Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-05
THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.
q W. HETSXER, Pub. and ProR
HGY00VxH, MD&A1A.
NEWS TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS
Minor Happenings of the Past
Week.
EVENTS OF LAST SEVEN DAYS.
Political, Religious, Social and Criminal
Doings of the Whole World Carefully
Condensed for Our Readers Acci-
dent Record.

Peterboro, Ont-John Weber, ageO
90 years, an engineer at the water
works pumping station, shot and killed
his wife. ard then shot himself, dying
instantly.
Birmingham, Ala.-A controlling in
terest in the Birmingham Water
Works company has been sold to the
American Water-Works and Guaranty
company of Pittsburg.
Frankfort, Ky.-The jury in the case
of Charles T. SOmmers, ex-sergeant-
alarms Of the senate, charged with
bribery, after being out a day and
half, failed to reach verdict.
New YOrk-Services over the re-
mains of Sam r. Jack, the theatrical
manager. took place April 80. The re-
ligious service was conducted accord
Ing to Masonic ritual. The body of
The dead theatrical manager was taken
to Oil City. Pa.
Montreal-The former Hosfice of st.
Francis Xavier. ON Ste. Catherine
street, was badly damaged by fire. 1t
Is now occupied by small manufacture
ing concerns.
Worthwhile, Mich.-Lightning struck
tie Globe furniture plant and set fire
TO it, The American bed foundry plant
caught fire and both structures were
destroyed. Loss. $3.50 600.
Hastings, Mich The Tyden car seat
factory was struck by lightning and
burned to the ground. Loss, $4,000.
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Ann Arbor. Mich-Lewis Brown.
senior member of the class of engi-
neers at the university. was drowned
at Whitmore lake, while swimming
His home was at Bay City. Mich.
Kiel, Prussia-Fire in Krupp's Ger
mania dockyard did damage to the
amount of 100000.
Cincinnati. Ohio-At the convention
of the Theosophical Society of Ameri-
ca the present officers we're reelected
Albany, n. Y.-Carl A. Myer, so
years old. professor German Ian
guage at the High :, Iol, committed
suicide.
Madrid Belamy Storer. the newly
appointed United States minister. pre-
scented his credentials to the queen
regent.
Toronto. Ont-The failure is an
nounced of the Comet Cycle company,
one Of the Oldest and largest bicycle
manufacturing firms in Canada.
Port Dram. ~ Jan explosion in
the Richmond iron mine killed Charles
McPeak and James Williams and ter
ribly injured William McPeak, all
miners.
Aurora, Mo.-Eighty acres of rich
zine land have been sold by d. H.
Minor and A. H. Rogers to n Boston
syndicate for 100000. This land en-
braces the futile mine and other big
properties.
San Antonio. Texas-Mrs. NJ. l..
Mandarasy. wealthy resident, was
murdered and her body burned for the
purpose OF robbery. II is believed A
Mexican laborer, now under arrest, is
accused of the crime.
PENIS Grove, n. J.-William Prus-
set, injured in the explosion at the
Dupont powder works at Carney Point
n. j.. died This makes the sixth
death as a result of the explosion.
London-The shah OF Persia has
granted a twenty-year concession to
a Russian mining company covering
the province OF Ozorbaijan, having an
area of 10000 square miles. The prov
ince contains rich copper deposits.
Washlngton-V President HO-
bart's condition continues to improve
slowly, and he is still very sick
man.
Brigham CiV, Utah-Two despera-
does held upfseveral men near here.
Capt Brown Of the Ogden police force
Joined a posse in pursuit. A battle |
took place, in which Capt. Brown and |
one of the robbers we're killed. The |
other robbe- was captured.
Treval Texas-In a shooting ARRAY |
Edward Harding and James &c. Ire |
bathan were killed and L. c. Harding |
fatally wounded.
Yuba City, Cal.-Richard Willis, In |
sane, confined in the courthouse, man |
aged to set fire to the building and was |
himself burned to death. The county |
Jail was also burned
Nokomis, Ill.-The public school |
building in this city was destroyed by |
hre. Loss, $4,000. The building was
insured for $4,000
Lincoln. Me.-The large tannery and |
yards OF the United States Leather
company were destroyed by fire. Loss,
$4,000.
Paris. Texas-John Stevenson,
charged with killing Deputy United
States Marshal Joseph Gaines at Pauls
Valley, j. T., was acquitted In the fed
eral court.
London-Michael Hogan, the Irish
poet, who visited the United States
about 1889, is dead.
New York-Capitalists are planning
to combine the principal mineral |
springs in Saratoga under one manage
ment and make that resort an Ameri-
can Carlsbad.