Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-23
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Rothschild was the second son of the
late Baron AlphOnse de ROthschild.
Havana-The New York World cor
respondent cables that the Spanish au-
thorities are secretly selling large
quantities OF Mauser rifles and am
munition curiosity hunters being the
principal buyers.
Wabash. Ind.-Deputy Sheriff Gov
ingtOn of this place has succeeded in
capturing James Ward and Charles
Hunt, who escaped from the Carroll
county Jail at Delphi last Friday.
Jasper. Mo-At their home near
here, William I.owenstein, a wealthy
farmer. killed his wife and himself.
New York-Dr. Raoul Pictot, a ia
nous chemist of Geneva. Switzerland,
arrived on the steamer La Bretagne.
Brooklyn Funeral services for Har-
land z. Ilalsey. the author known as
"Old Slcuth." were held at his resi-
dence
New York Former Police Captain
John j.. Mount died suddenly, aged so
years. He distinguished himself in
the draft riots of war times.
Havana The Spanish evacuation
commissioners have informed the AM
erican commissioners that the Havana
suburbs CcrrO and Jesus del Monte
have been evacuated.
New York-COl. Carlos Garcia. eld-
est son of the late General Garcia. has
reached here from Cuba. and after Wis
iting Washington will go to Thomas
Vile To see his mother.
Turtle Creek, Pa.-As result of
coasting accident near Pittsburg 10
seph West, aged 80 is dead and eleven
others are injured two seriously, W.
B. Madey and Joseph Conner.
Marlboro. Mass.-The Boot and Shoe
Workers union has issued statement
that the emplO. : have declined to
meet committee from the union with
a view of adjusting the existing labor
difficulties.
London-The first train from Merry,
Russian Turkestan 800 miles south
east Of Nhiva. arrived at Kusk. in
the Jamshidi province of Afghanistan,
the line thus being completed TO with
in ninety-ive miles of Herat.
North Crandon, Wis-Milt Stoliker
waS shot and killed by his cousin. Jo-
seph Stoliker The trouble was caus-
ell by Joseph Stoliker paying atten-
tons to Milt Stoliker's sister. Mrs.
Helsel. The murderer is in Jail.
josie. Ala.-UnknOwn men entered
fatally wounding Mrs Meyers. killing
her married daughter and badly beat
ing an employe named Cook, stole 3d.,
900 and then burned the store
LOndOn-The Duke of COnnaught
may go TO Khartum as the representa-
tive of Queen Victoria to lay the foun-
dation stone of the Gordon memorial
college to be erected there under the
direction of Lord Kitchener for the in
struction Of Sudanese youth.
Greer, W. Va-ThOmas Jones, living
near here, attempted to light fire
with crude oil. An explosion occurred
and the clothing Of his twin daughters,
aged years, igrited. Jones was too
badly burned 10 assist them and the
children were burned TO death.
Havana-Capt Gen. Castellanos has
forbidden the letting of any important
contracts for public improvements
while he remains in office
Elgin, lll.--Dr. John b. Hamilton.
superintendent of the insane hospital,
IS quite seriously i'll.
Chattanooga. Tenn.-David W.
hughes, lumber dealer. has filed
petition in bankruptcy, with liabilities
Portland, Ind.-Robert Steed, a pio-
neer of Jay county, died a few days
ago. In looking about the house where
ne lived sums of money amounting in
all to $1,000 were found hidden in va
rious places
New Haven, Conn.-The Yale law
school has just received a gift of an
other $4,000 from John w. Hendrie
of Sound Beach.
New York-A necklace of rare
stones, valued at $4,000, has been
stolen from Joseph Frankel's Sons
jewelers., and dealers throughout the
country have been warned not to pur-
chase.
has filed petition in bankruptcy. The
liabilities are Si79 500, with the assets
about 1915. Hospes was formerly in
the lumber business.
st. LOuis-Mrs Eliza G.. Francis,
widow of the late John ID. Francis and
the mother of David X. Francis, ex-
governor, is dead.
Chicago-The Fourth infantry has
been ordered by the war department
to proceed from Fort Sheridan, ILL.,,
to Manila.
II. Louis. Mo.-The supreme court
or Missouri has decided that the law
OF 1895. taxing foreign car companies
per cent. is unconstitutional but
holds that the board has right to
levy the constitutional limit of 25
cents for state and county purposes
under the former law.