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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26
HEARST MEN CLAIM OHIO
State Central Committee for Them, They
Say, Which Means That They Will
Get 200 Delegates

Columbus, o., May 24.-The Hearst
men claim a majority in the state CEN
trail committee, which has contests to
determine from thefollowing counties:
Cuyahoga, 73; Hamilton, 40; Franklin,
30; Montgomery. "a; Summit. II;
Miami. Z; Madison, 4. Total, 2U0.
The Bryan-Hearst men call them
selves the regulars" and the others
the ''re-organizers." Their opponents
call themselves the conservatives and
the others tie radicals The Tryan-
Hearst mems poll of the 723 delegates
is: Regulars. sol; re-organiZers, 1I2,
doubtful. 200-the last named includ-
ing the contested seats.
The conservatives say the contests
will be decided in their favor by the
committee on credentials, no matter
what the state committee does; that
their poll shows 323 conservatives and
900 radicals, without the 200 contest
ed seats, and that when the conven-
tion is permanently organized any bal
lot will show 523 conservatives to 200
radicals.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26
PREspYTERIANs AND DIVORCE
Report the Subject Adopted After .
Modification.

Modification.
Buffalo, N. Y, May 24.-The subject
of divorce was the principal one be-
fore the Presbyterian general assem-
bly,. 1t came up on report of the
special commission on that subject,
which report recommended the refusal
of ministers to marry divorced per-
sons, except in cases where the di-
vorce was obtained on Scriptural
grounds; and tnat they also refuse to
marry divorced persons whose mar
riage is forbidden by the laws of the
church to which they belong. This
second clause was stricken out and
then the report was adopted.
The report also continues the COM
mission and instructs it to endeay-
or to obtain ecclesiastical unity on
this subject and remedial state aud
national legislation. 4 report on the
proposed book of forms FOR religious
services, advocating the same, was
adopted.
Dallas Tex, May 24.-The general
assembly of the Cumberland Presby-
terian church has decided to hold the
next annual assembly at Fresno, Cal.
The report of the inter-chQrch CON-
mittee on divorce was submitted. 1t
urges the necessity of action In check
ing the horrible tendencies to facile
and fire luent divorces
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26
MEETING OF CHURCH MEN
Methodists Elect Editors -Baptis.s Go on
Record Regarding Divorce-Pres-
byterian Proceedings.

Los Angeles, Cal, May %. = The
Methodist general conference held two
long sessions. The most important ac
tion was the election of editors fog ten
church publications, The Epworth
Herald being omitted from the list.
The result of the ballot was: W. V.
Kelly, editor of The Methodist Review;
j. NJ. Buckley, Christian Advocate: ID.
ID. Thompson, Northwestern Chris
tian Advocate; c. b. Spencer, Cen
trail Christian Advocate; G. w. Smith,
Pittsbhrg Christian Advocate; Ii. L.
Jones, Southwestern Christian Ad-
cate; ID. l.. RAIDER, Pacific Chris
tian Advocate, A. j. Mast, Christian
Apologist; Frederick NUM-. Haus aud
Herd; Levi Gilbert, Western Christian
Advocate.
The standing committee on the state
of the church decided to recommend
that adultery be the only reason for
divorce recognized by the church. \
resolution denouncing Morinonism was
also agreed to.
Mobile. Ala, May 25.-The Presby-
terrain assembly (south) listened to a
report recommending a committee to
confer with committees from other
Presbyterian churches on church IN
ion.
Cleveland, May 2J.-The Baptists
put themselves in line with the other
great Protestant denominations by
taking action on the divorce question
in the form of resolution declaring
against divorce on any other than
Scriptural grounds. They also adopt
ed resolutions denouncing Mormonism.
Washington, May 25.-Ihe Method
ist Protestant conference unanimously
indorsed the inter-church movement
for uniform laws of marriage and di-
Vorce.
Buffalo, n. Y, May 25.-The Pres
bytery general assembly committee on
that subject resolved to raise S12 2,00O,-
COO with which to endOw colleges.
Dallas, Tex, May 25.-The Cumber-
land Presbyterian assembly put in the
day discussing the proposed movement
TO unite with the old school body, and
much opposition was developed. The
color line was sharply urged against
the movement.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26
REFUSES A B|SHOPR|C
Or. Day Provides Sensation for
the Methodist Episcopal
General Conference.
NOT CALLED" TO THE POSITION
Devoted to the Sphere OF Education
Presbyterians Take Action
on Divorce.

Los Angeles, Cal, May "a. - The
Methodist general conference at the
opening of its fourth and last weeks
labor found itself confronted with Il
duty almost unprecedented in the his
tory of the Methodist church =. that
of acting upon the resignation of one
of its bishops-elect Rev. james Il.
Day, chancellor of the Syracuse uni
versity, who on last Saturday was
chosen as the last of the eight bish-
ops elected by the present conference,
resigned his place in the episcopal
board and was excused, at his re-
quest. from further attendance upon
the conference.
Four Missionary Bishops Elected.
Beside acting upon Bishop Days
resignation the conference heard the
report of the tellers on the vote taken
Saturday afternoon for three mission
airy bishops which showed the cleo
ton of Dr. L. y. Scott as an additional
missionary bishop to Africa, and DR..
William L. Oldham ana Or. John l..
Robinson as additional missionary
bishop in southern Asia. DR.. c. NJ.
Harris was elected on ballot taken
yesterday for missionary bishop of
Japan and Korea. new district Gre
ated by the present conference.
viii Not Pill Days Place.
Four hours of the session were de-
voetd to special memorial service in
honor of the memory of the bishops
who have died during the last quad
rennium and to the late President
J. NJ. Buckley to proceed to ballot for
successor to Dr. ]. Il. Day. resigned,
was defeated, and the conference voted
to postpone indefinitely the further
election of general superintendents.
The action of the conference on last
Saturday in excluding the representa-
tives of a newspaper from press priv
ileges was rescinded.
Not Called by the Spirit.
The resignation Of Bishop-Elect
Day, following closely upon his cleo
ti0n after long contest, furnished the
sensation of the conference. When he
was given the floor to explain there
was instant attention. His statement
was quite long. The pith of it was
that = Il cannot conscientiously say
that l believe myself moved by the
Holy Ghost to take upon myself the
Office and duties of bishop as our law
requires of those who are consecrated
to that holy office and ministry, but I
do feel myself deeply moved to con-
tinue in the work of Christian educa-
tiOn."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26
PU LUN VISITS PURDUE
Goes to the University by Automobile and
Sees Military Drill-Has
Strenuous Start.

Lafayette, Ind, May 25.-Prince Pu
Lun, heir to the Chinese throne, ac-
companied by his suite and members
of the Commercial club. of Indianap-
oils, arrived here on an automobile ex-
cursion to Purdue university The,
party was met at Frankfort by mem
bers of the reception committee. and
escorted into the city. which was gen
erously decorated with flags and ban
ners, the excursionists at once cross
ing the river to Purdue, where the
prince was received by President
Stone and faculty and witnessed a drill
by the Purdue cadet corps, the bat
terry firing a salute of twenty-one guns
in honor of the visitor. Al night
reception was held at the Lafayette
club. Today the prince is visiting the
various departments at Purdue
indianapolis, May 25.-Prlnce Pu
Lun and party were taken TO Lafay-
cite in automobiles. Thirty machines
started. before starting the "auto,
which was TO carry Prince Pu Lun
took fire and there was great excite
ment. Cans of milk were taken from
a passing wagon and the fire was put
out
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26
FIRE WORKS COST THREE LIVES
Ten Others Wounded, Two Probably fa-
tally Officers of the Company Arrest
ed Plant Wrecked.

Camden, \. j., May 24.-Three per-
sons were killed and ten others in
jured, two of them probably fatally,
10y an explosion in the factory of the
Independent Fire Works company
here. Robert L. Weser. of Philadel-
phia. Dresident of the company, and
JosepA Scs1ona. vice president, We're
arrested and held in S1,5O0 bail to
await the action of the coroner.
Warrants have been issued for 9th
er officers of the concern. Scalona' S
father vas fatally injured. The plant
consisted of a two-story brick store
house and four frame sheds, all of
which were wrecked. The explosion
occurred in the mixing department.
but its cause has yet to be deter
mined
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26
ROOT OF RUSSIANS REPORTED
COssacks Said to Have Got Away with a
Loss of Twenty Men.


Fusan, Korea, May PA company
of Japanese infantry routed COM
pany of Cossacks at Sementsu Sun
day. The japanese did not suffer any
casualties, while native reports say
that the Russians lost twenty men.
The Russians are still at Hsiu-Yen,
their position being a semi-circle with
all parts about fifty miles distant from
Feng Wang -Cheng.
London. May 24.zThe correspondent
of The Standard at Shanghai says
reports have been received from Muk-
den that the Chinese there are alarmed
because of threats made by the Rus
slams that they will burn Liao-Yang
and Mukden before retiring to Har-
bin. The correspondent adds that the
Tartar viceroy at Mukden has ordered
brigade of Chinese troops to occupy
that place Immediately after the Rus
slams retire.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26
SCORES ON THE BALL FIELDS


Chicago, May %. = Following are
the base ball scores:
League: At Pittsburg = Boston o,
Pittsburg z.
American: At -Cleve-
land 10, Washington 6; at Boston =
Chicago 2, Boston 6; at New York
st. Louis 0, New York 3; at Phila-
deIphia- Detroit 6, Philadelphia 4.
Association: At Toledo-Indianapo-
lis 8, Toledo 4; at Louisville Colum-
bus 5, Louisville 8; at st. Paul and
Minneapolis Weather.
Western: At St. Joseph Des
Moines 1, st. Joseph IL; at Omaha -
Colorado Springs 3, Omaha Z; at Sioux
City Denver 0. Sioux City 0 - six
innings, rain
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26
ST. Petersburg Has a Report That
5000 Japs Are Put Hors
de Combat.
RUSSIAN LOSS is rUT AT 5000
Jas Said to Have Assaulted the Mus
covite Stronghold.
Skirr,isnes Near Takushan-Mikado
Mobilizing a Third Army-Na-N
val NIishap Alters Plans
Russians Remov-
ing Stores.

Paris, May 24.-Tlle ST Petersburg
correspondent of ThetAIatin says: ut
is persistently rumored that the vladi-
vostok squadron haS captured three
cruisers bought by japan from Chile =
ST Petersburg. Mty 24-It is re-
ported that ForeigIJ Minister Lams-
dorff has received a message from the
Russian consul at CiH-Foo saying that
the Japanese have nlade land attack
on Port Arthur and that in doing so
they lost $4,000 men killed or wound
ed The; Russian loss is placed at 81
600 men, The ULTIMATE outcome of
the fighting is not stated.
Toxic. May 24-Tle Japanese land
cd at Takushan report having been en-
saged in two sco-tng skirnishes. dur
ing which ten Russians were killed.
In the first affair two Russians were
captured and in the other General
Kuroki reports the culture of an Off
Ger and a man caught making a. re-
connaissanee in the rear of Kuroki' S
army.
Another japanese Army Mobilizing.
London. May PA dispatch to The
Daily Mail from Yin-Kow says: "A
Japanese tiiird army is moDilizing at
Hiroshima. A change in the Jara-
nese plan arising from the naval dis
aster involves the utilizing of the sec
ond army for the reduction of Port
Arthur, and therefore the first army
is entrenching at Wang -Cheng."
Russians Preparing to Get Away
The Morning Posts Shanghai CORE
sp0ndent says it is reported the Rus
slams are removing stores and pro-
visions to Harbin and that 100 locomo-
tives and 500 cars are collected at
Liao-Yang in readiness to convey pas
sengers and goods. Therefore, he
says. the conclusion is that the Rus
slams are preparing to retreat
Cholera in the Jap Army.
Liao-Yang. May 24.-According to
the latest reports the Japanese camps
are infected with cholera and there is
an average of 100 deaths daily.
New Chwang Thoroughly Protected.
Yin-Kow. May "a 1t is now be-
lieyed that there are immense sup
plies at New Chwang. and that the
position is thoroughly protected
against any incursion of the japanese.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26
BRAZIL TAKES THE CAKE
Has the Most Imposing Building at the
Worlds Fair, and 1t Has Been
Formally Opened.

st. Louis, May 25.-The beautiful
pavilion erected by Brazil at the
Worlds fair has been formally opened.
May 24 was chosen as the date of the
opening ceremonies, as it marks the
anniversary of the greatest battle in
South Americas history when, on May
"a. 1865, Brazil and Paraguay fought
at Tuyuti, in Paraguay.
The pavilion has been declared by
critics of high authority to be the
most imposing buildingon the grounds.
The site is just below Administration
Terrace, and the pavilion attracts at
tention on all sides.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26
BANQUET of manufacturers.

Chicago. May 24.-Five hundred
members of the Illinois Manufacturers
association and their guests were pres
ent at the banquet of that organization
at the Auditorium hotel. The principal
speakers were William c. Brown, vice
president of the New York Central
Railroad company. who spoke on
''Our Country and Our Railroads." and
Melville f.. Stone, who pleaded for
neutrality as to the Russo-Japanese
war
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26
Hotel Keepers in a Combine.

Indianapolis, May 24.-As the re-
suit of the visit here of Edgar Avail,
of New York, president of the Nation
al Hotel Keepers Protective associa-
ton. there has been posted in all the
leading hotels of Indiana notices stat
ing that the proprietors after Sept. i,
will cash no paper for anybody not
bring a letter of credit issued by the
association.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26

Readville. Mass, May 24.-Seventy-
ST blooded horses. the entire compile
ment of the famous racing stable and
stock breeding farm of the late ]. Nal
com Forbes, of Boston, have been sold
under the hammer at the trotting park
here. The horses brought $116,450, or
an average of $1,532. The highest
price of the day, $4,000, was COM
seanded by Bingen (2:O6A).
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26
More Trouble for South Africa.

johannesburg. May 24-Persistent
rumors of unrest among the native
tribes have been rife for some tine
They have been talking a good deal,
but only in a vague manner. The ac-
tiyity of the leaders in. the Ethiopian
which is based on the idea
of Africa for the native races, is be-
lieved to be largely the cause Of the
feeling
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26
HEARST MEN BEATEN
Ohio Democratic Preliminaries
Show the Conservatives i'm
Control of Matters.
CONTESTS GO IN THEIB FAVOR
New State Centsal Committee Also in
Their Control = Two Presiden-
tial Candidates Developed.

Columbus. o., May 25.-The prelim-
mary meetings of the Democratic
state convention that convened here
today demonstrated that the conserya-
tives were in control two to one in
their opposition to Hearst, but divided
among themselves on presidential
preference for James Kilbourne, of CO.
lumbus, and Judge Harmon, of Gin
cinnati, and other propositions. These
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26
TYNER CASE NEARS ITS END
Will Probably Go to the Jury Before the
End of the Present Week-Limit
to Arguments.

Washington, May 24.-The Tyner-
Barrett cons..:sacy case will be given
to the jury within two or three days.
The introduction of testimony has
been concluded. and an entire after
noon consumed by counsel for the
prosecution and defense in argument
concerning the instructions to he given
to the jury
Justice Pritchard took several of the
prayers under consideration and will
rule on them today. Only such pray
ers as were not subject to controversy
were granted. The arguments to the
jury by agreement of counsel proba-
bly, will be limited to two days.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26

Berkeley, CAL, May 25.-While at
tempting to board an electric train en-
route from Berkley station to San
Francisco Professor Marcus j. Spinel-
10, instructor Of French and Italian
at the University of California, was
thrown under the wheels of moving
car and received injuries from which
he died soon afterward. Professor
Spinello was graduated at Yale in
1896.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26

indianapolis. May % = Taken from
her fathers home in Los Angeles,
Cal, Mary Catherine Sanders. the T.
year-old daughter Of j. NJ. Sanders. a
telegraph operator, arrived In this
city with her aunt, Miss Henrietta
Meekcr. Both the aunt and niece were
taken into custody by detectives, and
the child was forced to leave her aunt
and 60 to Mrs. ]. Weinland. another
aunt. The child's mother is dead
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26
"Wipe-Outs" Reported from Both
Russian and Japanese
Sources of Information.
JAPS LEAVE FENG-wANG-CHENG
Muscovites Said to Have Captured
Two Transport Trains.
Leaves One Army of the Mikado With
out Supplies-POrt Arthur Said
To Be Japan's Chief OBJ
ject Now.

Chefoo. May %. 1880 p. m.-F0ur
Japanese cruisers and a fleet of tor-
pedo boats and torpedo boat destroy
ers passed midway between Port Ar
thur and the Mao Tao islands at
o'clock this morning, but no sounds of
firing have yet been heard.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26
'E1-Banker Wood Bound Over.

indianapolis. May PA dispatch
from Cleveland. o., says: "John H.
Wood, ex-president of the First Ma
tional bank, of Matthews, Ind. was
given preliminary hearing before
United States Commissioner Starek
here upon the charge of eIaJezzling
the funds and falsifying the accounts
Of the bank. and as result was
bound over nthe sum of $4,000 to
appear before the United States court
at indianapolis. He says he will easily
prove his innocence"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26
PLYMOUTH INDIANA THURSDAY, NAY 26 1904.

this report will be reversed by the
convention, and they say they were
caught mapping on the committee on
permanent organization. Thomas j.
s1cDermott was the candidate of the
conservatives. against Chairman Starr,
but he received only eight votes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26
DRAWING TO A CLOSE
Celebrated Cases at Rising Sun
and Bedford Nearly Ready
for the Juries. ~
GILLESPIE DEFENSE IS DENIAL
McDop aid Depends on an Alibi-Pu
Lun Has a Strenuous Start for
Lafayette-State Items.

Rising Sun. Ind, May 25.-The fate
of James S. Gillespie. Myron Barbour
and Mrs. Carrie Barbour, his wife,
and Mrs. Belle Seward. charged with
the murder of Elizabeth Gillespie. will
soon hang upon the deliberations OF
the jury The direct examination of
James Gillespie has been concluded,
the cross-examination not being pro-
tracted. Mrs. Belle Seward was the
last witness called by the defense. and
like the other defendants she denied
all connection with the crime.
Has One More Question.
The state gave notice that it would
call MyrOn Barbour to answer one
question to which objection had been
made, provided the court admits it.
1t was the question which sought TO
bring out the cause of the witness
unfriendliness' to Elizabeth Gillespie.
When the case will reach the jury de-
pends on whether the court limits the
arguments. Beth Shay. for the de-
fense, and Spaan, for the state. have
said they need an entire DAY to present
their views. Harry McMullen, for the
state, and Griffiths. for the defense,
will also address the jury.
Mos ly straight Contradictions.
Gillespie's testimony. as well as that
of the other defendants, was mostly
straight contradiction of what had
been testified to by the state witnesses.
To direct question he said lie did not
kill hissister and did not know who did.
He admitted knocking his sister Eliza
beth down. but said it was an acci-
dent, she being struck by slat in
bedtick he was carrying. He said said
that two of the women who had testi-
fed against him were crazy. Mrs Belle
Seward followed Gillespie and in the
main corroborated his testimony. The
state called two witnesses who con-
tradicted statements made by Myron
Barbour. Court then adjourned for
the day.
Alibi for Mcdonald.
Bedford, Ind, May 25.-Mrs. l. B.
Griggsby, in the Mcdonald murder
trial, testified that the defendant en-
tered her grocery store seven squares
from the scene of the murder twenty
minutes after it is admitted to have
occurred He was not excited and
made some purchases. William Nc
Griff testified that Mcdonald passed
his house going home at 7:2O and
spoke pleasantly.
Defense Rests Its Case.
Sherman Fisher testified that Nc
Donald and his wife were visitors at
the Fisher home on the night of the
murder Mrs. Hannah Fisher. mother
of Mrs. Mcdonald corroborated the
testimony of Sherman Fisher regard
ing the visit of Mcdonald and his wife
at her home on the night of the muir
der L. Z. Griggsby testified that he
was not in his grocery store from 4:25
until 80 on the night of Jan. q, and
then the defense rested, and court ad-
journed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26

Rome, May "a. = Information re-
ceived from France by the Vatican
authorities indicates that the situation
growing out of the papal protest
against President Loubet's visit to
Rome has assumed more satisfactory
phase.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26
Jap to First Tackle Port Arthur.
kURoPATKIN's DAILY TELEGRAM
Tells of Brush in Which the Japanese
Force Was "Stood OFF,"

Force Was "Stood Off,"
st. Petersburg, May 25.-The fol-
lowing dispatch from General Kuro-
patkin to the emperor, dated May %,
is received: "Our cavalry outposts on
May % and % observed a movement
of portion of the Japanese forces
westwardly along the H9i-Cheng road.
near a village six miles from FeDg-
Wang-C Cheng. On May 81 force Of
six companies of Japanese infantry
and three squadrons Of cavalry at
tackled some sotnias of Cossacks On
the heights on the right bank of Sedzi
river near the village of Poouteikha.
''When the engagement began the
Japanese cavalry remained under
cover, and the infantry, which declined
to cross the valley, maintained dis
tant and almost harmless fire without
sparing ammunition. A small party
unsupported tried to cross the river
for the purpose of turning our left
flank, but was driven back by the
charge of half sotnia of Cossacks,
and the fire of the sotnla occupying
the heights. Towards evening the Jap
anese retired. Our losses were ten
Cossacks wounded"
Lao Yang, May 25.-There is con-
tinual skirmishing between the Rus
sian cavalry and the japanese. Cos
sacks are pressing the japanese in
the hills and byroads, generally driving
them back. The general plan of the
Japanese has not been diyulged. They
are apparently making time, awaiting
the arrival of reserves from Korea
who have been delayed by the Inn
passability Of the roads.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26

indianapolis, May 2i. = Oliver w.
Stewart, of Chicago, chairman of the
ProhibitionIst national committee, was
in the city in conference with G. E.
Newlin, Indiana state chairman of the
party, on arrangements For the nation
al convention, which is to be held in
indianapolis June 20 and 80.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26

Canton, O., May 24.-Nothing def
mite as to the murderer of George H.
Taylor, manager Of the American
Woolen Mills company, who was shot
in his store early Sunday, has yet
developed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26

Chicago, May 23.- George A. Cobb,
former proprietor Of the fremont
House, ana one Of the best known ho-
tel men in the west, is dead as the re-
suit of the injuries received by falling
Down q stairway. - s., !.