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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-06-01

Ilmaine of Evansville, Ind, was sleeping
in its crib large house cat leaped upon
its breast and badly lacerated its face.
| Several large holes were torn in the
cheeks of the child, and it lived but a
short time. 1t IS supposed the cat had
hydrophobia
The Standard Oil Conpany's new pipe
line from the Sugar Greek refinery, re-
Gently established on the outskirts of
Kansas City, to Whiting, Ind, is about
completed. The Standard then will have
continuous pipe line reaching half way
across the continent, the eastern terminus
being Bayonne, N. j.
| NJ. E. VALLEY was killed by an ex-
plosion of nitroglycerip on vacant lot
In Denver. Whether 1t was a suicide or
accident has not been determined. Frag-
ments of the body were foand three
squares distant from the scene of the ex-
plosion. VALLEY was union miner. who
formerly lived at Cripple Greek.
Judge Cray of the District Court in
Mankato, Mimi, set July next as the
date for third trial for DIR. G. r. Koch,
who Is charged with the murder of DR..
L. A. Gebhardt at New Ulm on the night
of Nov. ] last. Two turies have dis
agreed in trials of this case. DIR. Koch
has been released on $20,O 900 bail bond.
The Goldield Bank and Trust Com
pany, in Goldfeld. New, has failed with
liabilities of $7S227. The assets so far
discovered are 81 ,S21. Of which $4,000 is
! in notes. There was SIC in the vault and
a 50 gold piece was found under the
counter. The most disorganized state Of
affairs seems to exist in the books of the
bank.
The Rio Grande river, now almost a
| mile wide, is flowing through the middle
OF the village Of Tome, n NJ, twenty
miles south OF Albuquerque, while the
GOO inhabitants are camping OF the hills
and watching their homes being swept
away. The entire property of the vii
layers Is destroyed, along with their
crops
II. V. Jones. the Minnesota crop ex-
pert, has returned from his inspection
trip throughout the Southwest. His re-
port on conditions shows $4,000, 900 bush
els less than the governments conditions
ON May 10. His highest estimate of the
winter wheat crop is 425,000,0O0 bushels.
and his lowest. in view of possible adj
verse conditions. $40, 100000 bushels.
The Canton State Bank, with individ-
ual deposits of more than 100000, clos
ed its doors in Canton, Ohio. The direc-
tors say the bank will not be able to re-
sumo business. The failure was brought
about by heavy loans to W. l.. Davis,
vice president of the bank, by the cash
Ter, Corwin B. Bachteil, without the con-
sent OF the other directors of the bank.
The boiler of an engine that was
standing near the Hooking Valley rail-
road roundhouse in Columbus, Ohio, ex-
ploded and killed six men. The men
who were within range were thrown into
the air like SO many pieces of cork The
engine had been overhauled and was
practically new. 1t was demolished, part
of the boiler being blown 300 feet The
engine was being tested for its first rur
after rebuilding when the explosion oc.
CURED. -Four other engines standing
near We're wrecked. The bodies of the
six men were terribly mangled. One man
is believed to have been blown into the
river and is not accounted for.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-06-01
IN GENERAL

The alarming increase in immigration
has been taken up by President Roose-
Welt, who viii bring the problem before
Congress and the country soon.
The general assembly of the Presby-
terrain church has appointed committee
to outline plan for consolidation with
the Cumberland Presbyterian church.
Railroad legislation will be urged
ahead Of tariff reform in the Presidents
recommendations to the special session of
Congress which he has decided to cali
Eext fall.
A telegram from the acting commits
sioner of the Yukon says the business
portion of the town Of White Horse has
been destroyed by fire. All the business
part was burned, from the postofice n
the telegraph Office, but these two build-
ings were saved.
Two methods of restricting immipr.-
ton will be recommended to Congress
and both will be Endorsed as practice HE
The administration will urge that the
laws be amended either by increasing the
head tax to a prohibitive amount. or bv
restricting the number to be admitted
each month. The of1cials who have given
the matter closest attention believe that
head tax Of $50, instead Of the present
tax Of -. would keep out most Of the
undesirable foreigners.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-06-01
EASTERN.

Charles Henry Webb. author and in
He was Il years old.
Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia caused
4 sensation by dismissing two member:
of his cabinet in his fight against the ga:
grab"
Neil Burgess, the actor, was declared
a bankrupt in the United States District
Court in Trenton, N. ]. His petition was
filed some time ago.
Scores of banks, including several In
Chicago, face loss in the failure Of Bur
nett, Cummings & Co., Boston brokers
with debts of s1,714,000.
William Strenbler was killed and
thirty-five persons were injured in col
lision of two trolley cars returning from
Westport, a suburban resort near Balti'
more.
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore. the we'll
known writer and reforiner, died at her
home in Melrose, Mass. Bronchitis and
q weak heart FASTENED the end Mary
Ashton Livermore was born IN Boston,
Dec. 10. 1920.
While catching in game of baseball
In Brooklyn, n. Y, James Miles, q
youth, was almost instantly killed BY 6
pitched ball. Miles wore no mask while
behind the bat. A fast ball. which ne
failed to stop. struck him between the
eyes.
Joseph Schoefsk;, S years old, whose
parents live at 1905 Webster avenue,
Pittsburg. was drowned, as he stood up
right in pool of water. He sank into
the mud. The water reached just above
his eyes. Unable to extricate himself, he
drowned.
The trustees of the Mormon church at
Salt Lake City have purchased forty
acres Of farm lane in South Royalton.
VT, where they will erect a monument,
shrine and cottage on the site OF the
birthplace of Joseph Smith, the founder
of their faith.
two years Imprisonment for his connec-
ton with postal frauds. pleaded guilty
in Washington TO conspiracy with Craw-
ford and Lorenz in the purchase of letter
carriers satchels. He was sentenced to
an additional two years Imprisonment.
It's money f-ittered away ON the securi-
ties of almost worthless companies or
ganized by IT'S officers, the Merchants
Trust Company passed into the hands Of
e receiver in New York The receivers
are Douglas Robinson. brother-in-law of
President Roosevelt, and the New York
Trust Company.
One dead, five injured, several hundred
patrons thrown into great excitement and
an entire establishment in darkness was
the result of the explosion of a large
steam pipe in the basement of the Man
haitian Hotel in New York. The dead
man was James Doran, coal passer. 40
years old. He was scalded to death.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-06-01
FOREIGN.

The British House of Commons was
closed by the Speaker after disorderly
scenes due to efforts OF the opposition to
force a declaration from Balfour.
Southern Caucasus is afame with
racial strife between the Moslems and
Armenians and armed mobs control the
villages, the authorities being helpless.
Three-quarters of million people have
died. of the plague in India this year,
according to figures furnished by Indian
Secretary Brodrick in the English House
of Commons. The mortality from Jan. /
to April / was ALTA, while another
215, 961 succumbed during the four weeks
ending April %.
Most of the white population of La
haina, on the Island of Maui, Hawaii. in
Guiding the military, are prisoners in the
court house, surrounded by striking Jap
anese laborers. One japanese was killed
and two were wounded by the plantation
police during an attack on a plantation
mill. The entire 1900 japanese laborers
on the island are now on strike and are
showing violent mood.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-06-01
ONE YEARS RECORD.
Result of the Twelve Months Military
Operations in the East.


One year ago Russia had an army in
Manchuria. garrison at Port Arthur
and an imposing navy in eastern waters;
Japan had an army driving the Russians
northward in the vicinity of Feng-Wang-
Cheng. Port Arthur was invested by
land and sea, and the Mikado's fleet was
supreme. To-day both nations have ar
mics of approximately equal strength,
numerically, and while Japan still has
powerful navy Russia has mustered a
fighting strength on the seas that threat
ems the supremacy of japan. The net
gain from the years campaign has been
the capture by the japanese of Port Ar
thur, the destruction of practically all
the Russian vessels in eastern waters at
the outbreak of the war, and the forced
retirement of the Russian army to a
point some two hundred miles further
north. To-day, aside from the fall of
Port Arthur and the release of the forces
employed in its investment, Japan occu-
pies relatively the same position it did
twelve months ago. 1t succeeded in
putting a quietus on Russia's naval op-
erations only to be confronted by an
other feet. Driving the enemy back into
Manchuria has been rather to the disad-
vantage of Japan, taking her troops fur
Their from their base of supplies and COM
plicating the problem of providing for
them.
In one respect only has Japan reaped
an advantage, says the Detroit Free
Press. Its prospective indemnity de-
mand has continued to swell until it has
assumed startling proportions. Every
day the struggle is prolonged, should
Japan eventually prove victor, increases
its claims against Russia and adds to the
estimated amount. The developments of
the year go far toward confirming the
opinions of those who from the outset
have contended that in a long drawn-out
contest Russia was bound to win. With
her vast resources it would prove posi-
BILE for her to put a new army in the
field each year. That is virtually what
has been accomplished. and there is no
good reason why it should not continue
There will be no lack of warships so long
as the money therefor is forthcoming:
with the men which the Car has at his
command the recruiting of an army is not
serious task
Should Admiral Rojestvensky meet
with even reasonable degree of sue
cess the Russian war party would be
strengthened to a degree that would ma
terially simplify the situation now con-
fronting it, and make continuation of
the struggle much easier. 1t is this fact
that gives the developments in the far
East such Importance. Japan's only hope
lies in conducting a sharp. decisive cam
paign, such as marked its progress earlier
IN the proceedings. If Admiral Togo
can dispose of Rojestvensky's feet and
Marshal Oyama overcome Gen. Line
witch, Japan's prospects will once more
become encouraging. Doubtless there is
a good reason for the inactivity which
has existed in Manchuria for weeks. but
the seemingly dilatory TACTICS of the Jap
anese have thus far only resulted in Rus
sia's strengthening her position. and are
not calculated to inspire confidence in
Japan's ultimate success.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-06-01
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The News e.

Pobiedonosteff is another Russian lead.
er who has just been amputated from q
good thing.
In Texas and Kansas tornadoes seem
to have become regular feature of the
weekly blowout.
First prize at the horse show this year
goes to the horse that can pass the new
millinery without shying.
1t is sometimes hard to determine
whether the Equitable struggle is for the
last word or the last dollar
The trouble with many of the Cars
promised reforms is that they never de-
velop beyond the promise embryo.
THE Isthmus is the mother of yellow
fever, says pessimistic exchange. Vel
low Jacks Panamamma, as it were.
To judge from the Philadelphia reports
they might make the City Council room
Jail and not have to let a single one
out.
Mr.. Rockefeller may continue to make
donations in return for legislation with.
out fear that anything will be said about
the faint.
Any parent equipped with a fairly
substantial shingle should prove salts
factory strike breaker in the case OF
school strikes.
Thieves! Thieves cried the citizens
in attendance when the Philadelphia gas
lease bill was passed-and they guessed
it the first time
In arranging her exhibits for the fair
at Portland, Oregon appears to have
overlooked the fine display of land frauds
which might be made.
Having been trained in the land OF
Castro, Messrs. Bowen and LOOMS
should be able to put up a fight worthy
of the public's attention.
An Omaah fnancier stole 100000 and
then committed suicide, doubtless be
cause he knew he wasn't in the Cassie
Chadwick Bigelow class.
The difficulty about the competition
which manufacturers hail in awarding
contracts for canal supplies is that il
may be only on the surface.
Nan Patterson is to get 81 300 q week
to appear before the footlights and let
people see how sweet and bewitching q
real wicked girl can be when she gets
out of her troubles and decides to be
good.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-06-01
DEfS A33[5RS
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Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to S6.4O; hogs, prime heavy,
$500 to S5.47 sheep, fair to choice, $500
to SASS: wheat, No. 2, SLOT to Sill:
corn, No. 2, soc to 6Oc; oats, standard,
29c to SIC; rye, No. 2, nc to 7Sc; hay,
timothy, $3.50; to $3.50; prairie, 5000 to
S11.OO; butter, choice creamery, zoe to
dc; eggs. fresh, 13c to 15c; potatoes,
1Sc to 23c.
Indianapolis shipping, $500 to
S6.25; hogs, choice heavy, $500 to S5.65;
sheep, common to prime, $3.50 to $500:
wheat, No. 2, S1.02 to S1.O4: corn, No. 2
white, SOC to SIC; oats, No. 2 white,
Soc t. &c.
St Louis-Cattle. $3.50 to S6.25; hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to $500;
wheat, No. 2, $1.O0 to S1.01; corn, No. 2,
SOC to SIC; oats, No. 2, 29c to 31c; rye,
No. 2, Zoe to nc.
Cincinnati Cattle, $500 to $5.75:
hogs, $500. to $3.50; sheep, $500 to
$425; wheat, No. 2, S1.O5 to SLOT; corn,
No. 2 mixed, 52c to 54c; oats. No. 2
mixed, Doc to BIC; rye, No. 2, SOC to
SEC.
Detroit-Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50; hogs.
$500 to $3.50; sheep, 500 to $500;
wheat, No. 2, S1.04 to $1.06; corn. No. 3
yellow, SIC to 55c; oats, No. 3 white,
33c to 34c; rye, No. 2, 7Sc to SOC.
Milwaukee-Wheat, No. 2 northers,
$1.05 to Sill; corn, No. 8, sic to SIC;
oats, No. white, 32c to 34c; rye, No. /.
Sic to S3c; barley, No. 2, Soc to SIC:
pork, mess, S12.45.
Buffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers.
$500 to $6.25; hogs, fair to choice, $500
to $3.50; sheep, fair to choice, $3.50 to
$500; lambs, fair to choice, $500 to
$6.75.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 99c to
$1.01; corn, No. 2 mixed, 4Sc to SOC:
oats, No. mixed, 3Oc to &c; rye, No. 2,
Sic to sc; clover seed, prime, 500.
New York-Cattle, $500 to 5000;
hogs, $500 to $5.75; sheep, $500 to
$5-25; wheat, No. 2 red, SLOT to $1.O9:
corn, No. 2, 55c to SIC; oats, natural,
white, Csc to &c; butter, creamery, 20c
to PC; eggs, western, 15c to 1Sc.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-06-01

When the Bundles funniest is held at
Indianapolis June DIPS, thousands of the
visitors, no doubt, will visit one of the
show places of the Hoosier capital, which
is photographed in the illustration-the
soldiers monument. The gathering will
be under the auspices of the Nord Amer
ikanischer Turner Bund, and 1000 ath-
letes from all parts of the United States
will take part. The Deutsche Turner
schaft will be represented by a team of
twenty young men, the pick of the Ger
man turner's, under the leadership Of
Prof. Kessler of Stuttgart. Strong men
from the dominions of King Victor EN-
manuel also will attend in the persons of
twelve members of the Italian Gymnastic
Union.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-06-01
rnEeEs BRIDGE NOW OPEN.
structure One of the Great Engineer
ing Achievements of the Age.

The new gateway to the Southwest,
the Thebes bridge, constructed by the
Missouri Pacific, Iron Mountain, Cotton
Belt, Illinois Central and the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois, across the Missis-
sippi at Thebes, ILL.,, was Thursday for
cially opened and dedicated. Appropri-
ate ceremonies marked the opening. A
large party of representative railroad
men and many prominent officials, bust
hess men and newspaper men OF Missouri
and Illinois were present.
Gov. Joseph w. Folk of Missouri was
the principal orator of the day. He out
lined the immense advantages to the
Southwest to be derived from the OPEN
ing of this new bridge, the only one
across the Mississippi between Memphis
and st. Louis. Gov. Folk in his address
pointed out that the new bridge does
away with the slow and tedious car
ferry, which has been the method of
transportation across the river since the
Illinois Central and the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois made their way to the
Mississippi to exchange business with
the Cotton Belt system.
Ground was broken for the bridge on
July 8, 1902, and the first train passed
over it on April IS of this year. The
cost of its construction was approximate
ly $3,OOO,0O0. 1t is a ma gnifcent struc-
ture of double-track width and, on ac-
count of its prominent location, presents
most imposing appearance.
The bridge approaches are on a grad
ual and moderate incline, making it pos
sible to run trains of great length over
it, which tends to great expedition and
economy in operating freight trains es-
pecially. The bridge proper consists of
continuous steel structure of FIVE spans.
built on the Cantilever system, and
weighs about 2S,000,000 pounds. The
central or channel span is SOL feet long,
each of the other spans being about sol
feet long. The approaches TO the bridge
are of concrete, made of Portland &C.
ment, as are also the pieces upon which
the spans and arches rest. This con-
crete, of which nearly 100000 cubic
feet were used, constitutes the chief pc
culiarity of the bridge. Except the face
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-06-01
GREAT NEW BRIDGE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI.

stones of the piers, which are of buff
Roman Oelitic stone and the bridge seats
and nose stones for the upstream cut
water, which are granite, there is no
solid stone work in the entire structure.
The steel bridge is approached at both
ends by a series of concrete arches. The
total length of the bridge proper. in
Guiding the concrete approaches. is 3,S11
feet, and the total length of the entire
double track construction, including
grade approaches. is Al miles. The
total height of the bridge. from the bot
tom of the lowest foundation to the top
of the highest point on the superstruc-
ture, is 231 feet
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-06-01
INOIANA'S CIGARETTE LAW.
Variousiy Interpreted, 1t Causes 6
Large Number of Suits.

Variousiy Interpreted, 1t Causes a
Large Number of Suits.
Test cases are now in progress to de-
termine the Validity of the law made by
the last Indiana Legislature on the sub
ject of cigarettes. The law seems to be
variously interpreted and there have been
some odd cases growing out of it.
On the morning after the law went
into force a travelling man lighted a
cigarette in a hotel at Logansport and
an officer placed him under arrest The
smoker had come in on late train, knew
nothing about the Indiana law, but had
to pay the penalty of his ignorance the
next day, when he was fined.
A few days later a young man came
to Indianapolis from another State. As
he came out of the Union station he
lighted cigarette and walked up the
street, smoking. The police refused to
arrest him because the local judge had
held that the law did not apply to smok-
ers. Further up the street the stranger
asked someone the way to certain bust
ness house. lie lighted another cigar
cite as he received the information and
gave one to the person he had stopped.
He was nabbed for giving away a cigar
cite.
A youth was seen smoking a cigarette
and was asked by an officer where he
got it. He pointed to friend standing
by, and the latter was searched. Cigar
cite paper and tobacco were found in
his pockets and he was arrested for hav-
ing ''makings'' in his possession. While,
therefore, in Indianapolis men are smok-
ing with impunity they cannot give a
friend a cigarette, nor can they have
the markings" in their possession.
But despite this fact hundreds of In
dianians get all the cigarette paper they
want, and get it, too, without expense.
Cases involving all phases of the law are
now pending in the courts. For instance,
w. w. Lowery, young attorney of In
dianapolis, went into the court house a
few days ago when he knew that the
grand jury was investigating cigarette
cases. He stood in the hall and accosted
the jurors as he smoked cigarette, and
thus invited an Indictment. He was ac-
commodated, of course, and the case
will go to the Supreme Court.
1t is said that the tobacco men do
not expect the Supreme Court of the
State to set aside the law in respect to
dealers, but this phase of it will go to
the United States Supreme Court. 1t
does expect, however, that the State
court will set aside the law as it re-
lates to private individuals.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-06-01
| New York.

| lux lUlh. IuODS are leadlnS source
Of complaints this week,
but clearing skies, now reported
throughout large area of the country,
bid fair to reinforce existing optimistic
views as to late summer and fall trade.
Cold or rainy weather, except in a few
sections, has affected general trade,
further retarded an already late corn
and cotton planting season, given rise
to rather less optimistic winter wheat
crop reports and bullishly stimulated
grain, pork and cotton prices.
The great barometer of trade and in
dustry, the iron trade, is less active for
the cruder forms despite price conces-
sions, but the disposition in usually
well-informed quarters is to regard this
as an instance of the general breathing
spell which is noted in many lines OF
wholesale business.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending May IS
number 191, against 15S last week, 215
in the like week in 1904, 155 in 1903,
152 In 1902 and 1872 In 1901. In Canada
failures number II, as against Is last
week and IL in this week year ago.
Wheat, including -four exports for
the week ending May Is, are 1,512, $50
bushels, against S99,355 last week, l.
225,76 this week last year, 5,293,373
in 1903 and 5,1S4, S39 in 1902. From
July 1 to date the exports are 55,999,-
099 bushels against 124 S17O64 last
year, 149, OBJ In 1908 and 224,999,-
100 In 1902. Corn exports for the
week are 1,6SS, 299 bushels, against l.
52S, 299 last week, 1887 a year ago.
1,S14,1S6 in 1908 and $1,000 in 1902.
From July 1 to date the exports of
corn are 73,195,6S5 bushels, against
1867, 443 in 1904, 60,192 in 1903 and
q, 335, $50 in 19O2.-Bradstreet's Com
mercial Report.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-06-01

A new way of keeping the Mississippi
and other great rivers of the West from
washing away their banks has been de-
signed by western engineers. 1t is called
o mattress, because it is actually woven
from the branches of willow trees These
mattresses are immense affairs, some
times being nearly hundred feet in
length and 80 or 40 feet in width. The
branches are put on in boats, and when
the mattress is finished it is bound
around the edge with wire rope, then
paced against the water side OF the
levee, being partly out of the water and
partly submerged. 1t is held IN place by
covering it with huge stones, ind when
the work is properly done it offers bar
rier Shich the water cannot break
through.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-06-01

A number of persons have reported to
the police authorities of Richmond Ind,
having seen a strange Withholding female
who disappeared in the mouth of a big
trunk sewer, where it was said she is max
ing her home. Much excitement has been
caused. David Bradshaw determined to
investigate and started into the da.k sewer
He came out hurriedly with face and hands
bleeding and says the wild creature at
tackled him in the dark when he was 100
yards from the mouth. The police will
make an effort to capture the girl.