Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-17
MIS- ELAN EOUS.

Sunday night February 18th, will
be inaugurated at McVicker's Theater.
in Chicago. the run of Sporting Life
the most remarkable success Of the
theatrical season. 1t is acknowledged
TO be the best melodrama ever brought
ever from England and every report
concurs iii saying that it is certainly
the most magnificent production OF a
play ever made in this country. Two
hundred people are used in the course
OF the production. The hero is a
young English nobleman, the Earl Of
Woodstock. His passion for racing
has brought him to the verge of bank
ruptcy and only the victory Of his great
mare Lady Love in the historic Derby
can save him. Lady Love finally runs
the race and wins il in most impress
sivc fashion, but the spectators have
been through three hours of hair
breadth escapes. tremendously stirring
events and thrilling complications.
New Haven. Conn.-John Pease Nor
ton. Yale University senior hailing
from Los Angeles, was awarded the
Yale Courant medal for presenting tae
best literary thesis.
d.
art was found dead in his room, hav-
ing been asphyXiated by illuminating
gas. Two dogs in the room were also
found dead.
Chica go.-Otto H. Hasselman. doing
business as the Journal job Printing
Company. assigned to ID. NJ. Ransdall
as trustee. The Journal Company
owes $1,000; debts of the Hasselman
Company are larger The assets of
each company are between $4,000 and
500, 900.
Havana About 500 wreaths and
floral emblems from individuals and
societies have been piled at the foot
Of the bier of Gen. CaliXto Garcia.
whose body arrived from the United
States on the United States ginboat
Nashville.
Ottawa. Ont.-Archibal Lampman.
the poet died here of pneumonia. Mr..
Lampman had been a contributor to
the leading American and English
magazines for many years.
San Antonio. TeX.-Alme. Candeiaria.
the only survivor of the Alamo mas
sacre. and one of the most historical
persons in the country, is dead.
Galesburg, Ill.-The will OF the late
Royal Hammond. filed for probate,
leaves $4,000 to Wheaton college, to
be used by the trustees in fighting Sc
cret societies and the liquor traffic.
Peoria, Ill--The Peoria Cordage
company has decided to double its
present capacity. and is erecting build
ings which will enable it to work eco
/ hands.
Cleveland. Ohio-The report that the
| Carnegie Steel company had purchased
! the railway and vessel interests OF
John d. Rockefeller on the great lakes
and that Mr. Rockefeller would retire
entirely from the lake business is pos
| itively denied
| Charleston, s. C-The United States
cruiser Marblehead left the navy yard
for Havana.
Washington-The United States
transport Grant. which sailed from
New York Jan. 10, bound for Manila
passed Algiers.
Belen. n M.-Inhabitants are mucH
alarmed on account of series OF
earthquake shocks that have occurreo
here recently Many have betakeh
themselves to prayers and fasting
Toledo. Ohio-E. w. Koch OF San
dusky, Ohio. has filed a petition OF
voluntary bankruptcy. showing llaDii-
tiles amounting to $1,000 and assets
less than $4,000 He is in the lum-
| bering business.
Seattle. Wash-The riches gold
strike made for months is reported
from Mcdonald Creek, Northwest Ter
ritOry. Surface gravel gave from 81
to 81 pan. In the country adjacent
to Mcdonald Greek there are innumer-
able creeks not yet prospected. The
! gold IS coarse and ASSAYS high