Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-31
MISCELLANEOU

|
scheme is on foot to combine as many
| as possible of the leading breweries OF
Boston. The proposed trust or con-
solidation contemplates a capital o:
| $40 900 900.
Washington-The secretary Of the
navy has invited Miss Marion Cockrell.
| daughter of Senator Cockrell of Mis-
souri,, to christen the battleship Mis-
souri,. now in course of construction al
Newport News.
Detroit. Mich.-Gov Pingree has
signed the bill authorizing the city o.
Detroit to purchase the street railways
of the city
Memphis. Tommy White. the l26-
pound champion. and kid" Gouiette
have been matched by the Memphis
Athletic club for twenty-round con-
test April I.
New York-Mrs Rachel EsterbroOk,
widow of the celebrated penmaker. is
dead at her home in Plainield. y. j.,
aged 81 years.
Washington.-A steady decrease in
emigration from Switzerland 70 North
and South America is reported 10 the
state department by Consul Ridgely
at Geneva
Peoria, III. - The Madigan-W Walsh
cooperage works passed to a syndicate
of distillers. The capacity vii be in
creased from 1900 to 5000 barrels
day. and 600 men will be employed.
Washington - The Second United
States infantry is under orders to so
from Admission. Ala, TO Cuba.
New York-Dr William S. PearsaH,
the physician who is attending en-
Judge Henry Hilton, denied the report
that his patient was dying.
Bloomington. Ill.-There Will be no
peaches in this vicinity this year. The
buds are dead Apples, plums, pears.
cherries and the like are uninjured, as
are also all kinds of small fruits.
Albany, y. Y.-The senate killed the
biennial sessions of the Legislature
bill.
Colon. Co;ombia-Th officials OF the
Panama Canal company have decldeo
TO send agents to Jamaica Tor the
purpose of securing 500 to 1000 ad-
di,ional laborers for work on the canal.
Des Moines. Iowa-Joseph Geneser.
cashier of the German Savings BANK
dropped dead on the street. HIS
death was due TO heart trouble at
tributed to worry over fnanclal oli-
fculties of the institution.
Augusta. Ga-The Tenth Ohio reSl-
ment was mustered out here.
New Haven Conn.-The will OF the
late Prof. o. II. Marsh, filed IN pro-
bate. bequeaths all his property. botn
real and personal. to Yale university.
Norfolk. Va.-Maj. James r. MILL
gan, a veteran of the Mexican and CIV
il wars, died at his home, aged ~
years
Atchison, Kan.-George Bremen, one
of the owners of the noted Bremen
vineyard, died at his home, aged 80
Milford Center, O.-"Aunt Katy
Snodgrass died of the grip, aged l03
years. She was the Oldest woman in
the woman's relief corps.
Buenos Ayres-Bishop Warren con-
tinues to improve. He intends to go TO
Mar del Plata.
Washington.-Ex-G Thomas c.
Fletcher of Missouri, who has been i'll
at his home in this city for several
weeks. has grown rapidly worse, and
his condition is reported as critical.
Denver, Colo.-John T. Graham says
the first step made by the new 500
0OO, 900 smelter trust will be to advance
the price of silver 10 per cent.
Indianapolis, Ind.-W. j. Mckee.
who was recently honorably discharged
as a brigadier- general of United States
volunteers, has accepted commission
as brigadier-general of the new In
diana national guard.