Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04
Items of General Interest Told ir
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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.

! Chicago.
Seven police captains in Chicago
were transferred as a result Of Mayor
Harrison's dissatisfaction with the
handling of labor rioters.
The Atlas Brewing company's build
ing burned at Chicago, causing an es-
timated loss Of $4,000
John w. Gates and John Lambert
suddenly leave Chicago for New York
to face their accusers.
Bishop Thoburn will ask the Metho-
! dist conference to furnish 100000 vol
unteer evangelists.
Nine visitors to the Paris exposition
were killed and about forty injured
by the collapse of bridge.
During address by John Alexander
Dowie in Philadelphia former follow
ers attempted TO create riot and
were with difficulty quelled by 100 po-
lice.
Euphemia Constable, witness for
crown in Welland bomb case, is guard
ed by military in fear Of her abduction
in prisoners interest.
Striking employees of New York Cen
trail railroad send ultimatum to COM
pany and threaten to call out 10000
men.
Statement Of Philippine exports and
imports for last computed period shows
SO per cent excess of latter.
Six thousand passengers for Cape
Co. limo nd
all berths are pre-engaged.
Capt. Day of rough riders, now lieut.
enant il Philippines. talks piquantly
of Filipino traits.
Hundreds of flood victims in Texas
shelterless, but all needy are given food
and clothing.
New tax law in Michigan ignored in
iron counties; time limit expired Mon
day.
Delegates. to ecumenical conference
denounce liquor and opium traffic and
want nations aid.
United Irish league abandons New
market meeting and avoids clash with
the police.
Mysterious murders of young girls
and boys occur in many parts OF Ger
many.
United States Consul-General Mason
prepares a report on German trusts.
German bank fears export of gold to
London.
Good horses are being shipped to the
Louisville track for the meeting which
begins there Thursday with the Ken
lucky Derby.
Advance guard Of the Methodist
Episcopal conference arrives in Chi
cago.
Entire New York Central railway
system in New York state is threatened
with a tie-up and strike of 10000 en-
ployes by an ultimatum answerable to-
day.
Ottawa and Hull, Canada, are receiv-
ing many offers of aid from Europe
and America.
Eugene Blair. the actress, was quite
seriously hurt by falling on a chair
in a Cleveland theater.
Railroad men in Wall street have
little faith in John w. Gates hard
times stories.
Council members of commission to
seek settlement Of labor troubles in
Chicago appointed citizen members and
sent letters to contractors and huilding
trades council. Union committee asked
state board Of arbitration to act
Average wages in Germany: House
maids, $23S a month; laborers, $314
week; carpenters, S. week.
Philadelphia commercial museum is
of great aid in increasing Americas
trade.
Underwriters raised rates on theaters
in proportion to defects of construc-
ton.
Ninety railways are represented In
the convention of the American Rail-
way association in the Auditorium no
tel, Chicago.
Miss Bennett equals five-furlong rec
ord at Memphis.
Roosevelt left New York to attend
Grant celebration at Galena, and, it is
said, to check his vice-presidential
boom.
A. S. Hallidie, inventor of first cable
Car system, died in San Francisco.
Commission appointed to revise
charter of Greater New York.
British Navy league will send out
sandwich men with placards protesting
against muzzle-loading guns on battle
ships.
Friends of naval bill urge kaiser to
dissolve reichstag before vote can be
taken. Agrarians expect to trade
votes.
Australian sentiment favors fedora
tion bill as suggested by premiers' con-
ference.
Dreyfusards, with aid Of government,
reported as planning to reopen case.
Strike of 5000 employees of Paris
laundries.
Within three months automobile
omnibuses will be run in Chicago, with
mo seat no fare" rule.
Gen. Ruis Rivera resigns from Gov.
Woods cabinet in Cuba and announces
he will run for mayor of Havana.
Company from New York to build
railroads in Cuba.
In battle with Boxers" not far
from Pekin the imperial troops killed
sixty of the Chinese revolutionists.
Inventory of Silas B. CObb's estate.
Chicago, expected to show property