The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-11-21
The News Condensed.
important intelligence From All Ports.
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
Mrs. Abner Cox shot her husband
fatally at Elsberry. Mo-. and then com
mitted suicide. She was partially de-
mented.
The committee on appropriations Of
the house will meet in Washington No
vember 80 10 begin the preparation Of
the appropriation bills for the coming
session.
Ex-President Harrison addressed the
Formers National congress at Indian.
apolis. A memorial TO congress- was
adopted requesting that body TO see
TO il that no trusts IRE organized that
can cxtort exorbitant prices for farm
products and favoring a protective
tariff.
Admiral Ramsey, chief OF tie bureau
OF navigation, in his annual report says
that more than ~ per cent. of the en-
listed men Of our navy are now Amer
lean citizens, and more than SO per
cent. of the apprentice boys are Ameri-
can born.
Richard v. ID. Wood. for many years
assistant cashier OF the Metropolitan
national bank in New York. Is said TO
have embezzled 100000.
John A. Bolin. al one time a repre-
sentative In the state legislature. was
swindled out of 500 at Duquon. H..
by the gold brick scheme.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses In the United States during the
week ended on the l2th aggregated
si,1Oi,1i7,i47. against 1901. 552.0G5 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1895
10 IL.
There were 25s business failures In
the United States ia the seven days
ended on the 18th. against $50 the week
previous and 2s3 in the corresponding
period of 1905.
a train on the Louisville e. Nashville
road was wrecked near Montgomery,
Ala. by train robbers md three persons
were badly injured and the damage To
the train was $4,000. The wreckers
secured nothing
The twenty-third annual convention
of the National Women's Christian
Temperance union opened in st. Louis
with the greatest attendance OF any
one yet held. Miss Frances Willard pre-
sided.
The battle ship Iowa made ] o27 knots
an hour on der builders trial trip OFT
Philadelphia. Her guaranteed speed
was i6 knots an hour.
Henry Dawson (colored) was hanged
at Tuskegee. Ala. for wife murder.
A train struck wagon at crossing
near Golden. N. Y. and killed a man
pamed Wingate and his daughter,
Free thinkers from all over the United
Stntes and from England were present
IN Chicago at the opening OF the annual
congress OF the American Secular Union
and Free Thought Federation.
The steamer Wallula, ore laden from
Ashland, Wis, TO Conneaut. o., and
valued at $90.0OJ. went ashore while try
ing TO make the latter port. Two sail
ors were drowned.
Herbsrt X. Ash, n well-to-do farmer,
shot his wife and then hanged himself
at Lyman, N. III. No cause is known.
The exports of domestic merchan-
disc during the ten months ended 0cto-
Der 81 amounted to $762, SOS, fl3. against
S63i, 5l3,565 for the same period in 1898.
The imports during the ten months
amounted 10 S572, 46l,5o5, as compared
with $O70,l23, is3 for the same period
last year.
Henry Weylcr, aged three years, and
Mary Weyler. aged six months, were
burned TO death in their home at Buff
falo. N. y. during the absence OF their
parents.
The raciug stable OF Mrs. w. +. ID.
Stokes, of New York. was destroyed
by FIRE near Lexington, Ky. and Josie
b.. worlds record pacing mare, and six
other valuable horses were burned.
The gold exports for October amount
ed 10 s343. los, against Sl,s73,s for DC
tober, 1895. The imports were S27,06l,-
93s, against 81. 1877 .O40 for October. 1895.
The exports OF silver amounted 10 $4.-
794,33o. For October, 1898. the amount
was $4,so4,4f7. The imports nggrc-
gated $sSs,l22; for October, 1925, they
were 81 1914
The pulpits OF 6s churches In ST.
Louis were occupied on the 18th by dele
gates 20 the w. C. Il. U. convention.
The electric power OF Niagara falls
was for the first time sent out beyond
the confines of the city OF Niagara Falls
and direct to Buffalo. distance OF some
~ miles, where it will be used to propel
street cars.
The commissioner general OF immigra-
ton in his annual report shows that dur
ing the last fiscal year the arrivals OF
immigrants In this country aggregated
343 PCT. OF whom 2,700 were sent back.
The arrivals for the fiscal year OF 1894
1895 aggregated 25s,ss6.
The Jennings state bank at Daven-
port, Ncb., was robbed by burglars OF
s. 700 In cash and about $500 worth OF
jewelry.
AT Glcnwood Springs. Col, James b
Spurrier. n printer, shot and fatally
wounded Miss Nina Cornell and wounded
Jnmes 4. Wilson, her escort. and Their
killed himself. Jealousy was the cauac