The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-04-22
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
ut lone and Abroad.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the i4th aggregated
S2,124,932 ,423, against S2,o51, 3so,sll the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1898
was 05.4.
Ii is announced that several parties
of mining prospectors from the west
ern part OF the United States have To-
Gated six gold mines in the Holguin dis
trict in Cuba.
Millions of dollars worth of proper
ty and many lives have been lost by a
great flood az Sheridan, Wyo.
Business throughout the country in
the past six days beat all previous rec
ords, an increase in all the leading i'm
dustrics being reported.
A tornado passed through the resi-
dence portion OF Ottawa, Kan, and
many small buildings were blown down
and several residences partially un-
rooted.
The president has prepared a rrocla-
nation setting apart 10000 acres Of
land on the south side Of Lake Tahoe,
California, rs forestry reserve and
public park.
The exports of gold for March were
Sl.1O0,s45, imports S3,fs7.575, an excess
OF imports OF $2,077,73o, against an ex-
cess In the imports for the correspond
ing month OF last year of S1,5ls, 367.
Mr.. and Mrs Isaac Becker were ia
tally burned by gasoline stove eNplo-
sion at Iiighwood. H., and three small
children are left orphans.
The exports OF silver for March were
$3.50, GO7, imports $3,125, $50. an excess
OF exports OF 81, 160,74s, against an ex-
cess OF Si,5is,3Gs for the corresponding
month OF last year.
A prairie fire in Grundy county, Ncb..
resulted in the destruction OF a large
amount of property and the fatal burn
ing OF j. j. Topper and his son, OF Bray
ton.
Secretary Hay has notified the United
States consuls who were Obliged 10
leave on account OF the war 10 resun: :
their posts in Spain.
The twenty-sixth annual meeting OF
the national conference OF charities
and corrections will be held in Cincn-
natl May II TO 20.
An avalanche OF snow struck rotary
snow engine in the Cascade mountains
in Washington and hurled II down a
canon 1000 feet deep, killing six men.
The Cuban army muster rolls deliv-
cred 10 Gen. Brooke show on their face
$4,000 names-6,00O commissioned Of
fcers and $4,000 noncommissioned Of
fcers and privates.
While trying TO rescue her niece,
Clara Woods, Miss Katherine Williams
and the little girl were both drowned
In Lake MERGED, Cal.
Rear Admiral w. S. Schley has been
assigned to duty as n member of the
naval examining board I'm Washington.
Gov Roosevelt has signed the bill
passed by the New York legislature
prohibiting siX-day bicycle races.
The administration has notified the
Cuban planters delegation in Washing
ton that mortgage obligations in Cuba
will be extended for one year
Manuel Chavez was hanged at San
Quentin, Cal, for the murder OF a wom-
an named Georgia Roderigucz two
years ago.
The president has appointed Law
renee Townsend, of Pennsylvania, TO
succeed Bellamy Storer as United States
minister TO Brussels, Belgium. Mr..
Storer goes 10 Spain.
Sam Washington, anegro, was hanged
at Yazoo City, Miss, for the murder of
plantation manager named Coker.
Solomon IIatema, an Indian, shot and
killed his wife, child and brother at his
home near Graf, j. II.
Three men were killed and two fatal
~ injured in a boiler explosion in a
sawmill near Chippewa Falls, Wis.
The cruiser Raleigh, which fired the
first shot at the battle OF Manila on
May ], 1898, arrived in New York and
was given a royal welcome.
The business portion of Rutland, H.,
was completely swept away by fire.
Almost half block OF business houses
were burned In Cleveland, o.. the loss
being nearly 100000. and n persons
were injured, none fatally.
Near Gainesville. Ala, young farm
er named Andrew Mack shot and killed
his wife and then killed himself.
The National league baseball season
has opened with ~ clubs.
The visible supply OF grain in the
United States on the 18th was: Wheat
30,502, 900 bushels; corn, %. 70s, 900 bush
els; oats, 1i,050,00 bushels; rye. &c.,
600 bushels; barley, 1,ss5.000 bushels.
Thomas Temple, farmer aged GO
living at Rollin, Mich. killed his wife
and himself. Domestic trouble was the
cause.
Orders have been ISSUED TO Gen.
Brooke 10 discharge men In she regular
army In Cuba who enlisted only for the
war with Spain.