Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-21
MINOR EVENTS Of THE WEEK
News of General Interest Told in
Paragraphs.
COMPLETE NEWS SUMMARY.
Record of Happenings of Much or Little
Importance from All Parts of the
Civilized WorId-Prices of Farm Pro-
duce in Western Markets.

and currency OF the treasury depart
ment. is dead at Pittsfield, Mass.
Heyworth. William Cruikshank,
a wealthy farmer. aged Il, was dragged
to death by pair Of mules whose
haIters he had thrown around his neck
while he was closing a gate.
Pana. IIl.-Martin hughes, aged SO,
died of injuries sustained in the wreck
OF a Baltimore < Southwestern hand
car, July II. when seven other work
men were seriously injured.
NOrwalk. Ohio.-T. X. Strimple, re-
publican representative from this
county in the Ohio legislature, died at
his home in Greenwich, OF consump-
ton.
Lordon.-The condition of Lady
Salisbury, wife Of the prime minister,
is reported as more favorable.
Waverly. y. Y-Daniel Casterline
and Verde Dild:no were thrown into
the CT emung river and drowned by the
capsizing Of boat.
Little Rock. Ark.-The town of Wag-
ner. I. T, was almost entirely de
stroyed BY fire. Loss. 100000.
Gainesville. Ca.-Si Smith, who
killed William Bell Of Atlanta several
month aeo. was sAot 10 death in the
iail here.
New York-Maj. j. l.. Fowler. Tenth
United states cavalry. died on board
the MuIson line steamer Ella, from
Baracoa ard other Cuban ports. from
gastritis. The body was brought into
port. Maj. tCv,er was y years old.
New York The Chicago platform
democrats adopted a resolution provid-
ing for big silver meeting TO be held
in this city or near By ON Labor dy.
W. J. Bryan, ex-Gov. }. p. Altgeld and
others ale expected TO speak.
Birmingham Ala.-Two negroes
were Killed outright and another ia
tally shot in fight at lshkoda between
striking miners ard the negroes i'm
ported from Georgia 10 take their
places. The killing seems to be the
result OF pct Deputies have re-
stored order.
Lake Blaa. 1.-THE first of the
three summer meetings 10 he held is
near at hand. From July IS TO rs the
annual convention Of state superin-
tendents CT tie National Anti-SaloOn
league vii be in session
Rock Island, lll.-George b. Henry,
a noted bank swinGler. was taken from
a sick bed q the hcme OF his mother
and placed aboard train for Grand
Rapids. Mich. where ne is wanted for
passing forged check under the name
OF Adams
Milwaukee. Wis John C. Keefe
was, by an order issued in the Circuit
court by Judge O'Neill, permanently
disbarred and his name stricken from
the roll of attorneys in the circuit. A
stay OF proceedings was asked for in
behalf Of keefe, but the judge declined
to grant it.
Pana, Ill.-The Pana Modern Elec-
tric Light and Street Railway company
and the Pana Telephone company sold
their plants ard franchises to a Cnica-
go syndicate represented by S. w.
Gregg.
Midway, Ky.-Lister Witherspoon, a
leading trotting horse man and capt.
talist, fought with Matthew Martin. a
brother 10 State Senator Henry NJ.
Martin. Martin was badly cut and
may die. Witherspoon was unhurt,
Martins pistol not being fired
Allentown, Pa. = Eighteen-year-old
Charles knauss shot and seriously
wounded Mrs. Edwin Dieffenderfer,
aged 20, and then killed himself, be-
cause Mrs. Dieffenderfer refused to
cope with him.
New York-It has been decided by a
subcommittee of the 1850 that the
Dewey celebration shall be OF two days
duration, and that one of the features
shall be mammoth arch of triumph,
On which $4,000 will be expended.
Los Angeles. CAL. II. Brown,
formerly teacher in Downey schools,
Who came here from Ohio five years
ago. shot himself in the head in his
l0dging-house and will probably die.
Saratoga, y. Y.-Miss Dorothy l.. F.
Wheeler, who was burned in the Wind
sor hotel fire in New York, has died
mere. She was the daughter of Mrs.
/. A. Wheeler Of New York city.
Menoninee, Mich.-The body OF Har-
~ Meredith, the printer who. was
drowned off Peshtigo Point last Octo-
Der while hunting ducks, was found on
the shore of Hat island.
Stony Falls
ty, 20 years old. was drowned in a
quarry pit. He was subject to epi!ept;C
fits and fell from ( tweaty-foot bank
into the water.
milwaukee. W.s.-Loats Rudzisz. p
resident of JoIes island. whiie on n.
way TO work vas run over By freight
train and Killed On - Milwaukee
road.
New York-Atraham Finkelsteir
was probably fatally burned through
the explosion Of turpentine in hi.
painters supplies and wall paper store
and his VIE and son were burned tC
death.
Dubuque, Iowa.-The taking of evi-
dence in the water works case has beer
conclude ?. and the arbitrators NEE
July "A to hear arguments. II the an
praisement exceeds half a million dol
lars it is believed the people will re-
Ject the purchase proposition.
Washington-About 100 members O
the local Electrical Workers uniol
struck for an advance in wages from
~ and $3.50 per day to SO per day AM
Tor eight instead of nine hours work