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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12


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13SOIGunpowder said to have been first
used in Europe.
1474-William Caxton finished a printed
book on 1.-THE Game and Playe of
the Cheese"
1512-Florida discovered by Juan Ponce
de Leon.
l563-House of Commons. passed q bill
permitting church services in the
Welsh language.
| 1605-Expedition started from the
Downs to discover a northwest pas
sage to India.
| 161--Francis Bacon made lord chancel-
lor OF England.
| 163S-William Kieft arrived at New Am
sterdam as Governor of the colony.
1654-Cock fighting prohibited in Eng
land.
16S3-Alliance between Russia and Po-
land.
17101SacheverelFs sermons burnt before
the Royal Exchange in London.
1774-Port of Boston closed and seat of
government removed to Salem.
179o-Unitei States mint established at
Philadelphia.
179S-Ireland declared in a state of re-
bellion.
1SO1-Nelsou destroyed Danish feet in
battle OF Copenhagen.
1SO7-Slave trade abolished by the Brit
ish government.
1S30-Survey made for laying out Chi
cago.
1S36-American prisoners of war massa-
cred by Santa Ana, in Texas.
1S47-Surrender of Vera Cruz.
1S5O-Royal Adelaide lost near Margate /;
206 lives lost.
1S5c-Tremont temple, Boston, destroy
ed by FIRE.
1S54-England declared war against Rus
STA France declared war against
Russia.
1S56-Crimean war ended by treaty of
Paris.
1S65-United States transport Gen. Lyon
burned; 500 lives lost.
1867-Russian cession of Alaska to the
United States announced.
186S-President Johnson's impeachment
trial begun. Great earthquake in
Sandwich Islands.
1S71-Commune proclaimed at Paris.
1S-2--Antioch the ancient destroyed by
earthquake.
1S7S-Niiners' riots in Pennsylvania coal
regions.
1SSf-Five thousand persons killed by
earthquake in Chic. Greece.
1SS2IJesse James, noted western BAN
dit, killed at st. Joseph, Mo.
1SS4-Six million dollar fire in Paternos-
ter Row, London. -. Ship Dan Stein
man wrecked off Halifax; 121 lives
lost -. Indignation at failure to con-
Wet Wilt m Berner of murder caus-
ed riot in Cincinnati in which many
were killed and injured.
1SS5-Makung, China, taken by the
French. Battle of C~halchuapa
President Barrios killed.
1SS6-Jay Gould declined to arbitrate
with the railroad strikers.
1SST-Yacht Ceront beat Dauntless in
transatlantic race.
1SS0IGerman and American warships
wrecked at Samoa $50 lives lost...
Eifel tower, height 1,178 feet, open
ed in Paris.
1S91-Baron Fava, Italian minister at
Washington, recalled. $3.50. Manipur
tribes massacred 400 British Goorkas
troops at Assam.
1S92-New York saloons all closed on
Sunday for the first time.
1S94-President Cleveland vetoed the
Bland bill.
1S95rGreat fire in Milwaukee. 49,. Chi
nese forces landed at Hai.Chow.
1S97-Thirty-fve killed in cyclone at
Chandler, Ok.
l9O4-Negro prisoners shot in riot at st.
Charles, Ark.
1905-Mrs. Cassie Chadwick sentenced to
ten years. Imprisonment. 49, enezue.
la courts decided against French Ca
Bile Company. .Simplon tunnel for
mally opened.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12
| New York.

-t ton. Unsettled weather,
making for bad roads. has been a check
to consumptive spring demand, which
also feels the influence of the impending
coal strike. The advent of springlike
weather, accompanying the former de-
velopment, is. however, favorable to i'm
provement later on, and the hope is still
expressed that the coal strike will be
localized to some extent, and will not
materially interfere with industry,
which seems fairly well supplied with
fuel. Beneath the surface happenings
of the week are to be discerned the
steady advance of spring trade, the con-
tinuance of the immense activity in
building. with collateral heavy dealings
in all kinds of lumber and material,
and the underlying confidence in a
heavy years Turnover in all lines. Mon
ey Is strong and in active demand
throughout the country. Business fail
ures In the United States for the week
ending March % numbered 169, against
10 last week, 227 in the like week of
1905, PIP in 1904, 145 in 1905 and ITO
in 1902; for the week in Canada, eight
cen, as against Twenty-Five last week
and twenty-nine In this week a year
ago.-Bradstreet's Commercial Report.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12

One of the interesting discoveries made
by Prof. Elmer Gates at his Chevy Chase
MD laboratory has just been exploited
before the London psycho-therapeutic So
ciery. 1t appears hat Prof. Gates has
found five octaves of light rays above
violet, a form similar to X-rays. Under
these rays a live rat was placed in a
Theoretically sealed tube in front of a sem
sitized screen. So long as the rat was
alive it threw a shadow on the screen,
but az the very instant that the rat was
killed it became transparent to the light
and q shadow of exactly the same shape
was observed to pass upward off the
screen.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12
Lava Pours Down vesuvius.

A special from Naples says: Streams of
lava, which are diffusing great heat, are
progressing with considerable rapidity in
the direction of Pompeii. From the new
crEter, which is twenty feet in circumfer-
ence, the lava has already gone two miles
and a half. Hot mud, ashes and black
sand are also elected, which mixed with
rain produce the so-called caustic rain
which is most damaging to vegetation.
Although the showers of cinders here
have diminished, people can be seen hold
ing up umbrellas as protection against the
falling ashes
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12

Justice Brewer of the United States
Supreme Court has granted a writ of
error in the contempt case of United
States Senator Patterson of Colorado,
who, as editor of the Rocky Mountain
News, was adjudged in contempt for pub
fishing a cartoon of the State Supreme
Court last November, and fined $1,000.
The order has the effect of staying the
collection of the fine until the case shall
be reviewed by the Supreme Court.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12
Carnegie for Government Rates.

In an autograph letter to the Washing
ton Post from Hot Springs, Va, Andrew
Carnegie has announced his opinion that
government control of railroad rates is
imperatively required. He also insists
that the interests of small shippers should
be protected from appeal to the courts,
as the great shippers, who could afford
to fight appeals, are those who benefit by
secret rates. The companies should be
entitled to court review only when their
revenues are seriously impaired.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12

A new tower of the house of commons,
at Ottawa, Ont, over 100 feet high and
just at the point of completion, collapsed,
causing many thousands of dollars dam
age. Seven workmen barely escaped
with their lives!
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12
PANORAMA OF THE WORLD
ABOUT THAT WHICH HAS SEEN
AND is TO BE.
All Sides and Conditions Of Things
are Shown. Nothing Overlooked to
make it Comp lete.


A special from st. Petersburg says:
Governor Slepzoff of Tver. Russia, was as
sassinated while driving through the main
street of the town. A bomb was exploded
under his carriage. Slepzoff's body was
torn to pieces. The coachman was also
injured. The force of the conclusion
smashed all the windows in the neighbor-
ing houses. The perpetrator of the crime.
q young man whose name is not known,
was arrested Slepzoff was probably the
most disliked of any of the Russian gov
ernors because of his bitter reactionery
measures against the people.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12

E. Watt Ezzell, q years old. dropped
from the Big Four bridge across Fall creek
Il indianapolis, Ind, to escape death
under a train and was drowned. Two
companions said that Exile had ample
time to escape, but that he became con-
fused The body was recovered.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12

A dispatch from Vienna says that peace
between the crown and and the Hungar-
ians has been concluded, and the par
liamentary crisis is over. Premier
Fejervary has resigned, and Alexander
Wekerle lsas been appointed premier with
a mandate to form a conciliatory cabinet
for Hungary.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12
Wreck on the Burlineton.

Burlington passenger train No Al was
derailed near st. Michael, Neb. The
baggageman and two OF three passengers
were slightly hurt. The wreck is said to
have been caused by the ~softening of the
roadbed from recent rains.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12

The grand jury which has been investi-
eating the alleged poisoning of Reuben
Bailey at New Castle, Ind, returned an
Indictment against Frank Thurman. charg-
ing murder in the first degree. Thurman
il : son-in-law of Bailey and has been ar
rested on the charge Of criminal assault on
the sister of his wife.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12

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As an index of the in
herent strength of trade it
CHICAGO.

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@@ is remarkable that in
both new demands and distribution
there is no evidence of diminution, not
w~ithstanding the expected shutdown of
coal mines. Available supplies here
have been augmented and, the heavy
consumers of fuel being provided for,
the operation of plants will suffer no
immediate hindrance.
Weather conditions do not impede
construction, but lack the ~seasonable
quality necessary to advance activity
in the leading retail lines. Wholesale
dealings, however, remain of large ag-
gregate and heavy shipments continue
to the interior of the principal staples,
implements, vehicles, hardware and
sporting goods. Reports show a re-
sumption of spring work or the farms,
growing grains well protected by late
snowfall and the outlook encouraging
in the dispersion of country store mer-
chandise.
Visiting buyers here are placing lib
eral orders. prompt shipment being re-
quired, and some recorders nave appear
ed in dry goods. Mercantile collections
throughout the tributary regions make
a good showing and the commercial
mortality is at the lowest point of any
week this year.
Production of the principal industries
is susti ined at the greatest aggregate
known and the work ahead in some de-
partments runs into next year.. The
raw material markets indicate no de-
cline in the absorption, prices being I'M
usually strong in the metals, lumber
and leather. Pig iron is seen to be in
steady request and additional inquiries
suggest an extending need for rails,
cars and motive power.
Failures reported in Chicago district
number 20, against 30 last week, and 25
a year ago.-Dun's Review of Trade.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12
HOOSIER HAPPENINGS
OF THE WEEK coNciSEl-v
CONDENSED.

What Our Neighbors Are Doing
Matters of General and Local Inter-
est-Marriages and Deaths-Accf-
dents and crimes-Personal Pointers
About, Indianians.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12
Fan. Far and Is Unhurt.

Robert Nicholson, SO years old, a por-
ter at the Taylor hotel, Green and West
Madison streets, Chicago, fell into an ele-
vator shaft at the hotel while walking in
his sleep. He dropped three stories and
escaped with a slight cut On the wrist.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12
Killed Ia q Quarrel.

In a quarrel which arose over a disputed
alley crossing at South Bend, Ind, Alex
ander Schwartz was shot and killed by
Anton Lambert, an ~ex-convict.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12

In a boxing tournament held at To
routo, Ont, Shenston Wyer of Manches-
- England, one of the participants in
the affair, died after a contest with Rob
ert Lauder.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12
st. Paul IL Fifty Years old.

st. Paul celebrated its fftieth anniver-
sary rs a municipality the other day with
parades of bands, military and civic Or
carnations. The main feature of the
celebration was the laying of the corner
stone of the st. Paul municipal audito-
rum and theater, which is being built at
a cost of $350,000, the money having been
raised by popular subscription.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12

If the strike comes and the necessity
arises. the State Of Missouri will take
possession of the mines near Waverly, in
LAFAYETTE county, and operate them for
the benefit of the State institutions. Ar
rangements to this end have been perfect
ed by Warden Hall of the penitentiary,
acting under the direction of Gov. Folk.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12
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Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to $500; hogs, prime heavy, $500
TO S6.45: sheep. fair to choice, $500 to
No. 2, 42c to 44c; oats. standard. 30c to
Bic; rye, No. 2. Gle to 63c; hay, timo-
thy, $3.50 to $3.50; prairie, $500 to
$1,000; butter, choice creamery, PIC to
23c; eggs, fresh, 15c to lie; potatoes,
55c to 63c.
Indianapolis-Cattle, shipping, $500
TO $5.75; hogs, choice heavy, $500 to
$685.; sheep. common TO prime, $3.50 to
$500; wheat, No. ., SIC to Soc; corn,
No. 2 white, 44c to Acc; oats, No. 2
white. 30c to &c.
st. Louis-Cattle, $3.50 TO 5000;
hogs, $500 TO $3.50; sheep, $500 to
$3.50: wheat, No. 2, SIC to 92c; corn,
No. 2, Ale to 43c; oats, No. 2, 30c to
&c; rye, No. 2, 63c to 6fc.
Cincinnati-Cattle. 800 to $5.35;
hogs, $500 to $6.65; sheep, $500 to
$500; wheat, No. 2, SIC TO SSc; corn,
No. 2 mixed, 4Jc to 47c; oats, No. 2
mixed. Bic to 33c; rye, No. 2, Csc to
zoe.
Detroit-Cattle, $500 to $500; hogs,
S4.Oo to $3.50; sheep, $3.50 to $500;
wheat, No. 2, SAC to Soc; corn, No. 3
yellow, acc to 4Sc; oats, No. 3 white,
32c to 34c; rye, No. 2, 64c to Goo.
Milwaukee-Wheat, No. 2 northern.
nc to 79c; corn, No. 8, 42c to 44c;
oats, standard, zoe to ;I2c; rye, No. 1,
63c to 64c; barley, standard, 52c to 54c;
pork, mess, $16.25.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 mixed, S3c to
S5c; corn, No. ? mixed. 44c to acc;
cats. No. . mixed, Sic to 33c; rye. No.
?, &c to &c: clover seed, prime, $7.72.
Buffalo-Cattie, choice shipping steers,
S4.O0 TO $3.50; hogs, fair to choice, $500
to $3.50; sheep, common to good mixed,
$500 to $3.50; lambs, fair TO choice,
$500 TO 500.
New York-Cattle, $500 TO $685.;
hogs, $500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to
$500; wheat, No. 2 red, Soc to SIC:
corn. 10. 2, sic to 53c; oats, natural
white, 36c to Csc; butter, creamery, DC
to 25c; eggs, western, l5c to Tic.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12

A street car on the local street railway
Jumped the track at Kokomo, Ind, and
rolled down an e~mbankment.. James +.
Bruff, an architect, was ON the rear plat
form and was carried down with the car
and killed. Mrs. Frank Hudgens re-
eeived serious internal injuries, David
Young of Sharpsville, and NJ. r. Garard of
Center, were slightly hurt. James Rogers
received some slight bruises.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12

A general strike Of bricklayers along
the Hudson is threatened, higher wages
being demanded
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12

It is reported from an authoritative
source that Former Queen Natalie, of
6esviS, mother of the murdered King
Alexander, intends to present. the kingdom
Of Ssrvia with all her properties in that
country, valued at $15, 0o0, 900, for the erec-
don Of a cathedral at Belgrade, provided
ire body of King Milan, her husband, and
that of King Alexander are inferred in it.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12

Two freight trains on the Newcastle
division of the B. & o. railroad were in
collision near Renfrew, Pa, and both
trains were wrecked. Fireman Edward
Hartman was killed and four others, all
trainmen, were seriously injured. The
accident is said to have been caused by a
Misunderstanding o. orders.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12

A leather wallet containing checks for
$1,000 and stamped "B. L. Duke" VA
found in a New York police court
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12

An apparent attempt to wreck a passen-
ger train near Edwardsville, ILL.,, o. the
Toledo ranch of the Wabash railroad,
was foiled by . guardrail that held the
wheels on the track. On a high embank-
ment a frog in the track had been filed
with heavy pieces of iron and the wheels
crashed into it, jarring the train, but it
vas not derailed.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-23
MINING NEWS.

Metaline camp, 60 miles north of
Spokane, is fast coming to the front,
and has gone into winter quarters"
with the greatest showing of activity
in it's history.
The government bureau Of mines de-
clares that this country win soon be
producing the bulk Of the worlds
supply of platinum which might also
be called the most indispensable of
the metals, having found it's way into
so many of the industrial and scien-
tific uses. At $2S an ounce, it's present
price. it is the precious metal par ex-
cellence. costing considerably more
than gold.
Reports from Murray, Idaho, are to
the effect that Jerome ]. Day has
thrown up his option on the Pilot for
the reason that the original owners
have refused an extension of time. The
Pilot is a gold mine optioned by the
Day interests last summer for 100000.
A famous legal contest in the British
Columbia courts between two Spokane
men, John NJ. harris of the Star Min
ing e Milling company, owning the
Rabbit Paw and Heiber claims, and
the Byron n. White company, owners
of the SLOGAN Star, Goldsmith and 9TH
er claims, near Sandon. B. c., has re-
suited in favor of Mr.. Harris.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-23
Corn Root LOuse.

Time spent In killing insect pests
must usually be set down as so much
time lost from the constructive work
of improving the filth of the soil, and
attending to the other needs of the
crops. Occasionally. however. an i'm
proved system of cultivation gets rid
of our insect enemies at the same time
This Is conspicuously the case in the
method recently proposed by Prof
Forbes, of Illinois. for destroying the
',Orn root louise.
The pest works havoc to both sweet
and field corn. The small brown ant
attends the louise and is responsible
for carrying it about the field. Pro-
fessor Forbes found that by using
disk harrow one to three times early
In the spring, before the corn is plant
ed. from so to 95 per cent of the ants
and corn root lice are destroyed. and
no further treatment is required dur
Ing the season. The peculiar virtues
of this remedy are that it is simple.
effective and good for the corn, since
the soil is thereby put in a better state
Of cultivation.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-23

body. 1t Is claimed that chickens
should have as much care as human
being to insure the best results, and
modern methods certainly tend in that
direction. The chicken coop shown here
is good example. 1t is simple, eff
cient and durable. AS shown here it is
rectangular in form, being made of
sheet metal. The top and sides are
bent to shape, with f1anges at the bot
tom which connect with the flooring
At each side are supports which hold
the coop slightly above the ground.
tending to keep the coop moisture
proof and preventing rain or other
water from entering At each end are
perforated doors, which are very east
~ held in position. At the bottom Of
each door is an extension, through
which passes a rod, the latter extend
ing through the top Of the coop and
also into the ground, preventing the
coop from being displaced. In this way
the fowl are rendered safe against the
attacks Of animals.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-23

The fact that the larger portion OF
Pass Coal company have resumed
work has considerably relieved the
situation at Rossland, B. c., which was
beginning to get acute on account of
the lack of coke with which to smelt
the ore after it was mined and shipped.
1t will be only a question Of a short
time before the smelters will have
resumed operations at Trail and North
port, and this will cause the mines to
resume shipments on a larger scale
than before the strike began, for the
reason that they have taken advantage
of the opportunity afforded to break
down ore, improve the condition of
their plants and to do considerable ad-
vance development work.
Greenwood. B. C.-The Hall Mines
people are preparing to do some work
on the Orc claim in Central camp.
Some good ore, running Wen in gold,
was taken out of the Orc years ago,
but the property has been neglected
and the shaft has filled with water.
The Orc lies adjacent to the Canada
and Caberfae, recently bonded by a
syndicate of local people.
Wallace. Idaho-News of an impor-
tant mining deal has just been made
public, the deal being the acquiring Of
the control of the Wonder group Of
seven claims by the Day interests and
Ed Ehrenberg of Gem. AS a matter
of fact, it is understood, Harry L. Day
practically has exclusive control of the
property While the amount paid for
it is not known it is thought to be five
cents share.
Greenwood, B. C.-Spokane parties
have bonded the Tip Top claim in Sky
lark camp. The Tip Top adjoins the
Mavis and is only a short distance
from the Bay. The consideration was
$4,000.
Phoenix, B. C.-The Boundary mines
and shelters output last week was as
follows: To Grandby smelter from
Grandby mines, II, 532 tons. Gran
by smelters treated last week as fol-
lows: CRANKY smelter, 12,450 tons;
British Columbia Copper company's
smelter, 1888 tons; Dominion Copper
company smeluer, 1854 tons; total
treatment for week, 1902 tons; total
treatment for year to date, 1,059,644
tons.
$50 rapid has been the expansion in
mining in recent years that the labor
problem has become a pertinent issue,
not only in the United States and
Mexico, but in the Transvaal, Aus
tralia, and other prominent mining
countries" says the Mining World of
Chicago.
Eastern Oregon mining districts
have not made striking progress dur
ing the past year in the way of new
hotations. The Sumpter district has
been regarded as dead" but work is
being pushed steadily on various prop
critics and in many instances good re-
suits are in sight. Eastern men have
visited the camp during the past sum-
mer and have looked over the various
properties in quiet way, and some of
these men have invested extensively.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-23
DRY FaPMlnR.


The Campbell system Of dry farm
Ing, which was first tried In the SEMI
arid portions of North Dakota ana
about which much has appeared IN
newspapers and magazines within the
past year or two, is doing great things
for many portions Of the western
States, where with a rainfall or but
ten or twelve Inches per annum bumper
crops of corn, wheat, beets and other
crops can be grown. This system or
crop culture is based on the cOnserva-
ton Of practically all Of the moisture
In the soil through dust or surface
mulch, and under it as high as forty
bushels Of corn to the acre have been
grown in North Dakota, fifty bushels
of wheat per acre in western Nebraska.
while better than twenty tons OF beets
have been produced in Colorado. While
this method of crop culture has little
value in those portions of the country
where there Is an abundant rainfall. 1t
does have tremendous import in all
territory where there is fertility In
the soil, but an annual rainfall of less
than twenty inches.