Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-05
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The steamer j. W. Hawkins. bound
from New York to Cuba on a filibustcr-
ing expedition. was abandoned at sea off
Long Island Sunday night in a terrific
gale. and OF the 176 men on board only
li3 are accounted for. Ten are known
10 have been drowned. and it i believed
ifty-three others met a like fate.
\ double murder was committed at
II0onah. Alaska. on account of the fail
ure Of Ich-ka-Ish. Il medicine man of the
ll0onah tribe. To cure Il young Indian.
The medicine man blamed Il young Indian,
who immediately shot the doctor. Then
the doctors cousin shot the slayer of the
doctor. \ few blankets squared the deal.
4 terrible fate is believed TO have be-
fallen live gold proSpectors who left Her
mosillo. Mexico. several weeks ago For
the interior Of Tiburon Island. which is
inhabited by the Seris tribe Of Indians.
There were six members of the exploring
party originally, but one of the men
returned and reports that he and his
companions came upon Il village of In
dams: tina they were all taken captive
and preparations were begun 10 butcher
them. when he succeeded in making his
escape. lie believes all the other mem.
bers Of the party were killed and their
flesh eaten by the Indians. He says the
Indians all wear valuable gold
and that there were many evidences OF
the existence of rich mines on the island.
AS Il result of the developments that
extensive smuggling IN phenacetin is go
ing Oh al Philadelphia and other ports,
under circumstances that battle the Gus
toms officers, private Instructions have
been issued from the Treasury Depart,
ment for Il more than usually rigorou,
search Of passengers and crews arriving
from German ports. rs we'll as OF ths
vessels themselves. Information received
from abroad furnishes conclusive proof
that the smuggling operations in this drus
which is very expensive and upon which
The duties are high--have been proceeding
on Il gigantic scale, and that for the pur.
pose of cvading duty the manufacturers
have Of late been wrapping the drug III
tiafoil paper in such Il way that it can be
carried in the lining of coats or oyercoats,
or otherwise concealed, so that detection
is made extremely difficult. AS much as
fifty pounds can be concealed about q
mans person without his appearance indi-
eating to the customs inspector that any
thing is wrong.
The dignity of the American hen has
been upheld. 1t was war between tho
cold storage combine of Chicago specula,
tors and the E~gglayers' Union. and the
barnyard fowl is victor. The cold storage
people. as a result of an attempt to corner
the egg market. are or will be not less
than SlJ0.o0o out of pocket. Some deal
ers say the loss in Chicago by the drop
in pu.v DrirnS will roach SpD0 nnD Score
one for the hen. cold storage eggs are
down To > t. . cents Il dozen and are prac-
ticaliy unstable at that price. Car load
lots We're being frantically offered We'd
nesday night 10 all points on the map at
the above ridiculous prices. but the best
bids received in return were SD, Il ease
Of thirty dozen. Meanwhile fresh eggs
started out ut II 10 H. cents. but offers
to sell at 1919 cents were fairly rolling in
when business closed. The news had
gone out into the country that the cold
storage combine was seeking 10 control
the Chicago market and apparently every
hen in the entire country made ii Il per-
sonal matter 10 crush the dangerous rival.
From every barnyard went up the slogan.
Honest eggs at honest prices" The
fight WAS on, the weather was favorable.
and the battle was soon won. In Chicago
the holders Of cold storage eggs have on
hand 81 900 cases of eggs which cost
them II To IL cents Il dozen. including
the cost Of carrying them from last spring.
AT this season Of the year the stock
should be practically exhausted. as South
ern eggs begin to supply consumers. Thc
fine weather has not only started the
Southern eggs moving. but has brought
out large offerings from Missouri. Kan
sas. Iowa. Nebraska. Arkansas. Okla
homa and Texas. Though the "~icehouse"
eggs are sold by grocers all over the city
as fresh. they are not to be compared with
the fresh arrivals, and cannot compete
with them.