The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-05-27
A WEEKS RECORD
ALI 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.
ONE AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.


81 900, 400 ,o6G, against 81 ,0sf, i55,1s3 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1895
was 1873.
The American Bankers association
has decided upon September 5, and
ms the dates for it's next annual conven-
ton in Cleveland o.
An English syndicate has completed
arrangements to buy all the cotton yarn
mills OF Bristol county, Mass.
As result of meeting OF the coal
mine operators, the state board OF arbi-
tration and United Mine Workers Off
cials the IA months struggle between
union miners and operators In Pana,
ILL.,. is ended.
The town Of jerome, a. T., was near
Iy wiped out by fire and woman and
child persisted in the flames.
There were AZ business failures In
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 10th, against los the week
previous and 25j in the corresponding
period OF 1905.
Ernest Austin, aged 25, farmer shot
and killed his mother and his brother
William at Middlebury, o., because he
was opposed in his wishes to marry
neighbor's daughter, and then shot
himself.
The American Glass company, the
combination OF window glass concerns,
has advanced the price OF its product
five per cent
James i. Dubois, secretary OF the Col
orado state board of agriculture, com
mitted suicide at Fort Collins. Grief at
the death Of his wife was the cause.
The will Of ex-Goy. Roswell =. Flower,
of New York, leaves $6.000,oO0, mostly
TO his widow and daughter.
Fifteen culprits were publicly
whipped in the Newcastle Jail yard at
Wilmington. Del, with the cat O nine
tails.
Fire swept away the business portion
OF Dawson City, the metropolis OF the
Klondike. One hundred and eleven
buildings were burned, and the loss is
estimated at $4,o0o,oOo.
The percentages OF the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 2lst were: 81. louis, .7al;
brooklyn, roo; Chicago, .G55; Cincin-
natl, .Gl5; Philadelphia, .607; Boston,
COZ. Baltimore. .5l1; New York. $40;
Louisville, 357; Pittsburgh, .357; Wash
ington, ell; Cleveland, 200.
The Reina Mercedes, formerly u
cruiserof the Spanish navy and the only
trophyship OF any size rescued from the
waters in which they were sunk, arr
rived in Fort Monroe, Va.
President Mckinley and party have
returned TO Washington after most
enjoyable vacation OF IL days at Hot
Springs, Va.
Twocattle thieves, John Washtub and
Joseph Starr, were publicly logged
with 100 lashes each ut San Bots, !. +.
Snow fighters are still Mt work with
dynamite and shovel on the mountain
system Of the Colorado g. Southern
road in Colorado.
A horse attached TO "A hack ran away
I'm Peoria. Tex. killing Thomas Live
Joy and fatally injuring two young la
dies.
Mrs Agnes Suffer, a wealthy woman,
&c years old, was burned 10 death in
her home at Newburg, n. y.
Three men, employees Of the Etna
Powder company AT Etna, Ind, were
blown 10 atoms by the explosion Of a
tank OF nitroglycerinc.
The United States supreme court has
adjourned for the term. During the
session the court disposed OF $40 eases
leaving 500 cases on the docket.
A tornado i'm Texas did great damage
I'm Stephenville. Mount Pleasant and
Dublin, and killed several persons.
The New York legislature met in spe.
cial session to amend the franchise taN
bill.
The Sherman, which sailed from Sar
Francisco for Manila. carried $i,Q00,00t
in gold coin 10 pay the volunteers now
in the islands.
Burrell Douglas and Frank Douglas
fathcrand son, were killed In gambling
saloon In Chicago 10y George Allen, who
was also fatally wounded.
J.. II. Garrison, OF Washington, has
been appointed auditor for the island o.
Porto Rico and has left for San Juan.
The visible supply OF grain in th,
United States on the ODD was: Wheat
25.46s ,0G0 bushels; corn. 10, 0S7, GOO bush
els; oats. 7,057,0OO bushels; rye, s27,
600 bushels; barley, i,537.00 bushels.
William Evans, his wife and little
child were killed in Center, Ala. as thu
result OF "A runaway.
Brig. Gen. Christian ID. Wolff. n veter
an OF the Mexican and civil wars, die,
I'm 81. Louis, aged a years.
The transport Sheridan arrived IN
San Francisco with "a invalid officer
and men from Manila.
William Il. w. Ball. one OF the best
known dramatic critics in Boston. an,
his wife. who was ~ years Of age, com
mitted suicide by inhaling gas.
Tom Linton. negro NJ Camp Creek
Ca, was killed by masked men for caus'
unknown.