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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-09
FLETCHER OF KNOX
Chosen by Democrats -Metsker Hootcd
Out of the Convention.

The democratic convention to elect
chairman for the thirteenth con-
greSsional district was held at South
Bend Thursday afternoon in accor-
dance with the arrangements previous
" made. The candidates for the
place were JameSC. Fletcher Of Knox,
J. G. Bower, of Elkhart, and w. Z.
Everly of Plymouth. Fletcher was
easily elected.
Mr.. Everly had not been a candi-
the convention assembled, when many
pledges had already been given and
there was little chance for success for
the popular Plymouthite. His name
was presented by Ed Monroe, Of Ty-
ner, chairman of the Marshall county
delegation. Mr.. EVERY did not get
the solid vote of his county for the
reason that before his candidacy was
announced three of the delegates had
promised their votes to Mr.. Fletcher.
This situation led to very anus
ing contretemps, in which G. w.
Metsker was placed in most ridicu-
lous light. 1t will be remembered
that at the Center township conven-
ton last week the queer little man
tried to engineer scheme to get on
the delegation but was nipped by a
cruel frost, as was stated in this pa
per at the time and more fully related
in the Democrat. He complained
bitterly in his paper, the Independent,
about the method of selecting the
delegates and said that as the dele
CATION was never present in toto at
the district conventions and was filled
from among the bystanders, as it were,
there would be chance for Others,
me ming that he would act and vote
with the Marshall county delegation
| IN spite Ol Ills euelIllcS.
The time came for him to make his
threat good. He danced around in
the South Bend convention like flea
in a tar bucket but no one paid any
attention to him. When the vote for
district chairman was taken and it
was found that all were for EVERY
but the three Fletcher men the eX-
citement of the little fellow burst all
restraint and he dramatically moved
the application of the gag rule where
by the vote of the delegation should
be cast solid for the Marshall county
man and the three odd ones should be
utterly DISTINGUISHED. This raised a
storm of protest. Chairman Monroe
declined to recognize the disturber and
declared that he had no vote and no
right to make a motion. MetSker re-
piled that he had proxy from a Ger
man township delegate. That town.
ship was at once polled and every reg
ularly elected delegate was found to
be present and fully alert to his du-
ties. The funny little editor was
laughed out Of the convention and re-
tired in deep confusion, leaving the
impression that he might better have
staid at home and ablded by the truth.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-09
A WEALTHY STATE
Indiana. Smallest Western State, Ranks
High in Resources.

Indiana is geographically the small
est of the western states and ranks
but thirty-fOur among the forty-tive
states of the union in point of size
Yet it stands sixth in population.
fifth in manufactures, eighth in value
of farm products sixth in corn, fifth
wheat. ninth in oats), sixth in produc-
ton OF coal. fourth in production of
petroleum, second in production of
natural gas, seventh i'm output Of
building stone and sixth in value of
clay products. In fact, IN respect of
material resources and in production.
Indiana averages pretty nearly the
top. The climate is healthful. al
though there is considerable difference
in the temperature between the north
ern and southern portions of the
state. The mean yearly temperature
of indianapolis varies from SOB degrees
to 564 degrees.
The agricultural products of the
state include all those which belong to
the temperate zone-cereals, grasses.
vegetables and fruits. Corn is the
principal staple of the state, with a
yield in 1900 of 100. 926.92l bushels.
an average yield of 1912 bushels To
the acre for the 1 ,OG5. 766 acres plant
ed, which is about three bushels to
the acre more than the most product
i've of other great corn growing states.
The seasons in Indiana are regular.
and while years greatly vary in Weld
the state is not subject to crop fail
ures from droughts such as sometimes
occur in states further west. Speak
ing in general. the farmers of the
state have learned the value of more
careful cultivation and particularly of
the use of fertilizers. SO that there is
little impoverishment of the soil as a
result of cultivation.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-09

Electric Railway Syndicate Embarrassed
Fred 5. Borton interested.

Fred 5. Borton interested.
The well known Everett-Moore
syndicate, of Cleveland, O., which is
the leading organization in the west
handling interurban electric railways,
was on Thursday placed in charge Of a
committee of Cleveland bankers, who
will control it until a temporary
financial embarrassment is passed.
The syndicate owns properties valued
at thirty million dollars and is taking
up new electric lines constantly. 1t
has recently acquired some extended
telephone interests to handle which
more money was required than it
could command at once, and this con-
tributed to the embarrassment that a
Tightening money market had already
caused.
Among the Everett Moore lines are.
several now under construction in In
diana and they have one projected TO
reach Plymouth. The opinion is
expressed that the present emergency
will not greatly delay these lines.
The Securities Company of Cleve-
land, whose president is Fred S. Bor-
ton, formerly of this city, is con-
stituent company, capitalized at ST.
600, 900, but is not expected to suffer
from the temporary transfer of the
parent syndicate.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-09
Week of PRAYER.

The churches of the city will unite
in observing this week as week of
prayer, by holding union services at
the various churches. The order will
be as follows: Monday evening at
the Christian church, Rev. o. S.
Thornberry, leader; Tuesday evening
at the Presbyterian church, Rev. w.
E. Mckenzie, leader; Wednesday eye-
nlng at the Methodist church, Rev.
Long. leader. Thursday evening at
all the churches, regular prayer meet
ings. Friday evening at the United
Brethren church, Rev. J. d. Cover
stone, leader. Services will begin at
7:30. Everybody invited.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-09

Mrs. Elizabeth Fisher, widow CT the
late Levi Fisher, died at her home in
Polk township Thursday afternoon at
the age of fifty years. She was born
in Elkhart county, her. father being
John Artz. The funeral was held
at Nappanee. @. r.. Leonard was the
undertaken. Since the accidental
death of her husband Mrs. Fisher has
been suffering from melancholia and
recently attempted suicide by hang
ing. One daughter survives her, Mrs.
Keobert, with whom she lived.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-09
indiana School Attendance.

State Superintendent f. L Jones
has prepared report which shows
the total school enumeration in 1901
was 1856, 1884, and the daily average at
tendance was 42O,27 The number
of teachers employed was 1879. On
June l the total school revenue was
SIC, $3.50, 326.33, and the amount dis
tributed during the last year was So
022, S60.57.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-09

A rural route 25 miles long and
serving 200 people will be carried by
Peter Beckman from the Donaldson
postoffice. 1t will commence Feb. l..
There are 140 dwellings on the route.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-09

Ask to-day for Aliens Foot Ease, a
powder. 1t cures chilblains, swollen,
sweating, sore, aching, damp feet. AT
all druggists and shoe stores, %
cents. 71t24 1874
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-09

largest sale of any similar goods. Try
them and you will understand
why. 71t24 1874
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-09

railroad has been sold and practically
delivered to the Lake Shore interests.
At the home of Mrs. Kellison Satur-
day noon her son, Frank Schilt, of Sara
toga, n. Y. and Eva Wilmer of this
city, were married by Rev. Ray G..
Epson.
Editor Barnhart, of the Rochester
Sentinel, has been appointed men,
Der of the board of trustees for the in
sane hospital at Logansport to succeed
Rufus MCGEE.
Miss Angie Houghton entertained a
party of young people Friday evening.
Croconol was played, after which de-
licious luncheon was served. A fine
time was enjoyed by the guests.
The steamship Walla Walla,
bound from San Francisco to Puget
Sound, collided with another vessel
Friday and sunk, 1t is supposed that
at least twenty-five lives were lost.
The auditor is making the delin-
quent tax list of the several townships
and corporations, which property is
subject 20 sale on the End Monday In
February, 1902, if not paid before
that date.
The difficulty of getting coal seems
to be increasing and some cities are
very close to the famine line. A
Logansport dealer says it is hand-to-
mouth business in that city with no
supply ahead
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-03
144.OOO.OOO EGGS.
100000 Gases Have Been Placed in
Cold Storage.

Kansas City. Mo, May 3.-The big
packing houses have made such inrOads
into the business of packing and ship
ping eggs and poultry for consumption
in eastern markets that the business of
the small shippers in this part of the
west is threatened with destruction ac-
cording to members of the produce
dealers association of Oklahoma and
Kansas which met here TO consider the
situation. John Stewart. of COncordia,
Kan. president of the association, said:
tThe packers are so firmly intrenched
that I do not believe We can do much to
oppose them I do not know whether
the recent operations OF the big dealers
could be called a corner or not. How
ever, I do know that four big firms have
stored 100000 eggs or 100000 cases.
At this time last year more than one
billion eggs. or 100000 cases. were in
cold storage. There viii be fewer eggs
stored this year because the prices are
higher
Among the men at the meeting it was
asserted that the poultry dealers are
compelled to pay higher rates than the
packers for shipments of dressed poul-
try from here to the sea hoard.
"The produce dealers Of the west" one
dealer is quoted as saving, must com
bine against the packers, for an inn
pOrtant industry is being ruined"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-03

that had been incurred by US in this
matter. which offers were declined.
AT this time he went before the
board of county commissioners, then in
session, and stated to them that he
could not be a candidate for state treas
urer on account of the things which the
investigation of his books had shown,
and would, in the daily papers publish
ed the following Sunday. formally with
draw from the race. but that for per-
sonal reasons he desired to fix UP his
records much as possible and make good
his shortage.
after these propositions were made,
certain influences were brought to bear
upon Mr.. Kelly and he declined TO with
draw at that time, but promised to Dc
50 in few days as soon as he could
make a business arrangement that
would give him a plausible excuse for
Withdrawing. and begged our further
indulgence for a short length of time
He was again braced UP by persons in
terested in keeping him in the state
treasury and has not yet withdrawn
and we are fully convinced does not in
tend to do So The time is short for the
delegates to be made acquainted with
his record and we can not in Justice to
ourselves and the party further delay
this exposure
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-03
MEMORIAL DAY.
Governor Stanley Issues Proc
lanlatiOn For Its Observance.

Governor Stanley today issued his an
nual Memorial Day proclamation. It is
as follows:
The thirtieth day of May is becoming
each year, more and more a sacred holi-
day. more and more day OF haIlowed
memories, more and more a day Of ten
der retrospect.
Every cemetery that marks the last
resting place of a soldier or sailor Of
the civil war. is a shrine, and every.
grave an altar where the people meet.
scatter flowers, devote themselves anew
to patriotic purposes and good citizen
ship and renew their devotion to the
country which the soldier of the Repub-
lie periled his life to save.
The generation of men who conducted
the war for the preservation of the
union, is passing away, but the institu-
tions rendered sure and permanent by
their sacrifices, are growing in strength
and the union has grown great beyond
the dreams Of the most hopeful of the
Grand Army that fought to preserve it.
The services of the soldiers of the Span
ish-American war. while less conspic-
uous, were not less successful than those
of the civil war, and attest the influence
Of the great example, and prove what
might be expected from the sons Of the
men who followed Grant and Sherman
and Sheridan from 81 to '65
It is meet and proper that on each
AculCIldA LAY lAtt ptOptc refrain AAOtAA
business pursuits, assemble in their re-
spective localities and engage in ser
vices appropriate to the occasion, that
the day be observed by the public
schools. that all the churches on the
Sabbath preceding Memorial Day hold
appropriate services, and I hereby direct
that in all the public institutions of the
state proper exercises be held. and earn
estly request that all citizens unite with
the Grand Army Posts, WOmens Re
lief Corps. Sons Of Veterans. Ladies Of
the Grand Army of the Republic and
other kindred organizations, in observ-
ance of the day.
In testimony whereof. I have hereuntO
subscribed my name and caused the
great seal OF the state to be affixed
Done at the state capitol in the city cf
Topeka on this 3rd day of May, A. D.
1902 w. E. STANLEY
Governor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-03
FIGHTING IN
MINDANAO.
American Outpost Fired Upon
by MOrOs.
Gen. Davis Ultimatum Ignored
and His Messenger Held.
FORTS SHELLED.
One Captured, BOmbardment of
Other in Progress.
Three Officers and 20 Mem Of
14th Wounded.

Manila, May s.-Gen. Davis. in CONS
mand of the American forces in the Is
land of Mindanao. cables that his ul-
tinatum has not been answered. that
his messenger has not returned and that
the American outpOsts were fired upon
this morning. The troops advanced and
until the infantry reached the ditch
This fort was strong and well defended
by 800 men.
Fort Panda PadtO was then surrounds
ed and heavily shelled.
Heavy firing continued as the dispatch
was sent.
Gen. Davis also reports that Lieut..
Henry S. Wagner, Of the Fourteenth in
fantry, has been seriously wounded:
that two other officers were slightly
wounded and that 20 enlisted men wers
wounded.
This is the substance of brief cable
message from the field.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-03
TOPEKA TO GET IT.
Rock Island Division Head
quarters to Leave Horton.

Important changes are in contempIa-
tion effecting the lines of the Rock Isl-
and railroad in eastern Kansas. The
changes are said to be brought about
by the new officers Of the operating de-
partment Of this railroad, and win con-
stitute a part of the work of the re-
organization of the operating depart
ment.
The office of Division Superintendent
c. ". Jones, Of the Horton division.
Will undoubtedly be moved from Hor-
ton to Topeka, and a change made IN
the boundaries of the division over
which he viii be in charge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-03
WEATHER PROPHECY FAILS
No Rain in Topeka but There is Still
Promise.

The showers booked by the weather
bureau for Friday afternoon and last
night failed to arrive but few drops
fell shortly before noon today.
The forecast sent out this morning
was: Partly cloudy with possibly
thunder storms east portion this after
noon or tonight. Sunday fair. Cooler -
The wind this morning was from the
southwest blowing 16 miles an hour and
there was every prospect of thunder
storms. The minimum this morning
was 20. The hourly temperatures re-
corded by the government thermometer
were a. folloxxrc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-03
so DIE BY FIRE.
Flames Were Started by the
Hot Weather.

Cairo. Egypt. May 3.-F1fty persons have
perished in a fire at Nit CAN'T. a town on
the right bank of the Damietta branch of
the Nile. The flames were started by the
intensely hot weather prevailing. Thou
sands of native residences and 200 stores
were burned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-03

Washington May 3-Mrs. Roosevelt
and her son. Theodore, jr- left here this
afternoon over the B. & o. railroad for
Oakland, Nd, in order to give young
Theodore the benefit of change of air.
They win return Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-03
Favors Postponing the Fair.

Washington. May S.-The senate appro-
priations committee today decided TO re-
port favorably the amendment postponing
the st. Louis exposition. introduced yester-
day by Senator Cockrell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-03

Chicago. May S.-Forecast for Kansas:
Partly cloudy with possibly local thun-
der storms in east portion this afternoon
or tonight; fair Sunday, cooler winds
shifting to northwest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-03

Chicago. May 3.-7 a. m. tempera lures.
New York 50; Boston so; Philadelphia
So; Washington g.; Chicago 81: Mime
apoIis "a; Cincinnati 70; St. Louis y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-03

President Appoints Him Consul
General to London.

Washington, May S.-The president today
sent the nomination of H. Clay Evans to
be consul general in London to the senate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-03
Third District Congressional
Fight Grows in Interest.
Phil Campbell's Chances Appear
to Be Improving.
FOUR IN THE FIELD.
Only Two Are Free From Per-
sOnal Entanglements.
VIII Require 81 Votes to Sc
cure the Nomination.

The indications are that the congress
sional fight in the Third district viii
fully equal in interest the one in the
Sixth-although it may lack some OF the
features which added zest to the Norton
gathering For instance, there may De
no Decatur county delegation at Win
field on June r.
But nevertheless 1t viii be interesting.
a bitter fight is being waged against "
w Vhea tlev the Cherokee county can
didate and charges alleging some sOr
of crookedness have been preferred
against him. There are rumors IN the
air Of a similar fight against o. T. h,f-
genbright OF Montgomery county, VINO
is really the leading candidate in the
race, so far as positive instruction IS
concerned. The charges against Ergen
bright are that he was disbarred from
practicing law a few years ago. rms
matter is said to be a fight between the
big towns in Montgomery county, and
may not be carried into the congress
sional convention.
The chances seem to be very favorabl
for Phil Campbell, Of Crawford county
to win in the congressional fight. Craw-
ford county has never had a congress
sional candidate 1t has 81 votes in the
viii probably have the best organiza-
tion behind him of any candidate in
the convention, and he is not tangled
up in any way
w. II. Sproul. of Chautauqua county.
is the fourth candidate. and he also
seems to be free from any sort of en-
tanglements, but he has not as large i
home delega ton to start with as Camp
bell. The following viii be the repre-
The age-herald., 1902-02-26
TRACK OF WOMAN'S
 SHOES WAS FOUND.

A strange feature of the escape is that the track of woman's shoe was found a short distance from the prison along with the tracks of the escapes, which gives rise to the belief that a woman had something to do with the plans It is known that Frank Edwards had some correspondence with Blanche Wilson, a Birmingham woman of questionable char acter.
 Another chapter in the escape comes from the sheriffs office here. His deputy, Charles Stevens, says that a few days ago gentleman from Birmingham came into his office hurriedly and said that Frank Duncan was in town, and that he had just seen him on the streets MT. Stevens hastily armed himself and went with the gentleman, but after a chase all over town they failed to find the man. What this report amounts to can not be determined, but 1t has been feared by the Dolive authorities for some time that Duncan would come there and attempt to liberate Frank Edwards.
 The Hand Lumber Company has offered
The age-herald., 1902-02-26
NEGRO NOW CHARGED
 WITH LARCENY
POLICE CLAIM TOM ALLEN BURNT PAPERS IN DIR. RUSSELL'S OF FlcE TO COVER UP THEFT OF EXPRESS PACKAGES.

Detective Culpepper entered a charge of larceny yesterday against Tom Allen, the negro he arrested Monday morning on a charge of attempting to burn the Medical Institute of Dr. Ralph Russell at 404 Eighteenth street.
 The charge was based on a series of thefts which it Is said the negro has been committing, and it is now believed by Detective Culpepper that the papers were burned Sunday night to cover his tracks. Dr. Russell receives a large number of express packages, and has been in the habit of giving this negro his express book to go to the office and sign for the packages. The negro would sign for all and then deliver all except one or maybe two.
 The receipts he had signed were among the papers he burned Sunday night. He feared that when Dr. Russell went to check up at the end of the month he would discover the shortage in the num- Der of packages and would trace them to him.
 Although only one charge has been made against the negro, Detective Culpepper says it will lead to a number of others.
The age-herald., 1902-02-26
ALABAMIANS IN CONGRESS. Burnett and Bowie Working for Public
 Schools-Dr. Edwards Dead.

Washington, February 25.-(Special)- Representatives Burnett and Bowie of Alabama appeared before the public lands committee today and made an argument in favor of donating the proceeds derived from the sale of the public lands of Ala bama to the common schools system of the State. Mir. Burnett Is on the sub committee to which the subject has been referred. He is opposed to granting lands to any of the private schools of the State
 Dr. Loxia Edwards, son of J. c. Ed wards of Opelika, Ala. died here this morning. MT. Edwards had been i'll of pneumonia and his death. 1t stated, was due to that disease. He was 27 years of age and a graduate of the United States college of veterinery surgery in the class of 1901. He held high place in the esteem of his classmates and of his instructors. The body was taken to Opelika, Ala, on the o:50 train this even ing the entire class and faculty accom- panying the remains to the depot
The age-herald., 1902-02-26
BOER SOLDIER
 CALLS ON MAYOR
LOUIS .WoHlMAN, CAPTURED BY THE ENGLISH ARMY IN SOUTH
 AFRICA, COMES TO THIS Dls- TRIcT SEEKING EMPLOYMENT.

Mayor Drennen had a visit this morn- ing from Boer who Is but recently from South Africa. He gave his name as Louis Wohlman and claimed to be 2S years old.
 wohlman claims that he was a pros- porous farmer near Pretoria, South Af- rica, when the Boer-British war began; that he owned about five hundred acres of land and some three thousand sheep. He joined the Boer army, and in one of the battles around Pretoria was captur- ed. He was confined for sometime in a military prison at Capetown, and finally took the oath of allegiance to the Brit ish flag to obtain his release.
 Immediately upon his release. he came to America, landing in New York. The climate there being too severe, he came South to Albany, Ga., and there obtained employment on a farm. This not being sufficiently remunerative. he left there and came to Birmingham, and Is anxious to find permanent employment of some kind that he may bring his family, whom he left In Africa, to America.