The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-05-20
A WEEKS RECORD
ALI the News Of the Past Seven
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The exchanges at the leading clear
Ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 18th aggregated
Sl,0S4, 1855, 1883. against S2,i62.9lS,S01 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1895
was 43.7.
There were 1865 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 18th, against 1853 the week
previous and 246 in the corresponding
period OF 1898.
From 30 To 80 persons were killed and
20 others injured in a collision of pas
senger trains on the Philadelphia a
leading road AT Exeter. Pa.
The United Confederate Veterans at
their reunion in Charleston, $. G., re-
elected Gen. John Il. Gordon com
mander in chief.
Edward Smith (colored) was hanged
in the district Jail in Washington, ID. c.,
for the murder OF colored woman
named Edmonia jackson on the 18th Of
November 1897.
For the ten months Of the present iis-
cal year the total exports of domestic
breadstufls were $Gl7.O70,9 57, against
S674,443,236 for the corresponding pc
Rod In 1898.
An accident at the Centraiia (Pa.)
collicry resulted in the death Of four
men and the fatal injury OF two others.
Il. w. Henry, prosecuting attorney or
Jackson county, died in the courtroom
at Maquoketa, Ia, during trial.
The Civic Federation OF Chicago has
selected June % 10 20 as the time for
n national conference in Chicago 10
discuss trusts.
Donald Mclean, a wealthy railroad
contractor from New York, fell four
stories In the Palmer house i'm Chicago
and was killed.
The percentages OF the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 14th were: ST. Louis. .730;
Philadelphia, .70s; Chicago, COG; Gin
cinnati, $50; Brooklyn, .667; Boston.
.5S3; Baltimore, ass; New York, 400,
Louisville, 400; Pittsburgh, .364; Wash
ington, .l67; Cleveland, .l36.
The schooner Nelson foundered in
Lake Superior off Grand Marais and
nine persons were drowned.
Rev. DIR. Charles A. Briggs. who was
suspended for heresy by the Presbyte-
rian assembly, was ordained priest Of
the Episcopal church in New York by
Bishop Potter.
President Mckinley. Mrs Mckinley
and n few friends visited Natural
Bridge. Va.
Harry Neat, of Buffalo. assistant SUI
perintendent OF the Wagner Palace Car
L.. y T..
juries received In a collision.
Unseasonably cold weather, heavy
rains and severe hailstorms prevailed
throughout Nebraska.
A report that ex-Prcsidcnt Cleveland.
who is fishing at Middle Bass island. In
Lake Erie, had dropped dead was false.
Thousands of sheep have been killed
in the hills in Utah by inclemcnt
weather.
The American Bicycle company. com
monty called the bicycle trust, was in
corporated in Trenton. n. j., with a cap
itnl OF $sO,OO0,0OO
Aaron M. Powell, OF New York n
noted anti-slavcry agitntor, temperance
worker and writer, died from heart dis
ease while making speech in Philadel-
pha.
John Holland (colored) was lynched
by mob at Blue Lick Springs, Ky.
kcnoycr's bank at Leon. Kan. was
visited by burglars, who secured about
1000
In riot between prohibtionists and
the liquor elements az Alya, @. r.. Rev.
Alexander Ross and Gene Hardwick,
saloon keeper. were fatally shot.
Peter Hegelman won the 52-hour go
as-you-pleasc walking match in New
York, covering 407 miles.
AS the result of a long-standing feud
John A. Hunter. one OF the most promi-
nent men in Wallowa county, Ore, was
shot and killed by Mrs. {. II. Elliott,
who then killed herself
Mrs. Sarah Ncwberry, OF Yankee
Springs Township. Mich, aged 75 years,
was criminally assaulted and killed by
an unknown person.
DIR. Howard Ayrcs. president of the
University OF Missouri. has accepted
the presidency Of the Cincinnati (O.)
university.
Eighty United States engineers left
New York for the Philippine islands.