELL, ROY A.
COPLER, DOLA.
DIFFENDORF, LEANDER S., Lincoln,
III.
DICKHOUT, MRS. MAY.
DONALDSON, MRS. CLARA.
DOUST. MRS c., Evanstno, Ill.
DRYENFORTH, HELEN, Evanston,
DoUNEGAL. MISS MARY.
DALLELY, MRS. j. l..
| DOLAN, MARGARET
DUVALL, SARAH, GAINESVILLE, O.
LILLIAN PHILLIPS0N, years old.
BOY, II years old, of Lafayette, Ind.
MRS. FORMAN.
WILLIAM RATLEY.
WILLIAM NJ REED, Waukegan, III.
HOYT FOX.
MRS. L. H. BUTLER.
). WARDMAN.
EDMUND w, MORTON.
=- NGIVBY .a-4-aa.-.a-4-
j. "A. COOKE,NS.
MRS. A. j. STEARNS.
j. III. DONAIDS.
REV. GEORGE DUDLEY.
MRS. j. H. DODD of Delaware, Ohio.
MISS V. DELEE
w. w. HOOPER of Kenosha, Wis.
FIVE CHILDREN OF II. S. VANIN-
GEN of Kenosha, Wis. (probably.)
MRS. JOHN M'MENENGAN.
MILDRED MEREDITH, 3 years old
BEATRICE BAILEY.
A. A. MAIDEN.
G. A. WINSLOW, Three Rivers. MINI.
DONALD WELLS.
BURR SCOTT.
FORNETTA PETERSON.
HARVEY KELLY, st. Louis
THOMAS C0UTELL.
EMPERLY HALL.
THOMAS FLANAGAN, indianapolis.
MRS. A. II. HENRY.
ROSE K ROGERS.
H. p. MOORE.
G.. L. COOPER.
HORTENSE LANG, aged 10.
IRENE LANG, aged H.
e. A. WILSON.
ANN FITZGIBBON.
MRS. W. T. MARSH.
LOUISE BUSHNELL.
MRS. A. LAKE.
MISS A. DONALDSON
MRS. PATRICK p O'DONNELL.
X. II. COULTS.
MISS HOWARD.
MISS ROSS.
FLORENCE AMMAN.
ROSEMOND SCHMIDT.
ELVIRA OLSEN.
HELEN MCAUGHAN.
HELEN HOWARD.
LILLE POWER.
RIHA MAKER.
MRS. +. A. MORRILL,.
MRS. A. SUNNI.
MRS EDITH NORTON of Ontongon,
Mich.
MISS HARABAUGH.
c. w. FORBUSH and family.
ANNA STERLING.
THREE MEN employed in the flies on
the stage, names unknown.
FLORENTlNE a German performer.
ETHEL BLACl<MAN, 10 years old
MRS. CAVANAUGH, of Indiana ave-
nue..
UNKNOWN BOY, s years old.
EIGHT UNKNOWN WOMEN. met
death by jumping from rear fire escape.
LOUIS Il. BUCHRAY.
MARIE WALSH, aged Is years.
MRS. JAMES ID. MALONEY.
MISS SPENCER.
ETHEL JONES.
MRS. JOHN G. KING.
MAY CURRAN.
- MARTIN, boy of l5.
f. MOSES.
III. w. WILLIAMS.
y. REGENSBERG.
ELLA LINDEN.
- HENNING, a boy.
WALTER B. EISLER.
- MUIR.
MRS EMMA BRINCKLEY.
RICHARD and ALLEN HOIST
HAROLD MARTIN Pullman. ~.
JOHN HOLLAND
LULU SHABBARD.
w. N. SPRANG
CHARLES ii. KOHL.
MRS. DAWSON.
WILLIAM BUTLER.
ROBERT MARTIN.
JOHN VANINGEN, Kenosha, Wis
WALTER BESSINGER.
MARGARET BUERMAN.
MRS. LEO WOLFF, Hammond. Ind
ALICE KAUSMAN.
HELEN HOWARD.
HELEN COOPER.
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LONDON, Dec. 3l.-The lord mayor to-
day sent to Ambassador Choate the fol
lowing telegram:
"The citizens of London offer their deep
est sympathy and sincere condolences to
the American people for the awful loss
of life through the fire in Chicago"
New-York tribune., 1903-04-01
RUSSIAN VIEW OF SITUATION.

st. Petersburg, March 31.-The Russian Consui
at Uskub, European Turkey, confirms the re-
ports of the dangerous spread of the revolution
airy agitation in the vilayet of Kossovo. He
adds that the revolutionists spreading the
belief that Russia is aiding the movement
The consul also confirms the report that a
plot to destroy the Turkish military depots at
Istib Macedonia with dynamite. was recently
discovered and says the railroad and telegraph
lines have been cut. and that Bulgarian officers
are joining the insurgent bands. The inhabi-
tants compelled by threats to support the
insurgents, supply them with money and pro-
visions, and take up arms The consul, how
ever. considers that the movement is artificial
and not really approved by the bulk of the
population, and adds that the revolutionary
committees doing their utmost to incite the
Mahometans to engage in u general annihila-
tion of the Christians with the object of secur-
ing the intervention of the great powers.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-01
SLEUTH CATCHES BELTS.
McClusky Watching a Nest Of
Gamblers.
TENDERLOIN CLEAN, SAYS JEROME

Lou Belts. whose alleged gambling house In
West Thirty-fourtll-st. was the scene of a ralu
recently arrested yesterday morning as he
was crossing the North River Pennsylvania
ferryboat. The raid at his place was made on In
formation obtained by Western detectives in the
employ of Police Commissioner Greene. Belts was
arrested at the time, and the police learned
that he had gone TO Atlantic City. He was in
dicted. and bench warrant was issued for his
arrest.
Belts took his arrest coolly. When he was taken
TO Police Headquarters he said his full name was
Lafayette Belts. He gave his age thirty-nine
years, said he d 'bookmaker,' and lived at
No. West Eighty-third-st. He was taken TO the
District Attorneys Office and kept there several
hours before he arraigned the bench war
rant before Judge Cowing, in the Court of General
Sessions. Then he released on $500 cash ball
he will be called to plead TO the Indictment against
of running gambling house and of being q COM
Inspector McClusky said yesterday that he had
information that Belts and several other gam
hlers had been making ready to run gambling
Broadway and Sixth-ave. I'm that block" he said.
f t6 6s ss ghe navn With fh
doing business as soon as 1T was safe. Their plans
indicate that they would make that block in Forty
fourth-st. as much of a rendezvous for gamblers
dealers The gamblers houses there lave not been
opened for business yet they won't be. either,
while am here. Belts has htted up a place AT
at No. 15s and William Mackay. of Chicago, at No.
161 Forbes and Mandelbaum have also htted up
block"
Inspector McClusky went to the Criminal Courts
tak WITH m DEtret ina AttoneS | jerome we talked
about police business" Mr.. Jerome said later Il
that the TenGerloin and the district covered by the
police of the West Forty-seventh-st station are
haven't taken the word of the police for this but
have received my information from private source:
commanders to keep them So
New-York tribune., 1903-04-01
ELEVATED LINES TRANSFERRED.
Interborough Company Must Set Aside
Money to Maintain the Manhattan.

The properties of the Manhattan Railway Com
psny were turned over with little ceremony at
midnight last night to the lnterborough Rapid
Transit Company, 10 which they have been leased
The transfer celebrated privately by some Of
the men connected with the two systems
been signed. and the last meeting Of the executive
committee Of the Manhattan board of directors
prior to the turning Of the road was held yes
terday afternoon in the Office Of President George
J. Gould At the close OF the meeting il was said
that the session merely formal. No designations
took place. according 10 D. w McWilliams, the
secretary Il is said that Mr. Gould is not TO re-
tire from the presidency. the duties Of which, how
ever will henceforth be nominal Under the terms
Of the lease OF the properties the Manhattan COM
many retains its organization intact, and in addition
80 the dividend rental to be paid by the INTERIOR
ough to the stockholders OF the Manhattan, a sum
is 70 be set aside each year for maintaining the
organization Of the Manhattan Railway Company.
Regular meetings Of the board Of the Manhattan
f-ornnsny will therefore be held
II has been reported that the headquarters of
Eiee-President Bryan of the Interborough Com
Many who Will be manager of the entire subway
system and who will take immediate charge Of the
elevated properties. would be moved TO the present
f4sces Of President Skftt, OF the Manhattan.
IN the Western Union Building Mr.. Bryan said
Yesterday however. that he would in all Likelihood
retain his Office in the Park Row Building
New-York tribune., 1903-04-01
KING AND PRESIDENT TO MEET.
British Ruler Will Visit France-He Sails
for Lisbon.

Portsmouth, March 31.-The royal yacht Vic
toria and Albert with King Edward on board
sailed for Lisbon this morning. Royal salutes
were fired. and all warshps dressed and manned
ship as the yacht put to sea. escorted by two
Warships
statement was secured from an authorita-
tive quarter to-day to the effect that official
negotiations in progress make il practi-
cally certain that King Edward will visit Presi-
dent Loubet, about the only question remaining
open being whether the meeting will occur be-
fore after the Presidents voyage to Algeria
If before, the Kings visit viii take place within
the next two weeks. while his majesty is on his
way to the Riviera. either at Paris or at a
place to be hereafter determined upon and con-
veniently the capital. If the visit is paid
after the Presidents Algerian voyage. it will
PROBABLY be about May /, at near Toulon.
Considerable significance is attached to the
meeting, owing to the recent movement for an
understanding between Great Britain and
France and the parallel courses they pursued
toward Turkey and Morocco. 1t will be the
first meeting between French President and
a British sovereign since the late Queen Victoria
was received by the late President Faure
her majestys private while she was on
her way through Paris to the South of France
in 1897
New-York tribune., 1903-04-01
SIR THOMAS PLEASED WITH TEST.

CTourock March 31.-Sir Thomas Upton, in an
interview after the trial of the challenger, said
he considered that he had every reason for the
utmost qualification at the result Shamrock
III had done all that could be asked of her
He thought that the trial proved her TO be un-
doubtedly the best of the Americas Cup chal-
Iengers. In his opinion. she was the fastest boat
afoat in to-day's weather, and he looked hope
fully to see her do equally well in heavier
weather
d. r. d. Neill, leading Clyde amateur
yachtsman, who was the only outsider on board
Shamrock ! all day, said he was satisfied that
she was sailed in an honest endeaVor to secure
the utmost cf which she was capable, and she
was honestly beaten. In windWard work, he
added Shamrock III completely circed Sham
rock J. but while he considered the new chal-
lenger a wonderful boat, he did not expect TO
find as much difference between the two racers
I'm heavier weather as shown to-day.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-01
rHE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW

York, by Grace Of God Free and Independent. %
Lydia E. Foster Anna ". Foster AlFnira P. Mansdeid
Carrie p White, Theodore y Foster Charles T Foster.
Maurice w Forster Francis Bond. Frederick Bond,
John B. Alley. Gertrude Alley. Lillian Alley Hatch.
Martha E Dows. Edwin Dovs. Martha DoNs.
and JOSEPH pOws II living whose place %
unknown and TO the widow Of Gideon Foster.
unknown the children OF said Gideon Foster.
deceased. If whose and places OF
bands wives and widows II any OF said children Of the
any whose names and places Of residence are
known and the executors administrators OF sad
Joseph ". Dows. IL whose places
administrators Of Gideon Foster. any.
his children or descendants any have died whCss
nanles ages and places residence are unknown and
all the other heirs and next Il kin of annie
late OF County and state az NsW-York deceased.
whose names ages and places Of residence are ynon
heirs and next Of kin OF Annie s Eaton. deceased
C1tv 81 New York has lately applied to the Srrosar
Court Of County of New York. to have certain
1aO2 reIatinS to both pars0raT
duly proved the last VIII and Testament e
annie s. Eaton late OF the County Of New YORK d.
Sfs Office in The County OF New YORK on ire aatb sS
S,s rire brInlrs5
there 10 attend the probate OF the said last Viii sni
the % twsnty-one years 10 an
pear by your guardian. Il you have one or Il you havs
Je I he aDpoigte by me urrossts 70 @ & sGsfs % AN
In testimony whereof. have caused the ths
Surf0gate Sot ~ tns aiI Sooty % Hey YORK to 0s
Surrogate OF said County OF New York az
IL. 81 said county the ninth day % March in ira
year OF our Lord One thousand nine hundred
J. FAIRFAX NI-AUGHLIN
Clerk OF the SurroEate's Court.
CHARLES e sIMMs, Attorney for Petitioner. No. II
Wall 81. New York City.