The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-21
The News Condensed.
important Intelligence From All Paris.
DOMESTIC.

murderer, who was recently shot In an
attempt TO escape from the state prison,
died ia the hospital al that institution.
The leading commercial agencies re-
port a steady increase in trade circles
al over the country.
DR.. Winters, who shot and killed Will
liam J. Arey at Durango, Cal, has been
released under $1,000 bonds, after plead
ing not guilty to charge of murder.
Rev. W. T. Howe. son-in-law Of Bishop
Hugh Miller Thompson. of the Episco.
pa, church, died from an overdose 81
hloral at the residence OF the bishop
in Jackson, Miss.
Thomas and Peter Drew, father and
sen, were drowned while trying TO ford
a river near Spottsvile, Ky.
Prof. Frederick Ward Putnam, Of
Harvard. was elected president OF the
American Association for the Advance
ment OF Science at Detroit Boston was
chosen as the place Of meeting for 1898
Caleb Lane shot and killed his broth
er-in-law, Robert Stanley for dogging
hogs at Nasbie. Ky. Lane fed 10 Nir-
ginia. but was captured and lodged Ia
jail.
Peter Monohan, "a years old. was
hanged in Baltimore, Md, for the muir
der OF his wife The crime was com
United on May 25, 1897.
Maxwell Vas Eaton Potter was killed
by the cars while riding his bicycle on
tax railroad track near Schenck's sta
tion, o.
Mr.. Pom Kwang Sob, president OF the
4 .ts.ta
10 this country. died nj his residence in
Washington OF acute consumption, ag-
gravnted by over exercise, aged As years.
There were 230 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 18th. against 237 the week
previous and POS in the corresponding
period of 1896.
In an attempt by people Of Rock
Island 10 secure possession OF the books
and belongings at the headquarters OF
the Modern Woodmen OF America in Full
ton. H.. n general riot ensued. One
man was probably fatally injured and
several others received wounds of a
more or less serious nature.
The commissioners OF the District of
Colombia have refused TO allow horse
less carriages 10 be used on the streets
Of Washington, on the ground that they
brighten horses and are likely to cause
runaways and accidents.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 18th aggregated
$1,153,o7o,s35, against S1,141 ,s62,76 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
was 35.0.
One OF the largest seizures that ever
took place i'm IIoboken was made when
officers seized $4,000 worth of diamonds
which r. II. Neubauer passenger on
n steamship from Hamburg, attempted
20 smuggle through.
The percentages OF the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 18th were: Boston, .6s1;
Baltimore, .G67; Cincinnati. Gas; New
York, 600; Cleveland. .5a2; Chicago,
.4s0; Pittsburgh, .452; Philadelphia.
.442; Louisville, ,4f3; Brooklyn, .4os;
Washington, .402; 81. Louis. 265.
In race riot at Palaram. Ark, two
negroes and one white man were shot
dend.
Estimates OF Wall street men I'm New
York bring the total amount 10 be
gained by western farmers this year
because Of better prices for their crops
up 10 SOC, 100000.
IL is probable that the great silver
mines Mt Creole, Col, will be closed
down on account OF the low price Of
silver
The tobacco crop in Wisconsin this
year shows an increase OF 25 per cent.
over that OF last year.
The gupboat Bennington, with the
stars and stripes ut her topmast. left
the harbor OF San Diego Cal, for Homo
lulu.
a sawmill boiler exploded near Mound
City, H., killing l. Hawkins and fatally
injuring four other men.
Eddie McDufiie established n new
worlds bicycle record In Boston for n
paced mile, flying start, at 1:2s Is.
The saw and planning mills of the
Tunis Lumber company in Baltimore
were burned. the loss being 100000.
Star Pointer paced n mile at Buffalo,
N. Y, in 2:0iM, breaking his previous
record by nearly second.
George Wilson (colored). who had
bad reputation, was lynched by mob
nears Myers, Ky.
A terrific storm swept over Hicks
Vile. o., doing great damage in uuroof.
ing buildings, and the loss 10 crops In
the surrounding country was great.
A locomotive at the government
works at Tybec island, near Savannah
Ca, fell through a trestle and killed
several people.
President Mckinley reviewed the
Twenty-first regiment. United States
infantry, az Plattsburg (N. Y) bar
racks.
During n quarrel Mt Forest Home.
Tex, j. IL. Meadows was shot and in
stuntly killed and Maj. Watson MORALLY
wounded.
John Thomas. laboring under the de