The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-23


they were guilty Of the recent robbery
OF the bank.
The supreme council of the American
Protective association ended its session
in Washington by electing j. w. Echols,
OF Atlanta, Ca. as president. and by re-
moving the blacklist against Maj. Nc
Kinley.
Henry Bolln. the defaulting ex-city
treasurer of Omaha, Neb., was sentenced
10 10 years in the penitentinry and 10
pay fine OF S211.000.
Nemaha, Marshall and Cloud counties
in Kansas were swept by cyclone and
dismaDtled buildings mark the path OF
the storm. IA persons were known TO
have been killed, from 40 TO GO were
injured, several OF whom would die.
and scores OF families were homeless.
Nearly half the business portion Of
Blue Island, Ill, was destroyed by fire,
the total loss being about 100000.
The percentages OF the baseball clubs
IN the National league for the week
ended on the 18th were as follows;
Cleveland, $50; Boston, .625; Baltimore,
.G25; Cincinnati. .625; Philadelphia,
600; Pittsburgh. sol: Chicago, 500;
Washington, .4s0; Brooklyn, ass; st.
Louis, 800; New York, .304; Louisville,
200.
While fishing near Holden, Mo-,
Charles Brought and young man
named Cook were killed by lightning.
The schooner Mary ID. Aver collided
in Lake Michigan with the steamer
OnolSo of Crosse Point and Capt. Will
liams and four OF the crew of the
schooner were drowned.
The house of Anderson Jones was
wrecked by tornado at Elva, KY, and
he and his wife and three children were
killed.
Jacob Hess, an aged farmer, and his
son, were killed by an unknown as
sassin ut Lindsay, o.
Mrs. Anna Devaney. GO years old, OF
Fort Dodge, H., and her grandson. FL
mer Atherton, nine years old, were
killed by gas at Omaha, Neb.
The Rockford (Ill.) Watch company,
II. w. Price, president, assigned, with
liabilities of $4,000.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the 18th was: Wheat,
IS, Jag, 900 bushels; corn, 0,153,000 bush
els: oats. 1880, 900 bushels; rye, 1885,
600 bushels; barley. 900 bushels.
The historic Longfellow house and
four mansions were burned at Nahant,
Mass. the loss being 100000.
The decree of Gen. Weyler prohibit
ing the expectation of leaf tobacco
from Cuba was causing considerable
concern among New York dealers.
The annual May anniversaries of the
BAPTIST church in the United States
commenced at Asbury Park. n. J.
The supreme court OF the United
States decided that the statute of Lou
isiana requiring railroad companies 10
supply separate coaches for white and
colored persons was constitutional.
Mrs. B. +. Young, aged 30, passed the
examination at Cincinnati required by
the government for n first mates Ii
cense. She is the only woman with this
distinction.
A Detroit bird broke the worlds 300
mile honing-pigeon record, making the
distance in hours and 81 minutes.
At the Methodist conference in Kan
sus City Kan. n resolution was adopted
forbidding members, either lay or
otherwise. TO use tobacco or alcoholic
liquors.
The agricultural implement and stove
manufacturing firm at Lansing. Mich.
Of Il. Bement e. Sons was forced TO as
sign with liabilities of 100000
Edward Kelton e. Co. lumber dealers
nj Columbus, o.. made nm assignment
with Liabilities Of 100000.
The United States supreme court up
held the law of Georgia prohibiting the
running of freight cars in the state on
Sunday.
A fire among wholesale jobbing
houses In Washington destroyed prop
erty valued at $25O.000 and caused the
death OF two firemen.
Thomas ]. Little. owner OF the Penn
knitting mills in Philadelphia. failed
for 100000.
Forest fires in Connecticut and Mas
sachusetts did immense damage.
Forty persons were killed on the
Pawnee reservation In Nebraska by a
cyclone.
a tornado near Poscyville, Ind,
wrecked many houses and barns and
damaged crops.
High water was doing great damage
In portions OF Illinois and Missouri.
During n windstorm In Washington
trees and shrubbery were uprooted on
the white house grounds and in many
other portions Of the city.
Lightning struck the house of August
Zercher, near Peck, Kan, and killed his
two children. nged nine and four years.
Engineer Williford, of Carlton. Ga.
and two negro train hands were killed
and IL cars burned IN n freight wreck
near Chaplin, S. G.
The Amalgamatcd Association OF
Iron and Steel Workers began it's 2ist
annual session In Detroit.
The weekly report as TO the condi-
tion Of the crops throughout the coun-
try was encouraging.
Latest news OF the tornado which