Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-04-12
NEWS N NUGGETS.

Philip Gaffron. n matchmaker. was
shot by burglars in his house III Denver
Employees of the Rainey coke works in
the Connellsville region. Pennsylvania.
have resumed work on the promise of The
| 6 per cent. advance in wages in force n
| other plants.
Mrs. Henry Burgess. of Hebron. Ind
who has been bedfast for ten weeks. i
reported 10 have tasted for forty-five days.
during which time she hats drank only n
thimbeful Of water.
In fight growing out of dispute about
Il can of beer James McBennett. IL Chi
cage bricklayer, was shot and killed by
James Gardner. bartender in the saloon
and grocery of John Harper.
An attempt was made 1T Mincrsville
Ohio. TO blow up by dynamite the family
boat of John Forbes miner. imported T.
take the place of striking miners. The
boat badly shattered. but no lives
| were lost.
The schooner Josiah r. Smith of Bath
| from Baltimore to Boston. WAS run int
and sunk three miles west of Gay Head
| light by the barge Lone Star in tow Of
the steamer Orion. Capt. Freeman ami
crew of seven men were saved.
| In Pawnee County. Oklahoma an un-
known man on horseback set lire Ia the
| dry prairie grass during Il high wind and
| the country was devastated for many
miles. Seventeen farmers lost every
thing. having hard work To save the lives
| of their families. and the village of chico
was almost destroyed.
| Carl Beardsley son of Char leS Boards
ley, of Elkhart, Ind. who disappeared
mysteriously from the University of Mich
| igan at Ann Arbor last fall. * engaged in
| business i'll San Francisco. and does not
evince any interest in his Alma Mate. or
and other incident in his school days or
home life.
Supreme Chancellor Ritchie of the
knights of Pythas says that S1iS.oco
belonging TO the endowment rank OF that
order on deposit in the City National
| Bank of Fort Worth. Texas. which failed
Friday, but the funds are amply secured,
and the order has other resources which
will enable il 10 meet ali obligations.
Christiania adviccs say the estimates
which are To be submitted To the storihiny
have been published and cause much com
ment. They give fresh impetus 10 the
wild rumors Of an impending war be-
tween Norway and Sweden The est
mates far exceed any previous sumo re
quired. The sum of 4.OO0.OO0 kroner is
to be devoted To the construction of iron
| clads. In addition. large credits will be
asked for the purchase of munitions of
war and for the completion OF the fort,
| OF Tonsburg harbor.
At Titusvillc. Pa. George Reese ha>
been arrested charged with cmbezzing
$500 of the funds of st. James Episcopal
| Church. of which he was treasurer
John Stephens. farmer residing in
Marion township. Noble County. O.. muir
dered his son by striking him on the head
with club. The son had refused To give
| his father 81.
| Nine. Emma Eames-Story. the singer.
caught her finger in the door of a Wabash
car and had a nail torn off.
William Ship murdered Samuel Brow
at Lexington. Ky. Ship was enamored
| of Browns wife.
Oscar Wilde is reported To be hystcrical
over the prospect of going To prison. and
is being carefully guarded to prevent sui
| eide.
.Jabez Spencer Balfour, the London
swindler. whose eXtradition was granted
a few days ago. has sailed from Bucnos
Ayres for England.