The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-03-13

The visible supply OF grain in the
United States on the sth was: Wheat.
42.753, 900 bushels; corn. 26.3T7 900 bush
els; oats. 10, ~, 900 bushels; rye, 3.574.-
900 bushels; barley. 3,2i3 900 bushels.
In Philadelphia Capt. John ID. Hart
was sentenced TO two years in prison
and 10 pay fine of $500 for taking part
In n filibustering expedition against the
Spanish government IN Cuba.
The Consolidated Building g. Saving
company in Cincinnati failed for $780,
0Oc.
Mr.. Cannon. OF Illinois, chairman of
house, says the appropriations OF the
Fifty-fourth congress amounted to ST.
043, 437.01S, which Is $4o.797, s12, more
than the appropriations for the proceed
ing congress.
Jelenks Bros. g. Loeb, the largest de-
partmeut store in Charleston, w. Va,
failed for 100000.
The German American bank at Tona-
wanda. n. Y, which suspended about
ten days ago, has resumed business.
The entire village of West Boylston,
Mass. is 10 be destroyed TO make way
for new waterworks for Boston.
Clara Rawson Jaccard died of starva-
ton in New York. In two months she
would have inherited $4,000.
IL is said that the amount OF money
involved in the inaccuracies OF the books
of the Brotherhood OF Locomotive Fire
men while Eugene V. Debs was grand
secretary and treasurer is $4,000.
The first formal meeting OF President
McKinley's cabinet was held and affairs
~ state were considered, including the
presidents message to congress.
Leslie Combs, the most noted moon
sinner in Kentucky was found dead
near Hazard with his throat cut. He is
said to have killed so men.
A train struck Orlando Howe and
two sons on trestlc near Oliphant,
Ark, instantly killing Howe and one son
and fatally wounding the other boy.
A Louisville & Nashville north-bound
mail train was held up by six masked
men near Calero, Ark, and the ex-
press car was robbed OF $4,000.
Anderson g. Co.'S private bank at
Pleasant Plains, H., was Quilted by bur
glars.
Three persons were killed and one
other fatally wounded by a fire in n
apartment building in Brooklyn, n. Y.
The first official order issued by Sec
rotary Wilson, OF the department =: ag-
ricuiture, concerns the expectation Of
beef TO foreign countries and provides
for assurance TO foreign purchasers that
they receive just what they buy.
The will of the late Cornelia V. r.
Thayer. Of Lancaster, Mass, bequeaths
$4,000 TO charity.
The Youngstown CO.. council passed
a curfew ordinance, and at nine o'clock
nightly fre-aIarm whistles will be blown
20 warn boys and girls IA years old and
less TO go home.
A family by the name OF Wilson was
drowned in Richland creek near Wash
ington, Ind, while trying to escape
from n flooded house.
Damages by freshet in the vicinity
OF Bedford. Ind, will reach $4,000 900,
oil the county roads having been washed
out and swept away and farm lands
ruined.
AZ Louisville, Ky, the Germnnia Safe
ty Vault & Trust company made an as
alignment with liabilities Of S271 ,0O0
The one hundred and thirteenth ses-
sion of the Mother" conference OF
Mcthodism in America came TO an end
in Baltimore.
The great strike Of the metallic
miners of Leadville, Col, which has
been in progress since June 10 last, was
called off by the miners union.