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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14
ST. LOUIS

Is one of the largest and handsomest
cities of the United States. The Re-
publican National Convention meets
here June 10th. Are you going? Do
you want to go by the best, safest and
most direct routeP Insist on your
ticket agent selling you a ticket via
the burlington Route''-the only
route under the same management
from Minneapolis and St Paul to st.
Louis. For Maps, timetables etc,
address w. j. G. KENYON, General
Freight and Passenger Agent, St.
Paul, MIMI.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14
Cuba Clippings.

Tne July weather we have had the past
few DAYS has dried the top of the ground
amazingly and dust is now flying as If there
had been no rain for a month. The con-
trast in the appearance of the country at
present and the same time last year is quite
marked. There is more grass and feed now
than we had all last summer.
Our village election was held last Tues
dav. John Stephens. Esq. was elected may
or and :. f. Smalley supervisor.
The MIGRANTS for the waterworks and a
part Of the pipe are on the ground but work
is not vet com menced.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14
Neuralgia

in one eye and about my temples, es-
pecially at night when had been having
a hard day of physical and mental labor.
Itook many remedies, but found help only
in Hoods Sarsaparilla which cured me of
rheumatism, neuralgia and headache.
Hoods Sarsaparilla has proved itself true
friend. I also take Hoods pills to keep
my bowels regular, and like the pills
very much" ISAAC LEWIS, Sabina, Ohio.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14
Their Angel

Their angels do always behold the face
of my Father which is in heaven
Birdie. only daughter of George and
Mary Metcalf, died at Beetown, Nav
1st, aged 6years and 16 days.
The little girl was the idol of her
parents. and beloved by playmates
and friends. SO sunny and sweet-tem-
pered was her nature. A fair lily
bud that made the air. while vet she
breathed it, sweet for all who loyed
her. But in the May-day of life.
with the fresh, enhancing beauty of
of spring in every glance, the fra
GRANGE of its budding flowers in the
tender heat, the innocent hands TN
wearied by summer'sburden the
pure brow untouched by withered
leaves, she has gone.
Where unbroken links are gathered and
no bitter partings come,
Where a house by hands not builded
is her everlasting nome
Always to bask in the sunshine of
his love; never to know the blight of
sin, or the weight of woman's sorrows.
For of such is the Kingdom of
heaven z
Dear parents. you know not how to
bear the cross that now so ..dread a
weight appears. Who does. in the
first days of sudden sorrow;-Yet
creep close TO God, and by and by,
though still weeping over the mound
that covers your treasure, you can
smile through submissive tears, to
think OF her 50 safe in Paradise
The funeral was one of the largest
that Beetown has seen for many day
Many beautiful flowers in various
designs adorned the church and cover
ed the little casket. Rev. J. A. jam
ison preached touching sermon,
Illustrative of the purity and beauty
child-life, so like that of the angels.
d we can ..all become as little
children. T"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14

The picnic season has arrived.
Seed corn at Stone & Hassell's.
Sweet corn at Stone & Hassell's.
German millet at Stone&Hassell's
Lawn grasses at Stone & Hassell's
-Turnip seed at Stone & Hassell's.
Paul Howe is visiting in Kansas
City.
w. T. Scott of Boscobel was here
on Tuesday.
Tulips and dandelions close up
before rain.
Joe Nathan, Sem, went to Prairie
du Chen, Sunday.
Jas. McGonigal left for DEBORAH,
Iowa, Monday morning.
b e V. Crabtree of Bloomington
was in town Monday.
Mr.. NJ. v. Burris of Minneapolis
is here visiting his family,
Mrs. Jas. McGonigal returned
from Bloomington Monday.
Study your Sunday school lesson.
on the 18th page of this paper.
A Young Mems Gospel Union has
has been formed in Platteville.
Episcopal Guild meets tonight,
"Wednesday. with Miss Efie Lane.
Ed. Lenz of Sitter died Sunday
and was buried to-day, Wednesday.
Jay Nathan, A. B. Hamilton and
Chas Nye went to Dubuque Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Davis of Patch
Grove were here Tuesday on business.
: Geo. Brooker is fishing for black
bass in Grant river today, Wednesday.
A son was born to Mrs. f. E. Nc
Coy Wednesday morning the 18th inst.
Clyde Budworth of Fennimore is
in the city visiting friends and rela-
tives
Attorney Harry C. Altizer will de-
liver the Decoration day address at
Sparta.
Young mems meeting at2 o'clock
Sunday afternoon at the Methodist
church.
IS. H. Taylor is building an addi-
ton to is house in the west part of
the city.
The interesting case from Mont
fort has been put over to Wednesday,
May, goth.
Born: In Hurricane, April 20.
1896. to Mr.. and Mrs Geo F. Finney,
a daughter.
The seasons clip of wool is now
y coming in quite freely. Price is
about II cents.
Hon. A. L. Brown Of Platteville
transacted business IN Judge Carter
court Tuesday.
Jas. Hughes and daughter Myr-
tie Of Beetown were in Lancaster on
business Friday.
Mrs. Frank Schriener and daugh-
ter are visiting for a week at her faith
er's home in Platteville.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14

f. c. Wall has resigned the chair
manship Of the Democratic State Cen
trail committee and Ex Gov. Peck has
been chosen to ill the vacancy,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14

went to Dubuque last Thursday on
business.
Lee Philipson went to Fond du
Lac, Monday as X. P. delegate to the
Grand lodge.
Base Ball at Fennimore Thursday
p NJ. Lancaster VS. Fennimore.
Game called at P. NJ. sharp.
w. F. McGonigal and son are
spending a few days with Mr.. Nc
Gonigal's mother in Platteville.
Tony Howell, accompanied by
his wife, was in Mt. Hope the last of
last week delivering nursery stock.
Telephone your orders to j.
Nathan & Sons for anything, if we
have not got it we viii get il for you.
Lead and oil are very cheap this
year. therefore paint. Stone & Has
sells have a good line at right prices.
Mrs. John Levins received a tele-
gram Friday calling her to Mineral
point to see her mother who is very
i'll.
Rev. D. f. Evans, pastor of the
Congregational church Of Dodgeville
has resigned his pastorate and gone
East
Mrs. Eva Huntingdon, past pres
ident of the Platteville w. r. c., in
stalled new corps in Potosi on Sat
urday night.
Attorney Cal Spensley and Phil
Allen, cashier of the Mineralpoint
state bank, attended probate court
here Tuesday.
A Knights OF the Globe lodge of
80 members has been installed in
Platteville. 7. Bishop was chosen
Supreme Judge.
Hester and Hugh Harper invited
a number of their little frieads to
spend Saturday at the Moore home
stead with them.
That Ceylon Tea at J. Nathan &
Sons is the best thing in the Tea line
ever IN the city. Try small quantity
and be convinced.
Miss Pearl LeVan, sister of Mrs.
H. G. Nathan, and Miss Babe Smith of
Dubuque are guests at the Nathan
residences this week.
Mrs. Irene Voght, who has spent
the winter with relatives in Lancas-
ter, returned to her homein St. Gene
We've, Mo-, this week.
j. P. Mckinney of Wauzeka Wis
tied Lancaster Monday. He resided
here 80 or 40 years ago and it is his
first visit in many years.
Lou Starr began Tuesday to build
an addition to his house. 1t will be
l6 80, two stories high and will
greatly improve his property.
Base Ball Season has opened up
in Lancaster, SO is that complete line
of canned fish, meat and other Picnic
delicacics at j. Nathan & Sons.
II. Emery, expert agent for the
Moline pillow works, transacted bus
mess in Lancaster Monday. He reg
istered at the Lancaster house.
Casper Lehner of Galena was
here Monday and went to Blooming
ton Tuesday to set up a monument
at the grave of James Ballantine.
Dan Greene and his wife and fam
lily and dog Snyder passed though Lam
caster to-day on their way from Poto-
81 to their home in North Andover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Harvey of
this city started this Wednesday morn
ing to visit their children for a week
in Cobb, Linden, Highland and Mont
fort.
$. H. Taylor is building an addi-
ton to his house in this city and JUS
tice G. B. Wheeler is also about to
make some fine improvements ON his
home.
Mrs. Jennie Jarrett and daughter
Celia of Michigan are visiting in the
home of her brother, S. r. Green of
this city; they came on Wednesday of
last week.
-Waterworks diggers started in
at Z o'clock this Wednesday morning.
A hard thunder show er stopped some
of them for time and some of til I'm
kept bravely on through it all.
III.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14

When the parted streams Of life
Join beyond all airing strife,
And the flowers that withered lay
Blossom in immCf al May
When the voices hushed and dear
Thrill once more the raptured ear
We shall feel and know and see
God knew better far than we" H. ID. s
Lancaster, May Z 1896
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14
DIREcToRs Avn orr,cEpc

DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
RICHARD MEYER, SIR,
X. b. SHowALTER, President
r. MEYER, JR., 1880. Vice President
FRED p. MEYER, .... Cashier
V. l.. SHowALTER.. Asst Cashier
Foreign and Domestic Exchange
bought and sold. Interest paid on
time deposits. Special attention
to Grant county collections. GEN
eral banking business transacted
Agents for the sale of ocean tickets
on the Cunard, Inman and Rad
Star Lines.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14

The following named young per-
sons from this city picnieked at King S
ford on Sunday: Walter Webb, John
Orion, Chas Mccoy, Ralph Barnett,
and Misses Delphia Oswald, Hattie
Barnett, Lillias Rogers, Marie Ovitz.
We also noticed atthe ford Grace Howe
and Fred Philipson, and also DR.. Joe
Clementson and Will Carter.
The herald., 1896-12-26
Needed to Protect an Unf0r.
tunate M0tOrman
THE MANGLING OF A CHILD
Induces q Bohemian hob to Attempt q
Lynch q,
Police Take the Threatened Men Under
Their Protection-Citizens Think
Killings Are Too Common.
Associated Press Special Wire


CHICAGO, Dec. 25.-George e. Den
mark, years old, was killed by trolley
car at Troop and Eighteenth street this
afternoon. Fred Bernier, the motorman,
was threatened with lynching for kill
ing the boy, and was with great diff
Guilty rescued from mob of Bohemians
who, incensed at the terrible accident,
surrounded the car and dragged Ber-
nier from the platform. determined to
hang him. Patrick Hanley, the con-
6uctor, managed to save Bernier from
the mob, az then a riot call was sent
to Maxwell-street station. The police
took charge of the motorman and con-
ductor and locked them up.
After the boy had been killed Motor
man Bernier took refuge in the car,
which stood still within few feet of
where the boy was killed, and in an in
srant it was besfeged by angry men.
He attempted to keep them out by latch
ing the doors on the inside, but they
broke the doors in, knocked him down,
kicked him and beat him for few mo-
meits in a shocking manner. He man
aged, however. to get away from them
and ran to the door of a drug store,
where he was handed pistol and ad-
mitted inside by Mr.. Kviteck the pro-
prietor, before any further harm befell
him. The crowd surged around the door
and yelled, Break it in; kill him! Kill
him!" 1t looked for minute as il
the store would be raided, but Mn Kvitek
brought out a Winchester rifle and,
pointing it at the door. threatened the
first man who entered would drop dead.
The crowd believed what he said and
fell back
In the meantime Mr.. Kvitek had also
piled his telephone. He called on the
Maxwell-street station first for an am
bulauce, but by that time matters had
got so warm that he requested patrol
wagon. In few moments the wagon
brought number of officers who did all
they could to quiet the mob. When some
degree of quiet had been restored the
police arrested the endangered men and
took them to the station. There the men
seemed unconcerned and declined to
make statement.
There are many versions given of the
accident. Well informed people living
in the neighborhood said they had been
expecting something of the kind for
long time, and were only surprised that
it had not happened sooner.
The herald., 1896-12-26
THE FIRST WHALEBACK.
Has Decided to Become Just an Ordi-
nary Steamer.

OAKLAND, Dec. 25.-The steamer
Thistle, the first whaleback ever built
on tha Pacific coast, is being converted
to the ordinary type of steam vessel a
Hay & Wright's ship yard on Oakland
creek. She is now owned by the Alaska
Packers association, and when com
pleted will be used at the northern can
reries of that firm.
The Thistle was built at Benicia in
1887 for Hume & Co., and was in many
respects The most remarkable vessel ev-
er constructed on the coast. She was de-
signed to overcome the difficulty expe-
rienced by all small steamers on the
northern bars. and was completely
housed over like the whalebacks of Cap.
tain McDougall of Duluth. She had 10
carry salmon out over the bars in SEASON
and out of season, and the aim of the de-
signer was to build vessel that would
not heed a breaking bar He thought
the turtle back would throw the seas like
a duck. After a few seasons she was
heightened twenty feet. to total length
of ninetyfour feet. Still she was not
success, and the changes now being
made in her were determined upon.
The herald., 1896-12-26
AMERICAS MARINE
Is Not Such as to Arouse Anxiety in
England

LONDON. Dec. 25.-The Times has an
article this morning commenting on the
English and American marine, in which
it says: "The United States have ac-
cimplished so many remarkable things
that it Is not unreasonable to expect
that they will achieve a great deal more.
From a purely commercial and mon
etary point of view, rivaling the British
marine is less difficult than might ap-
pear. The task of building such fleet
is comparatively small to a nation of
spirit and with a thousand millions in
railways. But the question is. what
would they do with such navy when It
was built? Looking to the fact that it
would be difficult to displace the Eng
lish carrying trade and the heavy cost
of producing in America as compared
with England, 1t is safe to assume that
England has little to fear for long time
to come"
The herald., 1896-12-26
THE MEEkS MURDER.
Clues That May Lead to the Discovery
of the Criminal

FULTON, Mo-, Dec 25.--John Hail. un-
der arrest here for being drunk, is be-
lieved to have been connected with the
Taylor brothers in the murder of the
Meeks family at Carrollton. in 1895. Hail
came in from the country yesterday
and went on spree, and during the night
talked of his connection with the crime
During the day his children, Mary, aged
years, and boy aged 4. We're found
locked in a barn out of town, nearly
frozen to DEATH where they had been
left by their father. The little girl
said she used to live near the Meeks
and played with Nellie, the only sur
vivor of the crime. Her grandmother,
Mrs. Mary Clayton. lives at Browning,
according to the story of the child, who
says her father left that place in May,
1895, and has been wandering around
the country ever since. This was just
after the crime was committed. She
was backward about answering the
questions, saying that her papa did not
allow her to talk much.'' 1t is evident
that she knows more about the crime
This morning Hall refused to talk.
The herald., 1896-12-26
CATTLE MEN OF COLORADO
Orgaulze an Anti. Sheep Range Cam.
r psigu
Companies Formed and Onicers Chosen
to Back Up the Assertion That the
Sheep Must Go

DENVER, Col. Dec. 25.-Advices re-
war between the cattle men and the
sheep men may break out any day. For
the past few days cattlemen, ranchmen
and others interested In maintaining the
range for the benefit of cattle have been
congregating in the northwestern por-
ton Of the county at point on lower
Snake river. The men came in twos and
threes and in companies numbering as
many as thirty-flve. Every man is well
mounted and thoroughly armed. Mess
wagons accompanied many Of the lar
gest outfits and every preparation ap-
pears to have been made for lengthy
campaign. There are fully $50 men in
the two camps on Snake river.
Military rules have been adopted and
the men are divided into companies, each
company having a captain with COM
mander-in- chief in charge of the entire
force. No one Is allowed to come or go
without being satisfactorily accounted
for. This precaution is due to report
which was received to the effect that
Grif and Jack Edwards, the principal
sheep owners, have secured the services
of large force of men to meet the stock
men.
The present trouble has been brewing
for some months and feeling has been
running high, especially in the Browns
Park country, where the greater por-
tion of the sheep are now ranging. The
Browns Park men say their cattle range
is being utterly devastated by the sheep.
The stock men will request the sheep
men to remove the sheep across the
boundary line, and if they refuse will
assume the task themselves and main
tain a guard to enforce the boundary.
The herald., 1896-12-26
ALOS ANGELES GIRL
Quietly Married at Alameda to Musical
Director Hinrichs.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 25.-Gustav
Hinrichs, the we'll known musical di-
rector, and Miss Catherine Montgomery
Fleming were married at the home Of the
parents of the groom, 1929 Buena Vista
avenue, Alameda on the evening of De-
cember II.
The ceremony was a very quiet one,
and news of it did not become public un-
til today when the musician and his
bride returned from a short honeymoon
trip and announced to their friends that
they were "at home" at PHO Pine street.
There were present only the parents OF
the bride and groom and Carl Uhlig,
who acted as best man.
The engagement was of two years
standing. Miss Fleming, who Is resi-
dent of Los Angeles, met the musical
director three years ago while she was
contralto in the series of concerts given
by Walter Damrosch in New York. The
following year Miss Fleming cast her
fortunes with Theodore Thomas. When
Hinrichs organized his Italian opera
company in Philadelphia his present
wife was the leading contralto.
The herald., 1896-12-26

foreign aid 1t is also believed in diplo-
matte circles that Spain will take ad-
vantage of the disposition of President
Cleveland and Secretary Olney to ne
gotiate quickly and directly with the
United States to secure American neu-
trality.
One Of the principal reasons Of the
Spanish government for insisting upon
General Weyler making a decisive ef-
fort to clear the provinces ofPinar del
Rio, Havana and Matanzas within a
few weeks is the urgent necessity for
scoring military success before Spain
has once more to appeal to the native
and foreign markets for fresh loans
when she shall have exhausted the mon
ey obtained by the recent interior loan,
which will be in March of next year.
At present the minister of the colo
nies disposes of this cash and the Cuban
bonds of the value of about $50 900, 900
only out of the proceeds of that loan.
The expenses of the war in Cuba are
$12,000,000 monthly. and in the Philip
pines at least s4,OOO,OOo Up to the pres
ent time the Spanish treasury has as
sisted the Cuban treasury by guaran-
teeing advances made by foreign and
native bankers upon Cuban bonds and
by pledging the sources of imperial rev.
enue for the recent $50, ,000, 900 loan.
The moment is fast approaching when
the Spanish parliament and the Span
ish taxpayers must be asked to provide
in the shape OF additional taxa ton $685.
100000 annually for the interest and
sinking fund of s25O,0OO,00o thus raised
to meet only in part the expense of the
Cuban war up to March, 1897, and which
the Cuban budget and the Cuban tax
payers could not possibly undertake to
pay, even if the war were soon termi-
mated, considering that their budgets
showed deficiencies averaging $4,000, 900
annually before the present insurrec-
ton,
The herald., 1896-12-26
A RAILROAD INCORPORATED.

LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 25.-The certif1-
cate of organization and Incorporation
and articles of association of the Grand
Island, Hastings and Southeastern rail-
road have been filed with the secretary
of state. The new company, which
purchased the road at a sale in Hastings,
is composed of Morris A. Reed. Michael
A. Hardigan, John J. Conoughy, Grant
Forbes, William f. MCGEE and John G..
Drew. The capital stock mentioned in
the new articles is $5100,000. The high
est amount of indebtedness to be incur
red is $3,400,0O0, or two-thirds of the
amount of the capital stock.
The herald., 1896-12-26
RHODES CAUSES SOME STIR
BY Speeches Regarding Affairs in Sonth
Africa
London Editors Protest Against the
Bullying of the British Public, Which
Has Stood by Him.

FORT ELIZABETH, Cape Colony,
Dec. 25.-At banquet rendered to Cecil
Rhodes here he made speech, in the
course of which he declared that his
public life was not ended and that he
would not give his seat in parliament
until he was turned out. He asserted
that no savage country can remain a
part of Africa. His idea was to assimi-
late the tariffs and the peoples. This,
he said, could be done in the north. 1t
was not a question of race, but of unity.
He urged his hearers to cultivate a
closer union with other South African
communities. He stated that when he
was negotiating with the late Charles
Stewart Parnell, Parnell had promised
him that clause should be inserted in
the home rule bill which would permit
representatives from the colonies to
mine silver at Westchester.
LONDON Dec. 25-Cecil Rhodes
speeches at Port Elizabeth, Cape Col
ony, are exciting much comment here
and in Cape Town. In the course Of his
speech upon landing in Port Elizabeth
he said: II am going to meet and be
examined by my fellow countrymen.
1 know their unctuous rectitude, but
know also that l have your sympathies
in the trouble ! am about to meet"
In his speech at the banquet rendered
to him at Port Elizabeth he referred to
the mother country as power out of
sympathy with him, to whom he had
presented a new colony.
The Times protests against Rhodes
bullying the British public, who have
stood by him during a year of trouble,
and who are preparing to accord him a
fair hearing"
The herald., 1896-12-26
A DOUBLE MURDER.

CORNING, N. Y, Dec. 25.--A horrible
double murder occurred at Rathbun-
vile, fifteen miles west of this city, last
night. William Allen. William Harring-
ton and Lloyd Meyers obtained buffalo
robe while in an intoxicated condition.
Meyers had the robe at his home. and
Allen and Harrington drove there at 10
o'clock last night and demandedit. They
were met by Meyers, who had shotgun
with him. When they demanded the
robe Meyers shot both of them. Har-
rington was in the buggy at the time,
and the horses started at the report Of
the gun. Allen died at 1915 this morn
ing. The bodies of both men were ter
ribly torn. Meyers was captured at
o'clock this morning and is now in Jail
The herald., 1896-12-26
WHISKY CAUSED 1T.

TANGIPAHOA, La, Dec. 25.-The
killing of W. B. Davidson by Monroe B.
Lambert, and the accidental wounding
of negro by fusilade fred by drunken
men at the time of the killing and the
subsequent shooting of Young Payne by
Alexander Martin last night Is the gen.
eral subject of conversation here today.
Whisky caused the trouble. At o'clock
this morning A. M. Addison, operator
and agent of the Illinois Central railway
at Wessen, was killed by Jack and
Luther Case. The Case boys were Great
ing disturbance in the ladies' waiting
room when Addison attempted to quiet
them and they killed him. The murder
ers were arrested.
The herald., 1896-12-26
HANNA'S HEALTH.
Is Somewhat Shattered by His Arduous
Campaign Labors.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, Dec. 25.-Con-
cerning statement sent out from this
city to the effect that the health of Hon.
NJ. A. Hanna is breaking down, it may
be stated that while the national CHAIR
man has been slightly indisposed for
the past few days. his general health
Is excellent For several days he has
suffered from severe headaches, causing
insomnia to more or less extent. The
attack. however is expected to be only
temporary. Mr.. Hanna, after drive
this morning returned to his home on
Lake avenue, where he ate Christmas
dinner with his family. 1t is likely
that Chairman and Mrs. Hanna will go
south for few weeks some time next
month