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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-12-25
PROBLEM OF "ST|FFS"
How 1t Is Proposed to Solve 1t for
the Medical ScooIs of
Indiana.
LEGISLATURE TO BE CALLED UPON
For a Law That May Work-President
Goblin, of DePauw, to Resign
miscellaneous News.

Indianapolis, Dec. 10. = Something
like the demonstrators pool that ex-
lists at Louisville for the distribution
of bodies among the local medical col
leges is expected to result in Indi-
annapolis, through the efforts of Harry
Tutewiler, coroner-elect. The object
of the pool is to obtain bodies in a
legitimate manner, and thus put q stop
to the wholesale grave robbing that
has been carried on about the city
for years. 1t is said there are enough
unclaimed bodies of paupers In the
state yearly to more than supply the
medical colleges Of indianapolis and
the one in Fort Wayne.
Field VIII BE tho Whole State.
The coming legislature, it is expect
ed, will be asked TO pass a law max
Ing it mandatory upon superintendent
of county asylums and other institu-
tons to furnish the colleges with the
bodies OF paupers. With the view Of
getting the work under way, Tute-
wiler sent circular letters to all the
undertakers in the state, requesting
them to embalm unclaimed bodies and
ship them to him with bills for eX-
pense. Tutewiler said he was much
encouraged by the answers he had re-
ceived to his circulars. One body was
shipped here and others are promised.
Tutewiler said his object was TO sup
ply the colleges with bodies and thus
put a stop to grave robbing.
Not Evidence Enough to Indict.
indianapolis, Dec. 10. = The grand
jury made its final report yes
terday, but did not reflect on the Indi-
annapolis coal exchange. The grand
jury said: I'VE have made a thorough
investigation Of the alleged coal COM
bination and examined every possible
witness and every source of testimony,
and do not find evidence sufficient to
indict, but will turn that secured over
to the next grand irrv."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-12-25

Everything is in the name whom it
comes to Witch Hazel Salve. E. -. De
Wits & Co., Of Chicago, discovered
some years ago, how to make a salve
from Witch Hazel that is a specific for
Piles. For Blind. bleeding. itching and
%protruding Piles, eczema. cuts. burns,
bruises and all skin diseases DeWitt's
Salve has no equal. This has given rise
to numerous worthless c~ounterfeits.
Ask for DeWitt's-the genuine. j. w.
Hess,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-12-25
Bloody Murderer Gets His Deserts.

Terre Haute, Ind, Dec. 2O.-Mat-
thew Alexander, colored, on trial for
the murder Of Thomas Burke and for
committing A murderous assault upon
Mrs. Burke in the bed room occupied
by the family on Sunday night, Sept.
z, was sentenced yesterday to hang at
Michigan City, April 16. Alexander
killed Burke by cutting his throat from
a to Ear as Burke rushed to the
protection Of his wife, who was first
assaulted.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-12-25
Woman Sues Her Fa~ther.in-Law.

Anderson. Ind, Dec. 19.-Alta Hill
goss, % years old. wife Of Clifford
Hilligoss. has sued her father-inlaw.
]. B.. Hilligoss, for $1,000. In the COM
plant she alleges that she was APP
preached by the defendant, and that
he agreed to give her $1,000 II she
would marry his son Clifford. She
agreed to marry him. and the wedding
occurred last June. The elder Hilligoss
has refused to carry out his contract,
she alleges.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-12-25
IN ENGLAND AND GERMANY
John Bull Wants q United States Guaranty
Matter That Worries Germany.

Matter That Worries Germany.
London, Dec. 10. = The announce
ment that President Castro had en-
trusted United States Minister Bowen
with full powers to arrange a settle
ment was received at the foreign Of
fee here with much interest, accom-
panied by the remark, $50 MI. Bowen
is to be the arbitrator" The dis
patcn which contained this
ment was Immediately taken to For
eign Secretary Lansdowne; it appar-
emily conveyed to the foreign Office Of
ficials the first definite news that such
action had been taken. 1t is consid-
cred certain here that Great Britain
is making an earnest effort to get the
United States to guarantee venezuela's
compliance with the finding Of an ar
b~itrator.
A Berlin dispatch says: "a fact
which impresses the foreign observer
here is the quiet indifference of the
newspapers and people toward the
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-12-25
PATHETIC SCENE AT A PRISON
Mother of Two Convicts Calls to Say Good
Bye-Sons Seem To BE In
corrigible.

Anderson, Ind, Dec. 19.-There was
a pathetic scene at the county Jail
last evening, when the mother Of Miles
and Matthew Barnes called to bid
them goodbye before they were taken
to the ~penitentiary. She also called
for their watches and other little ar
ticles which they had promised to her.
Mrs. Barnes lives at Raysville, neal
Knightstown.
The mother said 1t was a terrible
story, but a fact that this term will
be the fourth for Matthew Barnes for
burglary and the second term for her
other son, Miles Barnes. The prison
ers did not appear to be much affected,
but their mother wept bitterly when
she left them at the Jail and returned
to her home on the same train that
took her sons to prison.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-12-25
Iron Run Into His Lung.

Gr~eensburg. Ind. Dee. 19.-Lon Wy
ley, about % years old, was perhaps
fatally injured in the yards of the Big
-Four railroad here. a lever attached
to a coupling pin al into Wyley's
lung the full length of the lever, and
physicians say he can not recover.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-12-25
Dogs Lcng Trip to His Old Home.

Madison. Ind, Dec. 1S.-A bird dog.
Carlo. belonging in this county, was
taken on June 10 to Iowa, 700 miles
away. In two weeks it disappeared
from its new home. nothing being
heard of it until Thursday morning
last, when it suddenly r%eappeared at
its old home, having found its way
overland alone
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-12-25
Villas MEETS AN OLD FRIEND
Wisconsin Statesman Runs Across Him in
the Person of . State Capitol
Janitor.

Janitor.
Lincoln. Neb., Dec. 19.-W. F. Villas,
ex-United States senator and member
Of a presidents cabinet, and a SCOT
begrimed ~janitor at the Nebraska state
capitol were the parties to a dramatic
incident. The former Wisconsin sem
ator came to Lincoln to argue a case
before the Nebraska supreme court.
While standing In the Office of the
clerk Of the door, s. d. Eastman, one
of the ~janito-s, a man grown white
with years, entered the room, startling
the party by breaking out in resound-
ing tone:
Captain William F. Villas, company
A, Twenty-third Wisconsin, fall in"
Villas wheeled like a flash. The recog-
milton was mutual. and the two men
threw themselves into each others
arms. Eastman was a member of
Captain Villas company In the civil
war. 1t vas their first meeting In the
thirty-eight years.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-12-25

On account Of above meeting the
l.. E.. &.W. will sell tickets to India
napolis, and return OF Dec. %, 20 and
80, 1902, good returning up to and in
Guiding JAM, 1902, at n and one
third fare.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-12-25

not been for your Golden Medical Die
eovery' 1 would be scratching yet. I
tried different kinds of medicine, tried
different doctors, but ali the relief they
could give me was to make my pocket
book lighter. I then began taking
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
Took four bottles without relief. Kept
taking it. / took in all ten bottles and
got entirely cured. / can say that if
people would take your medicine instead
Of fooling with some of the quacks that
infest both the small and large towns,
disease would fee Like chat before the
wind"
The use Of DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery will absolutely drive out
and eliminate the poisons which cor.
rupt the blood.
BAD BLOOD AND GOOD HRALTH
cannot 60 together. But when the
blood is purified and enriched by rGold-
en- Medical Discovery" the result is re-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-12-25
HUNDRED THOUSAND AT STAKE

Which II Why an OctOgenarian Has Been
Kidnapped from Ohio and Hidden
in Another State.
Marion. Ind, Dec. 20. = John De
camps, 80 years old, who mysteriously
disappeared from his home near Green
vile, o., a year ago. has been located
at Somerset, a village lei here. De-
camps and an older brother owned an
estate valued at 100000. The older
brother died suddenly and the next
day a sister. Mrs. Harriet Delaplane,
hled a suit in partition.
Another faction of the family also
tried to get possession of the estate,
and In the litigation Decamps, 1t Is
said. was kidnapped by n faction and
brought to the home of his niece, Mrs.
DR.. Rogers, at Somerset. The Green
Vile court has been notified and an
effort will be made to take Decamps
back home and restore his property to
him.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-12-25
Broken shaft Wrecks an Engine.

Dillsboro, Ind, Dec. 19.-The shaft
in the drive wheel of the large engine
at the Karmire &Swain sawmill broke.
The engine was torn to pieces, and
no part Of it can be used again. The
loss IA about $4,000. No one was
hurt.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-12-25
JOHN F. SHAFROTH.

arbitration, and to guarantee the pay
mel of awards. Shafroth said that
war in Venezuela would make a vio-
lence to the Monroe doctrine probable.
He did not think tne objection that
this guaranty might establish a pre-
cedent should control, as other cases
could be met as they arose.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-12-25

San Jose, Costa RIGA, Dec. 19.-Two
violent earthquake shocks were expert
enced here at 4 p. N. yesterday. The
people of the city were greatly alarmed
but there were no casualties.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-12-25
To the Canadian Northwest-Low Rate
Excursions

December Is, December 2 and 16,
via ChicanO & Northwestern Ry.,
from Chicago, n fare plus $500
round trip. with liberal return limits
and stop-over privileges. Four fast
trains drily; 900 a. M, $50 p. M,
600 p. M, and 1000 p. M, making
di rect connections with all lines at st
Paul and Minneapolis. For full
particulars apply to your nearest ticket
agent or address.
A. w. Waggoner, % Fifth Avenne,
Chicago, Ill.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-12-25

Washington, Dec. 19.-Through the
Japanese minister the sympathy of the
empress of Japan for the Grant family
In its atfiiction was expressed yesteI-
day through q cablegram from Japan.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-12-25
Venezuela Learns What Ports the
Allies Have Determined to
Put Out of Business.
sHUTOP Is TO BEGIN TOMORROW
Uncle Sam Has Some Very Dangerous
Ships Close By.
Shafroth and John Bull on the Guar
anty Platform Together-Ger-
many Worried Over the
Feeling Here.

Caracas, Dec. 10. = 1t has been
learned from an official source that the
allies yesterday notified the VeneZue-
Ian authorities at La Guayra of the
blockade, to become effective toner
row at 3 p. L., of the ports of a La
Guayra, Puerto Cabello, Coro. Ma
racaibo, Carupano and Barcelona.
London, Dec. 19.-The Brussels cor
respondent of The Daily Telegraph
says that Germany is supporting the
claims of Belgium against Venezuela,
which moun TO $1.250,OOO.
Caracas, Dec. 19.-President Castro
has clothed Minister Bowen with full
powers to effect a settlement with
Great Britain, Germany and Italy.
Bowen simply awaits the consent of
the United States state department to
this task.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-12-25

Kewanee, Ills, Dec. 19.-Henry Fell,
aged 21 years, son Of d. K. Fell, vice
president Of the Kewakee National
bank. was struck by a train and killed
Ct q crossing near Toulon-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-12-25


Boils, blotches, pimples
and other eruptions disap-
pear as the impurities
which caused them are
removed. The skin is
healthy, the flesh is firm.
The dull and sluggish feel
ing is a thing of the past.
The appetite is good. sleep
is sound and refreshing
and labor an enjoyment
instead of a burden.
ut gives me much pleas
ure to testify to the merits
of DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery" writes
Miss Annie Wells, of Fer
gussons Wharf, Isle of
Wight Co., va. FL can
say honestly and candidly
that it is the grandest
medicine ever compound
ed for purifying the blood.
I suffered terribly with
rheumatism, and pimples
on the skin and swelling
in my knees and feet so
that / could not walk. I
spent about twenty dollars
paying doctors bills but
received no benefit. A
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-12-25
CHANGES ON THE RAIL
Pennsylvania Company Men Sent
to New Positions on
the Line.
GAS CITY ENGINEER IN DANGER
Pulls the Whistle Wide Open and
Rescue Comes in Time
State News Items.
GAS CITY ENGINEER IN DANGER

indianapolis, Dec. 1S.-A dispatch
to The News from General Superin-
tendent Ralph Peters. of the Pennsyl-
vania lines. says that Lewis Ohliger.
superintendent Of the Richmond d.
vision, will succeed w. c. Loree as SUI
perintendent of the Indianapolis di-
vision. Otto Schroll. superintendent
OF terminals at Wheeling, will sue
coed Ohliger at Richmond. and A. L.
Morgan, engineer OF maintenance OF
way on the Pittsburg division. will go
to Wheeling as superintendent Of ter
minals. A superintendent of terminals
at Columbus. o., viii Se appointed,
but his name has not been made pub
lie.
Some More Changes Noted.
John H. Louy has resigned as chief
train dispatcher of the Toledo and
Lima division Of the Cincinnati. Ham,
ilton and Dayton, and George Reed has
been promoted in his place. c. NJ.
Overly, superintendent of buildings and
bridges. has also resigned. and the
company has accepted the resignation
OF James Collins. for twenty-five years
a passenger conductor.
Railway Changes 1t. Name.
indianapolis. Dec. Is. - ~IndianapO-
lis. Lebanon and Frankfort Traction
company has fled notice with the sec
rotary OF state changing It's name TO
the indianapolis and Northwestern
Traction company. and increasing its
capital from $4,000 to s. 100000. The
capital may he increased TO 100000
by issuing 100000 OF preferred stock.
The road is built 10 Lebanon and is
building TO Frankfort and Lafayette.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-12-25
shafroth Would Give q Guaranty.

Washington. Dec. 19.-Shafroth of
ColoradO-aDpeared before the COM
mittee on foreign affairs of the house
yesterday TO 1rge action on a joint res
olutiOn which he has introduced au-
thorizing the president to propose TO
Great Britain and Germany TO sub
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-12-25

association given at the Waldorf-AS-
toria last night Another who came late
and vas not on the programme-was
DR.. Lorenz. the celebrated Austrian
surgeon. He made a witty address in
the course Of which he said:
No, We Won't Mind, Doctor.
Il am very much embarrassed. l
really do not know what to say to you.
Still l think you will not mind if / tell
you what q great impression your
try has made upon me. The strongest
impression / have received in this
great and beautiful country has been
through the works of charity, organ
lied charity.
Some Experiences He Has Had.
81 have had some curious expert
ences in this country. Perhaps the
most curious was in Chicago. The
board of health there made me Under
goanexamination in medicine although
1 think L know something of my
branch of the profession. Curiously
enough some weeks later they made me
a doctor of laws. though l know moth
ing of law. Taught by that expert
ence 1 shall not talk more to you, gen.
tlemen, because I fear if l stay here
longer you will make me a banker, be-
cause 1 know nothing Of banking"
ChaHfse's Experience with Banks.
In the course of his address General
Chaffee said the only two experiences
he had of banking he had never been
able to understand. One was when he
loaned a blank check book to a friend
when he only had a hundred dollars
in the bank, and the check came back
protested with 1925 charges. His
other experience was In China. The
government deposited $4,000 to his
credit and he notified the bank that
he wanted $1,000. The bank sent him
a dozen coolies with a safe full of sill
yer dollars and told him to transfer it
to any place he wanted.
Requisites for Elastic Currency.
Comptroller Ridgely spoke on
Elasticity in the Currency" saying in
part: ''1he one great objection which
can be fairly made to the national
banking system is the lack of elastic,
ity in the currency which is issued.
Any complete and satisfactory solution
of our present currency problems
should include some plan for the re-
tiremenl of the legal tenders. The
price requisite for an elastic currency
is frequent redemption and freedom Of
retirement. To have proper and true
elasticity contractibility is as neces-
sary as expansibility. l think the best
plan which has been suggested for
modifying our bank currency is to al
low the banks TO issue more than the
par value of The bonds denOSited."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-12-25
Coniesses am Indiana Homicide.

SCOTT g. BOVINE. Chemists,
4O9-415 Pearl Street., New York.
SOC. and $1.OO; all druggists.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-19

est the Oriental countries in the
Louisiana purchase exposition at st.
Louis. He has already induced China
and japan to arrange for large ex-
hibits at st. Louis and feels that at
the present time he would leave
work uncompleted if he became minis
ter to Japan. John was originally
Democrat and was appointed to Siam
by President Cleveland His speech
es for Mckinley in the last presiden-
tial campaign called down the execra-
tons of the Democratic press general
ly, and he was charged with bump
tiousness. freshness, conceit and
various other affectations. John Bar
rett may put rocks in his pockets when
he weighs himself in comparison with
other men, but at &c he has accom-
plished enough and received attention
enough to turn the head of a much
older man.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-19

The pledge of the Republican state
convention to enact a caucus law was
not fulfilled. The measure which
came to the House from the Senate in
the dying hours of the general as
sembly did not deserve to live un-
less it could be shorn of some very
preposterous propositions. A caucus
law which would make a man sign
himself as a Republican or Democrat
in the spring, and then compel him to
vote in the fall for the candidates of
the party with which he had enrolled
would stab the Australian ballot law
to the heart, and would vitiate the
desirable purposes which brought it
into existence. A man might call
himself a Republican or a Democrat
in March, and have the best of reasons
for kicking over the party traces in
September or November, and he ought
to have the privilege of doing so in
caucus without becoming a law
breaker liable to fine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-19

Frank E. Howe, who bought the
Bennington Reformer a few months
ago, has changed that paper complete
ly in appearance, character and gen.
eral standing in that time and has
brought to it a prosperity it never
knew before. He has now bought the
Bennington Banner and will consoli-
date the two papers Jan. 1. The
movement comes so quickly after Mr..
Howe's first purchase that some may
see in him a growing ambition to
emulate Harvey and Munsey, but he
has demonstrated his capabilities in his
field, and every newspaper man knows
that while Howe may be gamer by
his last stroke, the greater gain falls
to the people of Bennington. They
will get value received with any paper
which Howe turns out, and if the sup
port is back of him we shall expect to
see him take the new Banner into the
front rank of the weekly press.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-19

Here is the weeks offerings of a
repertoire company in st. Albans this
tisement in the Messenger: Slaves
of Slaves" Mans Enemy" "The In
diam" DIR. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde;
Robert Emmett" Jesse James"
We shall look to the Messenger to
discuss next week "The Stage as an
Educator" or "The Mission of the
Stage" telling of the superior ad-
vantages in st. Adams for extracting
the pure gold of the classics. Happy
st. Adams, especially with Jesse
James as a snapper.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-19

The United States and Newfound-
land have completed a reciprocity
treaty which will become effective
80 days after the exchange Of ratifi-
cations between the government at
Washington and the colonial office in
London. Under its provisions Ameri-
can fishing vessels will receive in
Newfoundland ports the same treat
ment accorded to domestic craft, and
many varieties of American goods
may be exported to the island free
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-19
NO. 81.

officers, legislators and judges Of fthesu-
preme court from accepting free pass
es. One afternoon the Senate passed
this bill without a single vote in opposi-
tion. Next morning it was recon
sidered and killed 16 to. IL. What
was the probable motive power be-
hind this action? There is one fact
in evidence-all the railroad attor-
neys were on duty during the inter-
vening night
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-19

In its closing hours, the legislature
voted to have an edition of $4,000
copies of the license law printed in
pamphlet form. for distribution to the
voters of the state. The purpose
of this publication, separate from the
session laws, is that this law may go
before the people in plain and con-
venient form so that every voter may
easily read and understand it's provi-
sions, and form bis own opinion of
them. At the earliest time possible
these pamphlets will be distributed
through the Office of the town clerk
in each town in the state.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-19

John Barrett, our own John, erst-
while from Grafton, later from Ore
gon, and known to fame as ex-minis-
ter to Siam and expounder general on
everything relating to the Orient, will
not be the next minister plenipoten-
tiary to Japan. President Roosevelt
asked him to take this berth, which is
one of the most desirable in the
diplomatic service, and internationally
more important at this time than ever
before, but John said nay. The sal
airy at Toxic is $4,000 a year, but
John at the present time is drawing
$4,000 salary and $4,000 for ex-
penses as the commissioner to inter-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-19
Gbe Uermunt pbeni..
CHRISTMAS NUMBER.
TWELVE PAGES.
BRATTLEBORO,
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1902.

The men in the Legislature who
wanted to bang the license law now
have their opportunity. So have all
others who believe that among a
rural population like that in Vermont
a prohibitory law best conserves the
ends of sobriety and temperance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-19

Some of the Legislators made deep
thought soundings in arguing that
man who had committed murder would
prefer death to life Imprisonment.
Imagine a law making the death penal
ty or life Imprisonment optional with
the convicted men, and how many
can you picture asking to have their
necks stretched?
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-19

of all duty. while others will be ad-
mitted on the payment of duties be-
low those now levied upon the same
articles. In return for these conces-
sions we agree to admit Newfound-
lands cured fish, her metal ores and
her quarry products without tax.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-19

report of the final legislative proceed
ings is printed on the 11th page of this
paper.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-19
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