The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-08-27

clue oy TAKING ChioTOioIHi.
J. II. Haverly, OF New York. who was
well known years ago as a theatrical
manager. and especially in connection
with negro minstrels, has filed petit
ton in bankruptcy. with liabilities of
ss27,749.
The percentages of the baseball
clubs in the National league for the
week ended on the 2lst were; Boston,
663; Cincinnati, .636; Baltimore. 600;
Cleveland. .602; New York. .567; Chi
cago, SAP; Pittsburgh. .505; Philadel-
phia. $50; Brooklyn. 1856; Washing
ton. 1873; Louisville, .371; st. Louis,
.2S3.
Six persons lost their lives by the
burning OF the National and Windsor
hotels at Hot Springs. Ark
Already exports of live stock from
Texas 10 Cuba have begun.
Trains crashed into each other at
Sharon, Mass. and six persons were
killed and many others were injured.
The Chicago Railway Terminal Gle
vator was destroyed by fire, the loss
being about 100000.
An unknown negro was lynched by
a mob near Americas, Ca, for the
murder Of Mrs. Mary McGarrah.
wealthy widow, and her son James.
A cyclone in Dickinson county, Ia,
killed Norman Eggestein and wife and
wrecked many buildings.
The national conference on the for
eign policy of the United States closed
its session in Saratoga, n. y, after
passing resolutions asking that islands
taken from Spain be considered as
wards OF America and commencing
President Mckinley for his course in
striving for peace and then pushing
the war.
The plant OF the High Falls Sulphite
Pulp and Mining company, located at
Pyrites. n. y, was burned, the loss be-
ing 100000.
Sessions % the fftieth anniversary
Of the American Association for the
Advancement Of Science began in Bos-
ton.
Seven men were killed by the caving
in OF earth in tunnel near Pitts
burgh, Pa.
Fire destroyed the business portion
of Carteryille, Ill, for the second time
within year.
The Fillmore county bank at Pres
ton, MINI, closed its doors with liza
bilities OF $4,000.
The indictment against Mrs. Myra
Atkinson, wife of Gov. Atkinson, of
West Virginia, for forgery has been
quashed, and the case against her dis
missed.
The wife of Morris Lucas. a farmer
near bloomington, Ind, drowned her
child and herself In a cistern. She was
respondent because OF i'll health.
The plant OF the Chattanooga Pow
der company at Ooltewah Station,
Tenn, exploded, killing two men and
wounding seriously, il not fatally, six
others.
The visible supply OF grain in the
United States on the ED was: Wheat,
5,5sO,000 bushels; corn, 16,123O00
bushels; oats, 100000 bushels; rye
100000 bushels; barley, 245,000 bushels.
Mrs. John Stevenson, OF Glenn Sta
ton, near Carnegie, Pa, was burned to
a crisp in the attempt TO save her baby
from her burning home.
The twenty-fourth annual meeting
OF the American Bankers association
convened at Denver, Col, about 500
delegates being present
While respondent Mrs. Kate Mangan
killed herself and her two children,
Catherine, fouryears Of age, and James
", IS months old. by means Of llumin-
ating gas at New York.
Whitman won the national lawn ten
mis- championship by defeating Davis
at Newport, II. |.
The postal system now in operation
in the Hawaiian islands will be re-
tanned pending the recommendation
OF the Hawaiian commission.
William NJ. Newell, OF Russell. Ia,
killed himself his wife and little
daughter ten years old. financial
troubles being the cause.
Engineer Bert Garwood and his fire.
man, name unknown, were fatally i'm
jured, and several passengers slightly
hurt by train wreck near Knoxville,
Tenn.
Fire at Logansport, La, completely
nlltu pub Every DuAlHrhS HOust, HOAtl
and depot In the town.
The store and stock OF III. J. Lamar
& Son, the largest wholesale and retail
drug house in Macon, Ga, was totally
destroyed by fire with loss OF $685.
600.
The supreme lodge Knights OF
Pythias convened al Indianapolis, Ind,
representatives being present from
every state In the union.
DR.. C. NJ. Hibbard, house physician
OF the Planters hotel In st. Louis, was
instantly killed by falling down an
elevator shaft.
Henry Smith made so miles on
bicycle in Baltimore In 1:51:o2, lower.
ing the worlds record.
personal AND POLITICAL.
Jim" Bradley, the well-known turf
man, died az his home In Lexington,
Ky, aged 30 years.
New York republicans will hold their
convention at Saratoga on Septem-