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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-03

HelgntS OF oJOrlcS - Ieilhr, iccti
first story, o,feet inches; second story,
y feet; attic story, o feet.
Materials for Exterior Walls--Foun-
dations, stone or brick; first story, clap
boards; second story, shingles; gables,
dormers and roofs, shingles.
interior Finish--Hard white plaster;
white pine trim; cherry staircase; plas-
ter cornices and centers in hall, parlor
and dining-room.
Exterior Colors-Body of first story,
buff; shingles around veranda, shin
giles on second story and shingles on
gables, medium light buff; roof shin
giles, pale red; all trimmings, such as
window and door castings, belt courses,
brackets, veranda posts and rails and
lattice, light green; chimneys, red
sashes, dar'r red; doors, natural color
of wood with hard oil finish; blinds,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-03
THE TRUE ELDoRADo.
ths Marvellous Developments Of = Country
ef Great Possibilities How the
New state Of Rhodesia
Was Formed


When the world was new, and human
effort and endeavor far less developed
and robust than now, tho highest civil
uzation to which man had attained had
Its seat In northeastern Africa. But Il
fell into decadence, and It's final and
complete obliteration was fastened by
the advent Of Mohammedanism with
Its pcrnicious slave traffic, savage ma
tive powers and devastating wars. And
90. In the lapse of centuries, the last
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-03
BUILDING AND SCIENCE


How . Neat Houas Can No Erected
Economically.
iooPxucHr. ieoA1
The signs Of the times unquestion-
ably indicate that the people OF this
country are about to enjoy another era
Of great prosperity, as the tide OF
business is rising with great rapidity.
The country has all the elements OF In
creasing growth and continuing pro.
duction Of wealth. Any long continued
period Of unproductive inertia Is impos'
sible In America.
The forcing Of issues In politics, the
''tug of war" between opposing TAO
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-03

Gloves, handkerchief. ties, IA fact
the whole stock in trade OF the average
hosicr, are now being knitted from
paper yarns
The sun., 1895-05-10
MONKS ONE; EINSTEIN THREE.
A Few More Pieces OF Pic Passed bv the
Reform Dock Board,

Four more heads fell yesterday under the axe
of tho reform Dock Commissioners. Mr.. Monks
got one Of the appointments. and Commissioner
Einstein got the other three. Mr.. Monkss man
was W. II. Rockwell, who was appointed dock
master in place Of George A.Wood. Mr.. Enstein
had John Clark appointed in place of John w.
Carson. dock master; Charles A. Groth. in
place of Edward Abeel. dock master; Thomas
J. Hsllowell, in place of Martin J. Mclnerncy.
collector The dock masters get 81 800 year.
and the collector gets 81 200.
An opinion was received from Corporation
Counsel Scott that the Dock commissioners
have no authority to allow coal pockets to be
built on piers. Henry G.. Rogers. who holds
such permit for Pier 65. y. r., said that he
would remove the coal pockets and take his
business back to lloboken. where he came from.
and where they were willing to build pier for
him to get the business. He asked to be allowed
to remain in possession until May, 1896. The
Commissioners said they would ask the Cor
poration Counsel if they could extend the time.
The Board will ask the Corporation Counsel
whether it has the, power Of stopping pending
proceedings To condemn water front property
until the plans for improvement of the water
front can be reconsidered.
The sun., 1895-05-10
WALTER LANGDON ESTATE SOLD.
Frederick w. Vanderbilt Buys It and VIII
Join tho Hyde Pnrk Colony.


Join the Hyde Park Colony.
Frederick w. Vanderbilt has purchased tho
Walter Langdon estate. fronting on the Hudson
River. just above Poughkeepsie. The Langdon
estate ia one OF several largo properties which
make up the picturesque and aristocratic local.
ity called Hyde Park. 1t has frontage Of
about mile on the Hudson. and in some places
the land rises 200 feet above the river. 1t in-
cludcs trihe over 600 acres, the park about
the Langdon mansion being las acres. The
park Immediately about the house was once
one of the best kept private grounds in that part
of New York, but tho whole estate has recently
lacked care. The mansion, though old fash
Toned. contains thirty rooms and Is still sub.
stantial.
For several years Mr.. Vanderbilt has desired
to Join the Hyde Park colony. The Lnngdon
property struck his fancy. and Mr.. Vanderbilt
negotiated through the real estate firm OF Mills
d Whitehouse, at 5O3 Fifth avenue, with Col.
Delaney A. Kane and Walter Langdon Kane.
executors OF the Walter I.anGdon estate, for the
purchase oft Horace $. Ely & Co. represent
ed Messrs. Delaney and Walter Kane. The
sum involved could not be learned. In the last
ten years the place has been rated from $4,000
1t is said that Mr. Vanderbilt will mako ex-
tensiye improvements on the estate. The old
win be 5Ssaeedd BY modsrn @ &C.
miles OF golf links will he included in the al
tsratiUns. One of tho considerable Ions that led
Mr.. Vanderbilt to select tho Langdon estate
was tho fact that his steam Yacht Conqueror
will have fifty feet of water for anchorage near
the shore.
A%ops the p%slshbor. Of Mr ysraerni1s wi4
Rogers OF "Crumwold Hall" Gov. Morton Of
m,,EIIerslie;" "John Jacob A%s,or % OF "Ferneliff."
Roosevelt OF "springwood." Ernest Crosby,
Reginald Rivcs Irving .Grinnell. George Bliss
Livingston. and Mrs. ". Burgh Kipr.
1t was said yesterday that several smaller
estates adjoining the Langdon property arc for
sale and will be purchased by Mr.. Vanderbilt.
The sun., 1895-05-10

Tho Clerks Omco the Scene or Fisticu6s
and n Rain OF Missiles.


NEW ROCHELLE May 0.-There was some
thing like riot In the office Of the Clerk OF tho
village this evening at the first meeting of the
newly elected Board. The meeting went along
smoothly until the President came to the elec-
tion of clerk.
The room was crowded that the spectators
were lined up against the rail separating tho
desks OF the Board members from the public
space. When the order of business calling for
the selection of a clerk was reached those out
side made a rush TO get inside the room. This
forced those nearest the rail against it. and the
rail gave way with crash.
In the crush that followed Judge shannon
and ex Alderman John Mcnamara came into
of what followed is that Mcnamara uttered an
oath directed at the Judge The Judge returned
tho oath with a riRht-hander. which sent Nc
Namara spinning across the room.
The Judge followed. expecting that Mona
mara would come back at him. McNamara did
keeper and nn intimate friend of Mcnamara
took hand and sent the Judge down with .
blow in the left eye.
After that it is hard to say what happened,
for every one in the room struck some one
else. IL was a case of hitting face when
wells, and other missiles few through tho air.
and the only incident OF the next ten min
that can be singled out Is that Redmond went
down, and before he could rise he either
kicked in the face OF stepped Oh. His face was
badly cut.
arated the combatants. Redmond and q man
named Condor were arrested and required to
furnish $500 bail each. Many other arrests arc
expected.
The sun., 1895-05-10
RUSSIA VAS PREPARING TO rom:
Sho Would Have Attacked Japan II that
Country Hnd Not Yielded.

BERLIN, May 9.--The Idgebldtt's st. Peters
burg correspondent says: Until last Sunday 1t
was believed here that Japan would not yield
Port Arthur. The Government had ordered the
mobilization Of 10000 troops in the dis
tricts Of lrkutsk and Tomsk. Seventy
| officers started from the capital to super
wise the operation. and 14O more were prepared
to follow them. An initial credit OF 20.OO0,OOO
roubles was ordered to cover the operation. 1t
was in view of this that Japan yielded. The Car.
on the following day. at the review, informed
the War Minister that the mobilization need
not be effected.
ut 10 stated that Russia will keep henceforth
larger force in East Asia, increasing the Amur
troops to 100000"
LONDON. May 9.-The Foreign Office has been
Informed by the Japanese overnment that the
Chinese-Japanese treaty was ratified on May 8
In the exact form agreed upon ut Shimonoseki.
A despatch to the Times from Chifu says that
notifications were exchanged between the JAP
anese and Chinese ENJOYS at midnight last
night. The despatch also says that Russia dis
claims any aggressive designs in Manchuria
and is acting purely on a defensive footing
The bai1p Neus correspondent in Vienna says:
for conv incing Japan of Russias reasonable
ness and ayertng war. His Majesty will send
70 h1ss 0hfnV9e fhe naa
envoy in Toxic telegraphed congrat uiat ions to
the Mikndo. praising his moderation. The
Mikado received similar messages from several
European sovereigns"
PARIS. May 9.-The Figaro says the drafting
Of the terms OF the final settlement between
Japan and the protesting powers will be left to
Spain.
WASHINGTON. May "a despatch from
Toxic says 1t is understood that no change was
made in the text of the treaty as originally con-
cluded. but that taking into account the recon-
mendatiOns made by Russia, Germany, and
France. the japanese Government has agreed to
renounce the permanent possession OF the Lao
Tong peninsula. on condition, however. that
| terms Of the remuneration shall be reserved for
adjustment between itself and the Government
The sun., 1895-05-10
BEARS IN WHEAT ON THE RUN.
Great Crop OF Bull Reports and tho Usual
Leak at Washington.

Leak at Washington.
The bears In wheat at the New York Produce
Exchange were running hard yesterday in spite
Of the hot weather. In fact. It was partly on ac-
count Of tho hot weather. In some parts of tho
West 1t was 9S' to 100. and this together with
dry weather, made tho bears gather in their lines
as fast they could get them in, and prices shot
upward Q cents bushel. The foreign markets
were Unexpectedly firm the Northwestern re-
ceipts were small. despatch from Rosario. Ar
gentna, reported the stock OF wheat thNre as
low and the outlook in some parts of the winter
wheat region as unfavorabe; tho cash mark cts
of this country were active and strong; st. Louis
advanced 21e cents; tho worlds stock fell off
nearly 100000 bushels In A pril; some reports
said that tho crop was being injured not only by
drought but by insects, and. to cap the climax.
the usual leak at Washington seemed to be in
good working order. and 1t was announced that
the Government crop report tomorrow would
be OF a bullish tenor.
Some folks think the leak ought to be stopped
and every body put on the same footing. The
so-called guess" as to tho purport Of the forth
coming Government crop report Is always SO
very close to the facts us to be no joke to the
man who disregards 1t. The exact figures are
never announced by the "guessers," but the es-
sence of the report ID given with correctness
never seriously questioned.
ment will state the condition Of the winter
wheat crop OF this country at only 80 per cent.
against 81 a a month ago. The crop Is expected
TO be smaller than that of last year.
The cotton bears were also on the run because
Of an apprehension that the Government report
that 1t would give the decrease In the cotton
acreage as is to 25 per cent.
The sun., 1895-05-10
4 FLAG OF TRUCE DIDx,r SAVE HIM.
Cror,bert, the Cuban Leader. Said to Have
Reen TrencherourlY KILLED.

Croubert, the Cuban Leader. Said to Have
Been Treacherously Killed.
BOSTON, May GA letter has been received
by a gentleman in this city from q friend in
Cuba. 1t says that Crombert, the insurgent
leader, who is alleged to have been killed In
battle, was foully assassinated while depending
upon the protection OF flag OF truce.
Tho Spanish forces were unable to accom-
plish anything toward the defeat or discon fort
of Crombert, and decided to call a meeting be-
tween themselves md the insurgent leader,
and with this end in view sent an officer under
the white flag with an invitation to Crombert,
who received tho officer Courteously and agreed
to meet the Spaniards the same afternoon.
Accordingly, at the time appointed. Crombert
appeared with his attendants. all unnrmed. at
the Spanish headquarters.
After refusing to accept the terms offered by
the Spaniards Crombert. while preparing to
leave, was, as agreed among the Spanish OIL
cials shot and hacked to pieces without even
sembanCe Of respect for the conditions under
which lie had visited the Spanish head quarters.
This action Of the Spanish OFFICIALS partakes
warfare, and IT is a most obvious transgression
of the laws of war observed by all nations.
These facts will be attested and sworn to before
a public notary by four men OF undoubted
standing, who were eye-witnesses to the scene,
provided the Government of the United States
will vouch for their protection"
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, May 9.-It was made
known to-day that the insurgents lost ten killed
and more than 100 wounded in the attack on El
Cristo on last Tuesday.
spatch from Havana saying that the rebel lead
er Castillo, with sixty followers, has offered to
surrender on condition that he and his COM
spatch says are disposed to accept Castillo's
terms
The sun., 1895-05-10
NO MORE STREET BRICK PILES.
Builders Must Hire Storage Room like
Other People-Am Permits Revoked.

Other PeOple-AIl Permits Revoked.
Commissioner Brookneld. after n conference
with his deputy, Gen Coils, and with William
Henkel, Superintendent OF the Bureau OF En-
cumbrances. decided yesterday that hereafter
the piling of bricks and stones In the streets OH
the part of builders will not be allowed. Under
the permits issued heretofor piles not exceeding
eight feet in height have been allowed This
clause was ordered striker ont of the permit
blanks and Gen. Coils was directed to notify
all persons holding such permits that they must
remove within a week all brick and stone piled
In the street.
1t has been customary for dealers in second
hand building materials to store them In the
street until they were sold; or they have been
left in the street until used In rebuilding on the
same site. Large quantities OF bricks had been
piled In the streets bounding the Campbell
paper factory in Tenth avenue for nearly II year
when Superintendent Iienkerordered last week
that they be thrown back upon the land which
is still vacant, Deputy Commissioner Collis
work any hardship, and he cited the demolition
OF the old Metropolitan Hotel as case in which
the work had been done without interfering
with either foo, passengers or vehicles. Col.
Warng is much pleased with the new regula-
tion. which will facilitate his work greatly.
The sun., 1895-05-10
NO DANGER IN THE SHOT.

Capt. Heath Says He SAW tho Al Foster.
aAd that Proper Precaution Was Taken.
Capt. Frank Heath. commanding officer of tho
Sandy Hook proving ground. said yesterday
that the passengers on tho fishing steamer AL
Foster. who declare that projectile fred from
tho proving ground sailed over the steamer on
Wednesday night. were unnecessarily alarmed.
The shot he SAYS was fired from l2-inCh steel
mortar and weighed 800 pounds. On account
OF tho many vessels which were outside on
Wednesday afternoon. only two shots were fired
from tho mortar. and they were sent ut such an
elevation that they could not roochet.
Cant Heath says that tho Foster was seen
approaching from the south both by himse Il
and by Lieut.. Pierce. who sighted the mortar.
and 1t was intended that the projectle should
tho steamer. The projectile dropped just where
IL was meant to drop, and proper precautions for
the safety of the Foster and her passengers was
taken before the gun was fired.
The sun., 1895-05-10
THEIR MOTHER LEFT BEHIND.
Pathetic Scene on n Stcnmship Pler-Conns
pnny OmcIals Unaware of II.

Pathetic Scene Stcnmship Pler-Conns
pnny Omcials Unaware of II.
Twenty emigrauts who had purchased tickets
in the West and South for the Hamburg-Amer.
lean packet line steamer Columbia. which sailed
from Hoboken yesterday for Southampton and
Hamburg, were left behind.
There was no room for them on the steamer.
and. after weeping for q time. they consented to
go with the company's agent to a hotel in Ho-
boken, where they will be kept until Saturday,
when they will be taken across the ocean on the
Persia. Agent Boas explained that the over
selling Of steerage tickets in the West was re-
sponsibe for the crowding Of the steamer.
There was one pathetic scene the pier al
the Columbia pulled out. Among the steeraRe
passengers was Mrs. Martha Schmidt Of Gins
cnnati. who. it said. had her four little chill
dren with her. After fixing the youngsters COM
fortaby and arranging hcr baggage. Mrs Schmidt
went on shore again. When she was ready
to return, the hawsers had been thrown on OF
tho dock. and the Columbia was backing out
into the stream The unfortunate woman stood
on the edge of the dock, gesticulating wildly
and crying. My children my chldren"
All efforts to calm her were useless, and when
the Columbia disappeared down tho bay she was
still standing OH the dock crying for her chill
dren. She was finally induced to go to the hotol
with the other emigrants, and on Saturday she
will be sent away with them on the Persia.
When questioned about this incident the ON.
cials at the company's Office on tho pier and at
the main office. 81 Broadway. denied emphati-
cally, that there were any children on the Co
lumbia separated from their mother. The book
inx clerk at the broadway office told sun res
porter that 1t was Il case OF a husband and wife
separated from their trunk. The story. accord
ing to tho clerk, was AS follows
A man and woman, steerage passengers,
whose names he said he did not know. and
which. at any rate. he refused to give. arrived
at the pier late. Their baggage. one trunk, had
reached the pier In time to DO put aboard tho
vessel. When the nd arrival the
Columbia was we'll out into the stream.
The woman. seeing that the steamer on which
she and her husband had paid for their passage
was sailing away without them. and knowing
that tho trunk. in which were all their valua-
bles. was going with II, began to wall in the
most violent manner. both for the loss Of her
Finally. the company's agents. by the as
surance that cable sent from this side would
hold the trunk on the pier at Hamburg until
the arrival of the husband and wife on the other
side. and the further assurance that their tick
cts would be honored on the Persia. Quieted tho
woman. and she and her husband went to .
hotel, to stay until Saturday, at the comlany'a
expense.
The sun., 1895-05-10
HoGARTH oUAnANTINED AGAIN.
The Brooklyn Health Department Stii
Looks with Suspicion on the Steamer.


Looks with Suspicion on the Steamer.
The steamship Hogarth arrived yesterday af-
ternoon at Rooerts's stores with cargo of cof-
fee. When an application was made by Capt.
J. F. Black to the Health Department for per-
NIT to unload the vessel. Commissioner Emery
sent DIR. Morton. ono of the sanitary inspectors.
to mako an investigation, a report having
reached the office that there had been several
cases OF yellow fever on the vessel during the
voyage.
DR.. Morton learned that tho steamer had left
Santos on April and had touched at the ports
Of Victoria and St Lucia. On April 22 Third
Engineer w. LEIGH died after a brief illness,
and on April 81 Norwegian sailor also died.
Both bodies were buried at sea, The deaths
was thoroughly funigated and detained in the
lower bay for twenty four hours.
Although Capt BLACK had clean bill of
health, Commissioner Emery, as a precautions
measure; ordered tho crew to be quarantined
policemen were on duty at the dock last night
TO see that none of them went ashore.
The sun., 1895-05-10
ATTACK ON THE ROYAL FAMILY.
Dr. Tanner Howls for Information About
tho Duke OF Cambridge.

Dr. Tanner HowIs for Information About
tho Duke OF Cambridge.
LONDON. May 10.-Dr. Tanner. Anti-Parnell-
ite for the middle division Of Cork caused much
excitement in the House Of Commons tonight
by a sharp attack upon the royal family. At
midnight, on q motion to adjourn. he rose and
asked with a considerable show OF feeling:
Is the report true that the Duke Of Cam.
bridge. tho Commander-in- Chief OF the army,
Is retiring to make way for a better man2"
There were loud cries for order. but DR.. Tan
ner ignored them.
us tho time come at last" he continued,
when member Of the royal family. who have
been drawing the peoples money too long. 10
going to retire"
The second question increase ed the confusion.
Shouts Of Name him " came from the Conser-
vattve side. and the Speaker rose with his eyes
fixed upon the Irish member. DR.. Tanner re-
mained standing.
"Aro these remarks in order ?" asked George
BARLEY tConservative).
They are not" replied Speaker Gully. "1hey
Most members supposed that Dr. Tanner
would succumb to the rebuke. The Conservative
however, seemed to enrage him. With a quick
gesture Of di.dan he bawled at Mr.. Ellis, the
What wish to know !: whether his Royal
Highness is going to retire."
There was no answer. The Speaker put the
motion to adjourn, which was formally ap-
proved, DIR. Tanner meanwhile gestlculating
violently and trying to address the House.
The pains taken by Mr. Campbell Bannerman
on April 23 to deny that his Royal Highness was
about to retire apparently had a bad effect upon
the Nationalists and Radicals. The subject has
been discussed with much feeling by the Radi-
cal press in the last week.
The critics Of his Royal Highness contend
that he opposes every reform in the my, and
is incompetent. useless. and expensive. The
agitation has begun spreading among the more
moderate journals Punch. which is invariably
non partisan has cartoon in the current issue
representing Gen. w olseley saying to the Duke
of Cam bridge, Il have to retire from my COM
mand in September" to which the Duke re-
plies Dear me; haven't"
The sun., 1895-05-10
An Austrian War Ship Launched,

PoLA. Austria, May 9.-The new Austrian
war ship Monarch was launched here this m orn-
ing in the presence of Emperor Francis Joseph
and an immense gathering of people. including
a large number of distinguished persons. Tho
town and the shipping in the harbor. including
many yachts. were gayly dressed with flowers
flags. streamers. &C.. and visitors kept coming
into the town until long after the ship had TAX en-
the water. The vessel was Christsned by the
Archduchess Maria Theresa
The sun., 1895-05-10
KING OF LONG ISLAND SNAKES.
Justice yeisOr Says He Is About Long
and as Thick as Fence ltaii.

ana lhtck Ab renco Atutt.
COLD SPRING HARpOR, L. l.. May 0.-Thers
are probably fewer saloons In this village than
in any other place on Long Island, yet the resi-
dents hereabouts have lately taken to seeing
snakes. and big ones at that. But there Is one
particular snake in which the entire village 10
interested. He must be the king OF Long Island
snakes, for. according to the tale told by thoeo
who have seen him. he is about as long and a.
thick as q fence rail. He has a diamond shaped
head, with a white patch on top resembling .
crown. lie was first discovered near tho road,
side by Justice of the Peace Nelsor He got out OF
his wagonw ith the intention OF bringing It's career
toan end but when he got near tho monster ho
road. and then walked a chalk line to see that
his nerves were all right.
AS tho Justice is a temperance man. he didn't
go home and take the pledge. AS II is asserted
others have done who have happened upon tho
monster. DIR. James Il. Wood OF this place 10 .
naturalist and snake fancier. and u Is reported
that this snake has escaped from his collsctions
The sun., 1895-05-10
40 TO ab Against ConaainE College Games
10 College Grounds.

Tho Princeton Club at Its May meeting held
last night at tho Brunswick voted 80 to 80
against adopting report of the Committee on
Athletics. which recommended that college
athletic games should be played on college
grounds and nowhere else.
G. +. Mckenzie Chairman Of the committee,
presented the report. The Rev. Abram w.
Halsey. 10, and w. X. Wilder, 10. spoke
against It, saying that the railroad accomDoda-
tions at Princeton were iuadeq uate for the great
football rames Mr., Goodenough spoke in favor
ci tbs roI2rts