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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-10

the democratic party for the gold
standard in 1896 and again in 1898, and
so long as it is recognized at ali as our
organ we shall go to defeat. it is i'm
perious, self-sufflcient, alI-sufficient, full
of sristocrstic pride, dictatorial. If it
cannot dictate the policy of the democ-
racy of the state, write its party plat
forms. vote the democratic senators and
representatives at its will it turns loose
one of its skull and cross-bOne report
ers TO defame the name of democrats.
dips its editorial gray goose quill in
venom and gall, and, with a weird and
hysterlcal wall, cries out against the
lmbecile leadership of the minority.
"a man cannot serve two masters.
There can be no DIR. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde in politics. He must either be
with his party or against it, He can
not be Poo Bah in his party and then
say supinely that he is independent of
bis party and belongs to himself
"Fellow-demO ;rats of Indiana, we
must have democratic paper at In
dianapolis, edited by democrats for
dem ocrats. We must have an editorial
leader who is democrat, and does not
wear such fine purple and linen that he
feels disgraced and contaminated by
contact with ordinary mOrtals; who is a
democrat every day, from one campaign
to another, and who does not smooth
the livery of the republican quality in
office in order to grace their smiles and
receive their reward at the expense of
the party militant.
"We of the country who fight the bat
ties of democracy fiom school house to
school house, from stump to stump and
from fence corner to fence corner, have
little hope and little encouragement
when we turn our eyes and ears to the
capitol. We know the spasmOdic capers
of the Sentinel. 1t sleeps blissfully un-
til few mo this before each campaign,
and then has political fit, and the
sapient large bore editor congratulates
himself on his marvellous greatness, and
after the campaign is lost, casts a
weather eye to the enemy and they both
wink one eye as the ancient sooth-sayers
did, smile and understand. Appointive
offices are obtained more readily by
counting the favor of "a friend at court
than by manly warfare for the party.
'For my part here and now protest
against this farce, and refuse to follow
such leadership.
81 appeal to every true democrat in
the state who loves the party of Jeffer-
son and Hendricks to shake the shackels
from him, and from this hour resolve
that pepper shall and will be establish
ed at indianapolis under whose honest
leadership we may buckle our armor on
and meet the enemy with an abiding
confidence in the editor and manage
ment. And if we meet defeat then we
may bear it with manly fortitude, know
ing that we are not being used as tread
mules to press the wine for others who
assume to be bigger than The party, and
with peacock flourish defiantly say, Il
belong to myself and you belong to me.
"CHARLES L. DRUMMOND,"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-10

1t is said that fruit growers expect 8
large crop of apples this year and give
as reason that the early cold preven-
ted the sap from rising in the trees,
which when moderate weather continues
until late in the season, the sap rises
and in the subsequent cold weather in
the latter part of the winter and early
spring freezes, greatly damaging the
crop. The present condition of the tr ses
is such that no amount of cold weather
can affect next seasons crop.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-10

Longcliff asylum at Logansport, in
which Marshall county has a number of
wards, has been insufficient in accom-
modations for years, but is now to have
a new building for men and another for
women, which will add accommodations
for patients. The work will be started
soon and carried on with an appropria-
ton of $4,000 made by this legislature
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-10
NEW PAPER Is NEEDED.
Democratic Daily Discussed by Senator
DrummOnd.

Democratic Daily Discussed by senator
DrummOnd.
State Senator Charles Z. Drummond
arrived home from Indianapolis
Wed lesday night and was interviewed
here that evening by the Indepen.
dent on the matter of starting a new
state newspaper, and said:
"It is proposed to organize the De-
mocrscy of the state and establish a
democratic newspaper at the capital. A
committee located at Indianapolis will
communicate with prominent democrats
in each county, with view of obtain
ing pledge and guarantee subscription
from each county, which is to run for
term of years sufficient to put the paper
on secure foundation and to make it
desirable investment to an experience
ed newspaper man, who must be q
democrat.
"FrOm present indications this will
not be difficult Of accomplishment, for
the working democracy of the whole
state is dIsgusted with the half. hearted
blow-hot, blow cold policy of the Sen
tlDel. From expressions which sm
receiving from all over the state the
Sentinel is repudiated as party organ.
1t may belong to itself, as its editor
boasts, but hereafter the democracy of
the state will let 1t be known that it is
not the mouth-piece of our party. Its
duty of dictatiOn and use OF the party
to further the private ambition of its
editor is done. 1t has set its face square
ly against the democratic minority dur
Ing the whole of the session of the as
sembly ended. We received little COM
mendation, but in its news and editorial
columns we were handsomely excoriated
and rldiculed as the imbecile minority.
ultimately disintegrate the proudest,
best, and most valIent body of demo
Gratis in the country.
Indiana is political battle ground.
Every inch is stubbOrnly contested.
Ordinarily the party which has the best
organization wins. We cannot win
against a republican press and organ
iZatiOn second to none, with week and
pusilanimous paper for our spokesman.
which dubS democrats as q pastime and
depicts them as the embodiment of
asslninity.
al deem it necessary to obtain the
organized force of the democracy in
this enterprise, to enlist the confidence
of a newspaper man or men in this
undertaking | desire to say that there
is no better field in the United States
for a decent, high-toned, loyal demo.
cratic paper than Indianapolis, and no
better time TO launch it than now, for
the democracy of Indiana will wei
come 1t as a long-needed friend and
rally as one man to its aid and support
senators Nussbsum of DeKslb, Shea
of Scott, Winfield of Csss, and Heller of
Whitley are now actively engaged in
the enterprise, together with nearly all
the democratic members of the last
assembly. On the 4th instant we held
a joint caucus of the senate and house,
at which it was resolved that each rep
resentatlve and senator should canvass
the situation in each county and do his
utmost to put democratic paper on
its feet"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-10
A Successful Meeting

Those from our city who attended
the X. of p. district meeting at War
saw, pronounce it one of the most sue
cessful affairs of the kind ever held
About two hundred and fifty were seat
ed around the banquet board. The
toasts and orstions delivered during the
feast were much above the ordinary.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-10
Subscribers.
Attention.!
THE INDEPENDENT
has arranged to give its
subscribers a Ledger and

has arranged to give its
subscribers a Ledger and
Account Book absolutely free.
1t contains much useful infor-
nation and is worth at least
seventy-five cents of itself.
Come in and get one free.
Tell your neighbors. If they
subscribe, they too can get
ane free. AS special induce
ment, we will send The Mar
shall County Independent to
any address, from now until
January l, 1900, for one dol
lar, and give each one of the
Ledgers and Account Books
FREE!
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-31
NEW FREIGHT CLASSIFICATION.
Attorpsy-G General GrGgs Cannot See That
Il Violates the Antitrust Law.

WARRINGTON. Dec 80 - Attorney al
Gnggs replied to DAY To the recent commune atom
from the Interstate Commerce Commission reia-
uve to tho changes In freight classification made
by tho leading railroads. TO take effect on Jan
1. The Attorney General was asked by the Com.
mission II he beloved the facts warranted him in
applying for injunction 10 restrain the rail
roads from putting IN operation the new classified
ton on tho ground Mat in adopting II tho rail-
road companies violated the anu trust law.
In his letter Of reply Mr Griggs says that In
order to sustain such an injunction II must DO
shown that there Is contract combination or
conspiracy In restraint Of trade between the sew
eral States. No such combination. he declares,
has been shown. There il consultation" "
he continues, by representative railroad men
IN committee inspecting suggested charges in
classification. There IN subsequent independent
action by railroad companies in tho adoption Of
the now classification recommended by the com
mlttcc Tho testimony taken DOES not show
that any railroad company acted under compul.
son OF combination In adopting tho official
classification"
The Attorney General says In conclusion tina,
II there be a remedy for the comrl aiming shippers
u lies in an appeal 10 thr Commission under tho
Interstate Commerce law. and not 10 the cour Is
under tho antitrust law.
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PnEsIDBSr HADLEY,s LONG rnrr.
Has Started West to Stir up Enthusiasua
Among the Yale Aiuinni.

New HAVEN. Dec. 3o-Presidsnt Hadley OF
Yale hast gone west on tho longest trip ever
taken by a Yale president among the alumni
associations OF the country. He has just ar
rived In Cleveland and will address the Yale
Alumni OF that city this evening al
their annual banquet. He will spend Sunday
in Cleveland and will go to Chicago. arriv-
ing on Jan. 2 There he will address the
convocation OF the University OF Chicago. By
invitation OF President Harper On Jan. 3 he
will address the alumni OF Chicago at their an
nual banquet. He will then go to Minneapolis.
where he vii speak Q, the Yale Alumni Assoc
citation on Jan, >. His next jump will be to
Denver. where he will speak before the Candle
Light Club on Jan. \. an organization COM
posed OF leading business men. On Jan. q he
will address the Yale Denver Alumni at their
annual banquet. He will speak in Kansas City
on Jan. j. at ~. Louis on Jan. 10: Louisville
on Jan. III. and In Cincinnati on Jan. II before
alumni gatherings
The trip IA made In the all around interests
OF Yale. but especially with an idea OF Awaken
Ing the graduates in their material support OF
the plan for the bi-centennial. President
Hadley IL ACCOMPANIED on his Journey by Mrs
Hadley: IL was announced to-day that the aid
Of the Boston symphony Orchestra had been
offered TO Yale University for its bi-centenniai
celebration. This offer has been accented with
cordial thanks by the CORPORATION OF Yale.
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on Dec. %. was that John b. Welcome be re-
moved from his ONCE OF attorney and coun-
sellor for this Court and that his name be
stricken from the rolls" The Full text Of the
decision has lust reached Wa. hngton and has
been fled with the Senate Committee.
The Court announced ut tn" outset that II
eliminated the testimony OF Cason. Warren
and Of ono or two Other men whose names
hav. figured In dispatches printed within a
day or TWO. and who ars represented by Mr..
Clark = friends IA having gone back on what
they said In court. The decision deals quite
extensively with the testimony OF state Sena-
tor Clark o, Madison county, hnd with the eyi.
dcncs which Is directly related to the $4,000
which from the first II was contsuded Well
come paid 10 state Senator CLARK, The deci-
SION Is that In fact Welcome did give this
money 70 State senator Clark as the pur-
cRsrges brought by W. 4. Ciark's triesds
that he was the victim OF a conspiracy. the
decision says that on the trial OF Welcome not
scintilla - eyi icnce was given in support OF
that charge The Supreme Court calls atten-
ton 70 the fact that from the FIRST and to the
last OF these proceedings Nr Welcome h'mse I
did not deny the accusations uf bribery and
that they .wore not denied By any witness who
testified In his behalf. the Court adding that
the case was one In which Mr., Welcome GER
tainly should have test fled II the charges made
against him were not true.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-31
Ii HUNG CHANG NOT DEGRADED
Ills appointment to . Post IN Southern
China Ia an Important One.

Ills appointment to . Post In Southern
China L. an Important One.
WARRINGTON. Dec 3o.-A despatch received
to-day by Mr.. WI Tinz-fang. the Chinese MIN
lister to the United States. bellies tho reports
recently current that the venerable Chinese
statesman, Ii Hung Chang. was to be again
degraded by the Chinese Government. The
despatch announces that Ii has been APP
pointed Acting Vceroy OF the two pro:
vnccs adjacent to Canton In tho south of
China. So far from this being deRrada-
ton. II Is believed by the Minister that the
appointment Is an indication OF the intention Of
the Emperor to avail himself Of Ii Hung
Changes abilities In dealing with the trouble
tween China and France in the provinces no:
ferred to. After Russia and Gcrmany had
secured Port Arthur and Kiao Chau In the
north OF China. France demanded similar
concessions In the territory adjoining
French, Tnnquin. These demands were
grant cd. France getting certain rights
Tor ninaty.nine years in the port Of Kwang
Chau Wan. on the Gulf Of Tonouln. with cer-
tain ports in southern China by rail. Out OF
tho exercise OF these rights various veSinR
Guestious, have arisen. and trouble between
the French officials and the native officers OF
the provinces has been reported. To com
pose these IL Hung Chang will devote his
energy and ability.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-31
ProMIIsB POISON IN FRESH BEEF.
Cause of the Sickness on the Chartered
Army Transport City of Rio.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 80. Surgeon General
Stern berg has received from Col. Woodruff at
Manila a copy OF . report made TO him BY
Assistant Surgeon G. W. Fry OF the chartered
army transport City OF Rio. giving the partlc-
ulars OF the sickness from ptoma,ne poisoning
OF troops OF the Thirty-hfth Infantry on board
that vessel. The report says:
Il assumed charge Of the City OF Rio at Homo
lulu. There were 67l enlisted mon and 20
officers Of the Thirty. Htth Volunteer Infantry.
under command OF Lieut.. Col E. Fl. Plummer.
bound for Manila. The health OF the troops
was excellent until Oct, %. when twenty-five
cases Of gastro-enteritis occurred among the
troops, principally confined to one company.
The symptoms were that OF ptomaine poison
Ing. and at the time was attributed to the use
OF canned goods. which were purchased by the
transport. Under this I'm pre- siop. further sale
OF the goods was forbidden. On the evening .!
Oct % s3d moIning Of Oct a. - enlisted enlisted
or less extent from ptomaine poisoning"
After describing the symptoms the surgeon
From the greater number OF cases. We be-
came convinced that the cause OF the troubl o
DID not exist in the use OF the canned goods.
After careful inquiry among the company
commanders found that all who were sick ate
OF the fresh meat issued to the men at mess.
the only ones who ate at this particular meas.
We became convinced that In this fresh meat
ptOmalne poison existed
Surgeon Fry also sent a letter to the adJutant
OF the regiment while at aea. saying that the re
WAS no doubt OF the fact that such poison ex-
listed in the meat. and. that while the opinion
was held that were the fresh meat properly
trimmed and dressed. there Fht be o DANGER
in its use. he could not, under the circum-
stances, recommend its use on the transport.
The adJutant OF the regiment then issued an
order iorhiddinR the issuance OF fresh meat
and permitted the sale OF the canned food
This is not the first information to reach the
War Department regarding the fresh beet
supply on hoard the chartered transports go-
ing to Manila. Some time ago the attention
OF the department WAS called 70 the decay OF
fresh beef on tho transport City OF sydney.
and an Investigation was made by the army
officers nj San Francisco which showed that
non" OF the transports chartered to carry tho
last volunteer regiments TO the Philippines
was fitted up with refrRsrators, The officials
were under orders to get the vesse s In shape
with considerable rapdity. and instead OF
rcfrigerators. ice boxes were placed aboard
each vessel and the fresh beef packed in Ice
This proved to be, very unsatisfactory ar.
rangement according to reports about tho
deterioration, OF the fresh meat. All trans
ports owned by thu Government have refriger
ators ant 10 complaint about the food supply
on those vessels has been received. The
transports City OF Sydney and City OF Rio are
no longer in tho service OF the Government.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-31
STOLE oosenEssmnS.s sILAE1ps
Page of tho House Il Arrested and Con
fessss tho Theft.

wAsHISaToN. Dec. 3o.-Julius Fl. MoAfes, a
page In the House Of r representatives, was ar
rested last night charged with stealing $500
from Representative Stevens OF Minnesota and
another membe- OF the House Tho young
man confessed to the theft. but said he took
ony $500 In cash and that he could return
S247 OF that.
The robbery took place In the offioe tho II
Sergeant: at Arms on Dec IL. McAfee was
employed in the office. The Sergeant-at. Arm =
pays the monthly salaries OF members Of Con
gress. and on the day mentioned the salaries
Ind been placed in envelopes. The one for Mr..
Stevens contained some cash and a check In
this envelope and the envelope belonging 10
another member Il re was a total Of about
$500 IN cash The envelopes were soon missed.
an the employees ~ the Office have been
closely watched by detectives for several days.
la.t night McAfee WAS arrested NJ, he was
leaving the BNou Theatre. He said he de-
stroyed the checks which he found In the two
envelopes and deposited tho greater part OF the
money in savings bank. whore he already
had an account
.McAtce was appointed a page from Kentucky
about four years ago He Ia locked up in one
OF the city police stations.
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 30.-These army order.
were Issued to- day:
Carr. George l., Anderson. Seventh Artillery, e
Fort Monroe. for duty pertaining to the school fol
the instruction Of enlisted men in electricity and III
appliance,
Lieut., John 7. Stephens. Tenth Infantry, from
toit Asst lnlbrine, Mont, to Join his company.
Majors William II ComeRys and William H. Ham
mrr, payma,trrs to san Francisco.
rspI. RI mas II Reese Corps OF Engineers. from
tho Engineer School, Fort Totten, n s., to TAmpa
Fla, T. relieve Capt. Henry Jorys, Corps " Eu
s'Iturs' Sno "a II " ri"'noI 10 rotI lnttrn ,
to Denver. IA AcIug Inspector Gc neral o. that de
phrtmept To- relieve Major Frank D. Baldwin. Third
Infantry, VIII VIII proceed to Fort 6Iocum, v Y
tordntr with recruits. and will accompany hrst de
ta,hment ct recruits Ina, may i" sent to the Philip
plue Islands, whore he VAL join his regiment
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Railroads Claim for Transporting Troops
Cut Down One-Half.

WARRINGTON. Dec. 30.-Comrtroller Trace
we'll OF the Treasury Department made do
cision to-day out OF the usual line. In April
1923. the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Company transported O officers. 128 enlisted
freight and IS wagons from Price Utah. to
Chattanooga, Tenn. and put In, a clam for
$36S7 - for the same, The auditor for tho
whereupon tho railrnnd company appealed to
the COMPTROLLER. That officer reduced the
auditors allowance to Sl,72o5i. less than half
the original claim. The railroad company
will doubtless carry the claim into tho courts.
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absolute necessity OF Congress fixing By law
the status o. tho National Guard plainly and
unequvoea!ly; so that he who reads may un.
derstand. There Is, unfortunately. a great
uncertainty on the subject pervading the mind
OF the people at large. This uncertainty, TO a
favoraby | submit. the National Guard Is
Irst aud foremost State guard secondly. I'M
der certain contingencies, reserve force Tor
ders OF thu President Of the United States. and
when required by the United States II should
not be asked to volunteer. but ordered into the
United States service as II stands and 10 Or
ganized under the State laws"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-31
ALDERMAN IEDWITH FINED.
Compelled to Pay 81 for Violating the BeS
ting ACT.

Tammany Alderman Michael Ledwith. who
keeps a saloon at Third avenue and Forty NTH
street, was arrested yesterday on a charge Of
violating the Bottling act and was taken to the
Yorkville police court The complaint was
made by Joseph Brandt. a private detective In
the employ OF the Uptown Boilers Association,
who said that he had found fourteen syphons be-
longing to mem bers OF the association. which
had been raflled with car bonated water. In the
Alderman'r saloon. The Alderman pleaded
guilty TO the charge. and Magistrate Mott i'm
posed the usual fine OF 80 cents for each bot
tie. Ledwith paid tho 81 and fastened from
court
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Denths of SoIdiern in Cmba.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3O-Tho following death
report from Gen. Wood at Havana has been
received at the War Department;
Santa Clara; Lawrence J. Clay. band. Second
Cavalry. died on the nth Of Inflammation ofthe
liver. hlatanzas: John Butt. Company q.
Second ,avalry. died on the 9th 81 yellow
fever. Pacetas: Lee H. Mansfield, Company
L, Second Cavalry. died on the 2sth " appen-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-31
Church Buys "A New Site.

Tho Manhattan Congregational Church,
Henry \. Stimson. pastor has bought from the
Q tate o. Charles +. Hoffman. through Messrs.
Sllwson Hobbs, the four lots on the east
side o! Broadway. 2G.i feet north OF Seyeuty-
sixth street. The plot has an L" % feet in
width on Seventy-siSth street 1t Ia the pur,
erect at once church edilce covering the
entire Mot "
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REPORT OF MAJOR-GEN. ROE
NATIONAL GUARD LPPRoPRIA TIoN
NOT LARGE ESOU6H.

Guard Il Recovering From the DisorEan-
ization Caused by the war-Congreo
Should FiI the Churchman'S Status.
The annual report OF Major Gen Charles F.
Roe, commanding officer OF the National Guard
OF the State OF New York. was made public
Yesterday.
THE National Guard consists at this day"
Gen. Roe says %! 1877 signal corps troops.
batteries and companies. organized In 3
brigades, is regiments. 8 bsttalions. l squad
ron. 4 signal corps, l separate troop OF cavalry.
4 batteries and l separate CONF any Of infantry.
The strength Of the. National Guard. as re-
ported Sept. 80. 1899. Is 7B5 officers and
l3.+3S enlisted men. As follows:
EuIilia1
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Dropped pead 10 Rallwax Station.

NEwBuRoH, Dec. 30.-John A. Thorn pson. q
lawyer. bound to Poughkeepsle to appear be-
fore Judge barnard. fell dead at the Ontario
76 years old. "