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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-30
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T. II. Phillips

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Tel. Main 81.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-30

The British steamship Luxor will
leave this evening for Nanaimo and
Victoria. She has a cargo of $4,000
feet of lumber and 800 tons of flour
from Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-30

onded and unanimously carried that
the firemen and pumpmen be not
withdrawn at present
Cause of the Trouble.
The strikers have a different story
to tell of the trouble resulting in
the strike from that given out by
the coal company officials. Accord
ing TO the miners version, it would
seem that on the part of the COM
pany 1t is much ado about nothing.
that the company could easily have
prevented the trouble had it lived up
TO the spirit of its contract with the
men, instead of attempting to array
one miner against another in the
hope of creating dissension in their
ranks.
The trouble has all grown out Of
the closing of the Grand Ridge mine,
which is but a mile distant from the
old mine and is in reality in the
same camp.
Not Question of Wages.
Strange as it may seem, the strike
is not for more money, less hours or
| for other causes that generally result
| in labor troubles, but is backed by
an apparently humanitarian motive
on the part of the strikers. They
claim the motto of live and let live,
and In following this out wish to
share their work with their friends
and neighbors, who have bought
homes in lssaquah and who were
thrown out of employment by the
closing of the Grand Ridge property.
They claim the company has en-
gagged in system of juggling the
men, with the object ever in view Of
| disrupting the union by causing pet
ty jealousies among the men and of
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-22
Changing the Subject.

There was little man who said.
l IL write an ode to spring
describe the jonquils in their bed,
The woods and everything"
But when ideas he went to get.
And timely thoughts unfold.
Wny' very drear and cold and wet,
de found the forest mold.
80 ceaSing soon the field to roam
The grewsome wood to rove
Said he. Il think I'll hasten home
And write about the stove"
Philadelphia Bulletin
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-22
Charming Effects.
DIDN'T FEAR suPERsTrTIoNs.
Old Timer Picked Up Chips and Dodsed
Usual Bad Luck

The argument started when one of
the men at the table said to the man
at his side: Il wish you'd take your
foot from the round of my chair. 1t
always brings me bad luck"
The offender sneered and said he
didn't believe there was anything in
that superstition, and added: Il lost a
good pot once to a man who had a
burned match stacked up against his
cigar on the edge of the table That's
the only one Of those notions take any
stock in"
We'll, for my part" said the third
man, I'm not what you might call
superstitious, but I've seen more than
one losing streak come from a guys
picking up chips that had been knocked
off the table. I'd quit the game before
I'd pick up a chip
Up to this time the fourth man had
said nothing. He was the Oldest and
best dressed of them all. He was known
as prosperous gam" No one could
remember ever having seen him ION
his uppers." Now he bit off the end of
a fresh cigar, lighted it and looked
about the table with quiet smile
i was as full of those IDEAS" he
SAID, "as 'yaller purp' is of f1eas, but
that was long time ago. 1 don't see
why man shouldn't be as sensible in
a game Of poker as in a horse trade or
e~AAS OtAASA buSlHtSS lIdDSdCIlO0. / mad
an experience once that knocked every
grain of superstition out of me- In
fact, l may say it was that very super
stitlon about not picking up chips that
have been knocked off the table that
put me on Easy street
Il was younger then than am now.
had been following the races and
playing poker faro, roulette, craps and
any other game that offered action for
my money. And l was all in. Honest
ly, l was down and out. 1 didn't have
a cent in the world. was hungry and
without place to sleep.
From force of habit l dropped into
a little poker place l knew of and
watched the game. One of the players
with his elbow accidentally knocked
three blue chips to the floor. Nobody
would pick them up.
i saw my chance Gentlemen /
said, I'm not afraid to pick up those
chips. Can Lhave 'em and sit imp
Certainly they said.
Il got three treys and STAYED. of
course. l caught a pair of deuces.
didn't have much to lose-three blue
ch1ps-and a whole lot to gain. so I
bet my pile. Anyway, I'll stay till the
cows come home on a full house.
The others, having good hands and
big stacks, carried the game beyond nv
reach, but, of course, the betting had 10
be on the side. Well. I won. We
played all that night, and at daylight I
went to bed in the SWEETEST hotel in
town with over $500 in my jeans. And
l haven't been broke from that day to
this. New York Telegraph.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-22
FAIR REVEALS A
MIRACLE OF COLOR
Electricians Appliances Do
More Than the Artists
Brush at ST. Louis.
Globe Worlds Fair Bureau,

ST. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May THE cleo
trio illumination of the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition came as a great boon
to the thousands who were dropping
with fatigue after hours of excitement.
The throng clustered about the edges
of the grand basin and in the porticos
of the exhibit palaces like bees, and
as daylight deepened into darkness the
solid ranks in the plazas waited al
most silently, seeming to need re-
Vivifier. 1t lacked but a few moments
of night when the miracle occurred.
At first it was nothing wonderful
only a pink shadow, the ghost of a
flame in the lamps on the nearest col
umn. Perhaps 1t was interesting to
know how faint visible light could be,
and the thousands remained still to
watch the phenomena. But light could
be seen only in the nearest bulbs; the
buildings were as dark as ever. Then
suddenly they weren't. Rose pink had
flown to the buildings and clothed them
with color. There were buds of light
on every cornice, down the long caves,
from base of column to statue tip, from
arch to arch, in the water and sur
rounding 1.-THE scene was duplicated
in the grand basin.
An Unreal Verify.
1t was a near approach to a dream,
an exposition Of the spirit, indistinct
In details, quite intangible; the most
unreal verify yet known. The light
remained rose tint for some minutes.
The crowd cheered like mad, fatigue
fled with the darkness, limbs became
tense with emotion and voices hoarse
with tears. 1t must have been the su-
preme @moment in many lives. In the
gallery, where sat the makers of the
exposition, most men only clutched
their seats, too greatly affected to
speak. Among the crowd white-haired
men tossed their hats like children;
applause and shouts passed in waves
across the plazas. This happened
while the light yet remained at low
pressure, and the buildings were etched
only in pink, but enthusiasm could be
little increased when full force was
turned on, faintness became brilliance
and the details of the architecture
sprang into view.
What had before seemed a glimmer-
Ing mirage was now a solid picture,
and the people descended from dream
ing into contemplation OF the brilliant
etching of reality. The whole of the
daytime vista was re-embodied in
light.
Charming Effects.
So cunning had been the brain of the
chief electrician that only the prom
inent features were shown forth, and
the effect was invested with all the
superiorities which a painting has over
photograph. The lights obscured de-
fects and Illuminated merits-the white
solidity of columns, the sweep of long
side lines, the narrowing perspective
through a series of arches, the majesty
of great portals, the brooding serenity
of domes, the triumphs in a frescoed
screen, the feet and flying draperies of
Peace on the monuments top on
which brilliance was poured from be-
low.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-29

The republicans think it would be
wrong to pass a bill at this session OF
congress appropriating money for the
improvement of our rivers and ha--
bors In order to aid and increase the
commerce of the country; but they
are likely to pass a bill giving a pen
sion to every man who served for
ninety days in the federal army dur
ing the war between the states and to
the widows of such as are dead. This
pension bill. If it becomes a law. is ex-
pected to greatly increase the strength
of the republican party. The other
would not. There is where the differ
n O comes in. That party Is playing
for votes. All legislation and lack ot
legislation during the present session
will be with an eye to the November
elections
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-29
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1904.
REMOVAL OF CASES no FEDERAL
COURTS.

Consres.man Claude Kitchin has
introduced a bill in the house of rep
resentauves similar to the Craig bill.
which was passed by the North Car
DINA legislature, but declared uncon-
stitutisnaI by the federal supreme
court. The Kitchin bill goes further
tina the latter and prohibits the re-
movai to the federal courts from the
courts Of the state Of n suit De-
tween a citizen of the latter and a
corporation of another state or for
eign nation, having an office or agent
in the state in which the suit is
brought. The bill is as follows:
That no suit of a civil nature, at
law or in equity, which may mere
after be brought in any state court
in which there is a controversy be-
tween a citizen of the state in which
the suit IS brought and a corpora
ton of another state or of any for
eign country, doing business or main
tanning in the state in which the
suit is brought a general or local
office or offices, or having therein z
general or local agent or agents, shall
be removed into the circuit court or
other court of the United States"
There is here no prerequisite of
domesticatfon in the state by the cor
poration of any other state in order
to give the state courts jurisdiction
to q final hearing. 1t is a prohibit
ton Of removal of cases against any
corporation having officers or agents
in the state.
We do not suppose the objection
of uncenstitutionality, which was
raised against the Craig law, would
hold coed against this act. Con-
gress having the power to regulate
the removal of causes from state
courts could exercise hat power to
III extent Of the prohibition of re-
movaS under the circumstances set
forth In the bill.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-29
OUR XII DID HIS DUTY.

The Washington Post should not
poke 30 much fun at u XII about
being the wet nurse of the Panama
republic. All the facts indicate his
great desire not to be present when
the efair was to come off. Did not
he get leave of absence just before
the real revolution was pulled off ?
And when a little earlier that CO.
lombiaR general got drunk and raised
a row at the governor generals
palace, did not our Ki. thinking the
revolution had started prematurely,
cable to the state department that
the Political mine had been sprung
and ask for immediate leave of alb
sence? OF course he did. He has
shown every disposition to be out of
sight when the new republic was
aborRin'. The Post should give him
credit for such great delicacy of feel
ing rather than poke fun at him. OF
course he a to go back after the
rumpus was over in order to look
after American interests, and moth
ing was more natural than that he
should lake some support along with
him in the way OF naval officers and
marines. Our HI was, we all know,
greatly surprised when the news
came to him in the s~eclusion of his
mountaia home that the people of
Panama had revolted against the CO.
lembian government, and, naturally,
his first thought was hat the Pan
ama n prospects were leopard
lied bS this event and he saw that
it was his duty to return in all haste
to his pest in order to be the first
the ground so as to get the inside
track with the Panamians on the
question of canal concessions. The
state department can find no fault
with the consul general as to his con-
duct
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-29

Elsewhere Is given the exceptions
filed yesterday with the Corporation
Commission by the Atlantic Coast
Line Company to the recen order CT
the commission that connection ne
made with the Southern afternoon
~westbound train at Selma 1t does
seem that the Coast Line makes out
a very strong case and shows intelii-
gently the difficulty of making connec
ton at all points to suit h "
fence OF every individual OF locality.
II we could just fix a schedule tnet
would leave every station at s a. III.
and return to the same at s p. III
daily going either way or any AMI
everywhere We think we would be
called blessed; or il il could be so ar
ranged that trains could be called up
like public hacks. lat any hour day
or night" to suit individual conven-
fence. the world would really be hap
pier through having such a privilege
would not induce rs cents worth OF al
ditional patronage per diem. Even
with the aid OF the commission or ihe
populist party we do not believe we
can bring such blessings to the trav-
elling public. Hence our declining
faith in the early dawn of the millen-
ium. However, we hope to see a con-
nection at Selma if the town has To be
moved to accomplish it.-Raleig'l
Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-29
TEE QUAY STATEHOOD BILL.

Senator Quay thought he he'd dcae
a shreWd xhins when he incorporated
in the bal admitting to statehood, VI
der the name OF Oklahoma the two
territories OF Oklahoma and Indian ter
ritory the provision hat the said state
shall never enact any law restrict .ng
or asri1sing h right OF sufrr2se on
account Sf race. color or previous con-
dition of servitude, nor shall any educa-
tionai Qualification ever be imposed on
h right OF suffrage"
There are a large numoer OF negroes
in theoe two territories. especially IA
Indian territory. and they also contain
p great many white people who moved
there irons the southern states. ShcN d
this Quay bill beoome a law and The
state admitted on the terms above
qroted there would be q Tremendous
exodus ef negroes 10 il from TIE south.
1t would become q negro-riGden state
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-29

According to h Washington Post
there are not a few democrats-some
of them wise and prudent and
"sagacious politicians" in The Posts
view-who do not desire a democratic
victory in h next presidential cam
paign. This minority, our contempor-
airy tells US, do not forget that the re-
turn of a democratic president and
house in the November elections would
be a barren victory, for the reason
that a republican senate would for two
years stand between the victorious
party and any actual power to change
a letter of the existing law without re-
publican cooperation"
We have heard of this sort of talk
before and take no stock In it. We
believe in w~hacking a republican head
every time n is poked out Of its hole
in taking all the victories we can win.
If We cannot control both houses Of
congress SO as to pass democratic
laws. we should not refuse the posi-
ton which enables US to block repub-
lican legislation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-29

1t is enough to make a man shud-
der to think what risks he runs in
carrying around in his pocket Uncle
Sans promises to pay. Just think Of
two hundred and thirty two risks of
catching some horrible disease from
accepting in payment of an obligation
a single bill of paper money. Wonder
if Congressman Gaines would refuse
to accept his salary if presented 20
him in bills which had been in use for
some time? AS for us We will take all
chances against infection from "un.
clean money"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-29

1t is with regret hat we learn Con-
gresham Kluttz a announced his
intention of retiring from public life
on the expiration Of his present term
in congress-. He is one Of the leading
men in Jul delegation and his services
to the state will be missed. We be-
lieve in keeping a good man in Office
when we get him there, especially IN
congress-. for a mar has to serve for
be of service to his state n his con-
%tue
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-29
TAFT IN
Tho New Secretary Of War Arrives
at the Capitol and is Cordially
Greeted.

Washington. January 27.-William
H. Taft. the former governor general
of h Philippines and new secretary
of war. arrived here owe the Penn
sylvania railroad at Sis o'clock this
afternoon. Lieutenant General Adna
r. Chaffee, chief of staff of the Unit
ed States army. Assistant Secretary Of
War Oliver and Colonel Clarence Ed
wards. formally greeted the new head
of the war department AS they
passed through the train shed there
was a prolonged outburst of cheers
which was repeated vo~ciferously by
the crowd gathered outside. Escort
ed by troop E., of the 18th cavalry,
from Fort Myer, the party was driven
to the war department., where Sec
rotary Root formally welcomed his
successor.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-29

A naval officer who has just return
ed from Colombia Is showing q check
he was given in a restaurant In Ca--
tagena. He went In one morning n
got a cup Of coffee and a roll The
waiter gave him a check for H.eo0
Good Lordi" spluttered the naval
officer. what do you mean by this:
More than $4,000 for q cup OF coffee,
It's an outrage. I can't pay IL, and !
won't" The proprietor came around
and suavely explained that h a price
was in Colombian paper currency. for
which the ratio hat morning was
So. ZOO to 81 In gold The bill was Zee
in American money.-Charieston Post.
This brings back TO memory some
of the prices in this part OF the cour-
try during the Far between the states.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-29

from the stast The uajority OF the
white population ID not Of Q kind to put
up with negro rule. and efforts would
be made to throw of the negro yoke.
but 1t would be hard TO do. It Is rue
thai congress cannot regulate the SUI
frage in any state. After these terri
tories had been admitted to the union
an a state it could amcnd its constitu-
ton SO az To limit the franchisApro-
vided the party advocating the change
was in power. but there would BE- the
trouble The state would come into
the union with a constitution providing
for manhood suffrage and. with the
large negro vote, It would be hard 20
change Ii.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-29

The list of disasters accompanied
Fifteen men killed by a min accident
was yesterdays record. The horrors
of h Harwick mine wreck increase
instead of lessen as investigation pro-
crosses. The heroism of the persons
attempting the rescue of the dead
bodies Is beyond praise. 1t takes mon
of wonderful nerve to undertake, un-
der the circumstances, what they are
Dir
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-29

How quick a man finds out that he
is leaf or sick or that his business
will go to the old Harry If he does not
devote every minute Of the day to i:
when he hears that his name has
been drawn on a special venire i'll a
capital case.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-29

Senator Foraker says the fight in
Ohio win be to a finish. WHO is the
senator fighting? He and all his
crowd declare that Ohio republicans
are solid for Roosevelt. and NJ. Ham
ma has just been reelected to b
senate for six years more. According
to the Foraker Idea there Is nobody 70
fight.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-29

When the editor of The News and
Observer admits that the democrats Of
North Carolina have no choice for the
presidential candidate and predicts
that the delegation to the national
you may know that Organism is lead
In this state
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-29

Mr.. Bryan 81 why he has flung
away ambition. When he has done
SO perhaps somebody will attempt
to answer the question. NJ. Bryan
should read Woolsey's soliloquy IN
S~hakespeare's Henry VIII.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-29

In ~re-electing Senator Daniel the
Virginians honor themselves as We'll
as he senator. The percentage Of his
majority vas greater than that of
Senator Hanna in the Ohio legislature
on his reelection.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-29

Congressman Williams should not
have used Senator Hanna'S favorite
expression in illustrating to the repub-
licans why they were going to support
MIR. Roosevelt.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-29

Democrats who are urging General
Miles as a presidential candidate figure
that he would capture the soldier vote.
Washington Post.
Wonder if they mean to include the
ex-confederate soldiers too?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-29

Protection from Lightning is the
title of q book just issued by the
weather bureau--Washington PoSS
There are a lot Of politicians who arc
hoping that lightning will strike them
about June Dist or July 9Th.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-29
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
POSTAGE PREPAID.

TIE DAILY MESSENGER By mall
enc year $500, six months sS.oOJ
three months s1I5oJ one month "
oents.
Served In the city at go cents .
-,r,,. one week Is cents, Size for
three months or $500 O year.
THE sEMI-wEHKLY MESSENGER
1.-TWO SPACE papers), by mail one
year sI.ooy SIX months 80 cents, In
advance.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-29

Atlanta, Ga, January 27.-Charles
F. Dodge resided in this city during
the proceedings Of divorce. While
in this city Dodge vas manager of q
local hotel and afterwards was pro-
prietor of a restaurant here.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-29

New York. January 27.-Mrs.
Charles F. Dodge. wife of the Atlanta
hotel keeper arrested at Houston.
Texas, today, and later wife Of
Charles w. Morse, secured a divorce
from Mr.. Dodge several years ago
and subsequently married Mr.. Morse.
Later Mr.. Dodge contested the valid
ity of the divorce, on the ground that
he had never been served with pa
pers in the action and filed affidavits
to that effect, securing the annull-
ment of the decree.
Mrs. Dodge thereupon applied for
an annulment of the marriage to
Morse, obtained it and began divorce
proceedings against Mr.. Dodge which
are now pending. The indictment
found against Dodge was based, it is
said, on letters found anon the
papers of the lawyer who claimed to
represent Dodge. in the first divorce
proceedings and who is now dead.
showing, it is alleged that Dodge had
notice of the proceedings, asked the
lawyer to appear for him and in
structed him to offer no defence.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-29
CHARGED WITH PERJURY.
Charles F. DOdg &c Wanted in New
Transformation With Divorce
Case.

Houston, Texas, January 81
Charles F. Dodge. whose supposedly
divorced wife married Banker Chas.
w. Morse, of New York, was arrest
ed here today by Chief Of Police Ellis
on a telegram from District Attorney
Jerome, Of New York, saying that
Dodge was wanted there for perjury.
Dodge declined to make any state
ment other than to say he supposed
his arrest was in connection with the
divorce case.