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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-11-27
CURRENCY PROBLEMS
Meet Business in the Philippines
and Seem Now to Have a
Strangle Hold.
CRY FOR A STABLE CIRCULATION
Goes Up from the Merchants-Gen.
Miles Adventure on q Stranded
Ship.

Manila, Nov. 24.-Silver has suffered
q further decline in value. The gov
eminent has issued a proclamation
making the official rate 26O for 1OO
gold; the former rate was $50
The possibility of the adoption by the
Straits Settlements of a gold standard
and the reports current that Mexico
Is about to abandon the silver stand.
ard. have greatly weakened the Indian
and Asiatic silver market. Large quan.
titles OF Mexican silver are coming
here from China. as it is believed that
much gold is being circulated here on
account of government expenditures.
The fact that United States trade is
going to China, and the losses in sill
ver, are seriously affecting the insular
treasury and business interests gener-
ally.
Congressional Action Wanted.
The rapidly changing rates embar-
rass the business houses, making il
almost impossible to fix prices. The
OAlC1llC alt DtSl1lluS 10 Dcll
ton for the payment of salaries in
gold. and the demand for a fixed, sta
bic currency is universal. The secre-
tary of finance says: There is moth.
ing to indicate g more hopeful future
for the currency question. 1t will prob
ably be as bad az nOw-if not worse
until congress acts and gives US a sta
BILE currency"
~StraDding of the Transport Ingalls,.
The United States transport In.
gals, with General Miles ard party
On board. which struck on a reef while
entering the harbor of lie Gaspi. Luzon,
Saturday, fiOated at high tide the same
day N will arrive here today. The
vessel struck on a coral reef while
going at a speed of nine knots. The
shock raised the ship two feet along
its entire length. Captain Brugire has
explained that he was trying TO save
twenty minutes by running through
the charted channel between the reefs
in the center OF the gulf of Albay, in
a straight line for lie Gaspi, instead
of following the usual channel. A
Spanish vessel which was asked to
give assistance asked 100, 200 Mexican
dollars as salvage. but these terms
w~eredeclined. Captain Brugire pumped
out the vessel S water ballast and she
fioated without aid. 1t is believed that
the ingalls, is unchanged.
Those Ladrones Still Troublesome.
The government has increased the
constabulary force in the island OF
Leyte and has ordered a careful in.
vestigation of the condition and gen.
eral situation there. The law making
highway robbery a capital crime has
been translated in the various dialects
of the islands, and the co%nstabulary
Is circulating copies Of thelaw through.
out the districts infested by ladron.
ism. The government is DESTROYS OF
warning the bandits before carrying
out the new law.
The cholera is spreading in the Moro
towns and disappearing from this city
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-11-27
LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS
CuUCArO Nov %

LIVE o1OOh NONO
CHICAGO. Nov. %.
Today's receipts are estimated
at Is, 900 cattle, SO, 900 hogs and
"a, 900 sheep.
Prices range as follows:
Cattle
Texans. 100000
Western range, 2.50@3.50
Best natives, {. 90@7.25
Fair to good. 6.25@6.60
Calves, 5.50@7.0O
Veal stock. 1882
Hogs
Bulk OF sales. 6 15@6.35
Heavy butchers, 6.25@645
Light butchers, 5.90@6.15
Heavy packing, 5 S5@6.10
Mixed grades. 5.6u@6.15
Poor grades. 4.75@6.00
Sheep
Western, 3.5O@3.90
Native sheep, 3.40@3.60
Native lambs, 4.40@5.40
Western lambs. 100000
Feeders. 2.75@4.25
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-11-27
THE PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, Nov. 90.

South Water street reports the
following prices on staple pro-
duce-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-11-27

II You are bilious and seeking advisers,
Take De Wits Early Risers.
just before gong to bed,
You will find on the morrow,
You are rid Of your sorrow-
That's all; just enough said.
These famous pills do uot grippe. bu
move the bowels gently and easily.
cleansing the liver. Their tonic effect
gives strength to the glands. preventing
a return Of the disorder. j. W. Hess.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11

The prediction of the director of
census that the United States with her
new aeeessions will have a population
OF 10O.GOO.0OO in 1910 is likely to be
fulfilled.
We began the present decade with
approximately 100000 people in the
states and territories, including Ha-
waii and Alaska In the states there
was an increase OF about n per cent
from the figures of 1880. falling on OF
more than per cent from the in
crease of the preceding decade. The
natural order is for the percentage to
decline as the country becomes more
thickly settled, but immigration has
shown new life during the last four or
I'VE years. and We still have an i'm
mense amount of unOceupied land to
attract newcomers. while the expan-
sion Of our manufactures offers new
inducements TO many kinds of labor
There is no apparent reason. therefore
why the rate of increase should decline
Putting it at 20 per cent, the estimate
would give US an addition of Is. COO. 600
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11

court ruled that he had no authority
to grant the release of one of our men,
who was held prisoner by force
which. by the way, was all that caused
US to surrender today. This judge gave
as his reason that he had no jurisdic-
ton. One man was carted back to the
COUNTY Jail and then quietly let go.
We claim the ownership OF the land
through right Of discovery. The sur
Vey Of 1921 established the line Of the
state of Illinois. and there has been no
territory annexed to the state since
.hat time. There is clause in the con
stitution which gives people with the
standing we have the rignt not to be
interfered with when we are covered
by treaty. and we are covered by a
treaty, which the United States made
many years ago with Great Britain.
Why, they couldn't find a court to try
us year ago, and they can't find one
now, They have been all through the
courts. and this is the net result Of
their work. We claim we own approx
imately 1856 acres lying in the District
Of Lake Michigan"
The End Not Yet.
What will happen next the future
s,'pne viii tell Streeter was in Wash
ington as late as last April, demanding
that he be recognized as a duly elected
delegate 10 Congress from 1.-The Dis
trict of Lake Michigan" He says he
will build a police court on his curl
ously acquired land-if his it be-and
that defensive force will be organized
forthwith. Whether Streeter wins his
queer contention at the last; whether
Chicago wins, or whether the state OF
Illinois is victorious, "The District of
Lake Michigan" will be pointed out by
future generations as one Of the most
remarkable plots of land in the whole
world
One of the most essential equipments
Of the district is a building, the sec
tons of which are loaded on several
wagons and are ready to be put to-
gether in a moments notice The only
drawback to this scheme is that the
police have not given Streeter time to
unload the sections and put them to-
gether. A large furniture van Is the
principal government building Il is
the capitol, executive mansion. state
department building, treasury building
and the home of most of the other de-
partments. Entrance is gained through
the rear by means Of two gang plank
leading up to a gate. The gang planks
are lowered like a medieval draWbridge
to admit welcome visitors
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
- e Il coURT o. HoNoR wITH PaINcIPAL RrDINes

The general ground plans and per
spective views Of the buildings Of the
Louisiana Purchase Centennial Expo
sition are on exhibition They are the
designs Of the most celebrated archi-
tects Of the country. ami tasir setting
among the forest trees On the Forest
Park worlds fair site makes a daz-
cling picture. The working plans fer
these buildings. which VIII cost about
$s.0o0.O0O, are now being prepared. and
contracts for their construction will
be let about Dec l. Other Building
plans are to follow. About Sl.J93. 900
will be expended on the grounds n
the next six months. Contracts for
this work will be let next month.
Supervising architect J. Knox Tgy-
Tor CT the United States Treasury De-
partment has made plans for the gov
eminent building and they have been
approved by the government board.
The building will be 600 feet long.
about 160 feet wide and contain about
100000 square feet OF floor space.
without interior columns, the roof be-
ing supported on steel trusses. Its
construction. Mr.. Taylor says. will re-
quire about one year. and therefore
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
The seoseh-Irs.h runnsl.

The project OF a ScOtch-Irish tunnel
is again under discussion in Chs
United Kingdom There is no longer
any question as to the practicabiIity
Of the undertaking. as many engineers
Of celebrity have pronounced it en-
tirely feasible. In the recent engs
neeTing congress the views of such ex-
perts as Barton, Mansergh, and Fox
were given freely on the subject Mr..
Barton favored a marine tunnel and
held that one might be constructed
and put in working order between
Wigtownshire in Scotland and the
County Antrim coast in Ireland within
a dozen years Sir Douglas Fox was
confident that less trouble would be
encountered from water than had been
met with in the case Of the tunnel
under the Mersey. or that under the
Severn Sir James Aansergh was Of
the opinion that there would be less
trouble from water in a submarine
tunnel than in one nearer the surface
Of the earth All held that the prob
lem OF ventilation could easily b
solved by electric power
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
0pt. 6. v. Stfeeter
Unique Character
of District of Lake
Michigan"

said the registrar was wrong and re-
versed his decision. The registrar
thereupon handed in his resignation,
which was accepted.
Organizes a Government
Then the indefatiga5le Streete<
played another trump card. He got the
pepole who resided on his curious plot
OF ground to organize government"
This occurred, to be exact, on the first
Tuesday in April, 1859 The constitu-
ton Of the United States was adopted,
the American flag was chosen by
unanimous vote as the emblem of the
community. and the place was styled
THE District Of Lake Michigan" Laws
for the government of the District
were framed, and Captain Streeter was
made clerk. Other chief officers were
designated. and this body of men, on
April 25, 1899, filed into the office Of
Clerk Burnham of the United States
court for the Northern Illinois district,
and formally took oath to uphold the
United States laws in their District >,
The mayor of Chicago, with the police
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
Studying Memory of Frogs and Turtles.

Among recent lines o. study iE the
psychological laboratory at Harvard
have been the memory ard psrcs ptive
faculties of the frog ard the turtle
the training of new habits in the cray
fish, and the symptoms Of 1-eTCry in
the newt or these the ones involving
the frog and the turtle have been The
most extensive and the most interest
ing-if only because OF AsSap and his
followers down to Joel Chandler Hsr-
ri. and the nights of Uncle Ramus
Both animals are fixed in the imsgina-
ton of mankind and all srown-un chill
dren will be glad 10 learn that the YER
diet of the centuries on the compare
tive Judgment and wisdom Of the tur-
tie is confirmed by the exact methods
OF modern science.
In the first place, before making
comparisons, il becomes necessary to
determine whether these iowly erea-
lures had any faculty OF memory at all
and this required special apparatus
handily put together from dry goods
boxes. In one box called the nest"
were cool sand and stones. well shaded
with bOard-a true haven for rest
seeking creature. Against It stood an
other box. with a single opening com
municating This second box was di-
yided into a series of long aud COM
parative narrow cOmpsrtn. arts hv
means OF sliding pieces, through the
bottom of each OF which small open
ing-or miniature "dog-fole-had
been cut. BY spacing the openings al
different intervals something Ike q
maze was obtained
The subject Of the eNOsrjNsat, tar
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11

An Atchison (Kan.l woman has a
babit Of eating too much. and she in
vented method of knowing when she
had enough. and will have her discov-
cry patented. An ingeniously made
little alarm bell is set in her corset.
and when the pressure Of the corset
from eating amounts to so many
pounds to the square inch the alarm
is set of and the woman must quit
Sometimes she is in the midst of a
juicy steak, or she may be just tasting
delicious dish of ice cream. or she
may have just reached her coffee.
when the pressure sets the alarm on
but she then quits. When visitors are
at the house the alarm startles them
a little at first, but they soon set used
to the gong. The inventor SAYS the
alarm has been of more benefit to her
than score of doctors.-EN
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
Tribute of One Genlu. to Another.

Genius seldom withholds from
genius its fair need of praise That
Victor Hugo could recognize a master
mind in literature is not surprising.
His tribute to Shakespeare is one OF
the most eloquent ever penned.
Shakespeare. like Aeschylus," he
once said, SIS prodigal with the IN
fathomoble. The unfathomable is the
inexhaustible. The more profound the
thought the more vital the expression.
Out of blackness comes color. The
life of the abyss is hidden; the central
fire produces the volcano, the volcano
the lava, the lava oxides. The oxides
seek meat and fertilize the root; the
root creates the flower, Thus the
rose springs from the flames. The
labor of the abyss is repeated in the
brain OF the genius. The idea. the
abstraction within the poet is charm
and reality in the poem. What dark
ness beneath the earth, what tingling
life on its surface, Without the dark
ness there would be no life. The vegs-
tation of imagery and expression is
rooted in mystery. The flowers are the
proof Of the depths"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
(Chicago Letter.l

NA~@At1S
Around the wreck of the light
AeaughI steamship Reutan on p Lake
Niehign sand bar, near Chicago, June
10, 1856. has been woven one of the
Etrangsst and most complicated ro-
names Of American history; a ro-
nance In which Captain George We'll
Hngton Streeter OF the wrecked vessel
has fs1red prominently. together with
the authorities of Illinois, Cook coun-
", and Chicago. The last chapter Of
the romance is yet unwritten, and
Streeter and his clan still claim the
roo ODD acres of land on the lake
shore, In the very heart Of Chicago.
which has been washed up around the
Reutans hulk by the storm-swep,
waters or deposited there by munich
pal rubbish carts in the space of Is
years.
The area of land which Captain
streeter claims by right Of discovery"
Is worth at least S25,OOO,0OO, if not
more. Streeter calls his territory the
Distrid Of Lake Michigan. He has
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11

been elected by his followers a dele
gate to Congress. and only last April
was in Washington to see what was
going to be done about the matter.
Captain Streeter says his ship was
wrecked 451 feet off shore, out today
the spot is half mile inland. He could
not get his vessel off the bar, so he
stood by and 'let things happen"
After while it became possible to
walk ashore on the growing sand bar,
and soon the city authorities began to
dump their refuse there. Today a
boulevard borders the water, and of in
the other direction runs the North
Shore drive.
Makes n Map of the District.
In 1890 or 81 Streeter mad map of
his District" properly drawn to scale
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
MARRIAGE STATISTICS.
Showing That Woman Is Forsaking
Factory and ONCE

Factory and once
People who urge that the proper
sphere for woman is the home may find
much encouragement in the figures
showing an increase of fifty per cent in
the number of marriages in Cook coun-
ty. Illinois. since 1899. Cook county
includes Chicago. Still more to the
point is the fact that the license books
clearly show that an increasingly large
percentage of the brides are young
women formerly engaged as wage
carriers on their own account Mega
tive proof of the same fact is found in
the reports which show that the num-
Der of young women seeking employ
ment as stenographers and clerks has
eorrespondingly decreased. Some au-
thorities are inclined to credit the
prevailing business prosperity with the
increased number of marriages amonk
working women. Others declare that
men are just beginning to find out that
women with a business experience
make better wives. AL are inclined to
think that the somewhat general reac-
ton against the new woman has had a
considerable influence. Certainly the
sign is a healthy one. There are few
who will deny that the ideal place for
a woman is in home Of her own, and
there will be universal acceptance Of
the statement that community where
homes are yearly Increasing and null
tiplying is likely to be safe, prosper
GUS and happy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11

tie or frog, was put In the eompart-
ment fsrthest from the nest and then
watched. recorded, and timed as he
v orked up and down. back and forth.
until he had finally made his way to
the resting place. The first time he
would discover it. probably, by acct
dent; but afterwards the junction OF
memory would influence the result.
Ample intervals of rest were allowed
between each test. perhaps an hour or
two, to avoid fatiguing the little sub
iscts. The first journey might require
an hour but in the fiftieth exDerimens
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11

will be begun as soon as the finishing
touches can BE- given the plans
In addition 10 the money TO be spent
On the worlds fair grounds and b1iId-
-ngs al once. by q vote Of 5000 TO
5000 amendments have been adopted
authorizing the municipal government
TO eXpend before the opening Of the
Worlds fair about 100000 in build
ing sewers. contracting streets and in
beautifying the city generally for the
reception Of its guests during the fair
Fac-Simile Documents Are In
Chairman Chouteau OF the history
committee has received from New Or
leans facsimile copies OF all the prin-
eipal documents relating TO the trans
fer OF the Louisiana Purchase to the
United States The collection is said
TO be accurate in every detail and is
one Of only eight sets in existence.
II has been announced that the great
agricultural building, the largest sin
gle building in the world. covering
about thirty-one acres. viii be located
outside the Forest Park site, in order
TO leave room therein for the various
other buildings needed. besides those
OF the great central exposition pic
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11

the turtle or frog would fairly scampes
to his haven. and even = shifting of
the position Of the little doors failed
in time to throw them out Again.
when inclined platforms. runaways.
and blind alleys were introduced the
little creatures still continued to learn.
Allowed rest for day. for several
days, and then for longer interval,
traces of memory remained. strength
ening with each experience-the turtle,
however, coming out first throughout,
with the nimble frog the less nimble-
witted
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
THE PAN AMERICANS DEFICIT.

The Pan-Amer4can Exposition, al
though a great artistic and education
al success, closed with a deficit Iow
estimated at not less than Ss.O006o0
While this is doubtless a d.sapEoint-
ment to many OF the stock S0.dsTs who
were led to believe that the balance
would be on the other side OF the
ledger, it is not a surprise 10 those
who are familiar with the history OF
exposition enterprises and who know
something about the cost of the rain
bow city" that was built upon the
Niagara frontier by the pusIic-s spirited
citizens OF Buffalo.
1t was an exhibition Of fine courage
and business daring when Buffalo IN
dertook to expand what was first in
tended to be a celebration Of the
achievement of Harvesting the Mag
ara Cataract into an aII-AmeTicau ex-
position illustrating the progress OF
the nations OF the western hemi= p1ere.
Having undertaken il. however. she
carried out the Pan-AmeFican idea
upon scale Of artistic beauty tina.
captivated all who behe!d IL
Notwithstanding the financial de-
felt. the exposition. with its IN
equaled electrical display. VIII stand
in memory as a superb reminder Of the
public spirit and enterprise of the
City OF Buffalo. With the dark shad-
ow Of a national tragedy over her a.
the time when the exposition had
hoped to enter its period OF record
making attendance. she SKILLED the
blare Of trumpets and husaed the noise
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11


POLICE MAY 26, 1900.
and duly filed with the Cook county
registrar of deeds. After this he sold
the property, and ere many moons
there was village on the site. Cap
tain Streeter spent weary weeks in a
study OF maps, and finally recorded his
claim with the Land office in Washing
ton, D. c. He had come to the con-
elusion that the land was unknown
till he discovered" it. and that no
authority in Illinois had any claim up-
on 1t. Not satisfied with his single
claim at the national capital. he took
out two military territorial warrants"
covering some $4,000 in script. After
much cudgelling of brains on the mart
OF the Secretary of the Interior, Street.
er got a location certificate" since 1t
had been decided that the United
States government had no claim or til
tie to the land. Now Captain Streeter
was happy; he had obtained an Of
acial national document recognizing
his claim.
Then began bitter fight. In the
end the national authorities surveyed
the land and the registrar OF the Land
Office calmly announced that Il was
government property. This decision
naturally reused Captain Streeter's an
ger, but he finally convinced Secretary
Bliss that the District" was new"
land, located by nature in an inter
national highway. Secretary Bliss