The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-10-26


completely wiped out by fire.
ALBERT CAnLE and james Brett were
killed at Bolivar, Pa, BY r. kingsland,
a wealthy farmer. who claimed that
the young men insulted his wife.
TINS annual report of the commits
sary general OF the army shows re-
sources amounting to s2,557.l and ex-
penditures Of O., 1856, oo5. leaving a bal.
ance OF 1892 ,0s2.
Ar st Louis Maud Lewis, the woman
who killed State Senator Morrisscy
last winter, was found guilty of muir
der and sentenced to fifteen years in
the penitentiary.
REPonTs received at the weather bp-
reau in Washington say the present
drought In many portions Of the coun-
try is one of the severest and most
prolonged known in the United States
since the bureaus organization.
SCHUYLER 9. HAuGHEy was acquitted
at indianapolis ON a charge OF assisting
his father In wrecking the indianapolis
national bank. which failed in 1893
THE Corbett habeas corpus case ter
minated at Hot Springs, Ark, In Chan
and releasing the prisoner.
That portion of the city OF New Or
leans known as Algiers was almost
wiped out by flames, causing loss of
from s350,000 TO 5000. 900 and rendering
1000 persons homeless.
Two NEW gunboats for the United
States navy were launched Mt Newport
News, Va. They were christened the
Nashville and Wilmington.
THE visible supply of grain in the
United States ON the 2ist was; Wheat,
40, l99, 900 bushels: corn, o,479, 900 BUSH
els: oats, 1885, 900 bushels; rye, 979,000
bushels; barley, 3,7sl 900 bushels.
A TRAIN ran into wagon at Millcr's
Station, o., killing Samuel Cogan. ST.,
Samuel Cogan, Jr., Edward Cogan and
John Campbell.
Snow fell 70 the depth of % inches
at oswego and other portions Of west
ern New York.
THE sixteenth annual session of the
national conference of Unitarian and
other Christian churches convened in
Washington.
The presidential party left Washing
ton TO attend the exposition at Atlanta,
Ga.
THE session of the national conven-
tion Of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union at baltimore was devoted
almost entirely TO memorial services
for twenty prominent workers who
died during the year.
THE Corbett- Fitzsimmons fight was
declared off by the Florida Athletic
club. Corbett was willing to postpone
the fight to November III, but Fitzsin-
mons would not agree TO it.
FRANK LoFTUs, of the Green Bay
(Wis.) Athletic association, started to
walk 20 New Orleans in forty days on
stills nearly 4 feet high on wager of
g., 500.
Ar Philadelphia United States Judge
Butler held IL is crime TO send dun
ming letters in black envelopes.
PRAIRIE fires caused great destruc-
ton in Finney, Greeley and Wichita
counties, Kan.
PIsroLs were used TO settle quarrel |
Mt Uniontown, Fla, between City Mar
shall Robert Britton and V. S. Metz
ger, a merchant, and both were fatally |
Gov. THORNTON, of New Mexico. in |
his annual report says that the popula-
ton during the year has not materially |
The total bonded indebted |
ness of the territory up TO July %, 1895,
was s007, 800.
THE State bank az Duluth, Mimi, |
made an assignment because of the
night of the cashier with s15,0 900 OF the |
banks money.
THE business portion Of Fairchild. |
Wis, was wiped out by what was be-
ieved TO have been an incendiary fire. |
The loss was s20o.000.
A SUCCESSFUL test of towing canal |
boats by electricity was made at Buff
falo, N. Y.
Francis MARION, for twenty-nine |
years editor of the Kentucky Register, |
dropped dead at his home in Richmond, |
Ky.
IoHN S. JOHNSON lowered the bicycle |
record for mile with a flying start at
Louisville, Ky, 10 liza i-5.
CLoU0H Bros, lumber firm, and /
David M. Clough, governor OF Mime
fRN'f AA'tA ~ AhAAAaNhl fRAtH Al tAfofpoVs
THE old Seven Stars tavern in East
Vincent township, Pa, was burned. IL
was built long before the revolution
and was Gen. Washington's headquar-
.crs.
TIM second annual convention of the
National Association OF Agricultural |
Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers
began in Chicago.
Ar the national meeting In Baltimore
Miss Frances willard was elected pres.
dent Of the w. G. I. u. for the fifteeuth
lime.
TnK Swinney bank at Ash Grove,
Mo-, closed its doors because OF poor
business.
Tux First National bank of yelling
ON, Kan. closed It's doors, with liabili-
les OF $50, 900.
Tux Crescent Linsced Oil companys
works in Chicago were burned, the loss
n4ft.f fnn ono