Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-06-07
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.
Dor the WeeI1 EndIng NAV ee.

Clinton, Miss. for burglary.
The republicans OF the Sixth Kansas
district nominated Abram II. Ellis for
congress.
T. Stomre & Co., steamship owners
and brokers of London and Liverpool,
failed for $500, 900.
A gigantic anarchist plot to explode
bombs in various European cities was
discovered in Paris.
The American Baptist Missionary
union began its eightieth annual meet
ing at Saratoga, n. Y.
A fire in the incubator establishment
at Franklin, Ino.. destroyed 10000
newly-hatched chickens.
The fire losses in the United States
during the week ended on the 26th
were estimated at 50, 400, 900.
Mrs. Riley Yates gave birth to her
twenty-ffth child at Springfield, O.
She is 40 and her husband 81.
Craven & Craven, worsted spinners
at Bradford, England, failed with liza
bilities amounting to Sl0,000,0O0.
Sixty-nine descendants of Daniel I'll,
of La Rose, Ill, were present at the
celebration of his Goth birthday.
Sir Francis Johnson, chief justice of
the supreme court of Quebec. died at
Montreal. He was IS years old.
Joseph 0'Connor was killed and Bur-
nett Rowe fatally shot near Newport,
Tenn, in a quarrel about woman.
Philip Dryer was discharged by
Justice Gaynor, of New York, who de-
clared horse racing was not lottery.
State banks of Illinois have gained
$4,000, 600 in deposits since February
%, and the average cash reserve is 4S
per cent.
Names of the members of the new
French cabinet were announced NJ
Dupuy is premier and minister of for
eign affairs.
The Edgar Thomson steel works at
Braddoek, Pa, closed down in all de-
partments, throwing over $500 men
out of work.
The car Of Russia has issued a ukase
depriving ministers and governors of
the power Of appointing or dismissing
subordinates.
A slab believed to have been in
scribed in 1854 and to be relic of the
anti-domain sect was unearthed at
Fredonia, N. Y.
A Baltimore & Ohio passenger train
was wrecked by landslide near Pine
Grove, Md, and the engineer and fire.
man were killed.
Streator Qll.) women are arranging
a celebration of independence day.
Miss Ada Sweet, of Chicago, viii de-
liver the Grafton.
George T. and ]. c. Nickles have been
arrested at Galesburg, Ill, charged
with swindling farmers by means of
insurance policies
Net profits Of the Chicago Packing &
Provision company for the year ending
March 81, according to the annual re-
port. were 1888, $40.
In the Hanlou district of China the
river Han overiiowed its banks and in
the food that followed over 1000 per
sons were drowned.
In the United States court at Indi-
annapolis Percival b. Coffin, Francis A.
Coffin and Albert 5. Reed were con-
victed of bank wrecl1ing
w. w Herricl, aged 81. we'll
known capitalist of Minneapolis, died
on train en- route home from Cali
fornia. where he spent the winter.
The 115th anniversary of the birth of
Thomas Moore was celebrated at Cen
trail music hall in Chicago. Rev. DIR.
0'Reilly, of Detroit, was the orator.
Princess Josephine of Belgium and
Prince Charles of Hohenzollern-Sig-
maringen were quietly married at
Brussels. Magnificent presents were
received.
John f. Hiler, who married Grace
Washburne on twenty-four hours ac-
quaintance, was sentenced at Bloom
ington, Ill. TO years imprisonment
for bigamy.