The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-31

| states senator from Vermont, died in
Washington of pneumonia in the
eighty-ninth year of his age, after an
illness OF less than week.
The Semet Solvay by-product plant
In Ensley City, Ala, was burned. the
loss being 100000.
| Walter NJ. Clark, Sullivan county's
rattle king, failed at Milan. Mo-, for
100000
Grover, aged IL; Lucy, aged eight,
and Pearl, aged six years, children of
Dewitt Geary. broke the ice and were
drowned at Philipsburg, \. j.
Fire nearly wiped out the business
part of Litchfeld, Ky.
| William Day, aged So, and Minnie
Williams, aged IL. were married in Pres
tonburg, Ky.
| BY permission Of Capt. Gen. Castel-
lanos the stars and stripes and the lone
star of Cuba hoated over many build
ings In the heart OF Hanvana.
The Cripple Creek (Col) gold camp
closed the year with a record of 81, 663,-
1876. against 81 ,262 ,905 for 1897.
| John p. Cochrane, ex-governor of
Delaware, died at his home in Middle
town. Del, aged 90 years.
| The Pittsburgh Baseball club VIII
not play Sunday ball next year.
George Denison, n barber at Milford
o., was robbed of $4,000 in government
bonds, the savings Of many years.
Miss Mercedes Garcia, the favorite
daughter of the late Cuban general,
died in Thomasville, Ga, from lung
trouble of long standing.
The wife and three children OF
| Charles Hagerman were drowned at
Alexandria Bay, n. Y.
Mrs. Isabel Mallon, best known os
"Bab" and Ruth Ashmore," died IN
| New York, aged 36 years.
At cabinet meeting Secretary Gage
submitted plan looking TO the fixing
of n permanent basis of the values Of
current money in Cuba.
Civil war is reported TO be inevitable
in Bolivia.
Gen. Guy V. Henry, the American
military commander at San Juan, or
dered the revocation of all the conces-
sions and franchises heretofore granted
by the Spanish authorities.
| Mai. Gen. John X. Brooke, military
governor of Cuba. arrived in Havana
from the United States.
The visible supply Of grain in the
United States on the eth was: Wheat,
LISA, 900 bushels; corn, IS. roo 900 bush
els; oats. $4,000 bushels; rye, 1,3l1.-
600 bushels; barley, 4,14400o bushels.
The evacuation of Iloilo by It's Span
ISL garrison, and the occupation Of that
place by the native insurgents before
| the American forces sent from Manila
could arrive there is announced.
Bruce and Alice Milks, children of
Tilman Milks, of Maple Grove, Mich,
were burned TO death.
The United States now has $1,000
troops in Cuba. Maj. Gen. Brooke does
not recognize the Cuban army, and will
do everything compatible with tact and
judgment 10 cause its disbandmeut.
Harry +. Bailey, cashier of the Cole
brook On. H.) national bank. was ar
rested on n charge of embezzliag S34,-
| 600.
Nine OF the European powers have
reached an agreement regarding meth
ode for the suppression of anarchy.
| Atrain was wrecked on the Atchison.
Topeka g. Santa Fe railroad near Trini-
dad, Col, and five persons were serious
| ~ injured.
4 landslide at Airola, Switzerland.
did damage 10 the extent Of 1000, 600
francs and killed five persons
James Brown (colored) was hanged
AT Kansas City, Mo-. for the murder OF
Henry Frather, also a negro, in April,
1890.
Harry Garvey, a rejected admirer,
shot and. killed Miss May Thomas and
himself near Glare, Ia
| Allegations OF bribery in city affairs
caused the grand jury in Chicago TO
summon the entire city council TO APP
pear before them.
Ira Sexton was hanged az Princeton,
Mo. for the killing OF Nathan Stark.
young farmer, October 2s, 1897.
The Episcopal diocese OF Nebraska
has refused its consent 10 the canonical
conservation of DR.. Theodore n. Nor
rison, Of Chicago. as bishop OF Iowa.
The Charles Hillman Shipbuilding
company one Of the largest shipbuild-
ing firms in the country, made an as
signment in Philadelphia.
Secretary Wilson has ordered the re-
moval of the weather headquarters
OF the present West Indian storm warn
Ing service from Kingston to Havana.
The cruiser Buffalo arrived at Port
Said en- route for Manila. just 1917 days
out from New York, breaking all naval
records up 10 that point In her voyage.
Judge Hamilton Ward. OF the SUI
| rreme court, died In Wellsvillc. n. ",
| aged 40 years. He was a member Of the
Thirty-ninth, Fortieth and Forty-first
congresses and In 1870 was elected at
tcrncy-general Of New York.
Fire in the business section Of AL
liarce, o., caused loss CT over 500, 900.