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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
IArwest stsa mers in World.

Thursday work began at New Lon
don. Conn, this week laying keels 10
the mammoth iron steamship for the
Great Northern railways Oriental
service. The new vessels will be OF
10000 tons register and $4,000 tons
displacement, larger than any vessels
IN the world at the present time. The
following are the principal dimen-
sions Of the vessels: Length, go feet;
beam, 73 feet; depth, Sc feet. They
have each five continuous decks ex-
tending the whole length Of the ship,
with three additional partial decks
amidships. 1t is estimated that when
completed the steamships will cost
fully S5.OOO.O 900.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
stranre disease Killing Cattle.

A herd of cattle which was shipped
to Spring Valley, H.. from Nebraska
last week has become affected with Z.
mysterious and fatal disease. The cat
tie. three carloads, are in a pasture
on a farm owned by the Spring Valley
Coal company, and are the property OF
Charles Nelson. Several OF them are
dead. A veterinary surgeon from La
Sale was unable to determine what
the disease is, and the state veterin-
arian has been sent for.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
All In Cabinet to Stay.

President Mckinley has put Quie-
tus upon cabinet making gossip by in
viting every member Of his present
cabinet to continue In his position dur
ing the next administration When the
cabinet assembled Tuesday President
Mckinley made one Of the graceful
speeches for which he is noted, In
which he asked the members Of his
official household to remain in his next
cabinet, saying that they were en-
titled to share fully in whatever credit
was derived by the administration
from the recent election.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
Troops Arrive at Manila.

General Macarthur cables the war
department that the transports Grant
and Port Albert have arrived at Ma
Mia. The Grant sailed from San
Francisco Oct. 16, with six officers and
6H men, recruits, hospital corps and
signal corps men. The Port Albert
sailed from Seattle Sept. % with ami
mails and forage. The animal trans
port Kintuck has sailed from Maya
sahi for San Francisco, and the trans
port Wilhelmina has arrived at Nag
asah on her way to the Philippines
with forage for the army.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
Crime I'm a Mansion.

Mrs. Orrin w. Potter, wife Of the
Chicago millionaire, was attacked by
burglars at l: 80 clock Tuesday morn
ing. Mrs. Potter was chloroformed
and when she regained consciousness
and saw two masked men standing
above her she arose and screamed
in fright, only to be struck down by
a heavy instrument in the hands OF
one Of the intruders. The capitalist S
wife fell back with a groan and for
hours the doctor worked upon her
without restoring her to consciousness.
The burglary, which was the second
in the same residence within six
months, was one of the boldest ever
perpetrated in the ultra-fashionable
neighborhood. The stately residence of
the Chicago capitalist is well pro-
tected by iron bars at the windows.
where thieves ordinarily would gain
entrance, and besides a Waterman es-
pecially is employed to guard the
premises night and day. The thief
escaped without booty.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
Madman In the Pulpit.

During services at the First A. M. Z.
church in Marion, Ind, Frank Jor-
dan, an inmate of the county infirm-
airy, who had escaped from the institu-
ton, entered the church, assailed the
minister, and drove him from the pull
pit. Jordan then mounted the pulpit
and began to deliver a sermon. The
congregation was panic-stricken and
ran from the building. Two policemen
found Jordan in the church and were
compelled to overpower him in order
to get him to Jail.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
Penned I'm Midair.

Clinging to a narrow ledge three feet
wide, Just below the nineteenth floor
of the Masonic temple, Chicago, H. G.
Marks passed through twenty hours OF
narrowing torture before his signals
attracted the attention OF people in
the street 300 feet below and enabled
the employees OF the building to ex-
tricate him from his perilous position
by means Of a rope.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23

Justice Carr at Muskegon, Mich, i'm
posed fine of $40 and Sc costs or 30
days in Jail on Ethan Conklin for tor
turing and killing pet cat belonging
to w. E. Gordon. The cat got caught
in a spring trap year ago and one
Of its front legs had to be amputated.
Conklon set lot of dogs on her and
she backed up against d tree and with
her remaining paw drove them off,
when Conklin took stick and broke
it. The dogs were then set on her
again and injured her so that she had
10 be shot.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
Kentucky Gives Bryan 1928.

Official returns received at the Ken
lucky secretary of states Office from
100 of the 119 counties give Bryan
49,, 1913 and Mckinley 173,720, showing
a majority for Bryan Of 12,218. The
unofficial returns from the remaining
ten counties reduce Bryan's majority
to 1928. The unofficial figures from
nine of the unreported counties give
Bryan 4651O, Mckinley 51,841, making
a total vote in 118 of the 119 counties
as follows: Bryan, 32,44S; Mckinley.
225. SCI.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
LATEST NEWS FROM CHINA.
Contests Mostly of a Diplomatic
Nature.
NEW POLICY is NOW SHAPING
ENJOYS After Council Demand the
Execution Of Princes and officials High
in the Management of the Chinese
Monday, November 12.

ENJOYS in Pekin have drawn up joint
note fixing preliminary conditions to
peace negotiation, among them a
statue of Won Ketteler, personal
apology to Emperor William by ma
tive Prince, and execution of eleven
tude In Chinese affair derided by New
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23

At the Northwestern University OBJ
servatory, Evanston, Ill, between 1
and 1870 o'clock Friday morning, eight
leonids were seen, one of which was
remarkably brilliant Before 1 o'clock
two were observed. In the observing
party were Professors HOugh Crook,
Holgate and White. Professor f. p.
Leavenworth photographed the aster-
old Eros through the telescope at the
Minnesota State university Observa-
tory Thursday evening. The diminu-
tive planet is 100000 miles away.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
Six Killed in n Collision.

Six persons, four of them trainmen
and two passengers, were killed in a
head-end collision between Pennsyl-
vania extra freight train and the regu-
lar Lake Shore passenger train. two
miles west of Polk. Both engines
were demolished, all the passenger
coaches left the tracks, and forty oil
and coal cars of the freight were de-
rallied. Many persons were injured.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23

The Keystone clubrOoms at Marion,
Ind. were wrecked by what IS sup
posed to have been nitroglycerln. Five
members Of the club, Robert Julius,
Daniel Graham, Homer Butler. George
SeiZemore, and Frederick Harnady,
and Thamer Burnden, a guest, were IN
the clubrooms at the time of the ex-
plosiop. Burnden and Seizemore
were III the second story. They were
both hurled across the street, and
were in an unconscious condition when
found. and may die.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
Ware Keats pedIar Palmer

AT a sporting club in London
twenty-round contest for the bantam
championship between Pedlar Palmer
and Harry Ware resulted in a vic
tory for the latter, although Palmer
showed himself far more clever than
his opponenent and held the fight on
points until toward the end.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23

Monsignore T. J. Capel has been
bequeathed by the late Marquis Of Butte
of England an income of $500 per year
for the rest Of his life In Lord Bea-
consfeld's novel, "Lothair," Monsig-
nor Capel is portrayed under the name
Of Monsignore Catsby, the Marquis
Of Butte himself figuring in the work
as Lothian. For several years Monsig-
more Capel has been living in retire
ment at Arno. near Sacramento. Cal.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
First Snow of Season.

The first real snowstorm OF the sea-
son struck Minneapolis Monday. Lum-
bermen are hoping the weather will
turn much colder before a great
amount of snow comes, so that the
ground will freeze and a bottom be
given for work in the woods. If the
weather remains warm numbering op-
erations will be greatly hampered.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
Seized as Spies In japan.

The Harvard men who are reported
to have been arrested in Japan as
spies while taking photographs of the
Notifications there are undoubtedly
two of four members Of the class of
1900 who started on tour of the world
last August. The party consisted of
William A. M. Burden, captain of the
varsity eleven; Francis l.. Higginson,
Jr, captain and stroke of the varsity
eight; J. l.. SaltOnstall manager OF the
varsity crew, and Augustin Jay OF
PHILADELPHIA
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
PhiladeIpbia Paner Quits.

The Call, Philadelphia, ceased publ
cation and went into the hands of an
assignee. John J. Ridgway, president
of the Real Estate Investment com
pany, took charge of the plant as trus-
tee within a half hour after the as
signment was announced. The III
health OF Mr.. Davis. the publisher.
caused the assignment. The assets
greatly exceed the liabilities.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23

One of the rarest freaks of nature
met with in surgery was found By a
clinic in the Albany IN. ~ hospital
that of a heart occupying the place
where the liver should be and vice
versa. The patient is German named
Charles Schuffel, whose home Is in
Boston, Mass. Doctors say that It
is not oftener than once in thirty
years that a surgeon comes across such
a case
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
Threatened by Highbinders.

DR.. Wong Song, Christian China
man and interpreter at Kansas City.
has sought the protection of the police
from Highlander, who, he asserts, has
been brought to that city to kiN him
for aiding the police in recent raids
ON Chinese gambling dens.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
Pugilist is Exonerated.

A coroner's jury exoperated Bernard
Carroll OF Detroit Of blame for the
death of Kid O'Brien of Bay City, who
died last Tuesday night after being
knocked out during bout with Car
roll before the Cadillac Athletic club.
The Jury found that O'Brien's death
was an accident.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
Killed His Younger Brother.

Ernest Schneider, 20 years old, in
trying to take a revolver away from
his younger brother, William. aged II,
at Chicago accidentally discharged the
weapon and William was killed. The
shooting took place in a saloon which
is owned by the boys father.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
Held for Smuggling Jewelry.

Two Mexicans, who gave their
names as Velino VI. Preza and Alejan-
dro A. Maroucci, were arrested at New
York charged with smuggling into this
country part of the famous jewels at
one time worn by Carlotta, the widow
OF Emperor Macmillan of Mexico. The
jewels in the mems possession are said
to be worth SIS 900.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23

The corner stone Of the new state
normal school building Of Iowa was
laid at Cedar Falls with formal exer>
cises. The principal address was de-
livered by Rev. Mr.. Kaye Of OSkaloosa
and the historical review Of the inSti-
tuition was given by Professor d. S.
Wright, one of the original corps OF
instructors and the present head of the
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
Fight Fire at AIrona, Mich.

For two hours at Algona, Mich, 500
men and boys Monday worked vigor-
from destruction by fire. They were
successful after four buildings had
been destroyed and several others
damaged by fire and water. The COM
bined losses will not be far from $780,
000
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
Arad Woman Killed NV Train.

Mrs. Mary Riley. aged 20 years. was
killed by the cars in the yards of the
Milwaukee road at Reloit while she
was picking up bits Of coal that lay
about the yards.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
Reduce Crude OIL Prices.

The price of Lima and Eastern crude
oil was reduced again Tuesday. Lima
oil was put down 1c q barrel, making
North Lima 79c; South Lima and In
diana, 74c. Eastern production was
mt down &C.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
Peruvian Minister Killed.

Thirteen persons were killed and
twenty injured in a railway wreck
near Bayonne, France. The list of
killed includes Senior j. f. Canevaro,
Peruvian minister to France, and an
attache of the Peruvian legation at
Madrid
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
To Join Antarctic search.

DIR. Nordenskjold of Copenhagen has
purchased the vessel which carried
Lieutenant Amsdrup's expedition to
arctic and intends to use it in an ant
arctic expedition. The King of Swe-
den will support the enterprise finan-
ciallv
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
Secondary Root I'm Havana.

Elihu Root, United States secretary
of war, arrived at Havana on the liner
Moro Castle, which left New York
Saturday afternoon. The steamer
made the passage in three days and
four hours.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23

At Lansing, Iowa, Chris Rud be-
came insane because his son was
badly injured by train. He was con-
fined in the Jail, and set fire to the
building, perishing in the flames.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
Dreamed He Would Drown.

D. S. Holcombe of Baraboo. Wis.
cannot be found and is believed to
have been drowned in the Wisconsin
river. He was a wealthy cattle buy
er and told friends that he had had
three dreams of drowning in that riv-
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
THE NEW IOWA NORMAL SCHOOL.

mathematics department. In 1876 four
teachers composed the faculty. AT
present there are fifty-three instruct
ors. The enrolment the first year was
155; now it is 2,104 The first appro-
priation by the state was $4,000; that
of last year, 1000, in addition to the
500, 900 for the building now in course
of erection. President II. II. Seerley
has held the position for fifteen years.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
Accidentally Killed His Brother.

A dispatch from Bristol, Tenn, says:
King Campbell shot and instantly
killed his 10-year old brother while out
hunting. Kings shotgun was acct
dentally discharged and the full load
penetrated the b )y's abdomen.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
pr,o,. Hama IJscum.s Body.

The transport Thomas left Nagasakl
for San Francisco Nov. 10, having on
hoard the remains of Col. Liscum, the
commander OF the Ninth Infantry.
killed at Taku Mrs. Liscum will be a
passenger on the transport under the
escort of Gen. James II. Wilson.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
Favor Now Divorce Rule.

1.-THE ease with which husbands and
wives can secure divorces to enable
them to remarry is not only injuring
the Christian church but is lowering
the tone of public morality. 1t is
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
Train Kills Man and Wife.

Robert Aten and his wife, cid resi-
dents of Ray, Schuyler county, Ill,
were killed by passenger train on .
road crossing two miles north OF Ven.
mont
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
Fatal Mania in a Novel Form.

Mrs. Avery of Newcastle died at a
hospital in Laporte, Ind, her death
being due to strange causes. About
seven days before her death mania
for constantly walking and talking de-
veloped and grew upon her to such an
extent that she was practically uncon-
trollable. The ceaseless walking and
talking continued until she became so
exhausted that death resulted.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23

Near Canton, O., there was held q
Republican jollification on the farm
owned by President Mckinley Tues
day night The tenant is w. j.
Adams.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23

Az soon as ex-President Kruger
reaches Belgium he will find his fu-
ture home all ready for him. Thanks
to the generosity Of Oswald d'Aumerie.
a Boer sympathizer in Belgium, the
Chateau d'Anderlecht has been put at
the disposal of the refugee ex-Presi-
dent by its owner. Nj. d'Aumerie has
owned this chateau only two years,
and when he bought it it was exceed
ingly run down, but he spent money
on it literally, and made it look as If
IL really were an ancestral seat.
NJ. d'Aumerie has had great SYM
patty with the Beers all along, not be-
cause of any special hostility to Eng
land. but because he believed In OBJ
serving inviolate the sanctity of small
nations. So. when it became known
that Kruger was on his way to Bel
GUM, the Belgian got together sew
eral of his friends and fellow coun-
trymen who believed in the Boer
cause, and proposed to them that he
give up his chateau to the use of the
refugee. They We're willing. Of course.
and SC the scheme was brought about.
Anderlecht is pretty suburb south
east Of Brussels and consists OF hand
some mansions dotted about in
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
LAWYER Asks Fee of 100000.

Felix J. Hughes of Keokuk, Ia, has
instituted proceedings before Judge
Amos Thayer of the United States Cir
cult court at ST. Louis to recover a
fee for legal services amounting to
100000 in connection with the settle
ment of the estate of William Wood,
who owned third interest in the Spar
Mining and Smelling company of AS
pen, Colo.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
Alaska's Population 1869.

The census bureau recently COM
pleted the enumeration of the District
Of Alaska. The schedules have been
received at the Office and are now in
process of tabulation. The native and
mixed population of the northern dis
trict of Alaska is 1862
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
Friday, November. I6.
V II T. A Dinner Given.

The international committee of the
Young Mems Christian Association sat
down to its annual dinner at the Ho-
tel Savoy, New York, Friday. Two
hundred representative men from va
rious walks of life were there to hear
addresses and reports from the world
wide interests Of the organization. DR..
Lucien C. Warner presided at the guest
fable
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23

grounds Of limited extent on the slopes
OF the undulating country. The
chateau is reached by a drawbridge
crossing a narrow moat, and the road
leads directly to the colonnades which
form the front of the mansion. The
main gate is fanked by two colossal
busts, which formerly belonged to the
Castle of Gravesande. On the right of
the vestibule is Mr.. Kruger's ante
chamber. which is furnished in Gothic
style. Here the ex-president will find
a large Bible, of which book he is said
to be so fond. 1t is more than seven
inches thick, and was printed in 1772.
The grounds have an area of ten acres,
laid out by NJ d'Aumerie. who also
drew the sketch OF the chateau and its
surroundings accompanying this arti-
Gle
There are two odd condolences con-
nected with this gilt. Catholic monks
built the chateau three centuries ago,
and now it will shelter the eX-presi-
dent of a Protestant republic who is a
descendant of the HuguenOts. Besides
this, the chateau once was occupied by
King Leopold l., who slept in the same
bedroom which is assigned to Mr.
Kruger.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23

time the church reached over the law
and put its ban.on the remarriage OF
divorced persons There is no doubt
that the Episcopal church will amend
its present laws and deny remarriage
in the church to all divorced persons"
Bishop William E. McLaren, In dis
cussing the new canons on divorce and
remarraiage formulated by the Gen.
eral Eupiscopal conference committee
of New York, gave the foregoing as
the gist of his reasons favoring the
adoption of more stringent church
laws.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23

The battle Of Manila monument COM
mittee at San Francisco has given its
approval to the design submitted b.
George T. Brewster, the New YORK.
sculptor. The decision was reached a
a meeting of the committee at ths
Hopkins Institute of Arts, st which
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
TRAIN WRECK IN MICHIGAN.
Five Persons Hurt on the Lake shsrs


In binding snowstorn and at the
point OF a curve TWO miles south of
Kalamazoo. a passenger train on the
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern road
ran into an extra south-bound freight.
which was about to take a siding at
the Kalamazoo paper mills. The in
jured are: Mrs. James Harter of Kali
amazoo. a passenger; injured about the
breast and face. Charles Adams Of
Elkhart, a brakeman on the freight:
thrown out of a car door; severe cuts
in leg muscles and collar bone broken
NJ. J. Curtiss, baggageman on the pas
senger; severely cut about the neck
and face Mrs. J. Dunn of Hillsdales
injured about the face. ROyden A. 4.
Rothermel of Kalamazoo. a passenger;
cut about the face and arms.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
York correspondent of London Times
Tuesday, November IS.

york correspondent or LONDON HINES.
Tuesday, November Is.
Chinese Princes very naturally OBJ
feet to demand of allies that they be
executed.
A dispatch to the London Times
from DR.. Morrison in Pekin, dated
Nov. II, says: LAS far as it is pos
sible to judge, China will willingly &C
cede to all the terms of the conjoint
ject to the approval of the home gov
ernments, except the demand for the
death penalty against princes and Of
ficials, which it is impossible to full
FL while the court is In the hands or
these accused officials
The German reichstag convenes a nd
the kaiser's speech deals with Chi
ma.
Wednesday. November IA.
German expedition started for Kali
gan in China. London paper cri-icses
United States. Emperor William out
lined situation in China in opening
German reichstag. He wants tae lead
ers in the boxer instruction punished.
Thursday, November ID.
1t is rumored that rebellion has
broken out in the Province of Kansu.
Chang Chi Tung, the Wuchang Vice
roy, is said to be raising 100000 troops
and to have proposed to the Nankin
Viceroy that they should combine
their forces to oppose the allies, MAX
ing the Yang Use their base for oper-
atoms against Shen-Si.
Friday, November. 16.
Prince Tuan. Boxer leader, degraded
by imperial edict. Nine Princes to be
deprived of rank and imprisoned for
life or banished. Reported from PEEK
| In Prince Cheng will be sent to Ger
many to apologize for murder of Bar