The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-01
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses In the United States during the
week ended on the 23d aggregated
$934,210 no, against $3.50, 264,170 the
previous week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week Of 1896
was 10.
President Mckinley has nominated
Judge William II. Day. Of Canton, O.,
for first assistant secretary of state, and
c. NJ. Barnes, OF Guthrie, 20 be governor
of Oklahoma.
II. II. Straub was hanged at Friday
Harbor. Wash, for the murder Of Leo
Lanterman on August 80. 1895.
Fire at Whitney's Point, n. Y, de-
stroyed property valued at S250,oo0.
Il. w. Braunschweig shot and killed
his former employer. John II. Ranp,
n liquor dealer in Chicago, and then shot
himself dead. Braunschweig was S 2 800
short in his accounts and feared prose
cution.
The overdue ship Samnria, bound
from Seattle TO San Francisco, was
given up rs lost with the 2l persons on
board.
A cyclone near Anamosa, Ia, split
many houses, barns and windmills into
kindling wood.
Arbor day was appropriately OBJ
served in Iowa, Illinois, Ohio and Penn
s%ylvania. A large number of trees were
planted in each state.
In n tornado near Wamego, Kan.
Henry Miller's eight-year-old son was
killed and Miller and his wife were
probably fatally hurt.
Judge Showalter, of the federal court.
has decided that the law establishing a
thrce-cent fare on street railways in In
! dianapolis Is unconstitutional.
There were 21s business failures in
the United States In the seven days
ended On the 23d, against POI the week
previous and 23s in the corresponding
period OF 1896.
Five hundred and sixty-two Greeks
left New York TO join the conflict be
tween their countrymen and the Turks.
Frank Kloss was hanged AT San Qucn-
Tin. Cal. for the murder OF William
Deady over two years ago.
Pet Camp, aged 70 ycars, and Sallie
6imons, aged IL, eloped from Corbin,
Ky, and were married at Jellico, Tenn.
The percentage OF the baseball clubs
On the National league for the week
ended on the cath was: Philadelphia,
1000; Baltimore. 1000; Cincinnati,
1000; Louisville. 1000; Brooklyn, CO.,;
Pittsburgh, 300: st. Louis, 800; Wash
jngton, 800; Cleveland. 900; New York,
ZOO: Chicago. 900: Boston. 900.
While Tom Darben, a logging man,
was absent in Virginia chopping wood.
his home at Beaver Creek. Ky, was
burned and his wife and four children
were cremated.
The New York state legislature adj
journed sine die.
An earthquake shock occurred Mt
Cairo, Ill, and the largest structures
were shaken with a swaying motion and
people rushed i'm terror TO the streets.
No damage was done.
The Wisconsin legislature adjourned
10 August IL.
John n. McKclvy and Mrs. Christian
Wachter and her baby were killed by
the cars nj crossings in Pittsburgh. Pa.
hNNAAi hVh1N th ihA III fthf
Mass, which sheltered John Hancock
and Samuel Adams April 10, i775, after
the battle Of Lexington, was burned and
many ancient relics were lost.
A cyclone at Omer. Mich. wrecked
several buildings and Fred Hagley and
his wife were probably fatally injured.
Wakeman Haynes and Lizzie Hudson,
uncle and niece, aged % and 10. respect
lively, who cloped from Lorraine, H.,
were found dead in n lot two miles from
Lorraine. They had taken strychnine.
In n radius Of 80 miles around jack
son, Tenn, there are in cultivation 5000
acres in strawberries.
The dam of the wnterworks company
nt Crcston. Ia. which cost S1OO. 900, was
washed AWAY by high water. flooding
the country below and drowning a
great deal OF live stock and carrying
out bridges.
Charles w. Spalding. %cx-banker and
cx-treasurer OF the University OF Hi.
nois. was placed in the county Jail in
Chicago. charged with the enlightenment
OF 100000.