Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-24
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been struck here at depth of go feet.
Des. Moines, lathe will of Landon
Hamilton provides that his museum is
TO go to the state.
Waterloo, Ill.-The ninth annual
convention of the Universalist Young
Peoples Christian union met here.
Brazil, Ind.-At a conference here
the grievances of the miners regarding
dead work and improper screens ware
settled.
Grand Forks, S. D.-The jury in the
case of ]. B. Streeter, president of the
recently closed First National bank of
Larimore, returned a verdict of acqult-
tai
Knoxville. Tenn:-As harvesters were
entering the $4,000 field of wheat, be-
longing to George Adkins, in Monroe
county, lightning struck it, causing a
total destruction.
Tampa. Fla-The international fish
cry congress, organized here last year.
has been invited to meet in Paris dur
ing the exposition and has accepted the
invitation.
San Francisco-The skeleton of AL
bert Robertson of Joliet, ILL.,. who
jumped from a train while crossing the
plains some months ago and for whose
recovery large reward was offered,
has been found on the desert.
Pierre, S. D.-Fred Dupree, one Of
the heaviest cattle and horse owners on
the Sioux range, died at his ranch, six
ty miles northwest Of this city.
Observation-Disclosures David
son of Wisconsin has introduced bill
increasing the army ration by the addi-
ton of One-Quarter of a pound of pure
American cheese.
Detroit-The congress of labor COM
missioners adjourned sine die after
Commissioner Matthews of Maine to
meet at Augusta next year. Carroll d.
Wright, United States labor commits
sioner. was reelected president.
Omaha, Neb.-R. l.. COOnS was elect
ed vice-president of the National AS
ISOLATION of Railway Mail Clerks. All
the other old officers were reelected.
Washington-The Knights of Honor
elected J. w. Goheen, Philadelphia, SUI
preme dictator. The next meeting will
day in June, 1899.
Atlantic City. n. 1.-THE Brewers as
ISOLATION Of the United States elected
G. William Bergner of Philadelphia
president.
Newport News. Va.-The first-class
battleship Illinois, now building at the
yards of the Newport News Shipbuild-
ing and Drydock company, will be
launched about Sept. Is.
New YOrk-Graf Cassini, the new am
| bassador of Russia to the United States,
has reached this city.
Atlantic City. n. 1.-THE convention
| of the International Hahnemann asso-
citation closed by the election Of DR..
Walter James, Philadelphia, as presi-
dent.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-President Nc
| Kinley has declined the invitation OF
| the chamber of commerce to review the
| Camp Thomas volunteer army on July
4. He says pressing duties compel him
| to remain in Washington.
Richview, Ill.-A cloudburst occurred
here, doing an immense amount OF
| damage. The Illinois Central tracks
south of here were inundated from two
| to three inches.
| Newark. ~ Frank Murphy, aged
| 40 years, is thought to be dying, and
| two other men. named Thompson and
| Hunt. are in the hospital, as the re-
suit of "scorching" Thompson and
| Hunt on a tandem and Murphy on a
| single bicycle ran into a cab while
| racing
Athens. Ga.-ChancellOr William E.
Boggs of the University of Georgia has
| resigned.
San Francisco, Cal.-Two petitions
| opposing the probate of the will of Jul
| Illus l.. Franklin have been filed.
Boston. Mass.-Patrick Fay, who died
of old age, left 100000 laid by from
tips he had received while a waiter.
| Washington President Mckinley
will be unable owing to public business
to attend the centennial of Ohio meth
odism at Delaware, o.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa-Republicans OF
the fifth congressional district renOm-
mated Robert G.. Cousins, the present
member of congress by reclamation.
Tampa. Fla.-Roswell p Flower OF
New York wired $1,000 for distribution
among the Second and Sixty-ninth vol
| unteer regiments of New York.