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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15
PATTI WILL
NOT COME


just because she fears that her Dose
Dos viii not net her $40 apiece, or $4,000
for 800 warbles, Madame Adelna Patti
will not sing at the Tacoma theater ON
next Monday night.
Her manager late Yesterday afternoon
inquired in an anxious long-distance voice
from Portland whether Tacoma would
plunk down $4,000 to hear the madame'a
bird-like voice. Manager Stafford replied
that it was bit uncertain; that he
thought the citizens might give up 1900
for the privilege, but beyond that he
could not promise.
Then | suggest that you cancel the
date, came the cold financial voice of
the madames manager, vibrating over the
wire
"All rightlP exclaimed Stafford, and
then rang down his asbestos curtain. shut
ting out the Portland man from further
conversation.
So it comes about that Tacoma will
save $1,000, which is the same as $1,000
earned. The few who care TO travel across
to Seattle to hear Madame Patti and put
up their $3.50 apiece will be disappointed,
anyhow, for the critics all say that the
famous songster's voice has lost its old
time quality and that it Is only reminis
cent memory now of what It was once
upon time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15
A BURGLAR
CAPTURED

Detective Ellis made an important ar
rest last night in the person of Henry
G. Prence, as he gives his name. The
arrest was made on Commerce street near
Eleventh, and was effected after Prence
had made foxy effort TO elude the officer.
On being taken to police headquarters
and questioned Prence admitted that he
was the man who burglarzed the Stusser
second hand store on the night OF Decem-
ber 26, when IA watches were taken, and
confessed that he had disposed Of the
watches in various places.
Hidden within his shoe was found neat
little tool Of machine steel, which is sup
posed to have been used to unfasten win
dow catches and the like.
He is regarded as criminal Of bad
type and it would not be surprising il he
should be connected with other crimes
than the one he has confessed to.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15
SCHOOL AFFAIRS IN
THE COUNTRY

County Superintendent Of Schools j.. L.
Benbow was in his Office this morning. lie
has Just returned from trip to Fairfax
and other towns in that end OF the coun.
ty and reports all the schools doing good
work. He stated that a meeting will be
held at Spanaway next Friday night to dls-
cuss the question of union high school
The eighth grade examinations viii oc-
cur on January 2l and 22. superintendent
j. NJ. Layhue of Puyallup, o. G. Whit
ney. w. +. Bailey and w, 9. T. McGoy-
ern will constitute the examining board.
The Puyallup Valley Teachers associa,
tion will meet at Puyallup tomorrow and
questions Of methods Of teaching and other
school matters will be discusseds William
o. Osburn of the Orting schools viii read
a paper on history; j b. Flett Of the
Tacoma High school will talk on nature
study; Professor Hodge Of Sumner VIII
read paper on free text books, and MISS
LaPrad Of the Logan school viii talk on
the subject Of reading. :.
Superintendent Benbow win not be ~
his Office tomorrow, as he will go 70
Puyallup to take part in the teachefS
meeting at that place.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15

here to take part in the smelter hold-up,
but the police spoiled his plans, and he
was safe behind the bars when the job
was done. He has also been identified
as the man who tried to stick up board
ing house at the smelter in December
That was the time the landlady threw
a painful of sauerkraut over him, hit him
over the head with the pan, and, telling
him to take his guns and get out, slammed
the door in his face. Another crime with
which he has been connected was rob-
cry in boarding house here about year
ago, and warrant has been out for him
since that time. Another job charged to
him is the stealing of $40 from prize
box in the window of Pacific avenue
store early in the winter. To get the
money he broke an $50 plate glass win
dow.
In Seattle he is known as Billy Moore
and the police there regard him as bad
man.
Much of the credit of bringing these
crimes home to Owens is due to Chief
Fackler personally, as well as to the Off
GERS who made the arrest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15
FACTS ABOUT
LOCAL WEATHER

The United States weather bureau office
in this city has furnished The Times with
some interesting facts concerning Taco
ma IS weather.
During 1903 the precipitation was 45.ll
inches; 1902, 5467 inches, and in 1901,
45.75 inches. The mean temperature for
1903 was SO degrees; 1902, 50.99 degrees;
1901, 45.75 degrees. The maximum tenn
perature for 1903 was 81 degrees on June
8; 1902, "a degrees on July 10; 1901, 88
degrees ON June l8. The lowest temperar
ture was % degrees on February IA; 1902,
l5 degrees on January 25, and 1901, "a
degrees on December IL.
During the past year there were AZ
clear days, 98 partly cloudy days, 225
cloudy days and 159 days when at least
one one-hundredth of an inch or over of
rain fell. There were l3 days of snow and
total snowfall of II inches. Fifty OF
the days were foggy and four thunder
storms occurred The highest wind We
locity was 30 miles an hour on October
5, and the average hourly wind velocity
was 81 miles.
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paratus in theaters when notified that
it had been placed. When asked whether
it was the duty of the Iroquois fireman to
report to him, he said yes, but the man
did not do so. When asked why he did
not require him to make a report, he said
he supposed it had been overlooked; he
had been too busy to pay much attention
to the theaters.
Under further examination Chief Mush-
man said that he notified the lroQuois
managers that they would have to employ
fremen on the stage. The managers there
upon protested to the corporation eoun-
ell and Mavor Harrison.
The chief was then summoned to the
corporation counsePs office and he under
stood from the latter that he had no
power to enforce the building ordinances.
The managers pleaded that their employees
were able to extinguish fire better than
any regular fireman could do it.
Assistant Fire Marshal Campion was on
the stand this afternoon. He accused
Fire Chief Mushman of neglecting his duty
and said to was Mushmans place tc see
the laws enforced requiring the complete
equipment of theaters with fire-fghting APP
pliances. The jurymen have demanded
that Building Commissioner Williams be
recalled tomorrow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15
TACOMA PEOPLE
BUY SCHOONER

The British four-masted iron bark Lord
Wolseley. now at Esquimalt, has been pur
chased by the principal stockholders Of
the Alaska Steamship company and their
friends in this city, Seattle and Victoria
The consideration, though private, is un-
derstood in marine circles to have Deen
about 100000.
The negotiations, which were begun sew
eral weeks ago, were conducted by Captain
j. s. Gibson, of Chemainus, Vancouver
island The deal is one of the largest
consummated recently in local shipping.
The vessel will run to the Orient.
The Lord Wolseley until lately was
known as the Columbia flying the German
flag. She was owned in Bremen, and car
ried the name of Columbia until few
weeks ago, when she was transferred to a
British register.
The new purchasers of the Lord Wolse-
ley contemplate radical changes in the
craft She is to be rerigged-made six
masted barkentine. Work on these alter
ations and betterments is to be com
menced at once.
The Lord Wolseley was built at Belfast,
Ireland. 20 years ago. She is 3OS feet
lont. AZ feet beam and 26 feet depth OF
hold. Harlan 4 Wolff were her builders.
The vessel has cargo capacity OF 5,OOO
tons dead weight Of lumber she carries
2,50O,000 feet.
Inc Lord Wolseley will come to Ia
coma shortly after being refitted, to take
a cargo of lumber.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15
SMUGGLERS
CONVICTED

SEATTLE, Jan. l5.--For the second
time within the past two years Fred An
derson and Harry Thomas were, late yes
terday afternoon, convicted in the federal
court Of smuggling Chinese laborers across
the international boundary. In the former
conviction the men escaped with sentences
Of two months each, but yesterday Judge
Hanford committed them to the peniten-
tiary for one year each and imposed a
fine of 81 900 in both cases.
Anderson and Thomas were caught by
government inspectors in q cove on Lopez
island last summer with IA Chinese la
borers from British Columbia in their
charge. They We're brought to this city
and later indicted by the grand jury. AT
The trial yesterday the men put up the
defense that they had been forctd to take
refuge in the cove by stress of foul wea-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15
FEDERATION OF LABOR
ELECTS OFFICERS

SPOKANE, Jan. l5.-The Washington
State Federation of Labor adjourned yes
terday afternoon, after four days ses-
sion, to meet in Everett next year. The
following officers were elected William
Blackman, state labor commissioner, presi-
dent; G. r. Case of Everett, first vice
president; Joseph Cullen of Spokane, sec
ond vice-president; T. V. Copeland of Ia
coma, third vice-president; f. w. Clark
of Seattle, fourth vice-president; John
Gronow of Aberdeen, fifth vice-president;
j. Menzies of Tacoma, secretary; G. o.
Young, district organizer. Delegates were
elected as follows: Fraternal delegates
to Oregon, Frank b. Orr of Everett and
I. s. Heskett of Spokane; delegates to ma
tional convention of American Federation
of Labor at San Francisco, f. W. Meyer
of Bellingham and j. F. Baughman of Spo-
kane; delegate to convention of state fed
erations, William Blackman.
Addresses were made before the CON
vention by President Dan Mcdonald Of
the American Labor Union and President
William Blackman, strongly advocating
harmony in the ranks of union labor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15
MARINE CLIMPSES

Without a breath of wind the barken-
tine Robert Sudden, which arrived in yes
terday afternoon, dragged anchor last
night and started across the bay. The tug
Falcon want to her assistance. The Sud
den had rs fathoms of chain out which
caused an undue strain, and in raising the
anchor the chain parted, losing 80 fathoms
of it and the anchor. 1t is said that the
tug that brought the vessel in. from sea
left her in poor holding ground.
A bill that will be indorsed by the
treasury department and the chairman OF
the house appropriations committee Will
be introduced in congress by Representa-
tive Cushman. The bill asks for an ap-
preparation of 900 for two tugs for the
Sound. to be used by the customs depart
ment for further protection OF revenues
and to aid vessels in distresss
The steamer Queen is discharging Ia
coma freight and taking on San Francisco
freight at the Ocean dock. The Queen
had 225 passengers and 800 tons of mer-
chandise for the Sound this trip.
The Oregonian. of the American-Ha-
waiian line, arrived from Seattle last night
and berthed at the Commercial dock. nhe
is taking coal and general merchandise
there and will shift to the Puget Sound
Touring mills tomorrow.
The French bark Eugene Fautrel goes
to sea tomorrow Her wheat cargo con
sists Of 96,934 sacks, valued at $7S,75O.
me steamship fremont, OF the Boston
Towboat company's line, is due to arrive
today from the Orient.
The steamer Jeanie is taking lumber at
the st. Paul mill.
The China Mutual liner Oanfa clears
this afternoon for the Orient and leaves
ont at daylight tomorrow morning
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15
ANOTHER HOLD-UP
OVER IN SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Jan. l5.-Following the ex-
ample of the wood dealers in this city.
who recently raised the price of load Of
wood from 50 to 1925, the coal dealers
combine, known as the Coal Dealers Pro-
tectlve association, will increase the price
OF soft coal % cents per ton. The ex-
PLANTATION given is that oats for delivery
horses cost $2l per ton and hay $23 per
ton, while teamsters' get union wages and
the poor coal barons get nothing. The
per cord, for "load" is barely one-third
of cord. The coal dealers feel envious of
the fat profits of the woodmen and want
to do little more plundering on their
own account.
How the Seattle public will take this
new gouge remains to be seen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15
TO BE SOLD
FOR TAXES

Another lot of property under fore
closure for delinquent taxes will go under
the hammer at the G street door of the
Pierce county court house ON Saturday
quent years.
The sale is entirely distinct from the
regular county sales that have been con-
Quoted before, since the property to be
offered for sale this time does not belong
to the county and will revert to it only
in case a sale is not made.
The sale Saturday will be large one,
nearly 5000 descriptions of land being on
the list advertised.
Deputy Treasurer Lakin will act as aue-
tioneer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15
THIRD BODY
CAME TODAY

The body Of Colonel G. w. Thompson,
who was drowned in the Clalam wreck,
Hoska's undertaking parlors on st. Helens
avenue to be prepared for burial 1t is
not known when the funeral will be helu,
but it will probably take place Tuesday
or Wednesday. Final arrangements viii
not be made until the arrival Of relatives
from California.
Colonel Thompson's body was the third
among the Tacoma victims of the Clalam
wreck to be brought here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15
.BERYL SARGENT IS
BURNED TO DEATH

Beryl. the only child of Mr.. and Mrs.
George E. Sargent, Sixth avenue and
Prospect street, was burned to death this
morning The child's clothing caught fire
from hot stove.
No one was in the room when the aeci-
dent happened. Mrs. Sargent had just
stepped into another room when she heard
the child scream. Hurrying back into the
room she found the girls clothing on fire
and the flames leaping up over her face
She smothered the flames as best she could
and called assistance from the drug store
down stairs, but not until the child had
been terribly burned. This was at 10
O'Clock. The little one fingered in terrible
agony until 80, when death came to her
relief
The supposition is that in passing the
stove the little one went too close and
her clothing brushed against it and caught
fire. There was hot fire in the stove
at the time and it was nearly red hot.
Mr.. Sargent is proprietor of the Red
Cross pharmacy at Sixth avenue and Pros
pect street and the family live upstairs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15
Thin EXCUSES
ARE GIVEN

CHICAGO, Jan. l5.-Chief of the Fire
Department Meashman took the stand in
the investigation of the Iroquois theater
fire this morning. He followed the lead
Of the other officials 'by trying to shift
the blame. He said he had nothing what
ever to do with the Iroquois, and would
have been encroaching on the duties of
the building inspectors department had he
said anything.
Chief Meashman said that all he had to
do was to approve of the fire-fghting ap-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15
BIG FIRE

NEW YORK, Jan. l5.-Four men were
seriously injured and eleven others en-
dangered by fire this morning in the depot
of the Brooklyn 4 Coney Island railway.
They were cut off by flames and compelled
to jump from the third story. The fire
was caused presumably by an explosion
in the paint and oil room The flames
spread with remarkable rapidity. The sta
bles and repair shops adjoining were de-
stroyed. Several residences which were
threatened were ordered vacated by the
police. Loss $500,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15
EX-JUDCE IN
FIST FIGHT

SEATTLE, Jan. l5.-Former Superior
Judge G. Meade Emery and ex-Mayor
on trial, quarreled in the court room this
morning. After the case was dismissed
the men met in the corridor and another
quarrel ensued. Emery finally called
Ronald liar and Ronald hit him in the
face with his fist, breaking his glasses
Emery then landed on Ronald's chin. A
crowd of attorneys and officials separated
the men.
Both are leading attorneys of the city
and were the best of friends.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15
EXPLOSION

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Jan, ia New
York Central locomotive exploded on
pier crossing here this morning, killing
Engineer Mitchell. probably fatally injur-
ing Fireman Wenutzell and seriously in
juring Brakeman Neary.
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OF
BRUNO LEHMAN

The funeral services over the remains
of Bruno Lehman, customs officer on the
Inflated Clallam, were held this e4.ernoon
at Hoska's undertaking parlors. The
chapel was filed with the friends OF the
deceased and conspicuous among them
were his brother officers in the customs
service.
The floral offerings. one OF which came
from the customs officers in Seattle, were
beautiful.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15
CONGREGATIONALISTS MEET

ga tionaI oburcb was hold last avan;no
There were over 200 members present. who
passed the evening socially and heard the
reports of the various church depart
ments. In the parlors of the church a
banquet had been prepared and instead of
toasts, the banqueters listened to the re-
ports. The report of the trustees showed
that the money for the new church had
been subscribed, but the plans for the
building had not been made.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15
PERRY HEATH
ON THE STAND

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. l5.-Perry
Heath was witness in the Machen post
office trial this morning. He was visibly
nervous and said the Croft fasteners were
in use when he became assistant postmas-
ter general He never knew or saw Croft
before he entered the court room.
Winnie was also on the stand and de
MED all knowledge of Groff's fastener be-
ing in use in the rural service.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15
BIDS FOR
BATTLESHlPS

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 15.-Bids
were opened today at the navy department
for the two l3,0OOton battleships Idaho
of 10000 tons, were authorized by congress
at the last session. The Cramps Ship
building company was the lowest bidder
for both and will probably be awarded
the contract 1t offered to build one in
80 months for $3, 100000, or both of them,
one in SO and one 40 months. No Pacific
coast bid was entered.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15
WILL HAVE TO PAY
DUTY ON COAL

A British ship, supposed to be the Gro
martyshire, is off the Columbia river, and
her failure to get in yesterday causes the
loss to her owners of 81 cents a ton on
the 2y300 tons of coal in her hold. The
coal duty, having been suspended for one
year, went into effect yesterday. The
ships agent wanted tugboat men to go and
bring the vessel in, but they would not
attempt to cross he bar. The ship is
from Australia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15
JOHN BULL MAY GROWL

LONDON, Jan. 15.--A rumor 10 current
here today that Great Britain has notified
Japan that any attempt on the part OF
the Russian Black Sea fleet 10 paas the
Dardanelles would be checked by de-
cisiye action by Great Britain.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15
DETECTIVE CUMMINGS
MARRIED YESTERDAY

William Cummings of Tacoma was mar
ried yesterday afternoon to Miss Olive
Caldwell, of Hudson, Wis. The we'd
ding occurred at the brides home in Hud-
son. Mr.. Cummings is in the detective
service of the Northern Pacific and looks
after the work at this end of the line.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15
KINGS THROAT TROUBLE

LONDON Jan. l5.-Thc Star today
states that the king has an affection Of
the throat requiring medical attention. He
was treated during recent visit to
Chartsworth by Dr. Wenich.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15

over the store Both parents are com
pletely Frustrated over the sudden and
terrible death of their little child
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed, but the services viii probably
be held on Sunday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15
POLICE HAVE
A BAD MAN

William Owens, who is serving SEN
tence- in Jail for carrying concealed
weapons. is a bad man. The police have
carefully examined his career and can CON
meet him with a number of jobs not at
all to his credit. Seattle officers. too,
want him, in connection with burglary.
There is no doubt but that Owens came
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15
TRADE IMPROVES

NEW YORK. Jan. l5.The Interna-
tional Mercantile Agency's trade summary
for the week shows chat the trade out
look OF the United States and Canada
Is promising Ten or fifteen thousana ~
more industrial employees have gone pack
70 To- work mostly at reduced wages.
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ther and had not intended to land their
charges on this side of the boundary. The
jury apparently placed little credence in
the story, for il remained out but few
minutes before returning verdict of
guilty against both men.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15
HE WANTS FACTS

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. l5--In the
senate today Carmack presented resolu-
tion calling on the secretary of the interior
for copies of all charges filed against the
superintendent of the Pawnee Indian
school, Indian Territory.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15
ROOSEVELT WOULD .
PROTECT TREES

WASHINGTON, d. G., Jan. l5.---A
message from President Roosevelt was
legislation looking to the preservation OF
the big trees in California.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15
HER FATE UNKNOWN

VICTORIA, B. c., Jan. l5.-The report
that the four-masted. British bark simla,
from San, Francisco for Port Townsend
was wrecked on the coast Of Vancouver
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15

island still lacks confirmation. No tid-
ings of the fate of the vessel have been
received.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15

The steamer Jeanie is taking lumber at
the st. Paul mill
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-15

The China Mutual liner Oanfa clears
this afternoon for the Orient and leaves
ont at daylight tomorrow morning.
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