The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-04-15
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.

DOMESTIC
There were III business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 18th, against 1914 the week
previous and 232 in the corresponding
period of 1895.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses i'm the United States during
the week ended on the 18th aggregated
S2,05l, 3s0,sli, against $1,000, os2,1S4 the
previous week The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1898
was 50.7.
About 5000 cotton mill operatives are
idle as the result OF the many strikes
in Rhode Island.
Allen l.. Dalrymple, assistant super
intendent in the railway mail service
was instantly killed by train in ST.
Louis.
The state department has received
the formal invitation TO participate in
the disarmament conference TO be held
at The Hague beginning May IS.
The president has named the 10 new
warships provided by congress as fol-
lows: Battleships -Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Georgia. Armored cruisers
West Virginia, Nebraska, California.
Cruisers Denver, Des Moines. Chatta-
nooga, Galveston, Tacoma, Cleveland.
San Francisco has prohibited the
practice OF betting on horse races.
The National Wagon-Makers' associ-
alton has decided upon n general adj
vance i'm the price Of wagons.
The price OF broom corn now ranges
from Sl2O TO $i60 per ton.
IL Is said at the war department that
less than 1000 volunteer United States
troops remain in Cuba.
Thirteen men accused of lynching
Frazer Il. Baker, colored postmaster at
Lake City, S. c., February %, 1898, have
been indicted for murder.
Mrs. John Donahue and Timothy, her
son, were burned TO death in fire
which destroyed their home at Wake
field. Mass.
Gen. Russell Hastings has declined the
presidents appointment as director of
the bureau OF American republics.
In fire which destroyed the resi-
dence In New York city of Wallace G.
Andrews, a millionaire, he and his wife
and Mrs. G.. ID. ST. John, and her three
children and six servants persisted.
The army beef inquiry court in Wash
ington decided TO admit as evidence the
official reports OF the army officers con-
corning the beef supplied to the army
during the war With Spain.
Rajah, the famous man killing ele-
plant, killed in Kansas City, Mo-, his
ninth man, Frank Fisher, his keeper,
being the victim.
Capt. l.. A. Won Schmidt. one Of the
hest known OF the san Francisco bay
pilots, killed his divorced wife and then
killed himself.
Twelve persons lost their lives by
food in the Yellowstone river below
Glendive, Mont.
Matthew Hancock (colored), who
killed Ticket Broker George Horton
July IL, 1897, was hanged in ST. Louis.
All the accident Insurance companies
In Arkansas have suspended business on
account OF the antitrust law recently
enacted by the legislature.
State Fish Commissioner H. ID. Nc
CURE and State Senator A. w Reed
were drowned near Roseburg. Ore, by
the upsetting OF n boat.
Frank Griffin, editor OF the Maryyille,
(Mo) Daily Review, was fatally shot
by c. G.. Jesse.
The executive committee of the In
dianapolis monetary convention met in
New York and declared for monetary
system based upon n gold standard.
Maj. Hazard, chief surgeon az Santi-
ago, reports that the city and depart
ment OF Santiago are now in good sani-
fary condition.
Gov. Roosevelt. of New York. arrived
in Chicago TO speak on Appomatox day.
lie isthe guest OF the Hamilton club.
Justice Bradley in the criminal court
I'm Washington held that theft detected
by decoy letters was not punishable.
The trial OF Senator Matthew S. Quay
and his son, Richard II. Quay, on charges
OF conspiracy I'm the misuse of funds Of
the Peoples bank, began in Philadel-
phia.
The president has selected Bartlett
Trip, OF South Dakota, formerly minis
ter 10 Austria. as the United States rep
resentatiye on the Samoan joint com
mission.