Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-11-27
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

H-@theY Hotel and eight dwellings,
at Nanticoke, Pa. were burned
Snow to the depth OF eight inches fell
in Western New York on Saturday.
A gang of thieves robbed dozen busi-
ness houses at Carey, O.. and made their
escape.
Six thousand coal miners in Alabama
will strike December l for an increase
in wages
Washington Thaney. an old farmer
near Stanton, Ind, fell dead while
milking a COW.
Governor Goode1 has called an extra
session Of the New Hampshire Legisla-
ture to meet December ,
Six thousand coal miners, nine-tenths
OF all the miners in Alabama. resolved
to strike for higher wages.
1t is reported that Jay Gould has Sc
cured control Of all the great railways
west Of the Mississippi river
BY general shutdown of the hat
factories at Danbury, Conn, over 5000
persons were thrown out of work.
Three of the seven factories at the
Illinois glass works at Alton. H., were
burned, causing loss of $780, O0O.
Bamford Bros. silk mill at Paterson,
y. j., was burned on Saturday, causing
a loss Of 500, 600: insurance. 5000, coo.
Nearly million dollars in Australian
gold sovereigns were deposited and
melted down at the San Francisco mint.
Rev T. C. Hartshorn. a prominent
official of the American Bible Society,
died at his home in Pontiac, H., Satur-
day.
The First National Bank of Alma.
Kan, and the Bank of Waverly, at
Waverly, Kan, closed their doors on
Saturday.
James Tucker, workman, fell across
a live electric light wire in New
York City and was instantly killed by
the shock.
In drunken row at Eagle Rock,
Idaho, Jasper Yarber completely
tramped the eyes out of John Bayliss,
an old citizen.
Miss Laura Douglass, daughter of a
leading merchant at Seward, Kan, ac-
cidentally shot and killed herself while
handling pistol.
James w. Savage, one of the best
known lawyers in Nebraska and prom
inent Democratic politician, died at
Omaha Saturday night
John B. Drake, of the Grand Pacific
Hotel, Chicago, gave his thirty-ffth
annual game dinner on Saturday. Over
500 guests were present
At Ellsworth, Kan, Friday Roger
Dick, aged IA years, was accidentally
killed by the discharge of gun in the
hands of his companion.
General Booth is stumping England
in the interest of his scheme for the re
lief of Great Britains poor At Brad
ford SIS, 600 was contributed.
The Governments of Turkey and
Bulgaria have received notification
that the United States will create {
diplomatic agency az Sophia
The Plaquemine (La.l Lumber x I'm
provement Companys shingle-mill, to
gether with 5,O00,o 900 shingles wer'
burned, causing heavy loss.
General George S. Batcheller, newly
appointed United States Minister K
Portugal, sailed from New York on Sat
urday on the steamer Normandie.
The wife of Judge Morris b. Boards
ley, of Bridgeport Conn, has been be
queathed $1,000, 900 by an uncle whC
died in New York City few days ago.
Physicians in Berlin agree that DR.
Koch's tuberculosis remedy for con
sumption proves effective only in the
treatment of mild cases of the disease.
Alfred Dougherty was sentenced al
St Louis to four years in the peniten.
tiary for attempting to obtain pension
from the Government under fraudulent
claims.
At Guthrie, @. T., Saturday Albert
Russell, aged 10 years, and Mary MEAL
lister, IL years old, were fatally wound
ed by the accidental discharge of re-
volver.
A young man named Kern, who one
night last week attempted to kill j. w.
Karr, a Mclean County farmer. shot
himself dead Friday night at Webster
City, la.
The gable end of the new ST. Mark s
Episcopal Church at Cleveland, O., col.
lapsed, and Herrit Morton was Instantly
killed and two other men were fatally
injured.
MIS-. Mary E. Siddons, a former
teacher in Bloomington Qlll schools.
died Saturday from a self-inflicted pis.
toll wound. She had been i'll, and IN q
delirium obtained a pistol and shot her
self through the stomach.
Louis Cyr broke the dumb-bell record
at Montreal by putting up 100 pounds
with one hand from the shoulder
twenty times, against 100 pounds
twenty times, the previous record.
Jack Naples (colored) was hanged on
Friday at Knoxville, Tenn, for Grim
inal assault, and Dorsey Edwards (coli
oredl was executed at Yazoo City, Miss,
for the murder Of his wife September
last.
A peculiar and fatal disease is raging
among cattle and horses in Oregon
and adjoining counties in Missouri
Over 100 horses have died, and the d is
ease battles the skill Of the veterinary