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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-17

guard and broke into the witness
room, where the condemned men
were confined. With yell the crowd
rushed at the negroes, and instantly
a hope was placed around each vic
TINS neck. They were dragged from
the building, then marched two miles
toward the scene of the crime, where
both murderers were chained to the
same tree.
Gallons Of kerosene was poured
over the helpless men. wood was
piled around them, then, just as the
leaders of the mob stepped forward
to apply the torch, photographer
took a picture OF the frightful scene
and wild tumult followed.
Writhing in agony, as the flames
crept along his oil-soaked body,
Reed again confessed that he killed
Mr. and Mrs. Hodges, but declared
that Handy Bell, another negro, now
ON trial, murdered the three children.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-17
MORTIMER ACCUSES CONRAD Of
PERJURY SAYS He WILL RETURN

interest by both the supporters and
opponents of a new telephone cons
pany.
Mortimer's sudden departure from
the city was looked upon as evidence
that there was some truth In Con-
RAIDS statement. Subsequent events,
however, have turned the tide of pub
lie sympathy in favor of Mortimer.
Little Confidence in AFFIDAVIT.
The statement thar Mortimer
would offer Conrad $132,00O for one
vote when he had enough votes
pledged to pass the franchise Is taken
with a good deal of allowance. What
appeared at the time to have been
a commendable act on the part of
Conrad looks now to good many
people like the last frantic move of
the Sunset company to kill the new
franchise, just as the above telegram
states.
Up TO Mortimer.
The whole matter now rests on
whether Mortimer will back his long
range statements by returning to Ta-
coma to assist In the investigation.
The committee is willing to give him
every chance to clear himself and
he will have an opportunity to make
any statement he desires.
Conrad Standing Pat.
Councilman Conrad still maintains
tat his affidavit is good and that he
will talk when the proper time
comes. IF Mortimer means what he
saws" Mr.. Conrad said, "let him
come back and make good. Until he
appears with his evidence | have no-
thing more to say"
Was an Easy Victim.
The arrest to which Mr.. Mortimer
refers in his telegram occurred after
representative OF the Sunset Tele-
phone company had called on him
and proposed that he (MortimerI
take the remonstrance of the Sunset
company and check it up with the
names on the petition asking for the
new franchise. Mortimer accepted
the proposition and took the petition
TO his room. A short time later,
Manager Sands of the Sunset Tele-
phone company appeared and found
the petition in Mortimer's possession.
After having him arrested, the suns
set company dropped the case.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-17
HARD BLOW TO
SALMON INDUSTRY

VANCOUVER, B. c., Aug. H.
The salmon pack on the Fraser river
this year is practically failure The
total pack this season to date is
68,804 cases, less than half the pack
for the same period last year, which
was by no means a good one The
salmon run DIS believed to be almost
over for this season.
The total pack on the Fraser river
last year was 237,125 cases, as
against 327,095 cases in 1902, and
990,252 cases in 1901 This year
Fraser river Gamers list the pack
on that river as practically total
failure,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-17
WEST COAST FACTORY BUILDING
To De USED AS DEN Of |N|OU|Ty

"J. r. Turner and wife, William
Reed and wife, N. M. Graybill and
wife to Emil Magnusson, a parcel of
land 100x120 feet, block 1902. Con-
sideratdon: Mortgage, $4,000; cash,
$4,000"
The above real estate transfer was
put on record at the court house last
evening. 1t means that the suit in
stituted by the West Coast Wagon
company to close up the vicious dens
on A street between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets will never come to
trial.
"Mysterious Purchaser"
The purchaser, Emil Magnus-
SON." remains almost as mysterious a
quantity as some other recent pur-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-17
DISAPPEARANCE or MISS NORMA
HOYT REMAINS A DARK MYSTERY

The sudden disappearance of Miss
Norma Hoyt, who has been missing
for nearly a week, is still shrouded
I'm mystery. Not a clue 10 the young
girls movements has been obtained
since she boarded the steamer at the
summer camp on Yashon island,
bound for her home in Tacoma.
No passengers on the boat remem-
Der seeing the girl and II seems
improbable that she met any ac-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-17
SAILORS SHANGHAI STORY NOT
BORNE OUT BY SHIPS PAPERS

Since Gregory Corbett returned to
Tacoma and circulated a story that
he was shanghaied and put on board
the schooner Americana, which left
Port Townsend in May for Japanese
ports, Deputy Shipping Commissioner
Swift has been working on the case
and has found that there is absolute
ly no truth in the mans assertions.
The original shipping articles were
received today from Port Townsend.
Corbett's signature on this document
and on the allotment slip is fac
simile Of his signature on the Lyra's
books and on his release slip, which
was signed in the presence of Mr..
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Swift.
The Amencana's articles werg
signed on May 8, 1904. Corbett gave
his age as 2S years and gave his fa-
theirs address in Milwaukee. These
facts also correspond with the Lyra'a
shipping articles
The shipping commissioners and has
deputies are very indignant over the
affair. They claim 1t is an impossi-
bdlity for man to be shanghaied
from Puget Sound ports on American
vessels They have nothing whateyeE
10 do with foreign boats and do not
know of the methods followed by
them in getting crews.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-17
Two Condemned Men Taken From Court House and
Burned to Death--Three More Suspects
Reported Killed Today

SAVANNAH, Ca, Aug. IA re-
port received from Statesboro this
afternoon says that Handy Bell, A.
R. Talbot and A. ]. Gaines, the latter
negro preacher, were lynched last
night. The men were captured at
Gaines house, several miles from
Statesboro.
1t is impossible to verify the re-
port, as all means Of communication
are in the hands of the mob.
STATESBORo, Ca, Aug. 17-The
two negroes, Will Cato and Paul
Reed, convicted of the murder of the
Hodges family, which arrived here
three weeks ago, were burned at the
stake yesterday afternoon by mob
of citizens.
The mob charged on the court
house, Overpowered the military
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-17
S. E. GUTHRIE ROBBED BY
LONE FOOTPAD

of Mr.. Guthrie's clothes, expecting to
find more money. When he had failed
in this he showed great ddsappOint-
ment, and declared that he was mad
enough to take a shot at Guthrie.
Convinced that he had secured all
the money that Mr.. Guthrie had with
him, the footpad directed his victim
to proceed up the street, warning
him not to stop or to turn back.
Guthrie walked half block, then
crossed the street and returned to his
store He notified the police and
gave them a good description of the
hold-up.
Mr.. Guthrie says he saw the man
near his store just before he closed
for the night, and in order to avoid
meeting the suspdcious-looking fell
low he crossed the street to go home
by an unusual route The hold-up
in the meantime walked along oppo-
site Mr.. Guthrie, and as they neared
Twenty-seventh street the former
crossed and the two men came face
TO face.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-17

rubbish from the site. The pilez
upon which the building is to stand
are on the ground and the driver Isl
being repaired preparatory to Begin
ming work While this work Is GO
ing on large gang of workmen viii
be engaged in tearing down the first
section. at the north end, of the con~.
panys warehouses. The ground oc--
cupied by this part of the building
will be used as part of the site foE'
the new mill
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-17
FRENzIED MOB WREAKS HORRIBLE
VENGEANCE ON NEGRO MURDERERS

Cato twisted his neck in an endeavor
to escape the horrible torture, crying
to heaven for mercy.
Inside of FIVE minutes both mur-
derers were silent, and the greater
part of the crowd left the scene
Others, however, remained and kept
the fire burning until both bodies
were burned to a crisp
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-17
START WORK ON
BIG FLOUR MILL

Rydstrom & Estes have begun
breaking ground for the foundation
for the Tacoma WAREHOUSE e. Elevator
company. The Northern Pacific
wrecking crew is being used in tear
ing up the old timbers, stumps and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-17

quaintanees until she reached this
city II as generally believed by the
police that the girl was met at the
dock by someone who knew that She
was to arrive, but whether or not the
meeting was prearranged is not
known.
The Seattle police have been motif
fed to be on the lookout for the
girl, as It is thought that she has
gone to that place ii she has lefE
Tacoma.
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imported stockyards employees this
morning, compelling the occupants,
six men and two women, to fee for
thei rlives. The house was wrecked,
the windows shattered and the doors
torn from the hinges.
The occupants, who were pursued
by the mob, took refuge in the
stockyards police station.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-17
Telephone Promoter Makes Aggressive Statement
In Which he Brands Bribery Affidavit
UntruthfuI

me arrested just before an important
meeting, claiming that | had stolen
his petition, when his own man
loaned 1t to me to trick me. Please
have the ailidavit filed with the city
clerk. | can prove that Conrad com
mitted perjury on that. | will deny
in an affidavit all his statements
Council can reach a conclusion from
two of his statements: Three thou
sand shares at $44 is $132,00O, for
one vote; he also states in his afii-
davit that said ! had II votes
already pledged. This is made up of
whole cloth, black trickery and false
hoods. will not give up hope II the
city council Will grant me time and
fair play. If trickery is discontinued,
l still have the nine votes. VIII re-
turn soon"
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system IS worn out and his recupera-
tive power is exhausted.
Senator Hoar will be rs years old
on August 20 if he lives. He has
represented Massachusetts in the
United States senate for q years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-17
FRANK MORTIME
Hits Conrad Hard.

The above message was received
by The Times today. with the request
that it be handed to President Roice
OF the city council Accompanying
1t was another message, asking that
1t be published, and in which Mr..
Mortimer added: II can't lay down
when | see Conrad's barefaced hes. ="
The conclusion to be drawn Is that
Mr.. Mortimer intends TO return and,
hguratively speaking, get into Con-
RAIDS whiskers.
Public Deeply Interested.
Present indications promise live
ly scrap when the investigation com
mittee gets together The outcome
Is being awaited with considerable
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-17
MORE RIOTS

CHICAGO, Aug. IA mob of
strikers attacked a house occupied by
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-17

business. 1t is estimated that the
net income from the various places
is over $4,000 a month.
Company Forced to Quit.
I'VE would rather have pressed the
suit and shut up these Places said
a representative of the West Coast
Wagon company, "bHt we were prac-
tically forced to sell. Our business
was being ruined and we could get
no redress from the officers. We
might have won the case finally, but
it would have taken long time and
cost more money than we could put
into the case We know nothing
about the man who bought the prop
erty, but think that he represents
Sandberg."
Officials Against It,
1t is said that the strongest factor
in bringing about the present settle
ment of the case was the lineup of
the city and county administration
on the side of the vicious element in
the city.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-29

eth century. We are equally surprised
to find the bear hunters walk on regu-
lar snowshoes In New York.
A leafiess tree at one side OF the
cabin Is alive with dead birds! An
other IN the front yard Is In tho same
p~radoXical condition. In the3e two
collections are all the birds OF the state
except a few Of the songsters. Az the
game birds, such as appeal 10 the pal
ate OF the epicure, are here, to say
nothing of owls. eagles and y~ultures.
The last New York fox, that per
ished seven years ago, stands guard be.
fore the door, and under the tree are
several fine specimens of the deer.
There are four forests In tho state
where the herds of deer are being tos-
tered by the government. In only two
OF these Is shooting permitted, and
there only under the strictest suryeil-
lance. In the Adirondacks a hunter is
not permitted to kill more than two
deer In one season. Some hunters do
not XIII that many In a lifetime, except
in the stories they tell to their friends
VINO were not present In camp, and
0 these the game Ia comparatively
safe. On Long Island the shooting Of
deer Is permitted out two days In ths
year, and the prospects for the hunts.
man In New York are better than ever
before.
EMILY GRANT HUTCHINds.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-29
NATURE At THE FAIR
ATTRACTIVE EXHIBITS THAT
WILL INTEREST HUNTERS.
GREAT DISPLAY OF GAME
Colorado Shows a Mimic Mountain
Covered with the Fauna of the
Rockies-New York State Has
an Adirondack Camp.

ST. LouiS.-Man is by nature a saw
age, Civilization Is at best but a thin
yeneer that is none too securely at
tached to the barbarous body-structurc
of the race. For some unexplained Ca
SON, the savage in mans mental COM
position asserts itself more forcibly in
the autumn and winter months than
during the rest of the year,
As sOou as the leaves begin to turn,
every healthy man in creation longs for
a gun and a dog. If the longing could
be satisfied by these two possessions,
If a gun and a dog were all of It, man
would be a very humane imbeclle, in
stead of a very virile human entity, 1t
is the something implied by the gun
and dog that makes him both more and
less than mere man. 1t is the love Of
nature coupled with the love of earn
age.
To get out and kill something Ia the
chief JOY of the natural savage,
whether he calls himself a savage or
not. And SO, as the summer begins to
wane, the thirst for blood refuses long
err to be stilled. The Office man and the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-29
WE'RE EXPENSIVE LUXURIES
Alteration Between Grocer and Bel
ligerent Customer Made Small
Purchases Cost Much.

u knew a case where a basket of
grapes and a quart of oysters cost $751; ,
SAID Attorney Jacob Ingenthron, in the
Chicago Daily News. They were not
a very superior sort of grapes, nor a
specially high-class brand of oysters
Just about the ordinary kind of both
commodities. What made them SC
expensive was the natural desire of
two persons who have a quarrel to get
even with each other.
One Saturday night Mrs. Schultz was
going home with a basket of grapes.
She went into Schaefer's store to buy
a quart of oysters. She set her bas.
ket on the counter and ash ed for whit
she wanted. When she got them in
the usual paper pail she opened it, be-
fore paying, to examine them. She
did not like the looks of them. In
fact, she became so indignant and e.
cited at sight of those oysters, thai
she upset the pail, accidentally or
otherwise, throwing some of the oy-
sters ON the counter, and most of them
in the sawdust on the floor. Then
she refused to pay for them.
"Schaefer got mad and seized her
basket of grapes. saying he would Peep
1t instead of his oysters. She called
him a fraud and a swindler, and he
elected her from the store.
"Then Mrs. Schultz went to the
nearest police station and had five
warrants made out against him for as
sault and battery, malicious mischief.
threats to kill, common assault and
disturbance of the pe7ce, Schae'er
was arrested and had to give bonds
for his release, costing him five dol
lars. Next morning, when his case
was called. he took a continuance,
costing him five dollars more, FIVE dol
lars also going to his LAWYER.
"Anno'ed at this bother and ex-
pense, Schaefer had Mrs. Schultz az
rested on five different warrants for
malicious mischief, willful destruction
of property. assault and battery
threats to Kill and d'sorderly conduct
When she was brought In her a was
continued to the same dav as his, ard
she also had to give bond for her ap-
p%earance. costing her five do'l'rs. with
FIVE dollars more to her lower WAer
the cases came up again birth sides
said they wanted time to bring w.t.
-esees. So the cases were continued
more. with five dollars APIECE
more to their LAWYERS. When the ros"e
came up and were disnnsed Of.
both Schaefer and Mrs. sch"ltz wern
nut under peace bonds, costing them
$3.50 each.
go that Is how a BASKET # cranes
ard a q"art Of o~st"rs cost sF2, Bur.
Of course, there was thrown in
the excitement of litigation. with tho
mutual hope, based on the
uncertainty Of he law Of
aach size eeei-g TIE other rr~ishef.
Jhe ovstars. IS 7 eofd. urrs spi'Ie" Ar
or the cranes 7 don't know vh't be
'sme % them. bu+ fey must have
.asted extremely 8 ur."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-29
CoLoRADo's MIMIC MOUNTAIN
SCENE.

the Maine woods, taken apart and Gent
to st. Louis to be erected again that
the visitors at the Worlds far might
gain an idea of the vast sporting re-
sources of the extreme northeast cor
ner Of their country.
In the palace of agriculture is the log
cabin that President Roosevelt 0ccu-
pied during the two years of his expor-
fence as a ranchman and a hunter. The
palace Of forestry, fish and game is
filed to overlooking with mounted spe-
cimens Of the sportsman's conquest,
and implements OF destruction with
which similar specimens may be se-
cured.
The Colorado exhibit is q mimic
mountain on which all the fauna Of the
Rockies disport themselves. alert and
still, az If they were pausing In antici-
patton OF the foeman's coming. Here
one may see deer, elk, antelope, the
mountain goat and the amusing
little prairie dog. Inside the mountain
are other specimens. showing the pos
abilities Of Colorado In the way OF
fowls and fish. The entire exhibit is a
tempting bait held out TO the Wis. tor.
who may have throttled his desire for
the chase this yea In order to see the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-29
Good for England,

The Ill wind which is blowing to.
ward Russia is likely to be OF some
good to an English industry which has
been rome too brisk of late years. A
few of the wooden mills of Lancashire
and YORKSHIRE have recently received
large orders from the japanese gov
eminent for 1annels for their troons
and the fortunate manufacturers are
WORKING at the highest pressure +; o
fulfill the contracts. The familiar
stone-built fac'ories in the cloughs and
valleys on the Yorkshire side OF tbs
pennine range r especially busy,
several being at work night and day.
The extent Of the orders would seem
to indicate that the Japanese have
made up their minds to face a long
campaign In the cold reeions of Man
churia.-London Pail Mall Gazette.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-29

professional man, the hnancier and the
artist all resolve themselves into one
gigantic hunting club. They may have
no other tastes In common, yet they
can meet on the common ground Of the
chase. They are as brothers while
they are staying something.
The great Louisiana Purchase expo
sition, that contains a response for
every taste and every desire In the en-
tire human mind. has not forgotten the
hunter-man and his weakness for the
fascinating sport. In a score of places
he may ind exhibits that will recall to
his mind the delightful experiences Of
forest and stream, and that will supply
him with new ideas for future use,
There are no herds OF deer roaming
through the forests in the rear of the
exposition buildings. waiting patiently
to be shot, and there are no gamey fish
In the lagoons and basin. Still there
is much that is Of interest to the
huntsman. One Of the state buildings
is a typical hunting lodge, II was
hewn and constructed In the heart Of
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-29

greatest OF all worlds fairs, but who
will surely want to go hunting next
fall.
The exhibit that gets nearest the
heart OF the sportsman in the palace
Of forestry, fish and game is the II
displayed by the state OF New York, 1t
is a typical hunting lodge. such as n
meets with IN the Adirondack noun
tains, and it includes a practically
complete roster Of the game Of the
state.
The building is constructed of loGs,
the cracks between the logs filled In
with moss. This use of moss makes a
much better wall than that which IA
chinked with either clay or plaster
and II is far more rustic and In keep,
ing with the forest environment. The
furniture of the lodge IL all Of native
wood, hand made, and the work of the
Adirondack guides. The only bit Of the
decoration that was not produced in
the state Of New York is a pair OF
Navajo blankets that are draped above
the fireplace.
This lodge Is n copy Of the smallest
and coolest to be found in the state.
There are others among the mountains
of New York that cost as much as
$l0O, 900, and are provided with their
own electric light p~lantand water works
system, These larger lodges are owned
by city clubs, and are the center Of
much sport during the game season.
The builders Of the hunters lodge at
tho worlds fair took pains to give
their exhibit as much local color" u
possible under the circumstances. In
one corner of the rustic enclosure Is a
comfortable looking black bear, such
an may be hu~nted-and sometimes
killed-in the Catskills. We of the
west are astonished to learn that there
are bears In New York in the twenti-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-29
DOGS BOTHER MOTORISTS.
They Wouldn't Hurt the Animals and
They Wouldn't Be Hurt
Themselves.

Little dogs, dear little pet dogs, tina;
run and bark wildly when anything
unusual In appearance or speed passes
their house, are doing as mach any
any other n thing to turn the hair
OF Automobiles prematurely gray.
says the Boston Transcript. or course
there Is much consideration In every
mans heart for a dog. He wouldn't
for anything do anything to hurt the
pet, but as much as he breads inJurine
II, he fears still more the conse-
quences to his machine and his pas-
sengers If the dog and the automobile
actually come together. Besides kill
ing the dog, the contact may SEND the
machine TO "~skidding,' or turning
somersaults, or to doing something no
other vehicle ever did, and for which,
consequently, we have not yet a tech
Meal term. The word catastrophe
sums up the situation, and there never
again can be love between the owner
OF the auto and the owner Of the de-
parted dog. And rhe saddest part OF it
Is that a email dog cI.anot be-
taught, by an Object lesson, to beware
Of automobiles. His very first lesson
does for him completely.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-29
EMILY GRANT ~HuTCHINds.
Likely to Be Busy.

Ihe rising young surgeon who was
at the telephone spoke into 1t substan-
TALLY as follows, In a yexed. impa.
tient tone Of voice: Now, see here
Maria. There's no use of you telling
me dinners ready. shall not be Mt
home to dinner, and maybe not ill to-
morrow morning From my office win.
dow can see that the college boys are
assembling on the campus for their
annual cane rush" Hanging up the
phone he looked over his case of in
struments again, placed his hat with
In reach and sat down TO wait.-Bos.
ton Globe.