Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-09-23
NEWS TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
Hinor Happenings of the Past
Week.
EVENTS OF LAST SEVEN DAYS.
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I1ititz Pa.-Rev. Paul De Schweinitz
Of Nazareth, Pa, has been elected as
the third member of the provincial
elders conference by the Moravian
synod
New Yofk-The Travelling Passenger
Agents Association and the Ticket
Agents Association have decided TO
amalgamate. Committees will soon
meet to arrange the details.
Minonk, Ill.-Frank Kitchell of Chi
cago has taken charge of the Chicago
and Minonk Coal and Tile Works as
receiver. The business will be con-
tinued under his supervision.
Seattle Wash.--Gold dust aggregat-
ing in value between $50. 1000 and $780,
900 was brought by the steamer City of
Seattle, which also had on board $50
Klondikers who left Dawson City
Sept 2.
Frankfort. Ky.-The grand jury in
dicted every coal merchant. charging
conspiracy The coal men combined
and have been supplying the trade at
pIICSS dSIctu vi Dg the COHDlHdllOu
Little Rock, Ark.-Complete official
returns from the recent state election
give the following vote for governor:
Jones, dem, 1854; Auten. rep, 1924;
Morgan, pop, S,31O; Mcknight, pro-,
631.
Denver Colo.-A court-martial trial
of Chaplain Mcintyre of the Oregon,
accused of denouncing his brother Off
GERS who were engaged in the battle of
July 8, has been ordered 10 be held here
Sept. &c.
MISUNDERSTANDING A. c. Thompson,
member of congress from Ohio, has
been appointed United States district
Judge for the southern district of Ohio,
to succeed Judge Sage, retired.
Belvidere, 1ll.-Chicago capitalists
have offered TO build the Lake Geneva,
Sycamore and Southern Electric Rail-
way, which will pass through here, if
the original promoters Will assign to
them the franchises and right of way.
Cripple Creek. Colo.-The mining
companies have already declared $780,
900 September dividends. Total divi-
dends for 1898 thus far aggregate
$1,325,525, against s126o 925 for 1897
complete. Prior to 1897 S3,346,6 24 divi-
dends were paid.
Washington-The fact that but S473,-
600 of the United States per cent
bonds issued in aid Of Pacific railroads,
maturing Jan. l next. have been thus
far presented for redemption convinces
officials that there is no stringency in
the money market.
Monongahela City, Pa.-Vice Presi-
dent Dodd of the miners union, and
forty-one strikers have been arrested
on charge of melting the miners &c
riot. Among the prisoners are the
members OF the miners band. who
played while the strikers were march
ing
London-The imperial Chinese gov
eminent has granted to the Picking
syndicate the right to open and work
mines and to construct and operate
railroads in the empire free from Chin
csc control. This is the first conoes-
sion ever granted by the Chinese gov
eminent to a foreign syndicate.
Tampa. Fla.-Gov. Bloxham of Flor
ida has issued call for national har-
Dor defense convention in this city,
Feb 8, 1899. The governors of the va
cious states are requested to name del
egates.
Morris, Ill.-John Robinson of Coal
City fell down a coal shaft at Carbon
Hill and was killed
Montreal, Que.-The reserve barns OF
the Montreal Street Railway Company
.aught fire. Loss, 100000.
Moline, Ill.-Mrs. William F. Spohn
drowned herself in the Mississippi
river here. She feared coming insan-
ity.
Devils Lake, y. D-Farmers in the
vicinity of Crazy, Bartlett county. are
alarmed over the prevalence of hydro
phobia among stock.
New YoTk-Josiah S. Lindsay, plum
Der and real estate operator, has filed q
petition in bankruptcy, with assets ant
liabilities of s37S,6O
Alliance, Neb-N. l.. Sylvester ane
John Krause, who live twenty mile.
from here. quarreled over boundary
lines, and Krause killed Sylvester.
Detroit. Mich.-"Bert' Story anC
Sam" Miller, near Eaton Rapids, were
seriously shocked by lightning tha
killed two horses they were driving
Omaha, Neb.-George A. Cheney
banker, of Creighton, Neb., while TAX
ing with his wife in the corridor of thu
Drexel hotel. stepped into an elevator
shaft and fell to his death.
Providence, r. AT a meeting o
the corporation of Brown universit,
the resignation of President f. Benja
min Andrews was accepted. Benjamin
Clark was chosen to succeed DR.. An
drews.
OconomOwoc, Wis.,. NJ. WiggintoI
died suddenly of heart disease.
Youngstown. O.-Mrs. NJ. A. Fowler
while under Niagara Falls, found
diamond valued at $3.50
New York-Charles A. Gerlach, for
mer owner of the GerIach Hotel il