Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-27
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-The Ac-
cident Becord

Youngstown, O.-lt IS given out that
the Ohio Steel company is To be sold
TO the American Tin-Plate company
and operated by that concern.
Ravenna. O.-Three children of John
and Susan +. Shear were drowned in
the reservoir. They had been playing
on the ice and broke through.
Millvile. y. An official of the
Green-Glass Blowers association states
that 1000 non-union South Jersey
blowers will strike if the firms refuse
TO pay the union wages.
Corpus Christi. TeXas.-The United
States revenue cutter Alma WAS driven
on Padre island about fifteen miles
south of here during a storm, but all
or board escaped 10 land.
Wallace. Idaho 1t is announced on
what is seemingly good authority that
there will be line built from here TO
connect the Oregon Railway IL Navi-
cation company with the Burlington
road
Cripple Creek. Colo The Moon-An-
chor mine has been sold to an English
company The old company receives
$4,000 shares of c1 each in the new
company tDne-scventh of its capitali-
zationl and 4 minimum of $500. O00 in
cash.
Denver. Colo. John y Barrows. sec
rotary Of the Colorado Society Sons OF
the Revolution. has received informal
tiOn from General Secretary James
Montgomery OF New York that it has
been decided mold the next national
convention IN Denver. The convention
will open APP -
Oakland. Cal-The steam ferrybOat
Oakland. plying between San Francis
60 and this city. ran down the aunch
William d. The launch sank imme-
diately Engineer Waddles of the
William d. was drowned. T. ID. Orr,
a passenger was struck by the Oak
land and died of his injuries after
reaching the hospital
Cornwall. Pa.-Three heavy explo-
furnace plant. The twin furnaces were
much damaged and the loss was heavy,
A number of workmen suffered slight
injuries. The explosions We're caused
by molten metal eating its way out OF
a stack and entering the underpit,
where it came into contact with water.
Alhamhra. III - Peter Schlen. a
wealthy farmer died suddenly OF pa
raIyss
New Yorkshire in the tive-story
building at llS and 420 Yves, Broad.
way did S5OOO0 damage.
Monmouth IEl--E'ire has destroyed
the remnant of the old Weir Plow COM
pany's plant in this city. Loss S25 900.
Pratt. kas. Frank \ Lanstrum
manager of the Republican and post
master took an overdose of morphine
and is dead
SandOyal. Ill.-Ihe Swanieavale Zine
works have closed for an Indefinite
period. owing to lack of funds TO op.
crate the plant
Marinette. Wis Sheriff Nelson of
this county arrested Maurice Drink
water at Crandon. Wis. woods
man. charged with arson.
Stockton. Gala man giving his
name as Laurence Puliiam. wanted III
Asheville. y. G.. rs Il iefaulter, sur
rendered to the police
Shelbina. Mo-Two brothers known
as the Barton twins" both of whom
were demented. were burned to death
in their home.
Passaic. N Miss Emma Rumpier.
% years of age. was killed and Miss
Grace Winthrop was injured at fire
in thrcc-story brick building
Ottawa Ont-The government has
decided tn allow the law to take its
course in the case of Henderson and
the three Indians under sentence of
death 1T Dawson. They will be hanged
in March.
Curdsyille, Ky.-Danel Jennings, a
tobacco grower. and his son Samuel
were drowned in Cedar run.
Oshkosh. Wis -Ex-United States
Marshal Pratt is i'll with paralysis and
his recovery is despared of.
Sioux City, Iowa Two indictments
against Cashier Hutchens of the de-
funct Iowa Savings hank of this place
were quashed. They charged Hutch
ems with accepting deposits after he
knew the hank was insovent
Utica, n Y Mrs. Emily ]. Nose
ly. who would have been 102 years old
had she lived until April, died at the
Home for the Homeless.
Joliet. Ill.-After shutdown for
two weeks the Scott Street mill of the
American Steel and Wire Company
started up with full force of 900 men.
Ashtabula. O.-Euward Gaplin, an
old soldier. was found dead in the
street.
Charleston w Wax Secretary of
State William T.. Chiffon paid to At
tOrney General Rucker the balance due
him To the state on his shortage of
over So. eco.
Santander. Spain-A strong earth
quake shock threw the inhabitants of
this city into a panic. Z number OF
windows we're broken.
Golden, IN One-oiehth of the popu-
laiOn is sick with grip.
Baltimore Md Toe Cans knocked