The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-04-18

manner Mt Philadelphia
In the presence Of 5000 Americans
and Cubans dummy representing Capt
Gen. Weyler and wrapped in the Spanish
flag was burned at Key West, Fla
Miss Mary Linnett. Of Chicago, shot
and killed Miss Elizabeth Trowbridge. a
prominent young woman Of Elgin. ILL.,.
and then killed herself Miss Linnet.
had great liking for Miss Trowbridgc,
and because they were separated sho
committed the deed.
Many persons were driven from their
homes at ct. Cloud. Mimi. by rise in
the Mississippi river.
In Texas cyclone wrecked many
houses at Regain. Abilene, Iatan, Co'',-
RADIO City and Fort Worth.
Twelve inches OF snow on the level
fell mt Palmer Lake. Col, and In places
the drifts were 20 feet deep
The supreme court of the United
States reccnsened IT Washington after
a ten days recess
Mayor Strong. of New York. and
Mayor Wurster, OF Brooklyn, vetoed the
greater New York bill passed by the
state Legislature.
A statement prepared by the bureau
of statistics shows that the exports of
breadstuffs during March were S10,00c.-
557. against $s,716.4i1 in March a year
ago; of cotton. SO 600, $40, against Sl5,
27i ,026 n year ago; Of mineral oils, 81
350,244, against S3,036. 700 a year ago,
and OF provisions, l2.s23. TAO. as conn
pared with $13. PISS, $50 in March, 1895.
Four men were instantly killed, two
fatally injured and another badly hurt
In the wreck OF trcstle on the Bedford
Belt line road near Bedford Junction,
Ind.
The wife of Il. Mcpherson. a railway
conductor at Lorain, o., gave birth 10
double children, having two heads, four
arms, four legs and two complete organ
izations. The faces are in opposite d.
rections.
The visible supply OF grain in the
United States on the 18th was; Wheat,
50. $3.50. 900 bushels; corn, 16,s46,0 900 bush
els; oats, 9,34l, 900 bushels; rye, 1,50o.-
GOO bushels; barley, 100000 bushels.
The Bank OF Sunnydale, Kan. was
broken open by burglars, the safe blown
and $4,000 In money stolen.
Patrick Finnigan, "A farmer in Colfax
county. Neb., killed his wife because she
refused TO sign deeds TO property he de-
sired to sell. and then killed himself.
The New York Times was sold 10
Adolph S. Ochs, of Chattanooga, Tenn.
who will make IL democratic paper.
The town of Gaylord. Kan. is now In
the absolute control of women. Mrs.
Antoinette Haskell is mayor and the
city council are all women.
James i. Pepper, the well-known dis
tiller, assigned at Lexington. Ky, with
liabilities of 100000.
Eleven passengers were more or less
injured near vossburg. Miss. by Queen
q Crescent train plunging through q
trestle bridge.
Joseph Zelamel was put TO death by
In the state prison at Clin-
ton, N. Y. He murdered his sweetheart.
Theresa Kamora. ut Johnstown. N. ".
August 30. 1898.
An attempt 10 wreck the limited ex-
press train on the Cleveland a. Pitts
burgh road near Cleveland was frus-
trated by laborer.
Three young children of Sheridan
Moore were burned in a barn near their
home 40 miles south of Huntington, Va.
Nearly the entire village OF Dorches-
ter. Neb.. was swept away by fire.
George Gilmore and wife were fatal
ly burned by the explosion of n bottle of
carbon purchased TO kill prairie dogs
near Guthrie. o. I.
The silk house of Auffmordt &: Co. in
New York was burned. the loss being
81 100000
A building owned and occupied by
Walton Brothers with stock OF gen
eral merchandise was burned ut Fair
bury. H.. the loss being $4,000.
Spaulding g. Tewksbury. wholesale
dealers Mt Boston in straw and leather
board. with branches In many of the
principal cities of the union. failed for
$4,000.
Every window glnss factory In the
United States will close May 20 because
OF a glut In the market.
The report on the trial trip Of the In
diana shows the warship to have no de-
fects. Average speed with poor coal
was 1876 knots.
The town OF Dngsboro, Del, was al
most entirely destroyed by fire.
Ives defeated Maurice Daily in the in-
ternational billiard tournament In Bos-
ton and made n new record for a run
on cushion caroms, scoring 50 points
against II. the previous record.
Arthur ID. Coo, piano dealer of
Cleveland. o.. has made an assignment.
with liabilities of 100000; assets,
SIS. 000
John Lehman. aged 3s. n streot rail-
way conductor, killed his three children
and took his own life at his home In
Chicago during the absence Of his wife.
Financial trouble was the cause.
Frank and TONY" Charlescn. Of
Brooklyn, n. ~, launched 20-foot
sloop, in which they will soil May ~
for southampton.
While returning from hunting trip