The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-01-01
A WEEKS RECORD
All the News Of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

DUNES ~.
There were 202 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the gath, against 800 the week
previous and POI in the corresponding
period OF 1896.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during
the week ended on the gath aggregated
1881, 1868, ISL, against 81 ,36s, 9is,2s3 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
was 200.
Fire destroyed the Coliseum building
IN Chicago, the loss being S35ooo0 ON
the structure and $4,000 on exhibits
contained therein. One man was
burned to death and many other per-
sons were injured.
The grand jury voted 35 indictments
against proprietors OF alleged gambling
resorts in Chicago, among those in
dicted being three aldermen.
Four children named Maltbeski were
sufTocated by smoke during fire at
Philadelphia.
Peter Coleman. who murdered his
wife, was hanged at Vancouver Court
House, Va.
Wesley Mcbride and his wife were
killed and their daughter, aged six
years, fatally injured, by train at
Stanton, Del
The wife Of Jacob J. Payer, wcll-to-
do farmer living at Park River ~ d.,
committed suicide after killing her four
little children with poison. Family
trouble was the cause.
Christmas day was the most quiet
and peaceful on record at the white
house owing 10 the recent bereavement
OF the president
William Gottzyer and Mrs John Rice,
both OF New York city, dropped dead
while trimming Christmas trees for the
children.
Milton Neal and his aged wife were
shot TO death 10y an unknown assassin
at their home near Jacksonville, Pa.
Mrs. John Moore and Miss Clara Brat
tain were killed by the ears at Terhune,
Ind. Mrs Moore had only been married
one day.
The Iowa legislature will meet in Des
Moines January 10.
The soldiers and sailors monument
10 be erected by the city OF New York
will be placed 900 feet from the tomb
OF Gen. Grant.
Postmastcr-General Gary has decided
90 order a special issue OF stamps com
memorative of the holding of the trans
Mississippi exposition at Omaha the
coming year.
Charles +. Stubs has been sent 20
Europe 10y this government 10 encour-
age the use of the American horse in
the cayalries Of Europe.
At the commencement OF lsos the
United States will have isl. iGi miles OF
completed railway.
Gen. William Booth, commander in
chief OF the Salvation Army. is expected
90 arrive I'm New York on January s..
Mrs. Ellen III. Simpson. widow of
Bishop Simpson, died I'm Philadelphia.
Sonly Ryan, who on the 4th inst muir
dered his wife, was hanged at Greens
boro, N. G.
The steamer China made the trip from
Honolulu 10 San Francisco I'm IA days
and IL hours and Is minutes, beating
nll previous records.
The dry goods firm OF Jermyn a.
Perry at Norfolk. England. was burned
out with other business houses: loss.
S750.0oO.
The story that George Vanderbilt in
tends to abandon "Biltmorc," his estate
IN North Carolina, Is denied.
c. DE Vlieger, Jr., commercial trav-
eler, OF Battle Creek, Mich, was robbed
OF S2,s52 at Kansas City. Mo.
"A convention Of operators and miners
will be held in Chicago, January IL. 20
adjust nm annual scale OF prices.
The Ship Owners Dry Dock com
pany at Cleveland, o., has been bought
up by the Globe Shipbuilding company
The Missouri Electric Light and Pow
er company and the Edison Electrical
company, Of ST. Louis. have consoli-
dated
Fitzsimmons' second installment Of
profits from the veriscope pictures was
$4,000.
George a. Morast. aged 90. shot his
wife and killed himself at Bethlehem.
Pa.
L. W. Kampel. a Cincinnati tailor.
sulcided by inhHling gas.