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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-01

traction for many. Although the plants
are not expected to be looking their pest
at this time of the year, there were many
bright blossoms appearing among the
green foliage and giving promise of the
bright summer days soon to come.
A sure sign of the approach of spring
Is the return of the bluebrd from the
land of flowers and perpetual sunshine.
where, like many others, he has spent
the winter in pleasure He is not here
yet, but due to arrive within the next
ten days, just little in advance of the
crocuses ana right along with the red
and white daisies For the past week
or so he has been entertaing householders
down along the Willamette valley by tiny
bursts of melody from shrubbery and
hedgerows.
The bluebird is one of the first of the
migratory tribes of feathered songsters
to reach us as the days grow longer and
the suns rays become warmer. He may
appear any day now, anu with him he
brings the soft winds and the breath
of those early blossoms wh.> struggle
from beneath the ground before the more
gaudy, but not more welcome, flowers and
heavy foliage of summer appear.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-01
THE ENGLISH ROYAL COUPLE.

furt. and the Princess Elizabeth of Err
-Schomberg.
Prince Alexander will stay with his
royal sister, the princess of Wales, at
Frogmore, here the prince and princess
will entertain large house party Cum
berland lodge, the Windsor nome of the
Princess Christian, will also be filled with
visitors.
Preparations for the wedding are near
ly completed. The happy princess is to
have an innovation in her ceremony and
her bridesmaids will include a number OF
children. Princess Mary of Wales and
her cousins, the Ladies Duff, are to be In
attendance.
A large luncheon party will be given
by the king and queen after the wedding
in the magnificent state dining room at
Windsor. The evening before the cere-
mony there is to be big dinner, which
will include all the members of the royal
family in the neighborhood of Windsor.
Wedding presents will be on mag
nifcent scale. The gift of the king and
queen remains a secret, but the prince
and princess of Wales. the duke of Teck
and Prince Francis of Teck are to present
the bridegroom with four large pieces
of silver, while a superb diamond collar
is to be their gift to the princess.
The Princess Alice is the only daugh-
ter of Leopold, the late duke of Albany
the youngest son of Queen Victoria. She
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-01
JANUARY FELL SHORT

The books of the state grain inspector
show the receipts of grain for inspection
during January amounted to 776 cars. ar se
of December to 1913, making differcYca
of 81 cars. The varieties of grain re-
ceived during tue month of January and
the number of cars of each were as fol
lows: wheat, 54S; barley, 10; oats 80;
corn, 6; total, 776
The December receipts were: Wheat,
662 cars; marley, 100; oats, So; corn, 10;
total, 1873. In bushels the January receipts
amounted to: Wheat, 539,7SO barley,
224 ,4SO; oats, $1,000; corn, 6,OOO In De
cember, wheat, $4,000 bushels; barley,
I'D 900; oats, $1,000; corn, l3,Ovy.
According to State Grain Inspector Ar
rasmithys estimate there now remains
about 6,JVo bushels of last seasons wheat
crop in this state, equal to about one
third of the entire crop, of which the
farmers hold about 20 per cent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-01
SIGNS OF SPRING. MANY PEOPLE
SPEND SUNDAY IN THE PARK

Although there may be a few disagree
able winter days yet this season. there are
many indications that spring is not far
away. The buds on the trees are swollen
about to bursting, the pussy willows are
sending out their feathery blossoms and
the flower beds about town are beginning
to show the effect of the past. few days
of warm weather
One of the surest signs of the approach
of spring is the attendance at the city
parks. yesterday was a record breaker
in that respect and the Point Defiance
cars were crowned to their utmost ca
pacity from early in the afternoon until
long after the rays of the setting sun had
disappeared behind the Olympic noun
tains.
rhe crowds at the park yesterday repre-
scented all classes and conditions of people.
except the tough element They met
there on common ground and came and
went whl,hersoever fancy led lnem.
As usual, ,me ANNALS received a good
deal of attent on. The bears den seemed
to be satisfactory to the members of
the tribe connned there. They sat con-
tentedly on their launches and leasted on
candy and peanuts, which were thrown
through the bars in generous quantities.
They had not enjoyed such feast of
good things for many days, and expressed
their satisfaction in good-natured grunts,
winch is Bruins way of saying that he
feels at peace with the world.
One of the most disconsoate looking
objects in the park was DICK" the elk.
He was covered with mud and dirt and
walked dejectedly about in filthy enclosure
that looked more like a Kansas farmers
hog lot than the paddock of the sole
representative of lordly tribe in a metro
politan PARK. Occasionally he would look
longingly through the bars at the passers-
by, but only a few paid any attention
to am
The monkey cages, as usual were sur
rounded by little folks, but yesterday
seemed to be an off day with them and
they were cross and cranky. No amount
of candy or peanuts would tempt them
into displaying the least bit of good humor
and they screeched and chartered like a
lot of peevish chnIren.
The greenhouse proved the center of at
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-01
FOR BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP

NEW YORK, Feb -Exerything is in
readiness at the I4lederkranz club for the
opening tonight of the tournament to de
termine the amateur billiard championship
of America. there has been a great re-
viyal Of interest in the game this winter
and as a consequence the tournament is
attracting much attention. Canada and all
sections Of ,he United States, with the
exception of the Pacific coast, will be
represented among the contestants Much
regret is felt over the inability Of Wilson
Sigourney, the Pacific coast champion, to
take part.
The full list of the cue experts who will
contest for the supremacy includes De
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-01

coma, began his services as manager o. the
company in -~oole today. Mr. Reid is
well known in this city, as he has been
in the service of the company for the
past 20 years, and is considered one of
the ablest men in their employ.
A year ago Mr.. Reid resigned his po-
sition in Tacoma to become superintendent
of the National District Telegraph Messen-
ger Service at San Francisco, from which
position he resigned to accept the Seattle
management.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-01

LONDON, Feb. Princes Alice of
Albany and Prince Alexander of Teck are
to have more of wedding than most
youthful relations of royalty enjoy. But
the Princess Alice is King Edwards fav-
orite niece, and she is the prettiest and
brightest member of the younger genera
ton of the royal circle. Besides, the we'd
ding is all in the family and the princess
of Wales is to honor her brother, Prince
Alexander of Teck, while the king and
queen look after the young bride.
The wedding date is set for February
10, and a notable ceremony will be per
formed in st. Georges chapel at Wind
sor. The king, queen and all TIE menu
bers of the royal family, as well as for
eign royalties. are expected to attend.
There is much talk of the great Wind
sor week. which is to end with the royal
wedding. Their majesties will entertain
a party at the castle, composed of the
Young bride her mother, the duchess Of
Albany. and her brother, the duke OF
Saxe-Coburg A number of foreign royal
guests are also expected. The king and
queen of Wurtemburg, the relatives OF
Prince Alexander, are expected: besides
the three sisters of the duchess OF Albany,
the Dowager Queen Emma OF HoIand
the Princess Pauline of Bentheim-Steln-
-::--@-@ ----
M r. .4oornar GravhcuDd ia now or
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-01
EDISON THEATER.

The program at the Edison theater is
right up to the top notch this week.
The Shone family in their acrobatic turn
entitled "The German Brigade cannot
be surpassed in contortion act From Aus
tralia comes Give, the coniurer who
knows how to handle things that you see
and don't see. Mr.. Frank Fay will render
Sing Me Song Of me South" This
will be ustrated
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-01
FISHER SIGNS NEW
MAN FOR TACOMA

Dlique Fisher has broken up his out
field and he will not take Doyle, Hide
brand and Mclaughlin to Tacoma with
him, says the San Francisco bulletin.
W nile on his last trip up there Fisher
signed re Lynch, who is a favorite
with the Tacoma fans, to play one of his
suburban districts. Lynch began his
career as professional baseball players
woth John j. --- ~ioskey at Great Falls in
1900 That year he played 80 games for
McDloskey and hit at .o4J. Next season
found him at Tacoma, where he hit at
.2s2. His general all-round work attracted
the attention Of the Chicago National
league club and Lynch signed with it in
1902, but was not quite good enough
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-01

to hold his job. Last year found him with
Tacoma again, where he did splendid work.
lie batted at 295, which was his best
year since 1900. just place Lynch win
fill this season is somewhat predetermined,
but it may be Doyle's, who had poor
year with HE bat last year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-01
EMPIRE TIL

An entirely new bill will be presented
this week at the Empire Tetsuwari's
japanese troupe Of magcans the musical
comedians, Baldwin and Durant. in new
and novel musical instruments, and Ray
mond and Clark in The Tramp and the
Soubrette' are some of the attractions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-01

has spent most of her life at Claremont,
their country estate in Surrey. Her
branch of the family is among the most
of her life at Claremont. their country
estate in Surrey Her branch of the
family is among the most popular in Eng
land
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-01
peggy RIFT

Florence RoDerts and her company pre-
sent peggy Thrift, the Country Girl" at
The Tacoma theater tonight. This will
he Miss Roberts last appearance here
TINS season.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-01

Nun Smith of st. Louis, Charles +. Conk-
lin of Chicago N. L. L. Mial of new
York, j. Ferdinand Poggenburg of New
York, Arthur r. Townsend of Brooklyn
the first champion of the National ANA
teur Billiard association; Charles S. Nor
ris. champion of the Chicago Athletic as
ISOLATION; Edward S. Gardner Of Fassaic
N. j.. the second champion of the Ma
tional mateur Billiard association; Ar
thur Macotte Of Quebec, the Canadian
amateur ampion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-01
TACOMA MAN BECOMES
MANAGER AT SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Feb. R. T. Reid. former
ly manager of the Western Union at Ia
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-01

The sale of seats for "The Fatal We'd
ding commences this morning at the Ia
coma theater This is for one-nght ap-
pearance, Wednesday evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-01
LYCEUM THEATER.

"Maloney's !, edding' is billed for to-
night ana Tuesday evening at the Lyceum
theater. This farce comedy carries a num-
Der of good specialties.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-01

OAKLAND CAL, lon of oscuation commonly
O this is known
Anti Oscillation which
Ultimate
a o al arge
of
n
Inc are the
FOREVER all Birdie
o from the u and"T tsey
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-01

Mrs. Langtry saved newspaper mans
life at Santa Barbara, Cal There's no
thing like a star who works in harmony
with the press agent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-01
,UCTION.,
The FATAL WEDDING

The Dew. Auction is billed for the
Tacoma theater Tuesday evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-01

Detective Agency,
42e-7 Cal. Blk. See US. Tel. Black 1925.
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Gbe ~|faSe


Ibsen masterpiece Ghosts. will be
presented by Miss Alberta Gallatin and
a good company at the Tacoma theater
next Sunday and Monday evenings
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Special sale every day at JOLT. s44 Pa
eifie Avenue
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The fast steamer Greyhound is now OF
the run from Tacoma to Olympia
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-15
PLACED BEFORE THE SENATE.
House Committee Reports Action on
z Judge Swayne's Case. :

House Committee Reports Action on
Judge Swayne's Case.
Washington, Dec. 15.-When the
senate convened it was understood that
before the close of the day it would be
called upon to take cognizance of the
decision Of the house of representa-
tives to begin impeachment proceed.
.ings against Federal Judge Charles
Swayne of the Northern district of
Florida. Apparently the senate had
not counted upon being so confronted
with this problem, SO that when a few
moments before the hour of meeting
the house committee appeared at the
vice presidents room to confer with
President Pro TEN. Frye there was a
general scurrying about on the part
of the officials to find precedents and
to make preparation for the ceremony,
the like Of which had not been wit
messed in the senate chamber since the
proceedings Of 1876 against Secretary
.Belknap. ..
e A brief informal exchange Of views
as to the time when the senateNshould
take up the case ensued. It was sug-
gested that the trial might be post
iponed until after March next or even
until the next session of congress, 81
\ After the house committee had re.
tired Mr.. Plat -(Conn.) presented a
resolution directing that "the message
of the house Of representatives rela-
tive to Impeachment OF Charles
'Swayne" be referred to select COM
mittee to consist of five senators to
be appointed by the president pro tenn
The resolution was agreed to.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-15
DRAMATIC SITUATION.
Pawnbroker Stern Fails to Identify
Nan Patterson.


New York, Dec 15.-A dramatic in
c1dent occurred during the day in the
criminal D4an>h Oh the supreme court
when Nan Patterson, on trial before
Justice Vernon 81. Laws for the muir
der of Caesar Young, stood up in tic
courtroom and faced Pawnbroker Hy-
man Stern, the witness who sold the
revolver with which Young was killed.
Stern was unable to identify the pris-
oner as the woman VINO accompanied
the man to whom he sold the revolver
He was not certain whether this man
had smooth face or wore NOUS
tache. He was not asked to identity
the photograph Of J. Morgan Smith
Police Captain Sweeny was recalled
and identified the photograph He
said he saw Smith on June 8. lact,
and gave him a grand jury subpoena.
Objection was made to the introduce
ton as evidence of a copy of the sub
poena served by the witness and the
jury was excused while Justice Davis
listened to argument of counsel
Mr.. Rand informed the court that
the theory of the prosecution is that
Smith and his wife were co-conspira-
tors against Young, although they had
not planned to kill him.
Much of the testimony Tuesday was
given by experts as to the result OF
their examination of skin taken from
Young's fingers. DR.. Ernest J. Le5er-
ly said that microscopical examina-
ton of the bits of skin had failed to
discover traces of powder.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-15
CASE OF MRS. CHADWICK.
Task of Empare!Iing Grand jury &c
gins at Cleveland.

Cleveland, Dec. 15.-The task OF en-
panelling the federal grand jury whlca
is to consider the case OF Mrs. Cha
wick commenced during tne morning,
but it is not certain that there Will
be any indictment returned immedi-
ately. United States District Attor-
ney Sullivan said:
Mrs. Chadwicks waving eNamina-
tion is in itself sufficient to hold her
over to the next term of the federal
court and there is now no such need
of quick work as would have been
necessary if she had elected to stand
an examination in New York"
The county grand jury also was in
session at the same time as the body
in the federal building. 1t was ad-
mitted in the Office of County Prose
cutor Keller that an indictment would
probably be found against Mrs. Chad
wick il connection with the S5,000.OCG
Carnegie note. The indictment has
been written out and lacks only Off
cial action.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-15
TOOK A FOURTH WIFE.
Mormon Apostle Soon After Became
III and Died.

Washington, Dec. 15.-When the
Senator Heed Smoot investigation was
continued during the day George Rey-
nolds, high official of the Mormon
church, was recalled to correct his tes.
timony and then Mrs. Fred Ellis Of
Salt Lake was sworn. She is the
daughter of Angus Cannon and mar
ried her cousin, Abram Cannon, when
she was nineteen years Of age. She
testified that she was Abram Cannon s
first plural wife and that her husband
married Lillian Hamlin on June Is,
1886. He was at that time one of the
twelve apostles. Mr.. Cannon, accord
ing to the witness, then had three
wives and he told her he intended to
marry Lillian Hamlin.
Mrs. Ellis told Of the departure Of
Mr.. Cannon and Miss Hamlin, accom-
panied by President Smith, who is
said to have performed the marriage
ceremony on the high seas, and of
their return.
They returned about July 6. 1896.
Mr.. Cannon was ill and died about
three weeks later. "He confessed on
his deathbed that he married Miss
Hamlin," said Mrs. Ellis, land he said:
I have never had a we'll day SINCE
I think it killed him." the witness
added sobbinglv.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-15
RUSSIANS ARE SATISFIED.
Believe the JapaneSe Have Reached
Their High Tide.


St. Petersburg, Dec. 15.-The gen
eral staff apparently is entirely salts
fed with the military situation IN Man
churia, being convinced that the jap
anese have reached their high tide.
A high officer said to the Associated
Press:
'The Japanese army is unique in
military history and probably the
world, combining the strength of bar
barism with civilization, drawing from
the former fanatical bravery and scorn
of death and from the latter the latest
knowledge Of the science of war. We
have been fighting them under heavy
handiCaps, but have at last definitely
stopped them. They have missed the
psychological moment. They should
now be at Hardin, with Vladivostok
and the East literally cut off and de
facto theirs instead of wintering
where they are. The cold is acting
against them as it did against Napo-
Leon The Japanese cannot endure ex-
IRENE cold like the Russians. They
are not strong enough to attempt to
turn Mukden now and will not be
even if Port Arthur falls and $4,000 re-
Inducements are sent up to join Field
Marshal Oyama. In the meantime
Russian troops are piling UP behind
Mukden. In February, before the port
Of Newchwang is ice free, General Ku.
ropatkin will have close upon half a
million men, disposed in three armies,
amply stuff cient to turn Oyama's posi-.
ton at the Shakhe river and force the
Japanese back into Korea and the
Liaotung peninsula.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-15
OPENS IN PERFECT CALM.
Lower House Of Hungarian Pariia-
ment Called to Order.

Budapest, Hungary, Dec. 15.-The
lower house OF the Hungarian pariia-
ment opened during the cay in perfect
calm. The royal rescript convoiing
the diet was listened 70 attentively and
the house thereafter adjourned with
out the least attempt on the part of the
opposition to renew the rioting Of Tues
day. The orderiiness Of the proceed
tngs was attributed to the absence OF
President PerceZel and his parliament
tary bodyguard, who Tuesday were
driven from the house Had these
been present undoubtedly there would
have been repetitions Of Tuesdays
scenes. The premier and the members
OF his cabinet entered about 10 o'clock
and occupied the front bench, as the
ministerial armchair had been de-
strcyed. There was no demons traticn
The house listened to the rescript in
profound silence and voted to refer il
to the upper hn'1~H. The sitting lasted
nr'y few minutes.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-15
BODIES TORN TO SHREDs.
Awful Effect Of the Use of Hand Gren.
AIDES at Port Arthur,


Before Port Arthur With the Third
Japanese Army, via Fusan, Dec. 15.-
The effect of dynamite used as an Of
fensive weapon in the form. Of hand
grenades is instanced in an appalling
manner by the condition of the dead
bodies, which are torn and unrecog
nizable masses of flesh and bones.
Fragments of hundreds of killed un-
earthed from the filed in Russian
trenches presented scene of awful
horror. The heaviest timbers and steel
plates of the bombproofs were torn to
splinters by shells and dynamite.
The work of removing the dead from
the slopes and crests of 203-Metre hill
has been completed on the north side.
The south slopes are still covered with
bodies buried under the debris of
trenches and bombproofs. The hill
and the slopes previous to interment
presented an awful appearance. Most
of the bodies were partially naked and
horribly torn by dynamite bombs.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-15

Minneapolis, Dec. 15.-Fire which
broke out in the Photographic supply
house of the o. H. Peck company on
Fifth street south at 10: 80 p. m. spread
to adjoining buildings and caused a
loss roughly estimated at $750,000.
Two lives were lost. The dead are
Jacob Miller and John Fellows, mem
beers Of the fire insurance patrol.
!, Jacob Miller fell into an elevator
shaft while entering the Boutell build
ing with line Of hose. Help could
not reach him and if he was not killed
instantly he must have suffered hor-
rible ueath.
Fellows, with Tony Wilson and
James Sincoe, were on the fifth floor
Of the BouteI building with line of
hose. A h:rst of flame in their 1sces
drove them to the windows, but Fel-
lows never reached the air and was
burned in the wreckage. Wilson lea
to the street, breaking both legs, bu.
SircCe manager 10 hold to the ladder
an" estapei injury.
81 The Peck building was Quilted,
VIII the :,lA-story furniture house OF
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-15
EQUAL RIGHTS FOR INDIANS.
Bill to Be Introduced Gives Them Title
to Their Lands.

Washington, Dec. 15.-Representa-
tive STEVENSON Of Minnesota intends
to introduce, after the holiday recess,
a bill which,, If passed, would revolu-
tionize the Indian affairs of the gov
eminent, as it would grant to the In
dams all the rights now possessed by
citizens of the United States. w.. r
Mr.. STEVENSON would give to the In
dams in fee the lands they now &C.
cupy. would pay them pro rata the
trust funds now in the treasury and
would eliminate entirely the tribal re-
lations. This policy, which he has not
yet worked cut in detail. would in his
opinion, eliminate the Indian question
within twenty-five years. Il
III Hewould not force the new relation
upon the Indians at once, but would
Introduce it gradually, requiring the
Indian bureau to relinquish much Of
the responsibility it now carries and
5plaee@it upon the shoulders Of the in
t1iyjSl!alc -, 60. g. - y H. s