The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-10-24
The News Condensed.
Important InieIlIgence Fr0m AII Pats.
DOMESTIC.

first half of October shows a deficit or
S5.730,S73 and for the fiscal year 10 date
of $50, 03a. 900. The total receipts for the
fiscal year to date have been sol ,575,-
Go and the expenditures have aggrc-
gated Sl22, 509.G70.
The wholesale chinaware and crock
cry establishment of Pearson a. Wetzel
in Indianapolis was Quilted by lire, the
loss beng $4,000.
In collision between two freight
trains near Meridian. Miss, Will
Iulsche. engineer, and Zip Alexander,
fireman, were instantly killed and 40
cars were wrecked.
The Manchester Cigar Manufacturing
company at Baltimore, Nd, failed FOR
100000.
At the annual meeting in Colorado
Springs. Col. OF the international Typo
graphical union William T.. Prescott. OF
Toronto. Ont. was reelected president.
and nine-hour labor law was passed.
j. II. Brigham. OF Della, o.. president
OF the National Grunge, snid at the an
nunl meeting in Manchester, Ia. that
there are now nearly 100000 members
and $1,000 oranges In the United States.
The wholesale clothing firm OF Hex
ter Brothers in Philadelphia failed for
$4,000.
After a residence OF six years at Fort
Sheridan. near Chicago, the Fifteenth
infantry. u. s. A., left for Fort Bay
airy. n. NJ. Col. Robert IL. Hall, OF the
Fourth infantry, succeeds Col Crofton
as commandant OF Fort Sheridan.
Col. J. John Donoghue, of Winning
ton. Del, was elected commander of
the Unicn Veteran Legion at the annual
meeting in Washington.
An anvil burst at a political meeting
III Shclbyviile, Ind, aud half Of it was
blown through a window in the rest
dcnce Of John Lansing. fatally injuring
two children who were sleeping in the
room.
Rev. John w. Milan. pastor OF the
Madison Avenue NJ. l.. Church az Indian
npolis, Ind, and his wife have both
been declared insane. OverworlI on his
part and illness on her part were the
causes.
Henry Miller, a negro who assaulted
Miss Blanche Gray, young lady of fine
family in Spalding county. Ca. was
hanged by mob.
living four miles north of Linden,
Wash. was destroyed by fire and six
children were burned to death.
John Imboden, aged %. killed his Sis
ter, brother aud an old man named
Jacob Wilhelm who made his home
with the Imbodens near Piedmont, Mo-
A monument TO the army correspon-
dents and artists OF the late war was
dedicated nj Gapland. Md.
Heine Supp, who Is Rirdling the
earth, has reached Washington. Supp
started from Munich, Germany, July 81.
1905. and expects TO arrive home De-
cember 20. His object is TO travel
around the world, IL, 900 miles of which
will be accomplished on foot, in IL
months.
At the session in Chicago OF the In
ternational Association of Farmers
institutes George McKerrow. of Wis
consin. was elected president.
The post Office at Granville. o.. was
entered by burglars and 81 900 in stompa
and over 5000 In money taken.
Three firemen were killed and six
badly injured at fire Mt the chemical
warehouse OF Gilmour q Co. in Montreal,
Can. The property loss was 100000.
The county workhouse prisoners at
work near Soddy, Tenn. mutinied and
four OF them were fatally shot by the
guards.
There were 32s business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 18th, against 206 the week
previous and 263 in the corresponding
period OF 1895.
MissIliia and Josie h., Mrs. w. Il. ID. |
Stokes double team, PAGERS, lowered
the worlds record from 2:12h to 2:o9h
at Lexington, NY.
Harold Cavellc, the matrimonial
swindler. was sent TO the penitentiary
in Cincinnati for IL months and heavily |
fined.
Six men were killed and one seriously |
hurt by an explosion OF dynamite near
Van Buren,. Ark.
Wheat has advanced IL cents hushcl |
since October /. the closing price In the |
Chicago market on the 10th being 72H !
cents.
The business portion OF Cherry Creek. |
n. Y, was destroyed by an incendiary |
fire.
The West Michigan furniture fnctory !
at Holland, Mich. was burned. the less
being 100000.
The Merchants bank, one OF the old
est financial institutions in Atlanta, Ga,
closed its doors with liabilities Of $275,- |
900.
The exchanges at the lending clearing |
houses in the United States during the |
week ended on the 18th aggregated |
S095, 325,9 04, against $l,05s. 172, 453 the |
previous week. The decrease compared |
with the corresponding week in 1875
IN lat.
w. l.. Lee, a photographer at York,
Neb., Is charged with being principal |
in n plot 20 wreck the Burlington flyer
near York in order 20 collect $4,000 ac-
cident policy on the life of A. Bissell,
known 10 be on that train.
Freeman Ives a. Co. prorluce deaiera