The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-04-29
A WEEKS RECORD
all the News Of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
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at Home and Abroad.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD


ended on the 2lst, against ISIS the week
previous and 204 in the corresponding
period of 1898.
The exchanges nj the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 2lst aggregated
$f,975, 062 asa, against S2,124,032, 423 the
previous week The increase compared
with the corresponding week I'm 1895
was III.
Senator NJ. S. Quay was acquitted in
Philadelphia of the charge OF using un-
lawfully deposits in the Peoples bank,
and soon after Gov. Stone appointed
him United States senator TO fill the
vacancy until the next legislature
meets.
Frank Smith shot and killed his
wife and himself AT Denver, COL, ms an
outcome OF divorce suit brought by
the woman.
George c. Owens was hanged AT San
Quentin, Cal.
Four men and boy employed in
coal mine at Madrid, Col, lost their lives
by an explosion OF gas.
The Chicago q Alton railroad officials
announce an ilAitdEi III W. SNo va hAi
section men.
The kentucky law allowing negroes
20 be sold for a term Of years for va
Crancy has been declared unconstitu-
tional.
Ex-Gov. Lord. OF Oregon, has declined
the tender OF the mission 20 Persia.
Sheriff j. s. Dawson was killed from
ambush while raiding Illicit distilleries
in the mountains Of Cook county, Tenn.
The United States supreme court will
adjourn for the present term on May %.
The village of Clay City, Ky, was
nearly destroyed by fire.
Rev. w. IL. McCool, pastor OF the Eng
iish Lutheran church in West Point,
Neb, committed suicide with n shot
gun.
Revenue officials went on raid for
counterfeit revenue stamps at Cincin-
natl and confiscatcd over 100000 cigars.
The percentages Of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the ODD were: ST. Louis. 1000;
Philadelphia, .750; Boston, ia; Chi
cago, .667; Baltimore, .511; Louisville,
800; Cincinnati. 800; Brooklyn, .429;
New York, .42o; Pittsburgh, .167; Cleye-
land, .167; Washington, 1876
The village of New Lisbon, Ind, was
nearly wiped out by fire.
Almost the entire $4,000. 900 that citi-
zcns Of ST. Louis propose to raise TO
clinch the proposition of holding a
worlds fair there Is in sight.
Sam Hose, negro who murdered Al
a II
ford nj their home, was burned at the
stake near Newman. Ca. by mob. Be
fore the torch was applied the negro
was deprived OF his ears, fingers and
other portions Of his anatomy.
In shooting ARRAY near Trevnl, Tex,
Edward Harding and James G. Ire
bathan were killed and l.. c. Harding
fatally wounded.
More than 200 persons have been
driven from their homes in the vicinity
OF Omaha, Ncb., by high water in the
Missouri river.
As the result OF lovers quarrel Ed
ward Morgan, a young farmer Of VOLTS
Vile, Md, fatally shot Miss Ortha Harsh
man and then shot himself.
Bonnie Tulida, Kittic Marshall and
Nellie Welch were killed by the cars
near Baraboo, Wis, when returning
from dance.
The steamer General Whitney. Capt.
Hawthorne, EN- route from New Orleans
60 New York, sunk 30 miles east OF Cape
Canayarel and the captain and II of the
crew were drowned.
Col. NJ. Lewis Clark, of Louisville.
prominent In turf circles throughout
the United States, shot himself i'm Mem
phis. Tenn.
Mrs. Mary Davie and Miss May
Millstead were found murdered in the
home of Mrs. Dayie at Murphysboro, III.
The visible supply OF grain in the
United States on the cath was: Whc.t,
20,170,000 bushels corn, 2S, IT'S 900 bush
els; oats, 10,439,0oO bushels; rye, I,343,-
GOO bushels; barley, 1,7l7,O0O bushels.
Some of the finest sugar plantations
In southern Louisiana were inundated
by the breaking of lcyees.
An order has bceD issued extending
the immigration laws OF the United
States 20 Cuba, Porto Rico and the Phil
ippinc islands.
Rev. j. q. A. Henry. leader OF the cru
SADIE in Chicago against vice, has re-
igned the pastorate OF the Ia Sale
Avenue Baptist church and will GO TO
New York.
Fire destroyed the large department
store OF Ever a. CO., in Newcastle. Pa
Loss, $4,000.
The large tanncry and yards OF the
United States Leather company were
destroyed by fire at Lincoln, Me. Loss.
si50.0Oo.
President Mckinley has accepted an
Invitation TO attend the state encamp-
ment OF the q. a. r. TO be held I'm
Youngstown, o., the latter part of June
Counterfeit fivc-dollar gold pieces arc
In circulation In San Francisco.