Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-05-12
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.
For the weed Ending May 10.


minister to Russia.
Spain is making great preparations
for the worlds fair.
A plot to burn the statehouse in Bos-
ton was discovered.
Charles Kendall Adams, president Of
Cornell university, resigned Friday.
Premier Rudini. of Italy, handed in
the designations of himself and cabinet.
It was said that y, 600 negroes were
preparing to leave Tennessee for Okla
homa.
Five miners were killed by the fall
ing of a cage near Gilly. a village in
Belgium.
The peoples party of Mississippi
viii hold a state convention at Jackson
June %.
The rival factions in the democratic
party of Louisiana have agreed to com
promise.
The recent frosts and rains have de-
stroyed two-thirds Of the grape crop of
California.
About $40, 100000 will be represented
in the wall paper trust which has just
been formed
The famous castle of Rantzlcu, Ger
many, stored with antiquities, has been
destroyed by fire.
Swarms of Chinese immigrants CON
tinue to enter America by way of Brit
ish Columbian ports.
Nathaniel Strawn. residing near Eng
lish, Ind, celebrated the centennial an
niversary of his birth.
Fire at Montreal destroyed the Island
City paint and oil works, with a large
stock. Loss, S125, 600
Scott's famous Haymarl<et restaurant
was burned in London and four walters
persisted in the flames.
f. Norwood 4 Co, of South Wales,
intend to establish a big tin plate mill
neor New York at once.
Edward O'Brien, the "Inyincible.
who was recently released from Mount
joy prison, died in Dublin.
Fire which started in the agricultural
works of Chisholm & Farrell, at Hay
ward, Cal. caused loss Of 500, 600
The state encampment Of the Sons OF
VI .erans will be held at Bushnell, H.,
June Is to rs, and Gov Fifer will be
present
Lamperti, the famous singing master
died Friday at Milan. Among his pupils
were Nine. Albani, Miss Van Zandt and
Campanini
John l. Blair, delegate at large to
Minneapolis from New Jersey, will be
the oldest delegate in the convention.
He is over 90.
BY the capsizing of a boat at Woods
dale island, near Cincinnati Alice
Larue and Katie Clark. young ladies',
were drowned.
The body of Joseph seidl Menomi-
nee tMich.l suicide, was taken from the
bay Saturday He disappeared about
four weeks ago.
Robbers entered the room OF a
wealthy woman at Salt Lake City and
compelled her to give up her diamonds,
worth about 20, 600.
In H. of jealousy Abel Smith shot
and killed his wife at Canarsie, l.. J.,
and then threw himself before train
and was instantly killed
James Goudie. Sr., famous as being
the builder of the first steamboat, the
Royal William" that ever crossed the
Atlantic, died in Chicago.
Mrs Samuel NJ Bauer was filing
gasoline stove at Louisville, Ky, when
the fluid exploded, fatally burning Mrs
Bauer and her lomonths-old son.
The residence of Samuel Barrows
was burned at Tom bstone, A. r., ard
Barrows' S-year-old son and 17-year-old
brotherin law were burned to death.
Robert Chandler was drowned in the
Baraboo river at Baraboo, Wis, Mon,
day. Charles keyzer, his companion,
was fished out unconscious but revived
Near Orlando, o. T., a cloudburst
caused flood that drowned many cat
tie and washed away several houses
and barns. John Crockett was killed.
Music dealers at Fort Dodge, Ia,
believe they have bought genuine
Stradivarius violin in an instrument
sold them the other day by German
emigrant. They are said to have re-
fused an offer of IS, 600 for it.
l.. O. Jeffries, secretary of the South
Dakota relief commission, reports fifty
car loads of grain ready for flood suf
ferers. The Black Hills have twenty
tons of flour One thousand dollars in
cash have already been forwarded.
Lightningrod men are operating
near Ramsey, Ill They vietimized
Thomas Lawson and John Peasley.
Lawson settled and Peasley will con-
test. Big bills are made by signing a
contract for what appears to be small
amount but counts up in the aggregate.
Jumped to Her Death.