The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-31
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
ut Home and Abroad.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.


Seventeen of Baltimorc's brewing
companies have consolidated under the
name of the Maryland Brewing COM
pany.
The Merritt & Chapman company has
made contract with the government
for the raising Of the Spanish warship
Reina Mercedes.
President Mckinley sent an order
20 the secretary of war directing that
supplies be sent Immediately for the re-
lief OF the destitute in Havana and
Guines, Cuba.
Adjt. Gen. Corbin issued preliminary
orders providing for the muster out Of
10000 volunteers in the next month.
Over 200 people were rendered home
less by fire which destroyed the Mel
rose apartment building in Chicago, the
loss being S175.0O0.
Col. Edward S. Barrett national pres
ident OF the Sons OF the American Revo-
luton. was killed by falling from a
window OF his home in Concord. Mass.
There has been an increase OF 2,S67
miles during 1898 in the railroad mile
age of the United States.
A rear-end collision occurred on the
Pennsylvania railroad three miles from
Railway, n. j., and two persons were
Killed and four others were injured.
Ethan A. Hitchcock, OF ST. Louis,
Mo-, now ambassador 10 Russia. has
been selected by President Mckinley
for secretary of the interior.
A jury in Boston convicted w. s.
Jewett, formerly president of the Lake
national bank OF Woburn, n. H., of the
embezzlement of $4,000.
Mike Henncssey, wealthy mine
owner, and John O'Connell burned to
death in cabin at Crown Hill, S. ID.
Marine losses during 1893 were ma
terially greater than during any pre-
vious season on the lakes. the aggregate
being estimated at $4,000, COO.
While Deputy Sheriff Frank L Nye
was forcing an entrance to a residence
In Chicago he was shot and killed by
Thomas G. Crosby. aged 10 years.
Encouraging reports OF the condition
of affairs in Manila and Porto Rico
reached the war department from the
officers commanding the troops in
those departments.
T III. Rose, cheesemaker at Warren,
o.. operating IS factories. has failed.
Rear Admiral Schley was presented
with a sword in Philadelphia valued at
$4,000 from citizens OF New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and Delaware.
The Third and last battalion Of the
Tenth infantry. 443 strong. sailed from
Charleston. S. C.. for Havana.
The minority OF the house military
committee has prepared an army bill
which provides for n standing army OF
10000 men. with an auxiliary force OF
10000 for present exigencies.
Many deaths from the grip were re-
ported in New York, Brooklyn, Phila-
delphia and other eastern cities.
The fine residence OF Charles III. Ray
mond was burned in New York and Mrs.
Raymond and her sister, Mrs. Victoria
Underwood, of GAINESVILLE. o.. and Har-
riet Fee, domestic, lost their lives.
Robert j. Porter, special commits
sioncr for the United States 10 Cuba
and Porto Rico, reports that the mill
tary government Is running smoothly,
and that Santiago Is rapidly becoming
n healthy city.
The tenth annual convention of the
United Mine Workers will be held In
Pittsburgh. Pa In January.
IL has been decided by the govern
ment to muster out all the volunteers
In the Philippines as fast as they can
,be replaced with regulars.
Miss Margaret Dodge, a prominent
literary worker was found dead In a
pew in a church in Boston. She had
taken poison.
A Pittsburgh company has received
a contract from the United States gov
eminent TO reequip MORO castle in Ha-
vana.
Mrs. Olive Barnes, aged 90 years. wife
OF G. p. Barnes, n prominent attorney
In Woodstock, ILL.,, committed suicide
with poison.
The exchanges at the leading clear
Ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 23d aggregated
si,071,030o23, against Si.Goi. 765. POS the
previous week. The increase compared
with tho corresponding week In 1897
was 25.7.
There were 25s business failures In
the United States in the seven days
ended on the Esd, against 26l the week
pis'lcus anu ~vS III the corresponding
period OF 1897
The preliminary report of the Mic
nragua canal commission shows that II
will require about sl35, 100000 to build
the canal.
Advces show that more business Is
being done now by the merchants and
manufacturers Of the United States
than atany previous time in the history
of the country.
A new counterfeit one-dolIar silver
certificate has been discovered. IL IS
OF the series of 1896, Bruce, register,
Roberts. treasurer.
An ordinance passed by TIE city coun-
ell puts n stop TO all kinds Of business
IN Fort Scott. Kan. on Sunday. includ-
ing preaching in churches by pastors
for pay.