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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17
rELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs

Heavy rains in many parts of the
Northwest have greatly helped corn and
late potatoes.
The Patterson Brothers yellow ware
pottery at Wellsville. Ohio. was destroyed
by fire. Loss $4,000.
Sailors from President Roosevelt's
yacht, the Sylph, were barred from
dance hall at Oyster Bay because it Is
alleged they wore navy uniforms.
The biggest suit ever filed in the Ca
madam Yukon country was filed the other
day, A.. ID. Curtis claiming SIT 100000
because the governor general Cancelled a
mining concession.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the
three-story brick building in Portland,
Ore, occupied by Peters K Roberts, fur
niture and mattress manufacturers. Loss
$4,000; insurance $4,000.
Plans and estimates for the new Grand
Central station in New York have been
completed and the total cost will reach
S2O,O0O,OO0.
A burglar who had been robbing a
Brooklyn saloonkeeper was trapped, and
dead by the detective. He proved to be
Hugo Sherman, tenant in the same
building.
Henry Thrap. the Breathitt county,
Kentucky. feudist who created reign of
terror there recently. when adjudged in
sane, by arming himself and defying ar
rest, was captured and placed in an asy-
linn af Lexington
A double drowning in Rum river was
averted by the prompt action of half Il
dozen boys, none OF them over IA years
old. who caught Miss Gael Goeldner and
q young woman friend, who waded be-
yond their depth and were going down
the third time. The young women had
grasped each other in their fright and
were drawn to shore and resuscitated. 1t
was an exceedingly spectacular rescue, as
the boys handled the affair with the skill
of old swimmers.
The private car of Col. w. G. Greene,
the copper magnate, was seized at San
Francisco in a suit to recover $4,000.
and the trip of the family was delayed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17

Thomas Hlsgen. Jr., cousin OF the In
dependence League candidate for Prcsi-
dent, was shot by his father-in-law near
Petersburg, while hunting squirrels. The
father-in-lay mistook Hisgen's tan shoes
in the brush for squirrel. H;sgen is
badly wounded.
In fruitless endeavor to save from the
burning home $3.50 in silver sic had
boarded, Mrs. Thomas Lowe, aged So
years. was fatally burned in Kokomo. She
was carried out Of the flames three times,
but rushed back to her death hoping to
save the money.
Some farmers i'm the vicinity of Wins
low attracted attention the other day
by thrashing wheat with an old-fashionod
fail, The wheat, when harvested. was
stacked, and the owners can now thrash
il at their leisure. This is the first time
this method of thrashing has been used in
southern Indiana for many years.
Lacking but five days of realizing her
ambition to live 100 years, Mrs Susan
dren, each of whom is more than three
score and ten years old.
Jesse Woodruff, GO years old. crushed
his wife's skull with fatiron, causing
her death. He then fired one bullet into
his own body and another into his head.
His death is a question of a short time.
A shot fired from ambush injured Geo.
Stewart. stonecutter, at Bloomington.
Stewart was going home when a 81 bullet
entered his right leg above the ankle.
He limped home and refused TO tell who
shot him, though he asserts he knows.
Mistaken for burglar, Lou Lofand, Q
young farmer living four miles north Of
Charlottesville, was accidentally shot at
1 o'clock the other morning by his broth
er Alfred. The latter was just coming
home, and as he started to enter the
door met his brother coming out. He
called to him. but receiving no reply,
thought him a thief, and fired a revolver.
The bullet passed through the breast of
the young man within an inch of his
heart. 1t is believed the wounded man
will recover should no complications
arise.
While hunting in n wheat field near
Evansville James Clements fell dead -
he shot at a rabbit.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17
SCARED WITH HOT IRON.
Fugitive Member of Brutal Trio Is
Wanted for Torturing Farmer.

Detectives of the Lackawanna, the
Erie, and the Ontario and Western rail-
roads have been searching all trains in
an endeavor to capture the third of the
three men who tortured William Hartley,
an aged farmer of Glenwood, Susque-
hanna county, Pennsylvania. The day
preceding the robbery the farmer sold a
number of sheep and received $1,000. He
sent his daughter TO Montrose to deposit
the money. Three robbers entered his
home before the girls return. They de-
manded the money of Hartley. He told
them he had sent it to the bank. They
would not believe him and failing to make
him reveal its supposed hiding place, they
heated an iron until red hot and applied
it to his feet. The men then searched the
house and found $3.50. Enraged at not
finding more, they beat the aged farmer
until he was insensible and rode away.
Two of them were captured. They gave
their names as William Wundell and o.
car Platt. The third is still at large.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17

Stops Runaway HOrse and Saves
Two Girls at Risk Of Life.
Babe Riciey, a fourteen-year-old color
ed boy of Petersburg. stands to-day as q
young hero in the eyes of the citizens Of
Petersburg. A horse driven by Albert
Kellams, who was accompanied by his
two young daughters. became frightened
and ran away. Kelams was thrown from
the buggy and the lines became wrapped
around his body For half block he was
dragged on his head and side. Just as
the frightened horse started to cross a
bridge young Richey sprang at the bride
and held the animal until he got assist
ance. The girls were uninjured, but KeI-
lam's skull was crushed and he is fatally
hurt
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17
NEW YORK.

The advance of the fall season and the
notable enlargement of the movement of
cereals and cotton TO market at good
prices have made for further moderate
expansion in jobbing and retail trade and
collections. = This is especially marked at
western, Pacific coast and southern CEN
tiers, but the point is made that agricul-
tural sections have done better relatively
than large industrial centers in the mat
ter of retail trade. possibly because OF
warm weather or the reduced purchasing
power of city workers and the high prices
paid for farm products.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending Sept. 10 number 191,
against 90 last week. i72 in the like
week of 1907. 1914 in 1906. 1SS in 1905
and 167 in 1904. The total reported this
week is the smallest noted since last
October. Failures in Canada for the
week number "a, which compares with
IL last week and % in this week last
year.-Bradstreet's Commercial Report.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17
Indiana Youth Tries to Blnekman

1ndtana Youth Tries TO binckmatI
Uncle and other Farmers.
After reading stories of how members
of the alleged Black Hand organization
secured money by threats, Earl Stitt, aged
20, farmer, living in Warren county,
wrote letter to Edward Nail, his uncle,
farmer living north of Columbus. de-
handing $500 under penalty OF death. The
letter also named forty-four other promi-
nent farmers i'm that part of the State,
and instructed Nail TO see that each one
of them gave hm $500 Nail was to drive
with the money to lonely spot on a near
by river on the night of Sept. >. He was
to return home Immediately. If any ct
tempt was made to learn the identity of
the writer. or if the request for the money,
totaling $22.500. was not granted. all of
the men with their families were to be
killed. Stitt brought the letter to the
home of his uncle, left il there, and then
went to fishing camp. where the family
was located. When they returned they
found the letter. An officer was called,
Stitt confessed. and pleaded guilty to q
charge of blackmail.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17
HANLY CALLS SESSION.

Indiana Legislature Is Summoned
for Special Term ON Sept. is.
A call for an extra session of the In
diana Legislature to meet in Indianapolis
Sept. Is has been issued by Gov. Hanly
to consider three subjects. They are
county local option law, the repeal of the
grant by the last Legislature of S120.54
unexpended balances appropriated to State
institutions by former Legislature from
reverting to the general fund Sept. 80.
which would have occurred on account of
an error in the present law, and to give
the Governor power to deal with troubles
in southern Indiana that may be caused
by night riders.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17
baldwin balloon stand. Te.t.

The United States Signal Corps began
its series of Siderable balloon tests at
Fort Myec, Va, across the Potomac from
Washington. the other day, with the as
cent of the balloon constructed by Capt
Thomas s. Baldw n. For seven minutes
the big unsupported carriage glided over
the parade grounds at height of from
loo to 200 feet, moving up and down and
turning abruptly with apparently perfect
control by Baldwin, who sat at the tiller
Glen Ii. Curtis of Hammondsport, N. v.
ran the engine which operated the 9-foot
propeller al the front of the ship. 1t was
the first time that Baldwin had used hori-
zontal planes for elevating and lowering
the ship. This fight was only prelimi-
nary to the official test, and it had anoth-
er try out later. when it was speeded up 20
twenty-five miles an hour. Other trials
are TO follow.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17

Candidate Taft, in an address to a Wis
iting Virginia delegation, made a special
appeal to independent southern Demo
Gratis to vote with Republicans on ma
tional issues.
w. ]. Bryan is having a lot of fun
with the trick mule sent him as mascot
by Minnesota admirers. The beasts first
trick was to throw a newspaper man who
tried to ride it.
In his address to the notification com.
mittee, Eugene w. Chain, Prohibition
candidate for President, claimed one-third
of the total presidential vote, which he
estimated at 100000
James s. Sherman, Republican vice
presidential candidate, is succeeded as
chairman of the congressional campaign
committee by Representative w. s. Nc
Kinley of Illinois, who heretofore has
held the Office of treasurer The new
treasurer will be Charles G. Dawes, the
former comptroller of the currency.
John w. Kern, the Democratic candi.
date for Vice President, accompanied by
an Indianapolis delegation, visited Mil
waukee. The occasion for Mr.. Kern's
visit was a picnic given under the aus
pieces of the Associated Rose clubs of
Milwaukee, at which he delivered an adj
dress The picnic was attended by thou
sands of Democrats from Milwaukee
county and by visitors from the State at
large.
The primaries in Missouri resulted in
the nomination of Attorney General Had
ley, the Standard Oil foe, by the Repub-
licans without opposition, and the prob
able nomination of William s. Cowherd
by the Democrats over Ball and Wallace.
A delegation of members of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor called on Chair
man Mack in Chicago, and requested that
the national committee select a member
of the American Federation of Labor as
head of the labor bureau of the Demo-
cratic national committee. Chairman
Mack told the labor mcn that their re-
quest would be granted.
The Iroquois Club of San Francisco, a
Democratic organization, having demand
ed the resignation of w. X. Hearst on
the ground that he had decided to oppose
the Democratic candidate for President,
Icplicu WIFI sdItdStlt fttttT
resignation.
Chairman Mack of the Democratic ma
tional committee, after conference at
Washington with President Gompers of
the American Federation of Labor, said
that plan had been adopted to establish
labor bureaus in several labor centers to
secure the widest possible dissemination
of Bryan campaign literature among the
working classes.
James s. Sherman, Republican candi-
date for Vice President, in his address to
the notification committee, declared in
favor of an immediate revising of the
tariff, but declared that the main issue of
the campaign was the continuation of the
Roosevelt policies by the election of Taft
Congressman James Kennedy, who rep
resents the old Mckinley district. with
Secretary of the Interior James II. Gar
field, has visited Hot Springs to discuss
the political situation with Taft. "Ohio
will give Taft a majority of 100000 votes
at least" said Mr.. Kennedy. with the
exception Of the vote cast for Roosevelt,
it will be record-breaking one."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17
$4,000 for a Concrete Tie Idea.

$4,000 for a Concrete Tie Idea.
The sum of $4,000 has been offered
c. L. Ruse, of Milford, Ind, for his
American patent on concrete tie of
his invention and Mr.. Ruse has de-
cided to accept the proposition made
BY the Commercial Treatise Com
pany, of Denver, Colo. He also has
patent rights in Germany, Canada and
England. Several of these ties are
now being used on the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad, near Shakespeare They
are indistructible. Sample ties are
now being made by the Winona Lake
Concrete Company.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17
ABOUT THAT WHICH HAS BEEN
AND IS TO BE.
All sides ard Conditions OF Things
are Shown. Nothing Overlooked to
make IL Com plete.
Chicago to Kentucky in Three Mont

Chicago to Kentucky in Three Months
By the first of the coming year trac-
don cars will be running through Chi
cago and Louisville, Ky. This is the
prediction of G. l.. Ruse, of Milford,
roadmaster of the Winona Interurban
Railway Company, who is ballasting
the Winona company's tracks three
miles west of Peru, Ind. Within this
time, lie says, cars will be in opera
ton between Warsaw and Peru, and
before that time traffic will be opened
from South Bend to Chicago. Three
large gangs of men are now at work
ON the Winona line between Peru and
Warsaw. Some little delay has been
occasi oned ON account of the over
head bridge at Warsaw.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17
Made a Bank of Cook Stove.

Mrs. Josephine Gordon, a widow
washer woman living near Evansville,
Ind, lost the savings of life time
when she built fire in her cook stove
and burned up 1925. The money was
In the oven and when the woman re-
membered about hiding it there she
opened the door, to find only blackened
ashes. The ashes will be sent to the
Treasury Department In the hope that
Il may be redeemed, If possible
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17
INCENDIARIEs FIRING FOREST.
Lynching of Men Responsible for
Minnesota Destruction Possible.

Following the firing of tract of forest
to the west of Chisholm, Mimi, the other
morning, gang of Montenegrins appear
ed in Brooklyn, hamlet on the outskirts
of Hibbing, in the afternoon and attempt
ed to fire several buildings. One of the
gang had placed a quantity Of shavings
against a building and was pouring oil on
them when he was discovered by soldier
He escaped through the woods with his
companions. Posses of citizens from Hib-
bling, Monroe and Chisholm are after the
incendiaries and it is almost certain that
a public lynching will follow If they are
captured. After being menaced for days
by forest fires that were creeping up in
a wide semicircle upon the helpless vii
lage, 100 miles from Duluth, Grand Ma
rails is reported to be safe. The wind,
which had been driving the flames for
hours toward the threatened village, final
ly subsidized
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17
-Four Persons Killed in Wreck

Four persons are known to have
been killed and twenty-six were in
jured il a wreck on the Yazoo & Mis-
sissippi Valley railroad, two miles
south of Clarksdale, Miss, when two
coaches of passenger train rolled
down an embankment. Two or three
II is possible their bodies will be
found under the wreckage
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17
SLAYER ONCE FOOTBALL STAR.

c. $. Jordan Formerly q Pupil In
indianapolis High school.
Chester s. Jordan, self-confessed muir
derer of his young wife. an actress. at
Somerville, Mass, captured by the police
in Boston, was former Shortridge high
school pupil in Indianapolis and a star on
the football team Of that institution. Jor-
dan was a student for three years at the
high school and in the fall of 90 played
guard on the eleven. AS young man
he was a giant in stature, standing G feet
tall and weighing perhaps 100 pounds.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17
Jones Defeats Ankenv.

Levi Ankeny has been defeated for re-
election to the United States Senate from
Washington by Wesley L. Jones, who has
been representing the State at large in
the lower House of Congress for ten
years. Returns from thirty of the thirty
seven counties in the State on the direct
primary election indicate that Jones has
about 5000 more of his party ballots
than his opponent.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17
Circus Act Nav Kill Her.

Mile. Marie la Blanche, one of the
performers at the Toronto, Ont, exhibit
zion. was perhaps fatally injured the 9TH
er night. Her act was to slide, hanging
by her teeth, down a wire stretched from
a high pole to the ground. The other
night she had hardly started when the
pole began to lean over causing the wire
to sag and throwing her to the ground.
Her spine was broken.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17
Dynamite in a school Fioht,


The Fairfield schoolhouse, near the
line of Hendricks and Marion Coun-
ties. in Indiana, was blown UP with
dynamite. The building was demol-
lshed and there remains little to mark
its former location but a mass of
debris. The explosion was felt in
Aooresvilie, five miles from the
schoolhouse. The attempt to wreck
the building Is the outcome of intense
rivalry, which has existed for years be-
tween the school districts Of Fairfield
and Friendswood. the people of each
district trying to force the erection OF
q school building in their district large
enough to accommodate all the chill
dren in the two districts.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17
PLOT AGAINST FOREIGNER.
Quick Marriage Is start of Troubles
of Young Russian.

Of Young Russian.
Alleging that he was lured into mar
riage within twenty-four hours after ar
irving in South Bend from Russia, Sam
Hurwitch. 20 years old. told a strange
story to the police and declared that his
present situation is the result of his ig-
norance of local customs. According to
Hurwitoll's story. he came TO South Bend
to work in factory and had hardly land
ed from a Grand Trunk train when he
was introduced by his brother TO a woman
several years his senior and who prompt
ly took actual possession of him. She
Immediately secured a marriage license
and before the passing of another day he
was married. Failing to secure work. he
was turned out of their humble little
home by his big bride, with instructions
not TO return until he had a job. When
he finally showed up at the house be
learned that his wife had sold all the
furniture and that a warrant had been
issued for his arrest on the charge of
wife desertion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17
Three Perish Fighting for Home.

After sending his wife and two small
children to safety at a neighbours, half a
, mile away, Jacob Hernesniemi, with his
two older sons, respectively IL and IA
years old, met death Tuesday while try
ing to fight off the forest fires that swept
their homestead on Otter river. near Calu,
met, Mich, clear of every building and
all the harvested crops.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17
Fire Kills Five Children

While the parents were away from
home the residence of ]. G. Burdette, near
New Brighton, Mimi, was burned, and
five children, from to 10 years of age.
were suffocated. Neighbors tried to save
the furniture. but did not know the chill
dren were i'm the house.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17
Costly Fire in ST. Paul.

The Gribben Lumber Company plant,
East Seventh and Earl streets, ST. Paul,
was almost totally destroyed by fire. en-
failing a loss of about $4,000. partly
covered by insurance. Several tenement
houses and minor buildings were destroy
ed. including the Office of the Herzog Iron
Company. Several fremen were over
come by smoke.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17
FATALLY STABBED IN FIGHT.


whisky Responsible for Cutting
ARRAY Near OwensviIle..
Milton Larkins, 81 years old. was fa-
tally stabbed by William Evans, aged 80.
in fight at Jimtown. Whisky was the
cause of the trouble. A brother of Lar
kins was stabbed in the leg. Evans, known
as the mogul of Jimtown, was heavily
fined in OwensyiIle several months ago on
the charge of rioting.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17
Bear Attacks Haqenbeck.

Wilhelm Hagenbeck, of the famous
animal training firm of that name, was
probably fatally injured at Berlin, Ger
many, by huge bear he was attempt
Ing to drive into its quarters. His alb
domen was ripped open by the enraged
animal and his flesh torn and clawed
In dozen places. Attendants rushed
TO the rescue, but before they could
drive on the bear Hagenbeck fell I'M
conscious. He was sent To a hospital
where 1t was said his injuries would
likely prove fatal
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17
Limited Hits Open Switch.

Thirty-four persons were injured when
the Chicago-New York Limited train on
the Erie railway was wrecked in the VIII
lage of Geneva, Pa. The wreck is be-
lieved by the Erie officials 10 have been
due to train wreckers. Bloodhounds have
been taken to Geneva from Greenville in
an effort TO trace the alleged wreckers.
A switch that had been left open caused
the wreck
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17
Another Suicide Row Death

Mrs. Sallie Hatfield, So years ole. com
mitted suicide by jumping from t.e soc
ond-story widow of ler home in York,
Pa. Once before she was prevented from
humping from a window by her son. Mrs.
Hatfield was in i'll health. This is the
third suicide within year in the row Of
.;x housas in which Mrs. Hatfield lived
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17
Sues Street Car Company.

Mrs. Mary s. c. Logan, widow of Gen.
John A. Logan, has filed suit in the Dis
trict of Columbia Supreme Court to re-
cover $500 damages for alleged personal
injuries According to the declaration, as
Mrs. Logan was alighting from a Wash
ington street car May % last she was
thrown violently to the ground.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17
Bodv of Man Found In Well.

Throwing burning newspaper down
an old well to see how deep it was, a
number of South Williamsport, Pa, boys
discovered the body of a man lying at the
bottom. 1t proved to be that of William
Booth of that city, who had been missing
for a week. He had evidently fallen into
the well and, helplessly injured, died from
hunger
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17
s1oo. 600 Loss in Canadian Err.

A large portion of the business section
of Altoona, n town in southern Manitoba,
near the boundary, was destroyed by fire.
The stores of Yoerger, Freesen and Cob
lentz, three merchants, were burned, also
the bank of Montreal, the Western Can
ada Land Company's block, the CONNER
cial hotel. and the postoffice. The loss is
S1OO OOO
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17
Killed by Eight-Story Fall.

While attempting to close his Office win
dow on the eighth floor of the Publication
building in Pittsburg, Herman a. Schulz,
50 years old. flour and grain broker,
oyerbalanced himself and fell to the
ground. He was instantly killed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-17
Thrashing Engine Explodes.

Charles Olmstall, an engineer employed
on thrashing outfit, was instantly killed
and five others were seriously injured by
the explosion of the engine boiler at New
Rockford, N. ID. Olmstall was working
ON the engine and was hurled a considera-
BILE distance and badly mangled. The 9TH
ers were injured by flying pieces of the
boiler