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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-10
TWO SUICIDES
DESPONDENT WOMEN
Make Way With Themselves, One by
Drowning and the Other by
Gas Route.

San Francisco, Sept. 1Oth.-Isabella
Clark, aged 80, daughter of a San
Jose capitalist, suicided by inhaling
gas at private hospital. She was
very wealthy. She left will dispos-
ing of large property. She asks that
her body be cremated. The cause
was illness.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-10

Seattle, Sept. 10.-Mrs. Emma Cur
tbs, aged SO, who had BEEN suffering
from melancholia for several weeks,
climbed an eight-foot fence and leap.
ed to death in. Lincoln park reservoir
last night.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-12-17
MERCER FOR FRATERNITIES
Insurance Associations Claiming a Million
Members Have Joined Their

Chicago. Dec. Is. = The Fraternal
Army of America and the Loyal Amer
leans. embracing membership of over
1.0C0.000 scattered all over the United
States have been merged into one or
ganiZation here. The new bOGy will
be known as the Fraternal Army of
Loyal Workers. Delegates from both
associations met in annual convention.
and it was decided that the members
could be best served by n.algamating
10th fraternities into en-.
Many amendments viii be made In
the constitutions ard riuals of both
associations. in order to make them
suit the needs Of the new order. The
following officers for the new organiza-
tion. all of whom are from Springfield.
H.. were elected. President. Edwin
Il. Smith: vice president. George w.
Smother: secretary. Ira j. Bell; treas
urer James A. Easley. and examining
physician, DIR. E. G. Giffney.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-12-17

told the military affairs committee
that the order was issued at a time
when he was sick in bed and that he
had had no previous knowledge con-
cerr ing it. The other order filed with
the committee was one witness issued
after his recovery. 1t directed Gener-
al Wood. In command of the province
of Santiago. not TO make expenditures
for public purposes in excess of $10,-
coo month without first submitting
the question to the military governor.
General Irooke said that General
Wood had ignored that order and had
gone on spendin: public money with
ernor General Brooke was asked
whether he had withdrawn the rev.
enues from Santiago for expenses else
where He ans-ered that Santiago
had received all l,s own revenues and
NOR than 100000 additional.
l.. III. Morrison. who is a lawyer at
"A Broadway. New York. testified that
he was interested in the Electr0zone
company. of Havana. and that his COM
pany received , contracts of General
Wood for disiiifecting the city. He
said that there is still due to his COM
pany the sum of 5000 on contracts
and that Cuban officials in Havana
swear the money was paid to General
Wood to discharge the Indebtedness.
Morrison said he believed that Gener-
al Wood received that money
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-12-17
PREACHERS WERE DISCUSSED
by the Teetosallers, Who Considered Them
Wholly as to Their Value to
Prohibition.

Chicago, Dec 16.-Preachers as CAM
pa:gn orators was the principal snb-
ject discussed at the meeting of the
Prohibition national committee. The
ten committeeman who participated in
the meeting at the Auditorium will de-
eide on the place for the national con-
vention before their adjournment to-
day. The general welfare of the party
was discussed, this discussion having
TO do mainly with the methods of cam
paign orators.
The consensus of opinion seemed to
be against the preachers. "The infidel
who votes the party ticket is worth
more than the Christian who don't"
said III. w. Wilbur. of New York 9th
eI members said ministers as stump
speakers were less effective than busi-
ness men, owing to their lack of
knowledge of the best way to reach
and convince the people.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-12-17

Washington. Dee. 15.-The postofice
department announces among others
that the following fourth-class post
Offices will be advanced to the presi-
Dental grade Jan. ! next: Illinois-Ar-
lington Heights. Athens. Byron, Clay
City. Grant Park, Louisville. Mans
field. Potomac. Saint Elmo, Sidell Ia
maroa. Tampico. Tolono. Indiana-At-
lanta. Fremont Indiana Harbor. Lima.
NIontezuma. Shoals. Windfall- Iowa
Brighton. Central City. Cumberland,
Gilmore City. Dussel. Wyoming Mich
igan-Ahront. Hermansville. Milling
ton. Stockbridge., Wisconsin-Cadotta
Colby. lola. Markesan. AIellen. Palmyra,
Wa-lSaukee
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-12-17
Gompers Sent to New York
wRorH WITH PATTERSON
Colorado Senator Non Persona Grata with
the Citizens Alliance.

Colorado Senator Non Persona Grata with
the Citizens Alliance.
Denver. Dec. 15.-The executive COM
mittee of the Denver Citizens Alliance
has adopted the following resolutions:
Whereas. Senator Patterson last
Friday offered resolution in the SEN
ate Of the United States authorizing
the appointment OF committee to in
vestigate all matters connected with
the existing labor strikes in the state
of Colorado. and the conduct of the
state officials in reference thereto. and
in his recital of the alleged facts eth
er ignOrantiy misstated the same or
willfully and purposely misrepresented
them. and attacked the motives of the
state officials. and reflected upon the
good name of the people of this state;
and,
Whereas. The appointment of said
committee is especially desirable, to
the end that the facts connected with
said matters be published to the world,
and the incorrect, partisan and mis-
leading statements of Senator Patter-
son be refuted; now therefore be it.
Resolved. That while we deprecate
the manner and method in which Sem
ator Patterson presented the subject
to the senate in his resolutions, yet
we join with him in requesting the
appointment.of said committee; and be
AZ further,
Resolved. That the secretary Of the
Citizens Alliance Of Denver be in
structed to send copy Of this resolu-
ton to the president of the United
States senate"
Trinidad, Colo. Dec. 10. = Judge
Northcott refused an injunction sought
by the United Mine Workers to restrain
the Victor Fuel company, its officers
and agents. from in any way interfer-
ing with union organizers who wish
to visit the coal camps controlled by
that company.
Telluride, Colo, Dec. 15.-The min
ers' union has voted to continue the
strike in this district until settle
ment on an eight-hou. day basis is
reached with mine and mill mana gers.
The managers say they will not recog-
nize the union or grant its demands.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-12-17
Developments at Rising SUN.

Rising Sun. Ind. Dec. 16. = Some
of the witnesses who have testified
before the grand jury are Earl Seward.
nephew of the victim; James Long;
Mrs. Mary Hewitt. a former servant
of the Gillespies: Miss Lizzie Long.
Miss Laura Johnson. Mrs. yallie Scott,
Mrs. James Lennon and Miss Adie
Griswold. Assistant Prosecuting At
torney Davis measured the dimensions
Of the front room of the Gillespie
home. where the young lady was shot
and killed
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-12-17
PATTERSON FOR BEET SUGAR
Says the Sugar Trust Is at the Bottom Of
Cuban Reciprocity.

Cuban Reciprocity.
Washington. Dec. 16. = During the
debate in the senate on the Cuban
treaty bill Patterson of Colorado was
a principal speaker. He declared the
Republican congress to be the mouth
piece for the influences which threat
en- to destroy the beet sugar industry.
He found the inspiration of this course
in the sugar trust. which he accused
of invading the sugar. beet fields for
the control of the sugar supply.
IN reply to a question from Aldrich
as to whether a Democratic caucus
would indorse Jefferson's doctrine of
protection, he said that the Democrat
ic party is not free trade party, but
is for incidental protection. The
Democratic party was not alone, said
Patterson. In not being a unit. 1t had
not been so long since the Republican
governor of Iowa had come to Wash
ington, and after visit to the White
House had returned to Iowa and al
lowed Allison, the senior senatcs. from
that state, to write the party platform
for him.
Doliyer interrupted to say that there
had been nothing to indicate that Gov
ernor Cummins had surrendered any
Of his tariff views, and" he added,
'the results of the late election show
that he has not surrendered any of
his majorities."
Patterson declared that four out of
five senator's would hold their noses
while voting for this bill and that
many of them would cast their votes
against it If they could break away
from the influences of the White
House. He compared those who are
controlled by this influence to "a nest
of young robins standing with mouths
wide open and ready to swallow even
a reciprocity worm If dropped by the
parent bird at the White House"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-12-17

One Woman, Jealous Of Another. Goes to
the Others House and MUIR
ders Her.

= Paducah, Ky, Dec. 16.-Mrs. Will
Burtram, young married woman,
went to the house of Arlie Johnson at
Benton, and calling her to the door
shot the woman in the head with a re-
volver. Miss Johnson died on her door,
step. Mrs. Burtram is In jail.
The attentions of Will Burtram to
Miss Johnson are said to have made
his wife murderess. Mrs. Burtram
is daughter of E. E. Roberts, Of Ben
ton. Her husband. the cause Of the
trouble, is a son of w. R. Burtram,
who is in jail at Benton, charged with
murder.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-12-17
BOOM FOR TAGGART
Indiana Democrats Declare Him
the Man to Manage the
National Campaign.
DATES PICKED FOR MEETINGS
Coal Men Complain of Discriminaticn
--latest from Rising Sun
State News Notes

Indianapolis, Dec. 16.-The Demo-
cratic state central committee held a
meeting here for the purpose of arrang-
ing for the reorganization of that body
and preparing for the preliminary work
Of the campaign Of 1904. Former May
or Taggart, by unanimous vote, was
indorsed for chairman of the national
Democratic committee. Taggart is
commended to the Democracy of the
country for chairman on account Of
his ''unfiinching loyalty to party, ex-
cellent judgment, splendid business
ability, unfaltering courage and bound
less enthusiasm"
Conventions In the District.
The committee fixed the following
date and places for the district conven-
tons: First district. At Mount Yer
non, Dec 81; Second, Vincennes. Jan.
8; Third. New Albany. Dec. 81: Fourth,
North Vernon, Dec 81: Fifth, Terre
Haute, Dec. 81: Sixth, Rushville, Dec.
81; Eighth. Decatur. Dec 81: Ninth,
Peru, Dec. 81: Tenth. Lafayette, Jan.
Z; Twelfth, Columbia, Jan. =.
Will Fight the Apportionment Law.
The county conventions will take
place Dee. 26, except in the case Of
Greene county. which viii hold its con-
vention Jan. ]. The Democratic new
state committee will meet here Jan.
S and elect chairman for the cam
paiSn. By far the most important ques-
tiOn discussed by the committee was
the matter or deciding upon the legal
steps to be taken TO test in court tie
constitutionality of the apportionment
law. enacted by the last legislature.
Action through the courts was decided
upon
Jefferson League To Be Disrupted.
The Jefferson League" Demo
cratic organization which was formed
In this state to inculcate TIE prin-
ciples of the Chicago platform, is about
to be disrupted. At recent meet
ing an attempt was made to put the
purpose Of the league In the form Of
resolution. 1t met with violent opposi-
tion and the secretary and several 9TH
erS have resigned.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-12-17
HIS TOO READY REVOLVER
Makes Him the Slayer of His Child Of
Only Seven Months In
Its Crib.

st. Louis. Dec. 1..-EllswOrth Ten
dick. the 1-months-old child of Mr.. and
Ms. Louis A. Tendick. is dead from
a wound in the head accidentally in
fiicted- by revolver IN IT'S fathers
hands. The father had taken umbrage
at remark made by Harry Sterling,
a young man. TO his wife. and made an
attempt to shoot him. although Ster-
ling said no offense was meant.
A scufiie for the revolver resulted
in its discharge and the shooting Of
the child. which lay in its crib. The
father and several others are under
arrest. awaiting the action Of the cor
oner's jury.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-12-17
senate and House in Brief.

Washington. Dec. 16. = The senate
continued the debate on the Cuban
BILL Perkins of California spoke for
the measure. as did Simmons of North
Carolina. McCumber of North Dakota
opposed it. Patterson of Colorado was
against the gill. There was quite a
lively debate on the tariff.
Rural free delivery. reciprocity with
CanaGa, and the new republic of Paua-
ma were topics of discussion in the
house. while the bill under considera-
tion was the pension bill.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-12-17
DIda't want tho Story Printed.
WOOD DIDN'T WANT TO KNOW
Say Fisher and LaFontisee Anything
Wrong About Beilairs.

DIR. Fisher testified that lie told Gen
eral Wood all he had learned of the
character of Bellairs. and that he
had offered to General WoCd TO pro-
duce Witnesses who could prove Bel
lairs' indecent immortality He said
thar General Wood told him he did
not care TO know anything about the
stories; that all he asked was that they
not be printed in Havana. In adli-
ton TO corroboration of DR.. Fishers
testimony LaFontisee told of tile man.
ner in which he had learnedof BeIlairs'
character and swore also that General
Wood knew all about il.
He said he learned from persons
who went to Havana from Florida
that Bellairs had served five years in
Florida convict camps-three years in
one and two years in another. The
crime OF which he had been convicted
was forgery on branch of the Bank
Of England. LaFontisee said that in
May. 1906. convict from Florida
named Johnson came to him and said
he bad seen Bellairs and General
Wood together at the races in Havana
and that he recognized and spoke to
Bellairs, who motioned to him to keep
silent
After this incident, testified LaFon-
tfsee. General Wood sent for him and
asked what he knew of BelIairs' rec
ord. LaFontfsee said he fold Gener-
al Wood OF his talk with Johnson and
also what he had learned from other
persons from Florida. That was in
June, 1900, and according to LaFon-
tisee General Wood then asked him to
see Johnson and ascertain whether he
would leave Cuba and remain away il
his passage were paid to New York
end money given Johnson answered: !:
why. do want to leave? l have too
good a thing here bleeding Bellairs."
LaFontisee returned to General Wood
and gave him Johnson's answer. La
Fontisee said that later BelIairs and
General Wood went to New York.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-12-17
Insurance Bin 1. oppo-ed.

Washington. Dec. 16. = The senate
committee on postoffices and post roads
heard the objections of a number of
representatives of insurance companies
TO the passage of the bill prepared by
state insurance commissioners. TO bar
fraudulent insurance companies from
using the mails.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-12-17

Fort Wayne, Ind, Dec. 10. = John
Rhine has just returned from Kala-
mazoo with the body of his son
James, who died In the asylum in that
city. The young man. disappeared
from this city four years ago, and his
family knew nothing Of his where
abouts until notified by the autkoritieE
cf the asylum in Kalamazoo.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-12-17
moaE MARINES ARE LANDED
Company from U. s. s. Prairie Sent 10
Watch the. Colombians from
YavIza.

Colon. Dec ia company of ma
rines frcm the United States cruiser
Prairie has beeD, landed here, and i'm
mediately started by train for Pana-
ma. The destination of the marines
is said TO be Yayiza, up the San Miguel
gulf and Tuira river. 1t is believed
that the decisions of the naval au-
tliorities to station marines at Yaviza
may POSSIBLY be owing to the reports
that Colombian troops have been sent
in that direction.
The opinion seems to prevail that
a few Colombian soldiers seen were
probably scouts who were endeavor-
ing to learn what preventive and pro-
tective measures were being taken by
the republic Of Panama. and that 1t
was their presence which gave rise to
exaggerated rumors Of speedy at
tack by Colombia on the isthmus.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-12-17
Whole Family Hs.s Typhoid.

Denver, Ind. Dec. 16.-The family
of Albert BenGS~. including himself.
wife and five children. is i'll with
typhoid fever. The eldest, Vernon,
was convalescing from a two months
illness when other members of the fam
lily were stricken. Four of the patients
are not expected to recover.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-12-17

reaching the point to which it was
billed, and the colonel Of the regi-
ment cabled from Midway island for
the necessary authority to open the
pouches. The postmaster general. who
made the regulations that governed in
this instance, assented and the regi-
ment will get It's mail when tie Ecat
touches at Guam.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-12-17
CLOSE UP THE ranks
Apparent Policy Of the Democrats
in tho Senate at Wash.
ingtcn.
CAUCUS oRDER TO BE THE LAW
When Indorsed by Two-Thirds-Gen.
Woods Veracity Again Assailed
Speaker Cannon to La
Dor Ofiicials.

Wasl l;ngton. Dec. 16. = After con-
siderable opposition the Democratic
caucus passed resolution declaring
that caucus action of the party here
after shall be binding and that all
members should abide by such caucus
action. The caucus Will assemble to-
day. when it is expected the Panama
treaty will be taken up: The reso-
luton to make the caucus binding pro-
vides that any action SO Endorsed must
have a two-thirds vote. The action OF
nous. Cockrell opposed the PROPOSE
ton. saying that during the past fifty
years such proceeding was not re-
garded as necessary by the Democrat
ic party. To this the reply was made
that the Democratic party had been
in power but very little during the
past fifty years. Stone of Missouri
took issue with his collea que and IA
vtred firm caucus action. When the
vote was taken CocLrell was excused
from voting. Two other senators voted
against the proposition.
Says Wood Is Cntruthful.
Washington. Dec. 16. = The most
notable testimony in the Wood case
before the senate military committee
was given by Alex. L. Frye. formerly
superintcnde Of public instruction
of Cuba. He said that the schools of
Cuba were organized under laws Is
sued by General Brooke. and that an
order making cut in salaries of teach
ers was issued by General Wood. He
declared that there had been a-breach
Of faith on tie part of General Wood.
which interfered with the efficiency
of the schools. He asserted that Gen.
eral Wood was untruthfu in many
matters a aff~cting public affairs.
Cannon to the Labor Men.
Washington, Dec. 16. = When the
labor officials called upon Speaker Can
non to see about labor legislation the
speaker informed his visitors he had
no doubt they would be given a full
and free hearing on the bills in which
they are interested and said it would
lie his duty as well as his pleasure to
cooperate with them to secure fair
hearing and a full discussion of all
legislation they might suggest. The
house could not afford to try TO secure
legislation for one class to the. detri-
ment of another. or for one class to the
detriment of labor. The speaker said
he was not opposed to organized labor.
but on the contrary. considered it his
duty and pleasure to cooperate and
secure the fullest and freest considera-
ton of the legislation suggested.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-12-17

st. Louis. Dec. Is. = Miss Helen
Gould has notified her friends among
the board of lady managers of the
Worlds fair that under no -circum-
stances could she consider acceptance
of the position of president to succeed
Mrs. James L. Flair. THIS, accord
ing to the members themselves leaves
the contest practically between Mrs.
Walker Horton, Of Buffalo, and Mrs.
Daniel Manning, Of Washington.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-12-17
CUT FOR THOUSANDS
Sweeping Reduction in Wages
and Salaries by the Great
Steel Trust
WILL AFFECT 10000 woRKMEN
Dividends Expected for Stockholding
Employes-Latest News from
:the Strike Centers.

New York. Dec. 1.-THE statement
Is made bya leading official of the Unit
ed States Steel Corporation that begin
ming Jan. /. 1904, about so per cent. Of
the employees of the corporation will
suffer wage reductions ranging from B
to 20 per cent. This reduction will af-
feet about 10000 workmen in the va
rious grades of the subsidiary CON-
panies. The remaining 10 per cent. of
employees is in the membership of the
Amalgamated Association, whose wage
schedule runs to July 1, 1904
Dividend for stockhoIding Employees.
The finance comittee of the steel cor
poration las. it is understood, under
consideration the dismissal of many
high salaried employees in addition to
those already discharged, but no state
ment on this point was forthcoming. 1t
was asserted that barring some unfore-
seen technicalities employees of the cor
pofation who participated in the profit
sharing plan will in the coming month
receive So dividend on the preferred
stock to which they subscribed at
$3.50.
No Employment for Union Men.
Salt Lake City, Utah. Dee. 1J.-"Any
miner who wants TO work for the Utah
Fuel company must choose between the
company and the miners union." said
Vice President Kramer, of the Utah
Fuel company. 1--WE will not take back
a single one of the strikers so long as
they are unwilling to surrender their
union cards." The Utah Fuel company
controls the mines at Sunnyside, Win
ter Quarters, Scotield and Castle Gate,
Utah, which have been partly tied up
tor several weeks as the result of the
miners strike. Kramer said that the
company would not modify its attitude
with regard to the miners union in
any particular. Company officials as
sert that the output of the mines has
nearly reached its normal figures.
Gompers Sent to New York.
Washington. Dec 1j.-The executive
council Of the American Federation OF
Labor has directed President Gompers
and Vice President Duncan to 60 to
New York and endeavor to adjust the
building trades dispute in that city.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-12-17

Chicago, Dec. 16.-Judge Kohlsaat
has appointed Lester c. ChiIds receiver
for the firm of James III. Collins &
Co.. general contractors. The principal
claim is that of the Lacrosse (Wis.)
and Southeastern Railroad company,
for $4,000, which grew out of the
failure Of the defendant company to
construct an electric railroad between
Lacrosse and yiroqua, Wis.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-12-17
DISCRIMINATION Is ALLEGED
Coal Operators in Indiana Complain of
the Big Four and yandalia Ohio
and West Virginia Favored.

Terre Haute. Ind, Dec. 16.-Coal op-
orators in Greene and Sullivan counties
will make complaint to Governor Dur
bin that the Big Four and Nandalia
are discriminating against the product
of their mines in favor of coal mined
along their lines. and more particularly
in favor of Ohio and West Virginia.
They alleged that hundreds of cars of
coal are standing on sidings between
here and indianapolis. some of it hav-
ing been there since the middle of Oc-
tober.
The companies allege that it is prac-
tically impossible to get any of their
coal into the Indiana gas belt The In
dina Bituminous Coal Operators asso-
citation will meet here to appoint dele
gates to the wage conference which
meets at indianapolis and discuss prob
able changes in the scale