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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-20
HOBOKEN PIER BURNED

New YORK. Mar. ia swift,
and in many of its details a pic
turesque, fire last night destroy
ed the pier of the Phoenix steam
ship line on the Hoboken, n. J..
river front, with many bales of
cotton and hay, burned that COM
panys vessel, the British Queen,
to a hulk, consumed several
lighters and their cargoes, dam
aged a dock belonging to the
Barber steamship line, and for a
time threatened the property of
the Holland-American line and
the huge Campbell stores. The
loss, according to estimates, Will
approximate 81, 100000.
Whether any lives were lost is
most difficult to learn. While
the confagatiOn was at its hight,
and after it had been reduced by
the firemen and fire boats, ru-
mors were rife that several men
perlshed. 1t was tolerably cer-
tain at midnight that Chief En-
gineer Scott of the British Queen
was burned to death on her and
that a sailor named Jansen
met the same fate. One of the
men who escaped says that he
saw several men leap INTO the
water when the steamer became
enveloped in fire, and he saw few,
If any, of these rescued.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-20

CHATHAM, Mass. March 49,
One OF the worst disasters in the
history of the life-saving service
occurred off this port yesterday
when brave Captain Marshall P.
Eldredge and six members of his
crew from the Monemoy life saw.
ing station lost their lives in at
tempting to rescue William H.
Mack of Cleveland, Ohio. and
four companions from the barge
Wadena, which went ashore last
Tuesday on Shovelful shoal. Mr..
Mack, the owner of the barge,
and his companions were also
drowned, making twelve In all.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-20

perature was below in Bismarck
1t was 6 below at Manitoba
points. To the southwark the
cold wave worked through Kan.
sas, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota,
Michigan and Wisconsin, reach
ing Illinois aud Indiana last
night. 1t is predicted that the
mercury will fall to six degrees
above zero tonight.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-20
REDUCTION NOT ACCEPTABLE
Some Republicans Are in Opposition to
Cuban Reciprocity.

WASHINGTON, March 1S-The
meeting of republican members
opposing the ways and means
committee on Cuban reciprocity
lasted an hour and resulted in an
agreement not to accept any COM
promise involving a reduction of
tariff duties. This in effect is an
instruction to insist upon the re.
bate plan as against the reciproc-
ity plan. The meeting was at
tended by fifty-two republican
members. A resolution had been
framed by Representative Taw-
ney and this served as a basis of
action. The discussion was all
opposed to an agreement which
would reduce the tariff even tenn
porarily.
1t was finally agreed, however,
to give this understanding an at
firmative aspect, namely, that
any plan for the relief of Cuba
would be acceptable if it did not
involve a reduction of the tariff.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-20
Wrecked a Safe; Got $50.

WINAMAC, Ind, March 18-A
gang of bank robbers at 3 o'clock
this morning. wrecked the ten
ton safe of the Citizens bank, at
Star City, six miles east of this
place. The heavy outer and in.
ner steel doors of the safe were
torn from their hinges by the ex-
plosion. The thieves attempted
to drill into the money vault,
which contained IS. 900, but were
frightened away by the arrival
of citizens. They got only 500
for their time and trouble.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-20

also would be sent there. Some
weeks ago his little daughter
was met on the street by a young
man who tried to entice her into
a house, but she began to cry,
attracting the attention of pass
ers-by and the man took fright
and hurried away.
Last night Mr.. Houst heard
steps on the porch of his home
and went out to investigate. AS
he did SO he was knocked down
by blow on the head with some
kind of blunt instrument.
While he was PROSTATE one of
his assailants kneeled on his
chest, threw cloth over his face
and showed it inte his mouth as
gag with one hand, while with
the other he drove a knife into
the ministers chest. inficting a
deep chest wound. The wounded
man was found by his wife and
physician was called. He found
that the knife wound was slight
but that the blow on the head
had caused serious injury. There
is no clew to the assailants.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-20
Will Feed the Hungry.

LONDON, March 19-Half a
million of London's poor will be
the guests of King Edward dur
ing coronation week. His majes-
ty notified the mayor of the me-
tropolis today that the sum of
f35, 900 was placed at his dispos-
al, and he invited him to make
the necessary arrangements to en-
tertain the very poor. to the mum
ber of 500, 900, at a dinner in cell
ebration of his coronation.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-20
DEMOCRATS ARE EXCITED
They Continue to Rave Over the Crum.
packer Resolution.

WASHINGTON, March 19-The
announcement on the part of the
republicans of the house that the
Crumbacker committee to inves-
tigate the representation in con-
gress of the states where there
exists restrictive suffrage laws
has aroused the democrats more
than they have been excited in
years. D.B.Hill has telegraphed
here that it is temperance of
the old force legislation and
should be opposed assuch. Bryan
telegraphs that it is the way Of
the banker and employer of la
bOr to detract attention from
their coercive methods of elec-
tions. Arthur Pue German, the
coming democratic leader in con-
gress. is very excited and says
the democrats should be aroused
to the highest possible resistance
and forget all other issues in
fighting this one. Even the
Tammany leaders see in this an
issue on which all democrats for
the time being may unite and for
get all others.
In the meantime Mr.. Crum-
packer goes serenely about
making preparations for the in
vestigation of the committee
even before it is appointed.
The states of Georgia, Tennessee,
Kentucky and Texas of the South
will be exempted because they
have no restrictive laws of the
kind described, while the states
of Rhode Island and Massechu-
setts will be included because
they have educational inhibltions
of the voting power. He says
it will reduce the representation
of the South, if the facts are dis
which circumstances
lead to expect, from fifteen to
eighteen votes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-20
Irish Fld0 Flies in London.

: LONDON, March 1.-THE
shamrock was very generally
worn in London today, and St.
Patrick's day celebrated more
generally than usual. The Irish
flag was flying from many public
buildings.
Special services were held in
the Catholic churches. The Irish
troops at the various garrisons
were given a days leave. Fol
lowing the precedent of Queen
Victoria, Queen Alexandria sent
the battalion of Irish guards on
duty at the Tower of London a
large quantity of shamrocks
which were distributed to the
men at parade this morning.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-20
PLOT OF ANARCHISTS.
Attempt to Murder New Jersey Min.
ister.

ELIZABETH, N. j., March 49,
An attempt was made to kill the
Rev. Mr.. Houst, pastor of the
German Lutheran church of this
place, last night. The police be-
lieve that the would be assassins
were Italian anarchists. After
the shooting of President McKin-
ley Mr.. Houst preached a ser
mon in which he denounced the
anarchists and declared they
should be driven out of the cOun-
try. On November % last his
son Ivan mysteriously disappear
ed and the minister subsequent
ly received threatening letters
in which it was said that the boy
was in hell and that the father
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-20

ARDMORE, l. T., March 18-
The secretary of the interior in a
ruling just received says Indians
in the Creek nation may rent al
lotments for period of not long
er than one year prior to the re-
ceipt of their deeds. Hundreds
have gone to the Creek nation
with the idea that the lands are
open to purchasers are disap-
pointed. The Creek rolls are in
complete, the deeds are held up,
and thousands have already filed
on their homeSteads.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-20
CRUMPACKER WINS
Special Committee Will Be Appointed
to Investigate Election Methods
in the South.

WASHINGTON, March 17-Af-
ter weeks of deliberation the
house committee on rules has de.
cided to report a resolution pro
viding for the appointment of a
special committee to investigate
the operation of southern cleo.
tions and the representation of
southern states IN the house.
The resolution is the result of the
unanimous recommendation of
the republican caucus. Repre-
sentative Crumpacker, who circu.
lated the petition calling the
caucus, was unsuccessful in Sc
curing a report from the commit
tee until Saturday. The friends
of the proposition were beginn.
ing to despair of action by the
committee on rules and thought
it looked as if a systematic effort
was being made to defeat tn e
caucus action. They were very
much gratified, therefore. by the
statement that the majority mem
bers of the rules committee, who
are also busily engaged ir COM
posing the party differences that
have arisen over the Cuban tariff
question, had found time to car
ry out the suggestion of the eau
Gus as to the southern elections
investigation.
The resolution provides for
the appointment of thirteen mem
bers, who shall have full and am.
pie power to investigate and IN
quire into the validity of the elec-
ton laws of the several states.
The committee will nave power
to subpoena and examine wit
nesses under oath, send for rec
ords and other evidence.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-20
Crazed By Army Life.

OMAHA. Neb.. Mar. 17-Wher
the Union Pacific train from the
west pulled into the Union depo
yesterday morning. there was
one tourist sleeping car with
windows down and doors locked
A uniformed soldier stood guarc
at either end. careful to see tba,
none left the car. Within wers
number of veterans of the Phil
ippine war, United States sol
diers returning after three years
service in the islands. And dur.
ing those three years these men
had all become maniacs. at times
harmless at others extremely
dangerous. A squad of 105 coast
artillery from the Preside, them.
selves returned soldiers, were
guarding the mental wrecks
within the car.
The excitement caused by their
train rolling into a crowded de-
pot had an irritating effect on the
lunatics, but the presence of the
guards kept down a demonstra.
ton. The guards state that
sometimes for hours the men will
be perfectly doclle and will give
no signs of insanity. They will
play cards by the hour and chat
among themselves. Suddenly
something unusual will happen,
the men become excited, and then
bedlam breaks loose. 1t then re-
quires the combined force of the
guards and of the one negao lu-
malta, who at present imagines
himself to be a guard, to quell
the disturbance. This negro is
constantly on the watch for trou-
BILE and takes a forceful part in 1t
when it comes. His especial en-
emy is a large German, whom he
watches like a hawk.
Different causes are gwen for
the loss of mind. Climate, the
constant strain of war, the hard
ships attending the campaigns,
drinking the terrible VINO, home
and melancholia. The
victims of the latter are the cas-.
lest to manage, sitting by them
selves, talking to the empty seats
and thinking.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-20
Toledo Factory CoIIap ;es.

TOLEDO, O., March 18-The
big plant of the Toledo Metal
Wheel company, employing near.
ly eight hundred men, which
stands along the Lake Shore
railway, collapsed Just as west
bound passenger train passed
the building. 1t fell across the
track and barely missed the rear
coach. Had the collapse occur
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-20
WENT OVER NIAGARA FALLS
Mishawaka Man Commits Suicide but Lett
Money to Pay His Debts.

MISHAwAKA, Ind, March 16-
P j. O'Connel. a rubber maker
of this city, went a great distance
to commit suicide. O'Connell
left here Friday, packing all his
personal effects, bnt giving no in
structions concerning the dispos-
al of the property, He went to
Buffalo. it appears, and Sunday
jumped over Niagara Falls, He
gave an old sufficient money
to discharge every debt he owed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-20

MOZAMBIQUE, Portuguese East
Africa, March 18.-The Portu-
guese troops captured 162 slave
dealers and killed forty others
at Pemba Bay recently, when the
government forces attacked
twelve strongholds of the slave
dealers and liberated 700 slaves.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-20

red two seconds earlier every oc-
cupant of the coach would have
ben killed. Had it occurred during
the week it is believed hundreds
of lives would have been lost. 1t
is supposed that the continual
passing of trains had such effect
as to cause the walls to weaken
until they collapsed,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-20
HAS PASSED THE SENATE
Ship Subsidy Bill Goes Through
BY Small Majority.
Six Leading Republican Senators Vote
Against the Measure and Ultimate
Failure is Almost Certain.


ter prolonged debate the Senate
yesterday passed the ship sub
sidy bill, the final vote upon the
measure being AZ to 81. Senators
Allison and Dolliver of Iowa,
Spooner and Quarles of Wiscon
sin. and Proctor and Dillingham;
of Vermont. Republicans. voted
against the final passage of the
bill. and Senator McLaurin of
South Carolina voted for it.
These six republican votes re-
corded against the bill was a blow
between the eyes which stag
gered the promoters of the meas.
ure in their hour of triumph. 1t
robbed the bill of its boasted
claim of being a Republican
measure. Though the bill had
eleven majority, it counted for
less than bare majority of one
when three of the most infiuen-
tial republican leaders in the
country and their colleagues
voted with the opposition. There
would have been other republican
senators against the bill bu. for
the pledges they had given to
Frye and Hanna to vote for it.
From the beginning of the con.
sideration of the shipping bill
Senator Frye and Hanna have
hoped to make it satisfactory to
Senators Allison, Spooner and
Proctor because of their promin-
ence as leaders. Allison offered
a number of amendments, some
which were adopted. but his prin
cipal amendment, providing that
no vessel shall be entitled to full
compensation unless she shall
have cleared from an American
port with a cargo equal to fifty
per cent of its carrying capacity,
was defeated. This amendment
was regarded as important by
Allison, Spooner and Proctor,
and after its rejection they de-
cided to vote against the bill.
With the exception of another
amendment offered by Allison
and accepted by Frye, limiting
the time of the operation of con-
tracts made under the provisions
of the bill to July 1, 1920, and
providing that the amount of the
under the mail SUBJ
sidy paragraph should not at any
time exceed $4,000, 900 annually,
none of the amendments agreed
to materially affected the bill, as it
was reported from the commerce
committee.
With six republican senators
voting against the bill the hope
Of Frye and Hanna to present
it to the House with the endorse
ment of the Republican senate is
gone, These six senators form
an important nucleus for opposi-
ton. Their position as republi-
can leaders prevents the friends
Of the bill from treating them as
DoIters from the republican plat
form.
The opposition of Allison,
Spooner and Proctor means that
here is a division among the re-
publican leaders in the senate
over this legislation, and should
)nly the delegations in the house
rom their states vote against the
Dill it means its final defeat.
Sut there will be greater op-
position than this in the house.
The republican members from
he Misslsslppl valley will as
'ule follow the lead OF Allison and
,pooner rather than that of Cul.
ON and Mason. who while claim
ng to be against the bill voted
or it to keep their pledges to
Frye and Hanna.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-20
Great Storm ParaIyzes Traffic in
the Northwest.
TEMPERATURE BELOW ZERO.
Wind Blows a Gale of Fifty Miles an Hour
and Snow is Piled in Dri- is Many
Feet Deep.

->Oi Ch DohOeo ouu tllc Odudulol
northwest has experienced tn,
worst snowstorm in many yea
and railroad traffic is PRACTICAL,
paralyzed. The Northern Pacif
ic and Great Northern have no
moved wheel for nearly thirty
six hours in the blizzard strickel
district, and have abandoned al
efforts to do so until the fury O
the storm abates. The hlgl
wind has piled the snow In noun
famous drifts and packed it il
solid masses; many deep cuts be
ing entirely filled. The temper
ature has been gradually falling
and is now at or below the zero
mark.
Not a transcontinental trair
has arrived in st. Paulsince Fri
day. and none is expected fol
several days.
Every effort is being made by
by the road to keep its passen-
gers who are snowbound warm
and we'll fed, and for this reason
trains are being held at stations
where the accommodations are
good rather than an attempt
made to get them through with
possibility of being tied up be.
tween stations.
The Red River Valley vision
of the Northern Pacific, betweer
Frankforts and Winnipeg, is en-.
tirely abandoned. No trains
nave attempted 10 run since Fri
day night.
The situation on the Great
Northern is equally bad. The
line is tied up entirely between
Grand Forks and Williston, N.
D., distance of thirty-five miles
and all wires have been lost be-
yoni Fargo. Thirty miles of
wire have been lost between
Fargo and Casselton. n. D., and
all communication with western
Dakota ard Montana points has
been lost. There will be no at
tempt to reopen the road until
the storm abates.
The branch of the Great
Northern, running to Winnipeg,
is also tied up. No trains have
been started northward since
Friday night, and those that
were caught on the road by the
storm have been held at the sta
tiOnS near the border. Winnie
peg is reported entirely cnt off
from railroad Communication
with the outside world. The
Canadian Pacific transcontinen-
tai trains are snow-bound some
where west of there, and no pros
pect of relief is yet in sight.
Fargo, N. D.. reports that the
storm prevailing in the western
part of the state since Friday,
struck the city in full force. It
is ten degrees below zero. All
trains on the transcontinental
are tied up there and the passen-
gers are being cared for at hotels.
The worst trouble is between
Naltey City and Bismarck.
Four freight trains are stalled
in the drifts between these
points.
Those who will fare worst are
the recent Immigrants. Many
who have arrived this week are
known to have gone on 70 their
claims with nothing but tents or
board shanties, and their fuel
supply is limited. Advices from
the northwestern part of the state
say that old settlers are driving
over the country and rounding
up the 'tenderfoots" to see that
no one is frozen.
1t is probable that there have
been heavy losses of cattle and
sheep.
The cold wave was general
throughout the Northwest. In
the Dakotas it was blizzard.
A foot of snow fell there, and
the Velocity of the wind was
fifty miles an hour. The tenn !
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-20

No chance for disappointment If
you serve Mrs. Austin S famous Pam
cakes. All erocers sell it. 120t24 20t4
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-20
PRODuCE.
The PLYMOUTH MARKETS

Following are the quotations of
local dealers on.the various pro-
ducts named:
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-20
LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS.
CHIC&Go. March 10.
THE PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, March 10.

South Water street reports the
following prices on staple pro-
duce:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-02-20
VapOres que Sc esperan

Amer "POnce" "-Oon destino a este
puerto sali6 del de New York ell dia
10 de, coTriente.
Esp "Cindad de Cadiz"-Fl dia 15
del cite ssli6 de Oadiz cen destino 4 es
te puerto.
Esp Marfa"-Sai5 de Santander ell
2 del corriente para este puerto y los
de Ia isla.
Amer "HsrFy Luckenh aoh'- D sbe
haber salido de New Y9I ell dia IA
del corriente con destin1a esta isls.
Esp. "Pio IXn- Hacienda escalas
en- Mallorca, Vales scia, Terevieia, Fa :
laga, Oaiiz, Teneife y Las Palmas,
debe haber salido de Barcelona eldia
Sdel corriente mes con destino este
puerto y ell &c Ponce.
Esp "Juan Forgas"-Sa!dra de Bar
celona ell 81 del corriente con escalas on
Valencia, Gslaga, Cidiz y Canarias
para este puerto, Ponce, Santo Domin
60, Habans, Matansas y Santiago de
Cuba.
Col amer" Susan Pat kering Con
destinoS q este puerto debe haber salloo
del de New Yo,k ell dia IL del corrieute
Esp" Saturnina "-Saldla de Liver
pool directamente para este puerto el
dia 81 del coTriente.
Cub "Ju'ia"-E ri dia "a del corriente
de madrugada,, sa!dia de este puerto
con destino al de la Habana y escalas
intermedias
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-02-20

Gore hoy la version por esta capital
de que los miembros de la Camara de
Dalegados han desis 10 de acompaiiar
al Gobernador OWL en- su excursion q
Areciho proyectada para el eabado
pr6ximo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-02-20
Censuras al gobiern0
Servicio cablegrafico especial del Boletiu
Mercantile

Seryicio cablegrafico especial del Boletiu
Mercantile
Nueva York, iueves, -,Telegra
mas Iemitidcs desde Madrid por ell
corresponsal del "Herald" de esta
ciudad, dsclaran que desde anoche
han vualto a reproducirse los tu-
multos en- Barcelona. volviendo a
sostenerse luchas en- las GALES entire
los amotinados y la tropa, tuvo que
cargar varias veces contra ell pue
bio hiriendo 4 $50 manifestantes. :
La situaci6n cada vez Sc agrava
mas y hay indic;os lie que la huel-
ga se extienda por aJguuas otras
regiones de Espaf1a.
.Toda la prensa indepdendiente
atacas con energfa al gol'ierno de
Sagasia haciendole csusa principal
de los actuales acontecimientos por
haber mirado siempre con des len
las cuestiones obreras.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-02-20
Carestfa de viveres
en- Barcelona
I'm telefOnO cortadO
RARpELONA 7 BADALONA moo
MUNIOADAS
Mas heridos
Servicio telegrafico especial del Boletir
Mercantil)

Servicio telegraico especial del Boletin
Mercantil)
Nueya York, jueves -Ampliando
las noticias anteriores, d!cen uesde
Madrid, que en- Barcelona han vue'-
to 4 eerrarse todos los estableci-
misrtoa, por 10 que la poblaci6n
estA careciendo de- where's 10 cual
ha,a mas espantoso el conf cto.
Hoy por la maflana ha aparecilo
cortado ell te'efono que pone en- Co
n. n.uuicaci6n q Barceloua con Bada-
Iona ep evyo Iltimo pueblo Sc han
smctir ado tamSiea los obreros dau-
do tambien lugar a la venci6n
de la policta que eau 8 alguuos he
ridos.