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Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12
BREVITIES-

The famous McGarrahan claim against
the United States is to be revived by
cousins of the dead liiigant.
President Cleveland signed the Catron
anti-prize fight bill Friday afternoon,
making it a law in immediate effect.
A train on the Union Pacific. Denver
and Gulf, while making the trip around
the Georgetown loop. near Denver. Colo.
Sunday afternoon was blown from the
track and all the passengers more or less
injured.
A shifting engine on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railway ran into a ID avenue cleo
tric car at itabkin's Crossing. nine miles
east of Pittsburg. Friday morning. killing
Conductor w. III. Cooper and fatally in
juring Motorman John HiddIey. The ac-
cident was caused by slippery rails.
Fred Price. the star center rush Of the
University of Georgia. who left Athens,
Ga. several weeks ago 10 join the army
OF Gomez, writes from Iinar de, Rio of
an inslrscnt victory i'll which he %partic;-
Iatcd. but does not seem to have a high
idea of the warfare in Cuba. at is not
hall as exciting or dangerous rs football -
he says. Price says he is getting S2l n
week in good American money for his
work.
Friday evening il was supposed Frank
ii. S%peecher had been attacked by robbers
while attending TO his duties as depot
agent at Toledo, Ohio. He was found
lying in his office scnselcss from n blow
inflicted with a heavy iron poker. speech
err, when he revived, claimed an express
package he had just made up. containing
$110, had been taken while he was un-
conscious. Sunday night he acknowl-
edged he hal struck himself with the
poker. Speecher is said to be short about
500 in his accounts.
Peter T.. Atkins, OF Middietown, Y. Y,
took Maud Kelly, aged -. out driving
Sunday night. In the darkness Atkins
drove off the road into Il Hooded meadow.
The water was nine feet deep, and the
two stood on the seat on the wagon and
shouted for help for an hour. They were
heard, but could not be located; and botl.
succumbcd to cold and exposure.
1T Kansas City, Mo, Louis Frank,
aged u years. Of respectable parents, was
shot and fatally wounded by Maud Cliff
ford in a rage Of jealousy. The ARRAY
occurred in a restaurant, to which the
woman had followed Frank.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12

The House of Representatives Friday
suddenly became involved in IA bitter on
troverSy. Ii sprang from remarks made
by Mr.. Talbert CDem.l. OF South Carolina.
in defense of secession. which Mr.. Bar
rctt Itep.D. of Massachusetts. interpreted
as reasonable. He had the speakers
words taken down and offered Il resolution
of censure. After Il wrangle and some
explanations Mr.. Dalzell. of pennsylva-
nia. moved 10 refer the Barrett resolution
Ia the Committee on Judiciary. Ths. was
carried by Il vote of 11i 10 II. This is
understood 10 mean that no notice will
be taken Of the matter.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12
Discovers His Sister,

William J. Custer. of Kansas City. Mo.
a near relative of Gen. George y. Gus
ter, wso was killed in the Little Big Horn
massacre. received Il letter from his sis
ter. Amanda Custer. of Slocum. Pa.
whom he had not heard from for twenty
one years. In 1874 Custer was n member
of a Wilkesbarre, Pa. volunteer company
raised to put down the Molly Maguircs.
After the Mollies were dispersed. he fear
eel death at their hands and secretly lcf;
the State. Since then he has been unable
10 find trace Of his relatives. Custer was
the victim OF Il highway robbery recently.
and the publication of the affair led To his
good fortune.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12
N

Justice Morris, of the District of Co
lumbia Court of Appeals, has decided thar
while intoxication may bo a disease, yet
if il is voluntary and leads To commission
of crime il is a crime in itself.
The nance Committee of the Senate
has agreed to report for the tariff bill Il
substitute providing for the free coinage
of silver. The substitute was suggested
by Senator Vest and was agreed to by "A
majority of one.
John Shea, a first-class clerk in the
record and pension division of the Wal
Department, and n veteran of the late
war, committed suicide by shooting him
self in the head. He was evidently un-
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12
RATES FOR SLEEPING CARS.
Question Up Again Before a Sub-Com-
mittcc of the House.

ducins the rates charged Is sleeping and
palace car companies WAS thriSh",l over
10y Il subcommittee of the national ouSo
Committee on Commerce. \ hi miro
duced 10y Mr.. CorliSS of Michigan WAS
before the committee. but after 4 long de
baic il was decided 10 strike on al after
the first section of the bill and report that
section TO the full committee for consid-
GRAFTON. The first section proposes l. ex.
tend the interstate law 80 a. 10
include sleeping or palace ears operated
10y common carriers engaged IN Interstate
commerce.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12
MaEniX or Spain's Blacklist.

WiIIiam T. ManniX. an AMERICAN neWs-
paper correspondent in Cuba. has been
ordered by the authorities 10 leave the is
and. He wrote Il private lett~ To the
Washington Evening Star. in which he
said he had been informed tai he wa.
blacklistcd at the palace III havana and
any more side trips would he Sc cause
OF his being invited to leave. The State
Department has not yet been informed q.
the intention of the Spanish officials to
cXpel ManniX. but ii las been known that
his vigorous letters have proved ohjcc-
tionablc To the Spanish authorities.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12

balanced mentally from 4 wound inflicted
during the war.
Washington dispatch: The public gets
from $500 600 10 S%40,000,000 of the
100000 900 of the popular loan, and the
Pierrepont Morgan syndicate secures the
remainder on a bid of 110.6SI7 for $780,
100000. Scattering bids were received
from banks and investors above that fig
ure for about the sum first mentioned.
The Morgan bid shuts out the combina-
ton bidding engineered 10y John T.. Stew
art, Russell Sage ard Il half dozen trust
companies under their leadership. Not
less than ST.. 100000 WAS bid for by
these concerns and their customers at the
uniform price of 110.0I5. The total num-
Der of bids was'4.640, representing Il total
subscription of $3.50, 000. 900. not counting
Il bogus bid OF 500. 0o0. 900 from Il Michi-
gan doctor. and another from a Texas
humorist for S16,00O.000. The net price
realized 10y the Government for the whole
issue will he very close To 33s per cent.
The Morgan bid is fractionally above that
~figure-about ) 40.
The amazing success of The bono issue
is still the talk of Washington. As the
bids are examined more closely the greater
the success appears 10 be. \ week before
Secretary Carlisle would have been well
satisfied had some one assured an average
price of 100. The loan will actually 20
about two points above that price. Tn
official and approximate figures grade the
bids in the following magnificent column:
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12
NEWS NUGGETS,

The Catron anti-isize fight bill. whici
WAS adopted by tie House. PASSED tht
Senate. and only needs the Presidents
signature TO become Il law.
Obituary: Al Baltimore. Brieadirr
General .Joha 4. Gibhon. L. :. A.. retired.
O9.-At New York. Harry Howard, the
last Surviving chief OF Go;ham's volunteer
fire department, 1l.-At London. Henry
ID. Leslie, the composer. 13.-At Paris.
vi. Marius, the French actor.-At Indian
apolis. John Terrence. the oldcs rail
way mail clerk in the country. 61.-At
Hot Springs, Ark, Capt. |. Ill. Wash
burne.
The Santa Fe Company. pursuing its
policy of rctrcnchment. discharged 800
men employed in its Topeka. Kan. shops.
OF these 40 were employed IN the repair
shops, where a large force has been busy
for some months getting rolling stock in
order to move the big corn crop. The
heads If the various departments ia the
Santa Fe shops at Kansas City received
notice of Il cut of 10 Der cent. III their
wages. So far as knoHn no men are to
'-s dismissed from the shops.
Al Perry. q. T., Rev. !. NJ. Taulbee,
formerly presiding elder of the Methodist
Church at Covincton. Ky. has sued his
wife. Sallie {. Taulbce. for divorce. Rev.
Mr.. Taulbee charges the defendant with
neglecting him in ,hat she gave wine din
ncrs to other men in his absence. He also
charges her with sellin:, Ills property aud
running away with another man.
Nine. Elcanora Duse. the Italian ac-
tress. while she has no objection to Amer
lean dollars. dislikes America exceedingly.
especially Chicago. which city has been
omitted from her present tour by her
own rcQucSt
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12

Joseph X. Dunlop. publisher of the Chi
cago Dispatch. was sentenced Saturday
by Judge Grosscup To pay a fine of $1,000
and serve 4 term of two years in the
Joliet penitentiary for the offense of using
the United States mails To circulate nn
obscene publication. A stay of twenty
days was granted. pending an appeal 20
tle Snrrt1ne Court.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12
Death of W. II. ENGLISH.

William II. English. al indianapolis. Is
dead. Mr.. English had been i'll for two
weeks. and ali hope OF his recovery WAS
given up = few days age. when his hear.
began 10 trouble him. From that time
he sank rapidly until death ended his
existence Friday.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12

Advices from Rlantyre, under date of
Jan. -, says that the Sikhs under Brit
ish officers have gained two brilliant VIC
tories over the slave traders in British
Central America. The Arabs, il is added.
were completely routed, fourteen chiefs
were captured. and the road ;nto the in
terror was thereby cleared.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-26
NORTH H4VEN.

March 25.--Mr. and Mrs. F. c. Bradley and daughter, Miss Louise Bradley, at- tended the reception in Fair Haven given by Mrs. Samuel Bishop in honor of her sister, Mrs. Starbird, who has recently returned from California, where she has resided the past four teen years, Mrs. F. A. Scott of Monto- wese was also one of the invited guests.
 Mrs. Esther Bailey of Middlefeld is dressmaking with Mrs. l.. F. Futile this . week.
 Miss Bertha Bruderer of Clintonvile is very busy making spring garments for the young ladies of the town.
 The regular meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance union was held in the center chapel on Wednesday afternoon at o'clock and the Ladies Beneolent society will meet in the same place on Thursday afternoon.
 Several from North Haven attended the entertainment given by Captain D. S Thomas in Warner hall, New Haven, last Saturday evening, and were very much gratif1ed with the lecture and the stereopticon illustrations. s. r. Linsley was of the party and listened to the address for the third time He says the interest increases on each oc- casion Captain Thomas is engaged by the o. U. A. M. to deliver his illus trated lecture, Eighty Minutes in the Heavens" in Memorial hall on Monday evening, March 30 when the people of North Haven can expect a great treat. Captain Thomas has delivered this lec- ture with fine stereopticon illustrations in most of the cities of the state to crowded houses. Last Saturday even- ing he delivered it in Warner hall in behalf of Admiral Foote post G. A. R.. and all the seats were taken and the standing room all occupied, and as many turned away, as there were in the hall, and it is to be given again next Saturday evening to accommodate those who had purchased tickets pre- viously, but could not get into the hall. It is only as a special favor to MT. Linsley that Captain Thomas consented to come to North Haven, having re- fused to go into the country towns wish his entertainment, there being such a call for him in the larger places. "See the small bills and come, one and all to the entertainment"
 Ice cream served after lecture--ten cents.
 Mrs. Lucia Bower Barnes arrived from Pasadena. Cal. with the body of her husband, Governeur Thompson Barnes, on Monday, and funeral ser vice was held in the Congregational church on Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. The burial was in the Center cemetery
 The grange goes to Walingford on Thursday evening by arrangement and will furnish the literary program for Wallingford grange. The favor will be returned in April.
 A brother of N. D. Forbes and MT Brosley of Orange visited North Haven
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-26
TUGnOAr wIzLTE SUNK.
Transport Used by the Consolidated Road
 struck by a Tug.


 struck by Tug.
 New York, March 25-The tugboat Willie of the Delaware and Raritan Canal company, employed blythe Penn sylvania Railroad company, and the transport Express of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, col llded head on in the East river, oppo- site Pier 30, at 1O;S0 o'clock this morn ing.
 The tugboat sank near Pier Il Q little later Captain Henry Durham of the tugboat was severely injured and two of the crew were rescued from the wa ter by the crew of the tugboat Katie D.
 At the time of the accident the tug boat was bound down the East river. The transport was going north, bound for her dock in the Harlem.
 The pilots of both boats saw that there was likelihood of an accident and at once blew the signals. It was mis- taking the signals that caused the ac- cident.
 The transports pilot blew one whis- tie and Captain Durham Of the Willie in reply blew two whistles. This brought the two vessels together with crash, although both captains made every effort to prevent the accident.
 The tugboat was crossing the trans ports bow when the collision came. The transport backed off and proceed ed on her way.
 Persons who had witnessed the acci- dent from the shore saw that the tug boat was badly damaged. Her bow for distance of ten feet was stove in. Other craft in the neighborhood gath cred about. The tugboat was unable to go ahead. A line was thrown from the revenue cutter Manhattan, which lowed the disabled Willie down the riv- CT. When the tugboat got as far as Pier Il she began to list and finally sank.
 Immediately the crew of the tugboat Katie D. picked up the two men from the Willie. They were floundering about in the water when rescued As the tugboat went down her pilot | house became detached and fioated away. It was picked up by the tug boat E. B. Dalzell and. lowed to Pier IS, East river. The Willie's lifeboat was picked up by the Katie D. The Express was not greatly damaged.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-26
Turkey Puts In Her Oar.

Constantinople, March 25.-The coun- cil of ministers, which was held at the palace on March 21. exhaustively dis cussed the situation in Egypt. Both the palace authorities and the Porte were greatly annoyed at the fact that Turkey had not been consulted in re- gard to the Dongola expedition, and were also irrttated because the Khedive ignored the Porte in the matter Mes sages were addressed to Moukh$ar Pacha. high commissioner of the Porte in Egypt, representing him for not hav- ing put a stop to the expedition.
 The ministers also addressed an ap- peal to France and Russia requesting them to intervene to the end of regu- latfng the position of Egypt. and Ger many was also asked to use her good offices in the same direction. It is be- lieved in well informed circles that the action of the Porte in this matter was taken at the instance Of Russia.
 Costaki Paeha. Turkish ambassador to Great Britain. has been instructed to make representations to Lord Sails bury expressing tlle pOrte's ideas in re- gard to the Egyptian situation.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-26
40 N-H" Eiuanctal.
Notwithstanding Duliuoss Tendency of
 Prices showed Improvement.

irAces ShoWeu improvements
 New York, March 25,-Speculation at the stock exchange to-day was very dull, Notwithstanding the dullness the tendency of prices was in the direction of improvement. London bought mod crate amounts of its favorites and this with slightly higher prices from abroad and the belief that the political situa- tion of the United States as affecting the outside world had improved, as- sisted the rise which took place in the general list.
 The greatest gains were made in the lndustrials, Chicago Gas advanced a point, to 61%, on the reports that the directors intended to resume the pay ment of dividends, Tobacco after. an early decline dropped from S3 to S2ia, rose to S4 and closed at sS1s. The story in the board was that the directors at their meeting on Wednesday next will declare a dividend on the common stock. Nothing official could be ob- tained. The reports about consoli- dation with the outside manufacturers were again revived and vigorously de- nied by the western people who are not in the combination, It has been re- marked that the American Tobacco company directors are singularly quiet about the matter. Sugar first fell E, to 114, and rose to 116A@115. General Electric was firmer and ranged between 35 and 35$s.
 The railway list was firm, but the variations were merely fractional. St. Paul was strengthened by the increase in it's earnings for the third week of March of nearly $116,000. Louisville and Nashville advanced within frac- tion of 50 on purchases by London houses. E
 Speculation closed firm with prices from 1s to 4 per cent. higher on the day.
 Bonds were higher. The sales footed up s792,000.
 Following are the closing prices re- ported by Prince & Whitely, bankers and brokers, 46 Broadway, New York, and 15 Center street, New Haven:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-26
1T TOUR CORNERS.

To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 Having been requested to call the at- tention of the board of selectmen to the subject, appeared as citizen and night to ask the board to make repairs that have long been needed at Four Corners, where several times this sea- son the streets and sidewalks in front of the Woodward school have been flooded so badly that 200 school children and their teachers have had to wade through water ankle deep to get into the school building and in going home from school. I had an undoubted right as citizen and taxpayer to present the case to the boards attention and an equally undoubted right to receive @ eourteuos hearing, which I did not re- ceive from the boards chairman was naturally urgent as two com plaints on this subject had been made and to no avail. True, after the second complaint had been made one of the members of the board went and looked the matter over, but concluded there Sodis A1otiiiiS hOllG uitlli biic had settled If he had used little of his horse sense he would have seen at once where he could have temporarily remedied the trouble at cost of few dollars only by ordering a little passage way or groove made in the pavement so that the flood of water could drain off. Then later on the passageway to the sewer could be repaired so that the surplus water could be carried off that way. This done, the children, little and big, would~ not have to wade to get to and from school as they do after every heavy rain. I am glad to see that my efforts have had one effect as roadmaster came over to-day and made his appearance at the place in question to see about rectifying the trouble.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-26
4RMENIA,s DREADFUL slrUA1IoN.


 Three Hundred Thousand People Dying of
 Starvation and Esposure-rho Relief
 Funds.-What Can be Done-Funds VIII
 Reach and Give Succor.
 To the Editor of tho JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 The international Armenian relief committee at Constantinople has ca bled the following message to the com mittee In New York:
 "All our available funds exhausted. Thirteen distributing centers calling for help. People perlshing, What shall We answer?"
 In reply to this cable the committee at once forwarded s10,000, but much more must be collected in order to re- lieve the distress, which still continues. and will continue until the next crops can be gathered. We are informed that at least 10000 male bread-winners have already been killed, and that SOo,- GOO, mostly widows and orphans, are dying of starvation, exposure and sick ness. Forty-one thousand Christians have been forced into Mohammedan- ism.
 When the New Haven relief commit tee was formed last January many people hesitated to give, because they thought it doubtful if their money would ever reach its destination, and they were encouraged in this belief by the Turkish minister in Washington, who gave out publicly the statement that the Red Cross society would not l. otI tt, 1a Tpr- lsish empire. That doubt Is now entire ly removed Miss Barton sailed for | Constantlnople, and the Turkish gov ernment has now actually authorized relief to be given under the direction of committee consisting of Miss Barton, 1 the American minister and the British ambassador,
 | Clothing and food have been system atically distributed in fifteen centers by l agents whose salaries are already pro- vided for. Any one who now gives may | therefore feel assured that all that he gives will reach it's destination, and | will be used for the purpose intended. 1 New Haven has contributed gener- ously, having already turned in over | $3,000 to the committee in New York, put NeW hdVeL cdi uo lHoiS' e'iiu 'ifo 1 committee desire to make further ap- peal on behalf of the suffering Armeni- ans. Many who have given small sums doubtfully can easily duplicate them; many who have not given at all can certainly spare something to help a much abused and suffering people.
 Several New Haven donors have al- ready doubled their previous subscrip- tions in reply to the appeal from the New York committee, and 1t is hoped that others may see their way clear to l do the same.
 All contributions should be sent, as heretofore, to MT. Pierce N. Welch president of the First National bank
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-26
Primary Union.

Rev. J. N. Earle of Philadelphia will give, under the auspices of the New Haven Primary Sunday School union, his Illustrated lecture upon "A Birds Eye View of the Life of Christ" in the primary room of the United church chapel this (Thursday) evening at 7:3o. MT. Earle will use large chart and the lecture will be very Interesting as wellas instructive. Superintendents and Sunday school teachers are especially in- vited to attend, and q most cordial in- vitation to be present is also extended to any one at all interested in Sunday school work
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-26
Wants Water. Not Wine.

Des Moines, March 25.-The people of Moulton met on Monday and adopted resolutions directed to Governor Drake asking him to cause his daughter, Miss Mary Lord Drake; to use water in stead of wine in christening the bat tleship Iowa at Philadelphia next Sat urday. The country press of the state has indorsed the idea. The governor and his party leave for Philadelphia to- night.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-26
Eva Boo,h starts for New York.

Chicago, March 25.-Commissioner Eva Booth started for New York yes- terday afternoon and will depart for London as soon as the new American commander of the Salvation Army, Booth-Tucker, arrives in the United States.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-26
eft of $500 900 to McGi,l University.

Montreal, March 25.-W. c. McDon- aid, the millionaire tobacco manufac- turer of this city, has gwen $500, ,0O0 to McGill university for the purpose of providing building for the study of chemistry, mining and architecture. This brings McDonald's gift to this university up to s2,O0O000.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-26
Pnverty SnciaI at Bethany

A poverty social will be held at the home of Mrs. Edwin N. Clark, Bethany, Friday evening, March 27 Costumes, etc, are to be in keeping with the idea of poverty. All unnecessaries, luxurit s etc, are to be taxed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-26
Plight of I5o Fishermen.

Bay City, Mich, March 25.-The ice in Saginaw bay moved out under heavy south wind yesterday afternoon, and all the fishermen, fully 15o, in their shanties were taken out to the lake.