The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-07-07

IFS home near Marty, Tenn. Thursday even
ing, Wendell whitcomb aecidentiy shot his
| two young daughters killing one instantly
! and fatally wouncing the other.
Four Indictments were returned NJ Frank
| fort KY. Thursday, against James w. Tate
| late State Treasurer. for embezzlement, the
total amount set out being S4o4s 0s5.s5, dat
| ing from Jan. I, 1875. 70 Jan. 4, 1856. No
bin could be found lot forgery.
The largest railroad system in the world
IL the Atchison, Topeka a Santa Fe, which
OPERATES about eight ihrousand miles OF
road.
A belated passenger at Denison, Tex,
emptied his revolver at the train that had
not waited for him, and was taken In hand
by the police.
The Wisconsin Department Sons Of Vet
Grams, opened is annual encampment at
Madison Friday, National Commander G. b.
Abbott, of Chicago. being In attendance.
Near Marion, Ind, Thursday. James Shaw
was arrested and placed under bonds OF
$1,000 70 answer the charge OF numbering
David Fisher, whom he killed with a maui
two years ago, the killing being supposed 10
be accidental. Relatives OF Fisher. who had
brought suit for damages for $4,000, In
yestigated an inquest and the Coroner
ordered the arrest.
After raid on a moonshiners camp near
Black Springs, Ark. Wednesday, IN which
three distillenes were destroyed. Internal
Revenue Collector Fry and posse were am
pushed by armed moonshiners. ana battle
followed, In which Deputy United States
Marshal Trammel was killed.
Alice Potts won a verdict Of $4,000 at
Port Huron, Mich, Thursday In her suit
against Emily Willard for $4,000 damages
for alternating the affections Of her husband.
Louis Potts.
Gold has been discovered along Bean
Blossom Greek In Brown County, Ind, and
farmers In hundreds are deserving their
rural pursuits to wash the sand for the prec-
ious metal.
Near Kingsley, Mich, "Wednesday night,
John, George and Dick Drost, brothers,
broke down the door or Theodore Casters
house and fred several shots into his room.
In AN attempt TO secure goo he had received
for team OF horses. Caster returned the
fire with better effect killing Dick aud
fatally wounding George.
AT Huntington, Ind, Thursday. the post
norton examination OF the body OF Margaret
R'"AH Wh1 t'hAtth'Af Dde tu' bVtt Weo ~
badly decompos ed that evidence OF acute
peritonitis was all that could be established.
Testimony was produced showing the fact
OF malpractice aud duplicating Charles Dun
can, railroadcr, who makes his headquar.
tiers at Chicago.
resident Of Newport, KY, Is said 10
have invented smelling furnace by which
he can produce aluminium from common
clay at a cost Of si n pound. Aluminium
now sells for 81 an ounce.
The Prohibition State Convention, Of Mich
igan, concluded ITS session at Detroit Wednes-
day, after nominating the Hon. A b. Che
ney, OF Sparta. for Governor.
At Buena Vista, H., wednesday, Charles
Decker, a farmer, aged 50. sent his children
out OF the house and theL shot his wife, kill
ing her instantly, and shot himself and cut
his throat 10 make sure OF death, which was
not long delayed. The couple had had fre-
quent quarrels, and Decker was believed TO
be growing weak-mnded.
In the competitive drills OF the Illinois
camps, Sons Of Veterans, nc Rock Island
Wednesday, j. l.. Crane Camp won the first
prize. j. b. Pierce Camp OF Bushnell taking
theSecond trophy. Colonel Frank McCrillis,
OF Chicago, was reelected division com
mander.
At Hoopeston, H., Wednesday. Fred
Nanny, while bathing, was seized with
cramp and drowned.
Near Arthur, Ill. Wednesday, Thomas
Wells, while pulling weeds, was bitten on
the hand by u rattlesnake and injured
fatally.
Mrs. Mary f. Kersey. Of Lebanon, Ind,
visited Decatur. Ill. Wednesday, on a stern
chase after her husband. barber, who had
deserted her few weeks before 10 elope
with another woman, whom he Is said 10
have married In Decatur. Mrs. Kersey
found her rival but her husband had fed.
Three prisoners In the Superior (wis.)
Jail oyerpowered the Waterman Tuesday
night ana escaped.
Horscmen from Tennessee. Illinois. Iowa
and Dakota attended the auction sale of the
late Commodore Kittson's trotting stock az
Midway Park. ST. Paul, Wednesday. The
iorty-two horses sold brought $4,000. The
famous mare, $3.50, was bought by i. ID.
Stout OF Dubuque. Ia. for $500. the high
est price ever paid for a brood mare In
America.
Government buildings and the entire sup
plies OF the quartermaster's and commissary
departments at Fort Apache, A. T., were
burned Monday. at loss OF 100000
The body OF Margaret Sears, who died at
LogansporL Ind, Friday, aged 20, and was
buried the next day, was examined Wednes-
day for post norton examination, IL having
been asserted that her death was caused by
criminal malpractice.
Wallace Mitchell, an alleged murderer.
who had bean Drought back from Trinidad,
Col was faken from the sheriff NJ Gvractfse