The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-03-26
DOMESTIC.

The exchanges at the leading clear
Ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 18th aggregated
S1,2So, 102, o7o, against S1,2S2 ,473,447 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1897
was 1874.
There were 240 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 18th, against 24s the week
previous and 216 in the corresponding
period OF 1897.
Ex-Congressman a. A. Barker, OF
Ebensburg, Pa, dropped dead on the
street at Altoona. Pa.
The barbcd wire, wire rod and wire
nail industry of tho United States was
organized as single company in Chi
cago under the name Of the American
Steel and Wire company, with CAPT
talization Of s2i,00o,00o.
The United States cruiser Montgom-
cry arrived in Key West from Havana.
Business throughout the country Is
reported 10 be steadily ON the gain.
Twelve tons of supplies for the re
concentrates in Cuba were started
south by rail from Cincinnati
The Maine board OF inquiry still con-
tinues at work at Key West, and Cap
tain Sampson says he is unable 10 state
when the report will be ready. Prcsi-
dent Mckinley, IL Is said, will submit
the report TO congress rs soon as ii ar
rives and allow that body to choose be-
tween indemnity, independence or war.
Two more bodies have been recovered
from the wreck OF the Maine. Part OF
the ships silver service and siX-pound
gun have also been brought to the sur
face.
dispatch from Washington says
that Mt cabinet meeting the general
tenor OF the discussion was that the Gu
ban question must be settled. and set
tied very soon, and that IL was useless
TO waste any more time In delay or
diplomatic correspondence.
The damage 20 the fruit by the frost
in the Suisun and Vnca valleys in CAL
ifornia is placed at $500, 900.
A bill prohibiting the entry into Can
ada OF nursery stock from the United
States has been signed by the governor
general.
The state bank Mt Nickerson, Kan,
was blown open and robbed OF SIS 900
Capt. Albert s. Barker, OF the navy
left Key West for Washington with the
official report Of the board OF inquiry
into the Maine explosion.
President Mckinley stated that he
did not want congress 10 adjourn be
fore the present trouble with Spain
was settled.
The Rank OF Franklin. H., was
robbed OF $4,000 in cash by burglars
Three officers and other survivors OF
the Maine disaster arrived unexpectedly
in Washington and held conferences
with the president and Secretary Long
SPANS proposal that the United
States join in efrecting n settlement OF
the Cuban question upon the basis OF
complete autonomy OF the Canadian
pattern, under Spanish sovereignty. has
been rejected by the United States.
The international cable chess match
between Great Britain and the United
States was won by the Britishcrs by
5iI 10 ~ games.
An explosion occurred In n mine OF
The Tennessee Coal. Iron g. Railway
company nj Pratt City. Ala. killing six
negro convicts.
Fifteen Struggled Cinnamon wcr,
captured az Los Angeles. Cal.
DIR. George Clinton Hubbard, aged %,
assistant surgeon United States navy
committed suicide in Washington while
temporarily insane.
Twenty-Five car loads of provisions
donated In Kansas and Kansas City have
been forwarded 10 Matnnzas. Cuba.