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Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
NEW YORK'S LIQUOR LAW.
Puts the Entire Liquor Traffic Under
State Control.

Behind locked doors the New York AS
sembly voted on the Raines excise bill
Thursday, and before adjournment it
passed by vote Of 81 yeas to 80 nays
The Raines liquor bill is measure to put
the entire liquor traffic and interests I'M
der State control. 1t abolishes all local
excise boards and creates State COM
missioner ut a salary of $1,000, Il deputy
at $1,000, three inspectors ut $1,000. 3d.
600 and $1,000, and sixty inspectors at
large at 81 200 each and expenses. The
commissioners bureau is located at Al
bany. The bill raises the license rates in
New York city To $500, in Brooklyn to
$500, and in smaller cities to $500 The
present license rate in New York for sa-
Icons L. 100, and the granting of licenses
is at the option of the municipal excise
commissioners.
Under the Raines bill all night licenses
and the sale OF liquor on Sundays are pro-
hibited except in hotels with meals. This
prohibition extends to clubs. 1t fixes Il
fine for a violation of the law at not less
than twice the amount of the license. 1t
allows local option in towns but not in
cities. 1t compels the posting of liquor
licenses in windows of saloons, and also
requires saloons to leave open the shades
during the time they must close. No sa-
loon can do business within POO feet of Il
church or school
The bill gives one-third of the net reve-
nue. collected to the State and two-thrds
to the county. Under the present law
the entire tax goes to the county or State
When first presented TO the Legislature
the bill equally divided the tax between
the counties and the State. 1t is presum-
ed that the immediate effect of the meas
ure will be the Wholesale reduction of the
number Of saloons in the State, and it's
adhcrents claim great increase in State
revenue.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
Nlaiuc'S Great Man.

Names biggest and strongest man.
John Moriarty. died iii Oldtown recent
ly. of typhoid fever. He was g feet 934
inches tall. ana weighed 30 pounds.
lie was broad and biS-boned. and some
idea of his build may be had from the
fact that, despite his weight he was a
very lean man. In practically every
way he could do rs much work as two
men. and he was known all over the
State for his feats of strength. He
worked most of the time in the lum-
Der camps. and WAS valuable rs n
peacemaker rs we'll as a worker Many
stories are told Of his provcss in put
ting down fights and small riots. He
was a very peaceful and good-na tured
man.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
Bill Against Theater Hats.

Representative FOsdick, of Hamilton,
o., caused stir and not little applause
by introducing Il bill in the House prOhib
iting women from wearing in theaters
hats or bOnnets large enough to obstruct
the view of those behind them. The meas
ure not only prohibits the wearing of such
paraphernalia. but imposes Il penalty of
from 50 to so for violation of the law.
The rules were suspended and it was read
the second and third times and bid fair To
20 through with whirl until Mr.. Stewart,
of Charge offered an amendment to add
six months Imprisonment to the penalty.
Only siXty-One members were present, and
some of the more conservative, fearing
the bill might go through too quickly, per-
suaded Mr.. Fosdick to consent TO its post
DOnempnt
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
HOrrid Murders in Michigan.

At Benton Harbor. Mich. Henry Balan-
gea Friday afternoon killed his sweet
heart, Miss Gertrude Bailey. and then
committed suicide. He went from his
home in Chebanse, ILL.,. and called TO see
Miss Bailey, who resided with her par
ents on farm. The girl refused to talk
with him, saying that she did not want
anything to do with him. Belangea then
drew revolver and shot her dead. the
bullet taking effect in the breast. Next
he seriously wounded Il sister. The muir
derer then ran To the woods. where his
body was found with Il bullet hole in the
head. The Baileys came from Chicago
last October. Belangea formerly lived
with the family The dead girl was u
years of age, her sister 10
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
Imposes n Fine on HIMSELF.

Judge TOney, of the Law and Equity
Court at Louisville. Ky. was Il victim of
his own rule the other day. He has been
annoyed and the trial of several cases has
been delayed by the taYdiness of jurors
In each instance the judge has fined the
derelict juror 50 for contempt Friday
morning Judge Toney came into court five
minutes late, and upon taking the bench
read himself Il short lecture upon the nee
essity of punctuality, and said he was sor-
ry to note he was late. Turning to Clerk
Welker. he said: MIR. Clerk, enter a fine
OF 50 for contempt against the court"
Judge TOney afterwards RENTED all
fines
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
Hotel Accommodations at ST. Louis.

St. LOuisans who want ''elbow room
next June will have to have small elbows
and be satisfied with just enough space TO
hold their anatomy. Local hotelkeepers
have closed many contracts for rooms and
headquarters. Up to date the official re-
ports show that nearly twO-thirds of the
available hotel accommodations have been
contracted for. All of the options given
in December have been closed with the ex-
ception of that of the Quay delegation. 1t
promised to contract for accommodations
for 300 at the Lindell, but did nothing
but promise, and the rooms were leased
to the Tiprecanoe Club of Cleveland, y.
There were few similar instances.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
a Rich Man

1t is related that Baron De R0thschild
of Paris once called GuZman Blanco
the richest man in the world. When
the Venezuelan dictator protested
against the compliment Rothschild re-
torted: You are surely the richest
man in the world, for who else has es-
tates comprising GO0.00O square miles
of territory Who else has an income
of S31 100000? Who else has 2,5OO, 200
slaves" Guzman was not slow in see
Ing the point.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
TAILORS ON A STRIKE
THIRTEEN THOUSAND GO OUT
I'M CHICAGO.
Are in Sympathy with the Cutters
Missouri Murderer May Get Life
Sentence Instead of HanGing-Ncw
Mexico Wants to Be State.
Garment Makers Ont,

Thirteen thousand Chicago tailOrS went
out Friday on strike in sympathy with
the cutters whose ...rCrts for nearly
month have been centered upon COMPEL
ing the local manufacturers associa ION
TO agree TO the unions terms The 1ailOrS
go out to help the 900 cutters and trim
mcrs and force an issue. No demaId has
been made for an increase in wages or a
decrease in the number of working hours.
1T means" said Secretary Abel. that all
the tailors are out | don't mean the men
who work for the merchant tailors, but
those whose labor is in the factories and
shops where the goods of the big manufac-
turers are made up. About 1900 tailors
responded 10 the call TO strike. They are
anxious to help the striking cutters and
they will accomplish much. This is to be
peaceable strike. Trouble and disturb
ances will not be permitted. Spring or
ders are coming in and the manufacturers
must have their work done. We are very
confident of winning" \ conservative
estimate asserts that fully 10000 people
are directly concerned III the strike. The
claim is made that the talors really select
ed a very opportune time to display their
sympathy for the striking cutters. Twen-
ty-five days of idleness on the part of 500
cutters are not calculated TO be conducive
to Il surplus of material in the factories
upon which the tailOrs can work. With
out the cutters the tailors could not con-
tinue at work very long.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
Respite for Wife Murderer Punchion.

Thomas Function. the st. Joseph. Mo.
wife murderer, whose execution had been
set by the Supreme Court Tor Friday. has
been respited by Gov. Stone for one
month. The general impression is hat
III view of the extraordinary circum-
stances of the case, Gov. Stone will COM
mute the death penalty TO a term of inn
prisOnment. Functions crime was delib-
crate and his guilt fully proved. On his
first trial the jury let him off with twenty
years Imprisonment. The convicted man
and his counsel secured new trial. which
resulted in the death penalty being i'm
posed. The Supreme Court affirmed the
decision and a day of execution was set.
Function has since wished he had taken
the twenty years and had done with it.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
HUMANE WARFARE.
Modern Bullets Are Less Fatal than
Those Formerly Used.


In modern warfare it is not neces.
sary. theoretically, to KILL the object
being among civilized nations TO place
antagonists hors de combat. The mem
ora BILE struggle between the Russians
and the Turks in 1871 was the last oc-
casion on which two great European
powers met in conflict.
Since that time the armies of most
of the great nations have been armed
with a new kind of magazine rifle.
This weapon has greatly reduced bar
rel caliber. besides possessing the adj
vantage of being enabled to pour a
number OF shots rapidly at Il critical
moment. The recent campaign in Chit
RAJ, and n few cases of accidents which
have occurred on or near rifle ranges.
go to prove that in future wars the
wounds inflicted will be of a mitigated
nature.
The various properties of the Lee
Metford missile. which are likely to
affect the character of wounds pro
duced by the humane" bullet. are its
pared with the prOjectile of the Snider
and Martini rifles. This will result, as
the limited experience gained tends to
show. in a cleaner cut wound much
smaller in size. and with very little de-
structiOn of the parts of the body trav-
ersed by the bullet. The shock TO the
system is also diminished. and the
wound is not hampered in its healing
by the Judgment of the ball.
Such are the considerations from n
humane point of view. which have
caused England. in conjunction with
other nations, to adopt this modern
weapon. A man at Aldershot some
years ago was struck by Il ricocheted
bullet from the O-303 magazine rifle at
about a mile and a half from the tar
get. The missile struck him in the
right thigh, passing through and ont
at the back. He said that when struck
it merely felt as if he had been pricked
through the skin with penknife. The
wound looked as if thin-bladed knife
had been thrust into it, and it caused
him only slight pain. wenty-four
days after the injury the man could
walk we'll again. and was discharged
from the hospital.
\ Martini or Snider ball from weap-
Ons used by volunteer forces, striking
in a similar situa ton. would have
shocked the system and shattered the
bones TO such an extent as to disable
the man for many months if not for
life. n man employed at Woolwich
arsenal was struck by Il bullet fired t
only 100 yards from him. The ball
passed completely through the upper
end of the left thigh. and did not cause
him to fall. Under antiseptic treat
ment the wound rapidly healed, and the
man was discharged to duty thirty
two days after.
The percentage of deaths among the
wounded Chitralese in the recent cam
paign under Gen. LOckhart was very
low compared with the number put
out of action in consequence of wounds
Men who had been shot through the
chest were still able to use their weap-
ons when the Highlanders and Gurk-
has attacked them ut the point of the
bayOnet. One man had been shot lon
gitudinally through the fore arm, the
bullet coming out between the second
and third fingers. Another noticeable
case was that of man who had been
shot three times through the legs and
was then able to get away.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19

n Il.
Mr.. FrascrCrierie. manager of the
Queens Hotel, Montreal. has decided
upon adopting an Improvement in the
hotel which will be decided innO-
walton in Montreal 1t is Il special
room for commercial travellers. and is
not TO be COMPOUNDED with anything
in the way of the ordinary sample
rooms. liz the proposed accommodate
ton, the commercial men will be en-
tirely by themselves and separated
from the other hotel guests. They
will have their own dining-room and
their own walters. The dining room
after meals will. also. serve as Il gem
cral smoking and lounging room. where
the commercial guests may receive
their friends. This idea has long been
in favor in England, where ii has been
carried out with success 10y some of
the best hotels.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19

The grand jury of Kay County, Ok,
besides returning indictments against
county commissioners. have now indicted
Dan Il. Lawhead, register of deeds, and
Virgil III. Brown, probate Judge. charging
them with malfcasance in office and
drunkenness.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
Aluminium.

The French state railroads are about
to build passenger cars in which the
parts usually made of iron and copper
will be made of aluminium. The axles
and wheels, however, will continue to
be made of steel.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
Areas and Population OF Europr

Europe has much larger possessions
in America than many people imagine.
The areas are thus stated: British.
3.63i. 49, square miles; French. 4S.Oi0:
Danish, S6,6l4; Holland. 46,4G3. The
population of these dependencies is AS
follows: British. 6I53, 501: French.
3T,203; Danish, III, 229; Holland. lO7..
SCI.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
The Flag OF Free Cuba.

T.. III. Sellers, president of the NationM
Council of Patriotic Associations of the
United States, issued an address ut De-
trot protesting against the receiving by
the Government of the statue of Pere
Marquette which has been unveiled in the
national capitol.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19

In trying to be independent" many
people are positively impolite.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19

Time is the bell-ringer of the Uni
verse. He strikes the hours even now,
presently he will peal the chimes.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
BLOW FOR MILLINERS
THE LEGISLATURE WOULD SUP
PRESS THEIR CREATIONS.

ObiO's Lawmakers the First in the
COmmendab1e WOrk-Militia Called
Ont to Control Kentucky's LeGisla-
ture-An Amusing Episode in Court.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19

Prof Roentgcn. discovcrer of the Y ray.
has been made baron by Prince Ludwig
of Bavaria.
The House Committee on Territories
decided to recommend the passage of a
bill creating a territorial form of govern
ment for Alaska and giving the Territory
q delegate in Congress.
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symptoms were accompanied by
severe pains in the head. l took sew
cral kinds OF medicines recommended
for catarrh, and used various local APP
plications. but the disease had become
SO decpscatcd that they had no effect
whatever. l was alarmed at my oon-
ditiou, as | knew This disease invari-
ably descended tc thc lungs, crG.rg
III consumption. Twas induced to take
S. S. S. tSwift's Specifc). and after two
months I vas perfectly we'll, and
have v felt any effects Of the
disease since"
s. S. S. is the only blood remedy
which il is impossible 70 initiate. There
is 4 substitute for most OF them, for
they are all a~likc--contain the same
ingredients. and arc made in the same
manner. But there is no substitute
for S. S. S.. as it is in every way diff
ferent from every ether blood remedy
otfcrcdto the public. Iii natures own
remedy, being made from roots and
herbs gathered from the forests, and
contains not i particle of mercury,
potash or other drug. II is not adruE-
store remedy. and NOT i single ingrcdi.
cnt can be obtained from 4 chemists
shop. S. S. S. (Swift's Spccifc) is the
only blood remedy which is guaran-
food ~ 10
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however. paid any special attention TO
MN, He took 4 seat On ono Of the front
benches and waited, hoping against
hope, that he should this time miss his
wlfc's face In the procession Of drink
bcSottcd unfortunntes who ilcd into the
pen.
When she appeared, looking like the
worst, their eyes met for q moment She
quickly nvcrtGd hers. but he. unable 10
hear the strain any longer. inse IN II 10
speak and then fell to tho floor. II was
his supreme effort to save Ills crring
wife. II ever Il mans heart was broken,
Thomas Icons was In the Yorkville pO-
lice court yesterday morning.
He carried hlS gccret to the crave with
him, md his wife, when she returned
from his deathbed, refused to say any
thing about his anteccdcntS or her
friends. She seemed. however. 10 be In
no need OF money, She declared that she
would bury her husband without assist
ance from anybody. Her first act on en-
tcring her neatly furnished apartment
was to close the door Of her bedroom.
81 cant bear to look at that ROOM" she
sobbcd.
She waN asked about her friends and
whether she desired TO send for her
daughter.
Il have no daughter" she said, def
nntly, and thcn:-"NobOdy shall know
where she Is"
WAS your husband In buslnegI?"
"Ilc has not been for three years" she
rcJOInCd. lie was too weak TO work:
besides. we had plenty Of money. on,
God! what am | 10 do without him? He
never drank a drop In his life"
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AMIsSlNG D0Y
Womb Relieve Anxious Parents by let
thug Them Know or Ills whereabouts.

Womb Relieve AnNinlis Parents ny LIT
ting Them know or Ills Whereabouts.
JoHNSTOWN, Pa, Dec. S,-lteno
Watkins, son Of Mr.. and Mrs, Il. j. Wat
kIns, prominent citizens OF Park avenue,
this city. left his home for school az
usual on the morning OF the I'D OF OctO-
her last, and nothing has been heard Of
him since by his anxious and sorruwing
parents. who fear that he may have met
with fonl play.
on the day in question an acQunlnt-
ance OF the missing boy. who " about
seventeen years old, saw him NJ the
wharf In Pittsburgh, waiting, he said.
for a chance 10 work his way down the
river. Repeated Inquiries In the quar-
tCrs where he would be most likely 20 so
have revealed nothing rs to his subSe-
Quant movements.
lie was Il very ambitious youth, more
anxious 10 work than 70 20 to school,
and since the Cuban war has been in
progress, followed 1t closely and Often
expressed 10 others a desire TO join the
insurgents. They think that perhaps
his Eutent may have been TO enter the
Cuban army. but his parents think they
would have heard from him on the way
II ne were living and well.
He In about . feet : Inches hlHh, weighs
about 40 pounds, with dark brown hair
and brown eyes. lie had 4 very small
| amount Of monay about his person.
II he IL still alive and should come
| across this item, his parents. request
him TO please return 10 his home or write
his much Srieynd mother as To his
whereabouts.
Any Information concerning him VIII
be gladly received by his distressed par
Snt8 At Iohnstown, Pa.
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WILL HE ACCEPT :
The Persistent Numor that sherman VIII
be invited To the CablUti.


WASHINGTON. d. C., Dec, S.-"i
have nothing 10 do with the selection
Of the members OF Mr., Z Kinley's cab
mot and any news concerning II must
come from him" This declaration was
made by Chairman Mark a, llnnnn TO
a caller ut the Arlington Hotel to-day.
The interviewer was particularly In
tcrcstcd In knowing whether Senator
John Sherman. % ohio, was likely To
become q member Of Sir. Mcliinlcy's
cabinet. Mr.. llama had nothing 10
communicate.
From other sources OF u high chnrac-
ter, however. It Is learned that Mr..
Mckinley. having II very nigh opinion
OF tho senator's ability IN u stntcsmln
and u %ilnRncIcr, at the proper time VIII
ask him to accept one " the most I'M
portnnt Of the portfolios at his dlspo.
sal. Whether the senator viii 0CCcpt IN
IA matter OF serious doubt, Some Of his
friends assert thnt nc would much pre-
fer to remain In the tc. II Is said,
too. by thu senator's friends that all
OF the distinction that attaches to n
cabinet position already has been fully
achieved by him while secretary Of the
treasury during the administration Of
President Hayes.
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SPANISH REPORTS
Score Another Defeat Tor tl,c InsurHnni
Forces In CnbH.

HAVANA, Dec. S.-Gen6ral FIGucrn,
On yesterday. left the plantation OF
Santa Amelia, near san jose de Las
LaJae. this province, moving In the d.
rcctIOu OF plaiano. lie met the nd
vanCe guard Of an inSurgent force al
RIO POndO. opened firc ~ It and later
captured the heights 81 Morales Anil
md Volcan PlRtnno, where, however, tn
troops found a force Of 1000 Insurgents
awaiting them. The latter promptly
attacked the Spaniards but were re-
pulsed by II brilliant charge OF the Rel
M and PizZarrO cavalry regiments.
The rUut OF the enemy was COM
pletcd by Il charge Of the Spanish In
fantry. composed Of the NnvaS bat
talon,
The insurgents were d~Islodged after
thirty-ninc shells had been fired Into
their positions and left behind them
slXty-SiX men killed. or the Spaniards
Lieutenant Colone! Miguel Currion was
killed and one lieutenant and twenty
four prIvatcs were wounded.
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Human Ingenuity.

Certainly, for the mechanic, human
ingenuity has never produced n better
lininlcut ilian Salvation Oil,which now
stands uncxcc!lcd for curing bis sprains
and bruises caused by 4 fall or cuts
and wounds the result Of m accident
with his tool or Baw. Salvation Oilnl
ways kills pain. "%Rcccntly, | fell
about twenty feet and was very much
bruised on my leg and side, but after
bathing them with Salvation Oil the
bruises soon disappeared. | think Sal
walton Oil Is just the thing for sores
md bruises" A. Jacob Rice, $40
Church ST., Easton, Pa. Salvation Oil
may BIO bought anywhere for 25 cents.
Substitutes offered bydcalers may cost
(, less ; hence, do less. Salvation Oil,
however, never disappoints the user.
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NEW YORK. Dec. S.-Mcctlngs Of
manufacturers OF newspaper are being
held in secret In this city.
k. y. Fullerton. OF the manufacture
crs paper company. said 10 n represent
tutIvc NJ the Associated Press: about
n dozen manufacturers. realizing that
their business was, In n hnd condition.
have come together for the purpose Oi
consultation and adopting some ar
rnngcmcnt whereby the trade can be
improved"
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DlNGLEY BILL KILLED.
General Sentiment Against n
Straight arin I'M.

WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. S.-The
action OF the Republican scnatorla!
caucus in referring the DIng!ey tariff
bill 10 It's stcer!Hgscomm!ttcc and tn"
circumstances under which this action
was taken are accepted In the senate
MS practically the end OF the agitation
In tho interest Of this measure. The
debate in tine caucus developed TINT
there were wide differences as to the
advisnbiltty attempting to pass the
bill, even among the Republicans and
the opinion was expressed by some.
who were on the inside that fully one
third OF the Republican senators, not
including the silver boilers. were an
%IaUonistIc to the bill.