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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-29

Unless rain descends upon the Ad-
irondacks to check fine spread of for
est fires, enormous damage will be
done within the next few days. Many
acres of valuable timber land have
already been burned over and the
fires threaten the destruction of ex-
tensive private estates Fires are rag
ing at Independence river, Red river,
and several hundred men are at work
trying to check the flames
Private property of ]. Pierpont
Morgan, Timothy L. Woodruff and
Alfred G. Vanderbilt are directly in
line of the Red-river FIRE and not
more than eight miles distant.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-29
To Dedicate Big Building.

The last legislature appropriated
100000 for live stock show pavilion
on the Indiana state fair grounds, and
when the exposition opens Sept 9th,
the day the structure is to be dedi-
Gated, the fair management says that
the largest and best appointed build
ing of its kind in America will be
seen.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-29

The Chennitz, from Bremen, land
ed $40 emigrants at Galveston, Texas
Sunday. Most of them were Jews
from the poorest classes of European
countries. DIR. Corrupt, United States
marine surgeon, heald nearly one
third of them for further examina-
ton. AT least one-half of those de-
tanned will be depored, as they are
far below the requirements of the inn
migration laws Nearly one hundred
Jewish immigrants that passed in
spection were taken in charge by
local immigration bureau, which ex-
poets to locate them in Texas, Okla
homa, Kansas and Missouri.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-29
VIM. Reed Suffers Heavy Loss From
Fire

Two barns on the farm of VIM.
Reed, miles southeast of this city,
were entirely dstroyed by fire early
Saturday morning, with their con-
tents which consisted of four head OF
horses IS shoats, or 5 hogs, 325
bushels of wheat, 100 bushels of oats,
20 ton of timothy hay, 3 sets OF
double work harness 1 set of single
harness, new rubber tired buggy
worth SIS, and other tools, etc,
bringing his loss easily to- $4,000.
The family was awakened at abou,
2:15 in the morning by the sound ana
heat of the fire. Both barns were al
ready in flames, and nothing could be
done to check them Mr.. Reed has
no idea as to the cause of the fire.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-29
U. p. Motor Car Sets Record Re
tween Omaha land Denver.

AS a test of long distance speed
endurance, the Union Pacific motor
car No. 12 has made continuous
run from Omaha to Denver by COW
ering SIC miles in 16 hours "a min
utes.
The running time of the regular
Denver fast train is IL hours Is min
utes.
Previous motor cars sent to Den
YER have been in daily service there,
making sig miles, and have been on
time constantly. The company has
in process of construction eighteen
additional motor cars.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-29
ADVERTISED LETTERS.
GENTLEMEN.


Wayne Rodgers
Geo Lahman
Com Horn
Raymond Smith
LADIES.
Mrs Mary SINNERS
Mrs. c. b. Porter
Mrs. Mary Wagnin
Mrs. Harry B. Joseph
Mrs. Lizzie Garman
Mrs Alice Counterman
Miss Clover Hazelton (2)
Eva Morris
A fee of cent will be charged for ad
vertisng. In calling for these letters please
say advertised"
J. A. Yockey, p. M.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-29
Erwin Miller Hurt.

Erwin Miller. residing in West
Plymouth, who is employed on train
ID. suffered bad fracture of bones
in the foot Saturday.by having a large
iron casting fall on his foot DR.
Asphalt in attendance.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-29
Notice.

The undersigned offers to bet $500
in gold that there will be Metsker
serving a sentence in jail or i'll the
Penitentary before a Wolford serves
n iail sentence d2w1
John w Wolford.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-29

Business change causes me to offer
to immediate buyer some valuable
Real Estate at Bargain worth Sc
curing. For terms see Z, S. Bisseil
or write, Plymouth, Ind aug5w3ds
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-29
Powder MN Blow up.

In an explosion in one of the Latin
& Rand powder mills, at Pleasant
Prairie. near Kenosha, Wis, Tuesday
morning, Norman Phillips was killed
and Walter Harren and John Nolan
were fatally burned
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-29

For any pain, from top to toe, from
any cause. apply DR.. Thomas Eclec-
trio oil. Pain can't stay where it is
used.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-29

Doan's Regulets cure constipation
without gripping, nausea, nor any
weakening effect Ask your druggist
for them. 25 cents per box.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-29

A suit has been filed by Ida B.
Stevens against Thomas B. Thonip-
son, to quiet title and supply deeds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
ARMY CHANGES.
\ General shifting Around OF the
Chief Officers.

Washington, May S.-The order as
signing various officers to command
departments proposed by the general
staff was issued today by the adjutant
general OF the army. 1t provides that
Major General Wood. upon being re-
Heved from the command of the Phil
ippine division. shall assume COM
mand of the department Of the east al
Governors island, relieving Major
General Grant, who is ordered to as
sumo command of the department of
the lakes at Chicago, relieving there
Brigadier General Carter, who is or
dered to Omaha to assume command
of the department OF the Missouri.
Major General John F. Weston is
ordered to assume command of the
Philippine division upon the relief of
Major General Wood next fall Ma
Jor General A w. Greely, upon the
discontinuance of the northern divi-
sion is ordered tos-NarcoUxer Bar
racks. Wash, 20 assuIIsk command Of
the department Of q the Columbia.
Brfgadier General A. L. Myer Is or
dered TO San Antonio, Tex. to assume
command of the department of Tex
as. Brigadier General Earl D.
Thomas is ordered to Omaha to as
sumo command of the department of
Missouri temporarily. Brigadier
General Charles l. Hodges is ordered
to report to the commanding general
of the Philippines division for assign
nnent to duty in command of one of
the departments there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
KUROkI'S WELCOME.
All Seattle Turns Out to Do Honor to
the Hero.

Seattle. May General Kuroki
and his staff, representatives OF Japan
to fog. They received a royal and pic
in this city from the Orient after sew
eraI hours delay on Puget sound owing
tofog. They received a royal and pic
turesQue welcome from both local
Japanese and Americans, who crowd
ed every dock on the water front and
lined the streets as the japanese party
passed through in string of automo-
biles-
The general is the guest of the city.
He is being feted and dined. The par
ty was take for trip around the city
in automobiles, visiting various points
of interest. In the evening a brilliant
reception was given at the fashiona BILE
Rainier club. at which the governor of
the state. Albert E. Mead, and promi-
nent business men were present Local
japanese are wildly enthusiastic over
the coming of their great general. All
the japanese stores in the city were
closed and there were many hundreds
of Japanese to greet the general when
he arrived on the Aki Maru- Day
light fireworks were set off over Elliott
bay and as the party landed the ma
tives cheers. or "banzais," were all
most incessant.
A hundred japanese girls sang the
national anthem and the generals car
rage was almost covered with flowers
presented by school children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
TO NAIL IT DOWN
Roosevelt Will Fasten Lid on
Third Term Talk.
He Will Issue a Statement at
Proper Moment.
TAKE TAFT OR ROOT.
VIII Be His Advice to the Re-
publican Party.
Says It's His Policy That People
Are in Love With.

Chicago, May "A dispatch to the
Tribune from Washington says:
President Roosevelt has decided TO
set at rest all talk that he will he a
candidate for the Republican national
nomination for the presidency next
year. It is learned on the highest auth
ority that at the proper moment the
president will issue a statement to the
American people announcing that ne
Will not accept denomination under any
conditions and calling attention TO the
declaration he made on the night he
was elected in November. 1904, as fol-
lows:
THE wise custom which limits the
president to two terms regards the
substance and not the form. Under no
circumstances will be q candidate for
or accept another nomination"
Naturally the president feels fiatter-
ed by appeals made to him to be once
more a candidate, but he is inclined to
attribute these suggestions rather to
the approval of the policies he has ini-
tiated and enforced than to any SPEC
iaI desire to keep him in the White
House. If the Republican party can
be induced to nominate a man like
Secretary Root or Secretary Taft. who
peculiarly are identified with the Roose-
welt policies the president believes the
country will be satisfied. for it will be
assured that the progressive programme
of this administration will not be
a abaUd0uad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
CURTIS IN OKLAHOMA.
Makes a Speech Which CrystaIlizeS
Opposition TO the Constitution

Oklahoma City. May 3.-At a mass
meeting Of 500 Republicans from
every part of both territories the con-
stitution was denounced by a score or
more of speakers. and the almost
unanimous sentiment was that the
party should appose It.. Senator Curtis
of Kansas was the principal speaker
His most significant remark was:
81 am not here to advise you what
to do with the constitution. Follow
your own conscience. I want. how
ever. to relieve your minds some The
Republican members of congress. and.
for that matter. the Democrats. be-
Iieve Oklahoma and Indian Territory
should be a single state.
81 don't know what is in the con-
stitution. have not read it, and don't
intend to- / am down here to sound
the sentiment on political matters.
want all of you from every section to
tell me how the people feel in your
respective communities"
1t is the general belief that Senator
Curtis represents the administration.
and that his trip to Oklahoma is not
only to furnish information to mem
bers of congress relative to the 5rtt-
tude of the people of the territories
but also to give advance information
to the president
BY assuring OkIahomans OF state
hood regardless of their attitude to-
ward the constitution. Senator Curtis
did much to crystalline sentiment
against it. He declared that a pre-
sentation Of the record of the Repub-
lican party in the campaign would be
sufficient 10 carry the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
ROGERS BROUGHT BACK.
He Is Accused OF Numbering Two Men
and a Woman.

Middletown, n. Y. May 3.-Charles
H. Rogers, who is charged with the
murder of the two Olney brothers,
aged prosperous farmers here. and of
Alice Ingerick, who lived on the Olney
farm, was brought here today.
Rogers was captured in Los Angeles
after a chase which continued more
than a year. The officers who brought
him from the west declared today that
Rogers has made a complete confes-
sion. saying that he committed the
triple murder and that he had no ac-
complice. He secured $16 from his vic
tins.
Rogers seemed to be in exceptionally
good spirits upon his arrival here to-
day. He laughed and chatted with the
officers who met him at the station
and seemed perfectly willing to dis
cuss the charge against him.
The bodies or the Olney brothers were
found In a wood lot near their farm
where they had been shot to death on
October 6, 1905. The body of Alice
Ingerick, the young daughter of the
housekeeper. was found in the cellar
of the Olney home. where she had been
killed by a blow on the head with the
top of a butter jar. Mrs. Ingerick was
found lying unconscious in the barn.
She was so badly beaten that she said
she was unable to recall anything about
the assault.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
START BALL GAMES EARLIER.
Time Is Moved Up to Half Past
Three O'Clock.

It has been decided by Manager
Crow of the Topeka baseball team to
change the time OF the opening of
week day games from 4, as was orig
inally intended, to 3:30. This change
is necessitated on account of the
weather still being somewhat too cold
for games and by this arrangement
the games can be played before the
cold weather of evening comes on
The Sunday game will be played at g.
1t was also intended to allow the
ladies to see the games free on the
opening game of each series but upon
a careful study of the schedule it is
deemed more advisable to admit the
fair fans on Tuesdays and Fridays Of
each week, the same plan which was
in operation last season. Ladies' day
this season will consist of free gen.
eral admission but there will be the
regular charge to the grand stand
which did not hold last season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
BUT ONE TAFT SPEECH.
That Is All the Secretary Can Give to
Oklahoma

Oklahoma City. May 3--Secretary
of War Taft has wired the chairman
of the Republican state central COM
mfttee of Oklahoma that he could
make but one speech in Oklahoma on
his coming visit to the southwest. and
that he would be here the first week in
June The committee decided to hold
a state convention at the time of Sec
retary Taft's visit and it is hoped to
have him make his speech to this
gathering
The convention will decide whether
the Repu bIcans shall put a state tick
et into the field. and what attitude
shall be assumed toward the constitu-
ton for the proposed new state of
Oklahoma at the special election on
August s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
FLAMES 80 FEET HIGH.
A Tank steamer Blows Up and Fire
Follows.

Plymouth, May 3.-The British
steamer Westgate today landed the
survivors of the crew of the British
tank steamer Silver Lip
On May 1, while crossing the Bay
of Biscay, an explosion of benzine in
her cargo burst open the Silver Lips
decks and set fire to the ship The
engineer and four firemen were killed
and four others of the crew seriously
burned. The As survivors were res
cued by the Westgate.
The first explosion on the Silver Lip
damaged the sides of the ship and
tore up the deck amfdships. She
soon became a mass of flames which
lowered 20 TO 80 feet high The
fumes from the blazing oil and the
dense smoke overcame several of the
crew The fire spread from tank to
tank, each advance of the conhagra-
ton being marked by deafening ex-
plosions. The wreckage from the ship
and the sea around her was covered
with blazing oil. The sailors event
ualIy succeeded in launching the steel
lifeboats but many had to jump over
board and swim in order to reach
them. Soon afterward the Westgate
picked up the survivors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
CHINESE OFFICERS HERE.
Four Officials Visit Fort Riley and
Fort Leavenworth.

Ft- Riley, Kan, May 3.-The four Of
fcers of the Chinese army en- route to
the Jamestown exposition, spent sew
eral hours here today. A heavy snow
storm prevailed during the forenoon
and interfered with the programme for
the entertainment for the visitors
The party arrived here from San
Francisco early today and was met by
Gen. E s. Godfrey, commandant and
other officers from the fort After
breakfast as the guests of Gen. God
frey, the visitors were taken through
the different service schools and other
post buildings. which were inspected
with much show of interest There
was no review of troops. Soon after
luncheon the party left for FIT Leav-
enworth. Kan
It is intended TO spend the night at
Ft LeavenWorth and to inspect that
post Saturday morning. The officers
will leave late Saturday for Washing
ton
The members of the party are Col
Ii Ting Hsin- Major Wang Yu Chin.
Captain Wang Yen-Tin and Lieuten-
ant Lin Sung-Shwang-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
STRIKE IS GROWING.
Longshoremen to Number of 5000 Go
Out in Brooklyn.

New York. May "a strike of long
shoremen at the docks of the Bush com
pany and along the water front in
Brooklyn which has been in progress for
several days assumed proportions today
when 5000 men went on strike in Brook
lyn alone. Most of these men have been
employed on the docks of the Bush
company which extends from Thirty
ninth to Fiftieth street, Brooklyn, and
the work of unloading and loading
many of the tramp freight steamers
which have terminals at these docks is
seriously interrupted. The strikers de-
mand an increase in wages from 25 to
80 cents an hour for day work and from
25 to 45 cents for night work.
About 500 longshoremen continued on
strike from some of the steamers of
the American and Red Star lines at
their docks in Manhattan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
Powder Magazine ExplOdes in
Heart of City.
TWenty-One Bodies Have Been
Taken From the Ruins.
HUNDREDS INJURED.
Fifteen Buildings Are Razed to
the Ground.
Two Hundred Feet of City Hall
Thrown Down.

Hong Kong, May 3-Very great de-
struction of life and property was caus-
ed at Canton yesterday evening by the
explosion of a gun powder magazine.
TWenty-one bodies have already been
recovered from the ruins. Hundreds Ce
persons were injured
Fifteen buildings were razed TO the
ground and over a hundred were sari-
ously wrecked A section. 200 feet long,
from the massive city hall, was thrown
down. The historical nine story pagoda
escaped with slight injuries. The ON
Gals and staffs Of the hospitals are
doing their best to succor the suffer-
ers.
In the Shanien suburb, where the
foreigners live, terrific shock was
caused by the explosion but the resi-
dents were unharmed.
The roofs of houses a mile distant
from the exploded magazine were
A number of important Chinese ana
foreign mercantile establishments were
completely demolished.
The bodies recovered from the ruins
in the vicinity of the magazine were
shockingly mutilated. Many corpses
heads.
The officer in charge of the magazine
was among those killed and when HID
body was recovered a pipe was found
clutched in his hand which suggests
the possible cause of the explosion.
The financial losses are enormous
The city of Canton is about six miles
in circumference and is enclosed BY
walls about 20 feet thick and from q
to 40 feet high. There are 16 gates
into the city besides two water gates,
The famous nine story pagoda, dating
from the beginning of the middle ages.
is situated in the western part of what
is known as the old city The foreign
ers reside in the Shamien suburb
founded in 1859. on an artificial island
on the Honan side of the river. Tho
population of Canton is estimated at
about 800 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
PROFIT 1000 PER CENT.
Rakeon on Pennsylvania Capitol Was
Enormous.

Harrisburg. Pa. May S.-The cap
itoI investigating committee has is
sued a statement showing the cost to
the state for furnishing the house
library and the reception and private
rooms of the resident clerk of the
house The metallic cases in these
apartments were supplied by the
PENNSYLVANIA Construction company
of Marietta, Pa, and the other fur
nishings by John H. Sanderson & Co.
of Philadelphia Architect Jos. NJ.
Houston was paid a commission of
four per cent by the state for design
ing the furnishings. the total cost of
which was S104, 1884. The library
cost 72,907.S9; the private room
S2O115-23 and the reception room
SI1.179.S2. The commissioner au-
ditors estimate that the profits of the
two firms on these furnishings We're
from 500 to 1000 per cent James
Scarlet chief counsel of the commits
sion, has been asked by the attorney
general to take charge of the proposed
criminal and civil suits against certain
persons involved in the capitol scan
l1l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
JUMPS $10O,O 600, 900.
Large Increase in the Value of Manu-
facturers' Articles.

Washington, May 3.-An unusual
activity among the manufacturers of
the United States is indicated by the
record which they are making in the
importation of foreign materials, ac-
cording to a statement issued by the
bureau of statistics of the department
of commerce and labor today.
The figures indicate that the value
of materials imported for manufa ctur-
ing purposes, whether crude or par
TALLY manufactured. will in the fiscal
year 1907. exceed by more than $780,
100000 that of any preceding year.
Much higher prices are being paid for
the manufacturers materials and for
many other of the articles now i'm
ported than those of even single year
ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
HIS FOR THE ASKING.
Paul Morton Says Roosevelt Can Have
the Nomination

Wheeling. W. Va. May 3.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt can have the nomina-
tion for the presidency again for the
asking, says Paul Morton. president
of the Equitable Life Assurance com
pany and former secretary of the
navy, who is here to celebrate the
twentieth anniversary of the local
agency OF the Equitable Mr. Morton
said:
"I am a strong partisan of the
president. II he would run again
there is not the slightest doubt the
Republican national convention would
make his nomination by acc1amation.
Many believe he can be induced to ac-
cept it. I do not believe so. 1 was
with him when he wrote his de-
termination not to accept a third
term, as he called it. It was not done
impulsively, and he meant It."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
SHE REFUSED no MARRY HIM.
Cause of Kansan Attempting Suicide
at Colorado Springs.

Colorado Springs, May S-Re-
spending to the call of death. Miss
Rose GiIe went to the bedside of her
sweetheart, Lawrence Squires. at
Glockner sanitarium. She had hard
ly entered the sick chamber when the
young man regained consciousness and
recognized her. But it was only for
a moment, when he lapsed into uncon-
sciousness again. and little hope is
held out for his recovery.
Miss Gile declined to state whether
she would marry Squfres If he recov-
ers- Squires, it is alleged, shot him.
self because the girl whom he followed
out here from Scandia, Kan, had re-
fused to marry him. Miss Gle did
not deny this. but wished to have the
impression that they had quarreled
corrected.
We did not quarrel said Miss
Gle, ''and that is all I will say
Miss GiIe came to Colorado to spend
the summer with her sister on the
Charter Oak ranch, near Fountain
and it was there that SquIres shot
himself, Monday night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
WHEN TAFT COMES WEST
He VIII Make One Speech i'm Kansas
and Possibly Two

Washington, May $50 far as it had
been definitely arranged Secretary Taft's
western trip provides for speech at
St Louis May 80. at Oklahoma City at
the Republican state convention. at
Iowa City, Ia. June p. at Minneapolis,
June 13: at St. Paul. June IA; at Sioux
City. June Is; at Fort Meade. June Is or
June 20
Secretary Taft has received several
communications from Senator Long
urging three or four speeches in Kan
sas- He may be able to speak at Win
field. although he could not definitely
say this morning But il his itinerary
can be so arranged as to NIL the date.
he will do So
The secretary Will visit both Fort
Riley and Fort Leavenworth and viii
in all probability speak in Junction City
when he visits Fort Riley
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
THEIR WAGES BOOSTED.
Eight thousand Packing House En-
ployes Notified of Increase.

Omaha, Neb.. May 3.-The entire
working force of all the packing
houses in South Omaha, comprising
about 5000 men, were this morning
notified that an advance in wages
Of from per cent to 10 per cent had
been granted them. AS a result of the
announcement two hundred men who
were out on strike at the plants of
Armour and Cudahy. returned to
work Immediately. The increase
takes effect at once. The per cent
increase is granted the unskiIled labor.
amounting to 5000 men The skilled
laborers will receive the greater in
crease