Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-02
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-
cfdent Record.

Wapella. Ill.-Merrill Jones, aged 16.
was instantly killed by the accidental
discharge of his shotgun.
Terre Haute. Ind.-Leases covering
over SEQ acres of land in this county
have been taken by eastern capitalists
who are confident of striking oil
LOndOn-Prof. George James Altman,
a wel!-known biologist. is dead. He
was born at Cork IN 1872.
Rome-During a hurricane at &C.
noa the German cruiser Hertha was in
collision with and greatly damaged the
Italian steamers Scylla and Marco Polo.
Evansville. Ind-Will Raines. aged
70 years. committed suicide because his
sweetheart. Mamie Doench. refused to
accompany him home from ball.
Indianapolis, Ind.-Lucy Wells, 50
years old was sitting by an open CRATE
in her home when her clothing caught
fire. She ran screaming into the
streets. but before aid came to her she
died from burns
New York; receiver has been APP
pointed for the Chelsea Paper Manufac-
turing company of Norwich. Conn.
whose capital is 100000; liabilities,
SO. GEO: nominal assets. s275.O00.
Kokomo. Ind.-The Milton B. Hop
kins University building burned The
loss is $4,000 and the insurance SILL
600. 1t was three-Story brick build
Huntington. lnd.-The German Lu-
theran church was damaged by fire to
the extent OF $1,000. Insurance about
$4,000.
Whitewater. Wis.-John Quinn was
found frozen to death.
Cranberry Center. Wis.-The house
of Mrs. A. s. Outcalt was burned to the
ground and 4-year-old girl persisted
Huntington. Ind.-The new Christian
church building was dedicated by the
Rev. L. l.. Carpenter of Wabash.
Arcola. Ill.-Samuel r. Duncan. dem
ocratic politician. swallowed chloro-
form by mistake. For time his life
was despaired Of
Birmingham Ala. = Chief Deputy
Sheriff Robert Warner was shot to
death while attempting to arrest Will
liam Collision. negro.
Crystal Falls. Mich.-A cave-in &C.
Cured at the Dunn iron mine which
will probably close operations at that
property permanently.
Baltimore. Md.-Clarence Key of this
ri nd Of hp oT1th nr 10
Star-Spangled Banner" died in the
City of Mexico in restitution.
La Crosse. Wis.-Rika Stegemeyer
an employee of the rubber mills. was
killed by Chicago & Northwestern
passenger train. Her home was at
New Albion, Iowa.
Kappa, Ill.-Levi T. Turpin, a farm
er, aged q, and Mrs. Mary Tones, aged
%, a widow. while driving were struck
by an Illinois Contra passenger train
and instantly killed.
Savannah, Ga-The transport Ches-
ter sailed with the Fifteenth United
States infantry for Nuevitas, Cuba.
Knoxville, Tenn.-The Fourth Ten
nessee regiment has been ordered from
Camp Poland TO Santa Clara City, Gu
ba. and the Sixth Ohio to Cienfuegos.
Sandusky. Ohio-The Great Northern
Railroad Company is said to have
placed with West Virginia operators
contracts for 100000 tons of coal at
$l.25 a ton, delivered here, throughout
1899
London-The mad mullah, who. with
600 men, has been threatening to pass
the Swat frontier, has crossed the Swat
river. and fighting has taken place be-
tween his followers and the Indo-B Brit
ish forces.
Brooklyn y. Y.-The funeral of
George II. Ellis, chief yeoman of the
cruiser Brooklyn, killed in the engage
ment with Cervera's feet, whose body
was brought from Guantanamo by or
der of the government officials, was
held here.
Washington-The war department
has ordered that sulphate and bisul-
plate of Guinine and all alkaloids or
salts of cinnamon bark shall be ad-
mitted at all ports in the Island of Por-
10 RICO free or duty.
Cleveland, Ohio-In delivering the
closing argument for the prosecution in
the trial of State Senator Vernon II.
Burke, Judge Blondin bitterly assailed
the entire bench of Cuyahoga county.
charging it with what he termed rot
tenness." Jurists who were present
cheered his utterances.
Manawa, Wis.-The wife and two
sons OF G. +. Rosenberg were
poisoned. 1t is supposed. by eating
hea6cheese.
Nashville, Ill.-Diphtheria is preva-
lent IN this city, and it is feared will
become epidemic. Two deaths have
resulted.
Shelbyville, Ill.-Hiram Sears, an old
resident dropped dead of apoplexy.
hington.-President Mckinley
has decided that the Spanish ordnance