The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-05-04
The News Condensed,
DOMESTIC.

Got8tt utaAcf az hpptcttAaf W tn~s h'@'~
many old and helpless persons paupers
THK governors of all the states and
territories will be asked 10 aid in Sc
curing money TO erect a suitable monu-
ment over the grave Of Francis Scott
Key, the author of the ''Star Spangled
Banner" whose remains are buried in
Frederick. Md.
FIRE destroyed the business portion
of Minnewaulxnn. n. d., the residence
portion having a narrow escape.
GEoRaE GEscHwrLM. aged 81, was
hanged at Columbus, O., for numbering
his wife on March 8, 1894.
THE attorney general, IN answer TO
the secretary Of the navy, has decided
that nominations 70 the naval academy
made by the members of the last con-
gress after noon Of March last arc of
no effect
RoBEKT FoRp (colored), who shot and
killed Jerry Brown .colored). was
hanged in the jailyard at Nashville,
Tenn.
AT Charlotte, n. c.. the immense
brick warehouse of Sanders & Black
wood was burned, the loss being $780,
600.
HousToS cTex.) negroes have taken
MP the cause OF their race who have
been deceived into going into Mexico,
where they are treated like Siberian
exiles.
THE towns of Lyle, Benton City and
Castroville, Tex, were devastated by
bailstorm, houses being riddled like
sieve, and the cotton and corn crops
completely ruined. The loss was es-
timated at 100000.
THE Nebraska relief commission an
nounced TINT calls for aid had closed.
and that further contributions were
not needed.
JAMES YEAoER, an old man. and his
two children, aged and 9, were burned
90 death In their home at Frankfort,
Ky.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses In the United States during
the week ended on the Goth aggregated
S095, $40, 1877, against S0is.27455l the
previous week. The increase, com
pared with the corresponding week in
1884. was 1917.
DURING a storm on the Rappahan-
mock ten men two white and eight
coioredl were drowned by the capsiz-
ing OF canoe at Burnham's wharf in
Virginia.
REPoRTs received at the immigration
bureau in Washington show that dur
ing the last ten months the number OF
Italian immigrants arriving In this
country was 10, S25 less than during the
same period last year.
THERE were ESQ business failures I'm
the United States in the seven days
ended on the Goth, against 241 the
week previous and lSg Ia the CORE
spending time in 1874.
COUNTY TREASURER c. w. ROWE dis
appeared from Montezuma, Ia, taking
with him. IL is alleged, about s45, 900 Of
the funds OF Powcsheik county.
GEORGE RAY. disreputable negro
was hanged by a mob near Jenson-
ton. Ky.
GoLp was discovered near Raleigh.
suburb OF Memphis, Tenn. IL was
plentifully mixed with platinum.
JOAN RIGouLoY started to walk from
San Francisco 10 New Orleans, his
home. The midwinter fair broke him.
CUBRyvuIE. small town in Pike
county, Mo-, was almost destroyed by
fire.
Consul. GENERAL G. ID. WILDER. of
Hawaii. and United States Secret Serv-
ice Agent Harris were warned of con-
spiracy on foot in San Francisco TO
overthrow the Hawaiian government
by means OF another revolution.
SLOAN Hurst (colored), who shot and
killed Lemly Raply December 3, 1894,
was hanged at Abbeville, $ G.
CHARLES STANLEY shot and fatally
wounded his wife at Los Angeles,
Cal, and then killed himself. The
couple had been married only three
months jealousy was the cause.
4. G.. ANDERSON was struck by light
ming and killed instantly at Valley
Springs, ;. d.. and Jacob Howard met
like fate at Luverne, Mimi.
THE worlds fair diplomas awarded
90 exhibitors whose exhibits were fav-
orably mentioned by the judges arc
being prepared at the bureau OF en-
craving and printing In Washington
and will be sent out In about sixty
days
TnE percentages OF the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 27th were: Pittsburgh,
-s75; Baltimore, .G07; Boston, 500;
Brooklyn, 500; Washington. 500; New
York 800; Chicago. 800; Cleveland,
300; Cincinnati, 800; Louisville, 1876;
Philadelphia, .3a3; ST. Louis. .250.
MANY bucket shops throughout the
United States and Canada were heavy
sufferers by the failure of John c.
Allen. who ran the Standard grain and
stock exchanges Mt Buffalo. N. Y. His
liabilities were s250.O00.
Tux bodies of James Yeagcr and his
two children were taken from the ruins
of the Finccl block fire ut Louisville,
Ky.
JoHN RicH, Sidney Burns, Annie
Mitchell and Lora Long were stand
ing on ledge Of rock 800 feet high at
Coshocton, n u, when II fell and all
were killed