The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-16

/ : ia o5ls f1z fs1<'S, CHAR Ht0 with rap
| ing his 10~ycor-old daughter. was
| lynched by mob.
Destructive forest fires were raging
In several portions OF the upper PENN
sula in Michigan.
| The Tennesses centennial exposition.
| TO celebrate the end OF the first century
OF the states history, will open In
Nashville on June 1.
Ten or twelve acres of land belong
ing 70 the Diamond Match company
were burned over near Ontonagon,
Mich. and about 100000 feet OF lumber
destroyed. the loss being 100000.
The entire village Of LAnse. Mich.
except a few scattered houses, was de-
stroyed by fire. the loss being estimated
at from 100000 10 $4,000. Fifty fam
lilies. numbering about 800 persons.
were homeless.
After a career of 20 years the Nash
Vile American. one of the oldest papers
in Tennessee. went into the hands OF
receiver.
Ferdinand Schumacher, the oatmeal
king. and president of the American
Cereal company. failed at Akron. o.. for
81 100000.
Annie Anderson. sged "a years. was
bshot at Trenton, N. j.. by Joseph Gra-
ham. her lover, who Immediately after
ward shot himself. Jealousy was the
cause.
While fishing in Bingham lake near
Mountain Lake. Mimi, III. Diclxman and
Jacob Epp were drowned
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the 18th was: Wheat,
54.000.o0o bushels; corn, 1887 900 bush
els: oats, 1852 900 bushels; rye, 1885,
600 bushels; barley. l.i12. 900 bushels.
Edward Conery. Jr., New Orleans
merchant and president of the indie
pendent OIL company, failed for S445.-
600.
The tow boat Harry Brown. OF Pitts
burgh, Pa. exploded It's boilers 25 miles
below Vicksburg. Miss. and il lives
were lost, including the mate. pilot and
chief engineer.
Gov. Morton signed the greater New
York bill, but IL does not go into effect
until January 1. 1898.
An excursion train from Jackson
Vile on the Florida Central a. Peninsular
railroad jumped the track at Anderson,
Ga. and 40 persons were injured and
one child was killed.
The Illinois supreme court declared
the law against Sunday shaving Illegal.
The Louisiana legislature convened
at Baton Rouge.
johnny Houlihan, % years of age,
who was knocked out by Patsy Nolan
in a prize fight at New Britain, Conn,
died from the effects of blow.
a negro implicated in the cutting OF
City Marshal Walker at Fulton, KY.
was hanged by mob.
A fire in the malt house OF the
Hinshcliffe Mating and Brewing com
pany at Paterson, N. j., caused loss OF
$500, 900.
The supreme court OF the American
Protective Association began its annual
meeting in Washington.
Rev. Joseph L. Ebben Powell, convict
ed mt Findlay. O.. of fraudulent regis
tration, was sentenced TO one year in the
penitentiary.
With imposing ceremonies heroic
equestrian statue OF Maj. Gen. Winfield
Scott Hancock was unveiled in Wash
ington before an immense gathering.
The centennial anniversary OF Con-
gregationalism west of the Allegheny
mountains began at Marietta, O.
The forest fires in the upper peninsula
of Michigan were quenched by heavy |
rains
John j. Wallace, farmer. and his |
three SONS sought shelter under large |
tree Mt Cadiz. KY. during storm and
oil four were killed by lightning.
A cyclone swept over Lincoln, Neb., !
and scarcely building In the capital
city came out OF the struggle undani-
aged. No loss of life was reported, but |
the number of persons injured was
large.
Miss Mertie Silverthorn and Mrs. Sny-
der were killed by the cars at crossing
in Footville. Wis.
Acyclone struck Worthington, Mimi.
dcmolishing 20 buildings. No one was
seriously hurt.
Recent experiments made near Oc-
cequan. Va. by Prof. Samuel p. Langley
with his flying machine were successful |
The supreme court OF Illinois says |
that druggists and other merchants
need not sell soda water TO negroes un-
less they wish 10.
The National Association of Police |
Chiefs began their annual convention
al Atlanta, On.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
In convention at indianapolis the In