The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20
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foDDers VINO held up q passenger train near
TeXarkana, and was subsequently arrested,
tried, Ffound guilty and sentenced TO
life imprisonment and escaped by saving
out OF his cell, was recaptured at Columbus,
Tex.
The extensive brickmaking plant OF Fer
guson and DenIson at Benton Harbor,
Mich, was completely destroyed by fire.
The loss exceeds $4,000; no insurance.
john Mulhail jr.. young Morrisania IN
" lawyer. shot himself in the head. lie
was respondent from financial troubles.
o. G. Kear. prominent real estate
broker aud money loaner OF salina Kan,
was drowned.
The official canvass OF the vote In Mlchi-
gan was announced. For Governor. Id
Win Is. Winans (Dem.) received 1sS,T25
votes james NJ. Turner QRep) fT2. 2O5
Partridge O'ro) s,1si Belden Cl.abor)
1898. The Democrats elected nine Con-
gressmen and the Republicans two. The
entire Democratic State ticket was also de-
clsred elected
The wholesale liquor house OF A. ii. Law.
renee x Co. OF Dallas. Tex, made an a.
signmcnt. The liabilities are about
sl2G0OO; assets not yet determined.
Two thriving Arkansas towns, Darda-
nellie aud Monticello. were almost wiped
out OF existence by fire. The aggregate
loss will reach $4,000; only partially in
sured. Dardane lie il IN tile western part
OF the state and Monticello In the southern
portion.
A disastrous fire occurred nj Pottstown.
Pa, burning out the stores OF IL NJ. Root,
j.. & w. G. Rocker, II. Leopold, j. r..
Shaner, aud W. l.. Stone. The loss will
aggregate $4,000 to $4,000.
George scrkcr aud james Lane were
frozen TO death near Clay Court-I House. W.
Va.
Joseph Marshall, his l9-yenr-old son
Charles and youth named Herbert Cooner,
all OF liarbor Springs. Mich, were drowned
IN Little Traverse Ray while fishing.
bad wreck occurred near Wilcox, Pa.
by traln-dispatcher running two freigbts
together Both engines and thiriy-hve ears
were totally demolished, with loss OF
about $4,000. The trains were going at
rate OF forty miles an hour but happened %
meet on straight track, and the tranmen
jumped and were uninjured.
George Ritter, OF sandusky, Ohio com
mited suicide, being dependent from
financial troubles.
The hog cholera Il raging IN Atchison
county. Kansas and tks disease il rapidly
spreading. Hogs are dying In droves.
Charles +. Laylor, u prominent citizen
of Frankfort. kns., committed suicide by
shooting himself through the heart.
Michael Mccormick, OF Scranton, Pa,
was fatally injured by the cars.
Joseph Brccken. OF St. Paul, was run
over by street car and killed.
Heinrich Schultz received fatal injuries
by leGping from the third story OF ST.
Louis clearinghouse which was on lire.
Robert Richter aud Louis Eyars, both OF
San Antonio. Tex, between whom there
had been quarrel, met, and Richter whip
ped Eyars The latter then gotta rifle aud.
going 10 Richter's house, shot his enemy
dead. The murderer was captured.
Gas from a coal stove nearly suifocatcd II
family at Newark, @.
Tho Big Four railway compSny's grain
elevator at Sandus1y, o., together with sew
eral adjoining buildings belonging to that
company aud about 5000 600 feet 81 lumber
belonging 10 the Snndusky Lumber and
Box company, was destroyed by fire.
The daughter OF Mrs. Sarah Cocbranc. OF
Cherry Bend, near Wilmington, O.. was
shot three times by sherman McMalon. who
was living az the house under tile assumed
namc OF johnson. McAIalon then committed
'iulcdc
The bodies OF Joseph Marshall his son
Charles and Herbert Cooner OF llarbor
spring, Mich. were washed ashore about
seven miles north OF that village. They
were returning from fishing cruise and
the suppositlon is that their boat was
wrecked in the storm.
About 1000 tons OF hay on Fishers ranch,
near Denver, COL. was vet on fire and to-
tally destroyed. man named Baker was
suspected OF the deed, and bis body was
found hanging by rope beneath bridge
near Argo. lie was evidently quietly but
effectively lynchcd.
turkey shoot TWO miles west OF keyt
vile, No. broke UP In riot aud joseph
Brown. boy eighteen years OF age, was
killed. Besides the death OF Brown five
young men were wounded, two OF them
seriously. Joseph aud John Herman were
arrested.
A collision between freight trains on
the Cincinnati Southern railway occurred
al ELMO station, south OF Somerset Ky.
Brakeman J. G.. stephens was killed aud
Engineer Hail II thought 10 he fatally
injured. Tho accident was caused by the
lady operator at Pine Knot not giving
proper orders.
A granary. holding $1,000 bushels OF
grain, besides lots OF machinery aud sheds,
wa. burned To the ground near Pipcstonc,
MINI. The total loss Is estimated at about
$4,000.
W. j. Leroy, freight conductor on the
Lcuis,iIc n Nashville railroad. was arrest
eel In Louisville. Ills arrest. u h alleged. II
the first 81 Wholesale prosecutions TO begin
ut once against trainmen on the rosi. They
are accused OF robbug freight cars, ana IL
- even charged that wrecks have been AR