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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-02-09
PERSONAL AND poLITIcAL.

WARD McALIIsTER. the well-known
leader Of New York society, died OF the
grip, aged "a years.
Gov. NELSON. elected United States
senator. resigned and Lieut. Gov
Clough became governor OF Minnesota
without special formality.
Miss PEARL BRoApswoRD, aged 10,
the largest girl in Ohio, weighing $50
pounds, died at Litchfeld.
Mrs. JOsEPH STuDEBAKER, of Ander-
son, Ind, who had tasted and slept for
III days is dead
CAPT. ISAAC KEYS, federal officer
under Presidents Lincoln and Grant,
and prominent banker, died at
Springfield, Ill.
REV. GEORGE w. DUNBAR and Miss
Elizabeth Mystery were married at
Peoria, H. The groom is So years old
and has been married five times before.
The bride is as and this is her first at
tempt.
Ex-CoNGREssMAN NJ. d. SrIvERs died
in his chair at the Times office in Mid
dletown, n, Y.
JUICE NATHANIEL BAXTER, one OF
the most prominent lawyers OF Tennes-
see died at Nashville at the age OF SO.
THEODORE WELpE, one Of the last
anti-slavery agitators, died mt his home
in Hyde Park, Mass, aged 81 years.
CAPT. JONI TUTTLE, the oldest lake
captain in the country, died at salem,
Wis, in his SD year.
Mrs CHARLOTTE EMERSON BRowN, the
first president OF the Federation OF
Women's clubs, died in East Orange, n.
j., aged 6s years.
CHARLES G. SKINNER, one OF the best
known inventors in America, died Mt
his home in Long Prairie. Mimi, at the
ape OF &C.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-02-09
FOREIGN.

OFFICERS OF the American ship Con-
cord accidentally killed Chinaman at
Chin Kiang and were seized by the in
furiated populace. Marines were landed
TO secure their release
CHINAs peace ambassadors started
for home, Japan refusing 10 deal with
agents who had no powers TO act on
the spot.
TIE insurrection I'm Hawaii has been
suppressed Ex-Queen Liliuokalani
was arrested, dynamite and arms hav-
ing been found in her residence, and il
was decided 20 Danish her
GREAT BRITAIN, France and Russia
were said 20 have instructed their min
listers 10 advise China and Japan TO
come TO terms.
While miners were fighting fire in
the Mont Ceau mines in France an cx
plosion occurred, killing thirty and in
juring others.
TENTH ousAND Mexicans marched TO
the palace and rendered their services
60 Diaz in the event of war with
Guatemala.
KAFFIRs attacked the Portuguese
camp at Mnraqueen, killing seven or
more whites, but losing 200 men them
selves
THE British parliament met at Lon
don and listened 20 the readihg Of the
speech from the throne.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-02-09
DIED AT HER posi-.
Minnie Baumer Fails "a Victim to Her own
Heroism.

CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 1.-The Dea-
coness home on Jennings avenue was
destroyed by fire Friday morning and
four persons were burned 20 death
The dead are Albert Allmeyer, Minnie
Banner, an s-month-old baby and
jacob Krause.
Before the fire department had arr
rived and before the flames had reached
the outside of the building. Minnie
Banner, one OF the nurses, appeared
at the window and implored those be-
low To assist her In getting out her pa
tient, who was William Allmeyer, one
OF the men burned. All saw that il
would be folly TO attempt 20 enter the
building, which was now burning
fierccly.
Jump TO the porch and save your
self!' they cried To- her, as she was but
10 or 10 feet above the broad veranda
roof
II cannot leave my patient, was the
reply OF the brave woman, rs She
turned 70 look back into the room, evil
IDENTIFY 20 quiet the fears OF Allmcyer,
who thought she was going 20 leave
him.
For moment the brave woman
stood looking down into the crowd be-
low her, and then duty triumphed over
her desire 10 be saved. The smoke was
pouring from the windows about her
and her white, startled face appeared
rs picture IN frame Of
darkest ebony. Then she turned into
the room and she was seen no more un-
til her blacSened form was carried ten
derby from the building shortly after.
She was found burned in frightful
manner at tho foot OF her patients
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-02-09
RoeeEo a BANK.
burglars WRECK with Dynamite nm Insti-
tuition at Milan. %.

FREMONT, O., Feb 5.-Five masked
men entered the town OF Milan during
the night, and az o'clock Monday morn
ing blew open the vatlt In the Lock-
wood bank The explosion was so great
that IL wrecked the building In which
the bank was located and awakened the
entire population. The citizens poured
into the streets In time 20 sec the
thieves drive of In buggy toward
Sandusley, where two OF them are re-
ported under arrest.
The safe and vaults were blown open
by dynamite, making a complete wreck
Of them and the Office. They took
some si5, 900 in cash and $40, 600 In gov
eminent, Nickel Plate and Sanduslsy,
Milan and Norwalls electric railway
boudg
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-02-09
LATER.

TIE diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill was taken up in the
United States senate on the 9th and
would have been disposed Of except FOR
the item OF $500, 600 for Immediately be-
ginning cable construction between the
United States and Hawaii. The bill
for new post Office building at Chicago
was passed In the house the time
was occupied i'm discussing the admin
istration's financial measure.
THE southwestern states were visited
by blizzard which blocked traffic and
hundreds OF familieswere without fuel
The coal barge Van Zautbord sunk
Oft Saybrook, Conn, and two brothers
named Wyncoop were drowned.
FRANK MoGAN, timer, and Charles
Eagle and Phil Johnson, two youths,
were fatally injured by the falling Of n
chimney during IA fire at Rockville, Md.
QUEEN LrrIuoKALANI formerly abdi-
Gated the throne OF Hawaii in favor Of
the republic and sought mercy.
THE president approved the bill ere
ating the rank OF lieutenant general OF
the army and nominated Gen. John NJ.
Schofeld for the place.
TnE Minnesota legislature passed a
bill making Lincoln's birthday legal
holiday.
A FIRE in the Union Pacific mine No.
at Hanna. Wyo., caused loss OF
100000 and threw 400 men out Of
work.
THE entire family of John Book, con
sisting OF himself, wife and four small
children, were burned 10 death in their
nome near Omer, Mich.
ADvIcEs from Rutland, VT. say that
for the first time i'm seventy-five years
Lake Champlain was frozen over It's
entire length. At White River the
mercury registered G5 degrees below
zero.
DURING saloon fire at Evansville.
Ind. David Eastin. the proprietor OF the
place. and his bartender were burned
TO death
EXTREME cold weather with high
winds prevailed throughout the north
west.
The Michigan populists in state con
vention nt Grecnville nominated X. H.
Taylor, Of Bay City. for justice Of the
supreme court, and George II. Smith,
of Benzie, and V. j. Bowers, Of Ma
comb, for university regents. Resolu-
tions were adopted dcprccating gov
eminent bond issues and the enlarge
mcnt Of the privileges and powers Of
banks. and condemning the alleged at
tempt In congress TO outlaw silver.
The attitude Of the administration upon
financial questions was denounced as
subversive Of free government
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-02-09
DEATH IN THE CONFESSIONAL
Sensational suicide Of Miss Catherine Nor
rison Ia New York Church.

rison In u New York Church.
New York. Feb. at was n few
minutes before o'clock Friday even
ing when two women in the Church OF
the Epiphany ON Second avenue heard
the sound OF body falling, fol-
lowed by groans and gasps from n con
fessional box Ia the southeast corner OF
the church. One woman summoned
the assistant sexton, who hurried
into the church and opening the
confessional found lying in heap,
with blood flowing from her right wrist
and throat, the almost lifelcss body OF
a young woman. "A doctor was called,
who saw that the woman's condition
was hopeless, and twenty minutes after
the discovery she was dead. In "A pool OF
blood in the confessional was found an
old-fashioned razor. With this she
bad almost severed one Of her hands,
and her throat had been cut from enr
90 ear. From letters found In her
pocket 10 was learned that she was
Catherine Morrison, of 100 East One
Hundred and Eihth street
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-02-09

A PARTY of merrymakers was upset
Mt Homework. o.. by the breaking OF
"a kingbolt and three were probably
fatally hurt.
The Colorado Legislature passed n
bill prohibiting the flying Of any for
eign flags in the state except over the
buildings occupied by the different
consuls.
THE secretary of war sent TO con-
gress an abstract showing the militia
force of the country To be 1860. of
whom 1880 are privates and nom
commissioned officers. The morgan
lied military force Of the country num-
bers So. 500.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-02-09
DOMESTIC.

ARIZONA bandits held up Southern
Pacific train near Wilcox and blew the
express safe with dynamite, securing
S5O,OOO
An investigation showed that TWEEN
ty-one OF the chain gang OF convicts at
Savannah, Ga, were permanently dis
abled by exposure 70 freezing weather.
EXCHANGES at the leading clearing
houses i'm the United States during
the week ended on the LIST aggre-
gated S942, 5al ,O65, against s0l7, 003, SAT
fhe previous week. The increase, com
pared with the corresponding week in
1894. was 242
TIE Michigan senate passed joint
resolution submitting 20 the people an
amendment 10 the constitution pro-
videingan educational qualification for
electors.
The steamship Kingdom, forty-two
days out from Shields, for Charleston,
5. C., was thought 10 be lost with her
crew Of thirty-fivc.
INTENSELY cold weather prevailed in
the northwest. At Grantsburg. Wis.
the Thermometer registered AZ degrees
below zero and at Negaunee, Mich, 40
below.
THERE were 354 business failures in
the United States In the seven days
ended on the LIT, against 800 the
week previous and $40 in the CORE
spending time In 1894.
THE bank of Trenton, Neb., was
ordered closed by the state banking
board
NTnE Leonard Smokeless Powder
company, with n capital OF $4,000, 900,
made an assignment In New York.
A TREASURY statement shows that
the receipts from all sources during
the month OF January were 1904, 800
and the expenditures s34, s23,4 47, n
deficit for the month OF sG,7io, GAS and
for the fiscal year OF s34, 2s2, O70
BECAUSE his 2-year-old son would
not stop crying Alexander Vonkariage,
of Wifixesbarre. Pa, dashed It's brains
out on a hot stove.
CHAMPION CoRnETr discussed spar
ring matches before a committee of the
Minnesota Legislature, defending his
profession.
THE Iron Mountain mine in Shasta
county, Cal, was sold for $500, 900 cash
10 an English syndicate.
JONI RENO died at Columbus, Ind.
lie was one OF the FIRST train robbers In
the United States and was n daring in
dividual.
CATHERINE MoRRIsoN, OF New York,
n wealthy young woman, committed
suicide by cutting her throat in "A
church confessional.
BUD ELLIS, Methodist preacher AZ
Aurora, Mo-, while insane killed his
wife, shot his daughter and took his
own life.
Tm coinage at the several minis dur
ing January was: Gold. s3,09s, 800; sill
yer, s574, 900; minor coins, sos, 200. OF
the silver coined 100000 was in silver
dollars. Since July /, 1894, the number
of silver dollars coined was s.2o3, o7s.
BRoUwER a MCGOWAN, brokers on
the New York stock exchange, have
suspended with liabilities OF 800 900.
TBK deaconcss home, hospital In
cleveland. o., was destroyed by fire
and four OF the fifteen inmates were Gre
mated.
DURING January the fire losses In tho
United States amounted TO $40, 936, 06s,
against si3.570. 4s5 In January, 1894.
A Rock ISLAND passenger train was
5erailed near Topeka, Kan, and TWEEN
ty passengers were hurt
TuE East side bank OF New York was
closed pending an examination into its
condition. II owes depositors sico, 600.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-02-09
Jsmes Mutt Fatally Shoots Woman aud
Her Hired Man.

ATcnfsoN, Kan, Feb. G-James Mutt
was brought 20 Atchison Tuesday by
the sheriff for shooting Mrs. Jesse 2.
Payton at her nome near Muscotah,
and firing three bullets into the body
OF Leonard Colnan.
james Mutt came TO Atchison county
about two years ago, shortly after lac
shot Lyman Dukes in Uniontown, Pa,
and was cleared. Dukes had slandcrcd
Nuts sister, shot his father. then. IL
is alleged, bribed the jury and was ao-
quilted. 10 meet his death at the hands
of young Mutt
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-02-09

JEFrERsoN CITY, Mo-. Feb. 6.-By "A
vote Of GA TO 40, the house sent 10 en-
grossmcnt the bill 10 prohibit baseball
and football on Sunday In the senate
the bill viii be amended, making II
apply to thcaters and other Sunday
places Of amusement
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-02-09
Two WeIl-known Men D,nd.

NEW York, Feb. MIR Ward Me-
Allistcr, the wel-lsnown society leader.
died in this city Thursday at 9;so
ocloclSp. IN.
CoNcoRD, Mass, Feb. Judge Il. II.
Ioar died at 1859 o'clock Thursday
evening.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-02-09
HOOd'Se
Made Me Strong
Headaches and Pains Cured.

terribly run down
IN health and hard
ly ever enjoyed O
well day. ! suffered
with terrible pains
In my stom a oh,
breast and head. 1
read in the papers
regarding the won
derful cures by
Hoods Sarsaparilla
and / thought I
would give itatrial.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-02-09

Political candidates may be unexpectedly
IN, but people who elect 10 use Hostettl
Stomach Bitters for dyspepsia, liver, liddey
or bladder inactivity, constipation, malarial
complaints or nervousness, are never left IN
the cold or elsewhere. Well may physicians
lend their unqualified sanction TO this Tine
honorcd and unfailing medicine.
CuuD-"Why don't you have your dinner
table mendedf' Hostess-''M endedin Child
--aYes'm. It's very weak and rickety, isn't
itrn Hostess-"Why, no, dear. It's solid
mahogany" Child-"Thars queer. Mamma
on II while eatin' Our table Is real strong.n
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-04-10
.. Il. DWIGHT
Does all kinds Of Work In
Cement &. Stone Sidewalks & Curling.

He has ON bend a large supply OF Chi
nese Granite Curb and alwsys keeps Ha-
waiian Curbing Stone. Il, Inmates given
and lowest prices assured. Bell Telephone
3S3. Il62-tf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-25

SELL the dividend has been declared. But. In
view OF the widespread knowledge that the rail-
roads have all done badly for two or three years.
IL would seem that the directors could now. II
without hurting any property very badly. The
report. at least. did not injure this stock materi
aly All the Changers had been up during the
morning and when the story, spread North
western which had risen z TO par. declined to
esq., rallying toward the close. however so that
II showed a net loss OF "A only to 49, Rock Island
ST. Paul and Burlington. which had advanced
on Chicago buying and covering or local shorts
yielded only slightly. closing as follows Rock
Island. up Il to 69% st. Paul. the same. TO 67%.
and Burlington. Ia to S0ss. No damage seems
to have been done to the crops along Burling-
toms route. anyway. The general list and the
Internationals generally higher ut the end
of the session Ii is now said that Mr.. Hill Is
willing TO carry Oregon Improvement. as we'll as
Great Northern and the Northern Pacific: and
oregon Improvement stock had gained IL net to
I4a. at the end OF the session. Lake Erie and
Western preferred advanced pa clear to s3A.
and the common improved also. The full annual
report Of this company. recently published. VII.
repay careful examination ana comparison with
preceding reports.
Next to the Northwestern incident the activity
OF Distilling and Cattle Feeding attracted most
attention over 5000 shares were dealt In be-
tween 10 and 1919. and the final price was down
6. To 1914. The early buyers OF this stock who
have been selling recently 10 take a handsome
profit are now being followed. apparently by
those spectators who are content with two or
three points. or the other Industrials. Sugar
gained "a and Tobacco 2i2 while General Flee
tric and one or two Others declined by large
fractions.
The market closed strong and generally higher
BONDS-THE FEDERAL TREASURY.
Government bonds sold None Closing quota
tons were "a follows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-25
CLOSING PRICES OF CHICAGO STOCKS
on THE STOCK EXCHANGE.

Friday. May 2i-p. m
News about the crops continues 10 be favorable
10 the railroads; and London. while not buying
much. sold little or nothing. Such were the gen
eral conditions affecting stocks to-day and
naturally the result was a firm market. There
were surface reactions. but they had slight e.
feet. The business Of the day amounted to 3C4.-
226 shares about the same as yesterday. II looks
as II The public. and the traders'also were wait
ing for something to occur which would enable
them to form reasonable judgment OF the
future. TIE Incidents worthy OF comment on the
Stock Exchange were the activity In Dlstilling
and Cattle Feeding and the report that the
Northwestern's directors would declare a dlvi-
dend OF only ~ per cent on June g. making the
dividend for the year per cent. instead OF G.
The latter tale Is neither denied nor confirmed
by the officials OF the company but II Is sup
ported by Mr. Depew's assertion of some time
ago that the road would earn no dividend in the
six months ending May 81. On the whole, II
seems probably correct II In true that ~ late
the relation OF earnings to dividends on many
roads has not been intimate: whether there was
q pront or not, 80 long as there were bonds TO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-25

The price Of domestic exchange follows
at the places named Chicago. Zoe. premium:
Boston. l7M20c. discount: Charleston. buying par
selling Is premium; Ncw-Orlcans. commercial 100
discount. bank $50 premium. Savannah. buying
par. selling n premium.
Bank clcarings were az follows at the places
named: New York-Exchanges. s95. 1853. 097: bal
ances s6.6l0.0f2. Chicago-Ex changes SIS. 259 s23
balances. 81. $50 1876 Baltimore Exchanges. ST.
0lS.lI3. balances s336ls3 on-Exchanges
81 O47 s35: BALANCES. s. 003 427 Philadelphia
changes si0.6I5eG0: balances. 81. al
The price OF commercial bar silver In this mar
ket was &c. nominal. per ounce. Mexican dollars
were quoted at SO. In London bar silver advanced
I-lGd. \to 30%d. The market steady. The
Etruria. sailing for Europe tomorrow. will take
out $4,000 ounces Of silver and 5000 Mexican dol
lars.
Owing TO increased demand from arbItrage
houses. foreign exchange was little stronger to-
day AT the close the market was steady The
following table shows the rates a which business
WAS actually done.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-25
ST. LOUIS & IRON MOUNTAIN R. R. co,
(Arknnsas Branch)
7o6 First rlOrtgage Bonds.

tn, above 81 200 0O0 bonds mature Jun. list. 1905.
The 81. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
Company has decided 20 extend these bonds the
Of . per -en per. until June ist 1888 pres
security and lien remain In full force the prln
oipal Of :he extended bonds he payable
in gold. ,hr he rrieemable x time the
.on OF the Company upon ninety days notice. los
and accrued interest.
Tn. Company has made arrangements with Messrs
vermy" Co. IN behalf Of syndicate TO purchase the
bonds at maturity at par and to extend the same on
their account.
A. H. CALEF. Treasurer.
Referring To the above notice. the option
granted TO bondhoidcrs to extend their
bonds having expired, we now pre- pn red
Ia purchase the bonds at p"r and accrued
Interest to maturity.
VERMILYE A. Co.,
Nos 10 and ~ Nassau St New York CIV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-25

Money call In London was 4 per cent The
rate Of discount In the open market was s.n
1916 per cent for both short and three months
bills. The amount OF bullion In the Bank Of Eng
land increased f25. 900 balance. British con
soils remained unchanged for both money and
the account at 1861 and LOG 3-lG respectively
American securities were strong and higher
Lake Shore rising rs 10 1901. Erie I'd IA TO
72% st. PAU to 6s7s. Canadian Pacific y TO
525. New-Y6rk Central u to l04lz. Illinois Cen
trail y to 97h. Erie 4 to 1874. Louisville and
Nashville 4 to G0is and Union Pacific a to l5l
French rentes were quoted at l02 francs A.
ccntimes: Paris exchange on London Is francs
PIN confines; Berlin exchange on London. 20
marks 1914 pfennngs. The weekly statement ~
the Bank Of France shows an increase Of s75 900
francs In gold and an increase Of 100000 francs
In silver. Gold premiums: Al Buenos Ayres.
Petersburg. 30; Mt Athens, II; at Rome. 5O5: at
Vienna. 3
The current Issue Of THE Financial Chronicle"
II accompanied with n Street Railway Supple
to the capitalization. earnings. etc, OF street
railways. This supplement is issued quarterly.
being one Of the series Of supplements furnished
to 1.-THE Chronicle" subscribers The series now
comprises the Investors Supplement Ga auar-
terly) devoted 10 the finances Of steam railroads
and the industras. the State and city supple
ment (annual). the Street Railway Supplement
Quarterly and the Quotation Supplement
monthly. The requirements Of the Investment
public would appear to be entirely met by the
publishers II "rhe Financial Chronicle" Tn.
number Of the Street Railway Supplement inst
at hand contains an interesting article on bond
issues under the Connecticut law and another ON
the relative efficiency Of horses and electric
motors
j. T. Morgan & Co. OF this city. and j. =. Morgan
H. Co. In London. offer to-day N.600.O00 first con
solidated mortgage hfty-year per cent gold
bonds. at 81 and accrued interest. Of the Term,-
nal Railroad Association Of 81. Louis These
bonds are u part Of an authorized issue OF 49, -
OO0 900. Of which 81 1900 II reserved To retire
existing bonds and 100000 TO construct n bc,,
line In East ST. Louis. The subscription books
will be opened at 10 a. m on Monday and closed
at y. IN. on Wednesday. or earlier. on notinca
ton from London.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-25
financial elections.

NOTICE.
~ ON IN. goth day II April is9, at meeting OF the
Hoard Of Directors the ". Johns Hallway company
corno.tion az Florida under provisions OF the mort
gage by said Company and dated he 2o,h aay OF
1880 to MI vacancies In the ONCE ~ trustee
Henry A. ELY Esd OF New York CITY. was appointed BY
the Hoard of Directors Trustee under the said mortgage
Ia mi IA. oncc by the death ~ Pilip his
'"'' "" j. 4. sAiTER Secretary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-25
financial.
s,,....o,. lame will he made in Lon.
don by Messrs. ). $. MORGAN & co.
Terminal Railroad Association
Of ST. Louis.
s4,5o0,ooo I
First Consolidated Mortgage
5O-Year so Gold Bonds.

AUTHORIZED ISSUE si2 600 O0o OF WHICH *I'Wo'""
ARE RESERVED TO RETIRE EXISTING boND'
AND 100000 FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Principal payable August i"t' i"''' i".e.
r, aud August ia each yeart both
I'm Gold Coin OF the United states OF the
prrsent standard of weight ana nne-
ness md without deduction Tor
my tax which the Termin"i
RaiIrOnd AssOcintion may
lie required "a re-
tain therrfrOni.