The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-11-24


sole survivor Of the recent political
storm Of Michigan The house Of repre-
sentativcs consists Of one hundred mem
bers, ninty-nine olwhoma are Republicans,
aud one Democrat, Donovan OF Bay.
The Washington, ID. C., Post, Of Sunday,
printed the following editorial ON repre-
scntatiyc-elect Donovan;
"Altogether the most unique and in
/ tcrcsting figure on the western hem-
sphere at this moment is Donovan. We
refer to Donovan Of Michigan the only
Democrat in the whole state who saved
an Office from the wreck lie is as grand
ms the pyramid Of Cheops, as lonely as
the sphinx, as peculiar as the roc's egg,
as picturesque a. the pengnin on astorm
shore Donovan is the focus Of the ma
tons gaze, the object 81 IA nations
wondering solitude The whole Of Michi-
ghn's Democracy can caucus inside his
oyercoat The party's entire oiiicinl
vote can be swung by him Serted,
serene, enthusiastic and unanimous
Donovan is multum in parvo, Epluribu7
unum and all the rest 81 il.
''IIow frequently these extraordinary
events occur ia Michigan That iecund
state has given as Wisner's poetry, Don
Dickinsons whiskcrs, Thutber's rap
lures and many bonntcous and lovely
things besides Now il gives us the
grandure and the solitude 81 Donovan
The startling spectacle OF n vanishing
pariy's pappcarnce hi the concrete
and dessicatcd form Of Donovan.
There is not another state like Michi
gan We have had feeble attempts at
rivalry. New Jersey has produced the
Hobokcn fcncbles and fhe Runyon uni
form, Massachusetts has passed IN
Josiuh Quincy with her compliments
aud tears, New York in a pordigal mood
has cmphed Stuus and B0urke Cochran
upon ~, and so ON But Michigan comes
like Ceres with both arms fun laden with
the garland and the fruits Of HE and
smothers as la richness. She gave us
song, she gave rs whiskerg, she gave us
raith and ccstacy and now She gives rs
Donovan
Thanks, Oh Michigan, fountain OF
delight, thanks for The tuncIul laureate,
tic bearded bard 81 craftsmanship, the
apturous ncolytc, the atmosphere CON
sumner, but thanks most Of ill for Bono
van, that touching beautiful speck Of
salvage from the hurricane. Heroes
looking toward you both
The New York sun says
Hon, John Donovan, OF Bay county, /
Mich, has proud and am important
place in the Democratic party ia that
state. He will bc the sole Democratic
member Of the next Michigan legislature.
Tie was saved for a specimen, and good
specimen he is. We hope he will make
humming campaign for the spcakership,
and see that hc is we'll represented ON nll
committees. Under The leadership Of
John Donovan, the minority viii beably
and skillIully led.
The Chicago Inter Ocean says
Don Dickinson and all other Michigan
Democrats have been buried sodcCp that
it viii soon be forgotten they ever lived,
but John Donovan rises up Ia Bay city
and gravcly announces: "a am the
Democratic party Great az has been
the Celtic influence in Apcrica, it never
approached Inequalities OF Caesar until
November 6, when Donovan was dis
covered TO be the only Democrat in
Michigan worthy to hold an Office.
The Detroit Evening News lets itsmusc
out as follows.
n tnaCc PfaurU w.. ~ .---.--....
Y Percival Lowell OF the Lowell observ
atory
Two MEN were killed and six injure
= by the explosion of the boiler in co u
ton gin at Gale, l. r.
/ LACK OF public confidence forced tn,
Portland tOre) savings bank to clos,
its doors with liabilities OF 81. 430, 600
NEARLY the whole of the business
| portion of Savannah, Mo, was de
\ stroyed by fire.
\ An attempt was made near Con
! neaut, o., 20 wreck the fast east-bounC
/ mail on the Lake Shore road. A tract
/ walker discovered the obstruction be
fore the train came along.
4 L
Frisco train OF so, 600 in 1892, wa,
sentenced at jefferson City, Mo-, q
, twenty-five years imprisonment
The fire losses in the United States
: during the ten months ended October
81 aggregated siO9. 300, 175.
/, WILLIAM Il. JOINS, n wealthy stock
dealer at Bournville, o., was swindlec
out OF $1,000 by two confidence men.
DR. PARKHuRsr and Mayor-eleci
! Strong were the guests OF honor at the
! l96th annual banquet Of the New Yora
: ! chamber OF commerce.
SLfUN I'LL HfU'KERS.
Down ~ Escnnnba travelling firm 81
clothing dealers has opened temporary
store and the Mirror speaks Of them Ia
this manner they may come hero, or