Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-05-03
MINOR EVENTS OF TH[ WEEK.
Items OF General Interest Told Il
Paragraphs.
COMPLETE NEWS SUMMARY
Record of Happenings of Much or Little
Importance from All Parts of the
Civilized worId-Prices OF Farm Pro-
duce In Western Markets

| ASSASSINATION, committed Sulclue d
| Lexington. He stabbed himself with
a pair of scissors.
Costa RIGA and Nicaragua ready TO
lease the United States twelve-miie
strip of land for SO or 999 years at an
annual rental, a stated sum or per-
centage of the tolls or traffic on the
| Nicaragua canal.
Letters in the hands of the govern
ment show that the Filipinos had
plan to gain SPANS assistance TO
crush the American troops in lloilo.
DR.. Andrews accepts the chancellor
ship of the university of Nebraska
Mrs Anna Murphy of Chicago lays
| claim to a share of the S1,OOO,OOO
estate of the Baron Won Claim.
Premiers of Australia meet to re-
ply to Britain's demand for amend
ment to the commonwealth bill. Ihey
are expected to resent interference
and defy the mother country.
Excepting Americans, few foreigners
have reached Paris. The work of plac-
ing exhibits in the exposition is pro-
ceeding slowly.
Comiskey's White Stockings defeat
ed the University of Chicago nine 10
to 2.
George Dixon will re-enter the ring
1t is announced that the directors Of
the American Steel and Wire compa-
ny will meet late this week to close
up the recent stock manipulation deal
Chairman of the company. John w.
Gates, called to account for the manip-
! ulation.
Earl Russell, in marrying an Amer
lean woman, is said to have become
a bigamist and liable to Imprisonment
on his return to England.
Wisconsin rivers are In food and
great damage is feared in consequence.
Steamer Jesse Spalding is the irst
to pass the Straits Of Nackinac this
season.
Chief OF Police Main of Stevenson
B. c., was killed and hacked to pieces
by a gang of Chinese thieves.
Trains on the divide between Den
yer and Colorado Springs were blocked
for thirty-six hours by snow.
Miss Nellie Lewis is awarded dam
ages in $4,000 for breach of promise
against Millionaire Sam Strong of
Cripple Creek, Colo.
A woman took a leading part in
labor riot at the Merchants Loan and
Trust building, Chicago, in which
many were injured.
London Mail praised Viceroy Cur
zon, ~.-,.'--.-
Diamonds discovered in British
Gniana
Prince Ferdinand will not attend the
wedding Of Prince Louis of Saxe-Co-
burg -Gotha and Princess Mathilda of
Bavaria because Prince Regent Luit-
pold doesn't like Ferdinand's proposed
change Of religion.
Contractors will not have guns for
coast refcnse ready on time.
Clerical leader in Bayarian house OF
delegates opposes Indirect election
Physicians in Cracow hospital
threaten TO strike FOR increased pay.
Pope sent king OF Spain his mima-
ture and an autograph Letter
France eXertins pressure on Fur
key 10 obtain railroad concessions in
Syria
Naval board of construction decided
against double turrets for new battle
ships.
Italy dissatisfied with her position
in the dreibund
The Rev. Walter Delafeld, rector of
the Church of the TRANSPORTATION,
Chicago, died of neuralgia of the heart.
Viceroy Curzon told Baluchistan it
would be protected. thus giving Rus
STA a hint.
Salvador Potts. famous engineer,
commits suicide at Chicago.
DR.. ID. K Pearsons of Illineis will
give away 100000 TO celebrate his
eightieth birthday.
DR.. a. Benjamin Andrews. Or. Hen
ry Wade Rogers and other prominent
educators lost money by festeEing a
scheme to take 5000 teachers to Parts
for study and to see the exposition.
Gov. Roosevelt has positively refused
20 be a candidate for vice-prestdeat.
! German paper is STIRRED 20 anger
by the election of American trads pro-
moters to membership in Lusatian
chamber of commerce.
A tornado in Missouri injured ave
people, one fatal. and destroyed
much property.
Andrew Carnegie has promised S.
500 900 for the enlargement o. the Car
negie library in Pittsburg.
National aud American league base
bail seasons opened Thursday.
A girl banker at Columbus, Ind
took chlorofoIm and then hanged
| herself
The sale OF the Glover Leaf rail
road was confirmed at Toledo.
Paris cabmen strike against com
panies' charge of 81 a day for rent OF
vehicles
Masked robbers shot Daniel Giguer
and his wife At Portland Ind
A war between the steel and wire
trusts Is threatened
Sensational hold-up AM battle be-
tween five desperadoes and four de-