Marshall County Independent, Volume 5, Number 22, Plymouth, Marshall County, 12 May 1899 — Page 2

THE WEEKLY IIIDEPEIIDEOT,

a T7. HETSSX&, Pul, ad Prop. cxyhouth, - Minor Happenings of the Past Week. EVENTS OF LAST SEVEN DAYS. Political, Religions, Social and Criminal Doings of the IV hole World Carefully Condensed for Our Keadert The Accident Itecord. Lancaster, Pa. 'Anna M. Esponshade, 27 years old, was accidentally burned to death in her home. Pittsburg, Pa. William Wasco, a bookmaker, killed Annie Sestak and then shct himself. He will probably die. Ogdensburg. X. Y. Harry McRostic, while sailing on the St. Lawrence, fell from his yacht and was drowned. .Mount Victory, Ohio Deputy Sheriff Frank Morrison was shot dead by "Ike" Bird while trying to arrest him. Bird then killed himself. Franklin, Pa. The residence of William Bowser, an aged farmer, was burned. Bowser and his two granddaughters being rescued with difficulty. Fine!?. Cal ,--Thp nitroglycerin house of the California powder works exploded and Foreman Arthur Craves and L. J. Wilkins were killed. Sruffletown, X. C Edward Lowery, a nephew of Henry B. Lowery, the famous outlaw of eastern Carolina, sW p - il killed Tucker Dial. Ixnvery Hi - escaped. - . ':v . Su Louis. Mo. --Mr. Edwin F. Fhl of Grand Rapids, Mich., was reflected president of the National Federation of Music Clubs. The next biennial convention will be held in Cleveland. St. Louis. Mo. The German Evangelical Lutheran synod passed a resolution cf thanks to the Rev. Dr. H. C. Schwan for his twenty-one years' service as president and bestowed a pension of $1.000 annually on him for life. Madison. Wis. Andrew Olson, an employe of the Fuller-Johnson company, was struck by a train and killed. Omaha. Xeb. William It. Bowen shot and killed himself. Financial troubles were the cause. He had been secretary of the Nebraska grand lodge of Masons for twenty-six years. Cumberland, Wis. County Clerk Simpson received from the state treasurer the $10)oO appropriated for the relief of the tire sufferers of this county. (K-onomowoe. Wis. The dead body of a strange young man. supposed to bp a Chicagoa n. was found near the railroad track. Xo marks of violence were found on the body, and the cause of death is a mystery. A Maccabee button in the lapel of his coat. Peoria. 111. The canvas for the new city directory, jus: closed, shows a total of more than 2:;.ioo names. The customary system of multiplication would give the city a population of Calumet. Mich. The Calumet and Hecla Mining company has granted a franchise to John D. Cuddihy and Edward Ryan to build an electric street car line through their property, connecting the cities of Laurium and Red Jacket. Stillwater, Minn. John C. Wagoner, who has carried a bullet in his head since the Custer massacre in 187(1, committed suicide with morphine at a hotel. He served in both the confederate and federal armies during the civii war. Milwaukee, Wis. Mrs. Gertrude Ludwig, the aged mother of Judge John C. Ludwig of the superior court, was found dead at her home, 7:i Jackson street. It is supposed she died of heart failure. She was 73 years of age. Decatur, Xeb. John Egleton and Oscar Zeager quarreled over the boundary line of their property, and Egleton struck Zeager on the head with a singletree. Zeager was picked up inFensible and never rallied, dying in a few hours. Alexandria. Ind. While working together in the Union steel mill Gillam Graves and Andrew Blnnk became involved in a quarrel. Graves struck Blunk over the head and pushed him upon a piece of hot iron, burning him so badly that he cannot live. Joiiet, 111. John W. Gray, alderman from the Sixth ward, and Daniel Feely, ex-alderinan from the Fifth ward, were jointly indic ted by the grand jury for malfeasance and misconduct in office in connection with the canvass of the returns of the late municipal election. Minneapolis. Minn. Bernard Golling attempted to shoot his wife, from whom he was seeking a divorce. Judge Gilfillau, who was passing, intervened and struck up Golling's arm, causing the second shot to go wild. Golling then ran a short distance and sent a bullet thrown his own head. Atlanta, Ga. The famous asbestos mine at Sail Mountain, in White county, has been sold for $200,000 to Bancroft & Kennick, mining engineers in London. New York Addison Johnson of Port Chester, N. Y., has succeeded 0. V. Sage as warden of Sing Sing prison. Salt Lake City, Utah The ground is covered with about four inches of fnow. It is feared that much damage will te none to the fruit crop. Toronto, Ont. The failure is announced of the Comet Cycle company, t r.e cf the oldest and largest bicyel? manufacturing firms in Canada.

CASUALTIES. Chattanooga, Tenn. The plant of Lookout Sewer Pipe company, located five miles south of this city, was completely destroyed by fire. Loss, about $60.000. Charleston. S. C Friends of Gen. Wade Hampton are already taking measures to assist him in rebuilding the home which was wiped out by fire. Moody. Texas Almost the entire business portion was destroyed by fire. Loss, $25.000; insurance. $S.000. The fire was thought to be of incendiary origin. Morgantown, W. Va. Twenty thousand barrels of oil were destroyed by fire from lightning in an oil tank near here. Hopkirsville, Ky. McKnight's large sawmill was blown up, killing the owners. Barrett McKnight and Efiie McKnight. West Bedford. Mass. Charles E. Kummer, Jr., and Robert C. Kummer, brothers, were drowned in Lower Mystic lake, while canoeing. Cortland, X. Y. Mrs. Joanna Devern. a widow CO years old. was burned to drath in a fire which destroyed her house. Benton. Me. Two men were killed and several injured by an explosion at the Kennebec pulp mill at Benton Falls. The dead are Charles Skillen and Ben True worthy. Xew York During a violent thunderstorm lightning struck Sadie Tunie, a Russian girl 13 years old. while standing in Canal street, causing perhaps fatal injuries. The bolt was attracted by the steel iod of her umbrella. Atwood, Kan. The town of St. Francis, county seat of Cheyenne county. Kansas, was visited by a fire which left but one business building standing. The loss is not far short of $100,000. , FOREIGN, Rome- Gen. Luigi i'elloux will reconstruct the Italian cabinet. London. Following the example of the Earl and Countess of Warwick, who recently conveyed their properties into the "Lord and Lady Warwick Company, Limited." the Earl of Rosslyn, it is reported, will float the Rosslyn estates as a limited liability company. Rome The Italian government has extended for throe mouths the time in which the last of the Ceiruti claims may be paid by Colombia. Paris Commissioner Generai Peck has secured 8,000 additional feet, ot space at the exposition, to be devoted to the display of American bicycles. Berlin Dr. Martin Eduard von Simson, the distinguished German j. trist and politician, who was president of the Frankfort national assemb'y. in 148, died in Berlin in his 89th year. Ponta del Gada, Azore Islands The United States cruiser Chicago, after having spent four days here on her cruise to Africa by way of the Suez canal, sailed away. London A severe, epidemic of influenza is prevailing at Simla, India. The viceroy, Lord Curzon of Kedleston, was attacked with the disease, but is now convalescent. Rome In the chamber of deputies Admiral Canevaro, minister of foreign affairs, denied that an Italian force had landed at San Mun bay, China. London There was a heavy snowstorm in Perthshire, Scotland. The unseasonable weather killed great numbers of sheep end lambs. Edinburgh The prince of Wales ha? accepted the tender of the freedom of the city of Edinburgh, and suggests July G as the day for the ceremony. CRIME. Hutchinson, Kan. John Moore, whe killed his five children and ther burned the bouse over them, was found guilty of murder in the first degree. Washington William Strather ant Charles Winston were hanged. Eact killed a woman because of jealousy. Xew York The police consider Richard T. Nicholson's confession that he. and not Dr. T. G. Kennedy, murdered "Dolly" Reynolds as untrue. Greenville, Tex. John Little was hanged for the murder of George Stonesipher, whom he robbed. Mexico, Mo. Three prisoners, Walter Lane, Miles Riggin and Seiberl Mosby, escaped from the county jail. St. Louis, Mo. Because she would not marry him John Blorick shot and mortally wounded Lizzie Diedrich and then fatally shot himself. Scranton, Pa. George K. Van Horn the murderer of Mrs. Josephine Wescott, was hanged in one of the corridors of the Lackawanna county jail. Dubois, Pa. "Ike" Lewis, the negrc who shot Policeman McClure of Lindsey at the Patten tunnel Tuesday, has been captured at Big Run, Jefferson county. Mechaniosville, X. Y. James Williams, aged 65 years, murdered his wife, with whom he had not lived for years, and then mortally wounded himself. Telluride, Colo. E. W. Richardson, a lawyer, formerly of Philadelphia, and Arthur Powell, a miner, quarreled and began shooting. Richardson was killed. Brigham City, Utah Two desperadoes held up several men near here. Capt. Brown of the Ogden police force joined n, posse in pursuit. A battle took place, in which Capt. Brown and one of the robbers were killed. The other robber was captured. Canton, S. I). Charles AlcCullough a farm laborer, was shot and killed by Mrs. Eunice Brown at her farm, south of this'city. The woman claims that the shot him in Felt-defense. Albany. N. Y. Carl A. Myer, 80 years old, professor of German language at the High retool, committed Euicide.

MISCELLANEOUS. Washington Gen. Ramon Guerra, who started a revolution in Venezuela last February, is now a fugitiveWashington The United States cruiser Chicago reached Gibraltar on its way to the Philippines. Washington The president has decided to appoint Albert S. Kenny paymaster general of the navy, to succeed Edwin Stuart, retired. Cleveland. Ohio Joseph A. Hackman, a well-known contractor, died in agony as the result of a cat bite. Xenia. Ohio The Hcoven and Allison Cordage company has announced an increase of 10 per cent in the wages of its employes. Springfield, 111. W. D. Ryan, secretary of the United Mine Workers of Illinois, has advised all miners in what is known as the Alton subdistrict to disregard the finding of the state board of arbitration. Sandusky, O. The condition of Gen. Manning F. Force, commandant of the Ohio Soldiers home, is very critical. His death is expected momentarily. Mrs. Force is also ill, and will not long survive her husband. Washington. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson left on a trip to Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and other southern and southwestern states. He will study the agricultural situation in the states he visits. Dubuque, la. Judge Shiras sustained the demurrer in the case of C. H. Heath, trustee in bankruptcy, against W. G. Shaefer et al.. deciding that the United States circuit court has no jurisdiction in bankruptcy proceedings. Philadelphia The .Grand Central Railway company of England has ordered twenty freight engines at the Baldwin locomotive works. Washington The projected German -?able will touch at the Azores and will be worked by the Commercial Cable company and the Postal Telegraph company. St. Louis. Mo. Isaac Xewlinger, formerly a tobacco manufacturer, has filed a petition in bankruptcy in the United States court. Liabilities $50,224, all secured except $1,000. Havana. An attempt to supply the places of striking stevedores with Chinese resulted in a severe fight. The stevedores want an increase in wages from $2.00 to $3 day. Cullison. Kas. This town has paid off all indebtedness and made a bonfire of the canceled bonds. Halifax. X. S. The Citadel, the largest fort in Halifax, has been condemned by the military authorities. Argentine. Kas. An expert examining the books of J. E. Wiseoskie, excity irea. urer. has reported that he is short between $20.000 and $2.".000. Boston, Mass. The committee on harbors of the .egislaiure agreed to report to the senate a bill to construct a ship canal ac;o?s Cape Cod, between Barnstable and Buzzard's bay. Denver, Col. The first train over the South Park into Dillon for four months ran through solid walls of snow and steamed into the town amid the blowing of whistles and the ringing of bolls. Jefferson City, Mo. Gov. Stephens has signed n resolution submitting an amendment to the constitution to the vote of the people to allow St. Louis to vote $".000.000 for bonds for the Louisiana purchase centennial celebration to be held in St. Louis in 1000. Xew York The Merritt & Chapman wrecking tug Rescue sailed for Santiago to tow the Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes to Xorfolk. New York Josei'h Trimhorn. a business man of Great Falls. Mont., "r.as disappeai v l and his wife lias asked the police to look for him.

LATEST MARKET REPORT, CHICAGO. Cattle, all grades $1.73 5.50 Hogs, eoinmon to prime. 1.30 3.S. Sheep and lambs 3.10 (?r5.1.j Wheat. Xo. 2 red 74 v. .76 Corn, Xo. 3 .32 Oats, Xo. 2 white .31 Eggs .11 V Butter 11 .16 Rye, Xo. 2 .59 ST. LOUIS. Wheat. Xo. 2 .76 Oats, Xo. 2 cash .28 V Corn. No. 2 cash .34 Cattle, all grades 2.00 5.G3 Hogs 3.60 ?3.85 Sheep and lambs 4. GO (Q5.25 TOLEDO. Wheat. No. 2 cash .75 Corn. Xo. 2 mixed .35 Oats, No. 2 mixed .29 Rye. Xo. 2 cash ..r)8 Cloverseed, May 3.70 NEW YORK. Wheat, No. 2 red .82 Vi Corn, No. 2 .43 Oats, No. 3 ............ .31 KANSAS CITY. Cattle, all grades 2.30 5.25 Hogs, all grades 3.23 (R3.83 Sheep and lambs 2.30 5.C3 MILWAUKEE. Wheat. No. 1 northern. .73 Oats, No. 2 white 29 .30 Barley, No. 2 .44V& PEORIA. Oats, No. 3 white 2S!i .28 Corn, new No. 3 .33 Torkt.r Order War Mnnll on. The sultan of Turkey has orlered in Germany artillery, projectiles and small guns to the value of 400,000,000 marks ($9,520,000). Sword for (Jen. Funston. Kansas will present to Gen. Funston, on his return home, a sword in recognition of his valorous deeds in the Philippines. National Concrei of Mothers. The national congress of mothers will meet at Des Moines, Iowa, in May, 1200.

If It Censure Is Bestowed on Gens. Miles and Eagan. PPR0VED BY THE PRESIDENT. Co art or Inquiry Falls to Uphold the Allegation un to Army Meat Packers "Are Exonerated No Further Action to Be Taken. In its report the court of inquiry which investigated the beef charges censures Gen. Miles for not reporting the unfitness of the rations at the time that the complaints reached him. It declares that the refrigerator meat was not chemically treated, and holds that the canned beef was good, although unsuitable as a steady diet for soldiers. Gen. Kagan is severely scored for buying such immense quantities of an untried ration. The commissary's error is declared to be inexcusable. The packers are exonerated, it being shown that they furnished the same goods that they put on the general market. The court recommends that no further action be taken in tbe matter. 15 ONE OF JONES' Before leaving for Europe Chairman Jones of the Democratic National Committee appointed J. G. Johnson of Kansas to the position of temporary secretary of the national committee. Charles A. Walsh of Iowa, the regular secretary, has been in Alaska for two years, ami may not reach home before Senator Jones' return in September. In the meantime Mr. Johnson will act for him. There is no truth whatever in the report that Chairman Jones intends to while it suggests that several persons, notably Col. Maus, inspector-general on Miles' staff, have placed themselves liable to prosecution. GOV. THOMAS THREATENS. Insist That Colorado Volunteer lie He turned from the Philippinen Gov. Thomas of Colorado declares that if President McKinley and the secretary of war continue to ignore his communications on the subject of bringing the Colorado regiment from the Philippines, he will take step with a view to securing the immediate recall of the troops. He says the vol unteers are being detained illegally and in defiance of the constitution. Karly Fruit Crop Damaged. All garden truck and early fruit of all kinds for miles around Moweaqua, 111., were utterly demolished by a rain snd hail storm, entailing a loss of from ?30,000 to $73.000. President on a Vacation. President McKinley left Washington May 8 for his vacation at the Virginia Hot Springs. The president expects to remain away from Washington about ten days. Decisive Move In Imminent. A decisive move on the part of the Italian fleet in Chinese waters is imminent, but the occupation of San Mun bay, it is expected, will be peaceful. Woman Suffrage 11111 Defeated. By a vote of 63 yeas to 103 nays toe Connecticut house of representatives defeated the bill providing for woman suffrage. Volunteers at Their Homes. The members of tbe Fourth Illinois volunteers, recently mustered out at Augusta, Ga., have returned to their homes. Kev. Dr. I'ajno Dead. Rev. Charles Henry, Payne, D. D., secretary of the board of education of the Methodist Episcopal church, is dead. Manuel AVlna Kentucky Derby. Manuel, the odds-on favorite, won the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, Louisville, May 4.

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THE TRADE REVIEW. Dan & Co. Report an Immense Amount of New Business ou Hand. R. G. Dun & Co. in their weekly review of trade say: "The failures in April were the smallest in any months since records by months began. 38 per cent smaller than in April of last year, not a third of the amount in 1S?7. and not half the amount in April of any previous year. It is not inconsistent or strange if business halts, because it has been crowded to the utmost for four months in anticipating future needs on account of new combinations proposed. Yet new business in amount which would have been astonishing two years ago is still coming forward. 'Failures for the week have been l.'S in the United States, against 2SS last year, and 2. in Canada, against 2-". last vear."

Last Iron Hall Dividend. The receiver of the Order of the Iron Hall has paid the final dividend onofifth of 1 per cent. The distribution of this dividend will do.-e the receivership. The total dividend has beer. 35 1 5 per cent. Death a Among: Kana4 Volunteers. Just Ü per cent of the volunteers of the Twentieth Kansas regiment have lost their lives in the Philippines campaign. ABLE LIEUTENANTS. resign. He gees to Europe to reit up preparatory to resting up for the second battle. It is conceded on all sides that he will have charge of the national campaign next year. Mr. Johnson was one of his chief lieutenants in 1S96. The latter is one of the most level-headed political counsellors in the country. In 1 he came within a fraction of a hundred votes of tellin? how Kansas would go. His home is at Pea body. Kan. DEWEY COMING HOME. Conclusion of Peine Negotiation lh Signal for Mix Return. There is reason to believe that President McKinley has been advised that Admiral Dewey contemplates com inj: home within a very short time. Hb return, of course, is dependent upot the success of the commission's present negotiations with the Filipinos. ARMISTICE FOR MATAAFA, German Representatives Refuse to Join In the Proclamation. Dispatches from Samoa, dated April 27. via Auckland, May 3, say that an armistice has been offered to Mataafa and that he has accepted it. The German representative refused to join in the proclamation. Cyclone Causes Fight Death. A cyclone, general in nature, visited Indian territory and Oklahoma the night of May 6. and eight persons ar dead as a result. The storm was most severe in Canadian county, and caused great damage to growing crops. Capital Mar Ileai'h SI, OOO.OOO.OOO. The headquarters of the new steel trust will be in New York, and the capital stock will be between $500.000 - J ooo and jsuu.uuo.uuo, and may reach $1,000,000,000. Will Keniat Oreat Itntuln. The Boers of the Transvaal, it is declared, are preparing to defend their country against an attack from Great Britain, which they believe is imminent. Victory for Coal Miners. The Carbondale (III.) coal operators have granted 50 cents mine run weights, eight-hour day. which amounts to a victory for the men. Poor Kann. Wheat Crop. It is reported that Kansas cannot raise over 2.r,000.000 bushels of wheat, even with favorable conditions from now until harvest. Will Meet at Washington. The meeting of the National Women's Suffrage association next year will be held In Washington.

Sixteen Fcorpion Rites. Winfield S. Keyes, a son of the late Gen. Keyes and a mining engineer of this city, has just recovered from a peculiar case of poisoning. Several weeks ago he was in Mexico examining some mining properties. The day before he was ready to return to San Francisco he was bitten sixteen times on the right leg between the knee and the ankle. He was not long in ascertaining that he had been bitten by an unusually large scorpion. The bites were little red spots at first, but they grew in size and increased in pain while he was hurriedly en route to this city for treatment. When lie arrived here his leg was fearfully swollen. The bites had become large red and yellow boils am the pain was almost unbearable. The physicians said that if proper treatment had been delayed a day longer he would never have recovered. As it was. thoy had a very hard time bringing him through. Fan Fra lie: sco E x a m i n e r .

Her I.o v. Bickers Women are stich illogical creatures! Morgan Granted; but what's the trouble this time? Bickers My wife th -eaten.- to sue a young widow down our way for alienating my affections, ant; she has always declared I never had an affection for her. Boston Transcript. Lane's Family Medicine. Moves the bowels each day. In order to lie healthy this is necessary. Ac-is gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures sick headache. Price 2." and 50c. The great wonder is not bis mi acles. but the miracle of bimse f. Ram's Hern. If no one finds fault with you, remember that nobody notices the dirt cn a poker. The Ial:il native. V in. iic aiirirnt -. (MiisiMiK nail i.;j-k h a : jh'. lint tip-io i;itp. M-i-i:i iiv. harmless. j.ai.iiMU e. i r i a,-rari't!-ü!it! at hurt !r. lm'i;il-, I'-, ;j.V. .Vic. About 1,500,000 persons are employed in the coal mines of the world. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is a constitutional eure. Price. 75c. What an all-wise provision it is that v."e cannot penetrate the future. Mrr.. V indiw'i Soothing Syrup. Yct rhliiirt'D teeihiiic, 'f t" n t he cn rn s. red ires It CiiMi.alivU. allay I a:n, cures wind cllo. 2"c a boiiioGirls who go 'round a good deal are evidently in tbe spinster class. When ll I:Im Fad. Try Vi-Ki. It I !-!! ! f! -l :'.. .in !!!, 1 1 ri'Mlot - !:,l t.in1 r; Vi Ki aic! i!ni oiui.'tt. !". ;i (! t--. Passenger fare on the v.w Congo railroad is 33U cents, a mile. X;i'-on City. IV... M;iy 10. 1 1 avc trif.J rn.inr kiini lust I II Fid notliin' !:ko Con s Ibidf Capsules 11 .Sum an. lOnJC'c .it dri:is. The Sflf-mad man always blames it on some other follow. Cot's C'oußh. Ilalsam fK t)if .-!.'"-t nr.'i I f-M. It v ill !i-nk tip a old k.-r tl. i an Ii I liiiv t-!e. 1 1 i r. I ty. I elm !-. In n The cig.ir stumps men throw awav are tobacco leaves. (6 He Laughs Best Who Laughs Last. A hearty laugh indicates a degree of good health obtainable through pure blood. As but one person in ten has pure blood, the other nine should purify the blood zvit1i Hood's Sarsaparilla. Then they can laugh first, last and all the time, for perfect happiness comes 'with good health fccd& SaUapauffq Mtiod'K I'ilU t-itro liver ills; tli non irritating and nl -atlirtic U uke with Hood Srapiin!la irr PB0B0EL The Best Saddle Coat. Keeps both rlJe r anj sdJ perfectly dry in the hardest storms. Substitutes will disappoint. Ask Jar 1807 Fish Brand Pommel Slkker it is entirely new. If not for sale in your tow-i, write for catalogue U A. J. TOWi.R. Boston. Mass. J if r THOUSANDS KILLED. Kverv Sheet DUTCHERS' FLY KILLER rids the house of thou:mts o! Flies, thus alToriliny pu-- whil you eat atl the comfort of a u:: in the morning. AsU your Dm?fc'isi or t;rK-T. mm. tl'tcher drug co..st.i:bi2, vt. FAKi ror sale In tMKAlu and NEW MEXIi O The finest olltiiMte on eitrtti liUI tracts, nil aires, from 4 I to J.i""i urn-: it'""' ..f.... rl.iKl lifellS. I ' LkSTKH. Cooper lluiidlnit. lHner. o! oratio Dr. Kay's Renovator, riii. constipation. liver and kidney discast si.i.t t -liousties. licrdache. etc At druckst s iV A ;M If afnit to! with I ( Thompson's Eye Water bore ere. np PATFNT o. U.S. -iFOREICN. rrt 1 Lit I 3. Stanton Veavrr, Washington, D. C. ihmws. wis? iaggcSl ii CURtS WHtKfc ALL f Li fAllS. ßl Kd Best CouKh Syrup. Tastes GtuHl. Use rfl In time. Sold bv rlniccWu. (f

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