The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-24


the Mammoth mine at Goldheld. A. T..
on July 4. has been rescued alive. Dur
ing his Is days underground he was
without food.
Gov. Taylor has appointed Thomas II.
Turlcy, of Memphis, Tenn. United
States senator to succeed the late Isham
q. Harris.
Thomas Moran. IN old miner. says
that the gold mines discovered in Alas
ka are the richest in the world.
The famous Broadmoor casino. the
100000 pleasure resort OF Colorado
Springs, Col, was burned to the ground.
James Boyd and wife OF Elizabeth.
Pa, were drowned while fording Lick
run near Snowden, Pa.
II. Rothschild Sons e. Co. dealers in
bar fixtures and furniture in New York,
failed for $4,000.
President Ratchford issued n letter
10 the public saying that the coal
miners strike is not choice but an al
tentative forced upon the miners in
their demand for living wages. and says
that the prospects are that the men will
win a victory.
The largest watermelon grown In
the south this season. weighing rs
pounds, was shipped from Atlanta. Ga.
20 President Mckinley.
Theodore II. Schintz. one OF the most
widely-known attorneys at the Chi
cngo bar and head OF the law firm OF
Schintz e. Ives. failed for $35o.00o.
DR.. w. L. Ryder, who on Easter Sun
day year ago shot 10 death the young
woman who had rejected him, was
taken from the sheriff at Columbus, Ca,
by n mob and lynched.
The bark Hope, with Lieut.. Peary
and party on board. bound for northern
Greenland, left Boston.
a severe snowstorm occurred in all
the higher portions in the mountain
district of Colorado.
The semi-centennial of the founding
OF Utah by the Mormons was celebrated
in Salt Lake City and a statue of Brig
ham Young was unveiled.
The report that Rev. +. Dewitt Tai
mage has practically severed his con-
nection with the First Presbyterian
church in Washington is said TO be
false.
After an existence OF five years the
National Retail jewelers. association
ended it's career at the annual meet
ing In Detroit and the National jew
elcrs' association was organized with
Richard Pinkstone, OF Philadelphia, as
president.
The Central Baseball league. com
posed Of Indiana and Kentucky clubs.
has disbanded.
Lizzie Claw, the woman bicycle cham
pion. made new outdoor worlds rec
ord at Toledo, o., for women riders,
going 81 miles in one hour.
Josie Phillips, aged 20; Mary Phil
lips. her sister, aged 16, and lsanc Mas
ter were drowned at Shelton Grove,
pleasure resort near Salem, q.
A mob near Goodwater, Ala. shot 10
death James Daniel. negro who had
attempted an assault on Mrs. John
Baker.
a succession OF terrible electrical
storms occurred at Marion, o.. where
three men were killed by lightning. and
at Radburn four men met like fate.
President Mckinley received n reso-
luton adopted by the Pittsburgh coun-
ell asking him to use his good Offices
in the settlement OF the coal strike.
A flood near Laconfa. y. H., damaged
mill property and crops to the extent OF
100000.
The reports as to the condition OF the
crops throughout the country were all
favorable.
Stanley Edwards, aged ten, and Will
liam Edwards. aged four. were muir
dered in their home at Wheeling. w.
Va. by some one unknown during the
absence Of their parents.
Sarah Elizabeth Hamilton. 10 years
old drowned herself and her 13-months-
old babe in the Saginaw river al Sagi-
nav. Mich.
The fifth annual convention Of the
Woman's National Kelley league will
be held in Minneapolis August "a, %
and &c.
1t was announced that President Me-
KInlcy would withhold his currency
message until after the conference re-
port on the tariff bill had been adopted
by the senate.