The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-09-01

| park at Kansas CITY,
The steamer New York made the
passage from Southampton 20 New
York in six days eight hours and thirty
eight minutes, breaking all previous
records.
AT Washington park, Chicago, Di
rectly paced mile in 2:i0gl, lowering
the worlds record for two-year-olds
quarter OF second.
ADAM A. PARRoTT, his wife and two
OF their three children were drowned
while attempting 10 ford the Scioto
river in wagon near Portsmouth, o.
An incendiary fire in the yards of
the Paepcke-Leicht Lumber company
In Chicago destroyed $4,000 worth
OF property, including twenty-seven
horses.
BIS KERsHAw and his brother John
and Robert Thomas were drowned at
Waltham, Mass, by the overturning
OF their canoe.
ABE BuzzARD, the notorious PENN
sylvanla outlaw, was sentenced TO
eleven years imprisonment for bur
glary.
Thomas w. HEATHCoTE, chairman OF
the Pullman strikers committee, de-
clared the strike AT an end.
MIsTAKING a party Of young men for
burglars, Stephen Albright, OF Allen
town, Pa, fred at them, wounding
six.
THE new democratic tariff bill passed
by the Fifty-third congress became a
law without the signature Of President
Cleveland. In letter 70 Representa-
tive Catchings, OF Mississippi, the
president gave reasons why he did not
sign the measure.
The Diamond Drill company of
i Reading, Pa, failed for $4,000.
GERONIMO and his band OF Apaches
are 10 be removed 10 oklahoma from
! Alabama. the climate OF which has
greatly reduced their numbers.
CHARLIE Bennett, the manned base
ball player is 81, 900 richer as result
Of a benefit game played in Boston.
THE expense 10 the state OF Illinois
caused by the calling out Of the mile
tia during the late strike is placed by
the adjutant general at s35O,O0o
CoEJAREE, Seminole Indian. was
executed az Wewo, O. T., by being shot
/ 10 death. His crime was murder
Ar Springfield, Mass, Harry Tyler
i lowered the bicycle record for an un-
paced mile TO 2:07 rs, cut OF 3-5
seconds.
Miss MARY DEsuA, a sister OF BreclS-
inridge's first wife, ia an open letter
calls on the men and women Of Ken
lucky to defeat the congressman.
AFTER passionate OF forty years
Rev. Thomas X. Beecher, brother of
Henry Ward Beecher, has retired from
the pastorate OF the Park church at
Elmira n. u.
/ THE national encampment OF knights
/ OF Pythias commenced in Washington.
Mrs. CHARLES NULL wrecked the
windows and fixtures OF saloon at
Delaware, o., whose proprietor had
sold her husband liquor
FoREsr fires invaded the settlement
in Michigan known as Finland and
completely wiped 10 out OF existence.
NEARLY every house IN Vcsper, Wis,
was destroyed by fire. together with
5000, 600 feet Of lumber. The loss was
put 10 sl5O,OO0.
RECENT rains have so benefited corn
that il is now believed il will be an
average crop. Vegetation generally
has been greatly improved
FRANK MELBOURNE. the rainmalter,
committed suicide at hotel In Dem
YER
THE League Of American Whcclmcn
has decided 10 enter politics In the I'M
terest of good roads and 10 prevent the
enactment OF discriminatory laws.
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trains at the depot at Erie, Pa, and
robbed the passengers. Five were cap
tnrcd
The first direct steamship line be-
tween America and the west coast Of
! Africa has been chartered in New DER
scy
TIE Eaton & stevens Manufacturing
company, boots and shoes, failed ia
Boston for $4,000
FIFTEEN THOUSAND Knights Of
| Pythias joined in the parade az the
encampmcnt in Washington.
Is runaway near Fairlnnd, Ind,
Mrs Lizzie Newton, aged G5. was
killed and James Gray, aged 7S. was
fatally injured.
Ar an old settlers reunion at Chand.
i lcrYillc, Ill, Ed Oliver fatally wounded
Anna Cnrlock and then killed himself.
Gov. WAITE, Of Colorado, and three
Denver police officials were arrested,
charged with opening a letter adj
dressed to an ex-police matron.
THE date for the forthcoming con-
vention OF the National Woman's
Christian Temperance union, to be held
4 ia Cleveland O. has becn set for Erie
/ day, November 10.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
NEBRASKA populists nominated n
ticket headed 10y Silas A. Holcomb for
/ governor
DEMOCRATS In state convention at
San Francisco nominated Congress-
man James Budd for governor.
JouN NEWELL, OF Chicago. aged 60,
president aud general manager Of the
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