Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-13
NEVIS 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 R.aders-The Ac-
cident Record.


has broken out among the blooded
horses in this vicinity.
London The British government
has ordered 30 members OF the Irish
fusileers. now in Alexandria, Egypt
TO Khartum, to garrison the defenses
there
Williamsburg. n. Y.-An unknown
man, with his head burned off, was
found dead in lime kiln. He had, il
is believed, gone to the kiln to get
warm and been overcome by the
fumes.
Newcastle, Pa.-The city council and
county commissioners have offered a
reward OF $4.00e for the arrest and
conviction of the men who murdered
City Treasurer John Bleyins and rob
bed his Office.
London The Daily Chronicle urges
the United States To demand of Spain
the pardon of Colonel Julison San
Martin who was sentenced to life i'm
prisonment for having abandoned
Ponce Porto Rico. when Gen. Miles
troops landed.
Cincinnati President " Baxter OF
the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad
company denies the report that the
American Steel Wire company had Sc
cured working control OF his company
and would use Il in a fight against the
Federal Steel company.
New YorE-Bailer Decker. colored.
who murdered his wife near Totem
vile. Staten island, last March, was
electrocUted at Sing Sing prison.
Hampton Iowa-The grain elevator
OF Pope 4 Johnson Of this city burned
to the ground. The loss is about $780,.
eco, with 5000 insurance.
Sioux City. Iowa Grip is so preya-
lent in Sioux City that business is Sc
% per cent of the population is af-
fected
Everett. Wash.-J d. Rockefeller's
representatives are planning the cree
tion of mammoth electric plant to
operate a railroad and factories here
which Rockefeller controls.
Lisbon Three steamers arrived
from Cuba. bringing $3.50 repatriated
Spanish troops.
Summit. Miss.-FOrmer Congress
man Thomas r. Stockdale. formerly
judge of the supreme court of MissiSs
ippi and u prominent confederate Of
ficer. died aged Il years.
London Charitable requests OF a
public nature amounted to & l,303, 120
in England last year.
Philadelphia Miss Sophia Dallas.
daughter of George NJ. Dallas. who was
vice president of the United States
under President Polk, is dead in her
10th year.
Glencoe. Minn.-Burglars broke into
Albrecht's hardware store and robbed
the postoffice Two safes in tie post
office were blown open and about $500
in stamps and currency taken.
Traverse City. Mich-Reuben Good
rich died. aged -. He was a pioneer
of Michigan, coming here when it was
a territory. and served in the Michigan
senate and held other prominent pub
lie offices.
Denver-A X. Willis. a farmer liv-
ing near Brighton, Colo, has been rob
bed of s. 600 which he had in a bureau
drawer. Herman Matson, tramp. to
whom Willis had given shelter, has
disappeared and is suspected OF having
taken the money
Sterling, Ill.-F'ire destroyed the
Masonic temple. causing loss of
$4,000. The building was a four-story
structure.
Baldur, Man.-Two men gagged and
bound Municipal Treasurer narrower
and robbed him of $500
Goshen, Ind-Will A. Jackson
until recently g. large manufacturer OF
carriages, committed suicide at his
home by hanging. No motive is as
signed. He was in good circumstances
financially.
Wabash, Ind.-Mrs. Thomas Wal
lace, one of the oldest residents Of
North Manchester. this county. and a
sister of Calvin Cowgirl. former mem
Der of congress, died at her home. hay
ing been poisoned by eating pork.
Bedford, Iowa-Joseph Willard OF
Dillon. Mont, who was visiting here
committed suicide by hanging.
Beaman, Iowa-Ffre DESTROYED over
half the business portion of Beaman
Six business houses, all frame struc.
lures, were burned. Loss 100000: in
surance $4,000
Angola. Ind Graham Kerr of Paris
KY, student at the Tri-State Norma
college, attempted suicide by shoot
ing and will probably die.
Milwaukee, Wis-The grip has in
vaded the city and an extraordinar,
number Of people are now sufferin.
from it,
Summityiile, 1nd-The Jail burned
and Fred Berlin OF Anderson, md.
who had been ilcarcerated for drunk
enness. persisted.
Victoria, b. C-Tire which brok
out in cigar store on Government
street, in the heart Of the city, causet
a. loss of $4,000.