Marshall County independent., 1901-05-10
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
ilized World-Incidents. Enterprises.

Mackay, the owner of Banastar. wen
s46.S50 by the horses victory in the
Metropolitan Handicap at New York.
Last of the legislators left Spring
field. H.. Sunday. Speaker Sherman
slowly improving
Presidential party welcomed at Ell
Paso. Tex, by the personal represen-
tative of President Diaz of Mexico
Cordial messages exchanged.
Battleship Ohio 10 be launched at
San Francisco on May IS. Mrs. VI =
Kinley to press button setting ship
afoat
Commissary depot established at
Jacksonville. Fla. for the relief of fire
sufferers. Militia enforcing martial
law.
Steamship Northwestern struck bot
tom repeatedly in going through st.
Clair river Hull may be damaged.
Men who deserted wives in Mime
sofa to be punished under new law
making it a felony.
DErnO. a magician, robbed of $1,000.
his seasons profits. while showing at
Kewanee. III.
Fifty Brule Sioux Indians engaged
IN fight at Valentine, Neb., and one
was killed.
Twelve persons injured in trolley
collision az Akron. o.
Passengers on steamer City of Chi
cago. in midlake. see mirage bringing
10 view at the same time buildings in
Chicago and st. Joseph.
Five-year-old girl lost on the prairies
of Washington was found dead OF star
vatiOn in badger hole. having wan
dered without food or water five days
and nights.
Former Secretary OF State John w.
Foster. replying to a critic quotes emf
nent authority to prove that the sin
gular verb is correct as applied to the
United States.
Edwin H. Conger. minister to China.
and his family were given a public
reception by the people of Des Moines,
at which congratulations were ex-
changed
President Mckinney and party given
warm welcome on travels in Texas;
entertained at Austin by state officers.
Visit San Antonio today
Eastman prosecution loses vital
point through exclusion of defendants
statement 10 grand jury. Defense
opens lis case.
Kaiser accepts defeat of the canal
bill and closes the Prussian diet. but
he forces Won MIGUEL to resign, and
other cabinet changes follow.
Forty thousand Italian emigran.s
are booked 70 sail for the United
States this month.
Census returns show population of
London to be 4,536,O34, a gain of $685.
III in the last ten years.
r. G. Dun & Co. report trade in
wonderfully healthy condition, labor
difficulties fewer than for several years
demand for merchandise active and
prices well held Failures for April
show smallest defaults in ninety-one
months.
Chicago bankers loaning money in
Wall street at 5 to per cent
The Grinnell. Iowa. Congregational
church voted TO call council Of
churches TO try Prof Heron for con-
duct unbecoming minister. Mrs. Her
ron denied interview in which she de-
fend ID her husband.
Final terms TO China outlined by
Indemnity commission. The total in
demnity. including private claims
fixed at 1925, 5,OO0,O 600. Powers may
have TO guarantee Chinese bonds
President Mckinley and party oc-
cupied Thursday in inspecting Nea
Orleans, and left in the evening fol
Houston. Tex.
Mrs. r. III. Grogan. mother of Prof
Eastman's victim Boston, testified that
her son was repeatedly threatened by
Eastman.
Rigid economy TO be practiced tc
reduce the expenditure of the army tc
peace basis. Secretary Root or
dered officers to avoid unnecessary ex-
pense
capt. McCalla TO succeed Capt. Fol
ger in command Of the new battleshiI
Kearsarge.
May corn sold at Chicago Thursday
up to 80 cents. shorts making a wild
scramble to cover. Big bears seeking
to make settlements with Phillips
Higher prices predicted.
Million dollar temple to Robert G.
Ingersoll planned by Chicagoans.
Phillips of Chicago added 1000 ,00t
bushels to his heavy holdings of Ma;
corn. Will take all that is offered anC
make shorts settle.
Vice-President Roosevelt was th,
guest OF honor and the principal speak
er at the twelfth annual banquet o
fhe Home Market club Of Boston.