Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-30
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 world-Prices of Farm Pro-
duce In Western Markets.

thirty-five miles from this city, was al
most wiped out by fire. Forty build
ings were burned. Loss, $4,000; well
insured.
Buffalo. n. Y.-Daniel ]. Keefe, pres
ident of the International Longshore-
mems association, is endeayoring 10
bring about a settlement of the freight
handlers strike.
New York-ThomaS Walsh, the
noted east side politician. better known
as Fatty Walsh, died. aged 90 years.
He was the father of Blanche Walsh,
the actress.
Berlin-Germany has officially in
dorsed the international commercial
congress to be held at Philadelphia,
and will have an official delegate pres
ent at the opening OF the congress
Oct. 10.
Norwich, Gonna partial examina-
ton of the books of ex-Tax-Collector
George L. Griswold, who was arrested,
a self-confessed embezzler, shows a
shortage of about $4,000.
Towson, Md.-The jury in the case of
Mrs. Clementine NJ Rockford, on trial
for the murder of her husband, re-
turned a verdict of manslaughter.
BARLEY. Neb.-This town and ada
cent territory was visited by destruc-
tive hail and rain storm. For miles 10
the northeast not a stalk of corn or
spear of wheat is left standing.
lor i'm q
aged Is, of Atlanta. H.. attempted to
commit suicide by shooting himself in
the head and is not expected to live.
Shell Mound, Call E. German OF
the Golden Gate Pistol and Rifle club
tied the worlds fifty-yard pistol shoot
ing record, which has been held for a
long time by E. E. Partridge Of the
Massachusetts Rifle association.
West Bay City, Mich.-The deal
whereby the big shipyard of F. w.
Wheeler passed into the American ship
building trust was closed. Two weeks
ago the yard was appraised at 100000.
Stoughton, visa. H. Joice, cashier
of the defunct Dane county bank, was
arrested on a warrant sworn out by
widow, who charges him with having
taken a deposit of 5000, giving in ex-
change his individual notes instead Of
the usual certificates
San Jose, Ca!.-Major Jose r. Pico
of Oakland is taking steps to sue for
the recovery of lot of business prop
erty which ne claims was sold while
he was away fighting for his country.
Chattanooga, Tenn. = Preparations
are being made for the erection of sew
eral additional handsome monuments
in Chickamauga park by the state OF
Iowa
Tifin, Ohio-The board of regents of
Heidelberg university conferred the
degree of doctor Of laws upon Andrew
Carnegie, the iron and steel magnate
of Pittsburg
Galesbur" III Capt. 3. F. Holcomb,
a member of Gen. John A. Logan's
staff in the civil war and well known
in Grand Army circles, die of apo
plexy, aged IS years.
Washington-The German ambassa-
dor, DR.. Won Holleben. viii leave for
Berlin on summer vacation about the
middle of next month.
Greensboro, y. C.-The Benbow
house was burned. The loss to B. G.
Fisher, proprietor of the hotel, is
100000, with no insurance.
Toledo. Ohio-Tha makers of metal
wheels and childrea's express wagons
decided to advance the price 81 a
dozen on account of the advance in
the price of material.
ROuen-ArchbishOp Sourrie1 is dead
He was born in 1925 and was superior
OF several houses of missionaries.
Grape Creek. Ill.-Fire DESTROYED
two depots of the Chicago G. Eastern
Illinois Railroad company. one here.
the other at Pe-rysville, Ind.
San Francisco-John A. Magee has
filed a petition in insolvency. His fail
ure Is ascribe1 to ill-adyised invest
ments in the klOndike freighting trade
and the steamer Humboldt last wear
His losses are estimated at 1922. 500.
Assets estimated at $4,000.
Guthrie, o. T.-Henry Lee and fam
lily Of three are dead. They ate toad
stools. mistaking them for mushrooms.
Whittier, Cal.-The building con-
tanning the kitchen, commissary de-
partment, bakery and dining hall of
the state reform school burned. Loss.
$4,000; no insurance
Philadelphia, Pa.-The four-storv
building of the Phoenix Paint and
Brush company was destroyed by fire.
Loss, $50. 900.
QueenstOwn-When the liner Ten
tonic reached here, after a stormy mas
sage. Rudyard Kipling reported that
the voyage had improved his health.
Waukegan, lll.-Local churches are
endeavoring to have the mayor enforce
the law prohibiting baseball plaving
on Sunday. Petitions to that effect
have been circulated and generally
signed.
GAINESVILLE, Wis--Gov. Scofeld has
appointed Benjamin F. Dunwiddia of
GAINESVILLE judge Of the Twelfth iudi-
cial district of Wisconsin. to fill the
unexpired term of Judge John r Rem
nett, deceased.
San Francisco. Cal.-Steps have been
taken by representative colored citi-
zens Of San Francisco toward securing
for the race national academy of
music to be located at Washington.
Washington-United States Consul
Johnson. al Annoy, reports that the
plague has broken out there.
New Yorh.-1he death is announced
of Simon Fry. grand commander of the
Ancient Accented Scottish pita for the