The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-06-08
The News Condensed.
Important Intelligence From All Paris.
DOMESTIC.

FARMERs In the central part of Iowa
were much alarmed over the appear
ance Of small swarms of seventeen
year locusts.
FUNERAL services were held Ia Oak
woods cemetery In Chicago over the
rcmains of the late secretary OF state,
Walter Quinton Gresham. President
Cleveland and all the members of his
cabinet stood about the bier while every
possible respect was shown the dead
by civil and military organizations.
THE exchanges at the leading clear
3ng houses In the United States during
the week ended on the 31st nit. aggre-
gated $50, 1870. oil, against 81, Ill .s44, 1874
1he previous week. The increase, COM
pared with the corresponding week in
1bo4. WINS 1872.
THERE were 215 business failures in
the United States In the seven days
rnded on the 3ist ult.. against cot the
week previous and 1873 in tho CORE
spending time in 1894
AT Henderson. KY, fire destroyed
The Hodge tobacco factory and the
Elliott stcmmery, the total loss being
Bi35,O00.
Mt Columbus, o.. passed a resolution
declaring IL unwise TO order a strike at
fhiE time.
The coinage at the United States
mint in Philadelphia during the month
Of May amounted TO 81. 25l. 500. TO-
NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTy-sEvES
patents were issues from the patent
office in Washington during the week
ended on the 3ist ult.
LIGHTNING struck the bark Carrie L.
Long, from Philadelphia to Havana,
carrying oil in bulk, and four OF the
crew, including Capt. Rolfe, persisted.
THK Canadian steamer Jnck ran into
and sunk tho Menominee (Mich.) liner
Norman about z miles Off Middle
island and three of the crew of the
Norman were drowned.
JonN OSBORN, SoN 81 Co., importers
of wines and liquors in New York,
failed for $500. 200.
A WATERFRONT near Hillsboro, Tex,
destroyed several houses and drowned
one man and 800 head of cattle.
In portions of Colorado snow fell to
the depth OF feet on the level, and at
Albuquerque, N. NJ. where IL Is q rare
thing to find snow In tho winter sea-
SON. there was foot on the level.
THE sixth anniversary of the Johns
town food was celebrated at Harris
hnrgg. Pc a., by dinner give. By tic
governor.
DOUGLAS HENDERSON and Frank JEFF
frey were hanged at Murphysboro,
ILL.,. for the murder of James Towle at
CarterY!lle Last winter.
r TnE heat was so intense that 100 feet
OF the Wabash track near Snuncmin,
Ill, were so warped out OF shape that
81 was impossible for trains to pass
over for an hour and half.
THE boiler Mt sawmill near Downs
Vile. N. c., exploded, killing Ed Deal,
Fender Oxford and Gordon Oxford and
fatally injuring Reuben Jones.
A Mon took James Freeman (colored)
from guard OF four men at Columbus
City, Fla, aud shot him TO death. lie
had tried TO assault Mrs. Consel.
DISPATCHES from various points In
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Arkansas and
Missouri say that needed rains had
fallen.
TnE little son and daughter of VII
liam Magic were drowned ut Clinton.
Ia The boy fell into the Mississippi
and his sister jumped In 20 save him.
THE percentages Of tho baseball clubs
in the National league for tho week
ended on the LIST were: Pittsburgh,
CAT; Philadelphia. GOO; Baltimore,
-tp3; Cincinnati. $50; Cleveland. $40;
Chicago. .57l; Boston, .536; New York,
asa; Brooklyn. ABB; Washington, 400;
St Louis .s5s; Louisville, .l07.
A FREIGHT train on the 500 road ran
into an army of travelling catcrpillars
near New Payncsvillc, Mimi. and the
obstruction delayed the train three
hours.
THR great 40-inch lens--the hughest
telescope glass ever made designed
for tho Yerkes' telescope In Chicago,
was completed at Cambridge, Mass
TIE monthly statement of the
comptroller Ct tho currency showed
the nmount of national bank notes
outstanding ON the list To be s2I1,-
bss,02D, an increase for May OF ST.
$50. LOG, and for the last twelve months
OF "a. 237, 3f7.
The Union Labor League OF Western
Pennsylvania was organized at Pitts
burgh with a membership OF q, 1000.
The object Is TO establish an eight
hour day and 10 increase wages
A nRoNzE tablet was placed In posi-
tion on the corner stone Of the capitol
at Washington, commemorative Of the
400 anniversary Of It's laying BY George
Washington.
TnE receipts Of the government for
che eleven months Of tho present fiscal
year were ses7 .oe4 ,ool. against ss70,-
<7t.tio for tho same period last year.
Tho disbursements were S2s,55s,e
leaving deficit for the eleven months
of t<o.ss7.4e'.