The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-08-13


Sadgwick Arnold. Frank Luce and
two brothers named Leisch were
drowned at Lafayette, Ind. while
bathing.
Adyices from Alaska say that fam
inc is threatened in Dawson and a
stampede will shortly take place.
Rioting was resumed by the striking
woodworkers in Oshkosh, Wis. and
nonunion men were roughly handled.
The percentages of the baseball
clubs i'm the National league for the
week ened on the 9TH were: Cincin-
natl. .670; Boston. .624 Cleveland, ga;
Baltimore. .57s; New York, $50; Chi
cago. .552; Pittsburgh. 1872; Philadel-
phin. .i67; Brooklyn, .39l; Louisville,
.367; Washington, 1852; st. Louis, .2So.
A runaway team In funeral pro-
cession near Hixon, Ala. killed Mrs.
Mary Williams. sister of the dead man.
and her daughter
Henry Schultz. after kissing his little
son and his wife. shot the latter in
Davenport. H.. killing her, and then
committed suicide.
George Messmore. prominent
farmer. and his 1l-year-old son. were
killed while crossing the railroad track
near Kewanee. III.
Charles Yohansen, blind man AZ
years Of age, and his wife. Christia.
were found dead at South River. n. J.
The woman killed her husband and
| then committed suicide.
Mrs. Helen Kelley, aged los years,
was burned TO death at her home in
Hancock county. Tenn.
John Wesley Lewis. young farmer
near Pittsboro. Ala. killed his wife
and himself. Family trouble was the
cause.
Applications for charters for national
banks in Puerto Rico and Hawaii are
being received by the comptroller Of
the currency. but none has been grant
ed as yet.
The plant OF the Robinson Basket
company. the largest grape basket fac
tory in the United States. was entirely
destroyed by fire in gainesville o.. the
loss being 100000
j. ii. Banks. one of the most promi-
nent and wealthy citizens OF Willow
Springs. H., and postmaster OF the
town for 20 years, killed himself AT the
Briggs house in Chicago.
Fire damaged the 81. Louis (Mo.)
Dressed Beef plant TO the extent of $780,
600 and 30 sheep were cremated.
The visible supply Of grain in the
United States on the Sth was: Wheat,
s.254.000 bushels; corn, 100000
bushels; oats, 3.352,00 bushels; rye,
437.000 bushels; barley. 29s, 900 bushels.
John Meadows. negro who at-
tempted TO assault little girl at Car
mel. Ca. was hanged by mob.
Oliver Barth and his son. aged IS,
both lost their lives by descending into
a well at Upper Sandusky, o.. where
there was fire damp"
Private Charles +. Gill, company X.
First Louisiana, and Corp. +. X. Hum
phrcys, company r. First Texas. were
killed by lightning at Miami, Fla.
A train jumped the track at Canton
Junction. Mass, killing James Sheldon
and james Schufeldt. engineers, and
G.. X. Knowlton. fireman.
Richard Thurmond negro who
tried TO assault the daughter OF j.. ID.
Hines, of Ripley, Tenn, was hanged by
mob.
Elmer L. Green, OF Goldfeld. Col
shot his wife and himself. Domestic
trouble was the cause.
Wade Counts and his son. leaders Of
notorious band OF outlaws, were
killed by lightning in Roane county,
W. Va.
Five persons were drowned by the
cnpsizing OF boat in the Piscataqua
river near Dover Point, n. III.
The fire losses OF the United States
and Canada during the first six months
of the present year were SCI, l66,s50,
against SG4,5G6,7 $50 during the same
months in 1897.
Fire destroyed the business portion
OF the city of Bismarck. n. d., and
many residences. the loss being over
81. 5000
Daniel Ogg (colored) was lynchcd
by n mob at Palestine, Tex, for at
tempted assault on two women.
Francis Scott Key the author OF
"The Star Spangled Banner" was hon
ored In Frederick, Md, his native city
by the dedication Of handsome monu-
ment erected to his memory.
+. A. Briggs, governor OF North Da.
kota, died at Bismarck OF consumption
John Elliston and his wife aud two
children were drowned while trying &c
ford Little river, near Lineville. Ia.
The national meet OF the League OF
American Wheelmen began in Indian
apolis.
Eighteen gold seekers lost their lives
by the sinking Of steamer In the Rus.
kokwin river in Alaska.
a mob took two men and four women
from the jail in Clarendon, Ark, and
hanged them for the murder OF mer.
chant.
A posse of citizens killed viii Nail
an outlaw who murdered +. u. Taylor
postmaster az Melvin, /. T.
George Webster shot and killed his
brother Fred and then killed himself
at West Stockbridge. Mass. Trouble In
the family was the cause.