Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-07-27
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.
For the,Neek Ending july Is.


The Oxford Iron & Nail company at
Belvidere. \. j., failed for s225, 600.
Gaudaur defeated Hanlan in the boat
race at Toronto, Ont, for the worlds
championship
Fire burned whole block at Paul
ding, o., and part of another, causing a
loss of 5000, 900.
Three boys and man were killed by
the explosion of powder house near
Huntington, Ind.
Cholera is rampant among the lower
classes in Moscow. 1t has also APP
peared in Naples.
During a gale at Buzzards Bay,
Mass, yacht was capsized and six
persons were drowned.
From twenty to thirty Cinnamon are
said to enter the United States nightly
via the Mexican border.
Mexico's fire brick works, the largest
enterprise of the kind in Missouri, has
discontinued operations
Jacob Schaeffer issues a challenge to
play any billiardist in the world and
posts money with his def.
Seventy guards in camp at Seagirt,
n. j., were poisoned by drinking from
cups washed in oxalic acid
Joseph Seide, who arrived in Chicago
Friday from Hungary, was killed six
hours later by cable train.
John Mcconnell, morocco and cotton
manufacturer in Philadelphia, failed
for 5000, 900; assets, 500, 900.
Officers of the revenue cutter Rush
report the discovery of an active vol
cano near Cape st. John, Alaska.
The resignation of.William A. Maury
assistant attorney general, was ten
dered 70 Attorney General Olney.
While burning rubbish at Pittsburgh,
Pa, Mrs w G. Connolly and her adopt
ed daughter were fatally burned
BY the capsizing of their sloop during
a squail Johnson, Murphy and Scott,
Boston yachtsmen, were drowned
A severe cyclone passed over the lit
tie town Of Gale, l. T., destroying
houses, barns and everything in its
path.
Charles F. Washburn, head OF the
barbed wire concern OF Washburn-
Moen, died at Worcester Mass, of apo
plexy
Lee Jones, Of indianapolis, convicted
Of the murder Of Thomas Moody in
1915, has been pardoned by Gov. Mat
thews.
Rev. George Stocking. Of Leavitts-
burg, o., who was suffering from poor
health, ended his misery by cutting his
throat
Misses Elizabeth Walters and Mabel
Hallet were drowned while bathing in
the surf at Shell Bank, Long Island.
Friday
A negro who assaulted and murdered
the 0-year-old daughter Of Carr Elliott
IN Lafayette county Fla, was hanged
by a mob
Lutte Laselle, of Seymour. Ind, an
only daughter, 10 years Of age. poisoned /
herself with arsenic rather than take a |
whipping
Mascot defeated Hal Pointer and
Flying Jib at Detroit, pacing five heats
in less than 2;Os and breaking the |
worlds record.
Ground will be broken in San Fran
cisco this week for the California Mid |
winter exposition. which is to follow
the worlds fair.
The Southern Electric company at |
Baltimore made q voluntary assign |
ment with assets estimated at 500, 600 |
and liabilities at $780, 900.
A statehood convention is called 70 |
meet at FL Reno. O. T, on August g.
Every city, town and county in the ter
ritory will be represented.
An engine drawing three cars Jumped |
the track a. Cleveland. Engineer |
Hines was crushed under his engine |
and was dead when extricated.
The Milburn wagon works at Toledo,
o., employing 1900 men, the largest in
stitption of It's character In the United !
States, closed down for six months.
Gen. John G. Walker died in WasA-
ington. lie was a distinguished figure
in the battles OF Sharpsburg, Manassas
and all the fights aroand Richmond
Canadas exports for the fiscal year
ended June 50. 1898, exceeded those OF
the previous year by 81. $50. 600 aud are
the greatest on record, aggregating
slf5, 1877 sos
The farmers of Bond county, Ill,
have been victimized by two lightning
roi sharks of Chicago One old farmer
signed a slip for s27, which turned up
in the shape of note for S400. Others
Were also swindled
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Big Storage House Burned.
COIIrNRI-S o. July oS The lOhio