Plymouth Republican, Volume 45, Number 38, Plymouth, Marshall County, 8 August 1901 — Page 1

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LABOR AND 6APIT0L JOIN ISSUE

THE CHALLEMGE. "it will be a flghi to the finish. No quarter will be given. We ore prepared to spend gK the money and time necessary to wipe out then a!garmted association in all our mills." Message to steel company officials at Plttslxjrg. to to to 0 i

BITTER WAR TO THE FINISH, WITH NO QUARTER, NOW ON AND UNIONISM IS AT STAKE.

Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 4. "Within a week every union man and every union man at heart in the employ of the United States Steel corporation will be asked to join in.tho strike now being waged by the Amalgamated association. "Ye must settle whether union labor is to stand or fall. 'There will be no more conferences with the United States Steel corporation unless the meeting is asked for by the officials of that corporation. The Amalgamated association will not request a peace meeting," These and several other significant statements were made last night by Theodore J. Shatfer. president of the Amalgamated association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, upon his return from the fruitless conference with J. Pierpont-Morgan and "others in New York. It is now a fight to the bitter finish between.-the great billiondollar steel trust' andand organized labor. Shaffer says that he is ready to employ every peaceable means within the power of man to win a victory. No quarter "is to be given and none will be requested. The entire management of the battle has been placed in the hands of President Shaffer. He has absolute power to call out every man who is connected with the organization, and he intends to do it. He is satisfied with the progress of the

BOY HUNG IN PLAY WAR IN VENEZUELA SAW ft PUBLIC EXECUTION AND AWER1GAN WARSHIPS WILL BE, IMITATED IT. SENT TO SOUTH AMERICA

Governor o! Arkansas will Recommend Repeal of Law for Put!c flanßlnQS. Littu: Kock, Ark., Aug. 1 The fatai injury of a small boy who was playing at hanging will undoubtedly result in Governor Davis recommending the repeal of the public execution law. Ten thousand persons saw Jim Anderson, a negro, hanged here last Friday. There were fifty fakirs doing exhibitions which bordered on th'e side-show variety. Among the spectators was young Lcmoyne Jayno, a son of Porter Jayne, a carpenter. After the execution the lad inspected the scaffold, and then made a a miniature scaffold of his own. He invited his playmates to take the role of the condemned man. Failing in this, he sought to lake the place of the executioner as well as the person condemned. He adjusted the noose and stepped'on the trap. He had figured that he had rope enough to reach the ground. The sight of his body dangling in midair caused his playmates to spread the alarm, and neighbors reached the scene in time to cut the body down before the lad was strangled to death. His neck was not broken, but he is unconscious, and the doctors giva no hope lor recovery. For this and the 3 ccones enacted, Governor Davis has made known his intention to recommend the immediate repeal of the act which permits the public to witncc3 hangings. nooMepn, Attention I -Try Fctrs cf Rcca Bleaching Blue czd you will u:3 do other. IDs. at grocers. 127lHXtl

THE ACCEPTANCE.

"All negotiations with the United w States Steel corporation ore closed. We return to renew the Strug- g n gle Now the matter will De fought to a final Issue unless vre ai c sent tor by the officials of the corporation."- Ellas Jenkins. fight to date. He finds that none of his battle lines have been broken. The promise is made by Shaffer that the trust will find that the Amalgamated association has strong roots in many of its mills. That officials of the United States Steel Corporation have been preparing for this battle was made apparent Saturday a f ter noon. It was learned on the best authority that an attempt is to be made at once to break the strike by the importation of nonunion men into all the idle mills. One of the officials of the companies now involved said thaf so far as furnishing skilled men for the idle plants was concerned, it is onlv necessarv to distribute the skilled workers in the present nonunion mills in all the plants and make them general instructors of green hands to soon develop more of this class of tradesmen. The American Sheet Steel Company, which decided to start the Hyde Park mill last week, -but postponed action pending the result of the conference in New York has issued orders to prepare to start this mill early next week. The officials realize, however, that they have a difficult problem on their hands and express fear of the outcome when they try to start up these idle mills. They declare, however, that they will make the attempt and with just as much haste as is pos'.ble. Revolutionary hrmy from Columbia Invades Republic Martial Law Is Declared. Washington, Aug.,- 1. The state department yesterday received the following cable from the consul at Caracas: "Martial law has been declared in Venezuela by the president of the country in consequence of the invasion of a revolutionary force from Columbia. It is re ported that an army of 10,000 will meet the invaders." Up to the hour when the de partment closed the state depart ment had not called on the navy department for a ship to go into Venezuelan waters. In view of the serious condition of affairs there and the unsettled condition in the neighboring republic of Columbia it is not improbable that an American warship will be sent to the scene of trouble for the protection of American interests, If a ship is called for some difficulty might be exper ienced in finding a- suitable ves sel for the mission. About the only ship available at this time is the' small gunboat Machias, fitting at the Boston navy yard. That vessel, however, would not be ready to sail for about two weeks. There is not a single American warship in southern waters. In case of extreme urgency one of the battleships now in commission 01 course could be sent. . Yellow Clothes Ar Cnslghtiy. Keep them whits with Hues Blexchic; Blue'. Get the genuine, All grocars

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POLITICS IN IOWA

CUMMINS LEADS IN THE. RAGE FOR THE GUBERNATIONAL NOMINATION The Republican State Convention will be Held at Cedar Rapids Wednesday anri Interestlno Developments are Expected to Arise in the Senatorial Situation. Des Moines, Iowa. Aug. 5. The eyes of the state are now turned on Cedar Rapids. Wednesday the most remarkable factional fight that has ever been known in Iowa politics will end with the convention in which one or the other faction will achieve a decisive triumph. Arrayed on one side are nearly all the old leaders of the republican party in the state. Opposed to the old party organization is a new faction dominated by A. B. Cummins. Five candidates for governor will go before the convention besides Minister E. H. Conger, who is not a candidate, but who I will accept the nomination if tendered him. A. B. Cummins is far in the lead. - He is con ceded from 710 to 750 votes by his opponents. Herriott has the solid ninth district. It is always considered a great point of van tage to stand upon a solid dis trict. The other candidates who have from 150 to L'OO votes each are W, F. Harriman and James Trewin. Sidney A. Foster has little strength. Minister Conger will receive a large vote from among the uninstructed delegates. It is generally conceded that if the opposition unites on any one to defeat Cummins that John Herriott - will be the man. He is the originator of the railroad taxation issue, " on which this campaign has been waged. He is popular with the old faction of the party. His nomination could not be called a victory for the old faction, ncr could it be called a defeat for the Cummins faction. The preconvention fight has been a hot one, but the fight for the next three days at Cedar Rapids promises to eclipse any thing ever known in the state. Great excitement prevails. Ordi narily the selection of a nominee for governor is not a matter of such great importance. This fight has really been a senatorial fight rather than a gubernatorial fight, and the con vention at Cedar Rapids will be a senatorial caucus rather than a state convention. If Cummins is nominated for governor he will virtually be nominated for senator. He has announced that he would be a candidate to succeed Allison when the latter should retire, but not before then. This may mean that he cannot be elected for six years. There is much discussion re garding the control of the committees. Both sides will probably make an effort to gain control of the credentials committee. There are three contesting delerra t iinc Tf ic -rvrVa V1 r Viottt. ever, that no matter which faction controls the credentials committee the contests will come before tle whole convention. Three Shocks and Out Sing Sing, N. Y.. Aug. 6. Benjamin Pugh, a negro, who murdered John Tiegen, a waiter in a restaurant in Brooklyn, on August 15 last, was put to death in the electric chair in Sing Sing prison yesterday. Three shocks were administered before he was pronounced dead. " . v Empress Fredtrick b Worse. Berlin, ?Vug- 5. A bulletin from Cronberg . states that the condition of Empress Frederick, mother of Emperor William, is such as to occasion the gravest anxiety. .

LAWTON'S MARSHAL

Telephone Girl to Succeed Datt Ccirr as Peace Officer. Wichita, Kas., Aug. 6. Miss Mattio Helen Beals, the Wichita telephone girl who drew second choice of farms in the new Kiowa and Comanche country, has aspired to new honors. She will become city marshal of the new Town of Lawton, to take the place of Bat Carr, the present officer. A delegation of citizens waited on Miss Beals yesterday and offered her the position. There is a good salary connected with the office. She accepted the place. She hopes to tame the outlaws and bad men without having to shoot. Miss Beals and Bat Carr, the outgoing officer, met last evening. To test her nerve he took several shots at her. She opened fire on him and shot his hat oft. After these little pleasant exchanges of compliments the two shook hands and promised to be friends. MARION'S GREAT LOSS Large Pulp Mill Totally Consumed Yesterday. Marion,' Ind., Aug. 7. The heaviest fire in this city in years occurred yesterday, and, with the exception of the finishing de partment the entire plant of the Indiana Pulp and Paper . Company was destroyed. The loss will reach $175,000, with only 860,000 insurance, the latter having been reduced $20,000 last May. The cause of the fire is unknown, although the supposition is that it started from' a torch station in the shaft-room The buildings were all constructed of brick, one story in height and covered with slate roofs. The industry was one of the city's best, and one of the finest of its kind in the country. It employed. 100 people regularly. The company is capitalized at $200,000, and carries a reserve fund of $50,000. Its dividends, ever since its operation have amounted to from 25 to 40 per cent, annually. Among the stockholders is O. P. Klinger, of Kokomo. It is thought the plant will not be rebuilt here, but will be located elsewhere closer to timber. Romance of a Convict Columbus, O., Aug. 7. Ben. T. De Lamos, a United States prisoner from Alabama in the penitentiary here, is preparing a unique request to the United States authorities. He offers to give bond of $100,000 if permitted to attend the G. A R. encampment in Cleveland. He says that, he - has never missed one.. De Lamos was sentenced for a technical violation of the pension laws. . He is the man who slept in the speaker's chair in the Alabama House as a tramp, and within two years was elected a member and afterward filled the chair as speaker in which he had slept as a tramp. Death in a Furnace. Provo, Utah, Aug. 6. James M. Wilson, a patient in the in sane asylum, threw himself head first into the open door of a fur nace yesterday. He was badjy burned before being pulled out. While bandages were being piouared Wilson broke awav and again threw himself into the fur nace, this time being so fright fully burned that he died within a short time. Blew Ora tht.Ssfs. Chicago,-Au., 6. Four high waymen entered the powerhouse of the Suburban Electric Railway Company yesterday, bound and gagged two employes, who wero in the building, blew open the sdfe and escaped with $700.

CALAPAN OCCUPIED

AMERICAN TROOPS EASILY ROUT FILIPINO REBELS IN THE ISLAND OF MIND0R0 The Insurgents are Led bu an American Deserter ard Flee Into the Interior Progress of Civil Government In the Archipelago Under TaU Is HiQtilu Satisfactory. Manila, Aug., 5. The towns of Calapan, Nanjan, and Pola, on the northeast coast of the island of Mindoro, ere occupied by a battalion of the Thirteenth Volunteer infantry and Macabebe scouts after a slight resistance. The insurgents, numbering 250, lied into the interior. Their coLumander, Howard, who is a deserter, is hiding in the mountains, and the Americans are in pursuit. . Adjutant General Corbin, who has returned to Manila after an eleven days tour of the islands, including a visit to the Sultan of Jolo, with whom he exchanged presents, says: "The trip has considerably broadened my views, as well as affording me great pleasure personally. What I have seen should be of considerable benefit to the government. In my opinion the changes now being made in the Philippines could not be carried out by abler hands than those of Governor Taft and General Chaffee. Both have had wide experience. Both are men of tact and ability. Their duties are entirely separate, and yet in many ways co-operative. One could not very well go forward without the othor. I am gratified to observe ' the firm friendship established between them, and I am confident that, under their guidance, the Philippines will get out of trouble into peaceful waters." The adjutant general left Ma nila for Shanghai this afternoon. The civil commission has chart ered a steamer for a trip among the northern islands in the inter est of the establishment of civil government. The journey will be begun in about ten days. Congressman Shafroth of Col orado, who has been closely in vestigating the question of public lands in the Philippines, urges the commission to take steps to establish the homestead laws, allowing any persons doing work to the value of 100 on government land to occupy e, certain amount of it, and, if possible, as sisting in stocking it. He also urges a similar arrangement with reference to mining claims. The troubles between the Sultan of Jolo and other native chiefs, which has resulted in some fighting and considerable loss of life, are being closely watched by the military authorities, who are ready to interfere should occasion demand. The civil administration of Ma nila under-the. new charter will orobablv cro into effect next Tuesday, when most of the ap pointments will be made. Chinese Must Cut off Their Queues. New York, Aug. 7. An order issued by the head of the Chi nese Reform. Association calls upon Chinamen in this country to remove their queues. It is said that upon the members of the association it will be more binding than an imperial edict It will affect several hundred Chinese in this city. Howbon Appointed. Washington, D. C, Aug. 7. Rear Admiral Henry L. Howison, retired, has been selected to fill the vacancy on the Schley xourt of inquiry; The selection is satisfactory to Rear Admiral Schley and his counsel.

SHAFFER ISSUES GENERAL STRIKE ORDER GALLING OUT ALL UNION MEN

Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 7. The die is cast. The battle of the giants is on in earnest, whether to ignominious defeat of one side or the other, or compromise, remains to be seen. Up to the present time it has been merely a skirmish, each side trying to find the vulnerable spot in the other's armor. Now it is different, brought about by the actual issuance by President Shaffer of the long-talk-ed-of general strike order. This order was promulgated yesterday evening, to take effect after the last turn of the mills on August 10, What the result will be no man can foretell, but judging by the expressed determination of both parties to the controversy, the battle will be waged fast and furiously. Much money will be lost, thousands upon thousands of men will be idle, great suffering is looked for, even bloodshed and death are possible and feared. The strike call includes practically all Amalgamated men in the United States Steel corporation's employ not now on strike. It was issued from the Amalgamated association headquarters, and mailed to all Amalgamated lodge ofiicials, who are expected to call their men into the strike. The order given is expected to swell the number of idle men to over 100,000 men at the end of the week. President Shaffer was asked if the call was not intended to go to the union men in the Carnegie Steel company. He said that he could answer no questions on that score. The Amalgamated association has lodges in the Upper and Lower Union mills of the Carnegie Steel company,

and a foothold in the Homestead, Duquesne and Braddock mills, the great bulwark of non-unionism.

DAUGHTER OF VICTORIA AND MOTHER OF WILLIAM Cronberg, Aug. G. Dowager Empress Frederick died at G:20 yesterday afternoon. All of her children except Prince Henry, who is at Cadiz, were present at her bedside when she passed away, conscious to the last. Among the relatives at the castle were the empress' oldest daughter and her sister. Princess Christian, Emperor William, Empress Augusta Victoria, and the Crown Prince Fer dinand William. In addition to others already named the . Crown Prince of Greece and the Princess, Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe, Prince Frederick Karl of Hesse, and the Emperor's sons, Princes Wilhelm Eitel-Friedrich and August Wilhelm, are at Cronbersr. The empress is reported to have repeated more than once the. injunction of her husband when he was dying; "Learn to suffer without complainin Taggart Dedines Again. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 7.Mayor Taggart positively declines to be a candidate for renommation. At a meeting yesterday after noon between a sub committee from the city committee with Chairman Fanning and Secretary Sahm and the five men who re quested that his name be placed on the ticket at the primary, his letter in which he states that he - i can under no circumstances ac cept renomination was made public. The declination was accepted as final and the men drew up a petition asking that Mr. Tagrrorf o noma Yc nritTirlmTTTV 'PllP letter, which was given out yes terday, was sent to the city com mittee last week, but upon the earnest solicitation of a committee appointed to confer with the mayor he consented to withhold it a few days. His determination not to be a candidate has never weakened, however, and finding that he did not change his mind it was decided to accept the declination. In his letter he says: "lam not, will not be a candidate, neither can I accept the nomination if tendered me." Now Comes Miguel. " Manila, Aug, 6. Miguel Malvar, who has been recognized as the successor of Agumaldo by the Filipino junta at Hong Kong, has issued a proclamation, dated July 6, copies of which have arrived here, giving assurances to the natives of the continuation of an active campaign and expressing hope for its successful issue.

EIGHT HUNDRED QUARTS OF NITROGLYCERINE EXPLODE

Bowling Green, O., Aug. 0. An explosion of nitroglycerin occurred on the Munn road, near this city, yesterday afternoon, in which one man, William Radabaugh, 2'2, a driver for the Hercules Torpedo company, was blown to atoms, and many other persons narrowly escaped serious injury. Radabaugh was driving a wagon loaded with 800 quarts of the explosive, and when nearing the tracks of the Cincinnatti, Hamilton and Dayton road whipped up his horses to cross the tracks ahead of the approching passenger train. The jolting exploded the stuff on the tracks and the train was stopped within a few feet of the gaping hole made by the explosion. Pieces of debris wore hurled with great force against the train, but none of the fifty passengers was struck. A house occupied by Mrs. Abraham Teall and her sons William, 7, and Rowland, 9, was wrecked and Mrs. Teall seriously injured. UNCLE RUSSELL'S BIRTHDAY The old Financier Reaches 85 and is Remembered by Friends. New York, Aug. 5. Russell Sage was 85 years old Sunday. He went on Friday afternoon to Sag Harbor, where he and Mrs. Sage are the guests of friends, but when he returned to the city this morning 'Uncle Russell," as he is known to the financial world, found his home, at No. 506 Fifth avenue, fairly filled with flowers and birthday gifts. Express men and messengers have been going there for the last two days with remembrances for Sage and his friends. It has long been Sage's custom to work as hard on his birthday as on any other day, but this year the calendar put Aug. 4 on Sunday, and Sage departed from his established custom and took Saturday off, remaining away from his office, at No. 31 Nassau street. Despite his advanced years, Sage remains active and keen. Few men in New Yo: have wider interests, yet his life is so well regulated that he still looks personally after all of his affairs. He is active in the directorate of twenty-six corporations, and devotes himself to .railroads, telephones, banks, elevators, telegraph and cable matters, and mail steamships. SampeoD: I believe women should be treated eame east aa west How is that? Why, give them. Rocky Mountain Tea the greatest spring blezsic? women can have. 35c. J. W. U.CZ3.