Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-09-09
NEWS TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
Minor Happenings CT the Past
Week.
EVENTS OF LAST SEVEN DAYS.
Political. Religious, sociaI and Criminal
Doings of the Whole World Carefully
Condensed for OR Readers-The Ac-
cider t Record.

PlttSheld, lll.-George b. Purhett, an
old settler, is dead. aged 90
Milwaukee. Wis.-Hugo Rohn. Bo-
hemian. was found dead in Lake Mich
igan.
Mayyille, Wis.-Paul Schellpfeffer,
Fond du Lac boy visiting here was
drowned
Minonk. Ill.-Phillip Hawk. a
wealthy and widely known pioneer. is
dead aged So.
PttsfieId. I'LL. ]. Frank, a prom
inent citizen of Milton, aged 70 years,
killed himself.
Dayton, O.-Mrs. Julia Cline. aged
A. died from fall she received while
getting off street car
Wausau, Wis.-Carl Klamath was
drowned in the Wisconsin river few
miles north of this city.
Topeka. Kas.-Gen. A. VI. F. Ran
dOlph, for many years supreme court
reporter, was found dead in bed
Jacksonville Ill-James Magill,
while carrying lumber from sawmilI.
fell squarely across the saw and was
cut in two.
Harrodsburg. Ky.-William Morgan.
a brother-in Of Col Jack Chinn.
was shot twice in the breast by James
Moberly and died.
Detroit, Micb.-In the circuit court
Mrs. Jennie Scott Hudson. wife of the
Rev James Lester Hudson. appeared
as complainant in a suit for divorce.
Decree was granted on the ground Of
cruelty.
Port Huron. Mich.-The mystery
connected with the disappearance of
Patrick Maher father of Thomas
Maher. the alleged smuggler. is partial
ly explained by the discovery of the
old mans body floating in the water
near Port Lambton. Ont.
Springfield, Ill.-Miss Fannie Wilson
of WilliamsvilIe. while temporarily in
sane. saturated her clothing with kerr
Osene and applied match She was
so badly burned that she died in
short time.
Springfield, Ill.-James Rafferty, and
Joseph Mayfield coal miners in the
found dead in the mine, having been
suffocated by black damp.
Santander-The steamship COvan-
danga. with 2,279 soldiers from San
tiago on board. arrived here
Elgin, lll.-An per cent cut
was made on one of the jobs in the
stem wind department of the watch
factory. Those whose wages are re-
duced are mostly girls and they are
still enabled TO average s115 to $125
per day
Rockford, Ill.-Fifteen hundred peO-
pie attended the peace jubilee at the
county fair.
Beioit. VISA telegram from Capt.
Rogers at Jacksonville announced the
death of Frank Chapman of Company
T., First Wisconsin volunteers.
The Kansas Loan and Trust Com
pany. lately known as the Trust Com
pany of America, has made an assign
ment
st. Louis, Mo.-Fire in the five-story
brick building. Nos. POI 10 225 South
Second street, occupied by the Geisel
Manufacturing Company. manufactur
ers of tinware goods Building and
contents nearly total loss.
Newport News. Na.-The strike of
sheet-iron workers at the shipyard was
amicably settled and the men have re-
turned TO work.
Springfield. Ill-Governor Tanner
has been informed by President circuit
of the Newport News Ship Building
Company that the new battle-ship Hi
nois will be launched Tuesday. Oct A.
Buda-P esth.-The Pest NapIo men
tons report Of the existence Of a plot
to murder Baron Banffv. the Hunga-
rian prime minister, hut gives no in
formation as TO the origin of the re-
port or the character of the plot
Vienna.-The Zeitung announces
that the Reichsrath has been sum
moned by imperial decree TO meet
Sept 26
London.-Mme. Patti has secured
letters of British naturalization.
New York-Justice Cohen of the SUI
preme court has appointed Louis r.
GOldlng receiver Tor the Cooley Com
pany, publishers of Godey's Magazine
in a suit brought by the Martin Cantine
Company. a creditor for $2.292
Milwaukee, Wis.-Mrs. Ola Hansen
aged 50 years. was found dead in BED
at 339 Fifth street.
Lima, O.-One hundred and fifty
mOlders OF the steel works struck for
restoration of their wages, which
were cut 10 per cent in 1896.
Shanghai-The French. Italian and
Dutch ministers have formally de-
manded a share for their respective
nationalities in the professional chairs
at the new university.
Casey. Ill.-Squire John Pratt, aget
Sc, dropped dead in the midst of al
argument in court.
Beloit, Wis.-Lieut. Fred Hart o
company f, LIST Wisconsin voluntee
infantry, was married to Miss Ma
Love.
Montreal-Jules Cambon. French
ambassador at Washington. arrived il