The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-10-03
The News Condensed.
important Intelligence From All Parts
DOMESTIC.

X. l., the loss being $685.
At Portland. Me-, John II. Gentry
paced the fastest mile ever made in har-
ness and placed the worlds record at
2:o0H.
Burpee. Rumsey & Co, shoe manu-
facturers at Lynn, Mass. failed for
100000.
A monument on South mountain, n
few miles from Boonsboro, Nd. erected
TO the memory of George Washington
in 1927, was struck by lightning and
badly damaged.
shall county, Ind, an apple tree has
borne three crops this season.
Two robbers walked into the Office of
the Western Foundry company in Chi
cago in broad daylight, held up five men
who were I'm the office, took 81 600 from
the treasurer's desk and got away.
The entire business portion OF Essex,
To-. was destroyed by fire.
McGill university at Montreal. Que,
has issued notice refusing to accept
ia future any more United States silver
or paper money in payment OF scholar
ship fees.
William Callison, stoclSman of Yer
sailles, Mo-, was robbed OF So 900 at East
st. Louis. III.
Peter Kamm killed his wife at Buffalo,
N. u, with Ratchet and then cut his
own throat.
The Argonia (Kan.) state bank closed
its doors.
Snow to the depth of several inches
fell at Dendwood. S. ID.
There were 315 business failures In
the United States in the seven days
ended on the :5th, against 317 the week
previous and 216 ia the corresponding
period of 1895.
The National Council OF Women OF
the United States will hold its annual
executive meeting In Boston November
2, 3 and 4.
The exchanges ut the leading clearing
houses In the United States during the
week ended on the 25th aggregated
1857, los. 264. against So06,20s.52S the
previous week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week In 1895
is 14.3.
Albert d. Gibson. young farmer
near Ava, Mo-, shot and killed his wife
and then made an unsuccessful attempt
upon his own.
Miss Elizabeth Almy, OF New York
city, was left fortune of 81 100000 by a
rich Cuban planter whom she nursed
through long period OF illness.
BY an explosion of gas i'm colliery
near fremont, Pa, Jasper Newton and
his son-in-law, John Sogrove, were killed
and Charles S. HoiTstall and james Nor
ton were fatally hurt
Louis Gimm, of Pittsburgh, Pa. broke
the previous 24-hour bicycle record in
Chicago. making 4s6 miles and l,5iT
yards.
During n riot Mt a political meeting
in Orestes, Ind, Joe MARTIN, Hosek Tenn
plcton and Sam Slavin were fatally
stabbed.
The entire plant Of the Carnegie Com
pany's Edgar Thomson steel works at
Braddock, Pa, resumed operations. Civ
ing 1900 men work.
In the flreman's tournament hose reel
races at Sisterville, W. Va, the worlds
record was broken by the Butler (Pa.)
team.
A waterspout near San Marcos, Tex,
caused great destruction to property
and some loss OF life.
Gen. Carlos Roloff. who Is accused OF
aiding filibustering expeditions to
Cuba, was held to the grand jury in
New York.
County Treasurer George s. Morri-
son, OF Rensselaer, county, N. Y, is said
TO be short In his accounts 10 the ex-
tent of 100000.
The schooner Edward f. Webster. of
San Francisco, was lost in the Pacific
ocean and 20 persons were drowned.
Charles GossIer, young business
man Mt Defiance, o.. was drowned I'm
the Maumee river while attempting 20
walk on the water in imitation OF the
Saviour. lie was insane over religion.
In n freight wreck near Hilton, Pa,
Engineer Mitchell and Fireman Kelly
were killed.
Many OF the colored colcnists who
went from this country 70 Liberia early
in the spring have died OF fever and
others were in destitute condition.
The big wholesale dry goods firm OF
Wolf g. Brother at Little Rock, Ark.
failed for 100000.
The Northern Illinois college M Full
ton was destroyed by fire. the loss being
$4,000.
The National league baseball season
came 20 an end with the clubs stand
ms In the following positions: Balti-
more. .69s per cent; Cleveland, .625;
Cincinnati. COG; Boston, sos; Chicago.
.55a; Pittsburgh. .512; New York, .4sD;
Philadelphia, ATT; Brooklyn. .443;
Washington. .343; ST. Louis, Dos;
Louisville. 200.
Al South Hadlcy. Mass. the main
building OF Mount Holyolc. college. the
pioneer institution for the higher edu-
cation OF woman, was burned. the loss
being $4,000