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Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-02
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burlington a missouri River.

BURLINGTON a mAssOuFA NtANeFs on
Leave Arrive.
Wymore. Beatrice and
lincoln ................a $40 am bl2:0 pm
Nebraska Express......a $40 am a 7:45 pm
Denver Limiteo. ...-.4..a 4:t5 pm a 6:6 an
Black Hills and Puget
Sound Express .........al10 pm a $40 pm
ColoradO Vestibuled
Flyer .s.......s.....s.. a $40 pm
LINCOLN Fast Mail.......b 2:b2 pm a 9:l3 am
Fort Crook and Platts-
Belleyue & Pacific Jets 1850 pm u s.s7 am
bellevue & Pacific Jot...a $50 am
Kansas City, 81. Joseph A. Council
Bluns.
Kansas City Day Elk. "a s:15 am a sos pm
sd. Louis Flyer.........a $50 pm ai1O5 am
Kansas City Night Ex .al0:30 pm a 6:l5 am
Chicago. Burlington a uiney
Chicago Special. LA 800 am a4O5 pm
CnloaBo Nes1puieo LNa 80 pm dl.to am
Chicago Local....-....a S;3 am al1;O0 pm
Chicago Limited. ....,.a 500 pm a 7;45 am
Fast Mail................ a z:4O pm
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-02
Local Record.

OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, Feb. 1.-Oficial record OF tenn
perature AMI precipitation compared with
the corresponding day OF the last three
years:
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30
SUNDAY AT GRAND ISLAND
and for = Horsebsok Ride In
the Afternoon.

Grand Island, Neb., April 27.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt's day In Grand Island
was quiet. His train was run into
the yards and the president and his
party remained aboard. The president
attended st. Stephens Episcopal
church in the morning. In the after
noon he went for a horseback ride,
accompanied by Senator Dietrich. They
rode out to Taylor's sheep ranch, and
then around to the Soldiers Home,
where the president greeted the veter-
ans. The president will reach Omaha
at sos p. m. today.
En- route here from Yellowstone park
the president stopped and spoke at
Newcastle, Gillette and Moorcroft,
Wyo., Ardmere and Edgemont. S. D.,
and Crawford and Alliance, Neb. AT
Edgmont cowboy exhibition had been
arranged where riding and roping
steers, ETC., were the feature. This
had one disappointment = the worst
QUICKER" in the country would not
buck at all in the presidents presence.
Everywhere The greeting was hearty
and the crowds were large.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30

Chicago, April 29.-All the base ball
aggregations have blown In" now. the
Western League having opened its
score book. Following are the scores:
League: At New York-Phiiadelph
Z, New York II; at Brooklyn-Boston
4, Brooklyn 2: at st. Louis Pitts
burg 2, st. Louis A; at Cincinnati
Chicago 4, Cincinnati 8.
American: At Philadelphia = New
York 3, Philadelphia Z; at Detroit
Chicago 6, Detroit 4; at Washington
Boston II, Washington 4; at Cleve-
land-St. Louis 3, Cleveland 6.
Association: At indianapolis = Co
lrmbus 8, indianapolis A; at Kansas
Cfty-St. Paul IS, Kansas City Z; at
Louisyille-Toledo 5. Louisville 13; at
Milwaukee = Minneapolis !, Milwau-
kee 8.
Western: At Kansas City-Peoria
IA. Kansas City 8; at Colorado Springs
-Des Moines Z, Colorado Springs II;
at st. Joseph-Milwaukee 5. St Jo-
seph /.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30
LEE RESIGNS HIS OFFICE
Lieutenant Governor OF Missouri Becomes
Private Citizen Because of the
Doodle Scandals.

st. Louis, April %. Lieutenant
Governor John A. Lee has resigned his
office as assistant executive of Mis-
souri,. The resignation was mailed to
Governor Dockery after Lee had spent
much time in conference with his ad-
yisers. 1t is not necessary that the
resignation be accepted by Governor
Dockery. Under the constitution of
the state resignation is self-Opera-
tive and becomes effective the moment
it is filed with the governor.
Senator Thomas p. Rubey, Of
Lebanon, No., president pro tenn. of
the senate, succeeds to the Office of
lieutenant governor. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Lees resignation is voluntary
Until Saturday he was undecided what
course he would pursue, and declined
to say whether he would resign. After
consultation with his advisers he de-
cided to withdraw from Office. In
speaking of his action he expressed
qualification in laying aside the cares
and responsibilities Of Office, and re-
marked that holding position of trust
was thankless job at the best.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30
HARMONY DIHsER AT BROOKLYN.
Chas. A. Towns Pleads That There Should
Be Concord and Suggests
Wny.

New York, April 2S.-The annual
dinner of the Brooklyn Democratic
club to commemorate the anniversary
of the birth of James Monroe, and
which had been spoken Of as ''har-
mony dinner" was held at the Ger
mania club rooms. There were about
$50 persons present. Those at the
guests table included Chas. A. Towne,
OF Minnesota, and Towne, responding
10 the toast, 1.-THE Democracy Of TIE
West" put in a plea for harmony.
He said he wanted real harmony
and made this suggestion: ITO those
Democrats, therefore, who We're not
with the party in 1896 or 1900, let us
say: Are you sincerely with us nowY
If they answer Yes, let us examine
the record of those campaigns only as
bearing upon their good faith. If sat
isfied with that / shall be glad for
my part to keep step with you and
them to the music of the constitution
and the declaration of independence
until the principles of both are once
again the recognized and honored bull
warks Of the. republic"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30
FOREST FIRES RAGE FIERcELY
nichigan Woods Full OF Flames and Many
Towns In Imminent Danger OF
Destruction

Alpena. April %. = Reports from
the surrounding country state that
forest fires are raging more vigorously
than ever, and that if rain does not
fall soon the damage will be great
Many small towns along the line Of
the northern extension of the Detroit
and Mackinac railroad are in immedi-
ate danger of destruction. The atmos-
phere in the vicinity of Alpena and
the surrounding country is almost un-
bearable
"A call was received here from On
away for fire engine to assist in
fighting the flames. Dispatches from
Traverse City state that fire is threat
ening the summer resort cottages in
that vicinity. Word also comes from
Cheboygan that forest fires in that
county are raging. and many small
places are threatened Poth sides of
Mullet Lake are encompassed with fire.
Fierce fires are raging twenty-five
miles from Ishpeming and doing great
damage to farm buildings
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30

So Fer the Doodle Inquiry of the Illinois
Legislature Ii wst-
erhauI.

Springfield. Ills, April 90 The
Doodle committee of the house was
busy last night examining witnesses
to discover If there was any offer of
Doodle made to anybody in the mat
ter Of the Mueller city ownership bill.
and up to this writing they found no
one. Among those before the commit
tse were: Colonel Z. Il. Bliss. gener-
al counsel for the Chicago City rail-
way; Edwin Burritt Smith, special
counsel for the city of Chicago, and
Representatives b. NJ. Mitchell and A.
w. Nohe. There were others, includ-
ing state Treasurer Fred Busse and
Representative Indy.
None of these knew of any Doodle.
Busse told of going to see Editor Hin
man before the Chicago city election,
to try TO get him to support the Muel-
Ter bill, telling him that if the bill
was passed it would elect Graeme
Stewart mayor of Chicago. Hinman.
however, insisted that the bill was
wanted by the traction companies and
refused to withdraw his objections to
it or favor its passage. Indy knew
of no Illegal means being used or of
any suggestion to use them. That was
the testimony of all who were before
the committee last night.
The committee adjourned at las a.
m today. The text of the testimony
by Editor Hinman has been made pub
lie and is substantially as outlined in
the dispatches when the testimony was
given
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30
WELSH ATTACKS ROOT
The secretary's Refusal to Call n Court
Martial TO Try Gen. Funston for Acts
In the PhflipptEs ss Criticised.

Philadelphia, April 27.-0wing to
charges that he had ordered his SOL
diers before fight III the Philippines
10 take no prisoners. General Funston
asked Secretary Root for court mar
tial. The request was refused, the
reason briefly being that the facts had
already been well established in Funs-
toms favor Now Herbert Welsh, an
anti-imperialist editor (of City and
State" of this city, has written an
open letter to Root criticising the re-
fusa and the secretary'S conduct of
the war, as wel, as lis treatment of
complaints of cruelties, ETC., in the
Philippines He says he had testimony
that would have proved Funston's
gross military incoL petence."
He then suggests iat the secretary
summon a court, tn members to be
named by General Miles. and names
several witnesses Officers of Kansas
troops engaged in the Philippines,
whom he asks to be summoned in the
Funston case. He also suggests that
the secretary publish and widel.T dis
seminate "a report General Miles MADE
to the war department, and fo. which
there are constantly increasing calls"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30
STRIKERS FACE BAY0NETs
But First They Produce . Reign of Terror
on the Docks at Montreal
Torch IL Used.

Montreal, Que. April 29.-Six hun
dred militiamen are stationed at the
harb0r front, guarding property and
protecting non-union men who can be
secured to work on the five ocean lin
ers loaded at the docks. During the
afternoon a mob of GOO strikers over
powered the small force of city police
men doing duty at the wharves, and
went on board the steamers where non-
union men were working and chased
them ashore. Disorder reigned at the
docks.
In one of the disturbances, Joseph
Lavoie, a French-Canadian striker,
was shot in the leg by Stevedore VIM.
Quinn, whom he was assaulting. A
furious mob chased Quinn, but he
escaped. Later he was arrested. Be
fore the troops reached the wharyes
the strikers set fire TO the cargo Of
the Leyland liner Alexandrian. The
fire was extinguished before It made
much headway.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30

pers from the assistant attorney gener-
ais office last Tuesday. His letter of
transmission says: Il transmit here
with the package of papers
submitted to me on behalf>of General
Tyner by Mr.. r. Ross Perry and Cen
eral l.. P. AIichener, and opened by
them in my presence and that of
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Rristow. and which it was asserted
were all the papers belonging to the
department which were taken.
Il am unable to conclude that no
other papers were taken than those
submitted and returned. Inasmuch as
it clearly appears that certain papers
Of the government were taken, and
since in my opinion all of the facts
presented tend to show willful viola
ton of law, recommend that the mat
ter be referred to the United States
attorney for this district with instruc-
tions to submit the case to the grand
jury"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30
LEE FOR THE CAPITOL
Statue of the Confederate Commander
Recommended for tho National
Statuary Hall.

Richmond, Va, April 2S.-The joint
comittee appointed by the legislature
to provide a statue of General Robert
E. Lee for the National Statuary Hall
In the Capitol at Washington, will rec
ommend that life-size bronze statues
of Lee and Washington be provided.
the Lee figure to be made by Edward
v. Valentine, of this city, and the
Washington statue to be a replica OF
the Houdon statue In the state capitol
here. Seventeen thousand dollars are
asked for the purpose Of securing the
statues.
With reference to the Lee memorial
the committee says: 1T Will take two
or three years, at least, before the sta
tue can be completed, and it is be-
lieyed that when it is ready for presen-
tation our brethren Of the north will be
ready to unite with their brethren in
the south in giving the same welcome
to the statue Of this great hero that
she has always joined to give the he
roes of other states" on similar occa-
sions.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30
Mean. china. Dl.ln,r.er..uou.

Evansville, Ind. April 20. = Seizure
Of Manchuria by Russia. in the opin-
ion of Charles DENLY. former minister
to China, means the disintegration of
the Celestial empire, but he does not
believe we can prevent the Russian
government from taking Manchuria.
should China cede that country to her.
He said: I'VE send great deal OF
petroleum to Manchuria and are inter-
ested In that country. We also send
much cotton there. 1t may be assumed
as a fixed fact in international politics
that Russia Is our friend
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30
BA|TED BEAR REPLIES.
Russia's Story of Recent Occur.
rences Puts a New Face
Thereon.
MUCH ORY OVER VERY LITTLE WOOL
Foreign Office at St. Petersburg
Makes a Statement as to That
Manchuria Matter.

st. Petersburg. April 2S.-The for
eign Office here has received the news
of the excitement caused by the al
legged acts of Russia in Manchuria and
Russian intentions as to that country,
and is inclined to think the whole mat
ter much ado about nothing. The for
eign Office was particularly interested
in the alleged demands Of the Russian
gOvernmeia as cabled from Peking on
April %.
Demands as They Were Cabled.
These demands were as follows:
''First-No more Manchurian ports
or towns are to be opened
''Second-No more foreign censuls
are to be admitted into Manchuria.
''Third--No foreigners, except Rus
slams, are to be employed in the public
service of Marchuria.
'Fourth--The present status of the
administration of Manchuria is to re-
main unchanged.
''FifthThe customs commission is to
port of New Chwang are to be given
to the Russo-Chinese bank.
''Sixth-A sanitary commission is to
be organized under Russian control
.'Seventh-Russia is entitled to at
tach the telegraph wires and poles Of
all Chinese lines in Manchuria.
'Eighth-No territory in Manchuria
is to be alienated to any other power
Comments Of the Russirn Foreign Omce.
Commenting on each point separate
ly the foreign office says:
"First-Absolutely false. Not our
affair.
'.Second-Dependsu upon China. Not
mentioned in our pourparlers.
''Third-False
"F0urth-Unimporta
"Fifth-Such is the present arrange
ment.
''Sixth-Extremely important, since
an English vessel in 1902 introduced
the plague.
''Seventh-False
"Eighth-The integrity Of China is
already adopted into the Russian pro-
6Idnluic A<O uccU W ufSCuSS tudl nOWs
No Attempt 60 Shut Any Door.
Regarding the whole negotiations,
which have been dragging on since
January, the foreign Office says:
''There is nothing directed in any man.
ner against the interests of the other
powers or their commerce.; others en-
JOY the same rights Of commerce in
the interior as we. OF the towns not
opened to trade the railway will carry
Russian and foreign goods alike
through the country, but we or they
cannot sell them in the unopened
towns If the towns are opened all
will benefit alike. 1t is in the rail-
ways interests to demand the widest
possible developments of trade. The
pour parlers concern multitudinous de-
tailed questions which were not fore
seen when the evacuation was decided
uDOn"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30
THIRTEEN ARE INJURED
But In Spite Of the Unlucky Number No
One Receives Fatal Wounds I'm
This Wreck.

Toledo, O., April pa Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton train, consisting
of an engine, baggage car and two
coaches. was derailed at Bates sid
ing, four miles south of this city. Thir-
teen people were injured, seven seri-
ously, but none fatally. The most Sc
riously injured were brought back to
this city and taken to the Toledo hos
pital.
The list of severely injured is as fol-
lows: B. A. Wolff, of Findlay, O., head
cut; Mrs. William Down, of Haskins,
o., left shoulder dislocated and bruised
about head and chest; Maurice Brown,
fireman, of Lima. O., scalp and face
wounds; +. w. Fanger, of Indianapo-
lis, face badly cut and hip bruised;
William Channels, of Avis, o., scalp
wound; Sherwin Johnson, of Tontog-
any, o., back injured; Miss Ida Wadd,
Of PemberviIle, O., cut about head.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30
WHERE HE KISSED THE BABIES



One of the largest crowds that has
greeted the president since his trip be-
gan was waiting for him at Des
Moines. He was taken for a long
drive through the city, and stopped
for moment to address the Mystic
Shriners. who were holding a conven-
ton there He then was driven to the
capitol, where he made an extended
address on good citizenship, incidental
ly paying a tribute to Representative
Hull for his efforts in securing the
new militia law.
AT Des Moines the president kissed
a number of babies During the drive
four mothers. each with a baby in her
arms. approached his carriage and
handed him bouquets Of towers: They
then held the babies up to be kissed
and the president did not disappoint
them. The future possibilities of this
act are-weIl, just tremendous.
One OF. the features Of the day was
the large number Of school childrs !.
that greeted the president. At every
place he stopped. and at many places
where the train did not stop. the LITTLE.
people were congregated, waving small
United States flags. This feature
pleased the president very much, and
be referred to the children several
times during the day. Stops were made
at Shenandoah. Clarinda. Sharpsburg.
Van Vert. Osceola, Des Moines, Oska-
loosa and Ottumwa. The president is
bearing the strain Of the trip splendid
" and his face has not yet lost the
tan it acquired during his two weeks
in Yellowstone park.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30
AsssssINArIoN MOST FOUL
Death That Has All the Indications OF
Cowardly aud Villainous
Murder.

Kokomo, Ind, April pa mysteri-
Gus tragedy took place at the farm Of
John Peters. south of Kokomo, the
victim being francis Sutton, aged %.
Sutton was enga ged to marry Miss
Stella Mabel Peters. aged Is. He had
spent Sunday evening at the Peters
home and at midnight kissed hissweet-
heart good night and departed.
When Peters went TO the woods for
his horse next morning he saw horse
and buggy wandering around and later
found the body of Sutton with bull
let hole in the forehead. The body
was taken to the Peters home and Cor
oner Harrison, of Kokomo, was sent
for He is now investigating. There
is total absence of motive for sui
eide
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30
WON stop Killinx of Deer.

Lansing, Mich, April 27--The house
has passed the bill to prohibit the kill
ing of deer for the next five years In
the counties of Lake, Osceola, Clare,
Mason. Manistee, Wexford, Missaukee.
Newaygo, Mecosta, Isabelle, Renzie.
Leelanaw, Grand Traverse. Oceana and
Gladwin. A fine of $50 to 500. and
Imprisonment for fifty days to six
months, are the penalties.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30

Washington, April 29.-The Rich
mond Elevator company, of Lenox,
Mich, has filed with the interstate
commerce commission complaint al
leging that the Pere Marquette rail-
road at various times since Oct. 10
last has failed to supply cars for the
complainant at Valley Center. Doyle.
Avoca, Croswell, and Memphis for In
terstate shipments of hay and grain,
although meantime furnishing cars at
other points for other shippers, includ-
ing the competitors of the complainant.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30
OLD COMMANDER aoHoRED
Many Places, but Especially at
Hts Old Home.

Chicago, April 2S.-General Grants
birthday anniversary was kept in many
places in the United States, notably
at Boston, by the Middlesex club. and
at Salem, O., by the NJ. A. Hanna Re-
publican club, and by the Americus
club, Pittsburg.
But at no place was the celebration
so general as at his old home, Galena.
Ills. The town was decorated and
there were thousands of people from
Chicago and other outside points to
take part in the exercises.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30

Milwaukee, April 2s-WiIliam Geu-
der, a member of the firm Of Geuder
& Paeschke, manufacturers of tim
ware and sheet metal goods, died sud-
denly Of apoplexy I'm the bath room
Of his residence, while he was prepar-
Ing to take bath. Geuder was 81
vea RI old
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30

San Francisco. April 29.-At the end
of the twentieth round Referee Eddie
Graney declared Jimmy Britt the win
ner of one of the fastest and best
fights ever seen in San Francisco VIII
lie Fitzgerald, of Brooklyn, -. T., was
the man who put up the good contest
against the California wonder. Britt
was the cleverer and faster Of the men
and landed two blows to Fitzgerald's
0ue
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30

New York, April 28.-Mrs. D. A.
Brown, formerly of Tacoma, Wash,
and A. L. Macfie, of Liverpool, Eng
land, were married at the Hotel Man.
haitian, this city. Archdeacon Johnson,
of Staten Island, ofiiciated. Mrs
Brown was Miss McLaren Post, a
daughter of Linus Post. of this CITY,
Macfie is sugar refner at Liverpool
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30

London. April 29.-At the annual
meeting of the Church association, held
in st. James hall, 1t was voted with
only three dissenting voices to send
to King Edward at Rome protest
against his visiting the pope. similar
in expression to that sent by the
Protestant Alliance. This protest ex-
pressed the Alliances Intense regret
that our protestant king intends to Wis
it the pope, who Is described in the
homilies Of our established church as
anti Christ"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30

Glenwood, Mimi. April 2S.-Lewis
q. Olson, peddler. was shot and
mortally wounded while in the act of
entering a house which he thought
was vacant. to find nights lodging.
He was taken for a burglar and the
neighbors began shooting. He claims
to be from Leach, Wis.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30

indianapolis. April 29.-The celebra-
ton of the twenty-fifth anniversary
of the elevation of Francis Silas Chat
ard to be bishop OF this diocese, May
II, will call together the largest aud
most distinguished gathering of Roman
Catholics ever known in Indiana.
Among those who will be present are
Cardinal Gibbons. twenty-seven bish-
ops and archbishops and 800 priests.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30
He KISSES THE BABIES
President Makes Four Hawkeye
State Mothers Happy and
Establishes a Precedent
THAT NAY RETURN TO PLAGUE HIN
Flying Trip Through the State Ac-
companied by Governor Cum
minis and Others.

Ottumwa, Ia, April 29.-Presiden.
Roosevelt dashed across the state of
Iowa and was everywhere met by
large and enthusiastic crowds. His
speech-making began at a. m, when
he made a brief stop at Shenandoah,
and his last speech was delivered here
shortly after = p. M before thousands
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30

Joplin, Mo-, April 29.-The dead
body of Mrs. Myrtle Talbot aged %,
Of Galena, Kan, was found burned to
crisp and tied to tree between here
and Galena, revealing horrible crime.
The body was found by Bob Jones and
Reuben Long, Of Galena, and taken to
negro shanty, and since then the men
have not been seen.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30

Madison, Wis.,, April 27.-Professor
w. L. Carlyle. professor Of animal hus-
bandry in the state university. has
decided to accept position offered him
as professor of agriculture in the state
agricultural college Of Colorado. He
will not leave Wisconsin until tie end
of the college year.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30

New York, April 27.-The latest
news from San Domingo, which is
dated April %. says that President
vasSuez was defeated and routed, his
army taking refuge In the mountains
and half of it deserting to the rebels;
also that A. Wos-Gil has been made
president in q provisional government.