The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-07-11
The News Condensed.
important intelligence From All Parts.
DOMESTIC.


was burned at Galveston. Tex. the loss
being $4,000.
A two-foot vein of gold ore. assaying
2.3O0 ton, has been found In the Bald
mountain district OF South Dakota.
One man was killed and dozens were
wounded in riot between striking
workmen and the police In the vicinity
OF the works of the Brown Hosting and
Conveying company in Cleveland. and
the troops were called out to stop the
fracas.
The closing day of the encampment of
the United Confederate Veterans at
Richmond, Va, was devoted 10 the lay
ing of the corner stone OF a monument
10 Jefferson Davis.
The national bank circulation out
standing on the LIST aggregated $225,-
o12, 600, an incrense since June 80. 1895,
of $14.3i2.262.
Charles Williams (colored), of Balti-
more. cut his wifes throat with razor
at Atlantic City, n. j., and then served
himself in the same manner.
Ten thousand coal miners in the
Birmingham (Ala.) district received an
advance of seven per cent. In wages.
Two yawls of the towboat Fallle cap
sized at Cincinnati and threw seven
men into the river. two Of whom were
drowned.
The cruiser Charleston has returned
10 San Francisco after an absence OF
two years In Asiatic waters.
The managers OF the centennial celc-
bration to be held July % at Cleveland.
o., have asked the war department 10
detail government troops to take part
in the ceremonies.
The boiler of railway engine ex-
ploded near Hartsyille, Ala, killing En-
gineer James Jones, Fireman Daniel
Ailxens and Brakeman j. Jenkins.
The percentages OF the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 9Th were as follows:
Cleveland, 672; baltimore, GOT; Gin
cinnati, .642: Boston. .607; Pittsburgh.
sal; Chicago, 500; Philadelphia, $40;
Washington. 800; Brooklyn. .492; New
York, .410; St. Louis, .23l; Louisville,
100.
John Connolly. spinner at Fall River.
Mass, cut his two-year-old child's throat
and then killed himself. He was out Of
work and Respondent.
The scores of glass factories through
out New Jersey have closed down for
the summer. giving 5000 workmen n
two Haonths' vacation.
The American Society OF Civil En-
gincers held It's 2Sth annual convention
In San Francisco.
Manufacturers representing 1900
Epindles in the vicinity OF Boston have
agreed to curtail production during
four weeks I'm the next two months.
Pending a settlement on the wages
scale evecy iron mill in the Mnhoning
valley In Ohio has closed. throwing
$500 men temporarily out OF work.
Work Is soon 10 be begun on fortifi-
cations for the defense Of New York, to
cost 100000
Michael Barbaras and Louie Deristi
were killed in coal mine explosion at
Fayctte City, Pa.
Uvalde county, Tex. was being dew
nstated by prairie fire.
There were Eli business failures In
the United States In the seven days
ended on the 4th, against 217 the week
previous and 1o5 In the corresponding
period of 1895.
ing houses i'm the United States during
the week ended on the 4th aggregated
$l,103,51s,033, against $500, 500, s32 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1895
was 1870.
During n storm Mt Hardin's Valley,
Tenn, Arthur Peake, young farmer,
and two sisters named Swan were
killed by lightning.
Rachel Mogstad and Bessie Youngren,
two young Norwegian girls, took their
own lives In Chicago because OF pow
erty.
Sidney Randolph. n negro. charged
with the murder OF little Sadie Buxton,
was lynched by mob ut Rockville, Md.
Whitehouse. town of 500 inhabitants
IL miles south of Toledo, o., WINS nearly
destroyed by fire.
Arthur Il. Smith rode from Chicago 10
New York on bicycle in 142 hours and
Is minutes, breaking the record by 4
hours and 81 minutes.
Lena Bissig. IL years old, and Jacob
and John Lee, aged six and five years re-
spcctively, were drowned at Rochester.
N. ", by the upsetting OF skin.
A cloudburst at Borden, Ind, swept
away several houses and stores and I'm
the surrounding country many bridges
and all the crops were destroyed.
The coinage executed at the United
States minis during June aggregated
1?,7so,6i5 pieces Of the Value OF S4.023,-
02D, as follows; Gold. 140.0s2 pieces OF
the value OF $2,4Ti,2l7; silver. a.i4a. 423
pieces Of the value OF 81 $780, 92; minor
coin. 0.406.2lo pieces Of the value OF
S2o2.OiO.
Benjamin Hun. OF Boot jack, Ind.
nm old man, while temporarily insane
shot and fatally wounded his daughter
in-law and then killed himself
On wager of 500 Lee Palmer walked
from Waterloo, Ia, TO Dubuque. dis
lance Of 100 miles. In 40 hours