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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-28
CUBA IN A TURMOIL.
Political Hatred Threatens to Plunge
Island Into. Bitter Strife.

Cuba was plunged almost into a state
OF terrorism on the eve of the struggle
for the election of a president. Six per-
sons, including congressman, are known
TO have been killed. The list of wounded
is long. Bombs were found stored in
several places, and pistol fights occurred
in a number Of cities and towns. An
exempt was made to assassinate Gen.
Jose Miguel Gomez, liberal candidate
for the presidency.
Thousands of adherents of the two po-
litical parties, moderates and liberals.
armed with guns and revolvers, gathered
in the larger cities. Train loads of rural
guards were dispatched to points where
the turmoil was greatest, in an attempt
to restore peace. An extra session of the
House of Representatives was held, at
which the disturbances were discussed.
Extra editions of the liberal papers were
issued. placing the blame for the pre-
vail:ns conditions upon the government.
The Mayor of Havana issued procla-
nation forbidding the carrying of canes
| or weapons of any kind with or without
| licenses in the vicinity of the polling
places during the election of members of
| the election board An official dispatch
says that the Mayor of Cienfuegos is
sued similar proclamation and has also
prohibited the sale of alcoholic liquors.
/ Official dispatches received from Glen
| fuegos announced the killing of Congress
| man Enrique Nilluendas, leader of the
liberal party and the most able orator
| in the lower house, and the chief of po-
lice of Cienfuegos. during a conflict be-
tween the two political parties. Private
| advices give the number of persons killed
as six. with twenty-five wounded. Two
| policemen are said to be among the dead.
Government advices say the police had
| information that within the hotel in
| which Niiluendas resided a quantity of
arms had been deposited and they went
to the hotel to investigate the matter.
AS the police ascended the stairs they
were met by party of liberals, who fired
on them. killing Chief of Police Illance.
The police returned the fire, killing VIII
luendas and wounding several others.
| n search of the hotel revealed two
| dynamite bombs in the room occupied by
| Villuendas
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-28
Brief News Items.

The American Zinc and Chemical
Company's plant at Utah Junction. Colo,
was destroyed by fire. Loss $4,000.
Fire in the tobacco district in Dan
vile, Va. destroyed three buildings en-
failing a loss which will exceed 100000.
Mack Murray killed Mrs. Mary Orris,
who was in company with a rival sutton,
at New Kensington, Pa. A razor was
used.
The British steamer Chatham, from
London for Yokohama, caught fire in
the Suez canal and for a time all canal
traffic was blocked.
The Thomas w. Lawson property in
Back Bay, excepting one house, was
sold for unpaid taxes. the Boston broker
keeping his word not TO spoil the auc-
ton.
President Paul Morton at the meeting
of the agents of the Equitable Life at
Manhattan Beach declared he wanted
life insurance removed as far as possible
from the field ef politics.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-28
EASTERN.

a clerk in the marine hospital service
In Washington admits the taking of
$4,000 through fraud.
Definite announcement that the Erie
road is to acquire the c., III. & ID. and
Pere Marquette system is made.
DR.. Musser, a member of the pneu-
monia commission, declares in Philadel-
phia that pneumonia germs exist in the
lungs of everyone.
Nan Patterson, who was the central
figure in the Caesar Young murder case,
has been married to heY former hus-
band, Leon G. Martin
Gen. |. ]. Wistar of Philadelphia
leaves his right arm, his brain and an
estate of 100000 to the Wistar Insti-
tute of Anatomy and Biology.
H Francis Allen, 20 years old. a
wealthy retired merchant of Plainfield,
\. j., has been sued by Joseph b. Har-
Kins, % years old, who alleges alienation
of his wife's affections.
One car of an express train bound for
Boston was overturned in the New York
Central tunnel in New York. Twelve
persons are reported to have been in
jured. The accident was caused by an
open switch.
The Allegheny pa Presbytery of the
United Presbyterian church has adopted
resolution authorizing women to at
tend its sessions and authorizing them to
vote on all subjects. Heretofore women
have been barred from even attendance.
1t is announced by Corresponding Sec
rotary Hart of Harvard university that
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.. son of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, has passed his entrance
examinations to the college and will be
a member of the freshman class this
fall.
A score of men in the power house
of the United Electric Light and Power
Company ON East Twenty ninth street,
New York, narrowly escaped death
when a 1,600-horse power boiler expiod-
ed, filling the place with steam. Five
of the men were seriously injured.
Charles Edwards. a notorious cracks
man, was found dead in stable in
New York. The kick of a horse had
torn the top of his head off. Edwards
was member of the Jimmy Hope
gang, and was known as Second Story"
Edwards. He had been in jail thirty
eight times.
President John Mitchell of the United
Mine Workers of America announces
that the convention of mine workers of
the three anthracite districts at which
demands will be formulated to be pre-
sented to the anthracite coal companies
CnrinO will ha hal1 NJ Shl papk in
Pa, on Dec. H.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-28

Sprich received serious injuries In st.
Paul as result of the explosion of pow
der which they found in cave in the
sandstone bluffs on the West Side.
Joseph Crambeau, years old, con-
firmed firebug, burned his infant sister to
death in her cradle in Wausaukee while
left to care for her. His mother saved
the home and rescued the boy. The
father is in Jail for making threats to
kill.
Nebraska Democrats and Populists in
convention at Lincoln effected fusion and
named William G.. Hastings of Wilbur
for justice of the Supreme Court and
ID. g. Cole of Osceola and Louis Light
ner of Columbus for regents of the uni
versity.
James Allen Macleod, a prominent
architect, was probably fatally hurt in
an automobile accident in St Paul. The
machine sweived and collided with a
trolley pole. Macleod was thrown heavi-
ly TO che pavement and the automobile
ran over him.
The body of man supposed to be
August Julius was found on the Lake
Shore tracks at Bryan. Ohio, horribly
cut up. There are indications of foul
play. The address of John Julius of
2224 Grand avenue, Omaha, was found
on the body.
William Hunter, arrested In Detroit
on his honeymoon for alleged completely
in the Denver election frauds, was taken
to Toledo, Ohio, on the charge of de-
frauding a hotel Hunter has confessed
to forging checks on his father a prom
inent business man.
Four officials of the Schwarzschild &
Sulsberger facking Company pleaded
guilty before Judge j. Otis Humphrey
in the federal court in Chicago to accept
ing railroad rebates in conspiracy to
violate the Elkins law, and they were
fined total of so, 900.
Chicago's colony of bankers in the
Joliet penitentary was increased by one
Wednesday when Judge Kersten SEN
fenced William HI. Hunt, president of
the defunct Pan-American bank, to serve
sentence of from one TO three years
and to pay fine of S29S. The fine is
just double the amount of money Hunt
received from Attorney A. @. Murrell
after the banker knew his institution
was insolyent.
With a crash that was heard for
blocks an overcrowded band stand col
/ lapsed at o o'clock the other night at
the carnival and street fair at Belleville,
ILL.,. fatally injuring three persons. 1t is
believed that 200 men, women and chill
| dren sustained painful injuries. Seven
hundred persons were crowded upon the
band stand when it went down, and
great excitement prevailed among the
| several thousand who witnessed the ac-
cident. These sustaining injuries which
may prove fatal were: Mrs. Michael
| Damrich. Frank Diez, Jr., and Miss
| Bertha Schrieber.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-28
SIGN PACT FOR PEACE.
Delegates Representing Sweden and
Norway Agree on DisuniOn Terms.


Norway Agree on Disunion Terms.
An agreement reached Saturday at
Karlstad by the negotiators of Norway
and Sweden concerning the dissolution
of the union of the two countries was
formally signed there in the afternoon.
The understanding was arrived at dur
ing the final session of the delegates,
which lasted longer than three hours.
In May last the Norwegian parliament
by an almost unanimous vote passed a
bill for consular service Independent Of
that of Sweden. This bill was vetoed
by King Oscar ard in consequence the
Norwegian ministry resigned.
The king refused to accept the resig
nation and then on June Z the parlia-
ment in Christiania adopted resolution
declaring that the union of Norway and
Sweden under one king was dissolved
in consequence of the kings having ceas-
ed to act as Norwegian king.
An address to King Oscar reciting the
step taken and the reasons therefor was
also adopted, but the king refused to re-
ceive it, declaring that the action taken
was revolutionary.
The next move was on the part of
King Oscar, who summoned a special
meeting of the Swedish riksdag to con-
slider the situation. This body author
lied the government to negotiate a loan
of SD, 100000 for works of defense and
declared the harbors of Stockholm, Karls-
krona, Gothenburg and Farosund to lie
war ports from which all foreign naval
vessels were to be excluded.
For a time the outlook was warlike,
but the excitement gradually Gained
down and the riksdag finally adopted res
olutions agreeing 10 the dissolution of
the union on certain conditions. One of
these was that the people of Norway
should take a referendum vote on the
question Of separation. When the votes
were counted it was found that ESQ, 200
were for separation and 1S4 against it.
Committees were then appointed to con-
slider the details of the dissolution of the
bonds between the two countries.
They met at Karlstad, in Sweden, some
weeks ago, but they had great difficulty
in arriving at the agreement.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-28
IN GENERAL.

Sixty buildings were destroyed by fire
at Nome, Alaska, causing loss estimat-
ed at close to 100000. The city hall q
small building, was destroyed, but the
records were saved. No loss of life is
reported.
Some one threw a quantity of dirt on
the escutcheon bearing the arms of the
United States which is over the on.
trance of the American consulate at
Cienfuegos, Cuba. This is the second
time an outrage Of this kind has oc.
Cured.
The Ontario fisheries department vii,
make a rigid investigation of alleged H.
LEGAL fishing by American firms in Ceor.
can Bay and Lake Erie. 1t is claimed
fbat thousands of tons of fish ille9aIIv
taken are shipped to the United States
every week.
The State Department has been in.
| formed that the Nicaraguan court in ses-
sion at Ocotal in the province of SO.
povia. has convicted William S. Albers
the American resident agent at Jalapa
| of the Port Limon company. on the
charge of resisting legal process and in
sulting President Zelaya.
1 ~
per expert. declares that he has found in
Alaska what he believes will prove n
be the greatest copper field in the world
lie says a company has been formed "a
develop the field and that $4,000. OOf
will be spent in building a 2OO-mile rail
road to the property and in putting ia
| smelters.
Old-time Methodists gasped in amaze
ment when they looked over the new
bvmnal of their church, which was seer
for the first time in their houses of wor
ship Sunday. There were new hymn.
by writer's who had no degree of di
yinity, and the composers were of tn,
modern school, who gave a decided,
aorid touch TO many of the scores. Ever,
hymn ended in "Amen," fact which
had already caused communicates of tn,
old school to protest, as they declar,
such finale is ritualistic and is to,
much like the services of the Roman
Catholic and Protestant Episcopa
churches.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-28
THE BURGLARS HARVEST,
New York Has the Worst Visitation of
Such Crimes in Her HistorS.


There are more robberies in New York
City at present than ever before in the
experience of the metropolis On the
East Side burglars and sneak thieves are
so active that men and women sit up
nights with all manner of firearms handy
to repel attacks. Five thefts in the re-
gion bounded by Bradford and Fulton
streets, Arlington and Miller avenues
were reported recently in a single night.
In the eastern section of Harlem 30
burglaries have occurred in the past ten
days.
In spite of strongest safes, more cum
ming electric alarm systems and more
complete methods of identifying crimi-
mails, the burglar seems to be feared now
adays much more than he used to be.
An evidence of this is the tremendous
growth of the burglar insurance bust
ness in this country in recent times. A
little more than ten years ago practically
all attempts to insure people against
theft proved futile. Companies were
organized for this purpose, but after
many vicissitudes they ended in failure.
Since that time nearly a dozen corpora
tions have come into existence. and so
large is the business they do that in the
last year they paid over 1854, 147 in
burglary losses. In the same time they
collected $1,3S6,G10 in premiums.
This increasing dread of the burglar
is due to the fact that he never was
more formidable or more active than 1T
the present time. In these days Of
greater wealth those temptations which
oil, a.
multiplied. Consequently there are more
diamond robberies and crimes of a SINH
lar character now than in the past. The
discovery Of more effective tools and
more powerful explosives has also aided
the robber, and although he does not
attempt as often as he did to blow up
the big city banks, because of their alarm
systems and special patrols, his ravages
in country districts have grown to an
alarming extent. At the present time
four out of five bank burglaries are COM
United in towns of less than 1000 inhab-
itants. In the last eight years TIC banks
situated in such communities were at
tackled, with loss of 81 100000. Safes
once regarded as burglar proof have been
ahown to be little stronger than soap
boxes in the hands of expert thieves. and
consequently many companies will not
insure country banks at all.
The modern burglar is more wantcniy
destructive than his predecessor. His
use of dope" or nitroglycerine often
causes a greater damage to a building
than the loss made by the theft itself.
Even when he fails of getting loot he
leaves q scene of wreckage behind. Of
the 81 100000 in losses incurred by
banks, Of which mention has already
been made, more than 100000 repre-
scented destruction of property. In rob-
berries of dwelling houses and apartment
houses the damage averages about one-
tenth of the total loss.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-28
Told In a Few Linea.

The home of Attorney Warren Leslie,
New York, was robbed of several thou
sand dollars worth of property.
Miss Marie Hamill, society girl,
and her fiance, Neil Wolf, were killed in
an auto accident near Acto, n. ].
The criminal court at STEAMBOAT has
condemned to death the Armenian, CHR
kis Vartanian, a naturalized American
citizen, for the murder oe the Armenian
merchant, Apik Undjian, Aug. 26, who
was shot by Vartanian IN the Galata
quarter of Constantinople.
Jerry Simpson, who is at Roswell, n.
NJ, is now reported to be suffering from
aneursm of the heart, and attending
physicians say there is small hope of his
recovery.
Rainmaker Hatfield closed a contract
for a large sum at Los Angeles, CAL,
with the British government, the Kim
herly mine owners and sheep ranchers to
break the drought in South Africa.
NJ. Mccormick and A. Whitaker ct
Chillicothe, Mo-, and Z. Vaughn and
John Linsey, negro portcrs. were killed
and twenty-seyen persons were injured
when a freight train on the burlington
railroad crashed into Z passenger train
at Brush, Colo
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-28
JAPS STIRRED ANEW.
Fresh Wave of Indignation Sweeps
Over the Kingdom.


A fresh wave of indignation is sweep
ing over Japan at the announcement that,
in spite of Premier Katsura's assurance
to the contrary. there does exist i'll the
peace treaty with Russia an article by
which Japan undertakes not to fortify
Soya strait. The populace is aroused to
a high state of indignation.
The agreement not to fOrtify Soya
strait is deemed among the influential
classes to be the greatest humiliation
japan has ever suffered. The restriction
thus placed on her territorial liberty is
looked upon as being an unbearable in
dignity and as constituting the blacklist
record in the history of country which
has never experienced defeat at the
hands of other nations.
The number of direct memorials to the
throne from different associations and in
dividuals. condemning the peace treaty
and asking that it be not ratified, exceeds
forty. among which is an address signed
by six professors of the imperial uni
versity, one of whom was recently placed
ON the retired list owing to his strongly
worded anti-peace thesis.
This memorial strongly urges the ne
cessity of refusing to ratify the peace
treaty and condemns it as entirely annull-
ing the purpose of the war as set forth
in the declaration of hostilitles. 1t also
is stated that indisputable reasons exist
for refusing to ratify the treaty, which
is deemed to be pregnant with elements
of humiliation and future danger to the
national interests.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-28
GaNXMEERCAl
T. e:3 Es :::l::' HIM.
s,s 81 s1iss ~
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9FNANCA
While the new demands
CHICAGO.

UDl61lO. disclose no recession in
- - the heavy industries,
money and distributive operations
made distinct advance. Bank eX-
changes reached their highest total
for one week since early in May. Inc
absorption of currency for crop moY-
ing purposes encroached upon deposits
to the largest extent this season, ana
there was wider request for CONNER
cial loans, most of the latter beng
negotiated at 3 per cent. This rate
probably may now become the mini
mum for choice mercantile names
and banking profits during the next
quarter will have an improving ratio.
Wholesale dealings in fall and win
ter staples made u substantial gain.
Shipping rooms are worked day and
night in the effort to overtake prompt
forwarding. Notwithstanding the
heavy business already completed. the
attendance of buyers remains UMPIRE
cedented. and a higher average cost
proves no bar to liberal selections Of
necessarieS.
Unusually large transactions are
noted in dry goods, clothing. footwear.
mems furnishings and wOOlenS, and
further good orders appeared for mil
linery, cloaks, groceries and canned
fruits. Former impressions Of an eX-
cellent outlook for both city and in
terror retail trade are well sustained.
Stocks OF merchandise among retailers
are at a low point, and generous re-
pleniShment proceeds satisfactorily.
Collections make a good showing,
while the commercial mortality again
is comparatively lower
Bank clearings $197. 19G.S55, exceed
those of the corresponding week in
1901 by - per cent
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number IS against 10 last week.
and 81 a year ago.-Dun's Review Of
Trade.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-28
PACKERS PAY FINES.
Indicted Chicago Becf Men Admit Civ.
ing Reb,-teS.

ing Reb-tes.
Four officials of the Scbwarzschild
& Sulsberger Packing Company, Chica-
go, pleaded guilty before Judge ]. Otis
Humphrey in the federal court to ac-
cepting railroad rebates in q con-
spiracy to violate the Elkins law, and
they were fined total of $50, 900. This
marked the first victory Of the govern
ment in its prosecution of the packing
companies in what are now known as
the beef trust cases" A certified
check for $4,000 was handed to the
clerk of the court, and the four de-
PENDANTS were released.
"You are indicted under section 544e,"
said the court in opening his sentence.
you are charged with conspiracy to
commit an offense against the United
States laws. Your counsel has entered
pleas of guilty, and if you have any
thing further to say other than has al
ready been spoken, you are at liberty to
speak"
The three younger defendants shook
their heads; the fourth, the man of years,
looked at the floor and said nothing, nor
did he make a sign.
punishment for this offense as fixed
by Congress has wide range, giving the
court unusual latitude, ranging from a
nominal fine without Imprisonment to a
heavy fine and two years Imprisonment,
all in the discretion of the court. l
have heard on your behalf all of your
side Of this matter and what the gov
ed to consider this case with reasonable
moderation. The sentence of the court
IL the case of the defendant, We'll, will
be fine of $4,000 and costs and COM
mitment to the county Jail until the fine
! IS paid, and in the cases of Todd, Skip
worth and Cusey fine of $4,000 and
costs, with the same provision in regard
| to the payment. The costs may be dis
tributed among the four defendants
To compete with the others it was
| stated, according to good authority, the
INDEPENDENT concern accepted rebates
| from the railroad companies. A repre-
! sentative of the four defendants confer
red with the Attorney General and sub
sequent trips to Washington were made
with the result that an understanding
was reached whereby, upon a plea of
! guilty, a fine should be assessed and the
Imprisonment clause waived.
If the case had gone to a trial the de-
PENDANTS would have met the govern
ment with a motion to quash the indict-
ment on the ground that it was faulty.
1t is declared by the defense that they
are charged with violating the Elkins act
which went into force OH Feb. 10, 1908
but the crime alleged to have been com.
mitted is charged to have been perpe-
trated Feb. ), 1903. Attorney Boyesen
in his opening statement in court men.
toned this fact, but declared that his
clients did not wish to avail themselves
of any technicalities. He had been in
structed, he said, to enter plea Of
| guilty.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-28
PAST AND PRESENT
AS 1T COMES TO US FROM ALL
CORNERS OF THE EARTH.
Geographic Information Gathered
by the Few for the Emil gbtenment
of the Many.
Trolley Cars in Collision.

In a collision between an indianapolis
Northern motor car and line car on the
Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley road on the
grade of the overhead crossing, east of Log
anSpOrt, Ind, MOtOrman Walter Pruitt, of
the first named line, and William Webb, of
the second, narrowly escaped instant death,
while dozen and more passengers on the
indianapolis Northern car were badly
shaken. Both mOtormen jumped before
the collision occurred, rolling down steep
embankment for forty feet or more, and be-
ing badly scratched. The passengers.
taken by surprise, remained in the car and
received the full benefit of the collision