The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-10-13
The News Condensed.
important intelligence From All Parts.
DOMESTIC.

in his annual report says special adj
vancement has been made in Indian
education. The aggregate enrolment
for the year was 81, s51, with an aver
age attendance OF 1906. against 2l,ll7
enrolment and 10. S0S attendance for
the previous year.
THE ship City OF Athens sailed for
the United Kingdom with the first
cargo OF wheat shipped from Tacoma,
Wash, amounting 10 i,S0O tons.
THE axle works OF j. X. Johnson &
Co. were destroyed by fire al Rich
mond, Va, the as being $4,000
FLYING jim paced a mile at Chilli
Gothic, o.. with running mate in
1854 The previous best record at
this style OF going was 2:01A.
ENoISEER MICHAEL KETcHUM. Fire
man Thomas Warren and Brakeman
NJ T.. Hummel were killed in a freight
wreck at Southfeld. Mo.
The exchanges at the leading clear.
ing houses In the United States during
the week ended on the 9Th aggre-
gated 5000, 555, 1877. against Ss25, 40l, 4s2
the previous week The decrease, com
pared with the corresponding week in
1898. was Ill.
WILLIAM NrxoN's chestnut mare
Quirt ran mt Vallejo, Cal, the two
fastest half-mile heats on record. She
won the first heat in AN, the second
in AN.
THERE were 2i9 business failures in
the United States In the seven days
ended on the 5th. against 2S5 the week
previous and 800 in the correspond
ing time in 1898.
NEAR Knoxville. Tenn, two farm
ers. Charles Perky and Jones overton,
fought over the line Of fence aud
killed each other.
THE national convention OF the non
partisan Woman's christian Temper
dnce union will begin at Washington,
Pa, November i3.
Tux commissioner Of the general land
Office in his annual report recommends
measures OF relief for the forest fire
sufferers In Wisconsin and Minnesota.
During the year the total cash receipts
OF the Office were s2,777, S24, decrease
OF s1,7il.9 900 over the previous year;
total agricultural patents issued 80
EOS. decrease OF S,420.
FIVE men were indicted for wreck
ing Big Four passenger train at
Fontanet, Ind. during the great rail
road strike.
AT Nashville, Tenn. the Young
Mems Christian association building
was totally destroyed by fire.
COFFIN q STANTON, stock brokerage
firm in New York, failed with liabili.
ties OF $1,000, goo.
FIRE in the business district OF New
Haven, Mo-, destroyed nine buildings
sEAvErr's stave factory at Vernon,
o., was burned and Eve horses per.
ished In an adjoining barn.
WILLIAM VANCE, sentenced 60 term
of twenty years at St. Joseph, Mo-, for
attempted murder, is now said 70 be
innocent.
Six PERSONS were killed and a num-
Der injured by falling walls during a
FIRE in furniture store in Detroit,
Mich.
Mill operatives numbering 20, 200 in
New Bedford Mass. were advised by
their leaders 20 accept n reduction and
end the strike.
The boiler In Schultz's sawmill near
Petersburg, w. Va, exploded, killing
three men and fatally injuring two
Others.
WILLIAM HERRIcK. maohinist at In
dianapolis. has fallen heir TO fortune
OF $500, 900, left by a relative i'm Eng
land.
COMPANY was organized at Indian
apolis which will practically give then
the monopoly OF the wheel business il
the country ID. ~ Smith, Of Jackson
Mich, was elected president.
JoHS TmRNEY and his wife wer,
found dead at Middletown, n. ", anC
were believed 90 have been murdered
GEoReE NEoRR, aged go, saloon
keeper at indianapolis, Ind. fatal,
shot his wife and then killed himself
A quarrel was the cause.
AT the national convention In Bos
ton OF the Grand United Order OF Ode
Fellows James Needham, OF Philadel
phia, was elected grand master.
A TRAIa on the Georgia Southern wa
wrecked In cut near Bristol, Tenn.
ten passengers being injured and eigh
coaches burned.
AuoUsr RErrIscH, an insane man n
Milwaukee, stabbed his wife and
neighbor woman fatally and cut hi
OWn AnAAAN
EDWARD GARNET. treasurer OF Brcws
ter county, Tex, was held up by
lone bandit at Alpine and robbed o
50 900.
AT Powers Station. Ky, seven ne
groes were killed for insisting upol
riding Ina car with white men.
Miss BEATRICE VANDEcEssDES. age
~. fell from parachute, 900 feet, a
Buffalo, n. y, and was instantly killed
FIRE in frame barn in Chicago r,
suited In the death OF thirty-dv
horses
Ir was discovered that prison cor
tract labor has been abolished In Micl
igan by an error OF the legislature.
SAMUEL BENJAMIN. Russian printc
in Cincinnati, has fallen heir 20 FOL
tune OF 81, OOO. 900 In Australia.
FoUR young children OF John /
Thaudl.r ~ Gfotthonpfa Ala war