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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-12
Jan Prisoners on Parade.

Tientsin, March 12.-One officer and
four Japanese soldiers, who recently
were captured near With, Korea, were
paraded through the streets Of Mak.
den on Tuesday, March 8.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-12
Two Torpedo Boats MISSING.

New York, March 1.-Two torpedo
boats sent out as scouts from Port Ar
thur March have not been heard
from, according to a Herald dispatch
from Chefoo. 1t is feared, the dispatch
ldds, that they have fallen into the
hands of the Japanese
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-12
ANOTHER FLOOD FEARED.
ice Gorges Around Wiikesbarre, Pa,
Remain Intact. 81

WilEesbasTe. Pa. March 1.-THE
water has fallen to "a feet, but the
gol ges three miles below this city and
two miles above remain Intact, threat,
ening another flood. Many persons
who were forced to leave their homes
because or the high water are return
ing. The passing out OF the gorgss at
Bloomsbury and Danyille greaAiy -
Neved the situation there.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-12
Russian Cruiser at Port Said.

Port Said. Egypt, March 1.-The
Russian armored cruiser Dmitri Don.
skoi arrived here during the day from
Suez. She has been completely re-
paired and will sail for Cadiz, Spain.
shortly.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-12
RUSSIANS RETREATING.

Said to Be Destroying Villages Along
-'e , s.. the YaIu. a&
Tientsin, March ia Chinese refu-
gee from Hsuyen insists that the Rus
slams are retreating from the Yalu
river and destroying villages en- route.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-12
RUSSIANS FORCED TO. RETREAT.

,Repuised In Engagement With .Japs
q 49, North Of Pingyang.
Toxic, March 12.-Russian and Jap
anese mounted scouts met north Of
Pingyang Wednesday. After q brief
engagement the Russians retreated.
No casualties are reported on either
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-12
CONSTRUCTING pEFENsEs.

Korean Residents OF vladivostok Aid
ing Russtans.
Vladivostok. March II The Korean
inhabitants Of vladivostok, as . tangi-
Bile proof % their. sympathy with Rus
sia. have graAuitously placed their
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-12
CHINESE RENDERED HOMELESS.

Concentration OF Russians Causes sur
fering to Celestials.
Yinkow, March 1.-THE concentra-
ton of troops at the Russian strate-
gical base has resulted in much suffer
ing among the Chinese inhabitants,
especially at Liaoyang, where even
private buildings have been appro-
priated to accommodate troops. Thou
sands of Chinese are, consequently,
without homes.
Russian troops are encamped at all
the essential points along the railroad.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-12
ATTITUDE TO BE SUSTAINED.

services at the disposl of the COM
mander OF the town for the construc-
ton of defenses.
Foreign residents of Nagasaki who
have arrived here report that all the
Japanese docks are engaged in max
ing repairs to the ships that were
damaged in the engagements at Port
Arthur.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26

disc, the merchants fearing another Bal.
timore catastrophe.
In the Sibley & Carr store alone there
were 800 employees, and as many more in
others threatened. These were utilized,
but with small success. as in the actual
fire district the salvage was small
A fire wall in the Sibley wholesale build
ing temporarily stopped the spread of the
flames to the north
The inhabitants of several houses on
Mortimer strest were removed from their
homes by the police.
Shortly afterward the walls of the Sb.
ley building fell, crushing these houses.
The west wall fell into St. Paul street.
This was followed by the explosion of
the boilers, which threw the fire into an
adjoining granite building, whose twelve
stories were soon ablaze through the ele-
vator shaft. 1t had been regarded as alb
solutely fireproof and was the finest office
building in the city. The heat was so great
that the front and rear walls bulged and
became dangerous.
Shortly after a. m. the front wall of
the ive-story Marble building fell outward
into Main street, compelling the fremen
to abandon the fight in that direction.
Several companies of firemen climbed to
the roof of the six'story Burke-F -Fitzsim.
sons department store and began throwing
streams of water.
Assistant Chief Jaynes fell from win
dow and was seriously injured.
The Syracuse relief consisted of two
engines and two hose companies, and the
same number came from Buffalo.
All streams were concentrated on the
Granite building and surrounding build
ings.
Shortly after 10 a. m. the big 36-inch
water main burst, materially diminishing
the pressure.
The burned district so far includes an
area from point on Main street east to
midway between Clinton avenue and ST.
Paul street; thence north to Division
street and thence half way to Mortimer.
The fire wall of the Cox building marked
the stopping point for the flames on the
north side.
Up Division street the burned district
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26
LONCSHOREMAN TELLS HOW THE
STRIKE WAS BROUGHT ABOUT

J There was no change this morning in the
attitude of the longshoremen in regard to
loading the steamship Lyra. The men
simply refused to go to work, and up to
noon today it had not been possible to get
together non-union crew to load the yes.
sell
The Lyra was to have been loaded last
night, but her matches are still open and
the shipment of government hay for the
Philippines remains in the warehouse.
The longshoremen's side of the story was
given to The Times this afternoon by Sec
Tetary Morris of local union No. BOG as
follows:
"Quartermaster's Agent Cosper hired
nOn-union. men to work on the dock for 80
cents an hour The trucking on the Gov
prnment dock has been done heretofore
by members of local union No. 306 at 40
cents an hour. Mr.. Cosper claims that
such work is warehousemen's work and
that he hired union warehousemen at
union wages The fact is, however, that
the night before he telephoned to the
warehousemen's union for a number of
men, but they refused to go, as they be-
heved that the work belonged to the long
shoremen's union and they would mot en-
croach on its jurisdiction. Even as late
as four weeks ago the steamship fremont
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26

was loaded at the Government dock by
members of the union and no objection
was made. The claim is made by Mr..
Cosper that the government then let con-
tract to the firm of McCabe & Hamilton.
and they paid at that time 40 cents an
hour for day work and so cents for night
work. What we cannot understand is
why an effort should be made now to cut
the price to 80 cents" q. ..,>.
Mr.. Morris further stated that he had
been in communication with Senator Fos-
ter, and a telegram received from him
today was to the effect that Quartermas-
ter's Agent Cosper had no authority to
make reduction in wages.
1t is believed by the members of the
longshoremen's union that the present dit.
ficulty is merely the beginning of a move.
ment on the part of some of the water.
front employers to oppose organized labor.
This afternoon a small crew of non.
union men began loading the Lyra through
one hatch, with the Chinese crew of the
vessel working the winohes. A number of
longshoremen were gathered at the end of
the government warehouse but made no
attempt to go onto the dock. The only
demonstration they made was long. loud
laugh when the Cinnamon lost control of
a load of a half-dozen bales Of hay and
let it drop into the hold.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26
THE JAPANESE ARE
LOVERS OF NATURE

TOXIC, Feb. 2e.--The Japanese are ma
ture lovers and show their feelings by
taking a holiday simply for the purpose Of
flower viewing" The entire nation often
takes day off and goes on big picnic
to see the plum or cherry blossoms, or
the naples or chrysanthemums in bloom.
The Japanese floral festivals were arranged
on the basis Of the old lunar calendar.
Under this rule New Year came sometime
between January q and February IS, 50
that it was from three to seven weeks
behind the occidental solar calendar
Upon adopting the Gregorian calendar the
floral festivals were changed. The recon
structed floral calendar follows:
January, pine; February, plum; March
peach; April, cherry; May, wistaria; June
iris; July, moningglory; August, lotus
September, "seyen grasses;" October. ma
pie; November, crysanthemum; December
camellia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26
COMPELLED HIS
WIFE TO LOVE HIM

Lucy Kemp was granted divorce from
William II. Kemp this morning by Judge
Chapman on the ground of non-support.
The complaint states that Kemp is shin.
gle weaver, painter and paperhanger,
but with all these professions he could not
support his wife and child, who were com
PEELED to go to her parents.
In the divorce suit Of Emma Keeble
against John Keeble, Judge Huston this
morning, on the motion of E. L. Garrett
son, attorney for the heplaintiff, declared the
husband in default and granted the decree.
The affidavit of Christopher H. Olson in
his divorce suit against Martha G. Olson
was filed this morning IL states that dur
ing November, 1893, while Olson was in
Vancouver, B. c., looking for work, the
wife sold off the household effects and left
for parts unknown. He asks for divorce
on the ground of abandonment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26
FLORA AND FAUNA or
THE ISLAND KINGDOM

TOKYO, Feb. l2.--Japan stretches over
the three zones, torrid, temperate and
frigid, and the result Is a variey of vege-
tation. Formosa, Shikoku, Kyushiu and
the Ryukyu islands produce almost every
thing TO be found in tropical countries.
On the principal islands the products are
those Of the temperate zone, while in
Hokkaido and the Kurile islands little
grows except the stunted growth Of the
frigid zone.
Pine, cedar, oak, camphor, maple, lac
quer, camellla, plum, peach and cherry
trees are the commonest The fruit trees
are grown for their blossoms rathen than
for the fruit The bamboo ia abundant
and Is used extensively.
Animal life in the empire does not offer
muck variety. Badgers, bears, boars, deer,
foxes, hares and monkeys are found. Cats,
dogs, horses, oxen, rats and weasels are
thick. SO are snakes and lizards. Birds
are numerous and some ara sweet singers.
The streams are filled with Ash and thou
sands gain their livelinhood from The nets.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26
FEDERAL COURT
SENTENCES GIVEN

Judge Hanford, before continuing the
shingle trust case this afternoon, took time
to sentence number of prioners who had
pleaded guilty to the crimes with which
they were charged.
The following were sentenced for selling
whisky to Indians: John M. Dash, four
months Imprisonment, 800 fine and costs;
William White, five minths, 800 and
costs; Will Davis, who withdrew plea
of not guilty, two months Elm county Jail
and$lOO and costs; Henry Ford, two
months in county Jail sl00 fine and costs;
Charles Smith, five months in United
States penitentiary, $l00 fine and costs;
Fred Papp, FIVE months in United States
penitentiary.
Frank Brown, who was indicted by the
grand jury, pleaded not guilty and his case
was continued.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26
STUCK RIVER
OVERFLOWS AGAIN

The overflow of water in the Stuck river
is beginning to worry the residents of that
locality as the food season approaches.
Pierce county farmers are particularly anx-
ious, as most of the water runs their way
under present conditions. Pierce county
has lately renewed the annual proposition
to devise a. system of draining the water
so as to prevent any overflow upon the
valley lands. A strong effort was made
to do that two years ago, but the tre-
mendous cost of every plan proposed
caused the matter to be abandoned
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26
MARINE GLIMPSES

The British ship Lamorna has ordered
q tug for tomorrow morning. The Lamor-
ma has cargo of 1912 tons of wheat and
2,56S tons of barley.
The collier Edith, Captain Hall, was due
to leave for San Francisco at o'clock
today.
Word was received yesterday that the
Pleiades, of the Boston Towboat company s
line, sailed Monday from Chefoo for Moi,
Japan. From there she will return to
Puget Sound, and is due here in about
three weeks.
The barkentine Amaranth is due here
today to load lumber at the st. Paul mill.
The Amaranth is from Honolulu and goes
from here to Australia.
The Mystery, a Canadian tug, was in
with scow this morning for $50 tons of
coal for Vancouver, B. G.
The British ship Barcofe arrived in yes
terday with full cargo for Balfour, Guth-
rie & Co. The ship experienced the full
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26
TREASURY AGENCY
WILL BE RETAINED

Secretary Whitehohse of the Chamber
of Commerce received a telegram from
Washington, d. c., today, giving assurance
that an additional United States treasury
agency will be established in Tacoma.
There has been a rumor circulated for
some time past that the agency now locat-
ed in Tacoma would go to Seattle. So It
will, but new agency viii be created IN
this city to take the place of the old
one.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26
FLAMES SWEEP AWAY LARGE PART
OF ROCHESTER'S BUSINESS DISTRICT
involving Loss Of Many Millions of Dollars Worth of
Cities Promptly Send Assistance and Help QueHth FaneS

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Feb. pa disas
trous conAagration broke out here at !
o'clock this morning, which threatens tc
consume the entire business portion of the
city. The flames are driven onward by q
high wind.
The fire broke out in the very heart ol
the dry goods district. It started in the
central elevator shaft of the Rochester Dry
Goods company's store on Main street
Ten minutes after the alarm was sound
= ed the six-story building was mass oi
flames
In less than half an hour the rear wall
fell and the flames spread into the seven
story fireproof building of Sibley, Carr
Co.
At a. m. the fire chief said he was
powerless to stop the flames, which by tha,
time were encroaching on the wholesale
district.
Buffalo and Syracuse were appealed tc
for aid and special trains supplied by the
railway companies started for Rochester
carrying extra fire apparatus.
AT 1880 a. m. series of explosions oc
CURED, followed by the breaking out of the
flames in twelve-story building at the
corner of st. Paul and Main streets. With.
in an hour the flames were belching
through the roof.
At S:l5 the Buffalo and Syracuse fire
companies arrived
1t seemed at that time as though the
hre would surely cross Main street to the
east, and windows in the stores across
the street began to burst under the ter
rifle heat.
The entire police force was holding the
crowds in check.
Employees in the threatened BUILDINGS
were allowed to assist in removing goods.
The streets were piled high with merchan-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26
HE SHOT DOWN
AN ATTORNEY

BUFFALO, N. Y, Feb. 2o.--Henry
Schwartz, prominent attorney, was this
morning fatally shot by Hugh Knowles. Of
Knowles 4 Gardner, a prominent dry goods
firm.
The murder took place in Schwartz pri.
vate office as the result Of dispute over
business troubles.
Schwartz died at l:20 this afternoon,
-Four bullets were shot into his body. three
Of which pierced the lungs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26

LONDON, Feb. 2o.-The japanese EN-
bassy this morning issued an official state
ment as follows;
EARLY on the morning Of February "a
four old vessels we're escorted by torpedo
boats to blockade the south harbor of
Port Arthur. The object in sinking these
vessels was attained. The officers and
crews returned in safety. Although there
is no report regarding our feet direct from
Admiral Togo, no doubt can be entertained
regarding its safety"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26
CLEAN MONEY

The Washington State Bankers associ-
at..vn is taking an active interest in the
passage of Mr.. Gaines house bill, known
as the "clean money BILL
p c. Kaufman, secretary of the associ.
alton and second yice-president of the FL
deity Trust company, has written letters
to every banker in the Northwest urging
them to support this measure. A portion
of the letter is as follows:
"At present all soiled, mutilated, defaeed
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26
SO YEARS A PRISONER
RELEASED BY LOUBET

PARIS. Feb. 26.--Presdent Loubet has
pardoned Ahmed Ben Mokrani, the Arab
chief, who, with his brother, led re-
bellion in Algeria against the French in
1871. The rebellion was caused by the
French refusing the franchise TO Arabs,
although eonferring IL upon the Jews.
After fierce fighting, lasting several
months, the brother was killed, but All
med continued fighting until induced t
surrender under promise Of freedom.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26
NEW LAUNDRY

The South Tacoma Steam Laundry is
the latest acquisition to the business en-
terprises Of South Tacoma. The concern
will be operated by a stock company. Wilt
lam Murphy is president, j. l.. Keesler,
yicepresident, Ella Murphy, treasurerl
and A. Browning, secretary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26
Fierce RUSSIAN GENERAL WILL
EAT LITTLE JAPS FOR BREAKFAST
General KOurOpafkin in Lauded by the Gar i'm An
ether Imperial Proclamation Which Vas
Issued To-day

ST PETERSBURG, Feb. 2o.-The czal
has issued proclamation to the army
through General Kouropatkn, who was a
few DAYS ago relieved of the war port,
folio and put in chief command of the
land forces. The proclamation lauds the
past services of Kouropatsin and confers
on his the order of Alexander NevslSy. 1t
transmits to the army the imperial gretins
and blessing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26

force of the recent storm on the coast and
laid off the coast eight days before a tug
picked her up. Captain Mckenzie of the
Barcore is favorite with Tacoma water
front men. and they say he can, when in
the mood, spin yarn that is better than
novel.
The steam schooner Issaqua will finish
loading lumber at the st. Paul mills to-
night.
The schooner Annie Larson finishes load
ing at the Tacoma mill today and goes t.
sea tomorrow. She carries $50 900 feet OF
lumber for San Francisco.
The schooner Luzon finished loading at
the Tacoma mill today and will get to sea
tonight. She has 100000 feet of lumber for
San Francisco.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26

when Admiral Uriu demanded that tina
Russian cruisers variag and Korietz leave
the harbor Of Chemulpo.
In this Marshall was entirely justified.
as he was forbidden under the American
naval regulations from joining the repre-
sentativea of other nations in such ar
act.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26
HE SMILED At
THE GALLOWS

SAN QUENTIN, Cal, Feb. 26.-Charles
Wardrip, aged 20, the youngest man ever
executed in the penitentiary here, was
hanged at 10:4O a. m. today He mounted
the scaffold with a smile on his face and
died game.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26
BRICK AND ASPHALT Divide
PACIFIC AVENUE LAND. OWNERS

There promises to be highly interest
ing meeting at the city hall this afternoon
when the Pacific avenue property holders
meet to talk on the pavement proposition
Many of the former advocates of blocks
and some of the asphalt advocates will vote
for brick pay ement, and the sentiment
is very likely to be luite evenly divided
between brick and asphalt. 1t is a fore
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26
TOO MUCH WATER
IN CALIFORNIA

REDDING, Cal, Feb. 2e.-Anotber
heavy storm is raging A vertical bloud-
burst occurred at Dunsmuir last night.
The Sacramento river is rising rapidly.
The third mountain landslide of the week
occurred at Canatara this morning. Fears
are entertained that the whole side of the
mountain will slough off onto the track
of the Southern Pacific, thus blocking traf-
fc between San Francisco and Portland.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26

!. This promise was forgotten when the
french had him in their power, and with
IDO tr1besmen he was sentenced to death.
Ihe sentence was commuted to penal SER
yltude in the mines at New Caledonia.
Recently an attempt was made to secure
permission for him to return to Algeria
This brought the case to the attention
Of Ioubet, who, upon learning the circum-
stances surrounding the capture and i'm
prisonment, ordered his release.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26

Machen was cool and composed. The
Croft brothers sat side BY side with stoical
indifference.
Judge Pritchard's ehdrge occupied an
hour in delivery and was eminently fair
He defined reasonable doubt and discussed
at length the consBiraey statute under
which the indictment was found He said
the design to defraud need not be accom-
plished, but if it was proven that the par
ties indicted acted toward the furtherance
of that design, even though the govern
ment was not actually defrauded, it was a
case of conspiracy
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26
ALL READY
FOR VERDICT

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. <2e.-Jus-
tice Pritchard began reading the charge
to the jury when court opened at 10 o'clock
this morning for the closing scenes in the
postoffice conspiracy trial. A great crowd
was present.
The defendants were all in their places.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26
CRUISER TACOMA
COMING HERE

Word has been received that the new
United States cruiser Tacoma will be here
for few days before leaving for the ORR
ent, where the vessel has ben ordered for
duty. This will be done in order TO give
the citizens of Tacoma an opportunity to
see the cruiser and present the gift for
which citzens have subscribed 5000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26

LONDON, Feb. pa Russian torpedo
boat fred shot across the bow of the
British India liner MOmbassa in the Red
sea Monday, then boarded her and exam
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26
A6R. MUNTRR RETURNS

Lewis Fl. Munter, of the firm Of Munier
4 johnson, arrived in Tacoma today after
an extended purchasing trip in the East.
Mr., Munter visited the. important trade
centers and as a result has picked up
big stock OF seasonable goods for THE
Leader
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26

gone conclusion that one Of these two ma
terials will be decided upon.
Councilman Mahncke, who was one of
the strongest asphalt supporters, said
this morning that his views had undergone
a change and when The vote is taken this
afternoon he will vote for brick or wood
blocks
The meeting was called for 4 o'clock in
the council chamber.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26
PUT BAD ACTORS
ON THE STAGE

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Feb. 26.-colonel
John Moynahan, aged 6s, died in the city
hospital today of erysipelas. He originated
the idea of putting pfizefghters on the
stage, and as sulliyan's first manager took
the erstwhile champion to France.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-26

extends half block. The total burned area
includes three acres.
Up to 10 o'clock the loss was estimated
at seven millions of dollars. 40
The fire is confined within this section,
but there probably will be little relief
for the firemen until tomorrow. t