Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-12-28

charging him with malfeasance and
malcOnduct in Office and with being
unlawfully interested in public con
tracts.
Fire at Toledo, which followed an
explosion, destroyed the building oc-
cupied by the Toledo Biscuit com
pany. The loss is placed at 1925 900.
The petition for the recall of Mayor
Hiram @. Gill Of Seattle, Wash, was
found to contain more than enough
names to assure recall election. The
number Of signatures is 11,443, Of
which 702 are those Of women.
Charged with espionage on the fort
| ress at BOrkum, Capt. Bernard Trench
and Lieut. Vivian Brandon, officers of
Great Britains navy, were tried at
| Leipzig, Germany, convicted and SEN
fenced to four years imprisonment in
a German fortress.
The Mauretania has broken the
journey to New York and return to
England, having accomplished that
undertaking in race against time in
Il days.
Workmen who we're digging for the
foundation of new building outside
of the area of the buried city Of
Pompeii found the body of woman
which had been petrified. Both hands
were full Of jewels.
Pontiac ClOthiIde de KoI H., Hol-
stein-Friesian COW owned by Stevens
Bros. of Liverpool, N. Y, has broken
the worlds sevenday butter record,
| producing 1928 pounds.
Two additional transcontinental
| railways are expected to be in opera
ton by January, 1913, between Argen-
tina and The Pacific coast.
Max Richman, ten years old, is in
New York hospital suffering from
dangerous stab wound inflicted in a
schoolroom quarrel with an eight
year-old Italian lad in the East Side
public school which he attends.
Troops of the United States army
are in readiness to be rushed to Cuba
to maintain peace and protect Amer
lean and other foreign interests. Of
f1cials of the war department at
affairs of the island republic by Feb
ruary.
The Illinois supreme court held the
legislative primary act providing for
the nomination Of members Of the low
| er house Of the Legislature valid in a
decision handed down. Three opin-
ions were handed down by the court,
as the members are divided as to the
Interpretation Of the act.
Fire destroyed the recently con-
structed cornmeal mill and package
department Of the Great Western
| Cereal company at Fort Dodge, Ia The
loss is $4,000, partly covered by in
surance
Mrs Carrie Kersh, charged with
murder in connection with the death
Of W. A. Johnson, whose body was
found in trunk, was found guilty Of
manslaughter at Portland, Ore.
The supply of skilled and unskilled
labor or the Panama canal at present
is in excess Of the demand, except in
the case of boilermakers. This situa-
ton has caused the isthmian-canal
commission to issue a warming
Senator Burrows, chairman of the
committee on privileges and elections,
| presented to the national senate the
report of the investigation Of charges
of bribery made in connection with
the election of Senator Lorimer. The
conclusion reached by the commit
tee follows: THAT, in their opinion,
the title of Mr.. Lorimer to a seat in
the senate has not been shown to be
invalid by the use or employment of
corrupt methods or practises.
Relations between western railroad
managers and the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Engineers are becoming SO
strained that an open rupture may
take place within the next few days.
In spite of conciliatory efforts of Ia
Dor Commissioner Dr. G. p J ELL
at Chicago neither side has conceded
a single point nor evinced desire to
yield little to preserve peace.
Italians of Newburg, n Y, have re-
ceived circulars from Erie, Pa, in
which they are invited to buy special
territory for the distribution of coun-
terfeit 81, S. and SO notes.
Associate Justice Edward Douglass
White of the Supreme court Of the
United States became ninth chief jus
tice Of that august body when the oath
Of allegiance was administered by AS
sociate Justice Harlan. The public
ceremony Of the installation was sim
pie, the oath being taken in the seclu-
sion Of the robing room of the justices.
The general British elections have
come to a close, with every Indication
Of net gain of one for the govern
ment coalition. The elections have
upset entirely the calculations of the
unionists, who had seriously expected
to gain not less than 90 seats. On the
contrary, the unionists are likely in
the end 10 suffer a net loss Of one.
Queen Mary's ACCOMPLISHMENT is ex-
pected in March. This will be the
first birth at Buckingham palace in 81
years.
Paul Eve Stevenson, forty-one years
old, author and yachtsman, is dead at
his apartments in the Hotel Belmont.