Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-25
BREVITIES.

President Mayer. of the Baltimore and
Ohio, has resigned and his resignation
has been accepted. but he will retain the
office until his successor shall be elected.
The Bennett National Bank. of New
Whatcom, Wash. which was forced by
sudden run to suspend Nov ), with aggre.
gate liabilities of $S1 900, has reopened
for business.
At o o'clock Thursday morning, short
ly after the day force numbering sixty
seven men had gone on duty ut the Cuul-
mock coal mines. six miles west Of Raj
eigh, y. c.. fire-damp explosion oc-
CURED, killing, it is believed, forty-three
men.
-Four wOrkmen were fatally injured
and nine others badly hurt at Mdvallcy
colliery, Shamokin, Pa. by the wrecking
Of Il runaway work train. A dozen other
workmen saved themselves 10y jumping
into the brush while the train was dash
ing down a steep grade.
Theodore Lambert was hanged in the
Camden, y. j.. Jail Thursday morning.
Lambert murdered William J. Kaiser. Il
wealthy baker of Camden, on Dec. l.
1893. With another c0lored man. named
Josiah Stevenson. he was caught burg
larizin;s Kaiser's house, and shot 10 cs-
cape capture.
The steamship Spree stranded Thurs
day morning at J:10 on Warden Ledge
near Totland Bay. Efforts made during
the day to float her proved fruitlcss. She
had to remain on the ledge until the next
tide, at midnight. Her passengers. who
number about ninety i'll the saloon, re-
manned Oh board.
St Johns. " T. dispotch: The coast
steamer Virginia Lake reports immense
destruction all along the coast. The
schooners Victory. with twenty-five men.
and Goldfinch, with fourteen men, have
been lost Several other vessels are miss
ing \ boat named Peri Pampai WAS
picked up on the Grand Banks. 1t is
believed to have belonged 10 foundered
French vessel.
Senator Chandler introduced a bill ''to
strengthen the military armament" 1t
directs the President To strengthen the
military force of the United States by
adding 100000 infantry rifles, ] 900
guns for field artillery. and not exceeding
5000 heavy guns for Notifications. The
sum of $1.OOO.000 is made Immediately
available for the purpose Of the proposed
armament.
The application recently made by the
State of Washington for salmon from
the British Columbia hatchories has been
refused by the department of marine and
fisheries. The reason assigned is that
it is not considered proper. considering
the recklessncSs and carelessncss of the
United States authorities in the matter
of the waste and destruction of fish, that
Canada should out of her thrift. supply
Il competitor in the foreign markets.
A largely attended convention in the
interest of the Nicarauga Canal project
opened at Jacksonville. Fla. Wednesday,
with eX-Gov f.. l.. Fleming presiding
The object of the convention. which is the
first of the kind to be held in two years
is to take steps toward inducing Congress
to give increased countenance and support
to the construction of the canal. and spe-
cially TO emphasize the valuable results
that would accrue TO the Gulf States, and
Florida in particular, by the successful
carrying out of the enterprise.
Hans H. Eoehlcr wine dealer at San
Francisco. has failed. The liabilities are
S319.S27. His assets consist of one suit
of clothes.
Congressman Woodman. of Chicago.
has introduced Il bill prohibiting the
adulteration of beer and ale and proyid-
ing fine and Imprisonment for violation of
its provisions.
A Cincinnati man claims to have in
vented a bicycle that goes Il mile min
ute.
Evaporated potatoes is the latest Min
neapolis industry. and it bids fair TO solve
the problem of overproduction.
The sugar bounty law has been declared |
to be constitutional by Judge Pardee in |
the United States Circuit Court at New |