Plymouth Tribune, Volume 1, Number 34, Plymouth, Marshall County, 29 May 1902 — Page 2

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Established OcK'twr 10, 1901. HENDRICKS & CO., Publishers. Tel ep none No. 27. OFFICE In Bissen Block, Corner Center and LaporteStrect. aDVEBTIBING BATES wUl be mad known on application. Entered trie Pus t office at Plymouth. Ind.. at eeobd class maiter. SUBSCRIPTION: One; Year In Advance $1.50; Six Months 75 cents;5Three Months 40 cents.de llvered at any postoffice. Plynonth, Ind., May 29. 1902. Harry Ilerff, of Peru, son of Jerome Ilerfif, the democratic politician, will be editor and manager of the Boyd Park News, a weekly publication soon to enter the newspaper field in Miami county. Every reason exists for the belief that peace in South Africa is practically assured,although nc official information is given out. The delay is technical, Boers and British have decided to end the long war. The new Commissioner of Pensions. AVare, has entered upon the duties of his office. If he succeeds in administering the affairs of that office without friction for twelve months, he will have accomplished more than any of his predcessors. The president emphatically declares that no misuse of the necessary severity of war will be tolerated, and that under no possible circumstances will the use of torture be justified. When the commander-in-chief of the army speaks we. haye. toe final word. After all the abuse that has been poured out upon him, it is a striking evidence of the great confidence of the public In Senator ITanna that he is appealed to in every industrial crisis as the most upright and most powerful iriend of labor in the country. Senator Stewart, one of the first and ab'est apostles of the heaven-ordained ratio of 16 to 1, is now firmly convinced that the silver issue Is as dead as a salt mackeral. If Senator Stewart recognizes this fact at last, there is still a hope that Mr. Bryan will admit Its truth some day in the Commoner. - The smallpox plague showed considerable growth in the state of Indiana during the month of April, and conditions in the southern counties continue to -arouse considerable uneasiness in Kentuckv, where the state officials have indicated that they will quarantine against Indfsra unless the state takes active steps against the spread of the disease. The democrats of Kansas have decided to fuse with the populists again. The democratic state convention at Wichita Friday named six of the fourteen candidates to be nominated on the state ticket and left eight places to be filled by the populists, after which the state committees of both parties is instructed to ratify and certify the fusion ticket. "Word comes from Boston that an organization has been effected to urge ex-Secretary of State Olney as the democratic candidate for president in 1904, and that the almost forgotten George Fred Williams is in the movement. Mr. Olney is a democrat of the Cleveland variety, and will be in his seventieth year should he live until the presidential election of 1904. Now the democratic press is condemning President Roosevelt because he asked congress for half a million for the relief of volcano sufferers when it is proved less is needed. When partisans attack a man for his humanity to his fellows they call attention to the large heart tliat is in him, and the old philosophy that' 'charity covers a multitude of sins" is brought to his defense at once. Some of the men who are seeking county offices will be better off if they are defeated. When a man is elected to office he separates himself trom business for a few years; then he has to begin anew. In a measure he has unfitted himself for private business. The better plan would seem to be to stick to business until one is situated to retire after having served in some official capacity. A telegraphic report from Havana says that the Cuban tegislature tabled the proposal to pardon all Americans serving sentence cr on trial. It is to be hoped that this policy will be persisted in, for nothing could give the world a better impression of the actual independence of Cuba than to stand for the punishment of criminals duly convicted under the jurisdiction of their own countrymen. Senator Beveridge has introduced a bill providing for a delegate in congress for Alaska. There has been a vociferous protest from the citizens of Alaska to the effect that they are deserving of a delegate just as much as Arizona; and certainly should be on an equal footing with Porto Rico, which has a commissioner. These protests struck Senator Beveridge as being well founded and, as chairman cf the committee on territories, he will start the necessary legislation.

Uncle Sam leaves Cuba out of debt and with a comfortable surplus in the island treasury. If the Cuban secretary of finance can make as go-rd a showing a year hence the new government will be entitled to congratulations.

"While under temporary America.n control one-fourth of the revenue of Cuba went to the public schools. President Palma was an American school teacher for many years, and will not allow the cause of education to drop backward Judge Tuley, of Chicago, is in a state of eruption because the govern ment has proceeded against the beef trust with a suit to enjoin it instead of having had its members indicted and tried by jury.Indlctmentand trial by jury is a long and often doubtful process but the injunction is often certain and effective,and certainty and effectiveness are what the people desire in suchcases"asthat of the beef trust. Fred Landis, who was nominated for congress in the Eleventh district Thursday, is only thirty years old and has never had any experience in public life. He was the nearest a dark horse of any " of the candidates and for that reason the opposition to ConressmanSteele was able to unite on him Mr.Steele was the most influential congressman in the state and the only reason'for defeating him was that he bad been in congress twenty years and " ought to give somebody else a chance. There is no divergence among the republicans on the question of the retention of the Philippines. The flag which is up in the islands roust stay up. If the democratic leaders want to make an issue on this line and circumstances will probably force them to do this in the congressional canvass, of 1902, the republicans would be glad to gratify them. The republicans are practically solid in support of retention, while many democrats are with them on this issue. A fight on this line would be a one sided affair like that on silver in 1900, only a little more so. The democrats who are denouncing the conduct of the soldJers in the Philippines and demanding that the islands shall be given up are rendering a great service to the republican party. The democratic members of the committee on the Philippines set out to establish that General Chaffee and subordinates were "cruel beasts;" that our soldiers in the Philippines were guilty of punishing, persecuting, and killing prisoners; that they used explosive bullets, and that they treated the Filipinos worse than the Spaniards ever did. One by one the charges have fallen. Senators Rawlins and Carmack have withdrawn offensive remarks about GeneralChaffee, And on Tuesday, when Corporal O'Brien, the star witness of the democrats, was before the committee, Senator Patterson publicly discredited the story of p'Brienftas to the use of dum-dum bullets, and the committee went on record against accepting it. If O'Brien's stories, which have been the groundwork of most of the charges against our army in the Philippines, are of such character as to call out, on close examination, the condemnation of the instigators of the investigation, what shall be said of the intemperate speeches, based on hearsay evidence, made by Patterson, Rawlins and Carmack? SOLDIER TO SOLDIER. There were present at theRocklsland meeting of the Illinois G. A. R., generals, colonels, captains, lieutenants, and privates. There were present democrats and republicans conspicuous in public and business life, and men representing every shade of political convention and religious belief. It was a typical gathering of old soldiers and this was the greeting sent to the American soldiers in the Philippines: The veterans of 1861, well knowing the circumstances that surround their comrades of the United States army now in the Philippine islands, and being well advised of all the charges that have been brought against them, take this opportunity of expressing our confidence in their patriotism, bravery, and loyalty to the flag, and that with them the quality of mercy goes hand In hand with that of courage. We therefore pledge to them our hearty support and confidence, knowing that they will bring back the flag unsullied. - ' Populist State Convention. Secretary Mike Walter, of Rossvllle, has issued a call for the Populist state convention to be held In Indianapolis June 4th. The basis of representation is five delegates at large from each county and one additional delegate for each 200 votes or major fraction thereof cast for secretary of state in 1894. Indiana Wheat Crop A Failure. State Statistician Johnson's bulletin announces the fact that the Indiana wheat crop for the yeaa 1902 will be a failnre. This statement is verified by the different township reports contained in the May bulletin which has just gone to the printer. Fortyseven counties throughout the state show a loss of 445 points, while 33 counties show a. gain of only 241 points.

'Plenty of Presidential Timber" is the heading of the first article in the latest number of Mr. Bryan's paper. The names of five Tennesseeans are proposed, and at this point Bryan's suggestions end. His list of Northern availables is awaited with interest.

The report of the 107 state banks of Indiana at the close of business April 30 shows total resources of $28,015,328.08, an increase of nearly four millions in a year. The total loans and discounts were $17,142,"24,20; cash on hand, $1,866,289.29, and individual deposits, $3,137,003.20. A worthy son always holds a good mother in loving remembrance and delights to honor her memory. Thirty years ago General Palma, now president-elect of Cuba hastily buried his mother, a victim of Spanish cruelty, in an obscure cemetery in Bayamo, with a wooden cross to mark the spot. A few days ago, with all tokens of respect and love, he and his friends disinterred the remains, "placed them in a stately tomb bearing a tablet with th.s inscriptfon: "Candelaria Palma, whose beloved son Thomas has returned after thirty years and given her a Christian burial." CONGRESSMEN STEELE DEFEATED Fred Landis Nominated Thursday on the 1012th Ballot. Frederick K. Landis. of Logahsport at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon was nominated for congress by the republicans of the Eleventh district; thus concluding the biggest and most bitterly fought convention ever held in the täte. The convention opened at Wabash Wednesday with 10,000 people present. The candidates named were Fred Landis, of Logansport; Dr. Chas. H. Good, of Huntington; Cary E. Cowgill, of Wabash, and Major G. W. Steele, of Marion. It remained in session until 2 a. m. Thursday when the 920th ballot was taken with no nomination having been made. Adjournment was taken until 11 o'clock Thursday morning. Upon resumption of the convention balloting was recommenced, and on the 1012th the Huntington delegates who had stood firmly for Good, swung to Landis support. Even with this gain of strength the result was not determined until Wabash threw 20 votes to the Logansporter, thus cinching the nomination. When the result was announced the convention went wild and gave the nominee a rousing ovation. It was the field against Steele from the first until the last ballot. Up to the 1000th ballot the vote stood Steele 52, Good 32, Cogwill 30, Landis 25. Then the break came. Cogwill got at one time 63 votes and on 1009th ballot Good get 65 votes. When it became apparent that neither Good nor Cogwill could get the nomination a majority of their supporters went to Landis giving him 73 votes on the last ballot. Steele had 55 votes on the final ballot. Steele has represented the district for twenty years. It has a republican majority of 4,000. Decrease of Pauperism. The figures of Secretary Butler, of the board of state charities, show a most gratifying diminution of pauperism in the state, or perhaps it would be better to say a most gratifying indication of increasing wisdom in granting poor relief. The number of persons receiving state aid last year was 30.000 less than in 1897, and the reduction in the cost is well-nigh $400,000. But a study of the statistics shows that many counties have still much to learn. The average per capita cost of poor relief for the whole state is 9 cents. But in Wayne county which, is one of the richest and most prosperous counties in the state the, per capita cost is 28 cents. Other counties make nearly as bad a showing. Of course, there Is only one inference and that Is, that in these counties many people are helped that do not deserve help. The authorities In these counties should study the methods followed in other counties that dispense their charity more discriminatingly. Indianapolis Nejvs. What a Good Newspaper Did. The recent sale of the Philadelphia ilecord for J&2r864.000 as a business Investment for its purchaser shows the enduring value of a good newspaper property. A few years ago when the Chestnut-street National Bank, of Philadelphia, failed, in which Mr. William M. Singerly, proprietor of the Record, owned a controlling interest, the paper became involved with the bank and was turned over to tt as an asset. For some years it lias been operated by the receiver of the bank and ä trust company so successfully that it paid off .the liabilities of the bank, repaid certain stockholders $180,000 which they had been assessed, paid a dividend to the stockholders at large, earned about $300,000 for the trust company, and: is now sold for $2,864,000. This is an exceptional case, as not every national bank that fails can have the assistance of a good newspaper to help it out.

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For Political Parties Without Reward or Even Hope of Reward. The republican state central committee is organizing the newspapers for campaign work. No class of men are called upon to do so much campaign work as newspapers, not even the speakars, and when it comes to recognition no class is so utterly ignored. Fact. Yet they go right on, regardless of this fact, working for the principles in which they believe and generally for the men who often foist themselves on the party. If one of the newspapers dares to dissent from the opinions of the leaders or express an opinion 'for the good of the party," he is criticized as not a good republican and if he differs too often or talks to frankly is often made the object of abuse and sometimes compelled to face competition backed by his enemies and fostered by the men with whom he differs But after all he is the one force that is always at it, In season and out, working for the party and for its principles and its policies. And his recalcitrant moods are often all the incentive that the party has to reform itself, and to advance in the public service. Elkhart Review. The Indiana Farmers. Delegate Robert W. Wilcox, Of Hawaii, is deeply interested in the bill providing for the division of gov ernment lands in Hawaii into homesteads for farmers and people of the middle class, In those islands now are only the very rich and the very poor, the latter being laborers or coolies, The land area of Hawaii is 4,000,000 acres. Just about half of this is in the hands of seventy men engaged in sugar raising and cattle ranging. The other half is public land which is rented to the sugar corporations on leases that run from five to sixteen years. It is these government lands that delegate Wilcox wants turned into homesteads to encourage American farmers to come to Hawaii. He would divide them into twenty-acre plats for the best lands and eighty for the pastoral lands. Surely there is a deplorable condition in Hawaii not merely from the fact that about 90,000 out of a population of 160,000 are Asiatics, but because seventy men can own half the area of the islands and practically lease the other half. It is manifestly our business to improve the situation. But it might seem to bo a long time before Americans th.it want to till the soil should leave this land. Our own sumraer harvest is coming on. The demand for labor in the great wheat belt in the west promises to be as great this year as ever, while for steady work and living anyone whose good fortune has cast his lot in Indiana ought to think twice and deeply each time before he leaves for any place. Indianapolis News. This Company Has a Soui. The Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railway Company Friday in the Lake county courts established a precedent for corporations, In a condemnation suit a verdict of $200 was given against the company, but in order to show that there was no ill feeling in the matter Vice President A. C. Frost of Chicago telephoned his counsel to give the defendant $1,000, the sum which the company had at first offered but which had been rejected. The defendant was Peter Duba, who owns a farm near Libertyville. The Chicago and Milwaukee Electric is building a spur from Lake Bluff to Libertyville and the route passes through Duba's farm. He wanted $3,000 to allow the company to - cross his place and suit was begun. The actual value was fixed at $200 by the jury- ' In Bad Condition to Strike. The United Mine Workers are said to be in a worse condition financially for maintaining a strike than they were two years ago, The report of the, national treasurer shows cash on hand last Dec. 31, $97,047, more than $30,000 less than was on hand at the end of the preceding year. There is not much more money on hand than there was six months ago, and at the rate of $5 per week for each striker it would soon be exhausted. The report shows the expenditures during 1901 were $330,143 of which $202,926 was for relief of strikers. Labor wars are costly as well as other wars. Gowdy Wants To Rest. Our old friend John R. Gowdy, of Rushville, astonished all the "kid glove" politicians of this and other states when he asked for and received the appointment of consul general at Paris. But he has made oue of the most efficient and popular consuls this government ever had, . ne has earned a vacation. After jfive years at his postyhe has asked the state department for a sixty days' leave of absence. For Sale. Some of the mobt desirable build lng and business locations in the city 30tf C II. Reeve.

REPUBLICANS TO MEET. Tne republicans of Marshall county are hereby called to meet in mass convention at the various places ot meeting in each township on Saturday,

May 31, 1902, at 2 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of selecting delegates and alternate delegates to the county convention. The apportionment for the selection of such delegates and alternate delegates will be as follows: One delegate and one alternate delegate for each ten votes, and for each majority fraction thereof, cast for presidential elector at the November election 1900. Following is the apportionment by townships: No. of No. of Townships Delegates Alternates Center 70 70 North 19 19 Polk 23 23 West 17 17 Union 24 24 Green 13 13 Walnut 33 33 Tippecanoe 21 21 Bourbon 37 37 German 37 37 Total 294 294 The delegates so selected will meet in the court house yard m Plymouth, on Saturday June 7, 1902, at 2 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of nominating candidates to be placed upon the republican ticket to be voted for at the election to be held on November 4, 1902. and for the purpose of transacting such other business as may properly come before said convention. The offices for which candidates are to be nominated at said convention, are as follows: Representative, Clerk, Auditor, Treasurer, Sheriff, 'Surveyor, Coroner, One Commissioner from First District, One Commissioner from Second District, One Member of County Council from each District, Three CourTcilmen at Large. C. M.Slayter, Frank W. Boss, Secretary. Chairman. Center Township Convention. The republicans of Center township, except Inwood precinct, will meet in convention at the court house in Plymouth, Saturday, May 31, at 2 o'clock p. m. for the purpose of appointing delegates to tne county convention to be held June 7, and transacting such other business as may properly come before said meeting. Township Committee. West Township. Republicans of West township will meet at West school house Saturday, May 31, at 2 o'clock p. m., to appoint delegates to the county convention and transact other necessary business. West Tp Committee Polk Township Convention. The republicans of Precinct No. 1, will meet at Teegarden Saturday, May 31, at 2 o'clock p. m. Precinct No 2 and 3 will meet at Tyner, Saturday, May 31, at 2 o'clock p. m. for the purpose of appointing delegates and alternates to county convention and transacting such other business as is necessary. JonN II. Barber, Chairman. POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. For County Clerk. Editor Tribune: Please announce that I am a candidate for Clerk of the Marshall Circuit Court, subject to 1 he decision of the Republican county convention, called to meet In Plymouth, Saturday, June 7. 1902. F. M. McCrory. COUNTY TREASURER. VCilllamll.Conser. will be a candidate for the nomination for treasurer of Marshall county. Subject to the decision of the Republican county convention June Ttb, and solicits the support of all his friends. Decoration Day Services at Plymouth. May 30, 1902. The column consisting of Miles H. Tibbitts Post G. A. It., Co. I, 3rd Regiment I. N. G., will form under the directions of the officer of the day, Wm. II. Conger, at 1:30 p. m. on Michigan street, the right of the column, Co. I, 3rd regiment I. N. G., commanded by Capt. Lee Kendall, resting on Garro street. The column will march under the direction of the officer ot the day, to Center street, thence to Laporte street, thence to the Methodist church where memorial seryice will be held, W. E. Bailey, presiding officer. PROGRAM Sen Invocation Re. W. E. McKenzie Reading of Pres. Lincoln's Gettysburg Speech.... Lawrenoe Carvey tfong Oration.. ................. Rev. J. E. Hartman Song Column will re-form and march to Oak IIill cemetery, where after the ritual by the G. A. R. post, the graves of all deceased soldiers will be decorated with flowers. The column will be led by the Bremen band. After taps by Comrade Böhmer the column will re-form, march to the G. A. R. Post and break ranks. By orer of committee. I ( L. Tanner. D. L. Dickinson. B. C. South worth. ( Big Fire at Miiford. v The east- half of the business portion of Miiford twenty-five, miles east of Plymouth was destroved by fire between 12:30 and 3 o'clock a. m. Friday, entailing a loss of between $20,000 and $25,000, with a total insurance of about $16,000. The burned portion contained twelve buildings, all i a one block, which is bounded on the east by the Big Four right of way.

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