Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-24
NEWS TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
Minor Happenings Of the Past
Week.
EVENTS OF LAST SEVEN DAYS.
Political, Religious, Social and Criminal
Doinss of the Whole World Carefully
Condensed for Or Rsadsrs--The Ac-
cident Record.

southern Illinois, which is light, is now
the invasion of seventeen-year locusts.
Louisville, Ky.-All the coal mines
in the Jellico district will soon be trans
ferred to an English syndicate.
Galesburg, Ill.-Charles Youngren
committed suicide here by hanging
himself in barn. Temporary insanity
was the reason for the act
Elwood, Ind.-Former students of the
Coffin school will hold a reunion here
Aug. q. The old log schoolhouse, one
of the first built in Indiana, is still
partially intact.
Lima, Peru-The news that the Unit
ed States senate had given its approval
to the project for an international bank,
involving Peru and other South Ameri-
can countries, has been received here
with enthusiasm.
Tacoma, Wash.-The Oriental steam
ship Oriental from China brings news
that the grave diggers at Canton are
not able to keep up with the death list
from the plague.
Owosso, Mich-F E. Closes large
elevator and its contents, situated at
Byron, were totally destroyed by fire.
Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
Albuquerque, n. M-Grant's opera
house. which was one of the finest
buildings in New Mexico. was totally
destroyed by fire. Total loss about
1910 000 insurance S11Q 00O
Elwood Ind.-Lafayette HeffneN son
of Lewis Heffner. a councilman and
wealthy citizen, was fatally injured by
falling beneath moving freight train
while trying to board it, Both legs
were cut off below the knees and his
head hurt.
Milwaukee. Wis.-The wagon factory
of the Lauersdorf and Sevendson COM
pany was destroyed by fire. The in
surance on the building is $4,000 and
$4,000 on the contents.
Dubuque, IOwa-Caleb H. Booth. Du-
buque's first mayor, is dead. He was
native of Delaware and came to Du-
buque July 4. 1886.
BeardstOwn. Ill.-Earl Curtis. a lad
13 years Old, was drowned in Clear Lake
while swimming.
Fort Madison. Iowa-Lizzie Wessen-
tigue, aged 20, employed at the Hotel
Antilles. committed suicide by taking
carbolic acid. No cause is known.
Flora, Ill.-A. Hairless house was
burned. Loss. 1000; partially covered
by insurance.
Belle PLANE, IowaIThe business por-
ton of Garwin. fifteen miles north of
this place, was destroyed by fire The
insurance will cover probably one
third Of the loss.
Columbus. Ohio-Judge z. P. Ham
mond Of the United States court SEN
fenced William Nethercutt of Wellston
to serve three years for passing bogus
nickels on slot machine.
Denver, Colo.-Wolf Frome and Mrs.
Tony Lendhoff. while driving from
East Denver to their home in Colfax.
were struck by the incoming Santa Fe
train at the Grand avenue crossing and
both instantly killed. L. Wiseman.
who was riding in the same wagon. was
badly hurt
Cleveland. OhiO-August Suffer. com
mission merchant, dealing in butter and
eggs, made an assignment. The assets
and liabilities are placed at SIS 900
Roanoke. Va.-The Norfolk & West
ern passenger train. No. 4. was wrecked
two miles west of Shawsville. Three
were killed and several injured.
Jacksonville. Fla When about to go
in bathing at Pablo beach James r.
Gatewood, private stenographer to Gen
Fitzhugh Lee, was struck by lightning
and instantly killed
LapOrte lnd.-The jury in the second
trial of James Mullaney for the killing
of Officer Christensen at South Bend
In May. 1897, returned verdict OF
guilty of manslaughter
Flora, Ind.--While bathing in Wild
cat creek Andrew Spiese was drowned.
Chicago-JOe ChoynsM and kid"
Mccoy have signed for a twenty-round
contest before the Hawthorne Athletic
Club at Buffalo. August %. The figh:
will be for a purse OF $500.
San Francisco, GAIA comet has
been discovered at Lick observatory nv
M. Coddington. 1t is in constellation
ScOrpio.
Niagara Falls, n. Y.=Robert Leach
OF WATERFOWL, n. Y. made a success
full trip through the whirlpool rapids
in barrel, coming out without z
scratch. He proposes to go over the
falls in the same barrel on the Fourth
OF July
Perry o. T.-Threats are made at
Pond Creek OF lynching Mrs. j. w.
Johnson. who is now under arrest
charged with numbering her husband.
Vienna Count Won Thun- Holhen-
stein, the premier. informed the pre- 81
dents of both houses that the reichsrath
had been prorogued by imperial ord, +.
Brazil. Ind.-Mrs. William Cristy
died of fright
Washington Information has
reached the state department that tie
revolution which has prevailed in Won
ezuela for the last six months ended
last night by the defeat and capture of
HernandeL it's leader