Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-09-30
NEWS TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS
Minor Happenings of the Pasl
Week.
EVENTS OF LAST SEVEN DAYS.
Political, Religious, Social and Criminal
Doings of the Whole World Carefully
Condensed for Our Readers-The Ac-
cident Record.

Irving Gilmore of the charge OF muir
dering Frank Miller.
Elyria &C. H. Ebett of Uhricsville,
travelling man, was asphyxiated at a
boarding house
La Crosse, Wis.-The 2-year-old son
of Philip Ullman of Kimberly was
nearly stung TO death by bees.
Milwaukee, Wis.-Edward Markwitz
was badly burned and Jacob Peters was
scorched at fire at their factory.
Warsaw, Ind.-The livery barn of
William SOash at Pierceton was de-
strOyed by fire. Five horses were ere
mated, making a total loss of $1,000.
Ashland. visa wreck occurred on
the Central road near White River in
which Harrison Fifeld was instantly
killed and Walter Sharple fatally in
jured
Tarentum, Pa.-Harvey Petzinger
shot his wife three times and then
killed himself Mrs. Petzinger may re-
cover.
London-Heldelbach, Ickelheimer &
Co. have engaged 100000 gold, and
Kountze Brothers s25O,0O0 for import
TO the United States.
Philadelphia-Owin to the overpro-
ductiOn of yarn, the ingram carpet
spinners of the Pennsylvania district
have decided to shut down their mills
for an indefinite period
Edgemont, S. D.-A block of stores
was burned, causing loss of $4,000,
partially insured. The buildings be-
longed largely TO eastern capitalists.
Fort Worth, Texas-An attempt was
made to murder DR.. W. A. Mason, a
dentist, by poisoned candy sent through
the mails. The doctor is now critic
ally i'll.
st. Petersburg-Heavy storms are
prevailing in the Baltic sea. and 120
fishermen have been drowned between
Polangen and Libau. seaport towns Of
the province of Courland. Russia
Wilmington-The sentence OF death
on William NJ. Fisher. a negro preach
er, has been commuted by the governor
to Imprisonment for life. Fisher was
found guilty of criminal assault
Seattle. Wash.-The steamer Alki ar
rived from Skaguay with go passen-
gers, most of whom were from Copper
River. Fifteen passengers from Daw
son had a small amount of gold dust.
Tompkinsville, y. JOHN HaZen,
aged q, was thrown from his horse
and fatally hurt. He is a son of the
late Gen. w. B. Hazen, and nephew
of Maj. Gen. William Ludlow
Washington-At the request of Sena-
tor Quay the postoffice officials have
investigated the recent charge that the
senator had sold positions as postmast-
ers in his state, and has reported that
he charge is groundless.
Westinghouse is stated at the war
department that Lieut. Col. Rush S.
Hudekoper, who was chief surgeon at
Camp Thomas, has forwarded his res
ignation and has been granted an hon.
orable discharge
San Francisco-The California Socie-
ty of the Sons of the American Revolu-
tion has adopted resolutions deplor-
Ing the death rate in the military
camps of San Francisco and calling on
President Mckinley to make investiga-
ton.
Denver, COl.-The Twenty-tifth regu-
lar infantry, which rendered gallant
service in Cuba, is to take station in
the department of the Colorado. reliev-
ing the Fifteenth regiment. with a
view to its transfer to Cuba for garri-
son duty.
Mount Airy, S. CA tornado wreck
ed several buildings and tore I'D rail-
way tracks. There was a cloudburst
In the western part of North Carolina
that drove families from their homes
and ruined river bottom crops along
the Yadkin and the Catawba.
Washington-Mail for all points in
Cuba should now be sent via Tampa.
Fla, and Havana, Cuba. with the ex-
ceptiOn of that for the United States
army and navy at Santiago and vicin-
ity, which should be sent to Washing
ton, where it is properly made up and
dispatched once a week to Santiago
direct
ingtOn-Following the custom
In the case OF a minister who has been
Obliged to leave his post by the break
ing out of hostilities, Stewart l.. Wood
ford has filed his resignation as min
lister to Spain.
New York;. B. LOOMS, United
States minister to Venezuela was a
passenger on board the steamer Ably
dos, which arrived from Venezuelan
ports.
Carlinville, Ill.-Mrs. Loretta Calf
ney of Medora was divorced. She mar
ried William A. Cox fifteen minutes
afterwarj
San Private John A.
Ganser, company c, Fifty-first Iowa
regiment, died in the division hospital
of spinal meningitis
TorOntO.-The Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen has allowed $25 900
in beneficiaries' claims making $4,-
l61 ,147 paid out on death or disability
insurance this year.
New York.-The transport Berlin