The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-08-18
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THE exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses IN the United States during
the week ended on the 10th aggregated
S774, 45i, $50, against s7O4, 500, 96s the
previous week The decrease, com
pared with the corresponding week in
1893, was ga.
THERE were PSI business failures in
the United States In the seven days
ended on the 10th, against 30 the week
previous and 30l in the corresponding
time in 1898
The removal of the battle flags OF
Iowa from the arsenal to the state
capitol ia Des Moines was made the
occasion for a great demonstration.
INyEsriGATIoN shows that twenty
four persons were killed and eleven
injured in the Rock Island railway
wreck at Lincoln, Neb.
WILLIAM and Solomon Lower, own
eys OF traction engine, were fatally
hurt by falling through "a bridge at
Waterloo, Ind.
SEVEN men and boys seeking shelter
under a tree during a storm at De
Kalb, Tex, were killed by lightning
MISS Lulu RANDALL, an aeronaut Of
Detroit, Mich, was thrown from her
parachute by a tree and killed at Nash
vile, Tenn.
A GOVERNMENT survey made ut Mus
catine, Ia, showed the water in the
Mississippi river To be onc-half inch be-
low the lowest water mark, that OF
1864
TITUS and Cabanne broke the worlds
mile tandem bicycle record at Mime
apolis. covering the distance in i.524-5
EIonT thousand persons witnessed
the hanging Of MadSins, negro exc
cuted for criminal assault at Raleigh
n. G.
SIMON H. ENSIGN, who had been con
fined In Moro prison, Cuba, for twenty
yenrs, escaped and wandered back TO
Indiana.
j. w. REINHART, president aud one
OF the receivers OF the Atchison road,
resigned 70 promote harmony.
Four children OF William Watts,
from months TO a. years OF age,
were burned TO death near Williston,
5. d.. on a ranch.
THE percentages OF the baseball clubs
in the national league for the week
ended or the 18th were: Boston, Gas;
baltimore, .G40; New York, 604; Cleve
land, 572; Pittsburgh, .543; Philadel-
phia, 520 Brooklyn. $40; Cincinnati,
400; Chicago, .4b7; ST Louis, Alb;
Louisville. 1888: Washington. 300
THE town OF Yerinton, New, on the
Carson a Colorado railroad, was com
pletely destroyed by fire.
ALMOST the entire business portion
OF Fithian, H., town OF 800 inhab-
itants, was destroyed by IRE
IiY the collision OF mail and express
trains near Gibbs. Mo. two mon were
killed and ten badly injured
MRs. MARY SULLIVAN, who was los
years old February last, died at her
home In New York. She was born In
County Kerry. ireland. In 1880.
JosEPH BURNETT. aged 70. well known
as the pioneer In the business OF man
ufacturing nRvoring extracts. was
killed In a runaway accident at MARI
boro. Mass.
LUTHER e. CHALLis, once among the
leading inanciers OF Wall street and
several times n millionaire, died In
poverty In Atchison, Kan.
DAMAGING evidence had been sc.
cured against George w. Davis, the
negro under arrest for wrecking the
Rock Island express near Lincoln,
Neb
WHu.E playing baseball at Cincin-
natl John Tanner was struck by light
ming and instantly killed.
MRs. ALICE :. EAvy, Cora Johnson
and Grace Lowell. aged 10. rs aud II
respectively, were drowned In the
American river. near Auburn, Cal,
while bathing.