The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-06-20
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
The II. Douglas Crockery company ut
ST. Joseph. Mo-. failed for 100000.
On July all the whisky distiileries In
Kentucky viii close until January !,
1898.
On the race track in st. Louis Free
Advice clipped half second of the
worlds record for seven and one-half
furlongs, making the distance in 1881.
Frank Jahrenski, aged nine years;
Reuben S. Woodwork. aged four, and
Max Zerag, aged IL, were drowned Ia
Milwaukee while boating.
Fire destroyed the building of the
American horse exchange in New York
and over l25 horses were burned To-
death. the loss being 100000.
TIE woman city government AZ
Ells. Kan, was at war with illegal
liquor vendors. and all but two vio-
lutors had been sent to intl.
John A. Thompson's bank, one of the
oldest banking institutions in johnson
county, closed it's doors at Edinburr,
Ind, the liabilities being $4,000.
George Edmunds and Gus Verdery.
two prominent citizens of Ellis Post
Office, Ga, were murdered by burglars.
The First national bank of Larned,
Kan, closed Its doors.
The total appropriations of the Fifty
fourth congress, including permanent
annual appropriations, were $5i5.759,-
S2O.4g, against $3.50, 100 POS made by the
Fifty-third congress.
The Austrian representative in Wash
..stI hat. ha m I'm n
dor instead OF minister.
The boiler OF the Michigan salt works
near Marine City, Mich, exploded, hill
ing William Mowbray, foreman, and
John +. Haley.
George Dclong, berry picker at Ben
ton harbor, Mich, has fallen heir to a
fortune Of S15O,00o by the death OF M
uncle Ia the ST. Louis tornado.
The special senate committee, Of
which Mr.. Harris, OF Tennessee, is chair
man. appointed TO investigate the re-
cent sales OF government bonds. began
its inquiry In Washington.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the 18th aggregated
S63T, $50, 500, against S957 ,2is,07s the
with the corresponding week in 1895
was 6.5.
There were 234 business failures In
the United States in the seven days
ended on the J2th, against 249 the week
previous and 252 In the corresponding
period Of 1895.
Fifty houses were damaged by fire M
Newport, KY, and the tobacco ware
house of j. NJ. Armstrong, with it's con
tents, was totally destroyed.
The bank OF Palmer. Kan. WINS broken
into, the safe blown open and entirely
destroyed and the cash-box robbed ol
Sl,10o.
Leading commercial agencies In New
York reported trade as being very dull
throughout the country.
A fire In n tencment-house in Pitts
burgh, Pa, caused the death OF Mrs. Il
Garbics and her five-year-old son, anc
her daughter. aged ~ years, was fatally
burned.
The Taylorville Oll.) coal mining
works were destroyed by fire and tire,
men and 20 mules persisted in the flames
The property loss was $4,000.
Egbert C. Smith has resigned ms pres
ident of Andoyer (Mass.) theological
seminary, after a period OF Is year
in that position. Prof. George Harri
Abbott, professor of theology, will sue
coed him.
The steamship Bermuda left Philadel
phia with another cargo OF arms an,
ammunition for the Cuban insurgents
John johnson (colored). who on tn
night OF March 81 murdered in COLI
blood Charles Carter, well-known an'
prominent young man, was hanged n
Lancaster Courthouse, Va.
Orders were tciegraphed by the sec
rotary OF the navy TO commandants O
all navy yards TO resume work Mt ono,
In all parts of southwestern Mich
gan grasshoppers were doing great Ia
Jury to the peppermint crop.
The total number OF silver dollar
coined from bullion purchased unde
the act OF July IA, 1890. TO June 1, 1885,
was 46,10s.65i. Upon this coinage Their
was a profit OF s10.117,284.
Monroe Jackson and j. w. Vest. popt
list politicians. fought duel over pol
tics mt Hartsclle, Ala, and both wcr
killed.
At Tunis. Tex. Jesse Massey an
]. 4. Chance were murdered by M
known parties.
Fire destroyed large warehouse {
the White Mills DistiIlery company
Louisville, KY, the loss being si2s.o