Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-07-12
BREVITIES.

The 4-year-oid son of Judge G. B. Stu
art was struck by baseball and instantly
killed al South McAllester. l. L.
Allen Martin, farmer of Hampton,
Ark, was assassinated by Willie Drew
Bum, negro, who shot him from am
bush
Twenty farmers Of Kingfsher County,
Oklahoma. were arrested at Hennessy for
whitecapping John Flynn, an uncle of
Delegate Dennis Flynn, Of Oklahoma.
Ex-Secretary of State John W. Foster
has arrived in Washington from China,
where he took a conspicuous part in the
diplomatic branch of the China-Japan
conflict.
DR.. A. Mclean. LII. D.. corresponding
secretary of the Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the Christian Church, leaves
Cincinnati for visit TO the mission sta
tons of that church in Japan, China.
India. Turkey, Scandinavia, and Eng
land.
A man about 10 years old. who says he
is son of William DennisOn, postmaster
at Pittsburg. and n brother of w Il.
Dennison. United States consul at Ma
naimo. Il. c.. attempted to commit sui
eide at the Central Hotel in Rosebury.
Oregon.
1t is reported that the Standard Oil
Company will try the experiment of tow
ing oil barges from the Atlantic ports to
Europe. something which has never be-
fore been tried. and which. if successful.
will have a marked effect on the foreign
oil trade and towing business.
The national convention Of deaf mute
instructors at Flint, Mich, closed with
a business session. A resolution was
unanimously adopted providing for the
appointment of a committee TO formulate
a plan for the organization of a protective
association among the deaf and dumb
workers of the country.
number of men went down the river
at Ballington, Texas, to a high bluff of
rock for the purpose of blasting out some
bees and obtaining the honey. After the
blast a large mass of rock. weighing about
ten tons. crashed down upon Il portion of
the crowd. instantly killing Marston Col
ton and Robert Dunlap.
Miss Katie Connel, of Pittsburg found
q revolver in the pocket of her young
brother. and for safety she took 1t away
from him. She went out on the porch.
intending to fire off the cartridges in the
chamber of the revolver. The first shot
she fired struck Mrs. Catherine Kelly, n
neighbor and killed her instantly.
President Cleveland has laid down eX
plicit rules for the guidance of the army
in dealing with mobs through the medium
of the new army regulations which will
soon be issued 10y the War Department.
The army has heretofore been without
explicit orders in that respect. According
to these rules. sharpshooters must pick
out men who aSsail the troops with stones,
etc.
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, is said to
be the president of a secret organization
to boom free silver. 1t is called the Order
of the Supreme Temple. Silver Knights
of America, and the headquarters are ut
Denver.
Francis Clark, who succeeded the late
John Brown az Queen Victoria 5 personal
attendant, is dead.
Four lives were lost and much property
damaged by a cyclone in Putnam and
Morgan counties, Georgia.
Canton, Kan. was struck by tornado
and every house in the town il reported
to have been damaged.
Frank y. Pixley, the veteran editor of
the Argonaut, is reported dying at San
Francisco. His wife is also dangerously
i'll. Both are suffering from nervous pros
tration.
Ex-Gov. +. A. Stevenson. of Idaho.
committed suicide at Paradise Springs,
Cal, while suffering from sciatica