The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-24

At their home near Jasper, Mo-, Will
liam Lowenstein, a wealthy farmer.
killed his wife and himself.
Wireless telegraphy has been sue
cessfully introduced in San Francisco
through the efforts of local scientists.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the 10th was: Wheat,
30,550, 900 bushels; corn, IS, 153, 900 BUSH
els; oats, COOS. 900 bushels; rye, 1885,
900 bushels; barley, 4,169, 900 bushels.
At the national convention In Kansas
City of the American Federation Of La
Dor II was decided to bring the struggle
of an eight-hour work day TO a climax
in the year 1900.
President Mckinley ended his south
ern tour in Augusta, Ga, where his re-
ception was most cordial and n great
throng listened 10 his address.
An explosion Of powder in Fort
Adams, at Newport, II. l., killed three
soldiers and injured 30 others.
The naval board OF construction has
decided 10 recommend that public bids
be invited for raising the battleship
Maine, IN Havana harbor
Henry b. and Henry L. Mason, a we'll
known firm of Chicago lawyers, went
into bankruptcy with liabilities of
$409 600
A fire in the business section of Terre
Haute, Ind, caused loss OF nearly
81 600, 900.
The Cuban evacuation commission,
Gems. Wade and Butler and Admiral
Sampson, recommends that an army Of
$4,000 is requisite TO maintain order in
Cuba.
Chief Examiner Server, Of the civil
service commission, in his annual re-
port says applications for examina-
tions Of all kinds during the year aggre-
gate 46S13.
Charles and Elmer, aged Ave and
three years, children OF Lieut.. Charles
Hooper, United States army, persisted
In n fire which destroyed their home
In Middletown, o.
The national board, of trade in session
In Washington adopted resolutions ia
voring n national trademark, construc-
ton by the United States government
OF the Nicaragua canal, and the gold
standard.
In view Of the alleged landing OF Ger
man and British marines on the Sa-
moan islands the navy department de-
termined 10 send vessels to the islands
to protect our interests.
The American Tin Plate company
was incorporated in New Jersey with
capital stock of S50,0O0,CO0 IL will
control 95 per cent. Of the tin plate
mills In the United States.
Witten Mcdonald, manager OF the Old
Fruit Farm in Howell county, Mo-, and
former owner of the Kansas City Times,
failed for $16s,000.
A train struck sleighing party near
Inlay City, Mich, and Mrs. Thomas
Robb and her son and Mrs. John
Yerkes' baby were killed.
The eighteenth annual convention OF
the National Civil Service Reform
league began in Baltimore.
Pleas Coin, desperate who killed
Hunt Kesterson and fatally wounded
Fred Burk, was lynched by a mob in
Lee county, Va.
An avalanche on the line OF the White
GasS railway In Alaska killed ~ men.
For the IL months ended November,
1898, the exports OF the United States
amounted 10 sl,117,6s1,1 100, exceeding
the imports by 1897, s37,o46, an increase
over the.sa period in 1897 of Sl43,-
026.115.
During November last the imports OF
gold amounted to So, s25, POI and the ex-
ports S913,467. The silver imports
amounted to $2,26s, 635 and the exports
$4,023,079.
The peace jubilee closed at Atlanta,
Ga, with q banquet at which President
Mckinley was the guest OF honor and
the principal speaker.
Two firemen were killed and eight
others injured, four Of them probably
fatally, by the collapse OF wall Of n
burning livery stable In Chicago.