The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-16
DOMESTIC.


sunk in collision with the ship Gro
martyshire off Sable island.
The percentages Of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on The 10th were: Cincinnati,
.67l; Boston, GA; Cleveland, Cos; Bal
timore, 500: Chicago. .562; Pittsburgh.
.543; New York, 800; Philadelphia. .439;
Washington, 400; Brooklyn. .403; Louis
vile. 1924; ST. Louis, .301.
BY the capsizing OF boat in Port
land (Me.) harbor Eve young men lost
their lives.
Mrs. Paul Dengler, aged 3s, drowned
her two little children and herself Mt
Clinton. Ia. while temporarily insane.
The National Educational association
in session in Washington elected as
president T. o. Lyle, of Millersyille, Pa.
The Hotel st. Joseph was burned at
st. Joseph, Mich, the loss being $780,
600, and A. +. Baldwin, un employee. per-
ished in the flames.
The first party OF gold seekers direct
from the KlondilSe since last summer
reached San Francisco with $4,000, 900 in
gold.
The plant OF the Western Starch Man
ufacturers' association At West Ham
mond, Ind, was burned, the loss being
S250.000.
Howard i. Brewer broke the worlds
swimming record for half mile, max
ing the distance in San Francisco in IL
minutes AZ 2-5 seconds.
James j. Corbett and kid" Mccoy
will fight % rounds at Buffalo, n. Y,
August 81. for purse OF $4,000.
The building occupied by the Brit
ton Printing company in Cleveland
was burned, the loss being 100000.
and three persons lost their lives.
Commigsioner Scott, OF the internal
revenue department, says that the
sender OF kilograms must nflix the war
revenue stamps.
A. IL. Mendenhall, one of the proprie-
tors Of the State Journal. was drowned
in cistern at his home in Lincoln,
Neb.
James Albright was hanged at
Charleston, Mo-. for the murder OF
Prosecuting Attorney Elliott.
Secretary Alger issued orders at
taching the Hawaiian islands TO the
military department OF California.
United States Senator Kenney. Of
Delaware, was placed on trial at Will
mington for alleged aiding OF a bank
wrecker.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the 18th was: Wheat,
12,51SoO0 bushels; corn, 22,s55.00O
bushels; oats, 100000 bushels; rye,
$4,000 bushels; barley, $4,000 bush.
els.
An explosion In the new watcrworks
tunnel in Cleveland, O., killed / / men.
A heavy frost in portions OF Michi-
gan caused serious damage to growing
crops.
The New York legislature met in
extra session in Albany and Gov. Black
ia his message recommends war APP
preparation. a plan TO enable soldiers
10 vote, and denounccs interference
with New York's police board.
During the last fiscal year She ex-
ports OF brcadstuffs were valued at
1924 ,706 06O, against $107, s57.219 the
previous year.
Explosions killed eight men, wounded
about 20 others and wrecked two build
ings at the plant of the Laflin-Rand
powder works at Pompton, n. j.
The second annual convention OF the
National Good Citizens league began
in Nashville. Tenn.
Mrs. Martha NJ. plnce, convicted of
the murder OF her stepdaughter, Ida
Place, was sentenced 10 die in the cleo
trio chair at Sing Sing prison during
the week beginning August 20.
John Henry James, a negro. who Grim
inally assaulted Miss Julia Hotopp near
Charlottesville, Va. was lynched by
mob.
Rev. j. w. Luke, former president OF
Burlington Institute college. was fa-
tally injured by the ears at Burlington,
| la.
by an explosion OF gasoline Mrs Ada
Schultz was fatally hurt nj ST. Louis,
her three-year-old son was burpcd TO
death and another son was dying.
George II. Srry, aged 81, one OF the
best-known LAWYERS in the northwest,
was instantly killed by street car in
Minneapolis
In 1t OF jealousy Charles Able, aged
is. living near Onion, Mich. shot and
killed his cousin. Miss Lulu Wrill, aged
is.
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