Griggs courier., 1895-09-20

The News Condensed.
important intelligence From All Parts.
DOMESTIC.
The entire family Of Charles F.
Krueger--father, mother and six chill
dren-of Michigan City, Ind, is dead
from eating diseased pork one year
ago, the last surviving child dying re-
Gently.
DR. A. w. HIT, of Chicago, says that
there are over 500 cases of leprosy in
the United States.
WILLIAM MURPHY, of Saginaw, Mich,
one of the best known lumbermen of
the northwest. died in Bangor, Me-,
aged 81 years.
The Roman Catholic university in
Washington decided to admit women
as pupils in all the higher studies
STRIKE meetings were being held in
the Pennsylvania coke regions and the
indications were for labor troubles in
the near future.
Two-JM WAKEFIELD, anegro, commit
ted suicide at Elkton, KY, because to-
bacco worms destroyed his forty-acre
crop.
The regatta committee of the New
York Yacht club heard evidence bear
ing upon the protested race and
awarded the second race of the series
between Defender and Valkyrie for
the Americas cup to the American
boat.
WILLIAM CALDWELL (colored) was
hanged by q mob near Osceola, Ark,
for numbering FRS. Rhea, white
woman.
The fire losses in the United States
and Canada during August amounted
to 50, $780, 600, against $40, ,432 GOO in Au-
gust, 1894.
The exports of breadstuffs during
August amounted to SO, 500, 13O, against
SIC, 1884, 200 during August, 1894. The
provisions exported amounted to S11,.
2sl, ,339, against si5,930,l4l in August
last year.
WILLIAM DEAv1s, an aeronaut, was
killed at the Richie county fair at
Pennsboro, w. Va, by falling 1000
feet.
The pine regions of the Michigamme
and Paint rivers in Wisconsin were be-
ing swept by forest fires.
RANSOM SMITH and Henry j. Green
leaders of a dangerous gang of coun-
terfeiters, were captured at st. Joseph,
Mo.
TIE United States Veterinary Medi-
cel association in session at Des Moines,
Ia, elected Horace Hoskins, of Phila-
delphia, as president
The entire business portion of Con-
way Springs, Ka.., was burned.
The parade of the Grand Army of
the Republic at Louisville, KY, was
participated in by $4,000 veterans. In
the evening speeches were made by
Henry Watterson, Lieut.. Gov. Jacobs,
Commander-in-Chief Lawler, Gen. Lew
Wallace and Mrs. John A. Logan.
Four members of the Louisville
Ky.) legion were instantly killed by
the explosion of ammunition in the
caisson of a gun being driven for service
in the G. A. R. parade.
TRAINS collided on the Great North
ern road near Ashby. Minn., and five
persons were killed.
The New York Central's record
breaking train went from New York
to Buffalo, 4s6 miles, in 4o7 minutes,
or hours and ~ minutes, an average
OF 64h miles an hour, breaking all rec
Ords.
The wife and child of man named
Stiles and his father-in-law, j. D. Bor-
den, were killed by Indians near
Las Flores. Cal.
FLAMES in tobacco warehouses at
Lancaster, Pa, caused loss of $780,
600.
DISPATCHES from various points in
the northwest reported extre mely hot
weather. the thermometer ranging
from 90 to 81 degrees.
AT the encampment In Louisville
Col. l. N. Walker. of Indianapolis, was
elected commander in chief of the
Grand Army Of the Republic and st.
Paul captured the reunion and en-
campment in 1886. The report of the
adjutant general showed the total
amount expended for charity the past
year was $l9s, ,s9s. The total member
ship In good standing on July 1 was
257,63y
In the bicycle tournament at Spring..
field, Mass. F. j. Titus made ~ miles
and 1855 yards In one hour. w. C. San
ger went miles in 4:e4, and Starbuck
made 5 miles In lo:ll, and E. c. Bald
went one.half mile in i:0l--all record
breakers.
The total number of votes in Phila-
delphia, as shown by tho assessors re-
turns. is 2sl,e56. an increase, of S, ses
over the corresponding assessment last
year.
A PORTION Of the grand stand ON
which were seated at least 10000 peo-
pie witnessing the Grand Army fire-
works in Louisville gave way, iniur-
Ing about zoo persons, but no fatalities
were reported.
Miss ANNIE LONDONDERRY. of Boston,
the globe gi:dler who left Chicago on
. bicycle year ago last spring, ar
rived home two weeks ahead of her
scheduled time.
TWENTY-FIVE Of the thirty bodies Of
the men who lost their lives in the o.
ceols mine fire near HouRhton. Mich,
were recovered.