The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-06-03
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


The distribution of the 100000
which the United States offered as a
gratuity 10 the Cuban troops on dis
banding and surrenderlng their arms
began in Havana.
IL is announced that President Nc
Kinley is convinced that further par
leying with the Filipinos will be useless,
and that they must be whipped into
submission. Orders are said TO have
been given TO the American commits
sioners in Manila TO this effect, and
when the rebel ENJOYS departed they
were informed not to return unless pre-
pared 10 accept unconditional surren-
Ser.
The Iowa supreme court has con-
firmed the sentence of Frank A. Novak
10 the penitentiary for life for the muir
der OF Edward Murray February ., 1897,
at Walford.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the Goth aggregated
$1,ss3, 4O3, sos, against $1,0o9, 403,006 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1895
was 43.s.
There were 142 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the Goth, against 147 the week
previous and 245 in the corresponding
period of 1895.
Fire destroyed 200 buildings at Coney
Island. n. Y, the loss being 100000.
Peter Byers, wife and one child and
Mrs. Jerome Pflamm were drowned
while attempting TO cross a swollen
creek near Bancroft, Neb.
A. G. Kraenzlein, of Pennsylvania,
made a running jump of "a feet Az
inches in New York, establishing n new
record.
Buildings were blown down, trees up
rooted and several persons injured by
a tornado at River Falls. Wis.
Over $4,000 Sunday school children
paraded in Brooklyn, N. y, the occa-
sion being the SEVENTEEN anniversary
of the Brooklyn Sunday School union.
Eight persons were killed and Al
seriously injured i'm wreck caused by
washout on the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids g. Northern railway near Water
loo, Ia.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
In the National league for the week
ended on the 2Sth were: Brooklyn,
1894; ST. Louis, .657; Boston, .G47; Phila-
delphia, COG; Chicago, .5s3; Cincinnati,
.5i5; Baltimore, .543; New York, .4l2;
Pittsburgh, .364: Louisville, Dab; Wash
ington, .333; Cleveland. .233.
While delirious from fever Mrs. Ode
Clayton fatally shot her five-year-old
daughter in Nashville, Tenn, and then
killed herself.
Jacob Solomons and his wife and
seven children were burned TO death
in n fire which destroyed their house
near Vaudeville, S. G.
A cyclone destroyed property valued
at 100000 near Central City, Neb.
Mrs. Edward Cooper and her two
year-old daughter were fatally injured
by vicious horse at Findlay, o.
A cyclone in the Bijou hills south of
Chamberlain, s. d., wrecked numerous
buildings and killed Charles Peterson
and six Of his children and fatally i'm
Jurcd Mrs. Peterson and two children.
tornado at Rowley, Ia, demolished
many buildings and injured several per-
sons.
Seven men were drowned in the Yu-
kon river near Dawson, Alaska, by
breaking through the ice.
James Lynch, prosperous saloon
keeper In East st. Louis, ILL.,, shot and
,nortally wounded his wife and step
son, William Kelley, aged is, and then
shot himself. A quarrel was the
cause.
James Williams shot and killed Harry
Jonesin Pittsburgh, Pa, and then com
mitted suicide. Williams objected TO
Jones attentions to his daughter.
The one hundred and eleventh ASSEM-
bly, Of the Presbyterian church in the
United States adjourned al Minneapolis
after ten days session.
The president has appointed John A.
Merritt, OF New York, 10 be postmaster
NJ Washington.
burglars entered the house OF Jesse
Wakcman, wealthy farmer near Wal
ton. n. ", and stole over $4,000 In cash
and $4,000 In securities.
After a snow blockade lasting four
months the South Park line has been
opened and train has reached Lead
,1lle, Col, from Denver.