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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-01-04
FOREIGN.

Francis H.. the late King of Naples.
died Thursday at Arco, in the Austrian
Tyrol.
Brazilian troops burned n hospital at
San Gabriel and crcmated 100 wounded
and sick rebels.
To avert tariff row with the United
States, Spain is considering the granting
of partial home rule to Cuba.
The German Government has modified
its prohibitory decree against American
meats so as to admit canned meats.
Austria, it is said, proposes to join Ger
many III retaliating on the United States
If the sugar duties are not modified.
The Sultan of Turkey has declined 10
allow an American representative to ac-
company the Armenian inquiry commits
sion.
Six thousand TOnghaks were defeated
by the Japanese in a four hours fight at
Lai-Jurin. The rebellion is practically
at an end.
The steamer Guerley, from Port Nor
ant, Jamaica, loaded with bananas for
Philadelphia, narrowly escaped being
swamped by a waterspout off Cape Hat
tcras.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-01-04
SOUTHERN.
were wono

A drunken brawl 1T Wrightsvillc, Ark,
resulted in the killing of two negroes.
A man named Mycr got the wrong bot
dead.
Gov. Fishback. of Arkansas. has pro-
claimed Feb. IS as memorial day for
George Peabody.
The Georgia race war is over and the
State militia has been withdrawn. Seven
negroes were killed.
Five white boys were terribly burned in
a suburb of Richmond, Va, by the ex-
plosion of gunpowder.
Joseph Thornton. of Montgomery. Ala,
while driving was killed by the accidental
discharge of his shotgun.
Ethel Fowler. aged >, died of hydro
probia in Little Rock, Ark. She was bit
ten last October 10y n pet pug.
At New Orleans the cases against La
vigne and others connected with the CON
test in which Bowen was killed were dis
missed
The women's council of the Nineteenth
Century Club, of Memphis, Tenn, voted
to boycott Congressman Breckenridge $
lecture.
Dudley G. Logan, hardware merchant
in Lexington, Ky, was found dead, the
wound seeming to be impossible of self
infection.
Three burglars broke Jail ut Montgom-
cry, Aa.-Thomas Martin Of Buffalo,
Frank Leroy of Brooklyn, and Thomas
King of New York.
Peter Murdoch, a motorman on the Car
rollton street car line at New Orleans,
fatally shot his wife and then blew out
his Gwn brains with n revolver.
A. w. Alton. a crank from New Jeru-
salem, Texas, has been arrested at New
Orleans. He says he was on his way to
Washington to kill the President.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-01-04
FAILURES FALL OFF.
FAVORABLE SHOWING FOR The
PAST YEAR.
Famous Albany scstcIry burned
Supt. 3yrnes Springs Il Sensation of
His Own-Ciosc Call for Railway Off
CialS-Guatcmaln Hust Begin War.


r. G. Dun x Co.'S Weekly Review Of
Trade says:
Commercial failures in 1894. already re-
ported, number 14.2@2. against 15.3f22
last year. with liabilities Of Slt3. DIS. -4O4,
against S3t6.7119.SS9 last year From
these accounts. banks. bankers, financial
and transporting companies are excluded.
Manufacturing failures number >, IJ6.
against .422 last year. but liabilities are
only S64. 491 .22S1. against $116,9S2. 091
last year. The trading failures number
11.31t, against 11.512 last year. bat lia-
bilities are only $S1.SJ9.657, against
S130.062.:;:}:} last year. The statement
by sections shows a decrease Of about
two-thirds in dcfaultcd liabilities in the
middle and central northern States, one
half in the west and southwest, and 4
third in other sections. Holiday trade
met expectations. Purchases were MT
merouS. but smaller than usual in amount
and mere confined To needful articles.
thus anticipating ordinary trade.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-01-04
Expenses Exceed REGENTS.

Driven by the memorable necessity of
raising more money with which to meet
the current expenses of the Government,
allies of the powers that be are about to
move for an increase of 81 barrel in the
tax on fermented liquors. The revenues
would be swollen 30.000,00O or more by
that means. Beer is now taxed 81 q
barrel, and the income from the beer tax
for the fiscal year 1S93-D4 was $2S,
61S,O00. The year preceding it amount
cd to $31 $4,000. The annual produc-
ton of beer in the United States averages
33.000.000 barrels, of which 10 per cent,
or 1890. 600 barrels, is manufactured in
Illinois, Chicago being the great center
of production in the State. There was
some talk before Congress convened of
enlarginG the tax on spirits. but this sug
gcstion was frowned upon by the Treas
ury Department. as the change coming
right on top of the new law would in
volve the revenue bureau in inextri-
cable confusion and complications, and
it was abandoned as ineXpedient. Not
so with beer. however. That is a SIM
pie proposition. the tax business being
easily i'll control.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-01-04
ByrneS Has Gait.

Saturday night the LcXow Committee
adjourned at New Yorl; subject to the
call OF the chair. Just as lie was through
answering Mr.. Gof's questions. Super
intendent Byrncs handed q letter to
Chairman LeXow and said that it was Il
copy Of enc that he had sent TO Mayor
elect Strong early in December. 1t was
his resignation from the force. of which
he has been a member for the last thirty
two years. The superintendent said the
department was honeycombeI with
abuses. which had been growing for
thirty Years ard they could only be RENE
died by radical legislation. Local poll
ticians. he claimed. were the curse of the
department. and as long as politics WAS
a factor in the force such Il state Of things
WoulI pviSt
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-01-04

The occurrence of what is known as
ball lightning is SO rare that every in
stance of it is of some interest. The
London Lancet lately described a mar
row escape from death by this form OF
lightning, which was experienced 10y
Il distinguished surgeon of Louyain
who had gone 10 visit n patient i'm a
neighboring town. He was overtaken
10y a thunderstorm, and what he de-
scribed as ball Of fire descended upon
and rendered him for some time I'M
conscious.
ON coming to himself he found that
the cloth of the umbrella which he
had been holding was completely
burned off its steel framework, the
metal being twisted into every shape.
He attributes his safety to the circum-
stance that the umbrella has wooden
handle. Had it been metal he must
have been instantaneously killed
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-01-04
MARKET REPORTS,

Chicago-Cattie, common to prime.
S3.15M6; hogs, shipping grades, $3.50
abs; sheep, fair to choice, $2M4;
456I46c; oats. No. >. 2SM29c; rye, No.
., 4SCd5ic; butter. choice creamery, 236
23l.c; eggs, fresh. 191r20c; potatoes, car
lots, per bushel, 55M65c.
indianapolis - Cattle, shipping, $3Gi
$50; hogs, choice light S3M4.15; sheep,
common to prime, $2d325; wheat, No.
red. 52M5ac; corn, No. l white. 400
43lac; oats, Nc. white. 333M3ic.
st. Louis-Cattle $3M6; hogs, $3M4.75:
wheat. No. = rcd, 51M52c; corn, No. 2,
42G43c; oats, No. ., 2911ad301ac; rye, No.
2, 5OdJ2c
Cincinnati-Cattla, $35Od5.5O. hogs,
54MJJc; corn, No. mixed, 43M14c;
oats, No. 2 mixed, 32033c; rye, No. =,
54M56c
Detroit Cattle. 50. 500 80: hogs, S4Gl
4.15: sheep, $203.25; wheat No. l white.
55MJGc; corn. No. 2 yellow, 45M46c;
oats, No. 2 white, 33@3Ic: rye. No. =.
55d56c.
Toledo-Wheat. No. 2 sed, 540l55c;
corn. No. 2 mixed, 43MIic; oats, No.
2 white, 33M33lbc; rye No. :, 50do2c.
Buffalo-Catfle. $2.506iJ.50: hogs. $i6I
4.75: sheep, $26f3.50: wheat, No. , red.
51057l ac: corn, No yellow, 4Gia0I47 1ac;
oats. No. 2 white. 35d36c
Observation-Disclosures. No. spring 5SGi
5S%c; corn, No. 3. 41Mf2c; oats, No.
white, 31d32c; barley, No. =. 53@55c;
rye. No. 1, 49d51c; pork, mess, $11.OO4
11.5O.
New York-Cattle, $4,000: hogs. So. 90
as: sheep. $2M35O; wheat, No. red, 81
6i62c; corn, No. .. 51I52c: oats, white,
Western, 3SCdi2c; butter. creamery, 224
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-01-04
WESTERN.

st. Louis Democrats have decided on
LeXow investigation.
Virgil Prather was fatally stabbed by
Crispcr Hagan, both farmers, near Ever
sOnvillc, Mo.
Explorers report having seen smoke
and steam issuing from the crater of
Mount Rainier.
Fire in Cleveland, Ohio, destroyed
buildings and their contents valued at
nearly $25O,OOO.
Bus Lucky, member of the Cook gang,
surrendered twenty miles from Muskogec
1. It, and is locked up.
Mrs Maggie w. Ferguson, a miliner
of Jackson, Mich, has been robbed of
jewelry worth $1,000.
"Sim" Coy. for many years pictur-
esque figure in Indiana politics, died at
his home in Indianapolis.
College presidents of Indiana at n
meeting IN Indianapolis decided to forbid
intercollegiate football games.
A Lcadville justice has decided that
there is no law in Colorado to prohibit
man from burning his own house.
Three thousand five hundred jack rab-
bits, the result of the annual hunt, were
distributed to taS poor of Denver.
Colonel Michael Frank, the father of
the free school Cstem of Wisconsin,
died at Kenosha at the age of 90 years.
Farmers and robbers engaged in des-
perate fight near Ss'era, Ohio. Two of
the former were shot and one of the lat
ter.
Joseph Bidwell and William Findlcy,
farmers of Union Cocaty, were killed
near Columbus, Ohio, by Panhandle
train.
Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst, widow of the
California Senator, has y,esouted the
town of Lead, S. d., with a 100000
library.
The body of Stephen Glass, 7Dlcn from
the cemetery at Greenwood, ind, was
found in the dissecting room % Indiana
Medical College.
While impersonating Santa CSaus at
Columbus, Ind, the cotton on TIE Rev.
Gilbert Dobbs caught fire. Friends threw
him to the floor but the flames were not
extinguished until he had been badly
burned.
The Cliff House, near San Francisco,
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-01-04
NEWS NUGGETS.

DOss Hats murdered his fiance, Lizzie
Smith, at Hunter Hill, Ala, and then
killed himself.
William COnnors was caught at st.
St. Louis in the act of blowing open the
safe in flour and feed store.
The British steamer Yozford sunk the
French bark Marie Louise. Five of the
bark's crew were drowned.
The bark Osseo was wrecked on Holy
head breakwater and the twenty four
persons on board were drowned.
Mrs. d. c. Boomer the well-known adj
vocate of dress reform for women, died
at Council Bluffs, aged rs years.
A barber shop at Elwood, Ind, was
wrecked by natural gas explosion and
its eight occupants were injured.
Gilbert jameson, one of the oldest
residents of Norwalk, Ohio, was blown by
the gale from the Lake Shore bridge Mt
Huron and disappeared beneath the wa
tiers of the river.
The Rev. Sam Small's paper, the Nor
folk Pilot is threatened with libel suit
by the American Book Company because
of statement regarding the manner III
which Virginia contracts were secured.
A sawmill boiler exploded Mt Bonayr,
Ky, killing five men ard badly scalding
several more. The names of four of the
dead are Bird, Fam, Derring and Shark.
The mill was the property of Hard Der
ring and was almost totally destroyed.
The private car of President Booth of
the Canada Atlantic Railway recently
struck man near Malone. y. Y. killing
him instantly. President Booth has sent
ST 600 TO the widow and children.
At Wilson, y. c., Il bomb was exploded
in the middle of the town. A number of
houses were shaken and the Church of
the Disciples OF Christ was damaged.
Congressman McEttrick declares that
he will press his bill for the creation of a
department of commerce.
Plates for the printing of facsimiles OF
-foxeign postage stamps will be seized by
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-01-04
BREVITlES,

Peter Costeno shot and killed himself
Mt Toledo, Ohio. Dependency was the
cause.
The inquest at st. Louis showed that
John McHillop, 10, died from drinking
whisky.
Twenty-Five bakers in Cincinnati have
reduced the price of bread from five 10
three cents
John Fitzgerald, eN-president of the
Irish National League Of America, died
at Lincoln. Neb He was 66 years old
Texas VIII be 30 years old in the spring
of 1896, and preparations have already
been commenced for n celebration of the
birth Of the State.
Henry c. Lewis. of st. Louis, Mo-.
aged 20, Il student ut the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology at Boston, class
of 90 committed suicide.
Leadville. Col. local detectives located
Gertie Reims, Il 16-year-old girl. who
ran away to go on the stage. She worked
in Denver and Kansas City and finally
went to Leadville. Here she donned
boys clothing and got position rs call
hoy ut big mine and it was there the
detective. located her.
Vice Chancellor Green has decided the
boycott of the Newark IN. j. labor or
CARNATIONS against the Newark Times
for using plate matter To be illegal, and
has issued an injunction.
Mayor Eustis at Minneapolis has signed
the resolution authorizing the issuance
of S200,00Q in bonds for work on tho res
ervoir system.
Burglars broke into the home of Henry
Fecker. at Piqua. Ohio. and carried off
his savings amounting TO Si,1J0.
Bradstreet's reports Il decrease of Sd
GOO bushels in the available supply OF
wheat in the United States and Canada.
Secretary Carlisle has issue call for
$2362. 900 bonds iss..ed TO the Central
Pacific. commonly known as currency Us.
Another rebellion is Threatened in Bra
zil The amy. which is devoted To Peix-
otto, refuses to obey President Moraes'
orders, and 200 officers have been impris-
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-01-04
Expert Photography.

A recent lawsuit in Ohio, involving
the ownership of fifteen hundred acres
of valuable real estate, was settled late
ly by the aid of photography.
The turning point of the suit was as
to whether an old deed executed seven
ty-five years ago had five signatures or
only four. There were spaces for Eve.
but only traces of four visible.
The clerk of the court was ordered IN
have the deed photographed by an ex-
pert. He took it to Washington for this
purpose. The negative developed some
evidence of the missing signature, but
on enlarging it ten times the wbola
name came forth distinctly.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-01-04
IN GENERAL

Indians at the Rosebud agency in South
Dakota are holding another ghost dance.
Union Pacific employees agree to accept
the Denver wages scale if receivers Will
retain the present force.
Eleven more fire insurance companies
have given notice of their intention to
withdraw from the Pacific Insurance Tn
ion.
A. X. Lindcrfelt, Iilwaukee's default
ing librarian, who embezzled $4,000 Of
the library funds, has been located in
Paris.
In an address before the American Eco
monte Association Carroll ID. Wright
declared the A. II. L. strike to be an
epoch-makiny event.
The Government bond syndicate has
dissolved after disposing of but 80 per
cent of the issue. The new currency plan
is alleged to have caused liquidation by
holders.
Andrew Carnegie has made Il dema al
on the Government to be reimbursed for
the $4,000 fine imposed by the Presi-
dent in connection with the armor-plate
frauds.
Now that it has been finally decided
to hold the next international convention
of the Christian Endeavor Society in
Boston. owing to the fact that the rail
roads have persisted in refusing To grant
ates to San Francisco the place named by
the last convention, the committees APP
pointed to make the preliminary arrange
ments have gone actively to work. The
convention will assemble in July, and en-
thusiastic members of the committee of
thirteen already put il that 10000 Chris
tan EndeavOrs will be in attendance.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-01-04
RcEd RCaStS Burns,

The railroad coal operators and miners
of the Pittsburg district had a joint con-
vcntion at Pittsburg TO decide on a uni
form mining rate. The business of the
meeting was lost sight of in Il sensational
attack made by Col. w. u. Rend. of
Chicago, on John Burns. the English So
cialist. and Editor Stead who wrote 4
book about Chicago. Under ordinary cir
cumstanccs the Coloners remarks would
have been applauded but as Mr.. Burns
had been invited To Il seat i'll the conven-
ton as courtesy the matter WIS smooth
ed over
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-01-04
w A SEINGTON.

Secretary Carlisle declines to be a can.
didate for United States Senator for Ken
lucky.
Congressman Gear is rapidly recover
ing from his recent attack of cerebral
hemorrhage.
Ex-Secrctary of State John W. Foster
has consented to go to Japan TO aid TIE
Chinese representatives in bringing about
peace.
Annual meetings of the Associated
Historians of America. the American
Folk Lore Society. the American Society
of Church History and the Jewish His
torical Society were held in Washington
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-01-04
How Heads Grow.

A story was told by Ticl>nor who
said it was singular fact that the
head OF Daniel Webster grew larger
after he had passed middle age. Tick
nor. knowing Webster intimately
asked him about the matter, and re.
ceived the reply, YES, l find that L
have constantly to increase the size OF
my hats"
We may observe that this interest
ing phenomenon does moi depend en-
tirely upon increase of years. for COM
paratively young naval officers have
been known to complain of a tightness
In their headgear after the mental
strain involved in taking lunar obser-
vatioDS.-The Athenaeum.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-01-04
Believe He Is Hanged.

Bart Scott. defaUlting treasurer of Holt
County. Nebraska. is reported to have
been hanged Monday night by vigiiants
There are many rumoTs afloat in regard
to SCOTS Disappearance. and some be-
lieve that Scott has been disposed of. hat
he has been either hanged or his body
weighted and dropped into the Niobrara
River il the Guicksands. Others be-
lieve that it is only ruse for SCOTS es-
cape and that he has fled to parts I'M
known. while few think that SCOTS
own friends have put him out of the way
to keep him from telling on them. Bar
rett Scott. while serving his second term
as treasurer of Holt County. Nebraska,
about eighteen months, disappeared from
his home in O'Neill He was traced to
Mexico and long fight ensued over
bringing him back TO the States. The
Holt County Sheriff first came back
without him. and after Il long delay he
was brought home. He was arraigned
and convicted of stealing $4,000. The
county sued his bondsmen, but Aug. 20
the District Court decided that Scott
and not his bondsmen was responsible
Scott WAS out on bail. The case has at
tracted much attention all over the
whole West.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-01-04
A Table OF retrined Human Flesi

There is table in the Segato depart
ment of the NuOva Santa Maria Hos
pital Museum at Florence, Italy, which
for originality in the matter Of conccp-
ton is probably without a rival. The
designer and constructor of this Won
der was Prof. Giuseppe Segato Zone au
thority spells the name "SagattD, the
diScoverer Of a lost process for petrify-
ing human and other flesh, and who
worked in the various hospitals and
museums Of Italy about forty years
ago. To q casual observer this table is
nothing more or less than Il curious
mosaic made up of marbles and agates
of different sizes and colors. In reality,
however, it is composed wholly OF hui
man flesh. muscles, viscera. intestines.
etc. 1t comprises every portion of the
human body transformed into solid
stone, destined TO endure as long as TIE
world shall last. Different portions OF
the human body. showing the whole in
ternal anatomy. are so beautifully pet
relied as to be wonder to the traveller
as we'll as an object of study for the
medical student. The table is bordered
with upwards of 100 human eyes. pre-
served by some process which makes
them look as natural as life. 1t is,
without doubt, the most ghastiy piece
of furniture ever designed by man.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-01-04
Escape Through the Car Windows.

General Manager w. 7. Robinson
General Attorney VI. A. Reed. Superin-
tendent A. NJ. Morey, Engineer +. Howe
and Attorney Cessna. all of the st. Joseph
and Grand Island Railway, had n narrow
escape from death near Edgar, Ncb.. by
the burning of the general managers pri-
vate ear Nemaha. The fire was caused by
the explosion of an oil stove. Every one
of the officials was nearly suffocated and
had TO be taken though the windows of
the car. All their clothing and the car
were DESTROYED
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-01-04
Mexico I.,csn't Want to Fight.

The topic of conversation at the City
of Mexico j.. President DiaZ' speech.
which is universally applauded in all cir
cles. The general opinion is that Guate-
mala must be made to satisfy Mexico.
A prominent official says that Mexico
wants only justice, and if Guatemala
wants war it will have to declare it. What
is most to the point in Diaz' speech is
that he says no useless delays should be
allowed in the discussion, and that exist
ing treaties should be respected. The
State of .Jalisco has now fallen into line
and offered all its resources to the Federal
Government in case of war with Guate-
mala
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-01-04
HclnTau House Conc.

The candidacy of the several men for
the speaker of the New York Assembly
received startling baptism of fire Sun
day night at Albany, for the Delavan
House, that famous hostelry known from
Maine To California, the Mecca of politi-
clans and the center of all big State polit-
zeal events for forty years. WAS complete
ly destroyed. Several persons were fatal
lV In inrnI