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

thereabouts stated that Just about the
time the car, well loaded with passengers,
turned south on X street, broken strand
caught the grip and carried the car along
in spite of every effort of the gripman
to stop it. Yelling to the conductor to
send word to the power house to stop the
cable, the -grpman eXerted every effort to
stop the car. Meantime, the conductor,
instead of using the alarm box, which was
near at hand, ran to a telephone, but
could not get the power house. The grip
man finally succeeded in letting go of
the cable just before the car reached the
corner of Thirteenth and X streets
While the car was in motion the lady
passengers were helped off. Soma of
them landed on their feet, and not few
fell flat in the mud
Finally word reached the power house
and the cable was stopped. This was fortu-
nate, for the broken strand was cooling
up behind the grip so rapidly that it was
only a question of few minutes until
the car would be carried down the hill
completely beyond the control of the grip
man.
One redeeming feature of the whole af-
fair is the fact that the cable runs SC
slowly that passengers can jump off a
moving car without much danger Of get
ting hurt
In most places the street car company
would be compelled to put in a new cable
and give the people on the Hill decent
service.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02
GUARDING A SECRET,

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 2.--The
efforts of spectators to get an advance
tip on the forthcoming supreme court de-
cision on the Northern Securities merger
case will be thwarted by the justices, who
have determined to employ no stenogra-
nher or typewriting machine in preparing
he opinion One Of the justices will
write it himself and no one will be al
lowed to know in advanced what the de-
eision will be- No chances of premature
publication will be taken.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02
POPE WOULD
REWARD BISHOP

ROME. Feb. 2.-The pope today con
ferred with Cardinal Gotti, project OF the
propaganda, regarding the best way to
recognize the heroism of Bishop Muldoon
at the Iroquois theater fireL The pope is
especially anxious to recognize the bishop
because of the groundless attack made
unon him when he was a candidate for
archbishop of Chicago.
Bishop Muldoon was one of the first
on the scene at the Iroquois holocaust
and made his way to the galleries, where
he pronounced absolution for the dying
until nearly overcome by smoke.
He refused to leave until dragged away
bv the police when he continued to MN
;ster in an adjoining restaurant until he
dropped with fatigue.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02
PUTS HIS IDEAS
BEFORE SENATE

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb, 2.-In the
senate today Fairbanks warmly defence,
the admin stration on the canal question
lie sad he believed the majority of the
criticisms had been inspired by politics.
He thought the subject ought to be above
politics and upon the high level of ma
tonal duty and honor. He charged Co
lomia with attempting to hold up Amer-
ca and the French canal company, making
the action of Panama perfectly natural.
The senate committee on appropriations
today decided to report the urgent det
ficiency bill, including authorization to the
st. Louis Exposition company to borrow
s4 100000 from the government. to be re-
paid from the gate receipts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02
COTTON BREAKS

NEW YORK, Feb. "A sensational
break in cotton occurred this afternoon.
1t dropped 20 points Sully is reported
to be unloading. 1t is currently stated
that shorts made a private settlement with
him last night. 1t was announced today
that Sully would take short vacation,
having liquidated his holdings at many
millions profit.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02
MADAME MAKES
A BIC SCENE

PARIS, Feb. 2-Madame Humbert to-
day appeared before parliament and asked
that a commission bd appointed to in=
vestigate Humbert affairs She was the
atrical, as usual dressed fashionably and
was boldly defiant. She made vague in
situations against men high in public life
and declared she would produce documents
to support her charges.
She finally said one of the most i'm
portant papers had disappeared from the
custody of Minister of Justice Vale be-
causd his name was attached.
She will be given an opportunity to
produce documents.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02
late TELEGRAPH

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-William Burgess,
the florist who brought the Marechal Neil
rose to America, is dead of pneumonia.
SALT LAKE, Utah, Feb. 2.-Despite an
official denial of the report that Hartman
has acquired Clark's railroad holdings, the
story is given much credence here. Per-
sons close to Clark and Harriman's repre-
sentative are positive in the declaration
that a transfer has been made.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, Feb. 2.-Sheriff
Reese has received word from the sheriffs
of San Joaquin and Amador countias that
Duncan Graham, the supposed murderer
of Louis Berschler, was captured and
taken to Placerville
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02
MORTALITY RECORD

Mrs Rachel A. Brown died yesterday
at her home, 25l2 South c street, at the
age of "a years. Two brothers living
in Tacoma and three brothers residing in
New York state are LETT to mourn her
DEATH The funeral was held this after.
noon from Mellinger's chapel. Chaplain
r. s. Stubs officiated. The body was
inferred in the Tacoma cemetery.
w. r. Reed, who recently came from
Victoria, b. c., died yesterday at 6l3
South Seventeenth street. He was 80
years of age and leaves wife and four
children. The funeral will be held We'd
nesday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock under
the auspices of the Cooks and Walters
union. of which he was a member.
Michael Jerisich, son of well known
Gig Harbor pioneer, died yesterday at
the family residence. The deceased was
20 years of age. The funeFal will be held
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.
George Glow, aged % years, died yes.
terday at the family residence, l724
Center street. The deceased was the sec
ond oldest son of Lemuel Glow, a well
known grocer of the neighborhood. Gtbrge
Glow was prominent in church work and
had wide circle of friends. The funeral
will take place at o'clock tomorrow from
the Park Avenue Methodist church. Twen-
ty-ffth and Wilkeson streets.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02
MORE AFFIDAVITS
IN MAHNCKE CASE

In the divorce case of Giahncke VS..
Mahncke the affdavits of Theodore
Mahncke and Maria NORM, now in the
hands of the attorneys, will soon be
placed on file. Both affdavits tend to
show that Mrs. Alice E. Mahncke is not
without means, as she claimed in her com
plant. Her share in an estate in the
East amounts to something between
$l,SOO and $1,000, from which it is ap-
parent, according to the affdavits. she
receives an annual incoma
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02
MANY PAY TAXES

There were 247 persons who paid taxes
yesterday. OF these, PIG paid personal
taxes and 81 paid realty taxes. The mail
matter was not touched, so there may be
even larger number of payments made,
for among the mail there ard probably
drafts from Eastern parties who annually
make their payments in that way.
A rebate of 3 per cent is allowed on all
taxes paid befora March Is, except per-
sonal property taxes, hence the rush to
get in early.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02
BASKET BALL PLAYERS
WILL BE BUSY

Friday and Saturday evening will be
busy times for the basketball players, as
four games will be played on those two
night. Tha Tacoma high school boys will
have two games away from here, one with
Everett high school Friday night and the
other with Snohomish on Saturday eve
ming.
The Skookum team of the Y. NJ. G. A.
will play the Olympia Y, M. G. A. team
here on Saturday night. At the sams
time the first team will be engaged in
basketball game at Parkland with the
Parkland academy team.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02
TAX DODCING
OMAHA ROADS

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 2-The supreme
court this morning granted permission to
members of the Omaha Real Estate Ex-
change to file an application for writ
of mandamus compelling the Omaha city
council to hear evidence in support OF the
contention that the Omaha railroad ter
minal tax valuation should be raised from
$3.50 900 to $22, 100000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02

Goods awaiting discharge at Moscow will
be returned to the senders. The paper
further states that these facts have ere
ated excitement on the st. Petersburg
bourse.
Because of the Zeitungs high reputa.
ton for veracity, business circles in Berlin
are alarmed. The foreign office has no
notice of crisis and the state railway
managers say they have received no IN.
timation of stoppage Of trains on the
Siberian road~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02
FRED ULEN GOES TO
LEWISTON, IDAHO

Fred i. Ulen has resigned his position
as ticket agent for the Great Northern
in Tacoma and has accepted a more lucra-
tive position with the Oregon Railroad &
Navigation company, as city ticket agcht
at Lewiston, Idaho. He expects to leave
for Lewiston this week.
General Agent Somers announces the
of Fl. H. Jock as city ticket
agent TO succeed Mr. Ulen. Mr. Jock
comes here from the Blaine office.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02
REFUSED To
Be SOCIAL

CRIPPLE CREEK, Col, Feb. 2.--on
the order of the governor of Colorado.
military law has been revoked in this
district and prisoners will be turned over
to the civil authorities.
When former Congressman Glover, who
has been confined in the bull PEN was
arraigned in court this morning General
Chase attempted to social with him.
but Glover called Chase bad name and
spat in his face. Later, meeting Colonel
Verdeekberg in the street, Glover applied
the same epithet to him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02
SUSPECTS ARRESTED

Police Captain Wiley and Detective
Cummings of the Northern Pacific return
ed from Montesano last night, having in
custody NJ Chetwood and S. Il. West
field They were arrested at Montesano
on suspicion of having been connected
with the safe cracking jobs here last week
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02

planks forming the top of the nume
freely admitting the surface water.
These are the conditions as they exist
at the present time.
The question to be decided is, are these
conditions responsible for the increased
number of typhoid fever cases in Taco.
MAJ
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02
BOY WANTS TO
GO TO SCHOOL

W. T. George, guardian of Ira Woolery,
has petitioned the court for an allowance
to send the boy to school. He states
that Ira has completed the school course
at Sumner and desires to get a higher
education The boy wishes to go to
Vashon college and his guardian asks
that the sum of $2ll be allowed him for
tuition, board and clothes for the next
five months
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02
LAST REPORT FILED

A. McNicol of Buckley has filed the
final report of the estate of William Nc
Nicoll. deceased. The report shows ~
743.43 in the hands of the administrator
for distribution. The administrator asks
to be discharged and the report accepted
II. W. Leuders is attorney for the estate
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02
COPPER WAR
NEAR ITS CLOSE

BUTTE, Mont, Feb. 2.-William schal
lon, president of the Anaconda Mining
company and president of the AmaIga-
mated company in Montana, has resigned
his office, the resignation to become ef-
feetive Immediately. This vii make a de-
cided change in Amalgamated policy. 1t
is predicted that settlement of the liti-
cation with Heinze will follow. Schalon's
successor has not yet been named.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02
SINISTER NEWS
PARIS, Feb. News has been re-
ceived here Of sinister import. 1t is to
the effect that Japan has increased her
demands on Russia.

BERLIN, Feb. 2.-The Schlossichc
Zeitung, conservative newspaper asserts
today that war between Japan and Rus
sa in certain An outbreak is imminent
The paper adds that at a recent council
where the czar presided orders were is
sued to stop traffic on trains Of the ST.
berian road from Moscow eastward, 50
as to save the trains for military use.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02
ARE SUED FOR A
MILLION CASH

VICTOR, Col, Feb. 2.-Governor Pea
body, General Chase and several other Of
fcers are defendants in damage suits ag-
gregating a million dollars They will be
called for trial before Judge Lewis, who
is expected today TO set date for the
hearing. The suits grew out of the recent
military occupation during the coal miners
strike.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02

n, although there are four that show
marks of hard usage.
The Edith will go to the International
drydock this afternoon, where two patches
will be put on the vessel win be back
Thursday 1t viii cost about $500 to rs.
pair her.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02
CABLE MAKES
TROUBLE AGAIN

Why doesn't the street car company put
in new cable? ask the passengers who
were on the runaway cable car Saturday
night.
This morning passenger on the cable
car which left the avenue about 9:l5 or
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02
BANK CLOSED

CLARKSBURG, w. "a, Feb. 2.-Oh
an order from the comptroller of the cur
rency, the Traders National bank closed
its doors this morning. 1t claims assets Of
81 ,250,0 900.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02

The schooner c. S. Holmes, now at San
Francisco, has been chartered by the
West Coast Lumber company to load lum-
ber for San Pedro. The Holmes will leave
San Francisco tomorrow for this port.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-The physicians
say that William G. Whitney is slightly
improved, but they admit that his condi
ton is very serious 1t has been found
necessary several times to administer oxy
gen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02
BUTLER'S TRIAL
FOR BRIBERY

FULTON, Mo, Feb. IA jury was
secured this morning to try William But
ler the st. Louis political boss, for
bribery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02
UGH! IT'S COLD

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.Blizzard weather
prevails today It is near zero. This
morning a man was found frozen in hall
way.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02
MASSACRE

BERLIN, Feb. 2.Dispatches today re-
port that 100 colonists in German South
west Africa have been massacred by
blacks. a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02

Mrs Francis A. Brumbbaught was
found dead in bed this morning about
o'clock. She bad been suffering from
grip and rheumatism and also had heart
trouble. Her husband, who is ainitor Of
the Hawthorne school, returned home TO
see how she was, and found heI' cold in
death. Deceased was 66 years Of age.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02
SOLDIER GETS
HEAVY SENTENCE

SALT LAKE Feb. 2.-Thomas Fuller,
a soldier, whoA narrowly escaped lynching
here recently for criminal assault, has
been sentenced to Is years in prison.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02
MARINE CLIMPSES

Deputy Shipping Commissioner Swift
will sign the crew of the barkentine News
boy tomorrow The Newsboy is loa ing
lumber at the West Coast mill for San
Francisco.
The Brits hship Lamorna, which struck
o nthe middle ground while shifting out
from the Balfour dock yesterday, will
unload part Of her cargo in order that
her rudder may be repaired.
The cook, man named Sawder, who
disappeared from the schooner Alice Me-
Donald several weeks ago and was sup
posed to be at the bottom Of the bay, put
in an appearances yesterday and claimed
his goods, which had been kept for him
at the Tacoma mill store.
The Hamburg American liner Mera viii
finish taking coal at the Commercial dock
bunkers today and shift to the flour mills.
For the Boston Towboat company's
steamers the following sailing dates from
this ort are announced: Lyra, for Ma.
Mia and way ports. February 20; Hyades.
for Port Arthur, Iaku and Japanese
ports, March 8; Pleiades, for North China
via Japan, March 20; Shawmut. for Ma
Mia, March 20.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-02

The Centennial took on 800 tons Of coal
at the gravity bunkers this morning. The
vessel has large amount Of other freight
here for San Francisco.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-08
SHOULD NOT BUTT IN.

Senator Ankeny paid for six-year
term in the senate and there is no
danger of his losing his seat before
1909. His political interests are not
involved in this years contest except
SO far as they are identical with those
of the railroad lobby. The people have
declared war upon this lobby and they
will not cease fighting until it is de-
strOyed root and branch. If Senator
Ankeny does not want to be hurt he
should keep out of the way of the pro-
cessiOn. AS the first step toward the
suppression Of the lobby the people are
determined to create a railway COM
mission. Senator Ankeny has eX-
pressed himself as irrevocably opposed
to such commission. But his opin-
ion on the question will cut no figure
in the present campaign, if he will not
again butt in" to thwart the will of
the people. By keeping out of the
present fight he may perhaps save
what little political prestige he has
left in Eastern Washington.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-08
y THE COUNTY IS BUNCOED.

The market value of First National
Bank stock is not less than $500 a
share. If any We're offered at that
price it would be quickly taken. In
1902 this stock was assessed at 1888
share by Assessor Cadman and the
stock of the Baker Boyer National
The banks brought suit to prevent the
collection of the tax based upon this
cisions in other states on similar suits.
the banks decided to pay their taxes i'll
full.
Last year Assessor Bergman allow
ed the banks to fix their own assess
ments under the terms of q new law
surreptitiously passed by the last leg
islature. The value of First National
Bank stock was fixed at $91 a share
instead of 1898 and that of Baker
Boyer National Bank stock at $50 a
share. This was reduction of nearly
90 per cent III favor of the banks
For fear Of prejudicing the Interests
of the county in the suit then pending
with the banks, the commissioners
under the advice of Former Assessor
Cadman. raised the assessment of bank
stock to the figures of the year before
Recently. however, under the advice
of the county attorney. and at the So
liCitatiOn Of one or two bank officials
having a political pull. the commits
sioners consented to accept as partial
payment of the taxes due on bank
stock the amount rendered by the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-08

Mayor \. l.. Black, republican of
Bellingham, il an open letter on the
political issues in this state says:
This state is cursed by an example
their success that the attempt has been
made, and with success, to control not
only our laws but our laWmaking pow
or. Under the speciOus plea of en-
touraging industry or with arguments
less fit to be brought to light legisla-
tors have been induced to prove trait
ors to their party platforms and the
conscience of people and public press
is so blunte1 that in some instances
they even applauded the treachery
The direct mandate of existing law
does not appear to make an oath of
office binding when opposed by corpor-
ate greed. Insdious power of corpor-
ate influence is in the air. Justice and
equality are forgotten, even to the ex-
tent that the helpless Individual pays
his full share toward the support of
the government, while the corporate
interest, by its pull of power, is allow
ed to escape. The people of the state
are aroused. Corporate interests see
the handwriting ON the wall The at
tempt is to bind the people once again
by temporarily burying a discussion of
principle and attacking candidates who
oppose corporate aggression beyond
legal limits as machine politicians or
a misguided public will swallow Can
such Il ruSe succeed"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-08

banks on the assessment fixed by
themselves. This amount is only lit
tie over 40 per cent Of what they paid
last year and what they should pay in
proportion to the taxes levied on other
classes of property.
The acceptance of this partial pay
ment'' will probably end the matter
finally, unless some taxpayer shall be-
Gin suit to test the legality of the set
that the county attorney has advised
the commissioners against bringing
suit to collect the remainder of the tax
due. If such a suit were brought by
the county it would almost certainly
win. In the first place the new law
had not gone into effect on March l.
1903 the date fixed by law for deter
mining taxable valuations, and in the
second place the law is plainly uncon-
stitutional being a rank instance Of
class favoritism.
The national banks of this city are
amply able to pay their taxes in full.
The commissioners would not accept
martial payment of taxes from any in
dividual taxpayer and let that square
the account Then why this favoritism
to the banks? Because Senator An
keny has done something toward saw
ing Fort Walla Walla is no reason why
he should be given a rebate OF 6O per
cent on his bank taxes. He pays
taxes on no business buildings in this
city and man of his reputed wealth
should certainly pay his full share OF
the cost of maintaining city, county
ard state government. The same rule
should apply to all other holders of
bank stock.
Of course the banks will not begin
a suit to have their taxes raised. They
are satisfied with the settlement as it
stands. Unless the county attorney
shall begin suit for the collection OF
the remaining so per cent of the taxes
due on bank stock, it will be a dead
loss to the county.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-08

ties, each anxious to WELD it's power
and participate in the spoils.
OF course, none of these contingent
cies will arise; but we think we are
safe in saying that delegations
will go to Washington from Oklahoma
and the territory and declare, in their
intimate familiarity with the condi-
tons, that all these and worse things
will follow if the Indian gets a vested
senatorship.
Argument upon the proposition and
others involving the Indian problem
could be continued until doomsday
but the only conclusion would be that
what is right from the Indians view
point is not right from the white
mans. That 100000 whites are now in
the territory, without schools, without
citizenship, subject to $4,000 Indians,
most of whom are illterate, is not
true. Neither is it right from the
white standpoint to say that under a
state government the representation
in offices shall be as are 100000 to
$4,000. Nor is it right, in another
sense, that by the change the Indian
be eliminated politically. But might
is with the white, which fact renders
it inevitable that the elimination, if
not an extinction, will come sooner or
later And the Indian girl likes to
marry a white man, an additional fact
which accounts for the scanty num-
Der of full bloOds among the CherO
KEGS, and rather points the way to
the future of the Indian question in
the new state.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-08
Lackey's Annual Sale.

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, March s.
John S. Lackey's annual horse sale,
kind held each years in the middle
west began today and will continue to
ments are nearly double the largest
number Of horses ever offered a a pre-
vious sale here. A large number of
speeders of high grade are to be dis
posed of, among them being Dick
Welch. 2:1O: Major Mckinley, 2:12R;
Red Patchen, 2:104; Robert NJ. 2:14A
and Ravenna Wilkes. 2:15E.