The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-05
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aged 10 and is years. were drowned in
the canal near Middletown. Pa.
There were 800 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 2sth, against 2S0 the week
previous and 100 in the corresponding
period of 1895.
The firm Of +. G.. e. l. N. Vanvliet.
nialsters and dealers in grain In New
York, failed for 100000.
Over 1000 men, women and children
were said to be starving in burned On
tonngon, Mich.
Light frosts were reported in different
sections OF Nebraska.
For the first time I'm many years all
the collieries under the Lehigh Valley
Coal company's system have been or
dered to work six days week until
further notice.
Mrs. George w. Hibbnrd, an aeronaut.
met instant death at Clayton, Mo-, by
falling from her balloon, distance of
$500 feet.
In their annual report c. a. King 81
CO., of Toledo, o.. say that clover seed
in Ohio, Indiana. Illinois and Michigan
will be about two-thirds OF q crop and
that the wheat crop left in the states
named will be unfit for milling, owing
10 damage by rains.
Domestic troubles caused William r.
Dedericl, postmaster at Marion, Pa, TO
take his own life.
While temporarily insane Mrs. c. w.
Green, of Kansas City, Mo-. murdered
her three sleeping children, aged 10,
n a a a. 4.
Ii Hung Chang, viceroy of China. sm-
bnssador extraordinary TO Russia and
world-renowned diplomat, arrived in
New York and became the guest OF the
nation.
Mrs. O. II. Stickles, OF Stratford.
Conn, gave birth to three girls and
boy.
Every building at Moqunh, Wis. was
destroyed by forest lire.
The Springfield tMass) Brewing com
pany, with a capital OF 100000. went
into the hands of a receiver.
John s. Holmes. OF Oshkosh, Wis. one
OF the bcst-lnown horsemen and drivers
in the country, dropped dead from his
snllSy i'm rnce Mt Green Bay.
Heavy Withdrawals OF deposits caused
the failure Of the Sioux national bank
IT Sioux City, Ia, with Liabilities of
5000. 600
The percentage OF the baseball clubs
In the National league for the week
ended OH the 3Oth Is as follows: Baltl-
more. 500; Cincinnati. $50; Cleveland.
COZ; Chicago. .571; Boston. $40; Pitts
burgh, .5i2: Brooklyn, ASH; Philade-
phia, Az; New York. .4Gs; Washington.
.306; ST. Louis. Dos: Louisville, .255.
Norman Allen. a wealthy cattleman.
was killed by an unknown assassin near
Mayo. Fla.
Lightning set fire TO the main build.
ing OF the Town state institute for the
feeble minded at Glenwood and II was
destroyed. entailing n loss upon the
state of Si50.000
The George II. Taylor Paper company
OF Chicago made an assignment with H.
abilities estimated at Sl5O.OOO
Fire ut Cheboygan. Mich. DESTROYED a
million feet Of lumber belonging 10
Mr. Charlton. of Toronto. and the Spry
Lumber company of Chicago. entailing
a loss of 100000.
Ii Hung Chang paid his respects 70
President Cleveland at the home OF ex-
Secretary OF the Navy Whitney in New
York. He also visited Gen. Grants
tomb and placed on II n wreath OF
flowers.
The Knights OF Pythias' supreme
lodge In session NJ Cleveland. o.. refused
the request for the restoration OF the
German ritual by vote Of LOG to S.
Prof. y. ID. Cole. Of Ann Arhor. Mich.
an neronaut, was drowned of Presqur
Isle by his parachute alighting in the
bay.
A newspaper train and freight col.
lided near Orange. Mass. and Engineer
William Clements was instantly killed
and Fireman George Fowler received ia
tnl injuries.
Clarence White. Frank Carpenter and
Walter Quincy. who were charged with
the murder OF T. j. Marshall. proprietor
Of Chicago department store. were &C.
Quilted.
Fred Lamoreaux was killed and his
wife and two children fatally injured by
train near Worcester. Mass.
For some unknown cause John A.
Hunt fatally shot his daughter Mary
az Columbia. Mo-. and also endeavored
10 kin his wife. who was only slightly
wounded.
The visible supply OF grain In the
United States on the atst ult. was:
Wheat. 45.574.0o0 bushels; corn. Ia,004.-
600 bushels: oats. O. 7a5 900 bushels; rye.
100000 bushels; barley, 100000 bush
els.
In n drunken frenzy Frank Bennbicn
shot his wife at Detroit. Mich. and Their
KILLED himself.
A resolution was introduced in the
supreme lodge Of the knights Of PythIas
an session az Cleveland. o.. prohibiting
the payment OF death benefits 10 sui
eldes whether the victim be sapc OF in
knne.