Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-11-08
Tho World in a Nutshell.

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Two boys who were being used to
make 4 test Of Il patent fire escape at
! piltsbufg, were killed by the breaking
I i rope. and third was fatally in
ilped. TIE agent who was exhibiting
tie Invention was crazed by the un-
4 fortunate occurrence.
4 Mexican Central express train was
robbed Of $1,000 near FL Paso. The
thieves we're after some valuable
/ packages ii the express safe. but the
+ messenger foiled them by jumping from
bis ear with the keys.
A. Akron, Ohio, James Dickenhoef,
/ agei 40, was knocked down by high
Waymau and robbed of valise contain
/ ing $1,000.
/ Three skeletons were unearthed at
/ Delaney and Christy streets, New York
Invesi gation showed that this was the
/ site OF a graveyard fifty years ago.
Ahner Miller, Republican Veteran,
was kicked to death by Truman Hobson
a Democratic tough, at Kokomo, Ind.
| Fire destroyed St. Elizabeth HOSP tal
Il Danvile, III. The loss is covered by
insurance.
Between and o'clock when the
streets We're filled with people, a man
! boldly forced the door of Colonel Nc
CoHntis loan office, on Pearl street
Grand Rapids. Mich, using a jimmy
fer ihe purpose, and helping himself to
the valnables, departed without at
tracing attention Several thousand
dollars worth of watches, diamonds and
other articles are missing. The man
Was 50 bold in his operation that, al
tl0ugt he was seen at work, nobody
suspected anything wrong.
Fire IL Los Angeles, Cal, caused loss
OF sf00, GEO.
James Staffy's team ran away at
Peru, ind throwing Staffy from the
wagon and killing him instantly.
A cyclone struck Laport, Ia from the
northwest causing damage TO property
70 an extent of $50,000
4 G0iier used TO run thresher on the
farm OF James Spayd, of Bern township,
Pa. exploded killing five persons.
Thirteen persons were killed and
many injured by the recent wrecking OF
the railway train in Russia, in which the
Car and his wife were passengers.
In collision, on the Michigan Cen
trail railroad. between Toledo and De-
trsit. two engines were demolished and
several persons injured.
The Elevator, Coal and Ice Com
pauv'S la ge icc-houses twelve in num-
her lit IoieIo, Ohio, were destroyed by
fire.
Bv Il caalmine explosion, at Campag-
noN. ffauee, eighty men were killed
4 bbr pot away with $50 600 from
an express car on The New Orleans and
Northeastern Railroad, near New Or
leans. willie the train was
going 1t full speed
Fred. Eeming. a Peoria mar, COM
ntled -nicidc at Champaign. H., ow-
iag 10 domestic troubles
Joe UHman. well-known in Chicago
as q tcohmaker on races. has been run
ning Il speculative clock in St. Louis,
and hired q man named Scruggs
70 attend II. Scruggs fixed the clock,
ard hatl confederate play against il.
afT L lmn mad paid out $500 TO the
sis eng, inside Of an hour, be iumbled
70 tae eGne
AT New York. the l2.yearold dau4h-
ter 1t Mr. Powell awoke and found
burglar ID he room. The fellow tried
to smother her cries. and was choking
lser t. death when the noise aroused her
father. The barglar Jumped out Of the
W ndow aud was followed by Mr.. Powell,
Aho caught him after a long chase and
turned hjm over to the police.
Sixteen miners were killed outright
and several were fatally injured by an
explosion o. gas in mine at Mud Run,
Pa.
The Monticello Female Seminary ut
Godfrey, III, was destroyed by fire. A
hundred and twenty five girls with staff
Of teachers aud servants barely escaped
with Their lives.
Tho trade and labor assembly of
Chicago, in 4 recent meeting denounced
the hanglng Of the anarchists and
decided 70 celebrate the 11th of this
month ia their honor
Dipl liberia is prevalent at Galesburg,
ILL.,, and the schools have been closed.
Petroleum has been discovered in an
artesian welt now being sunk in tan
merry at Harrisonburg, Va.
An American syndicate is being
formed to Introduce the American sys-
TEN of oil pipe lines into the Russian oil
fields.
Three men were killed at Lima, Ohio
by 80 explosion of natural gas, caused
by ore d the party lighting a match
70 find a Iea5 in the pipes.
A fire at Santa Monica. Cal des
troyed a building occupied by the Los
Angeles Lunber Company and the CAL
iforaia Door Company. Loss 100000
Nh Il Dolly Phillips. aged 20, was
watching The Republican parade at
lfrre ilaate Ind. Tuesday night, man
walled up 70 her and, exclaiming.
.tJhare, take that" shot her dead. The
murderer, whose name is said TO be Gal
ioaay, escaped.