The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-09-25
The News Condensed.
important intelligence From All Parts
DOMESTIC.

AT the closing session in Nashville,
Tenn, of the national road parliament
resolutions recommending state aid and
aid by the general government and re-
stricted use OF convict labor were
adopted.
Three masked highwaymen entered
the post office at Belmont, Neb.. and
secured $500.
Col. A. G.. Robinson, quartcrmaster's
department, stationed at Jacksonville,
Ind, has been retired, having reached
the age Of GO years.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the nth aggregated
$1,3s6,354,2l2, against s1,10i ESQ $50 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week Of 1896
was 500.
There were 204 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the nth, against 2l5 the week
previous and 3i7 in the corresponding
period OF 1896.
Snow TO the depth Of six inches fell
ut Cripple Creek and at Central City,
Col
Postal cards supposed to be counter
felt were found In the mails at Denver.
In wreck on the Wisconsin Central
road near Chippewa Falls, Wis. five
men were killed and four others in
jured.
At Spiritwood, n. d., threshing ma
chine exploded and killed Engineer
Robert Orange. Fireman Fred Sisson
and Daniel Orange.
Thirty-two miles east Of Sumas,
Wash, an extensive quartz ledge, sam
pies Of which assay $4,000 Of gold TO the
ton, has been developed
The Minneapolis Building a. Loan as
ISOLATION has gone into voluntary liq-
uidation.
The lamp chimney manufacturers OF
the United States have signed the wage
scale demanded by the workers.
II was announced in Milwaukee that
The final consolidation of the leading
malt houses of the country would soon
take place.
Emanuel Sands, OF Jersey City, n. j..
commander OF the Grand Army OF the
Republic In the state, was killed while
jumping from n trolley car
After many months of effort and re-
peated experiments cure for cattle
fever has been found. IL is claimed, by
DIR v. A. Norgaard, Of Denver.
The percentages Of the baseball clubs
IN the National league for the week
ended on the 18th were: Baltimore,
III; Boston, .707; New York. .636; Gin
cinpat. 500; Cleveland, .5l2; Washing
ton, .467; Brooklyn, .d55; Pittsburgh,
.455; Chicago, AL; Philadelphia, .423;
Louisville. .4os; ST. Louis, 220.
With the exception OF the store Of
Joplin & Co, the entire business portion
OF the town Of Wilmore, Ky, was de-
stroyed by fire.
Freight trains collided at Helpers Sta
ton, o., and Engineer Cahill and three
unknown trnmps were killed.
A kite was sent to the height OF TO-
Ole feet at Blue Hill observatory, Mass
breaking all previous kite records.
Miss Flora Macdonald Shenrcr,
poetess OF national reputation, was de-
clarcd insane i'm San Francisco.
Two eases OF yellow fever were re-
ported AZ Cairo, III.
Five persons were injured in a rail-
way wreck in ST. Louis, two probably
fatally.
Secretary Alger will attempt 10 solve
the question of how to getsuppiics into
the Klondike gold regions. and thereby
prevent the threatened starvation Of
many miners.
President Mckinley has requested
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee TO return to Cuba
and continue 60 serve ms consul general
for n few months
Three fine business blocks were gut
ted by fire at Creston. Ia.
The First national bank OF Benton
Harbor, Mich, closed its doors with liza.
bilities Of 100000.
Jimmy Michael broke the worlds 25-
mile bicycle record az Boston, making
the distance in as minutes 80 as Sec
onds. Every worlds record from three
to twenty-five miles inclusive is now
credited 70 Michael.
Efforts tostamp out the yellow fever
in New Orleans, Mobile, Biloxi, Jack !
son and other southern cities were be-
ing redoubled.
The worlds pacnR race record was
broken AZ indianapolis by Star Pointer
in match race with Joe Patchen, the |
former covering the mile in 2;o1.
Two cattle thieves were lynched nj
the head OF Moreau river in South Da- |
kota.
In the United States court NJ Wheel !
ing. w. Va. an injunction issued dur
ing the miners strike forbldding Eu-
gene V. Dcbs and others from speaking |
in the state has been made perpetual.
Gov. Ottero. OF New Mexico. says In |
his annual report 20 the secretary OF |
the interior that the population OF the
territory has increased by 100000 since
1seo and he strongly advocates state
hood.
The coal miners strike In the vicin-
3ty Of Hnzleton, Pa, was said 10 have
ended.
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