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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-09
In the Thick of the Battle.

Mrs. l.. J. Oliver received the follow
ing letter from her brother in the Phil
ippines:
Philippine Is. May 3, '99.-Dear Sis
ter:-Y our letter of March came all o.
*. some days ago and | could not ans
wer any sooner because we are about
10 miles from Manila and we can't get
writing material except from the
Chinese.
We had fine trip all the way and it
wss worth lot of money 10 me- We
landed at Gibraltar, Port Said, sing
City, Perins, Colombo and Singapore
and got to Manila on the 10 of March
We only stopped in town long enough
TO get dinner and then we were rushed
out to the front of La Iona church
and were in a fight the same night
From that time on up till about two
weeks ago we have been having trouble
every night and day and Oh the 18th Of
March we had scrap in which "K'
Company was the only American out
fit engaged tho the papers gave the
credit to the 3rd Artillery and the Penn.
Vol. You wont see the Regs.
mentioned very often because the Vol.
have monopoly on the good things
and the Regs. are supposed to be always
IN the front and no questions asked.
We were on the fireing line on the 25th
of March when we drove the niggers
from the whole line around Manila.
That was grand fight and 1t was
worth coming all the way to the Phil
but they have come so close to me
sometimes that thought | was hit and
have brass bullet that hit my bunk
when | was asleep. If it had been q
foot higher or even a few inches |
would have been out of luck. One
other ball struck rock of adobe which
| was behind and it almost blinded me
for awhile. | don't know how many |
have killed but hope have not hurt
any of them for it's pretty much like
butchery. Things are pretty quiet
along these lines now and there is no
lighting except way up on the line at
Caumpit where Lawton is. l am all
right except my feet which are pretty
sore and came from marching.
What do you think dad is going to dc?
He talks of coming here but you want
TO get such foolish notion out of his
head for he would not last day tere
hardly and there is nothing he could do.
My bunkie has just made us some
tea and 1t comes pretty nice between
meals. We can buy TIA from the
Chinese for 10 cents per pound and we
are living pretty well for the field The
boys in town are living fine and they
have all kinds of good things. This
morning had bacon and eggs, potatoes,
toast and coffee for breakfast, Not so
bad, Is 1t? They don't have any butter
or milk here but fruit is very cheap.
Bananas are about cents dozen,
while mangOes and Chinese apples and
cherries grow right IN camp. The man
goes are not like those in the States for
here they grow on big trees and taste
like musk melons.
Well my paper is nearly all so | must
quit, Hope you are all well and that
you will look after dad. Good bye.
\ our Bro, Roy.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-09
commissioners Court.

The county board of commissioners
met in regular session Monday morning.
The first day was taken up with the
hearing of applications for licenses to
sell liquors, and the following were
granted:
Lore u. Capron. plymouth.
George IL. kruger,
l.. Il. Ocker,
Michael Spelsshofer,
&. {. Besber, Culver.
II. F. kreuzberger,
Edward c. Bright, Inwood.
Joseph L. Miller, Bourbon.
Franklin Walters, Bremen.
Tuesday was taken up auditing the
allowances of the last term and
Wednesday examining the poor reports
of the various townships.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-09
BrightSide Notes.

Mrs. Mary T. Clark, former patron
ess of the Chlldren's Home, at LapOrte
and devoted friend of the children,
presented them with a handsome flag,
415x10 feet in size The flag was pre-
sented to the children Tuesday morn
ing in happy sreech by their attend
ant, Miss Money, which was greeted
with prolonged applause, closing with
three cheers and "tiger" for "the red,
white and blue" The flag will be raised
on the main building as soon as proper
Flagstaff can be secured and placed in
position.
A new sign board, in the shape of an
arch over the main driveway will soon
be erected. The sign will bear the
legend "Brightside Julia Work
Children's Home. Visiting day, Thurs
days from q. m to p. m. No visit
ors admitted on Sunday"
Partial arrangements have been
made to secure the Dr. Wilson cottage
at Pretty lake for the month of July.
The children will be taken out in fam
lilies of ten for few days each. The
babies will probably have the first out
ing.
We will take occasion to repeat that
the first Friday in each month is visit
ing day for parents and guardians, each
Thursday is visiting day for friends de
string TO see the children and inspect
the institution, and every day after IL
a m. friends calling socially or on bust
ness will be welcome.
JULIA E. WORK
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-09
Important Decision.

The appellate court holds that "while
a railroad company may make lawful
the operation of its road without incur
ring any liability on account of fright
ening horses, ETC., il is liable iD damages
to plaintiff who was injured by the
running away of team of horses on
account of fright from the negligent
and wanton blowing of the whistle"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-09
Report Purely False.

Graham Earle, the actor. Was in
town today, having come over from
Elkhsrt. says the Goshen Democrat.
The rumor 80 freely published in the
Northern Indiana press, alleging that
MIR. Earle had gone insane, is absolutely
untrue, and originated with no founds-
tion whatever. MIR. Earle is now act.
ing in a managerial capacity with the
Lennon Stock company, and is in the
best of health.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-09
Free tn Our Renders.

Every member of The Independent
who will pay a years subscription in
advance will receive copy of The
Pilgrim, handsome, illustrated home
magazine, for one year. See sample
copy at this office. Also copy of the
Ready Reference and Account book sb.
solutely free. wifi
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-09

The Committee Has Been Exceptionally
Fortunate i'm Getting Speakers-Mr. Ian
lie Speaker Shively and Bricks AbiIi-
ties Well Known in Northern Indiana
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-09
Poisoned by tEe Hessian Fly,

Last sunday, Jonas Lukinbill, near
Gilead' in the northern part of Miami
county, turned his flock of sheep on his
wheat field. They were all fat and
healthy at that time, and now every
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-09
No. 26.

one is dead. There is suspicion that
they ate too much whest that contain
ed Hesslon fly. The crop had been
ruined by these insects, and the scatter
ed tufts of wheat were loaded with
them,
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-09
LANDS TO BE HERE.

Ex-CONGRESSMA CON.
GRESSMEN LANDS AND BRICK
WILL GIVE THE ADDRESSES
ON INDEPENENCE DAY.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-04
OCEAN FoRWARDERs FAIL.
The Atlantic Transportation ~om-
pany in Receivers Hands.

New York, Jan. 3.-Justice Giegerich, of
the Supreme Court. has appointed Edward
p. Maany and Melville E. ingalls,, Jr., re-
ceiyers for the property in this State of
the Atlantic Transportation Company of
/ Broadway, with a bond of 100000. The
same persons have been appointed re-
ceivers. in New Jersey.
Deputy Sheriff Mcguire has received
two attachments against the company
one in favor of the Knickerbocker Steam
Towage Company for $4,000, due on a
note, and one in favor OF f. Burler Dry
Dock Company, for $11.368 The sheriff
levied on the coal barge Ocean Belle.
The company was Incorporated under
New Jersey laws on November 4, 1897
with capital stock of 50, 900 600, TO trans
port merchandise and coal. After its or
ganizaton it purchased feet OF vessels,
consisting Of one steamship. the Santuit
three tugs and twenty-three barges and
leased or chartered feet of forty other
vessels, which were on the inland lakes.
All but ten of these vessels were
brought to the Atlantic coast by way of
the st. Lawrence River to Newport News.
Owing to the lateness of the season ten
of the vessels were left on the st. Law
renee River about the Rapids. The COM
pany expended $4,000 In securing the
charters and transferring the vessels to
the coast Three OF the purchased vessels
were recently lost at sea and were in
sured as follows: Virginia. $40, ,0O0; Lucy
A. Nichols. 500. 1000; A. w. Westo, $4,000.
These were mortgaged and the mortgages
claim the insurance.
The business of the company has of late
consisted almost exclusively of transport
ing coal delivered to the company at
Newport News by the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company. Walter 5. Besse.
stockholder, in his application for the
receivers in this city. stated that he had
been informed by Treasurer Haywood A.
Harvey that the liabilities of the company
are over 1915. 900. According to figures
submitted by Mr.. Besse. the liabilities are
81 ,176,5 $40.
The assets consist of twenty-four pur-
chased vessels, valued at 100000, and
worth at forced sale S6l3, $50. interest in
chartered vessels and office furniture,
81 600. All of the purchased vessels are
encountered. Receiver Meany is presi-
dent of the company.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-04

TESTIMONY CARELEssLY TAKEN
Colonel Moore Complains 10 the Al
ger Relief Commission.

Col. James NJ. Moore, assistant quarter
master general, was the only person to
appear before the Alger Relief Commits
sion yesterday but his appearance brought
out the fact that an essential feature of
the work of the commission has been, to
say the least. very carelessly done; that
is, the work of obtaining a correct report
OF the testimony of the various witnesses
who have been before the commission.
Colonel Moore, who gave testimony as
to the new tariff rates for Cuba several
weeks ago, declared today that his testi-
mony had been garbled. that the tariff
schedule which he submitted had been all
mixed up and that the questions did not
conform to the answers. To remedy this,
he had prepared a correct statement of
his testimony and came before the COM
mission to ask that II be accepted.
General Beaver, OF the commission, cx-
planned to Colonel Moore that in the hurry
of taking testimony II was to be expected
that the stenographers would get things a
little mixed and that, speaking for him
self. he had talked so fast in asking ques-
tions that he did not expect to be reported
correctly.
Colonel DENLY questioned Colonel Moore
as TO whether the changes he proposed af-
fected the facts of his previous testimony
TO which Colonel Moore replied that there
was no material change and that he was
willing to swear to the testimony as he had
corrected it. The substitute was then ac-
wcepted by the commission.
II was stated that Major Daily. who wrote
the report on army beef which General
Miles read before the commission. will be
before the commission tomorrow.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-04
Rarnsdell
Has Bought Out
PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDS.
Quarterly DISTRIBUTION to schools
in Maryland

Annapolis, Nd, Jan. S.-Yesterday the
State comptroller made a quarterly distri-
button of the public school fund to white
and colored schools, the amount being pay
able on and after the 10th instant The
distribution is as follows:
White Schools-Allegany county, 81. SO 20; tnne
Arupdie county, s.. .525.2S; Baltimore city. So
751.t; Baltimore county, Sc slT.21: Calvert coun-
ty, SI,I20.27 Caroline county, Slab Is: Carroll
county, sS.ll6T4; Cecil county, 50. 90: Charles
county, Sl,T0G; Dorchester county, S2,55I -;
Frederick county, i,Sls IS; Garrett county, 81
5i0c7; Hartford county, 50, SOS 63; Howard county,
81 1,6g9.06; Kent county, Sl.729.Si; Montgomery
county, S2.S72.sI; Prince Georges $, sg3 -;
Queen Anne's county. Sl,909.l9; St Mary's co,sn-
ty, 81 s6l97; Somerset county, s., 1855; Talbot
county, Sl,95340; Washington county. s, ,s90.fi !:
Wicomico county, S2,Is5.93; Worcester county.
S2ll5.A. Total. slo00O0.
ColOred Schools-Alleghany county, S2i6.9t:
Anne Arundle county, S2.655.42; Baltimore city,
S9,2Is.76; Baltimore county. Sl.59S.O9; Calvert
county, Sl,0l526; Caroline county. S7i5S3: Car
roll county SS9is2; Cecil county $500 u; Charles
county. 81, IL; Dorchester county Sl.5+795;
Frederick county. Sl,1i2S4: Garrett county.
S{S Is; Hartford county, Sl.lS2.2: Howard county,
S76950 Kent county, S1.l75.96; Montgomery
county. 81 1885, Prince Georges county, 81
county, s1.5I9.2o: Somerset county. Si,ss5-3l;
Talbot county. 81 ,29s.6l Washington county,
SIP 73; Wicomico county, SO9S.17; Worcester
county Sizes Il. Total, sS7 900.
In addition $1,000 was distributed to
the White Normal School and $500 to the
Colored Normal School.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-04
AT THE WHITE HoUs..
Many Questions Discussed by the
Cabinet Yesterday.

The Cabinet meeting yesterday was un-
important, lasting little more than one
hour. When it adjourned all the members
said that the time had been spent almost
exclusively in the discussion of small de-
tails.
Robert P. Porter, who called at the White
House just before the meeting, had left
his report on the government of Jamaica
and its application to Cuba with Secretary
Gage. and the latter brought it to the Cabi-
net, where it was briefly discussed.
A dispatch from General Otis, laid before
the Cabinet by Secretary Alger. was reas-
suring as TO the situation in the Philip
pines. although itscontained no very def
mite news. Secretary Alger said he hoped
that matters there would be settled without
conflict. Xxi
The Cabinet Thought that this, together
with the peaceful situation in Cuba, pre-
saged well for the new year.
The President has instructed the War
Department to ascertain the number and
condition of zthe Confederate cemeteries
with view to sending a message to Con-
gress recommending their care. He will
probably send the Spanish American peace
treaty to Congress today or tomorrow with
only formal message of transmittal.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-04
BORROWED AS AN HEIRESS.
Boston Girl Arrested for Getting
Money by False Pretenses

Boston, Jan. 3.-Mary Pearson Foster,
claiming to be one of the heirs to the big
estate of George w. n. Yost, the inventor,
was arrested here Friday for obtaining ST.
500 under false pretenses. Yesterday aft
ernoon another warrant was issued for her
arrest for getting 81, 200 in a similar way.
Miss Foster has lived in Boston about a
year She is twenty-seven years old, le-
fined and well educated, and moves in good
society.
Miss Foster is charged with obtaining
the $1,000 from John C. Fredericks, agent
for a loan company, She represented, it
is said that she had a quarterly income of
$500 from Ward & Cameron, trustees of
the Yost estate at Albany
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-04
IT MAY BE DOUBLE MURDER.
Police Are Tracing Former Knick-
erbocker Club Death.

New York, Jan. 3.-In a statement to
Captain McCluskey. of the detective bu-
reau, today, DR.. Henry B. Douglas, of No.
121 East Thirty fifth Street, declares that
the Kutnow powder, which it is alleged
was sent to Henry Grossman Barnet at
the Knickerbocker Athletic Club, late in
October, and which made him violently ill
at the time. contained cyanide of mer
curry. Barnet died at the club on Novem-
ber 10, of heart disease, following an at
tack of diphtheria. The powder he took
was said to have had nothing to do with
his death and in his statement DR.. Doug
lass expressed like opinion.
Barnet's case has been much discussed
since the death of Mrs. Kate j. Adams.
after taking dose of what she supposed
to be bromo- seltzer that had been sent to
Harry Cornish, her boarder, at the Knick-
erbocker Club. on December "a. Attempts
have been made to connect the two cases
and to show that the person who tried to
murder Cornish was the same who sent
the Kutnow powders to Barnet. The
missing link has been the absence of con-
elusive proof that Barnet received the
powder through the mail, or that 1t had
been sent him by an unknown person.
DR.. Douglass says positively that Barnet
told him that he got the powder in that
way.
DR.. Douglass's statement to Captain Nc
Clusky was made, he says, because he had
read in the newspapers that it was cyanide
of mercury, and not cyanide of potassium,
that killed Mrs. Adams. This fact has not
been established yet, as no official report
of the analysis of the poison sent to Cor
nish has been made by Professor Wiithaus
and his associate, DIR. Ferguson, to whom
the poison was turned over for examina-
tion. 1t was said today that it would be
two weeks before report would be made.
although preliminary report may be made
TO the police before that
A story was published in a newspaper to-
day to the effect that Barnet's body had
been exhumed secretly and that traces of
cyanide of mercury were found in it. The
story is only one Of number of fakes that
have been sprung upon the public by SEN
sational newspapers since the death OF Mrs.
Adams
Captain McClusky says that the only
progress he made in the case today was to
find a boy who claims to have sold two
bottles of bromo- caffeine and two bottles
of bromo-seltzer to a man in Newark on
the afternoon of December 81. The boy is
Joseph Garrigan. He is a clerk in his
fathers drug store at Broad and Cedar
Streets, Newark. He describes his Gus
toner as a tall man, but he cannot remem-
ber whether he had red whskers or not.
He says the man measured the width of
the bromo- settler with his foreinger and
seemed nervous.
Manager Palmer, of Hartdegen G. Co, a
clerk in whose employ claims to have sold
the toothpick holder to man with red
beard, made statement today to the effect
that Miss Miller sold the holder between 5
and 6 o'clock on the afternoon OF Decem-
ber q, instead of on December 23, as pre-
viously stated. The fact that young Garri-
gan says he sold two bottles of bromo-
seltzer TO a man that same afternoon is
significant uf
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-04
Women Painfully Burned.

Mrs. Ellen McKer and Miss May
spriggs, of No. 127 Fourth Street south
east, were painfully, but not seriously,
burned shortly before o'clock yesterday
morning. II appears that Mrs. McKer,
who lives at that number. was passing by
a latrobe fender when her dress came in
contact with it and was instantly ablaze.
Miss Spriggs. who was in the room went
to the assistance of Mrs. McKer and her
clothing also ignited. Policeman Van
Zant and his wife, who reside next door.
heard the cries OF the ladies' and hurried
10 assist them. In extinguishing the
flames the policeman had one of his hands
painfully burned. Professional aid was
rendered by Drs. Wilson and Wiley
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-04
BULLET HIT HER ON THE HEAD.
Mrs. Shepard Thinks Her Husband
Threw II Cartridge in the Stove.


New York, Jan. 3.-The extraordinary
shooting of Mrs. Annie Shepard, of No.
419 Stone Avenue, Brooklyn, on Sunday
night, is under investigation
Mr.. Shepard. who is we'll to do is away
on a hunting trip. and in his absence Mrs.
Shepard's nephew, George Black, of No.
3l3 East One Hundred and Twenty fifth
Street, Manhattan. is living in the house.
Mrs. Shepard was raking the fire in the
kitchen range about 9 p. m, when there
was loud report and she fell backward
unconscious, on the floor Her nephew
carried her to a sofa and soon revived her.
She would not allow a doctor TO be sent
for.
The pain became so intense yesterday
afternoon that young Black Insisted on
calling a physician. Drs. kaufman, of
Stone Avenue. and Linder. of st. Mark S
Avenue, both examined Mrs. Shepard.
They found. fiattened against her skull in
the back of the head, bullet. The bullet
had spread out until it was the size of a
25-cent piece. The bone had not been
broken.
Mrs. Shepard thinks her husband must
have thrown the cartridge into the stove
when he was preparing for his trip and
the heat exploded it.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-04
RACE OF TWO MAIL TRAINS.


Omaha. Neb., Jan. 3.-The race between
the Burlington and Northwestern fast mail
trains. which started last night at Chi
cago, concluded at Omaha this morning II
was the fastest time for a 500-mile stretch
ever made and the trains ran as high as 10
miles an hour for fifteen miles. The North
western wins the first heat of the great
$3.50, 900 contest. Six more must be run
and the Northwestern must win at least
three more to get half the mail contract
and four more in order to ask for 1t all.
The two trains brought mail which left
New York Sunday night. The Darlington
which left Chicago at $3.50, arrived at Coun-
ell Bluffs, the terminus OF the run. at Al
eight minutes ahead of schedule time.
The Northwestern. which left Chicago
at 10 o'clock. reached the end of the run at
7:55, twenty minutes ahead OF schedule
time. The crews OF both trains report high
runs made with great ease. Several train
men of both companies assert that they
could reduce the time an hour over the cur
rent schedule. This brings the time be-
tween Omaha and Chicago down to nine
hours and 'fiftyseven minutes. Each train
carried two mail cars and one express car
The managers OF The companies assert
that the time will be still further reduced
in tomorrows race.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-04
New Coal Traffic Arrangement.

Scranton, Pa, Jan. 3-Thc Delaware & IIud-
sons coal traffic arrangements from the Wyom-
ing and LaCkawanna Valleys have taken a change
sudden that regarding the gravity
railroad Instead OF using the Eric and Wyom
ing Railroad tracks. and delivering all its 5000
900 tons Of coal to the Erie at Hawley, the de
liveries beginning today. will be made To the
Erie Company at Yltesville and Carbondalc all
the coal mined by the company at WiIkesblrre
Wilkesbarre and Eastern and the New York
Susquehanna and Western Roads at YateSville
Junction: roads under the control of the Erie
Erie's jefferson branch at Carbondaie and Forest
City Rondout will cease to be 4 distributing
point for Delaware and Hudson coal Albany be-
ing substituted, from which city all coal for
the New England and Hudson River trade will
be forwarded.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-04
MAY HINGE ON BOYCOTT.
Strike on II Paper May Affect the
SenntOrship in West Virginia

Charleston, W. Va, Jan. "A Republi-
can newspaper here, controlled by Senator
Elkins and other leading Republicans of
the State. has incurred the enmity of the
union printers, and a boycott has been or
dered. The manager Of the paper is James
j. Peterson. former consul to Bogota, ard
he refused to sign the union scale of wages,
thereby causing strike
The labor members of the legislature
have been asked to withhold their support
of Republican candidate for the United
States Senate until this matter is settled
The trouble is giving the Republican lead
ers much concern, as the election of the
United States Senator is about to take
place. Their are enough labor Republicans
in the house of representatives to defeat
the Republican nominee.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-04
CITY BREvITIEs.

W C. Thomas. a deputy marshal from Il
lan:a, Ga, was in the city yesterday with Il
tcn-ycar-oid colortd urrhn named Percy Fin
lay. They route for Cheltenham. Md
where the lad is to he placed in Il reform
school Tor breaking half dozen panes OF
glass Government reservation.
John Linn. an empbye OF the Government
Printing Office fell ntrd badly larceratcd his
scalp about noon yesterday in jackson Alley
He was removed to hisshome at No. q NJ
Street northwest ~ the Sixth precinct patrol
wagon. n Cu1