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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-20
Scheme to Build a Wooden Cage
Was frustrated by the Build
ing Inspector and a Story
OfAHeged official Con-
niVanCe Developed

Ira J. Pearsall, Esq, saloonist. No
1115 Pacific avenue, is a man whose
standing is so high in the city that
when laws interfere with his business
plans those laws are roughly pushed
to one side or kicked out of the
front door of his saloon
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-20
MAY COMPEL RUSSIA TO
GIVE UP THE MALA :

LONDON, July 2O.-Naval officers
here are of the opinion that England
means to compel Russia to surrender
the British ship Malacca, which was
seized as prize of war. Two of the
swiftest cruisers of the British Medi-
terranean feet have been detached
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ALLIED TRADES ASK
FOR JOINT CONFERENCE

CHICAGO, July 20.---A conference
Of the unions allied with the Butcn-
ers union was held yesterday aft
ernoon, and the following letter was
framed, which was submitted to the
packers:
u Ogden Armour and Associ-
Gentlemen: The representa-
tives of the teamsters, mechanical
and other trades engaged In the pack
ing house industry of Chicago not al
ready involved in the present strike
would like TO meet representatives OF
the packers and the representatives
of the meat-cutters who are now on
strike in joint conference, with a
view of helping adjust the present
trouble and preventing II spreading
to other organizations
Packers Are Generous.
The packers yesterday decided tC
supply the families of the strikers
with bread and ice, and last evening
issued this statement:
1T having come to the notice oil
the packers that the families Of their
former employees, now on strike, are
in need of bread and ice, Superin
tendent Crosby, of the Stockyardl
station of the Chicago Board of Char
tiles was immediately notified thal
carload of ice and 1000 loaves ol
bread would be sent for distribution
daily among those in need of help
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Significant Order Issued.

CHERBOURG, July 20.-Orders
were issued today to all subalterns
and sailors attached to the vessels of
the French channel squadron here
now on leave to report forthwith TO
take part in general inspection
called for tomorrow by Admiral
Fournier.
This unexplaihab1e measure has
created great excitement and the re-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-20
(BUILETIN.)

ST. PETERSBURG, July 2O.-The
British ambassador called on the for
eign minister today and presented
England's protest against the stop
page of the steamship Malacca, which
carried 300 tons of war munitions for
HOngkong, all being under the gov
ernment stamp.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-20
FIRE BUG At WORK

A fire supposed to be of incendlary
origin was discovered near small
peanut shop In the rear of 1922 A
street last night. A bottle partly
filled with kerosene was found near
by, and II was evident that some
of the oil had been used in starting
the fire.
The blaze was extinguished before
any damage was done.
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union
WINS POINT

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2O.-"The
label of a labor union is its registered
trademark and cannot be infringed
upon" This is the substance OF a
decision rendered by Judge Sloss to-
day, in granting temporary injunc-
ton against the Citizens Alliance
Employees association, preventing it
from using the insignia of the Typo
graphical union.
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(BULLETTN.)

LONDON, July 2O.-It is rumOred
OH the stock exchange this afternoon
that the Malacca has been detained
at Port Said by two cruisers of the
British Mediterranean fleet. At the
Peninsula g. Oriental office no con-
firmatiOn can be had.
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Lately Mr. Pearsall has wanted TO
conduct few quiet little games OF
chance at No. 1875 Pacific avenue
He only had one-story wooden
building there, and the mayor OF tine
city had declared the state gambling
law TO be in operation against all
ground floor gamblers, although void
and Of no effect against gamblers IN
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other than jeering from the bystand-
ers
viii Confer This Afternoon.
At II o'clock this morning the
packers sent the unions a letter,
agreeing to meet the representatives
of the allied trades this afternoon at
3 o'clock at the downtown Office or
the Swift company.
This agreement by the packers
thus again TO meet with the union
leaders is interpreted variousiy.
President Donnelly of the Butchers
union has been strongly urged to
give up his tenaciously-held stand
that all strikers who are out be
taken back pending arbitration, but
it is unlikely that he will accede, as
he claims the packers have made no
concessions whatever.
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STRIKERS DEMANDS.

fire limits he replied that he knew
nothing about II. II have merely
been hired to do the work and don't
know anything about the permit,
he said. "Pearsall is the man to see
about that"
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ENGLAND FILES STRONG PROTEST
AGAINST ACTS Of RUSSIAN NAVY

and ordered to proceed to Port Said,
there to meet the Malacca. What
the next move will be can only be
surmised, but the general feeling is
that the prize ship will be taken from
the czar's crew.
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STRIKERS ATTEMPT TO LYNCH A
NEGRO Prevented BY THE POLICE

with the understanding that further
assistance of the same kind would
be rendered IL necessary"
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STRIKER WANTED TO
LYNCH FORMER MAYOR

ST PAUL, July 2O.--One striker
was arrested last night for suggest
ing to crowd of strikers that they
lynch Charles Fitch, the former
mayor of st. Paul Fitch was adj
dressing the strikers. and had made
statement which displeased the
men, when one of them, named
Haynes, yelled that If a rope were
handy they would lynch the former
mayor. Haynes was promptly arrest
ed
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Awaiting Outcome Of Conference.

The strike situation In South SC.
Paul today is more peaceful than
at any time since the men went out.
The picket blockade at the entrance
of the Swift plant has been entirely
removed. though pickets surround
the plant to prevent strike-breakers
from entering. This Is the result
of telegram from President Dom
nelly Of Chicago, advising the men
of the probable. meeting with the
packers and cautioning them against
any drastic measures pending the
outroutp
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Demands are imperative and Explicit British
Cruisers Sent to Port Said Presumably to
Compel the Surrender of the Ship
Seized by Russia

dispatch says, is greatly excited over
the situation.
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The revenue cutter Grant has been
towed from the Balfour dock 20
Quartermaster harbor. The work on
her engines has been completed. She
viii remain in drydock at Quarter
master harbor until about August /.
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MARINE GLINIPsEs.

The steamer Cottage City is expect
ed in port tomorrow to load con-
signment Of freight for the north.
She will bring large quantity OF
salmon for Tacoma markets.
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WIN Confer This Afternoon.

other than jeering from the bystand-
prS
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transport over thei. single track ST.
berian railway enough horses to keep
their mounted infantry properly sup
piled. "The horse provision for such
an enormous mounted force" says Col
onel Vincent, speaking'of the whole Or
early months of the campaign.-New
ganization, leach regiment of six
squadrons requiring 1000 horses, neces-
sarily entails the most elaborate ar
rangements." But there are the field
and horse batteries to be supplied, as
we'll as the Cossack and dragoon regi-
ments. For each field battery attached
to an infantry division 207 horses are
required, and the horse battery, which
accompanies cavalry. must have 2oO.
This problem of furnishing mounts
and draught animals at front several
thousand miles from the home base
would severely tax the energy OF a
transportation department that had a
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How They Worked It.
'<~E<N<N<E<NE

''Is there much shooting in your dis
trict now?" asked the stag from the
East of the stag from the West whom
he happened to meet at the lake, where
both had gone to quench their thirst.
"Not as much as there used to be-"
replied the stag from out Of the West.
"Now and tEen one Of our number is
shot, but not often. You see, we have
fixed the gunners so that they are sat1s-
fed, and we get chance to enjoy our
old age with our children"
"How do you work it?" asked the
deer from the East, becoming at once
interested in so vital question.
"Well. we are quite proud Of our
scheme" said the Westerner. "We
hired a woodsman to help US out in our
scheme When one of our number dies
we have his head mounted on board.
Now, you must know that these hunt
ers care not for our carcass, but only
long to carry home trophy Of their
adventure to hang upon the wall at
home and brag about. So we get our
friend the woodsman to tie one Of
these mounted stag's heads to tree
in the forest, and when the bold hunter
comes. along that way he sees it. In.
stantly he levels his gun and fires. OF
course he hits it every time, carries
it home in triumph, hangs it upon his
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palaces. Near by are the Government
Fisheries building and sea coast de-
fense guns.
The Palace of Agriculture is the
largest of the Exposition buildings
and stands in the central western
part of the grounds. upon a high ele-
vation. This building covers twenty
acres of ground the equivalent OF a
small farm. and contains many thou
sands of exhibits. not only from the
States of the United States but from
countries Of the world. The Palace
Of Horticulture stands directly south
of the Palace of Agriculture and is
400 by 500 feet.
The Palace of Art. composed Of four
large pavilionS. is one of the most in
teresting parts of the Fair. The several
buildings contain a total of l3o gal
leries. filled with the priceless treas
ures of Europe and America, gathered
with great care by discriminating
committees. AS an example of the care
with which these selections were
made, Italy may be taken as an eX-
ample. Some four thousand paintings
were offered, yet only four hundred
could be selected. One of the four
buildings of the Palace Of Art is de-
voted entirely to statuary.
The Palace Of Forestry. Fish and
Game is in the western part of the
grounds, covering four acres. The
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stucken, director of the Cincinnati Or
cheStra, has written a march, and
Henry +. Hadley, of New York, has
written Il waltz. also upon invitation
of the Exposition, FOR its musical pro-
grams.
The central feature of the Expo
sition, or what is intended to be the
most beautiful scene in the whole
grand picture. is made up OF Cascade
Gardens, the Colorado of States and
the Hall of Festivals. The gardens
with their cascades and statuary, and
the elaborate architectural features.
are nearly a half a mile from east to
west and represent an expenditure OF
one million dollars 1t is the most am
bilious scheme of formal gardening ever
undertaken at an Exposition. or else
where. The Festival Hall, 2CO feet
in diameter and POO feet high. con-
tains the largest organ in the world,
and has seating capacity for thirty
five hundred people.
Practically all ST. Louis is preparing
to accommodate Worlds Fair visi-
.ors. The private homes will be open
for the reception of guests throughout
the Exposition. The prices will be from
SOC. to $3.50 per day for each person
for rooms. Restaurants are so plenti-
full that meals may be had in almost
any locality where the visitors may
lannpu to StOn.
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eastern part Of the grounds. The
main entrance to the Exposition Will
let the visitor into the centre OF this
group. AS each building covers from
eight to fifteen acres and contains
several miles of aiSleS, lined on either
side by most interesting exhibits, the
visitor will See his time slipping away
with a world OF things yet remaining
to be seen.
The Government has spent more on
this Exposition than it has ever ex-
pended before. First. it gave So,00o,0oo
to the general fund of the Exposition.
upon consideration that the city of st.
Louis would raise $10,000,OOO. This
of course was promptly done. Then,
the Government appropriated nearly
q million and / half more for buildings
and exhibits. anu 4 few weeks ago de-
cided to make 4 loan of S4,60O.UO to
the Exposition in order to have the
elaborate plans carried out to their
completeness. The Government can
not lose much on this investment at
st. Louis, for the reason that st. Louis
returns in internal revenue taxes for
the Eastern half Of Missouri alone,
over S15,OO0.GOo year.
wish might describe the great
beauty of the Government building.
It is 800 feet long and stands Oil Il
broad terrace upon the hillside. over
looking the grand group of exhibit
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new science of forestry has here a
most interesting exempliication.
In the central western part of the
grounds are many of the Foreign Gov
ernment Pavilions. Some fifty for
eign nations are taking active part in
the Worlds Fair. several of them
spending more than q half-milion dol
lars each. These are England, France,
Germany. Brazil. japan aud China.
Japan alone has brought seventy
eight thousand exhibits.
The displays from the Philippine ISL
ands form very attractive feature
of the Exposition. There are some
eighty thousand of these exhibits ar
ranged in buildings upon a reserva-
ton of forty acres. lying west of the
Palace of Agriculture.
About thirty acres are given up to
an exhibit Of the North American In
dians. their industries and home life.
A large space is devoted to the aerial
concourse. Here will be held the series
of airship trials and contests, upon
which the Exposition has planned to
expend S200,000. Of this sum, $780,
600 is to be given as grand prize to
the aeronaut who will sal! an airship
in the quickest time over fourteen
mile course.
The Quadrennial Olympic games are
to be held at the Worlds Fair this
year. A large building devoted to
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THE WORLDS WONDERS ON DISPLAY
St. Louis Working Night and Day to Be in Readiness
Fer the Opening Of the Worlds Fair on Saturday
ADril Both Next, ~ ~ n ~ ~

physical culture exhibits is situated III
the western part of the grounds. ana
adjacent to it is the fine large atn-
letic field, with amphtheatre seating
twenty seven thousand people. upon
this field the games will take place DUR
ing the summer.
In this hurried glance at the EXposi-
tion of 1904. we must not forget that
very interesting quarter. known as the
Pike. This is the amusement street
of the Exposition. The visitor VIII
certainly open his eyes in amazement
when b, sees the array of amusements
spread ",t for his delectation. 1t IS
a lon story in itself, to tell what has
bees. prepared for his entertainment
The Pike is considerably more than
mile long, and upon either side are ar
ranged about fifty elaborate and eN-
tremely novel shows. Some OF them
cover as many as ten or eleven acres
each.
The Worlds Fair will open on Sat
urday, April 30, with fitting ceremon-
les. Upon that occasion an anthem
written by Edmund Clarence Stedman
will be sung by chorus Of six hum
dred voices. The music-by the en-
inent composer, Professor John X.
Paine. of Harvard University--as we'll
as the poem. was written especially
for this occasion upon the invitation
of the Exposition. Frank Wander
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that the word To norse!' may be I'M
mediately put into execution to charge
disheartened infantry, to meet cavalry
face to face, to seize position or to
retire swiftly before superior num-
bers."
OF these dragons. says Colonel Vim
cent, there are now fifty-six regiments
in the service, wholly apart from the
sixteen regiments of Cossacks. the
finest mounted infantry in the; world,
equally good on horse or on foot, dare
devils. to whom riding and horseman-
ship is as much second nature as to the
old Beers of the Transvaal." What
of the infantry soldier? If Colonel
Vincent is not a Russian partisan, Ivan
is the stuff Of which a hardy fighting
man is made. In marching the Rus
sian infantry" says the English spe-
cialist, "has absolutely no equal" But
we remember that the Japanese were
the most nimble of all the foot soldiers
who took part in the China campaign,
and it is we'll known that the Jap
anese peasant walks like horse. We
cannot believe that the Russian Is
as quick on his feet, although he may
endure longer than the relocating jap
anese. The Russian foot soldier, Col
onel Vincent tells us, is the soul Of
good nature and is full OF fun. "The
Russian" he says. docs not yield to
the Italian in his love for song or to
the Spaniard in his love for dancing
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MYSTERY IN PAGE MURDER
Stranger Seen t Girls Home on
Night of Crime.
Right Hand Injured and Conductor or
an Auburndale Car Declares 1t
Was Covered With Blood.

Boston, Mass. Persistent efforts
were made by the State detectives i'm
charge Of the investigation of the muir
der of Miss Mabel Page in Weston to
find a suggestion of motive. Again
and again they questioned Miss Pages
aged father aud her younger brother
Harold.
Four men agree in describing
strange man, who was seen gong To-
ward the Page house prior to the MUIR
der, and coming from the direction OF
the house subsequent to the hour when
it is agreed that the crime was COM
mitted.
This man, who is described as about
forty-five years of age, took trolley
car from Auburndale and rode into
Boston. His right hand, the witnesses
agree. was injured in some way, and
one Of the four, the conductor OF the
car, is positive that it had been cut
and was bloody.
All efforts are now bent to trace this
man. That the murderer was either
an acquaintance of the family or q
lunatic has been assured from the
first, as has been the fact that his mo-
tive was either blood or revenge. The
family insist that a motive OF revenge
is out of the question.
The servant, Amy Roberts, has been
made to talk freely about all the per.
sons with whom the Pages have been
on any terms Of intimacy. She has
been asked, with significant insist
ance, especially about the women who
have been most infrequent. callers at
the house. She has been led to tell
everything about her own movements
on the day Of the. murder.
A person we'll known to Mabel Page
gained admission to the mouse on the
pretext that her brother was lying dam
gerously injured in Boston hospital
and sat in the living room while Mabel
dressed. When this person entered the
room where Mabel stood before the
mirror about to put on her skirt, the
spinster of past forty made no move
ment to indicate that she was startled
And then the murder was done. I
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KILLED IN A HEAD-ON WRECK.
Passenger and Freight in Collision
on the Pennsylvania at Pottsville.

Passenger and Freight in a Collision
on the Pennsylvania at Pottsville.
Pottsville, Pa.-By head-on colli-
sion on the Schuylkill division of the
Pennsylvania Railway two men were
killed and a dozen injured. The Phila-
delphia express No. 408 crashed into
extra freight No. 401 at the upper pass
ing siding, telescoping passenger
coach and piling freight cars to q
height Of twenty feet.
The dead are: Andrew Fagley, engi-
neer of the express, of Pottsville. and
Sigmund Hursch, a travelling sales
man, of Baltimore One Of the injured
is Mrs. John Farley. New York City.
Harry l.. Kerst, of Reading, was badly
injured internally. Harry j. Mexiell.
cashier of the Neversink Bank Of Read
ing, had leg injured.
The badly injured were hurried to
the Pottstown Hospital. Workmen
from neighboring iron mills assisted in
getting the wounded out of the coach
which had been telescoped. The body
of Engineer FagIey was recovered
crushed beyond recognition by the cab.
which had toppled over on him.
Hursch, who was an agent for Balti-
more liquor house, was caught in one
of the forward seats and crushed
where he sat. I.
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3enovnting Old Paper.

With the growing scarcity of good
material for the making Of paper OH
which to print the enormous editions
of the. daily newspapers Of the world
and for all the various other uses to
which paper is applied. it is encourag-
ing to learn that a process has been
discovered by which old newspapers,
magazines. etc. can be rejuvenated
and converted into paper suitable for
publishing purposes once more. The
old paper is put through hehting pro-
cess and then treated with prepara-
ton costing from $1.25 to $l.50 ton
which lifts the ink from the paper
leaving it is white as when it was
delivered from the mills the first time.
Enough paper Las already been run
off to be used in several newspaper
offices, 50 the enterprise seems d"s-
tined to succceL.-Salem (1ass.) OBJ
cprVar
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MUSIC AND ANIMALS.
The Puma is the Most Sensitive to the
influence of Melody.

Some very curious experiments have
recently been carried out in the Ger
man Geological Gardens in order to
ascertain the actual influence of music
upon animals. The instrument was
the violin and Herr Baker was the per-
former.
Of all the animals the puma was the
most sensitive to the musical intlu-
ence. His moods changed rapidly, ac-
cording to the nature of the melody,
the animal frequently becoming very
excited and nervous. lust like a
F-enchman," as the report says.
I.eopards were entirely unconcerned.
but the lions appeared to be afraid, al
though their cubs wanted to dance
when the .uSic became livclier The
hyenas were very much terrified, but
the monkeys were merely curious and
the monkeys were merry curious.
The experiments are to be continued.
and with variety OF instruments. in
order to distinguish between the men,
tai states which are actually produced
by the music and those which are
merely the result of IN unusual eX-
perience. e.-Scientitic American.
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N.RAYS AND DIGESTION.
This Process Causes Their Emission, as
Does Muscular Activity.

Does Muscular Activity.
That the processes of digestion, as
we'll as mental and muscular activity.
seem to cause the emission Of S-rays,
is the conclusion reached by NJ. Lam
bert, III France, after series Of inter-
esting experiments. He believes that
these curious rays are produced by
ferments, especially by those con-
cerned in the digestion of albuminoid
matter. In his experiments on diges-
ton, says a writer in Harper's Week
ly, NJ. Lambert placed small quantity
Of fbrin in tubes containing in one
case activated pancreatic juice. and
in another artificial gastric juice made
by mixing five per cent. solution of
pepsin with four per cent. solution
of hydrochloric acid. From these
tubes the N-rays were emitted. and
were detected not only by producing
increased luminescence Of a phos-
phoreScent screen, but also photo
graphically, thus removing the sub
jective element from the experiment.
AS result of these experiments. NJ.
Lambert believes that in the course
of digestion the tibrin undergOes
strains which act to produce N-rayS.