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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-01

observed by ali our people. On that day
in our accustomed places of worship join
In rendering thanks To the tiivcr of every
good and perfect gift for the bounteous
returns tina; have rewarded our labors in
the fields and III the busy mar;s of trade,
for the peace and order that have pre-
vailed throughout the land; for our pro-
lection from pcStilence and dire calamity.
and for tn" other blessings that have been
sEoW"red upon lis from an open hand.
And with our Thanksgiving let Us humbly
besccch the Lord To So incline the hearts
of our people unto him that he will not
leave us nor fors;tllc us rs nation but
will c"ntinCc Ia - His mercy and protect
ii.g care. guiding Is III the lath Of ma
'ionnl prosperity ana happiness. enduing
H. with rcrtitude and virtue. and keeping
alive within rs Il patriotic lows, for the
free institutions which have been given
- - u oHr national heritage.
IND 1t Is also Oh The day Of our
Thanksgiving especially remember the
poor ana needy. and by deeds of charity
l"l as show the sincerity of uur gratitude.
In witness whereof ! have hercul!o
set my hand and caused tho seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Borrower CLEVELAND.
by The President:
"RlCtIARD OiNEY,
Secretary of State
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-01
She L il!cd Il Boy.
"RlCHARD OiNEY,
"Secrotary Of State

While public sentiment nj he national
capital cordially supports the action of
the Grand Jury of the District OF Colum-
bin in indicting Miss Elizabeth VI. Flag
Ter for shooting ana killing Ernest Green,
culor"i boy, who was stealing pears
from TIE premises cf her father. there is
1 strong current of sympathy for the
young lady running through all classes
Of society. Her Whcr.alruts at present
are unknown to all excerpt her family
and intimate friends. bat il is believed
hat she is in Baltimore undergoing a
course of treatment for nervous prostra-
ton brought on by the tragedy. 1t is not
likely that the ease will toe brought t, trial
before January. and there is 10 necessity
for her appearance in court until then
Miss Flaglcr is the daughter of Gen. II.
W. FIa@lcr. I. :. A.. chief of the Ord
nance Bureau of the War Department.
She was born and reared in Rock Island,
III. She is tai. di-niticd and graceful.
and has refined and pleasant features and
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-01

soft brown eyes. 1t is recalled that when
the terrible result of her rccklessncss
was brought la her notice she was the
first To run to the wounded boys assist
ancc. and she rubbed his hands and applied
ice bandagcs To the bleeding wound
When informed that the boy was dead
she refused To believe the unwclcome
truth and continued her efforts To revive
him. The following day she offered so,
which had been set aside for her sum-
MGR vacation. TO the parents of the boy 10
dcfray the expenses Of the funeral. Some
years ago. while living at Watcrtown,
Mass. she was seized with pneumonia,
from thr effects of which she never fully
recovered. and since which time She has
been somewhat of an invalid. One of the
effects "f the nalady is an instability and
ungovcrnable temper when aroused. and
TO this is ascribcd the unfortunate cir
cunstance which will eliminate. in her
trial for manslaughtcr
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-01

and at 800 knock on the door an
nOunced that 4 verdict had been found.
1t took just five minutes of actual time
to elect Il foreman and take the one ballot
necessary.
AS the aged foreman, pale and trem-
bling, read the words that fixed Durrant's
fate q noise ike the roar of mob arose
from the rear of the courtroom. The next
moment men were cheering wildly. while
women wept Historically in excitement.
The bailiff raped loudly for order, but
the tumult continued for minute before
anything like quiet could be brought out
of the disorder. Judge Murphy named
the day for sentence. and said he would
then also fix the date OF Durrant's trial
for the murder of Minnie Williams
During the tumult that followed the
announcement of the verdict Durrant and
his mother were lost sight of except by
the few who sat nearest them. AS the
last words of the verdict were uttered
Durrant made spaSmodic effort to arise
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-01

to his feet, but before he could 10 his
mother. with half-Sigh, half-moan.
threw her arms around his neck and sunk
back into her chair. Durrant's father was
not in the room when the verdict was re-
turned.
Aside from the spectators Mrs. Noble.
Blanche Lannon'S aunt. and Maud La
mont, the dead girls sister. were appar-
emily the happicst persons in the room.
When the verdict was announced Maud
Lamont sprung from her seat. clasped
her hands and then cried of sheer eX-
element. Mrs. Noble mixed smiles with
tears and shook hands with a number Of
friends who crowded around TO congratu-
late her.
The ease will be appealed to the SUI
preme Court, and it is expected nearly a
year will elapSe before Il decision viii be
obtained
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-01
THAT BLESSED PUDGT IDOL

The creature was baby, and imagine
maybe the youngster was
Bald-headed, just because 1t was SO
wise;
1t has q glance judicial, seemed to scorn
things superficial. and reincarnate
Socrates looked gravely from its eyes.
II had to suffer kisses from demOnstralye
young misses. it was cuddled.
Rugged and rumpled in the most regard
less way.
And | think the little wizard in its very
inmOst gizzard was
Inclined to look with scorn upon such
gushing things as they.
1t would sometimes deiGn to frOlic, be at
seasons melon-coiic. would
Entwine itself in bowkpots without
reason or command.
And the way il crowed and cackled with
its high-C voice unshacklsd,
Was living exposition to the roosters
Of the land.
Its provenGer was various, its appetite
precarious. its way of
Tucking things inside mystery OBJ
scure.
And a wonder was its plastic Gordon
pleated and elastic
Way of getting around eatables with
thanking movements sure.
1t was sometimes like il dummy. some
times like living mummy.
Often like Il wheel gyrating on pivot
or a point
And it's quick back-action plunging-
swiftly rotating or lunging-
Seemed to prove that each bone in it
was a tumling toEg!e-joint.
Yet this wrigglesomc Young sinner was
the winsomeSt heart winner.
IT was cud,ilcSome and huggable,
package of sweet joy.
And it really didn't matter-nOr could
fact lis value shatter-
Whether mamma pOpsy- wopsy was
little girl or boy.
You cannot magnify 1.-THE vast treasure
which could buy it-for the
Baby is the monarch of the iireside and
the world:
And within that little cradle, hugging bot
tie. luck and ladle.
Is the gem of ali the universe in dream
land Snugly curled.
Rams Horn.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-01

ated for repairs, and Il law passed max
ing the Governor. State Breasurer, and
State Superintendent of instruction trus-
tees of the monument to care for il and
make the much-nceded repairs. When
the trustees set about to arrange for the
repairs they discovered that the mag
nificent monument erected to the men,
cry of Honest Old Abe was sham
and fraud. What appeared to be huge
blocks of granite were nothing but thin
slabs laid over brick.
The Line,ln monument is simply a
shell" said Governor Altgeld at is q
brick monument and has veneering of
granite slabs three inches thick. This
vcncering is coming loose, just as all
ycnccring will"
Can it be repared:' was asked.
cit would be impossible to repair that
monument and make it permanent"
The other two trustees and feel that
the great State of Illinois should have a
monument TO Lincoln that is not sham
but solid structure, and that in order
to get this. this brick and veneercd monu-
ment should be taken down and in its
stead build n monument of solid granite
from bottom To top, 50 that it will last
for all ages and require no attention from
anybody. We have almost enough money
to DO this. However, the trustees DO not
feel like taking SO radical Il step unless
they should be requested, to do so by the
surviving members of President Lin
coins family"
The Lincoln monument was completed
in October, 1874, and cost S206,500,
which amount was raised by popular sub
scription.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-01

Theodore Durrant, of San Francisco,
assistant superintendent of Emanuel Bap-
fist Church Sunday school. was on Fri
day convicted of the murder of Blanche
Lamont. for which he has been on trial
since July % last. The jury was ont
twenty minutes and arrived at the verdict
on the first ballot. As there was 10 rec
ommendation of mercy the punishment
was fixed at death.
There was no deliberation at ALL Tho
jury had evidently decided upon verdict
before they left the box 1t was 333
when they filed out of the courtroom,
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-01
LINCOLN MONUMENT UNSAFG :.
Parts of the Structure Thought to
EaNe Been Marble Arc Brick.

The Lincoln monument ut Oak Ridge
Cemetery, near fpringfiell, which has
for the last twenty years been admired
by thousands upon thousands of people
from all over the world. will have TO be
torn down. 1t is too far gone TO be re-
paired, and. besides, its construction is
such that it will not admit of repair. In
stead of being Il substantial pile of solid
granite. as external appearances would
Indicate, it is riclety structure of brick
veneered over with slabs of granite. This
is the verdict of State trustees who have
charge of the monument.
During the last session of the General
Assembly the historic pile was turned
over 10 the State, $4,000 was appropri-
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-01
THANKSGIVING APPOINTED.
BY Proclamation the President Names
Thursday, Nov, -

ThUrSUHy, NOV. ~.
President Cleveland has ISSUED a proc
lamation designating Thursday. Nov. ~.
rs Thanksgiving Day. The proclamation
follows:
The constant goodness and furhear-
ance of Almighty God which have been
vouchsafed to the American people ,lurin.;
the year which is just past call for their
sincere acknowledgment of devout graft
tude. To the end. therefore, that yge Inn '
with thankful hearts unite in axtolling
the loving care of our Heavenly Father,
1, Grover Cleveland, President of the
United States. do hereby appoint and set
apart Thursday. the 18th day of the pres
ent month of November. as n day of
thanksgiving and prayer. to be kept and
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-01

Freight traffic managers of all but four
of the railroads which had Il membership
in the Western trunk line committee met
in st. Louis to make an effort to revive
and rcorganize that committee. Owing
To the absence of the four representatives
nothing was done
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-01

Now it appears that even the Texas,
second-class attlc-ship. cannot be
locked ut New York without waiting for
a big tide This has caused some specu-
lation among naval officers as to what
would occur if the ship met with an acct
dent at sea and came into port in a sink
ing condition.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-01

- y - ~
the Cabinet are
HOW very busy ON
their annual re
ports. Mr.. Adcr.
the Second Assist
ant Secretary If
State, who has
written the foreign
affairs portion al
the l. e : i Il cut :
message for a gen
Grafton, has been
buried for several
days in his room
building the foun-
Il a tion for the
President to erect
Il foreign p lie Y.
1t is his annual
duty 10 furnish n
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-01

Mrs. G.. w. Billings, of Ligonier Ind,
was found lying unconscious on the grave
Of her mother. She had attempted sui
eide by placing cloth saturated with
cbIoroform over her face and wrapping
& shawl about her head, but will recover.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-01

Secretary Smith has denied the appi-
cation of the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Paul Railroad Company for refundug
ST.. $50 deposited by the company to pay
for the right of way across the great
Sioux reservation in South Dakota.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-01

A boycott. indorsed by the United
Trades and Labor Council, has been de-
clared by the Masters and Brewers
Union of Buffalo against beer manufac-
tured by breweries taking their malt from
The local private maltsters. The maltsters
have refused TO conccde the demands Of
the union, hence the boycott.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-01
DURRANT is DOOMED.
FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER
OF BLANCHE LAMONT.

Ind of the Trial at san Francisco
Verdict Falls With Crushing Efec.
Upon Prisoner and Eriends-Extra-
ordinary Scene in the Court Room.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-01

AS it will be sixty years hence. when
the old settlers tell about it.-Chicago
Record
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-01
CLEVELAND AND CUBA
GROVER EXPECTS THE INSUR-
GENTS TO LOSE.

Attitude of the President in His Conn
ing Message Will BE Conservative
Members CT the Cabinet Are Now
Very Busy reparing Their X. ports
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-01
England Must Fight.

Ii Is the unanimous opinion anon"
diplomats here that England must fight
or lose her foothold in the East. and that
ever since the close Of the japanese war
she has been seeking preteXt for de-
Scendlng upon China to cOuntpract the
success of Russia and restore her own
prestige 1t is believed TO he the intril-
ton of Great Britain, sooner or later, IL
occupy Marking. just az she seized and
held Hong Kong forty years ago. Nan
king is the greatest city in the interior of
China and commands the commerce Of
the Yang TIE, which is the greatest river
and furnishes transportation for the most
roiuctlvc and prosperous portion of the
empire. And rs soon as Russia takes
possession of Manchuria tn" northern
province, and starts her railroad down
the LiaO-Tung Peninsula, John Bull will
find an excuse to occupy Marking ai.d
organize provisional government of his
own there, supported by Il British fleet
1t matters not what the pretcxt may be.
England will demand cxactions which the
Chinese Government cannot comply with.
and nothing but the combined powers Of
Europe can compel her 10 loosen her foot
hold when il is once obtaincd.
Commercial disaster threatens England
both in Japan and China. Those coun-
tries have been the largest and most prof
liable markets for British manufacturers.
but her trade is decreasing rapidly and
before many years Japan will supply the
Asiatic market with almost everything il
needs. The enormous increase of cotton
factories in Japan and their rapid intro
duction into China will soon be felt by the
manufacturers of Manchester Since the
treaty of peace between China and Japan
was signed four companies, with capital
of not less than 81 100000 each, have
been organized in Shanghai to construct
cotton mills: two in Marking. one in Han
kow and two more mt Hong Kong. which
will get their raw material from America
and eat great hole into the English
trade. IL is true that three fourths of the
capital To he invested in these mills comes
from England and is largely furnished
~ the cotton manufacturers of that coun-
try. who realize the evolution in trade and
will move their mills from England 10
Asia rs rapidly as they can. India has
practically ceased 10 consume British cot
tons and is able To furnish almost her
entire supply. Japan will be in the sane.
situation within the next two or three
years and China will follow rapidly after
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-01

brief, rcciting events of Importance that
have occurred in the civilized world since
the last message to Congress was written
and such facts relating thereto az may
interest the President. 1t is understood
that the message will be particularly
strong on the Monroe doctrine and con
seryative on Cuba, Notwithstanding the
opinions and predictions of the Hon Don
NJ. Dickinson. | have it straight that the
President doesn't expect the Cuban rev
olution To survive tie winter. He thinks
it will be crushed cut as soon as the
weather will permit an active campaign
by the Spanish army.
Secretary Carlsie's report, at the time
this is Written, has not been begun, al
though several bureau officers of the
treasury are preparing material for it,
The first copy of Secretary Mortons re-
port is finished and is being revised II
will BE- longer than usual, and packed
with information of interest and value To
farmers, livestock growers. packers.
fruit men, and particularly To those who
are seeking foreign markets for agri-
cultural products.
The report of the Commissioner of Ii
ternal Revenue will show that the total
vi u'tI Ill tlit 4 liilttl states
for the last fiscal year. ended June 30
was 33,169.661 barrels. which was an in
crease of l91 .0G0 barrels over the con-
sumption of 1894. but decrease of :3.c1.-
211 barrels from the consumption Of
1893. Therefore. it would appear
that hard times have something To
do with beer drinking i barrel al
beer i'll brewers measure contains 81,
gallons. The people of the nitcd Statr,
theret11, frank 1.0iJ.926.906 gallons of
beer last year. The largest consumption
of beer III the United States WAS in New
York, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Wiscon-
sin. The total sales in the city of Mil
waukee alone were 2,WO,03O barrels. eli
about One-siXtecnth of the whole Kansas
is credited with only 5000 barrels of beer
The report of the Secretary of the navy
will be of unusual interest this year for
the reason that ii viii contain sort Of
review of the work of rebuilding til"
American marine, which has now bee.
practically completed upon the plans that
were adopted at the end of the Arthur
administration and the beginning of the
Cleveland administration ten years ago
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-01

7 W USIIIIS IUH NVITtNIIVil14tIINC.
"HE members oi
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-07-04
LEWIS A R E MAN.
On the Sixth Trial of the Celebrated
Case the Young Man is Declared
by the Jury Not Guilty.

The case of the State of Missouri VS..
Geo. Lewis, brought to Mexico from
Pike county, has at last been finally
settled. On Saturday morning, June
20, the following jury brought in a
verdict of not guilty: r. IL. Lee, L.
j. Vanlandingham, B. A. Powell,
J.. f. johnson, l.. Clement, Frank
Beck, T. P. Bell, j. P. Ridgeway, W.
II. Morris, J. w. Stewart, B. Wad-
dington and B. T. Winn.
The case has been tried, counting the
preliminary trial, six times. The pre-
liminary trial took place at Curryville,
Mo. On the first trial Lewis was found
guilty and given ten years in the peni-
Tertiary. At the second and third
trials the juries could not agree. The
jury in the fourth trial brought in a
verdict of ten years. One of the jul
rors, it was allowed, had expressed an
opinion and a new trial was granted.
On the final trial the jury on the first
ballot stood s to 4 for acquittal; on
the second ballot 9 to 8; third ballot
was the same; on the fourth ballot
the jury stood 10 to 2 for acquittal; on
the fifth and last ballot the jury
agreed on not guilty. The four jury
men who were against acquittal on the
first ballot were Washington, John
son, Vanlandingham and Lee. The two
who remained against %acquittal up to
the fourth ballot were Lee and john
son. Geo. Lewis, of Pike county, who
is now a resident of Mexico, was in
dicted for the killing of w. r. Brown
| of that county in 1892. Brown vas a
prominent farmer in the western part
of Pike county, and was opposed to his
daughter, na,associating with Lewis
| who lived on a farm in the neighbor-
hood. Lewis was persistent in his
woolng and as a result was forbidden
the Brown hospitality. One day, it is
alleged, Miss Brown sent a note to
Lewis stating that she would no long
er accept his attentions. This letter
was dictated by her father. One even
ing shortly after she went over to
Lewis house to inform him how she
came to write the note. AS soon as
the irate father learned of her where
abouts he repaired to the Lewis resi-
dence, accompanied by his sons, Frank
and James, to take his daughter home
Geo. Lewis met them at the front
door with revolver in hand and re-
fused them entrance. The father
then told her lover that he had de.
coyed his daughter there and that he
was a worthless fellow, to which
Lewis retorted, "You have threatened
mine and Ona's lives" The old gen.
tleman then denounced Lewis as a liar
a quarrel ensued and Brown was shor
by his would-be son-in-law.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-07-04
SEA SERPENT SEEN AGAIN.
The Monster Appears Three Miles
From Traverse City.

TRAVERSE CITY, MICH, June 81
A resident near Traverse Beach re-
sort, three miles from here, was great
ly alarmed this morning at the ap-
pearence of what looked like a mon
ster sea serpent. 1t was first discov-
cred by the children of a Mrs. Whiting,
while playing on the beach. The
monster first appeared a hundred feet
from the shore. 1t raised its head
from the water about six feet, showing
a flowing name and huge fappers on
the neck, and long hair on the back.
Mrs. Whiting went to the shore and
examined it through opera glasses. 1t
gamboled about for an hour, but its
entire length could not be e Frank
Durfee, a well-known citizen, fired
his shotgun at the monster without
perceptible effect. Several shots fol-
lowed, and finally the serpent, after
rearing it's great hairy head into the
air and tapping its wings, disappeared,
creating a disturbance in the water.
Some who saw the monster declare it
was sixty feet in length, and that its
jaws extended a foot, with great long
fangs on the upper and lower jaws.
All the persons are well known and
reliable,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-07-04
Trappine Chinch Bugs.

Edwin Lloyd, a farmer residing near
A;toona, Wilson county, Kansas, has
devised a method of trapping chinch
bugs which promises to rival Chancel-
lor Shows famous remedy. Mr. loyd's
corn field joins his wheat field for a
distance of forty rods. When the
wheat was cut end shocked, the bugs
attacked the corn by great droves.
This is what Mr.. Lloyd did:
First, he strewed a line of salt along
the corn field next to the wheat field.
Then he saturated the line of salt with
crude petroleum. Next he set a lot of
one gallon jars along the line of salt,
on the side next to the wheat, putting
them q little below the surface of the
ground. The ground was heaped up
two or three inches above the top OF
the jars and made funnel shape. The
bugs struck the salt and petroleum anG
turned along the line, all going in the
same direction. They crowded up till
they were crawling over one another.
Coming to the jars they tumbled in by
the million. They persisted in the oil,
which had been placed in the jars.
Speaking of the bug-trapping
scheme, a writer for the Kansas Farm
er says: 81 watched the operation for
two hours. In that time / saw the
contents of fifteen jars deposited in a
pile, and there were two bushels OF
dead bugs. Very few of the bugs got
acros the line. am satisfied that il
the farmers would all adopt this plan
the chinch bugs would soon be exter-
minated