The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-09-15
and said he would save hI. friend. that ex-


started by tremendous splash and, running
on deck, saw two men struggling IN the
water. One reached the COX and clambered
out, calmly watched ms companion drown,
and then ran away.
/ Samuel Drake an actor with the Ncgrotto
Comedy Company, 4 supposed 70 have killed
himself at Springfield, Mo. 10 cseaps from
three wives, who intended 10 prosecute him
for bigamy.
Five burglars who entered the general
store OF O. futile, at lIaxleton. Ia, Saturday
n ght were surprised and two OF them cap
turcd. One more was taken Monday.
Prairie ire, are reported north of Bis
marck ID. r.. Much damage has been done,
and II Is rumored that IN entire family has
persisted.
A strike OF 'ongshofemen at Fernandina,
Fla, has resulted In rioting. and the placing
OF the city under martial law The local
Rifles are under arms, and the State troops
from gainesville and Ocaa nave been order
ed 10 Fcnandina. Fifty arrests have been
made.
Al Waterloo. Ia- Friday, Judge Lenehan
denied the application OF Fong Wing to be
male citizen, on the ground that, under
( the Constitution OF the United states, the
Chinese are not eligible TO citizenship.
The shaft and bronze figure OF the Grant
monument az 81. Louis No., We're placed in
position Friday, and the figure yellcd. Cerc-
monies OF unyeling will occur later A
monument 20 General Sheridan Is talked OF.
The Stat. Rangers AMI two local military
companies have been called into service i'm
Fort Benton county, Texas, where body Of
SC n,grocs and the whites are likely To come
/ In conflict. The colorcd people are charged
with an attempted assr sination, and refuse
Go quit the county at the behest OF the white
rel tents. IL Is said that forty men armed
with Winchesters, arc marching on the ne
groes.
Teller Wal Iron. Of the fiill dale (MIch.)
Saving, Bank. II Is now learned, siiled for
England on the steamer Partisan, with 3d.
600 OF the banks funds and woman sup
posed to be Mrs. Bidwcll.
A third division OF the Pitt,burg, Cincin-
natl aud 81. Louis Railroad, running from
Anoka junction. Iud, 10 Red Bank Jnnc-
ton, Ohio, III miles, recently completed at
cost OF SJ,O0OO0O went into effect Friday,
with III. y. Miller son OF General Supern-
tendent Miller OF the Pan Handle Road, rs
superintendent
Near Crystal Falls, Mich, early Friday
morning, a lamp exploded In Louis Browns
bedroom, and Mrs. Brown was caught in the
flames and fatally burned. Mr.. Brown and six
children escaped, but Brown went bnck for
his money and was burned TO ashes.
Gen Russell A. Alger, Of Detroit, will de-
liver the culogy on General sheridan al the
annual meeting OF the Society of the Army
OF the Cumberland OF which sheridan was
President, NJ Ch cago. sept. 10
At Stuart, Neb., recently, Dick Roche. a
farmer wa, fatally shot by another farmer,
Andrew Lowe. White Roche was running
loves farm last winter several OF the lat
tcr's cattle persisted in the blizzard Lowe
claimed compensation and kept Roche's
mower. Roche took the mower away, and
in the effort 10 keep Lowe and his son from
recovering IL, was shot
At Little II cN AK. wednesday night
IN vault IN the County Clerks Office was
broken into and the poll-books showing the
returns OF Mondays elections Ia nine t)wn-
ships seven giving Republican malorlties
anu two Democratic mllorties and an ug-
giegato majority ng inst License were stolen.
There Is no clew q the criminals, though
the Republicans charge tie Lenoeiat' the
Democrat, tn r. lblicans. and both the
whisky men with the deed.
There have been 2OD cases OF dyscntry AZ
Pressure Isle, Mich, where the disease has
been raging rs an epidemic for six weeks;
eight deaths from lack OF medical attendance
and 10 recoycries. The danger il almost
over.
At Chcsicryalc, ILL.,. Thursday, Conductor
Anthony Stewart, OF the Peoria, Decatur &
| Evansville Road, fell from box ear mi was
killed. Two stcp-sons OF his had been killed
OH the indianapolis a 81. Louis Road within
three years past.
Colonel Edward G.. w. Butler, the oldest
graduate OF West Point Academy, died at ST.
Louis, Thursday, aged 10.
Bill Miller, a negro, OF IIopkinsvillc, Ky,
who recently biz of the head OF a snake, has
been gathered 10 his fathers.
/ During storm Aug. 3, IN Bchrng Sea,
five whaling vessels were wrecked. Their
crews, 1903 In number were landed Thurs
! day morning at san Francisco BY the reye-
/ nue. cutter iiear.
| AT Milbrook. ARK, at 9 o'clock IN the
nom NJ. after cle ton. u body OF mounted
and armed men began ilrng from thicket
on the persons who were guarding the ballot
4 boxes, killing one man and wounding six
1 Others. The intentions OF the nSsasslns was
\ 10 steal the hallot-boxes.
The destruction oflifeand property on the
4 Island OF cuba by the cyclone 81 TUESDAY
was very great. Fifty person. are reported
I 10 have hccl killed az Saglia, where enormous
K DAMAGE was C0ac 10 dwellings and ware
1 houses, whirVes and shipping. rhc gum
! boat Le,ltad was foundered OF Batababo,
and the commander AMI eight Of the crew
/ drowned. The village OF Pueblo Nueyo was
/ literally wip,d out Destruction Of toc-
| graph wires prevents the asccrtaining OF
! farther damage and loss Of life.