The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-29
DOMESTIC.

graduated inncrlthncc tdA law P"''~N
by the legislature.
Richard L. Grant, teacher of Ian
guages, poet and writer, died rather
suddenly and in poverty at his home In
New York.
There we're 24s business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 2lst, against 2o4 the week
preyious and 277 in the corresponding
period OF 1896.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the 2ist aggregated $685.
1O3122. against $1,003, 400,4o the pre-
yious week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week OF 1896
was 30.
William Conn, Jr., shot and killed Jake
Galloway and fatally wounded Con-
stable Robert Broadus at Flatwood. Ky.
The trouble arose over woman.
M. Lee, an aeronaut employed with
the silver plate shows, fell from his
balloon at McKeesport, Pa, and was
fatally injured.
The Cambridge (Mass.) university has
rejected the proposal to confer degrees
upon women.
BY the explosion of gasoline stove
in the house Of Gustav Mohr In ST. Louis
four persons were killed and three
others were fatally injured.
Benito Lopez 20 years old, was hanged
in the state prison at Folsom, CAL. for
the murder of George Washburne, a
wealthy ranch owner.
A cloudburst in the valley of Asolin
creek. Wash. drowned stock. houses
were wrecked, bridges washed out and
orchards ruined. The loss is estimated
mt 100000.
Il. S. Fleisher. well-known real es-
tate man. was robbed and murdered
near his home in Pittsburgh, Pa.
For the first time in the history OF
Missouri a woman has been found guilty
of murder and sentenced 10 hang. The
woman is Paul Waters, of st. Louis,
who deliberately killed Lillian Waddell,
both colored.
!. The twenty-ffth Texas legislature
came TO a final close.
President johnson, of the wrecked
State national bank at Logansport.
Ind. Is charged with forgery to the ex-
lent OF s2oi.0oo.
The First national bank of Orleans
Neb., failed with liabilities OF over
100000
George Hobson, clerk Of the courts in
Cincinnati for only six months. has
been found 500, AGA short in his ac-
counts
A semioflicial report from Mr.. Cal
houn. who was sent by the president to
Havana TO make a special inquiry into
the circumstances surrounding the
death OF DIR. Ruiz. on American citizen
says Ruiz was murdered.
Cabel Daniels shot Blanche Suther'
land, 90 years old, at Rossland, b. G..
and then killed himself. Daniels left
a letter saying he was In love with the
young woman.
The Barber memorial school for ne
gro girls at Admission, Ala, established
last fall ON a grant from wealthy Bos
domains. was destroyed by fire.
The National Bank of Commerce Of
Kansas City, Mo-. and the metropolitan
national bank have consolidated.
The noted dstiller, William Tarr, as
signed at Lexington, Ky, with liabili
tiles of 100000.
Charles Cavill. the Australian cham
pion swimmer. was drowned at Stock
ton, CAL, I'm Jnckson's baths. He wa
trying 10 beat his record Of five minutes
and Ave seconds under water.
A windstorm approaching the pro
portions OF a cyclone did great damag
mt TerraIl. I. H..
John ID. Rockefeller issued an edic
from Cleveland against Sunday labo
by the men employed on his ore dock
on the upper and lower lakes.
President johnson OF the bankrup
State national bank OF Loganspor
Ind, confessed TO the wrongful apprS
preparation of over 100000 and wa
placed In jail nj indianapolis.
William Jones. charged with the mul
der of r. w. Stewart. a prominent me-
chant OF Lindale. Tex, was taken froI
the Jail at Tyler by mob and shot.
Christ church. the Oldest church
Georgia. In which John Wesley preache
before he promulgated the Methods
faith. was burned at Savannah.
Frank Quinn. aged ten; Charlie
Coates. aged IA; james Coates. n
brother. nged eight and Charles an
Albert Svec. twin brothers. aged min
were drowned In Mud lake In Chicag
President Mckinley has chosen as h
summer residence the place known q
"Chcrry Farm" seven miles nouthwe'
OF Washington.
william r.. Ross. IS years old. con
United suicide nj Camden. N. j., becnu'
he could not stop smoking cigarettes.
Col. r. u. Gray. OF Madison. was cleo
ed state commander Of the q. A. X.
She annual encampmept ia Eau Clair