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

201 conyicts were put on a special train
and taken TO Jacksonville, while from
the latter place 500 prisoners were sent
TO Michigan City.
Mrs. Leland Stanford. OF San Fran
cisco. denies the report that she has in
sured her life for 100000.
The M. j. Fitch Paper company and
the American Roll Wrapping Paper
company in Chicago made an assign
ment with total liabilities of 100000.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the 18th was: Wheat,
81, roc, 900 bushels; corn, 2i,067 900 BUSH
els; oats, 13,2s7, 900 bushels; rye, 3,642,-
900 bushels; barley, 2,yo5,oo bushels.
A youth named Harrison was killed
in n glove contest with a boy named
Tobin at Hampton, Ark.
A hurricane devastated the country
near Hamburg, Ark. Several planta-
tions were swept clear of houses and
stock and the wind was followed by
hail which destroyed crops.
"Panamit Tom," an old Indian chief,
killed three men at Panamit, CAL, in
quarrel over mining property claimed
by the Indian which the white men had
jumped.
President Mckinley announced the
appointment of Senator Wolcott, of Col
orado; G. j. Paine, OF Boston, and ex-
Vice President Stevenson, OF Illinois,
ns commissioners 10 an international
monetary conference.
Robbers held up the cashier of the
savings bank at Yonkers, N. Y, and
took 81, 420 out Of the cash drawer and
escaped.
IL is said that the sweeping orders
Of President Cleveland effecting a con-
sclidatlon OF the pension agencies will
be revoked.
An effort 10 abolish capital punish
ment for murder in Iowa was defeatel
in the legislature.
A cave said to extend over an area
greater than that of the Mammoth cave
in Kentucky has been discovered at
Castalia, o.
The funeral services over the remains
OF the late ex-senator Daniel w. Noor-
hees were held at st. Johns Episcopal
church in Washington, after which the
remains were taken TO Terre Haute,
Ind, for burial.
Charles l.. Wood confessed az Pitts
burgh. Pa, 20 having placed 100000 in
surance of aged and decrepit men since
January with the policies all assigned
10 himself.
The government reports as TO the con-
dhion Of the crops throughout the coun-
4 q 90
on the progress of farm work were un-
favorable.
Earl Gray Wilson, the newly elected
mayor Of Morrow, o., IS only Fl years
old.
Senator Voorhees, body lay in state in
Terre Hautc, Ind, and thousands Of
persons viewed the remains.
Fire swept the mill town Of Toma-
hawk Lake, Wis, ten buildings being
destroyed.
Paul GEM was hanged at Jersey City,
N. j., for killing his mistress, Clara
Arnim, in Hoboken August %, 1894, and
John Mackin, Jr., was executed for xiii
ing his wife and her mother, Mrs.
Bridget Connors, on February q, 1896.
The Greater New York charter bill
was passed by the New York legislature
over Mayor Strong's veto.
Harvey and James Smith were
drowned near Omro, Wis, by the cap
sizing of their boat. and Otto and John
Snyder met like fate near Eldora, la.
East Omaha and North Omaha, Neb.,
were flooded by the waters that were
rushing from the Missouri river and
the residents fled for their lives, leaving
their possessions behind.
The president has decided to rec
ommend TO congress an appropriation
as indemnity for the killing by mob
of lynchers of three Italian citizens at
Hahnville, La. August last.
A delegation representing the Ten
nessce exposition called on President
Mckinley and extended to him and his
cabinet an invitation 20 be present at
the opening exercises at Nashville
May 1.
Thework ofunsealing the steel casket
In the temporary tomb Of Gen. Grant
was finished in New York and every
thing is in readiness for the removal OF
the body TO the crypt of the new tomb
on the 27th inst.
The wife OF Commander Booth
Tucker, of the Salvation Army, gave