The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK,
Latest Intelligence From AL
Parts of the World.

The NATIONAL Department OF agriculture
reports 9.0.O0O,0O0 bushels OF corn aud l5d.-
COCOON bushels OF wheat IN the hands OF
farmers, aud adds that the stock OF corn IL
the largest ever reported In March.
The standard oil Company on Monday i'm
creased the price OF Lima oil TO II cents y
barrel.
A bill requiring that Emitted states flags
be- placed on school buildings in towns and
cities Of more than one thousand inhabi-
tants, and also providing for military In
struction, was introduced Monday In the
Iowa Senate.
Fire In tenement la Ludlow street, New
York, early Monday morning, caused pan
&c among the scores OF inhabitants. but all
escaped after period OF intense excitement.
The financial loss is about $4,000.
II was reported at Bloomington, Ill,
Monday, that Billy Myer had arranged with
Andy Bower, OF New Orleans. La, for
finish fight for $4,000. four.ouncc gloves, TO
kc place May before the Crescent city
Athletic club. May l he will light Jack Hop
per TO finish nj Fort Worth. Texas, for
$1,000 a side, two-ounce gloves TO be used.
AT Glynnwood Ohio, sunday night the
Standard oil Company's pipe line burst,
nlling creek with petroleum. This took
fire, and the Lake Erie and Westerns tele-
graph line was burned and itstrack dam
aged.
Monday morning George Jackson, All
aged man, tried TO light his pipe in the der
rick OF the killy gas well, near Marion, Ind
An explosion followed and he and several
others were more or less seriously injured.
From the mouth OF the well there issues
volume OF fire and water 100 feet high.
BY the Masters report, filed In Denver,
Col, Monday, in the suit OF r. G. Henry
against the Travellers Insurance Company
OF Hartford, u WIS stated that the defendant
owed Mr.. Henry Sg2.5l0 aud that there
should be returned 10 him collaterals aggre-
eating Si.0O0.OO0 in value.
The residence OF Martha Washington, az
Fredericksburg, Va, y said 10 be for sale for
SiO,OOO, and II Is suggested that either Chi
cago or New York secure the relic.
Notwithstanding that, under the law, but
ninety-three liquor dealers are licensed at
Pittsburg, an official report was made on
Monday that there are 500 'spcnk-casics," or
unlicensed groggeries, In that city.
The Service Pension Association OF In
diana Monday at indianapolis adopted
series OF resolutions, among them The fol-
lowing: THAT we claim for the Union
soldiers the right OF service pension,
which has been given TO soldiers OF the rev.
olution, OF the war ofisl2, and OF the Mex
lean war.
Nearly 100 boat loads OF wheat were towed
in after the close Of business on the New
York Produce Exchange, Monday, upon
the posting OF the Government report that
45.0 per cent OF corn and 800 per cent OF
wheat had been thrown back on the farmers
hands. From 81 cents, wheat sold down 10
ST. but reacted at the close TO SO SIS cents.
Property owners OF Winnipeg, Manitoba.
were much excited over the report that the
Dominion Government had vetoed the bin
legalizing land tax sales prior To 1880. Titles
10 land for years, IL is said will have 10 be
decided 10y the courts.
IL was reported ut Laporte. Ind. that
business troubles had so seriously affected
the mind OF Turner W. Butterworth. Of
that city, cousin OF Congressman Butter
worth, that IL was necessary that he should
be removed 10 the indianapolis Insane Asy-
lum.
sunday afternoon the leyee gave way six
miles below Arkansas City, Ark, and water
began 10 pour In through the crcyasse. Its
thought that n disastrous flood will be
ayerled by vigorous action in rcpa iring the
break.
AT fire in the business portion OF owen
Sound, Ontario seven persons were injured
by falling walls The loss was SG5,O 900
William Mitchell. State Superintendent OF
Public Instruction OF North Dakota, died
suddenly early Tuesday morning In his
home at Bismarck.
The Central Pennsylvania Conference of
the Evangelical Church passed resolutions
al York. Pa, OF sympathy with Bishop Dubs
and condcmnatory OF the conduct OF Bishops
Eshcr and Bowman.
A bill was introduced In the Ohio Senate
providing for the election Of Presidential
electors by districts, and two electors nc
large Under the Democratic gerrymander
thi. would give the BourbOns fifteen OF the
twcnty-threc votes In Presidential con-
test.
Fuller & Warren proprietors Of the
Clinton foundry at Troy, y. v. one OF the
largest stove factories In the country, were
reported 20 have under favorable considers.
ton request TO move their business 10 Jol-
let IN.
The visible supply OF wheat and corn T.,
respectively, 2S,3i4,a9i and i4,aIs 09I bush
els. since last report wheat decreased Esq.,
$50 bushels, while corn increased 1881 bush
els.
The inquest on the body OF y. &. Benwell,
the murdered young Engllshman, was con-
cluded nj Princeton, Ontario. the jury de-
clarng Burchell committed the deed and
holding the wife ~ the accused "a an access
sorry.
The Iowa Legislature has been delugcd
with petitions against licensing the saloons
and powerful lobby watches the Interests
Of the school book publishers.