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



have died on account Of a drought
The entire business portion Of Pull
man. Wash, VAS burned on Thursday
p. I. Barnum celebrated his SOth
birthday a Bridgeport, Conn. Satur-
day
Mrs. EmerF Button. Of Miltonyale.
Kan, was kicked 10 death by her horse
saturday.
Louis liubbell farmer living near
Flint. Mich. gas struck by passenger
train and killed.
Georgia Republicans viii not name a
State ticket, but viii nominate candi-
iates for Congress.
The Chicago Stock Yards will not
pass into English hands but will be
controlled BIZ Americans
The steamer Seagull and other prop
srty at East Tawas. Mich. was burned
on Sunday. Loss. $50, OO0
A new Cabinet was formed in Spain
on Saturday with senator Canovas del
Castillo as Prime Minister.
The cornerstone of the new capitol
Of Colorado waslaid at Denver on Fri
day by the Masonic fraternity.
The crop reports show corn pro gress-
ing favorably. but shortage is re-
ported in the Eastern apple crop.
The territory acquired by England in
Africa by her treaty with Germany is
estimated at $50, 600 square miles.
One hundred persons were poisoned
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at Worcester, Mass, on the Fourth
Canadian schooners fitting out for the
sealing grounds are arming for the pur-
pose of resisting United States vessels.
At Gallitzin, Pa. Harry Marsh, a
miner, cut Miss Clara Jones throat on
Sunday because she refused to marry
him
The exports Of specie from the port
of New York last week amounted to
S42s, 46s. Tho imports amounted TO
s49S 399.
A starch ir4st has been organized UNI
der the name 81 tie National starch
Manufacturing Company with a capital
Of $40, 100000
General Gilman Marston died a. his
home in Exeter \ H., ON Thursday,
aged ~ wears lie was a member Of
Congress- for several terms.
Thomas !. Dyer, prominent citizen
Of Galesburg H. was thrown from his
buggy before a train, and before he
could be rescued was run over and
killed.
The Indians refuse to be enumerated
for the census, believing it will result
in a shortening Of their rations, and de-
clare they Will fight before they will
give in.
Oscar Olson, Of La Crosse, Wis.
was killed Saturday by being thrown
from his buggy Richard Bonehard
and S. Hitshull also lost their lives by
accident
Samuel Black, an aeronaut, made a
balloon ascension on Friday at Boards
town, Ill and the air-ship took fire
when at height Of 400 feet and Black
fell and was killed.
Reports indicate that the Alabama
corn crop will be larger than last year
because of greater acreage. The pros
poets for cotton are better than at the
same time last year.
During the first six months of the
present year there were 6sl labor strikes
involving ia 263 strikers, against S4S
strikes involving 93,25S strikers during
the same time last year
1t has been discovered that an organ
lied band of desperadoes has run of
with 500 fine horses, which they stole
near Spokane Falls, Wash, and made for
the British Columbia line.
Frederick Blank, farmer living near
La Porte, Ind, was found dead in his
barn on Saturday, and John Canning.
ex-city treasurer Of Columbus, Ind, was
found dead in a stable. Whisky killed
them both.
Joseph Tribble has been arrested at
Wathena. Mo-, for the murder of Thorn
as Kincaid twenty-nine years before
He has since resided in Mississippi, and
had returned to Wathena, the scene of
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