The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-02-14
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states legation an o ficial invitation from
The United States government requesting
treat Britain 10 take part In the worlds
fair which u TO be held In Chicago In 1888.
Mrs Fritz Castenbrock, OF Kalamazoo,
committed suicide while her family was az
breakfast by hanging her chin over n sma'l
cord. both ends Of which were fastened 20
a rafter I'm the garnet OF her houss. She
had been suffering intense pain from
erysipelas for several days.
NJ Berger. director OF the late expos-
ton ia Paris and now "A member Of the
Chamber Of Deputies, referring 10 the
word fair OF the United States said he
would be unable 10 go 20 Chicago 20 give
advice 10 its organizers as M. Roustan,
the French minister at Washington, had
urged him 20 do. Mr. Berger added.
however. that the correspondent could tell
the citizens Of Chicago that he was entire
~ at their disposal la Paris.
The second trial OF William Palmer at
East Saginaw. Mich. for the murder OF
his brother has resulted In a disagree
ment OF the jury.
Two cases OF small pox in Macoupin
county. ILL.,. have terminated fatally. No
new cases are reported.
passenger train On the Cotton Belt
Road was wrecked near Stuttgart Ark.
The fireman was killed and the engineer
mortally wounded
business failures for the week number
POS, compared with go last week. and
s2i In the corresponding week of 1890
The strike of the coal miners of Belle.
Vile, H., has been ended 10y the operators
conceding an increase of pay 20 the work
men.
Two soldiers. names unknown. were
drowned in the Missouri river at Winona.
n. ID.
W. G.. HoweIls son of a prominent Mis-
souri, attorney, Was lodged In jail by Unit
al States officers at ST. Louis, charged
with robbing a stage in Colorado last Au-
gust.
James Redpath the we'll known journal
list aud labor advocate. was run down by a
street ear in New York and seriously in
iured.
JAY Gould and G. r. Huntington will
unite under one management the Missouri
Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads,
Nhich will control ZOO miles of railway
The election in Canada will be contested
On the issue of reciprocity with the United
states, the Liberals advocating and the con-
>ervaiises opposing the policy
The Marquis de Ieuville. once engaged
90 be married 10 Mrs. Frank Leslie. has
sued the Chronicle of Oldham, England
for libel for writing up his escapades.
In "a fight with HAVANA police on board
steamship, Montelonge. the noted Cuban
bandit and two companions were killed
and fourth was captured.
An examination into the accounts of de.
faulting State Treasurer Woodruff, of Ar
kansas. by his bondsmen showed short
ase OF 500 900, and II is expected that
Legislative investigation will increase this
amount.
The bolt and nut manufacturing plant
OF J. Heury Sternberph a son ~ Read
Ing Pa. the largest of its kind in America
burned entailing loss OF S21a. 600 Ensured
tor two thirds Six hundred men are
thrown out OF employment.
An Albany a. Y paper reports that
the American Express Company has
secured control of the National Express
Company. and that the price paid for the
stock of the latter cone'rn was far above
par
The Workingmen's League az Haverhill.
Mass. Is endeavofing 90 form an alliance
with the farmers OF the State and 70
to the farmers considerations IN the South
aud West.
United States Government officers de
tailed TO examine the coast defensos and
railways OF Mexico report having found
them in better condition than they antici-
Iated. The coast works in particular
are progressing with notable ratidity.
At Marion Iowa. an attempt was made
10 as~nssinate G. NJ. Hollis. What prompt.
eel the act il not known.
AZ New Hampton. Iowa. Miss Anna
Cords, fever patient. crushed fever
Thermometers in her mouth and was fatally
poisoned hy the mercury.
Elmer CLARK. superintendent or the
Kansas City. No. Cabla Railroad com
pany. was struck by a grip car'in power
house and killed
The Ontario Government Is asked by the
Temperance people for sweeping restrictive
liquor legislation.
Years ago when the old Boston. Hart
ford a Eiie railroad pfomis a 10 bee an inn
purtrnt line the Ames family acquired
considerable quantity ~ land in Dorches-
ter. part ~ Boston The Board Of
Health has condemned the properly.
II Is reported that a syndicate Of brew
ers has been formed ia Germany 90 manu-
factnre beer In the United States
. The coneyville dynamite episode. whicl
a. eated sensation ln % iti al circles dur
Ing the campaign ~ io3s, was revived
in the lower House OF the Knrsas legislr
tufe by Mr.. Andrews who introduced a
resolution looking 20 nm investigation 81
the matter.
sensation was created la the Kaln
mafoo, Mich. insane asylum hy the sud.
den death Of Miss Jennie Bnrth, who went
crazy over religion. She was taken 20 a
bathroom by attendants. and white there
was severely sca'dod, the shock causing
instant death