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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-09
CRY OF THE PEASANTRY
Grinding Poverty Of Sixty Million Rus.
slams Now Ignored.

ST. PETERSBURG, January =
Leaders of the proagricultural
movement assembled here recon-
mend that the government cease
compelling farmers to sell their
crops In autumn at any price in
order to pay their taxes. The
cry OF the peasantry has reached
the ear of the czar and the I'M
perial sympathy is sitting down
ward through the official classes
so that some real attempt at re-
lief may be expected.
Russian statesmen acknowledge
that the grinding poverty of 60,
00O, 900 men can no longer be
safely ignored. The farmers are
in earnest and they expect the
support of Prince Oldenburg and
the imperial family.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-09

four years old, was born In the
west. For many years she was
a teacher in the New York pub
lie schools. Afterward she
studied medicine and achieved
prominence as specialist, mem
bers of the Vanderbilt, Van Rem
sselaer, Van Cortland and Cut
ting families being numbered
among her patients.
Among those who assist in the
ceremony at the ferry boat will
be Miss Esther Phillips, a teacher
in the public schools and a sister
of the decedent.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-09
Engineer Ground to Pieces.

FIT. WAYNE, Jan. 6-James
Lindsay. aged thirty-one, an en-
gineer on the Nickel Plate, fell
under his engine just across the
Ohio state line yesterday and
was cut to pieces. He was alight-
ing from the cab while the en-
CINE was in motion and losing his
balance fell under the wheels.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-09

is some kind of poison in the corn
stalks, the theory of overfeeding
being untenable because of the
fact that cattle turned out but an
hour or so each day die just the
the same as those that feed all
day. A good many cattle are also
dying with blackleg, and as a
precautionary measure some of
the farmers are having their
cattle vaccinated. Nothing seems
to check the new disease, how.
ever, and it always results fatally.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-09
NO DELAY
NeeIy Prosecution Pressed Along
Despite Protest.
Witnesses Say flunCie M0n rlode no
Effort TO Conceal His Methods and
That Clerks in the Office Knew
Whot WoS Going on.

HAVANA, Jan. I'm the hear
ing of the postoffice cases yester-
day Moya and Mascara, the Gu
ban stamp clerks, who are charg-
ed with selling surcharged
stamps for Neely without their
passage through the books. both
testified that they had sold these
stamps on eighteen occasions,
about 800 worth each time.
These were not included in the
reauisitlons made on the stamp
department and no record was
made of them. Moya said that
Neely made no secret of this.
He gave no instructions that the
money for these stamps should
be handed to him. The business
was apparently done openly, and
witness handed the. money to
clerks in Neely's= department.
Reeves another of the accused,
was on the stand for three hours.
He stated, among other things
in connection with certain war
rants, that about $4,000 were
drawn in July, 1899, to reimburse
the old postofice account, which
warrants were for the depart
ments of Thompson and Carter
on account of salaries paid to en-
ployes owing to the monthly req
uisitions not having been credit
ed. These warrants were CASH
ed by Nicely and the indorse-
ments were forged. Neely told
him that he had cashed hem and
kept the money.
Fiscal Hevia confronted Reeves
with his former statement, made
before the court of first instance
that he had forged the lndorse-
ments. Reeves refused to say
anything on this subject.
Messrs. Lanuza and Desver-
nine, who withdrew from the de-
fense a couple of days ago, have
returned and will defend the ac.
cused. The prosecution express
ed itself strongly regarding their
withdrawal, and says 1t was a
mere bluff to delay the trial to
give director of Posts Rath-
bone every chance to escape.
Nevertheless Messrs. Lanuza
and Desvernine say they can
show that Rathbone is not being
given a fair chance. The press
stenographers complain that they
cannot hear the proceedings.
The arrangements of the court
room are bad. Governor Gener-
al Wood says the trial will con-
tlnue even if he hasto appoint a
military commission. He adds
that there is no reason whatever
for delay.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-09
SchIey Calls on Roosevelt.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. p
Rear Admiral Schley called at
the white house yesterday by ap-
pointment, and spent nearly an
hour in conference with the pres
ident. The admiral refused to
discuss the conversation, saying
that it was of personal charac-
ter. The president also declined
to intimate the nature of the con-
ference.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-09
INDIANA BOY KILLS GIRL

Mrs. Edward Davis at Knox Ind,
and Attempts Suicide, But Will
Live.
KNOX, Ind, Jan. 8-Henrv
Clements, aged 19, yesterday
shot and killed Mrs. Edward
Davis, aged II, and shot himself
lnflicting a slight wound.
Mrs. Davis. who was Edith
Holcomb, had promised to marry
Clements a month ago. All prep
aratlons we're made for the we'd
ding, when Miss Holcomb mar
ried Ed Davis.
Mrs. Davis lived half mile
from town. Monday night Glenn
ents met her and told her he
had present for her. Today
he met her near her home, and,
as he handed her a package
which contained old papers. he
shot her. He then turned the
revolver on himself.
Clements attempted suicide
twice before, once by taking poi
son and again by jumping from a
fast train.
81 have tried my best to end
my life." he said, land hope l
die.
A package Of letters was found
on Clements which show much
time was used in their prepara-
ton. One warned girls against
disappointing their lovers, lest
they meet a similar fate.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-09
A Human Torch.

LAPoRTE, Ind, Jan. Gust.
Radtke. of Michigan City, quar-
relied with his family yesterday.
He brooded over the matter and
reached the decision to kill him.
self. He saturated his clothing
with kerosene and set fire to him
self. The flames were extin
guished by the family, but not
until he had been fatally burned.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-09
LONG SAYS
The Criticism of Navy Depart
ment is Unjust.
Explains Law Concerning Division Of
Prize Money as 1t Existed When
Court OF Claims flGdc Sampson and
SChIey HlIOwonCes.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. =
Secretary Long has addressed to
Senator Knute Nelson of Min
nesota long letter defending
the navy department against
what is declared to be unfriendly
criticism in connection with the
distribution of prize money and
bounty. The letter is called
forth by one from the senator.
asking for information on this
point for the use of a western
newspaper.
The secretary declares that
the criticism that the department
has Disseminated in favor of Ad-
miral Sampson and against Ad-
miral Schley in the distribution
of prize money and bounty is un-
just, because the department has
no control over this matter; that
money being distributed from
the treasury, and all questions of
law and fact relative to prize and
bounty having been determined
by the courts. The secretary
calls attention to the laws touch
ing prize and bounty as they ex-
listed at the beginning of the
Spanish war, and says that,
though advised by attorney gen.
eral that it might make a dlstri-
button, the navy department
preferred to place the matter in
the court of claims, and so far
from displaying favoritlsm,
adopted the most effective means
in it's power to secure a just dis
tribution by courts f law of the
rights of all concernt
Touching the claim Of Admiral
Sampson for bounty at Santiago,
the secretary says that the dis
tribution was under decree of
the court of claims which he
cites, and from which no appeal
was taken. He further points
out that, under the prize laws,
the commander in chief of the
fleet is entitled to his "one-twen-
tleth" of bounty by virtue of his
position as commander-in- chief,
whether he is personally present
during the engagement or not.
Says the secretary:
"As commander-in-c chief, Ad-
miral Sampson would, therefore,
under the law, have been entitled
to his share of the bounty for
the destruction of the Spanish
ships at Santiago if he had been
on the north shore of Cuba at
the time. This was the law, for
which the navy department is in
no wise responsible"
On this point, the secretary
says that the department itself
was the first to realize the ine-
qualities of this law, and to make
the recommendation which led to
its repeal, so that "a rather
amusing feature of the attacks
made upon the navy department.,
as the secretary puts it, is that
the administration is blamed
more than two years after it had
cured the evil. The secretary
concludes his letter with an ex-
tract from the report OF the au-
ditor of the treasury for the
navy department, showing the
status of the prize money and
bounty cases, yet unsettled, ow.
ing to delays IN the courts, and
predicting a settlement within
the year.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-09
THROWN IN THE RIVER.
Body OF a Murdered Girl is Recovered
Through the Ice in Chicago

CHICAGO, Jan. IA body, said
to be that of Carrie Larson, with
a weight around it's neck, was
taken from the river here yester-
day. Louis Thomas, cook of the
steamer Peerless, ard Oscar
Keissig. who also worked on the
boat, were placed under arrest
following the discovery. The
body was identified as that of
Carrie Larson, twenty-five years
old, whom Thomas is alleged to
have secured from an employ
ment agency New Years day to
assist him in the cooks galley.
According to Keissig, Thomas
and the woman quarreled and the
latter was knocked unconscious.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-09

w ASd1NGION, IL. w., oil. u
With the reassembling Of con-
gress today after the holiday re-
cess, a six months stretch of ar
duous legislative labors begins.
Beside the big leading subjects
to be considered, such as the ap-
preparation bills, the Nicaragua
canal, and Philippine tariff and
administration measures, there
are an unusual number of scarce
ly less prominent and certainly
not less important matters de-
manding attention.
Among these is the extension
of the Chinese exclusion act that
expires with the current year.
The Pacific coast representatives,
who are most closely related to
this matter, propose a bill which
shall include all the details
desired by the administra-
ton officials for its execution,
putting c into statutory form
the regulations of the treasury
department now in force. There
has been some discussion on the
coast on proposition to combine
the Japanese with the Chinese,
under the ban of exclusion, but
there is little prospectof that be-
ing done.
Representative Overstreet's bill
explicitly declaring that the gold
dollar of 25.8 grains shall con-
stitute the unit of value or stand
ard of our monetary system will
doubtless be passed should the
fates permit it to come before the
house with a favorable committee
report. When introduced, the
bill was referred to the committee
on banking and currency, OF
which Mr.. Overstreet is a mem
Der, but unless there is a COM
plete backdown by the members
of the committee on coinage,
weights and measures, it will not
be permitted to remain there
without a struggle. They say
that if a bill for that purpose
does not belong to their commit
tee nothing does, and there is ne
use of such committee beng in
existence. They asked Speaker
Henderson to change the refer
ence, but he said the matter must
be decided by the house.
There is also the question of
tariff upon Cuban tobacco and
sugar, and that of a reduction or
repeal of the war internal reve-
nue. taxes. These will be tackled
by the committee on ways and
means, the Cuban business first.
It is almost certain that no change
will be made in the schedule for
the benefit of Cuban sugar, al
though a portion of the tobacco
produced in the island may be ad-
mitted free of duty.
AS to the matter of approprla-
ton, it is not apparent that any
general or special plan of reduc-
ton is to be enforced or even con-
sidered. With the passage of the
Nicaragua canal bill the march
toward a billion dollar session
will be vastly accelerated. With
the division of responsibility for
keeping down the expenditures
consequent upon the assignment
of half of the great bills to sep
arate committees, any material
curtaillng of the total is almost
hopeless.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-09


admiral Schley has concluded
after mature and careful deliber-
alton, to appeal from the MAORI
ty decision of the court of inqui-
ry to the president of the United
States as commander-in- in-chief of
the army and navy. The action
having been determined upon,
nothing more can be divulged at
this time, the regulations of the
navy being such that the nature
of the proposed appeal cannot be
revealed except by the president
after the formal documents have
been filed with him"
The foregoing statement was
given to the press yesterday by
Attorney Raynor and league af-
ter a conference of several hours
with their distinguished client,
Admiral Schley. 1t derives
special significance from the fact,
admitted yesterday, that the Ad-
miral's visit to the President on
Monday was for the purpose of
requesting permission to make
the appeal above referred to.
When Admiral Schley went to
the White House Monday and
was conducted at once to a prl-
vsite interview with President
Roosevelt it was with the object
of asking the President to re-
ceive and consider an appeal for
the reversal of the action of Sec
retary Long and the disapproval
of the majority judgment of the
board of inquiry, and the Presi-
dent knew that Schley was to
call on him for that purpose.
The visit was entirely satisfacto-
ry and the request was cheerful
ly granted.
The cause of the visit and its
result were a complete surprise,
as such step had not been an
ticipated by members of congress
or the correspondents and the
first Information of il came from
the White House itself. The Ad-
miral declined to make any
statement regarding his inter
view with the president or even
to mention the subject discussed,
holding that he could not prop
erly talk of matters occurring
between him and his commander
in chief
1t is known, however, that the
President has been much i'm
pressed with Schley's dignifed
bearing throughout the contro-
versy and that he encouraged
the latter to explain fully his
views of the alleged iniustices
and discrepancies of the majori-
ty report. Some facts that the
President did not know were
presented and he readily agreed
that formal review of the case
should be had By him as the
highest authority.
The members of congress who
have been interested in Schley's
case now feel that since the
President has assumed personal
charge of the controversy he
should be allowed to settle it
without interference from them
and no further steps vii at pres
ent be taken in the matter.
There is the greatest confidence
10 his sense of justice and fear
lessness and the opinion prevails
that his judgment will be accept
ed by the country.
The admiral summoned his
lawyers to aid him in preparing
the appeal, as it is the Presi-
dents desire that it be presented
as early as possible, and it is sur
missed that but few days will be
required for this purpose, per-
haps not exceeding two weeks,
The granting OF the new hearing
explains the pleased expression
the admiral wore when he
emerged from the White House
on Monday.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-09
BOLD FRAUD
Scores of Iowa Farmers Caught
by a Slick Scheme.

by a Slick scheme.
INDEPENDENCE, Ia., Jan. g.
A scheme to defraud scores of
farmers in this part of Iowa
came to light yesterday. 1t is
estimated that had the plan sue
ceeded the promoters would have
cleared about S35, 600, as notes
representing that amount have
been sent to the bank at Jesup,
in this county, for collection.
Three months ago a stranger,
giving the name of John Smith,
covered the western and north
ern portions of the county and
obtained farmers signatures for
various causes. To many he
represented that he wanted to
run Independently on the county
ticket for treasurer and would
have to secure the signatures of
300 voters. To others he said
he was getting up a petition for
new county road.
He secured the signatures of
at least 200 farmers and possibly
more. On Monday a large num-
ber of the wealthy signers re-
ceived notices from the law firm
of Lantz & McElligott, Unity
Building, Dearborn street, Chi
cago, that their notes for "a, 600
or IS, 200, as the case might be,
had expired on December Is, and
that a representative of the firm
would be at the First National
Bank, in this city, Tuesday for
settlement.
Angry farmers were in line to
meet and settle with any one
who might come, but no Chicago
man appeared. Instead promis-
sorry notes to the amount of $14,
900 were sent for collection,
bearing the names of about sew
enty men.
The notes revealed the scheme.
Blank sheets of paper were sign
ed and the promissory notes
were printed at the top after
wards. Several farmers called
the partitioner's attaution to the
fact that there was no heading
to the petition and were assured
that it would be filled in later.
The filling consisted of notes
from 81, 900 to S., 900, payable to
Henry Miller. Various indorse-
ments have been made on the
back to William Davis, Charles
Brown, John Williams and An
drew Anderson. The notes and
Endorsements are exact counter
parts, and the signatures are the
genuine signatures that occurred
on each page of the petitions.
The farmers are united in their
efforts to fight the case and the
best of legal counsel has been
retained. The notes have been
replevined. which will necessitate
any future action in the matter
to be brought in the local court.
Mr.. McElligott said last night
that he knew nothing of any
such deal.
'.I retired from all new action
interest in the firm on October
L." said be. sSince that time I
have had nothing to do with any
new business. l cannot under
stand how the old firm name was
used, unless some one secured
some of our old letter heads and
used them. l don't believe Mr..
Lantz had any connection with
the case, and l know l did not. i"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-09
Dying With BIackIes.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Ind, Jan.
2-Many cattle are dying in this
county from a mysterious DIS
ease that resembles blackleg.
Many farmers believe that there
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-09
NOT ASHES TO ASHES
0emated Remains Of a Lady tn be

Scattered in the Water.
NEW YORK, Jan. Miss Han
nah Phillips, educator and ply
sician, having requested it upon
her deathbed, her body has been
cremated and next Saturday, af-
terna SIMPLE service on the decks
of one OF the Staten Island ferry
boats, the ashes will be scattered
upon the waters of New York
cay.
Miss Phillips, who was fifty
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-09
CONGRESS
Important Measures Confront the
National Lawmakers.

For Six flOnthS the Members will Labor
Before Stopping : Money Question uD
ca OVerStreet'S Bill-ChineSc EXCluS-
ion--Phippinc Tariff-ISthmi0n C0nal
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-09
ROOSEVELT GRANTS REQUEST
Will Hear SchIey's Appeal From
Majority Decision.

Case TO BE Reviewed
By the President 0s COmm0nder-ln-
Chlef-Appeal TO be Presented lmne-
di0telu-Left Entirely TO thc President.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-09

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