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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-23
Aeespta chair q PsahsdY.

Knoxville. Tenn. Professor Har.
vey Andrew Peterson o. 81. Louis has
accepted the chair o. history and phil
osophy Of education AZ the University
81 Nashville Peabody Normal College.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-23
Mystic shrine conoIave.

Peoria, ILL.,; Mohammed temple Of
the Mystic Shrine held an all-day con-
clave here Friday, concluding with a
banquet at which class of fifty-hve
prominent professional and business
men Of Champaign. Decatur, Bloom
ington, Lincoln and other cities In the
central part of the State we're initi-
ated
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-23

Barboursville. KY. Several hun.
dFed nonunion miners employed il the
Hpahes mine struck Wednesday be.
cause they were refused semlmonthly
pay days.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-23

Memphis. Tenn; Fire Friday par,
tally destroyed the store Of the Mem.
phia o8eenswara Company In Main
street. The iosa s 100000.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-23
Joplin DRIVES NEGROES OUT
NEGRO TRAMP HANGED FOR Al
LEGGED MURpED or Po-
LIcEMAN.
Riot Then Becomes oeneraI-Every
Black that Can Be Found Is Driven
from the City and Houses are
Burned.

Joplin. Mo-: After an exciting strug-
gle In the streets and around the jail
here wednesday night an, Infatuated
mob hanged an unidentified negro
tramp, who was accused Of the muir
der Of Police Oficer Leslie in the
Kansas City Southern yards here
Tuesday night
The riot thus started was carried
into the negro quarters, where shan
ties were stoned and burned, and be.
fore midnight every negro that could
be found was driven from the city,
many severely injured.
Efforts made by the Fire Depart
ment to extinguish the flames in the
negro houses were hampered by the
mob, which cut the hose at every OPP
portunity and otherwise interfered
with the fremen.
There are grave fears that more Sc
rious crimes will follow If any other
negroes are discovered here before
the fury of the mob has abated and
the condition of terrorism had passed.
Officer Leslie had ordered several
negroes who had taken refuge in box
car to surrender, and when they failed
to do so he fred several shots at the
car.
A negro slipped from the car, and,
coming up behind. the officer, shot him
through the head. The negro then
fed and within a short time posses
were after him.
About 3 o'clock Wednesday after~
noon Lee Fullerton, aged 81, located
the fugitive in a slaughter-house Just
east Of Joplin. The negro was armed
with a rife and defied arrest.
Fullerton slipped into the structure
unobserved and crept up behind the
negro surprising and capturing him.
With the assistance of another man
the negro was brought to Joplin and
placed in Jail. News of the capture
spread rapidly and the jail was speed
lily surrounded by hundreds of per-
sons. There were cries of lynch
him" on all sides.
City Attorney P. H. Decker mounted
the Jail steps and made strong plea
in behalf of law and order. This serv-
ed to temporarily stay the mob, but
did not appease it, and in a short time
after Decker's speech the mob batter
ed down the Jail wall and got the
negro.
AS he was dragged forth City At
torney Decker again interfered and
urged that the negro be tried by the
courts. For half an hour he talked,
and the mob listened TO him with the
negro in their custody.
At one time it seemed that the City
Attorney would win, as members Of
the mob began dispensing, but sudden
ly rush was made for the spot where
the negro was held, and he was drag
ged two blocks from the jail, rope
fastened around his neck and after the
rope had been thrown over the cross
bar Of telegraph pole he was swung
up.
The lynehing of the negro served to
only temporarily satisfy the indigna-
ton Of the mob, and later hundreds Of
men again assembled and rioted
through the negro section Of the city,
burning houses, stoning negroes, and
finally drove every negro from the
confines of Joplin. The police were
powerless.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-19

The past grand commanders jewel
presented to II. G.. Thayer last Friday
night is composed of gold and precious
stones. The pin is a broad bar Of
gold, containing the cross and crown,
with the inscription, Henry G. Thayer,
grand commander, Knights TempIar,
Indiana, 1880, A purple ribbon is
attached, and the pendant is sup
ported at the other end. The pend
ant is an eight pointed star. each
point a brilliant. In circle is COM
pass SO constructed that its move
ments form a constantly changing
cross. In the rim of the circle are
the words .'Grand Commandery Indi-
ana" A beautiful wreath surrounds
the circle, and in the center is a
magnificent ruby.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-19

During bis visit to Chicago, Grover
Cleveland made an address to the boys
Of the Armour institute. The speech
was brief one and is given herewith
entire. The ex-president said:
am great stickler for higher
education, but l want to tell you that
the opportunities today are greater
than ever for boys to get practical
education-an Industrial education
and l would rather my own boy grow
up able to build a great bridge like the
Brooklyn bridge than to receive high
est honor that the people could bestow
upon him.
hate to hear persons talk in a
pessimistic strain to the effect that
the day of opportunity in this country
has gone by and that the chance for a
young man to rise by his own efforts
has passed away. 1t is not true.
There is room at the top, and there
always will be. Never will the time
come in this country when there win
be lack Of opportunity for the young
man who diligently seeks it and seeks
it rightly.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-19

Judge Crumpacker of Indiana has
learned something about superstitions
that he never knew before, says the
Washington Post. The next time he
picks up pin for luck he will take
pains to see that the point is toward
him.
The judge was walking to the cap
itol Monday morning, and his mind
was fixed on the seat lottery, TO take
place that afternoon. He was very
anxious TO secure good seat, and he
hoped ardently that fortune would be
kind to him. When he spied pin
on the sidewalk there flashed into bis
mind the old couplet:
"See pin and pick it up,
And all that day you'll have good
luck"
Judge Crumpacker, as rule doesn t
believe much in omens, but he de-
cided he would try the potency of
this. He had on heavy street gloves.
AMI the securing of the pin was a task
attended by considerable difficulty.
but he finally accomplished it.
Convinced that the pin would not
fail him, he picked out the seat he
most fancied Immediately upon ar
rival and awaited in confidence the
drawing Of the balls. With the ex-
teption of Mr.. Sibley, Of Pennsyl-
vania, Judge Crumpacker was the last
republican to hear his number called.
He will occupy seat No. 500.
land do you know" be said yes
terday, in telling the story, 81 never
heard until today that good luck only
followed the picking up of a pin if the
point was in your direction
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-19
War Will End in Talk.

A London dispatch says the British
Foreign Office has become convinced
that war between Russia and Japan is
inevitable, and is deyoting its energies
to secure assurance of a clear field for
the two combatants. This would
probably be England's first effort If
she has concluded that war is inevi-
table. Her treaty with Japan binds
her, in case of war between Japan and
any other power, to maintain strict
neutrality and use her efforts to pre-
vent any third power from taking
sides against Japan. If any other
power should join IN hostilities against
Japan, then England is bound by the
treaty to come to her assistance. 1t
is not likely that Russia would seek or
need any assistance in a war with
Japan, and unless some other power
joined her England would be under
no treaty obligation to come to the
aid OF Japan. Clearly, therefore, her
policy would be to assure clear field
for she two original combatants. 1t
looks. however, as If the war talk
would end in taik.-IndianapOlis
Journa1
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-19

United States Senator Dietrich, of
Nebraska, was indicted Monday eve
ming by the federal grand jury at
Omaha, which had been Investigating
charges that be accepted money and
property in consideration OF his rec
OmmendiDg Jacob Fisher as post
master at Hastings, Neb. Postmaster
Fisher was also indicted, the specific
charge against him being that he
agreed with Senator Dietrich to pay
in money and property 81, 800 for Sc
curing the appointment.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-19
Do You Know Nine QuI vive?

Probably you do, for Nine. Qui Vive
has national reputation as an inspir-
ing friend of every woman with
beauty woe. Her woman Beautiful"
department in the daily and Sunday
issues of the Chicago Record Herald is
a perennial source of joyous helpful
ness to womankind. Her instructions
on complexion ills are interlarded here
and there with Snappy little epigrams
as 'scheerer.'' The weapons she sug
gests to beauty seekers for the CON-
rlete humiliation of beauty grievan-
ces do not include artificial methods
Factory" frizzes. rouge and other
horrors being barred. She gives in
structions on correct breathing. what
to eat, how to bathe-in brief, how to
become q healthy, wholesome woman.
No wonder she is popularity known to
many thousands to women.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-19
End the Con pressjonal "Graft."

Every official recently indicted in
connection with the wretched and
widespread frauds in the postal de-
partment, and every rascal uncovered
in the recent disclosures affecting the
department of the interior, was named
on the recommendation of his con-
gresham. But have we heard of a
congressman assuming responsibility
for making recommendations of which
he should be ashamed, and which are
diSgracing the party and jeoparoiziDg
the administration? 1t may he said
that, as most of the presidents ap-
pointmepts require confirmation by
the senate, members of the latter
should have a voice in their selection.
This is an assumption, But what
about the members OF the house, who
have taken into their hands the Selec-
tion of postmasters. Even by courtesy
have they greater claim to recognition
than newspaper publishers, c,ergymen,
and other professional men Of emf
hence in their districts? We have
known of drunken debauchee, a con-
gresham, who has defied the respec-
table citizens of his community and
boasted of his power to appoint fit or
unfit men to the postofficeS allotted to
him. Could anything be more shame.
ful?-Leslie' Weekly.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-19
tapaz Items.

Mr.. Harvey Thornburg is no better
at this writing.
Orlando Ridgeway, OF Plymouth,
was in town FRIDAY.
Thursday and Friday were exami-
nation days in our school.
Lincoln Davenport took lead of
adples to South Bend Friday.
William Mead and daughter, of
Linkville. were in town Friday.
A, Shafer and Moses Bahney trans
acted business in South Bend Friday.
Mrs. Ketcham, of Bremen, was in
Thursday with a fine stock of MILL.
merry goods.
Albert Rensberger has bought John
Plake's property and will move in the
near future.
Miss Maud Wolfenberger, of Walk
erton, was the guest Of Mrs. Will
ZentZ over Sunday.
The Mrs. Earnest and Gideon Logan
ADD John Flake, of Teegarden, w.-e
Lapaz visitors Friday.
D. L. Reynolds is now resident Of
the South Side, having moved in
Ephriam Fluke's house.
Charles Speicher, of Milford juno
tior, spent Friday with his father-in-
law, Mr.. Cox, who is very sick.
The pupils Of Lapaz High School
have organized Literary Club to
meet every Friday night in Burgers
Hall.
Z Mrs. A. Q. vinnedge, after being
crippled with hip disease for two years,
is able to walk without the use Of her
crutch.
Miss Mabel Hamilton, of South
Bend, visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIII Hamilton Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. Raymond Shirk and family, of
Chicago, spent Saturday and Sunday
with Mr.. Shirk's parents, Nj. and
Mrs. n. Y. Shirk.
The Quarterly meeting Of the Wes-
lsyan church was held last Saturday
and Sunday, Rev. w. J. Seekins being
the evangelist; Those that attended
from distance were Mr.. and Mrs.
Ritchey, Mr.. and Mrs. Beyler, Mr..
and Mrs. John Hall and Robert Shroe-
der. Of Shiloh, Rev. Pressnall and FAM
lily, Of Plymouth, Rev. John Over
meyer, of Sligo and Mrs. DR.. Moore,
Of North Liberty,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-19
A Sad Accident.

Frank McCrum, aged about Il years
and another young man from Bour-
bon boarded freight train Sunday
evening to ride to Plymouth. When
the train reached the Michigan street
viaduct McCrum jumped off while the
train was still moving rapidly and fell
with his feet on the rails. His right
ankle was literally ground to pieces
and the left leg and foot badly man.
gled.
Drs. Asphalt and Borton amputat-
ed the right limb below the knee and
three toes and a part of the left foot.
He was taken to the home of A. e.
Rhodes. where he is being cared for at
presents HIS condition is somewhat
critical but it is believed he will re-
cover.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-19
Smooth Advertiser Is Arrested.

Lewis Cass, manager of the Ameri-
can Novelty Company in South Bend,
was arrested by United States Mar
shall Boyd, OF indianapolis, Saturday
charged with fraudulent use Of the
mails to get small sums from parties
who answered bis advertisements. 1t
is alleged that Cass advertised far and
wide In the papers for people to write
letters at home and in return he agreed
to pay them 20 cents = letter. Upon
receipt OF the answer to his advertise
ment Cass would request the applicant
TO forward so cents for supplies. which
consisted Of worthless box Of sachet
powder.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-19

The new plan proposed by the
United Mine Workers for settling
strikes in coal mines Is sensible and
lawful, and is the first movement that
we have noted in thirty years on the
part of unions to secure any indie
pendence, for their members. The
plan as stated, is to depopuiate par
tlcular districts Of mines by furnish
ing transportation to strikers andfnd-
ing them new jobs In distant parts Of
the country. This is perfectly legiti-
mate, and much better than resort
ing to violence to prevent new men
from taking the old jobs. So long as
the men remain demanding work of
their employers. Just that long are
they at the mercy of their employers,
but when they assert their indepen-
dence by seeking new fields of labor
they are no longer slaves and will be
treated as free men,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-19

The murder in New York Friday OF
Hon. Andrew III. Green was one OF the
most abomiDable crimes Of recent
years. Mr.. Green was the creator Of
the Greater New York charter and
was identified with many OF the largest
pubic improvements and phllanthro-
pies If the city. His death is public
calamity and the manner OF it makes
it particularly deplorable.-The MUIR
derer was negro who is belieyed to
be insane. His name is Cornelius
Williams. Mr. Green was SO years
old and the Negroes grievance was that
Green had prevented bis marrying a
cdored girl employed as domestic
in the Green family. The negro shot
Mr.. Green and he died almost in
stantly.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-19

Republicanism means great deal
in the affairs Of this nation. Dy its
aid and guidance our country stands
in the very front rank among the na-
lions of the globe and the high, proud
position it occupies was not reached
by the efforts Of free trade, free silver
or populistic experimenters either.
Every school boy knows who is en-
titled to the credit for placing 1t where
it stands.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-19
The democrats in the senate have

The democrats in the senate have
not, so far, been able to get together
in the United States senate IN oppoSi-
ton to the Panama canal. Even Cor
man, Carmack, Blackburn, Bailey,
Tillman, Cockrell and other leaders do
not seem to hold their forces in line in
a partisan effort to obstruct righteous
legislation. But these leaders will
work bard to make political capital
out of the Panama revolution and
while it is probable that enough dem
ocrats will vote with the republicans
to insure the ratification Of canal
treaty, it is too early to say positively
what the 0bstructlonists will be able
to accomplish.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-19

The American Federation of Labor
is endeavoring to prevent the appoint
ment of Senator Smoot. of Utah, to a
position on the immigration commit
tee. The federation has not protested
against the senator holding his seat,
but IS opposing vigorously his applica-
ton for a committee appointment
which they claim would give him an
opportunity to promote the immigra-
tion of Mormons from Europe.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-19

The movement to increase the wages
of the rural mail carriers is so just
and altogether i'm harmony with the
existing wage and living conditions
that no argument can be urged against
it. Braving all sorts of weather con-
ditions every working dav IN the year
in driving bis route and maintaining
a horse and wagon for the sum of 5000
per apnum. the rural mail carrier is
not To be envied, and the surprise is
that the positions can be filled at all.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-19

Tammany has seemingly decided to
nominate Charles A. Towne as Mayor
McClellan's successor in congress. Mr..
TOwne has lived in New York City
for two years. having gone there from
Washington where he had served out
the unexpired term of Cushman X.
DAVIS as senator from Minnesota. Mr..
Towne is a warm personal friend OF
Leader Murphy. He took an active
part in the recent municipal cam
paign. Mr.. Towne is an ex-republican
who came to the support Of Bryan in
1904
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-19
Tie alleged finding in Egypt Q

Tie alleged finding in Egypt of an
Gent manuscripts containing many
hitherto unknown sayings Of Jesus
Christ and some notifications of ex-
listing gospels will excite wide inter
est in learned circles and the religious
world. The discoveries seem to be
pretty we'll authenticated, but the
manuscripts will be closely scrutinized
as TO their authenticity. Even II
authentic they will not affect any of
the teachings of the present gospels.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-19

Holland, the Cincinnati Enqulrer's
New York correspondent, writes that
be has satisfied himself fully that
there is no serious intention of nomi-
mating Grover Cleveland for the presi-
dency next year. Holland says the
mention OF Cleveland'S name in that
connection has been mainiv for the
purpose of eliciting discussion, with
view to ascertaining how democrats
really feel about candidates for 1904.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-19

The latest in explosives, according
to Metal Industry, is powdered
aluminium mixed with nitrate of am
mvnia and put upon the market under
the name of "ammonal." This ex-
piosiye is said to be one of the surest
and safest known, as it can not be ex-
ploded by friction or blow, while
otherwise containing all requisites OF
an explosive.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-19

AS consequence fthe general re-
duction in wages in the iron trades,
the mills of the Inland Steel company
the chief industry at Indiana Harbor.
closed Monday for an indefinite per-
iod. The Immediate cause of the
shut down was the strike at midnight
of $50 members of the AnsaIgamated
Association Of Iron Workers. The
strike was ordered by the leaders OF
the union because the company sought
to cut wages te' the level recently es-
tablished In most Of the plants Of the
American Sheet Stee. company. The
Inland company employees 900 men
and is the principal support OF Indiana
Harbor.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-19

The Cincinnati Enquirer contends
that it is never good policy to antag-
onize the attitude Of the government
in dealing with foreign powers. Ia
other words. The Enquirer fully smb-
scribes to the doctrine embodied in the
sentiment expressed by Admiral Ste
phen Decatur "My Country may it
always be right; but right OR wrong,
nv cOuntry.''
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-19

The United States department of
agriculture has been advised that the
1908 wheat crop of France, according
to an estimate of the French ministry
of agriculture, is 365, 600, 514 bushels,
harvested from 16, Isl. 967 acres, being
the largest crop from the smallest
area of any crop harvested in France
within the last ten years.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-19

Rev. DIR. Charles III. ParkhurSt paid
bis respects to the upper crust" of
New York in bis Sunday morning SER
mon. He spoke very plainly of the
gilded vice of high society. one of the
country's far-reaching dangers. The
mirror needs to be held up often to
a class of people whose entire being is
wrapped up in the mighty dollar and
It's use for unworthy purposes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-19

Friday, Nov. 13, being the last day
OF the fall term of school ia West
township. the patrons of district num-
Der nine, gave the teacher, Ida Asp, a
complete surprise, coming in at noon
with well.filled baskets.
After enjoying very good dinner
the pupils rendered an excellent pro-
gram.
No. 8 is one of the best schools in
the township the patrons taking an
active interest In the school. Miss asp
will teach there, the coming winter
term.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-19

The story from Pittsburg that the
Rockefeller-G community of in
terestS" aims at the control of the
United States Steel Corporation, the
Pittsburg Coal Company and all the
East and West railroads sounds inter-
esting, but it is rather large con-
tract for even the marvellous OrganIz-
ing ability and resources of Rookie
feller and his associates.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-19
Too Much Power.

Two or three years ago The Times
began to point to the danger of vast
accumulated wealth in the hands OF
one man.
1t was stated, repeatedly, that IL
John D. Rockefeller, head of the Stan
dard Oil monopoly, so desired he could
wreck any business in this country,
no matter how great, and gain control
thereof.
This assertion was questioned is
some quarters and combatted in
others.
Notification, however, has already
come in sight.
1t is now pretty generally under
stood in financial circles that by per-
sistent effort Rockefeller has succeed
ed in hammering down the price of
stocks of the United States Steel Com
pany and by this process acquiring
control of majority of that corpora
ton s stock. Steel stock has been
bought by Rockefeller at so cents for
preferred and 20 cents for common
stock. 1t is simply question of time
when Rockefeller and his associates
will take charge of the steel combine
"A ~
control of the production of iron and
steel in this country.
In addition to this Rockefeller and
his associates have been hammering
down the price OF Pennsylvania rail-
road stocks TO figures that have as
founded shareholders of that great
railroad system. The greater the in
jury TO Pennsylvania railroad shares.
the cheaper Rockefeller will eventual
ly get control of majority of that
superb corporations stock
That accomplished, Rockefeller will
not only control oil. iron and steel
production, but he will dominate one
of the greatest railway systems in the
land.
Is this healthy condition of af-
fairs? Is 1T for or against public pol
icy to make it possible for one man to
WELD such power in the industrial
and commercial affairs of the United
States?
The answer to these questions is
left TO the unbiased judgment of the
thinking men and women of the Re-
public. South Bend Times.