The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-04-13

lures, S2s4, 3d., $50; receipts, S1a2,v9S,-
1875.
CLARK & wHKELER's electrical works
near Newark, n. j.. were burned, the
loss being 100000.
BECAUSE OF aknow blockade no trains
reached Denver. Col, in two days.
School elections wore held In all the
principal towns in Montana, and were
remarkable from the fact that in most
Of the cities nj least half the vote was
cast by women.
A RAINFALL FOR thirty-six hours was
general throughout the west and last
years drought-stricken region of Ne
braslxa received drenching.
THE visible supply Of grain in the
United States on the sth was: Wheat,
70, T02 900 bushels; corn, L., 500, 600 bush
els; oats, 8, $500 bushels; rye, $4,000
bushels; barley, 6s5, 900 bushels.
AFTER almost a month OF delibera-
ton the United States supreme court
rendered It's decision in the income-tax
cases. deciding by divided court the
law 10 be valid except regarding the
incomes derived from rents and from
municipal and state bonds, on which
point the decision was that the tax was
unconstitutional.
FIRES throughout the country dur
ing the week ended on the 9th caused
total loss OF Sl,ssG, 800
r. NJ. O'KELLEY murdered his aged
wife at NickSburg, Miss, with a
Ratchet and afterward committed sui
eide. lie was supposed to be insane.
AS TIE outcome OF his encounter with
Representative Jones, Gov Clarke went
before magistrate az Little Rock
Ark, pleaded guilty 70 carrying con-
ccaled weapons and paid a fine OF $40
TIE Atlantic a. Pacific roundhouse
and machine shops at Winslow, A. T.,
were burned, the loss being 100000.
PETER LENNENT, driver for local
bakery at Toledo, o.. has fallen heir 20
an estate OF nearly $500 600 through the
death OF his father in Cleveland.
UNDER the new constitution Utah
will have eighteen senator's and forty
five representatives.
TwENTY-rHREE persons were killed
by an explosion OF hredamp in Blue
Canyon coal mine on Lake Whatcom,
near Tacoma. Wash.
RoBERr SuSD was sentenced 90 three
months in Jail at Cheyenne, Wyo., for
making an inquiry regarding lottery
drawings through the United States
mail
THE Southern Land & Timber com
pany Qfnglish) OF Pensacola, Fla. the
largest timber concern in the south,
went into the hands of receivers.
A SAND and snowstorIn combined did
great damage in Colorado and Kansas,
and in western Kansas many horses
and cattle were suffocatcd by clouds of
sand.
Is Pawnee county, @. r., an I'M
known man on horseback set fire to
the dry prairie grass and the country
was devastated for many miles. Sew
enteen farmers lost everything they
possessed.
ADyIcEs, from Macl0inaw City, Mich,
say that the vast field OF ice between
Waugoshnnce and McGulpins point
had given way and the straits were
open 60 navigation.
THE compilation OF farms. homes
and mortgages statistics made 10y the
last census shows that a majority OF
States rent their homes.
Rocky FoRD, the English colony set
Element in New Mexico, was complete
~ wiped out by fire.
THE Massachusetts legislature passed
law which says that whoever on
Sunday keeps open his shop, ware
house or worlShouse or does any man
ual labor. business or work except
works Of necessity or charity, or takes
part in any sport, game or play except
sacred concert. shall be punished by
fine Of $50 for each offcnsc.
THE Bank OF Bladen, Ncb, was
closed by Bank Examiner Cline. The
assets were Si6.665; liabilities, SlO.0sO.
BEFoRE the New York east confer
cnce at Stamford. Conn, Or. Hunt re-
ported that 100. 600 Bibles had been dis
tributed in China during the past four
months.
ARouT forty OF the most prominent
horsemen In the United States met at
Cleveland and formed a sporting league
with 4. J.. johnson as president
SoME 100000 pupils OF the 3l2 public
schools In New York city celebrated
the Tooth anniversary OF the establish
ment Of the public school system of the
/ state.
ONE OF the walls OF four-story brick
building fell at Wheeling. W. Va,
killing five men, one Of them being
Very Rev. Father II. II. ParSc, vicar
general OF the Catholic diocese Of
Wheeling.
AN unprecedented rain and wind
storm blew down many houses az Blue
field. w Va, and all traffic was sus-
pended.
INVESTIGATION in Chicago showed
that counterfeiting of United States
postage stamps had been extensive,
and IL was likely that the government
would be compelled 10 recall the issue
that had been countcrfcited.
The Delaware and Lchigh rivers
overfowed their banks near Easton.
Pa. and the lowlands were submerged
| for miles around