The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-09-22
The News Condensed.
important intelligence From All Parts.
DOMESTIC.


II. Il. MORGAN, postmaster at Peoria.
H., refused 10 deliver out-of-town
newspapers not bearing postage OF a
cent copy.
OFilcIAL returns OF the Arkansas
state election held September 3 show
that over one-half of the counties ia
the state voted against liquor license.
STATISTICS compiled by the bureau OF
statistics show that during August the
exports OF breadstuffs amounted TO
$40, s5l, 1880. against So, $3.50, 84S year
ago. and for the eight months ending
August last 20 SIS, 3ss, ia. against
1929, S0l. i02 for the corresponding peri
cd OF 1898
BERNARD ToKEG was shot and killed
at Connellsvville Pa, and his wife
Mary fatally wounded by Franz Nor
ris, l3-year-old boy that they bad
befriended. The lad stole SIS and es-
capped.
The exchanges at the leading clear.
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the l4th aggre-
gated Ss5S, 263, las, against 1894, $50, SIS
the previous week. The decrease, com
pared with the corresponding week in
1898. was rs.
sam JOHNSON. a 21-ycar-old negro,
sold himself TO Col Stark Oliver at
Selma, Ala, for $50
THERE were 2O7 business failures IN
the United States in the seven days
ended on the I4th, against 2l5 the week
previous and 3l4 in the correspond
ing time in 1898
THE forest fires in Wisconsin were
extinguished by the first heavy rain
that has fallen since June
JAMES BARRETT was hanged at Eddy,
n. NJ. for the murder Of John HOLMAN
at Seven Rivers.
ENocH DAVIS, who killed his wife,
was shot al Lehi, Utah. he having
chosen that mode Of execution In
preference TO hanging.
AT Terre iaute. Ind, Robert j.
paced a mile in 2:0l1s breaking all
records. Carbonate put the 2-year-old
mark at 200, and John Il. Gentry cut
the stallion record 10 2:03s. In race
IL accordance with recently en-
acted law Judge Lippincott Of Jersey
City, refused 10 receive plea OF guilty
made by a murderer.
THOMAS TAYLOR, 80 years OF age,
killed his wife, who was % years old,
IN Washington by shooting her and
then shot himself Jealousy was the
cause
a BOTTLE OF pop exploded at St
Joseph, Mo-. and put out the eyes Of
William Gardner, aged 8 years.
ADAM FoREpAUGn's circus stranded
at Button, o., on account OF no funds
TO pay employees.
WHILE planting flowers in Gene
terry at Homework, o., a tombstone
fell on Susan johnson, an aged woman,
inflicting fatal injuries.
An increase OF from 60 TO 65 per cent.
in prices has been made by the tack
trust since January /, and small
dealers were being forced 10 the wall
TnE American liner New York made
the fac-simile run from Southampton
70 Sandy Hook IN days hours and
20 minutes, breaking MI records
THE first snow OF the season fell at
Omaha, Neb.
AT Neigh, Ncb., Barrett Scott was
convicted Of embezzling So, 900 while
treasurer Of Holt county.
FRED MILLER 20 years old. while
drunk fatally stabbed his wife at Ken
ton. O., and then drowned himself in
a well.
IL quarrel over line fence at
Northport, Ala. John and Alexander
Tyler (brothers) killed each other
THE percentages OF the baseball
-. -. n a 4 -.
week ended on the 18TH were: Balti-
more, .6s4, New York, G5S; BOSTON.
.64T; Philadelphia, $40; Brooklyn,
$40; Cleveland, .5ls: Pittsburgh, 400;
Chicago, ass, Cincinnati, .825; ST.
Louis, 400; Washington. Bar Louis
Vile, .217.
Two NEW counterfeits are Ina circula-
zion, one being $40 silver certificate,
check letter A. series 1885,, aud the
other is a S. note OF the First national
bank OF Cincinnati
Scranton, Pa, suffered loss OF
$3.50, 200 by blaze in the business dis
trict
NJ. L. DAVIS, 81 Little Rock, Ark,
rendered his resignation as American
consul at Merida, Yucatan.
LEONARD BLoDGETT OF Luzcrne. n.
Y. aged SIS. attempted 20 assault girl
and fatally wounded both her parents
A wINDsrom did great damage al
Niagara Falls aud caused the suspen-
sion bridge 90 sway like n cradle
0EoR0R CASE won the tennis cham
pionship Of Iowa. Missouri, Kansas and
Nebraska by defeating J. w Beck.
with at Kansas City
Is decision at Des Moines. Ia,
Judge Spurrier held the mulct liquor
law 20 be constitutional.
AT tho close OF the Adventist camp
meeting in Emporia, Kan, 100 con-
vcrts were baptized in the Cottonwood
river.
DURNG n dance In Philadelphia Sam
uel A. Fitzpatrick. rendered insane by
jealousy, killed his wife and fatally
wounded her partner
FIFTEEN persons were injured, sew
eral fatally, In a runaway accident
near Irondale, O.. caused by the rails
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