The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-02-19

The Auditorium opera house and con
tents were totally destroyed by fire in
Moline. H., the loss being $4,000.
Watson Denny. wealthy farmer at
st. Joseph, Mo-. shot his wife fatally
and then killed himself. Family trouble
was the cause.
The steamer Clara Nevada with
crew OF 40 men and many passengers
was reported 10 have been burned while
en- route from Skaguay to juneau,
Alaska.
The annual meeting of the executive
committee Of the National Editorial
Association of the United States com
menced in Chicago.
Susan b. Anthony called the thir-
teenth annual convention of the Ma
tional American Woman's Suffrage as
ISOLATION 20 order in Washington.
The annual report Of the civil service
commission for the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1897. shows that the whole
number of positions examined during
the year was 1915, OF whom 2s,593
passed. The number OF appointments
was 4.136.
clustering expedition got successfully
away from Tampa, Fla, and landed in
Cuba
IN a shooting ARRAY al Marion, O.,
James Wood was killed. Lizzie johnson
fatally wounded and a number Of 9th
ers injured; al colored.
The visible supply Of grain in the
United States on the 18th was: Wheat,
1864, 900 bushels; corn, 3s572, 900 bush
els; oats, 14,13o,ooo bushels; rye, 3,ois,-
600 bushels; barley. aces 900 bushels.
Three men were killed and two in
iured. one fatally, by accidents in ele-
vators in New York.
Joseph w. Babcock, OF Wisconsin, has
for the third time been elected chair
man of the republican congressional
campaign committee.
Mrs. Abram Il. Robinson and Edith
Schaifner were asphyXiated by coal gas
at Lyons, n. II.
Boxing and sparring exhibitions have
been prohibited in ST. Louis.
In n quarrel over letter Fred Kern
killed his wife and then took his own
life at Belmont, I'll.
Official figures give the balance Of
trade in favor OF the United States at
S57GS6.54G for January, and S3T7,Sl5,-
sol for the seven months ended Jan
uary 81.
The National city bank of Boston
went into voluntary liquidation.
George Washington Edwards (col-
ored) was hanged at Senatobia, Miss,
for the murder Of RoXie Williams.
The fire losses throughout the coun-
try in January amounted 20 S0,472,000,
against ST., 040, 200 i'm January, 1897.
At meeting in Cheyenne Of the
Wyoming republican central commit
tee it was decided that the party in
Wyoming would abandon the advocacy
Of free coinage of silver
William o. Moody, Of Chicago, conf
Dental clerk for Dunlop Brothers. bank
crs, was arrested on :hc charge of en-
bezzling $50, 900.
Burglars blew open the safe in the
Farmers bank i'm Sheridan, Mo, and Sc
cured $4,000.
At the national convention i'm Topeka,
Kan, OF the National Aid association
blue was adopted as the official color Of
the society.
Rev. G. o. Brown. ID. d., has been OK
PEELED from the Chicago Congregation
al association.
A bill passed the South Carolina legis-
lature requiring railroads TO furnish
separate but identical accommodations
for white and colored passengers.
During blizzard on the Alaska coast
over 20 persons lost their lives and
others were injured.
Richard Powers, n member Of the
Trinidad (Col) Rifle club, broke the
worlds record for target shooting Off
hand, 200 yards distance His score
was 06 out Of possible 100.
The Carpenter steel company In
Rcading, Pa, is working double time
Ia ~ ,tt t,r, lot iIau 10. Ia. ,,ntr,s