The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-22

With 5000 tens Of the new crop OF tea.
The Colorado supreme court affirmed
the validity of the law establishing Sle
new county Of Teller. which embraces
the Cripple Creek district.
The next annual reunion OF the Army
OF the Cumberland will be held al De-
troit. Mich. September 20 and "a.
The population OF Minneapolis,
based on the new directory, is 100000.
In battle near Las Vegas. \. NJ,
with outlaws who held up a Colorado
g. Southern passenger train Sheriff
Farr was killed. two deputies were
seriously wounded, and one of the des-
peradoes was shot TO death.
The Peerless -four mill NJ Mount Yer
non, Ind, the property Of Kaufman
Brothers, was destroyed by fire, the
loss being $4,000.
AS the result Of renewal OF the
Howard Baker feud in Manchester, KY,
five men were killed and three wounded.
Five masked robbers broke into the
home Of Daniel Miller, wealthy farm
or near Mansfield, o.. and stole more
than $1,000.
a fire ia the Brooklyn navy yard
caused loss OF $4,000 in clothing and
other supplies stored in the building.
Tie Germania bank Of 81. Paul closed
It's doors with liabilities Of $499, 600.
Residents of American Falls, Idaho,
were driven from their homes TO the
mountains by mosquitoes.
Henri Fournicr. the noted long-dis.
4, Il hxs
team in New York and killed.
At cabinet meeting in Washington
IL was decided 10 ignore the complaint
Of the newspaper correspondents in
Manila against Gen. Otis. IL was init
mated that very encouraging news had
been received from the Philippines and
that the situation was much better than
had been generally believed.
James l.. Onderdonk, n resident OF
Evanston. ILL.,, and former lieutenant
governor Of Idaho, died in the Klondike,
aged As years.
Municipal ownership OF Detroit's
street railways was given final
uietus by the common council.
Striking street railway men in
Brooklyn. y. Y, blew up with dyna-
mite building owned by the Rapid
Transit company, and surrounding
property was badly damaged by the
explosion.
In a railway collision az Haverhill,
o., Engineer George Sloan, Fireman
George Egbert and Flagman Perfnger
were killed and several passengers
were injured.
The Ramsey street eur barns Of the
Twin City Electric railway were
burned in ST. Paul, the loss being
si25.0Co.
Miss Clara Barton, of the Red Cross
society. arrived in New York from IIa-
vana. She says Red Cross affairs in
Cuba are In excellent condition.
Thomas McDougal, famous Cincin-
natl lawyer, was found dead in his bed
at his summer house near South ga
lem, o.
The casting plant at the Addyston
pipe and steel foundry in Cincinnati
was Quilted by fire, the loss being S4oc,-
600.
Fire destroyed the Grace hotel in Mil
waukee and II fremen were injured,
OF whom four may die.
Twelve members OF the steamer Elk
expedition 20 Kotzebue sound in Alas
ka died on the way.
a. w. Blades and his wife and eight
children while en- route TO Minnesota
in an emigrant wagon were drowned in
northwestern Iowa by cloudburst.
4 large marty OF scientists left Omaha
for Laramie on 40-days' exploration
Of the fossil fields Of Wyoming.
William 4. S. Graham, cN-school
agent and secretary OF the board OF ed
ucation in Chicago, is sclf-confcssed
dcfaulter 10 the extent OF $34, 500 and a
fugitive from justice.
The Pressed Steel Car company has
made contract with the Carnegie
Steel company in Pittsburgh for the
delivery OF 1000 ions of steel plates per
day for ten years az a cost OF Sl50,0O0,-
00O This is the largest private contract
ever made.
A national convention OF the United
Christian party will be held AZ Chicago
December "a, 1899, 10 nominate a presi-
dental candidate.
George NJ. Valentine. cashier Of the
suspended Middlesex county bank at
Perth Amboy, y. j., was sentenced 10
six years in the penitentiary for mis-
appropriating 100000.