The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-06-02
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Latest Intelligence From all Parts o.
tho World.


Judge Thayer. In q decision In Philadel-
phia Saturday, decide that the divorce Of
william ii. Moore, obtained in Chicago In
1887, was procured fraudulently and was
void. He condemned the Illinois divorce
laws and the practice.
The Me thodEt election at New York, Sat.
urday resulted In the defeat OF Miss Willard
by DIR. Buckley for the editorship OF the
Chrsstfan Advocate.
The Rev. DIR. Lyman Abbott was Friday
night elected permanent pastorof Plymouth
Church. Brooklyn.
At Fridays session OF the Methodist Gen.
eral Conference the Rev. DIR. J. M. Thoburn
was elected Missionary Bishop for India
For book agents at New York j. M. Phillips
and Sanford Il. Hunt were reelected; and
for agents OF the Western Book Concern ut
Cincinnati DrA Earl Carson and w. II. Stowe
were chosen prohibition resolutions were
adopted; ballot was taken for missionary
secretaries; and after the announcement that
the conservation OF the blshops-clect would
take place Tuesday, the conference adjourn
ed.
Warren Granger, for many years n real
estate dealer OF Buffalo, n. Y, where he
was one OF the organizers OF the Republican
party, but for the past year resldent OF St
Paul, Mimi, died Friday aged II.
1t is proposed to expel Henry George
from the Tweuty-thIrd Association OF the
United Labor party at New York, II being
charged that he has violated the county cor
stitulion Of the party by 'dickerlng" with
Democrats and advocating the denomination
OF Cleveland on a free-trade platform.
At Erie, Pa, Friday Philip Stein was
convicted Of murder In the second degree
for the killing OF William Jones, proprietor
OF the ST. Cloud Hotel, last December. The
case was peculiar in that the counsel for the
defendant Offering no evidence, insisted
upon their right TO open and close The argyll
mcnt 10 the jury. basing their claim on an
English common law case decided half
century ago, and carrying their point.
Drs. Newman and Goodsell were elected
Bishops Thursday by tie Methodist General
Conference. The report OF the committee
on Book Concern that the Study be suspend
ed and that the policy of Our Youth be
broadened was adopted.
Mgr. Thomas ;. Preston said at New York,
Thursday. that cremation is abhorrcnt TO
the practice and teaching OF the Roman
CATHOLIC Churchi that III - an attack upon
the doctrine OF the resurrection, the church
holding that the seIf-same body which Is
buried shall rise again; and that the funeral
OF Catholics whose remains had been in
cinerated could not be attended with any OF
the rites OF the church.
At the Methodist conference "Wednesday
the result Of the fifth ballot for Bishop was
announced, resulting in the election of DR..
j. w. Joyce, of Cincinnati. Five addition.
al ballots Were taken during the day, with no
results but Drs Newman, Goodsell, and Gran
ston were leading ut the close, in the order
named Evidences OF repeating were dis
covered In the seventh ballot, but the tcl!ers
threw out the votes
League ball games Wednesday resulted:
Chicago. I; Philadelphia. A Boston, D; In
dianapolls, Washington. 3; Pittsburgh, 4
Detroit, 10; New York, q.