Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-03-01

Announcement is made by J. w.
Jonas, president of the district unions,
calling off the strike of boilermakers
and helpers on the Burlington rail-
road.
When the Van Buren, county circuit
court convened at Clinton, Ark, for
it's eighty eighth consecutive term A.
Callen, ninety years old, made appli-
cation for admission to the bar. Mr..
Callen showed a license signed by the
supreme court Of Kansas dated 1884
and was admitted without examina-
ton.
The text Of a new treaty with
Japan, intended to replace that of
1894 and drawn with the special de-
sign of eliminating the restrictions
upon immigration contained in that
treaty, was laid before the senate by
President Taft
According to a statement Of Albert
Rosenthal, a Philadelphia artist, testi-
flying before the national house COM
mittee during the hearings on the sun
dry civil service bill, Justice Harlan Of
the United States supreme court has
never been able to save enough from
his salary to pay $1,000 borrowed when
he was married So years ago.
Shippers won victory when the in
terstate commerce commission decided
that the eastern and western railroads
shall not advance their first-class
freight rates and must reduce their
second-class tariffs by March 10. The
commission shows that the carriers
are eminently prosperous and do not
need the proposed advance for main
tanning their credit.
Count Apponyi, the Hungarian peace
apostle, was the target Of a furious
demonstration by 800 Slavs at Chicago
following his address. The police were
forced to use their clubs to rescue the
count from the crowd.
Chinese merchants in New York
sent a memorial to Picking officials
asking that bold stand be made
against Russia, despite the fact of
peaceful overtures being framed
Forty-three mysterious pieces of
baggage, once the property of Mrs
Howard Gould, but at present claimed
by the Hotel ST. Regis for an alleged
debt, are to be sold at auction in New
York.
Redrawn and amended charges of
1ncompetency and official misconduct
have been preferred by Governor
Crothers of Maryland, against the
Baltimore board Of commissioners of
police.
States Attorney Lewman at Dan
vile, ILL.,, denies a story to the effect
that 22 indictments against vote sell
ers had been stolen. He said the
grand jury made a mistake in an
nouncing the number.
A loss estimated at 100000 was
sustained at DonaldsonvilIe, La, when
flames originating in the kitchen of
the Nichols hotel almost destroyed
the business district of the city.
Three lives were lost
Fifteen passengers were injured in
the wreck Of Santa Fe train No. 2,
the east-bound Los Angeles Chicago
tourist flyer. The accident occurred
at Garcia, As miles west of Albu-
querque, N. M
After fasting for 36 days for the
cure Of a nervous breakdown, Miss
Ella Masterson of st. Paul Aas rec
commended such a course to ailing
friends.
Final decree was signed by Federal
Judge Speer at Savannah, Ca, cover
ing the decisions and agreements that
have been reached in the litigation in
volving Capt. Oberlin M. Carter in
that district.
A permanent injunction has been
granted in Boston restraining the sale
by auction of certain letters and man
uscripts written by the late Mrs Mary
Baker Eddy.
Personal
rector Of st. Lukes church, Scranton,