The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-07-18
The News Condensed.
Impotant InteIIigence from AII Pats.
DOMESTIC.

India Pale Ale Brewing company, or
ganized In 1873. went into receivers
hands with liabilities of $is0,0o0.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 10th aggregated
$685., 244,072. against $l,lo3,5ls,933 the
previous week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week in 1895
was 40.
There were 2i0 business failures In
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 10th. against 217 the week
previous and 1915 In the corresponding
period of 1895.
The Security Warehouse company's
warehouse Is in Minneapolis was de-
stroyed by fire, the loss being 100000.
James ID. GAVIN, an architect, was
convicted Mt Elyria. o., OF burning
schoolhouse In order 10 get contract
for drafting new plans.
"Oklahoma" Harry Hill, a well-known
frontiersman whose life has been ro-
nance interviewer with the early his
tory of Kansas and Oklahoma, died in
Wichita from the effects of being
thrown from buggy in n runaway.
The Retail Clerks National Protective
association in session at Denver elected
II. j. Conway, of ST. Louis, Gs president.
j. l.. Klecknor, cashier Of the broken
Citizens bank at Edwardsville, Mich.
who confessed 10 a shortage OF $4,000
in his accounts, has left his bondsmen
in the lurch.
The government report makes the
winter wheat condition 1876, indicating
n yield of 270, 564, 900 bushels. and the
spring wheat condition 93.S, indicating
a yield of 1T3,204,000 bushels--a total
spring and winter wheat yield OF 443,-
$4,000 bushels. The average condition
of corn Is 02.4. against 00.3 in July last
year.
The Music Teachers National associa
tion I'm session at Denver elected as
president VI. w. Greene, Of New York.
Havlin Roberts. living near Peru,
Neb., shot his wife and then committed
suicide No cause is known.
The Merchants Terminal elevator in
st. Louis was burned. the loss being
100000.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 18th were as follows:
Cincinnati. .GT6; Cleveland. GOT; Balti-
more. 1872; Boston, 574; Pittsburgh.
.544; Chicago, .533; Brooklyn, .470;
Washington, AT; Philadelphia. Az,
New York, 400; ST. Louis, ESQ; Louis
willie. PAS.
For the first time since February, 1895,
the government net gold reserve held in
the treasury TO protect the issue of
United States notes was on the 10th be-
low sI00,0OO,0o0.
The one hundredth anniversary OF the
evacuation OF Detroit and OF the United
States after the war OF the American
revolution was celebrated in the Mich
,gan city.
Hundreds OF acres OF corn and to-
bacco were destroyed by flood near
Augusta. KY, barns, outhouses and
fences were carried away and Mrs.
Henry InslSo was drowned.
The California filly Palomacita es-
tablished a new state record i'm Wiscon-
Gin for seven furlongs. going the dis
lance at Milwaukee In 1927.
Robert NJ. Steel. OF ST. Johns, Mich,
reputed to be the wealthiest man in
that section OF the state, made an as
Eignmert with liabilities OF 100000.
l.. G. Study and wife and three chill
dren went over the dam in the river in
q boat at Lawrence, Kan. and were
drowned.
julius Freudenthai, merchant in
New York for the last IS years. has dis
appeared, leaving his creditors in the
lurch 10 the extent OF 100000.
While Prof. r. T. Grinley was pre-
pairing 10 make n balloon ascension at
Clay City, Ind. large poll fell. killing
Clyde Oberholtz and IIerschel Grifiiths.
One OF the most important squares
in Nashville. Tenn. was almost totally
destroyed by fire, the loss being $780,
900.
Charles Stark, saloon keeper nj
Springfield. o., fatally shot his wife
and instantly killed Louie Laudcrman.
his bartender. Jealousy was the cause.
Isaac N. Camp. OF the firm OF Estey &
Camp. n pioneer in the music trade In
Chicago, died suddenly at Geneva Lake.
Wis, aged 65 years.
mill at Toledo, o., was burned nj n
loss OF 100000 and Capt. Cook "a fire.
mani and Policeman Hire were killed
by falling walls.
An excursion train from the Ancient
Order of United Workmen's picnic ran
into an open switch in the suburbs OF
Chicago and five persons were killed
and eight others were injured.
The barge Little Wissahickon vent
down on Lake Erie and Capt. Mckay,
OF hay City. Mich. Mrs. Casey. Of To.
ronto. cook. and seaman. name un-
known, were drowned.
by the explosion Of n lamp In the
home Of noss~ Martin at Malone. n
". Mrs. Martin and her mother. Mrs
Trcadcau, were burned TO death.