The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-04-11
DOMESTIC.

Jose Ramon Del Vale, prominent
Spaniard who resided in Matanzns,
Cuba, arrived with his family in Key
West. Fla. and said 1t was impossible
10 longer endure the outrages commit
ted by the Spanish troops. He told OF
many brutal deeds. and declared that
peaceful, unarmed people were ruth
lcssly slaughtered and the murders
were called victories.
An express on the West Pennsylvania
railway was wrecked near Freeport,
Pa. and five persons were seriously in
jured.
President Cleveland has approved
the Joint resolution authorizing Benjh-
min Harrison TO accept medals from
Spain and Brazil.
April "a has been fixed as the date
for Arbor day in Ohio.
A fire Ia Brunswick, Ga. destroyed
wharyes. warehouses and business
blocks valued at 100000.
Rudolph Spreckles, president OF the
Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar com
pany, in his annual report states that
The worlds product OF sugar this year
will probably be 100000 tons short Of
The supply of several years past.
The Iowa legislature defeated bill
TO icga!szc the manufacture of liquor In
the state.
Thomas Wharton. Sunday editor of
the Philadelphia Times. fell from a
fourth-story window of the house In
which he lived and was instantly
killed.
M. =, 4 a. - ,,t.,, -, q.
houses In the United States during the
week ended on the 3d aggregated
1851 ,070.sss. against SS06,s50,l5s the
previous week. The decrease. com
pared with the corresponding week IN
1875. was GO.
Edward Pollen. an Illinois Central
cInploye Mt Clinton. H., shot and in
stnntly killed his wife. Myrtle Pollen.
and his wife's mother. Mrs. William
McMuIicn. and then jumped in front of
moving train but was not finally in
jured. Family troubles were the cause.
Maxey Cobb, treasurer OF Lancaster
county. Neb.. charged with embezzling
$4,000. committed suicide at Lincoln.
Continued restriction of distribution
of staple merchandise. and unsatisfac-
tory mercantile collections continued
20 be the leading characteristics OF gen.
eral trade In the United States.
No. mill OF the Lawrence Mnnufac-
turing company at Lowell, Mass. shut
down, throwing over 1000 operatives
out OF work.
Tho quarterly statement OF business
failures In the United States shows
4.03l. with liabilities OF S57,425, i3s,
against 3.so2 last year. with liabilities
of Sf7.si3.6s3.
The statement that President Cleve-
land had written a letter declining TO
bc again candidate for the presidency
was said TO be false.
a young negro about rs years old
was taken from Jail at Tupelo, Miss,
by a mob aud lynched for attempting
10 assault n prominent white woman.
Richard Ringer. n merchant at
Friend. Ncb.. committed suicide when
informed by doctors that he was af-
fictcd with hydrophobia.
The cloudhurst ON Little Sexton and
Buffalo creeks In Kentucky did more
damage than ne first reported. Instead
OF four there were IS persons who lost
their lives.
In Montcnlm county. Mich. ON en-
tire family OF eight persons died from
using the milk OF cows afflicted with
tuberculosis.
The money order transactions
throughout the United states during
the last quarter Of 1905 beat all pre-
yious records IN volume, the receipts
ng9regating <i05.s5s.07l.
The Farmers bank, privntc insti-
tuition started nc Decatur. H.. three
years ago by Lewis n. Cassner. fnilcd
with liabilities Of si2s.ooo; assets. siss.-
900.