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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-05-07
PRESIDENT GOING WESTWARD
He Passes Through Denver, Pueblo, Colo.
RADIO Springs and Trinidad-Many
Wish Him Godspeed.

Trinidad, Colo, May 5.-Ful!y 1000
people greeted President Roosevelt and
his party here. The president, al
though much fatigued with his exceed
ingly hard day, made a short speech
from the rear platform of his private
car at II 40 p. m. Governor Otero,
OF New Mexico. met the president at
Elmoro and Will escort the presidential
party into and through Mexico.
At Denver there was great thr0ng
to see the president and the crowd was
enthusiastic. At Pueblo everybody
turned out and so the2 did at Colo
RADIO Springs. There were several 9TH
er stops made and always there were
cheering crowds.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-05-07

Marquette. Mich. May 5.-In a
street fight at Rockland, Ontonagon
county, Alexander Bigelow killed Ed
ward Kaiser with a blow of the fist.
He was arrested.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-05-07
PLYMOUTH INDIANA, THURSDAY MAY Z, 1908
BISHOP HURsTs FUNERAL
fsis Wishes ~ to Zh,se oficiating at His
Obsequies Wall BE Car
ried Out.

Washington. May 5.-Funeral serv-
Ices over the remains of the late Bish-
op John F. Hurst, OF the Methodist
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-05-07

Anderson, Ind, May 5-The Tin
Plate Workers International P,otec-
tive association Is engaged on the new
wage schedule.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-05-07

Indianapolis. May 6.-Fiffy molders
employed at the Home Stove COM
pany's plant walked out because Of
the refusal OF the company to accede
to the demand for an increase in pay.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-05-07

should assist him, and this programme
will be carried out Thursday Inter-
ment will be at Rock Greek cemetery.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-05-07
LIFE BOATS SEEM BADLY HANDLED
TIFst Lowered swamps and Fourteen Me-
gro Women Drown.

gro Women Drown.
Life boats were lowered and in the
first fifteen colored women were placed,
according to Second Officer w. L. Nor
ris, who was in command, The boat
was swamped as it struck the water
and its occupants were all drowned
save the second officer and the col
ored stewardess. The latter died be-
fore the small boat reached the Ham,
ilton, more from injuries received by
the impact Of the collision than by
drowning.
In the meantime the rush of waters
into the bow Of the Saginaw had
caused the decks to burst from their
fastenings with a roar like the report
of big guns. and tons of freight Of
all descriptions soon Uttered the sea.
To floating wreckage the struggline
people in the water clung and many
of them were rescued by the boats
from the Hamilton. Before the life
boats of the Hamilton had reached
the Saginaw the latter had disappeared
beneath the waves, and nothing but
her topmasts were visible. To these
several men were clinging, one Of
whom was the aged captain, j. s.
Tunnel. When he was taken or 1t was
found that he had suffered severe IL
not serious internal injuries.
The Hamilton lowered around the
scene Of the wreck for more than an
hour, but no sign Of life could be seen
among the mass of floating freight.
Two bodies, one of 4 man and the
other of a woman, 10th clad only In
nightdress, were observed drifting be-
tween bales of cotton and cases of
goods. It was some time before any
definite statement could be secured
from the officials Of either line regard
ing the reel number Of people lost and
saved, and even now, after official lists
have been given out, there is great
discrepancy between the statements OF
passengers and the company's state
ment.
According to the Clyde line officials
the names Of only eighteen passengers
are known, aud it is admitted by Sec
,ond Oficer Morris that fifteen coIored
women, all Of whom are now dead,
were in the swamped life boat. Those
known to be lost are:
Passengers-A. Gilmore, p. L. PEN
.dleton, Florence Newly, Edna Ward,
NJ E. Jones, Mary Robertson.
Crew-Edward Goslee, first mate;
william Bites, first assistant engin-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-05-07
OLD KA|NTUCK'S WAY
Lawyer Killed in Cold Blood by an
Assassin Who Sneaked
Up Behind.
VICTIM Is JAMES B. MAROUM
Who Had Taken Up an Election Con-
test Case-Deed Done in the
Court House = Some
Feud History.

Lexington, KY, May 5.-Just after
he had finished filing papers reopen
ing the contested election cases OF
Breathitt county Hon. James j. Mar
cum was shot and killed by an un-
known assassin He fell in his tracks
in the front entrance of the court
house at Jackson, KY, and never spoke,
death being almost instantaneous. He
fell within few yards of where Town
Marshal James COckrell was shot down
last year. the assassin being stationed
In the court house in each instance.
Marcum was counsel for the Fusion
lists, who are contesting for the offices
of county Judge, sheriff and other
places now held by Democrats.
He Was "Marked Man."
AS a result of his efforts and his
sympathy with the Cockrell faction in
the Hargis-Cockrell feud he had for
a year been generally regarded as a
marked man." Various plots to as
sassinate him have been reported and
sworn to in affidavits. For seventy
two days last fall he was a prisoner
in his own home, daring not even to
go out on his porch. The bitterness
Of the feud somewhat abated, how
ever, and the election cases were al
lowed to sleep, until, despite warnings,
Marcum felt safe in resuming his in
terrupted practice, and felt secure in
filing a motion to reopen the cases
which had imperilled his life months
before.
Was Talking with q Friend.
/ At 8 a. III. he went to the court
house at Jackson, and the papers were
filed. He walked from the clerks
Office to the front door of the court
house, and facing the street engaged
in conversat ton with Benjamin Ewing,
a friend. The corridor was full Of
men. Ewing was half leaning on Mar
Gums shoulder.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-05-07
Aud Yet "No One Saw Him."

The entire side of his face was bad
Immediately over him in firing the last
shot The peculiar feature about the
murder is that no man has, Or will, ad-
vance theory about the shooting, nor
as to the probable identity of the as
sassin. Deputy Sheriff B. ]. Even,
who was standing beside Marcum, said
that he ran at the sound of the first
shot, and did not see the person who
fired the shot. Another gentleman,
who would not allow the use of his
name, says that Even told him he saw
the man, knew who it was, but could
not tell because his life would pay the
forfeit.
Wife Wipes Up His Blood.
The wife of Marchm went to see the
dead body of her husband, but Mar
GUMS friends have been afraid to be
seen taking any interest in him. Mrs.
Marcum went to the court house and
wiped up the blood of her dead hus-
band with her handkerchief. Before
the shooting two men suspected Of
killing others In this feud in former
years passed Marcum. Marcum then
remarked to Even: Il don't like the
actions Of those men. I'm afraid they
are up to something" Subsequently
said the informant. these two men
who are well known TO the officers and
the public, went out of the court house
door and re-entered the building by an
other door. Shortly after this came the
shots.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-05-07
Collision in a Fog on the Atlantic
Coast Gathers in Score
of Victims.
TWO STEAMSHIPS COME TOGETHER
One Goes Down Before the Other Can
Come to the Rescue.
Many Are Picked Up Clinging to
Wreckage. but Twenty Is the
Number Estimated Of
Loss Of Life.

Norfolk, Va, May GA collision at
sea that cost the lives of twenty or
more people and the sinking Of the
Clyde steamship Saginaw by the Old
Dominion Steamship company's liner
Hamilton, occurred between Winter
Quarter lightship and Fenwick Island
ifghtship, on the Virginia coast. The
Hamilton had left New York for Nor
folk, and the Saginaw passed out the
Virginia capes later bound from Rich
mond and Norfolk for Philadelphia. A
dense fog had settled along the coast
shortly after nightfall, and while go
ing through this fog at reduced speed
at 4:40 a. III. the Hamilton crashed
irto the Saginaw's side about twenty
feet from the stern. The scene of the
collision is about thirteen or fourteen
miles of the shore, between $50 and
200 miles south of New York, and be-
tween 125 and 40 miles north of Nor
folk.
Heard Each Others Fog whistles.
The fog whistles of both vessels
were distinctly heard by each other for
several minutes before the collision oc-
Cured. According to Captain Boaz,
of the Hamilton. his ship was making
about nine miles an hour and the Sag
inaw about ten The fog was so thick
that objects ships length away were
invisible, and when the two crafts hove
I'm sight of each other. bow on there
was no time TO steer of before they
met. and the sharp steel prov Of the
south-bound vessel struck the Clyde
ship on the port quarter, about twen-
ty feet from her stern, cutting the en-
tire stem Of the ship away.
saginsw settles Rapidly.
The inrushing water caused the Sag
inaw to settled rapidly in the stern,
and the impetus Of the Hamilton took
her out Of sight OF the crippled yes
sci. She was not seriously hurt and
her engines, already reversed, were
put full steam to the rear, and the
Hamilton circled to the scene Of the
wreck at the same time lowering two
life-boats. When the Saginaw was
again sighted her stern was under wat
er and her bow was high In the air.
Panic-stricken people rushed over her
decks and scrambled toward the bow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-19
FARM HELP SCARCE
Agriculturists of This County
Confronted With the
Wage Question.
COST OF PRODUCTION INCREASING
Renting Out Land Often More Profit
able Than Employing
Hands.

Not only is the cost of production
being increased by the large wages
in the factory and workshops, but
the farmers, in this vicinity at least,
are meeting with the same condition
Abundance of work at occupations
considered by many more desirable
in the towns and cities has lately
drained the country of many of its
best and most energetic young men
to an extent not experienced hereto
fore.
Therefore for several years there
has been Il constant increase in the
wages paid competent help on the
farm. 1t has not been long since
the farmer had no difficulty in hiring
a good man for SIS per month and
board. Now a good man asks and re-
ceives $25 and sometimes even as high
as $50 month with board, and usu-
ally horse kept free of charge.
Land Being Rented.
Farmers in this vicinity this year
notice a still further advance in wa
ges, and although they are in most
cases perfectly willing to pay them.
IT is not uncommon for men to have
more land than they can attend TO
themselves to rent it out rather than
attempt to farm it with help at pre-
vailing figures.
. One other condition that tends to
increase the wages of farm help is
the increasing degree of skill that
farm work requires. A few years ago
any green foreigner could take up
with farm work and shortly do any
thing that was required of him. Now
the machinery is grown more and
more complicated, till the operator
must be one who knows something
of mechanics and is able to handle
horses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-19

Winter coughs are apt to result in
consumption if neglected. They can
be soon broken up by using Foley's
Honey and Tar. All drr ggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-19
NEWS IN OUTLINE.

Mrs. Roosevelt has returned to
Washington from Il brief visit To
friends in Philadelphia.
The weather throughout southern
and eastern Wyoming is fine and the
snow is melting rapidly.
Burglars entered the cathedral of St
Isaac at st. Petersburg and stole three
diamonds valued at $4,000.
Lord Charles BeresfOrd announces
that he has Leen offered and will ac-
cept the command of the Channel
squadron.
The Ontario Lumbermen's associa-
ton has adopted Il resolution condemn
ing the proposed export duty on pulp
wood by the Dominion.
John Monk, aged Ii. was found dead
and frozen in snow drift near Wood
stock, o. 1t is a case of murder, prob
ably.
Michael Ward. who was accused of
the murder of his brother Thomas,
was set free Ivy jury at Chicago.
Chairman Everett. of the Montana
legislatures committee on irrigation
charges that $4,000 has not been law
AuiiS hppiiNt"
a herd of steers at the Chicago
stock yards, maddened by the sight
of a red handkerchief. trampled on j..
H. Russell. of Bronson, Mich, and
he died four hours later
Senator and Mrs. Hanna gave u din
ner to the speaker of the house and
Mrs. Henderson.
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain and
his party have arrived at Cape Town.
Their greeting was enthusiastic.
In an address at Tuskegee, Ala;
Booker T. Washington, urged negroes
to hope on, hope over"
As result of saloon brawl blaze
at Williams. A. T., enveloped one
third of the business blocks.
1t is said that Mrs. Thaw does no
approve of her daughters engagement
to the impecunious Earl of Yarmouth.
officials of the Wabash road and the
firemen have agreed to a new classifi-
cation of engines and notifications of
certain rules. No increase in wages
was asked.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-19
CLERKS FoK THE MEMBERS
sIove That Looks Like a Success-PrO
ceedIngs in the Senate.

Move That Looks Like a success-Pro-
ceedIngs in the Senate.
Springfield. Ills, Feb. IA confer
ence of members of both houses, in
Guiding both Democrats and Republic
ans, was held yesterday Immediately
afteradjournment to consider the prop
Osition TO provide each member with a
clerk at $500 for the session Repre-
sentative Christian was made chair
man and Representative Pattison sec
considerable length and it was decided
to present a resolution providing for
clerks. Church at the conclusion of
the conference said that enough votes
had been pledged to assure the adop-
ton of the resolution.
In the senate yesterday n message
was received from Governor Yates
transmitting the appointment of r. r.
Fowler as public administrator and
guardian of Williamson county. The
appointment was confirmed by the SEN
ate, as were the appointments of sew
eral thousand notaries public. Among
the most important bills introduced
were the following:
umphrey-PrOhibiting the public
presentation for profit of published or
undedicated dramatic plays and mu-
steal compositions without the consent
of the owner or proprietor thereof.
Jandus-Providing that it shall be
lawful for any one to make an assign
ment of any lawful claim or demand
against any person, persons or cOrpor-
atoms for damages to property or per-
sonal damages; also, making it unlaw-
full for any corporation to engage in
the practice of law except for itself
intended as a blow at the Employees
Liability association in Chicago.
Understanding for a tax of
per cent. on the gross premiums paid
in this state of all life Insurance COM
panies or associations organized under
the laws of any state in the Union 9th.
er than Illinois, and i'll foreign coun,
tries.
All the bills on the order of second
reading were advanced to third read
ing. Among the important ones were
the following: Fixing penalty for an
attempt upon the life of certain public
officers; providing that in any execu
tive administrator, or other personal
representative of the deceased person
or any trustee, who embezzles funds
shall be deemed guilty of larceny; pro
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-19
About yyashinrton,s birthday.

Washington's birthday was made a
legal holiday by vote of the Massachu-
sets Legislature, the first one observ-
ed being Feb. %, 1857. Prior to that
time his birthday was only observed
by personal friends. The birthday of
the celebrated Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters was 80 years ago, and the fact
that it has remained before the pub
lie continuously since that time is
positive proof that it is founded on
true merit. There is also positive
proof of its value in the record of
cures of heartburn, indigestion, flat
ulency, dizziness, dyspepsia, consti-
patton, biliousness, andmalaria, fever
and ague that is back of it, also in
the hundreds of voluntary testimon-
ials received annually. Give it n fair
trial. 1t will cure you even after
other remedies have failed. Be sure
to get the genuine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-19
DARRow FAKES mIs sEAT


Chicago Public Ownership Legislator Az
sumes His Duties-NotabIe Bills.
Clarence 3. barrow was sworn in
yesterday morning as member of the
house. barrow was elected from Chi
cago as a public ownership represent
alive. When the legislature convened
he was engaged before the national
arbitration commission in Pennsyl-
vania as counsel for the United Mine
Workers. The oath of office was ad-
ministered by Justice Boggs, of the
supreme court, Immediately after the
house convened. barrow was received
with applause as he walked to the
speakers rostrum and with uplifted
hand assented to the oath prescribed
by the constitution.
Among the bills introduced were the
following:
Patterson To place the employees
of the Cook county board of election
commissioners under civil service.
Chiperfield = Prohibiting the with
holding of wages due 'laborers beyond
the regular pay day. The bill is di-
rected at a custom which is alleged
to prevail in the plow works at Can
ton and in number of industrial es-
Establishments, where portion of the
first wages earned by an employee are
withheld to insure compliance by the
employee with the terms of his contract
with the company.
Church To abolish the indeter-
inmate sentence in criminal cases.
itary district of Chicago to construct
such dams, waterwheels and other
works as may be necessary to de-
velop the water power of the drain.
age channel. and permitting it to levy
for three years tax of One-third of
1 per cent. for this purpose. The bill
provides that no power shall be de-
veloped below Brandon's bridge, in
Joliet township, Will county.
DOnoghue Authorizing cities to
own and operate street railways. This
bill permits city to take over any
street railway on vote of the people
and lease it to a private corporation
for a term Of not exceeding twenty
years.
Drew TO repeal the fellow servant
to personal injuries.
s. f. MISUNDERSTANDING $1,000
| for the relief of restitution in north
ern Sweden and Finland. Read a first
time, ordered TO second reading and
referred to the appropriations commit
| tee .- rurotft,s
Hinds--Providing that all trustees
k0f state institutions now appointed 10y
the governor shall be elected by popu-
lar vote.
Nohe-Amending the antitrust law
so as to include pools or combinations
to fix or maintain the price or premi
UNI to be paid for insurance of any
kind.
Underwood--Proh the game OF
| foot ball and fixing the punishment al
fine from so sto 500 for each of.
| Tense
! AlIen-Prohibiting the shooting OF
| prairie chickens for a period of five
years.
Adjourned to 10 a. m.today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-19
sHERmAN's RESOLUTION KILLED
Heads of Departments Will Not BE Re-
quired to Itemize Their Statements.

Heads of Departments VIII Not BE Re-
quIred to Itemize Their Statements.
Springfield, Ills, Feb. 19.-The house
committee on appropriations yesterday
killed the Sherman resolution requiring
superintendent of institutions and
heads of departments to submit with
their requests for appropriations item
lied statements of the purposes to
which the money is to be put. by adopt
ing joint resolution on the same sub
ject The substitute, if it is adopted
by the house, will in all probability
meet with defeat in the senate. The
substitute was offered by Representa-
tive Indy and is as follows:
Resolved by the house of represent
atives, the senate cOncurring herein,
that the officials and boards in charge
of the various state institutions and
departments are requested in present
ing to the appropriations committee
their requests for appropriations for
ordinary expenses of their respective
institutionsandd departments, to specify,
so far as possible, the items entering
into such estimate, and said items shall
be Incorporated in the appropriations
bills reported so far as possible"
Sherman was present and addressed
the committee in behalf of his resOlu-
ton. He said the aggregate of the ap-
preparations had grown enormously
from what they were in early days
when the present practice was adopt
ed, and that if the spirit of his resolu-
ton was carried out it might take a
little more time, but he did not think
it would require any extraordinary la
| Dor.
Indy followed Sherman, and said
he was in sympathy with the spirit of
the resolution, but he did not think it
was practicable and he offered the sub
stitute above mentioned. This COM
mittee, said Indy, represented but
one branch of the Legislature through
which allappropriation bills must pass.
| Unless there was uniform action iE
the senate and the house bill coming
over to the house might have to be
| changed and sent back to the senate
and thus it's pasSage be delayed. He
| therefore propossd a concurrens resolu.
| ZION
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-19

Miss Alice Bailey, OF
atlanta, Ga, tells how she was
permanently cured of inflannna-
lion of the Ovaries, escaped sur
geon's knife, by taking Lydia E.
pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-19
old vets to Have Their wives.

: Springfield, Ills, Feb. 19.-The SEN
ate committee on state charitable in
situations has acted favorably upon
Senator Stubblefield's bill authorizing
the Soldiers and Sailors Home at
Quincy to admit as inmates the wives
of old soldiers and sailors who are Oh
may be inmates of the home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-19
WHY ARE WE HERE
Question Sherman Asks, Refer.
ring to the Men Who Make
Laws for Illinois.
s5LoNs NOW SIGNING FOR CLERKS
barrow Takes His Seat in the House
Subtitute for the Sherman Item.
izing Resolution - Legisla-
tive Propositions.

Springfield, Ills, Feb. 19.-Reprc-
sentative Sherman makes the follow
ing statement in reply to recent news
paper criticisms: There is no excuse
for this session of the legislature to
last more than three months. We
ought to be out of here not much later
than the middle of April. The mere
matter, however, of adjourning few
weeks or even month earlier is not
of as much value as the enactment OF
needed remedial legislation. The claim
that itemizing the appropriations will
obstruct business and prevent an early
adjournment is unsound.
what are we here for? Not to rush
through millions of dollars of blanket
appropriations so say the least of it.
We ought to do business by business
methods. We ought to be as judicious
in spending the peoples money as in
spending our own. The average care
full business man requires an itemized
account even in small matters. The at
tempt to run through in bulk millions
of dollars of appropriations ought to
be opposed by every honest man in
the house. =
Delay in Ado ptIng the Rules.
''The organization could have adopt
ed the same rules now governing this
house within fOrty-eight hours from
the time the committee was appoint
ed. They went out under the gavel,
anwhow. Why couldn't they have gone
out several weeks sooner? The pro-
posal to itemize appropriation bills is
not an obstruction. Secretary of State
Rose. whose office appropriation aggre-
gates very large sum. made neces-
sary by the great volume of business
in his office. furnishes Il model which
may be profitably studied. The last
dollar o.. it is itemized.
Would Work Four Days q Week.
THE old complaint of working half
time is affecting us. Somebody tell
me why we are not at our desks al
least. four days of the week. If we
tackled our work here as we do in pri-
vate life little more than a three
months session would give Chicago
her charter amendment and an en-
aiding act, with home rule on traction
questions 1t would give Illinois civil
service law and compulsory primary
law for every county in the state.
am for direct compulsory primary all
over Illinois. The idea that the people
require the Intervention of delegates to
interpret who they want is absurd. The
| npOT1ln are fir To elect a ticket WHY
are they not fit to nominate that tick
ct? That is the way to get public of
| ficers fresh from the people,