Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-11
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-Frices of Farm FRO
duce in Western Markets.

WABASH. Inu.- mere lc NtIildoIc
plague OF crickets in this city and vi
entity.
Wausau. Wis.-John W Miller has
been designated census supervisor for
the Eighth district
Rochelle. Ill.-JOhn Engle. q years
Old. was killed west of here by North
western train.
Wabash. Ind.-Walter Cannon. col
cred. was run over by Big Four
freight train and fatally injured.
Tifn. Ohio-The Rev J. II. Bonn
berger of Columbiana declines TO ac-
cept The presidency of Heidelberg uni
versity.
San Francisco. Cal Ex-COngress-
man ". \ Piper died here. He was
- years old and leaves an estate val
ued at 100000
Ar more. l. T.-A sutherland.
merchant. was shot and instantly killed
by Z. ". Fairman. Fairman. who is
uader arrest. claims Sutherland SLAM
dered AIrs. Fairman
New Y0rk-Davis Dalton, SWIM
ming instructor. was drowned near
Hog island while giving an exhibition
of swimming Death was due to apo
plexy. The body was recovered.
Baltimore. Md.-These persons were
drowned by the eapsizing Of rOw5oat
in the Patapsco river: Andrew
Deems. William J. Lyman. Edward
Gaconey. Edward Garry Mrs. Hoover.
New York-By an explosion Of gas
the art galleries of Durand & Ruel. in
the old Loril,ard mansion. were
wrecked. Paintings valued at many
thousands of dollars were damaged or
burned.
Saunderstown. r. 1.-Two ears col
Iided on the Sea View Electric road. be-
tween WEXFORD and Narragansett
Pier Merritt l. Abbey. a mot0rman.
was killed OF the forty passengers
only one was injured. Miss VI. f. Brown
of Providence.
Washington-The navy department
has decided in the case Of new gun
shops at Washington navy yard that
workmen must not be employed more
than eight hours a day.
New YOrk-The tailOrs strike is
rapidly drawing to a close. and many
operators and contractors have signed
agreements in accordance with the
mems demands
Galens, Ill.-William Gaffney, a for
mer member of company NJ of the
Sixth Illinois regiment. is dead from
disease contracted during the Porto
Rican campaign.
London.-D. H. MCGOWAN & Co.,
West India merchants. who also have
an establishment at Demerara, have
been declared bankrupt Their liabil-
tiles are e75.00O.
Seattle. Congressman James
Hamilton Lewis has left for Washing
ton TO present claims for damages
against the Canadian government of
Americans debarred as aliens from To-
eating placer claims in the Atlin min
ing district.
Galesburg. Ill.-C. E. Lanstrum, for
thirty-three years a grocer and pres
ident of the Retail Merchants asso-
citation, has filed a petition in bank
ruptey. showing liabilities amounting
to 5000 and assets OF $4,000.
Nashville. Tenn.-Martin Collin was
shot and killed at Bristol by Will
Templin. Beth were young business
men and quarreled about money.
Washington-The comptroller of the
currency has declared the following
dividends: Five per cent, National
Bank of Portsmouth, Ohio; 10 per cent,
the National Bank of Potsdam. n. Y.
Rutland. Nt-Charles Richards of
Chicago, who is visiting Brooksville.
was struck by a flyer on the Rutland
road. He fell fifty feet. was badly cut
and bruised. bat his injuries are not
thought to be serious.
WaYerly, \. Y-Daniel Casterline
and Verde Dildino were thrown into
the Chemung river and drowned by the
capsizing of a boat
Nashville, Tenn.-A large portion of
the town Of Lewisburg. Tenn. de-
stroyed by fire. Loss. 1000.
Danville, Ill.-Richard Shuman was
killed in a runaway accident.
SCNdlId, mo. l. L. \. 11drHer, book
keeper and cashier of the Hgcnfritz
Hardware company for nine years. has
been arrested on two charges of grand
larceny and two OF ENLIGHTENMENT. the
aggregate exceeding $4,000.
Birmingham Ala.-T-rank Susie. a
Portuguese, was shot and morta,ly
wounded at Carbon Hill by his lO-year-
old son George. The father, who was
drunk. threatened to kill the whole
family. when the son ipterposed
Ellensburg, Wash.-Louis Billow has
been arrested here on charge of muir
der committed at Fremont, O.. three
years ago
Darlington. Wis.-George Dunbar
aged %, died from dislocating his
spinal column.
Bicknell, William Pinkstaffs
livery stable was destroyed by fire and
hve horses cremated No insurance
Sydney. n. S. W.-The American
steamer Alameda, Capt. Won. Often
dorf. which sailed from this port for
San Francisco, had on board $3.50 600
tS1,250.000) in gold
Cleveland, Ohio.-The Lake Shore
Railroad company issued circular
disseminating after the 18th instant
the issue of unlimited one-way tickets.
Jefferson City, Mo-The populists
of the Eighth congressional district
nominated w. X. Hale of Phelps conn
~ TO succeed the late Richard p
Bland.