The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-23
DOMESTIC.

EuWoru MchluueT hlllcu MS WIG anu
himself in Owosso. Mich. Domestic
trouble was the cause.
John Durrett (coloredD was killed by
mob at Coaling. Ala. for trying to
provoke trouble between the whites
and blacks
Postmaster General Smith estimates
the postal receipts for 1898 nj 100000
600, the largest In the history of the
department.
Cudahy's and Swift's packing houses
in Omaha were tied up by the strike of
5000 of their men.
The percentages of the baseball
clubs IN the National league for the
week ended on the 18th were: cincin-
natl. .G54; Boston. .632; Cleveland, .613;
Baltimore, COZ; Chicago, $40; Pitts
burgh. .533; New i rk. .5a7; Philadel-
phia, .45s; Brooklyn, AIT; Washing
ton, .3o7; Louisville. .312; ST. Louis
Pos.
a row at Pennington, Ia, in n saloon
resulted in the death OF Push Reece
and George Halter, the latter colored.
Frank WATSON, Charles Winant and
Charles Clark were drowned in the
Kaw river just above Kansas City, Mo.
The Wisconsin River Pulp & Paper
company's mill was destroyed by fire
ut Stevens Point, the loss being $780,,
600.
+. J. Aliens farmhouse near juno
ton City, Kan, was burned and three
children under six years of age per-
ished In the flames.
Rev. r. NJ. Wcddell celebrated at
Piqua, O., the fftieth anniversary OF
his active service in the Baptist min
istry.
Fire that started in the sash and
door factory Of the egelke,Kohlhaus
company in La Crosse Wis, caused a
loss OF Sl5o.000.
Edward Rawley and wife were struck
by Wabash train at Brooklyn, H.,
and killed.
A Frisco passenger train was held
up at Andover. Kan, by masked men
who secured $500 from the express
safe.
Sarah Cole (colored) was murdered
by her divorced husband, James Cole,
near Washington. Ind, and Cole also
killed himself
Trims collided near Georgetown.
Ind. and the engineer, William Kerns.
and two tramps were killed.
Mrs. John Denver aud her two daugh-
terswere killed by lightning near Elma,
Ia.
Clarence Vinegar (colored) was
hanged at Georgetown. Ky, for kill
ing his wife.
Jasper Simpson, while resisting ar
rest, shot and killed J. j. Grady and L.
S. Hill, deputy United States marshals,
near Jensen. Ark.
The Hawaiian commission will sail
from San Francisco about August 10.
An immense deposit of coal has been
discovered 400 miles up the Koyukull
river in Alaska.
The visible supply OF grain in the
United States on the 18th was: Wheat
10461,00O bushels; corn, 1o,os3,00C
bushels; oats. $4,000 bushels; rye
100000 bushels; barley, $4,000 bush
els.
The receivers OF the Hampshire saw
ings bank OF Northampton. Mass, say
that the defalcation 81 Treasurer Lewis
Warner amounts TO $G40,O00.
Goong Chung. n Chinaman in Oak
land, Cal, took refuge in a powder
magazine 20 escape arrest, blew up tn,
works. and he and five officers and 1
woman were killed by the explosion.
Henry Myers. wife and child wer,
murdered by n negro with an nx neal
Cypress, Tex
William Patterson, n white farmer
was lynched by n mob at Westville
Miss, for killing his son-in-lnw.
The mailing plant OF the Davio
Stephenson Brewing company wa
burned nj Oswego, y. Y. the loss being
over 100000.
A terrific windstorm did great dam
age nj Marinette. Marshfield, Fond dr
Lac and other Wisconsin towns.
Fred Sudderby, an engineer. William
Mccarthy, an engineers helper, ano
Joseph Estabaugh. ex-city marshal
, were drowned while bathing at Glad
stone, Mich.
city has prohibited swearing and vii
; language on the streets and publ
: places under penalty OF arrest an
fine
, Fire in Newport Ky, destroyed tn
! Lively sawmill and 30 small dwellings
Loss. $4,000.
2 Perry S. Heath. first assistant post
[ master general. has been authorized I
: establish the First national bank o
D Honolulu with n capital of $4,000.
] Lucy Keel. Emma Keel, Susie Kee
and Steener Bauer, their ages rangin
: from 10 10 90 years, were drowned n
2 Salt Lake City while bathing in th
I lake.
e Four men were struck by lightnin
e and instantly killed while seekin
shelter from storm under tree nea
i Boorton, y. !.
/. Personal AND POLITICAL.
r Robert G.. Kirk. who was lieutennn
governor OF Ohio from 1860 TO isG,