The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-04-06
The News Condensed
DOMESTIC.


N. j., and Brigantine Junction was
burned over by forest fire, many
buildings and n large quantity OF tim
Der being consumed. the loss agRregat-
ing thousand Of dollars
WycKoFF, Mimi, town Of about GOO
inhabitants, was almost compile tely
wiped out by fire.
The New England coast was visited
by hurricane, the wind attaining
velocity Of sevcnty-five miles an hour,
and doing much damage 20 shipping.
CENTRAL Iowa was swept by dust
storms, which partially obscured the
sun and hindered railroad traffic.
FEDERAL officials at San Francisco
unearthed gang engaged in circu-
lating forged Chinese residence papers.
zRs FRANK ASNIs persisted in her
burning home near Fenton, Mich
TnE boiler of the Langston sawmill
near Apple Valley, Ga. exploded, kill
ing William Goode, John Langston and
a negro woman.
THE NonpartiSan Women's Christian
Temperance union at Kansas City de-
cided 10 remove their hats at church
services and all indoor meetings.
SAMUEL McWILLrAMs, a notorious
bandit, and companion were shot
down while robbing a store at Braggs
Station, Ark.
The wind reached a velocity of 7S
miles an hour In New York, doing
much damage 10 shipping.
THE theatrical company that left ST.
Louis TO walk 20 New York in los days
on wager gave up the job at Eiiing-
ham, Ill.
A MYSTERIOUS man, alleged 20 have
been private secretary 10 the king of
Sweden, died in poverty at Clinton. Ia.
Two AMERICAN warslSps were or
dered 10 Nicaragua, presumably topro-
tcct American interests.
THE exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses In the United States during
the week ended on the Goth aggregated
eSss, 1850. 4G4, against 1852, 49l. 1916 the
previous week. The increase, com
pared with the corresponding week in
1894. was EOS.
Az anti-cigarette ordinance went into
effect in Lawrence, Kan, and no
cigarettes can be purchased in that
city.
ALL the plate glass factories I'm the
country. with a few exceptions, have
closed down and will not resume until
May /.
SILVER in very rich quantities was
discovered in the mountains in Wayne
county, w. Va.
THE Bank OF Canton. Kan, sus-
PENDED II had $4,000 capital and Sl7,-
600 deposits and was private concern.
TIE Bristol ('renn.) Bank and Trust
company assigned with liabilities OF
S24,720
The hottest weather ever known in
the northwest In March prevailed on
the Goth, the mercury reaching 90 de-
grees above zero IN some places. The
average in Iowa and Illinois was so de-
grees.
THE Clarence bank at Clarence. Mo-,
suspended with liabilities OF $50, 000
ATTORNEY GENERAL oLNEY says that
the printing OF facsimiles OF foreign
postage stamps is violation OF the act
of 1891, which prohibits the counter
fciting OF foreign obligations or Sc
curities
THERE were 234 business failures In
the United States in the seven days
ended on the goth, against 27s the
week previous and 23s in the corre-
spending time in 1894
The residence of Israel Higbie, a
wealthy farmer OF Northport, l.. l.,
was burned, and his daughter, Mrs.
William Reeves, and her young daugh-
ter were burned 20 death.
Tux direct inheritance tax levied by
the last Ohio Legislature was declared
unconstitutional by the circuit court at
Cincinnati.
REPoRTs from the middle and north
western states indicated that crops
were in great danger by reason of
drought.
A MILLION pounds OF sugar, alleged
Go contain arsenic, was sold at auction
at Philadelphia for $4,000.
JonN A. Brown, aged 30, shot his
wife, aged "a, in Philadelphia, and
trouble was the cause.
Tux question OF removing the capt.
tai OF Minnesota from 81. Paul 10 Min
neapolis was decided In favor OF 81.
Paul.
TIM boiler la Sawmill az East Leon,
O.. blew up. ID. J. fnRersoll, the own
err, and his uncle. Dcnziel Ingcrsoll,
were instantly killed.
A BEEF famine, the most alarming in
the history of the trade for many years,
threatened the entire eastern section
of the country.
REv. W. r. Brown. OF the shiloh
Baptist church (colorcd), at Fredcricks-
burg, Va, baptized $50 converts. the
largest number OF persons ever inn
mersed at one time In the state.
THREE persons were killed, two
fatally injured and ten others slightly
hurt by jumping from a runaway troll
ley car ON the mountain near James
vile. PA.
HEAvY fnowstorns prevailed I'm Col
orado and rains fell in the western and
middle states, greatly bonefiting crops.
MRs. WILBUR BARRY. OF Battle Creek.
Mich, while In a fit Of temporary i'm
sanity shot her husband and fhen shot