Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18
MINOR EVENTS Of THE WEEK.
News Of General Interest Told in
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COMPLETE NEWS SUM MARY.
Record of Happenings of Much or Little
Importance from All Parts OF the
Civilized worId-Prices of Farm Pro-
duce i'm Western Markets.

sissippi, died at his home in Lindsay,
town north of Georgetown, aged los
years.
Detroit Mich-C. H. Pickering, %
years of age, residing in Deiray, was
drowned in Square lake near Pontiac
Pickering was a member of the Detroit
naval reserves and served on the YO-
semitic during the late war.
LOndOn-The French schooner PauO-
boto was sunk in collision off Lowestoff
by the steamer Hercules. and five per-
sens were drowned. The steamer res
cued the remainder of the crew.
Toledo. Ohio George Laskey. an
Ohio pioneer. and the founder of the
Ohio drainage system, is dead. He was
- years old.
Baltimore, Md.-Ge0rge Grauers,
aged Is. and Tony Rixes, aged p. were
struck by lightning and instantly
killed while she,;ering under a large
tree
Washington-The recent seizure of
six Canadian fishing beats near Point
Roberts by the United States customs
officials will probably be settled in
DAY or two by the release of the boats.
Reading. Pa-Solomon Quinter, for
merly railroad employe shot and in
stant.y killed his wife Annie, aged As.
and Edward H. kitzmiller. aged %,
whom he found in her company.
Carbonate. Ga.-James Quinn, aged
60 years. a resident OF Lockout, sub
urb. was killed in a faction fight be
tween his family and the Gallaghers.
Philadelphia oablegram was re-
ceived by Yam Phou Lee from Hong
kong. stating that 30 Chinese men
and women intended for the Chinese
village feature of the national export
exposition had sailed for San Fran
cisco.
Denver. CoIo-The strike of the en-
plOyes of the American Smelling and
Refining companys plants in Colorado
was declared Off at a meeting of the
smelter mems union.
New York-The Red Star Line
steamer Kensington. from Antwerp, is
held in quarantine owing to a case OF
smallpox among the steerage passen-
gers
Pittsburg. Pa.-The National Steel
company has contracted for 300 new
coke ovens in the Connellsville coke
regions and also has contracted to take
the entire production of the $50 ovens
of the oliver & Snyder company for a
long term of years.
Philadelphia-Sho manufacturers,
representing Cincinnati. Washington,
Baltimore, Philadelphia. New York,
Boston, Rochester n. Y, and Lynn,
Mass, are in session to consider the
advsability of forming a national or
ganization.
Wabash, Ind.-Walter Cannon. col
ored, was run over by Big Four
freight train and fatally injured
Washingtcn-The executive board of
the Master Painters and Decorators
Association of the United States held
meeting TO arrange for the annual
meeting of that association. which will
be held in Washington next February.
San Francisco. Cal-The will of
Lloyd Tevis leaves the entire estate of
9IotVVV,tuV 10 the WIDOW.
Tiffin. Ohio-The Rev. !. II. Bonn
berger of Columbiana declines to ac-
cept the presidency o. Heidelburg uni
versity
Charlotte, Micn-The Charlotte
Manufacturing company's plant mar
rowly escaped destruction by fire. The
loss was $4,000.
New Philadelphia. Ill.-Dr. ]. II.
Hall is dead. He was So years old and
for many years practiced at Louisville,
Ill.
New York-Louis Pullerson and Mi
chael Mcdonald, two murderers, were
put to death by electricity in Sing Sing
prison.
Morning VieH, Ky.-Benjamin Fin
nell was shot and killed by his sonin-
law. Austin Stephens Stephens and
wife separated about eight months ago
and she got divorce Stephens
blamed Finnell as the author of his
troubles Stephens escaped.
Fort Worth. Texas-James NJ. Gar
Ington. alias Darlington. was hanged.
He was leader of the men who robbed
Santa Fe train and killed Fireman
Whitaker and Engineer Williams
July 81, 1898.
Shamokin, Pa.-John Thompson and
his wife. an aged couple residing be-
tween Cable and Bear Gap. were found
dead in their home with buIlet
wound in the head of each. Murder
and suicide are suspected
Evansville, During a storm near
Oliver. in Posey county. about twenty
i've miles northwest of this city. two
men were instantly killed and two IA
tally injured by lightning.
New York William NJ RovIe nrac;-
dent of the Brotherhood of BoiIer-nak-
ers and Iron Shipbuilders. asserts that
twenty-fOur firms, including some of
the largest. have granted the demands
OF the strikers
Brockton. Mass-It is learned here
that the manufacturers of steel shoe
shanks are forming a company to be
capitalized ut 100000
Richiand, wish. T. Bailey. one of
the oldest general merchants. has made
an assignment. His liabilities are list
ed at S63. 900 and assets at s93 900.
New York-Burt If. Collins and Har
cid Ravens, geological students OF Le-
land Stanford university. have arrived
from Brazil, where they were arrested
as spies seeking information concern
ing Brazilian Notifications.
New York-By an explosion of gas