The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-11-07

s3s 100000.
Ira Burnige. aged IL. and Grace Say
Ter. aged rs, were drowned at Wheaton.
Kan. The young couple were the only
children OF their respective families and
were engaged to be married.
Peter Shea. prominent farmer and
trader. was shot and killed by Jim
Burke, desperate negro. near his home
at Lusby Mill. Ky.
An attempt was made 10 rob the cit
liens state bank owned by McElheny
Bros. at Goldfeld, la. but the burglars
were frightened away.
Seven hundred quarts OF nitro-gly-
cerin exploded near Geneva. Ind. and
wrecked scores of houses.
Snow Is reported from IL to Is inches
deep on the upper Missouri and Chey-
eLne river ranges and ranchmen will
suffer heavy losses in cattle.
Dennis Scantlin was drowned in the
Winona canal at Warsaw. Ind. lie was
native of Ireland and was 1l9 years OF
age.
In a political quarrel at Wilkesbarre.
Pa, John Luby and Andrew Drotski
were killed.
Mrs. Minnie l.. Cummings, the wealthy
widow and authoress, has given her
palatial residence at Elberon. N. j., TO
an association founded by her for the
protection OF homeless and unfortunate
women.
The visible supply OF grain in the
United States on the ed was: Wheat.
$500, 900 bushels; corn, 1O.3i0.00 BUSH
els; oats. 11.75l 900 bushels; rye, 2.544.-
900 bushels; barley, 5.0O7, 900 bushels.
a statement prepared by the comp
trollcr OF the currency shows the
amount Of national bank notes in circu
lation October 81 was S994. s07 .G57, an in
crease for the month OF 81, 345. G27, and
for the year, S21 ,O00,42o.
The public debt statement issued on
the I'd showed that the debt increased
7,105,726 during the month OF October.
The cash balance In the treasury was
$3.50, ,22l The total debt, less the
cash balance in the treasury, amounts
10 1921 ,07l,717.
Yves Arnold and Charles James were
fatally stabbed by unknown parties in
6ght over politics at Portsmouth. o.
The annual report OF Second Assist
ant Postmaster-Genernl Charles Neil
son shows the annual rate of eXpendi-
ture for all mail transportation at the
close OF the fiscal year to be S40. 523 1882.
Matthew A. Grant, IS years OF age, a
lifelong resident OF Burryville, Conn,
and one OF the famous Grant triplets.
died suddenly OF paralysis.
Mayor McClelland, of Roanoke. Va,
was run down by an electric car and fn-
tally injured.
Five inches of snow fell AT Huron, S.
d., making foot on the ground.
Louis Bulser proprietor of the Ameri-
can house at Mankato, Mimi, shot and
killed his wife while intoxicated.
Lambuster Anglo was killed and Lin
coin Guiseppi fatally injured by being
pushed from trolley car AT Newark,
n. j., during a panic when an electric
fuse blew out.
William +. Clemmons, dealer in
woolens at New York city. assigned.
with liabilities Of 100000
In Portland, Me-. Alonzo G. Phillips,
photographer. shot and killed his wife
and then shot himself i'm fit of zeal.
ousy.
James II. Campbell, president OF the
Stoclman's Commission company in
Chicago. has found that $4,000 had
been distracted from the funds OF the
company and that Otis Il. Hall. who for
three years has been his confidential
man, is missing.
The coinage executed at the United
States minis during the month OF Oc-
tober was as follows: Gold. 5,727 800;
silver, $2,S4l,0o9; minor coins, 100000;
total. Ss.63s. 400.
by fall OF coal in mine az ASH
land. Pa. three men were killed and
three so badly injured that they will
die.
Scott Linton shot and fatally wounded
William Metzlcr and Belle Gray and then
killed himself az Georgetown. o. Jeal-
ousy was the cause.
Three masked men held up south
bound passenger train one mile south
of Alvarado. Tex. but did not secure
any booty.
Miller d Vaughan. bankers and
brokers at Providence. Il. L.. failed for
Sl5O.00O.
The receipts OF the United Stntes
for the month OF October were
S25, 2s2, $50 and the expenditures were
S3s.07s.e77. showing n deficit for Oc-
tober % $7.G55.45s The total deficit
since July 1. 1896. is S32.sso.577.
The United States Carriage company's
works at Columbus. O.. were burned.
About 2, 100 employees have been added
20 the classified service by the issuance
Of an order by President Cleveland de
rccting that the rules of the navy de-
partment regulating the employment
Of labor az the navy yards shall not be
changed without the approval OF the
civil service commission.
Mrs. Annie Schriebcr. aged 2s. and her
nephew. a lad OF Il. eloped from their
homes in Chicago and committed sui
eide in Elgin. III.
Three vast waterspouts connecting
clouds and sea was the rnrc phenomena