Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-09-19
NEWS CONDENSED.
= History of the Week Given in short
raragraphs.


rs years old when he emigrated TO that
country from England.
IT. public schools at Mount Vernon
Ind, opened with the eleven colored pupils
by themselves, with a colored instructor
for the first time
Pierre Lorillard, the tobacco millionaire,
does not use the weed in any form.
Brazil is contemplating the purchase of
several high speed seagoing torpedo boats
in Genoa. Italy.
Through a mistake in a cipher telegram
twenty live English chorus girls had a fine
voyage TO Rio Janeiro instead of to the
United States.
While playing with matches at Union
City, Ind, the 3-year-old son of Mrs. Stella
Gard was burned to death.
The furnace employees of Mahoning val.
lev issue notice TO their employees de-
handing an increase Of 10 per cent. in
wages.
Charles Fleck was fatally injured by
Northwestern train at Jefferson Ia.
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H. . Brooks was fatally injured near
Republic, o., by a stick of wood thrown
by buzz saw. His face and head were
horribly mangled.
The supreme court of California has de
cided the Walkerly trust as invalid This
gives the widow $4,000
Experts are at work on the books of Al
fred w Fitz, the missing treasurer of the
Chelsea, Miss. Wire Fabric company, who
disappeared Aug II
At a meeting of the members of the New
York Church club an Armenian relief as
ISOLATION was formed, with an executive
committee consisting of J. Blocker chair
man; Ludlow Ogden, Henry II. Mann,
Robert @ Hone. Charles H. Stout, Mich
olas r. Merscrcau and William Bispham.
Rand 4 GoshoFne, one of the largest and
best known dry goods firms in Charleston,
w Va, failed Liabilities, $50, 600 assets
unknown.
Secretary Herbert has ordered the United
States Marine band to attend the cere-
monies AT Chickamauga during the dedi-
cation of the national park there.
Lord Dunraven's fun name is Sir Wyn-
ham Thomas Wyndham- Quinn, X p
Calvin jackson died sunday il the Gin
cinnati city hospital His relatives were
notified Tuesday In the meantime the
body had been dissected Jackson brother
will appeal to the hospital trustees.
Charles L. Jacobs was arrested in Phila-
delphia for tying his little boys hands be-
hind them with chains and locking them
in the house.
A man giving the name of Henry Metz
swindlcd Samuel Hodge of Mechanics
vile, o., out Of 1890 on bogus draft.
John f Lewis, who died recently, was
the only Virginian in his states constitu-
tienal convention who voted against Sc
cession.
c. w. Rippey, who shot John w
Mackay in San Francisco three years ago.
is now pursuing Charles L., Fair Fairs
friends are nervous.
A Pittsburg girl of Is killed herself by
eating Paris green because her mother had
given birth to a baby girl and she wanted
brother.
Mrs. Martha White, 81 years of age, Of
Unadilla, \ y, recently took a two-mile
trip on IA bicycle.
Thomas O'Brien Philadelphia, uses
coffin as a bed and has slept in it for ten
years
Silsby & Co, stock brokers at Washing
ton. ID. c., Baltimore. and elsewhere. have
assigned 1t is believed they will resume
IN few days
Owing TO the failure of the japanese
rice crop large quantities are being inn
ported from Rangoon
Lemuel H. Andrews OF West Gadsdcn.
Fla, has 1iiled l27S raulesnakes during
his lifetime.
Street railway traffic was stopped at
Sioux City, la, and electric light service
paralyzed BY q heavy electrical storm.
Abraham Baer was arrested at Cunber-
land, Md, charged with the murder of
Louis Sindler who disappeared six weeks
ago.
A daring jail delivery was effected at
Newcastle. Pa. by Henry Herbert Vactor
"a Youngstown colored man, under indiet-
nent for burglary, and Benjamin Slaburn
charged with felonious assault
A dispatch from san Salvador says the
indigo planters viii suffer great loss owing
to a scarcity of water.
Train No of the Chicago and South
eastern railroad became partially derailed
eight miles east of Lebanon, Ind. and
Reuben Byroagls was fatally injured
Hurry Cohn. II. Joseph, Mo. tailor
has failed with liabilities Of 700
Baron Tauchnitz the German publisher
is proud OF the fact that although Leip-
sic has long been a hotbed of socialism his
employees had never struck for any cause
Conductor Henry l. Dimica was killed
at Oelwcin, Ia.
Archbishop William H. Gross has m.
frocked and suspended from the priesthood
Father NJ. J Kelly, ia charge Of parish
at Cedar Mills Or, for slan3ering Mother
William, in charge of a refuge home tor
women. located IN Portland Or.
According to his contract with Sir Au-
gllstus Harris Ga French tenor Alvarez Is
u receive mor1 5Aan $5.99J a month FOR his
services for The next three years
Peter Styers. AGED p oldest locomotive
engineer iii tina country died Il Bethlehem
Pa His totl mileage is estimated Is
equal - forty 6in4es tbc circumference Ut
Che earth. and he never had an accident
Arthur n wilson g Newcastle Del
has sued tile clly ta Hec0rer $4,000 dam
ages for iajuriss received ~ his young
son during sfterl4nie disp9 lasf
Juiy
Fire burned sAr4e aes-t83 Wjldin4s