Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-08-05
NEWS TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
Minor Happenings Of the Past
Week.
EVENTS OF LAST SEVEN DAYS.
Political, Religious, Social and Criminal
Doings of the Whole World Carefully
Condensed for Our Readers-The Ac-
cident Record.

er and escaped from the Garland coun-
ty Jail.
Milwaukee, Wis.-The jewelry store
of Theodore Schelle has been closed by
the sheriff on AN execution for s1O,-
S0S.56 in favor OF James Gilowsky.
Watertown, Wis-Joseph Reinehr, a
wood and coal dealer, was arrested on
a charge OF forgery, pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to state prison for a
year.
Mass.llon, O.-At East Greenville
fire destroyed the business houses of
Benjamin Edwards, John Boyd and
John Howells and the residence OF
John McGinnis. Loss, $4,000.
Ffndlay, O.-Gustave Wagner, aged
16, tried 10 dive from a ladder ninety
feet high into stone quarry filed
with water He received injuries
which will result in his death.
Valparaiso, Ind.-Henry a. StoneE
was swindled oat of $4,000 by two men
who claimed they wanted TO buy a
farm. The three-card monte game was
used. Stoner recovered s.. 200.
London-The Times says that {. chal-
lenge for the America c:p Will be is
sued by the Royal Ulster Yacht CLUB.
Topeka, Kan.-A spark from rail
road engine III Rush county started
confiagration that swept over q wide
area, destroying thousands OF dollars
worth of wheat in stacks and many
fields OF cats ready for harvest.
Columb bus, Ind.-McaF rrens large
grain elevator at Lewis Greek, near
here was burned, with l 500 bushels of
wheat and SOC of corn. Loss, $1,000;
insurance, $4,000.
Paris-The Madrid correspondent of
the Temps says that a band OF 800 Car
lists recently appeared near SEQ de
Urgel. in Catalonia, and the troops are
pursuing them.
Canton, Ill.-Monroe Seidel, . car
penter, aged 40 years, was dangerously
stabbed in the abdomen n Canton by
his stepsol, Albert Seidel, a boy of 10
years.
Geneva, n. Y.-The farmhouse OF
Mrs. j. hartman, situated one and one
half miles south Of Waterloo. Was de-
stroyed by fire. Mrs. hartman, her
married daughter and a hired man
were burned to death.
Birmingham Ala.-At Ensley City.
six miles from Birmingham, ground
has been broken for the construction
of the $1,000 steel plant Of the Ala
bama Steel and Shipbuilding Company
Jefferson City, Mo.-Attorney Gener-
al Crow and Superintendent of Insur.
ar &c Orear left for Chicago to take
testimony in the proceedings Instituted
b. the attorney general il the supreme
court against the foreign fire insurance
COMPANIES doing business in this state
for violation of the state antitrust law
Berlin-A dispatch from Shanghai
states that the Chinese warship Jutschi
foUnGered during a storm at Port Ar
thur One hundred and forty OF
her crew persisted.
Yokohana-Prince Henry OF Prussia
has arrived at Fusan, on the southeast
of Corea. and will visit Japan.
Pewaukee, Wis-Henry Geuting. a
Milwaukee salesman. met death by
drowning at Waukesha Beach in full
view OF hundreds of resor.ers who had
gathered TO witness the weekly Sunday
regatta.
Milwaukee. Wis.-Former Sheriff S.
S. Conover died at the residence OF his
daughter, Mrs. w G. Parsons. Mr.
Conover was SO years of age, and came
Washington, Ind.-Calvin Stewart,
IA years old, was drowned while swim
ming in White river.
TO Milwaukee in 1897.
Leavenworth, Kas-Two families
consisting of thirteen persons, on the
De Coursey farm, south Of here, were
POISONED by buttermilk One child )
years old is dead
Valparaiso, Ind.-Albert Seeley of
Hebron was shot ard perhaps fatally
wounded by William Sloan.
Marshalltown, Iowa-The CONNER
cial State Bank, which closed its doors
Tuesday will go into the hands of a
receiver at once.
Terre Haute, Ind.-Mrs. Maggie
Wane has brought suit against John
Apman for $1,000 damages for breach
of promise.
Annapolis, Md-Admiral Cervera is
slightly i'll
Milwaukee-Capt. Otto Lehfeldt,
we'll known by all marine men along
the chain of lakes. is dead after an i'll
ness Of three weeks. Capt. Lehfeldt
was 6S years old
Frankfort, Ind. w. Hackard,
aged %. of jefferson, was shot by Mel
son Smith, aged 20. Smith had for
hidden Hackard calling upon his
granddaughter, and his order was ig-
Eored
Huntington, Ind.-Charles Laudig
committed suicide by shooting himself.
Livingston, Mont-Tbe electric light
plant in this city was almost entirely
destroyed by fire. Loss, So, 600; in
surance, $4,000.
Freeport. Ill.-1he brew and malt
houses Of Franz Bros brewery were
destroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000; in
suTance, $1,000.