Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-05-13
NEWS TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
Minor Happenings CT the Past
Week.
EVENTS OF LAST SEVEN DAYS
Political. Religious. Social and Criminal!
DOings of the Whole World Carefully
cident Record

Cincinnati, O.-Two shoe factories
On Sycamore and Seventh streets he
longing TO Wolf Brothers and the
Manss Shoe Manufacturing Company
were burned out by a mysterious fire.
The loss is $4,000.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-AIiss Edith Jar
uagin, Georgia girl 20 years of age.
has been appointed to the position of
chief train dispatcher of the Chatta-
nooga Southern railway
San Francisco. Cal.-James ]. Jefries
got the decision over Thomas j. Shar-
key after a rushing fight lasting the
limit of twenty rounds
Lansing, .-Michigan's wheat
crop is in splendid shape, the average
condition fer the state, "a per cent, be-
ing II per cent higher than last year
at this time.
Charlton. Iowa.-Freight train No.
81 and eastbouEd passenger train No
on the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad, collided at White
Breast hill, and fifteen freigh cars were
derailed and hdrned
Des Moines, Iowa.-The State Dental
society decided to meet next year in
Des MoiEes. w. II. Deford Cedar
Rapids, was chosen president.
New Orleans. La.-While resisting
arrest in this city negro. Dennis Bur
rell. alias Brown, shot and killed two
members of the New Orleans police
force and was himself finally killed by
citizens after long and exciting chase
ChicagO.-E. A. SimOns of the Uni
versity of Michigan, speaking of John
Brown won the first prize in the
northern 0ratorical contest at Evans
ton. George T. Nesmith of Northwest
ern was awarded the second place.
st. Louis. Mo.-The son of the late
Gen. William T. Sherman, the Rev.
Father Thomas Sherman. has been ap-
pointed chaplain of the 4th regiment.
Missouri national guard.
Lansing, Mich.-The award of the
state printing contract for the ensuing
two years to the Robert Smith Print
ing company will stand, the Supreme
court having so decided
East Tawas. Mich.-Rory Mcleod. q
nioncer of this county and we'll known
to the lumbermen of this state died
supposedly from poisoning. Foul play
is intimated.
Rome.-There were renewed bread
riots at Pavia. The rioters stretched
chains across the streets in order to
prevent cavalry charges. Several sol
diers and civilians were injured.
Columbus. Ohio.-The trustees of
Ohio state university have accepted the
offer of William ]. Bryan of $3.50 to
be invested as a fund to be used as a
prize for the best essay discussing the
principles which underlie our govern
ment"
Marquette, Mich.-Land Commits
sioner Binger Hermann has rendered
decision affirming the decision of the
register and receiver of the local land
office in the contest case of Mrs. Ann
Patterson against the Lake Superior
SHIP Canal Railway and Iron company.
The decision supports Mrs. Patterson's
Slain.
Whiting, Ind.-Frederick Wagner
aged 8, was killed and John Harr. AGED
Is. was seriously injured by Chicago.
Lake Shore and Eastern train.
Decatur, Ill.-Among the victims of
the rage of the negroes in the revolu-
ton over the hut tax at Sierra Leone.
West Africa. was Miss Hatfield of De-
catur sister of the Rev. Il. T. Hatfield.
secretary of the central Illinois confer
ence of the united brethren church.
Terre Haute, Ind.-Wlliam Bailey.
bailiff of the Circuit court. gave his
baby carbolic acid by mistake and
caused it to die horrible death.
Mulberry. Ark.-The Arkansas river
and the Mulberry continue to rise. hav-
ing reached the high water mark OF
1892 the highest on record. Crops in
the bottoms are destroyed and great
damage done to life and property.
WashngtOn.-Chair Boutelle of
the house naval affairs committee urges
the appointment of Rear Admiral John
G. Walker, retired. as assistant score
taIy Of the navy. 10 succeed Theodore
Roosevelt
-. PAU Dan Mcleod won in the
wrestling match with Prof. Dwyer of
-" "Nf. i'NN'i NOu the UsSi ldil.
Cornish. and Mcleod the next TWO,
catchas catch-can and Graeco- Roman.
Omaha. Ncb.-General C. C.. Walcutt
of Columbus, Ohio. formerly we'll
known politician of that state. died in
this city from gangrene.
Tangier The United States consul
here has asked for a guard owing to
the threatening attitude Of the Span
iards.
Buffalo. y. Y.-Samuel +. Nichols.
managing editor of the Times. ana un-
til recently pension agent liz this city.
is dead. aged IS.
Managua. Nicaragua board the
United States cruiser Alert a prelim-
mary treaty of peace was signed be-
tween Nicaragua and Costa Rica
Washington treasury depart
ment ordered the release of the Span
ish steamer Saturnna. which has been
detained at Biloxi. Miss as prize of
wGr.