The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-03-13
DOMESTIC.


The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the 5th aggregated
Si.0l0, 420,627. against $7s3, 420.055 the
previous week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
was 81.
The Duhme Jcwelry company, the
largest establishment of the kind in
Cincinnati, failed for over 100000.
There were 246 business failures In
the United States Ia the seven days
ended on the 5th, against 290 the week
previous and 2s5 in the corresponding
period of 1896.
At Columbus. o.. BARLEY Kinselmnn. a
laborer. oged 40. shot his wife probably
fatally and then shot himself through
the heart.
President McKinley's first official act
was to sign the commission Of John
Sherman as secretary of state.
In Deals mill at Dorden's Point, Va,
lumber valued at 100000 was destroyed
by fire.
The Missouri legislature has passed
bill which prohibits bookmaking and
the state auditor.
Winchester (Ky.) and vicinity were
swept by cyclone and much damage
20 property was done and several cases
of loss of life were reported.
Reports from southern Illinois. In
diana, Ohio. Missouri and Kentucky say
that the worst rainstorm known in
years did great damage TO property and
caused the loss of several lives.
Colin Daughdrill was hanged in the
Jail at Gadsden, Ala. for the murder of
j. /. Bates, drummer. Christmas eve.
in 1885,
Star Pointer, the great racehorse,
with a record of 2:O2h, was sold in New
York for $4,000 10 James a. Murphy.
of Chicago.
Abner Davis and Miss Della Morris
Qovers) took their own lives at Par
nell, Mo-, after quarrel.
A block of business buildings was
burned at Worcester. Mass. the loss be-
ing 100000. and eight firemen were
badly injured.
Mine "A of the Kansas and Texas Coal
company at Huntington, Ark, exploded,
burning 35 men, all Of them seriously
and two fatally.
X. G.. Dun & Co., OF New York, in their
weekly review of trade say that gradual
Improvement in business circles con-
tinues throughout the country.
The Palmer family. consisting OF four
brothers, Tom, aged 81; win, 27: Ed.
81, and Silas, aged lG, all died within
few hours OF each other OF measles AT
their home near Toluca, Ill.
The Sligcr Lumber and Manufacture
ing company failed at Huntington, w
Va, for 100000.
Ella Parker. aged IS. and Robert
Parker, aged 10, sister and brother, were
killed by the cars at Terrc Haute, Ind.
Three negroes named Barnhi.l. Jones
and Simpson were fatally shot and
whipped by white caps at Rock Springs,
Ky.
The country along every water course
in central and southern Indiana pre-
sents a scene of unprecedented devasta-
ton because OF freshet.
The damage done by floods in Cincin-
natl and within radius of 100 miles of
that city is estimated in the millions.
One OF the bunkhouses at the DAILY
mines near Park City Utah. was swept
away by an avalanche and four men were
killed.
The Park theater, the populnr-price
playhouse in indianapolis, was burned,
the loss being 100000.
James Powers, a hickman. 2s years
old, shot and killed his wife Mary, 25
years old, in Chicago. and then fatally
shot himself. Domestic trouble was the
cause.
President Mckinley has issued proc
lamation convoking congress in extra
session Monday, March l5
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
has started it's track hands on ten hours
a day for the first time in three years.
The grand jury has reported ON In
dictmcnt against Joseph A Iasigi, Turk
ish consul-general az Boston. He Is
charged with the embezzlement OF over
100000.
Lizzie Mcdonald. ten years old, shot
herself In st. Louis. She lived with her
foster parents and left n note saying
she was tired OF living and wanted 10
bc with her mother.
The South Ottumwn 1a.) bank, n
small private institution. closed It's
doors with liabilities OF $1,000.
The Legislature OF Indiana adjourned
sine die, after having been in session 81
days.
The Lexington savings bank OF Bal
timore closed It's doors.
Gus Norlng, aged IS. a stereotypcr az
Kansas City, Mo-, shot his wife fatally
and then killed himself during a quar-
rel.
There In on hand at the several United
States minis 1io,s27,o0l fine ounces Of
silver bullion, which cost $iOs. eos. 900,
and the coinage value Of which IL 1884,
o2o, 120.