The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-24
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 10th aggregated
Sl,032, 40 ia, against Sl,070, 067 ,397 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week Of 1896
was 7.S
In jealous rage Frank w. Phelan, OF
st. Louis, fatally wounded Kittie NJ.
Wadsworth in n Chicago saloon and
then killed himself
John Bridges. Charles Sweeney and
J.. Montgomery. young boys, were
killed by the cars near Austin. Tex.
There were 263 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 10th, against 200 the week
previous and eco in the corresponding
period Of 1896.
Major Terrell n negro who assaulted
Mrs. Martin Thomas, white woman,
near Elba, Ala. and then burned the
woman and her baby TO death. was
taken from Jail by mob and hanged.
In session al Chattanooga, Tenn. the
Baptist Young Peoples union reelected
as president John IL. Chapman. of Chi
cago.
The Mississippi congress in ses-
sion at Salt Lake City adopted rcsolu-
tons favoring the annexation of Ha-
wall, the construction OF the Nicaragua
canal. recognition Of Cuba as n nation,
and the free coinage OF silver.
Ernest II. Taylor and Will III. Toll
~ \ I,l
cycling trip around the world, 10 be
made in IS months.
The Empire state express on the New
York Central railroad went from SYRIA
cuse TO Buffalo, l40 miles, in 143 min
utes, beating all previous records.
The fruit crop of Missouri this year
is estimated TO be worth over $20,00o,-
900.
Throughout the country every feature
OF the business outlook was said 10 be
encouraging.
At the japanese legation in Wash
ington no credence Is given 10 the re-
port That the Spanish and japanese gov
ernments have entered into an alliance
against the United States.
For the second time Charles w. spald-
ing. ex-treasurer OF the University OF
Illinois, was found by jury in Chicago
not guilty of embezzling endowment
bonds OF the institution.
Near the town OF Red Bluff, Cal,
dozen residences were burned and cat
tie ranges destroyed by forest fire,
the loss being over 100000.
Duriper ho Il, g.,,I ,.... con -.
migrants entered this country through
San Francisco, against 1.411 in 1886.
The republican conferees ON the tariff
bill finished their work
The reports Of great gold discoveries
In Alaskn have caused intense excite
ment AZ Seattle, Wash. and hundreds
of persons were leaving for the new
gold fields
The percentages OF the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 18th were: Boston, FOG;
Cincinnati. Csc; Baltimore. G57; New
York, 5ss; Cleveland, .5C5; Philadel-
phia, 400; Pittsburgh, .456; Brooklyn,
.4I3; Chicago, .43l: Louisville. .420;
Washington. ass; ST. Louis, .2l4.
At the annual meeting in Chattanoo-
Fn, Tenn, OF the Baptist Young Peoplcs'
Union Of America Buffalo, N. ", was
selected as the place OF meeting next
year.
The American Baptist Missionary
union and the American Baptist Home
Mission society have succeeded in wip-
ing out their joint debt OF $4s5,oo0.
AT Lexington. Ky, Judge Falconer nc
quilted jacob $. Harris for killing
Thomas II. Merritt. his wife's lover,
holding that the act was justihaiblc.
The sawmill, pulpmill and 100, 600 feet
of lumber belonging 20 the Royal Paper
Mill company was burned at East Ar
gus, o., the loss being $4,000.
The Furniture Dealers National as
Bociation nt it's final session at Grand
Rapids, Mich, elected A. j. Conroy, OF
Cincinnati, president.
President Mckinley has issued an or
der suspending the operations OF EXPIRES
idcnt Clevclnnd's order consolidating
the pension agencies OF the country
and reducing their number TO nine
from rs.
John Choun and Robert Hatfield
were killed and six other men were
badly injured in a railway wreck near
West Alton. III.
Santa Fe railway officials report that
there will be yield of C0,00o, 900 bush
els Of wheat in Kansas.