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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09
The Attitude of the Coal Trust.

The members of the hard coal
monopoly have given out al various
times the statement that they would
treat with the striking miners only as
individuals. One of them repeated
this statement the evening before the
conference with the president. An
other added that the organization of
the United Mine Workers was an
''illegal combination. and therefore
he and his associates in the hard coal
monopoly could not treat with it.
The ownership of the hard coal in
dustry has been organized, and COM
bined, ard consolidated, and GEN.
tralized until it has been centered in
the hands of, at most, six men, and
under certain conditions, in the hands
of but one man.
Under the control of these six men
is practically every acre of hard coal
land, practically every bit of ma
chinery that prepares the coal for use,
practically every foot of railway oyer
which il goes TO market, practically
every car that carries il and engine
that haulsIit.
Without the consent Of these six
men. practically not one ton of anthra-
cite can reach the American people to
whom it is a foundation of industry
and a necessary of life. The anthra-
cite monopoly is as complete as mono
poly can be made.
Confronted with this vast power
concentrated in the hands of half a
dozen men, the hard coal miners have
organized. They have seen the
absolute impossibilty of dealing as
individuals on equal terms with
power SO enormous. Like the old Ro-
man, who was urged to beard Caesar
in his palace, they have no desire to
contend individually with the master
of thirty legions.
AS between the two bodies of men
in question, the legal presumption is
in favor of the miners organization.
The right of men to organize for their
common benefit and protection is i'm
bedded in our laws and affirmed bv
hundreds of court decisions. What
ever may be the offense of individual
miners, the right of the organization
to exist cannot be disputed.
At the same time, the legal pre-
sumption is against the mine owners
organization. 1t has acquired an
evident monopoly is abhorrent to our
laws. Its right to exist is never con-
coded, but always questioned.
Yet this monopoly assumes its own
right TO exist and presumes to deny
the right of the miners union to
exist. 1t scouts the union of the
miners, refuses to deal with them on
any terms as an rganization-and
yet insist TAT they, and the whole
American ,eople, and their president,
shall deal with it as if its own legal
status were absolutely uDquestionable.
Inter Ocean.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09
President Roosevelt in Earnest.

President Roosevelt is determined
that the coal strike and the coal
famine must end simultaneously and
at once. He believes that the state
ment of the case which he will make
at the conference today will effect a
settlement, but if he is disappointed,
he intends to take such means as lie
within his power as president of the
United States or in such power as he
can invoke, to force the operation of
the mines, Notwithstanding the fight
between the operators and miners.
The president is greatly in earnest
and believes he can find authority in
the statutes as they stand, or that he
can obtain authority by act of con-
gress, and he means to assert his pre-
rogative to the utmost to accomplish
the desired end. There is a coal
famine, very serious one he honestly
believes, and he is convinced that he
will act in the interests OF the people
Of the United States in forcing set
Element Of the controversy in Pennsy-
lvanfa,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09
Robbins.Stansbury.

On Wednesday evening Oct. /, at s
O'Clock at the residence of the brides
parents IN this city, Mr.. Fred Rob-
bins and Miss Susie B. Stansbury were
united in marriage by Rev. A. p. De-
Long, pastor of the NJ. E. church.
Mr.. Robbins is a young business
man of 1nwood, who is at present en-
gagged in the picture business. His
bride is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elijah D. Stansbury of this city, and
possesses traits of wornanhood which
make her a fayorite among her ac-
quaintances.
The wedding was quiet and home
like, only the immediate friends of the
two families being present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robbins will make
their home with the parents of the
bride during the winter.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09
Can You Tell.

An exchange digs out the following
questions to keep you guessing: "You
can any day see white horse, but did
you ever see white colt. How many
different kinds of trees grow in your
neighborhood and what are they good
for? Why does horse eat grass
backward and cow forward? Why
does a hop vine wind one way und a
bean vine another? Where should a
chimney be larger, at the top er the
bottom? Can you tell why a horse,
when tied with a rope, alwas unravels
it while a cow always twists it into
kinky knott"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09
The people prefer TO cast their votes
with the party of action rather than
with the party which only promises.

The indianapolis Sentinel inter
views "John f. Thompson, a demo-
cratic farmer of Blackboard county, +"
who is quoted as saying: Speaking
of the glass workmen. 1t is not gen.
orally known that some of them earn
from $3.50 to $500 a month. They
live well and all give their children a
fine education. Certainly no one
would ever know it whose reading is
confined to newspapers which claim
that the American wage Garner is
ground to the dust under the heel of
plutocratic oppression.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09
In Wild New York.

! The peril of travel in the sparsely
peopled parts OF our country is wildly
presented in the latest dispatches from
a frontier post called middletown
New York. with which place fortu-
nately, Chicago has Geographic COM
munication.
1t appears from the meager details
at hand that the stage which traverses
regularly the desolate tract of coun-
try between the settlements of Goshen
and Florida and which was in charge
Of Clinton and Horatio WiSner,
respectively driver and guard, was
making its usual semi-weekly trip last
Tuesday afternoon. The coach con-
tanned, in addition TO the other treas
ureS which are sent overland at inter-
walls between these points, five
| ladies, wives of leading Orange coun-
ty pioneers,
merrily and the passengers were en-
joying the weird scenery as the coach
turned into the Warwick trail, where
suddenly the guard, ever on the alert
for surprises, beheld three masked
horSemen emerging from the woods.
The spot was lonely one and well
chosen by the road agents
While enc of the robbers ordered
Clinton WiSner to stop his horses an
other covered Horatio Wisner with "a
revolver. and the third intimidated the
passengers with threats of instant
death in case they should scream or
resist.
The highwaymen then robbed the
stage of its treasure and compelled
the passengers TO hand over all the
money and jewelry in their possession.
When the crime was completed the
highwaymen remounted their horses
and were soon lost in the depths of
the impenetrable forest.
The dispatch says that on the
receipt Of news Of the robbery the peo-
pie OF the country round Middletown
hastily gathered, armed. and started
in pursuit of the road agents. At
last accounts they had not found the
trail of the desperadoes.
In the progressive and orderly west,
where we have made such marvellous
advancement in the last fifty years, it
is hard TO realize, in the first place
that interior New York should still
be dependent for transportation upon
the stage coach, and, in the second
place, that travel by stage coach
should be SUBJECT to perils OF the
nature just described. But it is not
good policy to shut our eyes to the
facts.-Inter Ocean.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09
A Concession to Workin9men.

An interesting movement has taken
place in the flour milling industry at
Minneapolis that. as the Journal of
that city, says, means revolution in
the lives of the men. The change,
too, was made without a-strike, al
though hotheads wanted one. 1t is a
change from twelve to an eight-hour
day. The operators, very different in
kind from the anthracite coal opera
tors, refused the first demand for an
eight-hour day with twelve hours pay
but they granted new schedule that
results in only, a small actual day-wage
reduction on the change from twelve
to eight hours. Yet the employers
suffer a greater loss in the greater
number of men necessary and the in
creased total pay roll for the eight
hour day. The men will get $3.50 for
the eight-hour day, and 40 more men
will he employed in Minneapolis. 1t
was good deal OF concession, for a
mill is run on twenty-four hour basis,
hence an eight-hour day means more
than in an industry where the work.
Ing basis is nine or ten hours. Be-
sides, the Minneapolis millers will
have to stand the competition of mills
run on a twelve-hOur basis.
And still there are men who tell Us
that labor is not well paid, and want
the people to go back to the Cleveland
democratic plan of 1893.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

If any hesitatlng voter is in doubt
as to the material prosperity of the
country under republican rule, let him
take heed of these four measures
which are indisputable: Increase in
the volume of business transacted, in
crease in the output of industrial
plants, increase ia the savings Of the
people. All these apply to this ma
tion at the present time and it is for
a continuance of them that republi-
caniSm is striving.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09
Rain That Beats the Record.

A torrent of rain fell in IndianapO'
lis Tuesday. In nine minutes, Los
inches was recorded at the weather
bureau, and all previous records OF
heavy rain fall at the Indianapolis of.
fee were broken. The measurement
during eleven minutes also beats all
other established records for Indiana
polls, as during that time Ill inches
fell in the city.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

The surplus OF gold in the United
States treasury is 1856. 727, $40, the
largest ever IN the history Of the gov
eminent. If democracy was in the sad
die they would be linking over the
country to sell bonds to run the gov
ernment.' And a private Individual
who wanted to borrow money would
have to pay to 10 per cent interest
to get it.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

The conference to be neld tomorrow
between President Roosevelt, the
presidents Of the anthracite coal roads
and Mr.. John Mitchell can hardly fail
to have important results. The Pres
ident would hardly have requested the
conference unless he had decided on a
definite line of action. There are dis
tinct limitations to what he can do,
but, he can take steps that will be
very distasteful to the operators.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

The voters of Indiana need no adj
vice as to the selection of party and
officials to administer the affairs of
the commonwealth. The debt-paying
record of the past years is enough to
determine which is best for the peo-
pie, debt-paying or debt-making. The
democrats make the debts, the repub-
licanS paw them off.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

Some plan will be devised for the
working OF the anthracite mines.
Either the federal congress or the
legislature OF Pennsylvania can
establish a board of arbiters which
shall hear and determine all differ
ences as the representatives Of the
people, and compel the working Of the
mines because their product is a
necessity of life. Even should the
strike be ended now, such precaution
should be taken against its recurrence.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09
Water to Succeed Fire.

Invention and discovery assure us
that there will be no limit to progress
in the long distance carrying OF
electric energy. While water holds to
run, therefore. why should man both
er with questions of coal mine exhaus.
ton or wrestle endlessly with the
smoke nuisance? Silently. cleanly,
without fuss or fumes, a power that
heats, lighJs and moves, all from the
same wire, will yet be brought cheap
~ to the door Of every shop and heme.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

The dedication of the monument to
Nancy Hanks ends worthy effort
Indiana honors herself by caring thus
for the memory of LincolnS mother
The gift Of the shaft by Mr.. Culver,
of Springfield, H., man as modest
as he is generous, adds value to the
memorial. With the existence of an
association to care for the place that
is now suitably marked a good work
is fittingly crowned,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

The Bryan democrats in COnnecti-
cut have called a convention to nomin-
the Kansas City platform Tie
Bryan democrats of Indiana will net
put ticket in the field, out they are
much more numerous than they are
in Connecticut.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

Hon. Joseph H. Manley, of Maine.
who as "a political prophet, has no
equal in the country, makes the pre-
diction that the next house Of repre-
sentatives Will be republican by ma
iurity of 2S.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

The mayor of Detr. wants all
states and cities that a afected by
the coal strike TO send representatives
TO Detroit October ninth TO end the
coal strike. Public sentiment expressed
through the press has had no effect,
and such a meeting would have less.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09
Gained Forty Pounds in Thirty Days.

For several months our younger broth
or had been troubled with Indigestion.
He tried several remedies but got no
benefit from them. We purchased some
of Chamberlsin's Stomach and Liver
Tablets and he commenced taking them.
Inside of thirty days he had gained for
ty pounds in flesh. He is now fully re-
covered. We have good trade on the
Tablets. : Holley Bros. Merchants.
Long Branch. Mo. For sale BY ] W Hess.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

The same people who were COM
planning few years ago that prices OF
farm products were too low, and there
fore "a change was needed, are now
getting out statistics to show that
prices are inordinately high, and ''a
change is needed -for the benefit OF
the very same fellows. This looks a
little suspicious.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

With plenty of grass, plenty of
corn and all kind of feed stuff, fat
hogs and cattle ought TO be more
plentiful in the feeding states than
ever before. While prices will, no
doubt. remain good, it is hardly that
they can continue SO high as during
the last six or eight months.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

Uncle Sam never expended his sur
plus TO better advantage than bv dis.
tributing it literally, even lavishly
among the men who bore the brunt
of battle in the country's defense.
The money is nearly all spent at home
and thus is kept in active circulation.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

Bird s. Coler is the democratic cam
didate for the governorship of New
York. AS be was the choice of Hon.
David Bennett Hill there can be no
doubt concerning the calmnesS Of the
Hon. William Jennings BRYAN when
he hears that his party has gone down
TO defeat in the Empire state next
November.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

The interests of the third party to
the controversy in the hard-coal in
dustry have been almost overlooked
by the other two parties. This third
party is the American people, who
through no fault Of their own, have
been deprived of a necessity of life.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

The national debt is now below the
thousand million point, the statement
of Sept. 30, giving it, less cash in the
treasury. as 1857, AIS, SS7. July /,
1866, it was s2,773, 236, 173. Nearly
all of the reduction has been made by
republican administrations.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09
A good sign in the business horizt

A good sign in the business horizon
is the collapse of the big salt trust.
The National Salt company has gone
to pieces and asks for a receiver. 1t
had a capitalization of $4,000. 900,
but for some reason has been losing
money and some of the investors are
ruined. Now the salt industry will
go back TO its natural state of indi-
vidual enterprise with fair competi-
tion and fair prices to the consumer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

Almost all the republican and indie
pendent papers and many leading
democratic papers favor President
Roosevelt's idea of takir g the tariff
out Of politics.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

Mr.. Ayers name will again figure
in the news from Washington. and as
senator from Michigan he will be
likely to make some political stir.
Jew die or resign, and quite num-
Der 60 back when they get the chance.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

1t is declared that the president
has determined to use all possible
moral suaSioD TO end the coal strike,
and if that is not effective to invoke
all law to bring the two contending
parties to their senses.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09
MARRIED
Haas.Koch.

There was very pretty wedding at
the home of Lincoln Koch and wife,
IN West township on the evening Of
October /. when their eldest daugh-
ter Orpha, was united in marriage TO
Perry Haag of Tyner. Rev. J. F.
Appleman of this city officiated In the
presence of about sixty invited guests,
after which there was sumptous re-
past served and all departed feeling
that it was good to be there.
Many useful and pretty presents
were given to the happy couple with
the best wishes for a prosperous and
enjoyable life.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

The coal baronS absolutely refuse to
treat with the miners union, declar-
ing that 1t is an illegal organization.
If il is. the coal trust is certainly that
kind of an organization and has no
reason for existence.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09
COUNTY TICKET.
Z, preventative in Congress-.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN BRICK

K, preventative in Congress.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN BRICK
For judge of the 4lst Judicial District,
JAMES II. BIBLER.
For Prosecuting Attorney of the fist District
CHARLES c, CAMPBELL.
Representative.
PETER HEM.
Auditor.
PETER, d. BURGENER.
Clerk,
FOSTER GROVES.
Treasurer,
WM. II. CONGER
Sheriff.
ELMER E. WILSON,
Surveyor.
MILTON BECK.
Coroner,
DIR. NILS :. LINDQUIST.
Commissioner First District
GEORGE STOCKI
COmmis- .orer S@conC!District.
JOSEPH COAR.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

This is the twenty-first week of the
coal strike and it is figured that it has
already cost $500, 900, 600.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09
Plymouth. Ind, October 9. 1902.
THE STATE TICKET.

Secretary of State.
DANIEL h. STORMS
Auditor of State,
DAVID E. SHERRlCK.
Treasurer of State,
NAT u. HILL.
Attorney General,
CHARLES w MILLER.
Clerk Supreme Court.
ROBERT A. BROWN.
superintendent of Public Instruction.
F. A. COTTON.
State Statistician,
BENZ. F. JOHNSON.
State Geologist,
w :. BLATCHLEY.
lJvGge Supreme Court, Fifth District.
JOHN h. GILLETT,
Judges Appellate Court.
FRANK X. ROBY,
U. l.. WILEY,
". J. RENLEY,
JAMES Z. BLACK,
u, W. COMSTCCK.
W. E. ROBINSON.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

Nothing half SO fine as Mrs. Aus
tins Flour. Ask your grocer for it.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-06-06
Time to Stop.

Under the machinery of the law, as
at present administered, lawyer has
great advantages over Witness Rec
ignition of this fact is probably the
reason witty people always enjoy seeing
witness get the better of his ex-
aminer.
There was lately heard a case in
which the plaintiff had testified that
his financial position had always been
good.
The opposing counsel took him in
hand for cross examination, and I'M
dertook to break down his testimony
upon this point.
Have you ever been bankrupt"
asked the lawyer.
81 have not" was the answer.
Now. be careful; did you ever sec1
payment"
Yes
"Ah. thought we should get st 4
finally. When did that happen?"
After had paid all l owed"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-06-06
AT Swords Points;
A SOLDIER OF THE RHINE.
By ST. GEORGE RATnBoRNE

ering his breath. he found his atten-
ton fastened upon the nurse. whose
face ne had not as yet seen, but whose
figure and movements aroused sud
den suspicion.
Could it be possible-and within the
walls Of Metz, she whose heart beat
for the cause Of her people-and yet,
startling though the thought might
be, his suspicion rapidly crystailized
into positive assurance which one
glimpse of her face soon verified.
He leaned against the wall with
folded arms.
The blood dropped from the fingers
OF his left hand, but he knew it not;
knew nothing. in fact, but that his in
fernal luck still pursued him and that
the fates had decreed he should slash
down her cousin directly under her
eyes.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-06-06
(TO be cOntinued.)
A MEXICAN BULL FIGHT.
Angry Spectators Set Fire to Benches
in the Arena,

Angry Spectators Set Fire to Benches
in the Arena.
Spectators at a Mexican bull fight
are generally seated in two divisions,
1.-The sun and the shade" The high
err priced seats-"the shade'-are those
under the awning. exactly as in the
old Roman circuses. THE SUM- COR
responds to our "bleachers' at base
ball games. "The SUM- side of Mexi-
can audiences gets very disOrderly
when it is dissatisfied with the bull
fighters or the bulls. Not long ago
such an affair took place at Puebla.
The bulls turned out to be poor ones.
A local bull fighter. Revert, was sur
passed by City of Mexico fighter,
Fuentes. This angered the Puebla
crowd. and when the bull turned out
to be a mild OK their anger knew no
bounds. With cries of ''Otro toro! Otro
toro!" they demanded another bull
But there was no more, whereupon the
bleachers in lei sol" showed their rage
and began tearing up the benches
These they piled in heaps in the bull
ring and set fire to them. The flames
ture, and the swells in "la sombra,'
who UP to this time highly enjoyed the
riot, found that the staircase which
led to their high seats and balcony
boxes were burned away. They stood
an excellent chance of furnishing a
l,<,1o holt
Fortunately soldiers and firenen ar
rived upon the scene and the terrified
ladies and gentlemen were got down
from their dangerous perches by lad
derS
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-06-06
A Cure for DrOpsy.

Ashley, North Dakota, June I'D.
II. Hanson of this place has found a
cure for Dropsy.
For years Mr.. Hanson himself has
suffered with rheumatism of the
Heart and Dropsy, and of late has
been so bad that he could not work.
He has tried many remedies, but
nothing he could get helped him in the
least, and he was growing worse and
worse.
Finally he began a treatment of
Dodds Kidney Pills and to his great
delight he soon found that the Dropsi-
cal Swelling was gradually going down
and that the Rheumatism of the Heart
was also disappearing. He says:
Il have taken seven boxes OF Dodd's
Kidney Pills and am feeling better
than | have for five years.
II am able to work again and If the
Dropsy or Heart Trouble ever comes
back | will use Dodd's Kidney Pills at
once"