Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-17
MINOR EVENTS OF THE WEEK
Items of General Interest Told in
Paragraphs.
COMPLETE NEWS SUMMARY.
Record of Happenings OF Much or Little
Importance from All Parts of the Civ
flized world-Prices az Farm Products
In Western Markets.


Britain is cursed by liquor"
Secretary Hay explained Alaska
boundary agreement is temporary and
grants no land to Canada.
Zionists entered Mansfield, O.: de-
spite police vigilance; hustled out of
town.
Chicago won chief offices at Bur
lington Sangerfest; next feast at
Peoria.
Seattle. Wash, will have a worlds
fair in 1904.
According to the Secretary Of Agri-
culture. there will be dollar wheat
this year: farmers advised to feed corn
to stock, as meat will be high.
American shipments of gold pro-
pitiated London for loss of war loan
subscriptions.
Rain imperils Kansas corn crop.
Dora defeated Argo for the Wauke-
sha Beach cup.
A. G. Hales, London Daily News war
correspondent, attacks red tape Of
British war office, causing great suf-
fering in south African army
Gen. Ludlow will complete his study
of German War college in Berlin next
week his mission explained by him.
Two Filipino officers surrendered to
Col. Freeman.
Victor Emmanuel received Italys
legislators.
The great Futurity stake will ap-
proximate $4,000
Residents of Brant Rock, a Cape
Cod resort, will hold a mass meeting
this week TO protest against the prac-
tice of young girls wearing bathing
suits on the streets. and particularly
on their going to the postoffice in this
costume.
Leslie Goodpaster was shot and
killed by his friend Edgar Conner
during an argument at Owingsville,
Ky. When Connor realized his crime
he committed suicide.
Negro murderers kill the leader Of
a Georgia posse and still resist cap
ture; a race war i imminent.
Fire at Glens Falls, n. Y, causes a
loss of 100000.
Oscar Hammerstein will paint his
new theater, the Republic in New
York, all over again; green and gold
spoiled wOmens compilations
American merchants upheld in refus-
al 10 pay duties in Nicaragua
Alleged note from Andree found;
dated June ., 1900.
Omaha eXcurlsonists shipwrecked in
Great Salt Lake.
United States and Canadian theaters
may combine.
Jews assembling in London; for
Zionist congress.
Loie Fuller's theater at Paris expo
sitiOn seized
Kurds said to have massacred 200
Armenians.
Distillery trust licensed in Illinois.
Total abstainer said women drunk
ards are increasing rapidly.
Sultan reported sick.
Crowd at Burlington sangerfest
Gold shipments to Europe amounted
to $500. 900
Problem defeated Harriet Ii in Ocon-
omowoc regatta.
The national meeting of plumbers
and gas and steam filters have adopted
a resolution looking to better city
sanitation.
Dizziness in speculation, large re-
ceipts of new grain and lower Liver
pool cables result in sharp decline
in cereal prices, provisions sympathiz-
ing.
American Steel and Wire works re-
duced pay; Joliet case in court
Expert testimony introduced in Pow
ers' trial was to show that bullet fired
from defendants office window would
have missed Goehel by nearly nine
feet
Fred Merrick and Mart V. Sides,
cowboys arrested on suspicion of be-
ing the Union Pacific train robbers,
released at Hugo. Cal, for lack of evil
dence.
Alibi evidence for "Tailow Dick"
Combs and HOckersmith the feature of
Goebel murder trial
Census of Philippines ordered: Gin
einnati declared itself sighted in the
count
w. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., and wife had
narrow escape from death at Newport,
their automobile running under feet of
rearing horses.
Mutual Life Insurance company of
New York settled with Mrs. Sallie Z.
Hillmon-Smith for 1000 cash on
buffalo hunters life; contests cost
1000; conspiracy charged.
Navy department at Washington put
ban on "shirt-waist" man; Chicago
hostelries did likewise
Emma Quazzi, arrested in connection
with Bresci's crime, admits in letter
knowing King Humberts assassin.
Paris police arrested three suspect
ed accOmplices of Salson; anarchist
groups kept moving; French social
lists censured ministry.
Motor boats promised on Dead Sea.
More than $25, 900 disallowed in ac-
counts of ex-Director of Cuban Posts
Rathbone.
Filipinos negotiating for surrender
under insurgents amnesty proclama-
tion.
Health of shah of Persia said to be
in critical state.
Dowie elders prevented from leaving
train at Mansfield. o., where mob
awaited them; Zionists may be indict-
ed for libel.
Gov. Tanner of Illinois suspends
the operation of his proclamation re-
garding tuberculosis among cattle un-