Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-14
MINOR EVENTS Of THE WEEK
Items of General Interest Told ir
Paragraphs,
COMPLETE NEWS SUM MARY
Record of Happenings of Much or Little
Importance from All Parts of the Civ
fIized World-Prices of Farm Products
In Western Markets

Count of seventy-three cities fin
ished by Census bureau. Extremes
are Atlantic City, y. j., gain 1924
per cent; Lincoln, Neb., loss 27.17.
Nation convention of German Cath
Ollie societies met at Peoria. ILL.,, to
discuss plans for enlargement of pa
rochial school system.
Disabled excursion steamer, 600 on
board, run ashore by Captain on Mas
sachusetts coast; all hands saved.
Statute OF Liberty in New York har-
Dor shows signs of neglect.
Executive committee of United Mine
Workers adjourned sine die. Believed
strike Will be ordered in few days
Chicago's lake excursion business
increased 10 to 80 per cent this year
The summer of 1900 was the hottest
on record in New York, which also
experienced the warmest August in its
history
The Deutchland lowers all transat-
lantic passages by four hours and
seven minutes.
Beers talk of giving up the struggle
in the Transyaal and OF trekking to
German Africa.
The Philippine commission an
nounced that it will devote 1900, 900
to repair and building of roads.
A crash in cotton prices caused
much excitement in New York, New
Orleans and Liverpool.
Marie Corelli denies that she at
tackled the Roman or any other church
in her latest book, The Master Chris
tan
Socialists in Holland are stoned by
mob when an attempt is made to
speak.
Manchester England cotton spin
ners have decided to buy no American
spot cotton in September, and this
may close many of the mills.
President Schwab denies reports of
discussions In the Carnegie Steel COM
pany.
Oberlin NJ. Carter, former captain In
army, Will seek release from prison by
habeas corpus.
John y. Parsons, New York, elected
president National Letter Carriers as
ISOLATION.
Hurricane On Florida coast beached
several ships; many persons may have
persisted.
Robbers held up Alton station at
Marshall, Mo-, and killed Waterman.
Peorians paid $4,000 for sailed gold
claims in Alaska.
Court decided American laws Sill
preme in Hawaii
Racine's population 29,1O2
Sultan of Oman compelled his sub
jects to pull down French flag and re-
store British.
Theodore Fried, Austrian sculptor,
is dead
Colonel Zygmunt Milkowski, Polish
poet and soldier, arrived in Chicago to
raise money for national defense fund.
British bondholders asquiesced in
Delagoa Bay railroad compromise.
American claimants get 100000.
London literary circles disturbed by
Marie Corellrs attack on Hall Game
Two high officials and lis others
were arrested for conspiracy against
lie OF lurklSn sultan.
ExMinister Woodford is engaged TO
marry his former private secretary
Miss Mabel Hanson.
Business section of Mantle. ILL.,. was
burned early Friday morning.
Earthquake in Lituya Bay, Alaska
dislodged glaciers and killed five In
dams.
Cowboys. at war with sheepmen
drove 1900 sheep over a precipice in
Colorado
Sale of 100000 pieces of cotton goods
sent futures up in Wall street.
Russian loan of $500, 900 francs
reported subscribed Dy RothschiIds
Credit Lyonnais, and Banque d.
France ct des Pays Bias.
Rising OF FilipinOs in Carmen sup
pressed. Detachment of Americans de-
feated 100 bolomen, killing 100.
Floral fete at Paris climax of expo
sition gayeties
Spirit distillers and distributors
formed cooperative association EN-.
bracing all distilleries in United States
State bank OF Lemont, ILL.,, suspended
with assets sufficient to more than
meet liabilities.