The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-31
The News Condensed.
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Bluff. Ark. and killed himself.
THE expenditures OF the government
for the first two thirds of the present
month exceeded the receipts by s., oo9,-
293.
DR. L. II. CARTER, OF Boston. and
Miss Foster and Miss Flora. of New
York, were drowned near Ellsworth.
Me-, by the overturning OF boat.
A HEAVY frost, destructive to crops
and fruit. visited Susquehanna, Pa At
Gulf Summit ice formed TO consider
able thickness.
FIRE that started in the warehouse
of the Union Steamboat company
burned over dozen blocks in Milwau-
kee and destroyed property worth
$685., 900.
SEVERE frosts occurred in the vicinity
of Warren, o.
THERE were 22e business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 23d, against 1876 tke week
previous aad pa in the corresponding
time IN 1894
THE Society OF American Florists in
session at Pittsburgh, Pa. elected Will
liam Scott, Of Buffalo. president.
TrE Grand Union hotel at Congers,
N. y, burned with its contents. The
guests lost all their baggage.
RAILWAY men announced that ii
would require two years to move the
Iowa and Kansas corn crops.
Eiemr THOUSAND cloak makers were
on a strike in New York city for higher
wages.
A MASKED mob went TO tho Jail at
Monticello, Ark, broke down the door,
secured Jim Jones, negro charged
with murder, and hanged him.
THE exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the esd aggregated
5000. ,4l6. against 1919, 743, 725 the
previous week. The increase. com
pared with the corresponding week in
1894, was 1o.7
FIRE at Shelbyville, Ind. destroyed
Conroy, Bierly e. Co.'s table factory,
the largest of its kind in the world
Gov. CuLBERTsoS announced for the
second time that no prize fighting
would be allowed in Texas while he
was governor.
A CIRCULAR signed by every presid-
ing elder of the Methodist church of
Ohio has been sent To the members OF
that denomination throughout the
state calling for united political action
on the part Of all Methodists in an ef
fort 20 elect TO the next legislature as
many members as possible who will
fight the saloons.
FIRE destroyed the tanncry com
pany's extensive buildings at Irvona,
Pa, the loss being 100000
JOHN II. JONES, jones Hcncy and
Henry Piper were indicted at Carson,
New, for the mint shortage discovered
last April.
The first national bank of Franklin,
o., closed its doors with liabilities of
sl7o,000.
The hotel at Air Line Junction, o. was
burned, and Timothy Mccarty, of Hills
dale. Mich, and two other men per-
ished in the flames.
By fall OF slate in the Algoma CIV.
Val coal mine three men were killed
land three others were fatally injured.
THE whole south side of the square
lnt Osccoia, Neb., wh- burned, with tine
exception of the bank building.
TIE returns of internal revenue re-
ceipts for July, the FIRST month OF the
current fiscal year. show that the total
receipts were Sl3. 579, 1903. decrease as
compared with July, 1924, of Sl1. orc, 23i.
OwISo 10 the low price Of horses i'm
'cident to the general use of bicycles
and electric power, large shipments Of
horses were being made from Ealti-
more 10 European marketa
"a 4. -.
Superior, Wis, for Buffalo with the
largest wheat cargo ever carried from
the head Of the lakes. 12e, 900 bushels.
THE percentages OF the baseball clubs
In the National league for the week
ended on tho cath were: l}alti-
more, 900; Cleveland. .632; Pittsburgh.
lb7s; Boston, SCI; Philadelphia. $50;
brooklyn, $50; Chicago, .54f; Cincin-
natl. Sal; New York, $40; Wash
ington, $780, st. Louis. .s1i; Louis
willie, .235.
TnH Dan Head & Co bank at Ken
osha, Wis, closed its doors with de-
posits OF si5o.o0o
DURING a fire In the house Of John
anderson at Menominee, Mich, his
two boys were burned 10 death.
GEoRoE T., LEooE, editor OF the sun
field (Mich.l Sun. was instantly killed
An Grand Rapids by jumping Oft an
electric car.
LouIs HAMMOND and his wife com
united suicide In hotel in Boston by
taking poison. They left note saying
they were tired OF life
AT Mclrosc, Mass, Daniel J. Mcleod
shot his divorced wife and then killed
himself
THREE buildings In Cincinnati owned
by Bradford Shinlxle were burned, the
poss being S250,000
IL n fight between the Cox and
Thomas families In the Cumberland
mountains, near Whitcsbury. KY,
William Cox. John Boyd and James
Thomas were killed and Sam Cox fatal
~ wounded.
THREE Indians were held up by three
masked men near Lewiston, Idaho, and
robbed Of So, 300 paid them by the gov
crnment for land
MAX NoAcK shot Hazel Hammond nj
Sioux City, Ia, and then killed him
eclf.