The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-04-20


against silver and points out the need
of thorough understanding by the
people OF the currency question.
john SEJHAR, bohemian laborer In
Cleveland, shot and killed Carl Richter,
fatally wounded Albert Richter. q
brother, and two hours later killed
himself in police station.
THE st. Louis press brick works at
Glen Carbon. ILL.,, were partially de-
stroyed by fire, the loss being $500, 600
MIKE PEBBLE, car repairer AT Ia
coma Wash, killed his sweetheart,
Maggie Koender, and then killed him
self. Jealousy was the cause.
GENE POWELL and Fred Chamberlain,
two Of the Keya Pana county (Neb.)
cattle rustlers, were hanged by vigil
lantes
THE Hotel Raymond at Pasadena,
Cal, one OF the most famous health
and pleasure resorts in the United
States, was burned, the loss being Sl,-
100000. Some $50 guests lost all their
personal effects.
FIRE in the senate wing of the state
house at Springfield, ILL.,, caused "A loss
OF sos, 900.
The residence of Robert Houghton,
3 miles north Of Fargo, n. d., was
burned and the mother and three chill
dren, aged 6, and 10 years, persisted
in the flames.
THE village OF Plattsburg. Mo, was
nearly wiped out by fire, the loss be-
ing 100000.
A POLICE census gives New York city
population of l, s0e. 500.
THE Nations Crisis is the name OF
new weekly paper at Denver with ex-
Gov. Davis IL. Waite as editor.
TIE total number OF immigrants
who arrived in this country during the
last nine months was 1873, III, against
2ls,724 during the same period in 1894
TIE firm Of Tebbetts, Harrison e
Robins, dry goods commission mer-
chants in Boston, failed for $3.50. 900.
AN engine struck IA buggy at Naples.
Ind, and instantly killed CaSs Smiley,
young farmer, and seriously injured
Miss Van BusSirk
Army worms were devastating the
farms in several counties in Kentucky.
THE fire losses throughout the coun-
try for the week ended on the 18th
amounted to g., 627, 0l5, against sl,5s6,-
36l the preceding week.
The circuit court at Georgetown. o.,
granted fifth new trial 10 Edward H.
Jones, who murdered his son in Oc-
tober, 1891.
ALL of northern New England was
under water, caused by the rapid rise
of rivers and streams, and great dam
age 10 property was reported.
Az incendiary fire caused loss TO
business property in Tahlequah, l. r.,
of 100000.
DURING the nine months OF the pres
ent fiscal year the amount Of merchan-
disc exported was S622. ZOOS 75 and the
amount imported $685., 525, $50, leaving
an excess of exports Of Ss7, 234, 7i5,
against excess Of exports Of SECS, 457, 354
during the same period in 1894. The
exports of gold amounted TO SCI, $50, $50
and the imports TO s23, 2s3.94
TIE dairy barn Of David H. Martin,
near Charlottesville, Ind. was de-
stroyed By fire and 100 head OF live
stock persisted in the flames.
SmGEI., COOPER & Co., OF Chicago,
were restrained by the United States
circuit court from making any return
on the income tax law This action
directly attacks the constitutiouality
Of the act
MRs BEES, proprietor Of the Ameri-
can house at Youngstown, O., was
buried at the hour when she had exc
pected TO become the bride OF John
Evans OF Warren.
THE visible supply OF grain in the
United States on the 10th was. Wheat,
30 4s6, 900 bushels; corn, IL, 22i 900 bush
els; oats, 5,725, 600 bushels; rye. eiS,000
bushels; barley, 400, 900 bushels.
A FIRE in John Dobson's carpet fac
tory in Philadelphia caused a loss OF
100000 and threw 1000 persons out OF
work
The National saw works ut Cincin-
natl were burned, the loss being
$500, 900.
FIRE destroyed an entire block at
Arkansas City, Ark, including the
Eureka hotel and the post office.
THE National Academy OF Sciences,
the most august scientific body in
America, convened in thirty-second an
nual session in Washington.
An Telluride Col, Haywood Williams
shot and killed Grace White. a woman
Of the town, and then shot himself
REy. GEORGE CLARK, one OF the pio-
neer Methodist preachers in Iowa, aged
6s years, fell dead near Oslsaloosa.
FLOODS were still doing great dam
age in New England. AZ Concord, n.
H., fifty families were homeless. and
at llavcrhill, Mass, the shoe shops
were all shut down, the business part
OF the city being practically under wa
ter. Al Bellows Falls, VI. three per-
sons were drowned. The loss Of prop
erty will be enormous.
TIE Texas law taxing United States
treasury notes Is now In force.
SEVERAL farms near Cherokee. Kan,
were swept by n cyclone aud number
Of persons were injured
REV. Mr. Icing said nc the Metho-
dist ministers meeting In ST. Louis
a. A