Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-26
MISCELLA NEOUS.

Buffalo. y. Y.-Mrs. Martha r. Bak-
CT of Galva. H., was found dead in
berth OF a sleeping car on the Nickel
Plate road.
Columbus, Ohio.-The Ohio Water
works association has organized me-
ject the promotion of patriotic feeling
between the north and south.
Kansas City. Mo.-Charles f. Tins
ley, an engineer, who had been eX-
posed to smallpox, locked himself in
his house and defied the officers. He
is being guarded in his home.
Louisville, Ky.-The delegates TO the
National Travelling Passenger assOcia-
ton convention were the guests of the
Southern railroad on a trip through the
bluegrass section of the state.
Berkeley. Cal-Prof Ritter of the
University of California. Charles f.
Keller of the Academy of Sciences and
John Muir. the geologist, will join an
expedition for the purpose of exploring
Alaska during the summer.
Harrisburg, Pa.-GOv. Stone has
written letter to the governors of all
the states and territories, calling at
tention to the exposition of American
manufactures to be held in Philadel-
phia next fall, and asking them to ex-
tend an invitation to the different in
iustries OF their states TO participate.
Toledo. Ohio-Noah II. Swayne, in
dorsed by the republicans as candi-
date for governor. has declined TO have
his name considered.
New YOrk-The American Glass
Company, the combination of window
glass concerns, has issued a new list
advancing the price of its product D
per cent. to go into effect June 1.
Fort Worth. Texas-The house of the
Texas legislature passed finally its bill
placing l per cent tax on all personal
incomes in excess Of 81, 900 a year.
Lansing, Mich.-The ways and means
committee of the house of representa-
tives reported favOrably on the Kelley
dill providing that every Michigan SOL
der in the war with Spain below ranl
of commissioned officer shall be paid al
additional compensation of 4S cents {
day.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Kyle has con-
sented to continue at the head OF the
industrial commission.
Pittsburg, Pa.-Jesse NJ. Lee, pro-
prietor of the Hotel Lincoln, has filed
a petition in bankruptcy. Liabilities,
s103.726; assets, s5S.S15
New York-The Maryland Steel COM
pany shipped on the steamer Falls OF
Dee $50 tons of steel rails for the Aus
tralian government.
San Antonio. Texas-"Doc" ]. w.
Hamilton, aged 90, one of the oldest
and best-known bOokmakers and turf
men in the United States, died of
| dropsy.
Boston-The Massachusetts Supreme
| cours has rendered an opinion holding
| that passengers can recover damages
| for injuries to baggage from the last
road over which their baggage came.
Buffalo, n. Y.-The executive COM
| mittee of the Pan-American Exposition
i dppolHlVu r w. LAY iOl VI
| Nebraska director of the bureau of con-
ceSsions, at a salary of $4,000 year.
| New York-Gen. w. w. Kirkland,
who was stricken with paralysis, is no
| better. His right side is entirely par
| alyzed, and he cannot speak.
Washington-The Spanish cruiser
| Reina Mercedes, which is on the way
from Santiago TO Newport News. is 10
be added to the United States navy.
| New York-Ex-President Harrison
has sailed for England.
| Wichita, Kas.-A county-seat cleo
ton in Grant county. Oklahoma, re-
| suited in favor of Pond CreeA, the pres
/ ent county seat.
| Jefferson City, Mo.-The governor
has signed the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES bill.
| 1t taxes heavily all classes of goods
| handled