The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-04-17
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
The exchanges ut the leading clearing
houses In the United States during the
week ended on the 9th aggregated ST.
016,003.32i. against $005, 0s0.642 the pre-
vious week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week OF 1896
was o.2.
Forty lives at least have been lost in
the floods IN South Dakota, Iowa and
Nebraska.
There were 232 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 9th, against 2l2 the week
previous aud 225 in the corresponding
period OF 1896.
A cyclone passed over n portion Of
Dale county, Ala, leaving wreck and
disaster in its path. Many houses were
demolished and Mrs. Powers was
killed.
While lowering boat from the cruiser
Marblehead at Key West, Fla, the davits
the sea and drowned.
Great damage was caused by the ex-
plosion OF cart load of fireworks In
Buenos Ayres and ten persons were
killed.
Later reports from the fire at Knox
vile, Tenn, indicate that II persons lost
their lives.
The republican senator's in Washing
ton who are acting as n subcommittee
OF the senate committee OF finance in
the preparation OF the tariff bill say IL
will be reported in about two weeks.
The Poughkeepslc On. W glass works
were completely destroyed by fire. the
less being 100000.
Mayor Strong, OF New York. has re-
turned the Greater New York charter
20 Albany without his approval. and
this makes the passage Of the bill by the
legislature again necessary.
Encampments OF the Union Veteran
legion throughout the country cele-
brnted the thirty-second anniversary
OF Lees surrender at Appomattox
Courthouse.
The Nebraska legislature adjourned
sine die.
The anti-pooling law in Wisconsin has
been officially published and is now in
effect, gambling on horse races being
therefore at an end in the state.
Gov. Bushnell has issued proclamn-
tion fixing April 20 as Arbor day in
Ohio.
Passenger trains on the Southern rail
way collided at Harrisburg. n. C.. kill
ing three persons and wounding six.
Mrs. Myrtle Growers two children and
n daughter OF William McFall were IA
tally poisoned at Howell. Mich. by ent-
ing wild parsnips and Will Hughes. n
farmer, and his two sons died at their
home near English. Ind. from the
same cause.
Texas was visited by general rain
and windstorm and great damage was
done. Austin and Calvert suffered
most, three persons being killed at the
latter place.
The total urea under water by floods
il 1880 square miles. OF which 1000
square miles are Ia Mississippi. $500
square miles in Arkansas, $50 square
miles i'm Missouri. 1,200 in Tennessee
and $50 in Louisiana. The flooded dis
tricts contain $4,000 firms. valued nj
SOS 100000.
11lne ANDERSON won the rlN-day IL
hour women's bicycle race In Detroit,
making 2C4 miles.
The American barkentlne Nellie
Smith was sunk In collision with the
steamship Ia Grnnde Duchesse OFT the
Jersey coast and Capt. Dodge. OF Pea
body. Mass, and four sailors were
drowned.
The Cooperative Town company OF
Eliznbethton. Tenn. failed with linbili-
ties OF 100000.
Hundreds OF families in North Da-
kota were made homeless by freshe:
in the Red river and In East Grand
Forks the principal business street
stores were flooded eight feet deep.
Dwight L. Moody addressed 5000
women nc an afternoon meeting In the
Auditorium in Chicago and as many
men az an evening meeting.
The National Bank OF the Republic
In ST. LOUIS has been absorbed by the
Merchants Lacledc national bank.
Coblentz. Pike & Co.. wholesale liquor
dealers In San Francisco, failed for $780,
600.