The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-08-05
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
DOMESTIC.


August Mattingly, II; Paul Cheaney,
IA, and Marion Omaha were drowned in
the Ohio river at Evansville, Ind, by
the capsizing Of boat
Gov. Pingree issued proclamation
inviting the people of Michigan TO well
come Russell A. Alger on his return 10
Detroit August 2.
M. Darlington was hanged at Fort
Worth, Tex, for murder.
The Western Union Telegraph com
pany is arranging TO lay u new cable be-
tween Miami, Fla, and Havana, Cuba.
George Clarke, Fred Clarke and James
Bowen, of Bethel, Me-, were drowned in
Lake Umbagog.
The New York Central now runs one
Of the fastest trains in the world be-
tween New York and Saratoga, making
the distance, $50 miles, i'm three hours
and IS minutes.
Pet Clardy killed Will Southall near
Lafayette, Ky, and Charles Southall
mortally wounded Clardy. Both fnmi-
lies are wealthy.
Secretary Long has ordered the cruis-
ers New Orleans and Machais TO pro-
coed at once 20 Santo Domingo city.
Several business buildings were
wrecked by a storm al Akron, Ia, and
great damage was done 60 growing
crops.
At Salt Lake City j. M. Chapman, of
Atlanta, Ga, went five miles on a BIZ
cycle in 1o;45, breaking the worlds rec
ord.
Nearly hundred workmen received
serious injuries in a wreck ON the Cleve-
land g. Pittsburgh railroad near Steu-
benville, O.
Dynamiters blew up a car on the Eu-
cid avenue street railway in Cleveland,
O., seriously injuring the motorman.
Alonzo Newton, n white farmer near
Benham, Tex, found his 11-year-old
daughter hanging dead from tree.
She had been assaulted and hanged.
More than 100000 bushels OF wheat
We're burned in fire which destroyed
the Nickel Plate elevator at Green
spring, o.
Gen. Wood reports that there are no
cases of yellow fever In Havana and
that the sanitary condition of the city is
excellent.
The town of Kalc, o. r.. was wholly
destroyed by fire and Henry johnson
and Richard Salms were burned TO
death.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 30th ult. were: Brook
lyn, CSC; Boston, .6i6; Philadelphia,
500; ST. Louis, .5ss; Baltimore, .5sS;
Chicago, .54i; Cincinnati, .512; Pitts
burgh, BOG; Louisville, .435; New
York, All; Washington. .367; Cleve-
land. .160.
Admiral Sampson has returned TO the
command of his squadron at Newport,
II. l., after n months leave OF absence.
BY the capsizing OF n small boat i'm
the Delaware river in Philadelphia
Otto Kampf. his son Albert and Chris
tan 0stertage, his brothcr-in-law, were
drowned.
A landslide wrecked a passenger
train on the Erie road near Lackawana,
Pa, and the engineer and fireman were
killed and 20 passengers were more or
less injured.
There were 30 cases OF genuine yellow
fever nj the National soldiers home
near Hampton. Va.
After an existence OF &C years the
Bank OF Louisville. the eldest financial
institution in Louisville. Ky, has been
absorbed by the Southern national
bank.
The United States transport Hancock.
having on hoard the soldiers OF the First
Nebraska regiment and the Utah artiI-
lcry arrived i'm San Francisco from Ma
Mia.
III. III. Mcconnell and his wife, an aged
couple, were killed by lightning at their
home near Cottage Grove, Tenn.
William G. OFT, prominent lumber
man Of Chicago, and Mrs. and Miss
Boynton, of Ashland, Wis, were
drowned near Ashland By the upsetting
OF n boat
A i00-mile paced bicycle race at Man
haitian Beach track, New York. was won
by Burns Pierce. OF Boston, in 3:27.
On the eve of his retirement from
Office Secretary Alger gave out signed
statement concerning himself and his
administration OF the war department.
IN which he simply defends himself
against the attacks OF the foreign press.