The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-19


closed its doors.
In wrestling match in brooklyn, N.
", between Albert Benson and Thomas
Olsen, the formers neck was broken.
A fast freight on the Santa Fe ran.
road was ditched near Elmer. No., and
three tramps and one brakeman were
killed.
Edward S. Edwards, OF New York,
raised the American record for "a hours
bicycle road riding TO $40 2-5 miles.
Howard A. Scott. colored wife muir
dcrcr, was electrocuted in the prison
at Sing Sing. n. Y.
Three young women-Minnie Nc
CURE, Alpha Taylor and Emma White
were struck by lightning and killed al
Jacobsburg, o.
II is announced that ex-President
Cleveland will not again engage active
ly in the practice OF law or any other
business.
Georgetown, n mining town In FL
dorado county. Cal, was almost entire
~ wiped out by fire.
II Is said that a treaty for the annexa-
tion of Hawaii 30 the United States
will be sent TO the senate soon.
Treasury department figures show
that the exports OF domestic merchan-
disc during May amounted 10 s7G,3o2.-
0s2. against sG4.5s7,40l for May OF last
year. The imports amounted TO S7a.-
321,s27. The exports OF gold amounted
TO 50 400, I'll, against $40. l03, 0l3 for May,
1856, and the silver exports amounted 10
S4,337,3Io.
The United States immigrant station
On Ellis island was destroyed by fire,
but with probably no loss of life.
While preaching, Rev. II. Tyrrel, pas
tor OF the Methodist church at Mount
Vernon. Ill. was overcome by the heat
and died an hour later.
The house of negro named Dunn was
burned near Hamburg, Ark, and his
three children were cremated.
The Hawaiian and Cuban questions
were both discussed at cabinet meet
ing in Washington.
Leroy Kali. the ten-year-old son of
Editor Kali, OF the Lafayette (Col.) Sun,
and Martin Cornelius, eight years old,
died from eating poisonous roots.
The universal postal congress, the
fifth convention Of the kind in the
world, finished its labors in Washing
ton.
Extreme hot weather prevailed
throughout the country and many cases
of prostration were reported.
The annual meeting of the American
Railway union commenced in Chicago.
and Eugene V. Debs outlined his plan
of cooperation for the unemployed.
The Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians
in oklahoma are wrought up over the
new law which goes into effect July
prohibiting polygamy.
The manufacture OF butterine rs an
industry will virtually cease in Illinois
July /, as Gov. Tanner has signed the
bill preventing the coloring Of that ar
ticle.
The Ohio G. A. II. encampment at
Chillcothe adopted resolution call
ing on the United States TO recognize
the independence Of the republic of
Cuba.
A party OF prospectors looking for
gold In the Wichita mountains in Kan
sas were driven out by Indians.
The loss TO the government by the
burning OF the immigrant buildings on
Ellis island, in New York harbor, is
100000.
The fourteenth annual rcadjustment
OF classification and salaries of presi-
Dental post Offices has been completed
and the changes given out which be-
come effective July ].
The reports as to the condition OF the
crops throughout the country were IA
vorable.
The National Anti-Mob and Lynch
Law association was Incorporated at
Columbus, o.
DR.. Samuel Marsh Martin, aged 30.
for the past 25 years one OF the most
prominent physicians OF western In
diana, committed suicide by hanging at
Greenfield.