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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-09
ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.

The Coliseum building, al immense
amusement hall in San Francisco, was
destroyed by fire. The loss is $780,
OOO
Announcement was made at Greeley,
Colo, that Senator Guggenheim has
donated $4,000 for a new building for
the Colorado State Normal School.
Samuel and Simon Perrin were ar
rested at New Haven, Conn, charged
with the theft of $4,000 worth of dia-
mords from ]. Rosenkranz of Los An
geles.
Virgil Weaver, merchant of Ven
ice, O., convicted of arson, cut his
throat with a razor in the Venice jail
and died Immediately.
The plant of the Charles Krause
Milling Company at Milwaukee was
almost destroyed by fire. Estimated
loss, 100000 to $4,000.
The wholesale dry goods store of the
Bernard Frank Company at Mont
gomery, Ala, was struck by lightning
and totally destroyed by fire. Loss to
stock and fixtures, 100000, with $780,
600 insurance. Damage 70 building,
$4,000, with $4,000 insurance.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-09
NEW YORK.

Trade. reports show rather more
irregularity,. varying vy-h sections re-
porting In seasonable retail lines
there is renewal of the complaint Of
warm weather affecting sales of wear
ing apparel, while bad roads in parts
of the central West and the switch
mems strike in the Northwest are re-
sponsible for quieter trade and an
interruption Il normal every day ac-
tivities. IN the purely holiday trade
rather more activity is noted. The
jobbing trade is good
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending Dec. 3
were $50. against 217 last week, 232
in the like week of 1908, 272 in 1907,
ZIG in 1906, and 203 in 1905.
Business failures in Canada for the
week numbered twenty-five, which
compares with twenty-four last week
and thirty-eight in the same week last
year.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-09

Representative Murdoch of Kansas
on his arrival in Washington, gave out
an interview, saying that Speaker Can
non was westward of his zenith, and
on the decline. Before the end of the
session he expected to see friends of
the speaker advise him to resign. Muir
dock is preparing to begin a campaign
for radical changes in the rules of the
House.
William j. Bryan went to Arizona
during the week to visit his son. From
there he will go to Texas to look after
his property on the Gulf Coast and
thence sail for Panama to make a
personal inspection of the big ditch
This done he will make a tour around
South America, stopping at various
places, but getting back in time to fill
an engagement in Scotland next June
torship before leaving home was: IF
there is demand for me to make the
race | will not refuse the nomination"
Justice Brewer, of the Supreme
Court, writing in the Ladies' World.
predicts the coming of votes for wom-
en-. saying: Not fully at once, but by
varying steps. Woman's broader edu-
cation, her increasing familiarity with
business and public affairs, will lead
to it. And why not? The chief reply
is the home God forbid that it should
he ieopardized. But female
suffrage will not debase the home or
lessen it's power and influence On the
other hand, it will introduce a refining
int
life. 1t will not stop marriage; -nei-
Their will higher education. The great
natural laws of our being will always
assert themselves"
Speaker Cannon is angered by the
charges of Congressman Pearson that
he was aided by Tammany Hall in re-
turn for an upstate Republican as
sistance in strangling honest election
bills aimed at Tammany. Cannon is
preparing TO have the sugar trust in
vestigated by Congress.
That the success of the United
States either in peace or war depends
| upon the passage of the ship subsidy
bill. which will give ample protection
| TO the foreign commerce of the nation.
was the opinion of former Secretary OF
| the Treasury Shaw. as expressed in =
recent address in Philadelphia.
The Convention of State Railway
Commissioners which met in Washing
| ton recommended Legislative control
over the issues of stocks and bonds by
| railroads. but did not say whether this
control should be undertaken by ma
| ton or by States.
In Carnegie Hall. New York, Wed.
nesday night, for the first time i'm it's
| forty years of existence, the National
Woman Suffrage Association held q
| mass meeting i'm that city composed of
| men and women of all classes, society
and working women uniting in the
work for the ballot Mrs. Belmont was
made honorary chairman and Miss
Shaw introduced the speakers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-09
TRADE AND INDUSTRY.

KentuckyS hurley and other grades
of tobacco in the 1909 crop will be in
the largest quantity ever known. near
~ 4O0.OOO,00O pounds. This was an
nounced by the banks of Louisville.
which have been gathering figures
from their various correspondents in
the counties where 1.-The weed is
grown.
Thousands OF acres of corn In the
country round about Huron, S. D.,
were buried beneath the immense ten
foot snowdrifts that formed during the
recent snowfall. The farmers have
been prevented from harvesting the
corn by the scarcity of farm help. A
considerable amount of the corn may
be lost.
James Wilson, Secretary of Agricul-
ture, says that we have raised 2,767,-
$4,000 bushels of corn i'm the United
States this year, the average being
254 bushels and the quality S4.2. He
places the corn in farmers hands a.
79,799,0O0 bushels, or 3 per cent of the
crop of 1908 Last years crop was
2.66S, 651 900 bushels, or an average of
262; the quality was S6.9 and the
amount in farmers hands Nov. 1 was
71.124.C0O bushels, or 81 per cent of
the crop.
The lumber production in Minneapo-
lis for 1909 far exceeds that of either
1908 or 1907. Five miles were in oper-
alton during the year and the es timat-
ed output is s25G.000 900 feet TIE out
nut for 1908 was 1S9, 4O1, 472 feet, while
~ fo07 the oI1tnlit was Ola 100 q29 faat
President Taft at the White House
Washington, ID. c., pressed a button
which opened the great national apple
show at Spokane. Wash. The Presi-
dent of the United States sent to How
ard Elliott, president of the show. the
following message: Hearty congratu
lations TO the promoters of the second
national apple show and best wishes
for a success
Governor Eberhart in an address on
Minnesota" at the Chicago land con-
gress, in the course of his remarks
said: I'VE have developed in our
woods and along our prairies 100
farms, placed on them $500 OOO. OOO
worth of buildings, live stock ard ma
chinery, and thus created In a single
generation farm property which repre-
sents total investment of over ST.
900, OOO,O 900, realizing thereon a gross
annual product of $425,OOO,OOO.
Expenditures of nearly $4,000 O0d
for a new eight mile subway in Brook
| Ign is called for in contracts recently
signed by the public service committee
Ground has already beer broken,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-09
CHICAGO.

r. G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review
of Chicago Trade says:
Business generally exhibits sus-
tanned progress throughout the lead
ing branches of activity. 1t is notable
that the volume of payments through
the banks exceeds all former high to-
tails for this time of year.
There are, however, some tempo
rary drawbacks, but these do not
weaken confidence in the immediate
outlook. Trading defaults are still
above the usual number. The switch
mems strike is embarrassing to ship
pers, and the mild weather is respon-
sible for smaller buying Of seasonable
necessaries
Movements of commodities testify
to largely improved consumption in
manufactures. There is an increased
outgo of grain and a satisfactory alb
sorption of provisions.
Reports from the farms show that
winter wheat and rye thrive we'll over
an acreage much larger than reported
a year ago. Agriculturists bought to
supply their personal needs literally
here, while attending the live stock
and land exhibitions
Country Banks now increase their
recently depleted deposits in this re-
serve center and money is easier in
Tone but choice commercial paper rei
mains quoted from to So per cent
discount.
Wholesale dry goods housed made
successful clearance sales in prepare
ton for the annual inventories. Mail
and road orders continue good for
deliveries of spring needs.
Bank clearings, 1927 1896, 467, ex-
coed those of the corresponding week
in 1908 by 6.1 per cent. and compare
with s200,464, 536 in 1907.
Failures reported in the Chicago
district number thirty, against twenty
three last week, twenty IN 1908 and
eighteen in 1907 Those with liabili-
ties over $4,000 number seven, against
seven last week, five in 1908 and sew
en- in 1907"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-09
MURDERS LAID TO BROTHERS.
Arrests at Philadelphia for Series
of Crimes Mt Berwick, Pa.

Charged with being implicated in
series of ''black hand" outrages, which
the police say included three murders,
Antonio Calabra was arrested in Phil
adelphia and returned to Berwick, Pa.
in custody of a member of the State
constabulary. His brother, Fortuna
to, and another alleged member of the
band were arrested at Tamaqua and
also were sent to Berwick. Antonio
Calabra and his brother Fortunate
were residents of West Berwick,
where they are said to have been lead
ers of black hand" gang which in
1906 is alleged to have killed and dis
posed of the bodies of nine Italians
At that time cellars under the houses
of the suspects were dug up, but no
bodies were found. Several of the
murders occurred while the Calabra
brothers were in the Eastern peniten
tiary, serving sentences for extortion
One month ago Fortunate was pardon
ed by Gov. Stuart and his brothers
time expired several months ago.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-09
CONGRESS IN SESSION;
SOL0NS GATHER EARLY
Galleries of House and Senate
Crowded Before Sessions Are
Called to Order.
A BIG GRIsT OF BILLS PUT IN
Proceedings Perfunctory, as Adj
journment Out of Respect to
Dead Member Is Taken.

Crowded galleries, representing Off
cial and social life in Washington, wit
messed the commencement of the regu-
lar session of the Sixty-first Congress
Monday. At noon, when both houses
convened, there was a full attendance
OF members. On the floor of both
houses a renewal of friendships among
among Senators and Representatives
took the place of interchanges on par
tisan or political matters. Early in
the day it was evident that when Vice
President Sherman in the Senate and
Speaker Cannon in the house should
bring down their gavels they would
face full houses.
The procedure followed on the first
day was similar to that which has
characterized every opening of Con-
gress. A great mass of bills was in
| troduced by representatives by the
simple act of being deposited in the
receptacle provided for their recep-
ton. Senators waited until Tuesday
before laying before their body the
new measures they propose to push
during the coming months.
The announcement of the recent
deaths of Senator Johnson of North
Dakota and of Representatives LASH
ter of Virginia and De Almond of
Missouri caused adjournments on both
sides of the capitol in respect to their
memories.
The swearing in of Senator Foun-
tain L. Thompson and of Representa-
tives W. W. McCredie of Washington
| and w. j. Monkey of Illinois, who have
been named for those positions since
the adjournment of the special ses-
sion, took place Tuesday just before
the Presidents message was received
and read.
Before Monday was over there were
preliminary conferences on both sides
of the capitol for the purpose of lay
| ing out plans for the sessions work.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-09
N4%RE11f@jNAz/

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime.
$500 to $3.50; hogs, prime heavy, $3.50
to $40; sheep, fair to choice. $3.50
to s4.75; wheat, No. 2, s1.17 to s1.19;
corn, No. 2. &c to 64c; oats, standard,
CSC to 40c; rye, No. 2, 73c to FAC; hay,
timotory. $500 to $3.50; prairie, $500
to s14.00; butter, choice creamery, 29c
to 32c; eggs, fresh, &c to soc; pota-
toes, per bushel, soc to soc.
Indianapolis-Cattle. shipping. $500
to $500; hogs. good to choice heavy,
$3.50 to $3.50; sheep, good to choice.
s2.15 to $3.50; wheat, No. 2, s1.15 to
s1.16; corn. No. white. 55c to sec;
oats, No. white, Ale to 42c.
st. Louis-Cattle, $500 to $3.50;
hogs. $500 to ss.S7; sheep. $500 to
s4.75; wheat, No. 2, sl.22 to SIPS;
corn. No. 2. SIC to soc; oats. No. 2. 4Oc
to Ale; rye, No. 2, 75c to 76c.
Detroit-Cattle. $500 to $500; hogs.
$500 to SS.15; sheep. $3.50 to s4.25:
wheat, No. 2, S1.1S to $1.19; corn, No.
yellow, Coo to Gle; oats. standard.
Ale to 43c; rye, No. l, Csc to zee.
Acknowledgement, No. northern,
>S1.O5 to s1.OS; corn, No. 8, SIC to soc;
ats, standard, Acc to Ale; rye, No. /.
79c to 75c; barley. standard. CSC to
&c; pork, mess, $23.75.
Buffalo - Cattle. choice shipping
steers. $500 to $500: hogs. fair to
choice, $500 to $40; sheep, common
to good mixed. $500 to $3.50; lambs.
fair to choice, $500 to s765. !
Toledo-Wheat. No. mixed. s11S
to s1.1s; corn, No. mixed, &c to
CSC; oats, No. 2 mixed, Ale to 42c;
rye. No. 2. 74c to 76c; clover seed.
SS65.
Cincinnati-Cattle, $500 to $500;
hogs, $500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 70
$3.50; wheat, No. 2. s1.24 to SIPS:
corn. No. 2 mixed, 5Sc to SIC; oats,
No. 2 mixed, Ale to 42c; rye, No. 2,
nc to 79c.
New York-Cattle. $500 to $3.50.
hogs, $500 to $3.50; sheep. $500 to
s4.25; wheat, No. red, $123 to SIPS:
corn, No. 2, zoe to 72c; oats. natural,
white, 43c to Acc; butter. creamery.
&c to SIC; eggs, western, soc to
&c.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-09
BIG RAILROAD STRIKE
SEEMS ALMOST CERTAIN
Every Line, East and West, Opposs
ing Brotherhood Wage De-
mands, Courts War.
ROADS TO FIGHT UNITED UNIONS
More than a Million Men to Be Di-
rectly Engaged in Great In
dustrial Contest.

The United States is threatened with
the greatest railroad strike in tho
history of the nation. Practically every
railroad line in the country, east and
west, is in imminent danger of being
completely tied up by walkout on
the part of large numbers of its oper-
ating employees this month. Officers OF
the organizations of engineers, fire
men, trainmen and switchmen have
agreed upon a uniform demand of a
10 per cent wage increase, without
deviation or compromise.
That the crisis is approaching rap
idly was indicated by the announce
ment at New York by officers of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
that they would present their de-
mands on the 18th of this month. and
the wage conference will begin on the
18th. Although every effort will be
made to avert a general strike, it is
impossible to predict what the outcome
of the conference will be-"
Both the railroads and the leaders
VI vi sodulLcQ diuonS tnC ldt-- O~~<@
employees are preparing for the strug-
gle, which when it once begins VIII
without doubt develop into one OF the
greatest industrial battles that has
ever been fought in this or any other
land. The attitude of the leaders on
both sides of the dispute which men,
aces the industrial peace of the coun-
try is at the present time that of iron
stubbornness.
| While it is known that it Is not the
| plan of the leaders in the railroad la
Dor organizations to call out all the
men at one time their intention is
said to be by those who are acquaint-
ed with their plans, to call out suffi-
cient men on each big system to make
operation practical impossibility.
This means that over million men
will engage directly in battle with
The railroads unless some fortunate
circumstance arises to avert the trou-
BILE. More than 10000 miles of rail-
road track will cease TO bear their bur-
dens of freight and passengers. with
the consequent paralyzing effect on
the commerce of the country, unless a
settlement is reached quickly.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-09
BIG INSURANCE TRANSACTION.
Equitable Is Sold by Ryan to Morgan
in a Gigantic Deal

j. Pierpont Morgan gains control Of
the Equitable Life Insurance Society,
with it's S472,0OO,O00 of assets. Official
announcement was made in New York
Thursday of this gigantic transaction
Purchase of the majority of the stock
of the huge corporation was made by
the Wall street wizard from Thomas
F. Ryan, who acquired the company
from the Hyde interests after the up
heavals caused by the insurance scan-
dals four years ago.
Apart from its magnitude as a chap
ter in the history of finance, the trans
fer marks a complete reversal of the
old order under which the insurance
companies controlled the destinies of
the banks and trust companies, as now
a banker will control one of the larg-
est insurance companies.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-09
Buys Land of Friars.

E. L. Poole. of Havana, Cuba, has
closed a deal with the Philippine gov
eminent for the purchase of the San
Jose Friar estate of $4,000 acres in the
island of Mindoro The purchase price
was $4,000. The tract will be used
for the cultivation of sugar and it is
understood the buyer represents the
Havemeyers. The property is part
of the Friar estates which was bought
from the church by the government.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-09
CHARGE WOMAN WITH MURDER
Wife Alleged to Have Caused w. j.
Erder's Death by Poisoning.

White arsenic placed in William j.
Erder's food by his bigamous bride
caused his death in st. Louis, accord
ing to warrant charging Mrs. Dora
Z Ooxey with murder in the first de-
gree. The charge is based on a report
by William II. Warren, dean Of the
medical department of Washington
University, who analysed the organs
of Erder's body after it had been dis
inferred at the request of Miss Kate
Erder, a sister. Mrs. Doxey, who col
lected $1,000 life insurance on Erder
and $500 on his sister Elizabeth, is I'M
der guard at Columbus, Neb. She will
resist extradition to st. Louis, accord
ing to a telegram. The only requisi-
tion now in effect is based on charge
of bigamy, due to the charge that Mrs.
Doxey illegally married Erder while
the wife of Dr. Loren Basco Doxey.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-09
Mother Austin Carroll Dead

Mother Austin Carroll, for many
years head of the Order of the Sisters
of Mercy at New Orleans, organizer of
a NUMBER o. branches in the United
States and South and Central America,
author of forty books and plays, died
at Mobile, Ala, aged 80 years.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-09
PAY FINES FOR LAND FRAUD.

Fifteen Citizens of UmatiIla County,
Oregon, Pay Total of $4,000.
Fines aggregating $4,000 were paid
in the Federal Court in Portland,
Ore. Wednesday by fifteen citizens of
UmatIlla County who had pleaded
guilty to having defrauded the gov
eminent of part of the public domain.
Col. ]. II. Raley, one of the most
prominent attorneys of eastern Ore
gon, paid the heaviest fine, $4,000.
The others who pleaded guilty were
stockmen. ranchers and business and
professional men.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-09
RUFF FREE; BOND Is $500, 200.
san Francisco Boss Released on
Account of III Health.

san Francisco Boss Released on
Account of III Health.
Judge Cabaniss in San Francisco or.
dered the release from custody ofAbra-
ham Ruef on 100000 bail. This ac-
ton followed a report of three physi.
cans appointed by the court to exam
inc the physical condition of the for.
mer political leader. Ruef had been
confined in the county Jail since Nov.
13 of las year, his previous bail hav.
ing been declared forfeited on the day
Prosecutor Francis ]. Heney was shot
in the courtroom. Ruef is under SEN
tence of fourteen years in the State
prison for having bribed a supervisor
to vote for trolley franchise for the
United Railroads.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-09
Ohio River Steamer Sinks.

The steamer Park City. plying in the
Kentucky river trade between Louis
vile AMI Valley View, sank near Glen
Mary, Ky. The crew of fifteen with
about tnirty-five negro roustabouts es-
capped. but the boat is total loss.
There were no passengers on board.
Among the heavy miscellaneous cargo
carried were 500 cases of whisky and
a large number OF barrels of whisky.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-09
Mother and Two Children slain.

Mrs. Josephine Mangino and two OF
her children, Annie and Jimmie Luz
plea. were murdered in the kitchen OF
their home in Cleveland in a quarrel
over money matters. Joe Lupica. the
baby of the family. was stabbed.
Search is being made for Antonio Man
gino, husband and stepfather.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-09
GIVES LIFE TO AVERT WRECK.


Saves Train from Derailment, but Is
Killed He Finishes Task.
To prevent passenger train wreck,
Curtis Gentry, a section hand at Mex
leo, Mo-, sacrificed his own life. With
other men Gentry was repairing the
Wabash track near Thompson when a
passenger train approached. One rail
of the track had been raised with n
jack. To leave the rail in that posi-
ton meant a wreck. Others fled from
the track, but Gentry stayed to remove
the jack. The engine struck him just
as he jerked the jack out of the way
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-09
Plot to Assassinate Kaiser.

An anarchist weekly, the Freie Ar
better. says the sudden arrests at
Breslau on the occasion of Emperor
Williams visit to Cardinal Kopp were
due to the discovery of plot to as
asssinate the Emperor, in which plot
one NoacK, was supposed to be the
ringleader.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-09
RISING RAILROAD DICTATOR.
Ifawley Purchases Frisco, DfvOrcing
System from Rock Island.

By acquiring control of the Frisco
lines. Wednesday, Edwin Hawley step
ped 6.219 miles nearer to complete die
tatorship of the Western railroad fell.
He now controls the Toledo, st. Louis
& Southwestern. the Chicago & Alton.
Minneapolis & ST. Louis, Chesapeake
G Ohio and Missouri, Kansas & Texas.
in addition to the st. Louis & San
Fra cisco. Chicago & Eastern Illinois
and Evansville & Terre Haute. The
Frico lines are now completely segre-
gated from the Rock Island and Mr..
Hawley's first move. it is said. will
be to rejuvenate and place them on
an improved and paying basis.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-09
KILLS MOTHER AND SELF.
Fugitive Also Stays Deputy and
Wounds Farmer and Wife.


Wounds Farmer and Wife.
After Staying his mother and a der
uty sheriff and wounding. probably ia
tally a farmer and the latter's wife.
when he turned their home into =
barricade against a posse, Clyde Wea-
yer killed himself by a bullet through
the head. The battle occurred in
Franklin Township, nine miles east
of Greenville. Ohio, and Weaver end
ed his life in the home of Levi Min
mich, where he had taken refuge after
shooting Minnich and wife. Weaver
returned from Illinois the previous
week. after being paroled from the
Dayton workhouse under promise to
keep out of Ohio. He was facing ar
rest for threatening to kill the family
Of James Hapner.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-09
BURN PASTOR AT STAKE.
Negro Lynched for Shooting When
Auto Scares Mules.

A mob Wednesday afternoon cap
tured the Rev. John Howard, coiored.
near Cochran, Ga, and that night
burned him at the stake. Howard
shot and fatally wounded Will ID.
Booth. a business man of Hawkins
lille because Booths automobile
frightened Towards mules. Booth re-
urned the fire and put two bullets in
Howard
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-09
Boy Gets Fourteen Years.

George Benton, the 19-year-old youth
who last week attempted to rob the
Peoples Bank of Mazomanie, a few
miles from Madison, Wis, has been
sentenced to fourteen years in the
State Reformatory.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-09
Oklahoma Cuts Pullman RATE.

The Oklahoma Corporation Commits
sion ordered reduction in Pullman
sleeping car rates. effective Jan l.
The berth rate per night is reduced
from 50 to $3.50, and the seat rate is
cut about 40 per cent.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-09

One of the worst billiards of the sea-
son ragged over eastern Montana and
northern Wyoming Thursday and Fri
day. Wyoming stockmen fear heavy
losses. At Matinee and Sheridan 500
school children had to be escorted
home to prevent their being lost in the
storm