The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-08-15

The visible supply of grain In the
United Stntes on the 10th was: Wheat.
4C. 42o 900 bushels; corn. 12.21s.000 bush
els; oats. 0.045.000 bushels; rye. 1876
600 bushels; barley. $4,000 bushels.
Final arrangements have been made
for the dedication OF the Grant monu-
ment In New York on April 81 next.
Grants birthday.
Linn 0'Neill, OF Toledo, o.. aged five
years and blind. one of the greatest mu-
steal prodigies the world ever pro-
duced, died from the effects of the
heat.
Hot weather still prevailed through
out the country OH the 10th and the
number OF deaths reported from pros
trntion was large.
Amelia Holman, Rose Breininger,
Mary Breininger. Charles Minnick and
John T. Dexter were drowned opposite
BridesburR, n suburb OF Philadelphia,
by the capsizing OF rowboat.
A cioudburst did great damage az Fort
Wayne. Ind.
William Wright, a negro who killed
his wife with an AK in June, 1895. WIS
hanged at Nevada, Mo.
The losses I'm South Water street, Chi
cago. during the heated period have
amounted 20 100000 on fruit alone.
The 18th annual meet of the League
OF American Wheelmen convened in
Louisville, Ky.
Four mer were killed by gas in the
Phillips chemical works at Camden,
MI.
Many buildings were unroofed and
large trees were snapped like pipe
stems during a storm at Baldwin, Wis.
Bob Pierson and Morris Jacobs, pugil-
lists, who attempted to fight near Gin.
cinnati, were arrested and fined 300
each and sent TO Jail for so days.
During n storm at Cleveland many
small boats on the lake were wrecked
but no lives were lost.
Harry X. Brown. exchange clerk OF
the Bullion and Exchange bank OF Car
son. New. Is said TO be defaulter TO
the extent of $4,000.
The Security bank OF Duluth. Mimi.
one OF the leading banks of the city.
closed its doors with deposits OF $780,
OOO.
a fire on the water front OF Norfolk.
Va, destroyed property valued ut $780,
O0O.
Five lives were lost In n fire which
occurred in A. X Warren & Co.'S cleo
trical supply mandatory in New York,
the property loss being 100000.
The Murray Hill bank in New York
suspended payments with liabilities OF
100000.
$. X. Martin, president Of the $. X.
Martin Lumber company Of Chicago.
the largest lumber firm in the world.
died at Alma Mich, aged 80 years.
Joseph Kohler and his wife were
killed by the cars at crossing near
Canton. o.
The hot wave was broken in the north
west on the 18th. but continued in tho
east and south. On the date named t4G
persons died from the heat in New York
% In Brooklyn, IS in Philadelphia. 2 IN
ST. Louis. rs in Terre Haute. Ind, in
Chicago and several Ina other towns. the
total reported being 265.
w. H. Trcworgy, wholesale lumber
dealer in Boston, failed for 100000
Fire in the pententiary AT Anomosa.
In, destroyed the large library-room Of
1000 volumes, the tailor shop. the dim
ing-room and chapel.
North g. Taylor private bankers in
Chicago, suspended payments with lia-
bilities OF 100000.
The reports as to the condition Of the
crops throughout the country are fa-
yOrahle corn cSDecially having becn
greatly benefited by the hot weather.
During a thunder-shower at Rogers.
Ark. j. j. Bryant and his fiye-year-old
daughter were struck by lightning
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