Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-10-26
IN GENERAL

CONGRE SSMAN MTRON Is. WRIGHT,
Of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Dis
trict is reported ID be in a critical
condition at Trenton, Canada.
IT is asserted at New York that a
messenger is now on the way from
Rome bearing a red hat and the neces-
sary documents to make Mgr. SatOlii
a cardinal.
SONORA NERASTEGUI has instituted
suit against Co. Romero in the sum of
S4l, go for the killing of her husband,
Chief of the Mexican Government
Stamp department.
EUGENE " DEBS spoke in Cooper
Union. New York detailing the causes
of the railroad strike. it; oh ,ects and
the lessons it has taught. He is on an
organizing tour for the American Rail-
way Union.
II. G. Dun & Co. 5 Weekly Review of
Trade says:
cotton Uclow cents and wheat below So
cents, each lower than ever since present
classifcations were known, export of gold
instead of products at such prices in
October. are the salient features in busi-
ness the East weeE. Distribution of goods
10 consumers goes on fairly. with gains at
nearly all points IN comparison with last
year, but not yet ut rate to sustain the
pre- ent volume OF manufacturing prCduc-
ton, so that prices weaken little The
domestic trade reported by railroad earn
ing' IN October Is J. per cent less than
last year and IL per cent less than in
1892. The payments through the princir al
clearing-houses for the week arc > 3 per
cent greater than last year. but 3L5 per
cent. less than in 1892. Z he daily average
for the month is s. per cent larger than
last year, but 2S2 smaller than in 1892
With many features Of ENCOURAGEMENT,
business has not yet reached expectations.
and it is evident that he loss OF art OF
the corn crop and the unnaturally low
prices OF ether great sta affect the
buying power of millions.
THE government investigation into
the alleged violation of the interstate
c)mmei &C law by the Santa Fe railroad
in the payment of rebates to shippers,
resulted Friday in the voting of in
dictments. These Indictments, toi-
lowing close upon those of
Baltimore and Ohio officials at
PittSburg, have created de-
cidedly uneasy feeling among the
officials Of the various roads N Chi
cagO. Inasmuch as Expert Little's eX-
animation Of the Santa Fe books
showed a shortage Of S7,000,0O0,
large part of which is supposed to
have gone into rebates, it is sup
10 ed that the government has
still abundant room for investi9a-
tion. Seven indictments were found
against the following five men: John
A. Hanley, freight traffic manager of
the Santa Fe, who resigned two weeks
ago, his resignation to take effect Nov.l;
W.P. Jenkins, general manager of g. II.
Hammond x Co. packers. at Ham
mond Ind: Nelson Morris, the Chi
ca2o packer, said to be the largest
shipper of cattle in the world: 10 eph
W. Reinhart, EXPIRE 'ident of the Santa
Fe. and until recently one of its re-
ceivers; Isaa" Thompson, "a large cattle
shipper, of Kansas City.
STOCKHOLDERS of the Pullman Pal
ace Ca~ Company held their annual
meeting at Chicago. over S25,00l,C0)
of the capital stock eing represented.
Director, George NJ. / ullman, Marshall
Field. j. w. DOane, Norman Williams
and o. 5. A. Sprague, of Chicago. and
Henry c. Hubert, of New York, and
Henry X. Reed. of Boston, were re-
elected. The us al quarterly dividend
of 81 per share, payable Nov. 15 was
declared The financial statement for
the year ending July 81 is as follows:
1891. 1895.
Revenue. 80. 5s5 Oj7 Sill 3S? 500
Disbursements. .............. 2746iO S3.44I
surplus. .............---. I'd u,4lo 5,'Ob,iIS
The total number Of cars owned or
controlled by the Pullman company is
2,5Ss. being an increase o. fifteen over
the previous year. The total assets of
the company are &c., 0l2.6O5. In spite
of Worlds Fair travel. the total num-
Der of passengers carried for the year
was but ), D., 323, against 5.67?, 10 the
previous year. The total manu-
featured product of tho company
amounted to SI.935,33l, against Sl3,-
Al, 10S the previous year. Total en-
ployes number l0.s against l4.6?I
the previous year. To'al wages paid
were $l,9 ,5tS and S7,75I GA respec-
lively. The Pullman Savings Bank
showed deposits July II of $356,3G q
decrease of S25 10 "a cOmDa"el with