The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-10-31
The News Condensed.
important Intelligence From All Parts
DOMESTIC.


Nearly the entire village OF Spring
field, KY. was destroyed by fire.
A conflict occurred ut the sultan's
palace in Constantinopie between the
Turkish and Albanian guards. during
which several men on both sides were
killed.
The missionary ship Dayspring was
wrecked on n rock north OF New Gale
donna island and nine persons persisted.
Fire in factory building in Brook
1yn. N. Y, caused loss OF Sl50,000, and
Alfred Beaumont. fireman. was killed.
The National Spiritunlists' asssocia-
ton in session in Washington elected
Harrison ID. Barrett, Of Lily Dale, n. Y.
president.
President Cleveland addressed the
students and alumni OF Princeton uni
yersity in behalf of national honor. lie
urged the men OF education actively 20
engage in political campaigns. from
their inception TO their close, aud TO
let such efforts be steady and not spas.
modic.
j. NJ. Criglar, manager OF Hagermnn's
lumber mills at Hager Stntion, Fla,
killed two negro assailants and wounded
four others.
Haney a. Campbell, manufacturers
Of creamery supplies at Dubuque, la,
made an assignment.
Rev. Thomas Stoughton Potwin, one
of the best known Congregational cler-
gymen OF New England. committed sui
eide at his home IN Hartford. Conn. III
ness wns the cause.
Charity Ward (colorcd) left her THREE
little girls alone in her house at Ridge,
Ark. and the building caught fire and
consumed tho children.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the 23d aggregated
$i,044, .O62, against $685.. ,0O4 the
previous week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week In 1895
is 03.
Mrs. William Hanchey. Miss Elmira
Hanchey and a little child were thrown
from buggy near Elba, Ala, in a run
away and killed.
There were PA business failures I'm
the United States in the seven DAYS
ended on the 23d. against 32s the week
previous and PAL in the correspond
ing period OF 1895.
James Sheakley, governor Of ALASKA.
In his annual report to the secretary
OF the interior says there is great en-
enlargement in the outlook. for the
Alaska gold mines. During the past
year s., 100000 in gold bullion has been
taken from the mines.
A passenger and express train on the
Chicago q Alton railroad was held up
and robbed by four masked men M
Blue Springs cut. between lude-
pendencc and Glendale. Mo.
The DIR. Tanner who was killed IN the
Whitmer Robinson company lire at
Akron, O., Is not DIR. S. III. Tanner, OF the
famous fnsts.
Morris Lunda, manager OF the Inter
national Export d Grain company. and
prominent in the local grain market,
was shot and killed in his office at Kun
sas City, Mo-, by +. ii. Waltz, q dis
charged clerk.
Judge Henry w. Scott. of Oklahoma
City, O. T.. has resigned the associate
iusticeship OF the supreme court OF that
territory to become a member of the
New York bar.
The revenue to the producers of wheat
In the United States since September
has been S2S.GSs,0 in consequence OF
the rise In the price OF that staple.
VIII Settle. cashier OF the United
States Building and Loan association
IN Louisville, Ky, is said to be n default.
er for $4,000.
Louis A. Coquard, bond and stock
H.. FL n
The steamer II. +. feathers. loaded
with i,7oO bales of cotton and 1000
sacks OF cotton seed. sprung a leak and
sunk three miles above Nachez, Miss
The loss Is over 100000.
The wife and five children Of a. ,
Spute were drowned In Smiths lare
near Denver, Col, by the upsetting Of
boat.
Two passenger trains came together
in Big Bend cut, is miles west OF ~.
louis, and eight persons were killed
and not less than so injured, some ia
tally.
Fire at Ladonia, Tex, destroyed every
business house on the east side OF the
public square, including the First ma
tonal bank, the loss being 100000.
Mobs destroyed all the toll gates on
the Louisville and Lawrenceburg turn
pixies in Kentucky.
The Third Unitarian church, n Chi.
cago landmark. was destroyed by fire.
Arthur l.. Smith. of Chicago. reduced
the 2i-hour American bicycle road rec.
ord, making 205M miles in that time,
thereby breaking the former record Of
277 miles.
Fire destroyed large warehouse and
$500 bales of cotton at Galveston, Tex.
causing loss of $4,000.
Fire In lumber piles on the premises
OF the Central Lumber company ut III
waulSee, Mich, caused loss of S175, 900.
The steamer Algoa sailed from Gal
weston, Tex, for Liverpool with the
largest cargo ever taken from an AmeIi-
can port, consisting OF 1920 bales of
cotton, 100000 bushels OF grain and GO
tons OF other Freight All vnlned ne 81 =