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The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
Prince Henry of Orleans.

CHICAGO, Aug. 10. = Prince
Henry of Orleans, who died in
Cochin, China, yesterday after
noon, is the oldest son of the
duke of Chartress, who served
in the American civil war, and a
cousin of the Duke of Orleans.
He was born in 1867, and was
not married. The prince had
been dangerously i'll for some
time past. He was on his way
to the United States by way of
San Francisco, and was to have
passed some time in Newport
this fall. His name has been
mentioned as "a suitor for the
hand of a we'll known American
heiress, and at one time he fig
ured as q suitor for the hand of
the eldest sister of the young
king of Spain, the Infanta Maria
de Las Mercedes, who was mar
ried in February of the present
year to Prince Charles of Bour-
bon, SON of the count of Caserta.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
NO STRIKE
MESTERN WORKERS DO NOT OBEY
ORDER OF SHAFFER
South Chicago and Bay View Opero-
fiycS Vote Utmost TO q Nan Against
the General Strike Order and
Continue at Work.

CHICAGO, Aug. IL. - by an
overwhelming majority the mem
bers of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation of Steel Workers in South
Chicago decided yesterday to
live up to their agreement with
the Illinois steel company, and
ignore the mandate of President
Shaffer to 60 out on a general
strike.
Many speeches were made by
the radical element in favor of
obeying the order and standing
by the association, but when it
came to a ballot only four voted
for a strike. For political rea-
sons the actual vote was kept
secret and wrong reports were
given out, so it would not ap-
pear that so few favored stand
ing by Shaffer's order. The ac-
tual count, as given by a mem
Der who attended the meeting
was 1913 against a strike and four
in favor of it.
When the vote was counted a
committee of six was delegated
to carry the news to the Off
Gals of the company, so that the
fires may be started up and pre-
paratiOns made to resume work
as usual at 10 o'clock last night.
After General Superintendent G.
H. Mccullough had been noti-
fed of the action taken at the
meeting, the following state
ment was given out by the men:
SIT is the spirit of Lakeside
lodge, No. 9, and Commercial
lodge, No. IA, of the Amalgama-
ted Association of Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers that owing to ex-
isting conditions between said
lodges and the Illinois Steel COM
pany, we are justified in stand
ing by our contracts. Owing to
a ruling made by President Gar
land in 1897 that the asso-
citation never broke an agree
ment, we do not wish to bring
the Amalgamated association in
to disrepute with our employers,
all labor organizations, or the
general public, by breaking a
contract at this time. We ex-
tend our financial aid to our bro
theirs in their struggle for the
building up and maintenance of
the Amalgamated association in
the East. and pray that their eff
forts may be crowned with suc-
cess"
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15

HELENA, Mont, Aug. 10.--An
old fashioned mining stampede
has been started to the Big
Snowy mountains, 100 miles east
of Helena. by the discovery of
gold deposits. From one source
it has been learned that the dis
covery was copper ore extremely
rich in gold, one sample having
been found which assayed 81, 200
in gold to the ton.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15

CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-Ambition
to traverse the air led James
Stuart, a 10-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. H. L. Stuart Of Bell
wood, to trust himself in forty
foot flight to two umbrellas,
which he used in lieu of a para
chute. The performance was q
failure, and the boy is in bed,
suffering from q broken arm and
nose and severe bruises.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
No Strike at Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 12.-
The local lodge of the Amalga-
mated association yesterday vot-
ed UNANIMOUSLY to pay no atten-
ton to the strike order issued by
President Shaffer, and the 1, 500
men at the Bay View Plant of
the Illinois Steel company of
this city went to work as usual
this morning.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
NEW BANK SWINDLE.

CHICAGO, Aug. ia "bank
worker" swindled a Chicago Fl
nancial institution out of $50, 600
in cash the other day. He es
capped with the money.
An effort is being made to keep
the matter secret and not even
the name of the bank is given.
The story of the loss of the
$50, 900 leaked out in New York
yesterday when John Farson,
Leach & Co., of this city showed
to a friend a letter from w. D.
Sheahan, one of his clerks in his
Chicago bank, telling of the af-
fair. This letter reads as follows:
Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. 10, 1901
Dear Farson; 1 learned last night
of a very clever game which had
been worked on one of the banks
here recently.
SIT seems man kept an &C
count at one of the Institutions
which I did not care to ask, but
the story may be relied upon
for several years. One day he
appeared in the presidents Office
with draft on London for &C.,
600 which was perfectly good
and which the president knew to
be good. The customer inform
ed the latter that he desired to
deposit his London draft, and at
the same time to check against it,
presenting his check for $50, 600
for the president to o. K. The
latter put his initials on it and
thought nothing more OF it. 1t
seems. however that the custom
er went out in the bank and de-
posted his London draft and the
following day presented his check
for $50, 900, which was paid to
him, the teller knowing that that
amount was to his credit on the
books. Later in the day he again
appeared at the window and pre-
sented his check for $50, 600,
which had been initiated by the
president. The teller paid this
check and no more was seen of
our friend.
"This trick apparently could
have been worked any day since
the banks were first started,
though the writer never heard of
its being worked before. Word
was passed down the line that no
mere checks be initiated by any
of the officers. Very truly yours,
WILLIAM d. SHEAHAN.
When seen last night at his
home. No. 385 Superior street,
Mr.. Sheahan said that the source
of his information was such that
it was absolutely impossible for
him to give the name of his in
formant, but that there was nc
doubt as to the swindle having
been perpetrated.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15

FORT STILL, Ok, Aug. 13.-
Oil companies, with fabulous
sums announced for their capi-
tai stock are being organized
hourly in the new town of Law
ton, near here. Twenty or more
promoters and oil experts, di-
rect from the Beaumont district,
had bottles of oil on display yes
terday. No gushers have yet
been brought in. The excite
ment is not confined to any par
ticular district. Evidence of oil
can be found in all directions,
but what is known as the oil dis.
trict is about eleven miles north
of Lawton.
Oil locators have plastered
the entire country with mineral
claims, and an Ottumwa (Iowa)
company has 1000 acres staked
in one body.
Another company claiming a
capital of $3.50. 1000, has claimed
large tract nine miles north
east of Lawton, and third COM
pany has been organized. on
paper at least, and placed its
capital stock at 81, ,0O0,O 900.
Lawton has sixty saloons in
full blast. That many having
opened yesterday morning when
the prohibition limit expired.
Comparatively few of them have
located in the town site. A fav-
orite location is on the home
stead of J. r. Woods. Cold
storage plants have sprung up
as if by magic on Woods claim,
and frame houses have been
built for storing bottled goods.
Woods attorneys have appealed
to the civil authorities, and their
application for troops tc eject
trespassers has been referred by
Ex-Governor Richards to the
secretary of the interior.
The Woods homestead has the
appearance Of an Independent
town, with one main street of
tents a mile long, and almost the
entire homestead south of the
business thoroughfare is covered
with all manner of tents and
crude frame buildings. The north
east corner lot IN the land Office
block sold for $4,000. The lot
faces G street, and the adjOin-
ing lot sold for 81, The
northwest corner lot in the same
block sold for 81, ,000, and the
southwest corner for 81, 305. In
side lots brought by far the best
prices of the sale so far. There
was no delay in the bidding.
The waterworks companies have
been formed to supply Lawton
with water, but Lawton wants
to own its own waterworks and
a movement has been started to
ask for an appropriation from
the sale of town lots for this
purpose.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
MORE TROUBLE IN SIGHT
Reports that Chinese Empress is Urging
Anti-foreign Movement.


PORT ARTHUR, Aug. 14.-Ad-
miral Alexeiff has officially
warned the ministers of war and
navy that the situation in China
is rapidly becoming dangerous.
He fears that it will be necessary
to send European forces to pre-
vent the renewed outbreak of
hostilities. The Chinese are as
sembling large bodies of troops,
and it is rumored that the dow
ager empress is encouraging
this new antiforeign movement.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
MANIAC
Tell graph Operator Goes Mad
Over a Wreck
Blu Giving Wrong Order He Brings
Two Trains Together and is Driv-
en- to Insanity.

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 14.-James
Greene, station agent and tele-
graph operator at Otho, Ia, gave
out orders yesterday which sent
two trains towards each other on
the same track; ther, realizing
his mistake, his mind gave way,
and he is a raving maniac, con-
fined in the baggage room and
prevented by his friends from
killing himself.
The mistake caused a collision,
which wrecked two engines, but
cost no lives. 1t was the sus-
pense and mental agony of wait
ing, after he realized his error,
for the disaster which he had
caused and which he could not
prevent, that shattered Greene's
mind. He is being kept under
the influence of chloroform in the
hope that his reason may return
after a period of insensibility,
but the physicians in charge of
of the case do not hold out much
encouragement.
Greene does not know what
happened when the trains met
In the moments when the chloro-
form wears away he raves, striv
ing in every way to prevent the
wreck, fighting for chance to
reach his telegraph instrument,
and pleading with those who re-
strain him to permit him to die.
Greene received orders to send
out gravel train on the Mime
apolis and Omaha road, to pass
the fast freight running south
from Fort Douge before the lat
ter left the yards at Fort Dodge.
Subsequently he received orders
to hold the gravel train at Ohio
until the fast freight passed.
Through some confusion Greene
sent out the original order and
permitted the gravel train to go
on.
Within a few moments after
the gravel train started north
from Otho Greene, in running
through his messages discovered
his mistake. An instant later
the operator at Fort Dodge re-
ceived a wild plea to stop the
fast freight, which was just leav-
ing the yards. An effort was
made to reach the train, but it
pulled out with no hint. Then
followed a series of messages
from Greene, who was raving in
bis Office, trying to prevent the
collision. There was no tele-
graph point between Otho and
Fort Dodge. All that could be
done was to call out the wreck
ing crew at Fort Dodge and send
it to the scene of the accident.
Greene kept at his wires, plead
ing wildly for some impossible
interference.
At the moment when he knew
the two trains must meet Greene
jumped to his feet, seized knife
which was on the desk, and tried
to cut his throat. The baggage
man, who was watching, sprang
upon him and overpowered him
before he could do himself any
serious injury.
The cries of the baggageman
brought others to the rescue,
and together they held Greene
down until physicians could be
summoned. Before they arrived
Greene was raving.
The gravel train and the fast
freight came together on a heavy
grade, Both engineers reversed
their engines and the crews on
both trains jumped before the
shock came and escaped unin-
jured. The engines were demol-
ished.
Gold Mining Stampede.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15

PIrrsBURG, Aug. IL. The
fires we're pulled at the Republic
mill and at the Painter mill at 8
o'clock this morning because of a
lack of men.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
YACHT RACES
international Contest Between De-
trOit Cadillac and Canadian
Invader now on at
Chicago.

erican yacht Cadillac won de-
cisive victory over the Canadian
yacht Invader Saturday in the
first of the series of races for the
Canada cup.
Piloted by William Hale
Thompson, the centerboarder
from Detroit crossed the line
eight minutes and thirty five
seconds ahead of the fin-keel
from Toronto, after a race sailed
in a half gale of wind and a heavy
sea. Captain Emillus Jarvis,
skipper of the Invader, sailed a
splendid race and made no mis-
takes in handling his boat, but
Invader never had the lead after
the first half of the first leg in
the triangular course.
1t was Cadillac's day and
weather. and the finish off Van
Buren street was a sight long to
be remembered. The wind came
from the northeast, and neither
boat had any advantage in it, ex-
cept perhaps Invader, in the first
two legs.
A larger number of people
turned out to view the race than
ever turned out for a yachting
event in Chicago. Big passen
ger steamers went out, covered
to the hurricane decks with
yachtsmen and those who knew
yacht only when it was pointed
out to them. Nearly every sail
ing yacht in the feet was out at
some point during the course.
and there were steam yachts and
tugs in large numbers.
1t was an ideal day for a yacht
race, but somewhat dishearten-
ing to those whose stomachs
were easily affected by the toss
ing waves. The increasing seas,
which gladdened the hearts of
many of those who believed in
the Cadillac's weatherly quail
ties. caused many to lose their
interest in tackS and sails.
When the race was over and
the yachtsmen gathered again
in their boat-shaped house at the
end of the south pier, there was
not one to be found who would eX-
press a doubt but that the Canada
Cup was safe on this side of the
boundary line for year at least.
The triangular course, meas
uring twenty-one knots, or over
twenty-four miles, was covered
in the record breaking time of
2 hours and 46 minutes and 35
seconds, which is nearly nine
miles an hour. The course was
laid out at first to make one leg
a beat to windward, but the
breeze shifted after the start
and little tacking had to be done.
The race throughout was with
out hitch. When the anchor
age was reached in the afternoon
nothing was found to be COM
planned of. In the evening a
banquet was rendered the crews
of Invader and Cadillac at the
Athletic club, fifty persons be-
ing pressnt.
The second race of the series
is being sailed to-day, and all
bets are on Cadillac.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
MADE SCENE OF SENSATIONAL AT.
TEMPT AT SUICIDE.
POSScngc,S POnlC Stricken and WO-
men Faint When Unknown f1dn,
St0ndIng on Sc0f, Shoots Himself In
Chicago Tunnel.

on a seat IN q CROWDED blue is
land avenue cable train, as it
descended the Van Buren street
tunnel last evening, we'll
dressed man took a revolver
from his coat pocket and fired a
bullet through his left temple.
Passengers were panic-stricken
and jumped from the cars. Sew
eral women tainted. The train
was brought to standstill in
the center of the tunnel, and the
unconscious man was carried by
the conductor and a citizen to
the west approach of the tunnel.
The ambulance of the Desplaines
street police station hurried HIM
to the county hospital and the
attending physicians stated that
the man would die.
Mystery surrounds the identity
of the man, and the police are
endeavoriug to learn who he is.
Considerable money, jewelry and
a note book was found in the
clothing of the man. The pages
were torn out, and on the fly
leaf in a good hand was written
the following:
s'This is my last request, and
l hope it will be complied with.
The party that finds me please
care for my body, but do not try
to find out who 1 was.
Yours truly.
4'P. S. The reason / die is for
the love of Mary McCc lick,
Eighteenth street neal otate
street."
Near the mouth of the tunnel
was found the back cover of a
note book which corresponded
with the one found in the mans
possession.
Theodore Marko, st. Louis,
was printed on it.
The police believe that Theo-
-dore Marko is the mans name.
and that he threw the back cover
away just before attempting to
end his life. The man is about
% years old.
Conductor George Hendricks,
who was in charge of the car
boarded by the man, believes
that the stranger got on at
Adams and Dearborn streets.
He was seen taking from his
pocket several letters and read
ing them over. Then he tore
the notes into small particles and
threw them from the car
Louis Schmidt, No. 3022
Archer avenue, was seated next
to the stranger and he heard him
talk incoherently. When the
train turned into the tunnel the
man suddenly sprang to his feet
and to the seat, pulled the wea-
pom from his pocket and placed
it against his left temple and
fired.
Detectives were sent to Eigh-
teenth and State streets to locate
if possible woman named Mary
Mccormick, but no one by that
name lives in that n eighborhOod
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15

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The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
GREAT GOLD ROBBERY
Jack Winters Describes FulIu How
and Mnu He Stole $3.50, 900
Bullion From the SeIbu
Sm6It6r.

"
the Selby robbery to newspaper
men Saturday night, and his
statements are generally accept
ed as true in the main, although
he may have lied IN regard to
some of the details. His story,
told in reply to questions, is as
follows:
Il committed the greatest rob-
oery of the century, and 1 did it
alone. These stories about my
having committed small robber-
les are false. When l plan a job
l plan big one.
'On Monday evening, when l
took the bullion out of the vault
at the smelter, did the hardest
work of my life. 1t took me a
whole night to finish drilling
through the bottom of the safe
and to carry away the gold. If
there had been more time would
have taken the $130, 900 l left be-
hind. Daylight came TOO soon.
When saw would have to quit
l dropped two bars on the beach.
/ preferred to lose them rather
than to risk losing a quarter of a
million.
''It took me six weeks to dig
the tunnel under the vault, and
two nights to get through the
brick foundation. / did a large
pare of the drilling the last night
ar forced my way through the
lb tom of the vault. Then l
climbed into the vault and threw
down about half the gold. l
carried the gold to the outer end
of the tunnel and went back and
threw down the rest. Then l
began to carry off the gold.
Il made fourteen trips from
my tunnel to the wharf, where
1 lowered the bullion into the
bay. 1 made a mark on the
wharf where 1 dropped each bar,
so that l could readily find it
when l was ready.
81 planned the robbery we'll
but spoiled it all by leaving my
pistol and that package of tacks
in my cabin. 1t is too bad, but
it can't be helped now. The
shovel | used | threw in the bay.
didn't use that electric light
they found. If the fools had
looked they would have seen that
it was burned out and would not
make a light. 1 used little
patent bicycle lamp to light the
tunnel.
81 planned how l would get
rid of the bullion without brin g
ing suspicion on myself long be-
fore I committed the robbery.
planned to remove the gold from
the bay a bar at a time. l had
intended to melt the gold, to mix
it with alloy and to dispose of il
in quantities that would bring me
about $4,000. 1t would have
been an easy matter at intervals
of several months to sell the gold
at different places. intended
Ito take several years in disposing
of the bullion.
eff my plan had been Success
full to the end and if 1 had gained
the wealth / stole I would not
have spent it in rich display, but
would have lived simply and fru
gally, as | do now. l would
have travelled in foreign coun-
tries. l had no fixed idea in my
mind when stole the gold as tc
what / would do with all my
money, but l wanted to quit work
Besides, l wanted the money
with which to build an airship
l have model in my cabin part
! ly completed. 1t may take time
but l will complete my invention
and it will fly. l shall begir
work on it as soon as / get bach
to Crockett"
! 1t is certain that Winters vii
will be rewarded for returning
| ~ \ =
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
LAWTON OIL
NEW OKLAHOMA CITY EXCITED
OVER PROSPECTS.

Sixty Saloons Opened YeSferdoy amp
the Town Grows LiRe MagiC-LOtS
Bring f0bulOuS Prices - Arrange
mentS for WoterwOrkS In Progress.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-20
INVITED THE DRIVER.
A Bit of Pleasantly al the o'Rourke-
Killeen Marriage,

There was a hit of pleasantly AT the
o'Rourkc- I<illcen wedding yesterday,
the ioroSo trick of friends of the
couple, that was the cause of consid-
cradle morrimont.
\ few weeks ago Mr., O'Rourkc en-
joyod the same joke ~ the expense of
ono of his friends who was married.
tieing humorously labeled placards on
the bridal carriage. Mr. O'Rourkc's
friend yesterday sought tn mildly re-
venge himself, MIR, O'Rourke, how
ever, anticipated this and the driver
was brihed to keep off intruders by
means of few llavanas. This, how
ever, was not allowed To stand in the
way of the satisfaction that O'Rourkc's
friend sought, and while "Cabby's"
attention Was focused on a silver dol
lar that was offered to offset the bribe
of cigars, other willing hands tied
signs galore on the carriage and they
managed, also, to slip IA few into the
coach.
When the bridal party came out of
the church their eyes We're met with
the following. Because She Loved
Him So" For O'Rourke's express
Purpose" this being inspired by Mr.,
O'Rourke. being an eXpressman, and
equally funny legends.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-20
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.

Leland u. Tompkins. who, two years
ago enlisted in the Eleventh United
States infantry. has been discharged
and arrived home Tuesday evening
from Porto Rico, where he has been
stationed most of the time.
Patrick Moohan. of the East Side.
had one of his fingers badly crushed
by some heavy water pipes upon
which he was at work in the Della
ware and Hudson colliery on Tuesday
Prof. Elijah stephens left last even
ing to take charge of a band in Mon
tana. BY his going the borough and
vicinity will suffer musical loss
Prof stephens is a very proficient cor
netist and a thoroughly capable band
leader. For the past dozen years he
has been leader of the Citizens band,
and under his direction they attained
great efficiency. He was also director
of the local orchestra. In addition to
his musical abilities he was IA model
citizen. While regretting his depart
ure his many friends will wish him
much success in his western home,
The degree team of Jermyn castle.
No. l62, Ancient Order of the knights
of the Mystic Chain, will confer the
first and second degrees on two candi-
dates at their next meeting.
Prof, and Mrs. u. II. Krise, of May
field, left yesterday to spend the sum
mer vacation at their former home at
Liberty, Pa.
Mrs. Isaac r. BENJAMIN, of Wand
ling, has been the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. ~, Il. Grifiiths. of North Main
street.