Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-05-20
NEWS TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
Minor Happenings Of 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-
c.dent Record.

Newark, Ohio.-Mrs. Suen Rose,
widow of Timothy Rose, died in Gran
vile this morning. Mrs. Rose cele-
brated her Tooth birthday March 90
last
Omaha, Neb.-Governor Silas A.
Holcomb has proclaimed June l the
opening day of the Mississippi
exposition a pubic holiday in Nebr.s
ka.
misunderstanding to dispatches
from various parts of Italy, Rome,
Milan and the other large towns con
tinue quiet, but it is understood that
the state of siege will be maintained
until parliament has adopted the nee
essary repressive measures.
Topeka, Kan.-The people of Clay
county, Kansas, claim the honor for
naming the first town in the United
States after the hero of Manila. Dewey
vile, in that county, has just been laid
out, and a boom in real estate is the
result
MinneapoliS.-The Luxemburgers'
sixth annual national congress met in
this city. There were 100 delegates
present from various parts of the coun
try.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-The north
bound Alabama Great Southern pas
senger train was held up by gang Of
bandits at Cuba. Miss. and the express
car was robbed of all the money in the
safe.
London.-The trade balance in favor
of the United States in consequence OF
the rise in the price of breadstuffs is
already estimated al 100000, 900.
Therefore heavy gold exports may be-
gin at any time. Money rates CON
tinue firm.
Beloit. Wis.-Beloit college has
given the first Wisconsin martyr of tho
war, a student. F. B. Wood, of Darien.
Wis. who joined company L, 1st regi-
ment. having died at Milwaukee of
pneumonia contracted at Camp Har
vey
London.-William Somers. the D
year-old son of William c. Somers of
1928 Ashland avenue. Evanston, fell
from the Dempster street pier ut
Evanston. and was drowned.
Springfield, Ill.-Maj John C. Ru k
ner, commanding the 9th battalion
colored troops, Illinois national guard
has resigned. The resignation has
been accepted by Gov Tanner.
Fort Worth. Textile value of Ike
wool product of New Mexico adj
vanced from 81 1874 .OG0 in 1895 10 ST
$4,000 in 1897. and this year prom
ises to show a proportionate increase.
Paris.-The Prix de Diane (rreEch
Oaks of over $4,000, for 3-year-olds.
ten and One-half furlongs, was run a.
Chantilly and was won by Cambridge.
MOulouia was second and Diohava wa;
third
Mascoutah, Iil-The republican con
gressiOnal committee for the twenty
first congressional district has decided
to call the republican convention foT
the nomination of congressman for
June at Nashville
birmingham. Ala.-John Lee shot
three men here TO show that he was
. not afraid of the Spaniards The dead
are Samuel Johnson Peter Alternately.
and Thomas Warren. Sam Spadden
Was shot in the neck and may die.
New York-Stewart NJ. and VII
liam Kirk Brice sons of former Sena-
tor Calvin S. Brice have enlisted in
the United States army
Rockford. Arrangements have
been completed for the big picnic of
the Modern Woodmen of northern IL
linos and southern Wisconsin, TO be
held in Rockford June ,. when 30
coo visitors are expected.
Baltimore. Md Edward Wentz. 81
years old, his little daughter Lulu 4
years old. of this city and Miss Lucy
Plngrath OF Chicago. were crowned in
Round Bay
Mitchell. =. D.-The plant of the
electric light company Was DESTROYED
by fire originating in the engine room.
Loss. s. .0G6: no insurance
Buffalo. y. Y The Tiff Block. in
Washington street. was damaged by
fire to the extent of about $75 GOO
Baltimore The plant Of the Balti-
more Biscuit company was damaged
$50, 900 by fire. 1t is thought that the
fire will seriously delay the orders of
the government for the army and
navy.
Kansas City, Mo.-The w. A. Mich
del Grain Commission company. the
leading bucket shop in the city. as
signed TO DR.. l. NJ. Ridge. local cap
italist
Valparaiso. Ind.-lames II. Wright
or Chicago. a switchman on the Lake
Shore road at Dunn Park. was run
down by a passenger train and killed.
Cincinnati Ohio.-F. d. GUNNER.
prominent business man of Cleveland.
was struck and killed by a Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton railway train.
South Bend, Ind.-Tbe annual con
vention of the Indiana State Republi-
can College league has been post poned
until fall.
San Francisco Cal-James J. JeffrinS