The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-12-25
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presented and agreed TO-. Adjourned 20
January 8.
DOMESTIC
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses In the United States during
the week ended on the nth aggregated
Si,3Gs,Qis, 2s3, against 81 1852, 205,3 1881 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week OF 1896
was 25.9.
There were 900 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the nth. against 3l2 the week
previous and 3S7 in the corresponding
period OF 1896
Fire destroyed the Hotel Dacotah and
two wholesale grocery stores in Grand
Forks. n. d.. the total loss being $780,
o00 and a. C. Howe and his wife per-
ished in the hotel fire.
Two children of Albert Kellner, of
Muchahnock, Ia, persisted in the
flames which burned his dwelling.
Murdercrs were hanged as follows;
Grady Reynolds and Bud Brooks at JEFF
ferson. Ga; Bud Beerd (colored), aged
IA years, at Carrollton, Ala; William
NhAAiNNi at Wv INK ANilH NAAAiFf AAA " -
liam Carr at Liberty, Mo.
The two children OF Mrs. Granville
Morgan were crcmated in Kansas City.
Kan, during the absence Of their moth
err.
The Citizens bank at Oclweln, H., II.
c. sturgis & Co, proprictors, made a
voluntary assignment and closed It's
doors. Liabilities. $500
Twenty-Five horses were burned 20
death in Joseph Badenoch's barn in
Chicago.
Jacob We'll, aged 90, one Of Chicngo's
best known real estate owners and cap
italsts. shot himself dead In his Office
while temporarily insane.
In fight in New York for the middle
weight championship Of the world Dan
Crecdon. Of New Zealand. was whipped
by kid" Mccoy, Of Indiana, in the
fifteenth round
William w. Thomas, Jr., Of Maine,
has been selected as minister plenipo-
Tertiary Of the United States TO Swe-
den and Norway. and Hamilton King.
of Michigan, as minister 10 Siam.
In Chicago J. IIanrahan and Patrick
Ferris, judges Of election, were con-
victed Of falsifying returns and SEN
fenced TO the penitentiary.
At the session OF tho American Fed
Grafton of Labor I'm Nashville. Tenn.
Il was ordered that a representative be
ordered 10 stay in Washington and
watch legislation.
The National Civil Service Reform
league In session in Cincinnati reelected
Carl Schurz president.
II has developed that the bill relating
topelagic sealing, which has just passed
both branches of congress, prohibits
the further bringing Of sealsldins into
the United States from any source
whatever
A gasoline stove exploded I'm Holy
olSe, Mass, killing Mrs. Amelia Koegel,
aged 80, and Alfred Kcncll. aged two
years.
The Northwestern overland limited
train was wrecked at Vail, Ia, and 10
persons were injured.
r. Monarch. one OF the largest dis
tillers In Kentucky, failed at Owens
boro for s750ooO.
Slight shocks Of earthquake were felt
at Ashland and Richmond, Va.
In the convention Of the American
Federation Of Labor ut Nashville Sam
uel Gompers was reelected president
and Kansas City was chosen as the
next place OF meeting.
The wages Of 10000 window glass
workers in the Pittsburgh district have
been raised / : per cent.
The Mcrmod & Jaccard iewelry com
pany In st. Louis lost S335,oO0 10y n fire
that destroyed their stock
Thirty.thrcc men were injured. two
fatally, in collision on the Rio Grandc
road near Castle Rock. Col.
John Strnus was dead and his two
sons were dying from drinking coffee
at Elk City Kan. into which rat poison
had dropped accidentally.
A locomotive exploded near Rcpton.
Ala, killing the engineer. John O'Con-
nor, the fireman, Jack Clipper and two
trainuen. John johnson and Henry
Nickery.
wreck caused by n runaway freight
train nt Altoona, Pa. resulted in sew
erai men being badly injured and 80
cars demolished.
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William a. Alhin August 6. committed
suicide In the jail at st. Joseph. Mo-
The Travellers Insurance company
has withdrawn all its business from
Kansas.
The Let's Fletcher company's whole
sale grocery store at Marshalltown, n.
was destroyed by fire, causing loss on
$4,000.
The next national encampmcnt Of the
G. a. Il. will be held in Cincinnati Au-
gust 20, 80, 81 and September l. and 3.