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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-08-11
Quick Relief for Asthma Sufferers

Foley's Honey and Tar affords
immediate relief to asthma suffer.
ers in the worst stages and If taken
in time will effect a cure. Sold by
A. X. Kane.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-08-11

Mrs. Emma Gregg visited in Jop.
lin Wednesday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-08-11
ANNOUNCE ENT.

I hereby annouce myself candi-
date for the Office of Sheriff, subject
to the decision of the democratic
and peoples party conventions.
J.C. MOORE.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-08-11

Mrs. Fred Easter returned Sun.
day evening from a visit to her
parents in Lawrence.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-08-11

lind nothing better for liver de-
rangement and constipation than
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets.-L. F. Andrews, Des
Moines, Iowa. For sale by A. r.
Kane.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-08-11

Mrs. C. Is. Sharp is very III at her
home six miles northwest of this
city.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-08-11

The Parker Amusement Com
pany, which will be here during re-
union week, will come from Spring
field. Mo-, where it will show the
week before. From here the shows
will 90 to some point in Nebraska.
The shows are at Webster City,
Iowa, this week.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-08-11

Mrs. ]. B. Opperman gave an in.
formal party Saturday afternoon in
honr of Mrs. Frank Wardwell OF
Oklahoma City. Invited guests
were: Mrs. Mckinney. J. S. Price,
Morris Doty, Arthur Carney, Bur-
ton Smith, DR.. Thompson. Chas.
Smith, N. W. Hutchinson of Joplin,
and Misses Jennette Doty. Erma
Mckinney, Grace Doty.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-08-11

7. p. Lewis of Chitwood, Mo-, will
put in cable railway at the re-
union grounds again this year.
Many improvements over the one
in use last year will be made. and
the one this year will be about
three times as long, landing pas-
sengers very close to the river
bank. thought to and will do an
enormous business.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-08-11

Private advices from Galena are
to the effect that about all of the
people of that town are going into
camp at Reunion Park during the
coming big reunion. About the
same news comes from Columbus,
Joplin, Webb City, Carterville, Mia
mi. Seneca, and other points. The
reunion this year iP going to be
the biggest ever held. You can
bank on that.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-08-11

I The Reunion Daily will be
printed this year during the big re.
union as usual. 1t will be full OF
the interesting events which are
constantly transporting during the
week, and will be mailed to any ad-
dress for ten cents for the week,
The daily will be a mighty good
advertising, medium, as not lees
than twenty thousand copies of the
papers will distributed free on the
grounds during the week. A linn.
tied amount of advertising matter
will be accepted for the daily.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-08-11

Several new side walks are being
put in this week on Military street.
This is as 1t should be. We are
glad to see the work go on. Our
town should never be behind other
towns in the way of public inn.
provements. Good sidewalks speak
well for a town. Now let's have a
weed cuttinp crusade.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-08-11
j. W.. DeMOSs
PAYS THE
Best Prices

at all times for the following:
Hens, per pound. /. ....... :. .O61sc
Spring chickens, per pound. 10 C
Brothers, ~ to 2 lbs., per ib.....lo C
BOOSTERS, old, each. rs C
BOOSTERS, young, each ........ Is c
Hen turkeys, per lb. ......... .06 C
Young gobblers, per pound. .05 C
Old gobblers, per pound 49,. .05 C
Ducks, per 10. ................0 5 C
Oeeee, per De-. ..-...W c
Butter, packing stock, per ID. .08
Eggs, per dozen. ...............l3 r
Green hides, per ID ..........05 c
Prices subject to market change
ALSO BUYS HIDES AND FURS.
South of Cooper's, Baxter Syringe
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-08-11

Armstrong, the Ras, Side barber.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-16
Two of the Cars Generals, Twenty
Other Officers and Over 300 TIen
Killed--MikadO's Troops are
Joined by ReinforCements
for Another Battle

ST. PETERSBURG, June 16.--
General Kuropatkin reports that in
an engagement fought on June IA at
Wefang Tien, north of Port Arthur,
between the Japanese forces and two
divisions of the Russian army, the
killed included Colonel Khoastonnow,
of the First Siberian regiment, and
Second Lieutenant Nadochinsky, ad-
jutant of the same regiment.
The wounded include General
Gerngoss, and Captain Krintsky, of
the general staff
Twenty officers whose names are
unknown were also killed or wound
ed, besides 81 soldiers.
OF these the First Siberian regi-
ment lost 12 officers and 200 men,
and the First brigade of artillery lost
six officers and so men.
On June Is the Russians attacked
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-16
COUNCIL REFUSES EXTENSION
Of TIME ON PAVING CONTRACT

The Pacific avenue paving propost-
tion was brought before the council
again last night in a report of the
streets and alleys committee. The
recommendation that Contractor
Keasal be given an extension of time
until November l called forth an in
quiry from Councilman Bellingham.
''If we grant this extension" said
he, what assurance have we that
he will complete the work by that
timer"
That was a sort of a solar pleXus
blow for the streets and alleys com
mittee, the members of which
thought that the matter had been
fixed up satisfactorily in the COM
mittee meeting In the discussion
which followed it appeared that Con
tractor Keasal, by his attorney, Judge
Parker, had come before the COM
mittee with a proposition to give a
bond for the completion of the con-
tract or the payment of demurrage if
an extension of time to November 1
is granted.
The proposition looked good to
City Attorney Ellis, and as the easi-
est way out of bad predioament the
committee decided to recommend the
extension on the terms mentioned. II
transpired, however, that the party
who was to sign Contractor Keasal s
bond was out of town and could moi
bereached before the meeting. Rather
than delay the work another week
the committee decided to recommnd
the extension and take chances on
getting the bond later.
The other couneilmen objected tC
granting an unconditional extension
Of time and the proposition was lait
over for one week.
Duevel On the Warpath.
Councilman Duevel had his fight
ing togs on last night, and he strucl
several body blows to the proposition
of extending the water system t.
school section No. SO, in the Nortf
End, and laying a foQr-inch main, al
cost of S1,100. The rule of the
committee has been not to recon-
mend the granting of petitions fo1
water main extensions, except better
lutlllS VI LlAC H9 otCLl5 WAAOl Vic CQo
will exceed $40 for each of the
names on the petition. Councilman
Duevel went after the proposition ho
and heavy because the petition die
not have the required number of sig
natures. He referred to other petit
tions for water extensions that hat
been turned down for the same rea
son, and said the rule ought to holt
good in Shis case.
A Matter of Economy.
Councilman Bellingham came tC
the support Of the proposition anC
explained that the extension had al
ready been granted, and that the
present petition, with the increased
cost, was for putting in four-incf
instead of a two-inch main. He said
1--WE could put in a two-inch maiI
for 5000 or 500, but the chances
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-16
BUILD ROADWAY ON PILES.
Sloughs in the Tide-FIats Make Road
Building Difficult and Also
Expensive.

County Surveyor Thornton has be-
gun the preliminary survey of the
route for the new road from the Puy-
alup river bridge over the tide-hats.
This survey is to determine the gen ?
eral direction to be followed by the
road, and will be completed before
any details as TO construction can be
ascertained. On account of the num-
Der of sloughs in the flats, the work
of surveying will progress slowly
II is probable that the road will be
on piling most of the way and will
cost in the neighborhood Of $50, 1000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-16

NEW YORK, June 16.--Long
Island Sound this morning was GOV.
cred with a thick white mist that
settled around the wreck of the ILL
fated General Slocum, as if endeavor-
ing to cover the horror-spot with a
huge white mantle. All through the
night the wrecking tugs hovered
about the sunken hull, but the work
of taking out the bodies, which was
suspended at midnight, was not re-
sumed until the sun was well up in
the heavens.
-Four Hundred and aEighty-Nine Vics
Tins Recovered.
At 6:30 this morning 4S9 bodies of
victims of the disaster had been re-
covered. The horror grew during the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-16
MAY POSTPONE
The BIG BOUT

SAN FRANCISCO. June 16. The
News says today that there is a
strong probability that the fight be-
tween Jeffl.ies and Munroe viii never
take place. The match has no doubt
been Cancelled for the time being,
and the wise ones are clinging to
the belief that 1t Is financial mat
ter and not Jeffries' knee that Will
cause an indefinite postponement.
II is conceded that the advance
sale of seats is SO slow as to make 10
impossible for the club to proceed
without incurring great loss.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-16
jap Victory Confirmed.

TOXIC, June 16.-The capture of
Tellissa, between Kaichou and Seoul
anthem by the Japanese is confirmed.
The Russians lost six guns and many
regimental colors.
The sinking of the transports
Hitach and Sado by the Russians is
also confirmed. Three hundred and
ninety-seven survivors of the Sado
have reached Kukura.
Further details of the sinking are
not obtainable
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-16

night and the total number of dead,
it is now estimated, will reach more
than 500.
Dead May Reach 1000.
Some estimates place the number
of dead as high as 1000, but there
is no way of determining even the
approximate number as yet.
On the shore during the night
there was constantly changing
crowd, made up of anxious fathers,
mothers and others relatives of the
dead.
Half dozen divers were at work
this morning, led by John Rice, the
hero of the Booneton catastrophe, In
which Diver Olsen lost his life. AS
a diver would bring a body to the
surface 1t was raised to the deck by
means of graphing hooks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-16

NEW YORK. June g Superin-
tendent Hlcnaras OF Bellevue hospital
said: 1T VIII fake dngs to Identity
all Of the bodies. In the Is years of
my hospital experience this Is the
most appalling accident | ever heard
Of.
The mystery as to the cause re-
mains impenetrable. No one can be
found who saw the actual start Of
the flames. Theories as TO the cause
are numerous.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-16

ROME, June ia Toxic tele-
gram reports, that a Russian squad
ron, including the battleship Novik,
has destroyed all the Japanese prep
arations for landing troops and stores
near Lung Wang Tung for the con-
templated attack on Port Arthur
from the east.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-16
TAYLOR MADE A MISTAKE.
Says That His Plea Should Have Been
Self-Defense Instead of
Insanity.

Murderer Taylor is still within the
confines of the county jail. He per-
sists in saying that he ought to have
a new trial He made a mistake, he
asserts, in pleading insanity; his plea
should have been self-defense.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-16
Two Transports May Be Lost.

TOXIC, June 16.-The transport
Hino Maru, which today returned
from Moji, reports that at IL o'clock
Wednesday morning she encountered
a Russian squadron 20 miles west
of Shimashima The Hino Maru fed,
signaling to the other transports the
news of their danger.
Three transports escaped, but two
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-16
Divers, GhastIy Discovery.

NEW YORK, June 16.--At 3 p. m.
577 bodies had reached the morgue.
Fourteen launches, manned by har-
Dor police and equipped with drags
and othe rappliances, are at work.
looking for more victims.
Peter Gilllgan and Samuel CullocR,
two of the divers, made careful OK.
animation Of the hull of the Slocuru
during the morning, and reported
that not less than 100 bodies are
pinned under the superstructure OF
the wreck.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-16

, are it would not be large enough to
supply the consumers. There would
be very little economy in putting in
a two-inch main this year and having
to tear it up and put in a four-inch
main next year"
His philosophy appealed to ma
jority of the councilmen and the ex-
tension was granted. A similar re-
quest from school section 16, on
the South End, was turned down.
This gave Councilman Duevel another
opportunity to refer to the unfair
way in which petitions for water ex-
tensions are handled.
Blow for Trading Stamp.
The trading stamp proposition was
given a setback by the passage of an
amendment to the ordinance licens-
ing trading stamp dealers and placing
the license at $500 year. There
was no discussion of the ordinance,
all the councilman apparently having
satisfied themselves that such action
was move in the right direction.
Other Business.
Councilman Duevel called atten-
ton to the fact that the Northern
Pacific was not keeping its agree
ment in regard to the Puyallup ave-
nue. pavement in front of the freight
house. He urged that the company
be brought to time at once.
The ordinance providing for the
sale to the Tacoma Mill company of a
piece of land at Tacoma avenue and
Starr street for 5000 was given its
third reading At the suggestion OF
City Controller Jackson the Ordin.
ance was referred back to the judi
ciary committee. Mr.. Jackson stated
that other parties had offered $500
| for the land.
The plan proposed by Commission
er Welsh to make additional electric
| light circuits was adopted. The ex
pense will be about $4,000.
The objections of Victor H. Nal
strom against the vacation of a piecG
of land at Division avenue and Ferry
street were withdrawn and the vaca
| ton ordered.
Councilman Duevel recommended
the appropriation of $4,000 for tenn
porary improvement of the PuyalluI
river.
On recommendation of Commits
sioner Welsh the purchase of TIVE
| teams and four carts was ordered.
A. L. Fisher and others filed re
monstrance against the ordinance
licensing peanut stands, popcorn
stands and lunch wagons.
An unusual amount of routine
work was transacted, the session last
! ing two hours and half.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-16
Heavy Casualties at Telissa,

LONDON, June 16.-Reuter' COR
respondent at Toxic says that in the
fight at Telissa, near Foochow, the
Russians lost 500 killed, 800 taken
prisoners and IA guns.
The Japanese casualties are placed
at 1000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-16
Scheme by Which Tacoma Can Secure Adequate
Supply With Less Cost to ConsHmers

not be an obligation against the city,
but the entire remedy OF the bond
holders shall be against such special
funds derived from the profits of
such plants. Tile statute on the sub
ject can be found in the Session
Laws, page III.
Tacoma Council Can Act.
Under this plan, according to Mr..
Murray, the city council would be
required to pass an ordinance adopt
ing a general system of waterworks.
1t would then be required to deter
mine and fix the amount of revenues
to be derived from the operation of
the plant, which should be paid into
the special fund against which the
bonds are drawn and chargeable. The
power is vested in the council to fix
any proportionate amount, not to eX-
ceed the net revenues after deduct
ing the operating expenses.
People Must Vote on Plan.
After passing such an ordinance
the whole plan must then be submit
ted to the people for their ratifica-
tion or rejection. This may be done
at any general or special election. II
will require three-fifths vote to au-
thorize the issuance of the bonds, but
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-16
TUG LIDELED
FOR $4,000

A libel was filed In the Office Of the
clerk Of the federal court today by
Andrew Anderson and others, owd-
ers Of the American schooner ALI
calde, against the steam tug Printer,
of Grays Harbor On February 14s
1904, the Alcalde, loaded with luni-
ber for Manila, was towed 10 sea by
the Printer The owners Of the
schooner claim that the Printer left
the vessel in a dangerous and unsafe
anchorage and she was wrecked in a
storm, making total loss Of about
$4,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-16
over 500 Dead Recovered and Rescue Parties Still
Bringing in the LffeIeSS BOdieS--CauSe of Fire
Yer Unknown, Bur Officials VIII Make
a Searching Lnquiry-- Dramatic
Scenes i'm MOrguc

Generally the bodies were burned
beyond recognition. When several
were recovered a city tug would
steam alongside the wreck and the
dead would be transferred There
the coroner would number each
corpse, after which 1t was placed in a
white wooden box.
With it's load completed, the tug
would bring it to the foot of East
Twenty-sixth street, where the pier
has been transformed into q tenn
porary morgue.
Out in the Sound numerous small
boats patroled constantly, finding
many bodies and taking them to
North Brother island
Morgue Throngcd With Crowd.
The morgue has been thronged
with grief-stricken crowd since II
was thrown open last night, and in
the vicinity of st. Marks church,
from which point most of the excur-
sionists left yesterday morning, hun
dreds of people were gathered
throughout the night.
Mother Attempts Suicide.
Intensely dramatic scenes have fol-
lowed one after another since the
fateful fire broke out yesterday. One
mother who had identified the
charred body of her child, attempted
to leap from the pier.
A middle-aged man. on learning
that his wife was among the dead,
drew knife and, but for the inter-
ference of the crowd, would have
stabbed himself. Another father de-
clared that his wife and six children
were drowned in the bay, then, like
an insane man, he dashed up the
street. away from the scene.
Pastors Wife and Daughter Dead.
Rev. George G, Haas, the pastor In
charge of the excursion, was saved,
but his wife and daughter were
drowned. Rev. Haas stated that the
fire broke out in the forward part
of the boat, and at the time most of
the women and children were hud-
died in the rear part of the boat. AS
the blaze swept to the rear the pass
engers were driven before 1t, and
hundreds were forced overheard.
HUNDREDS Pushed Overheard.
Continuing, Rev. Haas said: II
was with my wife and daughter when
the panic-stricken women and chill
dren rushed screaming down the
deck, and we went overheard in the
crowd ] sank Immediately, and
when ] came up there We're score of
struggling persons around me.
II never saw my wife and daughter
after we struck the water. ! saw
one person after another go under
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-16

Anent the wide discussion among
the city officials and the citizens OF
Tacoma in general on the water prob
lem, Attorney F. H. Murray, who has
given considerable attention to the
a plan, already proved practicable,
whereby this city can secure, not only
an adequate supply, but can at the
same time become the owner of q
new waterworks system. The scheme
favored by Mr.. Murray has the back
ing of state law passed by the legis-
lature of 1901. Seattle has already
taken advantage of the statute, and
as result that city now owns the
Cedar river waterworks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-16

the Japanese, who returned the at
tack at several points.
Heavy Japanese reinforcements
have been received, and they now
have three divisions in the vicinity.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-16

A meeting OF more than usual int-
portance to business men will be
held in the Chamber OF Commerce
tonight. The trading stamp evil and
other matters affecting the CONNER
cial life of Tacoma Will be discussed.
Every business man who has the
interests Of the city at heart Is urged
to be present.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-16
How the Law Reads.

The statute, briefly stated, grants
that cities of the first class in the
state of Washington may construct
waterworks, sewerage systems, light
ing plants, etc, and provide for the
payment for such by an open fund
to be derived from the revenues ac-
cruing from the operation of such en-
terprises. 1t provides that bonds may
be issued against such open fund and
sold as funds of a municipal corpora
tion. These bonds, however, shall
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-16
CHILD DROWNED
IN ELLIOTT BAY

SEATTLE, June 16.-Engall Jo-
hannessen, aged 6 years, was drown
ed I'm the bay AT the foot of Wall
found this morning at low tide.
The child ran away and went fish
ing. The mother is widow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-16
vIadivostok Fleet Reported Lost.

VladivOstOk Fleet Reported Lost.
LONDON, June 16.-Reuter's cor
respondent at Toxic sends report
via Cologne that three Russian war
ships which engaged the japanese
vessels off the island of Tsushima
Wednesday and Thursday were cap
tured by Admiral Kamamura.
Another dispatch, sent at o'clock
this morning, states that japanese
scout ship followed the Russian yes
sells, probably merely to keep in
touch with their location, which it
succeeded in doing until nightfall.
Should the telegram prove authen-
tic, it means that the Vladivostok
squadron must no longer be consid-
cred in the war.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-16
Murray Makes a Move.

Mr.. Murray has called the atten-
ton of City Attorney Ellis to this
law, and now that the mayor has ex-
pressed himself as being in favor of a
new water system, the advocates of
this plan hope to have to carefully
considered
The fact that the plan has been
demonstrated to be a success by Sc
attic, Mr.. Murray believes, should be
sufficient evidence in its favor. I'M
der the system the cost of buying
the waterworks would not be felt by
the taxpayers directly. The regular
rates charged the water users would
gradually accumulate a fund suffi-
GENTLY large to discharge the bonded
obligation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-16
JAPS NOW WIDE SWATHES
THROUGH ENEMY'S RANKS

were surrounded by the Russian
ships and their fate is unknown, but
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-16

NEW YORK, June 16.-At noon
469 bodies were at the morgue, and
10 more were on the way, making
the total number of dead recovered
$50. One hundred and sixty-fiye have
been identified.