The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-02-27
DOMESTIC.

The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the 10th aggregated
$s02,014, 465, against SLOT, 109,7G6 the
previous week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week OF 1896
was 1876.
The Lake Shore g. Michigan Southern
railway elevator "a" with 325. 900 BUSH
els OF wheat, was burned at Toledo. o.,
the loss being $355.0oo.
There were 3O3 business failures i'm
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 10Th, against 2GT the week
previous and $50 in the corresponding
period of 1896.
Seventeen children were badly in
jurcd in a fire in the Everett school in
Boston.
The trade situation throughout the
country Is said 10 present many prom
ising indications.
After a very successful meeting OF
three days the FIRST mothers congress
finished its work in Washington and
adjourned TO meet next year i'm the same
city.
Eight members OF the family OF Jacob
Stcrzellac were burned In n fire in their
home at Cleveland, o.. ard three were
dead and two others could not live.
Daniel Mccarthy. who murdered his
wife on May ~, 1896. was hanged in
Chicago.
II is announced chat James \. Gary
Of Baltimore, has been offered and has
accepted position in Maj, McKinlcy's
cabinet probably that of postmaster
general
Thomas Willis was hanged IN the jail
yard ut Newcastle, Del. for numbering
his 1s-months-old daughter near New
ark ON May last.
The American Newspaper Publishers
association in session in New Yorl
elected as president Charles W. Knapp.
OF the ST. Louis Republic.
Az the twelfth annual session in Cal
weston, Tex, Of the National Editorial
association, Louis Hoffman, OF the Bra
I'll Qnd) Democrat, was elected presi-
dent
The city council OF Nebraska City.
Neb., found Mayor Charles W. Stahihut
guilty of misconduct and oustcd him
from Office.
a daughter was born TO Mr.. and Mrs
benjamin Harrison at their home In
Indianapolis. and both mother and
child were doing well.
Many families were driven from their
homes by food az West Pincvillc. Ky.
and ut Talewcll james Caldwell and his
wife and children were drowned.
Twenty-seven men started on six
day go-as-you-plcnsc bicycle race az
Tatterstall's. In Chicago.
Secretary OF State Olney has de-
manded full explanation and prompt
investigation Of the death OF Dr. Ricardo
Ruiz In Cuban prison and Gen. Lee has
asked that he be instructed 20 demand
the relcnsc Of all Americans citizefs
who are held IN Cuba under circum-
stances of illegality.
The Missouri legislature has passed
n bin repeating the law by which va
grants could not be sold in the state.
Gov. Bushnell. OF Ohio. announced
that he should appoint Marcus a. Hanna
ns United States senator to succeed
Senator sherman.
The Missouri supreme court has rem
dcrcd a decision. the effect OF which IL
80 open TO women nearly all the elective
county and state Offices in the state.
Frank a. Nandcrlip. OF Chicago. as
sistaut managing editor of the Econo-
mist, viii be private secretary 10 the
new secretary OF the treasury. Lyman
J. Gage.
Fire destroyed the Mahoning county
inlrmary Mt Garfield. o., the loss being
$4,000. and W. II. O'Brien, an inmate,
was burned 20 death
A FIRE in business block in Grand
Forks, N. d., destroyed property valued
ut s225, goo.
The Third national and Chemical ma
tional banks la 81. Louis have ccDsili-
dated.
Walter Mediums (colored) WINS
hanged at Colu,nbia, Ala. for murder
Ing his wife two years ugo.
II Is rumorcd that Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
has resigned ms consul-gcneral at
Havana because he has not been upheld
In HIS efforts TO protect all American
citizens in Cuba --------