Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-02-13

vana. Thursday evening. All the au-
thorities Of the Islanl were present at
his death
The confirmation of The samoan
treaty by tbs United States has giv'l
general satisfaction IN Germany. G. mt
Herbert Bismarck made a cal con
graduation % Minister Phelps at Ber-
lin
THE widow and children Of the late
Conrad Seipp, the great brewer Of Chi
cago. have given $4,000 in cash to
The different charitable institutions of
that city in his memory
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SEVERE floods at Portland, Ore, al
most cut off that city from outside com
munication. Some Of the railroads have
been blocked by snow for weeks, and
the damage 70 the valley has been i'm
mense
rHE Secretary Of the War has APP
proved of the use OF Governors island
as q landing place for emigrants, and
the famous Castle Garden will no longer
be known rs the gate OF entrance to this
country
GoyERNoR CAMPBELL has appointed
Hon, Samuel Z. Hunt to be a Judge Of
HE superior court Of Cincinnati, vice
William II. Taft, resigned to accept the
Solicitor Generalship rendered him by
President Harrison.
ANOTHER exemplary young man has
gone wrong. He was employed by the
Pacific Express Co, Of Dallas, Texas, and
instead Of shipping So, 900 in bills TO a
bank in St. Louis. he pocked the amount
and left for parts unknown
TIE AMERICAN BUILDING & LOAN
ASSOCIATION, of Minnesota, has been
ordered by the public examiner to close
up its business. The expenses were
found TO be too great for the amount of
business done.
PARIS is undergoing another sensa-
ton La Compile De Paris abdicated
his prctentions to the throne in favor of
his son the Due D'Orleans. who has just
come of age, and that gentleman goes
10 Paris with letters to The faithful. As
All pretenders TO the throne are under
Punishment he was promptly arrested
GOV HOARD sent the following tele-
gram 70 Gen Sherman Saturday: The
people Of Wisconsin send loving greet
ings and hearty Cod bless you on Your
e0ih birthday MAY YOU be spared
many years to witness the advancement
made by the republic you contributed
50 much to perpeiuate.
A QUEER reminder of Cleveland's
presidential campaign comes up in the
suit Of Rev DR. Ball, Of Buffalo,
against the New York Evening Post, for
SANDER. the jury returning verdict of
mo cause Of action" The case grew
ont Of the Maria Halfn story, which
figured 50 eonspieuously in that cam
paign
SOME crank in the Iowa legislature
introduced a resolution providing that
the members open proceedings with
prayer, instead Of calling on minister
~ perform that duty Whether this
was in the interest Of retrenchmeut Of
expenses. was not stated but it would
be a circus, a fact the members appre-
ciated, aud the reformer was sat down
on.
Tuy quickest case Of caring for the
insane occurred in Milwaukee the ether
day. \ Mild eyed man walked into tie
central station and commanded the cap
tain To find his house With happy
inspiration the captain pointed out the
window TO the isil and said, why,
there's Your house now. so il is, .
replied the man, and minute lster
walked into the Jail and was locked NJ
II was a clear case
Iris said the Anarchists Neebe.
Fiellen and Schwab whose sentences
were committed o Imprisonment have
secured wit Of error from the United
States supreme court because they
were not present when sentence was
passed upon them. II is further said
that il the lower court is sustained it
will send the convicts before the state
supreme court fer re,eutencc. which
will b. that they hang. If This can be
accomplished il is hoped the report is
true.