The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-10-20

INVESTIGATION showed that the sol
dier's home at Dayton, O.. was haunted
by thieves who rob the inmates on PEN
sion days
Two YOUNG daughters OF John N.
Scatcherd and Miss Emily Wood. Mrs
Scatcherd's sister, were killed by an
engine at crossing in Buffalo, N. Y
CHESTER HILL. an Ohio village, was
almost wiped out by FIRE.
TwESTY-oSE persons were seriously
injured and property worth $40, 900 de-
stroyed by n train collision at New
Orleans.
Mrs. ADA WIENER. who shot and
killed her husband at San Francisco
while he slept, was sentenced to life
imprisonment
AT Ogden, u. T., De Camp. Nc
Council and King were found guilty
of attempted train wrecking during
the A. X. l.. strike and King was
sentenced 70 four years and De Camp
and Mcconnell 10 twelve years each in
the penitentiary.
EXPERTS discovered that Stark coun-
", o.. had been robbed of $1,000 by
dishonest officials.
Snow fell in many counties of Penn
sylvania 20 the depth OF 3 inches.
FRANK MCINTYRE, James Ford and
Frank Britton, OF New Brighton, n.
y, were drowned by the capsizing OF
boat.
THE exports OF domestic merchan-
disc Of the United States for the last
nine months amounted 70 S577, O47, 022,
against SG03, 921, s73 for the same time
in 1898 The imports amounted to
S503, 500, 73s, and for the same time last
year SG25, 325,3 72.
The Pacific Express company's office
in The Dalles Ore, was robbed of
Sl5, 900.
GEORGE PETERSON started TO estab-
fish new walking record from New
York 10 Chicago. lie expects to reach
Chicago in thirty-hve days.
The Tabor Amusement company at
Denver assigned with Liabilities OF
S275, 600
THE visible supply of grain in the
United States on the 18th was; Wheat,
IS, 074, 600 bushels; corn, 1870 900 bush
els; oats, 1850, 600 bushels; rye, 1856, 600
bushels; barley 9,1l7, 900 bushels.
The new Issue OF postage stamps was
rapidly being disposed OF, the govern
ment sending out 10000, 900 day.
IN the recent storm on the gulf coast
fifteen fishermen lost their lives on
Sand island, near Apalachicola, Fla.
WILLIAM PATTIsoN, an escaped mad
man, entered a church at York, Pa,
and stampeded the congregation by
firing right and left.
BY vote OF 60 TO 80 the general con-
ference at Greenville, ILL.,, of the Free
Methodist church decided against the
ordination OF women.
Mrs JENNIE HARRINGTON and her
three children persisted by fire in the
barn upon their farm in the outskirts
of Elizabeth, n. j.
WILLIS GmFFEY (colored), charged
with assault on Miss Leila Berry
(white), was taken from Jail at Prince
ton, Ky, by mob and hanged.
A STRANGER distributed about $500
in worthless old Indiana state bank
notes at Anderson, Ind, and disap-
pcared.
DURrSG the nine months OF 1894 the
excess in gold exports from the United
States over imports was SIS, COS, Gi0 and
OF silver SIS, 53l, $50
JAcoB SwEININGRR's fifth wife died
very suddenly near Luray, Ind. She
was the third 10 die OF apoplexy.
ELDERS FREEMAN and Mercer, Nor
mon missionaries who had converted
fifty people near Centertown, Ky,
mostly women, 20 their faith, were
tarred and fcathered by indignant cit
liens and driven away.
SEvENrEES buildings in the business
district OF Liberty Center. o., were de-
stroyed by fire, the loss being 500, 600
A. T.. SMITH, a letter carrier, rode
from Chicago to New York on his
bicycle in : days IA hours and 3 min
utes. lowering his own record.
Az association whose object is the
suppression OF gambling In the United
States and Canada was formed in Chi
cago by DR. W. G.. Clarke and others
THE total appropriations made az the
first and second sessions Of the Fifty
third congress amounted TO Si92, $780,
GS5.
TwENTY-NTNE vessels OF the Glouces-
ter tAlass) fishing fleet, with an ag-
gregatc tonnage OF 1851 tons and he
men, were lost during the past year,
against ten vessels and fifty-three men
last year
TIE MERGED bank at MERGED, Cal.
closed It's doors with heavy liabilities.
Two SISTERS OF ST. Joseph were
burned to death and another seriously |
injured i'm n fire in Houston, Tex,
which caused loss OF S43s, 600
IL his annual report Maj. Gen. Miles
compimented the work OF the federal
troops during the recent railroad !
strike.
BLACK diphtheria was raging in the
Indiana gas belt, especially in Ander
son, Elwood and Middletown.
The American ship Ivanhoc, coal
laden, was reporte lost of the Pacific
coast with it's crew OF eighteen men.
The post Office az New Albany, Ind. |
was robbed during the noon hour OF |
81. 600 ilAstamps and severul hundred |