The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-12
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his wife and their four-year-old child
dead In the barn. shot through the tenn
pie. IL was supposed that Wilson com
mitted the horrible crime.
Mrs. Jennie MCGOWAN. 81 Covington,
o.. took arsenic by mistake In trying
TO stop headache and died in few
hours.
A nre at Norfolk. Va. burned over an
area of about two acres and destroyed
~ buildings.
The body OF the young girl recently
found in the river Mt Dayton. o.. has
been identified as that OF Bessie Little.
and young business man was sus-
pected of having murdered her.
In his annual address Commander in
Chief Walker, OF the Grand Army Of the
Republic, said that the total member.
ship of the order was 3s5.406. of which
$4,000 are in good standing and 42,5l1
are carried on the suspended list for
nonpayment OF dues. Buffalo. n. Y.
was selected as the next place of meet
ing.
w. Wylie, schoolmaster near Me-
Keesport. Pa, was attacked by the
mothers OF children attending his
school and has fled 10 save his life.
Shocking charges are made against him.
Every mill in the steel department Of
the Edgar Thomson works of the Car
negie company at Braddock. Pa, has
suspended operations indefinitely.
The cottage I'm which Gen. Grant was
born was dedicated on the ground OF
the state board of agriculture at Column
bus, o., as part OF the exercises Of the
state fair in progress there.
There were 334 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 4th, against 800 the week
previous and 1S6 la the corresponding
period OF 1895.
The First national bank of Helena,
Mont, has been placed in the hands of a
receiver.
Ex-Gov David II. Francis, If Mis-
souri,. took the oath of Office at Wash
ington as secretary Of the interior. the
oath being administered by Associate
Justice Harlan. OF the United States SUI
premc court.
Mai. Thaddeus S. GARRISON. OF Omaha,
Neb., was elected commander in chief
of the G.. A. X. by reclamation by the
national encampment held at ST. Paul
D.inn.
Gov. Bradley. OF Ketucky. has com
s1uted 10 life imprisonment the death
sentence of Anthony Alcorn (colored)
Of Stamford, for the murder OF his
father
William Hall shot his 1s-year-old
daughter at Bloomington, Ind, because
she married against his win. He then
shot himself. The daughter will re-
cover. but Hall Is fatally shot.
Mrs. Agnes Hit, OF indianapolis. Ind,
was elected president of the Women's
Relief corps in session at st. Paul, MINI.
An informal but hearty reception was
given Senator John NJ. Palmer on his
return home at Springfield. H., from
Indianapolis, where he was nominated
for the presidency by the sound
mones" democrats.
IL was stated on good authority NJ
Chicago that the affairs of the Din
mond Match and New York Biscuit
companies. In so far as the recent spec
ulative complications are concerned,
were In fair way to be settled.
In an encounter at Kilbourne, Ark.
between Dave and Joseph Mckee, father
and son. and ]. c. Wilson, all of West
Carroll parish. KY. both the McKces
were killed and Wilson was MORALLY.
wounded
w. Dallack a. Co., diamond denlers OF
New York, have made an assignment
with liabilities OF $4,000.
Rev. Thomas f. Reeser and John ID.
Love were drowned In the Juniata river
while bathing near Hoilidaysburg, Pa.
American who was released recently
after an Incarceration for 13 years In
an English prison. has arrived in New
York.
II. @. Dun e. CO.. in their weekly re-
view OF trade, predict revival OF bust
ness In trade circles owing 10 the con-
tinued importation of gold.
George w. Roberts was hanged at
Folsom prison, Sacramento. Cal. for
cutting the throat OF Walter Freeman
during bnrroom quarrel on April last.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 4th aggregated
ss2T.0ii 1874. against $74s, 1854. 74s the pre-
vious week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1895
An rs.
Dorman Musgrove and c. A. Cling.
mars were lynched at Glencoe, Mimi.
for the killing on June 25 OF Sheriff
Joseph Rogers while he was attempting
TO arrest them for assnulting farmer
The percentages OF the baseball clubs
in the national league for the week
ended on the 9th were as follows: Balti-
more, .004; Cincinnati. .623; Cleveland,
GA; Boston, 564; Chicago, $50; Pitts
burgh. .545; Philadelphia. .4s7; New
York, .474; Brooklyn, .465; Washing
ton. All: ST. Louis. .304; Louisville, .261.
Practically every department of the
Cambria iron works at Johnstown, Pa.
shut down for an indefinite period,
throwing 1000 men out OF employment.
A steam yacht containing ~ people
WINS swampcd In the Niagara river near
Buffalo. N. Y, and William q. Farthing,
n