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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-24

The malthouse of the Frank Jones
Brewing Company at Portsmouth, N. Y,
was burned, causing loss of $150.000.
Arthur Cation, prominent in business,
legal and social circles of Chicago, died
suddenly of peritonitis in his room at
the Waldorf-Astoria, New York.
Former Judge Thomas A. Moran, one
of Chicago's most prominent attorneys,
died suddenly of heart disease in the
Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City.
Five men, all of whom are said to be
well-known green goods" swindlers,
were arrested in Brooklyn, N. \. Post
Office Inspector Boyle brought about the
arrests
Governor-elect Frank Higgins OF New
York has certified that his election ex-
penses were So, 1S9, the largest sum
spent for this purpose in many years III
that State.
Captain A. Il. Rouse of the Royal
Naval reserve of Great Britain commit
ted suicide by taking carbolic acid at
his lodgings in New York City. He was
90 years of age.
-Four men were asphyxiated by gas at
Dover, n. j.. at the plant of the Dover,
Rockaway and Port Dram Gas Com
pany. They constituted the entire work
ing force of the plant.
Albert Rolyea, chief of the redemption
division in the Office of the treasurer OF
the United States in Washington, com
mitted suicide by shooting himself in the
head while at his desk
Robert Hunter and his wife, the
daughter of Arson Phelps Stokes, have
given up their mansion in Madison ave
nue. to continue settlement work In the
lower west side of New York.
Otto Froelicn was chopping wood in
his fathers back yard in Nyack, n. 4.
Suddenly the AK slipped and cut off his
left thumb. He howled. A dog ran up,
seized the thumb and disappeared.
Captain Edwin Rose, friend of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and a member of the
same Masonic lodge. committed suicide
in Oyster Bay, n. Y, by shooting. He
was well known in yachting circles.
George III. Hoyt, one of the wealthiest
men in Connecticut and director OF
many important corporations, dropped
dead from heart disease at Stamford,
Conn.,, while on his way to church.
Joseph Watson, an 1S-year-old colored
boy who murdered Henry Osborn of
Hartford last August, paid the penalty
for his crime when he was hanged in
the State prison in Wethersfeld, Conn.,
A revival of business on the railroads
entering New York City has resulted
within the last six weeks in the re-em-
ployment of more ,han 10000 men who
were dropped from the pay rolls last
spring.
The first serious skating accident of
the season resulted in the death of three
Toys. Edward Cary, George Stiles and
Albert Hawkes. broke through thin ice
on a clay hole near Lynn, Mass, and
were drowned.
Samuel Hess, senior at Lehigh Uni
versity and son of former State Senator
J. s. Hess. died in Bethlehem, Pa, of
conclusion of the brain superinduced by
being thrown in flying tackle in foot
ball game at Hellertown.
Alton Brooks Parker, lately of Esopus,
has opened an Office as attorney and
counselor az law at 30 Liberty street,
New York. The Office adjoins that of
William K. Sheehan, but it is announced
there will be no partnership.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-24

reports that conditions are good. and
that he will be able to hold out fer
months to come. RumOrs, neverthe-
less. persist that he has informed the
Car that unless he can be supplied
with food and ammunition the end Of
his power of resistance will soon
come The general has himself been
wounded in the head, but not seriously
enough to prevent his continuing to
exercise the command.
Artillery duels along the Shake
River seem to be increasing IN sever
ity. The Russians attacked Cku on
the west of the line early in TIE week,
and later Kuroki made an attack on
the east. Neither attack was on
large scale Winter weather mas now
set in, introducing entirely new condi-
tons for fighting
A Shanghai correspondent says a
steamer which has arrived from Che
foo reports that three other Russian
torpedo boat destroyers left Port
Arthur with the Rastoropny, which
was sunk by its commander in Chefoo
harbor. The Japanese caught two Of
them, but the other escaped and has
not been heard from since.
An official report received at Toxic
states that as a result of the success
of the Japanese in blowing up Song
shushan fort the occupation of the
''outer embaI ment" OF Port Arthur
became complete.
Another official report says that
shell from a Japanese naval gun ex-
ploded a powder magazine on Satur-
day, near the arsenal at Port Arthur.
The words "outer embankment" in
the first official report are believed
here to mean that the Japanese at last
have succeeded in capturing the chain
OF forts constituting the fortified
eastern ridge" including the forts on
Songshushan, Erlung and Keekwan
mountains.
It is declared at st. Petersburg that
there is every Indication that Field
Marshal Oyama is gradually develop
ing big movement with tho object of
occupying Mukden.
Dysentery and typhoid fever have
appeared at the fortress, and the
deaths from these diseases average
ten daily. 1t is stated also that the
dissatisfaction among Gen. Stoessel's
subordinates is increasing.
Short News Notes.
Gov. Odell O.: New York, according to
the New York Times. has been offered
the presidency of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company and will accept after re-
firing from Office as Governor.
At the Russian embassy in Rome the
ond Pacific squadron will go from Suez
direct to Jibutil, as Massowa and Assab,
| the ports of Erythrea. lack provisions.
coal and dockyards; but. if necessary for
urgent reasons, there is nothing to pre-
vent them from landing there if they re-
spect Italian and neutrality laws
Clifford Hawley shot AID instantly
| killed Simon Donahoe and wounded Will
liam Mordow at Masontown, Pa, over
a political argsslent.
| The light-grade rail plant at the Ed
gar Thomson steel works at Braddock.
| Pa. went on double turn, giving en-
| ployment to 200 men.
NJ. T. Kelley. secretary OF the Booth
Kelley Lumber Company, says there has
lteen no sale of half interest In the
eompany's holdings to eastern capitalists.
Notices have been posted announcing
I suspension Of work at the colherieo a
/ the Philadelphia and Reading Coal ara
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-24
Chicago
Co. SAYS:

Co., says:
Bank deposits and clearinghouse ex-
changes are largely ahead of those a
year ago, and for the first time in To-
cal history both simultaneously record
their greatest volume. While official
statements disclose ample cash re-
sources, there are indications that
money is now working into better gen.
eral demand, and the discount rate
soon may advance from its present
minimum
Trade has fully sustained recent IA
vorable developments. Heavy distri-
button of manufactures continued and
freight tonnage gained but while the
weather was good for shopping it held
too mild for a satisfactory disposition
of seasonable retail wares. Wholesale
shipments of staples and holiday lines
to interior points made a good aggre-
gate.
Late buying has been well main
tanned for the country, and city mer-
chants bought more freely, most of the
demands including dry goods, milli-
merry, mems furnishings, woolens and
food products. Demand for jewelry,
silverware and smokers articles show
ed a moderate gain. Orders for reas-
sentiments were of limited extent, but
discounting of bills purchased was fire.
quent and mercantile collections gen.
orally were reasonably prompt.
Raw materials exhibit increased re-
ceipts. Iron ore, coal, lumber and
hides make the best comparisons with
year ago and provide against ex-
banding needs of manufacturers.
Prices disclose irmness in all sup
plies for factory consumption. Adj
Tnces were effected in quotations for
pig iron, bar iron and wire product
without creating lessened demand.
Metal producers have booked many
orders for future delivery, and there
are commitments indicating a variety
of finished materials required for rail-
roads, shipyards and business struc-
lures.
Lumber receipts exceeded 4S.OOO,0OO
feet, the largest quantity in long pc
riOd, while shipments also reached in
creased figures, country demands
having shown notable improvement.
Woodworking, electric machinery and
shoe factories report gain in produc-
ton and new business coming forward
more literally.
Operations in grain were Influenced
by poor outside buying and heavy Ar
gentine shipments. Forwarding from
this port was only 2,614,327 bushels. a
decrease of 81 per cent as compared
with corresponding week last year.
Values suffered a sharp decline, corn
being weakest and closing cents a
bushel under a week ago. Provisions
were in fair request, but producers
made liberal offerings and quotations
ruled slightly under last weeks. Re
ceipts of live stock, 301,071 head, fell
considerably short of those year ago.
Sheep brought an advance of 10 cents
a hundredweight, while hogs and
choice beeves both declined 20 cents.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-24
Bradstreet's weekly
report on trade condi-
tons throughout the
| New York.

country says:
Reports from the great basic indus
tries are more favorable and whole
sale and jobbing trade in holiday and
spring goods displays more confident
tone. Interior buyers appear more
willing to stock up, and are meeting
with fair success. despite the fact that
unreasonable weather, activity in fall
farm work and some holding back by
farmers retards retail trade and col
lections in the West and Northwest.
Cold weather at the East and season
able conditions at the South induce
better reports as to distribution from
those sections.
Trade generally is showing gains
over corresponding periods year ago,
and the aggregate years business in
most lines will make better COMPARE
sons than at one time seemed possible.
Money displays remarkable ease. crop
moving necessities are about satisfied
and a return flow from the country Is
apparently in sight. Gross railway
earnings show a tendency to increase
late gains and to swell earnings for
the year to totals above those Of 1903.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending Nov. II
number 100, against 1S4 last week.
234 in the like week of 1903, POI in
1902, 223 in 1901 and 215 in 1900. In
Canada failures for the week number
"a, as against % last week and 16 In
this week year ago.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-24
AROUND A BIG STATE.
BRIEF COMPILATION OF INDI-
ANA NEWS.

Matters of General and Local Inter-
est-Marriages and Deaths-Acci-
dents and Crimcs-Persoual Pointers
About Indianiana.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-24

Joseph Carmacini, aged 16, and leonardo
Gedule, aged 20, two young Italians arres-
ted at an Italian boarding house In HAZEL
wood, Pittsburg, Pa, after being swcssed
for several hours by Inspector Bailey AID
Lieut.. Emmett, confessed to the killing Of
Gueseppi Folio, who was found with Jeven
knife wounds In the abdomen and died be-
fore remaining consciousness
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-24
Grand Trunk Boiler Explodes

The boiler of Grand Trunk passenger
engine No. % exploded at Haskell, near
Valparaiso, Ind, scalding Fireman Edward
Clouney of Kalamazoo, Mich, so badly that
be- died at a hospital in Valparaiso several
hours later. Engineer Connerly escaped
with slight injuries.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-24
Four Fatally Injured.

An explosion of dynamite at Oreton sta
ton near Gallipoolis. o., on the Hooking
Valley Road, caused the death of Peter
Boyce and fatally injured VIM. Arts,
William Ellis, VIM. Wiseman and Noah
Stout. The explosion occurred while the
men were tramping dynamite
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-24

Pat Crow, for whose capture Cudahy,
the millionaire packer of Omaha. Neb., 10
reported to have offered reward Of SCI, 00O
as the kidnapper of his little SOD, Is thought
to be in Mexico City, Mexico, AID the police
ere endeavoring to locate him.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-24
100000 Cincinnati Fire.

Fire caused loss in the central part of
Cincinnati, o., approximatine 100000. 1t
started in an abandoned building tn the
rear of the Pounsford Stationery Company.
There was strong breeze that caused the
flames to spread so rapidly that, with the
whole fire department at work, it required
several hours to get the conhagration under
control, and general cOnfagration was
fhraafanad
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-24

More than score of women and children
were hurled into the basem''1t of st. Jar
Iatil's Roman Catholic Churph, Chicago. by
the giving way Of the floor In . vestibule.
A number of persons were injured. No
fatalities resulted.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-24
Atlantic Steamer Ashore.
Unwortay Men are Dismissed.

New L OK speclal' Japan vanW yck-
steamship Sicilian Prince, from Marseilles,
Naples and Palermo for New York, with
q mile west of the life saving station. The
steamer lies in an easy position. The sea
Is smooth, the wind calm and the atmos-
phere smoky. Five tugs, two of them
wreckers, are on the scene and are waiting
for high tide, when an attempt will be made
10 pull the Sicilian Prince off
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-24

The big store of the Foster Furniture
Company in Lafayette, Ind, was almost
totally destroyed by IRE and the estimated
loss is $4,000, partly insured.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-24
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-08
CONN. MONDAY 1904
TWO BURNED AT STAKE.
Man and Wife, Negroes, Victims of
 Misissippi Mob.

Doddsville. Miss, Feb. 7.-Luther Holbert and his wife, negroes, were burned at the stake here to-day by a mob of over one thousand persons for the killing of James Eastland. prom inent white planter. and John Carr. a negro, on Wednesday at the Eastland plantation near here.
 The burning of Holbert and his wife closes a tragedy which has cost eight lives, and has engaged two hundred men and two packs of bloodhounds in four days chase across four coun- ties.
 The dead: Luther Holbert and wife, negroes, burned at the stake by mob; John Winters, negro, killed by East land; John Carr, a negro, killed by Hol- bert; three unknown negroes, killed by posses; James Eastland.
 The killing of Eastland, Carr and Winters occurred Wednesday at East lands plant ntation. Hobart and Winters were HI OetiI Sthp1Ll, NACh IIdolioAAo entered and ordered Holbert to leave the plantation.
 Holbert fired on Eastland, fatally wounding him and killing Carr. East land killed Winters.
 A posse went at once to Eastland's plantation, where an unknown negro was killed. Holbert and his wife had fed
 Several posses were formed and the pursuit of Holbert and his wife was begun with horses and bloodhounds. The chase, which was begun Wednes- day morning, was continued until last night, when Holbert and wife, worn out from travelling over one hundred miles on foot. were found asleep in heavy belt of timber near Sheppardstown and captured by posse without shot be- ing fred
 The two negroes were brought to Doddsville and this afternoon were burned at the stake by mob almost in the shadow of the negro church here.
 Yesterday two negroes were killed by a posse near Belzoni, Yazoo county. One of the negroes bore a striking re- semblance to Holbert and was mis- taken for him by members of the posse.
 Eastland was a member of a wealthy Mississippi family.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-08
DEPARTURE OF MINISTERS.
Russian to Leave Tok,o Friday, Japan-
 ese St. Petersburr WednessInv.

Russian tn Leave Tok,o Friday, Japan-
 csc St. Petersburg Wednesday.
 Tokio. Japans Feb. 7.-Baron de Ro- sen, the Russian minister, has arranged to depart from Tokio Friday next. He will leave JaDan on the French steam ship Y ara eInbarking at Yokohama. The present play of Baron de Rosen is. to return to Europe by way of the Suez canal. proceeding direct to St. Peters burg from a Medi di+erranean port His easalilv the secretaries and attaches of the Russian church, numbering in all twenty-five, will accompany him.
 The Austro- Hungarian minister, M Dambro, will assume charge of the Rus- sian interests. and take charge of the legation property
 Japanese Minister Kurfno has been irl- structed by the Japanese government to withdraw from St. Petersburg by Wed- nesday.
 The government preliminary estimate places the amount of money which it is possible to raise by the issue of war bonds at 5OOOoO,o 900 yen (s25O, 900 .Ooo).
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-08
wash,ngton Expset. War.

Washington, Feb. 7.--War between Rus sia and Japan is momentarily expected in administration and diplomatic circles.
 Count Cassini. the Russian ambassador today, promptly on the receipt of long telegram from the Russian minister for for eign affairs, drove to the residence of Mir Loomis, the acting secretary of state shortly before noon and informed him of the dispatch received from the head of the Russian foreign office.
 In substance Count Lamsdorff's dispatch was to this effect: Before Baron de Rosen could transmit the pacific reply of his gov ernment to JaDan's last note, the Russian government received from the Japanese minister for foreign affairs on Friday last a brief note announcing the breaking off of the far eastern negotiations, the interrup- tion of diplomatic relations and the recall of MT. Karino, the Japanese minister at St. Petersburg.
 Mir Takahira, the Japanese minister, stated to-day that he was not inclined to attach great importance to the charge said to have been made that the Japnese gov ernment had been guilty of bad faith in instructing it's minister to withdraw from St. Petersburg before Russas reply to Japan's last note had been received.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-08
Weary of Russas Delays, Evasons and nsncerity She
 at Last Takes Decisive Action. RECALLS HER MINISTER FROM ST. PETERSBURG
Czar Then Orders His Minister and the Whole Staff of the Imperial Mission to Leave Tokio With out Delay---Throws Whole Responsibili ty for the Consequences Which
 May Arise From the Rup-
 ture Upon Japan

sia. Not having obtained this answer he asked him to indicate the earliest date for the reply. Count LamsdorH while promising to make response as early as possible, has not been able to indicate when the response could be transmitted to the Japanese govern ment
 The Japanese government having vainly awaited, on it's part, the Rus- sian answer for more than three weeks, and having been, moreover, informed that Russia was making active prepar rations for war and was concentrating her troops and her naval forces to- wards Corea, it is under the necessity of breaking It's negotiations with Rus sia and with resuming its liberty of ac- tion.'
 About the only tangible indication that a chance still remains of averting war is the report that France and Great Britain will, at the last moment, exer~ else strong restraining influence. Un- fortunately, this report cannot be veri- fled, as the officials seems to believe that Japan's decisive action has car- ried events beyond the point of effect- i've intervention.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-08
JAPAN URGED RUSSIA TO REPLY
vninIy Awaited an Answer for Over
 Three Weeks

Paris, Feb 1.-The Japanese govern ment communicated a statement to M. Montono, it's minister here, announcing the severance Of diplomatic relations with Russia and giving details of the reasons therefor. M. Motono took this statement to the foreign office, where he personally communicated 1t to For eign Minister Delcasse. Subsequently, the Japanese minister gave the Asso- ciated Press the following statement:
 "Tokio, Feb. 6.-The last Japanese note in response to the Russian note of January 6 had been remitted to the Russian minister at Tokio on the 18th of January. The Japanese government had insisted that a prompt response be made to it, owing to the gravity of the situation. Not receiving the ans wer requested M Kurino, the Japanese minister at St. Petersburg, has made to Count Lamsdorff on several occa- sions recently more presentations in order to secure an answer from Russ
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-08
Shipping News.

New York, Feb. 7.-Arrived: Steamers 3Anehorla A, Glasgow and Neville; Branden- haar; hHavre; New York, southampton and Cher Sailed: Steamers Norge, Christiana and O. penhagen; Minnehaha, London .(and later an- Antwerp.
 Southampton, Feb. 7.-Arrived: Steamer Philadelphia, New York via Plymouth and Cherbourg passed Hurst castle at 2:40 this morniyg)
 Liverpool, Feb 6.-Sailed: Steamer Iyer- nia, New York via Queenstown (and sailed from the latter port at 10:10 on the morning of the 7th).
 Lizard, Feb. 7-11:50 D. m.-Passed: :: Steamer Zeeland. New York for Antwerp.
 Prawle Point, Feb. 7.-Passed: Steamer Statendam, Rotterdam and Boulogne for New York.
 Naples, Feb. T-Arrived: Steamer Aura mia. New York for Genoa.
 Glasgow. Feb 6.-Sailed: Steamer Furnes- sia, New York via Neville (and sailed from latter port on Tth).
 Liycrpools Feb. 6.-Sailed: Steamer Noord- land Philadelphia via Queenstown and sailed from latter port on 7th).
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-08
HARTFORD COMPANIES
wnrbe Heavy Losers by tho Baltina re
 Fire.

Hartford. Feb 1.-The statement was made tonight by a prominent fire in- surance president that the Baltimore fire will be a serious blow to many in surarlce companies, and particularly so in the case of home companies.
 From another source it was learned that Baltimore buildings have always been considered in insurance circles as excellent risks, because of their modern construction and, therefore, insurance rates were as low, and possibly lower, that in any other city in the United States.
 The Hartford, Connecticut, Phoenix, Aetna Insurance companies and the National Assurance association of Ire- land carry fairly heavy risks in the fire stricken city and the Orient and Na- tional Insurance companies are also in- volved, although not so heavily, it is thought.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-08
4 BARE POSSIBILITY
Of Avoiding War Untii First shot Is
 Fired.

London, Feb. 7.-News of the Russo Japanese rupture reached London late this forenoon. Baron Hayashi, the Japanese minister, said he had not been officially informed of the departure of Baron de Rosen from Tokio, but he added grimly: Il think it most prob able''
 The Russian embassy professed that it was not yet ready to accept the in evitability of war. An official said to the Associated Press that it was true that the breaking off of diplomatic re- lations was a most serious step, but there was alwayse a possibility of avoiding eventualities until the first shot had been fired.
 A council of the British cabinet has been summoned for tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-08
Fire in Worcester Church.

Worcester, Mass, Feb. 1.-The Church of Our Saviour, the first Arme- nian church built in America, caught fire this morning at 7:1O o'clock and was gutted. The damage is $5,000; mostly covered by insurance. A library of 1000 volumes, said to be the most valuable library of entirely Armenian books and papers in the country, was ruined.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-08
URGE JAPANESE TO LEAVE.
Consul mt chefoo Warns Them to De-
 part from Russian Ports.

Port Arthur, Feb. 7The Japanese consul at Cheefoo has sent telegram to Japanese elder here urging the de- parture of all Japanese from Port Ar thur and Port Dalny.
 The greatest excitement prevails here. No steamers are available, and the Jap anese are trying to charter a sailing vessel They are hastily selling off their property and winding up their business. Japan has been Geographically cut off from this port for three days.
 A detachment of Japanese troops sta- tioned on the island of Zusima, forty miles from Masamno, Corea, has been ordered to be in readiness to land on Corea in the event of a rupture.
 The Japanese commercial agent at Vladivostock has been ordered to leave here.