The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-06-23
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The most destructive confagratlon In the
history OF Western Pennsylvania occurred
al Dubois nj o'clock Monday afternoon. Al
II o'clock, II was reported that all that re-
manned ola beautiful and thriving city Of
1900 inhabitants was mass OF shoulder
ing ruins. A terrible phase OF the catastro-
phe Ia the loss OF thirty lives. This report,
however. i not verified on account OF the
lack OF means Of communication, all tcle-
graph wires having been cut or burned. The
loss Is estimated AZ S2,500,000.
Lindsay Muse, colorcd messenger IN the
navy department. died Thursday OF old age.
He had the distinction OF being the oldest
employe in the government service. lie
was appointed messenger IN the navy de-
partment I'm 1898, and served there continu-
ously In that capacity TO the day Of his
death. He served under twenty-scyen diff
forent secretaries and shook hands with
every president from Monroe TO Cleveland.
League games Friday resulted as follows:
Boston 5, Chicago 9; Detroit 3, New York
?; Indianapolis .. Philadelphia 4; Washing
ton 7, Plttsburg o.
The family history Of Bessie MontCur, the
alleged New York smuggler, Is being hunted
up by special treasury agents. Some spicy
revelations arc promised.
The Supreme Lodge, knights Of Pythlas,
elected officers Thursday at Cincinnati
William Ward. OF Newark, N. j., was chosen
Supreme Chancellor, and George ID. Shaw,
OF Eau Claire. WIS, Supreme Wee Cham
cellor. The prize drill attracted n large
crowd Of spectators
League ball games Thursday resulted:
New York, a; Detroit, 2.-Philadelphia, o;
indianapolis 4.-Rain prevented the Chi
cago game at Boston and the Pittsburg game
~ Washington.
w. II. Pagan. an official OF the Soldiers
Home at Dayton. was found dead in bed In
motel at Erie. Pa. Thursday.
The date Of the G.. A. X. National En-
campment at Columbus, o., has been
fixed for September IL The National
Association OF Naval Veterans will hold
reunion at the same time and place.
Before adiourning at Cleveland Wcdnes-
DAY, the executive committee Of the Irish
League Of America passed resolutions de-
ploring the illness OF General Sheridan, and
Of sympathy with the family Of the late
Ienry IT, sheridan, OF Chicago
AT Springfield, Mass, Wednesday after
noon Henry Borthwick. OF Ludlow Center,
attended the Forepaugh circus performance
while under the influence of liquor, was
noisy and annoyed Harry Taylor, one Of the
actors, who finally struck him blow under
the jaw, which killed him instantly. Tay-
Tor fed. swan the Connecticut River, and
escaped.
AT Columbus, O., Wednesday, J. Eichen-
laui, under arrest for violating the Sunday
law In giving n theatrical performance,
pleaded guilty and was fined ESQ and costs
and sentenced 10 thirty days in jail, the lat
ter part OF the sentence 10 remain suspended
unless another offense should be comm itted.
Brakeman Frank NJ. Kaylor, on the q. II.
A. !. Road, fell from a ear az Lima, Indiana.
Wednesday, breaking his neck, while the
wheels cut off both his legs.
The mother OF General p. ii. Sheridan
died Tuesday afternoon in. her .home at
somerset, Ohio, aged 81 years and months.
Fire in a tenement house at Second street
and Second avenue, New York, early We'd
nesday morning resulted in the death OF one
man and the burning or wounding Of dozen
persons Three women are IN n dangerous
condition, and two men and two women are
suffering from smoke inhalation. The finan-
cial loss is about $1,000.