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The evening world., 1904-04-28

Home Run" Buck Freeman and Hobo
Ferris. OF the Boston Americans. have
started a long-distance hitting contest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-28
BY w. B. Colver, Special Commissioner of
the Newspaper Enterprise Association in
the Far East.

YOKOHAMA, March 8-While armies
and navies are attracting the attention of
the world in this conflict between the
car and the mikado there will be power
full influence at work of which little will be
heard. That influence will be the marvel
Gus secret service of Japan, and to appre-
ciate it one must go back half century
to the time when Japan awakened, and
leaving its Oriental customs, decided to
catch step with Western civilization.
Since the memory of man runneth the
internal police system of Japan, both pub
lie and secret, has been as near perfection
as is possible to imagine, so the govern
ment had a good basis to start from. The
japanese realized that if they went out
into the world without personal informa-
tion they would be open to no end of
swindle and deceit. So before Japan was
publicly opened to the world educated
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The JAPANESE SECRET SERVICE
is AN ALL-POWERFUL WEAPON

young men are sent to spy out the
secrets of Western civilization and to make
complete reports of their observations. 1t
would take a volume to enumerate the
rami6cations of this system, but the gen
eral scheme was for the government
agents to go to England, France, Germany,
Russia and the United States as emigrants
and to accept the most mental employment.
For example, if Japan wanted to buy a
battleship it would happen that a Japa-
nese, apparently of the lowest type, would
seek employment in the yards of the chief
shipbuilders of half a dozen nations. He
would do any sort of work and would APP
pear to be scarcely able to understand the
simplest sentences of the language of the
land. He would seem utterly disinterested
and unobservant, but none the less he
might be the son of a proud Japanese
house and able through trained eyes to see
and comprehend all that transpired about
him, while being able to understand the
language of the shipbuilders, who would
carelessly talk over their most sacred Sc
crets in the hearing of the stupid Jap"
Thus, when couple of years later, bids
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days going to the prices half

Section ZIG: All elective officers proyid.
ed by the charter shall receive in full
compensation for all services of whatso-
ever kind rendered by them the salaries
following, which shall be payable In orders
on the Salary Fund at the end Of each
calendar month:
Mayor, $1,000 per annum,
City Treasurer, $l700 per annum.
City Controller, $l700 per annum,
Each Councilman, $500 per annum.
The City Council shall fix by ordinances
the salary Of all other officers and en-
ployees provided by this charter or that
may be created by ordinance; provided,
that unless such ordinance shall recsivs
the vote Of two-thirds Of all members Of
the City Council said salary shall never
exceed the amounts following:
City Attorney, $4,000 per annum,
Chief of Fire Department, $l20O.00 per
annum,
Chief of Police, $4,000 per annum,
Commissioner Of Public Works, sl700.0O
per annum,
City Engineer, $4,000 per annum.
ANY other officer or employee, $l200.09
per annum.
Passed Feb. "a, 1904.
JESSE s. JONES,
President Of City Council.
Attest. +. b. WOODRUFF,
City Clerk.
Approved Feb. 20, 1904.
LOUIS d. CAMPBELL.
Mayor.
Pub. Mar to Apr 4, 1904. inclusive.
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BOOTY "FRAT" BOYS
BOYC0TTED BY GIRLS

ST. PAUL, Mimi, March 2S.-The
young women prominent in sorority circles
of the University of Minnesota have de-
clared a boycott on the frat" boys who
drink.
No more can the young fellows take the
girls to socials or to armory dances It's
all over now. And all because of little
jollifcation one night recently.
There was an interfraternity ball. The
boys invited over 100 girls to the ball.
1t was a swell affair, second only to the
annual junior promenade in social import
ance at the 6. Everyone of prominence
in the university was on hand
The dancing continued until just before
refreshment time, when the girls noticed
that the boys began to leave the room
one by one. The girls were being neglect
ed; dances were being missed.
Then, just in time for refreshments, the
boys came back, sheepisAig,l ins>ones and
twos. 8#@---
The girls grew suspicious
There was a pungent odor of the goods
that made several cities famous.
Nothing was said, however, until after
refreshments, when the boys sneaked away
again. Then a crowd of disappointed dam
sells met in the wall flower corner and
held an indignation meeting. ss4. . s
A well-defned boycott was arranged
Then came more trouble.
When it came time to take the young
women home, the young men had scarcely
enough ability and carriage left to look
out for themselves.
Chagrined beyond the endurance point,
the young women went home by them
selves,
Next day at class all explanations were
in vain.
About 55 young men are under the ban.
The other girls heard the story and
Joined their sisters in the boycott, which
has been Endorsed privately by members
of the faculty.
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for battleship or a railroad bridge were
asked for by the japanese they would have
in hand vast amount of secret and valu-
able information which had been thus pa
tiently gathered
Korea, China and Manchuria have been
for twenty years favorite field of action
for these secret agents, and well-informed
man told me today that there were prob
ably $4,000 japanese disguised as Chinese
or natives scattered all along the Siberian
railroad. They are employed as section
hands, telegraph operators, station agents,
ETC., and keep in touch with each other
and with a chain of other secret agents
in banks and stores, or employed as ped
dlers, rickishaw men, steamship employees,
etc. The men along the railroad are edu-
Gated mechanical engineers and experts in
construction work. Said my informant:
Japan will not need to march an army
hundreds of miles across country to cut the
Siberian railroad. Her secret agents can
blow up bridges, tear up rails and destroy
grades without fear of detection. The rail-
road is at the mercy of Japan and when
the time comes you will see how the silent
blow will be struck" He went on to say
that the mounted bandits" of which the
Russians complain are led and melted by
japanese agents and that in many cases
depredations that are charged to the ban
dts in Manchuria are really done by the
Japanese who are in the employ of the
railroad.
"When land fighting is really on over
there" he said, "and Russia has half a
million men to feed and clothe and keep
supplied with munitions that Siberian rail
road will present scene of confusion
which will be simply appalling Tracks
will be torn up, trains derailed and
bridges knocked down until Russia will be
starved out of the Far East
The man who says this is an Englshman
whose sympathies are strongly for the
Japanese, and so he may be prone to see
through rosy glasses, but, nevertheless, it
is matter of common gossip here that
Japan in her secret service has a weapon
which is fully as powerful as either her
army or her navy.
1t is certain that every move that the
Russians are making from st. Petersburg
to Vladivostock and Port Arthur is re-
ported with incredible speed and accuracy
here. Maps, charts and plans are carried
hundreds of miles by peddlers and coolies
and information is passed along by word
of mouth from the remote interior to cable
stations at free ports or in friendly terri.
tory. w. B. COLVER.
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shops, sending to France 10 precious pieces
OF tapestry from the grand hall of. the
knights of Malta, known as ,i'grhe New
hides" and manufactured by the Gobelins
at the close of the seventeenth century.
They are so worn that they crumble away
at a touch, the shades and many of the
lines Of the designs have completely vanish
ed; but the Gobelnas repair shop has UNI
dertaken to return them as good as new
for the sum of 100000
French tapestries have suffered perhaps
more in France than anywhere else When
the royal palaces were sacked during the
revolution many of q the tapestries were
stolen and sold to dealers or private indi-
vduals. Such as were recovered were
stuffed away by the provisional government
in the warehouses or shipped to some ex-
royal palace for storage in an attic.
What remained was never catalogued or
cared for, and even now rolls of priceless
tapestries are lying forgotten at Compiegne,
Rahbouillet and other ehateauX belonging
to the state. Time and dust have faded
the web and worn the texture so that very
little is left to represent what was valued
as state property worth millions of francs
under the old regime.
Inc government was only recently awalk-
ened to the financial loss involved in the
disappearance of such art treasures, and
the result was the speedy establishment of
Gobelins repair shop.
Zen tapestry is brought in for repairs
first stretched over a fountain in an
open court, where lukewarm soap and
water is sprayed upon it. Then the tap
estry is taken off the forms over the foun-
tain and carried into the design depart
ment, where skilled workmen wait to re-
ceive it, if need be, thread by thread.
In many instances the original designs
from which the tapestry were woven are
still in the Gobelns collection, in which
case slight difficulty is encountered; but
where these have disappeared artists are on
hand to improvise if it is absolutely neces-
sary.
The same threads and woods as those
used two or three centuries ago are used
and are dipped in the same water of the
River Bievre, flowing under Paris, which
is supposed to contain peculiar qualities
which add lustre to the texture; and so a
repaired tapestry can be turned out re-
s----
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PASSENGER AND CONDUCTOR
FOUGHT IN The STREET

S. w. Clay, conductor for the Tacoma
Railway & Power company on the Span
away line, lies in a ward at the Fannie
Paddock hospital with broken arm and
a bruised head as a result of an alterca-
ton with a passenger Saturday night.
On the way in from Spanaway Saturday
evening a mill hand working at Eaton
vile boarded the car in charge of Motor
man Scott and Conductor Clay. The con-
ductor collected his fare, as usual, but,
the Eatonville man says made mistake
in making change for him and a dispute
followed The matter was dropped, how
ever, until the car reached Ninth street,
when the dispute was resumed.
Finally Conductor Clay jumped from the
car, taking the switch hook, an iron rod
about four feet long, with him, and dared
the passenger to come off the car. The
man did as he was bid, took the rod
away from Clay, who started to run. but
was followed by the irate passenger, who
struck him several times with the rod.
bruising him badly and breaking his arm.
Motorman Scott, seeing that the conduc-
tor was in danger of being badly injured.
made run for the passenger. but got a
blow from the rod across his head which
made him think that it was safer on the
car, to which place he retired.
After the scrap was over Conductor
Clay was taken to the hospital and another
man was detailed to take his place.
The mill man, with several Others.
among them lawyer, went to the COM
pany 5 office and made report. the pass
enger giving his name in case he was want
ed for trial.
Motorman Scott was on his regular run
today looking none the worse for the part
he took in the fight.
Conductor Clay is suffering intensely
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-28

INTERURBAN ZINE oARp.

Trains leave Tacoma corner Eighth and
A streets)-6:10 a. m, 7:10 a. M, $40
a. m, 0:l5 a. m. Omitted, no stops). l0:I0
\. M, lilo a. M, 1910 p. M, l:l0 p. M,
2;I0 p, M, $40 p. M, Ais p. m. Omitted,
no stops), $40 p. M, 6:I0 p. m, 7:Id
p. M, o:10 p M, ll;0O p. m.
Leave Seattle Corner Occidental avenue
and Yesler way)-7:0O a. m, $500 a. M,
9:l5 a. IN. (limited, no stops), 1000 a. M.
1l;0O a. m, 1900 m, loo p. m, $500
p. M, 800 p. M, Ais p. m. LIMITED, M
stops), 500 p. m, 600 p. m, 700 p. m.
800 .. m, 900 p. m. ll:l5 D. m.
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juvenated and perfected without having
lost its beauty.
In addition to the tapestries belonging to
the British government priceless tapestries
belonging to France are now being re-
paired. The most famous of all is the
Home of the Virgin" woven by the Go
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-28
MARVELLOUS REPAIR WORK
RESTORES old TAPESTRIES

PARIS March 2s.-The French govern.
ment has just opened repairing depart
ment at its national tapestry mandatory.
the Gobelins, in Paris, and now undertakes
to restore valuable old tapestry for the
world. The British government has been
the first foreign client of the new repair
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from his injuries. 1t was said at the
hospital today that he was not dangerously
wounded, but would probably not be able
to resume work for some time.
The name of the man who welded the
switch hook is withheld by the street
railway officials.
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Fly ON THE FLYER.

Leaves Seattle--7;SO and lI:l5 a. ms
2:45 and 6:l5 D. m.
Leaves Tacoma-025 q. m. and loo,
4:30 and 500 p. m.
FridaySteamer Flyer or Athlon. Leaves
Tacoma-9:25 a. M; 300 and 800 p. m.
Leaves Seattle-7:30 a. M; 1900 ms
6:l5 p. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-28
WATCHMAN MADE
THE THIEVES RUN

Early Saturday night, thieves attempted
to force the locks on several Northern
Pacific cars, which were filled with valu-
able goods consigned to Washington towns.
The night watehmah;in the yards made his
appearance before an7entrance was effected
and the thieves made their escape.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-28

Republican meeting at Engine House,
Forty-third and L streets, Tuesday eve
ming, March 20. Good speaking. Good
music.
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The steamship Tacoma will leave for
Seattle tomorrow night.
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Badly & Badly, Osteopaths, moved to
Provident Bldg. Offices open on Monday
and Friday evenings. Phones: Main 2ls
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belns in the fifteenth century on design
by Taddeo Gaddi, Giottos famous pupil,
and in its day marvel of gold and silver
thread and luscious colorings. Another
famous series is "Maximilian's Hunts"
woven in the sixteenth century from de-
signs by Bernard van Orley, one of the
finest tapestries in the world.
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LOS ANGELES, March 2S-Los An
geles made it three out of four in the
series with Oakland, winning yesterdays
game by a score Of 5 to 2. Blum, San
Francisco youngster, pitched his first game
and did excellent work. The feature. Of
the game was the batting of Bernard.
-four times at bat netted him three sin
giles and triple.
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Ride on the fast Str. Greyhound when
going to Olympia. ''
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ONE OF RUSSIA'S
ABLEST FIGHTERS

One of Russia's ablest soldiers is Gen.
eral Volkof, who has been called from
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Portland ....IOOOO1OOOOO2-4 /
Tacoma ....2 10000 000l-3

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2S.-san
Francisco and Seattle broke even yester-
day. The local club took the morning
game at Oakland by the close score OF
9 to 8. The afternoon game was called
at the end of the sixth inning, with the
score standing Seattle 7, San Francisco A.
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TIGERS LOST ONE
ACIFIC COAST LEAGUE STANDING.

There was rejoicing among Tacoma fans
when the news was received that the
Tigers had won the second game of the
season. The game was played at Fresno
Saturday afternoon and finished with the
score 4 to 2 in favor of Tacoma. That
placed Tacoma at the head of the Pacific
Coast league.
Yesterday, however, Portland was too
much for the Tigers, and after a hotly
contested game of II innings Portland
was declared winner by the score of to 3.
That brought Tacoma down to second
place.
Following is the score by innings of
yesterdays game:
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To amend Section PIG, Article q las
amended by amendment No. Ky. so as to
read as follows:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-01

Mrs Daniel Sully, who has been
much in prblic eye as the wife of the
execution king, is said to be one Of
the most expert needle women in
America. Her embroidery is equal to
the much-yaunted convent work, and
her favorite gift for bride, in her
intimate circle of friends, is a trous
seau of lingerie worked entirely by
her own hands. from seams to mono.
gram.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-01
WHEN MRS. MAVERICK SANG THE
SONG HER ENEMY COMPOSED

common. They were both enthuslas.
tic yachtsmen.
Mrs Maybrck was a good musician,
had a great liking for music, an ex-
eelent voice, and a love OF cuaTiyl.
atty Thus she drew together to
some extent the brothers who had
drifted apart.
Her husband owned q fine yacht, a
feature of which was music salon.
There many well known singers ana
musicians were entertained. Michael
Maybrick. who had just leaped into
fame as the composer of Nancy Lee, -
but as yet had not gathered in enough
Of the profits to indulge his passion
for owning a yacht, was frequent
guest.
1t was on one Of these musical even.
ngs, while the yacht was anchored
in the Mersey, that Michael MaybrclS
produced from his pocket a manu-
script song which he said he had writ
ten that afternoon, while dreaming
he time away in his cabin and listen
ing to the splash Of the waters. He
had caught the inspiration Of Weather.
ly's words, but the voice part only
mad been iotted down. The accompani.
ment had still to be filled IN
Thus II was her voice which, for
The first time, stirred the air with
strains destined to become almost
classic.
II was some years after the trial Of
Mrs. Maybrlck, and while she was shut
of from the world buried within
prison walls, that THE Holy City" was
published and became popular Pub.
fishers to whom II was submitted
shook their heads. and declared II too
somber In character and tone.
Bring US another Nancy Lee, -"
they said "and name your own price
Another waltz song with the swing OF
The Blue Alsatian Mountains would
be sure winner. This is very fine,
hut II isn't In the Stephen Adams style,
and the public wouldn't stand for IT,"
How erroneous was the Judgment
81 those gentlemen has been proved
by the popularity Of the song. Before
a year had passed they were ciamoring
for more Of similar character. THE
Star 81 Bethlehem" THE Valley OF
the Sea-" and Children Of the City"
followed. but none OF them equaled
the success attained by the song
which was first sung by Mrs. May
trick whose tragic history has at
length been brought 10 q peaceful con.
and who may with special
meaning hereafter sing.
Hosanna In the highest,
Hosanna 10 the King
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-01

when | dreamt this communication
must have been a form of that tele-
patty which is now very generally &C.
knowledged to occur between human
beings from time TO time and under
special circumstances, but which |
have never heard OF as occurring be-
tween 4 human being and one OF the
lower animals, II, on the other hand.
that dissolution happened, as believe
over three hours previously. what am
| to say Then It would Neem that
It must have been some non bodily but
surviving part OF the life or OF the
spirit OF the dog which, so soon as my
deep sleep gave Il an opportunity. repro.
ducod those things In my mind, as they
had already occurred, | presume, to
advise me az the manner OF It's end or
to hid me farewell
A Third Possibility.
There is q third possibility which I
win quote, although tho evidence seems
20 me to he Overwhelmingly against
It, and, for the reasons already given.
Il is Inherently most improbable
namely, that the dog was really killed
about half,past on the Monday morn.
ing, In which case my dream was moth.
ing but shadow OF It's forthcoming
fate,
Personally however, | do not for
moment believe this to have been the
case, especially as the voterluary's cor,
ticate states that the animals body
must have been over three days" In
the water at the time OF It's discovery,
on the remarkable issues opened up
by this occurrence cannot venture 10
speak further than to say that, al
though It Is dangerous TO generalge
from a particular instance however
striking and we'll supported hy owl.
donCe, which Is SO rarely ohtauahlo
In such obscure cases, Il does seem to
suggest that there ia n more intimate
ghoStly connection between all mem.
hcrs of the animal world, including
man, than has hitherto been believed,
at any rate by western peoples, that
they may lie. in short, all Of them diff.
informing life, though lnhahltlng the
universe In such various forms. The
matter however IL one for the con.
sderntton Of learned people who have
made a study of these mysterlous ques.
tions. | viii only add that | ask YOU
20 publish tho annexed documents with
this letter, as they constitute the writ,
ton testimony at present available to
the accuracy OF what state, Further
may say that shall welcome any
investigation by competent persona
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-01
THE BRUSH AND COMB.
A Hair Brush Should BE Cleaned With
Alcohol.

The hair should be brushed reRu-
lnrly 10 keep u from falling out, and
To keep the scalp In good condition,
The hair itself Is easily cleansed with
Il good toilet water, hut the scalp ia
too often neglected A man generally
has pair Of brushes or ut least one
good one. but women's brushes are apt
10 be very beautiful, but soft and OF liz.
tie use, II In all very we'll TO have
fancy brush on the dressing table, but
IN drawer out of sight keep n plain
one for general utility with stlff brls.
Ties.
A fine hair brush really should never
be put In water as II loosens tho bris.
ties. When travelling tho hair gets
very dusty and soon soils the brushes,
which should DO we'll looked after. Dip
the brlstles In alcohol, ammonia or
bathing whisky shake dry and leave
in the open air.
Wato, sometimes cleanses shell or
rubber combs but IL Just ne apt to spoil
them II IL better TO use an old brush
to clean the teeth, or to pass n ribbon
or piece Of twino between them. Them
best for this purpose however. Is q
piece Of blottIng paper. After this
treatment polish the comb with a piece
Of flannel or channels skin.