Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-02-04
DOMESTIC.

THE American Beet Sugar Producers
association was formed at San Francis
co with Henry T. Onward as president
IL Chicago S23 persons were killed
by railroads last year. as shown by the
records of the coroner.
AT Pitts burgh, Pa, strikers took
non-union conductor from a street car,
held him in front of a stream of water
from a hose for about ten minutes, and
then beat him until he was nearly
dead.
JUnGE JOHNSON Of Topeka, kan. de-
cided that indorsers of promissory
notes were not liable.
THREE S-inch steel guns, each weigh
ing $1,000 pounds and capable of shoot
ing an 500 pound projectile miles,
were shipped to san Francisco from
the Watervliet gun factory at Albany,
n. Y.
The extensive barns of the William
son-Libby Lumber Company at Osh-
kosh, Wis, were destroyed by fire
and six horses were burded.
CUsroMs officers Captured twenty
eight Chinese who had been Struggled
across the border IT Seattle, Wash As
many more sceped arrest.
AUGUsr w. MEYER was murdered
aud robbed III his Office at Savannah,
Ga, by five negroes in his employ.
f'HE bank of Jefferson at Shepherds
town, w. Va, closed its doors. The
loss to stockholders would be heavy.
THE total value of the wheat stock of
the northwest was estimated at S29,-
SOL. 100 A year ago it was 81, 5S7, 600
GEORGE HANLoN, of the Hanlon
Brathers Theatrical Company, has de-
cided to enter the ministry.
LELAND STANFoRD's brown colt
Baby Mckee was sold in San Francisco
for S25 600.
JAMES BECK, Pittsburgh PA
newsdealer, was fined s25 dollars for
selling papers on Sunday,
NEAR Cumberland Gap, Ky, four
laborers were killed by an explosion of
some blasting cartridges they were
throwing out
THE plant of Borne, Scrysmer & Co.
lubricating oil manufacturers of Eliza
beth, n. j., was entirely destroyed by
fire, the loss being $500, 900.
A FIRE in Columbus, O., destroyed an
entire business block, causing loss of
500, 900; insurance, $500, 900. The Met
ropolitan opera house and two news
paper offices were among the buildings
burned.
THE entire central part Of Beverly,
w. Va, was burnei, including the
courthouse. Over 800 persons were
made homeless
FIRE destroyed the Chester g. CD
cotton factory. Loss, $500, 600; insur-
ance, $3.50, 600.
FRANK BROWN and his wife Of South
Boston, Ind, were kicked to death by
a stallion.
A FIRE which started in a laundry of
the city workhouse in Cincinnati caused
a loss OF 500 300
RUMoRs vNere atloat that T. Wilton
Hill, forU erly cashier of the James
burg y. ~ bank, was not dead, and
that 0ax figure was buried in his
stead His accounts were short $50
O0G
THE reply of Chilli to the ultimatum
Of the United States government COM
pletely and unequivocally disavowS the
Malta circular and expresses regret
Tor the sentiments therein contained:
apologies for the Baltimore outrage
and leaves the terms of settlement
with the supreme court of the United
State; declares deep respect for our
flag and our uniform. "A sincere feeling
of friendship for the United States and
the reflections on Minister Egar con
tanned in the request for his recall are
withdrawn.
LARGE numbers of the Pawnee, Otoe
and Missouri Indians were dying daily
OF Ia grippe in oklahoma territory.
WEST Il TIcE's Wholesale crocl,ery
h ouse in Cincinnati was burned Loss
about 500. 600
IoHN OWEN and his nephew. William
Myers, were burned to death at Ken.
dallville, Ind.
THE national board Of trade con
vened at Washington for its twenty
seco nd annual meeting.
WILLIAM TYNpALL, an Indian liv-
ing near bancroft, Neb., will file an
application for pension. He served
in the civil war.
FoB the tenth time within the past
year an attempt was made to set fire to
Burlington, la
AT Wheeling, w. Va. Richard Chris
tian. aged 20 murdered his father be-
cause he called him up TO build a fire
The murdered man was the father o.
eighteen children.