Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-10-14
NEWS TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS
Minor Happenings oil 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.

great damage to the cotton crop by
excessive rains
Opequon, w. Va.-The east-bound
Chicago express on the Baltimore and
Ohio was in collision. Engineer Sen
sey was killed and two other en-
ployes injured
New Rochelle, n. Y.-Thomas
Greenwald, a private in battery |,
Seventh United States artillery, was
shot dead while trying to desert from
Fort Slocum. near here.
San Francisco-Admiral Miller, who
raised the United States flag over
Hawaii, returned on his flagship, the
Philadelphia. He regards the situa-
ton on the islands as satisfactory to
this government
LOndon-Dr Nancy GuilfOrd no
longer denies that she is the midwife
of Bridgeport. Conn, charged with the
death of Emma Gill. She is now in
the infirmary of the Holloway Jail,
suffering from nervous collapse.
New York-COngressman James j.
Belden, who was defeated for renOm
ination by republicans in the Twenty
seventh New YOrh district by NJ f.
Driscoll, has refused to run indie
pendent. and has written letter sup
porting Mr. Driscoll.
New York-The Sixth United States
left on the transport Mississippi for
San Juan. Porto Rico. and the Forty
seventh New York sailed for San Juan
on the transport Minnewaska from
Newport, r. |.
Havana-Great concern is felt be-
cause of the serious condition of Maj.
Beebe, who was taken i'll or the Reso-
lutte while returning from CeinfuegOs.
1t was first thought TO be malaria, but
later he developed symptoms Of yell
low fever.
East Chester. y. Y.-Three thousand
dollars worth of jewels and family
plate was stolen from the house of
Mrs MCGUIRE supposedly by sound pi-
rates, who afterward escaped in their
boat. Mrs. Mcclure is the widow of
millionaire contractor of New York
city.
Grand Blanc, Mich.-This village
was raided by burglars and nearly
every business house entered and ran
sacked, including the Flint and Pere
Marquette railroad station, where
trunks belonging to passengers were
rified. Fourteen men charged with
the offenses have been arrested
Santiago-Gen. Lawton. military
commander of the department of San
liagc, sailed on the transport Michi-
gan Gen. Wood will succeed him.
Gen LawtOn has three months leave
of absence. and at its expiration he
will probably be given some other
command at his own request
Cairo-The report that the treasury
of the khalifa, valued at e10,000, 900
$3.50, 600, OO0), had been found and was
being forwarded to Cairo, is without
foundation.
Colon, Colombia-Dr. Facundo Mu-
tbs Duran was installed governor of
the department of Panama. The APP
pOintment is very popular.
Oneonta, n. Y.-Tustin Dibbel. aged
about 60, and Ira E. Green, aged 81,
both of Unadilla. were killed by a
railroad train. They were walking on
the track.
St. Johns, n. F.-Mr. Parsons, edi-
tor of the Evening Telegram of this
city, and Mr.. Herder, it's proprietor,
were sentenced to thirty days impris-
fishing ctures upon the judge OF
the supre.le court.
New York-Rachel McAuley, sec
rotary of the Professional Women's
League, died of heart disease at her
home here.
Berlin-The exports for the third
quarter of the present year from the
southern half of Germany to the Unit
ed States are officially tOtaled at S.
541 ,623, or $l,190,23 in excess of tbs
amount for the corresponding quar-
ter last year.
Berlin-PrinceSs TrubetZkoi. VIII
was under arrest here on an extra
ditiOn demand from the Italian gov
eminent, charged with forging docu
ments, committed suicide at the police
station.
New YOrk-The Times announces :
reduction of price from 3 cents to
cent.
Philadelphia Thomas A. Thacher
representing the reorganization com
mittee, bid in the Philadelphia, Read
ing & New England Railroad for ST.,
SO7 900
SantiagO-Private Byron Lakeman
Eighth Illinois infantry. died of ty-
phOid malarial fever.
Springfield. lll.-Mrs. B. T. Buck el
of Chicago threw carbOlic acid in tn,
face OF her husband. He will be dis
figured for life. The woman later tool
morphine, but recovered. She charS
as her husband with absenting bimseI
from home, leaving her to earn he
own living.