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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
FARMERS PLAN HUGE COMBINE.


Delegates from Many States Attend
Congress at Topeka, Kan.
The farmers cooperative business con-
gress, which proposes to control the
prices of grain products Of the country,
opened in Topeka, Kan. tine other day.
Delegations from dozen States were rep
scented. 1t is the intention of the con-
gress to weld all farmers organizations
into one federation in the hope of con-
trolling the price of wheat and corn. The
organization, it is said, has no intention
OF entering politics. Fight will be made
on bucket shops and demand made for
more agricultural colleges and experiment
stations. c. b. Barrett of Georgia. ma
tional president of the Farmers Union.
was chosen temporary president.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
Hurricane in Honduras.

The first news of a terrible hurricane
that visited the towns of Ruatan, Tela,
Utilla, Colorado and Ell Provence, Hon.
duras, on Oct. II, has been brought by
the Norwegian steamer Harald. A num-
Der of vessels were wrecked, several de-
stroyed. and buildings in each of the fore
going towns badly damaged. The loss to
the owners of the fruit plantations will
reach almost S1.OOO.OOO.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
christmas Presents Hieher,

People who buy silverware for holiday
presents will pay higher prices than
those lately prevailing. An advance has
just been declared by a number of manu-
facturers, who have sent out new price
lists. Increased cost of silver bullion
and of labor are the reasons for the ad-
vance, the second this year.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
Roosevelt Frees a SLAYER.

President Roosevelt has committed the
sentence of Frank Hunt, serving a 15-
year term in the federal prison at Fort
Leavenworth for manslaughter, and he
will be released Nov. g. Hunt shot and
killed cowboy during a roundup in 1901
in self-defense, as he alleged at the trial,
when he pleaded guilty.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01

A special from Michigan City, Ind,
says that a terrific gale resembling a
tornado In its fury. swept the Indiana
shore Of Lake Michigan Saturday,
wrecking buildings, leveling trees in
It's path, tearing numerous crafts from
their moorings at the government
piers and causing great property loss.
Loss Of life along the shore is also
feared
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
Parir Dame. Di.carding Cor.et..

There prevails at present an unprece-
dented corset crusade among the fashion
able women of Paris, taking their cue
from famous actresses. The society lead
ers have adopted the theory that the fe-
male figure is in reality more beautiful
and graceful in its natural lines than
with the construction and distortion of
the corset. Since the empire style has
come in the prevailing plan is to have
the weight of the garments largely sus-
pended from the shoulders.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
Ex-Rebels Show Uelv remper.

While tranquility prevails generally
in Cuba, reports received in Havana
show the existence of rowing armed bands
at various places. At Guines armed ex-
rebels are lowering in the outskirts of the
town, and declare that they fear to enter
because of alleged threats of persecution
BY the police
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01

ate, has begun his
term in Jail at Iron
ton. Mo. The high
est court in the land
refused to intervene
to save him from
the six months SEN
tence imposed for
having used his sem
a I orial influence
with the Postohce
Department to pre-
vent the issuance of
a fraud ord g r
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01

G0ests Rescued From Burning Hotel
Eleven terrified people were rescued
I'm fire in the upper rooms of Palm
Hotel on High street, Columbus, Ohio
The fire caught from defective wiring
and cut on the guests from escape by
the stairways. Firemen placed ladders
and carried half-suffocated men,
women and children down them In
their night clothes. Four were seri
ozsly injured
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
Record Sale of Iron Ore.

What is believed to be the largest
transaction in the history of this coun.
try was the sale of approximately 75O,.
100000 tons of iron ore on Oct. 6 to the
United States Steel Corporation by Pres
ident Hill of the Great Northern Rail.
road Company. 1t was said that the deal
was accomplished by five men in two
hours time at the New York Office Of the
steel trust.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
Shot Fired bv Brother Fatal.

Albert Croissaut, president of the
Croissaut-Bowman Stationery Company,
who was shot down on the street in st.
Louis by his brother. Edward Croissaut,
died at the city hospital. Edward Crois-
saul, who is % years old, is held at the
hospital for observation regarding his
mental status.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
War Veteran Stricken,

Gen. James Forsythe, one of the best
known among retired army officers, suf-
fered stroke of paralysis in Columbus,
Ohio, and his condition, considering his
advanced age, is serious. Gen. Forsythe
served with distinction in the Civil War;
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
Pays s1S5O.OOo for a Lot.

Felix Isms.n, OF Philadelphia, paid a
fancy price for a choice piece of real
estate In Manhattan. New York For
the property at the southeast corner of
Fifth avenue and Forty-second street,
73-3 by 100 feet. he paid 81 $50. 900. or
1t the rate Of $211 square foot.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01

In head-on collision of two freight
trains west of Springfield, Ohio. on the
Peoria & Eastern division of the Big
-Four railroad, four men lost their lives
while a fifth is not expected to recover.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
Many DIVORCES In Ohio.

There were 5,202 divorce suits on the
court dockets of Ohio at the opening Of
the year ending June so, 1906; 6,437
new suits were brought, 4,4S1 DEGREES
granted and 1,759 refused. This left
5.265 divorce suits pending at the close of
the year.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
EAGLE ATTACKS BABY.
Mother Beats Bird with Broomstick
and Rescues Child.

and Rescues Child.
The 17-months-old baby girl of Mr. and
Mrs. s. G. Rhodes had a narrow escape
from being carried away to be fed to
eagles near Chamberlain, s. ID. The lit
tie girl was left to play, while her mother
went about her household duties. Soon
the mother heard the child scream, and,
running to the door, saw a great eagle
with its claws fastened in the baby s
dress. The woman seized a broom and
ran at the bird, which tapped its wings
in her face and held on to the baby, but
she hammered away at the bird until it
dropped the child and flew away.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01

Prof. f. G. Novy of the university of
Michigan is said to have identified the
germ of the deadly African disease known
as the sleeping fever. thus solving the
problem which had baffled Koch, the great
German bacteriologist. Prof. Novy will
try to find curative antitoxin.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01

Fire partly destroyed Trowbridge
Ha1I. the young ladies' dormitory of
Defiance College at Defiance, Ohio, and
Affy-six girls had narrow escape The
loss is about $4,000, covered by in
surance.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
Hartman Gets the I. C.

Wall street hears a report that Stuyve-
SAINT Fish has sold his Illinois Central
interests to f. ii. Hartman and that
George j. Grammar has been offered the
presidency of the road at 100000
year.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01

The steamer Limon. which arrived in
Boston from Port Limon. Costa Rica, re-
ported that Bluefelds, one OF the most
prosperous towns of Nicaragua, is in
ruins and all the banana plantations have
been DESTROYED.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
Cheap Electrical Power.

The problem Of cheap power for trans
portation has been solved, says Thomas
a. Edison in an interview at his home in
Orange, N. j., describing his new storage
battery, which he asserts may be sold for
500 and run at a low cost for fifteen
years without repairs.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
PuIajanes Attack supply Boats.

A special from Manila says that the
Pulajanes in Samar attacked boats
carrying supplies on the Surigao river,
killed three scouts and wounded one.
Five Pulajanes were killed The sup
plies were saved. Troops are now pur.
suing the Pulajanes
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01

James b. Lehnemann, arrested at Hall
fax, n. s., charged with being connected
with the recent smuggling of Chinese
from Newfoundland into the United
States on the schooner yacht Frolic has
been released because there is nothing in
the international laws providing for ex-
tradition in such case.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
To Puy Earthquake Losses.

The San Francisco chamber OF COM
mercc has made partial estimates of the
fire losses as the result of the recent
earthquake and finds that only forty-one
insurance companies have paid prompt
and full claims.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
Trolley Car Capsized.

A Schenectady-bound Troy car of the
Schenectady Railway Company failed TO
take a curve. dashed into a pole, turned
over on its side and injured a score or
more of passengers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
Safe Blowers Get $3.50.

Safeblowers secured $4,000 from the
general store of w. A. Ellis and $50
from j. G.. Hayman's hardware store in
Racine, Ohio. The robbers stole a horse
and buggy from a farmer near town and
drove to Middleport.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
Five Robbers Blow the Safe.

Five robbers blew open the safe of the
Bank of yergennes, ILL.,, secured 800 in
cash, shot and MORALLY wounded Abra-
ham Kimmel, merchant, and escaped.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
struggle for Surplus Gold,

The Bank of England end the National
City bank of New York are engaged in a
struggle for the surplus gold of the
worlds markets. Heavy American i'm
ports have caused the British bank to
raise its discount rate to 9 per cent.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01

Mrs. May Rush Saybrook died in a
hospital in Ashtabula, Ohio, from injuries
received four days before, when she fell
from wagon, breaking her back and
neck.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
Striking Chauffeurs Suppressed.

-Four hundred striking chaufeurs in
New York mobbed the only automobile
cab their employers attempted to send
out and were suppressed by police re-
servers and fire company.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01

1Dsos1on Wfecks buIIdingj Two Killed
Two persons were killed, one is
missing, four were seriously injured
and twenty more were more or less
injured i'm a terrific explosion of natu-
raj gas which completely demolished
1--WE two-story brick business blocks a..
Coffeyv1lle, Kan.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
$4,000 Auto. ye,r.

At recent gathering of makers of au-
tomobile parts it was estimated that the
number of automobiles made in the Unit
ed States from Sept. /, 1905, to Sept. /,
1906, was $4,000, of which $4,000 were
gasoline cars.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
Grain Elevator Burned.

Fire destroyed the big grain elevator
owned by the Crabb-Reynolds-Tay
Company, at Ash Grove, nine miles
north of Lafayette, Ind, causing loss
OK $25. zoe.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
Against Negro Equality

Announcement of a campaign to secure
the repeal of the fifteenth amendment to
the Constitution of the United States, so
that the negro may be deprived of civic
equality with the white man. has been
made by Gov. Vardaman of Mississippi.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01

Fire at Sullivan destroyed a portion
of the national bank. the law Office OF
.Douthitt & Haddon, the office of Trustee
]. p. Duffy and G. A. Il. hall. Loss So
600
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01

Advices from Rome, N. Y, say Ade-
laide Ristori, Countess Del Grille, who
died Oct. o, is found to have left COM
paratively little money owing to misman-
agement of her affairs.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01

A road roller weighing twelve tons was
Stolen from the side Of the police head
Quart tiers in Terre Haute and found load
ed on fat car in the railroad yards.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
New Horre-Runnfnr RECORD.

At Belmont park the other day James
McLaughlin's Oxford made 0 new worlds
record by running six and one-half fur
longs in / rs 10. On the same track
next day Roseben, running against time
and carrying 126 pounds, turned seven
furlongs in ID, a new worlds record.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01

While sitting by her baby's crib IN
Evansville, Mrs. May Bremen, aged 90
committed suicide by taking corrosive sub
Innate Her husband when he heard of
her act tried to swallow some of the poi
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
Accused of Attempted Murder.

Mrs. Elizabeth Weeks, of Frankfort.
and George Vance. who came here several
days ago, are under arrest on suspicion
of the attempted murder of Daniel Nall,
a wealthy citizen, who Is said to have been
infatuated with Mrs. Weeks and to have
insured his life for her benefit Nall was
found in house that Mrs. Weeks and
Vance had just left, with bad fracture
at the base of the skull and unconscious
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
Law viii Recognize Joint Rate

Law WI NcCOk mAAC NatCs
The interstate commerce commission
made several rulings under the new rate,
one of which involves the recognition of
the joint rate between common carriers
on interstate business. Copies of such
rates must be hereafter fled with the COM
mission. Whenever the joint rate between
two points is higher than the sum Of
the local rates between them the joint
rate mrst be reduced to the sums of the
locals on one days notice. The commits
sion does not construe the law as pre-
venting the carrier from giving free trans
portation TO persons travelling over its line
solely for the purpose of attending TO its
business, nor from giving free passage to
the household of an employee who is re-
quired to move from one place to another,
nor from giving passes to contractors.
The reduced rate to clergymen is not to
apply to members of their families, and
free carriage is not to be given to gov
crnment or navy officers
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
BURTON is IN JAIL.

Former Senator Incarcerated I'm
Ironton (Mo.) Prison.
Ex-senator ]. Ralph Burton, the first
United States Senator ever convicted of
crime while holding seat in the Sen
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01

William Lanham. coal miner, was
caught between two coal cars in Evans
vile and had his nose cut of. He picked
up his nose from the ground and held il
in his hand until the arrival of a surgeon.
who sewed il back on
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01

George Norris. aged 60 years, and Jo-
seph Richardson. aged 80 years. both farm
ers living near Rising Sun, quarreled over
the division of some fodder. Richardson
shot Norris, who died in short time
Norris, in trying to shoot Richardson.
fatally shot his own son. Jack Norris.
aged 20 years.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01

Five masked robbers blew open the
safe of the Bryan & Lands flour mill in
Flora and escaped with $50. One OF
the robbers fired at City Natchman
Stout.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
"PEEP1Ne TOM" SHOOTS TWO.

RUNNING batCIe beCWeeH VlcClluS anu
Spy May Lead to Tragedy.
As a result of running fight with a
mysterious man, Louis johnson of FIRE.
mont, Ohio, is suffering from a bullet
wound in the right leg and Frank Keller
may die from the effects of wound in
the groin. Keller saw the man peering
through Johnson's window. He informed
johnson. The two Immediately started
after the man, who drew revolver and
fired at his pursuers. The mysterious
man had been repeatedly seen lettering
around the house of Johnson and his SON.
in-law, Weber, who lives next door.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01

William Vance, aged 81, member of
the Baptist church choir in Peru, has
been missing for several days He was
last seen walking on the Wabash river
road west of Peru. The church mem
bers secured the banks for his body II
is believed Vance was demented.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01

Fire destroyed the plant of the John
p. Decamp Company, manufacturers of
steamboat furniture, in Cincinnati. Loss,
$4,000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
THANKSGIVING Proclamation.

The President has issued a proclama-
ton naming Thursday, Nov. 20, as q day
Of THANKSGIVING.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01

Clinton Hogue. 10 years of age. son of
John ID. Hogue, merchant, was thrown
from a fractions horse and his skull
crushed against stone curbing. The
accident happened within sight of the
Hogue home in vincennes and the youth
died while teing taken into the house.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01

Decatur Boys Punished After Battle,
and Gfrla strike.

and GfFls strike.
Twenty-Five members of the eighth
grade and high school in Decatur were
suspended as result of class fight. The
teachers asked an apology. which the boys
would not give. Girls of the classes re-
fused to return to school until the boys
are reinstated. The eighth graders at
tackled the freshmen and sophomores as
they were leaving the high school. The
eighth grade banner and colors had been
defaced by the high school pupils Black
eyes and broken noses resulted
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01

Brig. Gen. w. II. Bell, u. s. A., re-
tired, died at his home at Arvada, Colo,
aged u.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-01
Indiana
State News


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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-03
CUT FOR THE DISTRICT
WHAT MR.. MACFARLAND SAYS
OF sECRETARY's ACTION.

The Commissioners received advance In
formation early this morning that Secre-
tary Shaw Of the Treasury Department in
his report to Congress has recommended
that the Commissioners estimate for the
next fiscal year ending June 30. 1908. Of
$11, 7s1, 9O2.8S undergo cutting Of $780,
29e65. This reduction has called for q
protest from the Commissioners. as they
declare they asked for no more than Is ac-
tually needed, and that the District reve-
pues are ample to meet their share Of the
entire appropriation asked for by them.
However, they will not be driven into sub
mission by the Secretary of the Treasury's
recommendation, and will at once ask Con-
gress for the full amount
The COMMISSIONER estimates included
an item of 81. S75 800. which sum Is neces-
sary for extraordinary projects of improve
ment, while the total amount asked for for
the current expenditures Of the different
municipal services and payment to the
sinking fund of the bonded debt was only
so COG, 1O2. In their letter to Secretary
Shaw at the time of submitting the esti-
mates to him, the Commissioners said there
was no need of cutting the estimates. ex-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-03

pany at Langdon, D. c., $4,000; same Tor
truck company in southwest, $4,000; new
house for No. 4 company, $23,OOo; new COM
pany in northwest, $4,000; one second SIZE
engine S., 600; high pressure system, $I5O,-
600.
Health department-Two sanitary and
food inspectors at 81 900 each; two more at
5000 each; assistant poundmaster, $9oo;
painting and repairs to isolat1ng Waro
building at Garfield Hospital. $1.5 re-
pairs isolating wards Providence Hospital
$500: maintenance additional pound wagon,
$500: construction of roadways In reserva-
ton 13 to the smallpox hospltai ana quar-
antine station, and between these fnstitu-
| lions. $500; enforcement OF weed act. Soooo;
of pound, etc, $4,000; erection and equip
ment of stable for smallpox hospital, 5000;
MAINTENANCE Of public cremator saoS 5000 scn:
matron, $500: Waterman. 5000: additional
compensation of justices of peace acting as
| Judges Of Police Court at S. each day OF
active service. $3.50; incidental expenses,
| $1,000.
Courts and prisons-Fees of witnesses,
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.
| $4,000: fees of jurors. $4,000: pay OF
baIliffs SOC st Go s2'So0 miscellaneous eA-
Reformatories and correctional institu-
| tions-Washington asylum. housekeeper,
$500: laundryman, $500: additional wing
males, 100000; repairing main almshouse
| building. $1,000.
Medical charities-Care and treatment OF
| INDECENT patients $143, 100; tuberculosis hos
| pital superintendent, 1000; resident ply
| sician, $3.50; pharmicist and clerk. $72o;
| superintendent of nurses, 5000: four grad
| uate nurses at $685. each; ten pupil nurses
| at 500 each chief cook, $500; two assistant
cooks, $3.50 each: engineer, $72O; assistant
engineer, 5000: to two firemen. $500 each;
elevator conductor. $500; laundryman,
| 5000: gardener, $40; laborer, $3.50; night
watchman, $500; four orderlies at $500 each;
| four servants at $50 each. A total of S12,-
$780, Provisions. ETC., $4,000; furniture,
| etc., $4,000; erection OF hospital Tor
| chronic and convalescent patients. $lOO,0
Child-caring institudons-Board OF chill
dren's guardians, two clerks, $500 each;
maintenance Of white feeble-minded chill
| dren decrease $4,000, $4,000: industrial
| home school for colored children, superin-
| tendent, 81 200; matron, $3.50; two matrons
| of families at 5000 each; two matrons OF
| families at $500 each; two teachers. 5000
EACH sewing teacher, $500; manual training
| teacher, 5000: farmer. $72O; cook. $40;
laundress. $40; watchman, $3.50; farm
| hand, $500; maintenance, ETC., $4,000; fur
| niture, etc.. 5000; erection stables. etc.
| So, 900.
Temporary TOMBSTONE for the Aged
and Inf1rn, assistant engineer, $720; two
fremen at $500 each; blacksmith and wood
| worker $40: four servants at $l4o each;
| temporary laborer. $500; refrigerating plant.
etc. $500; fire escapes, ETC., $1,000;
phones, 5000; boiler. ETC., 1000: repairs
and Improvements to buildings and grounds.
$1,000.
Water department-Three clerks at LOCO
each.