Marshall County Independent, Volume 5, Number 24, Plymouth, Marshall County, 26 May 1899 — Page 2

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- - - XK2A2IJL, HS lOWIlffll Minor Happenings of the Pact Week. EVENTS OF LAST SEVEN DAYS. rolltlral. Religious, Social and Criminal Doings of the Whole World Carefully Condensed for Our Keadwrs The Accident Record. Granite Falls. .Mini. Fire destroyed the Congregatioral church. The loss is $3,000. .St. Paul, Minn. Thomas T. O'Brien, who came from Chicago two weeks ago. was found dead at the Pittsburg hotel. Osgood. Ind. Louis Smith committed suicide by shooting himself. Two years ago he tried to kill himself by cutting his throat, but failed. Kenosha, Wis. B. F. Hetherington disappeared under mysterious circumstances. He left a letter sa-ying he was weary of life and intended to jump into the lake. Marietta, Ohio Joseph C. Oberly, who came from Cincinnati, baggagemaster at Union depot, was arrested for stealing a package from the United States Express company containing $283. Bloomington. 111. Two more cases ofsmallpox have developed in McLean county. The new patients are Mr. and Mrs. Fred Coal, living on a farm at Gillum. The disease is of a mild form. Milwaukee, Wis. The strike of the Feeders. Helpers and Pressmen's union has been successful. The demand of the men for higher wages was acceded to bv the boc?e$ and they will all rcport for duty. ' Burlington. Iowa The Burlington Electric Power and Lighting company has purchased the franchise and property of the Burlington Gas-Light company for $200,000 and will consolidate the two plants. Fort Monroe. Va. The battery of the Third artillery now stationed here has been ordered to California. Houston, Tex. Fire destroyed the Morris building on Main street. The loss is $73,000, covered by insurance. Savannah. Ga. Three companies of the signal corps encamped at Savannah have been mustered out of the service. Guthrie, O. T. Henry Towner and George Bress were fined $500 each for failing to put war-revenue stamps on two notes. Denver, Colo. Snow fighters are still at work with dynamite and shovel on the mountain system of the Colorado & Southern road. Peoria, Tex. A horse attached to a picnic hack r.in away, killing Thomas Lovejoy and injuring several young ladies, two probably fatally. St. I-ouis, Mo. David J. Field, a retired capitalist, who shot and killed his negro man servant, was exonerated by a coroner's jury and released. Fort Monroe, Va. Frank A. Vanderlip and Surgeon-General Wyman made an inspection of the detention stations of the lower Chesapeake. Bayone, N. J. The German oil-carrying bark Ariadne, Capt. Ehler, was burned to the water's edge. Hans Rencke is believed to have perish;. Fort Smith, Ark.Two alleged cattle thieves, John Washtub and Joseph Starr, have been publicly Dogged with 100 lashes each at San Bois, I. T. Several hundred Indians watched a deputy sheriff apply the lash. San Antonio, Tex. Pedro Salazar, a full-blooded Mexican, and his newly wedded American wife, living on the Medina river, fifteen miles distant, were dragged from their homes by whitecaps, tied to a tree and both whirped. Neighbors objected to tne marriage of a Mexican and an American. Galesburg. 111. The colored people held an anti-lynching meeting. Resolutions calling for governmental action were passed. Instant, III. Alfred I. Osgood, a prominent lumber dealer and extensive land owner, died as the result of an accident which he suffered about a month ago. Harrisburg, Pa. Gov. Stone has made a cut of $1.000,000 in the school appropriation and reduced several other items, whereby he saves in the aggregate $1,500,000, which will be ap plied to reducing the floating debt of the commonwealth. Philadelphia, Pa. A troop of artillery stationed at Fort Sheridan will take part in the Philadelphia horse show. The exhibition will begin on Decoration day and extend to June 13 Anderson, Ind. The famous Indian mounds were placed under forest re3 ervation laws, Insuring the preserva lion of the mounds, which the Smith Eonian institute archaeologists say are the most interesting of any in the country. Atlanta, Ga. A trolley railroad 100 miles long is to be built from Gaines ville. Ga., via Dahlonega, to some point on the Southern railroad in Tennessee Waynesville, 111. Raymond Kasey, 4 years of age, drank carbolic acid, sup posing it to be cough medicine, and died in a few minutes. New York Columbia university wil give the honorary degree of LL. D. to Carl Schurz on commencement day. Austin, Texas The house of the Texas legislature finally passed the anti-trust bill as it came from the sen ate on Tuesday. It now goes to the

CASUALTIES. Cincinnati, Ohio Haberer & Co.'a factory of carriage bodies, a five-story building at the west end of Eighth street, burned. Loss, over $GO,000. The street railway power-house was badly damaged. St. Andrews, N. B. Herbert Williamson and Thomas Mallock were drowned by the upsetting of their boat while fishing. Charleston, S. C Gen. Wade Hampton has written a card to the people of South Carolina gratefully declining to accept the home it was proposed to build for him, replacing his residence recently destroyed by fire. Pottsville, Pa. At Long Acres curve a passenger engine on the Little Schuylkill branch of the Philadelphia and Reading railway jumped the track, and Samuel Grier, the engineer, was killed. Monongahela, Pa. The entire plant of the Monongahela Window Glass company was destroyed by fire. Loss, $00.000; insurance, $18,000. Guthrie, O. T. The Rev. H. H. Baldwin, pastor of the Christian church, was instantly killed by lightning. Ann Arbor, Mich. At the fire in Mack & Co.'s big furniture store university students proved themselves great firemen. They rushed into the burning building and saved considerable valuable stock. Fort Dodge, Iowa Alfred Peterson, an elevator man at the Cardiff gypsum mills, was caught by a revolving shaft and seriously injured. Pomeroy, Iowa A fire started in the Smith building and spread until buildings belonging to F. G. Hillman, G. W. Smith. George Olcott and I. C. Butson were burned. Howell, Mich. The boiler of D. 0. Smith's sawmill in Marion township exploded. Ned Carlin was blown to pieces and D. O. Smith was badly injured. Oakland City, Ind. Effie Burkhart, 14 years old, was run over and killed by a freight train. The girl was an only daughter of a widowed mother and made a living for both by selling papers. FOREIGN,

WashingtonStatistics show tha. China's imports from the United States for the fiscal year of 1899 will exceed $13,000,000, to which should be added the bulk of the $0,000,000 sent to Hong kong. London Andrew Carnegie has sub scribed 1,000 to the Gladstone memorial fund. London The committee of Birming ham university announced that the conditions attached to Andrew Carnegie's offer of 50,000 to the institu tion had been fulfilled, the subscription having reached Ii4.rS0. Berlin Rudolf Riese, a banker, com mitted suicide. He had recently been arrested in Leipsic for decamping with 200,000 marks. CRIME. Fort Collins, Colo. James E. Dubois, secretary of the Colorado state board of agriculture, committed suicide by taking poison. Wichita, Kas. Dr. Esmond, member of a posse seeking "Bill" Watson, a horse-thief, was shot and killed by the latter, northwest of Shawnee. O. T. Enid, O. T. A negro cakewalk at the opera house broke up in a riot between whites and negroes. Three white men and four negroes were wounded. Beaver Dam. Wis. Addison Parker, aged 06, for years associated with Robert Bonner of New York, tommitted suicide. Philadelphia. Pa. John Klein and William A. Bcntley of Jersey City have been arrested by Chief Wilkie, charged with swindling prominent business firms there and in New York and Brooklyn. Terre Haute, Ind. Squire Draper stepped from the sick room of his wife. where he had learned she would not recover, to a porch, and after firing two shots into the ground to test his resolver, sent the third bullet into his brain. Toronto, Ont. At the hanging of Marion Brown the Rev. Robert Johnston, his spiritual adviser, said Brown had not had a fair chance. New York William A. Jones, general agent of the Empire Fast Freight line, committed suicide at his office in Broadway by shooting himself in the head. Washington Police Sergeant Fritz Passau, in searching a house west of Georgetown, was shot and killed, supposedly by Humphrey Brown. The murderer was captured. New York Arthur S. Colyar, Jr., a lawyer from Nashville, pleaded guilty to an attempt to kidnap Nicholas A. Hockman, a witness in the Molineux case, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for sixty days. Brigham City, Utah Judge Hart pronounced sentence of death on Abe Majors, convicted of killing Captain of Police Brown of Ogden on April 30. Majors will be shot. San Francisco, Cal. James McDonald, a guard in San Quentin penitentiary, was attacked by Jacob Oppenheimer, a prisoner, whom he had reprimanded, and was stabbed with a knife five time?. He will die. New York George D. Scott, for the last two years manager of the Tarrytown estate of John D. Rockefeller, committed suicide at Tarrytown. Hollenberg. Kas. Sheriff Ed Coleman of Washington county, Kansas, was shot and instantly killed by Will iam Hoxie, whom he was attempting to arrest. In the encounter Hoxie was fatally shot. Hoxie was wanted on the charge of robbery. Los Angeles, Cal. An officer from the New York police department ar rived In this city to take to New York Dr. Hans Hegelburg, arrested on a

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MISCELLANEOUS. Buffalo. X. Y. Mrs. Martha R. Baker of Galva. 111., was found dead in a berth of a sleeping car on the NickelPlate road. Columbus. Ohio. The Ohio Waterworks association has organized a memorial association, having for its object the promotion of patriotic feeling between the north and south. Kansas City. Mo. Charles E. Tinsley, an engineer, who had been exposed to smallpox, locked himself in his house and defied the officers. He is being guarded in his home. Louisville, Ky. The delegates to the National Traveling Passenger association convention were the guests of the Southern railroad on a trip through the blue-grass section of the state. Berkeley. Cal. Prof. Ritter of the University of California, Charles E. Keeler of the Academy of Sciences and John Muir, the geologist, will join an expedition for the purpose of exploring Alaska during the summer. Harrisburg. Pa. Gov. Stone has written a letter to the governors of all the states and territories, calling attention to the exposition of American manufactures to be held in. Philadelphia next fall, and asking them to extend an invitation to tne different industries of their states to participate. Toledo, Ohio Noah H. Swayne. indorsed by the republicans as a candidate for governor, has declined to have his name considered. New York The American Glass Company, the combination of windowglass concerns, has issued a new list advancing the price of its product 5 per cent, to go into effect June 1. Fort Worth. Texas The house of the Texas legislature passed finally its bill placing 1 per cent tax on all personal incomes in excess of $2,000 a year. Lansing, Mich. The ways and means committee of the house of representatives reported favorably on the Kelle; bill providing that every Michigan soldier in the war with Spain below rani of commissioned officer shall be paid ar additional compensation of 48 cents day.

Washington Senator Kyle has con sented to continue at the head of the industrial commission. Pittsburg. Pa. Jesse M. Lee, proprietor of the Hotel Lincoln, has filed a petition in bankruptcy. Liabilities. $103,726; assets, $58.815. New York The Maryland Steel company shipped on the steamer Falls ol Dee 250 tons of steel rails for the Aus tralian government. San Antonio. Texas "Doc" J. W. Hamilton, aged 00, one of the oldest and best-known bookmakers and turf men in the United States, died of dropsy. Boston The Massachusetts Supreme court has rendered an opinion holding that passengers can recover damages for injuries to baggage from the last road over which their baggage came. Buffalo, N. Y. The executive committee of the Pan-American Exposition company appointed F. W. Taylor of Nebraska director of the bureau of concessions, at a salary of $5,000 a year. New York Gen. W. W. Kirkland, who was stricken with paralysis, is no better. His right side is entirely paralyzed, and he cannot speak. Washington The Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes, which is on the way from Santiago to Newport News, is to be added to the United States navy. New York Ex-President Harrison has sailed for England. Wichita, Kas. A county-seat election in Grant county, Oklahoma, resulted in favor of Pond Cree, the present county seat. Jefferson City, Mo. The governor has signed the department-store bill. It taxes heavily all classes of goods handled. LATEST MARKET REPORT, CHICAGO. Cattle, all grades $1.75 5.50 Hcgs, common to prime. 1.C0 3.95 Sheep and lambs 3.10 5.20 Wheat, No. 2 red 72 g) .72 Corn, No. 3 .33 Oats, No. 2 white 26 .27 Eggs .11 3utter 10 .17 Rye, No. 2 .57 ST. LOUIS. Wheat, No. 2 73 g .74 Oats, No. 2 cash ,27i Corn, No. 2 cash .32 Cattle, all grades 2.25 5.50 Hogs : 3.70 3.93 Sheep and lambs 3.50 5.15 TOLEDO. Wheat, No. 2 cash .7314 Corn, No. 2 mixed .34Va Oats, No. 2 mixed .... .27 Rye, No. 2 cash .58 Cloverseed, May 3.70 4.35 MILWAUKEE. Wheat, No. 1 northern .73 Oats, No. 2 white 29 .23 Barley, No. 2 .41 NEW YORK. Wheat, No. 2 red .82 Corn. No. 2 . Al Oats, No. 3 .30V4 KANSAS CITY. Cattle, all grades 2.00 5.25 Hogs, all grades 3.30 3.75 Sheep and lambs 2.00 5.30 PEORIA. Oats, No. 3 white 27) .286 Corn, new No. 2 .3314 Mntli Illinois Mustererl Out. The Ninth Illinois volunteers, Col. Campbell, were mustered out of the service at Augusta, Ga., and left for their homes. To Deal In Itubber. The Manufacturers' Rubber com pany, capital $6,000,000, has been in corporattd to manufacture and deal in rubber. Celling Jteadjr for War. Three batteries of field artillery have been sent from England to South Africa.

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Aeuinaldo Sends Commissioners to Negotiate for Peace. CONSULTATION IS NOW ON. Demand for :ui Armistice I'ntll the l ilipino t onsrfis .Meets Is Again Made Jen. Otis Kefuois to Kutertuin the Proposal. Two military and two civil commis- j sinners, appointed by Agulnaldo to cooperate with three citizens of Manila in negotiating terms of peace, had a conference with Gen. Otis. They submitted no new propositions, but wanted an armistice pending the session of the Filipino eongress. Gen. Otis refused to entertain the proposal. !en. Ilarndt-n M.ide Commander. Gen. Henry Harnden of Madison was elected department commander of the Wisconsin Grand Army of the Republic and S. H. Talmadge was chosen senior vice commander. The encampment selected West Superior as the next place of meeting. Stops Shipment of Amis. Consul General Wildman. ar Hongkong, stopped a shipment of arms for the Filipinos. An American was implicated in the plot. Winner Must l ight McCoy. The winner of the Fitzsimmons-Jef-fries prize fight will be challenged by 'Kid" McCoy for a finish fight to take place in Denver. DEWEY AND THE OLYMPIA TO

THE HERO OF MANILA WILL HAVE A TRIUMPHANT HOMEWARD CRUISE, AND WILL BE FETED BY THE FRENCH AND THE ENGLISH WHILE ON HIS WAY.

CAPT. INMAN CHOSEN. Unanimously Kleeted Department Commander Illinois A. K. Capt. John B. Inman of Springfield and W. H. Kaufman of Champaign were nominated for department commanders of Illinois G. A. R. The election of Capt. Inman was made unanimous. The number of members in good standing in the state is 23,503, embraced in 573 posts. The loss in membership during the year was 771, of vhom 545 died. STEAMER PARIS ASHORE. American I.iner Steers Out of Her Course 011 the Knglish Coast. The American line steamer raris, formerly the United States auxiliary cruiser Yale, went ashore while en route from Southampton. England, for N'ew York. The passengers on board were all safely landed and the bravery and coolness of the captain and men prevented a panic. Ks fudge I'otter Is Head. E-Judge John F. Potter died at East Troy, Wis. He was a representative from Wisconsin in the Thirty-fifth, Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh congresses. Mr. Potter was one of the founders of the republican party. II ? vas S2 years old. Samoans Wait for Commission. The latest news from Samoa indicates that the situation is practically unchanged and that affairs are remaining in statu quo pending definite arrangements between Great Britain, Germany and the United States. Debt Entirely Wiped Out. Last year, when the general assembly met at Winona Lake, a cash debt of 1167,839 was reported by the home mission board, or over $20,000 more than the previous year. This debt has been entirely wiped out. Ohio Man Choeu President. The American Association of PhysioMedical Physicians ami Surgeons elected A.' C. Canfield, Ohio, president. Columbus, Ohio, was selected as the next meeting place. r:pense Will Reach 337,000. The expenses of the last Illinois general assembly were $337,000. The appropriations were in round numbers S12.500.000. lg Fire at Chicago. Five large lumber firms and woodworking establishments were burned at Chicago. The loss will reach $400,000. John Jay ChoHen President. John 12. Joy, Morgan county, was chosen president of the Illinois Sunday School association.

PANA STRIKE ENDS. I nion Coal Miners to Take Their Old Place in the Mines. After a conference between the state board of arbitration, the miners' union and the operators of the Pana (111.) district, the long-continued strike of the miners was ended. The terms on which the men return to work have not been made public, but it is said that the mines will be unionized and the eoiC!.d men .-(lit o::t of the district.

WILL OPPOSE FUSION. Aililress Is IssikmI ley Hie M iM!e-of-t lie lloltl I'opiilists. An address to the populists of the country has been issued by the national organization committee of the people's party with the indorsement of the National Reform Press association. The address advises the populist party to keep in the middle of the void. avoiding fusion with other political parties everywhere. SUNK A GUNBOAT. Xiearuguttn Yess-1 K ported Destroyed by the Cruiser Detroit. A rumor has reached Washington from Bo-as del Toro. Nicaragua, that the gunboat San Jacinton tired at the American cruiser Detroit, and that the latter replied, sinking the gunboat. The reports lacks confirmation. rieeing to the Mountains. Aguinaldo's army is in full retreat, with the mountains east of the Hio Grande its only possible refuge. San Isidro was the last stronghold of the Filipinos. It is thought to be impossible for the Americans to follow them into the mountains. BE HONORED BY NATIONS. THE TRADE REVIEW. llradstreet's ;ies the Result of the Week Itusinesti The failures. Bradstreet's says: "The feature of the trade situation this week is the renewed strength of wheat and other cereals, iron and steel, and last, but not least, raw wool, which has heretofore lagged behind other staples in a diseouraging way. The price-making features in cereals are not entirely of encouraging character, being chiefly the less favorable reports as to the growing crop west and northwest, and advices of insect damage influencing western markets toward a higher plane in face of a discouragingly small export business, caused in some degree by the continuance of the strike of grain handlers at Buffalo checking the movement of large quantities of grain to the seaboard. "Failures for the week have been 147 in the United States, against L'.'i) last year, and seventeen in Canada, against twenty-nine last year." (erman .Miners Win Strike. The miners' strike in the Kleinrosseln district, in Germany, ended in a victory for the men. The operators conceded the eight-hour day and the increase in wages demanded. Association of Irish So ietie. Representatives of Irish societies have formed an association called the United Irish Societies. Resolution were adopted denouncing an AngloAmerican alliance. Would Consolidate Woolen .Mills. The representative of a Chicago syndicate is at Salem. Ore., with the view of consolidating all of the woolen mills on the Pacific coast. Will Meet at Chattanooga. Chattanooga. Tenn., was chosen by the Cumberland Presbyterian general assembly as the meeting place of the assembly next year. Southern Michigan Wheat Hurt. An inspection of the wheat crop in southern Michigan indicates that hardly one-third the usual crop will be harvested this season. To Welcome Admiral Dewej It is estimated that at least 500.00 pieces, or 25,000,000 yards, of bunting, will be used to welcome the hero o! Manila bay at iew York. Deponit in Wisconsin Rank. Since last December deposits in Wisconsin banks show an increase of increase of $T,344.418 and loans show an increase of $3,076,227. Washup from the Yukon. The washup of gold from the Yukon this year, it is officially reported, will aggregate $19,000,000.

"Think of Ease But Work On." If your blood is impure you may 4 4 work on ' but you cannot even 44 think of ease." The blood is the greatest sustainer of the body and when you make it pure by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla you have the perfect health in which even hard work becomes ease

3fcC&l SahSapailffa Hood's Pill cure liver th r.oti irritating and ily cathartic tu t.ike w.tl. 11. Sarj :irill. Compound I-fx im-.o'. i vcs. A dozen or more of the 4T consolidation compound freight locomotives, recently ordered for use on the southwestern division of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, are in service and are giving splendid satisfaction. On the Mississippi division they have increased the train haul 40 pr cent over the old line. When the grade reductions are completed the improvement will be even more noticeable. The compound ten wheel passenger engines have developed unexpected pulling power and unusual speed. Arounit the World la a Dar. This globe of ours is a pretty good sized sphere, but we are told the Deering Harvester Company of Chicago can produce in a single lay enough Binder Twine to encircle it. with 3,500 miles to spare 30,000 miles of twine is a fair day's output! A reliable publication recently proved by correspondence "with dealers in all parts of America that 36 per cent of the twine used In lb9S was Peering Twine. On the IiMoie. "I suppose that in this land," remarked the missionary, "a person of my calling cannot make his presence felt unless he gets on the right side of the king." "Not necessarily the right side," corrected the prime minister of Mbango. "Your predecessor made his presence felt after he had got on the inside of his majesty." Philadelphia Record. Are Ton Using Allen's Foot-Ease? It is the only cure for Swollen, Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet, Corns and Bunions. Ask for Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y. Domestic Kconomy. Mrs. Mulligan The grocer charged me 30 cents for this mate. Mulligan Hedad! an' thot's too high. A mon wud hov to ate half a dozen pounds in order to git his money's worth. Judge. Coo eh in ST Leads to Consumption. Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at once. Go to your druggist today and get a sample bottle fre. Sold in 25 and 50 cent bottles. Go at once; deiays are dangerous. Great Britain, the United States and France represent one-half of the total wealth of all nations. There is nothing injurious in Coat's Headache Capsules. they have noequa!. Your money back if they fail to cure your headache. 10 and -be, A gardener in Sedalia, Mo., has a horse 40 years old. Go to your grocer to-day and get a 15c. package of It takes the place of coffee at I the cost. Made from pure grains it is nourishing and healthful. X Innst tht foar (rrocer givss you GRAIX-O. Accept no imitat ion. Accept no imitai ion. 6plt!np Athletic I.ihrary shuKi no teaj by every hoy bv wants to hecoine an athlete. Ko. 4. nonlnp. liMe. No. 9. llowto an AthXo. W. How to Play Foot Hall, hy Walter Camp. Xo. V,. College AthletU-t. No. 82. How to l'lav Past Ball. llettc. Xo. 37. All Around Ath'o. i. Mow to Punch the B;f. No. K2. How to Train. IXo. .'. OihVlal Ko.t Hall (iuMe. '.Hull :ui1e. No. ti. Official: naski-t No. k;. Athletic Primer. No. ... utile i a? A. A. L Hille No. 9:1. A;!iletfcKecorl. No. S.'i. urticia: Case Ball tiui'l. No. 1. Mow t lw a Bicycle Champion. PRICE, IO CENTS PER COPY. Send for catalogue oj all sport. A.O. Spalding & Bro.. X.W.t "hi? as . Denver. DO YOU WANT A CHEAP HOME Now is vuur last chance to own a farm at ;t low prior. "e have land in Iowa. Minnesota, North vncl South Dakota and Wisconsin at from $." to HO per acre and wht-n this la ml i taken al th food cheap land in the I'nlted States will Ix rone. Duy for investment, it is sun to doubl n value. Kasy terms, reductvt rates. ;ihhI aprnts wanted everywhere. Write or come and see us at Alpona. Iowa; Hrookinps. S. P.: vi Sheldon, N. 1. Frank Nicoulin Land Co. KILL THEM Those peace destroyers, tu household Flies. Dutcher's Fly Killer not only kills the parent Ily. luil prevents reproduction. A tdieel will kill a quart. Ask your Prupplst or Grocer. FRED L BÜTCDER SRCG CO. .St II bias. TU (SEWSiorjiissÄVÄ Successfully Prosecutes Claims. II It Principal Kiiminrr U.S. Pension Hureau, U3viiu civil wai.liyiljmiR'iiiiusilauu ''- autre

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