The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-03-09

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law. The total amount Of money APP
propriated is s407. Oo4, 6Ot.
PROPERTY valued at upward OF $780,
600 was destroyed by fire at Salina,
Kan.
GEORGE HOWELL, of Elkhorn, w. Va,
in az OF jealousy killed Miss Alice
Gibson and then took his own life.
JAMES FITzPATRICK, who had lived
the life OF hermit for fifty years, and
who for forty years had not spoken 10
woman, because of disappointment
in love, died at Derby, Conn.
The Interstate Baseball league was
organized at bloomington. H., the
cities represented being Joliet, Aurora,
Bloomington, Terre Haute, Fort
Wayne and Lafayette.
RIVER and railroad miners OF the
| Pittsburgh district 20 the number of
| $1,000 decided 10 refuse TO work for less
than sixty-nine cents a ton.
THE United States supreme court de-
cided that American patents expired
with those in foreign countries. Tele-
phone, telegraph and electric light in
ventions are involved.
THE business portion of Waterford,
Pa, was destroyed by fire.
Mrs. ALFRED H. HINES rushed into
the pulpit OF Rochester IN. y. church
and said she had been commanded in
vision 10 preach.
THE preliminary survey for a ship
canal from the Ohio river 10 Lake Erie
was begun at Warren, O.
THE New York Bowery Fire lnsur-
ancc company, established in 1888, de-
cided 10 retire from business.
THE richest gold strike in southern
| California was reported 60 miles east of
banning.
UTAH's seventh constitutional con-
vention convened at Salt Lake City.
WmPPLE PosT, G.. A. r., will put an
American flag on every schoolhouse in
KanlSalee county, ILL.,, on Memorial
day
JAMES BRoYLEs shot and mortally
wounded Mrs. William Adams (col-
ored) at a Sacramento hotel and then
killed himself
Tom GRAVES, a mountain desperate,
was fatally shot by officers In a run
ming fight in the streets Of Richmond,
Ky.
j. l.. BAscoM, of Greenville, o., was
given a position on the police force.
Bascom served as mayor nineteen years
in succession.
john SCHRoSBRIcK and wife OF Al,
O., were tortured by masked robbers
until they revealed the whereabouts
OF SO, ZOO.
THOMAS JONES died at La Plata, Md,
aged "A years. He was the man who
helped j. Wilkes Booth 10 escape into
Virginia after the assassination of Lin
coin.
THE visible supply Of grain in the
United States on the 4th was; Wheat,
rs, 76i 900 bushels; corn, 1866, 900 bush
els; oats, $3.50, 600 bushels; rye, $4,000
bushels; barley, l,4l7,OO0 bushels.
TnE treasury statement of circuln-
ton for February shows decrease for
the month OF $50, i22, o5s, reducing the
aggregate circulation OF all kinds of
money TO si,574, 5si, 557. decrease for
the year ending March Of SIG, 600, 0OO
THE Sebastian Dramatic company
will walk from 81. Louis 10 New York
on wager OF 81 900.
ANNIE and Marie Bohan, sisters
aged 20 and SO years respectively. were
found dead In bed at their boarding
place in Chicago, having been asphyx-
lated by gas. Their home was In
Shannon, III.
A LARGE party of recent converts 20
Mormonism left Hanover county, Va,
for Utah.
CLAUDE RUSSELL and his infant
| brother were suffocated in gravel pit
near Ingalls,, Ind.
JUDGE BARRETr, OF New York, grant
ed an absolute divorce 10 Mrs. Alva T..
Vanderbilt from William X. Wander
bilt and awarded her the custody OF
the three children.
THE steamer City OF st. Augustine
reached New York from jacksonville,
Fla, after a stormy voyage of thirty
one days.
An address was issued by the Bme-
tallic league in which voters are asked
20 desert their parties and settle the
money question for all time
FIRE destroyed the distillery of j. g.
Wathcn & Co. at Louisville, Ky, the
loss being 500, 600
NEGROES and cadets at the college at
Auburn Ala. engaged In a pitched
battle and four Of the former were
wounded.
TIE total number OF immigrants ar
irving at United States ports during
the seven months ended February
was 1898, against 1s9,5s9 for the
seven months ended February /, 1894,
decrease Of 76,2O7, or 40 per cent.
J. l.. SHRorsnIRE, cashier OF the Cen
trail railroad at birmingham, Ala,
committed suicide. lie had lost the
company's money 10 card-shnrpers.
GEORGE w Bush & SoNs, extensive
dealers in coal and lumber at Whining
ton, Del, failed for $3.50, 900.
A DISTINCT earthquake shock, lasting
several seconds was felt at Winston,
N. G. Buildings were shaken, but no
damage was done
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND left Washing
/ ton In the lighthouse tender Violet for