The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-06-11
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
There were 222 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the Sd, against 245 the week
previous and PAL in the corresponding
period of 1897.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the Sd aggregated
$I,155, 15o,o51, against $l,1ss, s2s,343 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1897
was 800.
Joe Anderson, The elephant keeper
with Wallace Bros circus, was killed
al Racine, Wis, by one OF the elephants
that became unruly.
Ray Chapel ard his son were killed by
the ears at crossing al Hamilton, Ind,
and Mrs. Chapel was fatally injured.
Georgia, Florida and other southern
states celebrated Jefferson Davis birth
day.
Ben Hayden (colored) was lynched
by mob al Texarkana, Ark, for as
saulting a white girl.
Louis Mortels was shot fatally al Al
fred, Me-, by Joseph Glendon. husband
of the woman with whom Martels had
been involved. Glendon then commit
ted suicide.
William Street, negro at Doyline,
La, who attempted TO murder Mrs.
Parish, was burned at the stake by
mob.
The plant OF the Webster Manufacture
ing company at West Superior, Wis,
was burned, the loss being 100000.
Business throughout the country was
reported TO be in good condition.
The percentages OF the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 5th were: Cincinnati.
.737; Cleveland, .65s; Boston, .632; Balti-
more, ,5ss New York, $40; Pittsburgh,
.525; Chicago, 400; Philadelphia, .457;
Brooklyn, .42o; Louisville, .5I1; Wish
ington, .207; ST. Louis, .2o7.
Four inches of snow fell at Sherman,
Wyo.
\. Weston & Co., bankers at Painted
Post, N. ". made an assignment, ty-
ing up 100000 worth Of property.
The visible supply Of grain In the
United States on the 9th was: Wheat,
%, $4,000 bushels; corn, 21,169,00o
bushels; oats, 100000 bushels; rye, l.
$50, 900 bushels; barley, $4,000 bushels.
Curtis and Samuel Young (colored)
were hanged by mob at Clarksyille,
Mo-. for killing City Marshal Mclean
during n fight.
A new and dangerous counterfeit half
dollar has made its appearance in Oak
land Cal.
Ed Curtis and Jemes Welch were poi
soncd near Boscobel, Wis. by eating
hemlock and died in few minutes.
They were prominent farmers.
At Cynthiana. Paris, Maysvlle and
other towns in Kentucky severe shocks
OF earthquake cause a panic among the
people.
The village OF Crown Point. o.. was
nearly wiped out by fire.
j. w. Etting killed his wife at Hot
Springs, Ark, and then committed sui
eide. Domestic trouble was the cause.
The entire plant. rolling mill and
steel plant of the Burgess Steel and Iron
company was destroyed by fire Al Ports
mouth, o., the loss being 100000.
Two daughters Of John Whitney, aged
nine and eleven years, were instantly
killed by lightning near Gainesville,
Tex
The three little daughters OF Charles
Watt were burned TO death at Pitts
burgh, Pa, during the absence OF their
parents.
John l.. Bright, wholesale milliner at
Columbus. o., failed for $4,000.
The Arlsell Publishing company.
which published In New York Judge.
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Weekly and
other publications., went into the hands
OF a receiver with liabilities OF 81 900, 600.
The bill for the removal OF all politi-
cal disabilities arising from the civil
war is now law, President Mckinley
having formally approved IL.
The celebration OF the semicentenniai
anniversary OF Wisconsin's admission
into the union opened in Madison.
The Delaware national bank OF Delhi.
N. Y, closed its doors with liabilities Of
s275.000. Excessive loans caused the
failure.