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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08
FIX GEORGIA BLAST.
DISASTER CAUSED BY A "FLARE-
BACK"
Navy Department. Acts ON Finding
of Naval Board i'm BattIesbip ke-
cident-Rigid Precautions Will
he Taken in the Future.

Rigid precautions will hereafter be
taken TO prevent disasters to battleships
in practice work. according to Acting Sec
rotary of the Navy Newberry, who has
acted upon the findings and recommended
tions of the board which investigated the
accident on the Georgia on July 10 last,
resulting IN the death of ten officers and
sailors and the injury of number of
offers. The report includes all of the
testimony taken by the board. Almost all
of the findings and recommendations. most
of which have heretofore been published,
were approved by Mr.. Newberry, who has
ordered them put into effect. The Navy
Department is now convinced that the
cause of the accident was beyond ques-
tion bareback" which it regards as a
welcome conclusion because it is believed
that such "farebacks" can be dealt with
safely by additional precautions Adj
miral Mason, chief of the bureau Of
naval ordnance, in an analysis of the pro-
ceedings of the board expresses certainty
that the accidents cause was flare
back" and that 1.-THE entering of the cir
cular loading scoop or tray prevented the
proper action of the air jet, which was
opened up properly" One of the boards
recommendations is that loading trays
that will obstruct the jets of the gas
electors should not be placed in the gun
until after the bore is clear.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08
NEW YORK.

Crops, particularly corn and cotton,
have shown further improvement. there is
freer buying for fall at leading south
western markets. shipments of fall goods
are expanding and there is evident a
more optimistic feeling as to distributive
trade generally. based upon the active
trade done of late at retail. Relatively
most activity is noted in the larger south
western markets, at few central western
centers, and at the larger eastern cities.
In the South midsummer quiet rules. In
some lines of wholesale trade, such as
cotton dry goods, the activity manifested
is still notable. Spelter, coppe- and lead
are weaker. and business Is fight. Raw
wool is notably strong. Business failures
for the week in the United States num-
Der 142, against 155 last week, 40 in
the like week in 1906. 17S in 1905, 179
in 1904 and 164 in 1903.-Bradstreet'
Commercial Report.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08
HELD AS JEWEL THIEF.
Sicilian Charged by Brother with
$40 600 Rohberv

Nuncio Sergius was arrested in Phila-
Gelphia at the instance Of his brother,
Emilio Sergius of New York, who charges
him with the theft of antique Jewelry
valued at $4,000. According to the story
of Emilio Sergius his family is one OF
the oldest of Sicilians. The family home
stead is in Sorrento, where his father died
several months ago. The family had been
wealthy, but at his death little was left
but collection of antique jewelry. which
il was decided should be sold to save the
homestead in Italy for the benefit OF two
daughters at home and the sons here.
The jewels were sent to Emilio in New
York and he says that no less an author
ity than Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke OF
the Metropolitan Museum declared they
were worth $4,000. On June 20 the col
lection disappeared from a strong box in
Emilio's rooms in Thompson street, New
York. simultaneously Nuncio disappear
ed from New York. \ warrant was Sc
cured by Emilio for his brothers arrest.
A few days ago Emilio received letter
from Nuncio which was mailed in Phila-
delphia. He says Nuncio explained in
the letter that he had carried the jewelry
away, but that after he came to Phi. IA
delphia he was held up near Amber,
suburb, and robbed of everything by thee
Italians. Emilio. with a detective, went
through the Italian settlement, where
they came upon the missing brother.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08
PANORAMA OF THE WORLD
ABOUT THAT WHICH HAS BEEN
AND is TO BE.
All Sides and Conditions of Things
are Shown. Nothing Overlooked to
make it Complete.
STANDARD Is FINED s2o, 600.
Oh Trust Given the Largest Fine in
History Of the World.

Judge Kenesaw NJ Lands, in the
United States District Court at Chi
cago, fined the Standard Oil Company
OF Indiana s29,240,0OO for violations of
the law against accepting rebates from
railroads. The fine is the largest ever
assessed against any individual or any
corporation in the history of the Amer
lean criminal Jurisprudence and is
slightly more than 131 times as great
as the amount received by the COM
pany through its rebating operations.
The case will be carried to the higher
courts by the defendant company The
penalty imposed upon the company is
the maximum permitted under the law
and 1t was announced at the end of a
long opinion, in which the methods
and practices of the Standard Oil Com
pany were mercilessly scored. The
Judge, in fact, declared in his opinion
that the officials of the Standard Oil
Company who were responsible for the
practices of which the corporation was
found guilty were no better than coun-
terfeiters or thieves, his exact langu-
age being: I'VE may as well look at
the situation squarely. The men who
thus deliberately violate this law
wound society more deeply than does
he who counterfeits the coin or steals
letters from the mails" Judge Lands
commenced reading his decision at 10
o'clock and occupied abou. one hour in
its delivery. He reviewed the facts in
the case. took up the arguments of the
attorneys for the defense and an
svered them and then passed judg-
ment upon the company, which, he de-
clared violated for the sole purpose of
swelling its dividends.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08
FRANCE DESIRES TREATY.
Obstacles to Negotiations with Unit
ed States Removed

What has been characterized as the
one obstacle in the way of continuation
of negotiations between France and the
United States in regard to the tariff has
been removed, France having notified the
United States that she has extended from
Aug. l TO Oct. i the time for the decree
for the collection of the minimum duty
on coffee from Porto Rico to go into
effect. France makes it clear that she
considers this extension not a right
which the United States can claim, but
purely an act of courtesy and good will
on her part and an evidence of her earn
est hope that the negotiations upon the
proposition submitted through NJ. JUS
serand, French ambassador at Washing
ton, will result in an agreement. The
negotiations will proceed between Ambas-
sador White and the foreign Office. Their
progress. however, probably will be slow,
as almost all the foreign Office officials
are away on vacation. Ambassador White,
who has been waiting in Paris to ascer-
tain the result of Frances consideration
of this matter, is about to go to Carls-
bad to take the cure.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08
WILL MAN TEE "sEA HORNETS.
New Policy in the Navy Is to Utilize
Torpedo-Boat Fleet.

Orders issuing from the Navy Depart
ment show that number of midshipmen
have been placed on torpedo boat duty.
This marks a new policy in the navy,
showing the conclusion that the Ameri-
can navy is deficient as compared with
foreign navies in torpedo boat work.
There are sixty torpedo boats of various
types in our navy, yet only sixteen OF
them are in active service. This has been
caused by the shortage of officers. result
ing from the heavy demands for such
officers for the new battleships going into
commission. But the needs of the tor
pedo boat service are urgent and the
navigation bureau has decided that they
can be best met by educating a number
of specially bright and capable young
midshipmen for this work. which requires
in a peculiar measure a combination OF
resourcefulness, daring and seamanship.
Included in this broad term of torpedo
boat service is submarine boat work,
where the young ctficers must be carefully
selected TO securt the necessary qualities
of leadership f.. the extra hazardous
conditions of u1.der water practice. 1t
is believed that the service will prove
particularly attractive to the midship-
men just attaining commission rank, and
many applications have already been
made.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08
CHICAGO.

Midsummer quiet is more in evidence,
but no loss of strength appears in the
general conditions supporting the business
outlook. The recent ratio of gain in the
volume of payments through banks is not
sustained this week and the record of
trading defaults again compares unfavor-
ably in numbers with those year ago.
The leading industries disclose no spe-
cial change. Satisfactory weather per-
mits factory production TO run without
hindrance, and the volume of distribution
of finished products and general merchan-
disc makes an increasing exhibit. although
to decreased marketings.
New demands in iron and steel aggre-
gate no less than expected at this time,
but there are more bookings of contracts
for cars and other equipment, and in
quiries increase for rails and plates to be
taken next year. Furnaces work close
to capacity.
Operations at the mines are now rushed
in the effort to overcome the setback caus-
ed by the strike.
A further decline is established in cop
continue steady.
Building activity retains good out
look. The wholesale markets for staples
advance in activity.
Agricultural affairs are seen to be
much better than a month ago. and the
returns obtained for grain and live stock
steadily enrich growers throughout the
West. Harvest reports indicate season
able progress, with winter wheat and
oats making good yields. Corn improves
right along and spring wheat sections
send in more encouraging advices. Sup
plies of live stock fail to measure up ade-
quately, and this brings the highest values
recorded this year for choice beeves and
further rise in hogs. products of the lat
ter also making higher average COST
Dun's Review of Trade.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime.
500 to $50; hogs, prime heavy, $4.OO
to $6.35; sheep, fair to choice, $500
to 500 wheat, No. 2, 90c TO Ole;
corn, No. 2, &c to 55c: oats. standard,
Acc to 47c; rye, No. ?, Sic to SIC; hay,
timothy. S1400 to S2100; prairie, 500
to $500; butter, choice creamery. =.
to 24c; eggs, fresh, lac to lie; potatoes,
per bushel, soc to 90c.
Indianap olis-Cattle, shipping, $500
TO $40: hogs, choice heavy, $4.OO TO
S6.55: sheep. common to prime. $500 TO
$500; wheat, No. =, Sc to SIC; corn.
No. 2 white, 52c to 53c; oats, No. ,
white, Acc to 46c.
ST. Louis-Cattle, $3.50 to S7.25;
hogs. s4.OO to S6.45; sheep. $500 to
500; wheat, No. 2 SIC TO soc; corn,
No. 2. 53c to 54c; oats, No. ,, Acc to
46c: rye, No. 2, see to SAC.
Cincinnati-Cattle. $500 to S625 !;
hogs. $500 to $6.40: sheep, 500 to
Si.S5; wheat. No. 2, 90c to Bic; corn.
No. , mixed. 55c to &c; oats, No. ,
mixed, Acc to 46c; rye, No. ?, SIC TO SSc.
Detroit-Cattle, $500 to $50; hogs.
$500 to $6.40: sheep. $3.50 to $500;
wheat, No. 2, Ole to 92c; corn. No. 3
yellow, 56c to 5Sc; oats, No. white,
Acc to zoe; rye. No. 2, Zoe to SOC.
Milwaukee Wheat, No. , northern,
99c to S1.O1: corn. No. 3, 53c to o4c )
oats. standard, doc to 47c; rye, No /.
Soc to SIC; barley, standard, 69c to zoe /;
pork. mess. S1627.
Buffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers.
$500 to $3.50: hogs, fair to choice, S4.U
to 1913; sheep, common TO good mixed,
$500 TO 500; lambs, fair to choice
$500 to $500.
New York-Cattle. $500 to $3.50 /;
hogs. S4OO to $3.50; sheep. $500 to
$50: wheat No. 2 red, 95c to 96c (;
corn, No. ,, 59c to 6oc; oats, natural
white, 53c to Doc; butter, creamery, &c
to 25c: eggs. western, 16c to 20c.
Toledo-wheat. No. . mixed, soc 70
Doc: corn. No. 2 mixed, 54c TO J6c
oats. No. 2 mixed, 45c TO acc; rye. No.
>. 74c to Toe; clover seed, prime, S9.4o'
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08


Mrs. Samuel Blackburn was fatally
burned in Evansville In FIRE due to
spontaneous combustion caused by gaso-
line.
Myron. 5-year-old son of Sheriff Logan
Staples of Whitley county. was burned
to death by the explosion OF can con-
tanning gasoline
Harry Hemenway, cousin to United
States Senator Hemenway. while picking
blackberries near Boonville, killed sixty
six snakes in one place.
Word was received in Indianapolis of
the drowning of Earle Irwin at Colon.
He rescued four Americans from drown
ing in the surf. but was so exhausted by
his efforts that he was unable 10 reach
shore.
Carson Emery was arraigned in court
in Logansport, charged with snoring SO
loudly that he kept neighbors from sleep
ing. He lives two blocks from me-"
said Louis Z. CARRIER. the prosecuting
witness. but last night he kept me awake
by his snoring" Police Judge Smith
put Emery under $50 bond to keep the
peace.
George Conner. aged 21. was drowned
in. Sylvan lake near Rome City, becoming
entangled in weeds while swimming.
Murray Phillips. aged 10. while bathing
in Green river near Evansville was seized
with cramps ard drowned. His body was
recovered.
Mrs. Charles Robinson. living near
Manchester station. took desperate
chance when she shot a vicious dog that
was Juggling at her husbands throat. The
rife was so we'll aimed that the bullet
went through the animals heart Mr..
Robinson was so nearly exhausted by his
struggle that he could not throw of the
body of the dog. which had fallen On him.
Miss Mary Mcdonald, teacher in the
city schools, was drowned in the St. Jo-
seph river at South Bend. She. with
three others, Mrs. Pearl Garfield, DIR.
Thomas ]. Walsh and Frank Gale. all
members of picnic party. were out in a
canoe when the craft upset. Not one
of the four could swim, and had it not
been for assistance it is probable that all
would have drowned.
Unable TO resist the desire TO 20 swim,
ming with other boys. although he was
disobeying his mother, Paul Knightlinger.
aged 8, was drowned in South Bend The
boy was sent on an errand by his mother,
but went swimming in the st. Joseph
river instead
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08

DIR. George +. Jelly, the Boston mental
specialist, and DIR. G.. A. Blumer of Prov
idence were appointed comasters with
Judge Aldrich to examine Mrs. Mary
Baker G. Eddy, the aged founder and
head of the Christian Science church, as
to her mental competency to look after
her business interests. Judge Aldrich
had written Judge Chamberlip that he
was averse to taking the sole responsible
ity in so important matter. Later DIR.
Blumer declined to act and the defend
ants strongly opposed the appointment of
any doctors.
Counsel for Mrs. Eddy and her trus-
tees filed exceptions to che appointment
of the two directors as comasters because
they are non-residents of New Hamp-
shire, and are authorized to render a de-
cision not predicated wholly upon the
evidence submitted to them, and also to
the issue framed by the court and the
denial by the court of the previous mo-
tons by the defendant, all of which are
expected to result in carrying the entire
case with all its complications, to the
Supreme Court.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08

Attorney General Jackson of New
York has appealed to the Supreme Court
of New York county for the appointment
of referee to take testimony on his
allegation that the Postal and Western
Union Telegraph companies have formed
a combination to increase rates of SER
vice in that and other States. This is
preliminary to his action to restrain the
said combination, and requires that
Messrs. Gould, Schiff, Jessup, Hartman,
Mackay, Clowrey and other officials of
the two companies shall testify before
the referee 1t is charged that this COM
bination was made last January and that
il has resulted in an increase of D cents
a message of ten words, and also that
the companies have agreed TO establish
at various placetkommon Offices, and to
divide the profits and business received.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08
News of Minor N,,ts.
pnhlic meetings are being held in Oh

Public meetings are being held in Chile,
in opposition TO the education bill which
il is feared would give the clerical party
control of the schools.
An earthquake that rocked the tall
buildings was felt in Santa Barbara, Cal.
Several women attending the Potter the
alter tainted.
John ID. Rockefeller told the Euclid
Avenue Baptist Sunday school of Cleve-
land the secret of happiness. He said 1t
lay in seIf-sacrifce and doing good to
others.
An attempt was made to wreck the
train on which Grand Duke Peter NIcho-
lievitch. cousin of the Gar, was travelling
from Peterhof to st. Petersburg. A pc
tard exploded on the track, but the train
was not derailed.
Joseph Owens. wealthy turpentlne
manufacturer of Brewton. Ala, was shot
and killed by his wife because he pulled
her tresses in his opposition TO her POM
padour style of hairdressing-
The Wilson line, it is announced IN
Mexico City, will soon be plying between
New Orleans and Mexican and Central
American ports, touching at Nigia, Port
Morelos, Belize and other points.
The first annual convention of the lliu-
minatng Engineering Society of Amer
lea was opened in Boston with delegates
present from the New England, New
York. Philadelphia, Chicago and San
Francisco sections.
The Navy Department at Washington
announced that official investigation Oh
the recent explosion on the battieship
Georgia revealed that it was not due TO
defective smokeless powder, as had been
minated by Robert s. Waddell, presi-
dent of the Buckeye Power Company at
Peoria, Ill.
Latest of vast fortunes sought by seek
ers of lost treasure is the Transvaai war
chest containing S5,O00,000. The chest
was taken from hiding at Delagoa bay in
1908 and shipped on the Dorothea, which
vessel was lost on reef in the Indian
ocean. Now the steamship Alfred Nobel
has been specially fitted up by syndicate
for the work of recovering this treasure.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08

1030-Olaf defeated by the Swedes at
Stricklestadt.
1139-Portuguese defeated the Moors at
Ourique.
1403-Hotspur (Sir Henry Percy killed
at the battle of Shrewsbury.
1411-Lerd oil the Isles defeated at Har-
law.
162S-Kirke defeated Roquemont in the
Gulf of st. Lawrence.
1629-Kirke defeated De Caen near
Malbaie.
textbook Of Canons and Common
Prayer issued for Scotland.
1663-Baron D'Avaugour, governor of
New France, resigned.
1701-Detroit founded by Cadillac.
11O4-Gibralta captured by combined
English and Dutch force.
17J9-Fort Niagara surrendered to the
British.
1T7S-Frenoh fleet arrived at Newport
to cooperate with Washington.
17S5-Saxony, Brandenburg and Hanover
formed the German alliance.
1SO1-First road tramway opened in
England.
1S03-Risins in Ireland under Emmett.
1S04-Georges and his fellow conspira-
tors guiilotined at Paris for conspir-
acy against Bonaparte.
1S14-Americans defeated at Lundy's
Lane.
1928 Siistria invested by the Russians.
1S43-Abel p. Upshur of Virginia be-
came Secretary of State.
1S47-Salt Lake City founded by the
Mormons
1S51-Window tax abolished in England.
1S54-The Danish government pro-
claimed new monarchical constitu-
ton. Allied French and English
squadron sailed for Honolulu to de-
stroy the Russian possessions in
Kamchatka.
1SJS-Third attempt TO lay Atlantic
cable begun in m;d-ocean. Jews
relief act passed by the British Par
lament.
1S64-Dr. Livingstone returned from his
expedition in Africa.
1S65-Great Britain started to lay the
second Atlantic cable between
America and Europe.
1S6S-Territory of Wyoming formed
from Dakota, Utah and Idaho.
1S69-Irish Church Disestablishment act
received the royal assent
1S7O-Michael Davitt tried for treason
felony.
1S73-France and England signed a
treaty OF commerce.
lS74-Twenty-fve persons killed by
cloudburst at Eureka. Nevada.
1SS3-Capt. Webb drowned while at
tenn ting TO swim the rapids of Nj
agara.
William Writ Gull
bertson OF Kentucky attempted to
commit suicide in Washington Cd.
c. hotel
1SSJ-Princess Beatrice, daughter of
Queen Victoria, married to Prince
Henry of Battenberg.
1SS6-Lord Salisbury became premier
OF Great britain
1904 part of Lawrence, Mass,
wrecked by cyclone.
lS91-France annexed Tahiti.
1S94-William e. Mason defeated in eff
fort to secure nomination as candi-
date for United States Senator from
Republican convention of Illinois.
1S95-Henry Irving Snighted by Queen
Victoria.
1S99-Final sitting of the first peace
conference at The Hague.
hooking Humbert of Italy assas-
sinated at Mona.
19O1-Earl Russell sentenced by the Brit
ish House of Lords to three months
Imprisonment for bigamy.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08

Coincident with the announcement from
the district attorney that the reign of
the big stick is at an end in San Fran
CISCO" the Board of Supervisors elected
DIR. Edward X. Taylor Mayor to fill out
the unexpired term of Schmtz. DIR. Tay-
lor who is well known in the West as a
lawyer and writer and as dean of the
Hastings Law School of the University
of California. also took his degree as
physician. lie has been prominent i'm
civic reform work for many years and
promises to give the city non-partisan
administration.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08
Election in the Philippines.

The Independence factions which
united IN the campaign under the name
of the Natioralsts appear to have won
the first general election, held throughout
the Philippine Islands. Incomplete re-
turns from fifty out of eighty districts
show that thirty-one Nationalist were
elected to the Congress. ten Progressives,
eight Independent candidates and one
Catholic. In Manila the Nationalist
won by a large majority in both dis
tricts
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08
ALASKAN FARMS.
Nearly 100000 Acres Soon to Be
Opened for Settlers.


At distance of some 30 miles south
of the Arctic Circle 2,9S0,OOO acres of
land will be opened for settlement in
Alaska on Sept. so, by recent order of
the Secretary of the Interior. This great
tract has been held in reserve for a ma
tional forest around Norton bay. but the
project was abandoned, so many were
the demands for entry on land which had
been found more suitable for settlement.
The spring rush for Alaska overwhelmed
steamship accommodations and filed up
the wharves at Seattle with household
freight, but the order of the Secretary is
expected to prolong the rush up to the
approach Of winter. Alaska has been in
the throes of a general strike and tie
up, but as usual in such cases this fea-
ture is wearing itself out. These trou-
bles were caused by the shortage of labor
in southeastern Alaska. owing to the ac
tivity of railway building and the devel-
opment of new mines, eliminating in
general demand for higher wages.
Agriculture is proceeding hand in hand
with the efforts of government experiment
stations, which are constantly determin-
ing what will grow which heretofore has
been exotic to the soil. So far, all the
harder vegetables have been made to
thrive, and in the large valleys of the in
terror experiments are being made, with
every prospect of success, to grow hay,
grain and stock feed capable of maintain
ing work animals. The great valley along
the Susitna river in central Alaska, ex-
tending north from Cooks Inlet and Res
direction bay. it is declared has a mild
climate all the year, owing to the warm
currents of the ocean, and will grow al
most anything that is raised in temperate
zones.
The permanent white population of
Alaska is now $4,000, with 5000 nomads
at work here and there. The increase
now averages $500 souls year, figure
which the coming opening of lands is ex-
pected to swell materially. These people
shipped to the States last year SIS, 339,-
2S6 worth of gold. silver, copper and
merchandise in the form of fish products.
Cable, telegraph and mail connections are
being generally extended and already
Alaska is ambitious to become a State.