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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-28
Revolutionary COnspiratOrs Wreak Dire Vengeance
on Minister of the Int eriOr--B Blown to Atoms
While Driving in His Carriage by
Bomb Explosion

riage one of the occupants threw a
bomb in front of Plehwe's horses.
The minister and the coachman
were so mutilated that their bodies
had to be collected and carried to
the minister's residence in a cash
mere net
Several bystanders were injured,
but no one else was killed.
The identity of occupants of the
motor car, who were arrested, is moi
known.
Reuters correspondent at st. Pc
tersburg later telegraphed that Min
lister Plehwe's assailant is a Jew
who refuses TO give his name.
Two Bombs Were Thrown.
The correspondent of the Central
News at St. Petersburg asserts that
two bombs were thrown, one from a
motor ear and the other from a res
taurant.
Twenty persons were wounded by
broken glass.
Three floors of the building ad-
joining the hotel were smashed to
atoms.
This report has it that the coach
man was not killed, but was seriously
wounded.
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Constituents OF COUNCILMEN
HAWLEY AND USHER WANT To KNOW

People living in South Tacoma
can't understand why Councilmen
Hawley and Usher who represent
that section, should stand out against
the Independent telephone fran
chise, when the people there are
clamoring for cheaper telephones. In
view of the fact that the new com
pany has named a rate Of $3.50 for
business phones and s125 for resi-
dences, all main lines, they are at
4. Ices % see through the deal. Here
is what some OF them say:
A. y. Persing. groceryman- am
still in favor Of another telephone.
think there Is something wrong
when our councllmen oppose the
measure in face Of all the petitions
that were signed in favor of it. we
viii remember them at the next cleo
ton.
Charles #. Newton, lawyer--I do
not understand it. We win have to
20 and see Councilmen Usher and
Hawley. We want cheaper phones
and they should not vote to keep the
new company out.
T. r. Worthington, notions--We
want cheaper phones. / will have
10 10 our conneilmeh and hear what
Is the cause OF their opposition.
d. II. Green, druggist cant inn
agine why they voted against 1t. /
nave no idea what they did / for.
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700 STRIKERS DESERT THE union
RANKS PACKERS PREDICT VICTORY

CHICAGO, July 2S.-At noon 700
livestock handlers returned to work
They claimed their sympathy had
been shown, but that no good could
be obtained by further idleness. The
packers consider 1t the first step to-
wards break in the strike.
There was great excitement in the
yards at noon, when a Lithuanian,
evidently crazed, attempted to as
sassinate George P. Ward, a promi-
nent commission man. 1t is believed
he was stirred up by the Russian
affairs. He rushed upon Ward with
knife but was overpowered before
any damage was done.
AT South Chicago, when the pack
ers attempted to deliver meat to a
branch house small riot occurred,
the mob attempting to overturn the
wagons. The police rescued the wag-
ons and made several arrests.
Packers Refuse to Negotiate.
CHICAGO, July 28.-With the re-
fusal of the packers to further ne
gotiate with the strikers the situa-
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HOLDUP SUSPECTS
ARE IN CITY JAIL

Frank Abbott and James Cleary,
who were arrested on Tuesday as
vagrants, are believed to be the men
who held up and robbed street car
on the Sixth avenue line on the night
of July 4. Motorman Booth, who
was on the car. and Conductor Fen
ton have both looked at the men, and
while they do not positively identify
them as the robbers, they declare
that the suspects bear close resem-
blance to the highwaymen
Abbott and Cleary, with a man
who gave his name as Murphy, were
arrested Tuesday afternoon by De-
tective Moran and officer Amidon.
Yesterday afternoon the men were
sentenced by Judge Griffin to serve
five days for vagrancy. Before their
term expires, the police hope to have
sufficient evidence against the sus-
pected robbers TO hold them on the
more serious charge.
The robbery of which the men are
suspected was committed late on the
night of July 4, as the last car on
the Sixth avenue line reached the
terminus. The robbers secured $13
from Conductor Fenton and a pass
enger. They then took the car and
rode down to K street, leaving the
carmen stranded at the end of the
line. The highwaymen were effec-
lively masked and the street car men
were unable to give good descrip-
ton of them.
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According TO statement made to-
day by G. r. Miller, 52O7 Cedar
street, South Tacoma, County Attor-
ney Campbell has established a sort
OF censorship in his office and re-
serves the right to turn down sworn
complaints against certain offenders
in Tacoma. Mr.. Miller says:
81 went to Mr. Campbell on June
23 and told him that | wanted to
make complaint against f. H. Baldie
for operating slot machines in Ta-
coma. After | had told him what
wanted and that Baldie had been
given monopoly of the slot machine
business in Tacoma, Mr.. Campbell
seemed to be very much ineensed. He
said to me:
MIR. Baldie came to this office be-
fore he started his machines to see
what would be done about it. He
was also told that If he started his
machines there must be no discrim-
nation: that he must not do any
thing TO keep anybody else out. Hv-
identity Mr.. Baldie does not know
what discrimination means
. What Campbell Proposed.
"Mr. Campbell then told me that
he would take my evidence, and !
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HE LIKES THE SALT
FROM LAKE TACOMA

In his mail yesterday Postmas-
ter Cromwell received a letter from
man in Tennessee, who wants to
secure specimens of and prices on
the product of q famous salt com
pany supposed to be located here.
The letter says:
Some years ago ] used some of
the salt obtained BY evaporating the
water of Lake Tacoma and am
anxious to obtain more"
Postmaster Cromwell has not yet
located the company that extracts the
salt from the water of Lake Ia
coma.
The postmaster has received sew
eral other letters OF inquiry. John
Adair, Warrenton. Ore, wants the
address Of Abe Van Valkenburg Of
Tacoma. Miss Cora Simpson, Colfax,
Wis, wants Job Us a stenographer
The young lady closes her letter by
saying she is NOT AFRAID Of hard work
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CAR AGAIN STOOPS TO
ENGLAND

that the Russian volunteers vessels
have been withdrawn.
Referring to the passage of the
Dardanelles by the volunteer feet as
commercial vessels, and their subse-
quent transformation into belliger-
ents, the premier said that Great
Britain took the strongest possible
exception to the course, and the Rus
sian government met it in the mat
ter, not on a general principle, but
with regard to this particular incl
dent
Great Britain also earnestly pro-
tested against the sinking of the
Knight Commander as contrary to
the accepted practice of nations.
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GERMAN PRESS JUSTIFIES
PLEHWE'S ASSASSINATION

BERLIN, July 2S.-Unconvention-
al newspapers here justify Plehwe s
assassination. The Tageblatt charac-
terizes the deed as "the execution of
criminal guilty of crimes against
humanity"
Shock OvePcomes Gar.
A code dispatch from st. Peters
burg states that the czar, on receiv-
ing the news of the assassination
sank into a chair, overcome by the
shock.
The police are said to possess proof
that the assassination was the result
of conspiracy by the revolutionary
party.
Plehwe Oppressed the Jews.
Prominent Jews here state that
Plehwe's last administrative act was
the suppression of four Hebrew news
papers published at st. Petersburg
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ACCOUNTS OF TRAGEDY VARY;
ASSASSIN SAID TO BE A JEW

LONDON, July 28.-Accounts of
the assassination of Minister Plehwe
vary. Reuters correspondent at st.
Petersburg says the minister's car
riage was passing in front of the
Hotel Devarsovic, near the terminus
of the Warsaw railway, when man
suddenly rushed out of the restau-
rant of the hotel and hurled bomb.
The minister and the coachman
were instantly killed, while the car
Fiage and the horses were shattered
to atoms. Plehwe was terribly mu-
tilated
The bomb thrower, despite the
confusion, was surrounded and ar
fested.
Assassin in Motor Car.
Another report has it that two
persons were arrested as the assas-
sins and that Plehwe was approach
ing the station in his carriage when
a motor car dashed up carrying two
persons. One was an official, dressed
in the uniform of minister of ways
and communication, while the other
wore morning dress.
AS the motor car passed the car
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LOCAL SLOT MACHINE MONOPOLY
FINALLY AROUSES TWO ACCUSERS

/ Just as Mr. Smith had said. / then
went to County Attorney Campbell
and told him what we were uu
against.
Mr. Campbell appeared to be hoFA
rifIed al the condition OF things
That's the worst / ever heard
Of, he said, and | must say that III
has every appearance Of a big graft.
| won't stand for anything like that.
You tell the mayor that when prom
ised through the major, that there
would be no Interference with the
policy of the administration, Ii was
understood that there was TO be nn
discrimination. ! never anticipated
that there would be any such gratis
as there appears to be here.
Went TO the Mayor. II
Il went TO the mayor with the
message and he said; | don't give Y
damn for message from the county
attorney or anybody else. He doesn 4
run my Office
II reported back to Mr.. Campbell
and he said that the mayor had made
arrangements for conference be~
tween them Campbell and the
major), and the mayor and chief OF
police. The meeting was postponed
several times, but they finally got
together The next day Mr. Camp
bell told me that he thought mattera
would be fixed He said;
The mayor says II has been hia
policy 20 keep everybody out btEt
Baldie, but that he will reconsider
Ii.
Played Shmttlecock.
- saw the chief of police and hd
said there had been no change d
reported back to Mr., Campbell and
urged the filing of the information
against Baidie which had been sworn
to by G. r. Miller. He promised To
do so, but did not The last time (
saw Mr. Campbell he said that ha
had come TO the conclusion that the
prosecution was not brought III good
faith and that he would not carry
the case. and gave me to understand
that nobody in his Office would hava
anything to do with it,
That's the way the officials have
treated everybody. Personally / haVe
no interest in this controversy buE
some of us feel that IL the town ia
to be wide open everybody ought to
have an equal chance. | used TO rum
slot machines before the state law
was passed, but haven't since them
and don't want to, but / believe IN
fair play for those who do" /
BaIdie's Monopoly. 4
II Is stated that Baldie has be-
tween 100 and las machines in op-
GRAFTON and is supposed to pay $40 Al
month for each machine. Saloon
keepers and others who have the
machines in their places OF business
pay half the fine and divide the pros
fits with Baldie.
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HARD TO BEAT

TEKOA, Wash, July 28 Five
hundred acres Of beets are under cul-
tivation seven miles east Of here Tor
the Wayeerly sugar factory. This
is the largest beet acreage in this
section. Fifteen white men, with 10
Japs and so horses, are required 10
conduct the cultivation.
This Is the first time the Indian
reservation has been extensively used
for such purpose.
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TACOMA'S WONDERFUL HARBOR
PLEASES MARINE COMMISSION

Members of the congressional COM
mittee on merchant marine were sim
ply amazed when they were shown
along the waterfront this morning.
With representatives of the manufac-
turing and shipping interests of Ia
coma they were taken over the miles
of wharves and shown through the
warehouses that line the waterfront
They went as far north as the smelter
and returned to the city on the Point
Defiance car line. None of the mem
bers of the committee had the faint
est idea of the wonderful harbor and
shipping facilities that Tacoma pos
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no goods that are contraband of war.
They can overhaul her-hold her up
and inspect her papers-but that is
as far as they have any right to
go. But my own opinion is that they
will not even go that far for the
reason that the Russian Vladivostok
fleet will have run short of fuel and
have had to return to port about the
time the Shawmut reaches the other
side.
"The Shawmut is covered with war
risks; also her cargo.
"Our underwriters keep a close
lookout as to goods construed as con-
traband of war. and we are on the
watch ourselves. The company does
not court trouble and would do ey-
eFything possible to avert compIea-
tons of this character"
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tion at the stockyards this morning
resolved itself into long pull. AS
sertions are made by the packers that
a stampede will probably come with
in a few days, while President Don
nelly of the Butchers union claims
tnat it will be impossible to profit
ably conduct the packing enterprises
without the skilled help now out, and
which will remain out until a set
tlement is reached There was no
disorder this morning.
300 Strike Breakers Arrive.
The imported strike breakers ar
irving this morning aggregated 800.
Unusually large crowds flocked about
the entrances to the various plants.
and despite the order of the police
against picketing, the union men kept
a close watch.
Meat prices took another leap this
morning, going up two cents.
Quiet in Omaha.
OMAHA, July 28.-The strike is
the quietest today since it was or
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sesses.
This afternoon they met at the
Chamber of Commerce and listened
to addresses by Senator Foster, Sec
retary Whitehouse of the Chamber of
Commerce and ]. j. Donovan of Bell
ingham, who spoke of the marine in
teTests of Puget Sound.
The commission is composed of
Sena j. H. Gallinger of New
Hampshire, Congressman Thomas
Spight of Mississippi, Congressman
E. S. Minor of Wisconsin, and Con-
gressman William E. Humphrey of
Washington. They will remain here
until Friday noon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-28
SHAWMUT'S AGENTS
ON ANXIOUS SEAT

SEATTLE, July 28.-Discussing
the possible seizure or overhauling
by Russias Vladivostok feet of the
Boston Steamship company's big
liner Shawmut, now crossing the Pa
cific from Puget Sound to Japan,
China and the Philippines, and due
at Yokohama about August 1, Frank
Waterhouse, managing agent of the
vessel, said:
II am anxious about the vessel, of
course. There is no denying that
fact. Still, the Russians have no
light to seize her. for she carries
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Alaska and will make an inspection
OF all the United States military
posts in that section 1t will be the
longest journey connected with the
inspection of any department in the
United States, and will occupy most
of the summer
The party will go to Haines Mis-
sion, where the fort on Lynn canal
will be inspected; then to White
Horse by train. and then down the
Yukon by boat to Fort Egbert, the
first fort on the American side of
the Alaskan line; next down the river
to Fort Gibbon. al the mouth of the
Tanana; then to Fort Davis. which
is the fort at Nome, and thence TO
Fort Liscum. which is the fort at
Valdez, and from the latter fort back
to the Sound.
This trip will be General Funston s
last tour before leaving to take com
mand Of the Department of the East.
Back in 1898. when General Fun
ston was with the agricultural de-
partment he made trip by canoe
down the Yukon from its headwa-
ters and prepared a book on the
fora and fauna OF that grand, vast,
desolate country. That trip was made
alone.
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ASSASSINATION OF NJ. VON PLEHWE
ST|RS RUSSIAN EMPIRE To CORE

thus throwing out 800 Jews, with
l,2OO dependents, and ordered all ex-
pelfed from the city and conveyed
back to the Pale. A deputation of
white-haired Jews knelt before
Plehwe and vainly besought mercy,
it is said.
Was Marked Victim.
nj. Witte, president of the Russian
council of ministers, who is here
negotiating commercial treaty with
Germany, was horror-stricken over
Plehwe's assassination. ut is ap-
pallfng, but not surprising" he said.
The revolutionists long ago marked
Plehwe as their victim. Every Rus
sian minister accepts the risk of as
sasSination as part of his official
duty. Of course, crime win not pro-
duce any political reforms, but, on
the contrary, more rigid repression
OF the subversive elements is in
evitable"
A bodyguard of detectives is with
M. Witte.
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BsLLINGHAM, July 2s. when
the Good Roads association OF the
state holds It's session here next
fall a section of scientifically buiit
road will be constructed as an ex-
pertinent and object lesson. The
funds necessary TO carry on the worK
viii be furnished by the city council
and the county commissioners Cow
ernment experts win have charge of
the work.
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ROOSEVELT GOES
To WHITE HOUSE

OYSTER BAY, July 2S.-Presi-
dent and Mrs Roosevelt, with their
three sons, left at 1890 this morn
ing for Washington on special
train. The three boys will go to the
st. Louis fair, leaving their parents
at Philadelphia
The PRESIDENT expects to return
about the middle OF August.
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State Department Notified.

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 2S.-
The state department has received a
dispatch from the American embassy
at st. Petersburg informing it of
the assassination of Minister Plehwe,
with the added comment that there
is no disturbance.
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FUNSTON STARTS
ON LONG JOURNEY

A long trip faces General Frederick
Funston, commander of the Depart
ment of the Columbia and Alaska;
Major Robert k. Evans. adjutant
general of the department. and Lieu
tenant Burton ] Mitchell, aide de
camp to General Funston They start
ANda,' on the steamship Jefferson for
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10000 RUSSIANS LOST
IN BATTLE

LONDON. July 2s.-The core
spondent of the Evening Star at
Tientsln reports that General Kuro-
patkin was wounded in the shoulder
during the battle OF TO Tche Klao
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ST PETERSBURG, July 2S-M.
Won Plehwe, minister of the interior,
was assassinated at 1885 this morn
ing, while driving to visit the czar.
1ne official version of the assassin
alton says the minister was alone in
the carriage when the bomb was
thrown by an assassin, who came
from a hotel
The minister was thrown to the
pavement and 30 persons were in
jured, including the assassin. A post
mortem examination revealed no
wounds on Plehwe's body itself, but
the lower jaw was broken. Death
is attributed to the shock.
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PARIS, July rs President Lou
bet has telegrarhed the czar an ex-
preston of his PERSONAL condolences.
There is general horror in France
over the assassination of Minister
Plehwe.
Foreign Minis8er Delcasse called at
the Russian embassy and had pri-
vate interview With the Russian am
bassador.
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tionary plot Is afoot, which is the
most formidable since the assassina-
tion of Alexandes.
The black lis includes ali COVER
nors of provinces and ministers. The
-czar was not included. as he was re-
garded as weak. but now he, too,
has been added
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Helmer q Joles. furniture We
have not changed our opinion at all
in regard TO the telephone queeg-
tion. We want competition and our
councilmen fight every improvement.
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KANSAS CITY, July 2S.-The
packers this morning withdrew their
advertisements for help, claiming to
be we'll supplied. No further sympa-
thetie strikes are expected.
The shippers are informed that
market conditions will probably be
normal from now on.
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CLOSE CONTEST FOR
MARDI GRAS QUEEN

Miss Reina Dougherty Of the Dom
nelly hotel and Miss Inez Davis,
stenographer in the Pacihc National
bank, head the list IN the contest
for Queen Of the Mardi Gras carnival.
The contest promises TO be close. Tna
vote is as follows:
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dered. Sheriff Power today swore
in so deputies and armed them only
with clubs.
A few non-union men are being
brought in, but not in large bodies.
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REVOLUTIONARY BLACK LIST
INCLUDES ALL OFFICIALS

GENEVA, July 2S.-The Russian
reYolutionists here are jubilant. 1t
is asserted that widespread revolu-
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Russia viii Make Amends.

LONDON, July 28.-It is officially
stated that Minister Lansdowne has
received satisfactory assurance from
Russia that fuIl satisfaction will be
given England in the matter of the
sinking of the steamship Knight
Commander.
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Charge Made That County Attorney Campbell Re.
fused TO Prosecute BaIdie After Agreeing
to do s0--IRtereSting Developments

could come the next day and sign
the complaint. The next day-Jun,
24--I went to Mr. Campbells of.
flee and he had the papers ready.
think there were IL. and ] signed
them all Mr., Campbell than said
Judge Garretson Is out Of town
now, but as soon as he returns
will give these to the sheriff and
have them served.
Il have not seen Mr. Campbell
since, but have telephoned him sew
eral times and he told me that Judge
Garretson had not returned | have
learned through other parties that
he has refused absolutely to have.the
warrants served.
City Officials Concerned.
II appears that the affair had its
origin in an alleged attempt of the
city administration to give Baldie the
privilege of operating slot machines
to the exclusion Of anybody else
Whether or not there was a iiscrim.
ination on the part of the officials
can be judged from the following
statement OF the case made by u. Il
Mead He says:
For the past six weeks there has
been controversy between County
Attorney Campbell, the mayor and
the chief of police AS far as am
concerned | have no controversy
with Mr.. Baldie.
Smith Has Troubles.
when the slot machines were
started in Tacoma, A. b. Smith put
in -four machines. The chief OF po.
lice sent for him and asked him what
he had done III for. Mr. Smith re
Piled that he supposed that machines
We're to be allowed to run, and tho
following conversation took place:
don't think your machines car
run, Mr. Smith.
/" 'Why?'
:" = don't think YOU can stand the
fine,
How much will 1t be?'
Fifty dollars month for eacr
machine
When the objection was made
that the fine was prohibitiye and was
much more than Baldie was paving
the chief said that nobody but him.
self knew how much Baldie was pay.
ing.
Wanted His Influence.
Il was in Seattle at that time and
Mr.. Smith asked me to come over
and see if had any influence to get
in here. He is friend Of mine and
consented.
Il went to see the chief Of police
and the mayor and found conditions
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BALFOUR REVIEWS RUSSIAN
TROUBLE IN PARLIAMENT

LONDON, July 28.-Premier Bal
four announced in the house of COM
mons today that the acute stage in
the Red sea incidents had passed and
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(BUEIIETIN.)

ST. PETERSBURG, Juhy 2S.-M.
DurnOvO has been appointed minister
of the interior temporarily to succeed
M. PtefRwe.