The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-02-29
DOMESTIC.

The 23d annual meeting Of the Amer
Jean Paper Manufacturers ASSOCIATION
wns held in New York. reports showing
trade TO be In good condition.
Richard and John Steele, brothers
and farmers. were killed Mt crossing
near Winchester, Ky, by passenger
train.
The bank az McLouth, Kan, was
robbed by burglars of $4,000 in cash.
There were ESQ business failures In
the United States ia the seven days
ended on the 2ist, against ISL the
week previous and zoe In the CORE
spending period of 1895.
The Delaware county children's homa
was burned at Delaware. o. No one was
injured.
John Oliver and Andy Williams en-
gagged in a quarrel At Ashburn, Mo-,
which resulted In each man beisg shot
fatally.
Ducat a. Granthain's livery barn al
st. Joseph. Mo-, was burned. and 90
horses, many OF them valuable blooded
animals. were cremated.
The exchanges ut the leading clear
ing houses in the United States dur
ing the week ended on the 2lst al
gregnted $1,000, a44,54s. against $685.
a45.253 the previous week. The in
crease, compared with the correspond
ing week in 1895, was $40.
The Conrey-Waller and Depriz furni.
tnre mandatory at Sbelbyville, Ind.
failed for 500 900.
polort lfit1et,,,u,nn~ x~o,, Che hoo,.,,
weight championship of the world from
Peter Mnhcr in one minute and AZ Sec
ends in the state of Coahuila, Mexico,
opposite the town Of Langtry. Tex.
Commander and Mrs. darlington
booth were forced to relinquish their
command of the Salvation Army In
America, and II was thought that this
action would result in an organiza-
ton exclusively for tie United States.
Mr.. Booth and his wife had disap-
pcared from their home in New York,
aud their whereabouts were unknown.
Ivan Kovaley was hanged at San Fran
cisco for the murder of 4. II. l.. Weber
and wife, an aged couple of Sacramento,
December 80. 1904. kovnley was Rus.
sian exile.
Daniel Rcsslcr. prompted by jealousy,
murdered his cousin. Ella Ressier. aged
IS, nj Crnmer. Pa. and then committed
suicide.
The executive committee OF the Inter
national League OF Press clubs decided
20 hold the next convention ut Buffalo,
N. ~, july 20.
The union passenger station If the
New York. New Haven a. Hartford road
was burned at Providence, X. L., the loss
being 100000.
tor the first time since September
Z. 1898, the gold reserve passed the
stO0.0oc,o00 point, the exact figures be-
ing si05.0o2.s43.
angus ID. Gilbert was hanged In Bos-
TON for outraging and numbering Alice
Sterling. girl agcI eight years. on
April 10. 1895.
Christopher c. Waite, aged 80. prcsi-
dent OF the Columbus. Hooking Valley
q Toledo railway. died in Columbus.
O.. Of pneumonia, aud few hours later
his mother, the widow of the late Chief
Justice Waite, died ln Washington,
aged 76 years.
Commander Ballington Booth, Of the
Salvation Army. announced 70 the mem
bcrE OF his staff In New York that he
had decided not 10 rclinquish command
OF the army In the United States and
that under no circumstances would he
take orders from England. IL was an
nonnccd from London that Commits
kioncr and Mrs. Booth-1ucIer had
been appointed successors TO Com
mnnder and Mrs. darlington Booth.
Seven persons were nSphyxiated. one
was fatally hurt by jumping from \
window and 1--WE others were more or
lcsa injured during ire in the dwell
ing OF James X. Armlger. jewelei. az
baltimore.
Rev. William Bailey, sclf-stylcd
preacher. was tarrcd and fcathcrcd and
driven from North Platte. Neb.. hy a
vigilance committee on the charge Of
inmoral conduct.