Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-12-28
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.


AAF D4S PldCc-gAdSs WDFhS al Gnhfie-
roi, Pa, will close down for an indef.
mite period
Utah's liberal party, the last vestige
Of the anti-Mormon organization, has
disbanded.
The Akron (O) Iron company went
into the hands of receiver with liabili-
ties of $500. ZOO.
Mrs. Adler. near Brighton, Ia, threw
her husband into a well and then filed
him with bird shot
On her official trial trip the United
States cruiser Olympia made a record OF
2l.67 knots an hour.
After a separation of fifty years Will
liam c. Burner and Mrs. Childs, a sis
ter, met at Lima. o.
Exports exceeded imports during No
vember by $40, 8sl, 023, according to the
bureau of statistics
Joe Kangley drank four cups of bad
whisky at Clifford. Ia, and died of con
gestiOn of the brain.
Ex-Gov. Larrabee, of Iowa, has sold
for 100000 his Black Hills coal mines
to Chicago capitalists.
The National Carbon company's
works in Cleveland, O., were burned,
the loss being s175, 600
Henry G. Givens (coloredl was
lynched near Nebo, KY. He was ac-
cused of poisoning stock.
Pennsylvania heirs of Stephen Mast
claim acres of land in Baltimore Md,
now valued at 100000, 600
In many localities in Texas cattle
were perishing by thousands. No rain
had fallen for five months.
The Union Pacific Coal company sus-
tanned loss of $3.50, 600 in the destruc-
ton OF mine at Amy, Wye.
Dividends have been declared by the
receivers of nine national banks that
failed during the recent panic.
New York Sons of the American Rev
olution eommemorated the Boston tea
party anniversary by banquet
Pete Nolan, pugilist, had both ears
chewed half off in a fight at Cincin-
natl with Jim Watson, circus man.
BY wreck on the Seaboard Air Line
road near Athens, La, twelve passen-
gers and several trainmen were hurt.
Gen Datus f. Coon. who was acct
dentally shot by friend, died at San
Diego, Cal He was gallant soldier
The Terminal Elevator eompanv's
buil1 ngs at Buffalo, \. y, were
burned at a late hour. Loss, 81, 600. 900.
David Stout, farmer living near
Indianapolis, was robbed of $4,000 in
gold which he had buried in his cellar.
John L. Porter, designer and builder
Of the famous rebel ram Merrimac,
died in Portsmouth, Va, in his s1st
year
Mrs. Sarah Farley Van Nostrand
died at her homeain East Millston, n.
j., aged los years, 3 months and 10
days.
An attempt was made to kiln Presi-
dent Engle of the Exchange bank at
Breckenridge, Col, with dynamite
bomb
Illinois farmers adopted resolutions
at Springfield asking the legislature to
make two-cent-a-mile rate on all rail-
roads.
War between the sheepmen and cat
tlemen has broken out afresh in Colo
RADIO and many sheep have been slaugh-
tered.
That female teachers are driving
males out of the profession is shown by
the report Of the school superintendent
of Iowa.
Out Of work and respondent, Henry
Weber New York tailor. hanged him
self in sight of his three motherless
children.
Joseph jefferson made his debut at
Detroit as lecturer at charitable en-
tertainment His subject was Ora
matte Art"
The felt works Of Alfred Dodge at
Dolgeville, n. Y. have shut down in.
definitely, throwing 1900 men out of
employment
James Mathis and Henry Scott, two
negroes, were shot and killed at Live
Oak. Fla, by City Marshal Peary while
resisting arrest 0aa
Three persons and 500 hogs and 100
cattle were killed in wreck on the
Chesapeake & Ohio Southwestern road
near Louisville, Ky.
Flames in several towns in Japan de
stroyed $40 houses, and in a tornado at
Nayasaki 2,235 houses were wrecked
and "A persons were killed.
The relief committee of Pittsburgh.
Ia has made arrangements with the
city authorities for the employment of
as many men rs apply on city works
at ten cents an hour.
During the season just closed 10
600, 600 barrels of flour were received
and handled at Buffalo, u Y. The
value Of the product was between $50. :
Ooo, 600 and $40, 000. 600
One hundred volumes Of the original
edition Of Prof ] n Dana's work on
! "Crnstaccea oj America" were con-
summed in a fire at New Haven They
were valued at Sl00, 600
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New Road Across the Continent