Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-08
The WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.
c. w. METSKER, Pub. and Prop.
INDIANA.
PLYMOUTH,
TOPICS OF TODAY.
PRICES ON CUBAN BONDS.

maritime exchange and 1t rs said at
the junta that Gen. Palma is in receipt
of frequent propositions from persons
who are willing to take blocks of the
bonds. at options, say, to be paid for
at par as soon as Cuba shall be free.
There have been issued in all $4,000 600
of bonds of the Cuban republic which
are made payable ten years after the
evacuation of Cuba by the Spanish
forces. Five hundred thousand dollars
of these have been sold, realizing
about S250,000, and the members OF the
junta feel proud of the fact that while
bonds of the Confederate States of
America were sold for 10, no Cuban
low 40.
Friedrichsruh WAS en- fete April 1 in
celebration of the eighty-third birthday
of Prince Otto Won Bismarck. Al
though the aged ex-chancellor seldom
rises before II o'clock, the little town
donned gala dress long before that
hour, and so large was the throng or
visitors and villagers assembled at the
gates of Sachsenwald Park that it was
found necessary to employ squad of
gensdarmes to prevent the crowd over
running the grounds about the castle.
Later in the day, after the prince had
breakfasted and been wheeled in his
chair about the gardens to enjoy the
fresh air, the regimental band OF the
Ratzeburg Chasseurs was admitted i'll
side the gates and played a series of
popular pieces, which were enthusi-
astically encored by the crowds out
side.
THE PRESIDENTS HARD ROAD.
Those who are most severe in their
criticisms of the president cannot but
| admit that he has anything except an
| easy or pleasant undertaking on his
hands If he can invent a plan for set
| thing the war that will be satisfactory
| to the Spaniarcs he must in order to
accomplish his purposes, devise one
that will be acceptable TO the Cubans.
But this is not the extent of his trials.
for he has the people of his own coun-
try to appease and, from the tone OF
the American press, it is evident that
this task is not the easiest Of accom-
| rlishment About the only party to
| this triangular controversy which is
absolutely certain as to what will salts
| fly it is the free Cuba faction.
| BLANCO'S DELAYED DECREE.
Better late than never is not always
applica bic. Things may come too late,
after occasion for them has vanished.
| This is the comment to be made on
the BlancO decree revoking entirely
the reconcentrado order of Gen. Wey-
Ter in the four western provinces of
| Cuba, the only provinces controlled by
| Spain. Had this important decree
been issued months or even weeks ago
, it might have had considerable effect
on the course of events. Now it can
have no influence whatever The
question of terminating Spanish rule
In Cuba finally and absolutely is to be
settled by diplomacy or war. and any
concessions short of surrender of SOW
ereignty are out of date.
| ACNSOhOI1lI 10 En- . ItlOl L.
The Associated Press has sent out
the following notice: II is suggested
for the information of editors who
are a: loss to understand why the
Associated Press does not furnish a
daily morning bulletin from Havana
,ha: the office of the censor in Havana
does not open until IL o'clock a. IN.
that the cable company refuses abso-
lutely 10 receive anything until it has
passed the censor's Office; that fire.
auently our Havana correspondents are
required to wait an hour after the ar
rival of the censor. or until noon, be-
fcre that functiOnary can be inuucet
TO pass upon their dispatches. Prac
tically the same rule applies to service
frcrn Madrid.
AGRICULTURAL CONDITIONS.
The shortage of grain continues al
Chicago. Railroad rates are still OF
The incline, which in q measure &C
counts for the stiffness Of the market.
al this exciting period. In the thickes
of the war rumOrs wheat kept up {
1
in Texas. Kansas, Missouri. Indiana
Michigan. Minnesota and the Dakota.
encourage the holders OF bard wheat
Letter let 80 Of 2.6a0. 600 bushels las
week al an immense profit. 1t was a
once skipped from Chic ago 30 the sea
board. Corn. oats and provisions ar,
almost equally strong.
CINCINNATI GETTING READY
The peoplc of Cincinnati are prepar
ing for the q. 4. X. encampment il
September. Leading business mel
there have determined TO exceed ever,
other city in the elaboration of enter
t&inment. One hundred committee
have been appointed and All are NOW n
work making arrangements. If tn
| present plans are successfully carrie.
out the encampment will no dOub
prove Il great surress.
; Topeka. Kan.-By 4 vote OF 80 to ]
the Central Methodist conference il