The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-09-27

Two Santa Re freight trains collided near
F, Ia Plata. Mo. Brakeman ellis was instantly
killed and one OF the engineers and his IRE
man were dangerously injured. Both en-
gines were demolished and four ears were
thrown la the ditch.
William Burns. desperate. attempted to
cut the throat OF n woman at 81. Louis. Az
ter desperate fight. during which three
shots were fired by Officer Freeman. he sue
ceeded in capturing Burns.
A terrible accident happened on the Mex
lean railroad. Two trains going IN OPP
posite directions ran into each other at Rim
cenada. and the ears were piled on one
another and completely wrecked. Ten per-
sous were killed aud several others
wounded.
Conductor Lowrey aud brakeman Brock
miller, OF the Chicago a Alton, at Venice,
were endeavoring TO rid their caboose OF
yermin by using gasoline. The gasoline
caught fire from n cigar, an explosion fol-
lowed, aud Lowrcy was fatally burned and
BrockmIller very badly injured.
While ascending the Allegheny Mountains,
near Lilly, Pa, Pennsylvania train broke
IA two, and the sections coming together
completely wrecked the engine and eight
ears. Engineer Potter was dangerously and
the fireman and brakeman slightly hurt.
John Frleze. a Polish laborer. was struck
by an engine on the Lake Shore and Michi-
gan Southern railroad, in Chicago. He was
taken TO the County Hospital, where he
died.
A man who registered as A. +. Thompson
was found dead In his room at a hotel in
Omaha, Neb. lie had several letters on his
person. one OF which was from his mother,
and bore date Spring Valley, Ill.
Murder Ia the second degree was the ver-
diet OF the Grand Rapids (Alicii.) jury In
the Deman murder case. Deman was sem
fenced TO fifteen years In prison.
Frank Erksen, 10 years old, in walking
by the laundry Of Pom Lee. Ia Chicago. saw
the Chinaman at work. lie picked up u
stone and threw II through the window,
putting out both OF Lees eyes and fractur-
ny his skull.
The body OF woman named Goeda was
exhumed at Szegedn, Hungary, for the pur-
pose OF AN autopsy. When the coffin was
| opened 1t was found the woman had been
buried alive aud that she had given birth To
Il child in the coffin.
james Matthews, l0-year-od boy OF
! New York, died from the effects OF nicotine
/ poison. The boy was an inyeteratc cigar
cite smoker. lie was bright boy and sang
! Ia the choir Of a church.
A meteor winch fell on the farm OF John
Goddard In Iowa WAS dug up by Peter Hug
land, who sold IL To Prof. Winchcll OF Min
neso,a. Goddard has just won repleym
suit TO recover the stone. Prof. Mmchell
Will appeal TO the supreme Court.
I Gottlieb Bender, l2-year-old boy, was
instantly Killed while attempting to jump
I onto Milwaukee avenue grip in Chicago.
\ lie missed his footing and was thrown
under the wheels, which cut him almost
completely in halves.
The store OF G. W. Knapp, Clinton Falls,
Mimi, was broken into ana $1,000 In notes
aud $40 in money taken. The burglars have
not been found
/ Emperor William and the emperor OF
Austria have held long debate on the ad-
mission OF France into the alliance with
! Germany, Austria, and Italy.
The boiler at the Williamson Betting
I Works in ~. Louis exploded, injuring Geo.
\ Schettleso badly that he diel, and probably
Y fatally scaldng Casper Beck, the engineer.
\ The west wall OF the building was blown
/ out while the esst was badly shattered. The
loss is $4,000
I The Turkish man-of-war Ertogroul has
( foundercd at sea and 300 OF her crew are
drowned.
An unknown man was run over and killed
while attempting 10 get OF i train in motion
In the stock-Yards ut Chicago.
Charles Drumm, proprietor OF wine
house, in Springfield, o.. in q tit OF Jealousy,
\ shot his wife, aud then with the same wcap-
on ended his own life. Both died instantly.
A fire broke out Ia Berlin. Germany, and
a wealthy merchant. named Frichs. his two
daughters, aged 10 and Ia years, their COVER
ness, aud n maid were burned 60 death.
When found their bodies were disfgured
beyond recognition.
A family OF eight persons, consisting OF
father mother, aud six children. was killed
at Prcssburg. Hungary. by ignorantly eat
ing the fruit OF the night-shade plant.
Col. Duke Battle. formerly OF the regular
army, but more recently an author, COM
mitted suicide In his room Ia Chicago, by
opening an artery In hI- leg and permitting
himself 10 bleed 10 death.
Robert Trumbold was horsewhipped IN
-. Louis 10y Mrs. Christina Daniz, n widow
who lives at the same house. She claims he
made insulting remarks to her. Her ease
came up aud she was discharged.
Fire broke out at South Haven, Mich,
and destroyed Hale 4 Co.'S two stores, H..
Crane 4 Co.'S shoc store, and Flctchcr's
Sons store aud the postoilice The wind
was blowing brisk aud more buildings may
90.
Count schlcinitz who had been ruined by
gambling, has committed suicide IN Berlin.
Germany, by shooting himself with a rcyol-
Yer.
A French customs officer at Chambcry,
savoy. shot mud Killed an Ilallan smuRRler