The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-10-12

committed suicide on a Texas and Pa
ciic train between Dallas, Texas, and
Fort Worth. He cut his throat.
A bull fight, in which the animals and
the men were armored in football cos
tunes, was held near Los Angeles. Not
a bit of gore was spilled and a wild out
burst from the arena followed the decis-
ion of the judges in favor of the bulls.
Albert Mesel of Leavenworth, Kan,
and II. =. Osborne of st. Joseph were
drowned in Lake Contrary, near St.
Joseph, Mo. The men lost an oar while
crossing the lake in a boat. In trying to
recover the oar the boat was overturned.
A mischievous boy tossed a lighted
match through an open window at the
dyeing establishment of Cook & McLain
in Chicago. and a f~irty-gallon tank of
benzine exploded. Panic and fire re-
suited, in which several persons were
hurt.
\ home for ~foundlings, with Unfair
incubators. will be erected by John y.
Rockefeller in Cleveland for the HUI
name Society. Il am opposed to race
suicide" he is reported to have said in
announcing his plans to the Humane So
ciety officers.
The National Cash Register Company
in Dayton. Ohio, rejected the demand
of a committee of the machinists' union
for the reinstatement of o men dis
charged. A general strike involving ev'
cry department of the plant is threat
ened as a result.
An entire block of wholesale houses.
bounded by Salmon, Taylor and Front
streets and the Willamette river, burned
in Portland. Ore. The loss was $11O,-
OOO. The fire started in the basement
of the New Era Paint and Oil Company
from spontaneous combustion.
Newton {. Dougherty, president OF
the Peoria, ILL.,. National Bank, head of
that city's schools and prominent in ed
ucational and financial circles throughout
the country, has been indicted by a
grand jury, charged with forgery and
misrepresentation of school funds.
While awaiting the arrival of a patrol
wagon after his arrest on a forgery
charge, Thomas G.. Conner, 40 years
old. committed suicide in St. Louis by
drinking carbolic acid. Connor was ar
rested on the charge of passing W
worthless checks. aggregating $3.50.
George l.. Dobson, former Secretary
of State of Iowa, has resigned as consul
general at HanSchow, China, after only
a few weeks of work. He has written
to friends in Washington complaining of
the mode of the life of the Chinese He
says the natives are rude and coarse.
Owin@ TO a reduction of the salaries
OF the Jerks at the postoffice in Gold
field, Nv. from 500 a month to $50
Il montl. by direct orders from Wash
inston, ten mcn walked out and only
were persuaded TO return by Postmas-
ter Collins personally guaranteeing their
former pay.
Fire IN the lumber district of Rhine
lander. Wis, destroyed property valued
at 100000 and rendered 400 people
homeless The fire started in the lumber
yard of the Brown Brothers Lumber
Company, Inc after sweeping it clean
spread to the Robbins Lumber Company
yards, which were entirely destroyed. A
high wind was blowing, which carried
the fire into the residence district Id
Joining the lumber yards, destroying
about seyenty-fiye small dwelling houses.
About 100000 900 feet of lumber was de-
stroyed. After burning over the greater
portion of eight blocks the fire was got
under control. The homeless people were
cared for in the city hall and other pub
lie buildings. The total insurance is
about 100000.