The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-22
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the 18th aggregated ST.
0o3 400, 400, against 81, 120, s74, 1892 the pre-
vious week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
was 1.s.
The United States gunbont Nashville
covered the 60-mile course on Long
Island sound on her official trial trip in
3:35;29, averaging 1871 knots, and maxi
ing her the fastest vessel OF her class in
the world.
For the ten months of the present fis-
cal year the exports OF domestic mer-
chandise exceeded those of the same
period of 1896 by over $l51 100000. The
imports werc $66,ooo.00o less than for
the same period last year.
Two girls. aged eight and six years,
children of John w. Welch, were burned
10 death at Maybee, Mich. They were
playing with matches.
Frederick Wilhelm Hoellman died on
gallowsat Paxton, H., for the murder
OF Mrs WieblSe Geddes In 1896. He pro-
tested his innocence 10 the last.
A meeting Of the presidents cabinet
was devoted almost entirely to the con-
sideration of the Cuban situation. IL
had no bearing upon the policy of the
administration toward Spain or the
Cuban insurgents, except incidentally,
but dealt with the direct and immediate
question of relieving destitute Ameri-
cans on the island.
The number of immigrant arrivals
in this country during the nine months
ended March 81 was 1924, against
209,O30 for the same period IN 1896,
decrease of GOOSE.
A severe shock of earthquake was
felt at Reno, New, lasting several mo-
ments.
There were 264 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 14th, against 221 the week
previous and 224 in the corresponding
period of 1896.
The courthouse at Lexington, Ky,
was destroyed by fire, the loss being
100000.
David Cotton, Henry Williams and
Sabe Stewart (negroes) were taken
from the officers Of the law and hanged
by a mob near Rosebud, Tex. They
were charged with assaulting white
girl.
During the last ten months The excess
of gold imports over exports was $685.
4s2, 100 and the exports Of silver exceed
ed the imports by $42,313,6o2.
The west-bound Southern Pacific pas
sengcr train was held up by masked
men at Lozicr. Tex, and the express car
robbed Of $4,000.
A convention OF one-armed and one
legged men will meet in st. Louis in
September to consider the ameliorntion
of the condition of this class of unfor-
tunates.
The Traders bank at Lynchburg, Va,
closed its doors with liabilities of $780,
600.
The percentages OF the baseball clubs
In the National league for the week
ended on the 10th were: Baltimore,
1924; Philadelphia, .6s4: Cincinnati.
ESQ; Pittsburgh, CAT: Louisville, 500;
Boston. 500; Cleveland, .474; New York,
400; Brooklyn. $3.50; Chicago, 316;
Washington. .204; st. Louis. .211.
A police census of Washington shows
that tho population OF the capital is
2T7.4s3. or this number 1883 are me-
groes.
At the end OF the first inning between
the Cleveland and Washington baseball
clubs in Cleveland all the players were
arrested for playing ball on Sunday.
AS result OF boiler explosion at n
mill in Metcalfe county, KY, j. ID. and
II. Ward, the owners of the mill, and G..
Brown and Simon Kirkpatrick were
Killed and two other men were fatally
injured
An Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe pas
senger train went through trestle
near Ardmore. 1. r.. and tumbled down
n 20-foot embanlsment. Fifteen pas
sengers and one OF the train crew were
injured. some of them fatally.
John Arthur Mccarthy. Northern
Pacific conductor. shot and killed him
self and wife nt Tacoma. Wash.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. Bokell living near
Smith Lake. Mimi. were robbed OF $500
and murdered.
Thomas II. Bayard. former ambassa-
dor TO England, arrived In New York
on the American line steamship Paris.
The brotherhood OF Tailors In New
York. with n membership of over 10000,
decided to strike for higher wnges.
Ex-Postmastcr Hetsch. OF Newport,
KY. pleaded guilty to embezzling S31.-
600 from the government.
After almost 40 years OF service In the
United States army james w. Forsyth,
brigadier general, has been promoted
by President Mckinley 70 the rank OF
major general.
Rhode Island has selected the violet
as the state flower.
Director Of Police Abbott says base-
ball playing will not be allowed In Cleve-
land on Sunday.