The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-11-14

The twelfth annual meeting OF the
national horse show of America began
in Madison Square garden in New York.
Michael Foley was arrested at Chill
licothe, o.. on the charge Of counter
feiting nickels, dimes, quarters and
halves.
Members OF the Grain Dealers Ma
tional association met in Chicago and
formed national association for the
protection Of shippers and elected T..
s. Greenlief. of Jacksonville, ILL.,, presi-
dent
Two young men entered the jewelry
establishment of Hermann a. Co. in
Chicago, bound and gagged the head of
the firm and n clerk and escaped with
81. 900 worth of diamonds.
In fit OF jealousy William J. Goukler
murdered his wife in Philadelphia by
cutting her throat and then ended his
own life In the same manner.
The residence of Sandy Campbell,
near Perrinton, Mich, was burned and
Mr.. Campbell's cousin, n youth 10 years
of age; also Mr.. Campbell's two chill
dren. aged two and six years, were ere
mated.
The sixteenth annual session of the
Farmers National congress began at
Indianapolis.
The fishing smack w. w. Story.
which sailed from New York September
25 with crew of IL men, has been
given up as lost.
Charles r. Bright. 30 years old, "A
wealthy citizen of Reading, Pa. and
Catherine Boyer. aged 10, were killed by
the cars at a crossing.
John Rogers, coachman employed
by Richard Brandies at White Plains,
n. ", killed William Smith, who worked
about the place, and then took his own
life. No cause is known for the crime.
DR.. Edward II. Parker, a prominent
physician, died in Poughkeepsie, \. Y,
aged 70 years. He was author of the
lines: "Life's race well run; life's work
well done; life's victory won; now
comes rest" and the lines were selected
by the widow of James A. Garfield as an
inscription for the tombstone of the
martyred president
The annual report Of Capt. y. NJ.
Brooks, superintendent OF foreign
mails, shows that the sum of $5,294.7 56
was received by this country for mail
exchanged with other countries. Only
|, $40 errors were reported in the distri-
button OF 1i.51s,373 letters and postal
cards.
j. II. Moran, 72 years old. was frozen
to death near Goodland, Kan, in a
blizzard.
George II. Morrison. treasurer Of
Rensselaer, county. pleaded guilty at
Troy. n. v. TO the defalcation of nearly
$4,000 and was sentenced TO ten years
and five months In prison.
DR.. James S. Wintcrmute was muir
dercd at Tacoma. Wash. by Samuel
Tucker patient. who afterwards took
his own life.
The Iowa savings bank ut Sioux City
closed it's doors with liabilities OF near
" 100000.
Great Britain and the United States
have reached an agreement concerning
the Venezuela dispute, the British yield
ing everything the United States asked
for. Not only is the controversy TO be
submitted TO arbitration. but all OF the
territory in dispute comes within the
jurisdiction OF the tribunal OF five ar
bitrators
The First national bank of DEBORAH,
Ia, closed it's doors.
a Northern Pacific passenger train
wns wrecked Mt Paradise Bluffs. Mont.
and the engineer. George Fairchild. was
killed and six other persons were badly
injured.
Jack Francis and Roderick Baker
were killed and nine others injured,
three Of them seriously, by boiler ex-
plosion in a sawmil near Lexington.
Ky.
The twentieth annual general assem-
bly, OF the Knights OF Labor began in
Washington.