The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17

sorce from his girl-wife, Dora Richard
son Clay, by Judge Scott, of the Mad
ison county (Ky) circuit court.
w. II. Lawrence, Of Cleveland. o.. was
shot and MORALLY wounded in room
at the Oxford hotel in Denver by a
woman named Florence Richardson.
The woman then shot herself in the
heart, dying almost instantly.
Adyices from Honolulu were 10 the
effect that the Hawaiian commission
ers had decided upon the name OF Ter
ritory OF Hawaii" as the name hereafter
10 be used to designate the island.
While drunk Ezekiel Lazetti killed
his wife at Wyandotte, Mich, and then
killed himself.
Fire destroyed the entire business
portion OF Liycrmore, Me.
Joseph Michaels, Jr., James McCrau,
James w Watson and Ben Michaels,
Sr.. killed each other at Dry Ridge, KY,
In a fight over fences.
The town OF Jerome, a. T., was com
pletely wiped out by fire, entailing a
loss Of over $1,OOO,0oO in property.
Eleven bodies had been recovered,
while n score or more were in the
runl
Fire at Red Bluff, Cal, destroyed
block OF fine buildings in the town, en-
failing n loss OF more than 100000.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt has author
lied the announcement that he will ac-
cept the nomination for governor OF
New York should IL be rendered him by
the republican convention.
Mrs. Eli Potter prominent woman
sufragist, was robbed Of $4,000 by
highwaymen in the outskirts of Kansas
City, Kan.
Jesse Badgerow, farmer living
near Grand Rapids. Mich. killed his
wife and fatally stabbed her sister, Miss
Aylesworth, after which he committed
suicide. Jealousy was the cause.
The Masonic temple at Washington
Court House, o., was destroyed by fire,
the loss being over 100000.
By the explosion OF 40 gallons Of gas
oline in the cellar Of a grocery store at
Philadelphia certaily four and possibly
d dozen or more lives were lost.
The percentages of the baseball
clubs In the National league for the
week ended on the 18th were: Boston,
.G53; Cincinnati. G27; Baltimore, .6i9;
Cleveland SO; Chicago, .552; New
York, Sal; Philadelphia, .5oi; Pitts
burgh, 800; Louisville, ABB; Brooklyn.
.397; Washington, .32s; 81. Louis. PCS.
A train struck a buggy near Win
chester, Va, killing Laura and Alice
1 ~. 49,.
Drunken Indians near Fort Wran-
gle, Wash, set fire TO their village and
il was entirely destroyed.
BENJAMIN Jones, 6s years OF age, was
taken from the Clay county jail at
Liberty, Mo, by mob and hanged for
assaulting girl aged II years.
The seventeenth annual encamp-
ment OF the Sons of Veterans began in
Omaha. Neb.
The visible supply of grain in the
| United States on the 18th was: Wheat
8, 406, 600 bushels; corn, 17,360,00t
bushels; oats. 4,277,o 900 bushels; rye
500. 900 bushels; barley, 43s, 900 bushels
Good times for the present and bright
prospects ahead Is the testimony OF
merchants from the states OF the mid
die west who were in Chicago attending
meeting of the Merchants and Tray
olers' association.
A passenger train on the Texas & Pa
cific railroad plunged through n bridge
near Texarkana, Tex, and four persons
were reported killed and n number o.
others more or less seriously wounded
Peter Schamm, Philadelphia brew
err, jumped from the Goat Island bridg'
at Niagara Falls and his body wa
swept over the American falls.
The British bark David Morgan, 81
route from Philadelphia to japan
was given up MS lost with her crew o
10 men.
Lorenzo Snow, of Salt Lake City, ha
been elected To the presidency OF tn
Mormon church in place Of Presiden
Woodruff, deceased
For the eight months ended Angus
81 last a decrease OF $1io,o13,730 /
shown In the imports Of merchandis
as compared with the same period las
year. and an increase Of $i36, 07G, Cos i
the exports.
II is announced that President Nc
Kinley Is in favor Of the cars plan 70
disarmament OF the nations.
The national currency eonventio
began three days session in omaha
The northern Wisconsin state fai
opened at Chippewa Falls with over 90
600 exhibits and 200 entries for tn
races.
The United States has declined to nc
cspt Turkeys Reputation OF the re
sponsibility for American losses durinI
the Armenian troubles.
Mrs. Sarah Avery, Mrs. w. II. For
and John Cherry were killed at raj
way crossing in Wichita. Kan, an
eight other persons were injured. NV
fatally.
Personal AND POLITICAL.
Mrs. Sarah Ann Gray died at Hami
ton. H., aged l0i years.
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