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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
FATAL BALTIMORE FIRE.
Three Firemen Killed and Fifteen
Injured by Falling Walls.

Three ffemen are known to have been
killed and fifteen injured in the worst fire
Baltimore has had since the big confla-
grafton of 1904. The fire broke out
short time after midnight in the upper
part of the building occupied by the firm
of j. REGISTER X Sons. southeast corner
of Holiday and Saratoga streets. The
first alarm was followed by general one,
calling out all the apparatus in the city.
Then by high wind from the northwest
the fire spread rapidly, and in an incred-
IDLY short time the north wall of the
building fell. Saratoga street being very
narrow. four firemen were killed and
many injured by the falling wall. The
fire burned toward number of old struc-
lures. \ four-story building in the
rear. occupied by the f. Il. Read & Son
Company, soon caught fire and burned
ficrcely.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
-MARTIN n. LITTLETON
THKN'S CHIEF COUNSEL

preparatory schools in New York City
caused q meeting Of twenty angry mothers
at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Moore.
Their first purpose is TO break up the
local organization of the Sigma Gamma
Society, and their second is to start a
campaign throughout the country against
secret societies among school girls.
1t was the story OF Julia Mills, not yet
II, as told by her to her mother, that
caused Mrs. Mills to take the first steps,
Julia Mills was initiated the other
night.
Miss Mills, according 70 her story. was
summoned TO appear at the Moore home.
When she was ushered in she was led into
dimly lighted room between two col
umns of black robed, black masked fig
ures. up to the high priestess.
This will be test of your fortitude,
of your fitness TO be sister. You are
ordered to thrust your hand into small
caldron of molten lead. which you see be-
fore you. Ready. Obey orders -
Miss Mills dashed her hand into the
liquid and sank TO her knees in fright
After she recovered her composure in part
she was surprised to note that the caldron
was filled with mercury
Suddenly the lights went out. Miss
Mills felt the floor give way beneath her
and she felt herself go down, down, and
then land on the pillows.
The candidate was ordered TO grasp the
hand, for which she could only feel Shud-
dering. she involuntarily drew back her
arm when she felt the clammy fingers.
She had grasped wet chamois skin glove
filled with sand.
Again she was led forth, this time to
drink a nauseating liquid out of a skull,
which liquid would serve to make her
of one blood with her other prospective
sisters"
Revolving at each gulp, she was COM
PEELED to drain the skull
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
MURDERS IL; REVEALS PLOT.
Italian Confesses Crimes and Seeks
Black Hand Membership.

An Italian detective has produced an
alleged confession from Antoine Neroni,
alias Bavori, charged with the murder of
four Italians. three men and woman, at
Florence, Colo. The detective IS Frank
SandeskO of Pueblo, who, according to
the story. gained the confidence of Neroni,
ROW confined in the county Jail at Canon
City. by pretending to be a member of the
Black Hand Society from Pittsburg, Pa.
The two were permitted to converse in
cell in the JAIL Sandesko explaining to
Neroni that he was held for a murder
committed in Omaha. Neroni expressed
a desire to belong to the Black Hand and
when Sandesko told him that it was nee
essary for him to prove that he had COM
mitted twelve murders before lie could be
admitted, Neroni replied that he was eligi-
bic. Sandesko states that Neroni then
related to him a series of murders he had
committed, beginning with the killing of
a neighbor who had abused him in Italy
when he was but II years old. The mar
rative gradually brought him to recital
of details connected with the disappear
ance of the four Italians at Florence.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
KANSAS BANKERS SUICIDE.
Kills Himself Rather than Appear
in Court for Trial.

W. Leo Bockemohle. cashier of the sus-
pended Bank Of Ellinwood at Ellinwood
kan.. under arrest for making false
statement of the banks condition IN De
cember. shot and killed himself. The sui
eide took place at Bockemohle's home in
Ellinwood. Bockemohle had given bond
several days ago TO appear in court Sat
urday. His bondsmen had surrendered
him and were leaving the house after no.
tifying him of their decision. AS they
reached the gate he called out, wait a
minute" They turned and saw Bocke-
mobile shoot himself in the head with a
pistol and fall dead on the porch. The
Bank of Ellinwood was founded twenty
three years ago by Bockemohle's father,
now dead, and was until lately consid-
cred strong institution, but is alleged
to have been mismanaged
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
SAVED FROM SEA COLLISION.
Missing Passengers of Steamer Am
sterdan Brought Into Port.

All the missing passengers and crew
from the steamer Amsterdam were
brought in safely to Hook of Holland.
The steamer Amsterdam belongs to the
Great Eastern Railway Company. She
sailed from Harwich for Rotterdam Jan.
p. with ffty-six passengers on board.
That night she was in collision with the
British steamer Administer near Nieuwe
Waterweg and sustained serious damage.
Her crew and passengers left her in small
boats and all the boats excepting one were
speedily picked up. The passengers on
the missing boat numbered twenty-one
and the crew seven. They were picked
up by the Norwegian steamer Songa one
hour after they left the Amsterdam in a
small boat. Consequently, they suffered
no hardship. A life boat took the party
off the Songa, landing them.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
DIES BEFORE $4,000 COMES.
Inventor Breathes Last in Dire Pow
erty, but Had Fortune Won.

Charles G.. Biedinger. an inventor, was
found dead in his room in a cheap lods-
ing-house in Troy. y. y. He had been
in extreme want lately, bat had just
learned that the Superior Court at Gin
cinnati had decided patent right claim
in his favor. awarding him $4,000 and
interest upon it for several years. His
invention. machine for making paper
wrappers. was patented by his financial
hacker. who refused accounting when
Biedinger was discharged from SANTA
rum. where he had been i'll. Biedinger
was reduced in circumstances that he
was recently employed as dish-washer
in the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton restaurant.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
Former Ohio Senator Freed.

l.. l.. III. Austin, former State Senator
of Toledo. who was sentenced by the SUI
preme Court to ten DAYS in Jail and to
pay a fine of 500 on The charge of con-
spring with former Supreme Court Clerk
Emerson fraudulently to obtain certifi-
cate to practice law in Ohio, was released
from the county Jail on paying his fine
and the costs in the case. He had served
eleven days
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
Signs of a Business Revival.

Two more big open hearth furnaces
resumed work at Potrsville, Pa, while
the 19inch and 2S-inch rolling mill de-
partments at the Eastern Steel Com
pany's mills also started up full. hand
ed. Thirty-eight collieries of the Read
tag Coal and Iron Company, employ
ing thirty thousand men, who have
been idle since January %, also went
to work, while one thousand men at
the same company's repair shops re-
sumed on reduced hours.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
Family of Seven Perish.

By the collapse of the house of An
thony Franklin, a negro of Bedford
City, Va, the building was fired and
destroyed aud his whole family, con-
sisting OF his wife, himself and five
children, were burned to death. The
family was sitting up with the corpse
of child that died suddenly, when the
building fell in and imprisoned them.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30

The Senate was NOT in session Friday.
Although the urgent deficiency bill was
technically up for consideration in the
House. not a word pertinent to the bill
was spoken. Under the privilege OF gem
eral debate several members addressed
the House on variety of subjects, but
the speech which attracted most attention
was a criticism by Mr.. Hitchcock of Ne
braska of a political forecast by Gen.
Charles H. Grosvenor of Ohio. The de-
bate brought to their feet numerous Dem
ocrats, who sprang to the defense of Mr..
Bryan, while Gen. Keifer of Ohio, sup
ported by several other Republicans, I'M
dertook to refute all the arguments con-
corning Mr.. Bryan's two campaigns. Ad-
journment was taken until Monday.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
To Curb Scarlet Fever.

To prevent the spread of scarlet fever
the board of education decided to burn at
least 80 text books in use in the Ken
wood and Douglas schools in -Iinneapo-
lis. Though there are only thirty-six
cases of scarlet fever in the city, the ap-
pearance of the disease among school chill
dren has alarmed parents.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
SUBMARINES MAKE A FAST TRIP.
Three Travel Through Heavy Seas
from Newport TO New York.

The trip of three submarine torpedo
boats-Tarantula, Viper and Cuttlefish-
from Newport, II. l., to the New York
navy yard is causing much interested
comment in naval circles. The trip was
made in seventeen and a half hours, al
though much of it was through heavy
seas, and in the teeth of a stiff breeze.
This is the first time that boats of their
class have made such trip under their
own power. The boats will go into dry
dock and, after scraping and repainting.
they will go to Newport News, said to be
the longest trip ever attempted by sub
marines.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
Orange Crop to Set Record.

The orange crop harvest of California,
now in full season, in quantity and in
quality promises TO break all records. The
the total output of oranges will reach
the enormous sum of 10000 carloads,
about 100000 boxes, or 1850. 100000
oranges. The harvest will last continual
ly until next Fourth of July.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
Would Navigate Missouri.

The Missouri river navigation congress
held its first session in the new Grand
Theater in Sioux City. The hope of the
congress is to devise means for improving
the Missouri river so as to make it nav
igable. 1t is hoped to open it to steam
boat traffic as it was in the old days, and
that thus more advantageous freight rates
may be secured.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
Big African Bridge Contract.

Dispatches from London report that the
Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Com
pany. British concern. has received
from the Soudan government n contract
for the construction of combined road
and railway bridge over the Blue Nile at
Khartoum, where the length of water
way TO be crossed is LOO feet. 1t is
expected that the bridge will be complet-
ed by the end of 1909. This is said to be
the most valuable bridge contract ever
placed for any part of the African con-
t;nopf
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
Water Main Bursted.

BY the bursting Of a water main in
Garfield Place, Cincinnati, Ohio, it was
estimated that damage had been done
aggregating 100000. Property was
damaged for several blocks in al d.
rections and the loss to the city alone
will be several thousand dollars. The
cellars were flooded, the water spout
ing thick stream several feet in the
air and not being shut off for several
hours, broken valve in the main de-
laying waterworks employees.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30

Imprisonment for the manipulators of
trust funds is the recommendation of 2.
+. Rittenhouse, commissioner of insur-
ance for Colorado. in report Of the in
vestigation of the Provident Savings Life
Assurance Society of New York.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
Blizzard Hits the East.

The snowstorm which swept over New
York City late Thursday developed into a
blizzard during the night. The streets
street ear traffic and the movement of
ferryboats and other harbor and river
craft was hampered. All the Eastern
States were affected, and there was rough
weather ON the Atlantic.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
Harvester Trust Hit in Kentucky.

F1dFvcStcE trust fItt III NcntuCky-
The Franklin County grand jury re-
turned an indictment against the In
ternational Harvester Company, OF
Milw aukee, charging that said COM
pany had combined with the McCor-
mick, Champion. Deering and Osborne
companies to regulate and control the
prices on mowers, reapers, binders and
other harvesting machinery. The fine
for such an offense under the Ken
lucky antitrust statute is from 81 900
to $1,000 for each ofrense.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
DEMANDS REVISION OF TARIFF.
National Board of Trade Calls for
Prompt Action.

The National Board of Trade concnd-
ed its sessions in Washington with the
adoption of a number of important :eso-
lutions, among them being one urging an
expeditions revision of the tariff and in
dorsing the proposition for the creation of
a permanent tariff commission. X was
unanimously agreed that the President
and Congress should be petitioned 20 take
immediate steps to bring about reciproc-
ity treaties between the United States
and other countries. Postmaster General
Meyers proposition for the establishment
of a postal savings bank was commended
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
Private Bank Breaks.

Injury to the reputation of the head of
the institution, combined with inability
to realize on assets with sufficient celer-
ity. resulted in the closing of the private
bank of A. c. Tisdelle, 81 LaSalie street,
Chicago. As an outcome over 100000 in
deposits, including those If many work
ingmen, are tied up.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
Workmen's Order in Row.

Nebraska grand lodge officers. Ancient
Order United Workmen, are enjoined by
local members from making payments to
the supreme officers at Texas headquar-
tiers. If the suit succeeds, it may mean
the disruption of the order in all older
States
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
Shoots Wife and Her Sister.

n New Haven. Conn. Clifford NJ.
Ca .Jwell shot and fatally wounded his
wife. from whom he had been separated,
because she refused TO live with him
again. He also shot and wounded his
sister-in-law Miss Virginia Peck. Cald-
well made no attempt to injure himself
and is under arrest.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
Blast Kills One and Hurts One.

Cleveland. Nuro Druch, laborer, was
hurt and two were seriously injured as
Il result of a premature explosion of dy-
Mantle on the new belt line railroad near
Cleveland. Uuro Druch, laborer. was
struck by a 300-pound rock AMI instant
Iy killed. Juro Druch received fatal in
ternal injuries.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
UoudS Find Ready Market.

OF the $3O.OO0.000 of equipment trust
bonds of New York Central lines recently
offered for public subscription S24.O00,-
900 was taken the first day. They were
offered at prices to yield from to 55s
per cent. 1t is understood that several
millions of these certificates were placed
abroad
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30


The Senate Tuesday discussed the pro-
priety of authorizing one of its commit
tees to investigate the circumstances con-
nected with the issuance of an injunction
in the case of the Hitchman Coal and
Coke Company versus John Mitchell. by
Judge Aston G. Dayton of the United
States Circuit Court of the northern dis
trict of West Virginia. Senator Culber-
son asked to have a resolution for that
purpose adopted. and Senator Hale
thought it should not harass judges in
their decisions, and he did not favor
such resolution unless there was con-
siderable ground for believing that
judge had exceeded his authority. Con-
siderable time was spent in considering
the bill to revise the criminal code. At
the close of day of excitement in the
House of Representatives an amendment
was added to the penal code bill making
it criminal offense for any officer or
employee of the government to give out adj
vance information regarding any crop sta
tistics authorized by law to be prepared.
The original amendment was by Mr..
Burleson of Texas. who made strong
plea for its passage, but a substitute
by Mr. Sherley of Kentucky. with brief
addition by Mr.. Olmsted of Pennsylvania,
was accepted. Earlier in the day interest
attached to a tilt between Mr.. Dalziel of
Pennsylvania and Mr.. Randell of Texas
over the latter's amendments prohibiting
Senators or members from being employ
ed by public service corporations.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
ADOPT UNIFORM DIVORCE LAW.

League for Protection of the Family
Hears of Work Accomplished.
Members of the National League for
the Protection of the Family gathered at
the Episcopal diocesan house in Boston
for the international meeting of the or
ganization. Bishop William Lawrence,
first vice president, presided, in the alb
sence of President Seth Low of New
York. The report of the corresponding
secretary, DR.. s. W. Dyke, showed that
the uniform divorce law proposed year
ago has been adopted in its entirety in
two States and in part in others.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
Riveted clothine,s Inventor Dead.

Jacob w. Davis, inventor of copper
riyeted clothing, is dead at his home in
San Francisco, aged IS years. lie began
the manufacture of the copper-riveted
overalls while in Porto Rico and moved
to San Francisco in 1873.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30

Commissioner of Charities Hebberd Of
New York City, with the help Of several
local experts, has established the first
neurological hospital having a separate
medical board and organization. 1t is to
be located on Blackwell's Island and viii
be known as the Hospital for Nervous
Diseases of New York City.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
Explode Bomb to Get Gold.

An exploding bomb wrecked the front
of an Italian bank building in Elizabeth
street, New York. briefly exposing $4O,-
OO0 in gold which the bankers lad piled
in the windows. The guard stuck by his
charge and soon had the money stored
AWAY i'm the vaults
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
Michipan treasurer Resiens.

Franz p. Glazier, State Treasurer of
Michigan, has forwarded his resignation
to Gov. Warner and made counter
charges against the Governor in connec-
ton with the failure of the Chelsea Saw
ings bank.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30

Two grizzly bears were born in the
Bronx zoo, New York, the other day.
One of the babies was frozen to death.
The other is in bad way, but il is
thought that warmth and frequent feed
ing with milk will save IL.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
HEIR TO MILLION ERRAND BOY.
Chas. D. Davol on SIS Monthly Salary
Is Learning Railroad Business.

On a salary of SO a month, Charles
ID. Davol, a graduate of Harvard with
the degree of bachelor of arts, and a son
of Fall River. Mass, millionaire wool
manufacturer. has begun as night mes
senger at the Rock Island railway sta
ton in Topeka, Kan. to learn the rail-
read business from the ground up. He
is % years old.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30

A circular issued by the National City
Bank of New York shows that S276.-
100000 was the total amount of cash
that disappeared from circulation during
the recent panic, and blames the country
banks for boarding and thus unnecessar-
lily putting a strain on the reserve cities.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30

Labor bodies of Anaconda, Mont, will
petition President Roosevelt to pardon
two linemen imprisoned for violating an
injunction granted the Rocky Mountain
Telephone Company to protect employees.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
Man Is Trapped in Well.

A horrible death claimed James Thorn
as, a farmer near North Platte. Neb..
He descended a shallow well to thaw out
some pipes. His clothing caught fire
from the blaze, he could not reach the
top, and was burned to death.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
Liability LAW UnconstftutiouaI.

The congressional act known as the
employers liability law has been pro-
nonnced unconstitutional and invalid by
the Supreme Court of the United States
by a vote of to 4. The ground of the
decision was that the act embraced SUBJ
jects upon which Congress had no power
TO legislate.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
Old Man Found Murdered.

The body of ]. T. Joslin. an aged resi-
dent oi East Topeka. Kan, was discov-
cred on the floor of his home by 4 gas
collector a rope was around Joslin's
neck. and the officials think he may have
heen murdered
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
italian Emigrants Returning.

The return to Italy of emigrants from
the United States is gradually stopping,
while emigration to that country is being
resumed. Steamers leaving Genoa and
Naples before the end of January take
back to America at least 5000 emigrants.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
Street Railway Properties Sold.

The properties of the Union Traction
Company in Chicago were sold at auction
to the Chicago Railways Company and
the work of improving the traction sys-
tom is expected to be pushed without
further DELAY
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
VETERAN SAYS HE Is HEIR.
Answers Advertisement for Missing
Relative of Millionaire.

Relative of Millionaire.
With the assertion that he is Gideon
Hill, Ohio soldier, who is mentioned as
the sole heir to the vast estate Of Charles
Hill. a California millionaire, who died
about four years ago. an aged man APP
peared at the Office of Attorney Hunting
ton in Columbus. Ohio, and placed his
case in the attorneys hands. The admin
istrator of the estate, who resides in New
York, inserted advertisements in several
newspapers asking the whereabouts of
one Gideon Hill, an Ohio soldier, who is
mentioned as the sole heir. Hill claims
that he is an old soldier, having enlisted
at Columbus, and that he served under
Grant
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
Morris K. Jesup Dead.

Morris X. Jesup, retired banker and
long prominent in civic affairs, died at lis
home, 1871 Madison avenue, New York, of
heart disease. For two weeks Mr.. Jesup
had been confined to his bed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
Whisky Broker a Suicide.

Joseph c. Bloch, senior member of
the whisky brokerage firm of Bloch
Brothers, shot and killed himself in
his Office in Louisville. Ky.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
Plans of LIQUOR Dealers.

Officials of the Chicago Liquor Deal
ers' Association have decided to Danish
music remove slot machines and closely
observe all dramshop laws.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
MINISTER AND HIS CIGAR.
Pastor, Exiled for Smoking, Clings
to Weed as a Right.

to Weed as a Right.
Although the Rev. ]. Il. Dover. secre-
tary of the Ministers Association and
former pastor of Tower Methodist church,
Dayton, Ky, was banished from the elder
ship of Ashland district to a small church
in Somerset, KY, because he smoked. he
still enjoys the weed. II am not an in
veterate smoker by any means, but smok-
ing is a question of personal liberty and
/ light a cigar whenever l like, which is
about once a day." he said.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30

Alice Wiley, aged 10, daughter of
farmer near Bloomington. Ind, died
from burns received from the explo-
sion of gasoline stove in the home at
Jasonville, where she was visiting re-
Gently.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
Reforms for Philippines.

Secretary Taft, after his visit to the
Philippines. recommends four reforms in
the government of the island, and says
that self-government cannot be given the
islanders until generation has passed.