Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-03-22
IN GEN ERAL

John w Henderson, clerk in the Trad
erS' Bank, of Strathroy, Ont, disappear
ed on Saturday night with 81. 200 of the
banks funds, which he secured during
the afternoon while acting as teller. He
is thought TO have headed for Chicago.
The Rome Giornale. referring to the
killing of the Italians at WalSenburg,
Colo. says that the Italians were certain
~ in the wrong if they killed HiXon, the
saloonkeeper But that does not justify
the summary lynching of the prisoners.
The importance of the law is nevertheless
evident. and il is TO be hoped that the
United States Will act firmly and rapidly,
furnishing the guilty and giving satisfac-
ton to Italy"
An alarming epidemic is raging among
horses in Halifax. y. s., and the disease
is easily contracted by human beings
who come in contact with the infected
animals. Veterinarians pronounce the
affection equinal smallpox, and many of
the horsemen in Halifax are victims. The
Government Veterinary Surgeon has the
disease in hrs right hand. Another man
more seriously affected will have to have
his arm amputatcd TO prevent blood poi
soning. and still another horseman is be-
lieved to he fatally i'll as the result of
handling diseased horses. The Govern
ment Veterinary Surgeon says the disease
is atmospheric and any animal is liable TO
contract il.
II. G.. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review of
Trade says: Substantially all indications
of the state of business are rather more
favorable. Farm products are little
higher. railroad earnings Il shade better,
clearing house exchanges q small percent
age larger in comparison with February,
and most of the industries show a some
what better front. though their gain is
not large. The money markets continue
undisturbcd: the operations of the syndi-
cate still prevent exports of gold, and
Withdrawals from the treasury have of
late practically ceased. There is not
much enthusiasm about the situation.
however. because the gain is slow and
business is Il long way from what is CON
sdercd only prosperous condition. Fur
Their. the gain is in some cases due TO OBJ
viously temporary causes and TO some
causes which do not make prosperity.
BY the burning of the Wabash round
house in Toledo, Ohio Sunday morning.
fifteen men were buried beneath a mass
of brick and timbers. -Four were killed
outright. and nine seriously hurt. This
is the most serious fire. in point of killed
and injured. that ever occurred i'll the
city The loss on six engines destroyed is
estimated at $4,000: building. $4,000;
store-room and miscellaneous stock, S1O-
900. Mrs. Sumner. of st. Paul, was
given gasoline instead of Kerosene by
Il careless grocer. While using it to kin
die a fire she and her neice. Nellie Clas-
sen. were fatally burned. At St. Louis,
the Rogers x Co. warehouse and elevator
burned cntailing a loss of 100000. At
Cleveland the Worthington Block. occu-
pied by the World newspaper and the a.
y. Kellogg Newspaper Company burned
Loss Sill 600 insurance $1,000. The
Homes County infrmary, near Millers-
burg. burned. causing Il loss of So, 1000,
fully insured The forty-siX inmates
were rescued. The Litchfield Touring
mills. the warehouses of the Simpson
lumber yard and Loo cords of wood
were burned at Litchiield, MINI. The to-
tai loss is $4,000