The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-04-07
NEWS OF The WEEK.



In suit In Common Pleas Court, New
York, 70 recover property lost by passen-
ger In sleeping ear berth, complainant vas
given judgment Monday, II being held that
railroad companies are responsible for their
passengers and property.
In an interview. Mr.. Chauncey NJ. De-
pew. President oil the New York Central
Line, said he saw no reason why the Yves
tern strikes should extend 10 Eastern roads;
but said, should such an event happen, Chi
eagoans would be starved 10 death. Mr.. De-
pew speaks highly OF Mr.. Arthur aud the
brotherhood. and fayos arbitration, save In
cases where the strikers demand the entire
management Of the road.
The will OF the late Chief Justice MorrI-
son Il. Waite was probated at Toledo, O.,
Monday. lie left all his property TO Mrs.
Waite, who Is made sole executor, without
bond.
Monday night, al Lima, o.. Dave Gal
isgher, Patrick Hughes, and James stokey
interferred In a street tight between negroes
and whites In the endeayor TO separate the
combatants, when the latter turned on the
peacemakers and Gallagher was killed and
the others fatally hurt by razors and knives
In the hands Of the negroes, supposed TO be
William Gorris and Dave Crowder. An ex-
cited mob gathered, but the murderen
cludcd capture.
IL was reported at New York Monday that
President Perkins, Of the Burlington, mad
said that the strike had cost his road q ,5oO.-
coo. Rumors come from Washington that the
Burlington Is buying arms and ammunition
70 be prepared for any emergency.
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Logan, aided by six officers. dispersed not
Gus strikers from Mr.. Logan's stone quarry
nj Carbon, Pa, Monday. A dozen shots were
exchanged, an Italian receiving bullet IN
the knee. A number Of the disturbers were
imprisoned.
Announcement Is made that the Canadian
Pacific Railroad is 10 receive from the Do
minion Government loan Of GA, 600, 900, and
that for the remainder OF its monopoly the
road Is to receive f3.0O0.000 in bonds.
The Receiver OF the Metropolitan Nation
al Bank, Of Cincinnati, announces that on
April ~, he will pay In full all depositors who
had proved their claims previous 10 April !.
Governor Jackson, Of Maryland. Thursday
night pardoned seven Democratic election
officers who were sentenced June ~, 1887, 10
two years imprisonment for election frauds.
The Hon. w. Il. Smith. law partner Of the
Hon. s. NJ. Weed, and late Assistant secre-
tary Of the Treasury, died at his home IN
Plattsburg. N. ", Friday afternoon.
workmen, In remodcling an old house at
Piqua, o.. Fridays found the bones Of four
children, and the discovery reviyes tiadi-
tion that they were the heirs TO a considcra-
BILE fortune, and disappeared many years
ago.
The body OF an unknown woman, who had
died in childbirth. was found resting against
a tombstone IN a Philadelphia cemetery FRI
day morning, the infant being found dead
near by. The bodies were taken TO the NOR
que, but the woman's remains have not yet
been identified.
The conference Of glass workers and manu-
facturors at Pittsburg broke up Friday night
without reaching settlement, the working
mems rule limiting the number Of appren-
sices being the cause OF the disagreement
AT secret meeting In Boston Of large
manufacturers OF doors, sash, and blinds In
New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, a
combination was formed, with the object OF
advancing prices aud regulating production.
Each manufactures will pay into the pool a
certain sum OF money, which will be forfeit
ed II the rules Of the combine" are broken.
David Jennings, of Lyons, n. r., has pat
ented q experimentation machine, which
for twenty-onc years he has been trying to
perfect, and claims 10 have at last succeeded.
lie hns expended go, 600 on the scheme.
J. II. DeCamp, Vice President OF the Met
ropolitan Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio. went TO
{au Thursday niwhf three of his bondsfnen
having Withdrawn.
Near Coshocton, Ohio, Thursday, Freder-
lex Markley committed suicide. He had a
life interest In farm, which was 10 60 TO his
heirs at his death, and he killed himself TO
prevent the sheriff leyying on the farm for
his debts, and 10 save II for his chilnren.
In Court at New York Thursday Recorder
Smith read n letter, marked personal"
which he had received, containing the infor.
nation that when a decision favorable 10
Jay Gould IL rendered $4,000 In Sl 600 bills
would be left at the Recorders residence.
senator Ingalls, has written 10 Railway
Commissioner Green. OF Kansas, 10 the ei-
feet that his recent statements concerning
Generals Mcclellan and Hancock have been
misrcprcsented, and that his reference 10
them was not a. soldiers, but rs Democratic
politicians, In which respect they were, he
says, allies Of the Confcdoracy.
A bequest OF $4,000 from Joshua Jones,
late director az the Chemical National Bank
New York, has increased the fund OF the
Bank Clerks Mutual Benefit Association,
established for the aid OF aged and disabled
clerks and officers, 10 si02,5sd.
Mr.. Powderly, the chief OF the Knights Of