Plymouth Tribune, Volume 1, Number 42, Plymouth, Marshall County, 17 July 1902 — Page 4

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L'elepnoue 'o. 27. OFFICE In Bissell Block. Corner Center and Laporte Street. uVlBTlbING RATES will be made known on application. Entered tie Postoffice at Plymouth. Ind.. as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION: One Year In Advance $1.50; Six Monthsgrs cents; Three Months 40 cenu.deliverei at any postoffice. Plymouth, lad., July 17, 1902. An astronomer predicts tne end of creation between 1931 and 1933. That is certainly time enough to prepare for it, and have lots of fun besides. The new commissioner of pensions has adopted the rule of promoting clerks who have made the best record in the office. Under this rule one of the first to be promoted was an exConfederate. The harmony program is further being disturbed in this state by acrimonious discussion as to whether or not William Jennings Bryan shall be invited to come to Indiana to deliver political speeches. If Aguinaldo says anything Complimentary about the United States when he lectures in this country he will forfeit the high opinion expressed of him by the democratic leaders w hen he was shooting our soldiers. On a test vote in a democratic state convention in Missouri the followers of Bryan are ahead by 501 to 199. The reorganizes are still erring brothers, who will be permitted to occupy a rear seat if they feel sorry. The Spanish people have subscribed for 130,000,000 of a new government loan. This is ten times as much as the governmnnt wanted, and is taken to be an indication that Spain, or at least many of the Spaniards have not become impoverished. The retirement of Lord Salisbury from the British premiership is announced. He is an old man and had filled the trying position with varying success. He is succeeded by his nephew. Lord Balfour, and there will be no change of policies. The first week of the freight handlers strike in Chicago is estimated to have cost 85,990,000. The two largest items in the estimate are loss to merchants, 82400,000, and loss to railroads, $3,500,000. This is a very senseless kind of commercial war. A year or so ago, President Schurmann, of Cornell University, a member of the first Phillipine commission, was being quoted as an anti-imperialist. Now he thinks "our political philosophy is full of hope and promise for the Philippine nation and for every people and race on the globe." A revised and probably final estimate of the Boer forces in the field places them at 75,000. This is fully three times as many as it was thought they could muster, and is probably the largest number that so small a nation ever put in the field. Many of the fighters were mere boys in years. Winter is beginning in Australia, and the country is in rather a bad way. Continued droughths iu Queensland, New South WTales, South and Western Australia have wrought much damage to the agricultural industries, and the result is .that many laborers are out of employment. The country is, however, rich in resources and is not likely to suffer long. Unlike many mine disasters, the terrible calamity at Johnswwn did not appear to be due to thexfailure of the owners to provide for the safety of the men working in the mine. The presence ot the gas was realized, and strict rules were in force to prevent its ignition: The safety lamp was required, but miners became .careless and used the torch, which gives a bet ter light. One of the problems that the American people will be considering soon relates to the kind of labor that can be used in building the Panama canal. When the French were at it it was found that negroes could not withstand the terrible miasma of the Panama ditch. The London Spectator suggests that "the only men who can be trusted to do the werk are the Chinese; but the cost of bringing them after the canal is opened will be very great, even according to American ideas." The government has appropriated $5,000,000 towards the Louisiana purchase exposition at St. Louis in 1904, but Secreary Shaw rules that unless the exposition managers agree to sign a contract not to open the exposition gates on Sunday, he cannot allow any of the appropriation to be used for the salaries of those connected with the exposition, as the government observes the Sabbath and does not pay its employes for laboring on that day. This is a good point and as the salaries begin now the managers must come to a decision at once or lose the big gilt of congress.

Democrats must gain at least forty seats to win the next house under the new apportionment. As they have failed to find even one issue the prospect for them is not encouraging.

The tenth week of the groat anthracite miners' stiike may witness the crisis. Everything now depends upon the national convention which meets at Indianapolis on Thursday. Porto Rico's exports to foreign countries last year increased 54 per cent and to the United States 48 per cent. The object lesson will not escape the attention of intelligent Cubans. Mont Pelee loves to be contradictory evidently. When the scientist first declared that there would be no eruption the volcano wiped out a whole town and' killed hundreds of people. It kept quiet until the scientists pointed out that it was impossible Mont Pelee could have another eruption for years now it has started again. Charles M. Schwab in answer to a suit filed against the steel trust at Trenton, N. J. makes affidavit that the assets of the corporation amount to one billion four hundred millions of dollars. He values the Carnegie properties at $320,000,000 and he says that the earnings of the trust for fifteen months have exceeded 10 per cent of the capital stock. Egyptian cotton is being introduced in Texas, and promises to revolutionize the cotton industry of the South. It is much more desirable than the cotton raised in the United States now and is even better than the sea island cotton. The Egyptian cotton has much longer fibre than other cottons, and its seed can be removed so easily that it is not necessary to cut up the cotton in ginning it. Senator J. C. Blackburn, of Kentucky, is out in a statement in which he declares that he hopes "to live long enough to see United States senators elected by direct vote of the people." As an experimental step in this direction, Senator Blackburn might induce himself and his associates in Kentucky democratic leadership to permit the election of governors in his state by the same method. A leading democratic senator re cently admitted that the reason he and a number of his colleagues sup ported the Panama canal plan was because they had confidence in Senators Hanna and Spooner, who have more influence than any two men in the country, especially in matters not political, with the democratic side in the senate. This is certainly a tribute to these two able statesmen. While the wholesale business of Chicago is almost completely paralyzed, and while its business men are suffering a loss of $1,000,000 per day, the striking freight handlers and the railroads are in a deadlock, and announce their determination to fight to the finish over the question of one-half cent per hour per man, or a total of about $500 for every twenty-four hours; this sum being divided on one side between twenty-four railroads, and on the other between 10,000 men. The death of Archbishop Feehan, of Chicago, deprives the Catholic church of one of its most powerful supporters in the west. He was a man of the highest christian character, and of remarkable ability. He had rulership over a diocese composed of 300 churches and over 400 priests besides many schools and colleges, asylums and hospitals. He was the founder of the popular and powerful order, the Catholic Knights of America, ne was 73 years of age and had been in charge of the Chicago diocese for a quarter of a century. No Corn to Burn. The New York Herald expresses the opinion that the corn crop will be so large that there will be "corn to burn." The corn ciop is not -fully assurred yet, but it may be safely predicted that never again in this country will there be corn to burn. In fact, from year to year, corn always has a good value. During the past dozen years the alternation of a full and a short crop has caused prices to double, so that those who have been in a situation to hold the abundant crop until a short season have doubled their money without the risks of margins and bucket shops. More and more Europe is coming to appreciate com, and here at home the experience of the past year has taught us that of all the crops corn is the more important. Instead of burning it, let the surplus of the full years be kept, Joseph-like, for the lank years. Indianapolis Journal. Mule Market to Reopen. The British will reopen their horse and mule depot in New Orleans for the purpose of restocking the Boer farms. JW. J. Hammond, a steamship agent who went to England to try to secure the renewal of the South African horse trade, cabled that he and Captsin Marsham, who had charge of the business, were on their way to New Orleans to reopen it.

SPIRIT OF ANXIETY

It Pervades the Oftices Of the United Mine Workers. Indianapolis, July 16 The action of the special convention of the United Mine Workers, which is to mee here Thursday, is as problematical to the officers of the union as to the public. A spirit of unrest is apparent about headquarters, the officers acknowledging that it will be no easy matter to control the convention and keep down the radical element. Delegates that are being elected to the convention by local unions are generally uninstructed, being left un hampered, to vote in harmony with the sentiment expressed at the convention. While there is apprehension of a sharp contest a prevailing opinion that a strike will be averted is gaining strength. Instead of a strike, it is believed that the bitumi nous miners will give financial, sup port to the strikers in the anthracite region and the bituminous miners of West Virginia. The most serious phase of the situation and the feature most likely to precipitate a general strike is the effort of the anthracite operators to break the union. It is now recog nized chat the fight in that region is no longer for an increase in wages and betterment of working conditions, but between the union of miners and the anthracite coal combination for ex istence. Enough has been said by the coal operators to substantiate this be lief. To have the organization broken in the anthracite region would mean a loss of 150,000 members, be sides the general dissension in the ranks of the union that would follow such a catastrophe. The radical element in the union, naturally more apprehensive than the conservative, will lead a movement for a general suspension of work with great activity. If it is demonstrated in the convention that the organization is really in daDger the forces of the radicals will be rapidly increased and the officers themselves may be driven into indorsing a general strike if it becomes necessary to save the union. The fact that the United Mine Workers have the support of every labor organization in the country en courages those in favor of a general strike to agitate radical action. The outside unions are not indorsing a general suspension of work by the miners, neither are they opposed to it, but it is known that many labor leaders have pledged the support of their or ganizations whenever the miners ask for assistance. The officers of the mine worker are opposed to a general strike, but the decision rests with the convention. The mine workers, as a rule, observe theadvic of their officers, particularly of .this administration, but should the delegates become too en thusiastic in their cause they may take the convention in their own hands. The delegates sent to the national conventions generally repre sent the best informed and brightest men in the local unions, and are usually pretty level-headed. However, there never was such a complicated issue confronting them before, and the convention itself can only determine what may happen. Fast Train Service. It is possible that the schedule of the new 24-hour train service over the Pennsylvania and Lake Shore roads between Chicago and New York may be reduced to sixteen or eighteen hours. By a run made by this train Friday night over the Lake Shore, it was demonstrated that the distance between the two cities may be covered easily in sixteen hours. One day last week the west-bound flyer over the Lake Shore was blocked two hours and twenty-eight minutes by a freight wreck at Brocton, forty-nine miles west of Buffalo As soon as the obstruction was cleared the Twentieth Century limited started on on a remarkable run. The distance from Brocton to Chicago 481 miles was covered in 481 minutes. Brocton is less than one-half the distance between New York and Chicago, and the fact that the train made up two hours and a half in lessjtban half the distance demonstrates to the officials of the Lake Shore and New York Central Jroads that the entire journey could be made with safety on a six-teen-hour schedule. Following is a resume of the run by divisions: Brocton to Cleveland, 135 miles, 131 minvtes; Cleveland to Toledo, 113 miles, 103 mlnntes; Toledo to 'Elkhart, 133 miles, 115 minutes, Elkhart to Chicago 101 miles, 111 minutes. Between Elkhart and Chicago the run included slow-downs for fourteen railroad crossings, three slow orders and twelve miles through the Chicago yards from South Chicago to Grand Central sta tion. . Chance to Show Good Sense. When it comes to discriminating between democratic factions, the American voter will manifest his good sense by following the old injunction, "Between to evils, choose neither.?' Peru Bepublican.

Jefferson Speicher Killed. Jefferson Speicher, son of Mrs. Emily Speicher, and brother of Charles Speicher of this county, Clinton Speicher of South Bend, and Mrs. Frank Woods, of North Dakota, was killed near Milford Junction Sunday night. Mr. Speicher resided with his mother near Linkville for more than twenty years, but they removed to Milford about four months ago. He had been subject to epileptic fits since

he was nineteen years old and it is supposed that while suffering from one of those attacks he fell on the Big Four track Sunday night and a train ran over him. The body was terribly mangled when found and the remains were buried Monday. His head was severed and the mutilated pieces of his body were strewn along the track for a distance of eighty feet. The trunk was lying between the rails and had been dragged some distance. In fact the remains were so badly disfigured that it was almost impossible to identify the man as Speicher. His head was crushed. Deceased was about 42 years old was industrious, intelligent, and of excellent habits until long years of epilepsy impaired his faculties mentally and physically. He was related to the Ridgways, Seltenrights and other prominent families of the Linkville neighborhood. Death of H. Rev. Longbrake. Rev. Hiram Longbrake died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Elias Compton, near Inwood, Sunday night, July 13, at 11 o'clock, of heart failure after an illness of several months. Deceased was born in Fairfield county Ohio, in 1832 and was in his 71st year when he died. He was a man of sterling wcrth and of more than ordinary ability. We have no data at hand for a biography, but as a preacher, teacher, farmer andchisrtian citizen., Hiram Longbrake was respected and honored by all who Krrjw him. He came to this county from Ohio almost twenty years ago and settled in the Maple Grove neighborhood, afterward removing to a small farm near Inwood. He was for many years the correspondent of the Plymouth Republican and was so reliable that his items were always printed just as they were written. His aged wife survives him. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Episcopal church in Inwood, Wednesday at 10 o'clock a. m., and the remains interred at Bethel cemetery. Worry and the Weather. Recently a man who had kept account of his worries for a given number of years declared that of the thousands of things which had caused him anxiety he could remember only two that had any substantial basis, and that these, viewed from a distance, were trivial. This man voiced a common experience of humanity. Worries are in the vast majority of cases unreal. Many persons are laden with anxieties regarding the prospects of the weather. Two months ago it seemed perfectly clear to these persons that the drought of a year ago was about to be repeated, and they worked upon the feelings of the western population until days of prayer for rain were set apart by some of the governors. The heavens opened in due time and the floods came, and these persons were certain that the rains would continue until the growing crops were washed away. Yet there was a hot period, and it proved to them that we should have a hot and dry summer, which would be especially trying to those whose constitutions demanded cool and wet summers. By June the north winds began to blow and the early summer took on all the characteriatics of a late spring, Then the same persons were quite certain that we should not have sunShine and heat enough to ripen the crops and that the "unseasonable" weather wonld prove calamitous to persons subject to throat and lung troubles. Now we are passing through the most delightful season of the year, the period when the weather seems to he made to order for summer resort purposes, and yet these same persons are beginning to worry lest the warm term shall be protracted and severe, with consequent sunstrokes and heat prostrations. There are a few who philosophize over the weather, and these are the people who are comfortable at all seasons of the year, and comparatively happy. Their philosophy is based upon the principle that the weather is never colder or hotter, dryer or-wetter than it feels, and that nobody has ever yet been known to suffer disease or discomfort of any kind from the weather that has been predicted to come the next week or the next month. Wedded to Brother. A sensation was caused at J efferson City, Mo,, when it became known that Mrs. Maggie Wagner, young and attractive, had committeed suicide at Russell ville because she had learned three months after her marriage that her husband was hpr vTalf brother. from whom she had been parted since early childhood.

Three Years In Plymouth, In his annual sermon at the Reformed church Sunday morning, Rev. J. E. Hartman made the following statement: "Something more than a week ago we passed the third mile-stone of my ministry with you. God has led us hitherto; he has been good to us.

Figures are not alwavs reliable as indices of progress or letrogression But they have their interest. Hence I submit to you that during my pastorate here I have baptized twenty adults. It has-been my sad duty to stand with you at the brink of thirtynine open graves. Through my ministry twenty-nine new homes have been founded. And into the bonds of our Christian fellowship it has been my joyous privilege to induct more than fifty souls. It has been my purpose to bring to you the fruits of a systematic study of the scriptures. I have preached continuously through the gospel of Mark, the Epistle to the Philippines; and now for almost eighteen months from the Acts of the Appostles, with the hope to complete this rich mine of text and truth within the course of a few more sermons. And yet how sub limely unexhausted remains this well spring of God's revealed truth. WTho can fathom the depths of revelation? What seer's eye can scale the pinnacles of its completed symmetry? Where is the preacher whose voice, shallow though in the rapture of a most finished eloquence,can ever hope to be more than the echo of the triumph song of God's everlasting truth? Badly Bitten by "a Rat. Gcorga E. Moore, a machinist residing at Fort Wayne, was recently severely and painful injured in a peculiar way. WThile cutting the grass in his yard a big rat ran out of the high grass and climbed up inside the right leg of his trousers, before the startled man could stop it. The rodent climbed up the man's leg, badly lacerating it, and fastened its teeth in his hip. Although he grabbed the rat and squeezed it until he could hear its bones crack, he could not loosen its hold, and had to call a neighbor to his assistance. The neighbor crushed the rat's head between two stones and then split the seam of Moore's trousers in order to get the rodent out. The rat's teeth were sunk so deeply into the man's flesh that they had to be pried out with a pen-knife. Moore suffered excruciating pain, and the doctor who cauterized the wound regarded it as a very serious one. Locomotives Race for Ten Miles. The fastest race tract in America is in Indiana. It has a record of a mile in less than fifty seconds, and it is as serted that considerable money is banked on the races that occur on this track, which is a stretch of about ten miles be tween Elkhart and Goshen. The speeders are the fast trains on Big Four and Lake Shore railroads. The tracks of the two roads run side by side, and the Big Four train pulls out of Elkhart every afternoon about the same time as the Twentieth Cen tury limited leaves that station. It is understood between the enginemen that it means a race, and as there are no stops until Goshen is reached, there is a pretty display of scientific running. Honors thus far are about eyen. Hero of San Juan Hill. David II. Keller, a farmer five miles south of Marion, who was with President Boosevelt in the famous charge up San Juan hill, and was a participant in the attempt to capture Sitting Bull, and was present when the Indian chief was killed, is violentlv insane, and will be taken to the Eastern Indiana hospital, at Richmond. Keller's affliction dates from the famous charge. He was seriously injured. One side was caved in and a number of his ribs were broken, ne never fully recovered from the injury and has finally lost his reason. Township Trustees. There will be a meeting of the Township Trustees of the Thirteenth Congressional District, in Rochester, Thursday and Friday, July 24 and 25. The object of the meeting is the discussion of topics patent to said officers and their constituents. There are eighty-fonr townships in the district .which will probably be pretty fully represented. The program already prepared is an interesting one and will undoubtedly be fruitful of good. The meeting will be held at the Rochester Normal University. Rebate Given if Train is Late. J. H. Wood, general passenger agent of the Pennsylvania railaoad,has authorized the statement that through passengers on the new Twentieth Century Limited express between New York and Chicago will get a rebate on their fare if the train in an hour late or more. Each passenger on this train is charged $28 from New York to Chicago, which is $8 more than the standard fare. If the train is late one hour $1 rebate is due the passenger; late two hours, a $2 rebate; four hours' a $4 rebate, and so on. Tell your neigh oors about the good qualities of TnE Tribune. ,

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to which all Plymouth and vicinity are turning out to take advantage of the low price opportunities, is now iu full force. Same will continue until Saturday, August 2nd. This is no fake sale, but every article advertised on the large circular can be had, and just at the advertised prices. Special attention is invited to our Muslin Underwear and Corset department. These are very replete; and every article goes at specially reduced prices. Corset Covers, 17c, 25c, 44c, 66c. Gowns, 39c, 44c, 66c, 89c. Drawers, 22c, 25c, 44c, 66c, 89c. Skirts, 79c, 89c and up. See the extremely large line and good numbers in Corsets at 25c. Every article in the Mammoth Daylight Store reduced during the great Harvest Sale. Ball and Company

äff äff äffäffäffäff äffäif äff äff mm The Balloon Ascension, Saturday was fair and warm, one of the best days of the season for harvesting, making hay and plowing corn, consequently there were few farmers in town, but the balloon ascension, the races and other amusements were exactly as advertised. Plymouth never postpones things on account of weather. The fast bicycle race was won by Levi Ringle, of Bremen. Few boys of his age can make better time than Single. The slow race from Kloepfer's corner to the Jacox corner was easily won by Freddie Kuhn, who can handle a bicycle about as he pleases. The balloon ascension was the event of the day. The monster balloon with Professor Calloway in the basket rose majestically and floated away to the northeast. When the professor seemed a mere speck in the air he opened the parachute and desended alighting uninjured on Sigmund Mayer's house east of th postoffice. The feat was witnessed by over 2,000 people and it was one of the prettiest and most successful ascensions ever made in Plymouth. Prof. Calloway is not a novice in managing a balloon. He understands the business thoroughly. Started on Long Walk. W. B. Cummings, a common laborer of Elkhart, to whom a small estate was left by the death of his father in England six years ago, Tuesday started to work his way to claim his inheritance, despairing of saving sufficient money to make the trip as a paid passenger. He is about 54 years old. He will walk to New York, earn ; ingwhat he can on the road, and will then ship for Hernbay, England.

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i T A J A i A A A 111 Michigan Street. A äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff üf äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff äff Ransacked Farmer's Home. While the family of James Swarzell, a wealthy Porter county farmer, were at church Sunday two unknown men drove up to the Swarzell home with a platform wagon and thoroughly ransacked the house taking money, jewelry, silverware, clocks and similar articles to the value of several hundred dollars. The thieves then drove leisurely away and suspicion was not aroused until the family's return from church three hours later. A posse of neighbors headed by Farmer Swarzell are hunting the nervy burglars, but thus far without success. Men and team seem to have disappeared completely as though swallowed up by the earth. As Christ Would Run It "Golden Rule Norton, " who made for himself quite a reputation during the past two years by conducting his grocery stores as Christ would run them, is to run an excursion from Marion to Toledo, Ohio, on July 22. Norton is the proprietor of about five stores in and near Marion and all are run according to scriptual ' directions. The excursion is to be run to the Casino, and on the trip no cigars, whiskey, beer or chewing tobacco will be allowed. Jerry Simpson In the Swim, And now it is announced in Kansas newspapers that Jerry Simpson, who was known in Kansas as the scckless champion of the oppressed, has now become a leading spirit in a corporation that has for its purpose the irrigation of a vast arid tract of land and the lighting of the city of Roswell, Kas,, by electricity, the power to be Secured from falls in a river near that place.. . ,

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