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ITO ze Dogs With lie
Grand RObber Thief
EXCITED MR. sEAupRY BOUGHT muDHoLE FOR 5000
THINKING He WAS eETTls FINE RANcH-HE TOLD
THE EouALizeRs his TRIO

TO re dogs with ~ grand mud
holei ze crepaud farm! ne bum
ranch sacre. take him. keep him.
I. ze French gentleman. / am rob .
To the bad with Ne low thief.
him that me have robbed
Such aud similar expletiye sput-
terings were given vent 20 by an eX-
cltable little Frenchman. named II.
Beaudry. at the Friday morning ses-
sion Of the board OF equalization.
Beaudry. according TO his story.
had come out 20 Osceola. this
county. with a well-filled wallet In
response TO a glowing ad. published
BY a Seattle real estate dealer. The
latter succeeded In selling Beaudry
an alleged valuable ranch. consist
ing OF two 40-acro sections. for
s. 600
As usual with the easy mark. .
Beaudry had never seen the ranch
until he had laid down his hard
earned francs, centimes and sous,
and then 1t vas too late TO kick
IL was found that the ranch had
been sold for $1,000 and they thought
Beaudry should be assessed al about
iS20. Beaudry was summoned be
fore the board and the fun began.
Mon dieu. eight hundred twenty
dollar. ze miserable cur. re robhaire
thief. liar-eheat, conspue him |
am enraEe"
The board succeeded in subduing
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Reed Is Wanted
In Many Places

tanf places we're saying naughty
things about him and his autograph
in their hotel registers and his IN
paid bills In their cash registers
VaE3e and distant rumors which
are gradually assuming tangible
form are triekling into Seattle.
which indicate that the local au-
thoritiea OF number Of eastern
towns are interested financially in
the whereabouts OF this fat Falstaf-
ian knight now In Seattle's midst.
and while II Is just awful naughty
to say IL. Reed doesn't seem TO be
the least bit anxious that they
should know just where he Is for
any particular length OF time. and
and it's a cinch that Seattle will
hoon lose the genial gentleman with
the gloomy stage settling around his
spot light
that she vigorously denies that she
hit him in the optic with a parlor
lamp or a steamer trunk. bat she
doesn't say she's sorry he got Il.
With her both the incident aud
''hubby'a" eye are closed.
Mrs. Reed has added considerable
TO the non plussedness Of her sue
ceaeful Advertising Addison BY
carefully secreting herself In one OF
the downtown hotels and insists
that she IL going TO stay In hlding
until her financially frenzied hub
by has ceased from troubling
And. meantime. Reed IL going about
10 here. and 10 there. longing and
looking for the companion OF his
JOYS and SORROWS. with lump In
his throat and a bump on his eye.
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Twas a dark and stormy knight
who appeared at The Star office,
Friday. one certain Addison Archer
Reed By name. who left the Hotel
Lincoln on bis shoulder blades aud
heels, figuratively. recently and per
manently.
He was dark and stormy because
The Star. Thursday. had told how
his wife had draped the cunningest
saffron-eoiorei shade over his star
board banquet lamp. and how II
feels TO leave a fashionable hotel.
suddenly with unpaid bills behind.
Rood. who recently sold the local
Hearst paper a $3.50 gold brick.
labeled Successful Advertising
(see files OF the Times for the past
MONTH. who also calls himself Allen
West and the Lord knows how many
other names. wanted to borrow ten
large iron dollars. and he told such
a lovely story that be almost got H.
He probably would have gotten II
II The Star man hadn't received a
tip from G. A. Harrison, manager OF
the Driard hotel. at Victoria. r. C..
that Reed was a hotel dead beat. .
and II The Star hadn't also been in
formed. BY wire from TecOma, that
Reed stuck the Tacoma hotel
there for about $40.
Besides being a successful adver-
fiser." Reed seems 10 be an X
Raise" expert and was very much
grieved to find that the fish season
was closed In The Star office and
thar suckers" wouldn't bite Ht
felt panied TO think that cruel hotel
managers Ia other nearby and dis
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room at home. hcartbruken. Just
recovering from illness aud with
this latest shock she has no spirit
to go on with her work. and feels
too Inundated over having been
lifted Co appear whore friends who
knew Of her engagement Will see
her.
Only once since the news Of the
elopement astounded the Taylor
family has Ruth spoken OF the mat
ter That was when j. NJ Taylor.
her father. IN his indignation. be-
gan to pack his grip hastily and
expressed his determination 10 teie-
graph the Vancouver police and
have the pair arrested. then puF-
sue them and bring both back and
thrash young Faulkner within an
inch Of HIS life.
No. father: that will not do. !"
said Ruth. quietly. You must not
do that. Think what Il would mean
TO nlanehe-lt would dishouor her
aud Just about XIII her She was
too young 60 know any better.
father. Let them be married. as
she said In the letter. az Van
couyer. then they can come back
and everything will BE- all right
No word OF complaint was ut
tered hy the girl whose sweetheart
had been stolen by her younger sis
ter. Her thought was all for the
happiness and the reputation of
blanche. who had not even remem-
bered. in her selfish little note Of
farewell left In the family milk
pail. % write single word of sym
patty for the trusting girl whose
heart VAS 20 be broken and whose
pride crushed BY the elopemeut
I am tired OF going to school.
wrote Blanche Raleigh SAYS he
loves me. and ! think ! can learn
20 love him We are going To Van
couver TO be married"
THAT was all
Il vas Ruth herself who found
the note and OF what she thought
and felt when she read u she has
spoken nothing II II her own bat
tie. and she Is fighting Il out BY
herself brayely and without CON-
plant
When the indignant father Of tho
two girls heard Ruth's words Of I'M
piled Pronunciation. and that u vas
her wiAh that blanche be allowed
TO marry Ruth's faithiesa fianee. bis
anger cooled. His gentle, unselfish
elder daughter had settled the
whole matter.
DO you really wish II. Ruth" he
asked. and when Ruth swallowed
the lump in her throat and nodded
her head affirmativsly. he went ont
TO send a telegram and to follow
the runaway couple. u was true. but
20 bring them back 10 Seattle man
and wife. and not 20 prevent the
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marriage.
Young Faulkner aud his school
girl bride are due 10 return TO Se-
attic Friday night under the WING
OF n'Rnche'a father. IL Is said
that young Faulkner comes of a
wealthy family ia Lexington, Ky.
but ran away from home when ~
years OF axe. and has been en-
ployed In the Grand Union cafe,
corner Fourth and Yealer. a.
waiter during the past few montha
Young Frank Steer. the lifted lover
OF the bride. 10 said 10 be the son
OF wealthy los Angeles family.
J. NJ, Taylor. father OF the two
girls, 10 a well known local printer.
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SPICY TESTIMONY

WOOSTER. ohio. Aug 25.-C0n-
tInulng her testimony yesterday al
ternoon. Mrs. Emma Lyle. nurse IN
the TagKart household. said. "One
night. In Manila. u was so hot that
Captain Taggart told us 10 sleep In
the dining room because that was
tho coolest place Ia the house.
Augustine. the Filipino maid.
slept there. also. Al about midnight
| peeked and saw tho captain crawl
under the dining table. and then |
saw Augustine get pillow and also
20 under the same table.
EVERY day or Two | would see
them slipping around on their tip
toes aud locking the doors after
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tBY NAN BxYsgEl

A strange story Of trusting sim
piicity and OF cruel duplicity Is
that which lies behind the marriage
OF Raleigh Faulkner. n, and
Blanche Taylor. t6. which is
scheduled TO take place at Van
couver Friday afternoon.
The story concerns four young
people-only one OF them out of
their teens and cut % the wreck
age there is left a pair OF az least
temporarily broken hearts, and a
brace OF others whose full hAppl-
ness must he sadly married by the
guilty knowledge q bold double
dealing. equaled Ia its cleyerness
only BY its cruelty.
For Raleigh Faulkner. the BRIDE
groom. has been the affianced hus-
hand OF his brides older sister since
last June. and even while Blanche
was packing her grip and hiding II
IN the bushes ready for the el0pe-
ment. Raleigh was whispering
words OF love and devotion into the
ear OF Ruth. her sister. the trust
ing Eirl who vas still happy In the
thought OF becoming his bride next
June.
Through all Of the several months
Of Faalkner's eiandestlne courtship
Of blanche. he had continued 10
make poetic love 10 Ruth In the
family parlor. managing by
Blanche's clever assistance 60
snatch surrepfitious moments with
Blanche herself and 10 keep the
trusting older sister In complete ig-
norAnee OF the subrosa love affair.
Meanwhile Blanche was busy
with a little dupileity Of her own.
aside from the betrayal OF her sis
ter. She was formally engaged TO
youth OF IL summers In Los An
geles. one Frank f. Steer. who was
pouring out his impetuous first
love TO her In tri-weekly letters
After the elopemsnt Il vas found
that Blanche had written him that
abe was tired Of going TO school.
and that II he didn't come at once
and take her away she would elope
with Faulkner. who had told her
he loved her. In reply 10 this the
Los Angeles Romeo wrote that n
she did he would come up here and
Kill Faulkner. Young Steer, with a
long sword strapped 60 his side. IL
probably now on his way up from
California. bent upon guuging out
the heart OF young Faulkner.
Meanwhile Ruth Taylor. just re-
covering from = long illness and
completely crushed by the duplic-
ity and the unfaithfuiness Of her
lover. and b. the knowledge that
her beloved younger sister had
cruelty betrayed her. lies huddled
In the corner o. q couch In her
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SMUCCLER
CAPTURED

Stewart Knudson. OF the four
tnsreFed British bark Hawthorne
sl,.nk now loading lumber at Port
Io.seiey. was arrested Thursday by
<I3Pain George I,eusenrink, " the
y aue launch Scout. at the Labor
hange hotel. for breaking a gov
ment seal apd stealing. and also
. smuggling ashore cOntraband
DDS that had been placed In bond
the vessel while IL WAS al Port
ynsend.
ccording 10 the statement Of the
ieials, between $500 and $500
worth OF goods were stolen BY the
steward, who took them ashore az
port Blakeley and disposed OF them
for little or nothing Then he
walked across TO Pieagant Beach,
whore he took boat for Seattle.
One Of the government men also
states that Chief Inspector Loftus,
Who was given all the credit for the
capture 10 a morning paper, had
nsthing whatever TO do with H.
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CARGO ExPL0DES

NEW YORK. Aug. 5.-struck by
lightning during terrific storm
which swept over the lower part
OF the upper bay at midnight. the
ship Marlborough hin. laden with
naphtha. lying In the stream mid
way between Tompkinsville and
stapleton, was burning early this
morning. lighting mp the bay from
the Battery 10 Sandy Hook
Five minutes after the alarm was
given one Of the matches. about
midahlps. blow up, The flames
poured through the matches. sprang
into the shrouds and began to eat
away the sails and cordage. After
these burned the fire settled down
into the hold. where explosion fol-
lowed explosion.
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them"
WOOSTER, Aug. 25-"Aunt" Ly-
tie on the stand again this morning.
said that Captain Tagart was drunk
many times at Fort Thomas. Fort
Beavenworth and in Manila. but
that he always was a perfect gen
tleman whom full In Kentucky"
Billy" TaRgart was on the stand
this afternoon and described tho
incident which the attorneys call
the Love In the dark affair" lie
said he took Mrs. Tagart 10 a
dance and had lunch in a dining
room. They went into a dark sit
ting room whore they whispered 20
as not to wake mother Taggart.
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Fight Against Graft
Begun by Nominating
Jerome For Mayor

NEW YORK. Aug. 25.-District
Attorney w. r. Jerome was offered
the nomination for mayor by the
city committee OF the citizens union
last night by a vote OF 80 To Is.
The executive committee OF the
republican city committee yesterday
decided In favor OF fusion against
TammRny In the coming mayoralty
campaign. All anti-Tammany or
gauizationR were requested to meet
at the republican club August 81
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INJURIES
FATAL

Harry Gibbs. who was with Tag
Eerson Al the time. became uneasy
when he did not return. and made
search for him. lie found Sir.
Taggeraon laying on tho platform
unconscious. Gibbs landed him AZ
the Fourth avenue boat house and
summoned In Stuart II Was found
upon examination that his lee waa
badly broken and that his skull was
fractured lie was taken TO his
home. where he died about mid
night. lie was about 90 years old
aud was marFied
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portsnt pesee Developments de-
tained him. En route to the station
kOmura's automobile broke down.
The train wRs held for him.
OYSTER BAY. Aug 25.-Kaneko
visited the president this morning
When asked what the outlook for
peace was he replied.
Il like the weather" Elancing at
the clouds.
What do you think OF Iama-
dorfra statement that Russia won't
pay nor oede any landf"
Il think be Is making a mistake.
but the statement seems 20 be
official and | guess ! will have to
swallow H.
The conference with the president
lasted an hour.
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Jacob Taggerson. a Ballard street
Commissioners. died Thursday night
at ~ o'clock from injuries received
While dumping garbage from a neoe
into the sound
When the Ecow was towed out
into the bay far enough TAEEcrson
went around 10 the back OF II TO
release the windlREs that holds the
dumping platform lie did not get
away quick aud the viudlAss arm
struck him and knocked him down
on the platform.
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SINKS WITH
i27 MEN

TOXIC. Aug. e5.-The Japanese
transport Kinjo was sunk In coli
lision with the British steamer Bar
along on August %. in the Inland
sea. Ono hundred and twenty seven
invalided Japanese soldiers were
drowned.
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TOXIC. Aug IA long confer
snee fas held here this afternoon be-
tween Premier Katsura and the sec
rstary general for China OF the for
eiEn effic-. Marquis Ito declared
that the conference Will have a bear
conference.
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SHOWS MAYOR BALLiNoER AND CHIEF DELANEY
SOME PLACES WHERE FEST I'VE TIGER IS BUcKEo, AND
PRESENTS HIS COMPLIMENT rs TO THE RAINIER CLUB

way Joint and played poker dice for
milllonaire'a stakes They started
Ia at hundred n throw. aud the
last bet was for 5000. Billy won
Il. too
And that's going some!
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Well good night. Mr. Ballinger.
So long, Tom.
See you tomorrow Well loaf
around a biz again. Something may
be doing
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WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Aug. 70
The state department was informed
BY the consul general at Yokohama
that the steamship Australia.
owned by the Spreckels interests.
San Francisco. has been seized by
japanese. No reason or details are
given.
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SEA DISASTERS

MANILA. Aug. 25.--The cruiser
Rainbow. the flagship OF the Phil
ippine squadron, with Rear Adj
miral Reiter on board, went ashore
this morning at the mouth Of the
Agusan river. Butuan bay, in
Northern Mindanao.
NEWPORT. r. l.. Aug. 25.-After
collidlng with and damaging the
little kerosene oil schooner N. ;.
Gallup. of New York, the battleship
Kearsarge arrived in the harbor last
night with the disabled craft and
her crew of two.
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ST. LOUIS. Mo, Aug. 25-Tho
Eva Alma was released after an in
epeclion. The craft started to tow
the showboat up the river. but ran
short Of coal and tied up at the bank
10 cut wood. Reports spread from
the nearest village that she carried
fever refugees. and no town would
allow her a landing. No one would
70 near enough 10 speak to her. A
crow 81 SIX are aboard, all having
health eertificateA
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and In the city several natives and
one American woman have died.
Heroic efforts are being made ia
place the disease under control .
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DROWNED IN
CLOUDBURST

DENVER. Aug. ga eloudburst
at Tabasco. near Trinidad. Colo, has
flooded the town ind drowned nine
persons. All communication with
the town WAS cut off almost immo-
dlately after the flood, and no fur
Their details have been learned. Ia
haaco ls a coal mining camp in the
extreme southern part OF the state.
DENVER. Colo, Aug. 25 Tho
latest reports Of the oudburst at
Delaglia canyon give i6 lives as be-
ing lost aud rs houses swept away
Communication is not yet restored.
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ANOTHER LITTLE STROLL ABOUT TOWN BY The MAYOR THE CHIEF AND DAN DEAN
Strange Tale Of Duplicity
Revealed in This ElOpement

YOUTHFUL COUPLE DESERT THEIR swgErHEARTs TO SEEK
HAPPINESS n EACH OTHER HEARTaRoKGN SEATTLE
Girl AND JlLrEo ANGELES LOVER THE VICTIMS OF
CRUEL lNrReuE-REAps LIKE CHAPTER FROM BERTHA
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Rabbi Joyeph. who has been visit
Ing for several weeks Ia the East
returned to Seattle on Friday. lie
will officiate al the Temple de
Hirseh on Friday evening.
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LONDON THINKS
PEACE IS ASSURED

LONDON. Aug H. Diplomats in
this city think that peace IL no~
assured.
TOXIC. Aug. rs Unless the Rus
sian peace plenipotentiariea at
Washington show an inclination to
really come 10 terms within the next
few days. the conference will be
brought 10 an abrupt close.
From high sources II Is learned
that the mikado Is lncensed AZ the
present delay, and has come to the
conclusion tina, Russia Is merely
using the delay OF a peace confer
snce as a means Of reorEanizing her
army and navy for a further strug-
gle
Reports from the field are that
Russia is rushing thousands OF men
into Manchuria The japanese com
manders are becoming restless and
have urged the mikado TO do some
thing When Russia consented to
the armistice she was probably fig
uring on the delay she so much
needs. and u Is believed that the
Russian commissioners are prepared
10 haggle over terms indefinitely.
PORTSMOUTH. n. II. Aug 25.-
hitch Of such gravity has De-
CURED I'm the peace negotiations
that the proposed meeting on Satur-
day may be postponed. There are
various views In regard TO what
transpired Eome saying that the
negotiations will continue despite
the apparent adamant position Of
both nations. Other high diplomats
declare that settlement is further
off than ever.
Korostovitz announced this morn
ing that Il was not definitely de-
oided 20 meet Saturday. But" he
added. unless Japan recedes from
her position there will be a nesting
Saturday and that will be the last
one There is always a possibility
OF mediation OF the powers or some
new move OF the president"
sato thinks differently. lie says
the meeting will be held as sched-
uled. and that others will follow.
Japan, however" says Sato. has
said tho last word about sakhalin."
Tho ENJOYS we're constantly in
| communication with their govern
ments last night Komura and Sato
! went 10 Manchester this morning as
/ guests OF that city for visit OF her
/ factories.
Minister Witte said this after
noon that he had not received def
mite instructions from ST. Poters-
burg, but admitted that there was
a probability that Russia woul I
modify her position on the question
Of relmbursing Japan.
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CHOLERA

MANILA, Aug. s6.--Choicra has
broken out ia this city. Two 81
dlefa at Camp Mckinley have diaa.
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WEATHER FORECAST.

Tonight and Saturday. fsiri light
10 fresh winds.
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\ NEW YORK. Aug. 2b.-i,co (,
4 Stevens. the Baldwin Airship I
q company. and Roy Knabcn- ,
= haucr have arranged for a race ,
= over this city within the NEXT ,
. three weeks.
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PORTSMOUTH. N. IL. Aug. o.
Practically all OF Komura's suite ae-
eompanied him 10 Manchester. At
tho last minute Takahira decided
not TO go. II Is believed that Inn
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j MAY AND DECEMBER FIN.
ALLY WED.

= ALLY WED.
4 l. o. Lander. the C3-year old
> Romeo. has finally succeeded
= IN marrying 1G-year-old Lizzie
4 Alexander.
After being refused the matri-
\ monial service by Justice
4 Davis, OF Seattle. they went to
\ Yashon island Friday and we're
= Joined In holy wedlock there
= By Justice Van Linden.
4
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CLEVELAND. O., Aug. 24.-Mrs.
Hanna. widow OF the late senator.
who is very n! at Bar Harbor. Me-
is reported rs being better.
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ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 2b.--In
regard to the statement published Ia
America yesterday. pertaining TO
Ambassador famsdorff saying that
Russia will not pay an indemnity.
nor cede territory. the foreign Of
flee today denies emphaticaliy that
Isamsdorff received correspondent.
and says no such statement was is
sued Nevertheless recognized
press agent OF the foreign office re-
iterater the statement that Russia
win not pay the indemnity.
OYSTER RAY. l. l.. Aug. 10
Baron Kaneko returned from Saga
more Hnl In great good humor. and
when asked II IL was TO be peace or
war. he said
IT will be "A deadlock, I should
say" He added emphaticaily." Japan
will make no more concessions. The
was has cost her 1900. 000. 900 to date.
a few papers say she has offered 20
make peace for 100000. 900. Isn't
that great enough concession We
will make pence. " Russia wants IT,,
but cannot give up everything.
What we want is peace with justice
for Japan, and honor for Russia
lie said he didn't bring any com
munication from the Toxic govern
ment and sareaatically told the
newspaper men that they had the
power 70 make peace or war.
MANCHESTER N. II. Aug. IS.
Baron Komura aud party are here
as l>yests OF iieTpan shaw They
are visiting tho cotton mills. 80
cortei by Governor Mclean and
other officials. They were senter-
tnlned at luncheon and viii return
TO Portsmouth tonight
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LONDON. Aug. Diplomats in
this city think that peace II noW
assured.
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AT rAU NEWS rNAr's RELiA
Will aE FOUND IN rHg STAR.
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THE STAR PRINTS THE HEWA
r DOES NOT sUPpHUss IT.
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