Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-16
The World in a Nutshell.

The Chinese Prohibition bill has
passed the Senate. The bill is intended
to inforce the provisions of the new
treaty with China making prohibition
of emigration from China aud the ex-
clusion of the Chinese from the United
States iron-clad in all respects. Three
Democratic Senators voted against the
bill.
A handsome monument, erected by
the Fifth New York Volunteers Vet
eran Association, to commemorate the
memory of General e. X. Warren, was
unveiled on Little Round Top, Gettys-
burg, Pa, Last week
Four of the finest buildings in Macon,
Mo. were destroyed by fire, causing
loss of 100000
Bristol, r. T., is suffering from an
epidemic of typhoid fever and many
deaths have occurred. There are now
sixty cases in population $4,000.
The council of the Sioux Commits
sioners with the Indians at Standing
Rock Agency, Dakota, is ended and the
Indians dismissed after their final re-
fusal to sign the offered treaty.
A strike of $4,000 English weavers
lis threatened unless wages are in
creased.
At Galena, H., while workmen were
employed in repairing the gaspipes
in double brick residence occupied by
Rev. w. ID. Atchison, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church. and
Charles f. Halle, merchant, an ex-
plosion occurred in the celler of the
former tenant, caused by the lighting
of match, which wrecked the build
ing and set fire to the whole structure.
The building and most of its contents,
a valuable library owned by Mr.. At
Gibson, were destroyed.
The Indiana Republican State Con-
vention. placed in nomination Gen.
Alvin Z. Hovey for Governor; Ira G
Chase. Lieutenant Governor; Geo. e.
Griffin, Secretary; Bruce Carr, Auditor;
Julius A. Limeke, Treasurer.
The Republican State Convention of
Michigan has renominated Governor
Luce and all the present State officers
except Attorney General.
The two iron mills of Graf, Bennett
& Co. at Pittsburgh, Pa, we're sold ut
auction for $4,000 to satisfy credi-
tors.
An electric light plant at Pittsburgh,
Pa, was destroyed by fire due to spon-
taneous combustion.
Yellow fever has started at Jackson
vile Florida.
Train wreckers caused disaster on
the Texas Central Road near Waco, in
which the night express was deraled,
the locomotive demolished and several
cars badly damaged Engineer j. X.
Moses was killed outright, his fireman
terribly scalded and half-dozen pas
sengers injured.
Fire at East Saginaw. Mich, des-
troyed Charles Lees planning mill and
lumber yard at loss of $4,000.
An explosion followed by fire,
wrecked Craft Il Mills chemical labora-
tory, near Mentone, Ind.
The firm of John TAYLOR & Co, of
Trenton, the leading pork packers in
New Jersey, has suspended business.
Bert Hawkins, Is years of age, en-
met with fearful death while moving
in meadow. He was driving team
attached to a mower when he ran into a
wasps' nest. The insects flew at the
horses and stung them so badly that
they began to run. Young Hawkins,
who was sitting on the seat of the
mower, could not hold the horses. and
was thrown from the seat in front of the
sickle and was literally chopped to
death.
The project OF the Worlds fair at
Washington to celebrate the 400th ami
versary of the discovery of America,
has been favorably reported upon by a
committee of congress.
Massachusetts will hold her state fair
at Springfield, October Al.
The fire worm is doing extensive
damage in the cranberry district of
Cape Cod
The corn canning industry OF. Main
bids fair to eclipse all records of previ-
Gus seasons this year.
The excursion steamer Bay Ridge,
plying out of New York harbor. was
destroyed by fire while lying at her
dock The bartender was burned to
death, which was the only loss of life.
Isaac Strauss, distinguished French
musician, is dead
Baltimore society is aroused by the
elopement Of Dir. c. G. Thompson and
Mrs Theresa Wilkinson, the pretty
wife of DIR. Basil NJ. Wilkinson,
prominent dentist of that city.
A call has been made in Mexico for
80, 900 men for military duty.
Bartlett and Bell pears have been re-
ceived in New York from Cahforni a.