The diamond drill., 1895-05-25
The News Condensed.
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Ex-PREsIDENT HARRISON was present
mt the tiftietn anniversary in Newark
Of the New Jersey Historical society
and was presented with gold medal.
Ex-MAyoR BEN RUSSELL, of Lexing-
ton, Mo-, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself because Of financial
troubles. He was the oldest native
born citizen Of Lexington.
LIEUT. Gov. MILNEs. of Michigan,
sent his resignation 10 Gov. Rich, TO
take effect May 81. Mr.. Mines is the
successor TO julius c. burrows in con-
grcss.
THE president signed proclamations
declaring the Yanlxton Sioux reserva-
tion in South Dakota and the Siletz
reservation in Oregon open 70 settle
nient at noon May 81.
THE window-glass manufacturers
throughout the country decided not to
form trust.
Gov. TuRNEY issued a call for an cx-
ira session OF the Tennessee legislature
TO meet May 81
TnE Citizens bank at Redwood Falls,
Mimi, closed its doors with assets of
$50. .o0n and liabilities of 100000.
THE San Juan and Kings rivers in
California overfowed an immense area
and did great damage.
ALBERT HALL, who murdered his
cousin, Volney Baird, for the latter's
attentions TO his QIalls) wife. was ac-
quilted at Lexington, Ky.
ANOTHER explosion occurred at the
Hancock chemical works at Dollar Bay,
Mich, killing Fred Shopper and doing
great damage 10 property.
AT Pine Bluff, Ark, Mrs. Kate Reed
killed her 3-year-old child and then
took her own life. She was recently
deserted hy her husband.
ErHELBERr STEWART, special agent
OF the United States bureau OF labor,
says there Is more child labor in pro-
portion TO manufacturing institutions
in Wisconsin than In any other state.
JOHN HowERroN (white) was lynchcd
by mob at Marion, KY. Tor assault
ing Anna Pierce, the 10-year-old daugh-
ter Of prominent farmer.
FIRE ia the west end OF Coney Island,
N ", destroyed about 100 buildings,
causing a loss OF $3.50, ,O00
THE New York Legislature adjourned
vine die.
THE i07tl general assembly of the
Presbyterian church convened Ia Pitts
burgh, Pa.
THE exchanges at the leading clear.
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 18th aggregated
Hi,f51. sS4, 500. against 1927, 123, 1881 the
previous week The Increase, com
pared with the corresponding week in
1894 was 307.
FoR radius of Is miles In the neigh
borhood OF Buckley, Wash, the fir for
ests were on fire.
FRANK DILL, Frank Walker and Rob
crt Moreland were struck By lightning
and killed near Montgomery. Ala.
THERE were ell business failures in
the United States. in the seven days
ended on the nth, against 227 the
week previous and 2io in the corre-
spending time in 1894.
The mine strike in the Pittsburgh
(Pa.) district, affecting 10000 men,
came 70 an end, the miners returning
to work at the old prices.
A TENEMENT house collapsed at Prov
idence, X. l., and Asa Aldrich, Mrs.
Mabel Guerlin and child of Louis Le-
moinc were killed and eleveu other
persons were injured.
TWELVE inches of snow fell at Trim
idad, Col.
The city Of Chicago has deficit of
s7.o00,0 900 and no money to pay II with.
THE total collections from internal
revenue sources for the past ten months
of the current year foot up si20, OIL,
an increase over 1894 OF si,5l1,724.
THE grape crop in southeastern Iowa
was almost completely ruined by the
recent frosts.
IT was reported that Chief Justice
Fuller had completed writing de-
cision which upsets the income tax law
entirely and wipes II off the statute
books. The Justices voting against the
tax we're said TO be Fuller, Shiras,
Field, Gray and Brewer
A RICH mica lead was discovered 10
Clay county, Ala, In the foothillL of
Talladega mountain.
IKE kise was hanged at Telcnwood.
Tenn, for numbering w. A. Beck II
was the first legal hanging In the his
tory of Scott county.
THE story that Minister Thurston
favored the restoration of the Hawaiian
monarchy was ridiculed at Washing
ton.
The barlxentine Josephine, Capt.
Mclean, from Rio Janeiro with $780,
600 cargo Of coffee for baltimore. went
ashore IS miles south of Cape Henry,
and the cargo was lost.
The vandcrbilts completed deal Of
gigantic proportions by the purchase
of a majority Of the stock Of the Phila-
delphia a Reading railroad.
TUX percentages Of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 18th were Pittsburgh,
.6se; Cincinnati. .067. Boston, .ija2; Chi
cago. .6i5; Cleveland. .54s; Philadel-
phia. 500; New York 500: Baltimore,
.470; 81. Louis. 400; Brooklyn, $50;
Washington. 800, Louisville. .250
Tfr Wisconsin m mar "A IA t.ul. mill