The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-05-22
News OF the Week Condensed.

Disastrous forest fires are raging In
Maine and the loss in timber and
lumber is immense.
Shoeman's slaughter house and
rendering establishment, Chicago,
was burned Sunday. Loss $4,000
Afarmer named Crowell. near Mon
ticello, Ia, was fatally shot by a
burglar Sunday night, he detected in
his wheat bin.
Wallace Wilkerson was shot accor-
ding to legal form in Provo, Utah,
Friday. for the murder Of q man
named Baxter.
A special session OF the New Eng
land Labor Reform League has be-
gun. Socialistic ideas in the most
radical form are embodied in the res
olutions.
A dispatch to the London Times
from Calcutta says the report that
10000 to 10000 persons died from
cholera while returning from relig-
ious fair, Is repeated.
The House Committee on Foreign
Affairs has authorized Wilson to re-
port with a favorable recommended
tione his i)int resolution OF April 81
providing for further treaty negotia-
tions with Mexico.
A series Of strikes Is threatened at
Calcutta. Gangs OF malcontents, at
Poena, have written to the Bombay
government threatening to raise an
other meeting, and to put price up
on the head Of the governor unless
the distress Is relieved.
The production OF alcohol has in
creased wonderfully in the last four
years. From $4,000 gallons in 1875,
it has already reached the enormous
figure Of 100000 during the first
nine months OF the present year
The bulk of this production Is ex-
ported.
The Secretary OF the Treasury says
1t Is useless too send kilograms TO
the department for $40 certificates, as
they will be sent in due proportion to
all the different Offices authorized to
sell them as soon as they can be
printed, and the supply will soon
reach $4,000 900 day.
Asa Packer, the wealthiest man in
Pennsylvania and one OF the railroad
kings OF America. died on Friday
night in Pennsylvania OF decay oil
muscular power. His funeral tool
place at Mauch Chunk, 10 the hear
Of the anthracite coal region in Penn
sylvania. Tuesday afternoon.
The annual effect OF the Democrat
ic economy Is showing itself again IL
the exhaustion OF many appropria
lions about the departments. One d
the most important is that OF print
ing for the United States courts. ano
some OF these have been obliged I,
defer important business till the ap
preparations for the next fiscal yea
are available.
Att o'clock Monday afternoon, the
Denver. South Park and Pacific Rail
way reached the Kenosha Sunni
with the track, and at $3.50 p. m. tn,
first passenger train reached tn
summit, 10,140 feet above the sci
level. the highest point yet attaine'
by any railroad In North America
all the difficulties in the way are nov
overcome, and track-laying will con
tinue at the rate OF a mile day unit
the road reaches Leadville. Pussen
gers leaving l. ,adville Ia the morn
ing arrive In ID snver before midnigh
the same day,
) John j. West and Frank Shin
were trav cling companions in Mis-
! souri,, last October, and had stoppe
for the night In a deserted log hui
: Early In the morning West crushe
the head of Shinn with a stone weigh
ing thirty pounds. robbed him OF
watch and clothing, and fled. HI
: was captured, tried and found guilty
, and was hanged Friday at Bonneville
When the trap was sprung the rop
broke, and the culprit fell to tn
ground on his back. but was too wea
to rise. His groans aud gUrglin
sounds OF strangulation were terribl
to hear. He was picked up as speed
lily as possible, raised into the ira
again and while being held by fou
or five men, was dropped the secon
= time. This time he swung and |
eleven minutes was pronounced deas
William Lloyd Garrison. the vetel
an Abolitionist is lying at the WesI
moreland Hotel, in New Yorl
dangerously i'll with an affection {
the bladder. The old gentleman ha
been ailing for sometime, and his re
covery Is believed to be doubtful
/, He was IA years old on the 18th {
T. last December. He was born 4
g Newburyport. Mass, and served a
apprenticeship to shoemaker. an
y then engaged in the newspaper bus
d ness In 1929 he became editor {
g the National Philanthropist, a ten
X perance paper OF Boston. Soon aftt
he began the agitation for the emar