Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-10

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WV. B. MINER, PROPRIETOR.
The knights PyiLias ccnclaye has
taken Milwaukee by storm tlis week.
GoLp has been discovered. near Tin
Cup. Colo. which is reported to assay
from $40 to $4,000 per ton.
LECTURE committee of Stockton,
Cal. has received note from II. M.
Stanley that he will speak one night for
81 200 guaranteed.
The Lottery men viii continue to
Carol the stray dollars Of the credulous
citizen. The millions of the La. 5. l..
had TOO many winning ways to be
resisted
FIRE DESTROYED the Columbus q Hook
ing Valley Coal docks at Ashland, Fri
day. causing loss Of hundred thous-
and dollars. One fireman was killed
and several injured.
The soldier boys who marched in
parades will appreciate the decision OF
Gen. Alger not to allow carriages in the
procession at the Grand Army reunion
at Boston, in August.
ONE of the heaviest storms known on
Lake Michigan at this time Of year oc-
Cured on the morning of the 4th
Steamers had to put back to port and
many sailing crafts were wrecked.
TwENTY-FoUR Cinnamon arrt sted at
Tuscon, Arizona. for violating the ex-
clusion act have been ordered back to
China by way of San francisco. They
will ba escorted to the port by 7 ;.
Marshal Of Arizona.
FARGO. n. u. was swept by cyclone
early Monday morning, every building
in town was more or less damaged.
Many people were injured, but only
eight killed outright. They were Mrs.
J. w. Mccarthy and her seven children.
Mrs. Mccarthy took them all 20 the
cellar for safety, tut the cyclone picked
the house up and dashed it to pieces
over them.
For the first time in the history Of
our country flags floated from the dome
OF the Capitol on the Fourth. As it is
a rule that cannot be broken that flag
floats from the regulation flag stat only
when Congress is in session. four new
ones were erected for the purpose. one
at each corner of the base Of the dome,
and large flag hoated from each dur
ing the day.
A more perfect day could not have
been wished for than Friday. Cool and
bright from day light till dark with a
clear starlit evening it was an enjoy
ment Of itself All adjacent towns cele-
brated with music, games, speeches and
fireworks. witnessed by large crowds.
Satisfaction was expressed all around
and the day goes into history as one Of
the brightest of holidays.
COMMISSIONER THoM is active in
his endeavors to suppress the manufac-
ture Of skim cheese He plugged twenty
packages of a Fond du Lac firm while
enroute. and all were found to be skim
cheese. The fine Is $50 per package
The firm had the Commissioner arrested
for theft but as he had put the samples
out Of his possession no evidence was
found and he was discharged.
THE new Chinese Minister who has
lust arrived in this countrY, says his
country will retaliate unless the Chinese
exclusion act is repealed. He claims the
American holdings in China are much
more valuable than the Chinese property
in THE country and consequently Amer
lea will be the loser in the end. Even
that will be better than our country's
ruin through Chinese cheap labor.
THE fight over site tor the Worlds
fair in Chicago has resulted in a split,
and part OF the exhibition will be in
Jackson Park and part ON the Lake
Front Park This is done to have some
elegant permanent structures put up in
the heart of the city As the structures al
readyon the lake front have been subject
of litigation for years, this arrangement
viii probably lead 10 more law suits.
IRIS estimated the total census re-