Plymouth Tribune, Volume 2, Number 12, Plymouth, Marshall County, 25 December 1902 — Page 1

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President Not Thirsting for Fame as Umpire in an International Row. BUT WILL AOT IK EE VENEZUELA Provided the Allies Will Hare No One Else John Ball Formally Declares War. Washington, Dec. 23. President Roosevelt has not accepted the position of arbitrator of the Venezuelan controversy. In fact, when the official day closed he had not received, formally or officially, a request from the European powers that he act as arbitrator of the dispute. These statements are xn.ide on the highest authority. The only other development of the imbroglio yesl&rday was a formal declaration of war at Trinidad, B. W. I., against Venezuela. In an Informal manner the president has been notified that the European powers intimately concerned in the present South American difflculty desire that he should undertake the responsibility of acting as arbitrator of the points at Issue between them and Venezuela. Only "Taking Sounding" So Far. Thus far they merely have been taking "soundings,' with a view, probably, of ascertaining how he would receive a formal proffer to act as arbitrator. The president, so soon as he received the first Intimation that he was desired to be arbitrator of . the controversy, expressed emphatically L!s judgment that the matters to be arbitrated should be referred to The Hague tribunal. Ills view of the suggestions made has been conveyed to the European powers, together with a strong presentation of his reasons for the view he hold's. No rei onse of a formal nature to these representations has been received. No Chaise In the President's Mind. Thepresidc-nt and Secretary Hay had a long conference yesterday after the former's return from his Virginia trip. They carefully went over the situation cb it had developed since Saturday, but It is understood that nothing has arisen during the past forty-eight hours to warrant the president in changing his opinion as to the undesirabllity of his acceptarce of the, position of arbitrator. Tho administration holds that the tribunal' at The Hague la the proper one to settle this matter. Will Accept If the AUIm Insist. . The nature and strength of the objection to the tribunaltat The Hague are not known to the president officially. The acceptance by the powers of the principle of arbitration as applied to the Venezuelan question Is a matter of great gratification to the president and his cabinet. That all the powers have Intimated, too, that they prefer the president to arbitrate the dispute Is taken as a notable compliment to the president personally. "While it is recognized by the president and his advisors that some unpleasant possibilities might attend his performance of thedutles of arbitrator his friends assert that he will shirk no responsibility that he may deem It his duty to undertake, but will accept If the powers insist on it, though with great reluctance. DEATH LIST IS TWENTY-FIVE Seven More of the Injured in the California Railway Disaster Die, and Others May Succumb. San Francisco, Dec. 23. The death list of the railroad collision at Byron, CaL, Saturday night was swelled to twenty-five last night by the ending of the life of Miss Stella Howard, of San Francisco, at the Southern Pacific hospital here, "Walter Vernon, aged 17, died at Fresno yesterday. Ills father died Sunday night. At the railroad hospital It was announced that several other victims of the wreck are In a critical condition and might suc cumb to their Injuries. The names of the dead are: Robert Itenwick, William L. Temple, Leonard S. Erwin, Tung Tal Gung (Chinese woman), Ah Quoy (Chinese girl), Richard Post Luky Malgowa, Hairu Maigowa, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, Clarence D. Clufs, Miss Mabel Vesey, Miss Birdie Elliott, Charles. A. Sessions, Charles Owens, Miss Minnie Mayer, F. S. Eastman, Fong Dick (Chinese woman), Carl Mayer, unidentified young white woman, Miss Alice Sul 11 van, D. IC" Vernon, two unidentified Chinese, Valter Vernon and Miss Stel la Howarcl SUPRE1IE COURT REVERSED Iowa's Highest State Tribunal Overridden by the Federal Court In an Important Liquor Case. Keokuk, la., Dec. 23. Judge McPhersan, of the federal court, handed down an opinion yesterday In the case of the United States vs. the Adams Express company, in which the cor poration was indicted for carrying on the business of a retail liquor dealer without having paid the special tax as required by law. The federal court in Its opinion holds that the express company Is only an agent of the venders in carrying liquors and collecting and returning money. As the express company did not sell liquors It was not engaged in the business of a liquor dealer. The court In this opinion has overriden the decision of the supreme court of Iowa. The packages of liquor were sent by a liquor house at Dallas, Msv, to parties at Birmingham, la., C O. D. The express company was Indicted, the government claiming that title was

transferred to the company when it received C. O. D. packages. Judge Mcpherson holds that the title to the liquors passed from the Dallas company to the cor slgnees when they were deposited In the express office at Dallas. HAD TO DIO 70S THEM Fifty Passengers en a Train Buried Under the Snow In a Nebraska missard. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 23. Fifty passengers on train 302 on the Burlington, running from Denver to Deadwcod, were buried beneath ten feet of snow for twenty hours. They were rescued; Sunday night after ten hours' work by a relief force sent from Sidney, Neb. The relief force numbered fifty persons. 'The little town of Mercer, Neb., was the stopping place of the snow-bound travelers. The place Is a cluster of about ten houses and stanties, and the train was obliged to remain beneath the snow until aid could be called from Sidney, fifteen miles away. Cheyenne, Wyo., Dec. 23. The snow blockade on the Union Pacific railroad between Cheyenne and Sidney, Neb., has been raised and trains axe moving. Maseag-nl's Tour Ends. Chicago, Dec. 23. After a run of hard luck ever since he struck this country, with court officers meeting him with Judgments at every turn since he landed, his tour a failure and heavy loss, Pletro Mascagni, Italian composer of "Cavallero Rusticann" and other operas, taken sick himself so he would be laid up a week, has arranged to throw up the Job, pay his troupe's passage back to laly and go there himself as soon as possible. Ills tour has cost him $10.000, including the passages back to Italy of the musicians.

New Line from Chicago to the MSoo.N Chicago, Dec. 23. Sault Ste. Marie is to be brought Into closer connection with Chicago by means of new through train service to be Inaugurated Dec. 29 over the Chicago and Northwestern and Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie railways. The new service will be via "Milwaukee, Fond du Lac, Oshkosh and Green Bay and Escanaba to Larch, the Junction point with the Sool line, and thence via Gladstone, Manlstique and Trout Lake to Sault Ste. Marie. American League Mag-nates. Chicago, Dec. 23. The American League magnates met here yesterday, agreed that the meeting was a special one instead of the regular one, and that the annual meeting should be held at New York in January; then the magnates appointed Ban Johnson, Comlskej, Henry Klllllea and Charles Somers the committee to confer with the National League magnates for a cessation of the war." DTNA1IITE AS AN AVENGER Falls to Work as It Was Intended to as an Incident of Competition la Labor. Pittsburg, Dec. 23. Unknown parties attempted to dynamite a Slavish boarding house at Springfield, Pa. The building was partly wrecked but the fourteen occupants escaped unhurt. The men are employed at the American Glue works and it is alleged that the motive that Inspired the throwing of the dynamite was revenge, a number of foreigners having taken the places of other workmen at lower wages. On Oct 20 the big plant of the company was destroyed by fire, entailing a loss of $100,000, and on the following Friday a smaller plant, which had been opened after the destruction of the large factory, was burned. Both of these fires are believed to have been of Incendiary origin, and the same perpetrators are suspected of being responsible for Sunday night's explosion. Our Investments In Mexico. Washington, Dec. 23. Five hundred million dollars gold is the amount of United States capital invested In Mexico by 1,117 United States companies, firms and individuals, according to estimates carefully prepared by Consul General A. D. Barlow, at the City of Mexico. Practically all of this amount has been Invested with In the past five years. Having Some Weather In Pern. Lima, Peru, Dec. 23. News has Just reached here of a terrible storm of jail and" snow, accompanied by thunder and lightning, Dec. 14 at Cerro de Pasco, 107 miles from here. Several persons were killed and much damage done. There was a foot of .snow in the streets. The temperature fell to 3 degrees below zero. Fire Costs Knoxvllle $400,000. Knoxville. Tenn., Dec. 23. The Are Sunday night did not lick up a million in property, the loss being about $400,000,. which is enough, anyhow. Most of the property is insured. McTeer, Hood & Co.' building escaped the flames and is slightly damaged. Wisconsin Central Men Feel the Ware. Milwaukee, Dec. 23. Members of the grievance committee of the en gineers and firemen of the Wisconsin Central road held a conference yes terday with Superintendent E. F. Pot ter in regard to raising the wages of the employe. Was Only aa Oll Barg, - Gloucester, Mass., Dec. 23. The vessel on fire which attracted attention off this port Sunday night was the Standard Oil barge No. 43. Che was a derelict and was being towed Into this port. She was loaded with gaso line and a sailor, who Trent aboard of her on an errand, set her on fire by lighting a match. He was killed.

no In This Venezuelan Rusiness.That Was Not Originated by President Monroe. THERE IS A PRINCIPLE AT STAKE In Venezuela's Fight Against the Allies, and It Is Called Cairo's Favored by All Latin Z , America. Washington, Dec. 24. The cabinet meeting yesterday was prolonged to more than two hours. All the members were present except Secretary Moody, who is out of the city. The president denied himself to all callers and remained in consultation with the secretary of war until the arrival of the other members. Secretary nay brought to the meeting practically nothing new relating to the situation In Venezuela. No response had been received to the president's original suggestion to the powers that they consent to the reference of the Venezuelan controversy to the arbitration of The Hague tribunal, and no formal request had been received for the president to act as arbitrator of the difficulty. Plans of the President as Arbitrator. That fcuch a request will be received formally and officially is now particularly assured. It is known that the presidett and all of the members of his cabinet at first preferred that the whole vexatious question should be referred to The Hague tribunal. It is understoflsj that the president's plan, if he determines to arbitrate, contemplates the appointment of a board of arbitrators. He would not confide this important undertaking to any one man, nor does he feel able himself to spare the vast amount of time necessary for an examination in detail of each of the many claims that would be presented against Venezuela. Another Doctrine to Deal With. It Is said that the crucial point before the arbitration Is the famous "Calvo Doctrine." This doctrine, which was laid down by thegreatest of LatinAmerican international lawyers, and for many years has been regarded as beyond question by all of the LatinAmerican republics, denies the right of any nation to Intervene diplomatic ally in behalf of one of its subjects where the courts of the country are open to his application for Justice. Thus Venezuela has asserted that all of these claimants British, Germany, Italy, France might have gone before the Venerselan courts, and if their causes bJ been Just, and so decided by the court the government would have paid the Judgments. OBJECTIONS TO THE "DOCTRINE They Don't flo" Among the Latins, Who Stand by Cairo. The objection to this view Is that no account is taken of miscarriages of Justice and of racial antipathies. But so determined are the Soutn American countries to adhere to this doctrine that some of them have gone to extraordinary lengths in their resistance of diplomatic efforts of foreign governments to secure Justice for subjects. A notable case is that of Salvador. Recently a United States corporation obtained after arbitration a Judgment against the goverumeut of Salvador. The verdict was received with intense indignation in Salvador, and so intense was the anti-foreign feeling excited that a law has been passed within the last few weeks making It a criminal offense, and one to be heavily punished, for any Salvadorian to give any evidence whatever before any court in behalf of a foreigner claiming damages against the - Salvadorian government. This doctrine will be on trial before the arbitration, and because of its vast importance, if President Roosevelt appoints aboard he will see that the members are men of the highest call, ber. It la known that now some members of the cabinet are opposed to referring the matter to The Hague tribunal for these reasons: In the first place they have no desire to submit the Monroe Doctrine to the arbitrament of any non-American tribunal, not even excepting the august and eminently fair tribunal of The nague. They very much prefer that If this doctrine is to be the subject of arbitration if it is to. be even brought in Incidentally American Influences shall pass on it. Not that the fairness of The Hague arbitrators Is Impeached, but as most of them represent European and mon archical interests it is realized that their training may be regarded as un sympathetic where they are required to deal with such an essentially Atr.er lean subject as the Monroe Doctrine. It is true that on its face the arbitra tion proposal contains nothing that in dicates that this doctrine is to be attacked, but so complex and numerous are the questions which will come be fore the arbitration that It is apprehended here that the famous Doctrine scarcely can be kept from consldera tion. DICTUZX OH SOLLE BIGHTS Definition aa to Borne Capital and Labor ' Announced by a United States Appellate Court. St Louis, Dec. 24. "Capitalists have i right to do as they please with their . money, so long as they do not become public charges. A man without capital may labor or refuse to labor, so long

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as he keeps, out of the poor house. Capitalists have the right to combln capital in productive enterprises and by lawful competition drive individual producers and small ones out of busi

ness. Laborers and artisans have the right to form unions and fight this competition of capitalists by lawful means." This statesment of the right of com bination on the part of capital and labor was made by Judge C. C. Bland, of the court of appeals, yesterday in a decision In tavor of Joseph E. Walsh, who sought an injunction, to prevent members of the Master numbers' as sociation combining in the-refusal to j sell him supplies because he was not a member. ludges Barclay and Goode concurred In the decision," which was a reversal of a decision In Judge Wood's court Although holding tlat the associa tion should be restrained, as Walsh asked, the appellate court 'refused to dissolve the organization, as he had requested. Strenuous Woman1 In Tennessee. Jackson, Tenn., Dec. 24. At Toone Station, a village near this city, Miss Lizzie Iliilhouse, a prominent young woman in the locality, shot and fatally wounded a young man named Marsh, She called Marsh from the breakfast table, seized him by the arm with her disengaged hand, and fired six shots from a revolver into his body; Marsh, It Is said, was to have married at an early date. Honor for Moody's Successor. Chicago, Dec. 24. The directors of the Chicago Theological seminary have conferred, as a Christmas present upon Rev. G. Campbell Morgan, of Lon don, D. L. Moody's successor, In the Northfield extension work, whose name is now being mentioned as Dr. Park er's successor as pastor of the City Temple, London, the degree of doctor of divinity. "Lumber King" Drops Dead. Wausau, Wis., Dec. 24. Edward Augustus Foster, aged about 70 years, a retired lumberman, dropped dead at his home in this city from a stroke of apoplexy. Foster was known as the "Lumber King" and was well known in Wisconsin, Michigan and on the Pacific coast 8ald To Be an Inulanlan. Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 24. A man named James B. Ewlng, whose home is said to be in Indiana, was shot and killed in the smoking compartment of a north-bound Southern railway train by Frederick L. Stephenson,' a railway (Jerk of the Southern railroad. ' ARCHBI8H0P TEMPLE -DEAD Primate or England Goes from Activity In s the Haste of Iwerds to Die "''" Death.' Ded. London, Dec. 24. Most Rev. Frederick Temple, archbishop of Canterbury and primate of all England, passed away peacefully at 8:15 a. m. ARCHBISHOP TEMPLE IN 1S9G. yesterday In the presence of his wife and two sons. His death had been anticipated for some days. He was born at Santa Maura, Ionian islands, Nov. SO, 1S21,' and consequently was 81 years old at death. He was consecrated bishop in 18G9 and made archbishop of Canterbury Dec. 22, 1S9Ö. He showed his failing strength at the coronatlcn, when his hand had to be upheld as he put the crown on the king. The collapse came in the house of lords a few weeks ago, at the conclusion of a vigorous speech in support of the education bill. He had not left his bed since. Two Hurt at a Fire. St Joseph, Mo., Dec. 24. Fire destroyed Chase & Son's candy factory yesterday. Sophia Mlntus, 15 years old, and Mattle Leslie, 20 years old. Jumped from a third-story window and were fatally hurt. The loss is $100,000. Dewey Is at an J nan. Washington, Dec. 24. The navy department is advised of tfce arrival at San Juan of Admiral Dewey In his flagship Mayflower. The admiral will spend Christmas at the Porto Rlcan capital. President Carpenter Resigns. Chicago, Dec. 23. Myron Jay Carpenter, who has been president of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois road for the last ten years, has resigned to accept the position of vice president and general manager of the Pere Marquette system. Bans In Prominent Families." Macon, Ga., Dec. 23. Charles nogg and Gent Grantham, members of prominent families, quarreled while driving on a road near Cochran. Each drew a pistol and fired. Hogg is dead and Grantham is barely alive. Condition of Cornelias Yanderbllt New York, Dec 23. Dr. Delfleld said last night: "Mr. Vanderbllt la better, but he is still a very sick man. He will continue to be critically 111 for a week, and la not yet out of danger. The. perintonltis, however, has been entirely eliminated, and there Is every reason to believe that he will recover'

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Runaway Wife of the Saxon Heir Is at Geneva with Her Brother. ALSO PRESENT IS MONSIEUR GIRON Which I Unfortunate for the Lady in the Case Why Louise Left Home. . Geneva, Switzerland. Dec. 24. The crown princess of Saxony Is here under the name of Fräulein von Oben. Her brother. Archduke Leopold Ferdinand, and Professor GIron are at the same hotel. The archduke has assumed the name of De Furiano. The party intend to spend Christmas here. Dresden, Saxony, Dec. 24. King George and Crown Prince Frederick know where the Crown Princess Louise has sought refuge, but they have decided to accept the estrangement of the princess and her husband as Irreparable. They have informed the cabinet of the circumstances of the princess flight as they see them, and a decree of divorce is talked of as a necessary sequence to the princess' resolution to leave the court forever. Why, She Says, She Hates Film. In November the princess announced her determination to her husband after one of their frequent violent scenes. She also confided to two or three of her intimate friends her intention to separate herself from the court and "all its wretchedness" and discussed with them the impossibility of longer enduring the artificial etiquette of the court and the "forced companionship of a man who was loathsome to her." What she complained of in the prince was his Intemperance, his alleged infidelity and. as her partisans affirm, his cruelty of disposition. They affirm that he has had for years undue friendship with an actress named Baste, and It is reported that at a review of troops at Grimma two years ago the prince fell from his horse, intoxicated, in front of his regiment Quarreled with Her Mother and Father. The crown princess' days at Salzburg were spent in controversy with her father and mother, who did not excuse her for a moment in her mad desire to leave her position and family. Her brother, n-fcduke Leopold Ferdinand, took his els' er's part The circumstances of the rrlneess' flight are still obscure , here and.no reliable news is available. The only fact that seems clear is that the king and crown prince know where she is and are in communication with her, but It is learned that she Is absolutely Intractable. 18 THERE A MAN IN THE CASE? . Bint of Such at Dresden and More Than a Hint at Vienna. The crown prince's adherents intimate that an illicit love affair is the cause of the princess' desertion. The Dresdner Nachrichten, one of the principal newspapers, and having conservative leanings, after saying that it could almost be sorry for the princess, with a disposition incompatible with that of the prince and disliking the etiquette of this court, suggests that to find the reason for her departure one must find the man." The man in this case who is associated by gossip with the princess is a handsome Frenchman, who was tutor to the princess' children. He was peremptorily discharged by order of the crown prince Dec. 2. While the p.hase of the scandal is only tinted here It Is the burden of talk at Vienna. Dispatches from there ay of the princess: "When she left Salzburg, accompanied by her brother. Archduke Leopold Ferdinand, the princess went to Munich, where a French tutor awaited her. It appears that when the crown prince returned to Dresden recently, after his hunting accident In the Tyrol he discovered secret correspondence exchanged be tween the princess and the French tutor, whose former relations with her had created a scandal resulting In the tutor's expulsion from Saxony. Besides disclosing the couple's relations the letters revealed snother scandal." Another Vienna dispatch says: "Archduke Leopold Ferdinand intends to take the name of Leopold Woelfling. Besides formally renouncing his rank r.nd dignities as a member of the imperial house the archduke has returned all his orders and decorations, includ ing that of the Golden Fleece, and has resigned his commission in the Austrian army. It is expected that he will marry his Vienese companion. Ills relatives prevented him from tak ing this step morganatically several months ago. The archduke was at one time secretly betrothed to Donna Elvira, the second daughter of Don Car los, who eloped with Count Flllppo Folchi. - .' . Used the Mails to Defraud. Chicago, Dec. 23. William W. Bris tol was sentenced yesterday in the fed eral court to a year in the county Jail for fraudulent use of the mails in connection with the Surety Guarantee and Trust company, of which he was man ager. John R. Prime, former adjutant general of Iowa, was the victim. She Suoeeeded at Indianapolis.' Indianapolis, Dec. 23. X pretty, well-dressed woman, 19 years old, giv ing her name as Mrs. W. C. Hazel, of Covington, Ky. was taken to the city hcppital from the Morton hotel in Monument place yesterday in an onconscious condition from morphine and wounds in her wrist and died at 9 o'clock. She. lsMra. Clarence Hazel,

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the central states last week because of her efforts to kill herself in the Latonla hotel in Covington, Ky. Friction Burned the Wheel. Burlington, la., Dec. 23. As passenger train No. i on the Burlington road, due here at 2 a. m., was passing main street crossing an hour late, one of the pilot wheels fell off, having been burned off by friction. The axle was found to be ied hot The train had Just finished the descent of the fourmile grade from West Burlington at a mile-a-mlnute clip. Better Salaries for ,000 Men. New York, Dec. 24. The Herald says that employes of Wells, Fargo & Co. to the number of over 6,000 will have their salaries increased from 5 to 10 per cent, the Increase to date from Dec 1. Northwestern' New Athletle Boss. Chicago, Dec. 24. Horace Butterworth has been appointed director of phyisical culture and athletics at the Northwestern university, taking the place of Dr. ITollister Seems to Have Been a False Alarm. Loogootee, Ind,. Dec. 24. Twenty armed men left here Sunday for a farm west of town where It was reported that the men who attempted to rob the White River bank Saturday morning were in hiding In a barn. If the men were in" the barn they left before the posse reached the place. Gov. Yates Goes Fishing. Miami, Fla.. Dec. 24. Governor Yates and wife were fishing Monday as guests of ex-Mayor Riley, and caught 151 fish weighing ten or thirty pounds each. Mrs. Yates was champion, landing seventy-one. and the governor fifteen. The governor is almost as well as ever. Another Tie in the Race. Butte, Mont., Dec. 23. The second election for representative in the lower house of the legislature from Yellowstone county has resulted in another tie. Before each candidate received 738 votes. This time each got 575. Castro Referred to Matos. Willemstad, Curacoa, Dec 24. The revolutionists have replied to President Castro's proposition that they should unite with the government and turn their arms against the foreigners who have attacked Venezuela, by referring the proposition to General Matos, their only chief capable of dealing with the matter. Vlaoenaes Waats a Warship. Vincennes, Dec 22. The following telegram from Washington explains itself: "A delegation from the city of Vincennes, Ind., "called upon Secretary Moody . at the navy department Saturday to secure a promise from him to christen one of the new warships after their city. The delegation recalled te Secretary Moody the fact that the first warship to be launched In New York for the United States navy bore the name of Vincennes. The only show for Vincennes now is to name for that city one of the two training ships to be built The secretary promised to do what he could to meet the wishes of Vincennes people." Combine Project Not Dead. Linton, Ind., Dec. 22. The project for the consolidation of the Indiana coal mines into one combination is not a thing of the past by any means. In fact about everything has been practically agreed upon, but the money is not ready. The options have been extended until May 1, 1003, and it is thought that before that time the deal will be closed. The options represent an expenditure of $10,000,000. The Fool and His "Joke." Muncie, Ind., Dec. 22. Just to have fun with Miss Lillie Davis, an acquaintance, Lawrence White, a young man, put an uncorked bottle of gasoline upon her headwind then held a lighted match well above the bottle, saying, as he did so, "now we'll have some fireworks." The girl's hair caught fire and she was seriously burned while White was arrested and pleaded guilty of assault and battery. . They Rned Their Divorce. New Albany, Ind.. Dec. 22. After three days freedom from her matrimonial bonds Mrs. Charity Davis was remarried to Lawrence Davis, from whom she was granted a divorce last Tuesday In the circuit court, cruel treatment being the allegation. They had become reconciled. Merry Tobacco War Started. Indianapolis, Dec. 23. The tobacco trust has entered this city and a merry war is In progress between it and the independent dealers, with the result that thousands of cigars are being given away and grades that have always been selling at 5 cents straight are being bought now at seven or eight for 25 cents. The trust entered the held the first of the week and dealers estimate that it has given away at least $0,000 worth of high-grade cigars within the week. Bine River Dredging- Nearly Done. Newcastle, Ind:, Dec. 23. The task of dredging Blue river, which began eighteen months ago, is now nearing completion, and a month more will see the finish of the big undertaking. For fifteen miles the course of the river was straightened and made deeper, doing away with the annual flooding of adjoining farms, which caused losses of thousands of dollars. He Blew His Foot Ott ' Mount Vernon, Ind., Dec 23. Chas. Barbee was badly Injured while hunting Saturday. He was resting the barrel of tha gun on his foot and acdientally pulled the trigger. ; His foot was blown off and he nearly bled to death before a physician could get to him.

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Claim of $10,000 Against Him.a Souvenir of the Spanish War. PLAINTUT THREATENS APPEAL Perry Heath at the State CapitalComplaisant Crowd at Terre Haute News Notes. Indianapolis, Dec 24. A dispatch received yesterday from Governor Durbin, who is at Jacksonville, Fla., announces that the case of C. M. Barton against Governor Durbln, to recover $10,000 damages for remarks he charged wen? -ma de about him by thegovernor while Barton was running a saloon Just outside the camp of the One Hundred and Sixty-first regiment In Florida, of which Governor Durbin was colonel, ended Monday in a victory for the governor. The court instructed the Jury that the claim of a division of action should not be allowed. Takes Notice of an Appeal. Damages were awarded by a state court in 1S99, giving Barton $4,000 damages for the offense of trespass, and the Judgment was paid. The court held that In view of this fact that prosecution had not made out a suit on the charge of trespass on the land of the plaintiff by force of arms and the use of abusive language such as to defame the plaintiff's character and Injure his business. Barton's attorney filed notice that he will apped the suit Perry Heath at Indianapolis. Indianapolis, Dec 24. Firry S. nealh. of Salt Lake City, secretary of the Republican national committee, and wife were in Indianapolis a short time yesterday, on their way to Louisville, where they will spend a week with relatives. Heath was warmly received by Senator Bevcridge and other Republican leaders on whom he called. "I don't know how the report got started that I am going to be a candidate for United States senator," said he. "The report is simply rot I have no idea who manufactured it Some Mormon will be elected senator from Utah." Enemies In Adjourning Rooms. While Heath was in Senator Beveridge's private office, Senator F. McCulloch, president of the Union Traction syndicate, whose office, is across the corridor, walked into the waiting rooms. McCulloch vigorously fought the Heath faction in politics at Muncie for many years, but. he did not know that one member of tie rival element was so near him. Heath is enjoying good health and he said his newspaper ventures were entirely satisfactory. CROWD WA8 VERY COMPLAISANT Watched a Burglar at His Work and Let Him Walk Away Without Molestation. Terre Haute, Ind., Dec. 24. X crowd Sunday night watched a burglar operate in the second story of the 5 and 10 cent store owned by D. E. Clopson. The crowd stood at the foot of a telegraph pole and watched the burglar climb out 'the window to the pole, without attempting to notify the police. Nat Thorntown, a colored prize fighter, stood close to the foot of the pole. When the burglar yelled at him to get away he quietly obeyed, and made room for the burglar to slide down and make his escape. For some reason the burglar left the building without taking his plunder with him. An investigation showed that on the second floor of the store he had a sack of toys, such as a man would want to give to his children. He had evidently become frightened at the crowd below. It is a question among the people who watched the man as to whether he was a professional burglar or whether he was a poor man with a mad desire to please his children with Christmas toys and resorted to theft to obtain them. Mother and Child Burned to Death. Frankfort Ind., Dec 24. Mrs. Chas. Davis and a 4-year-old daughter were burned to death yesterday afternoon, and a G-y ear-old laughter seriously burned at their home, eight miles east of this city. The younger child bad been playing near a stove when her clothing ignited. The mother and older child made heroic attempts to extinguish the blazing garments of the little one, but without avail. State Laws To Be Revised. Indianapolis, Dec. 24. The Bar association of this city and county have under consideration a bill to revise and codify the statutes of Indiana, and the intention ig to ask the legislature to pass it. The bill will provide for the appointment of a commission to do the work. The laws were revised last In 1SSL Boosler State Short-Cats. Russiaville David Marsh, a pioneer of Clinton county, is dead at the p.;e of SO. Anderson Union stonemasons have Increased their wage scale from 35 to 40 cents an hour. Goodland George Hardy, a business man, died suddenly. He was a pioneer of Newton county. Clayton Thepostoffice at Pecksburg was totally destroyed by fire, together with a 6tore. Dresser .John Wagoner, a blind farmer, while cutting wood, three miles north of here, cut off his right foot