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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29
Roosevelt a Man Of Peace.

For man who has such war
like nature that he is not consid.
cred at all safe to be at the head
of this republic, according to the
democratic estimate, President
Roosevelt is somewhat out of his
sphere as one to engage in the
work of universal peace. The
president las been called upon
to act as the prompter of anoth-
er peace conference of nations at
The Hague and has accepted the
task. The fact is that the man
most vigorous and strong on war
is the one best adapted to bring
about peace. This was Gen.
Grants nature and it is Theo-
dore Roosevelt's too. He is for
peace. loves peace rather than
war. but he is no weakling, no
coward, no sneak, if actual war
should be thrust upon him.
South Bend Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29
Democrats are Dismayed.

Republicans, as we'll as demo
Gratis, are trying to prevent the
result of polls made in various
states frem being made public.
The reports to the republican
committee are so favorable that
Cortelyou fears that if they were
generally known the republicans
would cease to have any interest
in the campaign. They have
very little as it is.
The democrats have such bad
reports that they know that if
the supporters of Parker pos
sessed the same information
they would be ready to give up
what apparently is a hopeless
task. No complete polls are in
from any state. but the fragmen-
tary reports seem to give good
idea of the political situations
These show for the republicans
almost an overwhelming strength
in the doubtful states which must
be carried by the democrats if
Parker is to win.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29
Parker Disappoints.

The letter of acceptance by Mr..
Parker has proved a general dis
appointment. His +. silence be.
fore the convention, his dicato-
rial telegram regarding the mon
ey question, the few things which
he said in his speech of accept
ance, and his general reputation
as a man of wisdom and deep
thought gave the anticipation of
something in his letter of accep-
tance which would prove a dis
eliminating mental attitude. a
judicial weighing of public ques-
tions and a suggestive word or
principles which are working to
the front in our national govern
ment.
But he fails to have come into
full possession of the questions
which have been raised by legis-
lation of the republican party
and by the attitude of the demo
cratic party to certain principles
which underlie good government
and national prosperity.
On the question of tariff he has
not risen above the average
stump speaker in his measure.
ment of the questions involved
in that range of tariff which
reaches from the necessities of
revenue to the liberal encourage
ment of growing industries.
One might take all the PROPOSE
tions which he lays down and in
not one of them does he find such
strong grasp or such broad view
of national questions as the pub
lie demands from a man who
would be our chief executive.
Mr., Parker has proved by his
letter of acceptance that he has
been over estimated as a states
men.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29
Uses Root for a Pistol.

Seventy-six years old Albert
Prough of Elkhart' is able to put
up a very effective bluff. Three
men stayed at his boarding house
run by his son over Sunday. and
dinner pals were lent to them to
take to their pretended place of
work. After they left Prough
became suspicious. followed them
on foot three miles to q wooded
place in the country, called up
on them to halt on pain of being
shot-with a crooked root that re-
sembled a revolver. He worked
his bluff so successfully the men
not only turned over the dinner
pals, but paid their score.
Prough is preserving the root as
a souvenir of his bloodleSs cam
paign.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29
A Possible Risk.

A Reader of the papers makes
a statement and then asks ques-
ton as follows: When the famous
peace congress met at The Hag-
ue there were no wars and only
vague rumors of war. Shortly
after came the trouble, in South
africa, then the Boxer war in
China and now the conflict in
Manchuria. Lesser wars have
been waged in other countries
and newspaper columns have
scarcely been free from records
of military movements. 1t would
hardly do, of course, to say that
the conference at The Hague was
a cause; still, doesn't it seem as
if certain risk we're being run
in holding another meeting of the
kind?
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29
Easy to Call Spirits.

In an article appearing in the
October number of the Homiletic
Review, entitled 1.-The Fraudu-
lent Side of Spiritualism," DR..
Isaac K. Funk gives the details
of an investigation made by his
brother into the business of 2
man in Chicago who, at prices
ranging from $50 to 81. 900, SUP
plies so-called mediums" with
all the necessary paraphernalia
for bringing about "spirit ma
terializations."
DR.. Funk, who for some years
has been an ardent spiritualist,
says his attitude toward psychic
phenomena had not been chang
ed by his brothers discovery, as
he had known all along there
were frauds of this kind. The
report Sof DIR. Funk's brother
says the dealer told him: 81 am
furnishing help after this sort to
the mediums of Chicago they all
come to me; know them all. I"
'Is there no difficulty in man.
ipulating this machinery or par
aphernalia?" he was asked.
1T is so SIMPLE" replied the
dealer, you will wonder why
people do not at once detect it.
When you understand it and un.
derstand the modus operandi of
handling it you will be much
amused"
''How about slate writing?"
Perfectly simple"
"With tied states, glued and
sealed?"
Eyes. oh, yes. / have laugh
ed until my sides ached after a
seance atthe remembrance of how
easily and completely the d. e.. s
(deed easies were fooled
"But is there no danger of get.
ting caught?"
mo; there are 200 mediums s
in Chicago. How seldom you
hear of an expose"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29
Indiana at the Front.


There are now in the field FIVE
state tickets. representing. be-
sides the two great parties, pop
ulists, socialists and prohibition
lists. In addition to this, Indiana
has candidate for the presiden-
cy in the person of Eugene v.
Debs, and a candidate for the
v;ce-presidency in the person OF
senator Charles w. Fairbanka.
Indiana also has a national com
mittee chairman in Thomas Tag
CART, and the management OF the
prohibition campaign is largely
controlled oy Indiana influences.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29
Take Your Choice.

David B. Hill, the sponsor OF
the democratic candidate for the
presidency. said at ST. Louis
that he did not know how Park
er stood on the money question. "
For 80 years Hill and Parker have
been intimately associated, so
ciallv and politically. If the
statement made by Hill is to be
believed, then Parker is too sec.
retive a man to elect to the pres
idency; if false, then it was evi.
IDENTIFY made for the purpose OF
misleading the people; and if the
people are to be deceived in one
thing, why not in all the acts of
the democratic leaders?
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29

The country boy can carry a
shot gun if he wants to, and the
Rev. q. T. Sweeney will not
prosecute, but the youngster
must not be seen with gun and
a dog in the field at the same
time. So the little fellow may
go rabbit hunting if he wants 70
and it wont cost him anything
except time and money and his
mother a good deal bigger din.
ner when the boy comes trudg-
ing home.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29
FAREWELL RECEPTION
A Great Meeting in Apprecia.
ton Of the Work Of Rev. DR..
Brooke.

The Methodist church was
crowded last Friday evening by
members and friends who had met
to show their appreciation of the
good work OF Dr. G. A. Brooke
as pastor of the M. E. church
during the past year, and their
high regard for him and his es.
timable wife.
w. H. Matthew presided, the
Seybold orchestra made some of
their best music Miss Haines
gave an appropriate reading.
there was some fine vocal music
including a solo by Rev. r. G..
Opson the retiring pastor of the
U. B. church, after which Sam.
uel Schlosser, member of the
official board, offered q series Of
resolutions expressing apprecia-
tion of the pastoral labors of DIR.
Brooke; approval of his untiring
and successful efforts in remov-
ing the large indebtness by which
the church was encumbered,
commencing his devotion to the
aged and infirm of the church,
his devotion to the Sunday school
and his labors in all departments
of church work, closing with
resolution commending him to the
charge at Flora, Ind, as an hon
est, faithful, upright pastor who
will look after the spiritual inter-
ests and all other interests of his
charge and assisted by his faith.
full wife will prove a valuable
addition to any town or city.
The resolutions were seconded
by persons representing all the
societies of the church and all
the best interests of the city,
speeches expressing appreciation
and high regard being made by
a half score of gentlemen and
ladies'.
The resolutions were adopt
ed by a rising vote. three hun.
dred persons standing on their
feet to give expression favora-
BILE to the resolutions and remarks
that had been made.
Rev. J S. Crowder, the new
pastor, was present and gave a
brief talk before the vote was
taken. He declared himself in
full accord with the resolutions
and his remarks made a very IA
vorable impression on the large
audience.
The president of the meeting
then wheeled from a recess the
finest Morris chair that could be
found in the city of Plymouth
and stated thatitwas presented to
DR.. Brooke by members of the
congregation and others who
wished to show by their actions
that they meant what they said.
DR.. Brooke responded in a
very appropriate and feeling
speech. He commended the
new pastor and his family. said
that the faces of the congrega-
ton before him would he photo
graphed on his memory as one
of the brightest occasions of his
ministry of half a century. He
said with this evening he round
ed up fifty years as an active
minister in the Methodist church
and he was ready to begin his
second half century feeling as
strong physically and great
deal stronger spiritually than
when he entered the ministry as
a boy preacher fifty years ago.
At the close of his speech the
ladies served ice cream and cake
in the Sunday school room:
everybody shook hands and
wished Mr.. and Mrs. Brooke a
successful conference year..
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29

Determined to bring to an end
the gambling among the young
men Of the town with whom
they keep company, Hester and
Else Worden, Miss Boland and
Miss Conners of Rolling Prairie.
Laporte county, broke down the
doors of q game room for the
purpose of bringing about The
reformation of the young nen.
The youths will be socially os-
tracised. they declare, if gamb-
ling and drinking do not cease to
be the evils Of che village.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29

The indianapolis Sentinel,
Chairman Taggart's paper, de
clares that Roosevelt's letter of
acceptance is wearisome-and SO
it is to democrats. 1t is like the
reply that was made to the Irsh-
mans ejaculation at the magnif-
ience of a cathedral: sit bates
the divvil," said Pat. 'Shure,
thot's the intintion," answered
his Hibernian friend.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-05-07
WESTERN PACIFIC MERGER.

IF THE REPORT OF the merger OF the Western Pac1hc railroad
into the Southern Pacific system, which comes from Keno, is true,
it will be generally regarded as a misfortune to the State which
welcomed the advent of the new line as q valuable addition pros
pectively to our transportation facilities. A similar report OBJ
tanned currency some months ago, but it was promptly and
emphatically denied.
The promoters of the Western Pacific gave the strongest assur-
would not sell out and that the line would be built and operated
as an independent road. The large Investments made in land,
rights of way, franchises, surveys and the recording of mortgages
and the authorization of a $5O,OoO,O0O bonded Indebtedness,
which was duly aoated in New York, gave color, at least, to the
honesty of these representations.
One of the pricipal promoters of the Western Pacific denies that
there is any truth in the Reno merger story. He says positively
that there has been no merger and processes to be in q position to
know. If a merger has been effected the transaction may be
regarded as something i'll the nature of a fraud on the people Of
the northern and central parts of the State, for great favors,
other purposes were granted to its organizers on the representa-
tons that the road would be absolutely independent OF the South
ern Pacific company and a genuine rival.
If the merger has been contaminated then all these privileges
were obtained under false representations, which ought to lnval-
idate some things that have been done in the interest of the
Western Pacific railroad. Oakland has, for instance, given rights
of wav through some of its streets to enable the line to reach the
termina! grounds located on the harbor frontage, and Stockton
has given similar privileges and water front rights also.
These were given is a bonus for a competitive tranScontnental
railroad, not as a gift to be bartered off later on to any railroad
corporation then existing in the State. The Southern Pacific com
panv's object in absorbing the enterprise, if It has done so, is a
perfectly rational one-to stihe competition and to get control OF
Beckwith pass, which will relieve it of the necessity OF boring the
long and costly tunnel through the Sierras between Emigrant
Gap and Truckee, to avoid the steep grades and snowsheds over
the summit. Possibly the whole story is nothing but a basdess
canard. The public generally will certainly be better pleased if l.
is than to have it verified S +. Chronicle.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-05-07
Was6ueC County
=. Bank
RENO, NBV.
RENO, NEW.

To be safe, to he sure, to be con-
sistent-these We hold to be inn
portant attributes of a good bank
and we live up to them.
Every business man ought TO
have d check account = every
man wants to have his account
in the best bank. Possibly
that's why so many OF them
carry accounts here.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-05-07

A MAN by the name of Adam Lyar makes complaint to the
White Pine News that he was recently buncoed out of some coin
bv answering a catch advertisement. IT Adam Lyar is Adam
Ivar he should be severely punished. Yet, If Adam Lyar is not
Adam Ivar, he is at any rate Adam Fool, else he would not pay
for sue. information as to stop a horse from soldering, ANY
schoolboy would have told him to teach the animal to spit.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-05-07

CAPITAL Fully Paid 100000
SURPLUS $4,000
GEO. w. MALES, President
C. It. BENDER, Cashier
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-05-28
:zUELA BUYING GUNS.
castro's Government Getting Ready
for Trouble.

Washington, May 27. - Military
measures on a large scale begun re-
Gently by Venezuela are giving rise to
q great deal of uneasiness and appre-
hension here. 1t is stated that a
French company sold Castro's govern.
ment 100000 livres of artillery,
which is being placed in Notifications
at Puerto Cabello and other important
coast ports.
The company also contracted to sup
ply force of skilled artillery men to
man the guns for certain period.
Just what this expensive armament
means when Venezuela is so poor is
a matter of speculation here and there
is some fear that 1t Is the forerunner
OF a reputation by Venezuela of liza
bility for further payments OF Install
ments of indemnity under the awards
of the recent arbitrations.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-05-28
HOPED THE END WAS NEAR.
Administration Disturbed by Fighting
in Santo DOMINGO.

Washington, May 28.-The state de-
partment is greatly disappointed at
the revival Of the revolutionary dis
turbances in Santo Domingo, for it
had reason to believe from Minister
Powell's last adyices that the Morales
government had succeeded in estab-
fishing a firm hold and that the revo-
luton had burnt out. However, it is
said, there will be no change in the
policy which our government has pur-
sued in treaty with Santo Domingo;
there will be no intervention, but only
a careful watch over American inter
ests and the stationing in Dominican
waters of sufficient number of Amer
ican naval vessels to accomplish this
DurnOsS.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-05-28
JAPANESE STORY CT FIGHT
ATTACKING PARTY TAKES AD.
VANTAGE OF WEAK POINT
, IN LINE OF DEFENSE.

Toxic. May 2S.-The Japanese army
swept the Russians from kinchou
Thursday morning and in a desperate
attack stormed the almost i'm
pregnable position of the Russians on
Nanshan hill, west of Talienwan The
battle ragged on the hills all through
the night and fragmentary kilograms
from the Japanese headquarters re-
port that the engagement is still in
progress and that the Japanese are
still pursuing the Russians south from
Nansnan anu the head of Talienwan
bay. The Russians mad made elaD-
O.dte Preparations TO check the Japan
csc movement south on the LlaoLung
IeniI.suia toward Port Arthur. lhey
had fortified the high ground on the
south shore OF Tahen@an bay, their
WorAs extending to the east and the
west The extreme Russian right was
at Hushangtao aud the extreme left at
Nanshan hlii. This hill was the sIrong-
est part ol the line; a series OF bat
terics. strongly empiaced, crowded its
crest. while rlne pits extended around
its sides. Mines had been placed
lower down on this hill and around
NAC DdSS, NHllC Oll Lie lOi
eastern sides were stretched we'll
made wire entangiements. Another
line OF fences. also protected with
wire entanglements, extended from
iengchiatung, near the head OF Ia
lienwalI bay. due north of Liuchiatien.
which lies south OF kinchou.
A strong Russian furce was posted
at KinChOu. 1t consisted OF infantry
and artillery.
Japanese Occupy East Hills.
The Japanese first occupied the line
Of hills to the east of kinchou. Their
position had formed an almost perfect
right angle, showing its southern front
to Talienwan and its western front to
Kinchou. Chiulichan village was the
apex OF this angle; the extreme right
OF the japanese lines rested at Chen
chatien. which Is almost due north of
Chiulichan, while the extreme left
was at Chaitsuho, village due east
OF Chiulichan. Back Of this angle the
attacking force assembled in complete
security.
The Russians apparently attempted
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-05-28

Kinchou was taken. The heights to
which the Russians are said to have
retired are really the key to the en-
trance to the Kwantung peninsula.
They are situated westward of the
town. They are 2,100 feet high and
are called Laohushan. The position
was strongly fortified and was of ex-
ceptional natural strength, due to the
fact that it could not be reached by
the guns Of warships. If this position
has been taken the war Office believes
there must have been very heavy loss
on the side of the attackers. Ii Is not
believed that the Japanese will ven
ture to cross the neck, as an advance
with this position Liaohushan) In
their rear would subject them to at
tack both from Liaohushan and from
General Stoessels main force, which
Toxic dispatches say is across the
lower end of the neck.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-05-28
Not a Candidate for Governor.

New York, May 2S.-Prominent Re
publicans here who have written to
General Horace Porter, ambassador to
France, favoring the movement to
make him a candidate for governor OF
New York, have received replies say
ing that he is in no sense an aspirant
for that position and urging that his
name be not presented to the Repub-
lican nominating convention.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-05-28
NAVAL LOSSES LIGHT.
Japanese Fleet Sustains Ten Casual
ties in kinchou Fight.

Toxic, May 2S.-The following re-
port has been received from Vice Ad-
niral Togo:
-Four gunboats and the First tor
pedo boat fotilla reached Kinchou
bay on the evening of Wednesday.
From dawn of Thursday the vessels
cooperated with the army in bonn
harding Suchaton. At IL O'Clock in the
morning the enemy retreated from SUI
chaton, but they continued to fire from
position behind Suchaton. Our cas-
ualties were ten, including Captain
Hayashi of the Chokai, who was killed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-05-28
JAP LAND AND SEA FORCES PRE-
PAIRING FOR FINAL INVEST.
MENT OF PORT ARTHUR.
STRONGHOLD EnvELOPED BY WARSHIps
COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF SOUTH.
ERN END OF THE PENN
SULA ESTABLISHED.

Toxic, May 28.-Vice Admiral Togo
has now established complete block
ade around the southern end of the
Liaotung peninsula. This completely
envelopes Port Arthur from the sea
ward and probably marks the opening
of the final investment of the town
and it's Notifications
The Japanese troops have swept all
the Russians from their defenses west
OF Talienwan bay. 1t is now improb-
able that the latter will be capable of
Offering any further serious resistance
in the territory north OF Port Arthur.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-05-28
Little Evidence of Strike.

line piers along North and East riv-
ers. where the freight handlers tenn
porarily tied up traffic a week ago by
going out on strike, work was proceed
ing in an orderly and systematic way
during the day and there was prac-
tically nothing to indicate that strike
was in progress.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-05-28
Laruest Catch of HaIibut.

Vancouver, B. c., May 2S.-The iarg-
est catch of halibut in a single days
fishing ever made by any vessel in
the world fell to the lot of the steam
er New England early this week. Off
Cape George, Dixon entrance, the New
England in one day caught 100000
pounds of fine halibut. thus beating all
previous records.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-05-28
MAYOR LOST IN WOODS.
Elk Hundred Men Are Searching TO
Missing Executive.

Marquette, Mich, May 2S-Since
Wednesday morning DR.. J. II. Hudson,
mayor of Negaunee, Mich, has been
lost in the dense woods near the Es-
canaha river, where ne had gone on
a fishing expedition. Six hundred men
are searching for him.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-05-28
RUSSIANS HAVE NO NEWS.
Believe Japs Only Captured Old Town
Of kinchou.

st. Petersburg, May 28.-Owing to
the fact that communication with the
defending army at Port Arthur is cut
off the war Office here admits that it
is not in a position to question the
Toxic and other reports that the Jap
anese have carried the outer works at
Kinchon, but from what is known Of
the disposition of General Stoessels
forces the authorities apparently are
convinced that only the old town of
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-05-28
Must Avoid Dancer Zone.

Shanghai, May 2S.-The local steam
ship agents. in view of the drifting of
Russian mines, are instructing the
captains of their vessels not to traverse
the danger zone between the Shantung
promontory and the Miaotau group of
islands during the night.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-05-28
Son of Don Carlos Injured.

Liaoyang, May 28.-Don Jaime de
Bourbon, son of Don Carlos, the pre-
tender to the Spanish throne, who
went to the Far East in February, was
thrown from his horse and badly
shaken. His injuries, however, are not
serious
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-05-28
BRITISH FORCE ISOLATED.
No News From Tibetan Expedition for
Several Days.

Simla, British India, May 27.-The
British Tibetan expedition at Gyang.
tse is isolated and no communication
from 1t has been received for three
days.