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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-30
NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE

The senate committee ON public
buildings has agreed to bill giving an
additional $150,000 for the building. at
Springfield, Ills.
st. Louis and vicinity, and up north
as far as Springfield, Ills, expert
enced a slight shock of earthquake
yesterday. No damage done.
The coal production of Germany dur
ing 1901 amounted to 107, S25,009 tons,
as against 109. 290, 237 tons in 1900.
Acting Governor Steele, of Nebras-
ka, has issued a proclamation desig-
mating Jan. % as Mckinley memorial
day.
A furious gale has swept the Japan
csc coasts and 200 fishermen are miss
ing.
James B. Galloway. a Chicago real
estate man, believes skyscrapers are q
menace to health.
Ex-Pres;dent Cleveland has arrived
at the hunting grounds near George
town, S. C.
A Kentucky legislator named Aver
dict resents the sending of an envoy
to the coronation of King Edward.
Venezuels, in spite of French pro-
tests, stands pat on the proposition
that NJ. Secrestat can't come in.
Captain Hobson. of Merrimac fame,
wants to retire and go into politics,
bat the naval retiring board says no.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-30
DECISION ON BLACKLISTING
Hpreme COur5 Holds That Workman
Has so Right to a Clearance.

Columbus. O., Jan. 25-In the case
Frank Shaffer, OH appeal from the cir
cult court of Huron county, involving
the ''black list" the supreme court
sustains the railroad company. SHAFT
fer was discharged by the railroad
company for participating in a strike.
He claimed that he could not secure
employment on any other road be-
cause the company refused to give
him a certificate of service and he
sued for damages. The judgment Of
the circuit court in favor of Shaffer
was reversed by the supreme court.
The ruling of the supreme court is:
"A master is under no legal obligation
to give his discharged servant
statement of his services and whether
or not it was satisfactory" and the
servant can get no damages although
he may have been unable to obtain
other employment in consequence Of
sue refusal by the company.
1T is the right of every person,
natural or artificial. to employ or re-
fuse to employ in his business whom
sOever he may wish, and he cannot
be called upon to answer for his judg-
ment in that regard by the public or
individuals, nor can the motives
which prompt his action be consid-
cred. A railroad company may law
fully refuse to continue in its employ
a person who has engaged in a strike
affecting its interests, or who has
shown himself to be negligent, mcom-
petent, inefficient or dis oneSt"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-30

Who is discouraged by condition of i'll
health which fails to yield to the treat
ment of local physicians will be glad to
know she can consult DR.. Pierce, by
letter, free. In little more than thirty
years, DR.. Pierce, chief consulting ply.
stefan to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical
Institute. Buffalo, n. Y, assisted by his
staff of nearly a score of physicians,
has treated and cured hundreds of thou
sands of weak and sick women. All
correspondence is held as strictly private
and sacredly confidential. Address DR..
r. V. Pierce, B-lffalo, N. Y.
uAfter being subjected for some time to an
annoying female trouble" says Mrs. Minnie
Til1otson of Potomac Vermil1ion Co., ILL.,, Box
$50, III wrote to DIR. r. v. Pierce, who at once
understood my suffering, and advised tc
take his Favorite Prescription and Golden
Medical Discovery and use also his Lotion
Tablets and 'Suppositories.' After using his
medicines eight or nine months WIS COM
pletely cured.
CT am grateful to DR.. Pierce for his advice and
the kind and encouraging letters he wrote to
me. would advise any woman suffering with
female disease, to consult him. Prompt and
respectful attention will be given and good
advice received by so doing"
The Common Sense Medical Adviser,
1908 large pages in paper covers, is sent
free on receipt of 81 one-cent stamps to
pay expense of mailing only. Address
DR.. R. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-30
MITCHELL PRESIDENT AGAIN
Z. Ii. w. Reply to His Accusers-Work
Done by the Convention.

indianapolis, Jan. 25.-As though to
clinch the exoneration of President
Mitchell and Secretary Treasurer Will
son of the charges against them by
Miss Meredith, yesterday the U. NJ.
". convention elected these officers:
President, John Mitchell; vice presi-
dent L. L. Lewis; secretary-treasurer
W. b. Wilson; delegates to the Fedora
ton Of Labor were also elected, but
the count of the ballots is not COM
plete at this writing. A large number
Of resolutions were reported yester-
Gay by the committee ON officers re-
ports, but before taking them up the
convention appropriated $500 to the
Mckinley memorial fund. A resolu-
ton urging the locals to put pressure
OH congress to limit the power Of
adopted.
When the question of the holsting
engineers came UP 1t was resolved
with a vim that the engineers must
surrender Internationally and come
into the u. NJ. w. The scale COM
mittee last night began the work of
formulating the demand to be present
ed to the operators. 1t was definitely
decided to demand a 10 per cent. in
crease, absolute run-of- mines, and
TO fix the differential at 10 per cent. be-
tween pick and machine mining. In
addition to this uniform scale for all
outside day labor Will be demanded.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-30
STATE LIFE REPORT
Favorable Showing of The Popular In
diana Company.

The annual report of the State Life
Insurance company of indianapolis,
just filed with the auditor of state,
shows that it has passed the million
dollar mark and has four times as
much assets as any other Indiana
company. The report is as follows.
Assets, s1,O15, 072. "a: premiums re-
celyed during 1901, 1868, 34l .O5: total
income, 1901, 1850; insurance paid,
5000, 269.1O; total disbursements,
$500, 1882. New insurance written:
Whole life, 90 policies, 1919, 900 in
amount: endowment, % policies, SCI, :
700; other policies, 4,654, 81, 16O, 625.
Revived: Whole life, Is policies, $780,
800: endowment, one policy. $780,;
others, 80, ss3, 800, Changed and in
creased: Whole life, l,672 policies,
81, 1887, 700. Insurance in forceDecem-
Der 81: Whole life, 3,2S9 policies,
81, 318, ISL: endowment, 40 policies,
s95, 700; others, 6,S40 policies, s22,-
POI, 175. Insurance written in In
diana, 1908 policies, 1888, 1863: in
force December 81, 3, 1873 policies, So
els, 346; losses paid, So, 400: cash
premium collected 1918, 221.S5.
The cOmpany'S depOSit with the
auditor of state is $3.50, 900, about
SIS, 900 more than is required by law.
It's proportion of gains during 1901 is
greater than that of any other life in
surance company represented in the
state. It's death rate and expenses are
the lowest and its percentage of net
earnings have been highest: con-
sequently its returns to policy holders
have been the greatest.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-30
NEELY'S EMBEZZLEMENT
Its probable" Amount Figured Out by
Inspector General Burton.

Hayana. Jan. 2j.-In the hearing
yesterday of the c-arges growing out
of the Cuban postal frauds Colonel
Charles III. Burton. formerly inspector
general Of the division of Cuba, testi-
fed TO having made an investigation
of the Cuban postal department during
which he had found irregularities in
the auditors office, showing double
credits amounting to $4,000. His ex-
animation of the books of C. F. W.
Nicely, he said, disclosed the probable
embezzlement of $4,000 during the
months of January, February and
March of 1900, and a total embezzle-
ment of about 100000 since July,
1899.
He said this estimate of defalcation
was made from the report Of the
amount pain in by Cuban postmasters
and the amount Nicely had deposited
to the credit of the department Of
posts. On cross-examination he said
he himself and other army officers
and purchased furniture and vehicles
out OF insular funds for their own
use
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-30
SITUATION is UNCHANGED
Matters in Commercial Circles About the
Same as Last Week.

Matters in Commercial Circles About the
Same Last Week.
New York, Jan. 25.-R. G.. Dun &
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade says
today: Little of q novel nature has
developed in the business or financial
situation during the past week. Con-
ditions Of the preceding week were ac-
centuated as a rule, active manufac-
turing plants becoming still more bus
lily engaged, while the downward ten
dency of prices was not checked. Re-
tail trade is Of great volume, and job
bers have immense spring orders to
fill. Western cities send the most sat
isfactory returns, but nearly all Sec
tons are enjoying wholesome activity,
even the south showing evidence Of
improvement.
Conditions in the iron and steel in
dustry are shown by record-breaking
production at many plants and rapid
increase of facilities at others. When
orders for rails cannot be taken be-
cause delivery is desired before the
last quarter of the year it would seem
that new figures of output were as
sured for 1902 Structural mills are
equally well occupied, having contracts
for office buildings, factories, bridges,
track elevation and other constructive
work. Textile markets are quiet.
Raw wool is strengthened by the high
er prices secured at the London sale.
Footwear holds firmly to the advance.
Staple product markets hesitate.
Failures for the week numbered 301
In the United States, against BOG last
year, and % in Canada, agaisnt 46 last
uoap
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-30
BLOODY AFFRAY AT FRANKFORT
In Which Two Women and Girl Are Par
ticipants-Woman Badly Injured.

ticipants-Woman Badly Injured.
Frankfort, Ind, Jan. 25.-Mrs. Jas.
Turner is lying at the point of death,
the result of a murderous assault on
her and her daughter Renie, aged 13
years, because the latter played
Sweet Evalina" on a French harp
and her mother sang the song Will
lam Cook and his wife, their assail-
ants, are In Jail. The Turner'S and
Cooks live in one house. There are
but two rooms. Mr.. and Mrs. Cook
and their infant child occupied the
front room and Mr.. and Mrs Turner
and their four children occupied the
rear room.
Turner was absent and two young
men were calling on the daughter To
entertain them she played Sweet
Evalina" on the French harp and her
mother sang the words. This dis
turbed the Cooks and they soon start
ed fight. The girl dropped the harp
and picked up an ak, and each of the
others got a club. AS there was not
sufficient room in the house to fight
all went out into the yard.
The conflict was bloody one, and
when the police reached the scene they
found Mrs. Turner unconscious and
suffering from half a dozen wounds.
One of her little fingers was cut off
and her skull was fractured. All of
the others were injured Mrs. Cook
declares that she is responsible for the
cuts on Mrs. Turner's head and proud
~ announced to the police that her
blood was pure Irish, and that she
could not stand Sweet Evalina.'
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-30
KILL TALKS RAILWAY MERGER
How the Northern Securities Company
Wa Sfarted-Effect of Cnmnetitinn.

How the Northern Securities Company
was Started-Effect of Competition.
Chicago, Ills. Jan. 25.7James J.
Hill. president of the Northern Securi-
ties company and president of the
Sreat Northern railway. testified fer
three and one-quarter hours before the
interstate commerce commission here
yesterday. In answer TO questions
tending to show the effect Of the COM
munity of interests plan on rates the
veteran raj reader declared that COM
petition DOS not lower rates. but on
the contrary he believed that it al
vanced them. He declared that in the
northwest, where for twenty years the
Northern Pacinc and the Great North
ern have been ct peace-where one
road has agreed with the other on
rates and maintained the agreement
rates were lower than IL any other
part Of the country.
He testified TO the formation Of the
Northern Securities company and in
doing so gave a reason that mas not
been conjectured i here are some
old men-some very old men-interest-
Ell in the management OF the Great
Northern" said he. Two Of them are
over so and several over 40 years.
They wanted to form a close corpora
ton to which they could confide their
interests. with the assurance that the
road would be managed along the
lines which have made it a success.
Il was to have taken over one-tt ird of
the stock of the read. The plan
seemed TO be a good one. and then it
was proposed TO let all the stockhold-
ers in-not alone the few owners of
the one-t hird-but all Of them. The
plan met with approval, and then it
broadened into the idea of taking in
the Northern Pacific ALSO" President
Hill went on the stand again today.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-30

who played in some games on the foot
ball team last fall and was a promi-
nent member of the track team in
the weight events, has voluntarily left
the institution, but still lives in Madi-
son.
His friends and the members of his
Greek letter fraternity assert that his
Withdrawal is the result of too fire.
quent cutting of classes. which caused
him to get far behind in his studies.
Others assert that he lost 5000 at poker
and was listed for expulsion by the
faculty committee
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-30
LOW FARE SOUTH
To New Orleans, Mobile and Pensacola
Via Pennsylvania Lines.

Excursion tickets to New Orleans,
La, Mobile, Ala, and Pensacola,
Fla, for Annual Mardi Gras Festivi-
ties, will be sold via Pennsylvania
Lines February Sd to 9th, inclusive,
good returning leaving those points
not later than February 10Th. Any
body may take advantage of the low
rates, and any Pennsylvania Lines
Passenger or Ticket Agent will furnish
full particulars upon application.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-30
REMARKABLE CURE Or GROUP.


l have a few words to say regarding
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. 1t saved
my little boys life and feel that can
not praise it enough. l bought a bottle
of it from A. E. Steere of Goodwin, Sd,
and when / got home with it the poor
baby could hardly breathe. / gave the
medicine as directed every ten minutes
until he threw up" and then thought
sure he was going to choke to dsath.
We had TO pull the phIegm out of his
mouth in great long strings. l am posi-
tive that il had not got that bottle Of
cough medicine. my boy would not be
on earth today. DEMoNT, Inwood.
Iowa. For sale by ]. W. Hess, Druggist.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-30
SCORE AND ONE DEAD
Dust" Explosion in an Iowa Coal
Mine Sends Twenty-One
to Eternity,
EIGHT OTHERS BADLY INJURED
Bad Blast Which "Fizzles' Is the
Cause of the Disaster.
Most ofthe Victims Are Married with
Large Families-Expiosion
Wrecks Things at the
Fit Mouth.
EIGHT OTHERS BADLY INJURED

Oskaloosa. Ia, Jan. 25.-As the re-
suit of terrible mine disaster at Lest
Greek yesterday afternoon twenty
dead are in an improvised morgue
there and eight are in a temporary hos
pital The dead are: Joe Gaspers,
Frank Gaspers. Jim Stohal, Sylvester
Creighton. Joe Berto, Andy Pash,
Frank Secress. John Martin, John BIZ
roS, Mike HraLa, Jack Mahley, Mike
Fox, Jr. Mike Fox. ST., Boone Fish,
Russ Fish. y. i. Crews. Jack Elder.
Dave Walter. Sam Humphrey, jim
Humphrey and Alex. Gray.
The injured. most Of them seriorSly:
Ed Secress, Ed Swanson. Jonas VI. lie.
Olive Mabie. John Jerkin. William
Harvey, George Gogo and Harry Der
rock.
Trouble Caused by a II lizzie" Blast.
The explosion occurred at the noon
hour, and was what is known as a
dust explosion. The miners had just
fired their usual noon shots. one of
which proved TO be a fiZzle. The burn
ing powder ignited the gas. and the eN-
plosion followed. Smoke and defris
were blown out of the shaft 200 feet
high Part of the top works was torn
away, and the fans and cages were
partly wrecked. This made the work
of rescue very slow. and it was 3 p. m.
before the volunteer parties dared 10
venture into the east entry. where the
explosion occurred.
Terribly Burned and Mutilated.
When they fought their way in a
horrible sigst greeted them. The dead
and injured were terribly burned and
mutiiated. some of them almost be-
yond recognition. Fire. which at first
it was feared would prove destructive
to the entire mine. had broken out,
and this added terror to the spectacle.
The flames were finally controlled, and
after several of the rescue party had
succumbed to the fumes all the dead
were found and carried to the Top OF
the shaft.
More Than 100 Men in Peril,
At the time of the explosion more
than 100 men were in the mines, but
all those except in the east entry es-
capped with only slight injury The to-
tai property damage will be about
$4,000. 1t was nearly D. m. yester-
day when the last of the dead was
taken out. and the scenes of anguish
among the families of the men were
most pitiful. Nearly all of the men
We're married. and leave families in
poor circumstances. The mine is
owned by the Lost Greek Fuel COM
pany, Of this city. and has been in
operation about one year.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-30
Jerri..s-sharkey Fight OF.

San Francisco, Jan. 25.-The Yo-
semitic CLIO last night decided to in
definitely postpone the proposed jeff
rie5-Sharkey fight The chief reason
given is the unsatisfactory ending Of
the recent Sharkey-Maher fight at
Philadelphia. Anti-prize-fght men in
tie Quaker city had both men put IN
Ter bonds to keep the peace before
they went on the stage, and the fight
was a fiaScO
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-30
EFFECT OF sCHUMANN's TALK
Manila Authorities say 1t Will Have a Bad
Eject on the Tagals.

Manila. Jan. 25.-Both the civil and
military authorities here deprecate the
publication in the Philippines of Pro
fessor Schurman's Boston speech and
the minority report in the senate on
the Philippine tariff bill, which they
say are liable to have a bad effect on
the Filipinos. General Wheaton, COM
mander Of the department of the North
Philippines. says men have been sent
to prison here for remarks such as
those OF Professor Schurman, and that
If what he advocates was accom-
plished it would mean the expenditure
of much treasure and the shedding Of
blood like water.
Now, as before. he ACIDS, $4,000 sol
diers are needed here, and will be re-
CURED in these islands for at least five
years. 1t will then be possible to form
a government based on that Of the col
onies of Holland and Great Britain,
they having proved the most success
full managers of Oriental races.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-30

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 25.-At the an
nual convention of the Brickiayers'
and Masons' International Union,
which has been in session here for two
weeks, last years officers were unani-
mously reelected, as follows: Presi-
dent, George p. Gubbins, Chicago; sec
Rotary, William Dobson. 1t was de-
cided to hold the next convention at
Memphis, Tenn
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-30
Reduced Rates to The West.

Commencing March 1St and daily
thereafter, until April Both, 1902, the
Wisconsin Central R'y. will sell Set
tiers tickets from Chicago to points in
Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washing
ton, and British Columbia, at greatly
reduced rates. For detailed informa-
ton inquire of nearest ticket agent or
address G. G. Hill, ID. p. A, 230
Clark ST., Chicago, ILL.,; or Jas. G..
Pond, Gent Passenger, Agent Mil
waukee, Wis. S5t15 15t3
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-30
THE MAN WHO NEVER LAUGHS"

The complaints above named all yield to
the action of Benson's Porous Plasters, and
quickly too. Not only those, but colds and
coughs, kidney and liver affections, all
congestions and muscular strains, diseases
of the chest, asthma and all ailments which
are open to external treatment. 1t is fire.
quently said that Benson's Plaster is Pains
Master. 1t cures when others are not even
able to relieve. For thirty years the lead
ing external remedy. The old-style plas-
tiers, as well as salves, iniments, oils. etc.,
have little or no efficacy as compared with
it. Use it. Trust it. Keep it in the
house. Ask for Benson's Plaster; take no
other. All druggists, or we will prepay
postage on any number ordered in the
United States on receipt of 25c. each.
Sesbury d Johnson, Mfg. Chemists, NY.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-30
ONCE is ENOUGH TO SEE

Gustave Dore's portrait of Dante is worth
seeinS-once. But once is enough. Some
such look you notice on the faces of those
who have suffered, and still suffer, much
physical pain; people subject torheumatism,
govt, neuralgia, periodic headache, lumba-
go, or pain from some old lesion. This pain
habit puts its marks on them, as the custom
OF handling ropes crooks sailors fingers;
or as too much riding of bicycle stamps q
worried expression on certain faces. No
wonder people said of the Italian poet as
he passed along, "There goes
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-30
Girl Murderer to Hang.

Cherokee. Ia, Jan. 25.-Harry Hort
man, who killed Miss Florence Por-
ter, was found guilty of murder in
the first degree and the penalty was
fixed at death by hanging. Hortman
had been paying the young woman at
tention, and because of his dissolute
habits she rejected him. He went to
the restaurant in this city where she
was employed and shot her fatally.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-30
Wins the Match on a Foul.

Davenport. Ia, Jan. 25.-John J.
Rooney, of Chicago, won mixed
wrestling match from Nourdoulah. the
Turk. before LOCO people last evening.
The Turk got three falls out of four.
but the third and fourth were award
ed to Rooney because the Turk used
the strangIe hold.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-30
BETTER Paw for Engineers.

Chicago, Ills, Jan. 25.-Every one of
the 500 locomotive engineers on the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
railway is to be given material in
crease in wages. The advance III pay
was agreed upon at a meeting of a
committee representing the engineers
and officers of the road in Chicago yes
terday and averages about per cent.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-30
Olympia Has Been Refitted.

Boston, Jan. 25.-The flagship Of
the Manila bay fight, the Olympia, will
go into commission at the Charlestown
navy yard today. For twenty-f0ur
months the work of refitting, over
hauling and undermining the ship has
been in progress at the navy yard, and
total of 100000 about 500, 900 less
than originally estimated) has been
expended in the task.