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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
KILLS HIS OWN CHILD.
Baby's Neck Is Broken by Father
to Stop Cry.

John David Stewart was tired when
he came home at night after his work
in Kansas City. He had heard the
Changing of tools and machinery al
day and quiet was what he. wanted.
But there was no quiet ut his home.
A little girl, ten months old, was a
part of the Stewart family. She cried
frequently, after the manner of babies
when the father comes home tired. a
child of ten months was but a fluffy
bit of nothing in his hands. The fin
gers accustomed to hard work gripped
too tightly for baby's comfort. And
with those same strong hands Stewart
choked the baby. He shook it hard
one night and then slammed it down
on the bed and told his wife to care
for it. Baby's temper was broken SO
was its neck. The coroner and the doc
tor said Stewart killed the child and
the wife pointed the accusing fiuger
In criminal court Stewart withdrew
his plea of not guilty and pleaded
guilty to manslaughter in the fourth
degree. His sentence to the peniteD.
tiary was two years.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
FEATURES OF INTEREST
ABOUT THAT WHICH HAS BEEN
AND is TO BE.
All Sides and Conditions of Things
are Shown. Nothing Overlooked to
make it Complete.
SuIIivan's Third Big Blaze.

Before the town had recovered from
two heavy fire losses Sullivan. ind.
was staggered by the most severe con-
flagration in its history. Battling the
effort of the firemen and citizens. the
flames swept through the business sec
ton of the south side of the public
square, wrecking buildings and de-
vouring merchandise. Conservative
estimates put the damage at 100000.
while some business men say that
when the final invoice is taken the loss
will reach nearly $4,000. Explosions
, in the Herman Schmidt hardware store
attracted the attention of the town
marshal about 4:40 o'clock in the
morning. The men hurried to the
Skailding expecting to find bun glars, but
instead blaze broke through the win.
dows and soon the interior of the
building was mass Of flames. Crossed
wires where meter recently had been
removed are supposed to have caused
the fire.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
BLIZZARD STRIKES COUNTRY.
Large Area Is smitten by Severe

Large Area Is Smitten by Severe
Storm-Cold and Death Attend.
The worst blizzard in many years
has been raging over the richest and
the most thickly populated section of
the United States Practically all that
vast expanse of territory lying east of
the Rocky Mountain States. and extend
ing as far south as the mountains of
Tennessee, was in the grasp of the
storm king
Rain, sleet and snow, accompanied
by driving winds. marked the progress
of the storm. The atmospheric dis
turbancc, both by reason of the severi-
ty of the widespread storm and by rea-
son of the hundreds of thousands OF
square miles Of territory affected, was
almost unprecedented Death, hard
ship, suffering, and a property loss Of
millions upon millions of dollars fol-
lowed in the wake of the great biz
zard Of 1909.
Rarely, If ever. I'm the history of
the United States Weather Bureau had
such a great stretch Of territory been
covered at once by one storm. Reports
show that in every town. every hamlet.
over every foot of land from the Mis-
souri, river east as far as Albany and
Oswego, y. Y, as far north as Mar
quette, Mich. and as far south the
Appalachian Mountains in Tennessee,
the blizzard spent it's fury.
Scores of trains were stalled in the
Western States; telegraph and tels'
phone lines-hundreds of miles Of them
were down; communication was in
terrupted; city and interurban electric
railway lines in many cities were tenn
porarily put out Of commission; ship.
ping was damaged; buildings were
wrecked; live stock was suffering and
freezing to death: humanity likewise
was feeling the effects of the blizzard.
Following closely on the heels of the
blizzard came cold wave.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
CHICAGO.

While the average volume of pay
ments through the banks this week has
fallen slightly. that for the month
makes a gratifying exhibit Credits
have acquired strength and the record
of trading defaults has made closer
return TO the normal.
Commercial Developments reflect we'll
sustained progress, encouragement be-
ing impaired by the improved tone in
money ana wider tendency toward new
enterprises. Construction shows an IN
usual aggregate of planned work in
volying heavy OUTLAWS; railroads make
the necessary financing for extensions
and equipment, and the outlook steadi-
ly grows better for the manufacturing
interests.
Some readjustment of prices for fin
ished steel is a preliminary TO COM
mitments for large tonnage. and there
is further ease in some minor metals,
but lumber. leather. hides and wool
values remain steady.
Wholesale merchandising i'm staple
lines scores gratifying advance. some
departments surprising the best pre-
vious totals. with dry goods lines re
porting new records.
Weather conditions favored an Cd
larged consumption of the necessaries
and an adequate reduction Of stocks
at retail. The buying power generally
indicates a sustained recovery. and
there is gradual reinforcement from
the increasing employment at fac
tories and i'm building trades.
Early spring is likely to STE wide
spreading, activity in iron and wood
working. Current buying of supplies
for conversion testify TO expanding out
puts of finished products. while freight
traffic is augmented by forwardings OF
heavy materials and grain.
Failures reported i'm the Chic go dis
trict number So, against % las. week.
81 i'm 1908 and &c in 1907. Those with
liabilities over 5000 number Z. against
last week, 10 in 1908 and 13 in 1907.
l-Dun's Review of Trade.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
MONEY FOR ADMY AIRSHIPS.
Half Million to Be Used for Con-
struction of Fighting Balloons.

Airships are TO form an important
branch of the American military ser
vice. provided the Senate agrees to an
action taken by the House in Wash
ington. The House voted S150.OO0 for
army purposes, SJO0,C00 of which it is
understood can be used for construc
ton and maintenance of airships. The
wife was accompanied by 4 number of
short speeches, most of the members
taking the patriotic view that mas
much as all the other first-claSs powers
are going ahead with aerial craft as n
military adjunct the United States
should not lag behind. Both Democrats
and Republicans spoke and voted for
the appropriation and men of both
parties were against it. But it carried
by a handsome majority and it is be-
lieved the Senate will agree Thanks
to the vigirous educational efforts of
General Allen. head of the army signal
Office. and others Interested in aero
nautic progress. Senators and Repre-
sentatives are fast coming to realize
that in the near future the army which
is not equipped with aerial scouts and
cruisers will be at a great disadvan-
tage compared with an army that is
so provided.
With half million dollars at its
disposal. the airship bureau of the War
Department should soon be able to do
some important work in the air as an
earnest of what may be achieved in ac-
tual war, should war ever come. 1t is
easily practicable to build i'm six
months an airship or motor balloon
capable of carrying FIVE tons of crew.
fuel and explosives. and capable of
cruising a thousand or even two thou
sand miles in case of need. Such a
ship. in case of war, might prove of in
estimable value 10 the nation.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
CLAIRvoYANT CLOSES A MINE.
Predicts Explosion on Jan. 20 and
Men Refuse tn Enter Shaft.

The prophecy of a Pittsburg fortune
teller that the Hazel mine of the Pitts
burg Buffalo Company. located near Can
nonsburg. Pa, would be wrecked by an
explosion has resulted in the mine being
closed for four days by the order of the
company. 1t is not superstition on the
part of the coal company that has closed
the mine. but the fact that men cannot
be induced to go into the mine to work
it. The mine is in good shape The min
ers are for the most part foreigners. Re
Gently one of them visited a clairvoyant.
who predicted an explosion. The man
teld his friends, and not a miner would
enter the mine.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04

Chicago-Cattle. common 10 prime.
$500 to $7.15; hogs. prime heavy. $3.50
to $6.40; sheep, fair to choice. $500
to $500: wheat. No. 2. S1O5 TO SLOT /;
corn, No. =, j9c to 60c; oats. standard
Acc 10 soc; rye, No. ?, Toe to 76c; nay,
timothy, $500 to $3.50: prairie. $500
to S11.JO: butter, choice creamery, 25c
TO 2Sc; eggs. fresh. &c to 32c; potatoes,
per bushel, 65c to 19c.
ianapolis-Cattle. shipping. $500
to 500; hogs, good to choice heavy,
$3.50 to $500: sheep. good TO choice,
$3.50 TO 800: wheat. No. ?, S1.03 TO
S104: corn. No. . white. soc to 60c:
oats, No. white. Acc TO Ole.
ST. Louis-Cattle. $50 to S7.65; hogs.
500 to $6.45: sheep. $500 to $5-25 /;
wheat, No. .. S1.10 TO $1,l4; corn. No. 2,
Coo to sic: oats. No. =. soc to 52c: rye,
No. .. &c to &c.
Cincinnati-Cattle. 800 10 S6.25 I;
hogs. $500 to $500 sheep, $500 to
$500: wheat. No. ,, Sill TO S1.13; corn,
No. mixed. Gle to 62c: oats. No. 2
mixed, sic to 53c; rye, No. .. SOC TO sc.
Detroit--Cattle. $500 TO s5.25: hogs,
$500 to S6.45: sheep. $3.50 to $500:
wheat, No. >. Sl.07 TO S10S: corn, No. 3
yellow, Gle to 62c; oats. No s white,
Ole to 53c: rye. No. ,. &c TO 1Sc.
ilwaukee-Wheat, No. , northern,
sl.01 to S1.10: corn, No. g. Gle to 62c !:
oats. standard. sic to 52c; rye. No. I,
75r to 76c: barley, No. l. 6ic to &c /;
DO k. mess, $3.50.
Buffalo-Cattle. choice shipping steers,
500 to 500: hogs. fair to choice. 500
to S6.65; sheep. common to good mixed,
$500 to S4.I5: lambs. fair to choice.
$500 to $50.
New York-Cattle. $500 70 $3.50 I:
hogs. $3.50 to 500: sheep. $500 to
$50: wheat, No. red. S1.o7 TO S1.OS /;
corn, No. 2, 66c to 61c; oats. natural
white. soc to SIC: butter. creamery, &c
TO 2Sc: eggs. western, DC TO DC.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2. mixed. S1.O6 to
$107: corn. No. , mixed. 60c to &c /;
oats. No. mixed. soc TO 52c: rye, No.
> re TO 1Sc: clover seed S5.47
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
100000 BLAZE IN ST. PAUL.
Entire Downtown Section Threat
ened, but Snow Stops Spread.

ened, but Snow Stops Spread.
Fire starting on the second floor of the
White House Department Store, between
Cedar and Minnesota streets. on Seventh
street, ST. Paul, at Z 30 o'clock Friday
evening. for a time threatened to devas-
tate a large part of the business district
Of the city. AS it was a half-dozen build
ihgs were almost destroyed with an aggre-
gate loss of about 100000. There was no
loss of life and no serious injuries are
reported The cause of the fire is not
known. Favored by a high, northwest
wind. burning cinders were thrown flying
over the business streets Of the city, and
the occupants of many buildings began to
remove their property. But the rain and
snow prevented the live sparks from TAX
ing effect upon other than the immediate
surrounding buildings. The severest loss
was sustained by the White House De
partment Store. $4,000: California Wine
House, S125.O00; Woolworth's Five and
Ten Cent Store. 100000; Fey Hotel.
$4,000; McQuaid Grocery Company
$4,000, and many other smaller losses.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
Divided Report ON Merchap.-. nt,r

Divided Report ON MerchaDts' Bt,l.
The Senate committee on county and
township business was unable to agree
chants bill. providing for uniform &C
counts in county and township Offices
and for a system of State inspection.
Senators Benz and Ranks were op-
posed to the bill and decided to make
minority report to that effect. while
the majority Of the committee decided
TO report in favor of the bill.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
Spite Fences Defined.

Quarrelsome neighbOrs who SCRAP
over the ash heap, the s'vill barrel
the chickens, antics of the family pets
or the yowlings of the pestiferousTom
cat, and then build high board fences
to separate their property and often
times discommode each other. simply
through spirit of spite. are affected
by the Royse bill. passed by the Sen
ate. Any malicious intent i'm the con
s'ruction of such fence shall be de
cared u cause for having such fence
declared Il nuisance
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04

long fight to save him, in which men and
women in all walks of life participated,
was successful Tuesday. Secretary of
State Root overruled United States Com
missioner Foote and held that the Of
Tense of the refugee was political and
therefore not extraditable under the Uni
ted States treaty with the Russian gov
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
Lincoln Cabin Removed to Old Farm.

In preparation for the observance Of
the Lincoln centenary on the birth
place of the emancipation near Hold
gensville. KY. the cabin in which Lin
coin was born, has been removed to
the memorial farm. This cabin, which
was on exhibition in Louisville during
Kentucky's famous homecoming week
I'm 1906, has been stored since in a
warehouse.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
Murder at Rome City, ind.

Ed. Wright, aged so years, was
killed at his home in Rome City, Ind.
by his brother-in-law, o. b. Giley, who
in a quarrel struck Wright over the
head With a stick of wood. Wright
had been quarreling with his wife
when her brother came to her rescue
and struck her husband down, Giley
made no attempt to escape.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
Trains to Key West.

According to Henry Flagler, presi-
dent of the East Coast Railway of Flo
rida. within the next six months trains
will be operated into Key West, the
working of laying the concrete roadbed
between Knights Key and Key West
being pushed with all possible speed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
woman rippred MT ro4.

Miss Sarah Bates, of West Liberty,
Ohio. more than 104 years old. is in a
critical condition as the result of broken
leg. 4 broken bone is no new thilg TO
Miss Bates. for during her long life she
has had both arms and both legs broken.
as we'll as numerous ribs and several col
iar-bone fractures, but this most recent
accident has made her an invalid.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
florida Town DESTROYED by Fire.

The town of Milton, thirty miles east
of Pensacola, Fla, was practically
wiped off the map by fire. the entire
business section and several resi-
dences being destroyed. The total loss
is estimated at between $4,000 and
5000 900
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
Author of "EIsier Books Dead.

After several weeks illness Miss
Martha Finley, author, died at her
home in Elkton, Md, aged 81 years.
Miss FINLEY was born at Chillicothe.
Ohio, April Goth. 1928. Her girlhood
was spent at South Bend. Ind. Miss
Finley's best known works were the
elsie" books She lived in Elkton for
the last thirty years.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
Seven Hurt When scaffoId Fell.

A scaffold on the new Y. NJ. c. A.
building at Wheeling, w. Va, collapsed
hurting seven men thirty feet into the
cellar. All were injured. Wher the
men attempted to lower the scaffold
to go to dinner the large plank broke
In the middle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
Home BURNS: chiIdren Parrish.

News has been received that the
home of Nathaniel Workman, in Bath
County. KY, was destroyed by fire and
two of his children. aged 9 and z, re
spectively, cremated. They were sleep
ing upstairs and were burned to death
before Workman and his wife awoke
The parents were forced to go half a
mile through snow and ice in their
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
Ohio Centennarian Dead.

John Patterson. the oldest man in
Logan County, Ohio. is dead. He was
1O4 years old and until Christmas
time he shaved himself and smoked
bis pipe every day.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04

United States Senator Francis c. New
lands, Democrat, who had been chosen
by popular vote to succeed himself. was
reelected by both houses of the Nevada
Legislature, voting separately. The Re
publicans stood by their agreement to
abide by the popular vote and placed no
candidate in nomination.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
Bucket BRIGADE Saves Town.

The bucket brigade saved the town
of St. Wendell, near Evansville, Ind,
from total destruction. Practically
every man. woman and child in the
town joined in the fight to check the
flames.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04

Hundreds of acres of land inundated.
bridges washed away and many homes de-
stroyed is shown as the full damage done
by the bursting of the Lehigh Valley Coal
Company's dam at the foot Of Green
Mountain. Pa. The entire valley is I'M
der WATER
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
Wanted for Iowa Murders

II. +. Benham, sheriff of Muscat tine
County, Iowa, has Frank Wilker, who is
believed to be Harry Beatty. in We'll
Iington. Kan. He is wanted for the MR.
der of Mr.. and Mrs. Van Wrinkle in Fair
port. Iowa, Dec 81, 1907.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04

Oscar IIammerstein announced at New
York that. beginning next August. he
would give a three months preliminary
season of grand opera AZ low prices. thus
extending the opera from five months 70
eight. He will make the performances
especially attractive TO schools and col
leges. Some will be i'm English.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
supt Frank NJ. Downer. Of the Denve

Supt. Frank NJ. Downer, Of the Denver
mint. has explained the recent transfer Of
coin from the San Francisco mint. In
all. 500. 100000 in gold was transferred
from San Francisco 10 Denver between
Aug. II, 1908, and Dec. 10. The trans
fer was made. said Supt. Downer. because
the vaults in the San Francisco mint
were oongested with coin that had acc1-
mulated for fifty years.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
saws Sailors Kidnaped Girl.

Samuel Feldman, restaurant keeper,
has reported to the New York police that
his f7-year-Old daughter Hattie has dis
appeared. and that in his opinion she was
kidnapped by sailors and taken TO sea.
Feldman's restaurant Is on he water
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
cr,a. Wave sweeps st. Louis

Chief of Police Creecy of St Louis
called a conference of his officers to de-
wise plans to suppress the wave of crime
that is sweeping the city. Before the
order had been read two highwaymen
held up four men. fired upon three, and
murdered ii Fourth.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
Tha MINNESOTA Snpreme Court reversel

Tho Minnesota Supreme Court reversed
itself when IT modified its fo-ner ortle-
il the case brought against the Mime
scta and International Railway CoLl-
iaLy lakes. In per curtain decision IT
holds that gross receipts from labor aud
vo,k train service and material furnished
in asintaining. laying, surfaciag and e.
tendins and taking up spur tracks was
not properly included under the term
10y. carnings''
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
uo,,d End Drinking on Trains

The committee on temperance in the
Kansas House has reported favorably on
the bill TO prohibit drinking of intoxicat-
ing liquors on trains. street ears and in
public ccpveyances. The railroads have
agreed O. the provisions of the bill.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04

jury in Judge Sturtevant's depart
ment Of the Superior Court in San Fran
cisco awarded James Dillon $1,000 dam
ages from the United Railroads for the
loss of an arm. He had brought suit for
S. 900. An appeal will be taken.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
IN HONOR OF THE POET POE.
Elaborate Ceremonies Held and
statue Unveiled 10 His Memory

The Tooth anniversary of the birth OF
the poet. Edgar Allen Poe, was celebrat-
ed. elaborate ceremonies being held at the
cottage in which he lived at New York
.Fordham), at Boston. his birthplace and
at the University of Virginia, where he
was a student statue was unveiled
TO his memory at Fordham and the old
cottage was thrown open to the public by
the owner Exercises were also held al
the New York University and at Column
To
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
Real Estate Tax Lien Bin Passed.

Senator Kistler's bill limiting the
neriOd during which taxes shall re-
main rs lien against real estate to
ten years was passed. the vote being
IS TO 1.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
woman Atacked; Lynching Feared.

Mrs. ]. Il. Faulkner, wife of State
Representative Faulkner, at their home
at Hobart, Okla was assaulted by j. +.
Bowden. white. The community is excit-
ed and lynching is threatened.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
Feared Knife and Took carboIic Acid.

Mrs Edward Uhillips, of Kokomo.
Ind, committed suicide with carbolic
acid rather than endure a surgical OPP
Grafton for cancer. She believed she
could not survive.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
New York Life Trustee Elected.

The Board of Trustees of the New
York Life Insurance Company at Kew
York City, has elected Charles H..
Beckett as trustee in place of julius
Fleischmann, who resigned because OF
III health
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
NEW ENGLAND ICE CROP SMALL
Harvest I'm Maine Only One-Fifth of
the Usual Cut.

A falling off in the ice harvesting is
general throughout New England. The
weather has not been favorable to extern
sive operations or good quality of ice.
On the Penobscot and Kennebec Rivers
in Maine the estimated ice harvest is not
expected to exceed 100000 tons, less than
one-half of the usual harvest.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
Wind HurIs Mnn 10 Death.

While walking along a wagon bridge
in Kansas City. Kan, Charles Rernord, a
plasterer. was blown from the structure
and instantly killed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
Executed for Double ,:ur,,ex.

Charles Baldersar. who murdered his
wife and mother-in-law in Stockton on
Sept. 80, 1905, was executed in the State
prison at san Quentin, Cal. lie ed not
deny his guilt.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04

& 5th. 18th. " 10th 9 26th.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
DENIES RUDow1Tz ExTFAD1T1oN

RusSia's Demand for Prisoner Re-
fused by United states Omcial.
Christian Rudowitz, Russian political
refugee. whom the government Of the car
charged with murder in an effort to ex-
tradite him for punishment as a revolu-
ZIONIST. will not have to go back to the
hangman's rope in his native land. The
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04

The Northwestern Telephone Company
sent a check to the State Treasurer's de-
partment of more than $4,000 as the 3
per cent tax on it's exchanges in Mime
sofa
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
To Guarantee Bank deposits.

10 Nfu"IfsIttt bstHh DtTV"Et"s
4 bill To guarantee bank deposits
was introduced in the State Senate by
Senator CRUDE. National banks are ex-
empt from its provision.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04

The California railroad commission
fined the Santa Fe road $1,000 for Illegal
discrimination in rates. Tho Southern
Pacific was found guilty, but was not
fined.