Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-03-15
NEWS SUMMARY.
A Brief Summary Of the
News Ofthe Week.

TAP sang packlng-houSe ~ SIOUX
CITY.
A. NJ. Clarke. wanted in Texas for
murder committed IN Wise county,
Tex, three years ago, has been ar
rested at Los Angeles, Ca.
Loggers IN Northwestern Wisconsin
are having the best OF weather for
! their operations. aud the Chippewa
cut will reach G)0.0J0,009 feet.
Henry Bergh. founder and Presi-
| dent OF the Society for the Prevention
| Of Cruelty 10 Animals, died at New
| York Monday morning, aged G5,
An old man, supposed 10 have about
| S35 OUO IN money concealed some
where, has just died in New YORK.
No one knows what has become OF
| his wealth.
For insulting the mother OF boy
| Is years old at JoneSYllle, Virginia,
Charles Nilloughby, deputy United
| States marshal, w05 sac. ana instant
| ly killed by the son.
Peter Voelkcr, stoao contractor.
was murdered NJ Pttsburg at his owa
doorway ana in The presence OF his
! vile, by a stranger, Mh0 lied and
has not been captured.
Mr.. John Sherman. OF Das Moines,
| Iowa a nephew OF the OHIO Senator,
is at Omaha. negotiating for the pur-
chase OF the Republican owned by the
heirs Of the late $. T.. Rounds.
The Supreme Court of Iowa has
| decided that il is not 4 crime under
the law TO give drink of intoxicating
liquor to man if he is not minor OF
in the habit Of getting intoxicated.
The chairman OF the grievance a.
mittee Of the Brotherhood OF LocOm0-
| tive Engineers stated at st. Louis
Tuesday, that he did not think the"Q'
strike would extend to the Gould lines.
The bill for submitting the Fifth
| (prohibitoryl Amendment to the peo-
ple, with view TO It's possible repeal,
was defeated in the Rhode Island
House of representatives., where il
| orig mated, by a vote OF So to 50.
Rev. DR.. w. II. Ryder, retired
Universalist clergyman of ability and
philanthropy, who has resided in Chi
cago since 1850. and has been warmly
esteemed by all who knew him. died
Thursday. lie was &C years Of age.
A passenger and freight train col
lided near Huntington. Pa, early
Monday morning on the Pennsylvania
road. and Engineer Robert Gardner,
and Brakeman Ernest v. Mercer were
killed, and one passenger severely in
jured. The loss to the road is placed
AT So, 000
The president, in message, in
formed congress that negotiation
with the emperor Of China for a treaty
that shall exclude the importation of
Chinese laborers into America was
begun several months ago, aud he
hopes satisfactory treaty VIII soon
be concluded.
II II a
publican National Committee. has, ia
reply 10 many inquiries, sent out a let
ter stating that the manner OF nOmi-
mating members of Congress in any
district. Is tho manner in which dele
gates from any district to the National
convention, shall bo chosen.
Sullivan, the pugllist. reached Lon
don Monday and immediately left for
Liverpool. lie is reported to have
said that hereafter he would coniine
himself to sparring exhibitions aud
glove contests, as he considers himself
too old to enter the ring. Mltchell's
friends are jubilant over the result of
the fight.
Russia is pleased with the action
of Turkey in prom 0uncing the Illegal
ity of Prince Fordinand's position in
Bulgaria. Il is taken for granted
That Ferdinand will now vacate, and
in that case, according TO Russian
opinion, the Bulgarian question will
become more urgent, without being
more dangerous.
An extensive system of fraud upon
life insurance companies has q c n dis
covered in South Carolina. plan
was 10 procure fresh eorpses from the
cemeteries, insure the.4 as live per-
sons, issue Il certificate OF death, per-
feet the proofs an collect tho im-
suranCe policies. A number OF ar.
rests have been made.
Investigation into the abuses of
convict miners at Coal IIll, Ark,
show that convlcts have been beaten
and Goyged TO death, that Warden
Gratford has made practice OF max
ing the men fight, ana thal ia one
case the Warden caused a Desperate
to kick q Fellow c1ny ct 20 deatl, THO
people are greatly excited, ana threat
en- TO lynch Grafford
The most sensational result of the
revival in progress a. Parkersburg IS
the conversion Of Hon. 9. T. Cald-
we'll an av0wad inddel, VINO has
been named the lugersOll or the West
Virginia bar II conversion IS *
thorough that he has decided 10 aOan-
don his lucrative practice and enter
the ministry OF tue Methodist Episco.
pal church.
The ten D1uglass Mo Ball-Knob-
bers, who we're convicted last Septem-
Der in he United States Circuit court
at Jefferson CRY Of whipping and
driving two hOmestcader5 from gov
eminent land, nave been sentenced
by Judge Krekel TO from two to SIX
months N the penstentlary, with
| costs Three others, who attempted
TO intimidate government witnesses,
were each given sixty days in jail.
Hugh MCGaryey, master workman.
and John j. MciQnan. secretary Of
district assembly ST. hnCht5 Of La
Dor. have declared the miners strike
in the Lehi gh region or, and IN few
days every c0liery VIII be at work.
District assembly 81, will send out APP
peals for aid for the needy people oi
! the region and will become respOnsi-
bic for all debts incurred by relief
committees during the strike. The
| business men and the community AZ
large are ghly elated over general
resumption.
A Ere broke out Wednesday after
noon in the EUeaing Union newspaper
Office at Sprin 2tieid, Mass The occu-
pants of the editorial and composing
rooms on the fifth floor were hemmsd
| III BY the flames and but few escaped.
| A dozen or more jumped from the
windows, six bsng killed and the re-
mainder dangerously injured. II ~
| feared that many others perished IN
! tile blazing building. Among the VIC
| tins were two wOmen-Mrs. Farley,
| the society editor, and proof reader;
| The entire plant was destroyed, aud
| the financial loss is very heavy.
The heaviest snow storm OF the
year prevailed at New York Mondty,
| large drifts forming, which caused q
| suspension Of traffic Butting col
| lisions occurred on the Third ave
nue. Elevated and on the Brooklyn
| Z evated Roads, in the former case
the engineer being killed and mum
| Der of passengers injured. The bllz-
| gard increased toward night, when all
| trains, street cars, and ferries were
| stopped. The hotels were filed with
people from the suburbs, who were
unable to get home; and Of the ntty
| mail trains due, but two arrived.
Tascott, the supposed murderer Of
| millionaire Amos j. Shell, of Chicago,
| IS still at liberty. The numberless
c'ews which have been presented have
been carefully run TO earth without
| giving the police the slightest idea OF
| the whereabouts of the mysterious IN
| dividual. The widow has come TO the
| conclusion that the 81 900 reward Of
fered Is not enough and has increased