Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-08
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Five bandits were shot at San Pedro.
Mex, Wednesday.
Miss Olea Bull, daughter of Ole Bull,
the violiuist, has gone on the stage.
Seven horses were burned to death
Wednesday in a fire at Blissfeld. Mich.
The Southeastern Iowa Dairy associa-
ton was organized at Ottumwa Wednes-
day.
Merchants in Mexico have petitioned
the government to tax commercial trav-
elers.
The negroes of Clark county, Ark,
are said to be planning an exodus TO
Africa.
Kingfisher and FL Reno, Oklahoma,
are overrun with robbers and pick
pockets.
Gen. E. w. Pierce, Of Fall River, has
been married, Mt the age Of 10, to Miss
Ida Estelle Gardiner, aged 81.
The straits Of Mackinaw were re-
ported clear of ice Wednesday. Nsvi-
CATION Il now open to both lakes.
Wool is advancing In the London
market, and American dealers expect a
similar movement in domestic wool.
Gen. Piannclli. who it was generally
believed would lead the Italian forces
in the next war, died At Verona. Italy.
The Northern Pacific hospital at Mis-
soula, Mont. burned Wednesday. All
the patients were saved. The loss is
$50, 900.
Two trained Arabian horses fought
Wednesday at Madison Square garden,
New York. One stallion nearly killed
the other.
The skeletons Of four men were dis
covered Wednesday in a mound near
Marshall, Mo. An Indian pipe was also
found in the tomb.
Henry Reverty and John Ruppright
quarreled over the election at Dunkirk,
o., and Reverty shot and instantly
killed his opponent.
The Iowa Colum bian fair commission
began session at Des Moines Wednes-
day to make final arrangements for
Iowa's exhibit at Chicago.
Among the unpublished manuscripts
left by Walt Whitman is q poem On the
landing Of Columbus. which will be
offered to the managers Of the worlds
fair.
Emperor William has requested Chan
celor Won Caprivi to take holiday. 1t
is reported in political circles that the
vacation foreshadows Gen. Won Caprivi's
complete retirement.
A Chicago syndicate is negotiating
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junction Of the Elgin, Joliet q Eastern
and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail.
roads, east Of Aurora.
Sir Edward Watkin and Mrs. Ingram,
widow of the proprietor of the illus
trated London News, were married in
London Wednesday. The bride is IS
years old and the groom 70.
The Newark Methodist Episcopal
conference voted 700 for to 81 against
the presentation of memorandum ad.
hitting women delegates TO the coming
general conference at Omaha.
Four thousand union building me-
chanics in New York have resumed
work. They struck on account Of the
employment of non-union men. who
have now been indefinitely suspended.
Medal in Memory Of Ilyam Solomon.
WASHINGTON. April t. Representa-
tive Chapman tMich.l has introduced a
resolution authorizing q medal to be
struck in commemoration of the great
service to his country Of Hyam Solo
mon. Polish Hebrew. who was . rich
banker of Philadelphia during the
revolutionary war. lie advanced
money 10 the colonies until he had
given them nearly $500. 900. Owing to
his liberality and public spirit Solo.
mons widow and children were left in
straitened circumstances, but no appli-
cation for aid has ever been made to
/ the government
| A Theater Burned.
NEW ORLEANS, April THE Eden
Musee. q variety theater on Royal
street. was destroyed by Gre wednes-
day evening. The loss will reach s7o.-
GOO At one time the flames threatened
/ 20 wipe out the whole block. which