The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-08-19
A WEEKS RECORD
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.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

Miss Grace Cooper, aged 10, and James
Bloodworth. aged Is, members OF prom
inent families. committed suicide at
Arapahoe, Neb., because their parents
refused 10 permit them 10 marry.
IIazing at West Point has been abol-
ished by Col. Albert l.. Mills, the new SUI
perintcndent of the military academy.
Chicago, Minneapolis, ST. Paul and
Duluth citizens met in Chicago and or
ganized the National Park and Forestry
association, for the purpose of preserv-
ing a section OF the great timber lands
OF northern Minnesota for q park.
Two police officers were murdered in
Denver, Col, by recruit belonging 10
company l., Thirty-fourth volunteer i'm
fantry, now stationed at Fort Logan,
who was resisting arrest. The muir
derer escaped.
At Dallas, Tex, Policeman Rawlings,
while drunk, insulted Charles Daniels.
A duel with revolvers followed. Both
were killed.
What is probably the record for big
reduction OF wages has gone into effect
in the structural department of the
l1tttl ~
Pa. The reduction ranges between 40
and so per cent A strike will probably
follow.
Initial steps toward "a sawmill trust
i'm Wisconsin and Michigan are being
taken, and il is expected that the deal
will be closed before the next season
opens. IL is said the new trust will bo
capitalized for $50,0O0,0O0.
Mabel and Lizzie Weston, aged IS and
is years, respectively, and Lizzie Dodge,
aged IA, daughters of farmers near
Bremen. Me-, were drowned while bath
ing.
Secretary Root has under considera-
ton the question OF calling for yolun-
teers. IL is said that additional troops
may be needed 20 relieve those who
have served some time i'm the tropical
countries. 1t is also suggested that il
may be deemed advisable TO increase
the army of Gen. Otis.
The contributions TO the Dewey home
so far amount 90 SiS,550.
Natural gas In great quantities has
been struck on the farm OF Robert Lee,
near Muscatinc. Ia. The vein is 20 feet
below the surface.
The West Indian hurricane which al
most for n week has been raging in the
West Indies has modified in intensity
and is now designated as n tropical
storm. II appears 10 be moving up the
Atlantic coast
Thoburn Gibson has discovered an ore
deposit upon the lands OF Jesse Spauld-
ing between Crystal Falls and Amasa,
i'm Michigan. that shows up To be 600
feet long and averages 30 feet wide The
ore assays GAO in iron and .0s in phos-
phate.
Fire destroyed Is buildings, compris-
ing the main portion of Cass Lake,
MINI. The loss cannot be estimated at
the present time.
The steamer China, from Yokohama
and Honolulu, arrived In San Francisco.
Among the passengers were President
j. @. Schurman, OF the Philippine is
lands commission, and president OF Cor
nell university.
There have been enlisted for the ten
regiments for the Philippine islands 49,
010 men, leaving but so more to make
the regiments complete.
William II. Hartman, aged 35 years, OF
New Orleans, was struck and instant
~ killed by baltimore a. Ohio train
near Elder station, Md.
Fire at Berea. o., destroyed 81 bust
ness places. Loss, 100000.
Wheeler's shipyard at Bay City, Mich.
recently purchased by the American
Shipbuilding company, is being dis
mantled. The plant formerly employed
$500 men and paid in wages $4,000
every two weeks.
A cooperative association called "'rhe
Brotherhood" has been formed nj Co
luinbus. O. It's plan includes great
amount OF educational work in con-
ncction with the actual operation of the
cooperative plan in the way Of building
cities and placing cooperative farming
communities.
AZ Cannstotn, N. ", three men and
boy were killed by the fast mail train
while crossing the New York Central
tracks.
A man named Eastwood at East Mid
dlcbury. VI, killed his wife, her mother
and a man named Fem. No cause
Is assigned. Eastwood escaped.