The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-12-22

TEN men were injured, several fatal
ly, by an explosion OF gas in the Vul-
can mine at Newcastle, o.
THE Woonsocket bank at WoonsoclS-
ct, $. d., went into voluntary liquida-
tion.
IN navigating the great lakes the
past season sixty sailors were lost, and
thirty-eight vessels with an aggregate
tonnage OF 1881 tons passed out OF
existence.
Mrs. BELLE PARKER, who was feet
high and weighed 455 pounds, died
suddenly Of heart disease in Danville,
III.
Two YOUNG daughters OF Rev. Solo
mon Beckerman, OF Cleveland. o.,
were burned TO death in their home.
JOHN HUNTINGTON, suspected OF en-
bezzling from the Citizens state bank
OF Council Bluffs, Ia, wounded two
( inspectors sent 10 examine his ac-
counts and killed himself
ALvA JOHNSON, who pleaded guilty
10 completely in the two train rob
berries near Roscoe, Cal was sentenced
20 life imprisonment
In was announced that the defalca-
ton of Cashier Mexican. of the Indian
Head national bank of Nashua, n. H.,
would reach 500, 600.
Two MASKED men held up Smyth
Taylor at Grecnvillc, Tenn, and
robbed him OF 81, 900 which he had just
drawn from bank.
Ar Dubuque, Ia, extension Agent
Van Leuven pleaded guilty TO con-
spiracy TO dcfraud the government
and was sentenced 70 two years inn
priSonment.
T1tHEE men who pretended 90 be
selling washing compound rights Sc
cured $4,000 from residents of Bron-
son, Kan.
DAVID ORwIG and Miss Ollie Will
helm, of Findlay, o., resolved 10 quit
this world together, and did SO by
taking morphine.
An automatic Geographic transmit
ter has been invented which, il is said,
will send 200 words minute over the
wire.
AN unsuccessful attempt was made
near Upper Sandusky, o., to wreck the
Pennsylvania New York and Chicago
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THE dead bodies OF the two Schultz
children, who wandered from their
home near Waupun, Wis, were found
in bog.
HENRY GRABEN, VINO disappeared
from Hebron, Ia, in 1855. and who was
believed 10 have been murdered by his
stepmother, has returned home.
AsmRosE DAUoHERTY and George
Huffman fought for precedence in
crossing a bridge near Eldon, Ia, and
both were fatally wounded.
JoHN CRoNIN was hanged on an au
tomato Rallows at Hartford, Conn,
for the murder of Albert Skinner on
October 6. 1898. The apparatus worked
successfully.
liza Boston tenement house James
Murphy fatally shot his wife and then
killed himself.
JON BArTY's Sous, an old Philadel-
phia carpet aud yarn establishment,
failed for $500, 900.
SAMUEL c. SEEIY pleaded guilty 20
robbing the New York Shoe and Leath.
er bank OF $685.. 600 and was remanded
for sentence.
THE Citizens stock bank OF Slater,
Mo-, made on assignment with liabili-
ties OF $500, 600 and assets OF $3.50, 600
The failure caused the Slater savings
bank also TO close its DOORS
SPAIN was notified by Secretary
Gresham that Cuban discrimination
against American goods mnst be dis
continued, on pain OF retaliation.
JoHN and Gene Kennedy were
hanged at Jasper, Tenn, for murder
ing James Lowrie, railway agent at
Shcllmound. in October, 1898.
Four vessels were wrecked during
gale ON the Pacific coast and over fifty
sailors were drowned.
WILLIAM STRAUsBAUGH. n MAKER OF
spurious coin, and two confederates
were captured by federal officers at
| THIN, O.
Ar Gardiner, Ne. house occupied
by Mrs McRcady aud two children
was burned, all three OF the inmates
perishing in the flames.
"SMILRY" JORDAN. colored farm
hand, was caught in the act OF robbing
n newly made grave at Mount Hope,
| KY, and shot dead.
JoHN Mcbride OF the United Mine
Workers was elected president of the
Federation OF Labor at its annual
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selected FOR headquarters.
WHILE talking with friend at South
Bend, Ind, Edwin Hartman, aged 10,
leaned on the muzzle Of his gun, which
exploded and killed him.
EvANGELfsr MOODY was meeting
with great success at Lowell. Mass.
Ads" in all the papers called on
church members 10 stay away and
give the sinners chance.
THE Lexow idea has reached San
Francisco. where the clergymen arc
organizing a movement TO purify mu-
nicipnl morals.
BmTIsH army officers. under the
guise OF artists and tourists, were said
To have made sketches OF the territory
and defenses In the vicinity OF Toledo.
o.. and other lake ports.
IN the United States circuit court at
Boston the Bcrliner telephone patent
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