Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-20
MISCELL AN EOUS.

Baltimore, Md-Eugene Higgins, for
twenty years prominently identified
with the democratic ring that con-
trOlled Maryland until 1895, died Of
pneumonia As a political worker he
attained almost national notoriety.
Hancock. Mich.-During a blizzard
here Mrs. Thomas Urin and her little
daughter and son, aged 4 and s, re-
spectively. were frozen to death.
Charleston. w. Va.-Ex-Secretary of
State William f. Chiffon paid to At
torney General Rucker the balance due
him to the state on his shortage of
over s22 coo
FreepOrt, Ill.-Judge Andrew Kinds,
a pioneer settler of northern Illinois,
and one Of the foremost men in Ste
phensOn county. died suddenly at his
home in Lena aged Il years.
Sandwich, Ill.-Alexander w. Hite
and wife, aged 50, were found dead in
bed at their home near Franks. Coal
gas was the cause
Little Rock. Ark.-In the Arkansas
senate bill was introduced creating
state railroad commission, its ex-
penses to be paid by the railroads.
Columbus Ohio-Ohio's special leg
islative commission. consisting of Gov.
Bushnell and Secretary of State Kin
ney. has given authority to any city,
county, town, ward or township to use
either the United States or the Stand
ard voting machines at elections.
Savannah. Ga-The transport Mani
toba. with the Seventh cavalry on
board. sailed for Cuba.
Brooklyn. y. Y.-Commodore John
w. Philip succeeds Rear Admiral
Bunce in command of the navy yard.
Providence. r. 1.-The Hartwell e
Richards company, jobbers of dry and
fancy goods has gone into the hands of
trustees. Assets are $500. GOO; liabil-
tiles. 100000. and all claims, it is
stated. Will be paid in full.
Canton Ill.-The store of ]. Blacka
dore, dealer in buggies and harness,
was closed on an execution for S4.710.
The total liabilities are about s1O.5OO
and the assets $4,000. The house was
established fifty years ago.
New York-Tom O'Rourke has Of
fered Mccoy and Corbett purse OF
$4,000 to fight for at the LenoX Ath
letic club within six or eight weeks.
San Francisco-The ginboat York
town has sailed for Manila She will
replenish her coal bunkers at Homo
lulu and then go TO Guam before pro-
ceeding to Manila.
Baltimore. Md-Joe Cans knocked
out Young" Smyrna in two rounds.
Philadelphia-Com Lewis c.
Sartori. L. 5. n. retired, is dead at his
home in this city, aged 81 years. He
was born in Trenton, n. j., and was
appointed midshipman in 1929. He
served through the Mexican war and
in 1861 was commissioned commander.
Golden, Il.-One-eighth of the pOpu
lation is sick with grip.
Ashtabula O.-Edward Gaplin, an
old soldier, was found dead in the
street
EldOra. Iowa-The Valentine Hauser
$4,000 breach of-promise case began
here.
Milford. Ill.-W. G.. and z. S. Her.
rOn's big elevator burned. together
with 81 900 bushels of oats and 10000
of corn
Peoria, Ill.-Ernest Foglesberger,
aged AZ and unmarried, was found
dead in bed near Pekin. lie had lived
like a hermit.
Sioux City, Iowa-The National Lin
seed Oil company transferred its plant
here to the American Linseed company
for $l50,000
Evansville Ind. Lowenthal e
Sons, wholesale clothing firm. assigned
for the benefit of creditors Assets and
liabilities are not given.