Plymouth Tribune, Volume 3, Number 20, Plymouth, Marshall County, 18 February 1904 — Page 2

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Established October 10, 1901. Obit Republican Newspaper in the County. HENDRICKS &' CO., Publishers. OPrICE Biswell Bulldlne, Corner LuPort and Center Sirtet. Te If phone No. 7. SUBSCRIPTION BATES On Year, in adnw. S1.SO; Mi Months, 75 cents; ThTrf ddonih?, 4U cents, delivered at any postoflke ADVERTISING RATES made known on application. Entered at tbe potoffioe at Plymouth, Indloa, as second-class mall matter. . Plymouth, Ind., February 18. 1904 Just wait till the land fighting begins, and Russia's large reserve force of Missouri mules gets Into action. Tbe Japanese seem to have proceeded on David Harum 's version of the golden rule that "self defense is to do to the other fellow what he would do to you, and do It first." Walter Wellman says the powers of the world are endorsing Secretary Hay's plan and that the integrity of China is assured, no matter bow the Russo-Japanese war results. The new gold dollars which have been issued by the government as souvenirs of the St. Louis exposition which will be held this year have made their first appearance io Indianapolis. They are now on sale In limited quantities at $3 apiece. Isador Rayner, th new senator elected from Maryland, will not take his seat until March 4, 1905. He will be tha first Israelite in the United States senate sjuce Judah P. Benja min of confederate fame was a senator from Louisiana and seceded In 1861 Russia invites a statement of neutrality from the United States, and this will be sent at once. Several European nations favor Secretary of State Hay's 'idea as to limiting the zone of hostilities, and the combatants themselves have been addressed on the subject. Throughout the fe'outh there is a sentiment that the construction of the Panama canal will prove vastly beneficial to that part of the country. Great 'results are expected from the coosumation of that gigantic project. Let us hope there may be no disappointment. The demand for seats at the Republican national convention is reported as already being unprecedented. Nobody has any doubt as to what tbe convention will do, but it will doubt less be interesting, though less exe ting and less fraught with surprises than the democratic meeting is sure to be. It is possible that China may be come an ally of Japan during .the present conflict. Chinese soldiers cannot help much in tbe way of fighting, but they are said tobe gxd run ners, so they may be useful in cases of pretended retreat. Also, they can mak3 fiendish noises which may disconcert the Russians. Labor men at a Hearst rally in El gin. 111., refused tq sign cards promis lng to support Hearst because tbe posters advertising the meeting and proclaiming the editor a friend of union labor did not bear the union label. "He may be a friend of union abor, but he will have to show us," said one union man. It is distinctly to the credit of Bal timore that there was no looting or attempt at looting during tbe terrible fife which wiped out the business district of the city. The people fought bravely to save their homes, and none of tbe disgraceful scenes that usually accompany such disasters were wit nessed. This is probably due in a large measure to the prompt .precautions taken in placing guards and ex tra police, and in declarirg martial law within the corporation. Even if the Russian Meet should be come an eligible quantity, and Japan should be free to send all the soldiers it has to the mainland it does not follow that they will win rvictories. The military strength i of the Russians is unknown, but it must be considerable because tbe government has been tending troops eastward as rapidly as It could. The number of Russian sold

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Taking advantage of the confusion,

the sultan of Turkey is showing symp toms of an intention to get busy in Macedonia again. .. It appears that Nebraskans as well as republics are- ungrateful. Judge Parker voted twice for Mr. Bryan and contributed $2,500 of his hard-earned salary to the campaign fund, and now Mr. Bryan r'etsn't know the gentleman. The convention of republican editors In Washington on the 5th was addressed by the president. He reminded the editors of their tremendous responsibility for rightly influencing the people. "What we need," said the president, 'is simply to have tbe f exact truth told " The Plymouth Democrat says 70 per cent of the democrats of Marshall county favor Parker for president. A prominent democrat says this means Hon. Samuel Parker of Plymouth, because there are not 70 democrats In Marshall county who. know where Judge Alton B. Parker lives or who he is The young men ot the country that are making their first political campaign this year will note the fact that the only live, cohesive party today in the United States is tbe substantial republican organization. It is" a strong compact party, with, a platform filled with live, up-to-date thoughts and has embraced within its folds the best minds of tbe land. Warren G. Sayre, who was announced as a candidate for the republican nomination for governor a lew days ago, is a man of more than ordinary ability; he has had large legislative experience, has always opposed extravagance and corruption, and during the; last legislature he saved hundreds of thousands of dollars for the taxpayers of Indiana. In every position in which he has been placed, he has stood for tbe welfare of the people. At this time it dijes not seem possible for the democratic party to become united for the campaign. It has long been made up of "all sorts and conditions of men," and today it is reaching out for some other element that it does not seem able to find. A

small minority is striving to bold fasUpan wouM undoubtedlv have allenat

to the old General Andrew Jackson and Thomas Jitfersou school but this number is so infinitismally b Ol all that it has really no weight in the party councils. The Fort Wayne Sentinel, always democratic in politics, honors itself in the following compliment to Senator Hanna: "Senator Hanna will have the sympathy of all in his illness and may be assured of the general hope that he may soon recover. He is not yet near the age when a man of his character and caliber can cease to be useful. Few men In public life stand today higher in the regard of the country than the Ohio senator. The public has had dispelled many of its illusions concerning hicu and has come to a better worth." understanding of his Secretary Hay's position on tbe lo calization of the war in the far East is undoubtedly the boldest step yet taken by any country for the preser vation of. the integrity of China. Furthermore, the United States is the only country which could suggest the plan; had England done so, Russia would never have considered it; Japan would have repudiated such a move on the part of France, and France herself would have been suspicious of the sug gestion had it come from Germany. Secretary Hay's note does not men tion China's integrity, but is all ' the stronger for that reason. Indianapolis Journal. " , - It appears that the anti-Smpot people, having . dropped their' charge of polygamy as ridiculous, will demand the senator's expulsion anyhow. He may not have two wives, the j say,but some Mormons do, so "he shouldn't be a senator.' .That is reminiscent of Aesop's fable of the wolf and tha lamb. The wolf having decided to eat tbe lamb, gave as his excuse . the fact that the lamb was muddying the stream where he was drinking, but th3 lamb called attention to the fact thaths V723 dovm stream from' the v?olf. "Well, you did it last summer, " prated t3 nctl-limtcr. "I v?a3 net torn Izzl cu-cr," picked tbalamb. "Then it rr5 ycur nether, "tiid Viz vrclf, zl ct3 r3 lanb. zzzii cl CzzzzVz cz::;:crj ccropcly-

It is announced that the senate will

vote on the Panama treaty on some a day between the 15th and 23d of this month. The result of the vote is al ready settled beyond a possibility of doubt. . The United States is not only a large country but a prosperous one. Its assets on a conservative estimate are $100,000,000,000. It Is reasonable to figure that on this working capital a return of at least 3 per cent is made yearly. The Interest on these assets amounts to $3.000,000,000, or $250,000,000 each month. Another prosperous year, has opened. To strike quick and hard was Japan's idea at tbe beginning of the conflict, and the project was carried out with great daring. Tbe advantage thus gained is great, and there is no doubt in any one's mind that Japan will follow It up with other blows as fearless and decisive. The French papers pretend to regard tbe attack as -savage and barbarous" because it was made in advance of any formal declaration of war; but the fact Is that Russia bad every reason to expect and be prepared for it. Dispatches several days ago stated that this was what probably would happen, and tbe Russia ships had no business to be unprepared. Secretary Hay's Move, There seems little reason to doubt that all the great powers will respond favorably to Secretary Hay's note asking them to join in an effortrtu preserve China's neutrality and to localize th3 present hostilities. Germany is reported to be In harmony with our government on this proposition. Great Britain will undoubtedly-join in the movement. France is holdiüg back for fear that she may offend Russia, but it is saii she will finally agree to the pla'n. Japan has approved it. And it is believed that Russia will do so just as soon as she is convinced that our government has no ulterior motive.. Nothing could have happened to demonstrate so clearly the wisdom (If maintaining friendly relations v ith all the powers and ;f having entangling alliances wjth noneot them. Fr it is admitted that our government is the only one in the wcrld that could carry through such a scheme as this. Great Britain could not have persuaded Russia of her sincerity and friendliness. Germany's advocacy of the ed France. If France had proposed it Japan would have suspected that it was a trick to help Russia. Under present conditions, neither Japan nor Russia could have made the move. The other powers of Europe hardly count. as it is all the powers are disposed to receive our suggestion with respect and favor. The story is that the preposition came from Germany, und with tbe knowledge and consent of Russia. It is recognized that the interests of the United States are wholly commercial, and that our government has no wish to get control of any Chinese territory. Of course there are some difficulties in the way. Manchuria, for instances, is a part of China, but there can be no hope of maintaining neutrality in that pro vince at least there can be none of keeping the war away from it. The two armies will certainly meet on Manchurian soil. But the rest of China can certainly be saved If there is a desire to save it. Secretary Hay has again shown himself f:obe a wise man, and an able statesman and diplomats Asian War and Possibilities. One of the most striking features of tbe Russo-Japanese war as it affects Americans is the almost violent manner in which they are taking sides iu it. It is the first time iu history that any dark-skinned race has armed itself with the weapons that the white race has always used against It and is employing those weapons with an aptitudeand a dexterity that astonishes tbe world. '.- The Japanese are the English of Asia. As England has dominated Europe, Japan seeks to dominate the continent? toward which it occupies a similar geographical position. Driven from their ancestral tenltory in.each hemisphere by the white race, It may be possible that the other races are making their final stand in eastern Asia. The Russo-Japanese war may mean more than appears on the surface." Great racial questions may be involved in it. The future will reveal whether it is but an incident in tby warfare that has raged on this globe for 6000 ' years and over, or the beginning of an epoch. The Japanese are exceedingly shrewd; their insighs is almost Caucasian. We are preparM not to be astonished at their military feats. Thzy are to exhibit now tad atones vrhcthcr a heathen cation, recently may not rizaall at cneo in lnt:ll:cac3 to fc3 1-3 p:er cl racj io ch:ri:h t-3 ii!;::::ii:3 cf :;:d yzzzz cl in. i f j

Extent of the Disaster. The extent of tbe Baltimore disas

ter is not to be measured in money alone. More than 50,000 men and wo men have been thrown out of employment, many are homeless and almost unsheltered, for many lived in the burnt district ; the weather has become cold and is growing colder: provisions are none too plentiful, and," in the face of the wreck and the ruin, it is inevitable that many should be over.i looked and that suffering and loss are everywhere. The fire consumed provisions, clothing, furniture and all things daily needed. Notwithstanding the presence of troops and the harmony between the civil and tbe military authorities, anything like marshaling the scattered, the overworked and the tired and hungry thousands who are out of employment, and who will be for many, days, is simplv impossible, The losses, according to later accounts, are footing up more than the enormous total of $200,000,000, and after tbe fire has exhausted itself or been extinguished there will come the reaction while .the need for aid is now. It Is a situation that can not be appreciated at this distance, but it is a situation that can bealleviated, and is in the highest degree creditable that the proffers of assistance have come from all points of tbe compass and are still coming, and better still, that the offers are being accompanied by sub stantial aid. As usual, Cincinnati has been prompt and generous and will continue to be so. The suffering of today at Baltimore, great though it may be, is not so great as the suffering will be when the tensity of the situation has passed and Baltimoreans begin to look upon the wreck of their city. Losses in buildings and in merchandise, in homes and in public edifices, arc enormous. But there is also the loss in trade which Baltimore must undergo for the entire year to be considered, together with the difficulty in procuring material and labor necessary for the rebuilding of a district so large as that which has been destroyed by tire. The actual situation at Baltimore will not be rightly appreciated for some days, and can not be. The People of Seoul. To any one arriving in Korea for the first time, the most striking feature presenting itself Is undoubtedly the people themselves and their quaiut mode of dress. On a clear day. long before landing from the steamer in the outer harbor of Chemulpo, and while miles from land, white spots can be seen moving along the bills and shores that might be easily taken for some species of pelican. On landing, however, we see that they are the people of the country, clad in flowing white gowns unpleasantly suggestive of grave shrouds. Their dress consists of white baggy pants, tied in at the ankks with white padded socks, in small embroidered shoes or grass slippers peeping out below, while the headgear is a Hat, black disc, from which rises, a tall stiff, conical hat of the same hue, woven out of fine horsehair. . No other race bears anv resemblance m to these people. Their features are regular, the face rather lung and 5omewhat melancholy, and though in the city of Seoul tbeir physique is poor, the white dress, aided by an exceedingly good carriage, gives them a stalwart and somewhat aristocratic air. The boys, garbed also in gowns, generally of a bright red color, with their ba'.r oar ted in the middle and 4 worn in a long plait down the back, are usually mistaken for girls. This has led to the remark of a well-known writer that the only gcod-looking boy.? in Korea are the girls. London Graphic. Who is the One? Plymouth Independent: During the past three weeks the publisher of this paper has intci viewed nearly a hundred democratic farmers of this county as to their choice for president. The expressions indic.ite that 70 per cent of them are favorable to Parker, of New York; 10 per cent favor Gorman, and with the exception of one, who is for Hearst, the remaiueer. were non-committal; . . Mortgage Exemptions. .. Affidavits fur mortgage deductions can be tiled w ith the county auditor at any time during the mouths of March or April, the last legislature effect! ng the change by having tbe 'assessment begin March 1 instead cf April-l as heretofore, thereby allowing one month more in which to rile affdavits for exemptions, as well as beginning tbe- isessment one month earlier. Missouri Lofc. The jury that refused to convict the St. Louis millionaire who was charged with bribery explained that the evidence against him was given by men whom he baU bribed, for which reason they were not to be believed. When It comes to logic a Missouri jury Is worth considering with great care. Ceird ct Doctors tzzt. :Tha beard of directors of the Plymouth Cannier, Paciin and Mfg. Co. held a taccting WednecSay. A corn z.zi tcnato contract vra? adopted. Tt:y Luthcrlied a purees : cf c::3 corn. "

Japanese in America. The project of the Japenese of New York to raise $5,000,000 to aid their home country in its war with Russia will perhaps excite surprise at the size of the gift contemplated. There is, however, no doubt of their ability to'finance" tlieir patriotism to the' extent promised. The importance of Japanese business interests in the c ty is not generally realized. A quarter or a century ago the Japanese commercial houses of consequence in this country couldt be numbered on the ' fingers of one hand. They are now very, numerous and almost uniformly prosperous. With the beglnuing of the new order of things in the island kingdom there set iu a tide of emigration to the United States which last year reached the large number of 19,968, 9 That is to say, more than half as many Japanese came as Irish and very nearly half as many as came from Germany, Scotland sent only one-third as many. France one-fourtti and Spain one-third as many. They brought with them an intelligence and industry, an adaptability to occupations ranging from tbe kitchen to the counting-room and a spirit of good citizenship by which the nation has been largely tbe gainer. The "Yankees of the East" fit very quickly and well into the yankeedom of the West. New York World.

Majgic litig ot the Czar. The Czar of Russia is said to be very superstitious and to have great confidence in relics. He wears a ring in which he believes is embedded a piece of the true cross. It was originally one of the treasures of tbe Vatican and was presented to an ancestor of the Czar lor diplomatic reasons. Tbe value which its owner sets upon the ring with its embedded relic is shown by the following fact: Some years ago he was traveling from St. Petersburg to Moscow, when he suddenly discovered that he had forgotten the ring. The train was stopped immediately and a special messenger sent back in au express for it, nor would the Czar allow tbe train to move uulil, eight hours afterward, the messenger returned with the ring. Harper's Weekly. The Presidential Standard. By a strange method of reasoning the Elkhart Review protests vigorously against the proposition to make Senator Fairbanks the running mate of President Roosevelt. The Review regards Senator Fairbanks too able and useful a man to take second place. If that notion is to govern national conventions any sort, of a political spouter will be deemed fitted for a vice-presidential nomination. Thai would simply be deplorable. The higher thought or idea isthat no man should be placed upon a national ticket who does not measure up fully to the presidential standard. Swuth Bend Times. Will Not Open Bank at Elkhart. Strauss Bros, of Ligonier, and Simon Becker, of New York City, formerly of Goshen, have decided not to enter the banking business at Elkhart. Strauss Bros, desired Mr. Becker to become the resident manager of the proposed bank, but he decided not to leave New York for Klkhart, wiring his decision Tuesday night. Strauss Bros, explained that it is against their policy to invest large sums of money where they have no personal representative. Wise the Democratic Chairman. Adam E. Wise was elected chairman of the democratic county committee by the close vote of 13 to twelve for K. Frank Brooke. Percy Troyer was elected secretary, receiving 16 votes against 8 cast for William Vangilder. The county primaries to uominate a county ticket will be held May 2S. ' Eljjah C. Martlndale will handle the cash as treasurer of the committee. Assault in Mexico, They have some queer laws iu Mexico. If a person is wounded by an "assault, the assailant is kept in jail as long as the other one is incapicited from work. If he is so incapacitated for. more than forty days, then the assailant rets twioe that time. LiKe Other Families. Considerable surprise is expressed because the German ? crown prince talked back to his royal pa. How does it happen that the royal family has been thought hitherto to be different in this respect from other families? B uffalo'Ex press. Marriage Licenses. Waiter S. Shaffer Anna V. Easterday Walter gl Balsley Delia Veaver Benjamin Durbin Daisy Liggett 24 23 23 20 20 19 .. Vhit Art They? Ca&rabsrhin'B Stomach aadLiver Tablets. A naw remedy fcr ticnich treaties, biliousness, and coct;ztica, aod a cced c-3. Prica 25 cents. Fcx i'.3 t7 dl drci-a. 3 Trit--3 tW Viz h:t73 dl t.i3 1:

DOGS OF WAR SILEIT

Little Doing in the Far East Except, Perhaps, Some Quiet "Wood Sawing." RUSSIA HAS A EAD ACCIDENT By Which She Loses Ninety-Five Hen and a Transport. Czar's Squadron Sinks a Japanese Merchant Wssel Sittiatirn as to tbe United States Chi-na-Neutrality Xote. Tien-tsin. Feb. 13. It is reported from Ching Wang Tao (about 150 miles northeast of Tien-Tsin) that heavy firing has been heard at sea, and It is inferred that another engagement has taken place. St. Petersburg, Feb. 13. A report had been received .from Viceroy Alexieff saying that the Russian torpedo transport Yenisei has been blown up as the result of accidentally striking a mine at Tort Arthur. The Yenisei sank and Captain Stepanoff. three officers and ninety-one men were lost. Washington. Feb. 13. Tbe Japanese legation has receired the following dispatch under date of Tokio. Feb. 11: "Two small Japanese merchant ships Zensho-Maru and "Nakon Oura-Maru,' while on their way to Otaru (a port on the western coast of Yezo island) from Sakata (a port on the northern coast of the main island of Japan, were fired on Feb. 11th by four Hus flan men-of-war off the coast of Aom'ori prefecture and the latter was Mink, while the former had a narrow escape. The Russian meu-oftwar are still seen orx the western coast of Yezo island. They are supposed to be the first-class cruisers which have been shut up at Yladivostock and tried some time ago to join the maiu squadron at Port Arthur." Rnuia Calla Oot Her Troop. St. Petersburg, Feb. 13. An imperial ukase, dated Feb. 10. lias boon issued. It commands that all the troops in the military establishments htthe Siberian military districts be placed in readiness for wer: that all the divisions in the Far Eastern viceroyalty be brought to war strength, and that the army and navy reserves in the Siberian and Kazan districts be called out for active service. The authorities are empowered to requisition the . necessary torsos. Doubling Up On Battles. New York. Fob. 13. As the result of a study of the dispatches coming from the Far East since Feb. S it is the conclusion that there had been up to yesterday morning but two naval engagements between Itussia ar.d Japan. All others are differing accounts of the same battles. The Tort Arthur fight began on the night of Feb. 8. at midnight, with the attack of the Japanese torpedo boats on the Russian warships in the roadstead, and was continued on the 0th by the attack of the Japanese fleet on the warships and fortifications. The other battle was that at Chemulpo, when the Variag and Korietz, Russian warships, were sunk. , RUSSIA NOT READY TO REPLY To Secretary Hay' Note Its Substance and the Reiiponses. St. Petersburg. Feb. 13. Russia is evidently not prepared at this time to give an answer to the United States as to Secretary Hay's note on the sugject of the neutrality of China. Russia, it can go said, h, certainly as anxious as the United States that the war cause no risings or disorders In China. Russia has already learned of the position taken by several powers regarding Secretary Hay's note. Germany ami Creat Britain, it is understood, both express sympathy with its purpose, but with an important reservation concerning Manchuria. Germany's views in this respect were anticipated, but Great 1 ritain's failr.re to give Secretary Hay i:nqi:alified support has caused surprise here. Washington, Feb. 13. "To Russia and Japan the Washington government suggests the propriety of limiting hostilities within as small an area as possible, and of respecting the neutrality and administrative entity of China, that China may be free from disturbances and foreign interests there from menace." This, the Associated Tress is enabled to give as the substance of the note addressed by Secretary Hay on Feb. 10 to the St. Petersburg and Tokio governments. On Feb. S Germany, Great Britain and France were invited to address Russia and Japan -with the same suggestion, and on Feb. 11 this iuvitation was extended to Italy, Austria-Hungary, the Netherlands, Denmark, Spain and Belgium. German- was the first to respond, with a prompt acceptance of the invitation, and the pro" ii.se that she im rued iately would address the two -combatants. Great Britain was heard from next, expressing Adherence to the principle laid down in the note, but withholding formal acceptance pending an answer to an inquiry .whrther the "administrative entity" of Chin:involved Manchuria. Japan wn h n.cl from quickly with the answer V it s! c would act readily on the sn.CM'.-Koi-of the' United States if a similar precise could be obtained from Russia. ' Italy, Austro-IIungary and tbe Netherlands expressed sympathy with Ur idea, and premised an answer after consultation with other powers. "There is reason to believe that Spain and Belgium also will accept the invitation Russia thus far has been silent and attitude of France is one of hesitation. . ' . Removes the microbes which impovorkh the-blood and circulation. Stcp3 ell trouble that Interferes with nutrition. That's vrfcat Holllctcr's Esciy Ilountiia Tea mil Co. Tea cr

REPUBLiCAtl LEAGUE

Meets at Evansviile to Talk Politics and Have a Good - m . 4 Time. r-Ti! STF.EAK OF THE COLCS LIHE Shows Up, but Subsides-Question in keepers Notes. EvansviLV. Ind.. Feb. 13.-Tbe first man to arrive for the meeting of the Indiana Lincoln League here was Ben F. Corwin, of Oreenca&tle, candidate for reporter of the supreme court. H was followed by Georgt W. Self, of Corydon. who wants the same office, and candidates for other state offices dropped in later. The business session of the convention is being held at the Feople's theater this afternoon, at which the election of officers will take place. , There is eonsideragle Interest being manifested in the election. Mayor Covert made an address of welcome on behalf of the city of Evansviile. Frank B. Tosey gave a welcome on behalf of the Lincoln League of the First district. uu unites ftr mo vuicvat The candidates for . League, offices as far as reported are : For president. W. A. Geake. Fort Wayne; secretary. George D. Heilman, of Evansviile; W. W. Huffman. Anderson: treasurer, M. S. Hawkins, of Portland. Each district will nominate its own president. O. R. Luhrlr.g is the only candidate for president of the First district. The meeting was called to order by R. Harry Miller, of Fairmount, president of the Lcvigue. The total number of votes in the convention is 3.141 in the Lincoln League proper. In the College League there are 00 votes. Color Line Crops Out. A banquet will le held this evening, and some commotion followed when it was found that a number of tickets had been sold to colored men prominent In politics. The sale of tick ets to them causeii criticism, necau? of the recent troubles here hetwr some white and colored men. The 1 publicans were not objecting, but t Democrats made a s.ood deal of it i the colored men themselves sort wo that they would return the tickets a would not attempt to take places ... the tables. CONCERNS THE RONDS3IEN Oneiitinn as ( AVln-f lier Tlir v Can n Mi!' . Liable for a Judgment Agaln&t a Saloonkeeper. Evansviile. Ind., Feb. 13. Can thr bondsmen of an insolvent saloonkecj er lx made to pay i judgment thr was rendered against the saloonkeeH alone, because he sold drink illegal to a custom?r and indirectly caused 111.1111 ; ii m i'ivimuix: iuai a case now pending in the Tosey county circuit court will t-et a precedent on this point. Wolf Betz, a Posey county farmer, wa a regular customer of Louis A. Langelspn, a saloonkeeper, near Mount Vernon. Two years ago, wliile drunk, he fell from his horse into the Ohio river an was drowned. Mrs. Betz sued Lar elson for damages. The case was s to Vanderburg count, and Mrs. J was awarded $1.000 damages. A judgment was rendered it was fou. that Langelson was Insolvent.and then suit was brought against the bondsmen. Demurrer to the new suit wa argued before Judge Welborn, at Mount Vfrnon. Roy Play with a Torpedo. New Albany, Ind.. Feb. 13. Walter Melton, b years old, son of Charles Melton, of CrandalL. while playing with a railway torpedo, caused an explosion, which tore off his right hand and otherwise injured him. His mother" fnuud the torpedo on the railway track, and not knowing its character, carried it home. Editor Banqueted by Pythlans. Washington, Ind., Feb. 13. Frank I. Scfrit has closed his affairs as postmaster in this city, turning over the ofiico to Edward C. Faith, the new appointee and leaving to täte up his uewsapper work on Terry Heath's newspaper at Salt Lake City. He was banqueted by the Pythians before his departure. Zimmerman Is Still Held. " Crawfordsvillo, Ind., Feb. 13. Zimmerman, the captive president of the sophomore class of Wabash college. has been heard from, and it is knoAvn that he is in the vicinity of Ladoga. It was reported that' he had escaped, but this proves to have been a mistake. He is still in captivity. Bis Four Engine Derailed. Lafayette, Ind., Feb. 13. An extra Big Four west bound freight engine and three cars ' were derailed in the Lafayette yards of the company. I. li;i(.t f OTi:n!r, Fvanw.! hit.. Feb. 13. Antirnr J. Tnvloi-. sc.! of a prominent merchant, recently sentenced to the state prison for from two to fourteen year for Mealing a rifle' from a gun store during th" iae? riot last July, was r given a new trl?l, and-Judfro Rasch' lined him .$10 ai:d sentenced him to the county jail for fifty days. MRS. LORE! Z IS SET FREE Court Decide That the Evidence in the Slacken Case Is Not Sufficient to Uold Her. - Washington, Feb. 13. "Before court ndjourned in the postal trial Mrs. MsrIha J. Lorenz was a free woman. Justice Pritchard, acting on a motion of Kumler, decided that there was not sufficient evidence to hold her, and directed the jury to fine! a verdict of ot guilty. She simply smiled at the announcement and was warmly congratulated by her counsel and friends. Union of KfethodUt Caliches. Chicago, Feb. 11. A union of Methodist universities, ccllc: tzl academies throughout ths country was prcpc::d by PrcMmt Jzzzzz, ct rTcrthvrc:tcrn zzlrzrzit?. ct a tzzzUzz cf t-3 Cvtfcj,v Ir' C...w.3(