The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-08-18
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Captain Atchlson's is-year-old son, while
playing lall AT Gerlaw, ILL.,, saturday was
struck ON the back Of the head by pitched
ball and died from the effects OF the blow
Sunday night.
James Puryics, printer 10 years OF age
was found dead hanging by one heel from the
lower porch Of the Quincy Herald building
Monday morning IL Is supposed that he
fell from the third story.
Two bodies, supposed TO bc those OF l..
Mercy, Of the Minneapolis News, and :. w.
Bell. OF North Adams, Mich were washed
ashore at Burt Lake. Mich, Monday.
Joe Provost Of Cheboygan, Michr was
thrown from Texas mustang Saturday.
After unseating and kicking his rider, the
horse threw himself repeatedly on his Vie
tim. and had 20 be- driven away with clubs.
samuel A. Noble the wealthy iron manu-
facturer, died az Admission, Ala, Monday.
Mr. Noble was the first man 10 build fur
mace south Of Mason and DiNon's line.
William Gallagher the Chicago election
worker, + employing his peculiar talents In
Omaha. Under an assumed mime, II l. said,
hc acted rs judge OF the Bird wand primary
and i charged with fraud.
IL j. said that the remains OF Maxwell VIII
/ be buried nj sea. Mrs. Brooks fearing that
the physicians will get possession Of the body
| II IL i buried in 81 Louis.
! A riot was caused at Lincoln. Neb., satur-
day by an attempt 10 take an excursion Of
lnion Pacific employees from Omaha back TO
their homes over the Burlington road. The
men refused TO ride over road operated by
non-brotherhood men. One OF them got IN
row with an officer, wbena brother fred into
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six new eases OF yellow fever were re-
ported at jacksonville, Fla, saturday.
Mr. I'D. Mercer, Of Somerset, Ind, and i.
! T.. Mast. Of Springfield, Ohio claim to have
10 their heirship TO portion OF the Mercer
estate in New York CITY, valued NJ $1,000
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/ Mr.. Sibbetts, OF PennsylN ania, Friday
completed "A deal whereby 10000 acre, OF
land In Las Animas and Hucrfano Counties,
Colorado 1.-THE property Of 800 claimants),
was transferred 20 Pennsylvania syndicate
for al 100000.
At Peoria, III, Friday, number OF the
survivors OF the Chatsworth disaster met
aud organized, eIecting Or. O. IL. win, Prcsi-
dent and T.. A. Nansant, Secretary. Meet
ings will be held annually.
Maxwell, alias Brooks the murderer OF
Prellcr was hanged at @ o'clock Friday morn
Ing In ST. Louis. Gov. Morehouse, OF Mis-
souri, having refused to grant further re-
spite after numerous appeals.
d. J. Bowen and liyrnc Stocking, his SON
in-law, returned 10 their homes I'm Lansing,
| Mich Thursday after days fishing trip 10
find that the formers wife and four children
and the latter's wife and three children had
deserted them, leaving for II. Louis. Mr..
Bowen's home was IN his wife's name, and
before going she converted i'm into cash.
John Ellsworth was arrested at Astoria,
Oregon Thursday, and turned over 90 the
sheriff OF Marion County, Ills, on re-
QUESTION. He u charged with having fraud
ulcntiy conveyed piece 81 land 10 an old
German for 81 go the deed proving worth
loss.
Mr.. Solomon Richards, Of Racine, Wis,
received a letter "Wednesday from his 10
year-old son, Fred dated at Plymouth, Eng
land. in which the young man states that he
was pressed into the service OF an English
vessel Of Portland, Oregon and compelled 20
do All the dirty work aboard the ship; and
that he was half starved and maltrcatcd by
the captain and men, and was sull held a
prisoner The matter has been placed IN the
hands Of the authorities.
The Illinois Central Road Il reported 20
intend extending its western line from ON
ava, la. 10 Denver, Col. distance Of 600
miles.
The ray National Tclautograph Company
was chartered at Richmond, Va, Wednesday,
with capital stock not 10 exceed ei5, 900, 900.
Thomas VI. Logan IL President. The compa-
ny viii engage In the general telegraph and
telephone business under the system invent
ed by Professor Elisha Gray.
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envy, sinsInawa Mound, Wis, the oldest con
vent OF the Dominican order In the North
west, fourteen young ladies were received
postulants, eight Of them taking the ina
vows.
William Davidge. the actor. leading old
man In the Palmer Company, cn route TO Sar
Francisco died az Cheyenne, w. t. Tuesday
Charles Baylcss. aged ~, Of Coldwatcr
Mich, committed suicide Monday by hanging
himself la the city prison, where he had beer
confined the evening before on charge o.
drunkenness.
Charles Durham. OF Chicago was arrested
Tuesday In Logansport, Ind charged witt
manslnughter In producing the death OF Mis-
/ Maggie sears, Of that place, June -. Bal
was set al a 900 and furnished.
sam Robinson and six other citizens o
! Hngoton, stevens County, Kan. We're ar
! rested by United State. authorities ~ Inn
plicafed an the murder OF sheriff Cross ans
= three deputies. aud taken 70 Topeka for tria
Tuesday.
4 The council OF the Sioux Commissioners
I with the Indians az Standing Rock Agency
I Dakota was ended Monday and the Indian
!. dismissed after their flnal refusal 10 sign th
q offered treaty.
= Some twenty conductors on the Milwaukee
. Road have been ordered from Ia Crosse