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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
FLOOD S FRESH START
Working Great Damage in South.
ern Indiana and Also in
the Prairie State.
GREAT FILL Is WASHED AWAY
Scene of q Terrible Disaster-Many
Refugees in a Single House
Wabash Is Raging.

vincennes, Ind, April 1. - The
Belgrade levee has broken again and
the Wabash is rising an inch an hour.
Water is standing in the principal
streets here. 1t has been raining hard
in southern Indiana and a still high
er stage of water is feared where the
rivers had begun to fall. This county
and Lawrence county, ILL.,, are largely
under water. On Holy Thursday the
people attended church in boats. In
Lawrence county the water is in the
second stories of barns and houses.
Live stock is being quartered in the
hay mows. In one house forty refugees
are living In one schol house twenty
seven women and children are staying,
while the men come here in boats for
provisions.
Scene of a Terrible Disaster.
The Hazleton fill on the Evansville
and Terre. Haute railroad has been
washed away, closing traffic between
Evansville and Vincennes. A hard
rain has been falling for hours, rem
Cering the general situation more seri-
GUS Hundreds of men using thou
sands of sandbags had been working
day and night to save this fill. The
fill at Hazleton was constructed at u
cost of $60O.000 after many years
work. 1t was at this point ten years
ago that during similar flood an en-
tire passenger train ON the Evansville
and Terre Haute railroad disappeared
in quick-sand which is at the bot
tom of the fill. and nothing but a
piece of one coach was ever found.
1t was never known how many We're
killed, as no bodies of train crew or
passengers were ever recovered. The
theory is that sunken lake of quick
sand is at the bottom.
Railway Traffic Paral yzed.
Water over the tracks and landslides
have stopped railroad traffic again. The
indianapolis and yincennes railroad
has had no train for week. 1t is re-
ported that Mary Fessler, aged Is, was
drowned at Pons' creek while rescuing
bedding from her Hooded house.
Illinois Town Abandoned.
WcstpOrt. opposite here on the ILL.,
nois side, has been totally abandoned.
Stock on the hills is being fed By men
in boats. One hundred refugees are
housed in an old hotel south of here.
There is a continuous lake for eighc
miles. The situation ut GRANVILLE, H.,
is very critical. The waterworks will
close with six inches more water. y
heavy wind has blown down weakened
poles. and all wire communication is
broken off with Hazleton, Decker. Rus
sellville and many other small Indl-
ana towns which it is believed are
flooded. In many places where levees
have not broken the water is within
eight or ten inches of the top.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
keport on Beet Sugar.

Washington, April 1.-The president
has sent to congress long report on
the progress of the beet sugar industry
Of the United States during the year
1903. The report was prepared by
Charles +. Saylor, special agent of the
department of agriculture. Saylor says
the industry can be no longer treated
as an experiment; that successful beet
raising and sugar producing is an as
sured fact.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
REGULAR DELIVERY WAGONS
What the Government Carriages Are to
Appear Hereafter.

Appear Hereafter.
Washington, April 1. = While the
house was considering the sundry civil
bill Mann made point of order, which
was sustained, against the last para
graph In the bill, providing that gov
eminent carriages used for public pur-
poses shall have painted thereon the
name of the department to which they
Selong. Hemenway ev2ded the point
by offering q substitute, and this was
agreed to. The use Of public carriages
for private purposes Baker character
tied as graft" He wanted the let
tiers put on carriages to be two and a
half inches in length.
During the consideration Of the pro-
vision for the geodetic survey Robin
son Of Indiana made violent attack
on that bureau, in which he openly
charged malfeasance in the conduct
of this Office. He declared that the
allowance for Communication Of SUBJ
sistence to officers of this service had
been abused simply as means OF
increasing salaries
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
New Flood Coming at Lafayette.
HE ASKED GODS FORGIVENESS
And Then Agreed to Verdict That He
Believed To BE Wrong-Noyel
Jury Proceedings.


Hammond, Ind, March 31-A most
unusual incident marked the verdict of
a jury which found James McInerney
guilty Of bigamy. The jury was out
three hours. and all were for convic-
ton except L. L. Holmes, of Ross He
was at last won over. but asked the
jurymen TO let him lead them in pray
er before they rendered the verdict
He knelt and prayed for ten minutes,
asking God TO forgive the jury for find
ing McIIerney guilty and causing him
TO be sent TO the penitentiary. Thus
they returned to the court room, gave
their verdict, and McInerney was SEN
fenced to serve five years.
1t seems that McInerney left his first
wife because he found thai she had an
undivorced husband living. taking his
child with him. Later he married
again and his first wife tracked him
and had him arrested for bigamy. Be
cause of Holmes action McInerDey's
lawyers will ask for a new trial.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
FRAUDULENT LAND GRABBING
Alleged as Result of the Administration
OF the Laws.

Of the Laws.
Washington, April /. = While the
senate was considering the bill for the
repeal of the desert land, timber and
stone and homestead Communication
laws Gibson of Montana declared that
there had been great frauds in the
administration of the land laws in the
west, while Clark Of Wyoming insist
ed that there was lobby here work
ing for the repeal of the laws.
Patterson agreed with Gibson and
expressed the opinion that eight out of
ten acres Of land in Colorado and Wyo-
ming had been secured through fraud
ulent means, to which Clark replied.
Il know nothing about conditions in
Colorado, but what the senator says
of Wyoming is unqualifiedly untrue"
The debate on the postoffice appro-
priation was largely devoted to allega-
tons by the Democrats that con-
gress was under the domination of the
White House, and denials of the as
sertion by the Republicans.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
FLOOD STILL RAGING
Down in the South End of the
State People Have to Roost
Very High.
REPORTS FROM DAMP POINTS
Another Death at Indianapolis-Sovel
Proceeding of q Hammond
Jury-State Items.

indianapolis, March 31.--The break
ing of the great Belgrade levee on the
Illinois side OF the Wabash river
across from Vincennes has greatly in
creased the danger in Lawrence coun-
ty, ILL.,, at the same time relieving
somewhat the flood situation around
Vincennes. Hazleton, which has been
isolated since Monday, is now almost
completely inundated. Another name
has been added to the list of fatalities
by the death of Mrs. Emilia Wright,
Of this city.
Putting Stock Into Hay Lofts.
Petersburg, Ind, March 81. = White
river. which is rising at the rate Of
almost an inch an hour, because Of
the pressure of back-water from the
swollen Wabash has inundated thou
sands Of acres of farm land in knox,
Pike and Gibson counties. The farm
ers are putting horses and cattle into
hay lofts. The crisis is expected here
today, and the Inhabitants of the flood
ed district are making ready to aban-
don their homes.
Looks Better at Washington.
Washington, Ind, March 81. = The
flood situation here Is considerably inn
proved. The county commissioners
met i'm special session and endeavOred
to estimate the loss in Daviess coun-
ty, but as the loss TO farm land and
live stock cannot be ascertain at pres
ent a correct estimate could not be
made Eighteen bridges were destroyed
and fifty were seriously damaged. en-
failing an estimated loss of $4,000.
New Flood Coming at Lafayette.
Lafayette, Ind. March 81. = The
Wabash river at this point has begun
rising again. The mcessant rains in
this city and In the country north of
here have again flooded the small
creeks throughout the county. Tie
water still covers the bottom lands. and
street railway tracks on the river road.
The strawboard works are still unable
to operate on account Of high water.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
The Best Family Salve.

relief from burns, cures cuts bruises,
cores, eczema, letter and all abraeions
of the ekin. In buying Witch Hazel
Salve it lie only necees yto see that you
get the genuine DeWitt's and cure is
certain. There are many cEesp coun-
terfeits on the market, al! of which are
worthless and quite few are danger
Gus, while DeWitt's Witch Hazel Sslve
is perfectly harmless and cures. Sold by
j. w. Ripard.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
Man with the Blank Mind.

Anderson, Ind, April /. l.. II.
yinnedge, in charge of Chief of Po-
lice Robins. has arrived here He as
serts that he knows nothing about the
drawing of check for $1,000, and
also affirms that his mind has been
a blank since he left Anderson. After
giving bond for $1,000, he was al
lowed to go to his home.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07

Any man. woman or child suffering
from headache, biliousness or oul
drowey feeling should take one or two Of
DeWitt's Little Early Risers night and
morning. These famous little pills are
famous because they are tonic as well
as pill. While they cleanse the system
they strengthen and rebuild it by their
tonic effect upon the liver and bowels.
Sold by j. W. Rinard,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07

Kansas City, March 31.-Lee Over
street, a striking driver Of the Truck
Drivers union convicted Of violating
the federal injunction which ordered
the strikers not to interfere with the
non-union men who had taken their
places, has been sentenced to sixty days
IN fail
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07

Scranton. Pa, April 2.-Three more
names have been added to the lis
Of victims Of the explosion in the
"Squib" factory at Priceburg, making
the total number of fatalities nine.
Six girls were killed outright. Eliza
beth Howey died later. Oscar. Aver,
foreman Of the factory, and Miss Mary
Gilgallon. forewoman, passed away
Yesterday.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
Miners and Engineers sin Anart.

Brazil. Ind, March 81. = At the
meeting Of the coal miners and hoist
ing engineers of the eighth district
the effort of the miners to induce the
engineers to join the miners Organiza-
unsuccessful. President Mitchell, WHO
is at Springfield. was in touch with
the convention by long-distance teIe-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
Low Faresto Washington. D. c.

April 10th. 18th and 18th, excur-
sion tickets to Washinton, d. c., ac-
count Knights of Columbus meeting,
will be sold via Pennsylvania Lines.
For particulars regarding fares, time
of trains, etc., consult nearest ticket
agent OF those lines.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07

Terre Haute, Ind, March 81. = The
coal operators and miners met in joint
convention here, and after appointing
a joint scale committee to consider the
demands of the miners, adjourned un-
til tomorrow morning, when the scale
committee will report. There is no In
dicati0n Of long contest.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07

st. Louis, April miss Lavinis.
Evan, SECRETARY Of the board Of lady
managers of the Worlds fair, is busy
just now returning with polite notes
Of regret numerous photographs of wo-
men which have been volunteered from
al parts of the United States to adorn
me walls Of the Photograph room in
the Women's building.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
HEATH SHOULD BE GIVEN SHOW
Clay Declares, to indicate Himself If Hc
Is Innocent.

Is Innocent.
He then proceeded to give specific
instances of the charges against Louis
including in them the one that he had
ceased buying good ink at 16 cents IA
pound and instead had contracted to
pay 80 cents. Nor would he concetie,
he added, as Scott suggested. that this
had been done because the 16-cent ink
was not adapted to the purposes to
which it was put. He urged an in
yestigation as the only method of de-
termining the truth of the charges
made. The president. Bristow and
Conrad and Bonaparte had all said
that Heath should be investigated. anG.
he thought they should be taken a,
their word.
If Bristow's charges against Heath
were not true they constituted q MALI
cious aud gross SANDER. and Heath
should have the right to defend himself
against them. In conclusion Clay said
that any party in power was liable
to fall into errors of administration.
and that any party should seek an ex-
animation into its affairs.
Scott said 1t never had been his
purpose to believe a man guilty until
he had proven to be; although Heath
might be all that the senator from
Georgia had charged against him. He
read from statement by Beach, at
torney for the District of Colombia, to
the effect that all of the evidence was
before the grand jury and that it was
regarded as insufficient to warrant the
Indictment of Heath.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
Habeas Corpus for Moyer.

Grand Junction, Colo, April Dds
trict Judge Stevens has issued writ
of habeas corpus for Charles H. Meyer.
president Of the Western Federation of
Miners, who is being held prisoner by
the military at Telluride. The writ is
directed to Adjutant General Sherman
NJ. Bell and Captain Buckley Wells.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
Young Plants

Every farmer knows that
some plants grow better than
others. Soil may be the same
md seed may seem the same
out some plants are weak and
others strong.
And that's the way with
children. They are like young
plants. Same food, same home,
same care but some grow big
and strong while others stay
small and weak.
SCOTS Emulsion offers an
easy way out of the difficulty.
Child weakness often means
starvation, not because of lack
OF food, but because the food
does not feed.
SCOTS Emulsion reallyfeeds
and gives the child growing
strength.
Whatever the cause of weak
ness and failure to grow
SCOTS Emulsion seems 70 find
it and set the matter right.
Send for free sample
Scott & Bovine, Chemists, 4oo Pearl ST.. New York
SOC and SIoo all druggists.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07

Paris, April Premier Combes has
ordered that all religious emblems be
removed from the courts of justice,
selecting Good Friday for the carrying
out of the order. Among the emblems
banished is Bennat's famous picture OF
the crucifixion hanging in the Paris
assize court.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07

Vincennes. Ind, March 31.-The Big
Four railroad has issued call for vol
unteers to save its tracks. and Is hur-
rying many cars of sand bags forward
for that purpose The trace is covered
between here and st. Francisville and
the water is rising.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
Bay State Criticised for Mob Law and Mis-
cengenation.

Bay State Criticised for Mob Law and Mis-
cengenation.
Washington, March 31.-During the
session of the house Bartlett of Georgia
embraced an opportunity to reply to a
speech Gillett of Massachusetts criti-
cising the south in relation to the ne
gro question. Bartlett declared that
Massachusetts was not free from the
charge of disregard of the law. He
cited an instance where mob in Ma
rion, Mass, in 1902, had tarred and
feathered a man and woman, and he
said, the perpetrators of the 0utra 2e
had been acquitted and marched
through the streets as heroes.
He read from statistics of Massa-
chusetts showing the number of dis
graceful" marriages of white with ne
groes in the city of Boston. If these
facts are true, Bartlett said, 1.-The teach
ings of the gentleman from Massachu-
are coming, like chickens, home to
rO0St.~ He did not believe, he de-
clared, that the people of Massachu-
sets entertained nor re-echoed the SEN
timents of .Gillett.
Gillett, replying, said he believed
that the Caucasian race as whole. Is
vastly superior to the colored race.
but he said he did not believe it fol.
lowed that every white man Is superior
to every colored man. He declared
that he denounced such incidents az
had been cited in Massachusetts,. as
he had those occurring in the south
He asserted, however, that the fire.
quency of such occurrences in the south
stimulates similar occurrences all over
the country.
The subject was further discussed
by Crumpacker Of Indiana. Mob law,
he declared. is not sectional. Il con-
TESS" he said. that the record of the
last twenty FIVE. years will show that
my own state has had its full share
of these disgraceful exhibitions Of lack
of control on the part of the people"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07

Vincennes, Ind, April IA break in
the Henderson levee on the Indiana
side of the Wabash hiver. three miles
south of here, is causing great alarm.
At Decker a rush of backwater car
ried away new residence, a general
store, school house and the United
Brethren church.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07

indianapolis, March 31.-The Demo-
cratic state convention to select Da-
tioaal delegates and presidential elect
ors will be held here May IL and II.
The state convention to name state
ticket and adopt a state platform will
be held here July 20.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
THEIR MAN
Twelfth District Republican Lead
ers Said to Have Decided
to Support Him.
JUDGE VERY BUSY AT WORK
Sentiment i'm the Democratic State
Central Committee-Town Mar.
shall Does WcIl-Notes.

Fort Wayne. Ind. April Fifty
Republican leaders Of the Twelfth
congressional district have decided to
support the candidacy Of w. L. Pen
field, solicitor for the state department
at Washington, for governor Of In
diana. District Chairman Leonard
was called in and the agreement was
practically made that Penfeld should
get the solid support Of the district at
the state convention.
Taylor May Count In Vain.
VIII Taylor, Of Indianapolis, had
counted on support in both La Grange
and Allen counties. but the new COM
pact is believed to bepositive for Judge
Penfield Penfield was at the meeting
He hasestablished quarters at the New
Aveline hotel Previous to the meet
ing the Republican chairmen Of Allen,
Noble. Steuben. De Kalb, Whitley and
La Grange counties, comprising the
Twelfth district, had held secret ses-
sion. 1t is believed the Penfield plan
was the result.
Parker Is Their Choice.
Indianapolis. April 1. - Though the
question of presidential preferences
was not formally discussed at the meet
ting of the Democratic state central
committee, all the members expressed
themselves as for Judge Parker, Of
New York, and declared their districts
would send delegates pledged for him.
1t is the intention to present r. +.
Shively, of South Bend, ex-represcnia-
tive for vice president.
Ex-Policeman for Mayor.
Terre Haute, Ind. April Ed Bid
aman, a patrolman on the police force.
removed by Mayor Steeg year ago
for partisan causes, has been nomina-
ted by the Republicans for mayor or
Terre Haute Angered at his removal
from. the police force. Bidaman de-
clared he would run for mayor.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07

Knox, Ind, April l-While Frank
Siroyy, farmer, assisted by a labor
@, was trimming q hedge fence, the
employee accidentally struck him In the
face with the hedge knife, to his fright
full injury.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07

Washington, April /. - Postmaster
General Payne continues to improve
slowly. When the weather settles he
will 60 out driving.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
Settle II i'm Iowa

Des Moines, Ia, April /. : Propo-
sitions for a settlement of the minc
strike have been submitted by both
the operators and the miners. Both
propose a board of three arbitrGtors,
the miners desiring the scale arbi-
trated and the operators limiting the
question to the acceptance of the Indi-
annapolis scale.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07

New Albany, Ind. March 81. = The
local stockholders have transferred
their holdings of the capital stock Of
the New Albany Water company to
the majority stockholders, who are
Chicago capitalists.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07

Washington, March 31.-The house
committee ON ways and means has by
q vote Of 4 to s taken adverse action
on the Tawney bill prohibiting tks In
clusion Of coupons In packages Of to-
bacco.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
Pettirrew win Bolt CleveI.pd.

Sioux Falls. s. D., April LATTER
announcing an intention to bolt the
national Democratic convention If
Grover Cleveland or any Democrat like
him is nominated ex-United States Sem
ator Pettigrew has been elected chair
man Of the state delegates from South
naEofo
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
DR.. DraperArrives at Albany,

Albany, N. Y, April ANDREW s.
Draper, the newly elected state COM
missioner Of education, has arrived
here from Champaign, Ill. He assumed
the duties of his new Office todajS.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07

Paris, April 1.-Lucien Rorolles, the
French amateur, won the champion
snip billiard match from Wilson 2.
Toss, the United Statesan amateur. by
a magnificent effort, including consecp~
tive runs OF 81 and 4S. His total for
the three nights was 1900; Foss, l.
153.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
Heavy Rain I'm Indiana.

indianapolis, April 1.-The heaviest
rain of the year, accompanied by ter
rife thunder storm, fell throughout In
diana last night. Almost an inch of
rain fall was recorded within an hour.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07

One way second class colonist tick
cts to California, the North Pacific
Coast, Montana and Idaho will be sold
via Pennsylvania Lines from March
1st to April Both, inclusive. For par
ticulars apply to nearest Ticket Agent
of those lines.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07

Account Northern Indiana Teach
ers' Association meeting will be in eff
feet April 9Th and It'll via Pennsyl-
vania Lines. Ask the nearest Ticket
Agent Of those lines about fares and
time Of trains.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
Home CorralS All the Cash.

He asserted that the result of this
system is a complete monopoly of
nearly every dollar that goes into thnt
home in the form of pensions. In
stead, he said, of being an instrument
and means of temperance the home
offers inducements for the Old soldier
to march up the adjutant's desk and
get his canteen check. He offered an
amendment to the bill in terms along
the lines of the law applying to the
Soldiers Home in this city.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07

Been Forty Yearl Bank President
Richmond, Ind, March 31.-James
T.. Reeves, aged 80, president of the
First National bank for forty years, is
dead.