The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-11-16
The News Condensed.
DOMESTIC.

Mrs. Cornelia Afford, OF Mississippi.
was chosen president.
The $50 congress Of the Society for
the Advancement OF Women met la
New Orleans. Mrs. Julia Wand Howe
presiding.
Adam Kunl<le. wealthy farmer near
Millersburg, o.. was swindled out of
$4,000 by couple Of men with a gold
brick.
Samuel Kent and John Polkhinhorn.
both married, were blown TO death by
IN explosion in mine near Calumet.
Mich.
The exchanges ut the lending clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the sth aggregated
S1,l21, .737. against $i,0s2, Ss0.057 the
previous week. The increase. com
pared with the corresponding week in
1891 was 1872
The shoe factory OF the Bentley Shoe
company at Casinovia, N. A., was closed
by creditors with liabilities of 100000.
In a railway wreck near Cincinnati
Eugene Kelley lost his life and $50 head
Of cattle and 20 hogs were killed.
The birmingham and Gate City roll
ing mills at birmingham, Ala, were
closed, throwing 1000 men out of en-
ployment.
William Hawkins shot his wife and
then himself at Canastota, N. Y. Fam
lily trouble was the cause.
Susan Parker, 5s years old. the
mother OF two children, and jerome
Zimmerman, 81 years old, the father
of seven children. cloped from Logan
town. Pa. but were arrested.
There were $50 business failures In
the United States in the seven days
ended on the sth, against 200 the week
previous and 26l in the corresponding
time OF 1894.
A man known only as Mr.. BauSch and
Ills wife were found dead in bed in New
York. The gas jet in the room was
turned on full.
After making nine attempts within
week TO destroy the Speed home for
infants in Cleveland the incendiaries
were at last successful.
Sentence in the case of Theodore Dur
rant, convicted in San Francisco of muir
dering Blanche Lamont. was deferred
until November %.
rhirty-seven bodies In all were re-
covered from the wrecked Journal
building in Detroit.
II. ii'iiirs Tisssi, tation of d large silver .o--
Ing cup, given by the actors and act
rcsses OF America TO the veteran actor,
Joseph Jefferson, took place in New
York.
After five-weel<s' journey with a
horse and wagon c. IL. Blair and wife.
of Iowa City. la, arrived in Macon, Ca.
"a distance of 100 miles.
An amendment 10 the civil service
rules was approved by the president
whereby all employees of postofficcs con-
solidatcd with free delivery Offices are
brought into the classified service.
Edward Day and his wife were killed
in runaway at GAINESVILLE. Wis. leay-
ing seven children orphans.
William Newman, prominent
farmer. was hanged at Clinton. Ark.
for the murder OF his wife on August IS
last. He died protesting his innocence.
A Chicago. Burlington & Quincy pas
scnger train went from Gulesburg. H..
70 Mendoza, so miles. in 80 minutes.
The Housesmiths and Bridgcmen's
union in New York. numbering 10000
men, decided 60 strike for higher wages
The Farmers and Merchants bank OF
Urichsyillc. o., closed les doors with liza
bilitics OF $4,000.
The supreme court refused 10 grant
Harry Hayward. convicted I'm Mime
npolis OF the murder OF Miss Safharinc
Cling on December 3 Inst. new trial.
The Pennsylvania Sons Of the Revolu-
tion unveiled a monument marking the
encampment OF the Continental army
ON the heights back OF Gcrmantown.
Edwin BERN and his wife were killed
by the cars near Green Bay. Wis.
The boiler OF railway engine ex-
pioded near Warwick. N. y. killing
Engineer Cooper. Conductor O'Neh
and the head brakeman.
r.. J. Majors a Co. cotton dealers In
New Orleans. tailed for $4,000.
The steamers Il. S. Rhea. Sidney Dill.
Ion and Scotia were burned nc River
side. o.
Tho Chicago Tribune. Inter Ocean
and Timcs-llcrnld reduced their price
90 one cent.
United States marshnls arrived az
Huntington. W. Va. from the Interior
OF the state with over 100 prisoners. who
were charged with moonshining and
Illicit retailing OF liquors.
First Assistant observation-disclosures
Jones in his annual report recommends
an appropriation Of %7.n00.0oO 10 cover
compensation of postmastcrs for The
next fiscal year and SO. SOC. 900 for clerk
threat flrstnnd sccond-class post Offices.
An important exposition OF the de-
fcnseIcss condition Of the coasts 81 The
United States was mndc by Gen. Milss.
commanding the army. In his annual re-
port TO the SECRETARY OF war.