The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-09-08

b shrouded in mystery.
Harriet Davis. young ncgress charged.
with two other persons, with stealing S7o0
from White woman was taken by masked
men from the sheriff nj Geneva. Ga. Wednes-
day, tied 10 a tree. and seourgsd; but MIN
tanning her innocence. she was again return
ed 10 the custody OF the sheriff.
The Deep Water convention OF delegates
from Western States closed at Denver Col.
Friday. Resolutions were passed to memo
rializc Congress to make appropriations fora
permanent deep water harbor on the Texas
coast, aud TO inst tute a system Of rcscry oirs
for the storage OF water on Western lands,
for the purpose Of irrigation.
A wind and rain storm OF unusual violence
prevailed Thursday ghi IN the Hot Springs
tArx) distFicL A raging food swept
through the latter city. destroying many
structure, and partly snbmcrging Others. il
IA said that thirteen persons Were drowned.
and that ninc bodies have been recovered
The financial loss Is placed at 100000.
The people Of Tyrone. Kan. have pre-
ferrcd charges against the Rock Island Road
10 the Board OF Railroad Commissioners
alleging that the road Is discr.mine .ing
against their town the natural terminus OF
the road, In favor OF Liberal a town five
miles away. built and owned by the road.
In Jacksonville, Fla for the twenty-four
hours ended az u p. IN. Thursday, there were
twcty-six new eases OF yellow fever and
three deaths. People are quitting the city I'm
Thousands, and efforts are being made 20 re-
duce the population TO the smallest possible
number. Mississippi has dcci e. 10 admit
no strangers within her borders who are not
possessed OF n cert .tcate OF health, and
birmingham, Ala, has ordered strict quar-
rAntine against Atlanta. A refugee camp
will be established by the government IN the
mountain, Of North Carolina.
All the Sioux Indians who left the rcscr-
walton In Wyoming Territory have returned,
and no more trouble Is feared.
In the jefferson City MOI Pcnitentiary
Thur day, John Riley, a convict attacked
Riley Ceid.
Matt Mahuron was arrested az New Prov
idencc, Ind, Wednesday for conspiracy 10
poison farmer named Davis living near
SEc,lyy.lle, KY, who had discharged him
rom his employ for making love TO his
daughter
The Mississippi State Board OF Health
Thursday Issued an Order forbidding en-
u
certificate, the Governor approving.
The new million and a half steel railroad
bridge OF the c., B. & Q. Railroad at Nebras
ka CITY, Neb, was formally opened Thurs
day.
Frank Standiford, son OF the late million
aire. T.. ID. standlford, at Louisville, Ky, |
Thursday night, shot and killed Dan Walker,
a &c imster, for beating prohigate woman. |
\
dercd William Murphy, an old friend. He |
refuses 10 give any reason.
A man named Ruse who shot and killed |
Mr.. Perkins. at Kokomo, Ind, last April for
criminal intimacy with his wife, and escaped, |
was arrested Wednesday night at iIillsboro, |
ID. r..
Forty-hve business firms OF Davenport, |
iowa. commenced proceedings before the |
State Railroad Commissioners Thursday |
against the Rock Island, b., g. II. and ", c., |
NJ. and st. Paul, and Minneapolis and So. |
LOUIS Railroads, alleging that the freight
rates charged by these roads are unrcason-
ably high and discriminating against com
plants. Hearing was set for Sept 0.
Judge samuel Wood, large landowner and |
ex-mcmbcr OF the Illinois Legislature, died !
at Woodlyn "Wednesday night OF gangrene.
"wednesday morning fire destroyed eight |
business houses and large amount OF valu- |
able property at Lancaster, Wis, doing S40,-
600 damage.
Charles w. Waldron. the fugitive banker |
" Hillsdale Mich, who fed with 100000 |
and woman not his wife, il said 10 have |
secured loans in Chicago aggrcgating $4,000. |
The Hon. l.. l.. Koon. Wadron's partner,
still keeps the hank open and Is paying all
claims.
The Rev. Jesse Pratt, the oldest Baptist
minister of Arkansas. died mt Little Rock
Tuesday five hours before his son. who was
on TRIAL for assaulting woman, was sem
fenced TO live years imprisonment lie bad
expressed hope that he would die before
the verdict came In. and Il was tho grief and
shame that killed him.
samuel Stambroak. leading merchant at
kintad Kan. while umpirng an amatt ur
base ball game "Wednesday. was struck on the
neck by swiftly y tched ba l. tipped by the
batslnan, and instantly killed.
Eighteen valuable horses were burned TO
death In the barn OF the Spring Valley stock
Farm, near indianapolis, Tuesday. The prin-
cipal animals Gcgtroycl were the stallion
Brgnoli Wilkes, Ina Mary c. Nmsar Gil,
and Nine llognewcol.
Near Topeka, Kan, Wcdncsday. Georre
Peace, farmer ~ years OF agc, was attack
ed 10y lull whlc tr, Ing 10 IL up tic
animal and terribly mutilacd, dying few
hours afterwards.
The tugboat Charley Wood. owned by
Wood, Sc hneider 4 Co. Of Pittsburg aud
valued at $1,000, SANK near Donaldson,
MISS. wedn ssday afternoon.
The Wisconsin Veterans Home az Wan
paca Wis, carried on under the cottage plan,
was formally dedicated "Wednesday.
The "Oycrand flycfs' on the Union Pacific