The Tacoma Daily Ledger from Tacoma, Washington • 5

THE DAILY LEDGES TACOMA WASHINGTON TUESDAY OCTOBER 13 11 i your eroccr urctes you to buv other baking powders in place of the Royal it i solely because he can make more money on them for ail anree that the Royal is the best The low cost of the char ferior quality Decline to receive am 1 ing powder in place cf the old the thoroughly tried Royal All others are cheaper made powders oi inferior strength and contain either lime alum or sulphuric acid CFNTnlL REPUBLICAN LEAGVE IH llfEotir Meeting Is Well Attended Appointment of a Committee A meeting of the league was held last evening at Sheridan Post hall The league will shortly occupy its new hall on street and expects to have an open meeting for all republicans when addresses will be made by prominent republicans of the state These meetings of the league are leing held each Monday night by the delegates elected from the several precinct clubs At last meeting the constitution of the league was amended so that five delegates from each precinct club will hereafter be elected This necessitates the immediate election of two delegates from eacn precinct club or other republican organization and every such club and organization is re-lueeted at its next regular meeting to elect two persons as additional delegates to the league It was also resolved that an invitation be extended to all members of republican precinct clubs to attend these meetings of the league Therefore persons desiring to join the league and attend its meetings other than the duly sic-credited delegates must first join 'their respective precinct clubs anil then with proper credentials will tie admitted in the meetings of the league with espial right of participation in its sessions other than voting on questions coming before it since each organization casts but one vote on all questions A committee on revision of the constitution was appointed consisting of A Juab Griffiths A Heilig A II Garretson and II Jennings The affairs of the league are in prosperous condition and its efforts are attracting attention as it is gradually firoving the wisdon of its organization iv the effective work it is bringing about All republicans are urgently requested to join their respective precinct clubs and thus qualify themselves for admission to the general meetings of the league Seattle Get It STORIES OF THE POLICE A Tunnc Fellow Who Repaid a I -own Which Kept Him from Jail Police Sergeant Nutter wa sitting in the chiefs (iffice last veiling talking to ex-Justice of the Peace II Patrick when the conversation drifted to Nutter told a story of which there will le some doubt but nevertheless it is true weeks ago last Saturday eid the seipeant young liian apparently about years old nice looking but with clothes "a little shabby walked into tbe station and asked for a lodging While the jailer was getting the keys I noticed the young fellow began to cry 1 told him hot to take on so that probably get work in a few days lie said his name was Stone and he canie from Oregon where he owned a ranch Business got dull and he was compelled to give up the ranch He sent his wife and child to Santa Cruz Cal to her folks and he then came to this city to look fur work until he could get enough together to join his family Work was not to be found and that morning his funds gave out He had eaten nothing all day I felt sorry for the young fellow and gave him 50 cente with which to get a bed and something to eat He went out and I tnought nothing more of it Saturday night a young man came into the prison and asked me if I was the man who a was on duty two weeks ago I told him I was Ho then handed me 50 cents at the same time telling me his name was Stone and that I had lent that amount to him two weeks ago I could hardlyjielieve it lie was dressed in a neat suit of clothes had on a white shirt and collar and in fact was altogether a different looking man from tlie downcast young fellow I had seen He said he hall secured a job in the grain elevator sewing sacks and was earning $50 a month I started to talk to him but he commenced to cry and I thought I say Quite a different story was being told in the prison office Officer Flannigan and Patrol Wagon Driver Billy Hollister were telling of the experiences they had on milk ranches Said Flannigan I was about 16 years old I worked for a while on a milk ranch and I got the business of milking cows down to such a point that 1 could milk five cows an said Hollister 1 worked if a man milk fifty cows an hour he was discharged Why milked as many as sixty-five cows in one The last story was considered to be the biggest of the two and the cigars were on Flannigan BALL TOSSEKS RETURN TIIE FAST Yom Klppor Djr n( Atonement Kmlrl I O'cltM IjuI Earning The Hebrew Fast lay Yom Kipper over the services U-ing brought to a close a lout ti o'clock jesterjay evening All day long the dty was celebrated by reading from tlie Talmud prayers and chants and blowing cf the ram's horn The services proved most interesting an outsider although they were conducted entirely in Hebrew Tbe from which the communicant-' reel wa printed in Ilebn-w with a German and often an English translation The rah hi who (Hindu ted the wore a long role thrown in folds over1 the shoulders uiul a black skull cap on his head Several of the congregation i had on surplices and similar apparel over their every-day (ost nines Hen and there were seen family groups of father mother and two or three children The vounger children were quite numerous ami evinced a lively interest in tlie proeee lines This a strong feature of the home iiieof tin Hebrews Their children arc early trained to the rites and services the church and inculcated into the spirit and mysteries of the iHHtple which in many ways accounts lor the hardiness un I I longevity of the race At 6 yesterday evening tl services were brought to mi end the blowing oi the ram horn and the weary hut devout Jews tiled slowly out the' building There was good number of the most prominent Hebrews of the city in the assemblage iAi NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS Vanilla Lemon Orange -Alircn -j Rose eterj Of perfect purity Of great strength Economy In their use Flavor as delicately and deliciously ns the fresh fruit Shipping end Marine GROSS BROS 101 (T fcd tVr Ninth Li ffas Tio Sbori During th- I irg rr rg atni ul for a fn i lie i un rv Than a p-ii ilnMglit to the art of 1 HI II ING Hut not -iiic tlie exirioii h- Ih i mill We oii'V 're r-mii natural path of daily wili In tli liiliiv' nltiii-tioii to tli- largt-t and l-t Mbt-tioti of IKEr GOODS over -how by ii- OUR SILK DEPARTMENT i faiiie hand-om ct weave i-viT oth in plain and nit ltir in uii -hading and 1 'iingx aid tlie lady lio in nltciiil mnri-roi: and bslU nt flic itioii thi inti it ill nil- it if -la- d-- not tnako a M-lc ti-i of a PARTY DRESS from tin- liaiid-oine iiotil'ic wo are -bowing in thi i part-Hunt NOVELTY DRESS PATTERNS Will bo found in 'rotnii They tv production from tho tno-t fiuiotj mill of Frainv tiii 1 Germany nnd etm to vie with otiitrin fla ir arii-ii-(U'-ign- A-idi- from tin- NOVELTY PATTERNS we -lmw lialid-otne line of n-veaitiat come bv tle yaid with phi'll hI- In itinti'li So that i tie with II limifinl pii-e mnv la able to Imve a at small cc-t Our BLACK GOODS Depirtmcrt Ialm't too intricate for one to write about It mviii to contain evcrvtlitmr from the chenpt-t COTTON WARP en-llllieiv t'l tlie lliowt exiiefi Hive PIUEHTLKY SILK WARP with a tine Intermingling of PLAIIH STRIPES BROCADES anil NOVEL- Tl ES Mini hnnd-ome lire of LACKS and WHITES which are ho Myli-li for thin Hcnnoti of the year FLANNELS AND OUTINGS Hctm to have Ix-en one of the of our hiiycnv tld hcumom and we fin-l )iitive that in thi particular hrain-h of our DRESS GOOIH DK-PA RTM ENT we are far ahead of all itvvioti HemwiLH We show 36 inch 41 inch 4v inch anil 52 inch good with l'laid Strlju'H Clieeka and Nait-1 effect to match for street ear Nothing could ideaM the economical ho iiitii-li a a m-L et ion from our OI TINGS and FLANNELS BUTTONS AND TRIMMINGS Will lie found ill Miim-rous HE LEVY rlnys and sells all kinds ft fur rash or iHuuioiMi'in I Hox I IA lb-sided- Iwohi ANNIE WRIGHT SEMINARY TACOMA WTAtll BOARDIN' DATSCROGL FOE GIRLS I Kiflrtta Year ripens He ember Id ioene and admittance add S'lnw principal nw Mrs htrtA Jal)t inn SAVE 20 PER CENT S-AJLE 1103 PACIFIC AVENUE Liquidation than any place frv minute: of oivm ni have oeriv a I WHO OWNS THE LAND? Ground Adjoining the Tacoma Cemetery in Dispute A BIG LEGAL BATTLE EXPECTED Tks Lsn Feared ie sad the City Jlsy Be Dravi Is to the Trouble A big legal battle is impending concerning the title to land adjoining the Tacoma cemetery and the first step in the trouble has already been taken toward inducing the courts to lie called upon to settle tlie affair For some time past the trustees of tlie Tacoiua Cemetery company have lieen endeavoring to determine beyond the slightest shadow of doubt how much land is owned by the company According to the story told by Jacob Ralph who is one of the trustees oi the concern that takes charge of tlie resting place of the dead tlie trouble dates back several years The grounds of the cemetery company were donated by the Tacoma Land company for the distinct purpose which part of the ground has since been used for According to tlie interpretation of the deed bv tlie present trustees the land cannot be legally used for any other purpose Some time ago the gentlemen I who were acting as trustees for the cein- eterv company sold seventeen acres of the land to tlie Tacoma Light and Water company Subsequently they sold eleven acres to Byron Barlow and for a race course Recently the question was raised as to whether the trustees had a legal right to take such action and whether the land which was not used for burial purposes did not revert to the Tacoina Land company This question has been the source of more or less comjietition and discussion among the present trustees and the opinion seems to be shared by them that the question is one which at least demands the intercession of the judiciary to answer The trustees however diil not care to assnme an aggressive pol icy in the matter and in consequence action had been delayed A few days ago they hit upon a scheme by which they to have the question taken into the courts and they would be placed on the defensive Last week several wagon loads of lumber were scattered around the land that is in dispute and on Sunday last the five trustees with a force of workmen erected a fence around the land The work was done on the Sabbath Mr Ralph explained last evening so as to prevent an injunction being served on them With the land enclosed by a fence the cemetery company has it in charge and the other owners are expected to sue for tlieir rights In build- ing the fence the workmen also shut off the road to Steilacoom and by that action it is said that the city will be drawn into the dispute A member of the board of public works called Mr attention to this fact yesterday and was informed that the city could remove the obstruction if it desired to To a Ledger reporter Mr Ralph said last evening: is not a personal fight at all We have done as you have heard after careful delilieration We want this question settled If we own the land we should have it As we understand the original deed given by the Tacoma Land company the land was to revert to that company unless the cemetery company used it The land was transferred by the old trustees and their action may be illegal If the courts hold that the transfer was legal whv that settles the question and our end will have been A Typographical Error In Ledger a typographical error in the account of Dr C' sermon made him say falsehood of in sentence which should have read: there be no broadening horizon of hopes no glow of a coming glory no fatherhood of God no sweet confidence of children then the heart is pauperized and it is a pauper Arranging Welcome The chamber of commerce and the Commercial club are arranging for the courtesies which are to be extended to Henry Villard who is to visit Tacoma in the near future A joint committee cf the two organizations is to meet on Thursday to take the matter into consideration A reception and banquet are talked of A Druggist Surprised Boce a druggist at Duumnre Pa jys he has never sold a medicine that gave such universal atfafaction a-Chaniberlain's Colic Ch-lera and Diarrhoea Remedy and that the farce demand for it has been a great surprise to him It is sold here by all leading druggists is to is St aft1 Hoard Mrets in Tacoina Yesterday Afternoon COMING CAMPAIGN AGAINST PESTS Imbm' Oplsloa or tbs Work Kpor1a PrfWilfd The state board of horticulture met in the secretary's room in the ashington block yesterday afternoon there Wing present the full Iward as follows lilarkhnrn state at larp Vanbon Kitynor Kies first district Vancouver Henry ltucey president second district Tucoinu Von Ootarcn third district La Sound Lesh fourth district Yaklina liMJeiwre lnspecter of fruit pests fifth di-trtet Walla Walla Henry tjpaldlng treasurer sixth district -Vlmota a Tonncson secretary and assistant Inspector of fruit pests of Tacoma President Bucey presided and after routine business the reorts of the various commissioners were made It was the unanimous opinion of the commissioners that the most effective work in dealing with the fruit pests could be done during the winter when the trees were in a manner dormant To penetrate the woolv material with which the eggs of noxious insects are surrounded and the scales of the Jose pest a strong wash is needed and one can be used in the winter that is five times stronger than would injure the foliage at another time Lyes and sulphur can be used in the off season without injury to say nothing of Eoap and kerosene emulsions The members of the board also reported favorably on the work of the board for horticulture in the state Inspector Jesse said that the fruit farmers of Walla Walla declare that a lienefit of $100000 had accrued to them alone Commissioner Kies and others have similar testimony to the work of the board A bulletin was drawn up to cause action to be taken by the fanners in regard to the destruction of the pests and directing observance of its orders under penalty The commissioners spoke oi the willingness of horticulturists throughout the state to complv with the regulations of the board This was frequently frustrated by the fact that they eeldom have any practical knowledge of how to act so that it was finally resolved that each commissioner should spend from ten to fifteen days in instructing people of his district how to detect the presence of the pests and how to deal with them Lots were then cast to determine which of the commissioners should serve for the short term of two years and which for four The result was that President Bucey and Messrs Kies and Von Gnhren drew the short term slips Treasurer Spalding reported that out of the $5000 appropriation for the benefit of horticulture in the state the board bad expended $220765 This was in the main for inspection traveling and the two meetings at Vancouver and Olympia office furniture the library and the getting out of bulletins Secretary Tonneson presented his annnal report His duties had been those of the assistant inspector of pests and those oi publishing the bulletins correspondence with most of the states of the Union the procuring of cuts of the noxious insects the collecting and formation of a horticultural library besides the state correspodence He stated that be had collected the names and correct addresses of 4000 state horticulturists and had secured agents at all the poBtoffices so that the fruit farmers can De reached at any time by mail The board was very outspoken in its ap- Eroval of the nucleus of a library formed Mr TonneEon The commission adjourned at 5 to meet again to-day at 9 to 12 and 2 to 3 The subject of hops and hop pests is to be their topic so that the farmers of the Puyallup and other hop districts have been invited to be present THE CITY WATER SUE FLY An Important Document Filed In tlie County Auditor's Office The following self-explanatory document was filed in the office of the auditor of Pierce county yesterday together with a notice of claim to Clear lake for the same quantity of water and for the construction of a storage dam Oct 12 In' conformity with an act of the legislature of the state of Washington laws of 1891 entitled act concerning the appropriation of water for irrigation mining and manufacturing purposes for supplying cities towns and villages with water and for the use of water works and declaring an the undersigned have posted a notice of claim on Mashell river at the lower end of the canvon about one mile above the county road ford Pierce county Washington Said notice recites as follows is hereby given that the undersigned claim the waters herein flowing to the extent of thirty cubic feet per second of time that it is intended to take the said water to the city ef Tacoma for water supply by means of a Eroper conduit and for the purpose to uild a suitable dam at this source of supply Hobart Vxrmilye George II Plummer Will I Lowly Fred PERSONAL Deputy United States Marshal A Prince left yesterday on a visit to his home in Danville 111 Several well known gentlemen will start to-day for South Bend In the party will be Superintendent Joseph McCabe and Right of Way Engineer Gosslyn of the Northern Pacific rail road Thompson Edmund Rice President Denton of the Washington I and and Improvement company and Mr Allen of the Tacoina Savings'bank Mrs II Overacker of Centerville Cal arrived on the Portland train Isst evening and is the gueEt of Mrs I teWolf the north end For Suda Observances Another mass meeting was held last evening under the auspices of several Protestant churches in aid of the move ment for the observance of the Sabbath An able and lengthy address was de' livered by Rev Mr Thompson They Speak irom Experience know from experience in the use of Chamberlain' Cough Remedy that it will prevent says Messrs Gadberry Worlev Percy Iowa They also add that Remedy has givtn great satisfaction in that vicinity amt that they telieve it to be the best in the market lor throat and luug diseases For sale by all leading druggists Work on the tunnel of the Snohomish Mining company is progressing It will be UX) feet in length when completed They Form the Subject of a Lively Meeting Yesterday ILL APPEAL TO COAST CXI OX 0tr Commrrri Committff Rrrts lk Is sarssre Xfi The first definite step toward securing a Ruction of insurance rates generally conceded to be exorbitant was taken recterday afternoon in the chamber of commerce where a meeting of the committee witli representatives of the insurance companies was held The committee which was appointed at the last meeting of the chaiiilvr consists of Joshua Peirce Morris Gross and Henry Pram This action of the chamber was theontcome of discussion on the subject of the exorbitant rates charged in view of our pood tire protection which has been going on for a good many months both in the chamber of commerce and Commercial club as well as among individual citizens of the city The committee has pretty well considered the subject ami decided that the best way of getting at a remedy was by a friendly conference with the representatives of the companies There have been a good many remedies suggested at the meeting of the chamber of commerce One of them was to patronize home companies or the local companies of neighboring coast cities This was however not fcasuhle for they were not large enough nor numerous enough to take the entire business The gentlemen of the committee however met tho insurance men yesterday afternoon in the chauilier oi commerce and a lively and a interesting meeting was'hehl A large delegation of business and insurance men was 5resent among them tieing irockenbrough Walter llall of Del- Srat Pall John Parker of the Fire farine and Insurance company George Fowler of Caveuder Fowler and William II Harris of Old Town Mr Peirce opened the meeting and addressed those present on the object of the call lie explained the agitation which liad been conducted and the appointment of the committee of the chamber of commerce He said that the committee thought that the insurance men being from the nature of the case well posted on the subject would be able to suggest some for the unreasonable rates which are being charged Mr Peirce said that the city now had good tire protection notwithstanding which fact Tacoma people were compelled to from two to three times as high rates as eastern cities He asked suggestions from the insurance men The first answer to Mr Peirce was made by Mr Broclcenbrough of the local board of fire insurance lie expressed the sympathy felt by the insurance men for the movement and said that even on the most selfish calculation they would indorse it He explained this seeming Earadox by saying that a great deal of usiness which cannot now by obtained would be given if prices of Insurance were down to a living rate Men would insure much heavier under those circumstances However Mr Prockenbrough said while the local insurance men wish to do all in their power In the matter they are unable to change the rates which are fixed and controlled by the Pacific at San Francisco The rates for this city are placed high because the water mains are too small to give an adequate supply of water in case a fire should break out There is only a 10-inch main he said on Pacific avenue a 5-inch one on street and far back on tho hill there are no mains at all Several others of the gentlemen present signified their agreement with the ideas promulgated in Mr Brocken-brouglrs speech After some-discussion Mr Pall proffered another explnaationof the dizzy height to which insurance companies have raised notes in this city His theory was that it is because of the danger from incendiary fires While there have been no disastrous ones there had been no fire occurring in Tacoma lately about which there was not more or less suspicion of incendiarism The fact that they had not caused any serious loss did not relieve the companies It seemed that in the hard times when a man became involved more or less he would put big insurance on liis building and touch a match to it It was this fact and the alarming frequency of its illustration that caused the high rates Mr Ball recommended that the committee open a correspondence with the union in San Francisco in regard to our rates and said he would do all he could to help them After a short discussion it was agreed to adopt Mr suggestion and a motion to that etliect was carried The latter part of the meeting was devoted to questions and the insurance men were compelled to be exceedingly agile in their mental processes to meet the penetrating inquities which assailed them on every side Morris Gross and llenrv lirum thought of a fwat many things in connection with insurance about Vhich they desired information It was asked if the fact that this was a very rainy country made any difference in rates it "was replied negatively The questioner replied that it very greatly reduced the risk II Harris who is a Tacoman before he is any thing else answered this question from the stand point of a resident of Old Town He said that that part of the citv had plenty of water and in fact had more water than anything else but nevertheless their 'rates seemed to be made higher on that account he said our water facilities were increased our insurance rates went It was asked of the insurance men if the city was not well built and if our fire department was not one of the most efficient on the roast The affirmative reply to these questions was accompanied by the reservation that while this was true the water supply of Tacoma was not ample xnd was inadequate in the case of fire Everybody was interested when Henrv Brum asked if the fact that Seattle and Spokane had burned down was not made pretext to keep up the rates in Tacoma Mr Brocken brough answered the question and said that this was undoubtedly ufact The insurance companies consider the state as a whole and what they have lost in one place they want fo make baek in another Mr Ball further stated that the insurance business being a plain business proposition endeavored to make a profit if they had failed in Seattle uii account of the tire would to some extent retrieve their losses in Tacoina A great many other questions were asked and lie gentlemen by tlicir Meeting succeeded in erystaliing a good many iieas in their own minds ani on writing to the insurance union at San rrancisco will endeavor to secure a medy Stores and ranges 1 Hdw Co The Bark Coryphene at the Tacoma Mill dock will lie loaded with lumber to-night and will go as noon a she gets a tug She will have 50000) feet of lumber and 25000 care of salmon Her destination is Sydney a The new four-masted barken tine Arago from and of San Francisco hauled in to the Tacoma Mill company's dock fast night to load lumber for Guyatna Mexico The side-wheel tug George Purdy arrived from Fairhaven yesterday with a load of oats The Oregon Railway A Navigation steamer North Pacific snl Victoria now repairing are idle for la of material TheJ Koval Alice and the ffarin Brothers will start to loading to-day the Tacoma Warehouse dock The boat which was held by the customs authorities for payment foil as been released on settlement of then- TLe ship Centurion which arrived A TT VT5 terday will Ire loaded at theJftLu 'iiUUl Ull JLI JLlJXe Warehouse dock for the Mes-r A Co qiiMititieH to match oil DRESS GOODS and we feel positive iu ruying that our Hi-kclii for the trade I far ahead of anything we have ever ftbown and a visit to our DRESS H)DS DKPARTM ENT will prove far more enjoy able than a front seat at tlie exposition GROSS BROS GOLDBERG FITZHENRY I AUCTIONEERS ilOl TACOMA ave No 3 101 was the prize number last evening at the drawing for the $50 pair of draperies given by Thomas Son the carpet and drapery dealers There were nearly 9000 names on their register at the exposition but the successful number is held by Morton No 813 Third street Seattle Mr Morton is a member of the Singer machine agency of that city MAXZ ANITA CHAUTAl'IJl'A CLUB It Begin Its Third Year Meeting of the Alumni Chautanquane The first regular meeting of Manzanita Chautauqua circle of the season was held at the residence of Mrs Merritt No 424 South street last evening The subjects under discussion last evening were Leading Facts of the United in which Professor It Bingham led and Social Instinct of the United in which Mr Brodner led There was a full circle present and an excellent discussion took place This is the third year of Manzanita circle The circle meets every Saturday evening at Mrs There are fourteen members in the circle The officers for the ensuing term were elected at the last meeting They are Professor It Bingham president A Brodner vice-president Miss Bose Miller secretary and treasurer A meeting of the alumni of the Puget Sound assembly will be held in the Con-gretational church on November 3d in honor of birthday It is expected that large numbers will attend from Olvmpia Seattle and Victoria as well as from Tacoma CITT COUNCIL DISCHARGED Case of Contempt of Court Against Them la Discharged MM i In the superior court yesterday Judge Allyn dismissed the contempt proceedings against the city council prefered by the Evening Xews A certified copy of the resolutions passed by the council on Saturday night was filed in court yesterday morning and on that order the case was dismissed Mr Milligan by his attorneys Crowley Sullivan filed notice of appeal to the supreme court from Judge decision fining him $50 for contempt of court gave bonds of $200 LOCAL BREVITIES The offices of the county clerk and the county treasurer were exchanged yesterday The stone to be used for the basement of the new city hall arrived from Chuck-anut yesterday morning Thereplatof FrankjR Spinning's Firet addition of Puyallup was filed in the county office yesterday Louis Salmon was fined $3 by Acting Judge Lurty in the police court yesterday for riding a bicycle on the sidewalk The annual social of St Agnes society of the Trinity church has been postponed from tomorrow evening at the Mon tel lo The funeral of Richardson a member of the Odd Fellows who died at his home near the South Side dairy will take place to-day The mid-term reception of the Puget Sound university will be held tomorrow evening at the college rooms in the Ouimette block at the corner of Tenth street and Yakima avenue The Tacoma and Steilacoom railroad yesterday began running cars between the Wayne street power house and the cable road at street A Brown applied at the building office yesterday for a permit to erect a two-storv residence on North street near Eighth to cost $2000 1) Ogden of the tirm of Ogden Bosworth living in the Sixth addition has been announced as a candidate for the vacant position in the school board At Portland Sunday Mrs Laura Sprague daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel Parker of this city died after a short illness Probably the remains will be brought here for burial Goldsmith will be tried before Justice Harry Sharp to-day on the the charge of counterfeiting the label of the cigarniakers' union Goldsmith was arrested yesterday on complaint of Harvey Johnson a member of the union A law was passed late! making it a penal offense for any person to imitate or counterfeit the registered lalel or trade mark of any person er persons The A street engine company responded to-a still alarm on Pacific avenue and Eleventh et reel at 0 o'clock last night The alarm was from the restaurant adjoining the Kentucky saloon but the call was the result of the vivid imagination of a man who saw the smoke coming from the chimnev and thought the roof was on fire Tfie boys therefore went back disappointed Only Two of tho Tacoina Club Will Spend the Winter Here Several of the members of the Tacoma Baseball club who have been in Portland since the close of the season returned last evening The Portland club will start on October 23d in a private car for a trip throngh California where they will play a series of games Jack Fanning and Oney Patton of the Tacoma club and Dick Phelan and Kid Camp of Seattle will accompany them Manager Maskrey has been presented with a fine gold watch and chain by President Bushneil in recognition of his efficient services during tne season The Tacoma players have made Mr Maskery the recipient of a magnificent gold-headed umbrella Leach will start to-day for The Dalles en route for Kansas City where he will spend the winter It is hoped that he will be here again next season in the capacity of manager Billy Work came back from Portland with Frank March and Routcliffe bat he will probably spend the winter in California March and Routcliffe will remain here CUT THEIR WAT OUT Attempt to Escape Hade by Five Prisoners at Island Five prisoners escaped Sunday evening from the penitentiary on island Their names are Jake Terry the Wooley smuggler Elder Girard smuggling in for two years Simon in for two years smuggling John Miller in for eighteen months from Spokane for smuggling and Charles Smith Port Townsend held for trial on the charge of smuggling The men cut their way through the wooden top of their cells into the cell above ana throngh the top of the roof No guard is kept at night and the men dropped without injury to the ground below They attempted to make a raft but were unable to put one together which would float and gave up the attempt They separated and the first three mentioned were captured yester day morning The other two are still in hiding on the island Fishing tackle Kimball Bros DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION Tlie Tonng Men's Democratic Lesgns Indorse Editor Efforts At a meeting of the executive committee of the Young Democratic league held last evening the following resolutions were passed: Whereas It has been proposed to hold the national democratic convention of next year in this city and whereas Franklin Lane editor of the Tacoma A is now in New York for the purpose of consulting with the democratic central committee on the subject Unsolved That it is the duty of every citizen of this city and state and particularly every democrat to do all in his power to further this object Resolved That this league heartily in dorses the plan and pledges itself to do all in its power to advance the project Resolved That the secretary be instructed to forward copies of these resolutions to Mr Lane in New York Gratifying to AIL The high position attained and the universal acceptance and approval of the pleasant liquid fruit remedy Svrup of Figs as the most excellent laxative known illustrate the value of the qual ities on which its success is based and are abundantly gratifying to the Cal Fig Syrup company Marshal Brown Resign The report in an evening paper that United States Marshal Thomas Brown might resign and that Sheriff Jim Price was to take his place was denied to a L'Euger reporter by Captain Brown last night Mr Brown emphatically said that there was nothing whatever in the report Merrick Bros clothing Nothwest Congregatioaallsts The Congregational club of the northwest is to meet on Thursday the loth icst in Seattle with the Flymouth church The speakers are to be Revs Brown I I of the First church of Tacoma and Clark Davis of cattle on Attitude of Christian Citizens Toward Foreign Quite a large number of Tacoma members will go over The British ship Billona arrive I evening ami anchored She will ii wheat at the Puget Sound dock The Katahdin is load in the Queen Victoria is waiting for flour at the Puget Sound Flouring Vn COFFEES FKEslI KOlsIMi Are preftrat e(srlally an moderate prices We -e tne bev Java for New York i dot Ledger office MrLEAM XcXILLIH to Grocers 981 street Telep'ror i7 PORTLAND EXPOniriiiN- Kill- On Monday Wedndy ari6 I r-l week from ept-nirrr '-T Northern Pociflc will hII ti I and retnrn adrnn- tortm to (i Hi'' CLOK AND Neary receiving new ijiij' a i- NOTICE TO THI Tfc Nortnern Pacific ru smw excursion fexete Tim- as-1 refars at n' ft and lay T--i in sSfot unt'l UHANlrl' ill Mxre Money made thi-: Next twelve months bv in in a iot at lidison the site of the new $iooool in the Northwest Lot--the shops at 515001 iriOi tiD the choicest business ari THE EXCELSIOR PARK Oilioe at "iv LAND CO.