The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-03

in New York harbor and eight lives
were lost.
A snowfall throughout New England
ranged from eight to twenty-four
riches. blocking railways.
Because OF poverty Frank Rhoner,
aged 6s, killed his wife. aged 55. in New
York, and then killed himself.
The Peoples bank in Philadelphia.
which failed March 20 last for 81 $780,
600, has paid depositors in full.
During terrific gale CO vessels were
wrecked off the New England coast and
so lives were lost
The ocean liner Ne'g York, which dur
ing the war was known as the auxiliary
cruiser Yale, has been thoroughly re
fitted for passenger service.
The vault Of the Wrentham national
bank AT Wrentham. Mass. was blown
open by burglars and $4,000 and notes
valued al sos. Zoo were taken.
The battleship Wisconsin was
launched at San Francisco, and Miss
Elizabeth Stephenson. of Marinette.
Wis. christened the vessel
"Grandma" Wynn, aged 81, the rich
est resident of Brooklyn, ILL.,, and owner
OF half the town. was murdered by bur
glars.
Three negroes were lynched four
miles west Of Meridian. Miss, for as
saulting a white man.
Six persons were killed. ten danger
ously wounded and 20 others badly in
iured by the explosion Of one OF the
boilers in n steamer near Stockton, Cal.
The visible supply OF grain in the
United States on the 2Sth was: Wheat.
23,269, 900 bushels; corn, 22.26S, 900 bush
els; oats, 5,5s6.000 bushels; rye, 1882
600 bushels; barley. 3,3os,000 bushels.
The United States supreme court says
the rules of the new bankruptcy law
VIII take effect on Monday, January q
1899.
Further advices from the storm on
the New England coast say IL Is known
definitely that more than 20 lives were
lost in the wrecks of tugs. schooners
and coal barges.
The Bank Of Hornersville, n. Y,
closed its doors with liabilities Of $751;
COO.
The eighteenth annual meeting OF the
National Civil Service Reform league
will bc held in Baltimore December IS
and 16.
A careful estimate of losses on the
great lakes 10 shipping and vessel own
ers for the record brealSing year Of 1898
places the figures at 81, 100000.
Louis Pfaul. an express driver in Day
ton, O.. drank quart Of whisky on a
bet and died in few hours.
Fire in the big furniture establish
ment OF Robert Keith e. Co. at Kansas
City, Mo, caused loss OF $4,000.
The monthly report of the commits
sioner OF internal revenue shows that
during the month of October the re-
ceipts aggregated $21,735,s07, an in
crense over October. 1897, of $1,000 276.
During quarrel over fence in Chris
tian county. Mo-, Burd Meadows, a
farmer, shot ana killed stephen Bilyue
and his two sons and wounded William
Tabor.
The Franklin stamp mill was burned
Mt Hancock, Mich. the loss being $780,
600, and COO men were thrown out Of
employment for six months.
The steamer Portland was wrecked
off Highland Light while on the way 10
Boston, and all OF the 121 persons on
board persisted.
The widow OF =. 4 .Bnrnum and De-
metrius Calins Bey is again TO wed,
this time French nobleman.
Fred w. Ganter, the champion bicy-
Gle rider of northern New York. killed
himself at his home NJ PAMELA.
Three masked men held up train on
the Missouri Pacific road near Sedalia,
Mo-, but secured no booty Two of the
robbers were captured
Robbers took $4,000 from the safe OF
the United States Express company at
Almeda. Kan.
The trustees OF Oberlin (O.) college
lave elected Rev. John Henry Barrows
of Chicago, as president Of that institu-
tion.
John ID. Rockefeller, according 20
New York advices is trying to gain con-
troll OF the entire copper mining in
dustry OF the United States.
Naval Constructor Hobson has re-
fused an offer of $4,000 TO deliver a
series Of lectures.
Judge Charles Ben Darwin, for many
years one of the most noted lawyers OF
California. was committed TO the state
insane asylum at Napa.
George jenkins. New York builder
failed for $1iO,3sS.
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Gen. Andrew I. McReynolds, n vet