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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19

Attorney General Dickson of Colorado
is the latest convert TO the theory that
the common law is sufficient to abate the
trust evil. He has begun action thereon
against the State combination of grocess
and coal dealers, which have boosted me
prices of food and fuel until the public Is
wild to down them by fair means or 9th
erwise. If the case is proved, showing
secret and monopolistic practices, an IN
junction is to follow, the violation CT
which will be punishable with fine or in,-
prisonment or both. Dickson, in support
ing the Railroad Commission law before
the State Supreme Court, Charges the OPP
position with adding fuel to the flames of
popular passion which would surely result
in confiscatory legislation later on.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
CHICAGO.


Although the volume of business falls
short of the normal, there are indications
that point TO some recovery. Payments
through the banks reflect smaller COM
Parative decline, commercial defaults run
under those last year, and there are not
only increasing deposits but more rapid
cancellation of emergency checks and re-
newal of discount operations in mercantile
paper.
Shipments of currency to the interior
have expanded for the marketing of corn,
and the preparations assure ample funds
to meet heavy January disbursements at
the banks. Settlements on December ma
TURTLES thus far have been made with less
trouble than expected, and the small ag-
gregate of extensions sought was the
cause of lessencd fear in financial circles.
Quiet conditions prevail i'm the leading
industries, but seasonable weather brought
improved demand in distributiye branches.
and the absorption of winter apparel. food
products and Christmas goods makes a
rapid reduction in stocks There is also
more activity in the advance buying in
wholesale lines, with a better supply of
mail orders for dry goods. woolens. cloaks
and suits and boots and shoes
With the approaching holidays there is
greater tendency 10 curtail machinery en-
ployed in factory work. and shut-downs
may be more extended than usual
Receipts of raw materials reflect fur
Their shrinkage. but these are ample for
requirements, and prices have an easier
tendency in pig iron. lumber, leather and
wool, although hides steadie6 on buying
for eastern consumers
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number %, against Is last week and
% a year ago. Those with liabilities over
$1,000 number >, against last week and
) in 1906.-Dun's Review of Trade
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
ST0ESSEL ON TRIAL.;
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Officer Who Defended Port Arthur
Charged with Surrendering
Fort.
DISPLAY OF RUSSIAN P0MP.
Crippled and Star-Spangled Veterans
Who Fought Japan at Fortress
There in Force.

Before a brilliant assemblage of his
old comrades in arms, Lieut.. Gen.
Stoessel was placed on trial in st. Pc
tersburg to answer with his life and
reputation for the loss of Port Arthur
on Jan. /. 1905, and in firm tones and
with confident manner the general
pleaded not guilty TO the charge of
needlessly surrendering the fortress
and thereby humiliating the Russian
army.
The trial took place in the audito-
rum of the Army and Navy Club. The
room resembled more a social gathering
of officers of high rank than the scene
of court martial. Among the judges,
spectators, and witnesses were Gen.
Kuropatkin. Gen. Linevitch. Gen. Rem
nenkanpf, Vice Admiral Wren, and
scores of other prominent leaders in
the RussO-Japanese war. There were
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
FIRE LOSS AT PITTsBURG.
Damage of 100000 and Great Elk
citement Caused by Flames.

Fire in the downtown business district
of Pittsburg caused great excitement and
loss of 100000. The flames started in
the building at 955 Liberty avenue, owned
and occupied by Graf & Co., stove manu-
facturers, and damaged the adjoining
properties of John Flocker & Co., rope
and cordage dealers; Seeley & Leard,
wholesale hat dealers, and Ii. w. Johns.
electric railway supplies. Several fire
zen were slightly injured.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
FIND MANY WAR BOATS USELESS.
Japanese Will Confne Building to
Four Types of Vessels.

According to adyices received on the
steamship Empress of Japan, the naval
program of the japanese admiralty will
entirely eliminate cruises, coast-defense
ships. dispatch boats and gunboats, which
in view of Japan's experience they regard
as useless. A prominent japanese naval
officer says that future building will be
confined to battleships. armored cruisers.
destroyers and torpedo boats. The new
battleships will be of 10000 tons and the
arInored cruisers not greatly inferior in
armament and displacement. The duties
of small cruisers will hereafter be done
By destroyers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Flood Wrecks Bridge.

High water caused the collapse of a
new bridge in course of erection over the
West Branch Of the Susquehanna River
az Mif1iinville, eight miles north OF
Bloomsbury, Pa. and resulted in the
death of seven mon and the injury of
nearly score of others. two perhaps ia
tally. Forty men were at work on the
traveller ON the middle span of the struc-
ture when it collapsed. They were all
thrown into the swollen river.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
American Schooner Wrecked.

After successfully riding out a sue
cession of gales which she encoun-
tered all the way across the Atlantic
IA which she lost all her Hfeboats, the
American schooner Thomas w. Law
son was capsized in Broad Sound. ST.
oily Islands, where the captain shell
tered from the fierce storm raging
along the English coast OF the crew
of eighteen, including Pilot He's,
who boarded the vessel from the life
savers boat during the night, only
three were rescued These were Cap
tain G.. w. Dow. of Melrose. Mass,
Edward L. Rowe, the engineer, OF Wis
cassett, Me-, and George Allen, of
Bradford, England
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Colorado Bank Closes.

The Colorado State Bank. of Du-
range, Colo, has suspended pending
reorganization. 1t has deposits of
100000 and its capital Is $4,000. The
officials of the bank issued state
ment in which they assert that the
assets are entierly unimpaired and
that the bank will be able to pay its
depositors as well as its stockholders
In full.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
consumption and Pneumonia.

Figures just compiled by the State
Board of Health show that consump-
ton killed more people in Indiana dur,
ing the month of November than any
other disease. Consumption was re-
sponsible for the death of 292 persons
last month. while pneumonia killed
249 more. One hundred and seventy
i've people met death by violence.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
AS IT COMES TO US FROM ALL
CORNERS OF THE EARTH.
TeieRraphic Infor ma ton Gathered
by the Few for the Enlightenment
Of the Many.
Many Skilled Workers Idle.


There is a great army of unem-
ployed in New York. The skilled me-
chanics have felt the unhappy condi-
ton of the money market the hardest.
The stringency has compelled the
speculative builders to wait until a
time when money viii flow more read
ily. and as consequence it is esti-
mated that more than $4,000 men in
the building trades alone are out of
employment. The members of the
Building Trades Employers Associa-
ton say that building operations will
be considerably less in 1908 than they
have been in many years. In 1903 the
construction for Office buildings was
SO plentiful that there were not men
enough to do the work and the
workers received double pay for over
time. The years 1905 and 1906 were
not as good, but there was work for
every one until the money crisis came.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Selling Coal by Mail.

At the semi-annual meeting of the Wis
consin and Illinois Retail Coal Dealers
Association in Milwaukee it developed
that the greatest danger to the trade at
present is the entry into the traffic of
mail order houses. A Chicago fuel house,
il is said, has gone extensively into this
odd branch of the trade, and it is feared
the small retailer will be driven out of
business
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Rishon Mulcted for Damages.

In the case Of Salient Armstrong Hop
kins against Bishop James NJ Thoburn OK
the Methodist Episcopal church for $780,
OCO for alleged Libel the jury in Syracuse,
n. Y, returned verdict in favor of the
plaintiff for $500. Miss Hopkins former
ly was missionary in India, working
under Bishop Thoburn. She alleged the
bishop wrote letters to this country re-
fectiag on her work and financial trans
actions.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
CAN CONCERN ABsoRBs A RIVAL.
American Company Now Absolutely
Donlinent ON Pacific Coast.

Papers were signed in San Francisco
the other day by which. it is said, the
American Can Company. the wealthy
eastern concern, absorbed the United
States Can Company of San Francisco,
its largest rival on the Pacific coast.
The consideration exceeded 81 100000, but
the parties TO the transaction refused 10
divulge the exact terms. By this pur-
chase the American Can Company be-
comes absolutely dominant on the Pacific
coast. The United States Can Company has
large plant and has enjoyed large part
of the California, Oregon, Washington
and Alaska trade. The American Can
Company made q futile attempt TO get
this trade for itself, but it was finally
forced TO buy out its rival
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Abe HummeI Near Death.

Abe Hummel, the New York lawyer
who is serving a sentence in Black
wells Island penitentiary for conspi-
racy in connection with the Dorge
Morse divorce case. is near death
from kidney affection. Hummel's sen
tence on Blackwell's Island viii ex-
pire within few weeks.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Kidnaped Child Restored.

Little Lillian Wulif of Chicago has
been rescued from kidnapers and returned
to her parents: her captors under arrest
first pretended they took the child to re-
place their own, who died. but the woman
later confessed and told of the criminal
career of her husband.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Brvan Dollar Dinner Jan. IS.

Chairman II. S. Allen of the Demo
cratic State central committee of Ne
braska has announced that the 81 dinner
in honor of William J. Bryan would be
held ON the evening Of Jan. ID. Distin-
guished guests from many States are ex-
p,cted.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Queen caroIa of saxonv oMno,

A dispatch from Dresden says the
condition of Queen Garcia. widow of
King Albert. of Saxony. who is suffer
ing from nephritis, is hopeless. The
last sacraments were administered and
the queen is not expected to live
Queen Garcia is a daughter Of Prince
Gustav of Sweden. She was married
to Prince Albert of Saxony in 1879 and
on the death of King John assembled
the throne with her husband. King
Albert died June 10, 1902.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
AIDS "PAUPER;v GETS FORTUNE.
Florida Girl Bequeathed SIS, 900 by
Aged Chicago Man

Miss Annie Burkhart, 20 years old,
thought she was entertaining pauper in
Thomas Caldwell, an aged recluse, who
came to Pensacola, Fla, from Chicago
two years ago with a stock of groceries
in trunk and eked out a miserable ex-
istcnce by peddling fish and food. Miss
Burkhart ministered TO the man when he
was i'll. and he often said she had saved
his life. The girl has received inforna-
ton that she has been made the sole heir
OF the estate of Caldwell, valued at $780,
900, and that CaIdwell's four sons had
been cut of with 81 each.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Morgan Gets Light Plant.

The North American Company, domi-
mated by Morgan interests, came into con-
troll of all the railway, the lighting and
power companies of st. Louis, when it
purchased the La Clede Power Company
and the Edison Electric Illuminating
Company from E. w. Clark & Co. of
Philadelphia for 100000. ~
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Barnard College Gets $500. 900.

The contesS over the will Of Miss EN-
ily c. Gibbs of Newport, r. l.. who left
most of an estate valued at 100000 to
Barnard College, New York, was ended
in the Supreme Court the other day, when
a decree was ordered sustaining the Pro
bate Court in allowing the will.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
ROOSEVELT ENDS ALL
THIRD Term talk.
Issues Statement Repeating His
Election Night Pledge Not to
Accept denomination.
POLITICIANS ARE SURPRISED.
II Have Not Changed and Shall Not
Change" Is His Irrevocable
Decision.

President Roosevelt has officially and
finally reiterated his refusal to accept
a denomination and reelection, first
made on election night of 1904
He did this in a statement formally
Issued from the White House Wednes-
day evening, which came as an entire
surprise to everybody. Correspondents
who went over to the White House for
the statement. of which they had been
notified by telephone, were entirely I'M
prepared for its contents. 1t was writ
ten out by the President without con-
sultation with any Of the party leaders.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19

A flock of sheep numbering nearly
eleven thousand were drowned in Mad
river near Entiat, Wash. The sheep
were being driven from the Cascade
Mountains to the Entiat valley to win
ter. While the flock was carefully go
ing down a mountain side the leader
slipped on the sleet-covered ground
and rolled over a precipice into the
river below. This demoralized the
rest of the flock and before the men
In charge could control them several
thousand of sheep had slipped or
plunged into the river.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Women Arrested for Arson.

Two aged women, one the wealthy pres
ident of the w. G. Il. U. at Steubenville,
Ohio, and the other poor nurse, have
been arrested on the charge Of burning
the latter's home 10 collect the insurance.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
ROBBED IN JESSE JAMES STYLE.
Three Men Take 5000 from Bank
in Aldrich, Mo.

The Bank of AIdrich, Mo-, was robbed
of $1,000 in Jesse James style Thursday
afternoon. Shortly before o'clock three
men drove to the bank in buggy. Two
got out and entered the building, pointed
revolvers at the cashier and bookkeeper
and demanded the cash. The third man
remained in the buggy. The cashier gave
up about $1,000, which was the amount
in the drawers, but did not go to the
vault for the larger sums kept there. The
bank officers then were compelled to walk
in front of the buggy, which was driven
to the edge of the town. They were per
mitted to return while the buggy contain
ing the three robbers was driven away
rapidly.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
LOVE MOVES HER TO KILL BABE
Pathetic Story of Mother Driven Des-
perate by Convict Husband.

Pathetic Story of Mother Driven Des-
perate by Convict Husband.
Mrs. Frances Cooper of Indianapolis,
aged IS years, confessed the murder of
her 10months-old baby. Her husband,
Stephen Cooper, was sent to the peniten-
tiary recently. Thrown upon her own re-
sources, she says she tried to get employ
ment for herself and home for her child,
but the stigma of relationship to convict
caused her to lose one place after another
until in desperation and through love for
the child she killed it. Then she attempt
ed suicide by drowning in a lonely spot
on the bank of a stream in Bartholomew
county, where she left her baby's body in
the creek. The finding of the child's body
recalled the recent visit of Mrs. Cooper
and led to her identification and confess
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Court HELPS Express Companies.

Judge McPherson in the United States
District Court IN Kansas City issued an
order temporarily restraining the Mis-
souri, State board of warehouse and rail-
way commissioners md Attorney General
Hadley from putting INFO effect the new
law reducing express rates
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
FAMOUS STRIKE Is ENDED.
Western Federation Officially Calls
Off Walkout Which Began in 1908.

The executive board of the Western
Federation of Miners has officially called
OF the strike in the Cripple Creek district
OF Colorado, giving as the reason that the
camp is in need Of skilled workers and
that many union men employed in less
favorable places can go to Cripple Creek
and accept work without violating their
pledges. The Cripple Greek strike was
declared Aug. L., 1908. in sympathy with
the millmen of Colorado City. The stir
ring events that followed. including the
declaration Of martial law and the depor-
tation of union men, made Colorado the
center of interest for many months.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
SUICIDE BLAMEs STANDARD OIL.
Independent Dealer Says "Unbusi-
nesslike Methods Ruined Him.

Lawrence s. Nicolai, formerly pros
porous independent oil dealer in Washing
ton, drank laudanum and died shortly
afterward at the Emergency hospital. He
left letters indicating that he had contem-
plated suicide since last August on ac-
count of financial and domestic troubles.
He attributed his financial misfortune to
the "unbusiness-like methods of the
Standard Oil Company" which he declar-
ed had left him penniless. He and his
wife had separated.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Liner Ashore; Forty Rescued.

The Dominion Atlantic Railway Com
pany's steamer Yarmouth, bound from
Digby, N. s., to st. John. N. B., ran
ashore in the fog at Black Point, near the
latter port. The vessel is not in inmedi-
ate danger. The forty passengers were
roued ashore.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Text of the Statement

He took into his confidence only his
secretary, Mr.. Loeb, and between them
they prepared the following statement:
On the night after election made the
following announcement:
Il am deeply sensible of the honor done
me- by the American people in thus ex-
pressing their confidence in what l have
done and have tried to do. 1 appreciate
to the full the solemn responsibility this
confidence imposes upon me, and l shall
do all that in my power lies not to forfeit
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Judoe,s Som Shoots Policeman

Will Winfree, son of Judge w. II.
Winfree, shot and fatally wounded Police
man Charles Herd in IIopkinsvlle, Ky.
Herd had arrested Winfree and a com
panion for drunkenness.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Insane Mans Victim Dies.

Edward Cohen of Lynn, president of
sae Massachusetts State branch Of the
American Federation of Labor. who was
one of three prominent labor leaders as-
sailed by an insane man in the statehouse
n Boston, died at the Massachusetts gen.
ornl hospital.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Three Children Die by Fire.

Fire at Sturgisson, w. Va. de
stroyed two dwellings and caused the
death of three children of Superin-
tendent o. p. Corbin. of the Sand
mine.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Nomination to Be Pulled Back,

Because he has not displayed the aIac-
rity expected of him in prosecuting land
fraud cases the nomination of William
C.. Bristol to be United States attorney
for Oregon will be withdrawn.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
New President for Swiss.

The federal assembly at Berne elected
DIR. Ernst Bremen, Radical. to be presi-
dent of the Swiss Republic for 1908. DR..
Bremen is vice president of the federal
council. The present chief executive Of
Switserland is nauard Mueller.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19

Since the beginning of the financial
stringency the big meat packers have
made a concession OF Il per cent to re-
tailers in the price of fresh meats aud
have forced a 20 per cent reduction in
the price of live stock. Retailers gencc-
ally have cut prices 3 cents pound.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Fatal Collision on B. e. o.

Five persons were killed and about
twenty injured in a rear-end collision be-
tween local passenger trains ON the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad at Hanover,
twelve miles west of Baltimore Some of
the injured are badly hurt and may die.
The men killed were negro track hands.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
ENGINEERING Course Made 5 Years.

Regents of the University of Mime
sofa have voted to extend the engineering
course from four to five years.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Weekly Commercial Reports.

Trade conditions continue to improve,
according to the weekly reviews issued by
Dun and Bradstreet, but the volume of
business is smaller than last year.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Bank Goes to Wall.

The State BE nix of Admire, at Admire,
Kan, with deposits of $125. 900, closed its
doors. 1t had $4,000 in the failed Ma
tional Bank of Commerce of Kansas City,
and the failure was due to the closing of
that institution
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Drown in Minnesota Lake

Miss Lola Bright Of Walker, Mimi,
and Walter Johnson OF Robinsdale were
drowned while skating on Leech lake. The
bodies have been recovered.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Saws Railways Menace Nation.

w. j. MCGEE. secretary Of the inland
waterways commission, at dinner Of the
Geographic Society in Chicago said rail-
ways menace the nation by monopoly Of
land and water ways. and urged action
. avert revolution.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Hibbard Mayor of Boston.

George A. Hibbard, Republican, has
been elected Mayor of Boston by plural
ity of 2.013; elections throughout Mas
sachusetts show notable gains for mo Ii
ceuse."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
President pelano Not to Resion.

president Deiano Not TO Resign.
The report that President Delano, OF
the Wabash railroad, has resigned or
Is about to resign, has been officially
denied at the Office of the company in
New York City.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Mail Pouches Missing at Omaha.

Two mail pouches containing 1000 let
tiers addressed to Colorado and other
points in the West mysteriously disap-
peared from postofice wagon between
the Omaha postoffice and the Union sta
ton.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
CLOSED RANKS ARE TO REOPEN.

Three that Quit After Kansas City
Trouble to Resume.
Three additional small hanks in Mis-
souri, and Kansas that suspended follow
ing the closing of the National Bank of
Commerce of Kansas City are TO resume.
They are the Union Avenue Bank of
Commerce of Kansas City, a branch or
the National Bank OF Commerce; the pri-
yate bank Of ID. A. Becker at Stotesbury,
No., with deposits about $4,000, and the
State Bank of Admire, at Admire, Kan,
with deposits of 100000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Date for Grand Army Encampment.

Date for Grand Army Encampment.
At meeting of the national executive
committee Of the Grand Army of the Re
public in Toledo. Ohio, the date of the
national encampment of the G. A. r., to
be held there next year. was set for Aug.
81 until Sept. T.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19

Chicago concerns laid of many thou
sands of workingmen.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
AMATEUR FARMERS GOOD LUCK.
Business Man Sure Farming Pays;
a Digs Up Kettle of Gold.

DlSS Up httI1e OF OU1u'
Il. ]. Jones thinks farming is just love
ly, and remuneratiye, too. He had that
idea about year ago, when he quit bust
ness in New York and bought Edgar
Poets farm, in the Menia1 district near
New Milford, Conn. He was not so sure
about it the other day, when his back
began TO ache from digging a trench.
Then there came clink as his spade
struck an old iron kettle, and his orig
inal belief was confirmed. There was 3d.
600 in gold double eagles in the kettle.