The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-12-12

Burns, 10 years old. were drowned while
skating.
\ mob of farmers broke into the coun-
~ Jail at Lexington, Mo-, secured Jesse
Winner and James Nelson. held for the
murder OF Mrs. Winner and her two
babies, and lynched them.
Mrs. A. X. Gleisner, wife of glass
blower at Newark, o.. shot her infant
child In the head and then shot herself.
She was thought TO have been insane.
The new gunboats Vicksburg and
Newport were launched from the yards
at Bath, Me. They cost 1920. 400 each.
Mrs. Sarah Lawrence and her daugh-
ter Sophie, aged nine. and a bcarder
named Sawyer were suffocated by gas
In Boston.
Fire destroyed the wholesale grocery
house of b. ii. Flaspoller d Sons in New
Orleans. the loss being 100000.
mob tore down six tollgates in
Mercer county, KY, making over 800
destroyed in the state ia the last three
months.
The Baxter bank at Baxter Springs.
Kan. closed it's doors.
a negro named Davis while out hunt
ing with the two young sons OF his en-
ployer, Joe Williams, near Pine Bluff,
Ark. killed both the boys and escaped.
The Henry county bank at Clinton,
Mo-. closed its doors with liabilities Of
$4,000.
The German government has lodged
an energetic protest with the state de
partment in Washington against the
] ~ ha. In, Inn, In 40.
mage duties on German ships entering
American ports.
The total receipts of the government
during the past year were $s2, 400, POS. 40
and the total expenditures were $780,,
626, 296.s4 an increase OF receipts over
the previous year of $3.50, 0sO.21, and
an increase of expenditures OF S3,s36,-
| 1902.
Henry Owen O'Connor, witness In
| the famous Cronin murder trial and the
39th of the persons connected with the
case to meet death, killed himself ut his
home in Chicago.
Three persons were killed and ter
others more or less seriously injured ia
collision on the Baltimore 81 Ohio
railway near Storrs Station, o.
The Union National bank of New Or
leans, which suspended payment Sep
TENDER 0, 1896, has resumed business.
In his message TO congress President
Cleveland, in referring TO affairs m
Cuba. says that in spite OF SPANS de-
termination TO put down the rebellion
the Cubans have gained strength in
arms and men, and says il cannot rca-
sonably be expected that the present Mt
ttude of the United States will be in
definitely maintained.
Frederick Lovelnnd, aged 20, the old
est and best-known guide in the Adiron-
dacks, was killed by falling tree.
George Deacon, aged n years, living
near Argos, Ind, killed his wife. aged
&c, and took his own life by drowning.
The couple had been married nearly so
years. Deacon was partially deranged.
The plant and buildings of the With
ington & Russell company, agricultural
implement manufacturers, covering
about six acres in Newton, Tenn. was
burned. the loss being $4,000.
Secretary Carlisle transmitted to the
speaker OF the house the estimates of
appropriations required for the fiscal
yenr ending June 30, 1898. They amount
TO $42l, 7lS,005. The estimates for the
present fiscal year amounted to $41s.-
OoI .O73.
The fire losses of the United States
and Canada for the month OF Ncvem-
Der amount to $5.21l,s 500, against So
903. 900 during the same time last year.
Jim Davis. who killed the l3-year-old
son Of his employer. Joe Williams. near
Pine Bluff. Ark. was lynched by mob.
Five negro men working on the Cot
ton Belt railway between Camden and
Beardon. Ark, were fired upon with
out warming by gang OF unknown per-
sons and killed
Samuel Rosenbaum, nged co years a
cloth-trimming agent, shot his wife and
then shot himself in Rochester, n. Y.
Domestic trouble was the cause
In his annual report to congress
James IL. Eckels. comptroller OF the
currency, takes firm stand for the re-
tirement OF the greenbacks. At the
present time there are 3.G7O national
banks in existence with total capital
OF SG5O,Oi4,s95. The total amount OF
circulating notes outstanding October
81 was 3I,553.sO7. Receivers were APP
pointed during the year for % banks
and 81 went into voluntary liquidation.
Willis A. Meyers department store in
Milwaukee. known as the Boston store.
was seized by the sheriff. with liabilities
OF 100000.
A boiler in the mill of the Wilcox
Lumber company at Seville. Ga. eN-
ploded. killing six men.
AZ Frankfort, Ky. the court 81 np-
peals refused new trial 20 Scott Jack
son and Alonzo Walling, convicted Of
the murder Of Pearl Bryan and SEN
fenced 10 h. hanged.
An earthquake shock ri Dunbar, Pa.
and surrounding towns gave the PEG.
pie a great fright
jules Soulc. editor Of the Biloxi Re-
view, was shot and killed az Biloxi,