Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-02-10
SUMMARY OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT NEWS.
Sunday.

girl. was awarded the Braun prize as the
best student of European and American
universities.
The body of a young woman. evidently
from Chicago, was found in sitting pos
ture on the porch of a parsonage IN st.
Louis, with letters probably written by
man as the only clew to the murder.
Governor Magoon recommended that
United States remove the Maine from Ha-
vana harbor. declaring that the Spanish
element in Cuba believes America neglects
TO remove the wreck for fear such action
would show that the ship was sunk by an
interior explosion and not by a mine.
Monday.
Secretary Garfield hopes TO recover
$1l4O00.O00 worth of stolen public lands
and has asked for $1,OOO,OOO to carry on
investigation.
Captain O'Brien of the Chicago detec-
tive bureau advocates ''rOgues' gallery
for reckless chauffeurs as the result of
the running down and killing of Miss EN-
ma WiIkelman.
The Baltic with 1850 passengers of
wrecked vessels landed all safely in New
York. captain and crew of the Republic
arrived on the Seneca and the battered
Florida reached her dock in Brooklyn.
A well-knOwn Washington correspond
ent quotes a high government official
against the theory of inevitable conflict"
with Japan and says there is little fOun-
datiOn for the belief that war must come
Tuesday.
John David Stewart of Kansas City
choked his baby to death so he could
have quiet after his days labor.
Formal charges of corruption of voters
in the primaries were made against Uni
ted States Senator Stephenson in the Wis
consin Legislature.
Secretary of State Root saved Chris
tian Rudovitz from trial in Russia and
established a precedent making the Uni
ted States an asylum for political refu-
gees.
Members of the crew of the sunken
liner Republic We're notified that wages
ended when the snip went down and that
pay would be ready Thursday. Many had
no place to sleep.
Governor Gillett in a special message to
the California Legislature opposed legis-
latiOn likely to annoy Japanese. Presi-
dent Roosevelt sent a second letter OPP
posing proposed laws.
Wednesday.
Coquelin, the great French actor, died
suddenly at the age of IS years.
Isaac Stephenson fell one vote short on
joint ballot for United States Senator in
the Wisconsin Legislature.
Emperor Williams fiftieth anniversary
of birth was celebrated in an elaborate
manner throughout Germany.
f. H. Hartman was elected a member
of the board of directors of the New York
Central Railroad, and that he soon will
control the road is prediced.
President Roosevelt appointed a COM
mittee to investigate the needs of the
navy and determine, among other things,
whether any Congressman are interested
pecuniarily in shipyardS where govern
ment ships are built or repaired.
Thursday.
Secretary Root and Senator Knox were
summoned to appear before the federal
grand jury 10 testify in the libel case
against the New York World.
Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison braved
additional contempt of Justice Wright in
a statement issued in the American Fed
-erationist at Washington protesting
against their punishment.
Friday.
Herman Billik. sentenced to be hanged
for the murder of Mrs. Vrzal in Chicago.
got his sentence committed to life impris-
onment in the penitentiary.
jay Gould, son of George J. Gould,
offered his services free as probation Off
Ger in New York. and probably will be-
come a pacifier in domestic troubles.
PresideD Roosevelt in a special mes
sage to Congress transmitted the report of
the national conservation commission and
urged that its recommendations for care of
the country's resources be met.
John Mitchell was the hero of the Unit
ed Mine Workers convention at Indian
apolis and he declared his sentence to
Jail shows workers what they must ex-
pect. The session voted 50, 800 to aid in
the defense of the labor leaders.
Saturday.
Seirmographs recorded an earthquake
somewhere in Asia almost as severe as
that of Messina.
Three persons were killed by London
robbers who, when run down, shot them
selves to avoid capture.
The bodies of fOrty-seven victims of the
jackson crib horror were buried in one
grave in Mount Greenwood Cemeary, Chi
cago amid heartrending scenes.
The liner Republic was wrecked in col
IisiOn of Nantucket, four passengers being
killed. The wireless summoned help and
the 757 aboard were transferred to anOth-
er vessel.