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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-27
OFFICIALS TALK OF CUBA
Transition of Control Discussed at Wash
ington Conference.

WASHINGTON, d. c., March "a
Matters incident to the transi-
ton of Cuba from American to
Cuban control formed the subject
of a conference of several hours
duration at the White House last
night. Those present were the
President, Secretary Root, Post
master General Payne, and Gov
ernor General Leonard Wood.
General Woods visit here will be
very short and officials desire to
learn everything possible about
the condition of affairs while he
is in Washington.
The subject was gone over in
many of its features and a gener-
al interchange of ideas expressed.
Postmaster General Payne had
his first opportunity to meet
General Wood last night. Mr..
Payne believes that the change
in the two governments so far as
postal matters are concerned can
be accomplished very easily, al
though he thinks it will be nee
essary, for a time at least, to re-
tain some of the postal officials
of the island in their present
places, until the business of the
department is in smooth running
order.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-27
Women Escape From .laII.

FT. SCOTT, Kas., March 25.-
Four women prisoners broke
Jail here last night and were cap
tured today. One, Birdie Nc
Carthy, charged with being a
horse thief, was found hidden
under blanket IN the bottom of
a wagon being driven by Peter
Shelley, twelve miles from here.
The others were captured near
Hammond after being chased
for three miles. The women
confessed that Sheney, Red
Taylor and Charles Snyder. all
of whom have been arrested, as
sisted them in picking the locks
of the Jail doors.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-27
Her Idol Smashed.

Rudyard Kipling tells this story
against himself: He had been pre-
sented to young lady, who almost
Immediately began to whimper and
whose eyes were so fuK of tears
that he felt compelled to ask if she
were i'll or if anything were the
matter. Looking at him between
her sobs, the disappointed maiden
broke out, ooh, / thought you were
so tall and handsomep
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-27
IRISH POLICY OUTLINED.
Great Meeting at Chicago Addressed by
Redmond and DevIin.

CHICAGO, March 24.-William
H. K. Redmond and Joseph Dew
lin, Irish members of Parliament,
before an audience of 10000 per-
here Sunday night, made a STIR
ring appeal for the rights of Ire
land and spoke iu praise of the
Beers in their heroic struggle
against the British. At the close
of the meeting hundreds Of per-
sons pledged themselves to the
support of the cause by becom-
ing members of the United Irish
League.
IF our policy in the British par
lament can do nothing else, we
can express our grief, we can
harass the British empire, we can
stand upon the floor of the En-
glish parliament and cheer and
call Gods blessing upon the
Beers every time the English are
defeated" said Mr.. Redmond.
eff we cannot in the English par
lament win home rule, ! promise
you we will destroy the parIia-
ment of England; if we cannot
govern ourselves we can take
good care not to allow them to
govern themselves.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-27
Americans Pay Almost as Much
For Sweets as For Bread.
MOST OF 1T Is IMPORTED
S6o,743 900 Collected in Duties ia 1901
Nineteen-twentieths Of Our Sugar
Comes from other Countries,

WASHINGTON, D. c., March "A
Uncle Sam has a sweet tooth.
He pays nearly as much for SUI
gar and sweets as he does tor
bread. That is one reason why
the discussion of Cuban reciproc-
ity has centered about sugar.
The per capita consumption of
wheat and wheat -four in this
country is given in the statistical
abstract at 4.74 bushels per year,
and the per capita consumption
of sugar is sixty-eight pounds.
The wheat -four consumed in this
country is therefore worth about
50. so per capita, and the sugar
about 1875 per capita. The
point of difference is that we
raise and and export wheat and
we import the greater part of
our sugar, for which we must
pay the foreign producer.
1t may therefore be questioned
whether bread is still the staff of
life in tine relation it holds to the
expenditures of the American
people. But there is no dis
counting the fact that sugar is a
most important article of con-
sumption in this country, and
that the sugar question interests
the people.
The consumption of sugar IN
America has increased enormous
ly IN the last thirty years. In
1877 the people of the United
States consumed 745, $50 tons of
sugar or 36 pounds per capita.
In 1901 we consumed more than
three times as much sugar, orr,
372;316 tons, which makes the
per capita consumption 6o.4
pounds. Of this sugar consumed
we imported 1882, $50 tons, or
or more than nine-tenths of the
total used.
Of the sugar imported we re-
ceived 90s, 6S3,07s pounds from
Europe and 1,O99, 4O4, 363 pounds
from Cuba. We paid Europe
$50. OPS, 5775 and to Cuba $26. 373.-
800. The European sugar was
bounty fed and the Cuban sugar
was not. The cost of producing
sugar in Cuba is said to be 2.06
cents pound. Last year there
was collected S6O,743. 979 in sugar
duties. This has been the price
of protection to beet sugar in
this country.
The total value of the sugar
we imported, raw and refined,
was in the last year given at $50, /.
467, 800, and adding to that the
duties paid gives a total of $151,
231, 779 as the cost of foreign
sugar to the American people.
while the total cost of the beet
sugar produced in the United
States was 81, 222, 581, or only
about one-twentieth of the cost
of the imported article.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-27

Three friends of Russian living
at Marienburg gave him hundred
marks to shave off his beard. But
his wife interfered with a police no.
tice to the effect that she claimed
part proprietorship. The three
friends are now suing the husband
for nonperformance OF his contract.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-27
RAILROADS ARE WARNED
Judge Grosscup Issues Sweeping Restrain
ing Order.

CHICAGO, Mar. .25-Surrounded
by an array of counsel represent
ing six of the greatest railway
systems in the country, including
lines dominated by the Wander
bits and Hartman, Judge Peter
S. Grosscup in the United States
Circuit court yesterday, issued a
temporary injunction restraining
the railway companies, their Off
GERS and servants from cutting
rates, In other words, any de-
parture by these companies, in
handling freight for favored
shippers or the public in general.
from the published tariffs will
mean severe punishment for the
offenders, as the court in entering
the order warned the representa-.
tives of the companies that he
would probe to the extreme limit
and severely punish any viola
tion of the injunction.
The injunction covers $4,000
miles of road and includes all the
Pennsylvania lines both east and
west of Pittsburg, the Michigan
Central and Lake Shore & Mich
igan Southern companies, the
Illinois Central and the Chicago
& Northwestern railways.
The order was issued on plea
made to the court by Judge W.
A. Day, who appointed by the
department of justice as special
United States attorney. filed a
bill asking that the roads be
checked in what they openly ac-
knowledged to be disregard of
regular tariffs in aid Of favOrite
shippers to the restraint of trade
The proceeding is a most novel
one, and, according to the rail
way lawyers and Judge Groscup,
if the bill finally lies will mean
that the vital part of the inter
state act has been found and that
the federal courts, IN the main
tenance of freight rates, will be
absolute masters of the railway
companies.
The bills filed are based upon
admissions made by the railway
companies at an investigation
held by the interstatc-commerce
commission in this city last De-
cember, in which the roads open
ly acknowledged that rates were
being wantonly cut and slashed
for the benefit of few great
shippers. The rates referred to
cover grain and packing house
product rates. In reading the
bill to the court and in his argu.
ment Judge Day made the asser-
+io,, +ho+ II xroc on apdaovor ~,
the part of the government to
prevent certain threatened viola
tlons of the interstate act by the
roads and also a violation of the
Sherman antitrust law by the
creation of monopolies. Grain
he declared, was carried for
favorite shippers at rates denied
the public.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-27
Died After a LOn0 Trance.

LACROSSE, Wis, March "a
One of the straugest medical
cases in the history of Lacrosse
terminated yesterday IN the death
of Mrs. Frank Witchman, who
has been in trance for the past
seven days. During that tine
she had taken no food or water,
and was apparently dead. Her
case baffled the physicians.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-27
HORSEWHIPS A MAYOR
Carrie Nations Protese Assaults Topeka
Man.

TOPEKA, Kas. March 25-Miss
Blanche Boise, a protege of Mrs.
Nation, horsewhipped Mayor
Parker in his Office at the city
building yesterday. Three times
she slashed the mayor and he
sprang at her, grlpped her by the
throat, choked her, tore the raw
hide out of her hand and pushed
her into the hall. AS Miss BOISE
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-27

Use Russ Bleaching Blue. 1t makes
clothes clean and sweet as when new. All
grocers,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-01
Short TeIeurams.

Andrew Carnegie left Wednesday on
the steamship st. Louis for his estate In
Scotland. With him We're Mrs. Carne-
gle, Miss Carnegie and James Bertrann.
his private secretary.
Edward TeichInan and H. D. Potter,
builders, have filed bill of assignment,
with liabilities of s725,ooo with no as
sets. They failed In 1900
E,nos Riley, aged 50, a pioneer of
southwestern Iowa. was killed last
night near his home at Avoca by a
Rock Island passenger train. He
starte! across q bridge end did not see
an approaching train until it was too
late.
A fleet of big Oil carriers will soon
be running between San Francisco and
Hawaii A prominent oil company of
California is the promoter of the pro-
iect Two vessels are~building and me-
go,iations are pending for. the construc-
tion of three steamers.
The wholesale jewe1ry firm Of Moore
e Evans. one Of the largest in Chicago,
was placed in the hands of a receiver
Wednesday, A statement of liabilities
and assets is being prepared, but will
take some time The firm is said to
have done a business Of $l,OO0,00O a
year.
BY consent Of counsel on both Sides
the hearing set for "Wednesday in the
suit brought by H. Rollins Morse. OF
Boston, against the Montana Ore Pur-
chasing Company. to determine the di-
yiSon Of ownership in the Michael Da-
witt lode, was postponed until May 20.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-01
MADE NO PROMISES.
General Macarthur Denies That the
Filipinos Were Given Any Promise OF
Independence.

r
Washington, May 1.-Major General
Macarthur today continued his testi-S
mony before the senate committee on
the Philippines. Answering question
by Senator Culberson. the general
stated that Aguinaldo and the Filipino
people were justified In concluding that,
the actions Of the United States army
were sympathetic. The Filipinos We're
IN resentful and vindictive opposition,
to Spain and any active force on their.
part against Spain naturally helped the
United States and vice versa, but, ne.
said, there was a distinct purpose thru
the intercourse between Americans anu
Filipinos to repudiate the idea Of direct
cooperation which In any way COM
mitted the United States to policy.
Gene. II Merritt, he said was under the
strictest orders not to commit the gov
ernment, but Aguinaldo was anxious
TO make an artificial record which
would oblige Merritt to do something
he did not want to do. The Filipino,
said Macarthur, "has a comprehensive
knowledge of Latin diplomacy Agui-
naldo was landed at Manila aboard an
American warship, because he was
useful Individual who could be en-
ployed in manner that would contrib
ute to American success.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-01
FIRST MINISTER TO CUBA.
Herbert G. squires, Of New York. sa'o
TO Be Slated for Post.


to Be Slated for Post.
Washington, May 1.-Unless there
should be a change in the present IN
tention of the president he will appoint
Herbert G. Squires. of New York, as
the first minister of the United States
to Cuba. After considering the RECORDS
of many men, Mr.. Roosevelt has come
tosthe conclusion that Mr.. Sauires is IN
every way fitted for the important post.
Al the outset the president determined
that he would not send to Havana as
the head of the American mission any
man who had no experience in d1pio-
macy. To assist in making selection
he made careful inquiry into the rec
ords of officers now In the diplomatic
service.
The choice narrowed finally down 10
Mr.. SSauires, who was an avowed can
didate, and William w. Rockhill, direc-
tor of the bureau of American republics
and ex-special commissioner to emma.
The name of Henry l.. Wilson, OF
Washington, United States minister to
Chilli was also considered. as his record
in the diplomatic service was or the
best. Mr.. Wilson, it is understood, had
no desire to go to Cuba. Mr.. Rockhill
was also without ambition to assume
the office. Mr. Squires was first secre-
tary OF the United States legation IN
loeAin during the boxer outbreak He
had been in the diplomatic service in
Berlin and had served as an officer IN
the regular army.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-01
THE sPAuLDING JUBILEE.
Celebration Of Twenty fifth Anniversa'

Celebration of Twenty nth Ann,versa'
ry of the Bishops Conservation.
Peoria, May 1.-THE silver jubilee OF
the conservation of the Right Rev. John
Lancaster Spaulding. bishop Of the do
cese of Peoria, was celebrated at st.
Mary's cathedral this morning, this be-
ing the twenty-fifth anniversary of
that occasion. The exercises began
with parade from Spaulding Institute
to the cathedral, the procession being
composed Of the local visiting clergy
and Catholic societies. At the cathe-
dral Bishop Spaulding celebrated SOL
emn pontifical high mass. The sermon
was preached by Cardinal Gibbons.
Later a banquet was served to the dig
nitaries at the episcopal residence. at
which the following responded to
toasts: Cardinal Gibbons. Archbishop
Keane, of Dubuque; Archbishop Rior-
dan, San Francisco; Dean Keating, OF
tawa; and Dean Mackin, Rock Island.
Dean Mackin presented Bishop
Spaulding with a purse containing ST.
900 from the clergy of the diocese, and
another purse containing $1,000 from
the Spaulding Council, knights of Co
lumbus of Peoria, for the establishment
of free scholarship in the Spaulding
Institute for boys.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-01

ton of the postoffice. The present
site of the postoffice is inadequate.
Captain Hull is going to build mil
lion dollar postoff1ce for Des Moines
If he is kept in congress long enough.
He has secured an appropriation or
$125,00O for the purchase of additional
ground for postoffice. Efforts were
made to secure options on property
adjoining the present site, but 1t was
found that the appropriation will not
touch this ground. The owners hold 1t
very high, largely because the post
office is close by. Now +. NJ. Hubbell
is out with an offer of site which he
will sell to Uncle Sam for s125.000 and
1t Is on the river front just north OF
the new city library building. He has
practically all of an entire block OF
ground. 1t lies near the city hall and
on the river front. A big sewer runs
be diverted. The tender Of this tract
for this postofflce site has stirred up
the property owners and those VINO
own property up town are hustl1ng TO
get options on property to offer to the
government for the site of the pro-
posed new million dollar stamp store.
The outlook for another period Of strife
over the location of something appears
to be good.
There is a rumor that both Governor
Larrabee and w. w. Wilmer, the two
members of the Louisiana Purchase
commission at large, are hesitating
about acceptance of the positions.
However, as there will be little other
than the planning and preliminary
work this year, they may remain at
least for the present and get the thing
started right. In fact, every person
named for the position belongs In the
category of busy men.
The state treasurer has received
s10,532.43 from counties as the states
share of tax penalties collected for the
period from June 1, 1901. to Jan. l,
1902. This indicates that property
owners are paying up delinquent taxes
in good shape.
The Chicago & Northwestern rail-
road has Just purchased a tract of
plated land in Des Moines and will do
something In the way Of having yards
and offering sites for the manufactur-
ers This is a vacant tract due north
of the state capitol right where the
railroad turns to enter the city. Sixty
acres was bought east of the tracks,
portion will be used for yards and the
remainder will be used for sites for
factories. The Northwestern now has
a very fine depot in Des Moines and is
evidently preparing to become quite
large factor in the Industrial life OF the
~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-01
FOR RAN'[|GH1 HOUR Day
Widespread Movement Begun
Today for Reduction In
Hours Of Labor.
Strikes Inausurated in a Large
Number Of Cities in
America.
Demand for Higher Wages Made
in Many Cases.-The Gen.
eral News.

Pittsburg, May MAY day was
ushered in with strikes in most of the
building trades for a reduction in
hours, more wages and adjustment OF
trade conditions. It is estimated that
between $4,000 and $1,000 men are out.
the trades involved being structural
iron workers, carpenters, bricklayers,
sheet metal workers, slate and tile
workers, portable and hoisting en-N
gineers and wood and metal lathers. A
plumbers strike was averted by the
master plumbers signing the advanced
scale. The strikers will tie up work on
all the large buildings in course Of
erection in this city.
New York, May Twelve hundred
machinists and bench men in dozen
large sawmills and moulding mills in
Hudson county. N. j., went on a strike
today because of the uniform rate of
wages demanded being refused.
Rochester, May 1.-F'ive hundred
drivers of coal wagons. members Of the
drivers union, struck today for higher
wages and shorter working hours.
Pittsburg, May 1.-The National AS
sociation of Blast Furnace Workers !
and Shelters of America has sent
copies of a demand to the United
States Steel Corporation, Republic
Iron and Steel Company, Bessemer As
sociation and Independent furnaces.
The workers demand that after June
eight hours shall constitute days
work, at the same rate of pay now re-
ceived for twelve hours.
Youngstown, o., May 1.-Two thou.
sand men employed in the building
trades went on strike this morning
for an eight t-hour day and an increase
of wages. Some smaller contractors
conceded the men their demand.
Toronto. Ont, May 1.-More than
thousand men Of the various trades
struck today for an increase Of wages.
Buffalo May 1t is estimated that
more than 1000 carenters, structural
iron workers and plumbers struck here
to-day for an increase of pay.
Cleveland, May AT the local head
quarters of the Structural Iron and
Steel Workers Association 1t was stat
ed today that about 500 men employed
| by the American Bridge Company. at
various Iowa points, struck this morn
| ing.
ST. Paul, May 1.-Three hundred car
penters struck today for an eight-hour
day and an increase of wages. otnecs
trades may be involved.
Chicago. May 1.-The truck team
| sters strike which threatened yester-
day to embrace 5000 union teamsters
in the city was settled today. the team
| ing company granted the strikers 20
cents an hour for overtime.
Springfield, H.. Nay 1.-Forty- eight
mines In the Springfield and Chicago q
Alton sub districts closed today and o.
600 miners are idle as result o. tne
Inability of the miners and operators to
reach an agreement as to UNDER
machine and double-shfft work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-01
Russian L.aborers Revolt.

Copenhagen, May IA dispatch to
the Politiken from Russia Fled (on the
German frontier announces the labor
Moscow and Vladimir, central Russia,
is in revolt. There have been -numer-
GUS encounters between the peasants
and troops; many persons We're killed
or wounded. The Uhlan regiment COM
manded by Colonel Morosef, refused to
act against the workmen
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-01
PROTEST TO GREAT BRITAIN.
Kansas City Mule Dealers Say Army
Officers Refuse to Buy Their Stock.

Kansas City, Mo-. May ALL the big
horse and mule companies doing bust-
ness in Kansas City have united in a
joint protest to the British war office.
alleging that the British agents here to
buy horses and mules refuse to consid-
er propositions from them. They say
the Guyton- Harrington Company. pro-
prietors Of the camp" at aLthrop, Mo-.
have monopoly of the business and
are receiving from slo to s25 head for
mules more than they are worth.
The Kansas City men declare that 1t
is impossible to reach Colonel Deburgh,
who is in charge of the British pur-
chasing department, except thru the
Guyton- Harrington Company. The
protest intimates that this state OF af-
fairs is due to the fact that there Is
something in it for somebody"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-01
BURNS HIMSELF At STAKE.
Insane Patient at Michigan Asylum In
cinerates Himself on Pile.

ST. Joseph, Mich, May lis. b.
Trornbley, of Ann AIbor. an insane pa
tient at the east Michigan asylum, at
Pontiac, Mich, committed suicide last
night by heaping up a pile of ties near
the railroad track in pyramidical shape.
setting fire to them, and then throwing
himself head downward into the blaz-
ing pile in such wise that his leg stuck
out of the top. George Ross found the
pile still smoldering in the morning.
but of the suicide only the bones of the
legs and portion of the charred trunk
remained.
]. A. Kimball, a Riley township
farmer, suddenly went insane yester-
day and shot his wife and then COM
mitted suicide by cutting his throat In
the afternoon. The woman is dead and
Kimball can not recover.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-01
GETS HARD SHOCK, BUT LIVES.
hieaso Electrician Knocked on Cross
Bar Fifty Feet From Ground.

Rochester, N. Y, May 1.-James An
glim, a Chicago electrician employed as
a lineman for the Seneca Falls Tele-
phone Company. yesterday morning re-
ceived a shock of 1900 volts of electric
itv. almost as is used In official electro
Cutions. He was on cross bar fifty
feet above ground drawing up new
wire when his neck cana in contact
with a live electric light wire The
ground wire Anglim was working on
completed the circuit and the lineman
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-01
ANDREW HAAS KILLED.

Prominent Live Stock Merchant Of Ne
braska Struck by Train.
Omaha, May 1.-Andrew f. Haas a
live stock commission man, one Of the
most wealthy stockmen in the west.
was instantly killed by being struck by
a Union Pacific train at South Omaha