Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16
NEWS TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS
Minor Happenings Of the Past
Week.
NEWS OF LAST SEVEN DAYS.
Political. Religious. Social and Criminal
Doings of the Whole World Carefully
Condensed for Our Keaders-The Ac-
cident Record.

Milwaukee. Wis.-The American
Ethical Union has concluded its con-
ventiOn.
Charleston s C.-The transport Sar-
atoga, with the First battalion of the
Tenth infantry OF board, sailed for
Cuba
London-George Taylor. the armed
man arrested in the Bank of England,
has been pronounced insane.
London-Sir William Anderson. di
rector general of the royal ordnance
factories and part inventor of cOrdite,
died in his 6ith year
Washington-The treasury depart
meHt is considering n request by the st.
Paul collector of customs to have tea
Inspector stationed there. The plan is
opposed by Chicago and New York inn
pOrters
Liyerpool-Lieut. Wark of the Brit
ish Royal artillery. sentenced to death
on being convicted of having caused the
death of a girl by means of a criminal
operation. has been reprieved.
Washing ton-F +. Coyne. collector
of internal revenue in Chicago is here
TO discuss with the commissioner of IN
ternar revenue matters concerning the
enforcement of the war revenue act.
Newport News, Na-Sam Hall. the
negro SalOOnkeepcr who shot and kill
ed Private AlonZo Andrews. One Hun
dred and Sixtieth Indiana regiment. has
been acquitted of the murder charge
against him.
Moweaqua ILL., Alyah Armstrong Of
Bethany was ally burned by the ex-
plosion OF a can of coal oil He was
endeavoring to thaw out a frozen
pump.
Bloomington. Ili.-Michael Fenton
choked 10 death while eating in
lunchrOom at Chenoa
Hyannis. Mass.-The engine house
and carpenter shop OF the New York
New Haven and Hartford railroad
were burned. with four locomotives;
loss. $4,000.
Elgin. lll.-Mrs. Wallace Kenyon.
who while insane poisoned her child,
died despite the efforts of physicians.
Sheboygan Falls. Wis-Patrick Del
AVIAN. pioneer of Sheboygan county.
also a stanch democrat. died at his
home at bingham, Wis. of fatty de-
generation Of the heart. aged about 60.
Logansport, Ird.-Will Jasorke. IA
years old. was drowned while skating
near here.
La Grange, Ind.-Loren Atwater died
from the effects of a fall.
Winamac, Ind.-Ferdinand Reinhold.
a wealthy farmer, fell from a wagon
load Of wheat and was killed.
New York-President Rafael Iglesias
OF Costa Rica has sailed for France on
the steamship La Gascogne.
Upper Sandusky. Ohio-Fire destroy
ed the business block owned by Mrs.
Van Marter. The origin of the fire is
unknown.
Newark, y. Y.-Frank Dean. an es-
capped prisoner from the state prison at
Jackson. Mich. was captured here
Lebanon. Ill.-The new $4,000 Meth
odist Episcopal church. just completed
10 replace the building destroyed by
fire last April. has been formally dedi-
Gated
Seattle. Wash-United States Attor-
ney Gay has filed a libel against the
noted Cuban tilibustering steamship
Laurada, accused of smuggling whisky
into Alaska
Niles, Mich.-James Shaw. the only
surviving member of the Michigan leg
islature of 1917. when Detroit was the
capital is dead He was sc years old.
Louisville. Ky.-Captain Samuel Me
Kee. former member of congress and
one OF kentucky's most prominent re-
publicans. died of paralysis az his home
in this city.
Dunkirk, \. President w. II.
Newman of the Lake Shore and Michi-
gan Southern Railroad company has
placed an order with the Brooks Loco
motive works for forty-fve locomo-
tives. The total cost will be about
100000
San Francisco. Cal.-The official
time OF the torpedo boat destroyer
Farragut has been computed. and her
the fastest vessei flying the American
flag.
Oakland. Samuel p. Flint. as
sistant superintendent of the railway
mail service. was struck by a locomo-
tive and killed
Detroit, Mich Mrs. Frank Brooks
shot and killed her 9-year-old daughter
and then killed herself.
Dover. n H-Notices have been
posted i'm all the departments of the
Sawyer WOODEN mills. announcing a 10
per cent wage reduction
Edwardsville. Ill.-Mrs. Sarah Ann
Ballard died suddenly while on her
way from her home in Troy, Ill. to
Alabama.
Mason City. Iowa-The Congrega-'
tionalists 0f this city dedicated their
new 100000 church here. Frederick Il.
Hopkins of Dubuque conducted the