The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-05-13
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
at Home and Abroad.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

previous and 262 in the corresponding
period of 1898.
The postmaster-genernl has ordered
that the rural free delivery service of
the country be divided into two grand
divisions. the western and eastcrn.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 9Th aggregated
S2,162, 9ls,s sol. against $l,si5,Gj2, 500 The
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1898
was S3.5.
The president has appointed Albert
s. Kenny paymaster general of the
navy, to succeed Edwin Stuart. retired.
William NJ. Strother and Charles Win
ston, both colorcd, were harged at the
district Jail in Washington. The former
murdered Rose Talbot and the latter
killed his wife.
Gen. Henry at San Juan will enlist 400
Porto Ricans in the United States army
for service in their native country.
The Whitney Elkins-Widener syndl-
cate of New York and Philadelphia has
bought the Yerkes street railways in
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Nearly all the men in Wallace, Idaho,
have been arrested for participating in
the riot of miners at Wardner.
Joseph A. Hickman, a wcll-known
contractor In Cleveland, o., died as the
result of cat bite.
John Moore. the Kansas man who
killed his five children and then burned
the houes over them, was found guilty
in Hutchinson Of murder in the first
degree.
A jury in Louisville, Ky, composed
exclusively of white men, returned a
verdict awarding George Dining (col-
orcd) 900 damages against six mem-
hers of n mob that burned his home in
Simpson county.
Secretary OF War Alger has given per-
mission TO the drainage canal commits
sion in Chicago 10 turn the waters of
Lake Michigan through the canal when
ever il is ready for operation.
Official assurances have been given
that the United States is not affected
by recent events in China.
The report of the court OF inquiry
into beef MS an army ration has been
made public. The charges OF chemical
treatment OF refrigerated beef are not
established, Gen. Miles is censured for
delay in calling attention To the matter,
Gen. Eagan is rcbuled for excessive
purchase Of nm untried ration, and the
packers are cxoncrated from blame
Hugh Cavanagh, 81 years old, was
killed by pitched ball during game
of baseball in Montclalr. ~ j.
Deputy Sheriff Frank Morrison was
shot dead by Ike Bird at Mount Vie
tory. o.. while trying TO arrest him.
After the murder Bird killed himself
William Trasco, OF Pittsburgh. Pa.
killed his sweetheart. Annie Bcstak, be-
cause she would not marry him. and
then fatally wounded himself.
A tornado in Oklahoma did great
damage in several towns and at Canton
y. III. Ware and his wife and child were
killed.
lions in Cuba for the past five weeks
have been S2s4,6o2.
Fifty houses were unroofed and other
damage done by tornado in ST. Louis
and several persons were injured.
At two largely attended meetings in
Chicago President McKinley's policy in
the Philippines was heartily approved.
The appropriations made by the third
session of the Fifty-ffth congress
amount TO 674,osi ,O22. according TO an
official report just made.
The United States transport Thomas
arrived at New York from Guantanamo
and Baracoa. Cuba, with $50 men OF the
Fifth United States volunteers.
The funeral of Sergt. Charles lamp
Ton Smith, of company ID, United States
marines, who was the first American
killed on Cuban soil In the war with
Spain, took place at Westminster. Md.
Joseph Bowman died near Wilmore,
Ky, aged 81 He was the most noted
duclst ever known in Kentucky. hav-
ing had four affairs of honor and killed
his man each time.
The Louisiana industrial exposition
opened in New Orleans with peace ju-
blee.
The United States cruiser Buffalo ar
rived I'm New York from Manila, bring
ing nearly 600 of Admiral Deweys of
ficers and men whose time has expired.
Specific provision for the mninte-
nance OF the gold standard is made in
the bill drafted by the congressional
currency committee in Atlantic City.
y. j., for submission 10 the next con-
gress.
Rear Admiral Watson has been or
dcrcd To report TO Admiral Dewey at
Manila. TO relieve that officer when he
feels that he can be spared there.
Russell & Co.'S mammoth thrcshcr
and engine plant az Massillon. o.. was
burned. the loss being 100000, and Al
bert Bnmbergcr and G. T.. Baalz were
buried In the ruins.
In three days there were IS suicides
lo (sh;cosx,