The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-30
DOMESTIC

OAfNI0 fhfs
At the Methodist general conference
III Cleveland IL was decided that the
church should not recognize IN any mai
ter OF legislation the Christian En-
,deavor societies or sanction in any man.
ner the utilization OF these societies with
the Epworth League.
A national conference OF silver men
will be held al Columbus. o., on June 3.
Aiya T.. Sheppard. n San francisco
teweler. murdered his cousin. Mrs. l.. 4.
Aweny, while insane, and then cut his
own throat.
The steamship Laurada. which left
New York on May s., landed on Cuban
soil all the men and ammunition she
carried for the insurgents.
The 1rm OF Wood. Bicknall e. Potter,
Wholesale and retail dealers in crockery
ana glassware in Providence, II. L.. failed
for 100000.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States curing the
week ended on the 22d aggregated $29l, :
.o20, against $l.0i0009,27s the pre-
vious week. The decrease, compared
with the corresponding week in SOC,
was 1913.
At The Presbyterian general assembly
IN Saratoga. n. y. resolutions were pre-
secuted deuouncing Sunday excursions;
Sunday baseball games; Sunday thea
tiers; Sunday bicycle-pleasure riding
and the greed of gain. which coInpels
thousands against their will to work on
the Lords day.
Messrs. Abbey. Schoefrel g. Grau, CON
a H.. Mathematician
ana Abbey's theater in New York and
the fremont theater in Boston, failed
for 100000; assets. 100000.
The will of Edward RI. Kennedy. of
Philadelphia, bequeathed his entire for
tune of 100000 20 the womnn's branch
.of the Pennsylvania Society for the Pre-
vention Of Cruelty 20 Animals.
The official statistics OF the produc-
ton of salt ia the United States during
the year 1925 show the total production
was 1865, 640 barrels, valued nr Saga
.Os6, an increase OF 100000 barrels over
the previous year, but decline of $780,
900 in value.
Finishing touches were put upon the
republican convention hall i'm St. Louis.
1t will seat 1860 persons.
In Oklahoma territory cyclone
wrecked 20 houses at Edmond, ~ at
White Eagle and several at other places,
killing ten persons.
A cloudburst between La Noble and
State Center. Ia, destroyed crops,
drowned live stock and did other dam
4nge.
A freight train on the Omaha road
was derailed at lemars, Ia, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Hildebrand. of Beatrice,
Neb., who were I'm the caboose, were in
stantly killed
The 10stb general assembly OF the
northern Presbyterian church met In
Saratoga, N. ". and Rev. DIR. John l..
Withrow, Of Chicago, the liberal can
didnte. was elected moderator.
Northern Minnesota was under water.
There bad been nothing like IL for many
years. The prairie was lake. and
farms were transferred into archipela-
goes.
The wreckers who for tho last two
years and half have been busy clear
sing up the worlds fair grounds in Chi
cago have completed their work.
The Thirty sixth general assembly
of the Presbyterian church south in the
United States convened at Memphis.
Tenn.
Secretary Olney instructed Minister
Taylor TO make vigorous protests 10 the
Spanish government relative 70 recent
.rdicts prohibiting cxportatiun of to-
bacco fiom the island OF CUBA on the
grounds that IL amounts 10 practical
conllscation Of goods In Cuba owned BIZ
Americans.
The boiler in tile rnilI at Upton.
o.. exploded. killing Alexander Moore
and his son, Charles, I,roprictors Of the
mill, and ten employees wei injured.
The government Internal revenue re.
'ceipts for the PAST ten months aggre-
gated si2i. 60O,syO, an irciease over the
like PERIOD of 1895 o, 81 .0OS.ty6.
Joscph Holt, paper mill operative
nt Mechanics Falls. Me-. killed his one.
ycal-old child and then cut his own
throat
A terrific cyclone passed through the
Osage reservation Ina oklahoma, devas
tatlng farms md ranches and killing a
number Of people.