Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-05-24
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.
For the Week Ending May 22.

| A FIRE in Annui province in China de-
stroyed $500 houses.
The National bank of Pendleton,
Ore. closed It's doors
Wheat touched 5aA cents, the lowest
price ever known in Chicago.
The Traders bank of Tacoma.
Wash, suspended payment for a second
time.
Gen. Philip Cook. secretary of state.
died at his home in Atlanta, Ga, aged
n years
The republican state convention of
North Dakota will meet in Grand
Forks July IL.
For killing his unfaithful wife, Will
liam McKeill paid the extreme penalty
Of the law at Mobile. Ala
T. w. Phillips was nominated for con-
gress by the republicans of the Twenty
fifth Pennsylvania district
Bradstreet's clearinghouse exhibit
for the United States shows a decrease
for the week OF 27.o per cent
With the gold exports of the last
week deducted, the treasury reserve
will stand at about $ss.oco, 600
The Manchester ship canal was for
mally declared open 10 the commerce
of the world by Queen Victoria.
The National Editorial association
will meet In tenth annual convention
at Asbury Park. &. j., July 10 20.
Experiments with brand of smoke
less powder discovered by virginian
prove 1t superior TO any yet tested.
The Illinois Congregationalists cell
ebrated in Chicago the fftieth ami
yersary of their state organization.
The Ohio Legislature adjourned sine
die. Among the bills passed was one
to hold but one session In two years
The worst wind and rainstorm known
in fifty years prevailed at Toronto.
Ont, and considerable damage was
done.
A cloudburst southwest of Dunkirk,
n. Y, caused one of the most disas-
trous foods known there in many
years.
The j. c. Lane-Paper Manufacturing
company at Elkhart, Ind, went into
the hands of a receiver, with heavy liza
bilities.
In trying to arrest three VS. at
Yukon, o. r., two deputy shel we're
fatally shot and one of the banoa.s was
wounded.
At Cambridge, Mass, James Wilson,
40 years old. murdered his wife by cut
ting her throat and then fatally wound
ed himself
Property valued at S145, 900 was de
stroyed in Akron, O., by blaze which
started in Weary, Snyder q Wilcox's
planning mill.
Edmund II. Yates, editor and propri-
etor of the London World and the
author of many novels. died suddenly,
aged 80 years.
Cincinnati authorities forced food
down the throat of Father O'Grady, the
murderer of Mollie Gflmartin. who was
starving himself
In speech at Quincy, ILL.,, Common
wealer Kelly denounced the newspa-
Pers and railroad officials, and pleaded
for aid for his men.
Frank Goodale, well-known Jockey.
was thrown from Judge Payne at
Louisville and trampled TO death by
Tue nOTseS kOAkOWlUK nlLQs
Marsene b. Erslxine, who had served
four terms as mayor of Racine, Wis,
and was prominent business man, is
dead. He was 70 years old
Henry Jones, negro wanted for an
assault on 7-year-old girl in Latay-
cite, La, was shot through the heart
by Sheriff Isaac Broussard.
The Kellys and Raffertys, of South
vile, Mass, settled long standing
feud with revolvers. Two will die and
two others are badly wounded.
Peterson, Rogers, Durham and Cork
er defeated Gaudaur, Teemer, Hosmer
and Rice in the four-oared smile race
for professionals at Austin, Tex.
All the carpenters and mill hands in
Cincinnati were ordered to strike be-
cause the bosses refused to pay 81. so
for eight hours or IS for nine hours.
Mrs. Matilda A. Patterson, of Chi
eago, has petitioned cangress to appro-
pirate 5000, 600 to purchase lands on
which to settle unemployed thousands.
William Perdue went to the home of
Squire A. W. Rumble IN Nevada, Mo.
and shot him dead and then took his
own life. A family feud was the cause.
The Brotherhood Of Locomotive En-
gineers In session in ST. Paul adopted
resolutions condemning the bill Of SEN
ator Walsh TO prevent interference
with mail trains.
Henry Woolwine was sentenced at
Mexico, Mo-, TO six years in prison for
assault. He secured change of venue
to Montgomery county and has been
sentenced there TO twenty years.
WIN Visit the Antwerp Exposition.