The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-11-02
The News Condensed.
important intelligence From All Paris
DOMESTIC.

Huycn road near Hyde lark, MnRs.,
one man was killed and twelve other
persons were injured. woman fatally.
A fast express ON the Burlington road
was wrecked at Waldron, Mo-, and ten
persons were hurt. two of them se-
riously.
The Woman's National Press associa-
ton met at Atlanta. Gn.
In drunken quarrel at Wagner, L.
H.. Zeke and Dick Crittcnden. United
States narshaIs. were shot and killed
by Ed Reed. also a marshal.
AZ the closing session In Washington
of the national conference of Unitarian
and other Christian churches Senator
IIoar. OF Massachusetts,. was reelected
president.
Fire destroyed more than 100000
worth OF property in the best business
portion OF Mckinney, Tex.
Twenty business buildings were
burned nj glastonbury, o.. the total loss
being S25o.0o0.
The fancy goods store of H. Stark a.
Co, in Albany, N. ", was burned. the
loss being 100000.
The Columbia National bank at Ta-
coma. Wash. closed its doors.
The American Missionary association
In session at Detroit selected Boston as
the place of holding the next meeting
and elected Merrill u. Gates, of Massa-
chusetts. rs president.
Sidney Lane and c. III. Neville, rail
road men at Houston. Tex, killed each
other In duel with pistols.
II.
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 25th aggregated
Sl,14s, 70S,31l, against $l.16i ,0a2.o02 the
previous week. The increase, com
pared with the corresponding week i'm
1894. was 25.7.
The wife and three children of Gran
Vile Lancaster (colored) were burned
TO death ut Livingston. Ala.
Marsh and forest fires In the vicinity
of Seymour and New London, Wis,
were doing much damage.
James Case, wholesale dealer In boots
and shoes In New York, failed for $780,
600.
George McCrary, negro convicted OF
the murder of another negro, was
hanged at Greenyille. Ga.
A movement has been innugurnted at
Vicksburg, Miss. TO found national
military park there similar TO the ones
az Gettysburg and Chicknmauga.
Fire destroyed the Jesse Thompson e.
Co. lumber plant and "A frame houses at
Augusta, Ga. Loss, 100000.
IL was said that the Texas sugar crop
would bc far below the average.
There were 23l business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 25th, against 263 the week
previous and 253 in the corresponding
time I'm 1894.
Forest fires on the Oneida rcserva-
ton near Green Bay, Wis. burned eight
dwellings, and In the destruction of the
house of John Skanihorc. an Indian.
three children were burned 20 death.
By the falling of n brick wall In Clyde,
o.. nine men were badly injured.
An advance copy OF the report of the
interstate commerce commission for
tho past year shows that railways in
the United States have 779, COS employees
and s,035 general officers.
The State bank NJ Gothenburg, Neb.,
closed its doors. The failure was due
20 the slowncss of collections.
At the closing session in Meriden,
Conn, of the UriverxaIist convention a
resolution fayor'ng union with the Uni
tarinns was defeated.
The annual report OF Inspector Cen
crnl Breckenridge shows that the
United States army has attained high
standard OF discipline and that the of
fccrs generally are competent.
The national congress OF Free Think.
crs. with repre- sentatiyes from every
city and state In the union and Canada.
commenced In New York.
The most destructive forest fires
known In the history of Pennsylvania
were raging In the vicinity Of Hunt
ingdon.
A train on tho Grand Trunk road
was wrecked near South Bend, Ind.
and the four passenger cars. q mail car
and baggage car were burned and
nine persons were injured.
Hamburger. Bloom 4 Co. the largest
Wholesale dry goods firm In Louisville,
Ky, made an assignment with liabili-
ties OF over 81 100000.
At Tacoma, Wash. members of the
q. A. X. refused 10 adopt resolutions
In favor OF admitting confedcratcs 10
national soldiers homes.
Fire destroyed 10 buildings In Plano.
Tex. the loss being 100000.
A mob. composed chiefly of farmers.
stormed the jail lat riliin. o.. In an effort
90 lynch Ice n. Martin. the murderer of
Marshal Shultz. The shcriff's force
fired on the mob, instantly killing Chris
tinn Mott and Henry Mueller Troops
weresentto the scene TO prevent further
trouble.
The completed census Of Town gives
the state a population Of 2.0o1.250. a
gain Of ii3.35i over the census Of 1890.