The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-17
STATE NEWS.
a Resume Of the Principal Items
Of News In Three Great
States.


Fire destroyed 81. Elizabeth Hospital
Al Danyille. The loss Is covered by insur-
ancc.
A slight earthquake shock was felt nj
Dnquoin. The vibrations were northeast
and southwest.
--Galcsburg Is suffering from an epidemic
n diphtheria. Several deaths have taken
place within few days. The superintendent
OF schools taking steps TO prevent the spread
OF the disease.
e. $. Howard, a prominent contractor Of
Spring Valley. mysteriously disappeared y
few days ago and has not been heard of since.
lie had about 81 200 In his possession when
he left Foul play is suspected.
Nearly 1000 guests assembled i'm reopen
ing the Peoria Board of Trade. III was burn
cd down last winter and has been rebuilt IL
WIS reopencd with a banquet, ball and con-
cert The building il much more complete
and convenient than before the lire.
- Miss Gertrude Bradshaw. eldest daughter
OF N. q. bradshaw, was burned 10 death at her
homo In MarshslI. She was engaged In burn
ing leaves, and In some manner her dress
caught fire and before assistance could reach
her she was so terribly burned that deathire-
suited In about two hours.
Fred Fleming, an intelligent, well dress
cd man about forty-hve years old, who re-
Gently arrived In Champaign committed SUI
eide In his room in the Matheny House by
taking arsenic. He received a letter from
hiswife, whom lac married in Springfield In
September last, stating that she had another
husband, and IL is supposed that this news
impcled him "a lake his own life.
Fred Anschlag, who is In Jail at Los An
geles, Cal, under sentence OF death for killing
Mr.. and Mrs. Hitchcock, OF Elgin, some
months ago, has made confession OF the muir
der of his neighbor julius Feugh, in soplem-
L.. ts. INIT nhnFfrpn
George Stenger and one Barber with inspir-
ing him TO commit the crime TO obtain Feugh's
money. Stenger was arrested at san Fran
cisco.
The inquest TO determine the responsible
ity for the wreck on the Chicago a Alton al
San Jose, i'm which one person lost his life
and several seero injured, was held IN Linz
coin. Conductor Denis Of train No. ~ testi-
fled that he male "A mistake In reading his
time-card and took the time 1885, at which
train No. rs Is due at Dclayan, for 6;5o, the
time at which the same train ~ due al san
Jose. The inquest was adjourned for two
weeks in order Ia obtain more witnesses.
"A report reached Duquoln that three
more OF the victims OF the bridge accident al
Blairsyile are dead. William Thompson
was killed outright, making four deaths. III
was Howe truss iron bridge. 110 feet Ia the
clear, and fifty feet above the water, and was
built In 1876 The County Board had de-
clareG IL unsafe, and thirteen men were re-
pairing IL. In fastening some OF the nuts the
rods were loosencd and one OF the grdcrs
gave way and the bridge collapsed. lnluring
every man on IT, The bridge Is total wreck
1t cost 81 900.
During the races at Freeport last year
Charles A. Winship and David II. Staples be
came involved I'm an alteration at the Brew
ster House over the discussion OF turf
question. Blows were exchanged. and
Staples drew revolver and shot Winship
inilicting a wound from which he recovered
only after long illness. Both were well.
known sporting men, staples being the son
OF Isaac Staples, the millionaire OF saltwater,
Mimi. The latter came To bis sons assist
ance after his arrest, and the best legal talent
was employed in his defense. The trial wa'
stubbornfy contested, but ended In young
staples being found guilty Of shouting with
intent TO XIII. All The legal methods wer,
exhausted 10 secure a reversal OF the sentence
but without avail. AID the Sheriff took
Staples to the state prison at Joliet 10 serve
his term OF one years Imprisonment.