The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-26
The News Condensed.
important Intelligence From All Paris
DOMESTIC.

silver coinage during the month of Au-
gust aggregated $2,650,o00.
The filibustering steamer Three
Friends was seized at Fernandina, Fla.
by the government authorities.
The little town of Poplar Grove. H.,
was nearly swept away by fire.
Rev. L. w. Russell, pastor OF the Sec
ond Presbyterian church of Ottumwa,
Ia, died as the result of swallowing a
set of false teeth while at breakfast.
Hasley Petit and Charles Waters,
children at Bonner Springs, Kan, were
suffooated by gasoline.
Daniel Mcleod and Frank Ledbetter
were killed by an explosion in the In
dependence mine at Victor, Col.
Two small children of John Edwards,
of Shanner, o. r., were burned TO death
while locked alone in the house.
George Rohrer and Alvin Steffey,
boys living near New Roe. Ky, fell from
tree into n sink hole and had their
necks broken.
The Shellsburg bank at shellsburg,
Wis. closed It's doors.
Orrin w. Skinner died in Auburn
IN. W prison, where he was serving
sentence for grand larceny. He was one
OF the most astute swindlers in the
United States.
The exchanges II the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the 18th aggregated
5000, 20s, 52s, against $759,o20,234 the pre-
vious week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week in 1895 Is
1915
The private banking house OF Gar
diner. Morrow q CO., the oldest bank
in central Pennsylvania. closed It's doors
a. Hollidaysburg.
There were 317 business failures ia
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 18th, against 3l5 the week
previous and 2l3 in the corresponding
period of 1895.
Among the arri' ais in New York from
Europe on the steamer st. Louis were
ostmaster-General William NJ. Wilson
and Henry Watterson.
A storm OF wind, hail and rain which
swept over the eastern part OF Pennsyl-
vania wrecked scores of buildings aud
did damage estimated al 100000.
The banking house Of S. H. Watson g.
Sons at Vinton, Ia. established for 30
years, made a general assignment with
liabilities of $25o.O00; assets. $3.50. 900.
+. J. Fowler. OF Stillwell, o. T., who
was in search OF his runaway wife,
found her in st. Joseph, Mo-. and shot
her dead and then shot himself fatally
September 10, 1706. just 100 years ago,
President George Washington issued his
farewell address TO the people OF the
United States.
Pratt, Simmons & KrausniclS, whole
Fale milliners in ST. Louis, failed for
S150,000.
Corbett and Fltzsimmons were in
dicted by the grand jury in New York
city for instgating fight contrary To
the laws OF the state.
Four men were killed and a number Of
others badly injured in n wreck on the
Cincinnati, Hamilton 4 Dayton railroad
near Connersyille, Ind.
All the turnpike toll gates in Wash
ington county, Ky, were blown up
with dynamite because n vote to re-
move them was not needed by the ofi-
Gals.
James Swimmer, full-blood Chero-
kec Indian, and Henry Williams, coll
red youth of Is, were hanged at Table
quah. l. T.. for murder.
During terrific windstorm in Ogden,
Utah, fire started that caused loss OF
100000.
Star Pointer at Mystic park in Med
ford. Mass, not only beat two accred-
tied faster horses, Robert j.. 2:0lB,
and Frank Agnn, 2:o3A, but paced the
three fastest heats ever made In compe-
tition, the time being 2:02h, 2:03n
and 2:03A.
The Swedish Baptist Young Peoples
Union OF the United States held It's an
nual session in Omaha.
John Johnson and Henry Holman.
men, and Claude Bouchic and Edward
Froclke. boys, were arrested at Vim
cennes. Ind, for counterfeiting.
At ;hc convention in Buffalo, ". y,
Of the National Association OF Builders
elected president
The percentage OF the baseball clubs
in tho National league for the week
ended on the Goth were rs follows. Bal
timorc. 7O2; Cleveland, 63l; Cincinnati.
COS; Boston, $50; Chicago, 555; Pitts
burgh, SIC; New York. 4ss; Philadcl-
phia, 49,; brooklyn. AS; Washington,
44O: ST. Louis. 2o9; Louisville. 2s2.
Nine 1OO-pound sacks Of gold ore. val
ued at $4,000, were stolen from the
powder magazine Of the Tom Boy mine
Ht Telluride. Col.
The National Bank of Troy, N. ".
closed its doors with liabilities Of $44o,-
600.
furious storm swept over New Eng
land and the Atlantic coast. causing
great damage to property and the loss
Of several lives.
The monthly statement Of collections
of internal revenue shows the total re-
ceipts for August TO have been Sl1, 527,-
07l, against $i2,ie2,s55 during August.
1898.
Walter Brown. young negro. was
shot 10 death 10y q mob and then burned