The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-05-17


George Thomas, colored. charged with
the murder of Alex Blackburn. nm old
soldier. died In the county jail at Lcayen-
worth. kas. of consumption. Thomas u
supposed 10 be the man who crushed Black
burns skull with nm AK and Hfterward
robbed him Of hts pension money.
Seven hundred men employed mt the Ham
burg American steamer docks at Hamburg
have gone on strike.
Fifteen two-story frame business houses
In the village OF Ellicottyille, y. y, were
destroyed by lire. The fire departments Of
Salamanca and bradford gave help. The
loss il about $4,000.
Fred schaefcr. tramp, fell under tho
wheel OF q moving train at the Union De-
pot, Leayenwortb, Has, and was horribly
mangIed. He begged the crowd that gath
cred around him 10 put an end TO his misery
with six-shooter. lie was taken 10 "a hos
pltal and IL l. believed he will die.
n. J. Ransom. OF Des Moines. Iowa, rep
resenting himself and Boston parties. have
bought a three-quarters interest IN the
Atchison Street Railway, Atehison. Has,
paying $4,000. The line viii hereafter be-
operated by electricity.
A farmer named Milt Baker was found
dead In the road near Blooming Grove, Tex.
Suspicion points 90 man named Bone, with
whom he was on bad terms.
A general frost prevailed about Benton
Harbor, Mich, killing all tender varieties
OF Strawberries and grapes on low lands
along the lake shore. Damages are supposed
to be much greater inland.
Fears are entertained that Capt. G.. III.
Hawkins, Chief Revenue officer, aud his
posse OF twenty men, who left Mid1lesbor-
ough, Ky. for BENEFITS Fork TO destroy
illicit stills. have met with foul play at the
hands OF the moonshincrs.
w. ii. Simpson, reporter solved the
mystery OF the Hoffhcimcr- Wellington alb
duction case at Salt Lake by producing the
girl whom for two weeks the police have
been seeking with no result. Simpson took
up the trail and found the girl In a suburb
81 ogden, where she bad been placed by
HoffheImer. simpson brought her back 10
her parents. lIoffhelmer has offered 10
marry her.
A passenger train on the Lehigli Valley
Railroad ran into an Erie gravel tram nc
Painted Post. y. u. and wrecked both en-
gines. Engineer Diedrich and Fireman
Styer, OF the Lchlgh tram. were injured.
Four passengers were slightly bruised.
supt. Stephenson, Of the Lebigb Valley
Road, was cut about the head and otherwise
injured.
Zcnas aud George Mayo. ut Hancock, y
York, married two sisters simultaneously,
and now, just rs simultaneously, the two
sister obtained divorces from the brothers
for cruel treatment
The propeller Allegan. formerly side
wheeler running between Saugatuck and
AlIegan. was shipped from Holland. Mich.
on Nat ears to Lake View, u few miles east
OF Howard City.
Mrs. Dora Babbitt was arrested at Grand
Rapids, and taken TO South Haven, Mich.
with her niece, Lolita, whom she Is charged
with kidnapping from her fathers house
Mrs. Habbitt came down from Grand Rapids
and cntccd the girl away from home and
took her 10 that city OF the train.
During circus performance ut Lima, o.,
a cowboy threw lasso over William Evans,
and before hc could let 20 of the rope the
horse, becoming frightened, had run away,
dragging Evans 10 death.
w. T.. u. Dubois, u negro, has won the
first Boylston prize for defamation ut IIar-
ward.
The schooner Mary Ellen was capsizcd In
gale of Mobile and two sailors were swept
away.
High water swept AWAY SIC 200 log boom
nj Bangor Me.
G.. L. Rich, Boston drummer. selling
goods at I.nurcns, ;. G.. was whipped 10y "A
mob with switches for holding meetings
OF colored people.
Warning factions Of Chinese in quarrel
Mt Los Angeles, Cal, engaged IN AN indis-
criminate shooting ARRAY. One Chinaman
was killed and white man shot In the leg.
Maj. :. w. Jones, OF Seattle, was horse
whipped by a woman who charges him with
maIlgning her character.
The Montana Union Depot at Butte was
destroyed by fire, the loss being 100000.
The fire Is supposed 10 Ice incendiary.
! John NJ. winstead. dissolute fellow, OF
! Ouray, Col, whose wife had supported the
family 10y Keeping restaurant, shot his wife
! dead because she had no money 10 give him
for drink. lie then committed suicide. The
tragedy was witnessed by u twclye-ycar-old
son, who Il left destitute.
Five bodies were discovered at Johnstown.
Pa, victims OF last years great flood.
During terrific thunderstorm which
ragged IN Northern France, the Effel Tower
was struck by lightning six times. No
damage was done.
A furious cyclone passed north OF Blytli-
dale. Mo-, doing great damage. A dozen or
more dwellings were completely demolished
and numerous barns torn down. The fam
lily OF Henry Young were all severely hurt,
and Mrs. Young will die. The storm passed
in northwe~tcrly direction.
As Robert McCanu, aged seven, Of Lynn,
Mass. was crossing the railroad track with
his little sister, train suddenly dashed
upon them. The little fellow pushed hi-
sister from the track but was himself
Killed.