The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-03-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


The United States Supreme Court Mon
day rendered an opinion "A 10 3--sustaining
the validity Of the Bell telephone patent
Justices Gray and Lamar did not SIT In the
case. In some respects the decision Is a sur
prise 20 lawyers, for IL gives, as stated, all
absolute monopoly 10 the Bell Company over
the principle OF transmitting speech by
electric wires. The fact that for three or
four days brokers In stocks have known what
tho decision would be i also causing some
comment
The license court OF L Philadelphia has
granted only 33J applications for liquor
licenses In the first seven wards, rejecting
the balance Of I27. As against the 33o
licenses granted, there are 1911 saloons now
operating In the seven wards, under the old
licenses.
AT Providence, Rhode Island, Monday, the
Democrats nominated State ticket, with
John w. Davis for Governor.
Fire in the Elboron flats at New York, Fri
day morning. caused many OF the inmates TO
jump for their lives. Mrs. Francis Westlake
was killed, and six others twere badly hurt.
The financial loss Is $4,000.
The visible supply Of wheat and corn Is
respectively, 3G,257,74I and 9,2os.426 bush
els. Since last report wheat decreased 404,-
$40 bushels and corn increased o6,323
bushels.
The engagement Of Miss Mollle Garfield
and j. Stanley Brown has been formally am
norinced In New York by the mother OF the
prospective bride.
A saloon at Jonesboro, Indiana, was blown
up by the anti-elemcnt, which Is the third
time within year.
Thomas l.. Kimball has been appointed
acting general manager OF the Union Pacific
road, vice Potter, deceased.
A large number Of horses are dying In
New York from peculiar disease brought
ON by the enforced idleness OF the past week.
In many instances II has attacked work
horses, which have been stabbed on account
OF the storm.
The Erie Express company was purchased
by the Wclls-Fargo company, which now
controls thirty thousand miles Of road.
Richard Mason and wife, living near
ithaca. n. v, were murdered Saturday by
"a farmland named Robert Barber and their
house was subsequently fired. Barber is I'M
der arrest
Martin J. Clark and IIezekiah Best, two
election judges in Baltimore. were sent 10
prison for two years each for tampering with
the ballot-boxes.
The life convicts In the penitentiary at
Columbus, o., held a meeting and adopted
resolutions appealing TO the Legislature for
the enactment Of a law looking 10 making
their sentences conditioned upon their good
behavior.
The Cuban mail train between New York
and Florida went through trestle one hun
dred miles south OF Savannah, and nineteen
persons were killed and twice rs many SER
iously injured. The accident was caused by
q broken rail. A collision also occurred at
Meadylle, Pa, the result OF carelessness, In
which large number of passengers were In
jured.
IL is believed that twenty persons per-
ishcd In Essex county, N. j., during the
recent storm. At New Haven, Conn.,, seven
persons perlshed; and there were over
twenty deaths In towns adjacent TO New
Haven, while hundreds Of people suffered
from frost bites.
John Reynolds said TO have been the only
soldier Of the "Iight Brigade" on the
American continent. who possessed medals
attesting his bravery at Balaklaya, sebasto-
pol, Inkermann and Alma, was buried Mt
Buffalo Thursday.
A legal complication has arisen in new
jersey, where legislative measures have be-
come laws, not having been vetoed within
the five days limit. ON account Of the biz
Yard the Governor has been unable 10 reach
the Capitol. Some OF the enactmcnts are OF
apartispn character.