The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-10
The News Condensed.
important Intelligence From All Parts.


Hardscrabble. Col, and completely de-
xtroyed farms and orchards.
RoBERr j.. the king OF the light har-
ness PAGERS. was defeated at Cleveland,
o., by joe Patchin, the average time
for the four heats being 2:0411, the
fastest race ever paced.
BIsHoP PIIELAN. of the Roman Cath
Ollie diocese of Pittsburgh, Pa. issued
peremptory orders TO the clergy topro-
hibit round dances by Catholics In that
diocese.
By the breaking OF cable at the
-'chutesv in Chicago twenty persons
plunged with terrific velocity in a rum
away car down a 250-foot incline and
thirteen were injured. one fatally.
FIRE among shipping in New York
caused loss of Si50.0O0.
THE receipts of the government dur
ing the month Of July were s29, 060, 697,
against S24, 500, $50 for July, 1894, dis
bursements, s3s, 54s,O63, against $780,
CAS-, $50 for July. 1894.
MAYOR STARKwEATHER, OF West
Superior. Wis, was impeached by the
common council on charge OF extort-
ing money from policemen and fire.
men.
Four business blocks were destroyed
by fire at Lima, o., the loss being
100000.
STATEMENT prepared by the comp
troller of the currency shows the
amount Of national bank notes out
standing July 81 TO have been SILL
zoos, an increase for the year of
IS, s36,4f9. The amount of circulation
based on United States bonds was
$3.50. SIT .4a3, an increase for the year of
$5,5o1, 400.
REAMEs tobacco warehouse and opera
house, A Max. and Ellis e. stones dry
goods stores and several other business
houses at Durham, N. c., were de-
ntroyed by fire. Loss, 100000
DURING July the total ore shipments
from Duluth, Mimi, were $50, i4s tons,
the largest on record.
THIRTY life-saving stations on Long
Island were opened month earlier
than usual.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the I'd aggregated
S9i5, s47,ds9, against S7e6, 665, ECO the
previous week. The increase. com
pared with the corresponding week in
1894. was 1876.
PAPERS were signed at Pittsburgh
which increase the wages of 100, 600
miners In Pennsylvania. Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois and put a stop to the con-
templated strike.
THE Indian scare in Wyoming was
said TO be at an end.
THERE were POI business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the cd, against 209 the week
previous and $50 in the corresponding
time in 1894
LEE THOMAS was hanged Mt Corsi-
cana, Tex, for the murder of j. M.
Farley. The murder was the result OF
a game OF cards
The crop OF corn in the United States
this year was estimated at ., SOC, 900. 900
bushels the largest ever known.
THE Coultervillo stage was held up C
miles from Mercer Col, by masked
robbcr, who secured the Wells-Fargo
express box. with its valuable contents.
The frst round in the fight between
the old and the new boards of fire and
police in Omaha ended In victory for
the new board.
lT was feared that 100 residents Of
Beaver island. located in Green bay, at
the entrances of the straits OF Mack
tnaw, had been burned TO death In the
forest fires which had desolated the
entire island during the last few days.
The Woodrough & Hanchett COM
- he. Ir~ =.
hardware houses in Chicago, failed for
$3.50 OO0
THREE tramps were killed In freight
train wreck near Canton, o.
The United States cruiser Columbia
broke all records for warships by MAX
ing the run from Southampton 20 New
York In days % hours and 40 minutes.
THE special session of the Illinois
Legislature adjourned sine die.
PnILLIP ROuNDrREE, wife murderer,
was hanged at Hayneville, Ala
FRANK A. MAoowAN. n Trenton IN.
- millionaire, and president OF several
big corporations, failed for 100000.
NEARLY the entire business portion
of Crystal LDle, Mich, was burned
WILLIAM p. and George Taylor were
found guilty ut Carrollton, Mo-, of
numbering a man named Meels his
wife and two children on the night OF
Nav 10 last
Tux percentages OF the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 81 were: Clevc-
land. 500; Pittsburgh. .so5; Balti.
more, 500; Chicago, 1896; Boston. .557;
Cincinnati. .s43; Brooklyn. .543; Phila-
dolphin. 1913; New York, .5i3; Wash
sag;ors 800; 81 Louis, sci; Louis
Vile, .sBs.
A sKrrLEweNr OF 900 negroes near
Spring Valley, ILL.,, was attacked by
600 white miners. many shots were
fired, and forty 81 the negroes were
wounded, some fatally.
Six acres were burned over az her.
lin, Md. The total number OF houses
burned was seventy-hvc. and the loss
was 5000. 0o0