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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26
WORK OF
CONGRESS-


Under the guise of discussing legisla-
ton the session of the Senate Monday
was devoted to a political discussion, liz
which Senator Tillman of South Caro-
lima and Senator Beveridge of Indiana
were the chief participants. The confer
ence report on the Indian appropriation
bill was disagreed to and another confer
ence asked. The House bill appropriate
ing S4O3,030 to pay the archbishop of
Manila, as representative of the Roman
Catholic Church, for damage to church
property during the Spanish war. was
passed. The session of the House was
devoted to the consideration of bills I'M
der suspension of the rules. A number
were passed, including one providing for
the restoration of the motto, I'm God We
Trust" on American coins. and another
increasing the efficiency of the medical
department of the army. Other bills
passed were the following: Granting to To-
cal steamboat inspectors authority to pass
upon the fitness of officers and crews of
steam vessels; recognizing the consular
service and amending the game laws of
Alaska so as to substitute the license sys-
tenn for the present permit system.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26

Under a decision of the District Court,
st. Louis county must pay into the Min
nesota State treasury $17,157.74 tax
money lost through the failure of banks
in 1894 and 1896. The county must also
stand the loss of State fands which had
been forwarded to the State treasurer OH
tax settlements. The county will ap-
peal to the Supreme Court.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26
100000 IDLE MEN
THROUGHOUT COUNTRY
Figures Show New York in the
Lead with 100000 Out
of Work.
10000 is CHICAGO ESTIMATE.
Union Labor Leader Boasts Mem.
bers Are Not in Want, Though
Without Jobs.

In a canvass of the country 20 ascer-
tain the number of unemployed men dis
patches have been received from many
industrial centers with reports of oondi-
tions, and from these it is cstimat d THAI
more than one million men are minus
jobs. The reports indicate more than
100000 unemployed in the chef cities
and nearly 100000 in the States outside
the cities
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26
Eight Battle High in Air.

Charles Haviland and Albert Hale,
iron workers, fought On an iron girder
eighteen inches wide on the sixteenth
story of the new National Bank of Com
mercc building, at Pine street and Broad
way. st. Louis. Haviland was badly cut
about the face and had to be treated at
me diSpeusary.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26

Unusual Charge Made Against Cali
fornia Insurance Agent.

Sheriff A. b. Adams of Cohoes, y. Y.
recently arrived in Los Angeles, having
in custody Ira j. Bayliss, who is said to
be wanted in New York on a charge of
defrauding the Prudential Life Insurance
Company out of many thousands of dol
lars. According to the officers story Bay
liss is accused of having buried empty
collins and collected from the insurance
company, for which he was agent, by
means of forged death certificates and
fictitious policies. Bayliss was captured
at Demuir Cal
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26
Scramble for ervan,s Senate Seat.

Speculation is rife in Pensacola,
Fla, as to whom Governor Broward
will name as the successor to United
States Senator William j. Bryan, who
has just died in Washington. Congress
man VIM. B. Lamar, of Monticello;
John H. Beard, of Pensacola, and AL
bert Gilchrist, of Jacksonville, are can
didates, but it is believed the selection
may be State Senator Thomas West, of
Santa Rose. Ex-senator Samuel Pasco
will probably apply again for the posi-,
ton.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26
Dispensary Law for Oklahoma.

Both houses of the Oklahoma Legisla-
ture passed the State %dispensary system
measure with an emergency clause. An
amendment provides for a special election
this year to vote on it. but as the Gov
ernor will sign the bill at once the system
will be in operation before the election.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26

Plans nave been completed by the Dead
wood Business Club for the organization
of a company with 100000 capital that
will remodel the old foundry of the Black
Hills Manufacturing Company, which
was burned down more than a year ago.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26
BANDITS ROB MINER OF S45, 900.
Gold and Notes Taken from Man
Near Reno. New. After Fight.

William Hoffman, a miner. carrying
gold and notes amounting to $4,000,
was held up by bandits on the desert
near Rawhide. New, relieved of his
wealth and left injured on the road after
he had wounded one robber. lie crawled
to camp and posses from three counties
are now pursuing the bandits. who, it is
believed, nave been surrounded.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26
Thrown Ball Kills Student.

$. II. Smith. the student at the Ala
bama Polytechnic Institute, struck on the
bach of the head by a thrown ball in a
game at Montgomery, is dead.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26
Carnegie Hires President.

President Roosevelt has consented to
become the head of the new Carnegie edu-
cational institute, according to a we'll
founded rumor. Mr.. Carnegie, it is said,
offered the executive a large salary to be-
gin Immediately upon the completion of
his term in the White House.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26
Pleasure Party Drowned.

Ten members of a pleasure party
2ere drowned by the upsetting of a
motor ferry boat on the lake OF Ratz-
eburger, near Lubbock, Germany. Four
other passengers were saved.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26
WED TWICE TO BEAT HooDoo.
Mark A. Hanna and Bride, Married
Friday, 18th, Repeat Ceremony.

As a balm to the rufled .tempers of
their relatives and TO overcome the pos
sible hoodoo of having been married on
Friday. the 18th. by a justice of the peace
at Bridgeport, young Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
a. Hanna consented to go to Watertown,
Conn.,. where the ceremony uniting them
was repeated, this time by Rev. III. y.
Cunningham. an Episcopalian minister.
Mr.. Hanna is n grandson of the late
Marcus A. Hanna.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26
Earl of Dudley Appointed.

The Earl of Dudley, advocate of home
rule for ireland, nas been appointed Gov
ernor General Of Australia. He was i'm
mensely popular in Ireland, where he was
Lord Lieutenant from 1902 to 1906.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26

King ManueI's Wound Not Healed.
A dispatch from Madrid, Spain, says
that the wound Prince Manuel, now
king of Portugal, received or Febru-
airy 1, when King Carlos and the crown
healed and has recently become very
much worse. The attending physicians
declare that amputation is imperative.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26
Musician, Hit by Carriage, Dies.

S. Decatur Smith, a member of a
prominent Philadelphia family and a tai
ented musician and composer, died in
hospital from shock received by being
run down by a carriage on Feb. 10. He
was a descendant of Admiral Decatur.
He was 81 years Of age.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26
Fire in North Dakota Town.

In Darlington, n. d., fire started in
Hunts pool and billiard hall about 2 n.
m. Friday and burned Hunts building,
the Merchants hotel, Herman's meat
market, Walker & Co.'S hardware and
furniture store.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26
PennsyIvsnia suspends 2,14o Men.

Because of the continued depres-
sion in business, the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company indefinitely sus-
pended 2,140 shop employees at Al
toona, Pa
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26
Senstor TiIIman Recoverino.

United States Senator b. r. Till
man, of South Carolina, who has been
seriously i'll at his home. is now re-
&arded as very much better.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26
se5 600 Fire in Washington.

Fire in the lumber yards of Eissinger
Bros. Seventh and u streets. Northwest,
Washington, spread to a number OF resi-
dences and caused $4,000 damage, mostly
to the lumber yard. The American
League baseball park was threatened.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26
Murdered Over Seventy Cents.

John b. Blaylock, n contractor of Lam
hers Point. Va, was shot and killed by
Henry Hysiop in a quarrel over 40 cents.
Hyslop, who is a route agent for the Vir-
~inian Pilot. WIS at Blaylock's home to
collect a bill. The latter attempted to
eject him and was shot. Hyslop surren-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26

Mrs. Beatrice Thomas Metcalf. who
fired thrice at Attorney Samuel II. Hamill
in Chicago during the Walsh trial, tried
to drown herself at Indianapolis. A com
mission was appointed to inquire into her
sanity.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26
Tunnels Under East T-iver.

Although the Pennsylvania railways
four tubes under the East river. New
York. have been cut through. they will
not be put into active service for two
wears. The tunnel system and terminals
will cost nearly $9O,O00,OO0.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26
Had Enough of Matrimonv.

Mime. Anna Gould has arrived in New
York and declares that she has had
enough Of matrimony and will not again
venture into welded life.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26

That there are more unemployed men
and women in New York City to-day
than at any previous time in many years
past is the belief of union leaders. charity
workers and Students of social conditions.
Estimates of the number out of work
vary from 100000 to 100000. 1t is
probable that half of the latter number.
or 100000, is about correct.
The following estimate is given by re-
snonSihle labor leaders.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26
Orchard Sentenced to Death.

Judge Wood imposed death sentence
on Harry Orchard at Caldwell, Idaho,
but recommended that the State pardon
board commute it, holding that the ia
nous confession vas true and complete.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26

Secretary Donnelly of the general ar
bitration board of the New York build
ing trades spoke with pride when COM
menting upon the almost entire absence
of restitution among union men despite
the fact that at least half of them are
out of work at present.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26

money has been applied to the fund for
digging the canals. The governor says
the Everglades can be reclaimed at Il
cost of not v 81 an acre. Estimates
of the value of the land range from
$50 to 500 an acre.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26
r;re wrecks Penn Spring Works.

Fire at Baidwinsville, n. Y. destroyed
= large portion of the plant of the Penn
spring works, involving a loss of $4,000.
Seyenty-6ve men are thrown out of en-
pioyment.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26

Five Detroit women formed a stork
club in January, 1907. A baby has come
70 each of them since that time.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26
ACCUSED OF NUMBERING FIVE.

Woman Charges Man Burned House
and That Number Lost Lives.
Fannie Richie and Harry McCuen
were arrested in Dennison, Texas. after
the woman had accused McCuen of being
responsible for the death of five persons
in Oklahoma City, Okla, last August.
Five bodies were found in the ruins of n
resort which had been burned. The
Richie woman alleges that McCuen muir
dered a stranger in the resort for the pur-
pose of robbery and that a negro porter
set FIRE to the building to destroy blood
stains left after the murder.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26

After speaking for two and a half
hours in the Senate Tuesday on the pend
ing currency bill. Senator La Toilette
asked permission to suspend his remarks
and conclude Wednesday. Senator Aid
rich reported from the committee on
finance amendments to the bill exempting
railroad bonds from the classes of bonds
to be used TO secure emergency currency,
limiting the retirement of such currency
and providing that such issues should be
permitted up to the par value of bonds
used to secure them. Praise of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Secretary Taft and Will
lam j. Bryan was heard in the House
during general debate on the pension APP
preparation bill.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26

Almost the entire session of the Senate
Saturday was consumed with the con-
sideration of the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill. which
was passed, carrying an appropriation OF
So, 1881. the amount added 10 the
House bill by the Senate being $642.11S.
Without being materially amended the
fertilization appropriation bill was passed
by the House. During the closing debate
the War Department was criticised by
several members regarding the money
spent on f~ortifca ions at Subig Bay. The
Democrats procured the adoption of an
amendment permitting the Secretary of
War to purchase abroad ANY wal ma
terial. but the Republican leaders soon
rallied their member and reversed that
action, leaving in the bill a restriction to
Limited quantities.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26

After a ten-minute session the Senate
Wednesday morning adjourned out of re-
spect to the memory of the late Senate
Whyte of Maryland. General debate on
the pension appropriation bill continued
for over four hours in the House. The
subjects discussed took a wide range,
politics, finance, the trusts n the Presi-
dents last special message all receiving
attention. Mr.. Mouser of Ohio predict
ed the election of Secretary Taft for
President, while Mr.. Hull of Tennessee
in an ~arraignment of the Republican par
ty appeared equally confident that Will
lam j. Bryan would be the successful
candidate. At 4 "a p. m. the House adj
journed out of ~resject to the memory of
the late Senator Whyte.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26

Continuing his speech begun in the
Senate last Tuesday, Senator LaFollette
of Wisconsin Thursday devoted consider
able time TO discussing a proposition for
the physical valuation of railroads. The
Senate devoted part of the day to the
consideration of the omnibus claims bill,
and then referred it back TO committee
for further consideration. After several
hours of spirited discussion over the
proposition to abolish seventeen of the
eighteen United States pension agencies.
and consolidate pension disbursements in
Washington, the House passed the pen
sion appropriation bill, carrying $50
500, 000, the largest sun ever authorized
by that measure. In the course of the
debate Mr.. Fitzgerald of New York ac-
cused the President Of using federal pat.
ronage to further the candidacy of Sec
rotary Taft. Messrs. Harrison of New
York and Williams of Mississippi criti-
cised the President for having, as they
stated, exceeded his constitutional author
ity in making laws for the Panama canal
zone by executive order.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26

Nearly the entire session of the Senate
Friday was consumed by the consideration
and final vote on the ship subsidy bill,
which was passed without a division being
called for. \ bill was also passed in
creasing the salaries of men employed in
the life saving service. President Roose-
Welt was roundly denounced in the House
by Mr.. Hardwick of Georgia for failing to
send to Congress al information regard.
ing corporations which had come into his
possession. Mr.. Mann of illinois asserted
that the President had acted with the
utmost good faith in sending to Congress
all information that had come to him..
The discussion arose over a resolution by
Mr.. Hardwick TO require the President
to supply the House with all data SO far
obtained by the bureau of corporations.
1t was tabled, 14S to 10. The fortifica-
tons bill was taken up, but sidetracked
for general debate.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-26
Following are estimates:

No definite figures could be obtained
from some States, but from the best in
formation the number of idle in the
States outside the big cities are:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-26
Revival of Memory

A INO an unusual enhancement of the mem
ory has been observed III the moment,
preceding death. Afcri recitei verses of
tIc-ipd winch he had heard only once IN his
life, and Goethc tells OF a man dying at an
advanced age, who ON his death bed uucN-
pectcdly began to speak Greek. lie rrCItcd
passages from Homer and Sophoclcs without
understanding their meaning, or having
thought of them IN the last fifty year, of his
life
Others again exhibited in the hour OF death
quite an extraordinary enhancement OF their
musical talent. y Young musician, cited 10y
Lauvcrgnc. all during his agony sang and com
posed. Finally his tremulous voice assumed It
majestic tone, and IN DIVING he composed a
ltIbdt mater describing the Virgin sublime
sorrow.
And how grand according to legend Wa
Becthoveu's end! ON his death bed he rtyov-
cred the hearing and speech he had lost before,
and repeated those sweet melodies that he
called his prayers 10 cod
In antiquity cases are mentioned of DYING
persons who predicted the time of their own
world into which death permitted them t.
enter
1t is furthcr To be observed that the men
tally derauged have often been seen to re
cover their mental balance al death. Bricrre
de Boismont mentions a case in which the
consciousness was thus restored after u disease.
of tity-two years duration, and another OF
young IDIOT who, Il few minutes before his
death, suddenly awakened from his uncon-
sciousness History tell, that Joan of CASTLE
shortly before her end still enjoyed a few easy
hours, As though death had been the awakening
from hty-year dream life.
In early times they tired to find an eXplaud-
ton. Cicero inferred from the power of the
dying to torctell the future the Immortality OF
the human soul, and in later times those who
IN conformity with the Christian religion. pre-
supposed 4 survival OF the soul after death,
saw III the phenomena, sometimes presented
IN agony, confirmation of their belief. SEN
cca. and with him Others down To modern
times, were even of the opinion that the spec
tacle OF dying was not without a certain charm.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-26

EDWARD WHNNPER. when hs. fell several
hundred feet ON the NIttrrharn. rolling
from rock 10 rock till ne Ihghtrd ON a mass ii
snow, which fortunately held HIM lu-t clear
from the edge OF the prccpIcc. though he re-
Cctvtd a number ot COMMISSIONS. tclt no pam AMI
dld not lose CpuSCIpuSucSS. but simply spt--u-
Lated the number OF tu,ubles he would receive,
before 1t would be al over
Pastor Bertrand WAS climbing a mountain
with party of students. Feeling tired. he.
lay down To rest while the others proceeded
and WAS overtaken by the sleep of snow
lie tcit himself II struck bv apopIexv His
head was perfectly clear, but ms body was
powcrleSs. lie tells his story thus.
KIND OF prayer was sent up. and then |
resolved I" study quietly the progress of death
The sensation Wa not painful: but Al
Last my head became unbcdrIblv cold and II
seemed 10 me that ConCdvc pInCerS squeezed
my heart So a to extract my life / never
ielt such pam, but 1t lasted only tor a minute
and my life went out. Well thought |
/ am what they call a dead man. and here /
am, a captive balloon, attached to the earth
by a kind of elastic string. and going tip. AMI
always up When my c6mpaninns r.
turn, they viii say. The Professors dead
They do not know never was So alive as ann
he proof Is. | see them now.-the guide i
stealing leg OF my chicken. Go on old TEL
low Eat the whole II YOU choose: for | hn1,,.
my corpse Will never eat againi" Helloi Their.
Is my wife gong To LuCernc. Well wife
good by | confess | did not call dear th,.
one that has always been very dear To- me- I
ieit neither regret nor Joy at leaving her Nv
only regret was that could not cut the. strin5
Suddenly shock stopped my ascension I
lett thdt somebody was pulling the balloon
down MY greet was medSureless. When /
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-26


science and the increase IN the number ~
physicians, some new forms have probably
been added since When the work of de~trtc-
ton wrought by doctors and disease has taken
It's normal course. death = IN general preceded
by the successive loss 81 the senses
In many cases Immediately preceding death
q state sets III designated - agony. N which
life and death are considered 4~ struggling
with each other This, Is rule. l. q complete
exhaustion. The proStratIou OF disease. Ike
healthful fatigue eugenders q growing stupp-,
"a sensation softly Sub~IdIug INTO rrpp~c
Vt first sight the last respiration seems - m
dictate the end OF the agony and 90 HE and
for this reason the word expire has become
SYNONYMOUS with TO die but IN reality
the heart deserves the epi-het OF ntiwaE
D.rvI-rs given Il 10y science But even before
the called agony sets IN. the struggle mas
already ended. and what those about the
diving take as such l. only the exhibition %
mostly mechanical functions ot which the
patient has no cpEulzJucc-
Indeed. IN most cases death IL preceded hy
Inconsistencies. Especially - tins true OF
those who tIr "a natural death. There can De-
mo- doubt a, % the TACT thar those who die of
old age and lack ot vital power glide gently
and pIInlcSSlv INTO the hereafter
In diseases that leave consciousness I'M
impaired. Nature. not less kIud and ruercliul.
bV means If a chemical process prevents the
patient from realizing the gravity ID; his CON
JItton. The fact Is generally known that per
sons suffering from pulmonary consumption m
the most critical stage OF the disease seem 10
enjoy excellent health
The physician alone knows that the cheerful
hope entertained by the patient are never %
come true, nav. the very confidence with
which the patient looks forward % his recovery
Is u him "a sure symptom that the man lie
II counted only bv the hour For he knows
full we'll the cause of tins apparent good health
Ou account vi the diminished respiration, the
exchange Of gases - decreased. and an the
degree as the brain L. deprived OF oxygen II
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-26
What Is the Real End

RCT how do other mortals die. There are only
Il few persons die IN full possession of con-
SciousnesS. 1t Is sufficiently known that every
disease may lead tn death. At the third medi-
cal congress held few years ago the physicians
agreed III permitting their patients 70 die OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-26
HOW 1T FEELS TO DIE

one hundred and nine
~ different forms p-
disease Owing - the
pr1gre-- of medical
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-26
SENT DIRECT

Addressed in handwriting stamp
ed and maj led from all cities named
below 10y our agents who select the
finest cards obtHinhble in their
countries. Imagine the surprise
to receive post card from the Old
World and not know who the sender
L. Nnn rnn inkn a hin with i,nn
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-12-08

The fact nothing about the tariff in President Roose
message Congress indicates special session of the Con
gress, take the matter