Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-12-07


say, as the result of an explosion of
sodium in the organic chemistry lab
oratory in the university.
Joseph Vending, charged with the
murder of Alma Kellner, eight years
old, at Louisville, KY, took the stand
in his own defense and denied having
| any knowledge of the killing. He said
he left Louisville because Of domestic
troubles.
Electricity henceforth will be used
to do all the cooking for sailors aboard
the new ships of the navy, as tests
have shown the superiority Of the
electric range over the old coal galley,
not only in convenience but in
economy.
A clash at Padernalles, so miles
west of Chihuahua, Mexico, has taken
place between $50 Government troops
and a somewhat larger body of insur-
rectos.
A countrywide reduction of upper
Pullman berth rates Of 20 per cent.
where the lower berth rate exceeds
$3.50, and various reductions in lower
the interstate commerce commission
at Chicago by G. S. Fernald, assist
ant general solicitor Of the Pullman
company.
Jack Thomas, negro, was shot and
killed when he was robbing the pas
sengers of a Memphis-St. Louis Frisco
train. A. B. Walton, Frisco watch
man, killed the negro.
New Jersey will receive $194,434
as collateral inheritance tax from the
estate of George Croker, the mine
owner. The property left by Mr.
Croker, who died in December of
last year, is valued between 81, 00O-
600 and $12,000,000.
Ebert Merida, who lived his ninety
years without having his face shaved
or his hair cut, is deaf at his home
near Nashville, Ind, of typhoid fever
Theresa G. Thompson, widow of
st. Louis, is the principal beneficiary
under the will of Col Moses G. Wet
more, millionaire and Democratic ma
tional committeeman from Missouri
The United States Steel corporation
with an $8,000,000 fund has combined
with the $4000,000 relief fund estab-
lished at Pittsburg by Andrew Car
negie some years since, making $12,-
100000 to be known as the United
States Steel and Carnegie pension
fund. From this there will be paid
to employees of the United States
Steel corporation all over the coun-
try pensions as warranted in condi-
tions laid down.
Macao, China, a dependency of
Portugal is in the hands OF the local
garrison and the crew of the gunboat
Patria who reyolted, marched to the
public square and took possession of
the city government at the point Of
the bayonet. All the demands Of the
mutinous force were granted by the
governor under threat
Three masked men broke into the
tunnel Of a rich gold mine near Win
nemucca, New, overlooked $4,000
worth Of high-grade ore and departed
empty-handed.
The Carnegie Steel company mills
at Pittsburg began making briQuettes
from ore dust. 1t is asserted briquette
making means the saving Of millions
Of dollars on what has been accounted
as waste.
The largest dry dock in the world
is to be constructed in the Erie basin,
Brooklyn, N Y 1t will be more than
1000 feet long and will accommodate
the largest steamship planned by any
builder
In a letter published at ST. Peters
burg Count Tolstoi's son, Leo, holds
Count Tschertkoff responsible for his
fathers tragic end. He says that but
for his literary agent Count Tolstoi
would have spent many more peaceful
years with the family who loved him.
The arrival of Tschertkoff, he says,
was the beginning of the end.
An ordinance prohibiting smoking
at polling places on election day was
passed by the Seattle council The
ordinance is the direct result of the
adoption of the woman suffrage
amendment to the state constitution.
A large number of tribesmen sur
prised and attacked a French detach-
ment in Muluya territory, Morocco,
killing all it's officers and number of
men.
"Salome's" fate in Chicago seems
settled. Announcement was made by
the management Of the Chicago Opera
company that the third performance Of
the gruesome mixture Of tragedy and
music had been withdrawn. This &C.
ton followed a vigorous protest from
Chicagos chief Of police, who attend
ed the initial performance.
In response to the offer Of several
western railroads to employ him at
his own salary If he could show them,
as he said he could, how American
railroads might save $1.0OO,o00 a day,
Louis D. Brandeis of Boston says he
will, without any charge to the COM
panies be glad to point out to a confer
ence of railroad presidents how such
saving could be effected.
Mack Neal, q negro, who shot one