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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14
PERIODICALS" AND BOOKS"
Supreme Court Defines the Difference and
Decides u Second Class Mat
ter Case.

Washington, April u. = The United
States supreme court has decided that
books published periodically are not en-
titled totransmission through the mails
as second-class matter. The opinion
covered three cases against the post
master general. begun by Houghton,
Miffiin x Co., Smith ct al. and Bates
& Gil. The chief justice and Justice
Harlan dissented. The question de-
cided has been the, subject of long con-
troversy between the postoffice depart
ment and the publishers. For six
teen years and under eleven pOstmas-
ter generals these publications were
carried as secOnd-class matter, though
under protest from the department.
In deciding the case the court says:
"a periodical as ordinarily understood
is publication appearing at stated
intervals. each number of which con-
tains a variety of original articles by
different authors. devoted either to
branch of learning. or TO a special
class of subjects Ordinarily each num-
ber is incomplete in itself and indi-
Gates a relation with prior or subse-
quent numbers of the same series. The
reason why books of the Riverside lit
erature series are issued periodically
is too palpable to require comment or
explanation. 1t is sufficient to observe
that in our opinion the fact that a pub
lication is issued at stated intervals
under collective name does not neces-
sarily make it a periodical"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14
Pith of the Platform.
PoPULIsTs INDoRsE HEARST
Say the Democrats Can Get Their Vote il
They Nominate Him.

Say the Democrats Can Get Their Vote if
They Nominate Him.
Topeka, Kan, April 13.-The Popu-
list state convention met here and ad-
journed without making any nomina-
tions. The delegates will meet in To-
an effort will be made to fuse with the
Democrats. A state convention Of
Democrats will be held here on the
same date. The middle-of- f-the-roaders
strongly insisted on nominating a state
ticket without reference to anything
the Democrats wanted.
The other element tried to arrange n
deal to nominate two supreme court
justices, governor and one or two other
state officers. have these indorsed by
the Democrats at their convention next
August, and then permit the Demo
Gratis to name the remainder of the
ticket Adherents of this scheme were
in the minority, but the opposition
threatened to bolt and nominate a
straight Populist ticket in case such
ali arrangement were made, and this
killed it.
William r. Hearst was indorsed in
the following language: Resolved,
That it is the sense of this conven-
ton that to bring about cooperation
between the electors of the Peoples
party and the electors of the Demo
cratic party in Kansas this year it
will be absolutely necessary for the
Democratic national convention in St.
Louis in July next to nominate Will
lam Randolph Hearst, or some equally
pronounced reform DemocNt, for pres
ident"
Delegates to the national convention
at Springfield, ILL.,. were chosen. An
effort will be made to adjust matters
with the Democrats before the time Of
holding the next convention. The mid
dle-of-the-road Populists are still out
spoken in their determination to bolt If
the fusion plan is persisted in.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14
Report Is Naturally Gratifying.
BOOM OF THE GUNS HEARD
Somewhere Between Teng Chow and Port
Arthur-Sea Fight, Perhaps.

Somewhere Between Teng Chow and Port
Arthur-Sea Fight, Perhaps.
Chefoo, April 13.-A correspondent
Of the Associated Press at Teng Chow,
forty miles northwest of here, tele-
graphs as follows: Sounds of very
heavy firing were heard at half past
o'clock this "wednesday morning.
The firing evidently was being done be-
tween here and Port Arthur. 1t is be-
lieved at Teng Chow that the long ex-
pected sea fight among the Miaotoa
islands has taken place.
1.-The Japanese battleship Asahi, fly
ing an admirars flag, was seen OF
Chefoo yesterday going to the west,
and there is no doubt that the remain
der of the japanese feet was in the vi
cinity Of Port Arthur. The Russian
feet also was seen outside Port Ar
thur yesterday"
Noon-The captain Of the steamer
Lockshan, which arrived today from
New Chwang, reports that he heard
heavy firing between and z O'Clock
this Wednesday, morning IN tine IL
rection of Port Arthur. The frIra IS
continuous, but no ships q ere n :.
From the direction of the sound he
judged that there was fighting at the
entrance to Port Arthur.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14
COMMENT BY GOV. PEABODY

Stands by His Omcers and Says the Civil
Courts Must Stand Back.
Dencer, Colo, April IL. = When
Governor Peabody was Informed Of the
action of Judge Steven, of Ouray, in
ordering the arrest of Adjutant Gener-
al Bell. and Captain Wells for con-
tempt of court in not complying with
the writ of habeas corpus in Meyers
case, he said: I'VE will not recognize
the writ OF attachment and the mill
tary authorities will not appear in
court. Neither will we give up Meyer
We will claim that the courts have
no right to enjoin or arrest the OIL
GERS or members of the military while
they are on duty. They are not SUBJ
ject to attachment or injunction at this
time.
~If the district court Of Ouray is to
be allowed to interfere in the carrying
out of the plans of the military un-
der martial law there is no reason
why a justice of the peace might not
with equal authority intervene and
render the military absolutely power
less and impotent. The court made
known its wishes in the matter and we
have stated our position. 1t is now up
to the court to make the next move in
the matter. What that will be am
unable to say"
Not having heard from Attorney
General Miller, who is representing the
military In habeas corpus proceedings
at Ouray, the governor could not say
what course the attorney general would
pursue since Judge Stevens refused to
allow his answer to be fled with the
court
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14
TERRE HAUTE KICKS
That Census Bureau Estimate
Doesn't Make Her Bigger
Than Evansville.
ULTIMATUM TO THE STRIKERS
Given by the Boss Carpenters-Nar.
riage of a Boy and Girl of
15 Years Each-Items.

Terre Haute, Ind, April is. -
The census bureau bulletin giving Terre
Haute 3S.611 popula ton is ridiculed
when it is not referred to as injur-
ing the city by its wide publication.
1t shows an increaseof only 1.611 since
1900. The bureau arrives at the esti-
mate from 1890 to 1900. Secretary
Duncan, Of the Commercial club, says
that since 1900 fourteen new factories
have been established in the city, Civ
ing employment to 1000 persons, a
large majority of whom, such as those
employed in the glass factories, came
to Terre Haute from other places.
Duncan figures out 55,675 population
by the directory.
Young Woman IL Very "schlism."
Terre Haute, Ind. April 13. -
Lena Moore, a young woman arrest
ed at Princeton for trying to pass bad
checks and drafts, was i'm Terre Haute
and tried to cash a $1,000 check at a
bank and a $500 money order at the
postoffice. She succeeded in passing
SO check on hackman. and beat him
out Of two fares. She left ostensi-
bly, for Linton. where she said she
is to marry William Harris. whom she
met at the time the Laura McCabe
Opera company. of which she was ad-
vance agent, disbanded.
Status of the Carpenters' Strike.
Terre Haute, Ind. April Is. -
The building contractors have notified
the striking carpenters TO return to
work by April - or remove their tools.
The contractors say they have plenty
of men at work. At strikers head
quarters it is said that so per cent. Of
the union men are at work at the adj
vance scale of wages. The union has
fined member SO for going to work
at Z a. IN. Besides the demand for
an advance from 80 to 30 cents an
hour the union asks for the eight-hOur
day. which would fix the beginning
time at s o'clock.
Still Worrying Over That Scale.
Terre Haute, Ind. April 13. = The
joint scale subcommittee of the In6l-
ana coal miners ard operators is in
session One member of the commit
tee said that nothing definite l.s been
accomplished. There are a number of
points yet under discussion
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14

between Great Britain, Denmark and
Russia, replacing the conventions with
Denmark concluded by the late En-
peror Alexander III.
1t is understood that the proposed
arrangement will ensure the neutrali-
ty of Denmark in the event of an
Anglo Russian conflict = or at least
that the Great Belt "a wide channel
in the Taltic separating Fuenen. the
second largest Of the Danish islands,
from Zealand, the largest of the DAN
ish islands,) and the sound between
Zealand and South Sweden) will be
declared neutral in the event of war.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14

Milwaukee, April 12.-fSaAk Me
zorawski, commissioner Of public
works, and Ambrose b. Adam, super
intendent of bridges, who were indict-
ed by the last grand jury for alleged
grating, have resigned. Mayor Rose,
however, announced that the iesigna-
tions would be held in suspension un-
til May II, after which time the two
officials would be reinstated if found
innocent
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14
SWINGS INTO THEL|NE
New York Republicans Indorse
Roosevelt and Instruct for
Him for President.
ODELL CHOSEN STATE MANAGER
Kansas Populists Declare for Hearst
and Call on the Democrats
to Nominate Him.

New York. April 13.-The Repub-
lican state convention named as dele
gates-at-large to the national conven-
tion at Chicago: Delegates-Senator
L. c. Platt, Senator G. NJ. Depew,
Governor B. b. Odel and Frank S.
Black. Alternates-at-large j. Sloat
Fassett, Louis Stern. Erastus c.
Knight and Henry c. Brewster The
platform strongly indprses the admin
, istrations of President Theodore
Roosevelt and Governor b. 3. Odell,
and the delegates-at-large to the ma
tiOnal convention are directed Ito use
| all honorable means to secure the NOM
ination of Theodore Roosevelt"
Explains a Matter OF Instructions.
There was some discussion over the
fact that these directions included
only the delegates-atlarge, but Gov
ernor Odell explained that in this way:
''Since 1880, when we abandoned the
plan Of selecting the district delegates,
the state convention has not-and. in
deed, cannot-instruct the district dele
gates. Those delegates are elected by
their home conventions. This direction
of the convention to the delegates-at-
large to secure Mr.. Roosevelt's nom-
ination is the strongest possible way in
which the matter could be put"
Oden Chairman of the State Committee.
The congressional dispute in the
Thirty-third district between adherents
of j. Sloat Fassett and present Repre-
sentative Gillett was left practically
without settlement so far as the con-
vention was concerned, except that the
Mongin-Fassett delegation in Seneca
was seated permanently, and the con-
troversy over the congressional nom-
nation will have to be decided by the
contestants themselves. Charles A..
Schieren, Of Brooklyn, and George Ur-
ban, Jr., Of Buffalo, were named as
elcctors-at large. Immediately after
| the adjournment the STATE committee
unanimously elected Governor Odell
chairman.
Pith of the Platform.
The platform as adopted remembers
Mckinley in paragraph. indorses
Roosevelt for president, deolares his
action at Panama right; favors legis-
lation TO give to this country the larger
Part Of the carrying trade Of this coun-
try; upholds the principle of d pro-
tective tariff. and the freedom of the
ballot without discrimination as to
race or color is demanded. The ad-
ministration of Governor Odell is in
dorsed, and the party representatives
reference being made to the services of
| Senator L. c. Platt.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14
NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE


Announcement has been made by
the Educational Alliance of gift
amounting to $4,000 from Andrew
Carnegie.
The plant of the Pittsburg Lumber
company, about two miles north of
Wilmington, N. c., has been destroyed
by fire. Loss, 100000.
Fire destroyed the buildings occu-
pied by the White Dry Goods COM
pany at Mckinney, Tex. Loss, $780,
600.
Governor Hunt has sailed from San
Juan for New York to confer with
PRESIDENT Roosevelt relative to Porto
Rican affairs.
The British parliament has reassem-
:,led following the Easter recess.
Cardinal Satol!i, with the permission
Of the pope, is coming to the Unit
ed States privately, and without mis-
sion, arriving probably in June.
Governor Warfield has vetoed the
bill recently passed by the Maryland
legislature abolishing spring elections
in the city Of Baltimore.
]. e. Sullivan, chief of the depart
ment of physical culture Of the St
Louis fair, has arranged the Decora-
tion Day games for boys of the pub
lie schools In Missouri and Illinois.
The Brannock district local option bill
for municipalities has passed the Ohio
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14
They Are Small Affairs, but If Cor
rectIy Told Look Bad for
the Jap.
M1KADos ZEN DO POOR WORK
Elss Superiority Is Represented as
Overwhelming in Two Cases.
Ominous Firing Heard Between Teng
Chow and Port Arthur May
Bea Sea Fight or Anotb-
erAttack on Port
Arthur.

ST. Petersburg. April Is. : Genera.
Kuropatkin. in dispatch to the en-
peror bearing yesterdays date, says
that General KrasnGlinski. on the night
Of April s, ordered a detachment of
sharpshooters to cross to the left bank
of the Yalu opposite Win. The sharp
shooters landed on the island of Sama-
lind and surprised a patrol of fifty
japanese scouts just as the latter were
approaching the east side of the island
in three boats. The Russians allowed
the japanese to land and then fired
on them. Nearly all the Japanese were
shot, bayonetted or drowned and their
boats sunk. The Russians sustained
no losses.
Japs Evacuate wiju.
Non-Commissioned Officers Louch-
kline and Souhaschonov distinguished
themselves in the fight. On the follow
ing day the Japanese lowered their flag
at Wiju and their outposts, which late
ly have been seen, fell back.
Another Feat of the Russians.
On the night of April 8 four Rus
SLAMS crossed the Yalu to Yongampho
and made towards a Russian village
where they found a squadron Of Jap
ancse cavalry. They remained there
twelve hours, when they were be-
trayed by Koreans and found them
selves obliged to swim the river, their
boat having struck ON a sand bank.
One soldier lost his life The Japanese
pursued the Russians in a boat, but
We're in turn attacked by a Russian
boat, whfNh had come to the rescue
of the swimmers. The Japanese were
all killed and their boat sunk.
Report Is Naturally Gratifying.
General Kuropatkix's report TO the
emperor as given above is a matter of
general satisfaction in official cir
cles. Again, in the view of the au-
thorities. the Russian soldier has
proved his superiority in strategy, and
in the manner of attack which left no
chance for a single enemy to escape.
One feature of the message which is
not pleasing TO the authorities is the
action of the Koreans in revealing to
the Japanese the presence Of the Rus
slams at Yongampho.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14

Alleged to Practice Law I'm the Daylight
and Snatch Pocketbooks After


Chicago, April 12-The police nave
arrested Lucius w. Mallory on the
charge of snatching pocketboooks from
women. 1t is asserted by the police
that Mallory, who is an attorney, prac-
ticed his profession in the day time,
but became pocketbook snatcher
after dark.
Mallory belongs to number of so
cial organizations in the southern part
of the city, and stands high In the Ma
sonic order. He denies that re has
been guilty of taking pocketbooks, but
he has been positively identified by
two women, who declare that he is the
man who robbed them.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14

Chicago, April 13.-General Nelson
A. Miles has arrived here to be the
guest Of honor and the principal speak
er at a banquet which the Iroquois
club will give to commemorate the
birth of Thomas Jefferson tonight Ex-
United States Senator Villas will speak;
also ex-vice President Adlai E. Steven
son; Governor Garvin, of Rhode ISL
and, United States Senator'S Newlands,
Of Nevada; Carmack, of Tennessee;
Culbertson, of Texas. and Patterson,
Of Colorado. John b. Williams, mi
nority leader in the house Of repre-
sentatives, and Mayor Harrison.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14
Strike Against Swift & Co.

Chicago, April 12.-The 1000 cattle
butchers employed by Swift 4 Co. have
been ordered upon a strike because,
principally, the company refuses to
reinstate some discharged members of
the union The number of butchers
who will quit work is as follows: Chi
cago. 500; East st. Louis, 300; Kan
sas City, 300; st. Joseph, No., $50;
South Omaha. 800; st. Paul, $50; Fort
Worth. Tex, $50.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14
Indian. A. O. o. w. in session.

Fort Wayne, Ind, April 13. = The
twenty-Ersf blenniaf session of the
grand lodge of Indiana, Ancient Order
Of United Workmen. convened in this
city. There were 125 delegates to the
grand lodge, and about forty delegates
to the grand lodge Of the Ladies Of
Honor, an auxiliary body. Chief in
terest centers in the proposal to in
crease the insurance rates. which mat
ter will be determined at this ses-
sion. fiots
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14

London, April 13.-The Times New
Chwang correspondent, cabling under
date of April IL, says: Last night a
pilots flare was mistaken for the lights
of a Japanese feet, and the Russians
fired and sank the junk with thirty
five hands, besides killing three per-
sons and wounding seven in another
junk. The native population Is panic
stricken and leaving the town."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14
Hob.on Probable Defeated.

Birmingham, Ala, April 13.-Fu!ler
returns from the Democratic primary
election confirm the nomination of B..
B. Conner as president of the Alabama
railroad commission by an overwhelm-
ing majority The close congressional
race was between John III. Bankhead
and Captain Richmond p. Hobson, in
the Sixth district Present figures show
that Bankhead will be nominated by a
majority of betwe~" hnn ond 800
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14
Maybe They Won't BE Driven.

Paris, April 12.-The Echo de
Paris this morning publishes a dis
patch from its St Petersburg corre-
spondent which says: General Kuro-
patkin intends to have the Caucasian
mountaineers operate in Korea, which
they will enter when it Is considered
that the decisive moment has arrived
to drive out the Japanese"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14

from the Seventh district Thomas e.
Farrell and his delegates from the
Eleventh district, and Matthew e. Doc
ley and his delegates from the Twelfth
district, who were the nine voting
against the adoption of the Parker
resolution, declared after they had
been defeated that they considered
themselves bound by the action Of
the caucus
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14
NEELY JURY DISAGREES
Uncle Sam Doesn't Know Yet How Much
Neely's Alleged Peculations Were
in Cuba.

New York, April 13.-The jury were
disagreed in the action brought by the
United States against Charles +. w.
Neely, former director of finance of the
postoffices of Cuba, in which an at
tempt was made to officially fix the
amount of Neely's alleged pecuiations
between January and May, 1900.
The attorneys for the government
contended that by documentary evil
dence they had shown that Neely's
peculations during the three months
mentioned amounted to about $40, 600.
The attorney for Neely argued that
the Cuban act of amnesty freed his
client from all criminal and civil La
bility.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14

Nevada, No., April 12.-Edwin Grif-
fifth, son of the postmaster at Great
Bend, Kan, has been arrested here
charged with stealing a registered
package of $1,000 which was sent by
the Traders bank at Kansas City to
a banking house at Great Bend on Feb.
8. Griffith has confessed to the crime.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14
stewart to Leave the Senate.

Virginia, New, April 13.-The Re
publican state convention unanimously
indorsed Roosevelt for president and
George Nixon for United States seDa-
tor to succeed William Stewart, who
sent a telegram stating that he would
not be q candidate.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14
Hearst Carries New Haven.

New Haven, Conn, April Is. - The
Democratic city primaries held for
the purpose of electing delegates TO
the city convention, which will in turn
choose delegates to the state conven-
ton, elected 46 Hearst men out Of Il
delegates.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14
Parker and Hearst in New Jersey.

Jersey City, N. j., April 13.-The
delegates from Hudson county to the
New Jersey state Democratic conven-
ton adopted resolution indorsing
Judge Parker for president. The pri-
maries at Camden, n. j., for delegates
to the state convention gave so dele
gates to Parker and 80 to Hearst.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14
Grocers to Bake Their own Bread.

Chicago April 13.-Impelled by an
increase of one cent the retail price of
bread, 200 Chicago grocers have or
ganized to be their own bakers and to
oppose the United Master Bakers asso-
ciatiOn.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14

Cincinnati, April 12.-Don M. Dick
inson, Of Detroit, postmaster general
IN the second cabinet Of President
Cleveland, has arrived in the city. and
says that Michigan conservative Demo
Gratis are for Judge Parker for presi-
dent.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14

Senator McCarren Announces That "We
Have Made President"

Have Made President"
New York, April 13.-A caucus Of
the delegates to the Democratic state
convention from Kings county was
held and at it's conclusion Senator
Patrick III. McCarren said: "Well, we
have made president" The caucus
adopted the unit rule and passed reso-
buttons declaring in favor of an In
structed delegation for Judge Parker
to the national convention at St Louis.
There was no bolting. and Senator Nc
Carren said he would cast the votes OF
the fifty-nine delegates present for
Parker in the state convention.
william Doyle and his delegates
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14

Santa Barbara, CAL, April 12.-Most
of the persons injured in the street car
accident are convalescent and 1t is ex-
pected that all will recover. Thomas
Quinn. who suffered a compound frac-
ture of the leg and other injuries, is the
most seriously hurt.