Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-03

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bank in Philadelphia, has confessed
that the books of the bank were al
tered to deceive Examiner Drew.
CLARENCE +. HUTH. of Pennsylvania,
was elected president Of the Patriotic
Order Sons Of America at the national
camp at Philadelphia.
Or the Bound Brook railroad be-
tween Neshaming Falls and LeghOrn,
Pa, an engine drawing three coaches
ran miles in 3 minutes % As seconds
and / mile in 80 - seconds, or at the
rate Of 30 miles an hour, the fastest
time ever made by a railroad train.
AT the national encampment in Min
neapolis Of the Sons Of Veterans Bar
low s Weeks, Of New York, was
elected commander in chief
The Bremaker Moore Paper Com
pany Of Louisville, KY. made an as
signment. with liabilities Of $500, 900.
AT Independence Ia, Nancy Hanks,
a Kentucky mare, trotted three
straight heats in 2:12, 2:l2I and 2:12,
breaking all trotting race records.
GEoRGIA's legislature, by a vote of "a
to62, declined TO accept the confederate
veterans home, an institution built
with private funds
JAMES BURNS and his daughter Alice
were found dead in their house about
miles from Red Oak. Mich. 1t was
thought they took their own lives
A. ]. MONTGOMERY and two brothers
named Jarvis were killed by Milton
Kendall and his four sons in street
fight in Georgetown, Ky.
A CALL for a statehood convention TO
be held at Oklahoma City September
"a next has been issued by the CONNER
cial club of that city.
A PASSENGER train on the Western
North Carolina railroad jumped tres
tie and went to the bottom of deep
ravine near Statesville, killing forty
passengers and injuring thirty Others
nine seriously.
AT Ironton, O.. in a joking way Mrs.
Title Reckman pointed 4 revolver sup
posed to be unloaded ia the face of
Mrs. Dora May, who was visiting her
from Ashland, Ky. The weapon went
off. killing Mrs. May instantly
LIZZIE WILSON, % years old, fatally
poisoned herself and her child in Phil
adelphia.
In the United States the business
failures during the seven days ended on
the 2sth numbered 226 against 218
the preceding week and lS9 for the
corresponding week last year.
A CLoUDBURsT in Rensselaer, county,
n. Y did damage estimated at $780,
OOO Three persons were drowned.
GEN. r. 5. DYRENFoRrH. who con-
Quoted the recent government rain ex-
periments in Texas, says the expert
ments were correct beyond question.
In three weeks six rains were produced,
three of which were downpours, and
the last one was the heaviest rain in
three years.
MoNBARs, a 2-year-old colt trotted a
mile in 80 at independence. Ia, break
ing the worlds record Of 2:219, made by
Regal Wilkes. Direct paced a mile in
2:O94
A FIRE of incendiary origin destroyed
almost one square of business houses
at Danville, Ind
POSTMASTER GENERAL WANAMAKER
has sent letters to the postmasters in
every county seat in the United States
asking them to visit each office in their
counties and make reports upon their
observations.
JoHN BAXTER, New York painter
killed his wife and two children and
then committed suicide
FRANK DUDLEY, negro. was lynched
at Georgetown, Ky, by a mob of white
men for murder.
WALTER CARR & Co. produce dealers
in New York failed for 500, 900.
CHARLES MULLIGAN, negro who as
sassinated Ike Frauenthal, a leading
Jewish merchant at Conway, Ark, was
shot to death by mob.
THE United Brethren church at Bour-
bon, Ind, was totally destroyed by
dynamite. There was no clew to the
cause or perpetrators
CORNELIUS VANDERHooF and his little
son We're drowned near Holland, Mich,
by the capsizing of sloop.
THE American Bar association in ses-
sion at Boston adopted resolution
recommending the passage by each
state of an act for the promotion of
uniform state laws.
A TORNADO swept over the lower
part of Newark, n j., wrecl1ing many
buildings.
Tue first reunion Of the survivors Of
the Blaekhawk war, which occurred in
Illinois fifty-nine years ago was held
at Lena, III, on the 2Sth
ELECTRIC ears collided in Denver,
fatally injuring Engineer William
Morrison and Mrs. Lockwood a pas
senger
MISSOURI bankers met at Lebanon
and organized a state association.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
The state central committee of the
peoples party met in Boston and eff