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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19
ROB WITH CLERKS NEAR;
DRILL SAFE; GET $4,000.
Thieves Break Into Vault in South
Bend PostoMce with Guards
Few Feet Away.

The biggest robbery in the history of
South Bend was pulled of Saturday
night by robbers, who plundered the
South Bend postoffice of $1S,653 and
made such a successful getaway that
postoffice inspectors and police are with
out clew on which to conduct their
investigation. The plumber was all
stamps.
The robbery was discovered at 3 80
o'clock Sunday morning by a clerk in
building one door north of the room
temporarily occupied for postoffice pu.-
poses during the erection of the new
100000 building. The clerk having &C.
cation to enter the store found it inn
possible to open either entrance to
which he had keys, and suspecting that
something was wrong, called Patrolman
Parker. Throwing their weight against
the doors. they forced an entrance, and
examination showed that they had been
fastened by large screw hooks.
A hole 14x14 inches had been electri-
cally drilled through the fOurteen-inch
fireproof wall, forming one side of the
postoffice Rult, through which one of
the robbers had entered and passed the
plumber to his confederates. That the
robbery was committed by experts is
shown by precautions used to prevent
discovery, and that the men worked SO
skillfully that the night force of mail
ing clerks within 100 feet of the vault
had no knowledge of what was taking
place.
Before beginning operations ON the
wall the robbers covered the floor and
stairway with scores of blankets and
quilts taken from the stock of the store,
and also hung thick quilt on the north
wall of the vault under which the drill
ing was done. AS the bricks were
loosened they were pulled out of the
drille.'s way by means of small
tackle and pulley. which was left be-
hind. Marking in the dust of the stair
way showed that a lookout was sta
toned in q position which would give
him a full view of the street through
the big windows In front of the store.
The roundabout method taken to get
within reach of the vault shows that
the plan of the building had been care
fully studied for weeks. At no time
during the night was the postoffice un-
guarded, two clerks being i'm the mail
ing and sorting room.
The electric drill used by the robbers
was worked by power taken from light
ing wires less than twenty feet from
the wall, the wires being detached from
a desk lamp in the Office of the House
hold company. The drills, picks and
other tools, all new, and a bottle of
nitroglycerin, which was probably to be
used in case a steel lining to the vault
was found, were all left behind.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19
Big Fire at Indiana Reformatory.
Five buildings of the Indiana State

5ig Fire at Indiana Reformatory.
Five buildings of the Indiana State
Reformatory and nearly the entire
plant of the Indiana Manufacturing
COMPANY at Jeffersonville, Ind, were
destroyed by fire. The loss will total
about $250,00O. There were no fatal
ities, the 1900 inmates of the Refor-
matory remaining locked In their cells.
a portion of them sending cheer after
cheer through the grated windows as
they watched the work of the firemen.
When the fire was first discovered in
the Reformatory the fire department
of the institution was quickly put to
work but in a short time the water
plant failed and the Jacksonville de-
partment was summoned. BY the time
1t arrived, however, the flames had
gained such Roadway that Louisville.
KY, was called upon for help, respond
ing in short time. After destroying
five buildings the fire spread westward
to the plant of the Indiana Manufac-
turing Company, destroying three
buildings and entailing loss of $780,
900 to that concern.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19
EIGHT ARE SLAIN BY
OKLAHOMA DESPERATE
Murderer, at Bay with Rifle, Defies
Mob Until He Is Shot
Down.
DIES IN BURNING FORTRESS.
Militia Is Called Out to Quell
Threatened Outbreak in Town
of Okmulgee.

Eight persons were killed in a race
riot at Okmulgee, Ok, Sunday even
ing, which started when an Indian and
a negro fought. In attempting TO cap
ture the negro seven men were killed.
including the sheriff and assistant
chief of police and none were wounded
The desperate was the eighth victim,
being riddled with bullets when fleeing
from his burning house
More than LOCO shots were fired in
the melee, hardware stores being looted
by the mob to secure weapons. and at
night armed citizens patrOlled the town.
Gov. Haskell ordered ten companies of
militia to Okmulgee on the authorities
request.
Charles Deckart, negro, and Steve
Grayson. an Indian, rad a tight in the
depot. in which the Indian was badly
used up. He went to police headquar-
ters and made complaint Assistant
Chief of Police Henry Klabber started
out to find Deckart and on his way dep
utiZed two negroes. Raft and Felix
Chairman. To assist him in capturing
Deckart. When the officers came up to
him Deckart opened fire on them and
killed the Cha tmans and Klabber in
stantly At this juncture Sheriff Rob
insOn and another negro came on the
scene and tried to arrest Deckart. Be
fore the negro could be captured he
killed both.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19
CHINA'S WOMAN RULER DIES.
Closing of Wonderful Political
Career of AGED Dowager Empress.

Closing of Wonderful Political
Career of Aged Dowager Empress.
Tsze Hsi An, DCwager Empress of
China and the most powerful woman
in the world, is dead. The end of this
remarkable woman, unriyaled in his
tory, the autOcratic head of government
during more than half century Of
nearly one-third of the worlds popula-
ton, came at o'clock Sunday after
noon. That is the official announcement
from the imperial palace which follow
cd the news less than twenty-four hours
before of the death of the Emperor,
Kuang-Hsu.
With the announcement of the end
of the empress dowager's career of ex-
travagance, cruelty and unbridled pow
er came an official edict placing upon
Vie throne of China Prince Pu-Yi. s.
year-old son of Prince Chun. regent of
the empire
The dowager empress was "A years
of age, and in every one of the years
since she was II were crowded start
ling events, thrills for the entire world
In the years since 1861, and constant
uneasiness among the millions in China.
Though pronounced wicked, cruel, eX-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19
CHICAGO.


The weekly review of Chicago trade
published by II. g. Dun 4 Co. says:
Largely increased payments through
the banks, rising security markets and
improving demand for money are impor-
tant developments this week, and there
is also more distinct evidence of recovery
in trade. The leading industries now ex-
hibit increasing activity, together with
heavier movements of finished products
aud commodities.
Grain operations remain moderate by
comparison with year ago, but forward
ing of flour is remarkably extended, and
liberal arrivals of live stock enter into
prompt absorption and permit increased
packing.
"A much better tone characterizes iron,
wood and leather working lines. Prices
of crude materials for factory conversion
show more frmness, although new de-
mands are yet somewhat restricted and
most buying is confined to immediate
needs.
Lumber dealings make a closer return
to normal proportions, and there IS ex-
ceptionally good request for planning mill
outputs, plumbing and building materials.
Weather conditions generally were fla
vorable to wider demand for seasonable
goods, and both city and country sales
are making the expected progress. Christ
mas wares have been bought freely, and
the wholesale lines obtain mail orders for
notable spring deliveries of dry goods,
wOolens, furniture, footwear and food
products.
Money is quoted from 4 TO per cent.
Deposits exceed all previous aggregates
and the banks extend their efforts to Sc
cure desirable commercial paper.
Bank clearings, $3.50, S23,622, exceed
those of the corresponding week in 1907
by 32.3 per cent, and compare with S24S,-
245, 1856 in 1905. Failures reported in the
Chicago district number %, against "a
last week, 26 in 1907 and % in 1906.
Those with liabilities over $1,000 num-
Der 10, against last week, Z in 1907
and IL in 1909
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19
% lA2CSGRS
eR: GOD

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to $7.65; hogs, prime heavy, 500
to S6.17; sheep, fair to choice, $500
to S475; wheat, No. 2, $102 to S104
corn, No. 2, 63c to 65c: oats, standard.
4Sc to 49c; rye, No. 2, 73c to 74c: hay,
timothy, $500 to S14.00; prairie, $500
to $3.50; butter. choice creamery, 25c
to 29c; eggs, fresh, 25c to Csc; potatoes,
per bushel, Coo TO Zoe,
polis-Cattle, shipping, $500
TO 500; hogs, good to choice heavy,
$3.50 to S6.30; sheep, common to prime,
$3.50 to $3.50; wheat, No. ?, S1-01 to
S1.03; corn, No. 2 white, Gle to 62c; oats,
No. white. 49c to SOC.
st. Louis-Cattle, $3.50 TO $3.50; hogs
$500 to $G.1O; sheep. $500 TO $3.50;
wheat, No. 2, S1.06 to S1.OS: corn. No. ?,
Gle to 63c; oats, No. 2, Acc TO zoe; rye,
No >, 73c to Toe.
Cincinnati-Cattle. $500 to S5.35
hogs, 800 to $6.10; sheep, $500 to
1865; wheat, No. 2, 81 O6 to $1.O7; corn
No , mixed, G3c to 6ic; oats. No.
mixed, Sic to 52c; rye, No. 2, 7Sc to Soc
Detroit-Cattle, $500 to $3.50 hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep. $3.50 to $3.50
wheat, No. 2, S1.03 to $1.05: corn. No. 3
yellow. 64c to Coo; oats. No. 3 white,
sic to 52c: rye, No. 2, 75c to 76c.
Milwaukee-Wheat, No. 2 northern
Sf03 to $1O6; corn, No. 3, 60c to Gle
oats, standard, Sic to 53c; rye. No. l.
T5c to 76c: barley, No. I, Gle to 65c
pork. mess, $14.62.
Buffalo-Cattle. choice shipping steers
SI.0o to 1913; hogs, fair to choice, $f.Oo
to 5000; sheep, common to good mixed
800 to $40; lambs, fair to choice
500 to $3.50.
New York-Cattle. 800 to $6.S5
hogs. $3.50 to $3.50; sheep. $500 ia
$4.OO; wheat, No. red. $1.11 to SLIP
corn, No. 2, 69c to Zoe; oats. natural
white, 53c to SIC; butter. creamery, 25c
to Soc; eggs. western, 29c to 33c.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 mixed. $l02 Il
S1O4: corn, No. 2 mixed, 60c to Gle;
oats. No, 2 mixed. SOC to Sic; rye, No
=. TIC to 7Sc; clover seed, $3.50
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19
Aaed Woman Asks Divorce.

In the Wayne Circuit Court at Rich
mond, Ind, the case of Mary E,stro
against Christopher Elstro for divorce
and alimony was called for trial. The
case is unusual. Mr.. and Mrs. Elstro
have been married forty-six years and
each is 6S years Of age. The wife
charges cruel treatment, saying that
her husband called her names. The
defendant entered general denial
The children of the aged couple have
divided, some of them standing with
the mother, others with their father
The family is one of the best known
In Richmond. Mrs. Elstro asks a rea.
sonable sum for alimony.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19
GRIDIRoN's 1908 TOLL.
"Debrutalized" Football Continues
Appalling Record of Fatalities

Appalling Record of Fatalities
"Debrutalized" football has been as
brutal as ever in the season of 1908.
The toll In gridiron warfare between
colleges, high schools and athletic clubs
is ten dead and 300 injured. The adop-
ton of more open scheme of play has
failed for the third season to realize
the hopes Of the supporters of the game
that cleaner record could be shown.
Fatalities have been reduced to no APP
preciable extent and more players have
been injured thus far than were hurt
in the season Of 1905, when the appall-
ing record prompted coaches and col
lege heads to revise the rules.
In the record-breaking year proceed
ing the revision of the game twenty
four players were killed and 200 in
jured. Although the number of dead
this season is not as large as i'm 1915,
ninety more mishaps than were re-
pofted in that year already have been
recorded, and it is considered probable
that before the final games are played
the total of injured will surpass the
record Of 1904, when 296 players were
ON the hospital lists. The record of
football deaths ard serious injury for
eight years beginning i'm 1901, is: Dead,
113; injured, 1850
The record for 1908 is summarized
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19

The bones of Gen. James McCubbil
Lingan. personal friend of Gen. Georg'
Washington and hero of the Revolt
tionary war. who died I'm 1912, hav'
been exhumed from the private buryinl
ground in which they have reposed TO
almost a century, and were reinterre'
i'm Arlington National Cemetery.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19

The Emperor of China was reported
dead at o'clock Friday afternoon. 1t
was impossible, however, to obtain official
confirmation of this announcement. His
ma jesty was transferred to the death
chamber at 2 o'clock. AT that hour he
was still breathing. Two imperial edicts
were issued from the palace in quick sue
cession. The first makes Prince Chun
regent of the empire and the second APP
points his son, Pu Wei, heir presumptive
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19
SHOT, DRINKS OWN BLOOD.
NJ. McDonough, Mistaken by Coach.

N. McDOnOugh, Mistaken by Coach
man, Is Attacked q Burglar.
Kept alive and given strength by drink
ing his own blood which oozed from a
bullet wound in his forehead and trickled
down into his mouth, Martin McDonough
in a st. Paul, Mimi. hospital told how
he had been mistaken for burglar when
about to enter the house'of C. A. Stickney
by mistake. was shot by n negro coach
man. was deserted by mis- two companions
and then walked six miles to Mendoza to
secure medical aid. Physicians say that
if McDonough had not drank his own
blood he would not have lived. Although
he has bullet lodged in the back of his
head, he was able to walk around his
room and the physicians say he will re-
cover
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19

Deckart then ran to his house near
by. Immediately a posse of men sur
rounded the next house, thinking he
was there, and set fire to it. Seeing
that his own house would soon be
ablaze. Deckart fired his own house,
and when it had burned so that he
could not stay in it longer made a rush
for the door. AS he emerged hundred
shots were fired at him and he fell
dead. The greatest excitement prevail
ed in the town and it is feared that fur
Their serious trouble would follow.
The mob poured volley after volley
into the burning building and half a
score of bystanders and members Of the
mob We're struck by stray bullets and
more or less seriously injured. The
Mayor and county authorities swore in
almost hundred deputy marshals and
sheriffs in an effort to hold the situa-
ton in check until the arrival of the
militia. a.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19
Held for Murder of Carmack.

John ID. Sharpe ex-sheriff of Davidson
county. was arrested and lodged in Jail
at Nashville, Tenn, charged with murder
and aiding and abetting in the murder of
ex-senator +. w. Carmack. 1t is al
legged that he was seen with the two
Coopers shortly before the killing and was
also at the scene of the tragedy immedi-
ately after Carmack fell to the ground.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19
Burglars Shoot Village Marshal.

John Trip, marshal of North Lew.
isbur,s, Ohio. surprised three burglars
1T work in the postoffice at that place
Single-handed he undertook their cap
ture. but they escaped, leaving him
shot in the knee. He was taken to a
hospital at Marysville. A buggy be
longing to Dick Curl. in which the
burglars escaped, was found at Urbana
Bloodhounds from Cardington have
been brought to aid the searchers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19

In the November McClure's President
Gompers of the American Federation of
labor says that the boycott is a perfectly
natural and normal human activity, and
that as such no law can ever stop it.
He declares that every one conducts a
boycott who expresses an opinion against
patronizing any merchant. The boycott,
he says, is Ike the blockade. neither ex-
lists unless it is effective. The boycott is
a weapon of labor unionism, and the
blacklist is the same weapon under diff
ferent name, in the hands of employers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19
CLEVELAND LINE OF RECEIVERS
Warren BickncIl and Frank A. Scott
to Run City's Traction System.


tn Run City's Traction System.
Judge Tayler of the Federal Court i'm
Cleveland appointed Warren Bicknell and
Frank A. Scott as joint receivers for the
Municipal Traction Company and the
Cleveland Railway Company. Each Of
the receivers will furnish bond of $780,
600. Warren Bicknell is one of the best
known electric railway builders and opera
tors in the country. He is president of
the Havana Electric Railway, which con-
trolls all the street railways in Havana,
Cuba. and is identified with several trac-
ton companies in Ohio and .other States.
Frank A. Scott is secretary and treasurer
of the Superior Savings and Trust Com
pany of Cleveland. The receivers will take
charge of the traction system at once. and
will operate it under the direct super
vision of the court. The rate of fare, ii
is said. will be as low as can be made
consistent with good service.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19
PAY FIREBue FOR IMMUNITY.

Residents of GraniteviIle, N. ",
Unusual Victims, Says Police.
When Robert Thompson of Graniteville,
n. c.. was arraigned on a charge of ar
son confession signed by Thompson
was submitted to the court. The police
learned that Thompson was in receipt of
weekly payments from the tradespeople
of Graniteville of sums ranging from 81
TO 81, which they paid him to leave their
places alone. He had unlimited credit in
the stores and saloons, it was said. be-
cause the people feared him. Over fifty
residents of GraniteviIle were in court
and requested the magistrate not TO per-
nit Thompson to go free, even on bail
He was sent to Jail.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19
500 Die I'm German Mine.

Three hundred and eighty miners were
cut off at the Radbod mine, three miles
from Hamm, westphalia, Germany, by
explosion and fire, and 339 of them per-
ished. Three hundred and two bodies are
still in the mine and it is believed they
will be consumed in the fire.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19

Summing up the foreign missionary
work of 100 years done by all churches OF
Christianity. FINS Ideman of Des
Moines, Iowa, speaking before the inter
national missionary convention Of the
Churches of Christ, in New Orleans, said ::
I'VE crown a hundred years with one
million and a quarter of converts on
heather soil, and with five million adher-
ents. There are 1000 missionary sta
tons, with 10000 organized churches.
There are 5000 Bible schools and mill
ion and a half Of pupils; 10000 native
ordained preachers tell their story in the
language where they were born."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19
Finds Three Rivers in Alaska.

Ernest Leffingwell, geologist and ex-
plorer. who was with Ejnar Mikkelsen
on the expedition 10 the arctic in the
schooner Duchess of Bedford. which was
wrecked in 1907, arrived at San Fran
cisco Saturday from Point Barrow on
the whaling vessel Narwhal. Lefiingwell
is said to have discovered and mapped
out three rivers in the extreme northern
part of Alaska emptying into the Arctic
ocean.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19

Fire Friday threatened the destruction
Of the business district of Benton Har-
Dor, Mich. and did damage estimated at
about $125,OO0. The blaze started in the
feed store of ii. p. Boehm and spread to
the four-story Morrill, & Horley building.
Both were destroyed, together with the
Haas livery barn and residence.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19
Cleveland Blaze Causes s2oo,ooo Fire

The five-story building occupied by
the F. NJ. Kirby Company. five and ten
cent store and the NJ Phillips Born
Company, ladies' suits and cloaks, on
Euclid avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. was
completely Quilted by fire. The store
occupied by ]. Wageman & Sons.
clothie,s, was flooded by water, and
the costly decorations in the twelve
story bank building of the Guardian
Trust Company. were damaged by
smoke. Loss 100000, Insured. Two
firemen were injured.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19
Land Grnbber Begins Jail Term.

Perry A. Yeast, prominent ranch
man of Hyannis, Grant county, Neb, was
taken to the Hall county Jail at Grand
Island to begin his three months term of
Imprisonment for completely in land
frauds in Banner and one or two other
western Nebraska counties Wednesday,.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19

Declaring that complaints continue
to come to the department alleging vio-
lation of the postal regulations con-
corning the disposition of registered
mail Endorsed for delivery 10 the ad-
dresses in person, an order has been
issued by Third Assistant Postmaster
General Lawshe directing that such
mail must be delivered to no one but
The addressee in person, not even upon
his written order.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19
s15o.ooo Fire at Cairo.

Fire destroyed Winter Brothers ice
factory aid the packing-house of Mel
son Morris & Co. at Cairo, Ill. The
wholesale produce fouse of Cotter
Brothers was partly burned. Loss
$500
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19
Sears Girls Face with Acid.

Gertrude Huff, 20 years old, is the vic
tim of bold attack by an unidentified
man who dashed vial of carbolic acid in
he. face as she was walking out of the
ward at her home in Cincinnati, Ohio.
She probably will be disiisured for life.
Neither Miss Huff nor her parents could
assign a motive for the act.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19
Kills Hlmself I'm Cell.

Morris Haas, who shot Francis j.
Heney in court in San Francisco, com
mitted suicide in. his cell with a pisto'
secured mysteriously. The wounded pros
ecutor will recover, and prominent attor-
neys have taken up his work without fee.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19
Reject Training station Bids.

All bids for constructing officers quar-
tiers and other buildings at the great lakes
naval training station at North Chicago.
have been rejected. The prices named
were too high and new proposals will be
invited under modified plans.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19

The new divorce law, increasing the
period of residence from six months to
one year. was carried on Nov. 3 in South
Dakota by vote Of two to one, according
to unofficial figures.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19
p.r+on Harbor Stores Burn.

Fire Friday threatened the destruction
of the business district of Benton Har-
bor. Mich. and did damage estimated at
about $4,000. The blaze started in. the
feed store of H. p. Boehm and spread TO
the four-story Morrill, & Horley building.
Both were destroyed, together with the
Haas livery barn and a residence.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19
Fire sweeps Tannery.

The tannery Of the American Hide and
Leather Company was badly damaged. by
fire in Ballston, n. Y, causing a loss
estimated at $4,000. The tannery has
a capacity of 1000 sides of leather a day
and employs 800 men.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19

Francis ]. Heney, prosecutor of graft
ers, was shot and desperately wounded in
court in San Francisco during the third
trial of Abe Ruef for boodling, an ex-
convict who had been rejected as a juror,
firing.