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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-17

Miss Cora Mitchell and Mr. L. P.
DuBose were married last night in
Mem r7tls, at the home of tn" brides
mother. Miss Mitchell is we'll known
in this city. having visited her sister,
Mrs. G. F.. Coe, for some weeks. She
returned to Memphis with Mr.. Du-
Bose Saturday and at night very
quiet home wedding was solemnized.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-17

The Nv ntieth Century club vas
The guest Of Mrs. Viii Kanfmc1 al
her homo en- West Pullcn street
Wednesday, afternoon. and the after
noon WAS ono of pleasure to all All
! the club members w,re present
and euchre was the game Refresh
nents wero served The first prize
WAS cnt glass knife and fork rest
AID MAS Nm by Mrs. ]. c. SchIoss.
The second prize. . cut glass butter
dish. fell to the lot of Mrs. Joe Mi
ehaels. The guests prize. a solid silver
bonbon dish, was Won by Mrs. Richter
Of Chicago. Beside the club mem
hers, the visitors of the afternoon
were Mrs. c. A. Bloom. Miss Birdie
Weller, Mrs. Maurice Falk of ST
Louis and Mrs. Richter of Chicago.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-17

Little Calvin Burks, the son of Mr..
a2ii Mrs Calvin Burks. entertained a
party Of little friends yesterday after
noon from 3 to 6, the occasion being
the seventh birthday of toe little boy
The rooms were decorated in pink and
white roses and tho same tints pre-
vailed in the ices and cakes. Various
games were played ard the afternoon
was very pleasantly spent, The prize
Winners in the nut scramble were VIM
r e Brewster aud N&nnia Nichols.
Among those present were: Mrs
Crutchcr. Mrs. NJ. G. Cleveland. Mrs.
3. 4. Owen. Mrs. Jim lIncx, Mrs. D.
g. Koonce. Rev.J NJ. Hawley, Misses
Moree and Lonnie May Burks, Calvin
Burks, Pearl Burks. Virginia Crut.
cher, Lynne Koonce. Edwin Burks.
Fink Burks, Sam Rairigh. Elizabeth
Lyle, Neil Hart Leo Nichol. Alec
Nichol. Mamie Nichol. Sam Hart.
Helen Trigg, Lucille Anderson. Fulton
M,lrphey. Wardlow Murphey, Morgan
Toney, Hartell Tonoy. Mable Toney,
Hughlet Coleman, Porter Cleveland.
Francis Cross. Bessie Merle Wells.
Allan Sheppard. George Gambell Cllt.
ton Gambell, Allie May Wilmington.
lone Clegs, Annie William. Margaret
Brewster, Florence Brewster. VIM.
Roe Brewster, Belle Taylor, George
May List, Chester list, Doris Shandy.
Jimmie Lloyd. Annie Owens and Mil
dred Owens.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-17

Little Miss Mary Montague FGx, the
little daughter of Mr. md Mrs. Hugh
G. Fox has issued invitations to her
little friends to a party which will be
given in her honor Tuesday evening,
April 10, from to S p. N.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-17

kerchicf, fell to Mrs. Eddie NIGH, and
the guests prize, a handsome leather
purse. was won by Mrs. r. q. Lee.
Mrs. e. w. Freeman and Mrs. |. +.
Shelby kept the score of games. They
drew for the scorers prize which fell
to the lot of Mrs. Shelby and was
souvenir spoon in the form 5f lily.
Miss York was assisted in enter
tanning by her mother, Mrs. York, and
her sisters, Mrs. j. NJ Anderson and
Mrs. A. S. Trigg. Those present
were .Mesdames Harry E. Trulock, t..
d, Lee. w. II. Langford, e. w. Free
man, w. A. Lee, l. P. Shelby, p. A
Peck, Will Riley, Eddie Nigli, PIP Byrd,
V. D. Wilkins, Jr., E. II. Plummer,
NJ. Danaher, Kirkwc.od Tunnah Of Lit
tie Rock, f. A. Nowland of Memphis,
A. S. Trlgg, j. NJ Anderson; Misses
Eugenia James, Maggie Taylor, Eliza
beth Taylor. Elizabeth Collier, Hilda
1tcnnet. Emma White, Frances Jor-
dan, Hazel Peck, Nettie Grace Cora
Martin, Joe Grace, lola Philpot. Bette
hahn, Bum and Wheeler.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-17

The Ministers were the guests OF
Mrs. !. ?. Shelby Friday afternoon.
Four tables well filled with players and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-17

The regular annual meeting of the
Valhalla club was held Tuesday eve
ming, April 12, and the following otfi-
cels were elected to serve during the
ensuing year: President, Dr.. J. w.
Withcrs; vice PRECEDENT, J. W. Will
kins; treasurer, c. II Triplett, Jr.;
secretary, +. NJ. Roaae Messrs. j. d.
isabel, O. C. Clark and @. l.. Porter
we're elected to membership. The
club is in a prosperous condition, and
is installing new pool table aud
making other Improvements.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-13
CITY WHARF SHOULD Be- 2.
LEASED TO HIGHEST BIDDER

The city wharf proposition seems not
to be without it's drawbacks, and there
are several matters which should be more
closely investigated before the council set
ties the matter finally.
1t has been called to the attention Of
The Times that the city could make a
much better bargain if the wharf should
be leased to the highest bidder, instead
of being disposed Of without any compet-
ton whatever. As the property now
stands, the city has been getting a rental
OF S65 month and the wharf, such as it
is, is kept in repair by the parties who
occupy it, When the new wharf scheme
was promulgated, the parties TO whom the
property had been rented were notified to
yacate. The proposition now is to 90 to
the expense of building new wharf and
then rent it for gum that will aggregate
less than the city is now getting
The Times is informed that if the city
will advertise for competitive bids there
are parties who are willing to pay more
for the privilege of using the dock than
the rental offered by the Tacoma Fruit &
Produce company The offer will also in
clude market privileges for the farmers
and grocers
The prevailing sentiment seems to be
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-13
CESSPOOLS ORDERED REMOVED
FROM BANKS OF CLOVER CREEK

Efforts are being made by the city off
cials to improve the city's water supply
by eliminating all means of possible con
tamnation. Il. w. Clark, commissioner of
public works, has given the matter par
ticular attention since DR.. Schug the
health officer, made his report TO the
council, in which he pointed out the ways
in which the water is being contaminated
at the source of supply.
In regard to the cesspool at Parkand
college, which occasionally overhows into
Clover creek, Mr.. Clark has taken decisive
action. The authorities at the college
have been ordered to abate the nuisance
at once and to construct new cesspool
far enough away to preclude all possibility
of any further contamination from that
source.
Other property owners along the creek
have been given notice to at once remove
all outhouses and vaults and place thar
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that if the wharf is TO be built and leased
at all, it should go TO the highest bidder.
so that the city might get the most pos
sible good from it,
Another matter that will require the
closest kind OF investigation is the condi-
tion Of the slip where il is proposed to
build the gridiron. As it stands now, there
is not more than three feet Of water in
the slip at high tide. Years ago grid
iron was built in the slip and it now
lies buried under about four feet Of sand
and mud One Of the main sewers Of the
city empties into the slip and is continu-
ally depositing sand there, and unless the
sewer is extended considerable distance
this condition Of affairs will not only con
tinue, but will become worse. II the new
gridiron is to be Of any use at all, il will
be necessary to dredge out the slip and
extend the sewer, and this, The Times il
informed. will cost considerably more than
the amount appropriated for the construc-
tion Of the grdiron.
To all appearance, the new wharf is
going to cost much more than the city
will get out Of it, and the privileges TO be
accorded the grocers, truck gardeners and
small shippers win not amount to enough
to cut much figure in the deal
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-13
SEWER LARSEN WOUNDED BY
MASKED R0BBER LAST NIGHT

blood-soaked clothing was removed and
Drs E. M. Brown and Parker, who had
been hastily summoned, dressed the
wounds temporarily Larsen was then re-
moved to St. Joseph's hospital
The police arrived at the drug store in
a few minutes after they were notified and
made careful search of the neighborhood
but found no trace of the man.
A short time later Chief FaclSler and
Officers Sipe9 and Murphy arrested John
Burke at the Commercial house, l52213
South street.
Shortly after the shooting man an
swering Burke's description attempted to
hold up an italian candy peddler. The
peddler escaped with only the loss of his
hat
When Burke was arrested he had on the
hat lost by the peddler, and had black
handkerchief in his pocket.
This morning Burke was taken to the
hospital and identified by Larsen. Cor.
oner e. M. Brown, who was present took
the statement made by Larsen, in which
he described the appearance of his assail-
ant, the mask, etc.
The officers have not the least doubt
that Burke is the man who did the shoot
ing.
A telephone message from the hospital
this afternoon stated that Larsen is very
low He keeps growing weaker all the
time and the physicians give no hope for
his recovery The bullet made IL perfora-
tions in the intestines.
The crime was one of the most cold
blooded and deliberate assaults that ever
occurred in Tacoma, and to all appear
ances was deliberately planned. A man
answering Burke's description was seen
watching the store fully half an hour be-
fore the shooting occurred
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tilities shall be localized and limited as
much as possible, so that undue excite
ment and disturbance of the Chinese peo-
pie shall be prevented and the least posi-
BILE loss to commerce and the peace of
the world may be obtained.
(Signed) JOHN HAY.s
"At the same time the powers signatory
to the Pelin protocol were notified of the
note and similar action was asked"
Secretary Hay this morning said that
the sole purpose was to protect American
interests in China and save the latter
from anarchism and ruin. He expressed
regret that European diplomats should
pursue the old line of suspicion and dis
trust
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-13

Sewer Larsen, one of the proprietors of
Trommald's pharmacy, l555 South Tacoma
avenue, was shot in the abdomen and
fatally wounded about $3.50 o'clock last
night, by a robber He now lies at St.
Joseph's hospital, his life slowly ebbing
away, and man giving the name Of
Burke is locked up at the police station,
charged with the crime
Two friends of Larsen, Henry Meland
and Richard Brown, had come into the
store early in the evening to visit with
him, and were sitting in an Office in the
back room.
Larsen and Brown were scuffing in a
friendly way and went out of the office
into the room back of the prescription
case, where they would have more room.
They continued to scuffe there, and while
they were so engaged some one entered
through the front door and passed behind
the counter to the back room. The next
instant Larsen and Brown were startled
. by the command 'HandsNp" Both men
looked up and saw confronting them a
man wearing black handkerchief over the
lower part of his face and holding a re-
vclver in his right hand
Being so early in the evening, larsen
joke on them, and made jump at the
intruder. They grappled and had, scuffed
to a point opposite the end of the pre-
scription case when the robber placed the
muzzle of the revolver against Larsen's
abdomen and fired. The bullet passed
through his body and lodged in the wall.
When the shot was fired Brown realized
the true state of affairs and started to go
out for help. As he passed the robber
struck at him with the revolver, but
missed him.
All this time Larsen, with the blood
streaming from his wounds, was trying to
hold his assailant, and was struck over
the head with the revolver and stunned.
The robber then hurriedly left the store
and ran down the street
During the time the men were scuffing
Meland sat in the office, unconscious of
what was going on. When the shot was
fired he started for the front room, and
got there just as the robber was leaving.
Although SO terribly wounded, Larsen
kept his presence of mind and started for
the telephone to call the police, leaving
a trail of blood on the floor from where
the shooting took place to the telephone
He called up the police station and then
asked Meland to call the officers He
then sat down and tried to unfasten his
clothing to see how badly he was wounded
He insisted on going to his room and
walked upstairs unasssted. There his
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-13
MARINE GLIMPSES

The steamer Greyhound, now undergo
ing repairs at Everett is due back on the
Tacoma Olympia run the fore part of next
week. Captain Wilson says his steamer
would have been repaired here but for the
fact that he was having the Gullet patent
valve gear put on and the Sumner iron
works controls the rights for this coast.
The steamship Atholl left at 10 o'clock
this morning for the Orient. Flour was
going into the vessels hold right up to the
last moment The value of her cargo is
$3.50, ,854.
The Tacoma-San Francisco steamer
Queen is due tomorrow morning.
The steamship Santa Ana discharged 500
tons of copper ore from Valdez at the
smelter this morning.
The rudder of the ship Lamorna was un-
shipped yesterday by force of men from
ths Puget Sound Drydock company's shop.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-13
MILL LlONAIRE BREWER, w. J. LEMP
SUICIDES WHILE DESP0NDENT

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 13.--William ]. Lemp,
multimillionaire brewer, committed suicide
in his palatial home by shooting himself
at o'clock this forenoon. He had grieved
over the death of his son and was also
respondent because of the death of his
intimate friend, Captain Pabst.
Lemp shot himself in the right temple
He lived for an hour afterwards, but the
fact that he had committed suicide was
not known until II, wnen the family an
nounced that he had died of complications
He never recovered consciousness.
Mr.. Lemp arose at the usual hour this
morning, but complained of feeling ILL., He
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-13

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Feb. l3. The
battle for Senator Hanna's life lasted al
most without intermission until the early
hours of the morning. At 3 o'clock and
again at 6 his rest was disturbed and
his temperature rose to an alarming point,
but by strenuous efforts OF the physicians
the danger was fought off at each return.
DIR. Osler, who was at the bedside all
night, brought with him from Baltimore
DR. Futcher, his assistant. with whom he
divided the vigils until this morning.
Secretary Dover went to meet Dan
Hanna, who had been notified at Harris.
burg that his father was still alive.
When the latter arrived at the Arling
ton hotel he found 40 correspondents
watching events. In.
President Roosevelt had arranged for
special reports, and at o'clock this morn
ing he sent Secretary Loeb TO the hotel
TO offer assistance if il could in any way
be used.
After Senator Hanna awoke this morn
ing considerable difficulty was experienced
in keeping his temperature down Fre-
quent sponge baths were resorted to in the
effort.
AT 9:4O he had been given no oxygen for
an hour. The attendants than said the
gravest trouble was that he no longer
responded 50 readily to the cold baths.
The temperature could only be reduced
one degree or less, whereas last night il
would lower three degrees or more
Secretary Dover said this morning.
Last night he had once chance in d mill
i.on this mprping he has one in hun
dred.V eH
Senator Hanna is conscious, but is una
bic to speak
DIR. Osler left for Baltimore at 10 O'Clock
this morning but will return this after
noon. This is taken as an evidence That
the physicians think there is no Immediate
danger of death NHts|
WASHINGTON. D. G.. Feb. 13.-At O
o'clock this morning Senator Hanna was
sleeping peacefully, There has apparently
been no change in his condition since 2
O'Clock this morning.
At $3.50 o'clock the following bulletin
was given out by the physicians:
Senator Hanna passed comfortable
night. His temperature is higher, being
l05 at O'Clock this morning; pulse 100;
respiration 32. The patient takes nourish
ment we'll
WASHINGTON, D. G.. Feb. ls-Atl
noon the following bulletin was issued:
Senator Hanna is resting quietly. His
temperature is 1885, pulse lis; respira-
tion "a. He continues to take nourish-
ment we'll There is no change in his gen
eral condition. We have given him no
oxygen since $3.50"
Te doctors say that they consider Mr.
Hannas present condition as favorable A
constant stream Of prominent men of ali
parties comes to hotel to make inquiries.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. l3 After
lying unconscious for over six hours yes
terday and seemingly at the point Of death
Senator Hanna, rallied slightly. Tins
change for the better was regarded by the
attending physicians as little short of mar
velous.
Another bulletin at 2 p m. says. Sen
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-13

MARTINSBURG, Neb., Feb. l3.-Five
robbers began blowing the safe of the
State bank of Martinsburg at 2 o'clock
this morning. Citizens, alarmed by the
explosions, armed themselves and sur
rounded the bank.
The robbers barricaded the front of the
bank with agricultural implements and
barrels. For two hours the citizens laid
in wait while the robbers coolly blew the
safe.
Several hundred shots were exchanged
between the citizens and the besieged. One
robber was wounded.
The safe was wrecked, but the robbers
did not get the money from the inner
vault. They took $50 in stamps, charged
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-13
OLD BUNCO GAME
WORKED IN TACOMA

At least three people in Tacoma are
mourning the loss of $40 each. The fact
that they lost the money on an old bunco
game worked by a Chinaman does not
make them feel any better.
The Chinaman, so it is reported, went
to his victims with lottery scheme and
asked them to invest
Three of those who are said to have
been caught are f. j. Smith, Tacoma ave
nue. and Fourteenth street; Mrs. S. j
Benson, 755 G street, and A. l.. Brnsmore
who lives in Pacific avenue boarding
house.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-13

The rudder weighed about seven tons and
it will probably be another week before it
is repaired and put in place again.
The Hamburg American steamship Mem
phis will be in Monday.
The freighter La Conner was in from
Roche Harbor this morning with load OF
lime. The La Conner, on her last trip up
from here, lost her mate just after get
ting through Deception Pass. He was
engaged in fastening tarpaulin over some
cargo and, losing his hold, fell into the
water and was drowned before help could
reach him.
The tug Falcon, with scow, went to
Port Orchard this morning for rock to be
used in the concrete work at the Colum-
bia Improvement company's plant.
The tug Wanderer, Captain Morrison,
was in this morning and took the Pass
of BrandeE to sea.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-13
FIVE ROBBERS
SECURE $4,000

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. l3.--Charles
Heath was taken into custody today on
suspicion of completely in the Colonial club
robbery. 1t occurred shortly after mid
night, when five masked men entered the
rooms, held up the six occupants Of the
place at the points of revolvers, securely
tied their victims hand and foot, re-
ieved them of money and jewelry and
took the club bank roll, amounting to
$500, and escaped The robbers secured
in all about $4,000
A few minutes after the bandits left
one of the victims managed to release
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-13
MRS. BOWERS
IS SEN NTENCED

SANl FRANCISCO. Feb. l5-Nirs,
MarthY Bowers, conFarted Of the murder
of nefS husband by administering poison
was today sentenced to life Imprisonment
in San Quentin A stay of execution was
granted and an appeal will be taken. The
alleged motive for the murder was her
infatuation for another man.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-13
ASK POSTMASTER TO
FIND THE LOST

This morning Postmaster Cromwell re-
ceived three letters asking for information
of persons who have disappeared from
home
Mrs. Mary Nailed of Milwaukee writes
concerning her brother, Gus Carlson, and
family Carlson is a sailor and carpenter
by trade.
William Hichbaum of Little Rock, Ark,
asks concerning the whereabouts of Max
Hochbaum
C. E. Stowell of Kansas City, Kan, asks
for information of Vance L. Stowell, who
has been absent from home for four years,
and says his father and mother are now
breaking down from grief over him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-13
DONATES SHOES TO
THE CHINESE COOK

The last opportunity to help swell the
cruiser fund will be given today. The
committee has hopes of raising the $500
which they set out to raise. AT present
they have $2,598.75. The schools and sew
eral other sources have not yet been heard
from.
Included in the gift for the cruiser will
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-13

The Japanese forces are maintaging or
der in Korea. The telegram does not give
the reasons for the Russian minister's de-
parture Minister Hayashi says it is pos.
sibly due to the rebuff which Havloff re-
ceived regarding the question of the dis
posal of the Russian marines who were
taken prisoners after the sinking of the
cruisers Variag and Korietz.
The telegram also says that Havloff, in
addition to being accompanied by members
of the legation, had as company all of the
Russian residents of Seoul. The japanese
troops, after escorting them to the station,
furnished a military guard on the train
from Seoul to Chemulpo,
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. lS.-The Jap
anese liner America Maru, from San Fran
cisco, arrived at Yokohama February IL
without mishap from the Russians.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. l3.-The
following explanation of Secretary of State
Hays circular note sent to the powers
was made public this morning;
"After some preliminary exchanges of
views between this government and other
powers interested in Chinese matters, the
department of state on February 10 sent
the following instructions to American
representatives at st. Petersburg, Toxic
and Pekin:
You will express to the minister of
foreign affairs the earnest desire of the
government of the United States that in
the course of military operations which
have been begun between Japan and Rus
sia the neutrality of China shall not be
impaired, and in all ways possible its ad
ministrative entity shall be respected by
both parties, and that the area of hos
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went to his room soon afterwards and
then shot himself.
Thirty minutes later the big Lemp brew.
cry was closed, with the flags at half
mast
1t is reported that Lemp left note for
his family. Louis Lemp, a son, is expect
ed to arrive in San Francisco today from
tour in Japan.
The deceased was born in Germany in
1898. The brewery was started by his fa-
ther in 1910, and he assumed full charge
in 1862. He leaves five sons and three
daughters. He was one Of the richest men
in this city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-13
FIFTEEN PERMITS
ISSUED THIS EEK

The weather of the past week was I'M
favorable for building and consequently
the number of permits issued by the build
ing inspector fell little short of the num-
Der issued the previous week.
Fifteen permits had been issued up to
today, representing total outlay of $6,2O0.
Eleven Of the permits were for dwellings
to be built at a cost of $5,575.
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farther up the hill, and Mr.. Clark hopes
that in few days every source Of con
tamination will be removed.
MIR. Clark stated to The Times this
morning that every possible effort would
be put forth to clean up the territory in
the vicinity OF the creek.
The fact that the work has been under
taken, however has not yet purified the
water. The only safe course is for people
to continue TO follow DR.. Schug's advice
and boil all drinking water.