The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-10-12
The News Condensed.


died september j. mas bcrH oircoNrftt
70 have been short $4,000 In his ac-
counts with the Security building and
Loan association.
THE exchanges IT the leading clear
ing houses in tho United States during
the week ended on the 4th aggregated
81. is7. 0Sy, TIT. against Sog7. D24. 422 the
previous week The increase. com
pared with the corresponding week In
i63<. was 1915.
The sash and door factory Of Rufus
r. Thomas a. Co. In Philadelphia was
destroyed by fire, causing a loss OF
500. 900.
TiERE were 207 business failures in
the United States in tho seven days
ended on the 4th. against 2l0 the week
previous and 3l0 ia tho corresponding
time IN 1894
DURING the past year there were
o.540 applications for divorce In Ohio
and 1897 were granted.
& W. LAMoREux commissioner OF
the general land Office. in his annual
report says the total area OF vacant
public land in the United States in
acres Is as follows: Surveyed, 3l3, s37,-
cccs uunnFNtl GU ~oo,~fo, ftf.
ANOTHER big haul OF Italian counter
letters was made by the agents OF the
governments secret service la New
York.
GEoRoE WnrTEcorToS. of Anderson.
Ind, found his daughter who was kid
mapped twelve years ago.
AT meeting In New York OF promi-
nent paper manufacturers trust was
formed with capital OF Sa5, 100000.
Mr.. PRESTON, the director OF the
mint. is OF the opinion that the gold
product during 1895 will show an i'm
crease over last year OF from S5,00o,0o
TO 81 900. 600.
CHARLES BLoABERo. eldest son of
August Blomberg, a prominent banker
in Rockford. ILL.,. left New York on
wager OF $1,000 that he can walk
around the world in col days.
NAL GEN. RuoER assumed command
Of the military department of the east,
with headquarters at Governors Is
land.
MINISTER CASTLE, the new diplomatic
representative of Hawaii 70 the United
States, arrived In Washington.
TnREE men were arrested At Hills
boro, Tex. for participating In glove
fight after the passage Of the new law.
AT the Episcopal triennial conven-
ton in Minneapolis resolution was
adopted complimcnting the governor
aud legislature OF Texas on the prize
fighting question.
w. Il. HEAnsT, publisher of the San
Francisco Examiner, purchased the
New York Morning journal.
WniiEdcliyering sermon before "A
large audience at Dayton, O., Rev l..
l.. Langstroth dropped dead in the
pulpit. He was IS years OF age.
DANIEL LizER, living near Lincoln
Vile, III. found in an old trunk the
first manacles worn by John Brown,
of Ossawatomie, during his imprison-
ment at Hnrper's Ferry. Mr. Lizer's
brother was in charge Of the armory
at the time and SO got the handouts.
In some portions OF Colorado 9 inches
OF snow had fallen and much damage
was done 70 orchards.
TnE school board at Lima, o., issued
an order prohibiting the use OF tobacco
and cigarettes among pupils, many
OF whom have been stunted mentally
and physically.
TnE third baseball game for the
Temple cup was played at Cleveland
between the Cleveland and Baltimore
clubs, and was won by the former by
score of 10 4.
AT birmingham, Ala. Sam Childress
tried 10 shoot his sweetheart in fit Of
jealousy. lie was killed by Deputy
sheriff Cole In attempting TO escape.
AT Washington petition asking
congress TO give Cuba support has re-
ccivcd over 1000 names. including
some Of the leading men of the city.
IN convention at Fresno, Cal, the
State fiankers' association adopted q
resolution opposing the free coinage of
silver ut the ratio Of 10 TO /.
NAL SAITH. the negro who assaulted
and murdered Maggie Henderson at
Coal City. Tenn, was taken from the
stocISude by a mob OF 200 men and
lynchcd. after being mutilatcd Ia a
terrible manner.
Nor knowing what the punishment
would be fifty-one saloonkeepers at 81
Joneph. Mo, pleaded guilty in the
United States court 20 failing to can
eel stamps on liquor barrels and were
sentenced 70 one year each In TIE pcni-
tcntiary aud TO pay fine Of $500.
AT tho laying OF the corner stone OF
the now 81 Mary's Catholic church at
Lorraine. O.. platform gave way. and
IN tho crush that followed one person
was killed. number fatally injured
and score or more seriously hurt.
By the wreclSing OF freight train
near Blackstone Junction, Mass.
Charles Lawson, the engineer, and
Edward Fay and George T.. Monroe,
1Dfnkemcn. were killed.
TnE big so,oo0-pound fiywheel NJ
the power house OF the Hudson Elec-
trio Light company at Hobokcn, n. j.,
burst. killing the engineer and badly
woundinR his two assistants A SINH
lar accident In the electric light plant
nj Homestead. Pa. killed John bow
man. the engineer