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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-25
A NEW TORPEDO
OF GREAT RANGE

, WASHINGTON, D. G. Jan. pa new
long-range torpedo has been invented by
a young engineer in the torpedo factory
at Eiume, Austria. The torpedo measures
- feet in length. is very slender. but
strongly built. and can be discharged with
accuracy to a distance of $500 yards. Ex-
perlments have been carried on with this
torpedo before the Austrian government
VIII, with conspicuous success, and its capa-
bilities are to be demonstrated soon at
an exhibition before Representatives of
all the powers.
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matters. When ne returned to japan he
took leading part in recognizing the
japanese soldiery on the European model.
Practically he is the creator of the modern
Japanese army
During the Chino-Japanese war he had
the opportunity of leading his men to bat
Tie and discovered that the trouble he had
taken to train them had not been thrown
away He marched his army through
Korea to Manchuria, winning dozens Of
victories on the way. His name became a
terror throughout the country. When he
got back to Japan nothing was good
enough for him. He was the idol of the
people, and all kinds of honors were show
cred upon him.
Gen. Katsura believes that the Japanese
soldiers are the best in the world. and
says that he would not fear the result if
ne had to lead them against any white
troops.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-25
DIXON rs STILL IN
THE FIGHTING GAME

LONDON, Jan. 25.--No pugilistic event
in long time has attracted the attention
that is manifested in the bout between
George Dixon and Jim Bowker, which is
to be contested at the National Sporting
club tonight. During his present sojourn
in England Dixon has met and defeated
Pedlar Palmer and other star men of his
class and as result is regarded highly by
the British sporting fraternity Bowker
is the present holder of the bantamweight
championship and is counted on to give
the colored boy hard fight. Win OF lose.
this is to be Dixon's last fight in England
before returning to the United States.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-25
NATIONAL GUARD
OFFICERS MEET

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Jan. 25.-Near
ly every state and territory was ren o,,e-
scented among the military men present TO-
DAY at, the opening of the sixth animal
convention of the Interstate National
Guard association. The ASSOCIATION IS
composed of the adjutants general and
commissioned officers of the, organized mil.
ltIa IN the several states and territories
ana am ITS general purpose is to improve the
guard. The present convention which 'i e
presided over by Major General CbarlSS
Dick, of Ohio, will occupy itself with the
consideration of various measures of state
and federal legislation affecting the in
terests of the national guard organization
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-25
GREATEST SOLDIER
OF JAPAN is HER
PRIME MINISTER

The greatest soldier in Japan is Gen.
,Viscount Katsura, who became prime min
lister two years ago He began his fighting
career in 1867, during the civil war, which
resulted in the overthrow of the old order
OF things in Japan and the adoption of
western civilization He was only lieu
his extraordinary courage. He was always
in the thickest of tho fight, always the
first to volunteer to lead a forlorn hope
After the civil war the new government
sent him to Germany to study military
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ed, the situation seemed indeed hard to
unravel.
The first trial, that of Weisenberger,
was a farce of first water. The court,
jury and attorneys for the defense, were
disguised with the tactics of the prose-
cutting attorne~ whose only excuse, when
he failed to produce bit of evidence
discriminating the defendant, was that he
hoped something might crop out during
the hearing that would incriminate the
accused, or definitely place the crime on
one Of the prisoners.
The murder of Mabel Bechtel was one
of the most shocking in the criminal his
torv of Pennsylvania, rivaling tho Pater-
son murders in horrible details. When
arrested for the crime Tom Bechtel com
mitted suicide, and it was supposed that
he was guilty The Indictment Of the
old mother and other members OF the
family, with the lovers of the girl. came
as a surprise to all. Having made one
display Of incompetence the PROSECUTOR
is expected to achieve more notorlety o.
a like nature before he is through with
the cases pending.
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STATE POINTERS

Fire was discovered about 2 o'clock YES
terday morning in the storJ OF Z. Z. aud
w. A. Coombes, on the man street OF the
town OF Elma. Although the hre depart
ment responded promptly, damage TO the
value of several thousand dollars mad been
done. The origin of the fire is a mystery
The firm carried Sl3 500 stock. The dam
age done will amount to more than half
that amount This is the fourth ire that
this firm has had since it began business
in 1879 The previous fires were set by
thieves for the purpose of footing the
store.
The bill introduced in the senate to pay
Robert Frost of Olympia 5000 for losses
due to Indian depredations Is founded on
a claim of Mr.. Frost for the loss OF sup
plies and mining outfit in 1888. These
depredations occurred during the Fraser
river gold excitement, while Frost and lou
others were on their way from The DaIles,
Oregon, to the British Columbia gold
fields. The party set out with a store OF
provisions, hoping to make some money
selling them, but everything they had
was taken from them and they were COM
PEELED to buy their own provisions. Robert
Frost first filed his claim about 20 years
ago and the matter has been pending
ever since. As a result of their loss OF
supplies lil6 UlGDDtIS vi buG phi " WV
compelled to abandon their mining opera
tions ON the Fraser river.
Farmers of the Wenas valley contem-
plate building a reservoir to supply them
with sufficient water for irrigation during
the summer. Beginning today an engineer
will make a preliminary survey to ascer.
tain the feasibility and cost of a dam 81
feet high. 1t will hold water for several
IL ut
under cultivation in that valley.
The Clarke County Fruit Growers asso
citation has again started up its prune
packing establishment at Vancouver. just
how long the packing establishment will
run this time is not known, but the grow
ers think it will be in operation several
weeks The prune market has been in bad
shape. but it is better now. The associa-
ton has sold several carloads to Eastern
firms and will ship them at once.
Market gardeners of the Yakima valley
are considering the culture of the mush-
room. It is stated that the income IRON
mushroom culture is greater in proper
ton to the expense incurred IN raising
and marketing than for any other form
of greenhouse horticulture. Home de,
mands for the article are never filled and
fine specimens OF the Wlld fungus sell LOT
50 cents per pound The report Of the
secretary of agriculture states that 2,3OO-
900 pounds are imported yearly.
Norman Patterson. highly respected
citizen Of Colfax and a pioneer Of WHIT
man county. was found dead in the toilet
room at his home Saturday morning. lie
had been suffering lately from the. grip,
but Saturday morning appe cared much bet
ter. He ate a hearty breakfast and en-
loved his pine after the meal as was
his custom. Not long after. however, he
was found dead.
The famous Meadowbrook farm, near
Snodualmie. containing l.24G acres. has
been sold at auction TO B. j Blomskog'
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NEW QUARTERS NEEDED

Last evening Chaplain Stubs of the
Tacoma Seamen's Friend society of Ia
coma addressed large audience in the
First Presbyterian church in behalf of the
seamen's work. For over 81 years Chap
lain Stubs has been at this port carrying
on this work among seamen. He told Of
some Of his experiences and spoke of the
need of new quarters in proximity to the
Eleventh street bridge, as most of the
ships anchor there. Between eight and
ten thousand seafaring men come to this
port every year. and the society should
have its bethel changed to where it can
reach the majority of these men. There
was a large audience present
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valuable of these will probably be publish
ed in book form. The bureau reviews
the financial affairs of the Philippines, su-
pervises appoints and gathers statistics.
1t will. probably within few years, devel-
OPP into a great colonial department of the
government.
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PITTSBURG, Pa. Jan. 25.-The crest
Of the food has passed, but portions Of
this city and Allegheny are still sub
merged The chaotic conditions are aug.
mented by immense piles Of driftwOod and
other debris and a thick coating of mud
over everything.
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mot guilty" The jury was out less than
For a few seconds the verdict was re
ceived in silence, then the crowded court
room gave token of approval of the jurv's
verdict, cleansing the hands of old Cathe-
rine Bechtel of any guilt in the murder
of her child
The trial lasted several DAYS and there
were none who dared predict the outcome
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TO OBSERVE
M'KINLEY DAY

NEW YORK, Jan. 25-Rfmindor, a.,
being circulated by the Carnation ieac1,e
Of America of the approach of WcK Ig ipfu's
Day, which falls next Friday, the anniyeT.
ssary OF the presidents birth. The Ieaone
IS anxious that the memory of McKin1et
be renewed in the hearts of the citizens
on that day by the custom of wearing ii1gia
carnatlon, Mckinley's favorite flower, in
the lapel, the hair or at the throat
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-25
FLORENCE ROBERTS.

"Sapho" will be presented by Miss
Florence Roberts next Sunday night and
peggy Thrift, the Country Girl" Mon
day night at the Tacoma theater.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-25

Wait for the Butchers Second Annual
Ball. Washington's Birthday. Feb. u, at
Faweett Hall Tires prizes gives. 4 god
tias assured amd tkat u msS IN.
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With Mrs. Bechtel, mother of the muir
dered girl; Charles Bechtel, her brother,
and Martha, her sister, facing the court,
with Alois Eckstein, and David Weisen-
berger, her lovers. arraigned and discharg-
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TRIP VAN WINKLE."

AT the Lyceum theater "Trip Van Win
kle" is to be repeated tonight and Tuesday
evening.
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"HUMAN HEARTS. "

Human Hearts" will be on at the Tn
coma theater next Saturday afternoon and
evening
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There will be meeting of the Tacoma
Democratic Club at l34I Commerce 81
Tuesday evening at o'clock. All Demo.
Gratis invited. J.F. MYHAN
FRANK LA WALL. Secretary. sss
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Prof. Wilson's dancing classes every
Thursday evening at $50. Elks' Hall,
9lS G st. "ss
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6he ,Ifa&e
Observation-Disclosures
"HAPPY HooLIGAN.'

The farce comedy, "Happy Hooligan,"
will be presented at the Tacoma theater
Wednesday evening.
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Special sale every day at JOlIe', sA Pa
eiGs AveAae.
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ALLENTOWN. Pa, Jan. 25.-The jury
in the trial of aged Catherine Bechtel,
charged with the heinous murder of her
daughter Mabel, has returned verdict of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-25

The famous Meadowbrook farm, near
Snoqualmie. containing l.24o acres. has
been sold at auction TO b. j. Blomskog'
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-25

The fast steamer Greyhound j. now or
the run fr0m Tacoma to Olympia.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-01-28
Virtues Many Has Olive OIL.

It is invaluable as a medicine in
many cases, and especially so for chill.
dreh.
For a weakly child, or one who Is
Just recovering from typhoid or some
facilitating fever, salad oil will some.
times work wonders. The plan Is to
rub the oil over the chlld's body, espe.
cially about the upper portion, taking
few drops in the palm Of the hand
and rubbing 1t well into the tissues.
The nourishment the skin thus re-.
ceives is almost beyond belief. and is
Of the greatest possible service in
building up the child's strength.
When suffering from a severe cold.
It is a good thing to omit the chlld's
daily bath and to rub its back and
chest with oil. To insure no further
cold being caught by the nttle one,
wrap the child in a blanket and care
fully screen 1t from drafts while the
rubbing operation is in progress.
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ITO be continued.)
A Second Noah's Ark.

An old lady recently bargained with
London cabman standing outside a
railway station to take her into town.
The sum being agreed upon, the dame
returned into the station and soon
reappeared with two parrots in cages,
which she handed up to the cabman.
Again she journeyed to the platform
and brought out two cats. A third
trip she made, bringing back a dain.
tily dressed fox terrier, and a fourth
expedition was interrupted by cabby
exclaiming: "Beggin' your pardon,
ma'am, but you amt expecting a
flood, ope?"
Dear me, no." was the reply;
whatever made you ask that ques.
ton, cabby?"
20, it's all right, ma'am," said
Jehu, II thought I'd ask COS I amt
certain as 'ow my horse can swim,
and fancied by the look Of your lug.
gage that you were a-takiD' my keb
for a Noah's ark!"-Rams Horn.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-01-28
CHAPTER XIV.
An Eye for An Eye.

The room to which he referred was
the one which had been his fathers
private sanctum. Consequently, it
was full of memories to the two who
now found themselves alone in IT,,
and wherever they turned their eyes
they lighted upon some token Of his
presence, or some silent witness Of
those habits which were inseparably
connected with his name.
A sheet of writing paper with some
thing written on it lay upon the blot
ting pad, and the pen which he had
last used lay beside it with the ink
dried upon it. Everything spoke Of
the dead. His spirit seemed to per-
wade the room, which he might only
that moment have quilted.
Ted's eye was caught by the sheet
of paper lying upon the writing ia
BILE, with something written upon it..
i Aere was the date-April 23-the
day before he left home, and beneath
it:
"My dear --" Not half a dozen
words in all, and nothing to show to
whom it was addressed or why it was
left scarcely begun.
If the blank paper could only
speak, II the pen which lay beside
it could be made to carry out what
the hand had failed to complete!
He turned to his sister, who had
sunk upon sofa by the half.dark-
ened window and was watching his
movements and the play of his coun-
tenance with gradually increasing
sensation of heaviness about the re-
glon Of the heart.
May" said her brother, "it's no
use putting things off, it only makes
matters worse; so listen attentively to
what l am going to tell you, and be-
have like the good little girl you can
be-"
1t was ten minutes later and the
room looked just the same, and yet
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there was difference. The empty
chair, the Bradshaw" lying open
upon the table, and even the waste
paper basket, had become objects to
be regarded with bated breath and
a sense of shuddering awe.
Murdered! That dreadful word,
which suggested such hideous posi-
bilities to the mind of the hearer!
She had listened in silence and hor-
ror as he repeated the suspicious,
which were now certainties, as far
as he was concerned "And now,
you see, May" he concluded, what
we have to do is to find the murderer;
track him step by step, and then
He paused significantly.
"And them" in an awe-struck voice
from his solitary listener.
"Then!-that depends" was the
grim reply. you know what the BIZ
BILE says in the case of the slayer'?"
She shook her head.
thine eye shall not pity; but life
shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for
tooth, hand for hand, foot for footl"
TITS dreadful 10 hear you talk! It
frightens mel" she murmured.
"Frightens you, does it?" was the
angry reply. Perhaps you would like
to sit quietly down and do nothing?"
mo, no." she fastened to answer.
"But thought the police"
"Just listen to her!" was the scorn.
full interruption. "The police! Leave
1t to them, indeed! What do they
care? No, don't know what | shall
do. have thought Of a plan, and
l believe l know the man to go to
some one I've heard of, and who will
help to put me on the right track"
They turned to leave the room to-
gether. He gave another last look
round before closing the door. Then,
turning to his sister, as he put the
key in his pocket, "You will have to
break this to mother"
"Oh, must 1! How DREADFUL
couldn't your"
"of course not" hastily. TITS
your place to do so, and l couldn't
think of taking 1t upon myself"
Very WELL" she answered, meekly,
'if | must, / must" How she did It
she never knew; but, somehow, the
words we're spoken and the dreadful
truth revealed.
Mrs. Burritt. partly to her daugh-
ter's relief, seemed hardly capable Of
realizing 1t. Hes deadl-deadl"
she cried, Historically. "It doesn't
make any difference to me how he
died. What does It matter so long as
he is dead-dead-dead?"
The next was the day Of the fune-
raj.
It was numerously attended. either
out Of respect or curiosity, and. - he
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-01-28

reviewed the troops Of friends and
acquaintance that assembled round
the grave, the son Of the dead man
wondered, for an instant, whether 1t
were possible for that one false friend
to be among them?
But the idea was rejected as soon as
formed. He looked in vain for one
who correspondent with the descrip'
ton of the tall, thin, elderly man,
with a dried-up look and grey nous.
tache, and who walked with a limp
when last seen by the guard.
1t was exactly nine o'clock on the
night of the funeral when Ted Bur.
rift put the key in the door and ad'
mitted himself into the room which
had been his fathers study.
He carried lamp in his hand,
which he placed upon the writing t.
BILE. Everything remained as it had
been on that former visit; the only
difference lay in the fact that the
film Of dust was little thicker upon
the various contents of the room.
He was about to seat himself in the
old leather chair in which his father
had always. sat, when, apparently
changing his mind, he pushed it back
against the wall and looked round
for another, which he dragged for
ward.
He took the sealed packet from his
breast pocket and placed it on the
table before him. 1t was sealed un
in sheet of blue paper aud in.
dorsed-
Papers found by me, after the &C
cident, on the person of the late Silas
Burritt, Esq, and preserved intact.
Jeremiah Cartwright, M, D., ETC.. -
It was Of considerable bulk, but
Ted knew that his father was In the
habit Of carrying about him a mis-.
cellaneous assortment of documents
Of no particular Importance. For some
time he hesitated to break the seal.
There might be, after all, something
there that the dead man would wish
no other eyes but his own to look
upon; something, not exactly discred.
liable, he would not acknowledge that
even to himself, but something which
he might have wished kept private,
and which no one else should seek
to pry into. If that were the case
Ha Naok hfo coruNloe IN An1 otda
broke the seal and tore open the
wrapper. At the first sight Of the
contents thus revealed to view, the
young man uttered an exclamation OF
dismay, for the first document which
met his eye was burnt and brown, and
reduced almost to finder.
Were they all alike? If so, the doc.
tor would hardly have taken the pains
to preserve them so carefully.
With delicate manipulation he re.
moved the topmost paper and placed
it on one side. But, with all his care
the edge crumbled and broke away in
his hands.
Beneath this one was another
equally injured; but, below this again
was paper only partially singed, SC
that an idea of its contents might be
arrived at after careful inspection
From a few words that met his eye
he made it out to be bill of lading
and put it aside with the others. The
rest he spread out before him on the
table.
Ito be continued.)
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CHAPTER xIll.-contlnued.

MAY, my DEAR" she said, 81 dreamt
your father had come home. I made
sure heard his footstep coming up
the stairs. But it was only dream"
she sighed.
On being told of her sons return,
she at first decided that she would get
up; but the thought Of the exertion
proved too much for her.
'I've brought him home, mother"
was the first thing he said, after he
had been kissed and cried over.
Eyes, my DEAR" she answered; you
said you would and I never doubted
it. But it's sad, sad home-coming!"
And here the poor lady gave way
and wept abundantly.
Her son consoled her to the best
of his ability, wondering all the time
how she would take it when she came
to know the truth-the truth, which
must come out sooner or later
The presence of the dead is always
a subject more or less Of superstitious
fear to the less educated classes;
consequently Ted was hardly sur
prised when he observed a decided
disposition on the part of the domes-
tic staff TO avoid, as much as possible,
the upper portion of the house. But
he was surprised to find himself CIV
ing way to feeling of nervousness
of anticipation, when he was alone in
his room (Which was situated next to
the one in which his father lay in his
coffin) that night.
He had good mind not to go to
bed at all, but to sit up and read
read something humorous. He sneered
at his own cowardice. What on earth
made him feel like this? He had not
been afraid of his father living, why
lshould he fear him dead?-dead and
lying in his coffin, with the lid
screwed down and the door locked?
He turned up the gas and chose a
volume, "The Innocents Abroad"
After short time he was surprised
to find himself actually growing
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-01-28
EquaI TO ! atata rain.

The annual importation of the Linz
coin, Neb., Importing Horse Co., ar
rived about sixty days ago, consisting
OF two car loads. They made the rim
from New York to Lincoln in forty
four hours landing their horses in
most excellent condition. This i'm
portation consists of German Coach,
Percheron. English Shire, French Draft
and Belgians. They now have in their
barns fifty head Of imported stations,
all In excellent condition. They have
been in the business for seventeen
years at this location. Considering the
large number Of horses and beautiful
barns 1t is almost equal TO State Fair
entertainment to visit their barns.
Read their ad IN this Daper.
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why Little Folks Are Big Eaters.

It has been laid down as a physio-
logical rule that the requirements OF
adult diet depend not on the weight of
the eater, but on the extent Of his
bodily surface. In the case OF chill.
dren this rule is further modified.
An infant may weigh one-eighteenth
as much as a grown man, but its sur.
face is more than one-seyenth as
great. AS the first requirement Of the
infants food is to replace the heat
that is continually being lost by "a.
diation from all parts Of the body,
the latter fraction determines the
needed proportion Of nourishment
rather than the former. But in the
case Of a growing child food IS also
needed to supply the increase OF bod
fly weight. In all, an infants ration
may be FIVE times as much as would
be estimated from It's actual weight
aione-Success.