The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-05-18
The News Condensed,


men IN tluciuuau, dfeu from the cx-
cessive use Of cigarettes.
sTnE Lcxow Greater New York bill
was lost In the senate on the final
passage by vote Of yeas. IA; nays. 10.
"A wiNDsToRN swept over the north
ern part OF California. doing much
damage In the fruit section.
LIGHTNING struck a small boat in the
hnrbor at Duluth, Mimi, and two Of
the occupants, Charles Emory, of Bay
City, Mich. and George Barshnw, Of
Duluth. were instantly killed.
CmcAao's new democratic daily Is TO
be issued under the name of the Daily
Chicago Chronicle
FRED and Claude Hammer, aged IA
and III years, sons Of f. w. Hammer,
were killed by lightning while blowing
in a field near Hickory, Miss.
THE Ohio Southern railroad went
into the hands OF receiver.
THE comptroller OF the currency has
issued call on national banks for a
statement of their condition at the
close of business May Z.
TnE exchanges ut the leading clear
ing houses In the United States during
the week ended on the 10th aggregated
1927, i23, 9S1, against 81, 004, 322. s25 the
previous week. The increase, COM
pared with the corresponding week in
1894. was $50.
AN explosion Of coal dust In mine
at Sopris, Col, resulted In the death of
four men.
Two ATTEMPTS were made to wreck
Burlington trains near West Burling-
ton, Ia. Ties were used, and were SO
placed that both trains were stopped.
The business portion of Ceresco,
Neb., was destroyed by fire. The post
Office, bank, hotel and every business
house were entirely wiped.
THE race track at Hawthorne, near
Chicago, was raided by officers and a
number OF boolSmakers were arrested.
CONFEDERATE Memorial day was gem
orally observed in the south on the
10th
THERE were 227 business failures in
the United States In the seven days
ended on the 10th, against 2sl the
week previous and POO in the CORE
spending time in 1894
TnE Langdell gingham mills ut
Philadelphia, operated by William Il.
Troth a. Co., were damaged by fire TO
the extent of 500, 600.
The Illinois Steel company at South
Chicago threw down the gauntlet to
its striking employees by discharging
every one OF them and announcing that
II would FIJI their places and start the
mills full handed.
AUGUsT TEFFKR, married, shot and
killed Clara Herbold, aged 90, and then
killed himself Mt Philadelphia. She
would not clope with him.
MATT BAIsY shetland mortally wound
ed his wife near Wellborn, Tex, and
then went across the country, 10 miles,
and shot Gus Rowe. Jealousy was the
cause.
THE May returns of the department
of agriculture at Washington show an
increase In wheat of LIS points from
the April average, being SEQ, against
sl4 last month and si.4 in May, 1894.
The National League Of Musicians In
session at Cleveland elected Alexander
Bremncr, of New York, as president.
IN portions or Kansas and Nebraska
snow fell on the 10th.
Gov. MORTON signed the police mag
York police Justices out of office.
Ink plan TO make the American Pro-
tective association an international
Organization was adopted by the SUI
prcme council IN session In Milwaukee.
BRfe. GES. THOMAS LINCOLN CASEY,
chief of engineers of the army, was re-
tired, having reached the age limit, "a
years, and Col w. p. Craighill sue
cecds him.
AN explosion OF natural gas wrecked
n building in Chicago and injured
twelve persons.
A CLoUDBuRsr at Massillon, O.,
wnehed out number OF bridges on the
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling and
Wheeling & Lake Erie railways.
JoHS Ffoop, ex-cashier of the defunct
Kelly bank OF San Francisco. who en-
bezzled slo7, 900, was sentenced to seven
years imprisonment
TnE percentages OF the baseball clubs
In the National league for the week
ended on tho 18th were: Pittsburgh.
.706; Chicago, 1911; Boston, 600; Gin
cinnati. $40; Cleveland. 500; Balti-
more, .sas; Philadelphia, 800; New
York ACT; brooklyn, 400; 81 Louis,
$50; Washington. 1898; Louisville, .3is.
ONE OF the worst sand and dust
storms In years prevailed In Oklahoma
and at one or two points In Kansae.
WILLIAM ELLIOTT and Davis Weaver,
OF Portsmouth. o., and Richard and
Henry Rainey, Of Kentucky. were
drowned Ia the Ohio river at Ports
mouth by the upsetting OF boat.
RI. Rev. RICHARD PnELAx, Catholic
bishop Of the diocese OF Pittsburgh,
Pa. issued an order TO all Catholic so
cieties prohibiting them from parad-
ing on Sunday with brass bands at their
head.
JANIS ROBINSON. n wealthy stock
raiser, and Frank Mayheld died at
Mount Sterling. ILL.,, utter drinking
bottle OF beer.
FINK destroyed McMorran a. Co.'S
large grain elevator and Davidson a
NJ A f.rr. ~ "r..r mill - PET Ill.,.