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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28
Chaffee Reports Casualties.

General Chaffee's casualty list fol-
lows: Pekin, Dec. 15.-Adjutant
General, Washington: The following
casualties have occurred since last re-
port: At Pekin Dec. s, Sergeant John
O'Connor, company l., Ninth infantry,
pneumonia; Dec. 9, Samuel Wotack,
company II, Ninth infantry. oedema
of the CLOTHS; Dec IA, Joseph Knox,
company X, Ninth infantry, pneumo-
mia. Chaffee.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28
Strikes Rich Copper Vein.

Miners at Houghton. Mich, who have
worked night and day since August,
1895. sinking shafts for copper ore
finally struck a lode at depth of r.
760 feet, or within a few feet of the
point expected when the work was be-
gun. Shaft No. 5 OF the Tamarack
mine did the lucky work. Millions
that have been spent in machinery
equipments to further the work win
probably be returned soon. Success
full bottoming of this shaft in rich
rock adds 100000 to $4,000. 900 to
the value Of the mine.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28
PinSree Banquet at Lansing.

Governor Pingree's complimentary
dinner to the Legislature. supreme
court and railroad officials was held
in representative hall. Lansing, Tues
day evening, the house having granted
permission to use the room after a
hard struggle. by vote of 90 to 81.
The dinner was a most elaborate func-
ton. Nothing approaching it was ever
given in Lansing. All the appoint
mems, including the entire menu, were
brought from Detroit by special train,
on which came also a force of eighty
walters, servants, etc, and Shremser's
celebrated band. Four kinds OF wine
were served
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28

Anna, the 14-year-old daughter Of
Richard Rust, who lives near Divide,
Col, was assaulted by boy afterward
identified as Clyde Gray. Gray later
confessed, but escaped form Deputy
Sheriff Fenton. who had him in charge.
officers from various places, including
Colorado Springs. are searching the
country in pursuit of Gray. Before
his escape a crowd formed to lynch
him, but were held back by the father
Of the girl. Gray is II years old.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28

Governor Pingree of Michigan has
practically decided he will give up fur
Their efforts to have an equal taxation
measure passed to conform to the con-
stitutional amendments adopted at the
last election. Threats made at Lam
sing caused the belief Pingree would
Immediately call another special ses-
sion, but the time is too short and the
opposition in the senate too strong.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28
Mr.. Sells Gets Divorce Decree.

Judge Evans of Columbus, o., handed
down a decision in the Peter Sells di-
vorce case in accordance with the re-
quest of Mr.. Sells, that he be given n
decree upon the ground of gross neg
lect of duty and not upon the charge
made in his petition. Immediately aft
er the decision was rendered the suit
for $4,000 damages which Mr.. Sells
filed against William Bott. one Of the
correspondents, for the alienation of
his wifes affections was dismissed by
mutual agreement.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28
Big Proft on Armor Plate.

Charles II. Cramp. head Of the ship
building firm. testified before the in
dustrial commission in Philadelphia
In building war ships for Russia, he
said. his company was compelled to
pay the full rate of 5000 ton to Car
negie for armor This. he said, was
One-third the cost of the ship. III
| could get the profit on armOr plate.
declared Mr.. Cramp, L would build 4
war ship at cost"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28
Friday, December I'll
DoWiA Sued for Libel.

The Rev. William De Rouden Pos Is
taking legal action at London against
John Alexander Dowie, the Zionist. of
Chicago, alleging that he was libeled
in the issue of Dowie's Leaves of
Healing" of Oct. 16, in which publica-
ton the Rev. Mr.. Pos is accused of
fraud and immortality. Counsel for the
plaintiff described Mr.. Dowie as a
British subject, said he was now in
Paris. on his way to Switzerland, and
asked for the courts permission to
serve writ out of its jurisdiction.
Leave was granted. subject to Mr.. Dow
lie having liberty to appeal against
fho ordor
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28
No. 2 Corn In Rcarca-

Specculators who have sold corn on
the Chicago board of trade for De-
cember delivery are having their trou-
bles. The pprice Monday jumped near
ly cents. sales being made at 1880
39N cents, and at the finish at 1914
cents. Conditions in the corn market
are worse than a month ago, when
Phillips ran his corner. There is no
old corn to be had, and the new crop,
while good enough to grade No. 3, is
not sufficiently dry to induce the in
spection department at Chicago to pass
It as No. 2. the contract grade
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28

President Mckinley will have for has
Christmas dinner 4 buffalo roast Sew
eral weeks ago a Helena Mont butch
er purchased ten of the animals fron
the Allard herd in the western part OF
the state They cost $500 each when
they were unloaded at the slaughter
house at Helena. They were killed
and dressed last week and the butcher
wired the president asking him if he
would accept a roast. The president
replied that he would. and Thursdas
evening the butcher expressed him
choice one.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28
Confesses to Double Murder.

Samuel Hanover has confessed to the
murder and robbery of Mrs. Nina Hall,
a widow, and her 16-year-Old son
Charles. at the mountain hamlet of
Boone's Fork. Letcher county, KY,
Nov. Is last Hanover lived at the
Hall home, and on his testimony Solo
mon and Elijah Fleming were ar
rested and indicted for murder and
were threatened with lynching. Van
over secured about 81 900
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28

descriptions of some of the criminals.
and made possible new steps toward
their arrest. Further than this. and
the hint that Pat Grove may have been
one of the kidnapers, neither the po-
lice nor the half hundred detectives
at work on the case have any results
OF their labors to make public. The
old house is about four miles from the
heart OF the city One of the men who
rented the house was accompanied by
a woman who may prove to be an i'm
portant factor in the case. Three men
are under suspicion.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28
Indiana Beer VIII He High.

The price of beer will be advanced in
Indiana on Feb. 1 unless congress
makes large reduction in the war tax
on beer. This was the decision OF the
Indiana Brewers association at a spe-
cial meeting at the Bates house, In
dianapolis. A. Hagen of that city presi-
dent of the association. said the cost
of making beer is 20 per cent more than
last year.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28
Denle. Right to Cut the Ice.

The supreme court at st. Paul. MinE
decided by majority opinion that the
Peoples Ice company of this city can
not cut ice on White Bear lake fot
sale, the suit having been brought by
property owners on the lake shore who
alleged that the cutting of ice re-
duced the lake level and was therefore
injurious TO them. Two justices dis
scented. maintaining that the lake was
public property and anybody who
wished could cut ice there.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28
New Chamberlain Fable.

Chamberlain saw one day a rare or
child. How much?" asked the future
minister. Twenty pounds, monsieur;
it is the only specimen in France
Here is the money" replied Chamber
lain. and, drawing the notes from his
pocket, he took the flower, tore it to
pieces, and trampled 1t under foot,
saying, Il have it in my own collec-
ton, but object to Frenchman hav-
ing a duplicate" VOLTA l'homme.-
Toulouse Express.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28

Three men who gained entrance to
the Capitol at Lincoln. Neb, in an I'M
known way made an unsuccessful at
tempt to rob the state treasury be-
tween and 8 o'clock Thursday morn
ing. That is the story told by Night
Waterman f. M. Good, who says he
discovered two of the men at work and
was fired upon repeatedly by one or
all of them. one of the bullets going
through his clothing and breaking his
watch guard.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28

A simple yet valuable suggestion in
regard to school hygiene, which de-
serves wide attention, has been made
by the district government OF Cologne.
It is to the effect that the country
school boards provide an appropriate
be placed at the disposal of the chill
dren. By this system those who come
from distance with wet footgear will
have an opportunity to exchange it for
dry shoes.-Wolfgang Voltz, in Chica-
20 Record.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28
Farmer Charged with Frand.

Howard G. Pinney, farmer of Shell
by county, ILL.,. residing near Herrick,
few miles south of Pana. has been
placed under arrest on the charge of
defrauding the Sansom Commission
company OF Chicago out of $4,000.
which the firm claims to have loaned
Pinney on a bunch of cattle.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28
LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS..

Spring wheat.-No. l northern about
e9l2c: No. g. 6Od69l5c; No. L go
6Sc. Winter wheat-No. red. 7A1Q75c;
NO. g. 69l2u72&sc: No. , hard. 6Sd70c; No.
), 6.U69c;. Corn-NO. . Acc: No. yellow,
4Oc; No. B. S5Ac; No. white. S5l4c; No. 3
yellow. 35l4u35l2c; No. 4. 3412c. Oats
No. 4, 2ll2c; No. white. 2424c; No. 2. &c.
Cattle-Native steers. S4.25d5.j0: stock
ers and feeders. $50 4.S5; butcher cows and
heifers. S5Q4.65; Gamers. s. sos: fed west
ems, 5000. fed Texans. S.40d44; grass
Texans S3.25q3.50; calves $3.50Q6.S. Hogs
Heavy. 81. S0GI 40: mixed. St15G4.S5; light.
A7o04N5: pigs. SA.40G445 Sheep-Lambs,
S5n5.50; muttons. s3.S0lt425 stockers and
feeders S3.5Uu4; cUlls. S3ft3.50.
Butter-Creamery, extra, 2ic; diaries,
choice Zoe; packing, l2IaQ13c. Cheese
Full cream. dairies. 1lu11Ac; young
America. new lcl4 4lol2c; twins. 1Oc. Eggs
Fresh. pc. Apples-Barrel. poor 10 fair,
S.l5d2; good 81 90Q3; choice TO fancy, S29
!. Hav-Choice timothy. s13.5oNI4: No. l
timothy. Sl3ltlS.50; choice prairie. Sl2Gl2.50.
lotatoeS-Burbanks 4.ul5e, peerless. 40
G45c; Hebrons sea i5c: Rose iCd45c;
mixed. 36G4lc POultry-Dressed stock:
Turkeys. selected. &c: chickens. hens. ca
&C; spring. &c; roosters. 4ltc; hroilers. 1Oc;
capons. l2Ql2i2c; geese. .4Sc; ducks. 7f9c.
shoots Into Trains.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28

is in Jail at Danville charged with
shooting into passenger trains on the
Queen and Crescent railroad, between
Danville and Junction City. Stout,
who has been acting queerly for sew
two miles from town Saturday and
fired at several trains with big re-
volver. One train which passed car
ried Stuart Robson. the actor, and his
company Two bullets went through
ment, where Robson was seated, and
narrowly missed him.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28
ChOate Will Not Resign.

United States Ambassador Choate
denies at London the report that he is
about to resign his post. The report,
he says, is based on the belief that the
death of his partner, Charles G. Bee
man. would necessitate his return to
his law practice.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28
Knox Abandons Pursuit OF De Wet.

Gen. Knox abandons his pursuit OF
De Wet and seeks to stem the Boer
invasion of Cape Colony and Natal
Two court-martial trials, one for
holding piracy commission. other for
witch killing" were reviewed by mill
tary authorities at Manila.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28
Boiler Expio-inn Kin- Two.

A boiler explosion at SneedyiIle.
Tenn. resulted in the death OF Will
lam Edwards and Pleasant Trent and
fatal injury to Jesse Mahan and Lee
Gordon
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28
New Site for an Army Post.

Chairman Hull of the house military
affairs committee wired the Des
Moines Qowa) committee that Secre-
tary Root has approved the selection
Of the Brisco-Denny farms. four miles
from Des Moines, as the site for the
new army post.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28
Eraud I'm Philinnines.

A serious scandal in the Philippines
is promised in forthcoming report Of
island commissioners. A grant Of
valuable mining lands, pretending to
be from Spain, shown to have been
made after snrrsnaA.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28
Morrison to Hang January g,

The Canadian cabinet has refused to
interfere in the case of John Morrison.
who murdered whole family in the
Moosemin district, Northwest Terri
tory, and he will be hanged Jan. q.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28

KnOX's pursuit of De Wet has given
the scattering commands under Hert-
zog and others q chance TO cross the
Orange river at various points. Hert-
ZOg's commando broke through at Ali
wal North and defeated a force Of Cape
mounted rifles and Brabrant'S horse.
The objective point of this commando
is said to be Craddock. Another COM
mando has crossed hundreds of miles
farther up the Orange river. heading
for PhilipStOwn. This commando is
said to number 5000. Meanwhile De-
larey. who defeated Clements at the
Magaliesberg, is in contact with the
British and another battle is consid-
cred imminent
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28

For weeks the Beers under De Wet
have been operating along the Caledon
river, with the intention of entering
Cape Colony and gaining recruits to
the Boer cause from the dissatisfied
Dutch throughout the colony. British
under General Knox have vainly at
tempted his capture. but he had elud-
ed them. Late dispatches report him
in the Orange River Colony, having
broken through the British lines at
Thaba N'Chu, north of Aliwal North.
Winburg, in the north central part OF
the Orange River Colony. is threat
ened by him, as he is proceeding In
that direction from Ladybrand with a
force said to consist of 4.500 men.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28
Negro LYnched hY a MOh.

A mob at Gulfport, Miss. lynched one
negro and is on the trail of three
others as a result CT the murder Of
Town Marshal w. E. Richardson last
night. The negro lynched was not the
one who did the shooting.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28
Miss SartOri Not Engaged.

Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris of Wash
ington desires the statement made that
there is no truth in the rumored en-
gagement of Miss Sartoris and Mr..
Nichols of New York.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28
Two Killed I'm Crossing Accident.

TWO Killed In Crossing Accident.
A Wabash freight train struck car
riage containing the two sons and two
daughters OF Daniel Farney of Strawn.
ILL.,, instantly killing Lydia and Pater
and seriously inuring the otherA
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28
LATEST NEWS FROM CHINA.
Diplomatic Negotiations Are in
Progress.
SOME BOXER DISTURBANCES
Forty Boxers Killed by Colonel Tullock's
Men at Del-HsIYing - Tullock SAYS
tempt.
Monday, December II.

A dispatch received at Berlin from
Pekin. dated Dec. 10, says Ii Hung
Chang is suffering from influenza. The
dispatch also denies that the Dowager
Empress is going to Cheng Tu, prov
ince of Szechuen.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28
Friday, December eI.

The senate transacted no business
because of sudden death of wife OF
president pro tenn. Frye. Adjournes
for holidays until Jan. 5. 1901 The
house transacted no business because
OF sudden death of Congressman Wise
of Virginia. Adjourned until Jan. :
1901
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28

with Lord Lansdowne regarding the
Chinese situation. Believed in Pel.in
that joint note will be signed at once.
Wednesday, December 10.
The preliminary note containing the
demands OF the powers on China has
finally been agreed at Pekin by all
the ministers, who concurred in the
change proposed by the British gov
eminent in it's latest instructions to
Sir Ernest Satow.
Thursday, December 90.
Dispatch to London paper says Ger
mans shot sixty Chinese soldiers and
took 200 prisoners in Lung Ching.
Friday. December FL.
ENJOYS at Pekin again at variance
over joint note. Instructions sent
Conger to sign the note.
Grave fears felt for health OF Ii
Hung Chang.
John Owens" murderer hanged at
Paris, ILL.,, said he was son Of T. H.
Wolsam, living in Tennessee. near
Middleboro. Ky.
Boer invasion of Cape Colony caus-
ing alarm in England. More troops to
be sent to South Africa from Great
Britain and the colonies to crush the
burgherS.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28

Tuesday, December Is.
Ambassador Choate held conference
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28

with Lord Lansdowne regarding the
Chinese situation. Believed in Pekin
that joint note will be signed at once.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-24
BERLIN DECLINES TO BELIEVE
That the Conger Message Is Other Than
Piece Of Chinese Trickery.

Berlin. July 23.-The German govern
ment and press continue to disbelieve
the assurances of the Chinese authori-
ties that the Pekin legations are safe.
The foreign office surmises that the
Conger dispatch was either sent about
simultaneously with the dispatches OF
DR.. Won Bergen. secretary of the Ger
man legation. and Sir Robert Hart.
but suppressed. or was captured from
the messenger 10 whom it vas entrust-
ed. and is now produced to create the
desired effect in Washington, or or
the other hand. that the whole dispatch
was cOEcocted for purposes of decep-
ton with the aid of cipher key some
how obtained.
United States Ambassador White
White said, today. that the latter the
DRY was quite plausible: for if the
American legation had been captured
and the records there seized, the cipher
key would likewise be secured and
then it would be an easy matter for
anybody to do the rest.
No Pekin nor any other important
Chinese news has arrived. today and
the question whether there is or is not
as much in doubt as ever. The Ger
man government consoles it unlikely
that an advance to Pekin will be feast
BILE before September.
The government is gratified to find
that the correspondence published on
the subject proves that Japan honestly
intends to cooperate with the powers
and considerable disappointment is eX-
pressed at the tenor of the reports
from Washington regarding America S
policy. On this point the Berlinger
Tageblatt says:
The Chinese have then already sue
ceeded in creating differences of opin-
ion among the powers. The govern
ment of the United States seems deter
mined thus early to occupy a separate
standpoint within the concert of pow
els. AS at Taku the American admiral
would not join, so now President Nc
kinley apparently means to oppose the
joint action of the powers aimed at the
re-eStabliShment of order in China.
All of which proves that the Chinese
are indeed the most cunning diplomat
lists in the world"
While most of the papers point out
the impossibility of an advance upon
Pekin now. the National ZeitunE con-
tends that there is but one way to
ascertain the truth or untruth of the
Chinese claim that the legations are
safe, namely. an immediate advance
upon the capital.
The correspondent of The Associated
Press learns authoritatively that the
question of the chief command on both
land and sea still forms the subject of
diplomatic negotiation. and that alb
solutely nothing has yet been settled
in that matter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-24
ANOTHER YARN EXPLODED.
Ssymout's Wounded were Not Shot. But Care.
fully Guided TO Safety.

San Francisco. July 23.-Therc is
nothing in the report of Admiral Sey-
mour which was received here, today.
by steamer America Maru. to prove the
sensational story that was circulated
the earlier part of this month to the
effect that Admiral Seymour. who
commanded the Pekn relief expedi-
ton, killed his wounded to save them
from the Chinese. Commander S. w.
Very. u. S. ". who returned from the
Orient on the steamer and others who
We're at Hong Kong when Admiral Sey-
mour returned from Tien Tsin did not
hear the story and the admiral's re-
port which is an elaboration of the
cablegram published on the 30th of
June. makes not the slightest mention
of the affair. but on the contrary goes
into particulars of the bravery of the
allies in guarding the wounded. who
We're placed in fat boats and towed
down the river by details of soldiers
and marines while the main body of
the troops fought the Chinese off with
rifles and Maxims
In the fight at Tang Fang where the
Boxers attacked the forces with great
VigOr. twice the Italian contingent bore
the brunt Of the fighting on the right
flank and lost five men killed and a
number wounded The Chinese re-
treated. leaving large number of dead
on the field.
In the afternoon. a detail of British
marines who We're stationed to guard
the railroad house at Tang Fang were
attacked and reinforcementS had to be
rushed forward to save them. II was
in this engagement that the enemy lost
about 100 killed. An advance was ther
made to Rem Ting. where the forces
halted rs the tracks for miles had beer
torn up. The Chinese advanced il
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-24
THE HOBOKEN FIRE.
Full Investigation Leads to Belief That Cause
will Never Be Learned.

New York, July 23.-Gustav SChwab,
manager for Herman OelricEs q Co,
agents of the North German Lloyd
Co. today, issued u long report of an
official investigation into the recent fire
IT the piers in Hoboken made by eX-
Fire Chief Hugh Bonner. formerly of
the New York fire department, and
James Mitchell, formerly fire marshal
in New York. They found that four
loneshoremen We're beginning to carry
cotton when one of them discovered
that one Of the bales was on fire. This
bale was Immediately thrown into the
river. Instantaneously other bales
were seen to be on fire and an alarm
was given.
According to the report. the fire
spread with lightning rapidity. Messrs
Bonner and Mitchell conclude that the
cause of the fire is not likely to be
ever satisfactorily ascertained or es-
tablished. In the report, no blame is
laid upon any one connected with the
management.