Marshall County independent., 1894-12-21
Grim Legend on a Tunnel Flag.
NEWS NUGGETS.

Social purity reform wave has struck
Little Rock, Ark.
Samuel c. Secly pleaded guilty to rob
bing the New York Shoe and Leather
Bank.
President Cleveland. accompanied by
several friends, has gone to South Caro-
lima on hunting trip.
Western railroads have put themselves
on record as willing to allow differential
rates TO the Canadian Pacific.
Lucy NJ. Gruber sues Roswell L. Mess
niger. Toledo. for $4,000 damages in
breach of promise To marry.
Two young daughters of Rev. Solomon
Beckerman, of Cleveland, Ohio, were
burned 10 death in their home.
Three men who pretended to be selling
washing compound rights secured $4,000
from residents of Bronson. Kan.
Many sporting men attended the funeral
of Andy Bowen. the pugilist who met his
death in the ring at New Orleans.
Rail lines must reduce the cost of opera
ton before they can again compete with
lake lines i'll the carrying of grain.
Mr. and Mrs. David Slocum. of Edin-
boro, Pa, were beaten by masked burg
lars and robbed of 5000 or $4,000.
Judge Sewers, for fourteen years a
member of the Iowa Supreme Court, was
stricken with paralysis at Oskaloosa.
William Strausbaugh. maker of spuri-
Gus coin. and two confederates were cap
tured by Federal officers at Titfin. Ohio.
Minority members of the House Bank
ing and Currency Committee severely
criticise the Carlisle bill in their report.
The Citizens Stock Bank of Slater,
Mo-. made an assignment. Liabilities are
100000 while the assets are but $3.50,
900.
The gold reserve has been reduced to
S93. 3.O46.SJ4 More than S20.0O0.OO0 has
been withdrawn since the recent sale of
bonds.
Robert s. Mum. one of the leading
business men of Newfoundland. died from
heart failure, brought Oh by the financial
troubles.
The market for American securities in
London was stimulated by the passage of
the pooling bill by the lower House of
Congress.
job Battys sons. an old Philadelphia
carpet and yarn establishment, has con-
fessed judgment. Liabilities are placed
Mt 100000.
Ry the explosion of the boiler in Rus
sell Bros planning mill and box factory
ut West Bay City Tuesday morning five
persons were instantly killed, several
others were injured and one is missing.
The explosion occurred while the mill
was shut down for Il few moments, the
boys focking To the engine-room TO eat
lunch. All the bodies were terribly mutt
lated and almost unrecognizable.
Shanghai advices say the first aHl sec
Ond Japanese armies are marching di-
rect on Tien Tsin. They are now north
of New Chwang. which place has been
captured. Several other cities have also
been taken. all without serious fighting.
The force of the two armies combined
amounts To about 1900 men. The
Shanghai officials of the native city have
removed their wives and families to the
foreign settlement for safety in anticipa-
ton of an outbreak which is feared in
consequence of the imposition of the
war tax.
Facts ascertained during the inquest on
Bank Clerk Huntington, of Council
Bluffs. Indicate that he may have been
shot by some one else.
British army officers, under the guise
of artists 3nd tourists, are said to have
made sketches of the territory and de-
fcnses in the vicinity of Toledo and other
lake ports.
The new Bessemer steel plant of the
Valley Steel Company is TO be located at
Alexandria, Ind.
A. Nerden. Wholesale grocer at Mem
phis. Tenn, has assigned. Assets, S5o,-
600; liabilities not given.
The Grand Jury at ST Louis has re-
turned twenty Indictments of men
charged with repeating at the last cleo
tion.
Willis Meyers. who murdered Forest
Crowley. and Alexander Carr, murderer
of III. .. King, both at Atlanta, Ca, were
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