The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-06-15
The News Condensed.


conductor, and william Klease, fire.
man, all from Tnmaqua, Pa, were
killed by a rear end collision near Sha-
molxin, Pa
THE free silver democrats OF Iowa
held conference at Des Moines and
declared for the free and unlimited
coinage of both gold and silver at the
ratio OF 10 20 /, without waiting for
the action of other nations.
BoLr and nut manufacturers of the
United States met at Cleveland. o.,
and decided 70 raise prices 10 per cent
Two CHILDREN OF August Christen-
sen. an Evanston Qll.) painter. died
from eating poisoned sausage, and six
other members OF the family were ill.
THE Charles c. Jacobs Cordagc COM
pany went into the hands of re-
ceiver at Cincinnati with liabilities of
eli5.O00.
JoHS ErsnnSoER was hanged at
Wayncsburg, Pa, for the murder of
Samuel Mccoy.
THE exchanges at the leading clear
Ing houses In the United States during
the week ended on the 9TH aggregated
1.i3i, 6s5, 552, against $50. l30,0i1 the
previous week. The increase, com
pared with the corresponding week in
1894. was 25.S
WILLIAM ). HARnITy, chairman of
the national democratic committee, re-
fused to call national convention TO
take action on the subject of silver.
II. $. SHRK & Sons, proprietors of
the Stevens cotton mills ut Lancaster.
Pa. failed for 100000
BLANKS were ready at the treasury
department in Washington for use of
persons who have claims against the
government for the refund OF the in
come tax.
THERE were lo5 business failures In
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 9TH. against els the week
previous and 2i6 in the. corresponding
time in 1894.
A CYCLONE passed miles west of
Summit, $. d., causing a large loss of
property hut none of life.
THE Beacon Lithographic company
failed In Boston for $3.50, 600.
Da WILLIAM Il. WALLACE and his
Eon. DIR. Alphonse M. Wallace. both
died on the same day In New York Of
pneumonia.
The jury in New York inuthc case of
Police Inspector Mclaughlin returned
n verdict of guilty OF extortion and
bribery.
TEN sailors were lost by the wreck
sng OF the schooner &. G. White near
San Francisco.
AT San Qucntine, Cal. Patrick Col
Inns, Anthony Azoff and Amelio Garcia
4. ell -
derer Azoff killed Detective Harris
and Garcia killed James Guilminot
BUSINESS throughout the country was
reported 10 be steadily improving.
OVER half the graduating class at
the college in Grove City, Pa, were ex-
PEELED for ducking lieutenant of the
college guards because he appeared in
new uniform.
JAMES BRocK. aged oe. and his wife,
aged 90, passed through Pineville, KY,
ON foot EN- route from Harlan To jack
SON county, a tramp Of 100 miles. They
have been married seventy-two years.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND announced the
appointment OF Attorney General Olney
60 be secretary of state and OF Judge
judson Harmon, of Cincinnati. to be at
torney general.
MELVIN RUTHERFORD, Frank Sloan
and Joseph Arson were killed In a
railway wreck near Camden. Ark.
WILL Downs was hanged at Nor
riliton, Ark, for ASSEMBLING Pauline
1ridenbnugh.
A srATEtsiiver convention will be
held at Grand Rapids, Mich, on the
25th inst u
Tue relay bicycle race between Chi
cago aud New York was made in 65
hours and 80 minutes, breaking all
American records for a relay race.
THE circuit court at Wheeling. w.
Va, granted divorce 10 Mrs. Carney
Toney, aged 70, from her husband,
aged 90
@. J.. WooDnRrDcE & Co.. importers
OF dress trimmings. buttons, etc. in
New York. failed with liabilities of
5000, 000
LEE HARRfs and Ben Mitchell. col
orcd highway robbers and murderers.
were hanged at Birmingham. Ala. for
killing Pleasant Merriwether, gro
cerymnn.
wHiTTLAw REID was passenger on
the steamer New York which arrived
IN New York from Southampton and
soon after he received a telegram an
nouncing the death Of his mother,
aged 81, at her home near Cedar
vile, @.
NRs LENA BRIDESBAueH, of Glib
raltar. Pa. has eaten nothing in seven
weeks When she first refused food
abe weighed $50 pounds She now
weighs scarcely 20 pounds
THE sceam yacht Gilama capsized ON
Lake Ontario and Capt John Black
burn. Engineer Henderson and man
named Donnelly were drowned.
PERCENTAGES Of the baseball clubs In
che National league for the week ended
ON the sth were; Pittsburgh. $50; Bos-
con. 600; Chicago. 1876; Cleveland. .57p;
baltimore, .57d Cincinnati. .5ss; New
York, .sif; Philadelphia. 500: Brook.
1yn. ,472; Washington. .s32: ST. Louis
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