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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-05-17
POLICE CALLED FOR.
UNION WATERS CREATE A SLIGHT
DISTURBANCE.
Another Locomotive Expiosion-Ftse
Haxers Saspended--Te isgraphic
Clicks and Condensed Items.


Hash Distributors Of Chicago.
The striking walters recommended their
fight on kinsley's restaurant with redoublcd
yigor. A number OF the strikers gathered
In the alley In the rear OF the restaurant In
anticipation Of number OF new men being
brought IN. The strikers hooted and yelled
~ the non-union men aud endeavored TO get
them out. This annoyance was kept up un-
Ill large crowd gathered, and then Mr..
kinsley sent for the police. Lieut. Ross and
several officers went 10 the scene OF the dis
turbanee and dispersed the men. Mr.. kins-
ley now says he has an ample force and
VIII not have one alliance man IN his place.
Not move was made In other directions.
Concerning the rumored visit OF the Exc
cutive Committee 10 the Auditorium Hotel,
II was stated at the headquarters that the
matter had not been fully agreed upon. In
all probability AN amicable adjustment
will be reached without resort 10 strike.
The other hotel people. IL il said, will meet
the alliance In spirit OF liberality aud thus
avert trouble.
Twent,-eight waters and sixteen cooks
were placed In Pullman dining ears. lt Is
claimed that the help on all the dining ears
on the various lines coming into Chicago
are union men, and that they act as pickets,
going through the train and calling of men
who are OH their way TO Chicago u take the
positions OF strikers. On arriving In Chr
cago they are directed 10 headquarters.
where they are taken care Of, or else sent
out Of the city, or places secured for them
by tire union.
ave will not under any circumstances
violate the law" said one OF the executive
committee OF strikers. 1--WE can win with
ont raiSiny any row Wa now have won
over all the cafe and restaurant proprietors
In the city except kinsley. French and
stein, and these must come In sooner or
later >,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-05-17

Tho notorious Lee White rode into the.
own OF Lamy. N. NJ, with one confederate.
and raided several stores. They visited Sayle's
store, and got nothing but two pistols, am
munltIon and feed for their horses. They
then paid their respects 10 the railroad sta
ton employees. From the operator they got
a gold watch and 50. From the train crews
they got six watches three OF gold and three
OF silver, and go In money. After leaving
tho station they rode away, firing their pis.
tolls rs n warning 10 their victims not TO fol-
low them. Lee White was arrested on the
bridge crossing the Rio Grande at El Paso
four weeks ago. lie was taken toSanta Fc
for safe Keeping. but WIS released from
Jail few days ago ON bond furnished by
his aunt living at Las Ccrrillos. posse
has been organized to pursue White. aud IL
~ expected that he will be arrested within
forty-eight hour.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-05-17

Several violent storms In the form OF tor
nadoes have occurred In different parts Of
north Missouri. aud large amount OF prop
erty has been destroyed aud several persons
killed. In Harrison County number OF
houses and barns were demolished and u
large amount OF farm property destroyed.
william Wilson and his Two small children
were blown away with his house and killed
and several persons injured. In Gentry
County more than twenty buildings were
destroyed and Mrs. Nathan Green wis killed.
Cattle and hogs were killed and good deal
OF general farm property as we'll "a crop.
greatly injured. five or six dwellings aud
several outbulldlngs were blown away south
OF Memphis. No., fences carried away and
orchards swept down. Near Blythesdale
Mrs. Jane Moore aud Mrs. Young were
fatally injured. and number OF othcr'pcr.
sous more or less seriously hurt. More than
dozen houses were wrecked.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-05-17

Iehigh Valley engine No. 81, George
Pearl, engineer. and Henry J. O'Connor,
fireman. started from Buffalo with 4 train OF
twenty-seven carr. The train was moving
slowly and had crossed the Lake shore
tracks at the Buffalo Greek Junction when
the locomotive exploded.
A roar was heard like the discharge OF
battery Of heavy artillery, the earth trem-
bled as though with an earthquake. and the
air was filIed with Aging fragments OF iron.
steel. brass. and timber. accompanied by u
cloud Of mingled steam and dust. Engine
2ei had disappeared. aud all that remained
Of IT. nifty tons OF mechanism were the six
driving-whcels, the truck, and wheels at the
forward end.
The tracks were ripped from the ties and
bent out OF shape, the ground was torn up
for some distance, and broken telegraph and
electric light wires dangled from their posts
la tangled mass. Desolatlon and ruin had
been wrought In the twinkling OF an eye
and two lives had been sacrificed, for there
was no trace OF either engineer or fireman.
What was apparently human body was
seen dying through the air nc an elevation
OF 200 feet, aud was observed To fall on the
Lake shore railroad at least 1000 feet west
OF where the explosion occurred. The
body OF the other unfortunate man took
northeasterly course nj high elevation and
dropped into the creek 500 feet away.
A switch shanty alongside the track was
badly wrecked.
soon search for the missing engineer
and fireman was begun. The body OF Pearl
was found IN the creek. IL was brought 10
the surface and hoisted 10 the coal dock.
Its condition was shocking; apparently
every bone was broken, the head and face
were frghtfully mutilated, as was also the
trunk. nearly the entire abdomen being
torn away.
OConnor's body was found between the
stumps OF two trees along the Lake-shore
tracks. The head was crushed, the face dis
figured beyond recognition, and In the left
side was great gaping hole. The mans
shoes had been wrenchcd from his feet and
his garments reduced 10 shreds. The legs
and arms were apparently fractured.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-05-17
unv, Friend. on the outside.

Burke and O'Sullivan aud their colleagues
in the recent "under ground" conspiracy in
Joliet prisoa are still in the solitary. The
officials still suspect several other citizen
employees aud want 10 put them through the
sweat-box process. The Deputy Warden
states that the outside friends Of the Clan
na-Gacl conyicts are very anxious about the
prisoners. O'sullivan thinks that he Will
get anew trial, and tina. when tried alone he
will be acquitted. The warden is criticised
for not enforcing the rule which has always
been violated against employing cx-con
vlcts IN responsible positions about the
prisOu
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-05-17
FACTOR and wire Drowned.

Rev. james Kerr and his wife were
drowned in Boykin Creek, sumter County.
Ala. Kerr had az appointment TO preach
at church i'm the country and was on his
way TO NIL IL when he was drowned. lie
had been warned that the creek was swollen
and the ford dangerous, but he answered
that he was going TO do the Lords work and
the Lord would take care OF him. Hair
way across the stream his horse and buggy
was washed down into deep water, his wife
and himself perishing.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-05-17
BATTLEON THEPLAINS
FIVE FARMERS KILLED IN A FIGHT
WITH CArTLEMEN. ~
Clergyman and wife Drewned-A honop-
olistic contemporaries Lost
In = Wreek-Etc., Etc.


A desperate battle between chickasaw
cattlemen and Oklahoma farmers took place
on the south Canadian River, about seven
teen miles from Oklahoma City, i. 4. Five
farmers were killed outright and several
badly wounded. The farmers have adopted
herd law among themselves and are farm
ing without fencing their crops. The cattle
men drove their herds over the river from
the Chickasaw country, the farmer resisted.
and bloodshed followed. A number OF the.
cowboys were wounded. and ~ they lied 10
the Chlckasaw Nation. no Information about
them has vet been obtained. The account
OF the night which was brought here IL very
meager, but Il is asserted that the cowboys
first opened lire. Marshals are In pursuit.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-05-17
Three Lives Lost In n Wreck.

The new 81. Louis, Kansas City & Colo
RADIO Railway was the scene of fatal rail-
road wreck. A mixed construction train
started from 81. Louis for Clayton aud just
before reaching the town the engine and i've
ears left the track. Richard Jones, engineer.
and Richard Shellcraft conductor, were
killed, and Arnold Garfield, fireman. fatally
injured. The engine and ears were reduced
10 scrap iron. Thirty men had narrow cs-
capes, but jumped aud saved themselves.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-05-17
A noodle Case.

Exciting and most disgraceful scenes
characterized the common council session
az Madison, Wis, when the aldermanic
boodling case came up. The sheriff was
elected from the chamber three times while
trying TO serve injunctions on the mayor
and council, and for awhile the spectacle RS
expected TO see free fight.
Sheriff Vernon, man very much under
size. but gritty ~ army sugar and supple as
a eat, edged up TO the door OF the room,
when the mayor cried out:
II forbid the sheriff to enter this room,
aud call upon the chief OF police TO keep HIM
out IL he attempts 10 enter"
sheriff. do your duty 70 screamed Bird.
aud the officer dashed up TO the front Of the
charrber and pulled big roll OF injunctions
from his pocket
put him out.' shrIekcd the mayor, "of-
ficcr, where are your"
Chief OF Police Adamson, big, husky
fellow, then seized the sheriff and. amid
wild struggling. carried him by main force
TO the door, but there the little sheriff
cludcd his grasp and jumped back, shout
ing: II shall do my duty" Bird, one OF
the attorneys for the city. yociferously en-
couragcd him To do so, but lac was again
hurled from the room.
IL looked as though blood might flow, but
the mayor, on whom the sheriff had finally
succeeded in serving the injunction, was
forced 10 call of the chief OF police.
Scarcely doubt exists that Aldermen
King and sheasby aud Chief Engineer
Hughes will bc fired from their official posi-
tions. The mayor Will continue TO ignore
the injunction and the other side may move
for his arrest. The stirring events create
tremendous popular excitement.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-05-17
Met "A Terrible Denth.

BY the explosion OF the boiler OF n loco
motive on the Reading railroad Engineer
Hoglcgonz and Fireman Charles Kaufman
were instantly killed aud Conductor George
&. ycagcr was probably fatally injured.
The engine was nearing shamokin. Penn,
drawing "A heavy train, when Kaufman
noticed water from the boiler leaking into
the fire-box lie appraised the engineer OF
the danger, but the boiler exploded before
means could be taken TO prevent II. Yeager
was riding In the engine cab.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-05-17
Ann Arbor unr.rs Suspended.

At meeting OF the faculty OF the unIycrs-
lty at Ann Arbor, Mich, the five sophie
mores concerned In the recent bazing affair
were suspended for one year. The men
suspended are: II. X. Bradley OF Chicago,
Paul Baglcy OF Detroit James Breakey OF
Ann Arbor, Burt w. Smallcy OF Bay CITY,
and Samuel Lamb. Great sympathy ~ felt
for them by the students, and a petition
with several hundred names OF both sophie
mores and freshmen was presented In their
behalf TO the faculty, but without success.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-05-17
His cuisines. Is Too Good.

The town OF Dracut. Mass, Is disgusted at
the results of the $1,000 liquor license, the
holder OF which had his second days busi-
ness. The crowd was not 80 great as that at
tending the opening, but the scenes have de-
yeloped into a carnival OF debauchery. AT
! o'clock at night the holder OF the license
was forced TO shut down business for his
own peace, and IL Is believed that general
affairs soon.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-05-17

News was received OF had tram wreck at
Wyanet, n little town about forty miles
northeast OF Galcsburg, ILL.,, on the Chicago,
burlington a Quincy Road. Very meager
particulars only are obtalnahlc. The NC
commodation train known ~ No. %, which
runs between Aurora and Galya, left the
track about midway between Wyanet aud
Princeton. Three men are known thus far
10 have been killed. andfit II rumorcd that
there are several badly and others slightly
injured.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-29
vAUx TAKES HIS SEAT.
s. j. Randall's Successor Pre-
Sented His Credentials.

sented His Credentials.
WASHINGTON, May 2s.-In the house
to-day, after the reading of the journal,
Mr., O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, presented
the credentials of Mr.. Vaux, and they,
having been read by the clerk, he es-
eoIted Mr.. Vaux to the bar of the house
and the latter gentlemen qualified as a
representative from the third district of
Pennsylvania. Mr.. Vaux affirmed, and
as he took his seat he was greeted with
applause. Then the house went into
committee of the whole on the river and
harbor bill. The pending question was
on the point of order raised by Mr.. Nc
Creary. of Kentucky, against the clause
prescribing penalties upon the owners
of bridges which Obstruct the naviga-
ton of rivers. The chair overruled the
point of order. On motion of Mr..
Dunnell. of Minnesota, section 8, which
declares that it shall not be lawful to
construct a bridge over any navigable
waters of the United States. within the
limits of the state, without obtaining
the approval of the secretary of war,
was stricken out. On motion of Mr..
Post, of Illinois, survey was author
lied of the Illinois river, from La Sale
to the Mississippi river, with view to
ascertaining what lands would be sub
iect to overflow by the construction of
navigable waterway between Lake
Michigan and. the Mississippi river. Mr..
ComstOck. of Minnesota. moved to strike
out the clause authorizing a survey of
the entrance to the Bay of Superior. at
the west end of Lake Superior, and a
report to be made whether it is advis-
able for the government to cut a new
channel or entrance to the bay opposite
the opening between Rice's point and
Conner's point. The motion was agreed
to. Mr.. McAdoo, of New Jersey Offered
as q substitute for the entire bill
a bill creating board of river and har-
Dor commissioners and appropriating a
bulk sum of $4,000, 900 to be expended
by them. Lost. The committee then
rose and reported the bill to the house.
Mr.. Dockery, of Missouri, moved to re-
commit the bill. with instructions to the
committee on rivers and harbors to re-
port 1t back with the Hennepin canal
clause stricken out. Lost-yeas 81.
nays 1913. The bill was then passed
without division. On motion of Mr..
Cannon, of Illinois, from the committee
on rules. resolution was adopted set
ting aside tomorrow for the considera-
tion of public building bills. On motion
of MIR. O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, an ad-
journment was ordered from tomorrow
until Monday. The house then at $50
adj ouuned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-29
Sir Robert Peel Fooled by a
New York Confidence
Man.
Smooth John McDermott Is
Bagged at Delmonico's by
Byrnes' Men.
Bank Wrecker Claasen Ad-
judged Guilty by a Jury
Of His Peers.
Two Convicts Sandbag a
Keeper and Escape From
Jersey Prison.

NEW YORK, May 28.-TO step from a
sumptuous supper table in Delmonico's,
where he had been dining with two
wealthy Englishmen, one of them a
barOnet, into the clutches of detective
and thence to prison cell was the ex-
perience of John McDermott, who was
arrested last evening for Swindling peO-
pie out OF various sums of money and
for whom the detectives have been look
ing for some time. The Englishmen
were Sir Robert Peel, who arrived in
this country on Sunday night, and Cliff
ford Talbot, who came here on the
Aurania. They met McDermott. who
told them he was Inspector Byrnes'
head detective and was coming from
Germany where he had delivered a
foreigner to the authorities. He
promised to show them the
sights of New York and got
into their good graces. Sir Robert
presented him with a diamond scarf pin
worth $500, and turned over his baggage
checks to him, gave him four English
95 notes-in fact, he and Mr.. Talbot
placed themselves practically in his
hands. They had been looking at the
sights of the oity up to Tuesday night,
Wloll hlCy ulllCu d1 DOIiuoilOO % ~
tective Sergeants McCluskey and Null
holland, of Inspector Byrnes' staff, were
passing Delmonico's at the time, and,
looking through window, saw McDer-
mott, whom they recognized, sitting at
a table. They waited until he came out
and put him under arrest. His friends
were dumbfounded, but the detectives
explained matters. McDermott, they
said. was wanted for the larceny of ST.
$50, out of which sum he swindled Mrs.
Thayer, widow living at Munsey, a
small town in this state, under promise
OF marrying her. To-day Mrs. Thayer
came to the city and identified McDer-
mott. Sir Robert Peel made no COM
plant, but left for Chicago. McDer-
mott is forty-four years old, and was a
hackdriver in this city. He will be ar
raigned in court tomorrow morning.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-29
TURNED UP TOO SOON.
A WOuld.be insurance Fraud
Balks His Own Game.

RALEIGH, N. c., May 2s.-Twelve
months ago, James Dillon, a we'll
known citizen of Tyrrel county, in
sured his life for $1,000 in the Conuecti-
cut Mutual Life Insurance company.
Sometime after he fell from boat half
mile from shore and yelled loudly
for help to man quarter OF a mile
away. When the man responded,
Dillon secretly swan ashore and could
not be seen. The man, whose assist
ance he had asked, supposed he was
drowned and was perfectly willing to
swear to it. Notice of Dillon's death
was sent to the company. 1t refus ed to
pay the insurance. Action was brought
by Dill0n's wife, and the case stood for
trial at the court last week. The
widow alleged that he was drowneds
Ten days ago body was found near
the place where he had been seen to
sink in the water. The body was
identified by twenty-five persons as
that of Dillon. At court, counsel
for the wife, took a non,
suit because the body had
been found. There is no doubt that the
company would have paid the money,
but to the surprise of every one Dillon
ululScll lids ItIuIucU Sdlc duu oOuuu W
Columbia. His statement is most re-
markable. He says he swan ashore the
day he overturned the boat, put his hat
in it and left the boat half full of water.
He determined to hide in the woods so
as his wife could get the insurance
money. He kept in the great swamps
for five months, when he found the body
of drowned man floating in the Alli-
gator river. He removed the hair from
the head so as to make it bald, and TAX
ing his own whiskers put them in the
decomposing flesh Of the corpse. He
knocked out two of the front teeth of
the dead man, and removing the CLOTH
ing from the corpse, dressed it in clothes
he had worn on the day of his disap-
pearance. At night he conveyed the
body to the place where he was supposed
to have been drowned. Subsequently
hearing of the non-suit he thought it put
an end to his claim and that there was
no hope of collecting the money and ne
returned home.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-29
KIMBER WAS MURDERED.
The Missing Briton's Body Found
in q Reservoir.

MONTREAL, May 28.-The Kimber
mystery was cleared up this morning
by the finding of the unfortunate young
Englishman's body in large reservoir
which supplies Montreal with water.
His throat was cut, and around his neck
was tied towel. The body was identi--
fed by name on the clothing. and was
taken to the morgue, where an inquest
is now in progress. Kimber came to
this country in February, and is known
to have been in possession of considera-
bic money and notes and letter of
credit to Quebec firm which was
never presented. He arrived in
Halifax, and coming to Montreal
he stayed at the Grand Central
hotel. Suddenly he disappeared,
and no trace of him could be found
until reporter on local paper took,
the case in hand, and on examining the
room Kimber had occupied found blood
stains OIL the floor which had been par
TALLY removed. The hotel keeper then
explained that after the mans disap-
pearance he found a razor covered with
blood and stains on the mirror and floor,
which he removed quietly to save the
reputation of his house. 1t was freely
stated, however, that Kimber had met
with foul play and the suppositon re-
ceives confirmation from every circum-
stance of the case. No arrests have yet
been made,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-29
His Plea for the Pardon Of a
Montana Murderer
Denied.
Business Troubles Prompt a
Badger to Attempt Mur-
der and Suicide.
Russian Settlers in South Da-
kOta Intimidate a Female
Suffragist.
Editor Griffln's Old Partner
Confesses That He Slugged
Mr.. MOffet.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
HELENA, Mont, May 2S.--The board
of pardons to-day refused pardon for
John A. Rowan, convicted of the mur-
der of Joseph Bussiere. at Butte, 1888.
Rowan's case is an interesting one. He
Is member of wealthy and influen-
tial family in Quebec, and came to
Montana in 1878. settling in Butte. He
fell in with bad crowd, and in 1883,
while attempting to kill another man.
murdered Bussiere. He was convicted
and sentenced to Imprisonment in the
penitentiary for life. Application was
made to Gov. Leslie for pardon which
he refused. Afterwards Gov. White
was asked to intercede and had the case
under consideration when the territory
became a state. Rowan then made appli-
cation to President Harrison and Sir
John Macdonald, the Canadian premier,
and had the British minister at Wash
ington interest Secretary Blaine in
the case. Secretary Blaine wrote to
the board asking. as matter OF inter-
national courtesy, that the pardon be
granted, To-day the request was re-
fused. Rowan's crime is regarded here
as cOld-blOOded one. The prisoner is
man of education and keeps the books
in the prison at Deer Lodge.