Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-01
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.

of the best known democratic poll
ticians in southern Indiana, died, aged
81 years.
Denieon, Texas-Judge Isaac Lind
ley died last night. aged "a years. He
was intimate friend of Abraham Lin
coin. and had been member of the
Illinois legislature for several terms.
He was born in Illinois.
Cincinnati-Dr Max Thorner, a
widely known ear and nose specialist,
dropped dead suddenly at his home in
AvonGale OF heart disease.
Lexington, Ill-Fire destroyed the
home company's telephone exchange
and Hineman's bicycle establishment.
Loss On BICYCLE stock and telephone
apparatus. 81 500; building, $4,000.
Ammonia. Cal.-Fire destroyed $4,000
worth of property. including large
quantity OF this seasons crop of rails
ms
Hampstead. y. Y.-Albert Golden Of
Greenwich Point and Furman Hicks.
30 years old, of Hampstead, were
drowned while sailing in Hampstead
bay, Long Island.
HigginspOrt, y. Y.-William Schny-
der. a miller, was shot dead on the
street in that town. John Donald and
his son William are charged with the
shooting
Little Rock. Ark.-No confirmation
OF report received from Newport,
Ark. alleging the wiping out of Pleas
ant Plains by tornado has been re-
ceived.
Cleveland OhiO-In response to
letter Of appeal from Rt. Rev. James II.
Blenk. bishop of Porto Rico. Bishop
Horstman has asked his clergy and
people TO aid the hurricane sufferers.
Scranton. Pa-The National Letter
Carriers association has protested to
the carriers against their permitting
non-union carpenters TO build the
arches and columns which form the
main feature of the decorations for the
carriers national convention.
Boston-The democratic state CEN
trail committee decided to hold the
state convention in this city Sept. II.
George Fred Williams will be chair
man OF the committee on resolutions.
Washington-The commissioner of
internal revenue has decided that the
25-cent stamp must not be affixed to
pawn tickets unless there is bona fide
agreement with The pawner for storage
charges
Albany, Mo.-James NJ Chittim, a
prominent stockman, was gored to
death by bull.
Milan, Mo.-Walter McAlister, Is
years old, committed suicide because
a young woman refused to accompany
him to picnic. He first tried to kill
the young woman
Brooklyn. " Y-The United States
transport Mcclellan sailed, carrying
1900 tons of clothing. provisions,
medicines and building material for the
destitute in Porto Rico
Shanghai-The Chinese authorities
here say the French have revived their
calm TO the right of forming a settle
ment at Marking, based upon the
treaty of 1853.
Northampton. Mass.-A temporary
receiver has been appointed for the
Florence Machine company of Flor
cree. Nominal assets, s76 900: liabiI-
tiles, $4,000
trenton, y. J.-Charles Howard Ha-
ven is dead the result of a fall from a
window He was 81 years old. and
while living at st. Louis orga nized the
81. Louis Park of Fruits, which set out
400 vineyards and orchards.
Eau Claire. Wis.-Frederick Sylves-
ter of Chicago. aged II years. fell from
boom into Half Moon lake. while
fishing. and Was drowned He was a
brother CT Rev. Edward Sylvester OF
Eau Claire.
Canandaigua y. Y-The Seneca
Point hotel on Canandaigua lake was
destroyed by fire The structure was
valued at $4,000. All the guests es-
capped.
Flint, Mich-Mrs John NJ Russell.
Mrs. Ear Wilson and Mrs. s. A. Will
son, while driving were thrown out
OF their buggy. Mrs. Earl Wilson died
In fifteen minutes and Mrs. Russell
may die
Mortified, Msss-The general con-
ference of Christian workers closed its
seventeenth annual session fter what
is admitted to be the mo. successful
series OF meetings in the Mortified
movement
Norfolk, Va. - The four-masted
schooner Augustus Palmer. Capt. Has
kell, from Newport News to Bangor.
Maine. went ashore and sank in four
fathoms near Thimble light Her crew
was saved.
Detroit, Mich.-The twelfth conven-
tiCn OF the Bohemian SlavOnical Rene
fit association was held There are
about 1000 members OF the associa-
ton in the United States, representing
1S5 lodges.
Dunkirk, ". Y.-Rev. Father Ste
phen, rector OF the monastery. was
elected provincial of the Order of the
Passionist Fathers. now in session at
st. Pauls monastery in Pittsburg.
st. Louis, Mo.-A voluntary petition
in bankruptcy was filed by John p
Hermann, Jr. Liabilities, $167, POP:
assets, 1921.
st. Louis. Mo.-Since the advance in
price of meat the demand for poultry
has greatly increased.
Pittsburg, Pa.-The fifteenth annual
convention of the Daughters of St
George, one of the best-known secret
benevolent societies of women in the
world, was held here, with about sixty