Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-02-22

Governor Holcomb of Nebraska. For
city charity $1,000 was distributed by
Mayor Davis.
Three men entered the store ut Alma.
Ariz., where old man Doll and his son
were murdered few weeks ago and at
tempted to hold up John Roach. who is
in charge OF the place. but Roach was too
quick for them. Before they could use
their guns he fired six shots. which
brought one Of the would-be robbers TO
the ground. perhaps fatally wounding him.
and the others fed.
4 bomb was thrown into the Office Of
the buckeye Glass Works ut Martin :
Ferry, Ohio, doing considerable damage.
Manager Humphrey was supposed to be
sleeping in the office at the time. This il
the second attempt on his life. rs he was
shot at about ten days ago. \ strike was
inauSurated in this factory some months
ago. and early in January operations were
resumed with non union men. Since then
there have been frequent outbreaks.
yankee Doodle" and Dixie" were
played Il joint melody Thursday night
at the Chicago Auditorium while $50 men
who had once recognized the airs as the
battle marches of cOntending armies stood
touching glasses in good fellowship aud
cheering themselves hoarse in the cnthu-
siasm Of friendship. 1t was at Il reunion
of the Boys of the Blue and the Gray"
and il formed the most inspiring feature
of banquet given under the auspices of
Columbia Post, No. 106, O.. \. Il.
Much excitement exists at Norman. O.
T., over the report that 100000 was bur
led near the town some time Il 20 by a par
ty of MeXicans who were routed by lndi-
ans in Il fight When the MeXicans saw
they were overpowered by the Indians
they hid their money and fled. Several
MeXicans have been seen in the vicinity
for some time, and one of the number let
the secret out to a Norman man. who
has organized n company to make thor
ough search. The company is headed by
ID. l.. Larsh, of the Norman State Bank.
The United States grand jury in SEES
sion at Deadwood has found indictments
for murder against Captain Straighthead
and seven members OF the Indian police
force of the Cheyenne Indian agency for
the murder of William Fielder, interpreter
at the agency. The agent, Major Lili-
bridge, had sent the police out to arrest
Fielder, and with instructions to bring
him in without fail. The police followed
their instructions to the letter. Fielder
refused to come alive, so they filled him
full of holes and brought him in dead.
Fielder had been charged with wife-beat-
ing.
James Roach, an eX-employe of the Pro
bate Court at Chicago made a vicious at
tack on Deputy Sheriff Hermann Schar-
ingburg in the Office vault adjoining the
courtroom Friday afternoon. He tried to
escape at once and got as far as the ele-
vators before he was overtaken. With
Charles Cullen, friend. Roach made
desperate fight against the officers but
was finally Overpowered and taken before
Judge Kohlsaat. After receiving Il sen
tence of thirty days in the county Jail
for contempt of court Roach kicked an
other man in the stomach He was land
ed in jail without further casualties.
Considerable stock has already persisted
on the ranges of Colorado in consequence
of the cold and it is feared the loss VIII
be heavy unless change takes place soon.
Many settlers in Eastern Colorado are
suffering from cold and hunger Jules
burg reports extreme weather has been
recorded for twenty-six days, the Their
mometer ranging from 10 to 80 degrees
below zero during the recent blizzard.
Millions of snOwbirds and rabbits have
been frozen to death. Denver is about
the center of the region affected by the
cold wave. which seemed TO be backed up
against the Rocky Mountains all the way
from Cheyenne, Wyo., to FL Paso, Tex.
With the Federal and State courts on
his trail Attorney Joseph a. Nealey, Il
4,
bail on short NOTICES in a bad box.
Judge Grosscup sent him to Jail for per
jury for swearing he owned a six-story
fiat building at No. 5162 South Leavitt
street Il spot occupied by railroad tracks.
and he will have to give bond before he
obtains his liberty. Judge Chetlain, who
held him TO the Criminal Court for con-
spiracy. is confident he can send him to
the penitentiary for from two to fourteen
years. there being three distinct charges
on which he can be convicted. When
Nealey swore to the ownership of the
mythical South Leavitt street building
he enabled matrimonial swindler Cavelle
to escape. Inspector Stuart was convinced
he was committing perjury, and twenty
four hours investigation showed there
wasn't building within blocks of the
place where the attorneys structure
stood.
Forty thousand dollars is the reward
offered for the apprehension of DR.. George
Fraker, of Kansas City, Mo. The offer
is made by the insurance companies which
issued the policies on Dr. Fraker's life.
When the confession and judgment was
taken in the Federal Court in the case
brought to collect the $4,000 insurance,
it was agreed in the stipulation filed that
the main sum should not be paid until
the expiration of six months. There were
no reasons given by the insurance So
lictors for this clause and none was re-
quired, but it was understood that it was
simply one of business, and that it was in
good faith. Now, however, it is learned
the companies have joined in issuing a
circular to it's agents offering $4,000 re-
ward for Frakers recovery within the six
months stay before the payment is due.
The number of agents employed by the
companies amounts to n small army and
includes every city, village and hamlet in
Al. lo,I In nJ1;t;n,, tho offar boc boap