Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
The World ina Nutshell.

Wednesday.
fire on Friday at Forreston, H., caused
loss of slO0, 600,
The Windsor Theater in Chicago was de-
stroyed by fire ON Tuesday.
Carl Rosa, the well-known musical dt-
rector, died in Paris on Tuesday.
Earthquake shocks were distinctly felt ON
Wednesday at Union City. Tenn
Colonel sexton assumed the duties OF
postmaster OF Chicago on Wednesday.
The Canadian Parliament adjourned on
Thursday after three months session.
White Caps demolished the saloon OF
John Messmore at Rawson, O., ON Wednss-
day
Three thousand miners quit work on
Thursday at Brazil Ind, because of y re-
duction in wages.
The first general observance of ATbQr
Day in the public schools OF New FORK state
took place on Friday.
Edward Scovel, leading tenor OF the Bos-
ton Ideal Opera Company lost his voice on
Saturday at Cleveland, O.
Frank Sherer, of Youngsto wn q, COM
mitbed suicide by hanging on Friday be-
cause he could not pay his rent
Orders were issued at Dublin on Satn-
day for the release from jail of William
0Brien and Timothy Harrington
William I1stmans mill and 2.0QQ, 900
feet OF lumber were burned at La CroAs6,
Wis, on Wednesday Loss, s200.0
Louis Weber business man Of 81
Joseph, Mo, was thrown from buggy
Thursday night and Instant killed
The total number of inning ranbs passing
Chicago for the West lin April including
men, women and children, was 1887.
Returns of the commerce of the Syes
canal show that Is per cent of the ships
passing through the canal are British
Herr Meyer, the largest ivory importer
in the world and q brother-in-law OF Carl
Schurz died at Kiel, Germany, ON Friday.
On Sunday, st Marks Reformed Church,
located near Gettysburg, Pa celebleted
the centennial Of the congregations foffha-
tion.
The new steamship Manitoba, the first
steel steamer ever built in Canada, was sue
oessfully launched at Owen Sound on Bat
urday.
building attached to Catholic college
at Germantown, Pa. burned Thursday
Ignatius and Michael lillian, students, were
killed
The State Institute for Feeblermindeg al
Frankfort, Ky, was burned on Friday, but
the inmates were all rescued without ao-
cident
The Indiana State Medical Society having
@ membership of l.Sjo physicians, net in
annual convention on Wednesday at Indian
! apoliA
London papers devoted considerable
spkbe 10 the American centennial proce 2d-
ing, and their tone was one of respect Tor
this country
Disastrous floods prevail in the yiolptty Of
St Alphonse, Que, and much suffering has
been oocasioned among the inhabitants In
that district
Jsffery Harrison, an eIeven-year- old boy
Of Tobyhanna, Pa, on Saturday shot sffd
instantly killed Sophia Everett during a
petty quarrel
The twenty seventh anniversary OF Gen
eral Buffers occupation of New Orlehns
was observed by the Butler Club in Boston
on Wednesday.
DR.. Samuel Cooper Charlton, editor OF
several secret society journals, dropped
dead in Columbus o on Wednesday Of
heart disease.
French people in New York on Sunday
celebrated the cs ntennial anniversary 81
the dawn OF the French revolution by q
mass-meeting
Postmaster Van Colt took charge OF
affairs at the New York post-office Wednes-
day, relieving Ma. James, who had been APP
| pointed temporarily.
Elmer L. Shalkey, aged 20 years, as on
! Thursday convicted OF !aurde ring his
| mother at Eaton, q. The crime was com
raitted last January
| j. H. Willis. an old and wealthy farmer,
| was found dead IN ms field near Peters
a IL hall A
! he was foully dealt with.
RObert j. Weir, a weIl-known painter
profess or of drawing, and retired army
officer, died at his home in New York on
| Wednesday, aged 81 years.
The Democrats OF the Nineteenta Illinois
district hive nominated j. h williams for
! Congressman to fill the vacancy ooeasioned
! by the death ~ r W TOwnshend
Mrs. Josephine Kissell shot herself Oh
| Friday at her home in HousAsille, Ind She
had been married but yeaf, but qnarrels
with her husband had been frequent.
Fire at Stuttgart. Ark, Wednesday night
destroyed large part Of the business poE-
ton of the town, causing l0as Of $4,000
| on which there was 90 900 ipsur ance.
An Engfshman named Ware shot and
killed two persons at Lykens Pa, on Sat
urday during a quarrel over q game Of
| cards The victims were named Johns and
| Miller
An incendiary set fire to barrels of oil IN
q street of indianapolis Saturday morning
| Twenty EIGHT barrels exploded one after
another and considerable damage was done
| to property.
The Iowa State Board OF Health decided
| that Iowa medical colleges, after 1891
should be required to give a four years
course to secure the graduates admission to
practice in the State.
1t required the intervention OF militia
company and the hose Of a fire company to
quell a riot at Manistee, Mich, among
staying their unpopular pastor
The battle of Guilford Court House, fought
March II, 1851, about five miles from Green's
boro, N c., was celebrated on the spot by
several thousand people Saturday. The
orator Of the day was Senator S. b Vance.