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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-29
FEATURES OF, INTEREST
CONCERNING PEOPLE, PLACES
AND DOINGS OF THE WORLD.
Courts aud Crimes, Accidents and
Fires, Labor and Capital, Grain,
Stock and Money Markets.
Tragedy I'm Midland, Ind.

w. A. Watson, merchant of Mid
land, Ind, is dying at a hospital at
Terre Haute and Louis Shuley, an aged
miner, who shot him, is being guarded
in the Tower Hill mine at Midland,
where he is said to be in hiding heav.
lily armed The shooting was the re-
suit Of trivial quarrel. Shuley left the
room where several men were playing
cards and returning in short time
shot Watson without warning He then
compelled one of the men to open the
door SO he could leave. Shuley went
to the home of his son-in-law and col
lected S. at the point of a gun. He
also forced another man to give him
also forced another man to give him So.
Two Found Dead I'm Rooming House.
Mr. and Mrs. James Scott Mitchell,
of Salem, Mass, were found dead in
bed in a rooming house at Bellevue,
Ohio When their room was entered a
strong odor of formaldehyde gas was
noticed. Coroner Vermilyen rendered
a verdict of double suicide. Later in.
vestigation, however. revealed facts
which, it is said, tended to show that
Mitchell drugged his wife and caused
her death, and then committed suicide
by the same means. The two had been
travelling together for several years
the woman being a palmist known as
Ollie CORTLAND. No cause for the muir.
der or suicide Is known
Hotel Keeper Killed by HOId-up Men.
In an attempt to bold up and rob K
Frank Emery, proprietor of the Ken
lucky House, second-rate hotel at 905
North Sixth street, in Kansas City,
Kas-, Emery was shot and killed and
Lee Simons, a negro porter. was shot
in the shoulder and slightly wounded
Charles Rumble, aged 80, an iron
molcer from Independence, Mo-. one
of the would-be robbers. was shot in
the cheek by officers who pursued him
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28
Weighing The Mails.

1t is announced that some time
this spring the government will
weigh the mails west Of the Missouri
river for the purpose Of fixing the
compensation the railroads shall re-
ceive during the next four years for
carrying the mails. The weighing
will occupy about 100 days. The
railroads will be paid for four years
on basis of what is carried during
the weighing period. This plan
makes it easy to pad the mails dur
ing the weighing period. 1t has
been charged time and again that
during the mail weighing season the
mails have been loaded down with
publis documents sent out under
congressional franks and shipped
from point to point, weighed and re-
weighed time and again during the
weighing season. That the pay
ments made to railroads for trans
porting the mails are responsible for
the deficit in the postal department
is well known. Forty millions Of
dollars are paid every year to rail-
road corporations for mail service.
Pound for pound the railroads charge
800 per cent more for mail carrying
than they do for express carrying,
and instead of furnishing cars as
they do to the express companies,
they charge Uncle Sam a rental for
the mail cars that annually equals
the cost Of the cars, and in many
cases exceeds it. The Commoner.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28
THE HAWKEYE STATE
TeIsgraphic Reports Of Important
Events Occurring During
Past Few Days.
MAIN HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK
Items Of Special Interest Caught from
the Wires and Prepared for
Our Readers.

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 24.-Iowa SEN
ators in bitter personal debate assail-
ed the Lewis bill for a national con.
vention to decide upon plans for elect
ing United States senators by the peo-
pie, as a Cummins scheme to unseat
Senators Dolliver and Allison. Lewis,
supporting the bill, attacked Elkins and
other United States senators as con-
spirntors, and said that having failed
to secure cleaning of the Augean
stables by Il direct attack that the SEN
ate had been hit from behind.
Replying to him Durham declared
that the interests behind the bill were
after the jobs of the Iowa senators. ut
is a miserable political impulse which
prompted the Introduction of this reso.
luton" he said. Where did this reso.
luton come from? 1t sprang from the
dirticst. lowest, peanut politics in the
history of the state. oppose this meas
ure because is it unclean."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28
Railway Rate Bill A Democratic Meas

Last Friday five democrats and
two republicans stood by the Presi-
dent, and reported the Hepburn bill
for passage without amendment OF
any kind. Senator Deliver, of Iowa,
and Clapp of Minnesota, voted
with the Democrats on all questions,
and gave the political power of or
gained capital body blow.
Foraker and Elkins and Aldrich,
creatures of predatory wealth, could
not restrain themselves and for once
came out and openly attacked the
President.
After the committee had voted tc
report the bill, the next question
was who should present it to the
Senate. The republican enemies Of
the president insisted that Senator
Tillman should be charged with that
duty because he was true cham.
pion of Rooseveltism. Senator AL.
drich said: at will not be denied
in view of the situation in this com.
mittee, that this has become a dem.
ocratic measure" He voted fol
Tillman and Tillman was chosen in
stead Of Deliver, who by every rule
Of right should have been permitted
to present the report. But it il
safe to say that the senatorial agents
Of class government will hear from
Deliver before a final vote is reach
ed in the Senate.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28
Is There aLobbv?

The usual big lobby Of wholesale
grocers is at Des Moines just now do
ing what they can to influence leg
islators against the proposed pure
food law. They argue that they are
at heart in favor Of such law but
that it should be national law and
not a state law. They ask Iowa law.
makers not to vote for the passage
of a state law but to use their in.
fuences to induce congress to pass
a law. In the meantime they are
willing that Iowa should continue to
be a dumping ground for all the
"doctored" food stuffs with which
the country is flooded. 1t may be
that a national statute on this sub
ject is necessary to be really effective
but past experience has shown that
getting a pure food bill through con-
gress is almost as hard task as
passing railroad rate bill. 1t
would seem the part of common
sense to get such a law in Iowa and
then we can wait with greater de
gree Of patience for congress to act
-Tipton Advertiser.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28
MRS. KuANs CONFESSION
Young Woman That Had Much Leg.
islative Sympathy Was JUST
a Plain Murderess.

Des Moines. Ia, Feb. 22.-Iust be-
fore swallowing the fatal dose of poi
son, an act of self-destruction commit
ted after all hope of securing par
don from the Iowa legislature had van
ished. Sarah Kuhns wrote with her
own hands confession in which she
admitted putting to death her aged
husband, Jacob Kuhn. The confession
is in the hands of the board of con-
troll, and has just been made public.
1t details the plot which resulted in
the death of her aged shoemaker hus-
band, and gave to her supposed free.
dom to wed a younger loyer-a hope
never realized. Two years ago the leg
islature was split over the question OF
pardon, and would undoubtedly have
granted it this year had she lived.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28
standpatters Worsted in Fight for Con-
troll Of Delaware County Committee.

The following special from Man
chester was published in the Regis
ter and Leader last Saturday: Del
aware county is the first county in
the state to adopt the primary cleo
ton principal as advocated by Gov,
Cummins. A bomb was exploded
at meeting of the republican coun-
ty central committee today when w.
B. Robinson Of Ryan offered a reso-
luton, which was adopted after a
long struggle, to the effect that the
primary ballot should afford the vot-
ers an opportunity to express their
preference for governor at the COM
ing primary election.
The resolution brought to his feet
w. s. Beels, strong Blythe man,
who contended that such a proceed
ure was without precedence and
would undoubtedly precipitate the
county into a political turmoil,
whereupon, A. B Holbert of Greeley
retorted, "Let her hubbub. l be-
lieve in the primary system for the
selection of candidates for state as
well as for county offices and that
the time will come when the people
will select candidates for the United
States senate by the same method.
/ believe that Delaware county
should be progressive and take the
lead in establishing this reform.
Mr.. Robinson. in support of his
resolution, said that the report had
gone forth that Delaware county is
strongly anti. Cummins, but that hi
was from Missouri and would have
to be shown. Other members O
the committee spoke briefly and it
developed that there was strong
sentiment in favor of the resolution
Mr.. Beels talked for time Will,
a hurry-up call was being sent TO
Editor Ram Of the Press. The cal
was responded to with alacrity bu
the committee adjourned for dinner
Messrs. Ram and Beels, in com
pany with two other Blythe men, oc
cupied the noon hour in consulta
ton and then gave up the contes
because they discovered that thei
opposition to this expression Of tn
wishes of the voters would be futile
as Cummins would carry the county
Besides, they could not stop it any
way. They contented themselve
with Offering an amendment to til
effect that the ballot contain tn
names of candidates for all othe
state Offices in the hope Of defeatin
the same, but the amendment wa
adopted with the resolutions.
Mr.. Beels endeavored to delay til
primary election until August, b,
failed.
A resolution was adopted favorin
the passage of a state wide primar
law at the present session of the LEI
islature and instructing the seer,
tary to forward the same as the SCI
timent of the committee to Senate
Durham and Representative Bixle,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28
The Attack Upon stuyvesant Fish.

1t begins tolook as though the
movement to consolidate the Illinois
Central with the Union Pacific and
other lines, has for its principal OBJ
ject the removal Of Stuyvesant Fish
from the presidency Of the l. G. Co.
Mr.. Fish refused to assist in smoth-
ering the rascality of the Mutual
Life Insurance Co., and for that
offense the frenzied fnanciers Of
Wall Street have no further use for
him. Honesty and integrity seem
to be crimes under the code Of the
System which at present dominates
the policies of many of the great
railway trusts, and Mr.. Fish has the
reputation Of being an honest man
1t is quite safe to say that if the
president of the Mutual Life Of New
York could be made to tell all he
knows about the enemies of Mr.. FISH
they would be quite harmless.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28

Referring to the rules recently
decided upon by the board of regents
Of the Iowa State University, raising
the requirements of that institution,
beginning with the fall Of 1907, the
Monticello Express says: The col
lege Of law will require those who
enter to have had four years work in
a high school or its equivalent, in
stead of three as heretofore. The
medical department will hereafter
require full four years work for
graduation, no credit being given
for degrees Of advanced work as
formerly, by which system the med
ical course heretofore has been cut
down to three instead Of four years
This is in the line Of making it still
harder for poor boys to enter the
professions who have the desire tc
first obtain a college education. BY
the time boy spends four years in
a high school, four years in college
and four years in a professional
school, he will have used good bi
Of money, and be old enough t.
have a sprinkling Of gray hairs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28

Mount Pleasant, Ia, Feb. 26.-Flor.
cnce. 90 years old, daughter of Coun-
ty Physician r. b. Allen, was instant
ly killed and Mrs. Allen was seriously
injured at Mount Pleasant by bullet
fired at them in their home by Carl
Becker, a young farmer. Beckers
body was found on the outskirts OF
town later, where lie evidently had
committed suicide. The case is be
lievcd to be unrnGuited love-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28

nine months ago. He began to sink
Friday afternoon, rallied Saturday
morning, but in the afternoon lapsed
into Inconsistencies and failed rapid
ly until the end came All of his fam
lily, except Il son in California, We're
at the bedside. but Colonel Henderson
was unable to recognize any one but
his wife since n week ago, except on
Friday, when he partly regained his
mental faculties.
The funeral will be held next Thurs
The funeral will be held next Thurs
day. with services in the Episcopal
church under the auspices of the Grand
Army. Representative George d. Per.
kins, of Sioux City, will deliver n
eulogy. The body is to lie in state on
Thursday in the church.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28
Mexican War Veterans.

Washington, Feb. 24.-The session
of the national association of Mexi.
can war veterans was enllvened by
speeches by Brigadier General George
b. Davis, Judge advocate General, u
s. A., Chaplain G. e. Pierce, artillery
corps, U. S. A., and Representatives
Garrett of Tennessee, and Hughes of
West Virginia, all of whom extended
words of encouragement and good
cheer. General Davis ELECTED storm
Of applause when he suggested that
the national government should bring
back its soldier dead from Mexico, as
was done with the men who died in
the war with Spain,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28
Tillman and the Railway Rate Bill.

Because Senator Tillman has made
speech against the Hepburn rate
bill, the Presidents enemies think
they have slammed the measure by
making him its official sponsor. In
our judgment they never made a
greater mistake in their lives. While
Tillman is a fierce DICTATOR, he is by
no means stubborn or obstinate
man. The writer has been with him
in several party caucuses and has
heard him oppose measures which
hs ardently supported after hearing
the opinions Of those in whose judg-
ment he had confidence. Williams,
of Mississippi, or Bailey, of Texas,
can take Tillman into cloak room
and after a little quiet talk he will
promise to be good Indian until
the rate bill is passed, and he will
keep such promises no matter how
much he may dislike the President.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28
Editor Ram Settled the Gubernatoria
Contest.

EDITOR REGISTER AND LEADER: The
story that appeared in your issue Of
the 24th purporting to set forth the
facts relative to a meeting of the
Delaware county republican central
committee was wholly misleading.
The dispatch was written by q
member of the minority on the COM
mittee, and is made up out of whole
cloth. There was no fight in the
committee to prevent a vote on state
officers at the primary. There was
discussion as to its ACCESSIBILITY
from the standpoint Of encumbering
the primary ballot, but nothing
more. Mr.. Beels of Hopkinton, who
is put in a false light by the dis.
patch, voted for the resolution, as did
others of Mr.. Perkins friends on the
committee, who are largely in the
majority The result Of their action
vas distinct disappointment to the
few supporters Mr.. Cummins had on
the committee, as they hoped to see
the resolution defeated, SO that they
could raise the cry of martyr and
charge that the voice Of the people
was being denied.
The action of the committee was
in violation of the primary rules, al
belt unintentionally SO, and will nc
doubt be rescinded. The one truth
full statement which looms up out Of
the mass Of Interpretations it con.
tains is that Delaware county re.
publicans have always been opposed
to Governor Cummins. They are nc
less opposed today, for they are moi
in sympathy with mock reformers
or third term candidates for govern.
or
| The friends of Geo. D. Perkins ir
Delaware county do not fear popu
lar vote on governor, if that vote is
confined to the republicans of the
county. Mr.. Perkins nor any othe,
republican would stand a chance il
a wide open primary, for the demo
Gratis Of Iowa, almost to a man, are
boosting Cummins and his free trade
ideas. Delaware county will not senc
a Cummins delegation to the state
convention, for the reason that Della
ware county is a republican county
and has no patience with renegades
and boilers masquerading as repub
licans for office only.
The indulgence Of braggadocio in
headlines is specially of the Cum
Minis press and correspondents. Il
is better, however, to await the sober
conservative, thoughtful judgment
of Iowa republicanism, which stands
for all that Lincoln, Mckinley and
Theodore Roosevelt represent. Thai
judgment will place Hon. Geo. D
Perkins in the governors chair mex
January-H. L. Ram.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28

lolnstown, Pa, Feb. 21.-Four per.
sons were burned to death, three 9th.
ers seriously injured and four houses
completely destroyed by fire which
originated in the home of Patrick Gro.
gan at Tunnel Hill, about twenty.
seven miles east of this city. The
dead: Mrs. Mary Grogan, aged SO;
Patrick, Grogan, Jr., aged II; William
Grogan, aged 8; Katie Grogan, aged
10. Three other members of the Gro.
gan family We're compelled to jump
from the second floor of the building
and Werp seriously hurt
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28
WHAT Is UP WITH OHIO,
Grosvenor's District Turns Him Dowr
with the DulIest Kind of
Dull Thud.


Lancaster, o., Feb. 22.-Ohio cele-
brated the eve of Washingtons birth
day anniversary with an event that is
one of the surprises of the year. The
Eighth district Republicans met TO
nominate candidate for congress.
This is the district so long represent
ed by Charles III. Grosvenor, war vet
eran, stand-patter of stand-patters and
wlieelllorse of the party.
When the votes were counted there
were Just 20 for Grosvenor and 70 for
Alber. Douglass, of Chillicothe. Doug
lass is also n prominent. Ohio Republic
an leader, but that "Old Statistics
should be beaten 4 to nearly is some
thing that is startling; worse than all
even Grosvenor's own county, Athens,
did not give him single vote.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28
President to Or. Morris.

Washington, Feb. 22.-1n replying tc
a demand of DIR. Morris, whose wife
was elected from the executive of;
fees some time ago, that the presi
dent apologize publicly for "tlis out
rage OH womanhood ana common de
rency." the presidents secretary. tells
DIR. Morris that the ejcctment was
tustifiable and that the least said by
the doctor or his wife, about the mat
ter, is soonest mended.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28
Colorado Jury Hits Trusts.

Pueblo, Colo, Feb. 2G.-Forfeiture
of the charters of the Colorado Fuel
Smelling and Refining company, under
the anti-truGt law, are demanded of the
attorney general by the grand jury,
which late mt night finished its investi-
CATION. 1t is rumored that officers OF
both corporations were indicted. The
report also attacks the Retail Grocers'
and Butchers association for com.
bining IN restraint Of trade.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28

Kankakee, H., Feb. 23.-St. viateur's
college at Bourbonnais, ILL.,, two miles
north of Kankakee, was totally de
stroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000; insu.-
ance. 100000. The college is Roman
Catholic institution and was founded
In 1865. II has 200 students. The
cause of the fire was crossed electric
wires. No person was injured. 1t
was impossible to check the flames.
There is no fire department at Bour.
bannais.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28
In many respects Kaiser Wilhel.

In many respects Kaiser Wilhelm
and President Roosevelt are much
the same, but they differ radically
on some questions. For instance
the Kaiser says that he wants only
"pious and gallant soldiers" but Mr.
Roosevelt when he was recruiting
his regiment of Rough Riders did
not require piety qualification.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28
Burns out.Points Hart

Los Angeles. Cal, Feb. "a. = By
those who took Marvin Harris claim
to the worlds championship title seri
ously Tommy Burns, of Chicago, may
now be considered the heavyweight
champion. Burns decisively out-point
ed Hart Mt the Pacific Athletic clut
pavilion and was given the decision
at the end of the twentieth round.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28
100000 a Year to count BON

Paris, Feb. 21.-Forty thousand
dollars a year is the reward Count
Boni de Castellane gels for not con
testing the suit for separation brought
by his wife, according to well
authenticated report here. The Mar
quis de Castellane issued statement
announcing that partial agreement
had been reached between the count
and countess.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28

Marshalltown. Ia. Feb. 2l.-Dr. H
L. Getz, former president Of the III
ternational Association Of Railway
physicians and Surgeons, and former
postmaster of Marshalltown, threat
encd in a sudden frenzy to kill hi'
family. His mental condition is be
lieved to be the result of cocaine
which he had used recently in larg,
doses 10 alleviate pain caused b!
diabetes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28

Des Moines, 1a., Feb. 21.-Engineer
Willard, of Mason City, was killed
and two trainmen injured i'll head
OH collision of two Iowa Central
freights near Eldora. The crew mis-
understood the orders. Willard was
caught under the cars, which were sci
ati"e. brakeman Fran Sheehan, OF
Oskaloose, and Fireman Rogers were
Slirhtly hurt
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28
Next lob for Iowa.

The Iowa Legislature is gravely
considering bill to keephoney bees
from running loose in the streets of
her towns. Whenit has attended
to this it intends to make it an
offense punishable by imprisonment
and fine for the wind to blow more
than eight miles an hour.-Boston
Glola
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28
President Roosevelt is encounte,

President Roosevelt is encounter
ing all kinds Of opposition in his en-
deavors to make good his square
deal" promises. He could expect
nothing else from his own party, fer
the Presidents policy is in direct OPP
position to the policy of the republi-
can party for the past twenty years.
Men like Senator Aldrich have
considerable support for their claim
that square deal legislation is con-
fiscation Of the vested rights Of their
masters.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28

Fort Dodge, Ia, Feb. 23-Desire to
curb the corporations and not an In
tcntion to grab the toga worn by Sen
ator Dolliver is the motive which
prompts Governor Cummins to seek n
third term, according to his speech in
opening his campaign here. He de-
clared that no personal interest in.
duced him to make the race, but said
lie desired to be in position to COM
plete the work he had begun toward
enforcing the rights Of the people and
checking the corporation corruption.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28

Washington, Feb. 21.-Common car
riers cannot legally mine or sell coal.
according to Il decision of the United
States supreme court. The ruling
deals n hard blow to the coal trust
md also may affect the beef combine,
which sells the products it transports
to private car lines.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28

Davenport, Ia, Feb. 26.-William
Plogg, farmland, was burned to death.
Going home from country dance in
an intoxicated condition, lie replen-
ished the fire and went to bed. The
house caught fire from the stove and
Ploggs body was burned so as to be
unacceptable.