The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-02-22

son, his sisters sweetheart. whom he
poisoned.
light ships viii be added to Uncle
Sans navy and be ready for commits
sion before the FIRST OF next July.
Joe Donoghus, the champion skater,
broke the iise-milc skating record n
Washington. making the distance In
IA minutes AZ aeconds.
The big soap. I've, and coffee essence
mandatory OF L. Z. Thompson a Co.
and three dwelling houses Ia Philadei
phia were burned. the total loss being
$fc5 900.
The prize fight between Fitzsim-
mons and Maher announced 20 take
place at lei Pnso, Tex. on the 18th was
postponed TO the 2ist.
The annual meeting Of the depart
ment Of superintendence ~ the Nation
al Educational sssociution begun ut
Jacksonville. Fla.
The McCngue savings bank al Omaha
went into the hands OF receiver.
Fountain Martin was taken from iaii
and hanged by a mob near Steubenyilie.
KY, for burning barn.
The visible surply % grain in the
United States on the 18th was; Wheat,
C5 Der 900 bushels; corn. il.0bD000 bush
els; oats. o.95C.00U bushels rye, l,553.-
600 bushels; barley. 2,@05,OoO bushels.
a fire at Stctthernel a. Co.'s shirt
waist factory IN Troy. n. \ +, resulted
in panic among CSC girls ard women,
and IL was feared that 30 lives were lost.
over 20 persons were injured, some
fatally. aad the property loss was val
ucd az $SO0.000.
Charles l.. SpaIdin3, stauoner, who
died in Chicago at the nge ol IS years,
had during the past year buried ten
sons. aud only one son and bis widow
survive him.
At Grand Rapids, Mich, the House
man block was bdrned the loss being
S20O,000.
All The large clothing manufacturers
n Chicago declared their independence
OF the labor anon rule in their estab-
lishments
Joseph Champion and his daughter,
Sallie, living near Tallulah. Ca, were
shot and killed by unknown assnssins.
Robert Iaughlin, who reported his
house at Augusta, Ky. burned by MUIR
dcrers. and whose wife and niece were
burned in the building, confessed thar
he was the murderer.
Judge johnson, in the district court
at Denver, approved an order requiring
ladies' TO remove their hats at theatcrs.
Half of the business portion of the
town Of Greenyille, n. G., was destroyed
by lire, the loss being 100000
Two adult daughters of Elmer Mi
near. farmer OF Kosciuslo county.
Ind. were fatally burned while watch
ing brush fire.
The Wisconsin legislature convened
In extra session at Madison for the pur-
pose of reapportioning the senate and
assembly districts OF the state.
The Ohio legislature raised the retail
liquor license in the state from 5000 TO
$3.50.
Crazed with jealousy because his wife
and SONS had left him, Franz Michaei
Schwab, a German lahorer I'm Brooklyn.
n. Y shot and killed his wife and fatally
injured his son and grandchild.
The safe in the bank at Richards,
Mo-. Vas blown open and robbed of
$500.
The mercury IN portions of Mime.
New Hampshire and Vermont ranged
from % TO 30 degrees below zero
The Vulcan coal mine near New
Castle. Col. was wrecked Dv terrific
explosion of gas. and all the men en-
ployed in the mine at the time, To the
number of 60. were instantly killed.
The United Brethren Mutual Aid So
ciety of Lebanon, Pa, passed into the
hands Of receiver with heavy liabill-
ties.
The fifth annual continental con-
gress of the Daughters OF the American
Revolution began in Washington.
Three Indians on the Winnebago reser-
vation in Nebraska secured jug d;
whisky. drank the contents. sank into
stupor and were found dead.
Adyiccs from Washington say that
thencw recruiting system for me army.
aided by the hard times Of the last tew
years, Ens resulted IN bringing the en-
listed strcngth up to it's maximum.
Mrs. T.. u. BOVINE. of Hartford. Conn.
WINS reunited TO her husband at San
duslxy, o., after q separation Of "a years.