The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-30

Fruit growers In California estimate
the damage TO crops by recent storms al
81 100000. =
Funeral services over the remains or
George NJ. Pullman were held at the
family residence in Chicago and the in
terment was at Graceland cemetery.
Forest fires in the vicinity OF Laurel
vile. Pa. have done damage 20 the ex-
tent OF Si5O.OO0 ard are still burning.
Later adyices say that 10 persons were
killed In the wreck on the New York
Central railroad at Garrisons. n. Y.
The business portion OF Baxter, Ia.
was destroyed by fire.
Andrew johnson and Oscar Peterson
were drowned IN the Missouri river near
Mandan. n. ID. Their boat capsized.
The Fort Randall reservation OF iOO,-
600 acres in South Dakota was thrown
open for settlement and hundreds Of
homesteaders at once staked claims.
Admiral Matthews. chief OF the bu-
reau OF yards and docks, in his annual
report 10 Secretay Long recommends
the construction Of four new dry docks
Of the best type.
The estimates for the maintenance OF
the navy yards next year aggregate ST.
434. 500.
Game Warden Wilcox and party in
trying 10 arrest Utes on Snake river.
Colorado. killed seven Indians.
The state banks OF Kansas in their re-
ports show deposits Of over S7.000.0o0,
an increase over last year OF 45 per cent.
Seven striking railroad laborers were
killed and a number wounded in a bait
tie with deputy shcrirs at Mammoth
Tank. A. L.
Many new cases Of yellow fever were
reported ut New Orleans, Mobile aad
Memphis, and one case al Cincinnati.
Chauncey NJ. Dcpew. president OF the
New York Central railroad. says that
the wreck at Garrisons, in which 20
lives were lost. was caused by dyna-
mite explosion.
The post Office and general store at
Benton. Ia, was robbed by trampS.
The Delaware coast was swept by the
worst storm in - years, and property
valued at 100000 was destroyed.
By the will OF Caroline Tahnun, filed
at New York, $4,000 is left to charity.
The immense pine tracts i'm the gicin-
ity Of Blue Eye, Pa, were on fire.
Rev. T.. NJ. Murphy. aged 7s years,
q well-lInown Baptist minister, was
murdered near Cara, Mo. by Hugh
Van Ilosicr, a noighbor.
4 severe snowstorm was raging in
Nebraska and South Dakota.
The noted stallion Glenclg died at
Castallin Springs, Tenn, aged 81 years.
II is announced that the second trial
Of Luetgert will commence In Chicago
November s.
All the students I'm the Baptist uni
versity at Sioux Falls, S. D.. left be-
cause they disliked the president.
II is said that the plants of all the
wire, barbed wire and wire nail mills
in the United States will be purchased
by syndicate.
a safe containing 100000 that was
on the train wrecked near Garrisons,
n. y, Is missing.
Stephen scroggins and three other
young men were killed by a boiler ex-
plosion near Weiner, Ark.
Paul Dana has become editor OF the
New York sun, succeeding his father,
Charles 4. Dana, deceased
While crazed with drink Thomas
Monahnn shot and killed William
Thoits, Joseph Gauthier and Wood
bury Gates at Gorham. y. H.
Andrew Hnsche, 10 years old. was
killed in football game near Steinway,
L. /.
A blizzard swept over the eastern
half of Colorado and In Denver alone
100000 damage was done.
At Oregon City, Ore, Jacob McComb
and George Stoirch were killed and five
others injured by falling timbers.