The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-08-15
The News Condensed.
important intelligence From All Parts.
DOMESTIC.

The Park theater. Trugby's museum
and other buildings were destroyed by
fire at Niagara Falls. n. Y, and seven
persons were burned 10 death. The
property loss Is S250,000.
George w. Hawkins, once the king OF
Chicago gamblers, and lately interested
IN horse mcing, made an assignment and
turned over property valued at 81. 900
TO settle his debts.
In Missouri Conklipg Bros. banking
house at Nevada and the banks at Bron-
augh and Richards were all closed by
the sheriff.
The Christian brothers outlaw gang
raided the town of Cummings, o. T.,
and killed the family OF Rev. L. c. Ray
mond, consisting OF his wife and three
daughters.
Boyd, Farley g. Co. carpet dealers In
Philadelphia, failed for $25000O.
At the races in Columbus, O., Robert
j. paced the fourth and deciding heat
of the free-for-all pace in 2:02A. which
is the fastest fourth heat ever paced.
BY decision handed down by Judge
Adams, chief justice of the supreme
court OF the Creek nation in Oklahoma,
the names OF over LOO negroes are
stricken from the rolls OF citizenship
of the nation.
There were 200 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 9TH, against 2si the week
previous and 200 in the corresponding
period OF 1895.
One man was killed and two were
fatally injured in fire at Swift's pack
ing plant in Kansas City that caused a
loss of 100000.
The American line steamer ST. Louis
made the trip from Liverpool 10 New
York in days hours and 30 minutes,
breaking all previous records.
The exchanges az the leading clenr.
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the nth aggregated
S0ll .007,Ts4, against Ssll, ABS. 2O3 the pre-
vious week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week in 1895
Is o..
The Lake county bank NJ East Chi
caRo, Ind, suspended payment.
Charles Tbiede was hanged nj Salt
Lake City for numbering his wife April
30, 1894, and Claud Hoover was executed
at OInnhe. Neb., for killing Samuel Du-
bois, his brother-in-law.
At Nashville, H.. Thomas ]. Rogers,
aged 81, killed his nged wife by cutting
her throat and then killed himself. No
cause Is known.
Robert Hopper and Matte Johnso7
were murdered and robbed by five NO
groes near Harrodsburg, Ky.
Willie Auxler and Joe Enright, both
ten years old. were drowned in the
river ~ Atlantic. Ia. while bathing.
The percentage OF the baseball clubs
In the National league for tho week
ended on the 9th Is Gs follows: Balti-
more. .oo3; Cincinnati, .601; Cleveland,
$40; Chicago. 1888; Pittsburgh, $50;
Boston, $3.50; BROOKLYN. 40l; Philndel-
phia. .44o; New York. All; Washing
ton. .402; st. Louis. .3os; Louisville,
.25O.
AZ church social and picnic in Fort
Scott, Kan, over IS persons were poi
soned by eating ice cream and several
would die.
The entire family of James Pitt. seven
in number, were struck by lightning
near Riverview, IA Chicago suburb. and
three were fatally injured
The Ingham county savings bank at
Lansing, Mich. closed its doors with
liabilities OF $4,000.
Intense heat prevailed throughout the
couptry and many deaths from sun
strokes were reported in Chicago. St.
Louis. New York and other places.
Six men lost their lives in freight
wreck on the Rock Island road near
Leighton. In.
A cloudbnrst at Bolivar, o.. flooded
the village end did great damage.
The Delta Lumber company at De-
troit, Mich, filed mortgages Aggrcgat-
ing $500. 900 10 protect creditors.
The works OF the Trenton On. j.
Fire Clay and Porcelain company were
burned. the loss being $4,000, mud
Charles Woods. fireman. was killed by
falling walls.
John Il. Gentry, the pacing stallion
who holds the worlds record. reduced
that record on the track &C Columbus,
o.. FROM 2.03H TO 2:s3A.
The sntire business portion OF Jor-
dan, Tenn, has been destroyed by fire.
Every town along the Great Northern
railroad In North Dakota from Crary
90 Tnrimorc was damaged by Il storm.
the loss 20 crops alone being immense.
LORENZO Saladino. Becino Sorcoro and
Angelo Marenso were lynched by mob
at Ilahnyillc. La. for murder.
Harvey Allender shot and killed Mrs.
waliy Fielner and V. Crosette in San
Jose. Cal, ard then attempted 10 kill
himself. bat failed. Jealousy was the
cause.
-Four men were drowned near Benton
Harbor, Mich. while bathing.
James +. Mcclure. William Thomas
and j. /. Tallman. said to he the princi-
pals of the worst combination OF
svindlers that has ever preyed on the
American public. were arrested in Chi
cago.
Five persons were killed and rs In
cured, some fatally, by the dernilmeRt
- trolley car just outside the town
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