Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-11-21
The World in a Nutshell


A rich vein of silver is reported 70
have been struck at Randolph, N. X ~
Nine large business buildings -
Aurora, s. D., were burned on Sunday,
1t is said that over 100 persons per.
ished in the recent blizzard in New
Mexico.
M. Floquet was on Saturday elected
President Of the French Chamber Of
Deputies.
1t is said that seventy-five families in
Rolette County, n. D., are in starving
condition.
M. E. Goldsmith, candy manufact-
urer at Atlanta, Ga, failed on Saturday
for s100,O 900.
A representative of the Rothschilds
has secured options on most of the mills
Of Milwaukee.
George Washington tcolored) was
hanged bya mob on Friday at Magnolia,
Miss, for assaulting q white lady.
Near Cynthiana. KY, Fanny Reese
and Sadie Smith were drowned on Sun.
day while crossing swollen stream.
Thirty men are to be brought TO trial
at Paris, Tex, for the murder of sheriff
and his posse in No Mans Land in 1855.
Theron J. Blakeslee l. Co. picture
dealers at New York, are reported tinan-
cially embarrassed, with $500, 900 liabil-
tiles.
A fast mail service from New York to
the Pacific coast was inaugurated Fri
day, the trip 10 be made in less than liz
hours
James T. ellis livery stable at Clarks-
Vile, Tenn, was destroyed by fire on
Friday and fifteen fine horses were
burned.
DR.. Z. A. Gerard, practicing phyai-
clan, was placed in Jail at Chattanooga.
Tenn, on Friday for bigamy, he having
ten wives.
The house Of Joseph Hodges near
Archie, Mo-, was burned ON Saturday,
and his little boy and girl persisted in
the flames.
Sewer excavators at Lynn, Mass, tried
TO thaw frozen dynamite Saturday, and
an explosion followed which damaged Q
number of houses.
A restaurant and several small houses
were burned Saturday in Jersey City,
N. j., and it is thought that four per-
sons we're consumed.
A. w. Morris & Bro, proprieto Of
the j. A. Converse plaster and cordage
works at Montreal, Can, failed on
Thursday for 81, 100000.
At the session in Sacramento, Cal, on
Saturday of the National Grange lpa-
irons of husbandry) J. II. Brigham, OF
Ohio, was elected Master.
1t is alleged that fourteen Of the largesG
cigar manufacturing firms of New York
re about to combine and start big es-
..;ishment in Philadelphia.
Wiiliaw +. Wilson, for four years
law clerk of the House of Com
Ottawa. Can, dropped dead in a
.,,,ln New York on Sunday
AS result of over-exertion in re-
cent bicycle race Ellis b. Featman,
member of the Genesee Bicycle Club,
died Friday 1T Rochester, N. Y, aged 2s.
The annual convention of the Ma.
tional Prison Reform Association is in
session at Nashville, Tenn, with ex-
President r. b. Hayes as presiding Off
Ger.
Stories of the penury OF the mother Of
Charles Stewart FARRELL are onkrmed,
but 1t is stated she has refused to accept
aid either from her son or the National
ist party.
Al Middle Creek colliery, near Ire
mont, Pa, Francis Klein, John Jones,
Henry Knauber and Thomas Jones were
killed on Thursday by the falling Of a
mass OF COAL
The syndicate owning most OF the ln-
diana natural gas decided at a meeting
in New York Saturday to pipe the COM
modify to Chicago to be used for light
as well rs heat.
An explosion on Thursday in the pyro-
technic factory of Mamie q Romaine
at Petersburg, Va, destroyed 5000
pieces of fireworks and killed three
Italian workmen.
The tile factory Of ). C. Cowgirl, at
Summityille, Ind, was entirely con-
sumed by fire early Friday morning
The loss will amount to over $40, 900,
on which there is no insurance