The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-05-05
WEST AND SOUTH

III OF Jealousy killed his sweetheart In White
County, Ind, has become insane, the sad G.
currencc tending % aggrayats the feeling
against the criminal. Ihs farmers say that
II Chamberlain Is not legally hanged they
will have midnight trial, with Judge
Lynch on the bench.
At jefferson, Texas, Paul Ferar and
James Layton after quarrelling over their
common affection for Miss Maggie Riley or
ganizcd bands OF friends and had pitched
battle I'm cotton field, forty shots being
fired. Farrar was fatally hurt and many
others wounded and Miss Riley crazed by
grief nc the news.
The steamer Queen OF the Pacific left San
Francisco sunday afternoon for lsouthcrn
coast ports with l25 passengers and yalua-
BILE cargo. Early Monday morning leak
was discovered in the hold, through which
water entered faster than IL could be pump
cd out, but the crew were kept ut their posts
and succeeded In getting into Port Har-
ford Harbor before the vessel sank, and no
lives were lost
Jacob Zinsser, Cincinnati saloon-keeper,
blew out his brains with shotgun Sunday
night lie had been driven insane by his
wife. who was seldom Ut home, and passed
her time IN carousing in the saloon OF a BUSH
ness rival.
The ex-Rev. Geo. G. Min Is suing An
drew Shuman and John II. Wilson. pro-
prietors OF the Chicago Journal for libel.
laying ms damages at $4,000. The suit
grew out of the publication Of divorce pro-
ceedIngs instituted by Mrs. Min.
The indianapolis baseball management
has offered 5000 20 Boston for the releasc.of
Radbourne.
Reports from sauk County and other parts
OF Wisconsin indicate that the chInch bugs
survived tho winter in great numbers and
yigor. aud farmers are discouraged.
Decline in business led 10 the discharge
OF 100 men from the Pennsylvania Railroad
ear works ut Fort Wayne, Ind, Friday.
Burt Reeves, an aged and corpulent
farmer near Bloomington. H., while burn
ing brush Friday, accidentally fell in the
fire face downward and, not being able 20
move, was burned TO death.
At Peoria. H., Friday, the Toledo, Pc
oria Il Western Railway settled the last
unpaid claim of damages against 1t resulting
from the Chatsworth wreck by paying Leo
Hartmann. OF Chicago. 5000 The total
A bridge on the Burlington aud Missouri
River Road near Alma, Neb, gave way
Friday morning, its supports having been
weakened by rains, as a through passenger
train was passing, and the mail and express
ears went down with 1t, all passenger coaches
except one left the track. l.. A. Towne, OF
Grand Rapids, Mich. was killed, Charles A.
Eaton. OF Lincoln. Neb., seriously injured,
and w M.[MeLorney OF Kansas City, severe
~ bruised, and a conductor and brakemen
slightly injured.
Frank Il. Newton, attorney, real estate
agent, notary public. and ex-Y. NJ. G. A.
Secretary NJ Henry, ID. T., was arrested
Thursday night for forging mortgages.
At Wayerly, Iowa, Friday, VI. Il. Bill
ings was sentenced TO the penitenliary at
Anamosa for life, the extreme limit OF the
law.
owen u. Hill, Jack Crow, and George
Moses were hanged Friday at Fort Smith,
Ark, for murders committed In Indian Terri
tory. John i. Biscoe p,id the extreme pen
atty NJ Lconardtown, Nd; Jack Prater was
legally strangled ut Orangeburg. s c., and
Jasper Davis met death at the hands of the
sheriff at Anderson, 5. &.
+. ID. wilbur, OF Lincoln. H., who was
worth $1,000 three years ago, ran through IL
all, and forged note for S44, il Is charged,
10 get more. tor wblch oflense he was CON-
mitted 10 Jail Friday.
No improvement In the condition q the
winter wheat crop is reported. Fears arc
expressed that the crops will prove failure
IN Illinois, while in Ohio, Michigan. and the
Pacific slope the plant looks unhealthy. In
regard 10 the spring wheat sItuasion, the
weather Is backward, and seeding Is about
two weeks late.
Jacob schaeffcr, speaking of George Sos-
sons contemplated removal % New York
City, says he will play S,osson for any
amount ard give him 900 points In 5000 at
either the balk line or champions game.
The Rev. Mr.. Milliston. who rendered his
resignation Of Grace Episcopal Church, at
Cedar Rapids. Ia. TO take effect after Sur
day, April - q come 10 Reformed Epis-
copal Church IN Chicago, was evcommuni-
Gated Friday by Bishop Perry, OF tie do csc
II Iowa. lie had prepared special services.
aud the Bishops act caused considerable
dissatisfaction. IL Is said. He VIII be rendered
one az the other pupits in Cedar Rapids for
Sunday night.
The seventeenth annual session OF the Wo-
mems Presbyterian Board Of Missions Of the
Northwest closed at Freeport, Thursday.
Mrs. BENJAMIN Douglas, OF Chicago, was re-
elected President MIR. G. II. Farwell l.
Treasurer and airs. Cyrus Mccormick and
Mrs. John V. Farwel among the Wee Pres
tloufo