The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-09
The News Condensed.
important intelligence From All Parts.
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with the corresponding week Of 1896
was 36.1.
There were 1o4 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the list. against 200 the week
previous and 200 in the corresponding
period Of 1896.
The public debt statement issued on
the 1st shows that the debt increased
$3,7s7. 500 during the month Of Sep
TENDER. The cash balance In the treas
ury was $s50,3Gs.631 The total debt
less the cash balance in the treasury
amounts 10 s1,227. 315, 800.
After IS years Of travel and lectures
John l.. Stoddard, OF Boston, announces
his retirement from the lecture plat
form.
Fire destroyed all but six buildings In
the village OF Willow Springs. ILL.,, leav-
ing 60 families homeless and the mer-
chants without stocks.
The monthly statement OF the gov
eminent receipts and expenditures dur
ing September show the receipts 10
have been $2i .033.00s and the expendi-
lures S25.36s,s15. nm excess of expendl-
lures over receipts OF S3.435.7i7
At Springfield, Ill, Star Pointer paced
the fastest third heat on record, cover
ing the mile in 2:00h. William Pena
made n mark OF 2:07h. which is the
worlds record for 1897 for trotting
stations.
Bandits robbed a Rock Island pas
senger train and all its passengers five
miles south OF Minco. in Indian terri
tory.
Ina wreck on the Canadian Pacific
road at West Medford, Mass, 30 persons
were more or less injured
Mrs. Robert Rvinius, wife Of n gov
eminent printer ut West Point. and hcT
four children were accidentally as
phyxiated by gas In a New York hotel.
The annual executive session of the
National Council OF Women of the
United States will be held October % at
Nashville, Tenn.
General trade throughout the coun-
try Is said TO be increasing in activity
and business failures show lower
average than for many years.
At Columbus. Kan. Mrs. Staflleback
was sentenced to 81 years imprison-
lnent and her two sons for life for muir
der
The president has appointed New
ton l.. Bates, OF Washington. surgeon
general in the navy and chief OF the
bureau Of medicine and surgery IN the
navy.
AZ the first meeting Of the cabine:
since the return OF the president from
Massachusetts, the crisis In Spain was
discussed and the belief was apparen:
that the succession OF n liberal min
istry will most likely end the war in
Cuba.
At the meeting in Detroit OF the
American Institute Of Architects
George B. Post, OF New York, was
elected president.
The National league baseball season
closed with the clubs standing in the
following positions: Boston, 7o5 Bal
timore. .G02; New York. 634. Cincin-
natl. $40; Cleveland, .527; Washington.
400: Brooklyn. .4G2; Pittsburgh, .45s:
Chicago. .447; Philadelphia, Az; Louis
Vile. 400; ST. Louis, POI.
BY the explosion Of n kerosene lamp
Mrs. Henry Pomeroy and her young
daughter Maggie were burned TO death
at Columbus, Ga.
The home OF George Brownlce was
burned at Long Meadow, Mass. aud
Mrs Brownlee and her two sons, Thorn
as, aged 81, and James, aged 10, were
burned TO death
For the month OF September the at
tendance at the Nashville exposition
amounted 20 273 ,724, and the total ut
tendance since the opening up TO De-
tober Is 11oG,Gs5.
The troops stationed AT Hazleton, Pa.
have been withdrawn. The miners are
nearly all al work and affairs have re-
sumed their normal condition.
Strychnlne In coffee killed Mrs. Frank
Davis and six OF her children ut their
home near Schuyler, Neb
Wash Ferren was taken from the inil
by mob at Monroe, La, and hanged 20
the limb Of tree
The British ship Andrnda made
new record for fast sailing trips from
Europe 10 San Francisco. making the
voyage In 116 days.
maverick on the Denver & Rio Grnnde
railway near Cotopaxi, COL Erred Fey
Ter and Mrs. Mcintyre were killed and
1o other persons were injured. some
fatally.
During the fiscal year ended June 30
last the post Office receipts throughout
the country were ss2,s3i.7l6. against
$s2.065.4o2 the preceding year
Forest fires were doing immense dam.
nge In Lagrange. Elkhart and Marshall
counties in Indiana.
As n result OF the revival In trade the
mint In San Francisco will at once re-
sumo tho coinage OF silver dollars.
In ~ OF jealousy William McCalcb
killed his wife in Chicago and then took
his own life.
The president has appointed w II.
Finch. editor OF the Ia Crosse (Wis.)
Republican. minister TO Paraguay and
Uruguay.
A riot broke out among the striking