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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03
MAcuEN Is UTTERLY CRUSHED
Felt Sure of AcquittaI Case To Be Fought
to the End.

Felt Sure of Acquitfal Case To Be Fought
to the End.
Throughout the day Machen's father,
mother, two brothers and uncle and
sister remained about the city hall.
as also did Mrs. Lorenz and Diller
f. Croft, sen of Diller F.. Croft. but
with the exception of Machen's uncle
and one brother none of them was
present when the verdict was an
nOunced. Foreman Peterson, after the
jury had been discharged, consented to
make a brief statement regarding their
deliberations. He said that many points
We're raken up and discussed. The now
famous. $4,000 note of Lorenz to Ma
chen, he said, had been <'discoGnted"
by the jury.
The district attorney and the officials
Of his office, as we'll as P~ostofice In
spector Mayer, all of whom were in
court when the verdict was brought
in, expressed their qualification at the
result of the trial, which lacking two
days lasted weeks. Charles A.
Douglass said: Il have tried many
cases, but the most fearless and i'm
partial judge 1 eve tried a case be-
fore is Judge Pritchard. We will make
q motion in arrest of judgment, and
a motion for a new trial, involving the
most vital questions Of law"
Samuel A. Croft said: Il was just
as certain Of acquittal as anything in
the world" Machen. after the verdict,
had nothing to say, and seemed utter
~ crushed. He had been extremely
confident, and said he felt sure of ac-
quittal. Bail was furnished for each
Of the four convicted men, the sure
ties being the same as on the bonds
for the amounts fixed prior to conv1c-
ton and the defendants were re-
leased from custody.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03
Mxster;ous Woman An,eara

Brazil, Ind, Feb. 27.-The mysteri-
Gus woman in black" who appears
here regularly at this season of the
year, is again prowling about the
streets after night. frightening women
who venture out without escorts. The
supposed woman always wears black
when playing her pranks, and has a
black fascinator wound tightly about
her head and neck. So far she has
been too feet for pursuers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03
Thursday, March 18th. 1904,
The Name Witch Hazel.

The name Witch Hazel is much abus-
ed. E. Z. Dewitt s. Co. Chicago are
the inventors of the original and only
Witch Hazel Salve. A certain cure Tor
cuts. burns, bruises. eczems, letter, piles,
etc There are many counterfeitS or
thus salve. some of which are dangerous
while they ara worthless. In buying
Witch Hazel Salve see that the name Is
on the box al d a cure is certain. Sold
by all druggists.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03
NOVEL STIPULATION
~
In a Note Gives the Farmer Who
Signed 1t a Chance for
Trouble.
SUIT AT LAW VERY PROBABLE
Indiana Miners Talk of q Strike
Status of the Bedford Murder
C~ase-State Items.

Bluffton, Ind, Feb. 81. Jonathan
McFarren, a farmer living southeast
of the city. has just learned of q pc
culiar contract he signed eighteen years
ago without knowing it at the time.
and the result may be a lawsuit. At
that time McFarren borrowed several
thousand dollars of the Union Central
Life Insurance company, giving a mort
gage on his farm. In the note it was
stipulated that he should never pay
of the loan except with money realized
from the sale of either hogs, cattle,
hay, grain or the farm itself.
Purpose Of the Novel Stipulation.
He did not know that such a clause
was in the note until a short time ago,
when he sent $1,000 to the company
to pay off the loan. The company re-
fused to accept the money unless he
would make affidavit that the money
had been received from the sources
specified in the note, which McFarren
is unable TO do. The note bears Z
per cent. interest, and the clause con-
corning payment was made, it is sup
posed, to prevent McFarren from bOr-
rowing the money elsewhere to pay Off
the loan, in case he was ever able 10
get money at less than Z per cent.
Raises His Income from Royalties.
In the eighteen years he has paid
in interest the face of the loan one
and a half times. McFarren gets a
royalty from oil and does not farm ex-
tensively, so it will be hard for him
ever TO raise enough money from farm
products to pay of the loan. and it
would be a great sacrifice for him to
sell the farm.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03

Pneumonia is too dangerous q disease
for anyone to attempt to doctor himself
although he may have the proper RENE
dies at hand. A physician should sl-
ways be called. 1t should be borne In
mind. however. that pneumonia always
results from q cold or from an attack OF
the grip. and that by giving Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy the threatened
attack of pneumonia may be warded off
This remedy is also used by physicians
in the treatment of pneumonia with the
best results. DIR. W. j. Smith, of San
ders, Ala. who IS also a druggist says of
it: II have been selling Chamberlain'e
Cough Remedy and prescribing it in my
practice for the past six years. / use it
IN cases OF pneumonia and have always
gotten the best results. Sold by all
druggists.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03

I'm Affairs. ~coi4.paTlng the present att
tGde CT Tho United States with hsc
passive interest in the Chino-Japanese
war. The paper remarks on the not
able pro-Japanese feeling in the United
States after such a long traditional
friendship with Russia, and contends
that United States friendship for the
empire was always artificial.
Admired Dewey's guns, the paper
continues. literally shattered the super
stition that Russia was the appointed
friend and Great Britain the appointed
enemy of the United States. I'VE be-
lieye," The Morning Post concludes,
that the appearance of America as a
working element in international af-
fairs and her unmistakable hostility
to Russia. is destined to become epoch
marking il not epoch making"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03
JOHN KELLY WAS .sCHLIMM"
But He Kept 1t Up Until He Was Run
Down and Now L~anguishes
i'm Jail.

indianapolis, Feb. pa young man
who gave the name of John Kelly has
been arrested here for representing
himself as a telegraph messenger. 1t is
believed hat he associated with a
gang in Chicagowho operated the same
scheme for making money. Kelly
robbed a postal messenger boy of his
cap and badge.
Equipped with these he collected
messages and the money paid for
them, threw the messages away and
put the money in to his pocket The
Postal company ran him down after
considerable trouble, and propose to
prosecute him.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03
VIII Make Mob law UppopuIar.

Terre Haute, Ind, Feb. 81. =
Ten of the ringleaders in the mob
which threatened to lynch Jerry Dug
gins. the triplemurderer, Tuesday night
are in Jail. and the grand jury is pre-
pairing indictments on which they can
be given prison sentences. The mon
are police characters. Terre Haute is
surprised at finding public sentiment
changed since the lynching of Ward
two years ago.. There was no deter
mined resistance, as in the Duggins
case, and although the r~ingleaders
were as we'll known as the ones now
in Jail. no arrests were made.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03

Washington, Feb. %. The SEN
ate considered at some length the bill
requiring the s of United States
ships in carrying government supplies,
but without action.
The house passed the naval appro-
priation bin after having had it under
consideration for a week. The mat
ter of armor plate was left to the dis
erection of the secretary Of the navy.
An Intellectual attempt was made to
have the eight-hour law applied to all
ship construction. The appropriation
for submarines was increased, and the
type Of boat left an open question.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03

produced CONSERVATION among the Eu-
ropean civilians residing in the line of
march.
Geography of the Movement.
POssiet bay is in Russian Man.
churia, seventy-five miles southwest of
V~ladivostok. H%unchun is on the left
bank of the Tumen river and about
forty miles to the west of Possiet bay.
Kirin is a big Manchurian town, and
lies about 220 miles inland and TO the
west of Possiet bay.
Comment Of London Editors.
London, Feb. 26.-Almcst all the
London newspapers, in discussing
Viceroy Alexieff's report of the at
tempt to block Port Arthur harbor, in
cline to the belief that Admiral Togo
succeeded in so far as to make the
channel impossible for large battle
ships, even if it is still free to small
er craft, and presume that the reported
second attack, if it did occur, was
devoted to an attempt t sink further
obstacles to navigation.
The British foreign Office has re-
ceived an official dispatch saying that
not n Of the japanese torpedo boats
was damaged in the attack on Port
Arthur Wednesday.
Possiet Bay Development.
If the report from Yin Kow Of a
Japanese landing near Vladiyostok,
which at present is based on mission
airy and native statements, should
prove correct a most important and
new development in the japanese op-
erations will have been revealed, as
it points TO an attack on Vkadivostok,
from which Possiet bay is only a little
over seventy miles distant.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03
RUSSIAN IKoN TO THE FRONT

Image of the Virgin Mary Which Has
Seen War Service Before.
Moscow, Feb. 26.-The most sacred
image in Russia has been tent to st.
Petersburg, and it will be taken later
to the Far East with the army. This
image is q representation of the vir-
gin appearing to Saint Sergius, and is
always kept at the Troitzko monas-
terry. 1t is about one foot square and
is covered with precious stones.
The image has a remarkable history.
1t accompanied Alexis, Peter the Great
and Alexander L on all their cam
paigns. A silver tablet attached to it
enumerates the battles at which the
ikon was present.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03
CHECK ON MOB LAW
>.
Men Who Tried to Inc;te Riot at
Tcrre Eaute Arrested, and
More to Follow.
DUGGrNs LIFE Is THREATENED
He Is Indicted and Makes a Confess
sion Mcdonald joins the
Church Notes.

1erre aaute. Ind. Feb. 20. - The
Vigo grand jury gave immediate at
tenton to Jerry Duggins mot Dugan,
as first reported), the selfconfesSed
murderer Of Mrs. Ben Ramsey and her
two children. who were butcher ed in
their sleep. and indictments for muir
der in the first degree have been re-
turned against Duggins in each of the
three cases. A crowd of Ramsey's
friends gathered in the vicinity Of the
jail, but they yielded to the advice Of
Sheriff Fasig, who warned them that
no precautions bad been neglected for
safeguarding the prisoner and that
attempted violence would be sternly re-
sisted.
Will Be Tried n Soon as Possible.
The prisoner was a-raigned in the
police court, and Attorney Duval was
appointed to defend him. The case will
be tried in the circuit court as soon
as possible. The bodies of the victims
have been shipped to Seymour, the
former home of the Ramseys. Dug
gins dictated a confession II the pres
ence Of officers and detectives. 1t is in
part as follows:
Drank Half "A Pint of whisky.
MY name is James Duggins. 1 am
% years old and have boarded with
the Ramsey family for over five years.
Monday night at s O'Clock Mrs. Ram
sey and | sat down in the house TO
play seven up. We played until 10
O'Clock. Before that l had gone to
Rice's saloon. where 1 bought a small
bottle of whiskey-a half pint. On
my way home 1 drank half of it and
during the card game l drank the rest.
l went into q front room and lay down
for a while and went back to where
Mrs. Ramsey was putting the children
to sleep.
Says He Loved Her.
Il asked her to run away with me
while Ramsey was gone away, and
she kissed me. Then | told her /
would kill her if she did not go. She
said 1 did not have anything to kill
her with. and i told her l had a razor.
1 pulled out my razor and grabbed
her by the throat and slashed her. |
threw her back on the bed and cut
the baby's throat, and then 1 cut the
boys throat. / then went into the
kitchen and put some strychnine in the
coffee pot and took a swallow and left
the house. l loved herl / loved heri"
Well Done! Judge Piety.
Frank Morgan, Charles Adams. Bud
Sanders. James MCGEE and Charles
Leon have been arrested and placed
in Jail. charged with melting a riot
which threatened violence to Duggins.
Judge Piety has ordered the riot inves-
tigated and more arrests are anticI-
pated.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03
Rrxan and Hill Meet

New York, Feb. 26.-William Jen-
nings Bryan, Ex-Governor Hill; Nor
man T.. Mack, of Buffalo; James III.
Head, of Tennessee, and j. NJ. CUT
fey, of Pennsylvania (the latter three
members of the national Democratic
committee), met in a room in the Hofr-
man House. After they came out Bry-
an declared that there is no politics
I'm this at all"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03

Evansville. Ind, Feb. q. = Rev.
]. w. Turner, presiding elder of this Nj.
e. district, is expected to make the
address when the Jewish temple here,
which was built at a cost of $4,000,
is dedicated. Rabbi Israel Klein. who
has charge Of the congregation; Dr.. 1.
l.. Rypins, of st. Paul. and DR.. Levy,
of Peoria, ILL.,, will also take part in
the ceremonies
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03

Bedford, Ind. Feb. 81. = J.. A.
Riddle, of Linton, former prosecuting
attorney for Green county, was here
in conference with Detective Reed and
Prosecutor Miller. Riddle insists that
the suspect whom he has investigated
be placed under arrest. The Investigate
ing commission re- in special ses
sion today to determine what action
shall be taken.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03
K HOUSE TIE-Up
by the Butchers Union
Against All the Houses Run by the
Cudahy Company,


Louisville, Feb. 26.-The strike OF
200 butchers employed by the Louis
vile Packing company ver a wage
difference has reached an acute stage,
President NJ. j. Donnelly, of the Ma
tiOnal Meat Cutters union, announcing
that if the demands are not acceded
to he will call out every butcher en-
plOyed by the Cudahy interests in all
parts OF the United States.
The strikers decided to present their
demands, which in effect are that boys
who do the work of butchers and meat
cutters be paid the wages named for
that class of work. They further as
sert hat unless after a reasonable time
the company agrees TO the demands
the tie-up will be ordered affecting
plants throughout the country, par
ticularly Chicago and Omaha.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03

free delivery division; George E.
LOrenz, of Toledo, o., and Samuel A.
and Diller b. Croft, of this city. The
jury had been out nine hours, although
the verdict was reached in eight hours
and twenty-five minutes, ard with five
ballots.
Jury Astonishes Everybody.
While the jury was out the de-
PENDANTS were confined to the limits
of the city hall, and each had worn
an anxious look. But when they heard
the verdict they were appalled,, as they
had thought each hour of the jury's
absence brought them that much near
er acquittal. There was very general
establishment that the jury had in
Guided in the conviction Samuel A.
Croft, the Washington policeman and
inventor of the Croft fastener, as to
whom Holmes Corral. special counsel
for the government, had informed the
jury he did not expect a conviction.
and that he personally did not believe
in his guilt.
Motion for a New Trial.
Immediately after tht verdict was
rendered Charles A. Douglass. in be-
half Of all four defendants, filed mo
tons for a new trial, for an arrest OF
judgment, and also for an appeal for
the purpose of having the defendants
admitted to bail. Fail was then fixed
at $4,000 each. the bond of Lorenz
and the two Groffs being increased
from $4,000 to that same. Next to
Samuel~A. Croft the most surprised
man was Machen. who said he was
thunderstrrlck at the verdict.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03
No Hurry About "A Chairman.

Washington, Feb. %. = Senator
Scott, of West Virginia, had a long
conference with the president, discuss
ing very fully with him matters relat-
ing to national politics. Quite natural
IT,, among other topics considered. was
the chairmaGship of the Republican M,
tional committee. and it can be said
that this has not been offered to n
one, and a decision will not be made
until near the time for the national
convention
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03

Martinsville, Ind, Feb. q. - DR..
John Earle, who is related to the Van
derbilt family, married, at Paragon,
Miss Mamie Stc-t, who has been his
hovsekeeper for fourteen years. Not
a month has passed since DR.. Earle's
arrival here twenty years ago that he
has failed to receive from the estate
Of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the elder, $500.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03
MACHEN DISCONNECTED
With the Two Croffs and lorenz
of BoodIery in Postof-
fee Matters.
DEFENDANTS VERY HARD HIT
Machen and Samuel A, Croft Sure OF
Acquittal - Prosecution Sur
prised in Grofrs Case
New Trial Asked.

Washington, Feb. 21.-"Guilty as In
1icted." was the verdict announced by
Carl Peterson, the foreman OF the jury
in the now famous pOstoffice conspira-
cy trial, stating at the same time that
this was the verdict as to all four
defendants, August w. Machen, late
general superintendent Of the rural
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03

Milwaukee, Feb. %. The Polish
National Colonization society, with
headquarters in Milwaukee. has COM
pleted its preliminary work, and in the
near future will begin to procure farm
lands and homesteads for Polish immj-
grants and Poles seeking homes in the
west.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03
Russian Atrocity Reported.

London, Feb. 26.-The Tien-Tsin cor
respondent of The Standard sends in
a report from a native source that the
Russians have burned a large village
near the Sungari river. and massacred
the inhabitants, including the women,
in revenge for an ATTEMPT to wreck
the Sungari bridge.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03

Minneapolis, Feb. 81. = Minnesota
won the annual debate with the Uni
versity of Iowa here by a unanimous
decision of the judges. Minnesota up
held the affirmative Of the question:
Resolved, that the United States
should now abandon the protective tar
liz policy"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03

Alexandria, Ind, Feb. 25. The
Republic Iron and Steel mill has been
shut down fiat. All lei will be dis
charged. There is talk Of removal OF
the mill. Four hundred men are out.
No reason Is assigned by the manage
ment.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03
McDonald Joins the Church.

Bloomington, Ind, Feb. 25.-James
Mcdonald, the alleged murderer OF
Miss Schafer, the teacher at Bedfoid d,
was taken into membership by the
Kirkwood Avenue Christian church.
The rite Of baptism vas administered
by Rev. Thomas J. Clark, pastor Of
the church.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03

New York, Feb. 27.-Fire in a fac
tory building on Washington street &C.
cupied by the Automatic Register COM
pany, the Pincus Shoe Manufacturing
company, the New York Knitting mills,
and the offices of many produce deal
ers, caused damage of $125, 900.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03
Receiver for the Hecla.

Indianapolis, Feb. 25.-The Hecla
Consolidated Mining company, which
in the twenty-five years Of its exist
ence has paid, it is said, $2,25C,OOO in
dividends, has been made the defendant
in a suit for receiver, brought by New
ton Todd. a broker of this city. Todd
declares that the company is insol-
vent. says the company is trying to
freeze out the minority stockholders.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03
pos.iet Bay Story Not Confirmed.

London, Feb. 27.-The reported
landing of japanese at Possiet bay,
near ~vladivostok, has not been con-
frmed. This movement, however, is
considered not improbable.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03

Newcastle, Ind, Feb. %. David
Ulrich and wife, living near Moore
land. were killed by a Pennsylvania
train at a crossing. They were start
ing home in a buggy. Each was nearly
20 years of age.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03

Indianapolis, Feb. 25.-William L
Penfield, solicitor of the state depart
ment. is here in the interest of his
candidacy for the Republican nomina-
ton for governor of Indiana.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03
Best to Boast After the Event.

Paris, Feb. pa correspondent Of
Echo de Paris at st. Petersburg quotes
General Kuropatkin as having said:
This war may last eighteen months,
but every arrangement has been made
hat no Japanese. after having landed,
shall return to his country"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03
Russians at Kin-YOw.

Tien-Tsin, Feb. 26.-The Russians
Yin-Kow railroad station. A detach-
ment Of 800 Russians, with two guns
is outside Shin-Ming-Tung.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03

Seoul, Feb. 27.-The port of wiju has
been opened to foreign trade. The linn
itations to be placed on trade and
other incidental matters will be passed
upon later. This action necessitates a
harbor, so Yongampho has been de-
cided upon.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03

Muncie, Ind. Feb, 27.-in an en-
counter with three unknown men Po-
liceman Oscar Furr and Frank Krause
were shot. Policeman Fur is believed
to be fatally wounded. The assailants
escaped
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03

London, Feb. PA report which
emanates from st. Petersburg says the
japanese minister at Seoul, Korea. has
requested the Korean government to
hand the French minister his pass
ports.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03

Marion, Indt, Feb. 25.-It is report
ed mere on good authority that the
New-Phillips organization Of glass
workers will reduce the wage scale to
10 per cent below the Philadelphia
wage scale. The cut will affect 10000
giass WORKERS.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03
STRIKE OF MINERS SEEMS COMING
U. NJ. w. Officials Believe the Shut Down
Is Sure to Occur
April I.

Terre Haute. Ind. Feb. q. =
The officers of the Indiana district OF
the United Mine Workers are now con-
WINGED hat there will be a strike April
1. They had believed that the opera
tors would be willing to sign the old
contract by the time the interstate
joint conference reassembled, but there
is information that the operators really
want a suspension.
ID. j. Terhune, an operator of the
Linton, Ind, field. says: My opin-
ion is that there will not be any coal
mined in Indiana in April. l think
there will be a general cleaning up of
the mines during the month, but by
May everything will be going all right
again."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03
OUR LORD FAIRFAX DINED

YOrkshiremen Banquet the Vfrgfnian Who
Is q British Nobleman-He Would
He q Link.
London, Feb. 27.-LOrd Fairfax, or
Maryland, was the guest OF honor at
the annual dinner Of the Yorkshire So
ciety. Two hundred and fifty guests
were present, and Sir Albert Rollitt
presided.
Lord Fairfax, in responding to the
principal toast of the evening, alluded
to the fact that his ancestor, Thomas
Fairfax, had gone from Yorkshire to
Virginia, where he had become the
friend of Washington, and said he
hoped he might still be considered a
link between that famous county aud
the United States.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03

II troubled with weak digestion.
telching or sour STOMACH. use Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets you
will get quick relief. For sale BY all
druggists.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-03
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.

State of Indiana, Marshall County. SIS:
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed has been appointed executor II the
estate Of Andrew J. kyser, late of Marshall
County Indiana. deceased. SAID estate Is
supposed to be solvent.
FRANKLIN Nj. KEYSER,
February %. 1904. Executor.
L. M. Lauer, ATTY. 2lt5