Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-08
EASTERN.

Senator Thomas Henry Carter We'd
nesday issued this call for meeting of
the Republican National Committee on
Dec. ~ in Washington:
"Headquarters Republican National
Committee, New York City.-The Repub-
lican National Committee is hereby called
to meet at the Arlington Hotel. Washing
ton. u. c., at > p. m, Dec. 10, 1895, TO
designate Il time and place for the meet
ing of the national convention in 1896,
and to transact such other business as
may demand consideration.
"THOMAS III. CARTER. Chairman.
"JOSEPH III. MANLEY. Secretary"
The option was given to Chairman Car
ter to choose one of two dates, Dec. 3 or
10. At the urgent request of some of the
committeeman who live iii the extreme
West, and TO accommodate Joseph III.
Manley. chairman of the Executive Com
mittee Mr.. Carter decided on Dec. 10 as
the date of the meeting. In either case it
would mean an early convention, begin
ming about June l. while it would be
within the Interpretation of the six
months rule to hold the convention the
last week in May. as Gen. James s.
ClarksOn, William NJ. Hahn and Joseph
Ii. Marley desire.
In rear-end collision at Hyde Park
eight miles from Boston, on the Provi-
dence division of the Consolidated Road
Thursday night. a brakeman was killed,
two passengers fatally injured and nine
teen others seriously hurt The New
London express. on time. running ut a
speed of fifty miles an hour on n down
grade. came in collision with the rear end
of the Dedham local passenger train,
telescoping q combination and a passen-
ger car in which were about 100 persons.
The rear brakeman was so badly crushed
that he died lii an hour, and two passen-
gers. one q woman. were dug out from
the burning debris and removed to the
Massachusetts general hospital in a dy-
ing condition Among the passengers
who were within four feet of death and
who escaped from the wreck through car
windows were j. Montgomery Sears, the
wcalthiest man in New England, whose
holdings aggregate $I0.O00,000, and Con-
gresham Elijah A. Morse. of Canton.
The property loss to the railroad com
pany will exceed $4,000 and the accident
loss through injuries will without doubt
be close on 100000.
Music Hall in Baltimore was packed
the National W. c. I. L. convention
Wednesday night. Hundreds of women
were unable to get inside. The meeting
was both pathetic and enthusiastic. The
womanly character asserted itself in al
ternate tears and smiles. Handkerchiefs
were waved frantically one moment and
the next used to wipe away the tears.
The melting cause was an address by
Frances Willard fav0ring a resolution adj
hitting Catholic and Hebrew women to
active cooperation in w. G. II. L. work.
One of the delegates suggested it might
not be quite consistent for the "WOm
ems Christian Temperance Union" to ask
Hebrews 10 affiliate. She laid special en-
phasis on the word "Christian." Miss
Willard with 4 good deal of feeling said:
They have extended the hand of SYM
pathy to our organization and our cause.
We should invite them to cooperate.
want to welcome them to us if they want
to come. dozen or more delegates
tried to Kill the resolution with amend
ments. but they were all voted down, and
Miss Willard skillfully prevented the con-
ventiOn getting into Il religious discus
sion. Finally the convention enthusiasts
tically adopted the resolution, and Miss
Willard said she thanked God for this
act of the convention, and that she con-
sidered il an honor and pleasure TO
extend the hand of fellowship TO Catholic
and Hebrew women.