Marshall County independent., 1895-09-27
WESTERN.

II.
William Elliott and Geo. Emdel the two
latter boys. were drowned while bathing.
The Indiana Supreme Court has sus-
tanned the decision in the Mcdonald will
case which found the will forgery. and
Senator McDonald's heirs will share his
estate.
The extreme heat which for two weeks
had scorched wide area was dispelled
Sunday night by gale which swooped
out of the West. The change was pine
nomcna. Within an hour the mercury
dropped from 30 degrees to 40 BY morn
ing it registered D.
Milton H. Barr Edward J. Clifford
and Cliff b. Hummer members of Com
pany q, First Regiment, " q. c.. of
San Francisco, started out from Oak
land, Cal. on a trip across the conti-
nent. their destination being Atlanta.
They are going To make the tour in
wagon.
Specials 10 the Detroit, Mich. Evening
News tell of cyclone that passed over
Il portion OF the State Tuesday night. AT
Charleyoix house was demolished and
fences. trees and outhouscs scattered pro-
miscuorsly in the path of the wind. which
Il
hurt.
The steamer schooner Sunoh. which
left San Francisco for Oregon ports re-
turned for repairs. After leaving port
she collided with a sixty-foot whale.
The leviatlan's tail got tangled up with
the propeller. breaking the blades and
leaving the vessel in an almost disabled
condition.
Three deaths from heat were reported
at Chicago Friday and several prostra
tions. The day was one of terrific heat
| throughout all the middle Northwest
at the same time snow was falling in
Montana. In the corn belt ripening prog
, resscl phcnomenally rapid; but pastures
! and stock suffered.
Since Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hart
man. of Scribner. Neb.. had been missing
! and an investigation resulted in the dis
! covary of Mrs. Hartman dead in the
| lower room of their residence with Il bull
| let-hole in her neck. and Mr.. Hartman
! hanging to a rope in an upper room. The
, entire matter is n mystery.
The report sent out that the ST. Louis
| Car Company and the American Car Com
pany will consolidate has been confirmed
consolidated concern will be known as
| the ST. Louis American Car Company. 1t
| will be capitalized for 81 .OOOOOO. with Il
proviso that the capital stock may be in
creased as found necessary. 1t is the in
tention of the company To establish
branch works i'm the East Rumor says
there have been negotiations for the pur-
chase of the Gilbert Coach Works at
Troy. y. Y.
| Alarmed at the recent startling discov-
| cry of crookedneSs i'll three trusted en-
ployes of the National Bank of Illinois
and the Merchants Loan and Trust Com
pany, most of the other Chicago banks
are examining their books To see if their
own clerks have been led astray. The
news of the shortage in the accounts of
Tcllers Van Bokkelen. Jones and Wilson
! has caused much excitement among bank
ers and their first impulse has been To
look for similar discrepancies among their
own men. Ii is said that the recent wheat
| furry on the Board of Trade tended to
make the bank employees east longing eyes
on the gold that passes through their
hands and it was this temptation that
caused the downfall of the three tellcrs
who have been found guilty of embezZle-
ment.
Passenger train No >. OH the Wisconsin
Central Road, Conductor Whitney and
Engineer Blaine, was held up by armed
men at 9:1J Thursday night in IL swamp
three miles west of Waupaca. Wis. The
engine and baggage car were ditched by
pulling spikes. Ties were piled on the
track. The passenkers were not molsted
by the robbers. only terrified by bullets
which were fired through the coaches
Twelve sticks of dynamite were exploded
on the safe without getting any booty
Conductor Whitney says there were ten
or n dozen men i'm the gang. Twelve at
tempts were made to blow open the safe
at least that number of a'Lks of dynamite
was exploded, ard the passengers occupy