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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-14
MINERS PERISH
Fire Breaks Out In a Copper Mine
In Michigan.
Thirtv-Fivc Men Entombcd In the Burn-
Ing Pit-An Avenues OF Escape
Cut on. and They Are
Doubtless Dead

HoUoHToS. Mich. sept "a 1880
o'clock Saturday afternoon fire was
discovered by timbcrmen in the thirty
mine. The timbermen at once rushed
TO the shaft, and when brought to
the surface In the big bucket gave the
alarm.
The blaze on the thirty seventh level
Is 1000 feet below the earth's surface.
The underground workings are heasi-
iy timbcred with pine. aud as the fire
spread IL generated great quantities
carbonie acid gas, which sank TO the
lower level. so that death from suffo-
cation is as certain TO all In the level
below the thirty-seventh as TO those
above. Smoke is pouring in dense vol
umes from the mouth OF every shaft in
the mine, and escape through those
openings is impossible.
An Incendiary's Work.
II is now positively known that the
thirty-fivc men entombed cannot possib-
ly escape, nor can their bodies be rccov-
cred until the fire is entirely extin-
guished, which may not be for months.
1t is the opinion of some OF the oldest
officials of the mine that the fire was
the work of an incendiary. They say
there could be no other explanation Of
the fire starting In that portion by
any other means, as no oil, waste or
rubbish is used or accumulntes there,
and the timber work is out of the
reach Of the lamps on the miners hats.
The burning Mine.
The Osceola is, next to the Tama-
rack, the chief copper producer in the
Clark Bigclow group. IL has been in
continuous operation since 1888 and
paid average dividends Of 100000 an
nually. The deepest point of the mine
is ZOO feet.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-14
THE DEFENDER

She came straight TO the mark and
would have rounded it perfectly had
not big excursion steamer shut out
the wind for moment
The Defender crossed the finish line
Mt 4;59;55; the Valkyrie at 5:0s:44.
SANDY Hook, Sept. l2.-Fog and gem
eral murlxiness ushered in the day set
for the second contest between Lord
Dunraven's Valkyrie aud the great
American yacht Defender. On bay and
river the white haze hid the shipping
from view and even in the city's
streets New Workers who took an
early peep at the weather saw nothing
but fog.
The jockeying for position at the
start was as fine piece Of work as has
ever been seen, but, unfortunately, IL
ended In u foul just as the boats
were crossing the line.
Five seconds before gun fire the
boats came together. vallkyrie's steel
boom, raking across the Defenders
deck and carrying away the topmast
backstay of the American boat. There
was loud crash and the topmast
gagged as though IL were broken.
Capt Half luffed up in the wind and
the baby jib topsail was taken In.
Valkyric rushed across the line and
went ON her way. The Defender
lost several minutes while things
were being Strengthened out. A
protest flag was shown by Defender
and answered from the judges boat.
The Defender pluckily went in pursuit
of the enemy.
The official time of start was:
valkyric, li:0o:l3; Defender. l1:oi:l5.
Valkyric turned first mark, official,
i2:57:43; Defender, 1:0i:35.
DcductiDg the difference in time at
the start, the Vallkyrie had beaten the
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-14
FIGHT FOR THE CUP.
The Defender Easily Beats the
valkyrie in the First Race.
Tonied by Her British Rival and BADLY
Crippled. she Loses the second by
Narrow Margin After "a Piueky
fight-If IL Protested

SANDY Hook, Sept. 10 Pretty nearly
all New York started oceanward Sat-
urday morning. The sky was over
east and light breeze from the north
east stirred the flags aloft. and gave
the steam slant Jerseyward as IL rose
from the tugs and steamboats, scurry-
ing about the wharves picking up their
loads OF people anxious to see the first
meeting between Valkyrie Ill and
Defender.
The Judges boat shortly before noon
displayed the signal letters I'd @ O.
indicating that the course would be
east by south. The course gave the
yachts beat OF Is miles straight out
70 sea.
At 1910 p. m. the preparatory signal
was set The starting gun was fired
at 1920 p. m. The Valkyrie crossed
the line on the signal and was followed
by the Defender about two seconds
later. Both boats were on the star
board tack. The Valkyrie appeared to
be sailing considerably faster than the
Defender.
At 1880 she passed TO leeward of the
Vallxyrie on the long board,
made along shore. At 1871 the
Vallsyrie went TO the starboard
tack and stood off shore. The Defender
followed at once, but was good quar-
ter Of mile TO leeward.
The Defender turned the stake at
about $40, and the vallxyrie at about
e:43.
On the run home the identity of the
4. y l. 4
TO the thickness of the fog, until they
were close to the finish. There was no
mistake now, however, as TO the lead
er. The Defenders canvas was buig-
ing out and she was sailing away from
her rival amid the cheers OF thousands
Of stanch admirers and supporters.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-14
TOO MUCH WATER.
Tho Little Town Of Gridiey, Kan, Wiped
Out OF Existence.


OTTAWA, Kan, Sept 1.-THE little
town of Gridley. of 400 inhabitants,
down In Coffey county. one OF the ter
mini OF the Burlington branch of the
Santa Fe, is q shattered wreck with
not single uninjured house in its
confines. Most of the buildings and all
OF the stocks of goods OF every de-
scription are utterly ruined About s
o'clock Sunday a storm of wind and
rain burst on the town from the north
west. A down-pour of rain Immediately
followed in volume that can best be
appreciated by the statement that IL
inches of water fell in an incredibly
short time. This deluge completed the
destruction that had not been accom-
plished by the wind. Strange TO say
with all the falling Of roofs and walls
and flying debris that broke
windows far and near, not per-
son of the town reported more
than the merest personal injury.
TOPEKA. Kan. Sept IA special
from Burlington says the storm which
did SO much damage in Gridley. this
state, extended from the north to the
south end OF Coffey county. destroying
scores Of houses, barns and granaries
and greatly damaging orchards and
crops. A boy in Key West township,
near Gridley, was killed George Rod.
man, his wife and three children were
seriously injured.
FREDoNIA, Kan, Sept 1i--A fierce
rain accompanied by high wind, began
at o o'clock Sunday night and con-
tinued most OF the night. flood
ing this locality as was new
err known before. Fall river is
overlooking the bottoms as on July
%. 1852
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-14

Puerto Principe said TO Ne In Patriots
Hands.

Puerto Principe Said To he In Patriots
Hands.
NEW YORK, Sept. l0--A great Cuban
battle has been fought in Puerto Prin-
cipe. with the defeat OF the Spanish
and the capture OF tho capital by
the insurgent forces. according to a
copyrighted dispatch TO the New York
World from its special correspond
ent sent TO Havana. Ii Is said that n
strong force OF Spanish troops left the
city Of Puerto Principe to make bold
attack upon the insurgents, who
were bcsieging the town The
insurgents fed. after making
a weak resistance, but IL was
only TO draw the Spanish into an am
buscade. Once In the trap the Spanish
were attacked In the front by Gen.
Antonio Maceo and in the rear by Gen.
Gomez. The rebel forces obtained
complete victory and entered the
capital triumphant, 1900 strong. How
near the truth this statement is cannot
be ascertained, but Gen. Campos' inn
mediate departure for Neuvitad the
very day he arrived hero Is suggestive
Of the happening Of something serious
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-14
SYNDICATE SAYS NOTHING.
No Sign OF a Deposit TO Restore the Treas
ury's Gold Reserve.

WASHINGTON, Sept 1.-The treas
ury department is In a state OF blind
and absolute ignorance as 10 the in
tentions of the bond syndicate. and as
yet nothing has been heard of further
deposits TO put the reserve back To the
500, O00 600 limit
To-day's steamer will take out about
81. 500, 900 i'm gold. according 10 last ac-
counts, but heavy withdrawals for
saturdays liners are expected. The
Campania, which is the prime favorite
for the transportation of gold, sails
Saturday. and it is believed her load
this trip will approximate s3.0o0,oo0.
Treasury officials express no uneasi-
nens over the declining gold reserve.
as they feel assured that the syndicate
and the New York national banks will
not permit IL TO fall below the limit Of
confidence.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-14
LYNcHEp.
A Mob's Revenge for the Murder OF an
Arkansas Lady.


OscEoLA,, Ark, Sept. 12.--Mrs. Rhea,
living miles north of Osceola, was
murdered and robbed Tuesday by two
negroes. WIN Caldwell was blowing
In field near her house. and
was approached by an old negro,
who told him that Mrs. Rhea had
sum of money in the house. and TO
go and kill her and return to
work and he would get the money.
Caldwell went to the house and
murdered the woman with a club
and then returned to his work. The
other negro went TO the house and Sc
cured the money. Wednesday morn
Ing young white man, w.
A. Boni also an employee of
Mrs. Rhea, went to the house
and. seeing Mrs. Rhca lying in pool
Of blood, gave the alarm, and the
neiphbors came in. Caldwell was
suspected and arrested. He soon became
frightened and confessed that he had
killed Mrs. Rhea. When he came into
the room where she was with club in
his hand, and approached her, she at
tempted 10 get n revolver off the
mantle. He got II first, struck her
over the head several times and left.
Caldwell was taken from the deputy
sheriff and hanged to a limb and then
riddlcd with bullets. His last words
were: For Gods sake, hang the old
man. for he got me TO kill her." The
old man was in custody, and 1t is prob
able that by this time he has been
lynched. No late news has beer
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-14

KANSAS CRY. Mo. Sept 1i.-It Is es-
timated that Of the money paid TO the
heirs Of the reccntly-capturcd insur-
ance swindler, DR. FralSer, there il suf-
ficient 70 return to the companies the
following sums: Kansas Mutual Life.
$500 out Of $40, 900 paid ont; Hartford
Life & Annuity, $4,000 ont of si5. 900;
Providcnt Savings. life a. Annuity.
$500 out Of $4,000, and Knights Of
Pythias, $4,000 ont OF $4,000.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-14

An Explosion Near Dubuque Kills Five
Persons.

An Explosion Near Dubuque Kills Five
Persons.
DUBUQUE, Ia. Sept 10.-A terrific
dynamite explosion occurred Sunday
morning at 1870 o'clock at Specht's
Ferry about 10 miles north OF this
city on the Iowa side of the
river. The government is building
wing dams on the opposite side of the
river and stone is being quarried there
for the purpose. Edward Latshaw
had large low shanty where the
quarrymen are boarded and in one end
Of this shanty there were stored
five boxes or $50 pounds of dyna-
mite. After breakfast son
of Latshaw's was firing at a target
near the shanty and was told TO stop
by the foreman, bnt he went on and
soon the explosion occurred. The con-
cussion was terrible and was felt for
miles. The shanty was blown into
splinters and the Spechts residence
and depot badly damaged.
Edward Latshaw, aged IS. and his
wife, OF Victory, Wis, their boys Ray
aud Matt, aged ~ and 6. and Hans
Biornstad were instantly killed. Lat
shaw was blown into the side of the
bluff and nearly buried with sand. The
clothing was nearly all torn from Mrs.
Latshaw, and her daughter Grace. a
little girl, was found unframed carcss-
ing the cheek of the mother and ask
ing her TO speak.
The injured were Mabel Latshnw,
aged 10, still unconscious, but may re-
cover; Matt Faber, quarryman, aged
IS, of Wabasha, MINI, will die;
Edward Bench. Lansing, Ia, left
eye knocked out. will recover.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-14

Tobacco Warehouses Burned Mt Lancaster,
Pn.-Loss ~ $4,000.

LANCASTER. Pa. sept IL. Early
Wednesday morning the large, double
brick tobacco warehouses owned by
Roland Brubalcr and John r. Brim-
mer and occupied. respectively, by
Amos b. Hostettcr and John H. Brim-
mcr were totally destroyed by fire Of
inccndinry origin. The warehouses
were valued at 1000 each and the one
occupied by Hostetter contained leaf
tobacco valued at sos. 900. In the Brim-
mer building there were 1900 cases Of
leaf tobacco. valued AZ $4,000.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-14

Defender only minutes and sc
seconds in the 10 miles Of windward
work Not q bad showing for dis.
abied boat
The second leg was broad reach
with booms 20 port The difference
in sails was now more marked. and the
Nalkyrie drew rapidly away.
AZ 100 she led BY miles. and seemed
20 have the race well ia hand, barring
disqualification by the committee.
Half an hour before reaching the
second mark the vnll<yrio was leading
by over half mile She carried a
balloon jib. but the Defender did
not Neither yacht had her
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-14
FIND AGAINST HOLMES.
Coroner Caster. OF indianapolis, VIII Re-
turn Verdict OF Murder.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Sept. ie.-Coro-
ner Caster, of this (Marion) county, will
return n verdict OF murder In the case
OF Howard Pitzcl. and will charge II.
II. Holmes directly with the crime. lie
says the evidence taken in this county
is TO him conclusive, though entirely
circumstantial.
The Marion county grand jury has
found an indictment against Holmes
for murder In the first degree. and
should he escape conviction in Phila-
deiphia he Will be brought here for
trial, where the chain OF evidence
against him Is much more complete.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-14
MORE ouTRAoEs.



and IN Treat the Inhabitants
LONDON, Sept. 1i.--A dispatch 70 the
Daily News from Knrs. Armenia,
says that the entire district of
Kemaka is surrounded by Turkish
troops dispatched by Zelsld Pasha
under the plea of arrcstlng Armenian
revolutionarics. The villages OF Carni,
Tiruguegner. Tortan, Horoput and
Marig are reported TO be completely
sacked, and the population. aggre-
eating 5000 people. were ill-treated.
The men were tortured and the
women and children were assaulted.
The four monastcrics OF Auakwaul.
Sourphop, Thervorithchoga and Soup
phagop were sacked and the affairs and
imageswerc destroyed. The excitement
and alarm are universal. Authentic in
formation from Moush is TO the effect
that an anti-Christian society OF Turk
lsh officials has been formed there and
nt Bitlis with the avowed intention 70
slaughter the Christians Ia the event
Of the acceptance by the porte of the
scheme of reforms presented by the
powers. IL Il declared that Consul
Hampson Is 70 DO the first victim.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-14

sAuLr SrE. MARIE, Mich. Sept. a.
The fine Canadian passenger steamer
Majestic passed through the new
Canadian 500 canal at o'clock Satur-
day afternoon. formally opening the
work 10 navigation. The cannl went
into full operation ut : o'clock Monday
morning
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-14

SAN Francesca. Sept. 10. California
celebrated the anniversary Of her adj
mission IN the union Monday in her
usual enthusiastic manner. every city
and town In the state doing honor
70 the day with procchsions and
appropriate exercises.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-14

LONDON, Sept "A. Lady Frances
Rose Cunning, who was arrested on
July 20, on a charge Of forgery. pleaded
guilty Tuesday. After brief recess
OF the court, Indy Cunning was called
TO the bar and sentenced to one years
Imprisonment.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-14

The personal property OF Minnesota
Is 500, S5o. 900. as against 500. 7s0. 900 In
1894
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-14

WASHINGTON, Sept TO- sheridan p.
Read, United States consul at Tien
Tsin. and Consul Francis NJ. Barber.
naval attache at United States Legal
ton at Toxic. have been selected as
members Of the independent commits
sion which the United States will send
10 investigate the attacks on mission
aries at Chcng Tu and vicinity in june
last. The missionary representatives
have not yet been stlccted.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-14

The socialists OF the Sixth Massa-
chusctts congressional district nomi-
mated Michael r. Berry for congress 10
iicl vacancy caused by the death OF
Mr.. CoRRsweil.
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syndfcate Includes - Enrf q y~ru,.m
No tne Earl q Tankerv1sie. ~ 49,
y IN wisconsin
N Eifenh1umer. a. Haafar - -
ecres- The l1nd II in Wex vfrr4nsa'
Syndicate No 1. so.oeo scxrn Ths
Florida.
II 4 claimed that fully n. 90, 30 srr..
O Arnerssan land sre thus owned b.
ereat And owners In England and
scotland. This does not snclude ehe
Holland syndicate. which owns s. - 60
e1es % srasing laud In Western state.
BOT the German syndicate. oyyuine
zsog0,908 acres IN various stzteaL
For SOME time past q has been ~.
oem TO fhe foreign land owners thsf
conces<ed action on their rart vrns -
eentiai % their Interests. II 1. w~l1
known to those who have even cssuafIy
sooked into the matter tha< FOREIGN
s3lu owning has mach inpeded the de-
vsaopment Of the Western common
WeainA These great hnd owners posf-
uveey refuse to sell. They prefer 70
establish system az agencies ana
bailins, with the resuk that very eert-
GUS complications have resulted. The
state legislatures have done their t~sf
20 deal with the question, but h<reto-
Tore with only indifferent success. VIZ
count Scuiiy Is. rieaafIy or wrongly.
made the scapcgOa4 OF this whole buss-
ness He has for years been a thorn
10 the path 81 one state administration
after another. and his shrewdness In
evading every provision OF Law d.
rected against him has extorted the nm
rsyaHng admiration Of thousands. Thus
scniiy practically owns. in Illinois, the
oesf part OF the counties OF Loran.
Livingstone and Taxeweii. The state IA
1887 passed an alien land law. directed
solely against Sculiy. To eyade II he
insisted beforehand upon q clause. In
all his leases sttpuiating that the ,szsee
should pay all taxes accruing aeafnst
the property leased. The result was the
creation OF q large and solid body cs
voters In the Sculiy counties, az they
are called. opposed 30 propositions Of
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public Improvement by taxation.
The war against Scuiiy in Illinois
threw the other British land owners
into q panic. and az fast as leases have
fallen Ia they have been renewed under
hevier and heavier conditions. Alien
land laws have occupied the attention
OF legislatures. and In Kansas and Ne
braska the struggle for a time had a
serious effect upon land securities of all
kinds
plorabIe stage that q committee OF the
Americana tenantry was appointed. to
present memorial to the London
owners OF land. setting forth the ruin
that stared the Western farns-s In the
face as result OF the rack renting
system that had been evolved out OF
the chaos. This memorial had a
marked effect upon the Baroness Bur-
dett-Cosatts. who insisted upon no more
evictions Of American farmers. It only
aggravated the Duke OF Sutherland,
who was then IN sore need OF funds.
and he cabled his agents to collect the
rents and send them over at all haz-
ards.
Finding that mild measures awaited
nothing. the teglantry resorted to a
nlore radical expedient. An associa-
ZION has been formed In Illinois, Me-
braska. Iowa and Kansas 10 resist 10
the utmost the dema nds Of The English
landlords. The organization Is secret
one and Is the first really agrarian agf-
tatlon in American history. The asso-
citation works more secretly than the
Holy yehrs lserichte but II has already
nsr
This Is the development In the situa-
ton which. more than anything else
caused the English land owners to form
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~YEwRUP." the world. Rome.
too. - the city inSwhich the American
colony Is perpetussly In dissensdons OF
one kind and another. These dissen-
sions were positive wars at the time Of
William Waldorf Astor's ministry
there.
The cause Of the general home COM
ting IL said 20 Be . sudden change In the
fashion OF living away from ones own
country. This movement nrst affected
the Russians and finally worked lts way
through nationaltties until any family
long expatriated became positively an
object Of suspicion Hence many Ameri-
cans OF wealth have been obliged to an
nounce q temporary return to their
native land out OF sheer necessity to
maintain their social position Many
and strange will be the new faces in
New York. Philadelphia. Boston and
the Southern cities
The dread of those who know OF these
Impending home couings Is that the
down upon their stay-at-home neigh
bors. like the half American young wo-
man who invaded the reading circle at
Boston and hurled all Its books scorn-
fully to the floor. declaring that she
would show society how they got rid Of
time In "Yewrup" That young woman
Is but one of a numerous class.
AMONG THE SPIRITS.
There Is a hot contest in progress
among the spiritualists OF New York
over the Introduction OF some sus-
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en- alliance azsosg themselves. The
movement was FIRST proposed IN the IN
terrss Of the Scuily estate. Il Is In
tended 70 have an agent in attendance
AZ the meetings % legislatures OF al
the states involved this winter. The
matter was brought to the attention. Of
Sir Julian pauncsfse this ansasraa
when he visited the London foreign
once. bat what ne Is 10 do IN The mat
te- no one cares 10 say. The EzsEsssa
owners feel that shey have rscs besn
fairly dealt with by their American
tenansry, and .s Is 'ikeiy that this win
ter VIII witness crisis in the entire
Western as-arsan movement The
Tnxe OF geauso.g and the nuke Of
sutherland both assert saas the meet
ings Of the lard owners now resaeSii-
casly held ln the Bank Of England are
rssant ssNtreis 60 effect economy IN The
collection Of reats. 4 -
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liam whssiisy, SIC. 600 acres. Mr..
Is the squire OF reEereoro.
aSsses;rs Land Company. 800. 600
This Separates a Missouri domain
a-ss headquarters at Edinburgh
Remnant. 80. zee acres This
farming land Mr. Tenant lives
ssnaan.
s-s'sas.e Lam Company. &c. oee acres
- nanFnors. Isa.e eco acseA 49,
- .'sssia Newgss. Liverpool. loo. zoo
~ Hcugasoa On Fsorsda,. eo.eee
- Dunraven On coloradoA. se.oes
50 Land Company On Arkan-
seeaa ar~es.
= sasse acres.
cass No. 6, ,Io.aeo acns Tnls