The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-08-12
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.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

A cloudburst In the canyon near Nor
rison, Col, caused the loss of several
lives.
Mrs. Maggie Walton and Mrs. Ida
Ontsis, sisters, were drowned in the Sa-
vannah river at Augusta, Ca, while
bathing.
John l.. Sullivan, ex-champion OF the
prize ring, has opened saloon in New
York.
The exchanges AT the leading clear
Ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 4th aggregated
1880, 49, $50. against $l,Gsl, ,431 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week OF 1s9s
was $40.
There were 1872 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 4th, against Isl the week
previous and 1876 in the corresponding
period of 1898.
Thousands OF Texas goats have been
marketed in Kansas City, Mo, for NUT
ton.
At a crossing on the Chicago q
Northwestern railway two miles east
of Dakotah City, Ia, three unknown
young men and their team were instant
ly killed.
The corn crop of Kansas this year
will reach 100000 600 bushels.
The monuments erected TO the mem
DRY of Illinois soldiers at Chattanooga,
Tenn, will be dedicated November 90
William Waldorf Astor, who lately
renounced American citizenship, was
burned in eiligy in Long Acre square in
New York.
Alexander Hill (colored) was hanged
at Centerville, Ala, for the murder of
Mrs. Rufus Hubbard.
Otto Il. Schleuber shot and killed his
wife and himself in Cleveland, o. Jeal-
ousy was the cause.
James Phelps and Sam Bailey, two
negroes, were hanged at Charleston, S.
G., from the same scaifold for murder.
Official reports from the soldiers
home at Hampton, Va, show that the
yellow fever situation there continues
favorable.
Charles Wager, aged 40 years, muir
dered his three small children at
Brandt, Pa, and then committed sui
eide. He was insane.
Three Mormon churches near Middle
Creek and one at Beechburg, in Ken
lucky. were destroyed by mobs and the
elders driven away.
Dozens Of cattle and horses were
killed and barns were destroyed by a
cyclone at IIicksville, o.
Street railway strikers in Cleveland.
o., stoned cars and injured several per-
sons.
In Philadelphia Burns Pierce, Of Bos-
ton, broke the bicycle record for two,
three, four and five miles. The time
was 1884 for first mile, 800 for second,
GAG for third, 6;23 for fourth and s:02
for fifth.
John MaXey, negro, was hanged at
Van Buren,, Ark, for assaulting n little
girl.
The percentages OF the base ball clubs
In the National league for the week
ended on the 9th were: Brooklyn. .6T0;
Boston, .626; Philadelphia, .G02; Bale
more, .5s2; Chicago. .55l; st. Louis,
.5is; Cincinnati. .543; Pittsburgh. .51i;
Louisville, .444; New York, .30S; Wash
ington. 1902; Cleveland. .175.
Hebrews have been denied admit
lance at the Oriental hotel, Manhattan
Beach, n. y.
Gold certificates are again 10 be is
sued by the treasury department.
BY the capsizing of a row boat on the
Patapsco river near Baltimore. Md,
Andrew Deems, William J. Lyman,
II. 81 Ire
Hoover were drowned.
John Williams murdered his divorced
wife near Cortland. ILL.,, and then
killed himself.
Elwood Haynes and +. L. Apperson
arrived in New York, having made a
trip from Kokomo, Ind. on an automo-
bile In 20 days. The distance is 1850
miles.
Because her 16-year-old daughter
Ruth had loved unwisely, Mrs. Gather
inc Wise, of Greentown. o., cut her
throat while she was sleeping, and then
committed suicide.
Jim Mite, the only surviving member
of the Dalton gang of outlaws. was SEN
fenced at Henderson, Tex, 20 life inn
prisonment for murder.
A trolley car went over a trestle 30
feet high near bridgeport, Conn, and
IS persons were killed and others were
injured.
Twenty persons were killed and 40
were injured as the result of the break
ing down of ferry slip at Mount Des-
ert Ferry, Ne.
President Mckinley has purchased
the famous Mckinley cottage In Can
ton, O. IL was endeared 20 President
and Mrs. Mckinley as their FIRST home,
where they began housekeeping.
The works Of the Glens Falls On. "
Portland Cement company were burned,
causing loss Of S250,000.
Secretary of War Root had long con.
ference with President Mckinley in
Pinttsburg, N. Y.