Plymouth Tribune, Volume 5, Number 27, Plymouth, Marshall County, 12 April 1906 — Page 1

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LETTER FROM EGYPT.

Clyde Rhodes Tells About that Oldest of All Countries. Port Said, Egypt, , March It), 19UG Folks at Home: We left Gibraltar Feb. 25th and arrived at Malta March 1st, left Malta March 5th, arrived at Port Said on the 10th. I don't know how long we shall stay here. The Mediterranean sea was calm and smooth, and we had a nice voyage-Malta is an island off the northern coast of Africa, it is 998 miles from Gibraltar and midway between Gibraltar and Port Said. The city of Malta has a population of 200,000. Maltese and Italians are inhabitants of the island. There are lots of old buildings here. I saw some that were built in the year of 1314 and 1500. The oldest church in the worlj is in Malta. The chaplan of bones is a sight to see, in- this building. . You may see the bones of thousands of people who were killed by Napoleon's armies years ago. There are no cattle here, but lots of goats. The milk peddler drives hb goats up and down the streets, stopping wherever he has a customer. Port Said is at the head of the Suez canal; it is not a very large place. The country surrounding it is a desert. As we sailed hi this port .we passed a large monument of DeLesseps, the buildor of the canal. He was the fellow who tried the Nicaraguan canal and failed. This canal is 90 miles long. The people here are Turks and great fakirs, too. Fruit is cheap here. Oranges lc apiece and other trucks sells accordingly. Most of the soldiers are out of money now and are selling their clothing for a little of nothing. Over $300 worth of clothing has been passed out through port holes of the boat and sneaked out in other ways in the last ten hours, and it would be safe to say they didn't get $:!0tor the whole lot. A soldier is allowed $175 forclothing in three years and if it takes more 'than that to' clothe him, it comes out of his wages. I will send you a book when I. get to the islands that will tell you all about the clothing and wages and rations. ' Yours truly, Clyde Rhodes, Manilla P. I. Co. 31 Inf. P. S. It will take till the first of May before we lind in Manilla, you will get this letter before I get there. Aden is the next stop, which is about half the distance we had to travel. Aden is in southern Arabia. I am enjoying the trip although it gets very tiresome at times. I haven't been sick yet and don'l think I will. Will Not Pardon Sherrick: Governor Hanly Saturday morning announced that he would not grant either a parole or a pardon to David E. Sherrick, the former state auditor who has begun serving sentence in the Northern Prison. The announcement was apropos the petition filed Monday for executive clemency. This bore 20,000 signac ures. Governor Hanly says h be lUves justice triumphed in the crirainil court prosecution. Ke believe Sherrick is guilty of embezzletne.it and should pay the penalty' cf lui guilt. He says further that Sherrick gambled while serving as auditor of state and that $23,000 of the shortage can be traced to this cause. In conclusion, Hanly says he does not think the people of Indiana as a whole are in sympathy with the movement to free Sherrick. Gov. Hanly denies the statement in the petition that Sherrick was merely following the practices of state and county officers for years, and says in conclusion that members of the committee who visited him in Sherrick's behalf confessed they did not know the facts of the case. Final Report is Viled. The final report of the investigating committee for the state auditor's office on everything except the in surance department was made to Governor Hanly Saturday morning It covers a total amounting to $400, 000, alleged to be due the state, hal . o: which is due from ex-Auditors Rice and Carr, and is not collect'ble fron their estates. The rest is due from J. O. Henderson and A. C Dailey, against whom suits have been hied. The report gives Auditors Mah-

Ion D. Manson. Ed Wolf and W. H.loublic affairs unabated. He asked to

Hart clean bills. The amount actually illy collected through the committee is about $15,000, and the cost of the committee to date is about $6000. Why Do They Do It? It is surprisin g that editors of admitted ability should persist in giving publicity to Prof. Hicks so-called weather prognostications. Nothing i; more absurd than to suppose that long-range weather forecasts can be made with acuracy by this self-styled professor, when all the skill of mod em science fails in covering a period of more than four or five days. Th American of today is rapidly breiking from the habit of planting his crops ;n the moon, and many other time worn follies, why persist, brother ed itors, in promulgating the 'almanac-weather-indicator habit, when a mo ments thought shows the predictions of Hicks and others of his like to be the most absurd thing imaginable.

Argos Reflector.

Teachers Get Into Politics. The school teachers of the State are taking an interest in politics and it is expected that there will be many teachers and superintendents in the delegations that take part in the Republican State convention. F. A. Cotton, superintendent of public instruction, who is a cnadidate for renomination, says he has every assurance that the teacher-delegates will be for him. "I'll guarantee," he said, "that 200 teachers and superintendents will be delegates to the convention. I believe I will get their votes." Mr. Cotton says the teachers have taken an unusual interest in politics

this year. Cotton has two opponents James H. Tomlin of Shelbyville and John W. Lewis of Wabash County. Both are county superintendents. Cotton is being fought on the proposition that he does not deserve a third term. Cotton meets this argument in a cir cular he is sending out over the State in which he gives the following three reasons why he should be re nominated. 1. My special preparation for the duties of the office and my record in the office during th-i last three years. 2. My earnest desire to make the tenure of school teachers and officials more secure and to extend it during good behavior. 3. My conviction that a longer perbd than four years is necessry for carrying out any well-defined plan of education. Municipal Ownership . in Plymouth. The recent election in Chicago foreshadows a coming condition not only in that city, but in the towns and .hamlets all over our land. The condition of our corporate interests everywhere, with graft and thievery uppermost in the minds of public of ficials first and last, hs driven peo ple to thinking of "what can we do to be saved." The conditions in Plymouth more closely concern us, so let us consider our own interests first. Get all poli tics out of your heads entirely. Now all together. Has our city-govern ment in the past been all you think it ought to be, and if hot whereia lies the fault? Is the present council better than the preceding one r vice versa and why? Are our schools all they should be and if not wherein lies the fault? Have you been there to know that your opinion is correct as you see it.. Is our water works system a true system or is there a concise systm at all? Could you answer a question on the matter intelligently? Ought the city to own its lighting lant, and ought there to be a pro.w. ; when the present franchise is out? Our city is one of the best governed . . . , . . J , . I xar irom wnax u ougiu xo ue in u - j 1-11 I inaivcs uuc miuuuci j sec iiic jvdivdgc 1 1 wm express my opinion at misi, , . . .1 I w.uc uu inc auuji aua city ougnt to own ana control every interest of public utility within its borders and our councilmen should be selected from the best financiers and general business men, and if the pay offered for their tiuie is not sufficient raise the pay until it is ample. Give our superintendent of schools the support ot a Doarq 01 men wno Know r r what is r.ght in school lines, with the courage ot tneir convictions, ana it will aia matters materially. Uur sewerage system piacea m tne past and being placed concerns every . i citizen. What do you know about themr A great many know more oi the paving than they want to know but ought we not to know more? In conclusion I say it behooves every cit?zen to know more than he does and to cast aside all political preju dice at election time, and select only the most eminently fitted men to transact the business of our city. Don't complain without just cause and be as ready to give deserving praise for work well done. This sub ject concerns all let us hear from you. Citizen. A Remarkable Man. One of Indiana's oldest and best! informed men, ana a great wruer on political and religious subjects, is proba'.y dying at his home in inaianapolis. lhe Indianapolis btar says: last Friday the Kev. l nomas uoodwin, nearly yu years ot age, was r stricken with paralysis, and has since been lvine helpless at his home. But! though. his body failed him his mind remained clear and his interest in be informed each morning of the im portant news of lhe day, and yestcr day morning dictated a communication to The Star. Whether or not! one agrees with his argument, the ut terance may, under the circumstances be regarded as remarkable. Dowie Loves Fine -Raiment f i,.u::- f At.vonH er Dowie's extravagances are coming to light. A messenger formerly in the employ of Zion Bank, told the overseers about some of his purchas es in Chicago of wearing apparel for Dowie, He said: "I used to buy silk tocks for him at $3 a pair, and he never got less than five dozen at a time. He would buy many suits of silk underwear at $15 a suit, and once he bought 36 pairs of silk suspenders inlaid with Mm. butterflies. He never oaid less than $150 for a suit of clothes, and all his furnishing goods were propor tionatelv extravagant."

ARRESTED IN KOKOMO.

Parties Claim Plymouth as Their Home. Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock an indictment was returned by the grand jury at Kokomo, charging Foy Love and Miss Ethel McKinley with living in adultery. At 4:15 Deputy Sheeriff Daniel E. Crown had the man and woman under arrest. A small tearful woman called at Prosecutor Voorhis' office yesterday morning and alleged that her husband was living here with another woman. She gave her name as Mrs. Roy Love of Plymouth. She said her husband left her over a year ago and came to Kokomo. He got employment at the Apperson Bros. Automobile factory, where he was employed when, arrested. She stated that her husband sent her money and frequently came home until about six months ago. Correspondence ceased then, she claimed and she was left to support herself. Receiving an anonymous letter a few days ago, stating that her husband was not true to her she came to Kokomo Tuesday morning. As soon as Prosecutor Voorhis heard the woman's story he called the attention of the grand jury to the matter and the arrests of the man and woman with whom it is alleged he was living, was ordered. The true name of Miss McKinley

is not known, but she admitted that it was "Ethel McKinley." Friends say her parents formerly lived in Marion and are highly respected. Miss McKinley came to this city last

June. Miss McKinley, who is a pretty woman of about twenty-two, nearly broke down when arrested. She would not tell anything about her parents, but sobbed until she was nearly prostrated when her mother was mentioned.----Kokomo News. Work of the County Commissioners. The couaty commissioners met Monday, April 2, and continued in session three days. The allowances made at the March

session were audited and found cor- best As things must have an endrect. The bills filed with the auditor jng we were r;ght giad when our boat were then examined and those known soundcd her sonorous call, for "All

to be correct v.cre allowed. Liquor licenses were granted to Ed-1

ward Brown of Inwood and Ira J. jn passing through Queen CharKreighbaum of Tyner. Jotte sound and Dixon Entrance we

The reports filed by township trustees as overseers of the poor were approved. , Trustee Corse of Center township, was given an order to grant David Reynolds additional relief to the amount of $15.00, Catherine Kecfe, Sarah J. Mast and Mary E. Shively $15.00 each. Susan Brown and Mary each; and the trustee of Tippecanoe township was authorized tQ gfant Samue, j Barret $10 00 ad .... . .... for the ouarter endine ." - 1 June 30, 190tJ. I Th anDlication for, the admission ' r - - r c,mÄi xinnv-r in ihn srhnn for w wJCJiu u' ' - "

;nfiM vmith at Fort Wavne.hxr a: i,

was approvCd. An allowance of $50 was made for the buria, expeni of Sm;th potneroy. The Indianapolis, Logansport and South Bend Tractio.i company peti tioned the board for the right to cross such roads and highways as will be necesa.ry in the construction of said railroad and further petitioner the b . for franchise throueh the vil ,age of Tippecanoe which was gran(. . hut to b. conctr.,ct-d lmder the resrulation as heretofore erant- . German township, with flat rail . t be ,aid 11nder dircction of township as to location and manner i( construction 0n th SUffiyest:on Df Auditor Sine ry, 9z(whj ot tne money paia imo xnc . ti treasury oy vouniy- i reasurer w - county fund to the bridge fund, that fund being almost exhausted. A franchise was granted the Argos telephone exchange to build a line f int half mile east of Ar gos extending north on the public road to the Leesburg road. Fred Sanner asked for an appoint ment to Purdue University. The appointment was maue 10 xaice eueci as soon as a vacancy occurs. U A. Keeve was granted me ngni rw & .41 to Dtum teiepnone lines io xnc w"burg road and Twin Lakes. It was . t' a T -I specined tnat ne snouia Keep WIiniu one toot o the right ot way wnen setting telephone posts ana snouia I i rt. -a occupy oniy one siae oi me sireei or I highway. A motion to retax the William Watson ditch was filed. RemonstranI ces against the Charles Redinger road and the Noah Cox road in West - towi township were filed and will be con- - 1 sidered April 21. Jacob Vollmer j made application for a road in Marshall and St. Joseph counties. The application of Georg W. Hat field for arches in Bourbon township was continued until next term of Commissioners refused to pay for i. - - i . n.. j-IVAf.-r t-tr-kt 11C fMlt r till 9 tHAl . ' . " does not come up to specifications in contract, and there may be a law suit to settle tne matter. Contracts for asylum supplies were awarded as follows: Groceries and tobacco, George Vinall; boots and shoes, M. Lauer & Son; oils, H. E. Buck; hardware, Hess, Grube & Harley; drugs, Charles Shadel. An early settlement of the coal strike is predicted by the United I . .. .. . ... Mine Workers' Journal, the official

- organ of the United Mine Workers! is the beautiful and well kept lawns,

of America, in its last issue.

Alaska.

Written by Mrs. Jams K. Houghton, expressly for and read at the meeting of the Saturday Club, March 24th, which together with ?e exhibiting of the curios she had gathered .made the meeting one long to be re membered. You have asked me to give you a dscription of my northland Alaskan trip. To do this in a creditable manner would require more time, and a mightier hand than mine, with great er descriptive powers. In fact, the scenery cannot be described, it must be seen tQ be appreciated. Qn Tuesday May 30th 9 a. m. we left seattie on the boat "Dolphin Waving adieus to those, left on shore, the bi sh:D aireadv oushine out to sea. With a bright sun and clear sky making the snow-capped Olympian Hood and Ranier muntains to the south atd Cascades to the east, a veritable picture of lofty wonder, standing changeless and immovable, and as the traveler watches the sun's rays steal from one peak to another tinging this with golden light and tinting that with all the colors of the rainbow, we feel the half could not be told of its gorgeous beauty. I'ort Townsend. Wash., is our first stoo. Hcrc we are detained on acounj 0f jts bdng Decoration day, the officers cou,d nQt be seen until after the pa. fa(e tQ giye us ciearance papcrs t0 saii :nto British waters. It was a satisfvin sitrht t0 behold the old flae la hieh sea a very disturbing element . f oeoole. Our next st was Van Couvc, B q Again b j.i-v-j nn arrn,lnt nf inw tirl. considerable length of ti me. we were givcn the advantage and pleasure of taking our first walk on British soil. ,ml nt c.A:nr tu- :fv xvu:ru t,a. a fine harbor landlocked, well lighted d f Here we were also orivileeed to go on tw0 fore;gn vessels, the princess Victoria and Empuss Japan. Of the latter I would say its furnishhngs and equipment were of the very Aboard" and we were aeain oloutrh;ng the water. again encounter a rough sea shaking us up a jittic. On Saturday che captain gave us the cheering news that we were to reach Skaga way early Sunday morning. This has been one Qf the most delightful days of our journey, the sun shining bright and Warm accompanied with as fine seenery as the world' could produce. Towering high above us, far beyond, those grand rocky snow-covered mounta;ns and glacierS) from which i,,.,. t v v. uaiv uuk umi vsut ui oiiiv ou leaving Seattle. Next morning wc ,. ,,r1v Kv UA t,IHn, 1 n yi v iiunvuvu v t j J lutivin J -t...Ti: J -f I ÜIIU M1U111II1K UU11US Ul UlllUdUIUK. to find we are at Skagway, Wc did inot know just how we were to reach our place of destina tion, we thought possibly some one would meet us, ploughing through ice and snow with reindeer sleds, robes of fur, etc., but to our astonishment we saw men and women dressed in summer attire, cabmen calling for their several hotels, everything else in appearance the same as in any metropolitan city. Suffice to say we were not long in reaching the home of our nephew, J. D. Stinebaugh, where we rested all that day. The next morning at 8 o'clock there was a wedding at the Episcopal church, nur nrnnle havinc invitations, we as h . t attended, which was ' - hrilliant affair At 2 n m we went tn a Iiible readinc- at the Presbyterian church, and again at night to a social held in the M. E. church, thereby jiudging that the people were of a very social trend of mind. The country, climate and its people sur prised us as much as I am sure it wil others. The climate in summer is most delightful, about like our first day lhe nights if thcy mjgh . so.called. for it :s oniv dark about . i,rt-e ,i.,.,e ci-r.Jn.r ' ' 9 . hiankets. In inter. I am told he mcrcury has seldom been known . . flS low as zero save once iast winter when it dropped to 20 . . . f b . . Th; f th v:c:n:tv 0f Skairwav I 0 .;,. t .... summ:t 40 miies north t renrhp.' SO decrrees below. The

a - Bay, tempering the intensity of cold here, that, exists at the Summit, on account of so nuch higher elevation thvTC, twenty-five thousand feet or more. Skagway was the prettiest town we visited, it has a poulation of 1010. The city is well supplied with water by two systems, mountain and spring, has electric light aid tele phone systems. Business is flourish ing, the people are industrious, enterprising, hospitable and courteous. rf churches there are hve. M. iv - . m m m m v liafiist, episcopal, rresDyierian anu Cathoi;Cf an cf modern structure and th.;r furn;chinrs modern. Pastors i j 5i,nu. 5 v?trtab,es are raiscd Jn considcrablc quantities, such as potatoes, beets, cabbage, cauliflower, peas, onions, turnips, radishes and lettuce. No fruit, except berries, of which the mountains are prolific. Such as red raspberries, blueberries, resembling our whortleberries in looks and flav .i .. or, red currants and strawDerries One other commendable attraction Ithe profusion and array of brilliant

cause for this is the breeze from the!""1 tne IaVlties attoraca U ,or scc

flowers, such as are common here,

but of so gigantic size as to be almost incredulous. Referring to red currants reminds me to tell you of our experience while in search of some. The best known place is six miles distant and to reach it we must go by water to a place called Dysa, a town that once boasted of five thousand inhab itants, it having been the first land ing place on the south. But after a few years the present landing at Skagway was discovered to be much the . better on account of a greater depth of water and in consequence was moved. This fact caused Dysa to become a lonely deserted village with the exception of one man, sole survivor and "monarci. of all he surveys." But I am digressing. We pack our bedding, fill our baskets with enough provisions to last several days. In the meantime Mr. Stine baugh secures the services of this one man and gasoline launch to carry us over. Also a drayman to take our luggage to the wharf. We all jumped aboard and went down Broadway. Everybody waving adieu, we were as merry a crowd as could well be imagined. Our man was there in waiting and we were soon in the boat and gliding away out on as smooth water as has ever been seen 03 Pretty Lake. So we were not long in reaching our port, here we are about one mile from Mr. Clatt's home where we were to. stay, and all that uggagc must be carried, each one taking what we thought we could carry ana started inaian iasnion around the beach, with the sand so deep that you lost one foot while making the attempt to lift the other. Our progress was slow, but at last we hove in right of the much coveted place, too tired to get anything to eat that night. Although it Was eight o'clock, it was broad daylight. We very soon pitched our tents and were oblivious to all surroundings. Next morning we found it had rained during the night, making it bad for Mrs. Brewer and myself to go for currants, bo our time was spent looking about, eploring we called it, finding many little relics of interest, and the hoise we were in was a large one, having been used as a government and office, post office, store, hotel and the upper story as a fort, full of holes all along its sides, where the Russians defended themselves against invasion from the native In dians. . After the dinner hour the sky clear ed and lve accompanied Mr. Stine baugh b what seemed to be "just over there' possibly a stone's throw to the mountains, which proved to be about, exploring we called it, finding were thickest. On our way we came to the Skagway river, a rapid turbucnt stream of water. ,We were at a oss to know how we were to cross over when our friends saidt on the tramway." We soon learned that that was a p!ank, manipulated by pul leys, on which we were to be seated astride, and operated by some one on shore. We looked upon it with apprehension thinking what would be our fate were the ropes to break. But we climbed on and in a very short time were safe on the opposite shore, where we were soon employed in picking the luscious fruit, having1 altogether about two and one half bushels, and now that we were ready to go home, there came up a high wind, so prevalent in that region, making it very dangerous to go on the water in small boats, making our return impossible until the fifth day. We made the venture and in a short distance fiom shore our gasoline en gine beame unmanageable with nothing tc do but drift about on th high rollirg waves until our engineer could rep:ir and adjust the machin ery. I almit we were two badly frightened women and when at last we were trough t safely through and stepped ashore, we felt like singing "Praise Grd from whom all Bless ings Flow' as any storm tossed mar iner might Our man shook his head remarking, I tell you ladies I am glad this is ove, for I felt very uncertain about landng you safe, also saying that was tie roughest trip among the many he lad ever made. I have h mind so many incidents that I shculd be glad to relate, but find my raper lengthening, I must hasten on, low that our time is draw ing near t start for our own native land. A tbught which gladdens our heart and y.t within is a sadness that we must dpart from all this wonder ous beauty the handiwork of God. I w-. ... . ..... ing all this has helped us to acquire an inexhaiUible wealth of informa tion, and delightful mental resort of which rthing can deprive. The power of vsion is thus enlarged and judgment boadened. i On Augut 4th at 10 p. m. we left Skagway oi the boat Cottage City, It is night ime when all but the pilot were sleepig. How grand and wierd stood forththose tall, black sentinel rocks, past, which we were gliding so silentlj while overhead was spread the road firmanent of space, dimly lighsd by heaven's distant lamps. Howsuggestive the dark mys terious shadows, how active the imag ination, is i only thousands, or tens of thousand of years since the first human beitjs appeared and disap peared arnog these now wild, un trodden shres? As daylight ap proaches wl observe here and there native villais. At Juneau we have a few hours, vhere they stop to take n freight. Ve all go ashore to view the city. Tie streets are so narrow that the wble space is covere.d as one complet sidewalk. There ifi no

regularity in building on account of

small space. It has a population ot about six thousand. We spent one day in isitka, the capital town of Alaska. We find Indians in great numbers here. It is amusing to see them coming in their silent way, singlefilet loaded with their wares to sell to the people on the boats. They seat themselves on the ground with their curios spread out before them begging us to buy. We find many points of interest at this place, of which I must speJ briefly. An old log structure built by the Russians and used as a government building remains the same. An old church house stands intact. Out of the city we take a stroll through the forest into what is called "Lovers Lane" and a veritable one it is, winding in its course, with the Bay in view until we reach the end. We are here confronted with a number of totem poles indicating the resting places of the dead. We were told that some of the Alaskan tribes used to place their dead in trees. There seems to be some difference of opinion as regards the real significance of the totem poles. They appear to be designed in part to commemorate certain deeds in the lives of the departed, as well as to indicate the family arms. Thus on seeing one totem post surmounted by a wolf carved, beneath which a useless gun was lashed. We were told that the 'deceased by whose grave it stood had been killed while hunting wolves in the forest. Some tribes adopt the crow, hawk, bear or the whale as their distinctive tribe emblem. The poles are carved from bottom to top averaging thirty or forty feet in height. I think the highest one at Sitka was nearly one hundred. Wrangel a town through which we passed has some of the largest and probably the greatest variety of these demon looking objects. It should be understood that these queerly carved posts are emblems of the past, and that few fresh ones are raised now. We leave Sitka passing fisheries and many other places of interest One more place I must speak of that of Takou Inlet and glaciers, and ice bergs into which our boat backed that we might see, and to take up ice for use on the boat. The bay was well filled with these, some of which were larger than our steamer, and all were of intense blue, mingled with dazzling white. This berg producing glacier was corrugated upon its sur face in a remarkable manner, being utterly impassable to human feet It was nearly a mile in width and its length indefinite. We doubt if it has ever been explored. A thousand ice and snow fed streams poured into the bay from the surrounding mountains, which completely walled in the broad sheet of water, so sprinkled with ice sculpture in all manner of shape. The ceaseless music of the falling water was the only noise which broke the silence of the scene. The steamer's abrupt whistle was echoed with mocking hoarseness by the surrounding cliffs, causing myriads of sea gulls to rise from the ice bergs until the air was filled with them. A broad clear flood of sun shine enveloped th$ whole, everything seemed so serene, so grand, the sky so blue, and the angels so near. It was all as magnificent as a gorgeous dream, to the thoughtful observer a living poem. Close into the precip itous cliffs of the myrtle-green hills were inky shadows, which formed the requisite contrast to the crystal clear ness of the surroundings. For thous ands of years this glacial action has been going on. The story of the earth is so old; but its beauty is ever young, its lovliness eternal. R. Savina Houghton. From the Cape to Cairo. A lost missionary and a phenomenal feat of newspaper enterprise in finding him have led within a genera tion to letting a flood of light into' the "dark continent" of Africa, revealing potentialities before undreamed ol and tempting the vanguards of colon ization, industrial development and frequency of depredation from many countries, says the Boston Transcript borne of the greatest engineering feats of modern times or of any time have been achieved in that great ter ritory. Spheres of influence and cen ters of exploitation have been estab lished, and from them there are work ing outward and onward the forces of so-called civilization. Doubtles these movements have been and are being in many cases disgraced by greed and marked by cruelty and in jus'ice nevertheless they appear to be along the lines that destidy has so often followed in reaching for higher results. Perhaps the most interesting public werk in the scheme of opening up the continent to commerce and civilised industry is the Cape to Cairo railroad, which will, upon completion connect Egypt with South Africa by a line 5,700 miles in length, or perhaps the longest in the world, unless it may be the Siberian railway. There has been considerable progress made on this longitudinal highway. About 1,400 miles have been built from the north and shorter stretches at Intervals, some of which are in limited operation. All this has been brought conspicuously into' public notice by the recent completion of the bridge over the Zambesi river and the passage of the first engine across it Gov. Pattison of Ohio, seems to be surviving, in spite of a numfber of physicians and scores of news paper writers

NAPLES QUAKES.

Thousands Tramp Streets Crying End of World Has Come. Naples, April 8. With the eruption on Mount Vesuvius more violent than ever and two streams of molten lava wiping entire vilages from the face of the earth Naples tonight is in a state of panic. Men, women and children 'are tramping about the streets, raving that their deity has forgotten them and that the end of the world is in sight Thousands of people are flocking here from the towns nad farms on the slopes of the mountain and the problem of feeding and caring for the horde has grown serious. These people have bejen left homeless by the streams of lava, which lapped up all their property in some cases within a half hour after the owners had fled. . Tonight not a trace remains of Bosco Tre Case, a commune on the southern declivity of the mountain.. Fortyeight hours ago this was a city of 10,000 population. One mile to the i southward, on the shores of the Gulf of Naples, Torre Annuziata is almost surrounded by lava and the 30,000 inhabitants have deserted their homes and retreated to Naples. Train after train is also arriving in this city bear ing the people of Torre del Greco. another town which is in great peril of being wiped out. Not for a century has Naples itself been so: threatened as now. Vessels lying in the harbor are rapidly putting to sea with hundreds of the wealthy families, who have chartered them outright Captains of other ships an chored here are also preparing to leave because of fear of tidal waves similar to those accompanying the terrific eruption of a century, ago, hich wrecked scores of vessels and drowned thousands of people here. Two strong earthqauke shocks which shattered windows and cracked the walls of buildings were experienced today. The entire population rushed to the streets in terror, many persons crying, "The Madonna has forsaken us the end of the world has come. A telegram received from the may or of San Sebastiano. a village near the observatory on the northwest .de clivity of Vesuvius, says the lava , is pproaching rapidly and that the mypie are terror stricken. They hvtt been for nights without sleep, he says," are destitute and beg that assistance be given them. . ' The work of succor is hamoe-ed owing to delays to the railwa Jervice, which is interrupted by r.d-hot stones thrown to a height of 3,000 feet falling on the tracks. As yet it is impossible to count the craters that have opened and from which streams of lava have flooded the beautiful, prosperous and happy land lying on the southeast shores of the Gulf of Naples. The atmosphere is heavily charged with electricity and now and then the flashes of lightning are blinding, while the detonations from the vol cano resemble those of terrible explo sions. With the danger and horror of the situation aside, Vesuvius presents one of the most splendid sights imaginable. The mountain of. fire, whose speech is by detonation and whose acts are destruction, seems like an enraged giant determined to make the pygmies of earth feel the might of his wrath. Here and there on th mountain side stand the blasted trunks of pine trees, their bare branches outstretched xas though in protest against the devastation the volcano has wrought. An Old Settler's Birthdaj; Wednesday was the 82nd anniver sary of the birth of Mrs. Magdalena Klinghammer. She was born in Germany, but has been a resident of this city and her farm adjoining the city for fifty years. For more than thirty years she has been a widow, but the entire row of brick buildings on Laporte street -are there because of her enterprise and public spirit. She has no children living, but she has been almost a mother to scores of relatives and friends, who could always get help from "Auntie" Klinghammer. About 50 relatives and friends gathered at her home Wednesday ev ening decorated the rooms with car nations, presented "Auntie" with a nice rocker had a supper good enough for anybody anywhere, had excellent music, indulged in stories and remin iscences and had a good time gener ally. Excellent School Entertainment There was a school exhibtion at the Wilderness school, one mile south of Plymouth Thursday evening, which was pronounced by all present as one of the best they ever attended. Henry W. White was the teacher and he had the co-opejatioit of every body in the district in making a good school, consequently everybody in the vicinity says it was one of the best schools ever taught anywhere. The entertainment consisted of rec itations, dialogues, tableaux, music anf for almost two hours furnished a feast of enjoyment for a crowded house. Some of the best judges say it was equal to the best theatrical enter tainment ever given in this city. Mr. White and his pupils are con gratulated for their success and their excellent work in school. Tbe Tribune $1.50 per year.

THE COUNTY COHIilTTi::

Was Organized Honestly tnj Fcirl in January and Vül Rtnn ci Organized at tht Ti2. When thieves are trying to g?t away with stolen goods and hnd themselves in danger of being caught, they otten raise tne loudest cry of"stcp thief" and proclaim their honesty to vociferously that attention is directed to them and detection lollows. This is the attitude of the Chronicle at-this time as regards the organization of tbe county commutes. Dishonesty has characterized every movement of the Chronicle and its followers in lhe organization cf th: committee. It began in Union township when they disobeyed the all cf County Chairman Groves and refund to allow each precinct to elect its members of the committee. It was continued after pdcers cf the committe had been ur.znin:c:ly elected at the regular meeting for crgnaization, January 13g lCSS, ?ht3 the editor of the Chronicle, accom panied by a few other saealän j liars, began a canvass of the county to dis rupt the .party organization t4 drstroy the Republican party cf Hirsiill county, because this gang feared thzt Republican success at the pells in No vember might show that four post masters and the editor cf C;s Chron icle were not the entire Ilepublicra party and they might not be allowed for all time to "hog" all -the odces and put into their own pochets the campaign fuuds they couid ct frcm the state and national committees ia presidential years. They did not expect to prcSt from these sources this year, bec-use this is the "off year;" but they wxsted to secure everything for theudvcs ia the future, consequently it wrs to their interest to prevent Republican success this year by a county organ ization which hey did not contrcL Dishonesty ias charactrized every meeting and every action cf these men. they have assumed to remove all the officers of the county ccnrrJttee at a meeting which was net cUcially called, and without mi'.irr; rr.y complaint or charges of any Lir.d against any of said o facers or givirj them any notice of intentions to remove them or any chance to d:fend themselves. At the meeting called by District Chairman Moorman, a motion to have legal advice as to whether the:; c.Ticers had been Ttmoved, was drclrred out of order and an appeal frcrn th; decision of the chair was refused. In the face of such dishonesty cj this, the Chronicle promises honesty. It p.ays "There are men vrho wish to conduct campaigns national, sUt and county, for the sole reasoe that they may get a certain large shire of the campaign funds into their own pockets" and it says these conditions should not exist in Marshall county; and it promises that if the Chronicle and its followers are allowed to han dle the campaign funds a strict ac counting will be made and there shall be no suspicion that any member cf the committee has pocketed racr.ry which should go for the good of the ticket. Such a statement as this, coming after the dishonest proceedings of the past three months, and when nobody , had charged these men with wanting to pocket campaign funds, reminds everybody of the thief who wants to divert attention from himself. The people of Marshall county know some cf the men who have pocketed campaign funds in the past, and they know that there are honest Republicans in the county who work for the success of Republican principles without hope of reward; and they do not see why it is absolutely necessary to continually reward men who are dishonest, and are willing to disrupt the party and defeat all Republican county candidates to secure offices and dollars for themselves. Americana an Honest People. Judge Alton B. Parker, late Democratic candidate for the presidency, testifies to his belief that even in New York city it would be impoftible to draw a grand jury which would not indict for serious crimes, and further that no man indicted could escape conviction . before any trial jury in the other counties of the State if fairly proved guilty. In other words Judge Parker testifies to his belief in tbe general honesty of the ieople. In this he is quite right With all the recent disclosures of graft and corruption in high places and low there hai been no sign anywhere that these things are looked on with complacency or approval by the public On the contrary the indignsiion roused through the. turning on of the light is in itself proof of the sound moral standard of the community. As a people Americans have a high sense ot integrity, and sternly refuse to condone laxity in this direction. Logansport Pharos. School Clcsed Fri'ay. The schools at Lapaz closed Friday. This has been a successful year for both teachers and pupils. A bountiful dinner was served by the ladies of the town and vicinity. A well prepared program ras rendered in the afternoon, which was enjoyed by all present. We hope to live to enjoy many such days. The rr.ttr.btrs of the High school held a reception Thursday evening in honor cf J. L;roy Austin, the principal. A prorm and supper were the best features cf the gathering.

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