The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-11-27
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The secret service bureau announces
silver certificate and also a counterfeit
national bank note.
Tom Sweat, a negro who killed nm
other colored man near Bryan, Tex,
was taken by "A mob from the officers
and lynched
George Wheeler Human Is TO sue
coed William Penn Nixon as editor in
chief OF the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Henry Clay johnson (colored) was
hanged az st. Louis. Mo-, for the murder
OF William Amend. a newsboy, August
j, 1896.
In quarrel over money matters
Henry Kammerer killed his father near
Benton Harbor. Mich. and then killed
himself.
prairie fire burned over 400 square
miles OF territory in three counties in
Texas and thousands Of cattle and sheep
persisted.
Reports indicate a total failure Of
the fan mackerel fishery on the At
lantic coast.
Mount IIo!yole college at South Had
ey, Mass, the pioneer institution for
the higher education of women, OBJ
served its sixtieth anniversary.
II. Compton and his young wife were
killed by the cars at Compton, Cal,
while crossing the tracks in a wagon.
The Anchor line steamer Bluff City,
one OF the fastest and newest boats on
the lower Mississippi, was burned at
Chester. H.. the loss being 100000
The one hundredth anniversary OF
the birth of Thurlow Weed the eminent
American statesman was celebrated at
Albany, n. Y.
Mrs. Terrill and her nephew, Ed
ward Mason, were burned to death on a
farm few miles from Peru, Ny.
President Fetterlof, OF Girard col
lege, Philadelphia, issued an edict
against football.
William Wilson, prominent lawyer
and son of the late United States Sena-
tor Wilson, committed suicide at his
home in Snow Hill, Nd III health was
the cause
The report OF Secretary Bliss Of the
department OF the interior for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1897. SAYS
that the total area Of the public domain
Is 1.s350l7,C02 acres; there were 076-
Ola names on the pension rolls June 30,
1897. an increase OF 1880; the Indians
number HITS, exclusive Of civilized
tribes; the number OF children In pub
lie schools was nearly 100000 and the
value OF school property S456,0o0,0OO
municipal government for Alaska is
recommended.
Silas ID. Fargo, OF Happy Hollow, Mo-.
was shot by mob on suspicion of hav-
ing set fire to building.
The directors OF the Rochester (N.
W savings bank voted TO place that in
stitution in liquidation.
The Western Baseball association next
year will consist OF clubs from ST. Jo-
seph, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Du-
buque, Burlington, Quincy, Peoria and
Rockford.
IL Is announced on high authority that
President Mckinley will tacitly up-
prove the programme for autonomy or
home rule for Cuba which Spain now
promises.
In a train wreck near Williford. Ark.
J l.. Hoover, OF Pleasant Hill. Mo-. was
killed and 30 other persons were In
jurcd.
The coal operators OF northern Illi-
nois refused absolutely 10 arbitrate
with the miners.
The exchanges al the leading clearing
houses In the United States during
the week ended on the 10Th aggregated
$l,277 ,50s.ss against Si,317. 6j2 600 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week Of 1896
was 3.5.
There were 267 business failures In
the United States In the seven days
ended on the 10th, against POI the week
previous and 1874 In the corresponding
period OF 1896.
An order was issued by the orphans
court In Washington making Mrs. John
A. Logan guardian for Miss Evangeline
Cossio y Cisneros, who escaped from a
Cuban prison.
The president has appointed +. W.
Mondell OF Wyoming, as assistant com
missioner Of the general land office.
Mrs. a. NJ. Dorm. Of Fresno, Cal. rup-
tured blood vessel while laughing and
died instantly.
Miss Caroline Hamilton Pier and John
Henry Roemer. prominent members Of
the Milwaukee bar, were married by
the brides mother, who is also lawyer
John Il. Gentry and Robert j.. the
PAGERS, have closed their 1897 campaign
and been taken TO Somerylllc, y. J.
Brig. Gen. J. G. breckenridge will sug-
gcst that n new bureau OF the war de-
partment be created TO manage the vol
untecr soldiers homes.
For the four months OF the present
fiscal year the total internal revenue
receipts OF the government exceeded
those OF the corresponding period in
1890 by so,75o.ooO.