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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-12
Wall Street Gossip.

A Especial to The Times Dispa,ch.) Il
NEW YORK October sIl-,At the opening
the government crop report and all the stockt.
directly affected by corn conditions advanced i
easily. There was no very large amount OF
commission house business. hut traders for the
most part were bnliish. ,a
Missouri Pacific was OPENED $up with the
almost imnedat ely. It looias as Il thee bull
pool. which IL merely a combination Of a
4 Few active street traders had not been aware
or tho recent reduction IN the holdings Of the
! Standard oil and Could interests.
H Copper showed some early strength with a
fair amount of buying more or less Of q
trade character Traders thought there wnz
sotne good long stock for sale on advances.
y \ United ftates Steel preferred was strong.
showing: In the opinion OF some operators a
there has been some very good buying In tho
past few days.
Il Dick Bros, & Co.. were early buyers Of
Kcading. They say IN their letter y tli \. sA,r
price Is accompanied by persistent riniors
that important read justmentsf are being made
I'm the affairs of several anthracite coal prop
critics. 54 53
surprIsnEly large humber q traders SEEM
government crop report would make. good
I market to take profits on. The supply Of
stock OF this character was quite notlccably
s large.
81 In the first hour the market did not ads
vance with such confidence as had been
especially from tho western houses. attempts
z to rally by manipulating special stocks We're
.,nsks n places bu d s'e like sns
There was some buying orders IN the mar
..standard Oil buyinE'i-and I Rockefeller sup
port according to tho position of the trader
Importing tho purchases "a
after midday the market showed n good
deal OF strength. although IT was not broad
/. enough TO permit OF the advance or more thah
& two or &thrco issues at time, 3s
Union Pacific and ST Paul Were selected ga
4 h hes where any selling developed.
Hartman & Co. were; given the principal
buying orders In Union Pacific The traders
who took stock seemed anxious to make It sell
az high as possible on their purchases, The
buying did not look altogether convincing
although some orders seemed to have been
Gent round by London.
tho most part retained, and Il the tone was
generally fairly. good, although the net i'm
n faet yery mted
number OF stocks
RICHMOND STOCK MARKET,
/. Richmond, Va, Oct. II, 1904.
SALES.
A.. c, j. r. r. Consolidated Trust per.
virginia Fcenturies-1o 600 at o.,
Va. Carolina Chemlcal CO. Col. Trust per
cent-5 900 at 0S; 1000 at 9S; 1000 ut 9Sis; 5000
at 0S. III
Il STATE SECURITIES. hid. Asked
NORTH Carolina es, G. 1918. ........ lss
Va c Eel tsT "a. and r. iaai 81 s7is
4 CITY SECURITIlH. IL y "a Il I,
Richmond City, 1s3s,.,,,,.,,u...,. 1917 ~.
1t RAILROAD BONDS. t
AZ G. i. OF G, Ger Ind, a n c..,., Of -,
"A o. L. r. r. Con. TT, p, c,.,.... 9St a...y5
I A. G, u. Cert, of Ind, 81 n. ,.,,.. 00h o.
dan So and Fla list lst ~ 1stss,.,1 IL
Central Of Ga. Ry, Con, bs, 1sla.,. liz @...f
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/. BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
EI3ALrIM ORE, ~ MD ~ Oct. il.-Seab board IN
Line common. 15!x q l6,4 do pre- fcrred.
Atlantic Coast Line common. LAG l35 3 3. S8
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COTTON MARKETS..

opened s steady at decline 81 sdi i points. The
ess being ana ass Continued
heavy movement to the ports. But there did
not seem 70 be great dea! of cotton oner,hs
at the break and following the call tho market
was slowly rallied by moderate bull support
and covering. Il was generally expected that
the New Orleans station. now that the bulie-5
tin from Washington has been discontinued Ior
ui a sptc o OF this tho continued talk
holding In the South and a fair Inquiry for
spot cotton in connection VI. the outspok t
vented free selling and bid mid day prices
were net 6sf7 points higher, this leyel the
.orabic az 10 climatic conditions. although the.
Statements as 10 the large PROPORTION 81 the
as favorlng the idea OF a moderate production.
THE effect or the report was bearsh. however;
ana after twas read prices gradually worked ;ket
They were rallied slightly. lust before tho
ctosc. and the market was finally steady at q
OF $4,000 bales, according TO- estimates; Trad
Ing Was again largely professienal, but II
sess na. w we're ge5ns little bust
ness on the long side Of I. and the the
from his source @as ss yrrv heavy but
jeSpor,s' TOO, were large, and the total clear
anccs 50 far for the season amount q 10 ~
Receipts at the ports to-day we're s.. e2s bales
Tor the week 400. oo1 bales against as7. So bales
last week and aeee. $40 last year To,days re
cejots at New Orleans were II, t05 bales against
ii. Isl last Year. and at Houston 27.7ol bales
against y 600 last year, IL
Cotton futures opened steady and closed
steady: !, 49,, a., r,lo..
December ........lo.el 1924 1919 70, S s2
SanSsy .lST ISL 1Ssi 1 1Sii iS.s7
March ......,.,... 10 80 lo.47 1oss 1 70 Ss
Agr g g l S iSs' iS ga
SPOT cotton quiet; mlddllng uplands, 1885,.
middlins sult, 1850; sales. o55 bales
IS s al pa,es !'s sales a bales bales
export g t,reat Britain t1a losl bales; 70 the
ss,y p a. receipts,
bales ns e nseas nSa!n Iss
slssss ssssi export dreat R Pr ssss9
s., ~ bales; to Japan 6l0 bales; 70 Mexico 90
spse pas i: s ell tsspss GREAT
Britain sa ss balss ots to Ffance ilgs0i b1ls ss
bales;5 OF Mexico 2,99a bales
NEW ORLEANS t5 a.. Oct III 1l-c C ~ So
bales. Including 500 TO arrive Prices 1-loc'y
Futures opened steady at a decline Of eds
ana sSow sgss q ss hsa
n'ese Foo oes 81 ass
H ss Ssfs@sss st ssyns ersers ssS
Cotton futures steady; October 70 9 oSaslS
Neyember S9sf1lSos Rssemes
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- + q. n Richmond, Fredericks-5
U1s u To- burg & Potomac r.. r.

Trains Leave Richmond-.N orthward.
4 AIS a. NJ, daily. Byrd st. Through.
h 6:45 "a. NJ, daily. Mani St. Through.
y. rs AZ Nj. week days. Elba. Ashland accom-.
q $40 al N daily. Byrd ST. Throush IL. SLocal I
stops.
B i SOS noon. week days. Eyed st. Through,
I, 100 r. NJ. week days Byrd St Fredericks.
B sos NJ daily. Main st Throus II. x 5s sgs
d 8: $40 ~ N. week days. Elba, Ashland -
q sos p. NJ daily Byrd St. Through. 81
81 Z rains Arrive r lnhmo nd--Southward a
III {: 40 A. 81, week days. 2Elbs, Ashland %, 4
y. 10 a.. N. week days. Byrd ST, Fredsrlcks. h
HI :35 "a. NJ. n daily. Byrd ST. Through.
. II $50 ~. NJ. week days Byrd St. Through.
n s:o5s ~ II, daily. Main ST. Through
y. 8 90 = Y, I, NJ. week days Ashland Sc
S daily B ByFSS g. @Fssssss
stops. ~
1 :29 Z. dnl I'M St!a5ii al ough s
IA NOTE-Pullman Sleeping sor, ParlSs Cars On q
all trains except train arriving Richmond II 80
"a. NJ weele days, and local ccommodn lions "
Tlmo OF arrivals and departures and connec-4
lions not guaranteed S31a s&s
W. p. DUKE {, wv CULP, Nv. P.#TAYLOR.
Gent Man r..8 ASS emil Mani Traf. Man
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Sor.icrn Pacific ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 04ia
Northern Pacific 81 Y. ............ 74S
Norfolk and Western, coil. As 100ss
Oregon Short limo 5s and Partic. ......... sis
conv. 3lls.,.... 1904
Recalling C;etlcral a. 1Oii y
81. Louis and Iron Afounta neon. 81. Z. I. i. 1lbia
ST 1Ious and san francisco fg. 4s........ S6it
st Iouis Southw est err, 1sts.............. 0sls
Senboa rd ir Line As sou
Southern Pacific as. :. 04t
Southern Railway Is. .............. t7a
TEXAS ana Pacific 1sts TX. ............. 120H
Toledo. st. L. and Western ..s.......... T9as
Union Pacific A. 105 4
Union Paciilc COW As 1oS s.
.tJ S. s.ec "a IS s4Ss
Ivaba 81, lists e, 11S
Wabash Deb Bs # :. !. 64I
yvheolinr and Lake Eric 4s................. ~ "a
Wisconsin Central As NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. DIX
Colorado Fuel and Iron conv. 5s......s..... 70
N and o. Collateral Trust 4s............ 95t
Central OF Georgia I'd Observation-Disclosures. 55A
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s5.ioa5s0; fair. Ss.e5as.75. Receiptsy
fair; market slow. Prime heavy $625MG.30;
medium ana heavy workers.. s6.eoli6..5 !; light
workers. S5.soql6,OO; pigs, ss4oG6.6O rouGhs
sGh.5 an ana market
sheep. sla2.C6: spring lambs. s3.5ol6.1o veal
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BALTIMORE, MD. Oct. l1.--FI 1oU R-Eas-

4 BALTIMORE, MD. Oct. 11.--FI oUR-Eas-
Ter Winter patent %; spring s na.enIs
$lotG liz. Gornpul; the year e. ro, seaS9he,3
southern white. 65Gesc oats = ~ mse
FIRM at DO, bid. Butter-steady and UNI
Changed; fancy Imitation i1e5lse. do cream sssd
esSS,scl ~ SrsssNsteady and unchanged at elc
lGheese-Irirn, and unchanged. lare, llg1l1sc.i
medium liz Gnl ac.; slnal ilHqll hc.s sugar
IN 81. 80.
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RICHMOND GRAIN MARKET,
Richmond, Va, Oct. II, 1901
l oUoTATI0Nk n

Ionrherry (car lots) s, /, ,S1,15 dI;1l7
Mixed fear lots) I. !, ,,, a 1l7
shortherry Gear lots) !, ,,,......,, l.l5 G1l,i7 G
III M. q red (car lots 1.l5 % l17 &
IN I'M lot !, LOO oils
vi. bag lots for seed ,.,.., .,,.,, 117 Gs1,ls Il
White WSsite, ya,..,...,.. Is. ~. 9, q 81 &
N No. a White 1 Gar iotsj ",,..,., g 5ss
M "a m xa Gear c iSts} IS ssa
J No, q mixed (car lots) ..,,.,,..,, sl!a
No 8 mixed Gear lots) 80, .,..,,.,.} 81
# 81 sS .sss ;sss 49, 81
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aS5 CINCINNArI,F o., Oct. 11.--H c,C;S-Steady3 at
i6G I0c. lower. butchers, s5.soM6,00: shippers
5000; common, $4,000 10 Cattle---Steady and
slow. Fair to good shippers. 81 a 4.6a: common,
s30lo. 10. FIJI Shecp-Strons at Sla8,t0 4; lambs,
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CLOSING BOND QUOTATIONS.

Chicago and Northwestern con. 7s.......... 12sA
Chicago n. r. and Pacific 4s....."......... u
Chicago, n. and rac. col. s.,....,..... Ssst
C., G.. G. and st. Louis gen. As..........s1o 2
Chicago Terminal ............ TO-.
Consolidated Tobacco Observation-Disclosures. 7s'i
Colorado and Southern 4s.,................8 6h
Denver and%Rlo Grandc Observation-Disclosures. 1o0h
Erie prior lien Gi
Tsrie General - S7
Fort Worth and Denver City 1Ats........ 1904
Hooking Valley .109 q
Louisville and Nash. Unified 4s............ 19l!4
Mexican Central As i. .........,... 70h
Mexican Central list INSTRUMENTATION. 11ts
MINI q a nj Ef Io,lis A :. ...... o.
Missouri Kansas ana sTexas 4s........... 1918
Missouri Kansas and Texas eds. ......... 81 6
National RI OF Mexico cou. As........ 7SA
Nav YORK Central gen. 3jzs......... ...... 1D0A
New jersey Central gen 3lss.... 134S
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'sThe leading futures ranged as follows:
{ 3tH-s.r1 Open. High. Low. Close

Cash quotations were as folIoW Ne, ELo3R9,
Easier spring wheat 3 ~ " wv y
Sos; gsic. No 2 yellow. 6s.sc. NO, 4. oats,
.sisc while sl,. sse; 8, NS O. i wh htt
fair 10 choice mating. asal4sc. No. taxseed,
;los; No.. northwestern. Sll5 n; Mess s pork,
* aD6I7,5.: short Ribs sides 0oose). S7:g.g 71b;5
short clear sides WnskeS
t,rode. s1s IS. Enthusiastically: creanlerlcs lt@
soc. dairies, l3Gl7c. cheese-steady at losp
16iSc. Egga-Steady at mark. cases included
ltdl7Ac; tlrsts, lSc.; prime hFsts' -e. cA'ras'
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OFFICIAL RANGE AND SALE OF STOCKS in NEW YORK
BY Thomas Branch & Co. Bankers and Brokers'
Open. High Low. Closing. q SALES.

SAbES: fIlsis
25soo Missouri Pacific ~. ......
200 NASH. Chat. aitd st. Louis.
1i4D0 New York Central .........
540O Norfolk and Western ......
$500 ". y, Ont. and Western.
700 Pacific Mail ..... .... !.
d6I00 Pennsylvania II. II. ........
1900 Peoples Gas tChgo) .......
$500 Pressed Steel Car .........
200 Pressed steel Car, pfd......
1900 Republic Iron and ST., com.
800 Rep. Iron and Steel, pfd...
1880 beading, COM. 80. $1,000.
Reading, list pfd.... .......
~. Reading. I'd pfd... ~. $50.
1900 Rock Island, conn.,. ......
100 Rock Island, pfd..,. .........
+ 100 SlOsS ....... ....y... ........i
..... Sloss, pfd !. ....... ~.
1900 st. l.. and Sa. Fra. "a 2ld.
500 st. u. and Southwtil., pfd
7710O Southern Pacific ...... ...
1880 Southern Railway, com -.
800 Southern Railway, pfd.. -.
100 Scaboard Air Line. conn.,.
800 Seaboard Air Line. pfd. 80.
500 Tenn. Coal and Iron .......
500 Texas Pacific ...... ........J
1850 Union Pacific ~. $3.50. 49,.
201O0 United States Leather ....
25400 United States Steel ........,
GslO0 II. s. Steel. pfd...... 1880.
i 800 Va. Car. Chem. COM. 80.
800 Va Car. Chem, pfd.... 49,.
400 Wabash, come. $500. ..i.l
26oO Nvaba sl,,S pfd.. 80. ~. -.
~. Western Union ...........
4 300 Wisconsin Central 40.
H.. Wisconsin Central, pfd... -.
Total, $50 200. &.
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"a In the first hour the market did not ad-B
vance with such confidence as had been
expected. and was under pressure of stock.
to rally by manipulating special stocks We're
unsuccessful. Traders We're bidding for.
stocks IN places, but did not like the selling
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There was some buying orders In the mar
ket which were variously described z as
..Standard Oil buying, and .'Rockefcller sup
port, according to tho position Of the trader
reporting tho purchases. I'd
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after midday the market showed n good
deal of strength, although 1t was not broad
enough 10 permit Of the advance of more than
two or thrc0 Issues at n time, s4t So. FL
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Union Pacific and st. Paul were selected.
md some OF the other stocks followed. rather
hcsItating where any selling developed.
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At the close Individual advances We're for
Tho most part retained, & and the tone was
generally fairly good, although the net Inn
Jrovetnent on tho day was not great Gains
WERE in fact. confined TO a very limited
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Especial TO The Times Dlspntch.) FL x $
e NEW DIRK, October II.--At the opening
tho goy crnmcnt crop report and all the stockh
directly affected by corn conditions adya need
easily. There was 10 very large amount OF
mart BULL
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Hartman & CO. were given the principal
buying orders In Union Pacific. The traders
who took stock seemed anxious to make It sell
buying did not look altogether convincing.
although some orders seemed to have been
sent round by' London.
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Copper showed Some early strength with a
fair amount of buying more or less Of a
trade character. Traders thought there wns
como good long stock for sale on advances.
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United States Steel preferred was strong.
showing. III the opinion of some operators, "a
resumption OF Keenc manipulation. although
there has been some very good buying in tho
past few days. ii
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Reading They say In their, letter TO their
customers that .'its advance to the new high
that important Establishments arc being made
In the affairs Of several anthracite coal prop
critic 49, 5tigi
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surprslngly large number Of traders seem
to have Thought that enthusiasm over the
government crop report would make. good
market to TAXA profits on. The supply Of
stock OF this character was quite notlccably
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u NEW YORK, oct. 11.-FLouR-slark
steadily held but Inactive Rye Flour irn,.
Buckwheat--Dull; per 100 pounds, also s4o,
lCornmeal-Steady. Rye-No ininal. BARLEY
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MISSOURI Pacific was opened UP with the
rest OF the list on the corr, crop. but sold of
almost immediat ely. It lookss as Il the bull
POOL which is merely n combination OF a
Few active street traders had not been aware
Of tho recent reduction in the holdings Of the
Standard OIL and Could interests.
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Mclidlnn, Drenlen, W. 4. 4;
Josie IN, Hurt, New, Haven.
Schooner. j !. III. .ecls, SAGE, Mo-.
large Itiuiiy, East Boston.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-19
MEMBERS CELEBRATE
OPENING OF NEW HALL

AT the dedication ceremonies last NIGHT
Of the new lodge room for East Tacoma
lodge No. 80, /. 0. o. F., FULLY 500
people were present.
q. strand Secretary l.. +. Hart spoke on
Progress of the Order; Grand Repre.
sentative II. w. Lueders on Objects of
Odd Fellowship; George A. FISHERMAN
on on Objects in Lodge Building; Mrs Eva
!L,aIsptrman, president of the Rebekahs on
~ Inc Coming Encampment" and Grand
warden +. r. McLaren of Seattle ON "Th.e
order in Seattle" Professor Herman nexI
rendered a piano solo, which was the con,
Guiding number ON the program. I'm
mediately after the program the floor was
cleared for dancing, in which MANY par
ticlpated. During the evening refresh
ments were served.
The new building cost IS, o00 1t is 5Oxoo
rect IN size and one of the most up-to-date
lodge rooms in the state
East Tacoma lodge was instituted II
years ago and has membership of 23S
The officers of the lodge for the year 1904
are; N. e., Rees Burke; V. G., j. S.
Parker; secretary, j. A. Pease; treasurer.
); L. Stoop; financial secretary, S. A,
6oke; trustees, Charles Gutfeldt. w. q.
DAVIS and L. l.. Davis,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-19
ENGINEER DID NOT KNOW
CAPACITY OF THE PUMPS

continued all yesterday afternoon before
Marine Inspectors Whitney and Turner.
The testimony taken disclosed the follow
ing facts
First-That Chief Engineer De Launay
/ allowed the water to attain depth of
between three and four feet in the hold
OF the vessel before he notified Captain
Roberts.
Second-De Launay should have report
ed to Captain Roberts at least an hour
earlier.
Third-That by doing so it would have
given Captain Roberts an opportunity to
run the steamer up on the Dungeness
shoals, saving many lives and perhaps the
vessel as well.
Fourth-lhat the Ulallam had a power
! tul pump equipment, the combined capaci-
ty OF which exceeded 400 tons OF water
an hour; that Slliet De l&aunay was un-
able to tell the capacity OF his pumps; that
they were allowed to choke and were soon
rendered OF no service.
fltth-Ihat tine Ciallam took four or
five feet of water in about hall an hour
and that 1T was nine or ten hours later
before she foundered.
In all, i've witnesses were examined.
They were Captain Roberts, Chief In
gineer DE Launay, j. W. Doney, tlrst Of
hcer and pilot; l.. Meyers, quartermaster,
and William Cox, former first assistant
| engineer of the Clallam, and who super
intended the installing of her pumps anu
other machinery.
The most important testimony was thai
of Chief Engineer DE Launay. The inspec
tors, especially inspector Turner, handled
the engineer unsparingly and expressed
surprise at the lameness OF many OF his eX-
plantations. Their questions and pointed
observations disclosed astonishment at his
not having reported the condition OF the
ship sooner.
Inspector Turner declared that he coula
not comprehend how DE Launay, an en-
gineer holding chiefs license, having
well-equipped pumps with a total capacity
OF 4OO tons OF water an hour could not
have relieved the vessel at least at the
rate OF l0O tons an hour, which would hav.
meant the saving OF SO many lives. The
ship, Mr.. Turner reminded the chief, had
t1oated ten hours after the fires were out,
and intimated that had the pumps Deen
properly handled from the start she might
have foated indefinitely.
The chief engineer took refuge behind the
statement that the pumps choked and
would not work. On being asked the ca
pacity Of the pumps, De Launay said that
he did not know.
All of the witnesses were questioned
closely in regard to their knowledge as
to the course of the water that came into
the Clallam's hold, but they could furnish
no light on the matter. This is the most
perpleXlng question that the inspectors
have to face and so far they have tailed
entirely to get an answer that would give
them the slightest clue.
The previous testimony of Captain Rob
erts was substantially corroborated by
First Officer Doney. The investigation is
being continued today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-19
JIMMY WILL BAT HIGH
BALLS FOR TACOMA

One OF the surest hitters on the Pacific
coast, Jimmy" Hannivan, signed a con.
tract yesterday that ties him to the Ia.
coma team for the season of 1904. Hanni.
van was a member of the Tacoma team
last year and because of his batting record
became favoriee. His average last wear
was 1866, which is far better than a lot
OF other big players could show. He can
drive ball as straight as a die into left
field just beyond the reach of the man in
the garden, and with equal ease he can
send the sphere so high that there is some
times doubt of its ever coming down
again. When Jimmy steps to the plate
with the stick in his hand there is always
a straight drive or a high ball that is
pretty sure to play havoc with the score.
That is why he was hired again.
The Tacoma baseball club has been for
mally organized and articles of incorpora-
ton will be filed with the county auditor
this week. The board of trustees and Of
fcers are given as follows E. l.. Davis,
president; d. w. Evans, vice-president;
Forbes ?. Haskell, Jr., treasurer; George
M. Shredder, secretary; NJ A. Fisher,
manager.
Plans are being prepared for laying out
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-19
DROUTH BRINGS
WILD ANIMALS
TO CIVILIZATION

LOS ANGELES, CAL, JAM l9.-South-
ern California is experiencing drouth
equaled but once in the recorded history
of the state. 1t is having a peculiar
effect in one respect.
The springs and streams of the noun
tains and canyons have almost wholly
dried up and wild animals are seeking the
irrigated sections in great numbers, even
entering the towns in search of water to
drink.
Mountain lions, black and grizzly bears,
coyotes, deer and an abundance of smaller
animals are swarming in the cultivated
districts. Two young men north of here
have begun trapping the administering
them alive-and one grizzly, two black
bears, three mountain lions, six coyotes
and many smaller animals are already
Gagged.
The capture of the coyotes is indicative
of the straits to which the beasts are
driven, for it has been considered almost
impossible to take full-grown coyote in
a trap.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-19
MENU OF CHA MONSTER
SEEMS TO BE SIMPLY AIR

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. l9.-The
menu of the gila monster, that terrible
poison reptile of Arizona, is a short one,
according to the observations of the Red
lands secretary of the board of trade.
Last March an Arizona visitor returned
to Redlands bringing one of the monsters
as mementO of his trip. He donated it
to the board of trade and it was placed
in glassfaced box among the exhibits.
Secretary Thaxter began experimenting
as steward for the reptile. Every species
Of food and drink supposed to be suitable
for man and beast or reptile has been
offered the prisoner, but up to the present
time it has not been induced to taste
either food or water.
The reptile is as lively as when first
Gagged and seems none the worse for his
long fast. Neither has he shrunk. On
the contrary, he seems to have grown
The menu, therefore. so far as discovered
consists simply of air.