The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-12-15


new Chinese treaty.
DANIEL PFEFFER. OF Chicago. and
Edward OMeara broke through the ice
while skating at West Bend, Wis, and
were drowned.
TIM pension bureau In Washington
will hereafter refuse pensions To
widows whose income from other
sources, added 10 the proceeds OF rea-
sonable effort on their part, affords
them comfortable support
ARTHUR C. BRowN aud Henry Reesh.
both OF Auburn. Ind, were killed and
Henry Harris. OF the same place. was
fatally wounded by robbers at Desh-
Ter, O.
THE shcnango glass works at New
castle. Pa. owned 10y Knox. Foltz q
Co. sustained loss OF 800, 600 by lire
Tux net earnings OF the railroads OF
the country during the year fell off
s2O0 a mile, according to figures com
piled 10y the interstate commerce COM
mission.
NAMES Of society women OF New
York and Chicago who were detected
IL smuggling were to be published by
the customs authorities
fIFrY-rwo indictments were found
against ex-ofiicials Of Woodbury. coun-
Is, Ia, on charges OF malfeasance.
a rBE in New Yorks dry goods dis
trict did 500, 600 damage, NJ. Cham
beers & Go. being the chief losers.
The national conference for good
city government met at Minneapolis
a Convict in the northern Indiana
prison drank alcohol which was being
used IN painting and is now blind.
A RECEIVER was appointed for the
Farmers Insurance company Of Seat
tie Wash The liabilities were near
ly $4,000.
Mrs. JonN A. WILLIAMS. OF New
Britain. Conn, who left "A siclSbed 10
horsewhip her husband and his para
mour died as the result OF her exer-
tions.
THREE tramps who were stealing
ride between two box ears were in
stantly killed near Lebanon, Ind
Ar Chattanooga, Tenn, the south
ern hotel block, covering two acres.
was destroyed by fire, causing loss OF
Si25, 600,
The American Federation OF Labor
met in fourteenth annual convention
at Denver.
HENRY BoIsEs jewelry store AZ
Fayette, Ia. was looted by three men
and watches aud silverware valued at
Sl2, 900 aud $500 IN cash were secured.
GEN. JONI G. BLACK was appointed
United States attorney for the north
crn district Of Illinois.
FRED HANKS, John Morton, George
Roberts, G. III. Hanks. George Is. Floss,
George Cook and Hannah Cook were
drowned at Littleton, Ia, by breaking
through the ice on pond.
The visible supply OF grain in the
United States on the l0tk was: Wheat,
s5,9Ts, 600 bushels; corn, 5000, 600 bush
els; oats, 9,l46, 900 bushels; rye. 4Sa, 900
bushels; barley, 1851. 900 bushels.
GEORGE BRooKER, sheriff OF Mason
county, H.. was fatally wounded by
John Fuller, whom he was endeavor-
ing TO arrest
The government crop report an
nounced the December condition Of
wheat as 80 per cent and the area as
1913 per cent. Of last summers winter
wheat area at harvest This makes
the growing area "A, 22I. 900 ucres.
A TORNADO did great damage ut
White Castle and Ascension, La. and
killed three negroes.
A Rock ISLAND train was held up
near Wichita, Kan, and the passen-
gers were relieved Of their valuables
and the express car looted.
THE building occupied by the Con-
golidated Coffee company at Omaha
was burned, the loss being 500, 900.
Isaac STEIN, living near Bowling
Green, O., was held up while on the
way from town and robbed of 81, l25.
THr Southern Magazine company at
Louisville, KY, made an assignment.
Gen. Basil Duke was editor OF the mag
azine
a NAN supposed TO be Samuel c.
Scely, the ASCENDING bookkeeper OF
the Shoe and Leather bank OF New
York, was arrested In Chicago
RECENT rains have broken the worst
and the longest drought ever expert
cnced In the Ohio valley.
DAVID SPRAGa. a wealthy farmer
Ahbss 1Nh AhN AniNhNo
OF his wife and three children, wound
ed two others and killed himself. lie
was thought 70 have been insane.
JUDGE DALE, chief justice OF the su-
prcme court OF oklahoma, decided
that colored children must be allowed
10 attend white schools
BRGE's wall paper factory in Buff
falo. N. u, was destroyed by fire. the
loss being estimated at $3.50, 900.
GEORGE BRUNsEN, Charles Smith and
Lee Brown. three OF the notorious
Meachamite gang in Clarke county,
Mo, were hanged by mob.
ROBERr WEBSTER, an aged farmer
living near South Haven. Mich, set
fire 70 his barn and shot the eyes out
OF a neighbor who liberated the
animals In IL.
The Commercial bank at ST Joseph,
Mo, failed for s27O, 900; assets, $685.
600.
DANIEL MoBLEY, farmer near Co
linn ue Ind married his 1G- vear-old