The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-03-18

take census OF the island OF Cuba as
complete and careful as that taken In
the United States.
Horace q. Taylor, of Wisconsin. was
sworn In az assistant secretary OF the
United States treasury.
The designers Of the mint are en-
gagged upon a design for the new La
Fayette dollars $4,000 of which are TO
be minted by the United Stateagoyern-
ment as a compliment TO the French
republic.
Should portion Of the Cuban army
support the military assembly in reject
ing the Gomez-Porter agreement, and
refuse 10 disband without a larger sum
than $3,OOO,0O0, forcible disarmament
will probably follow.
In an official letter TO President Nc
Kinley Rear Admiral Sampson asks that
the naval promotions, which were de-
feated in the senate. be again an
nounced, with his name omitted.
The executive committee Of the ma
tional board OF administration of the
grand army will meet in Philadelphia
April ~ 10 select n commander in chief
W Huftttu tue ihNS bth' 'oiheHr - oe<>-
ton.
Charles +. Gillett's private bank at
Lagrange, H., closed it's doors with liza
bilities OF $1,000.
The circuit court In Cleveland has dis
barred Judge Frank f. Dellenbaugh
and Senator Vernon III. Burke for un-
professional conduct
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Smith left Washington for n hurried
trip of three or four days in Cuba.
The war department has decided to
acquire such tracts in the Hawaiian
islands as may be necessary for military
purposes.
Cubans generally are indignant over
the action of the assembly in removing
Gen. Gomez from command of the
army, and from all over the island ex-
pressions OF loyalty 10 Gomez and faith
in his motives are made.
AS the United States senate now
promises TO stand when the next ses-
sion begins in December, 1899, the re-
publicans will hold u majority OF 1G
clear.
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lanta, Ga, for the murder Of Charles
Haynes. on gallows built by Lewis two
years ago.
An order has been issued by the war
department increasing the age limit
for enlistment from 30 TO IS years.
The youngest age at which n man can
enlist is is years.
The sovereign camp, Woodmen Of
the World. is holding its biennial ses-
sion in Memphis. Tenn.
IL is now practically certain that ten
freight steamships have been lost On
the Atlantic i'm recent storms, involving
the sacrifice OF over 300 lives and So
100000 OF capital
Gen. Gomez, in discussing the stand
taken by the Cuban assembly, said in
Havana that he could recognize only
one power In the island-that Of the
United States--and that in his opinion
the assembly was only trying TO get
more money out OF the United States.
President Mckinley has instructed
Gen. Brooke TO disperse and dispose Of
the assembly should it's members adj
yocate acts OF violence.
In the Minnesota legislature n bill
was passed which absolutely prohibits
the practice OF the boycott in any Of
its forms.
Safe-blowers secured 5000 by blow
ing open the Blackburn (Mo.) bank
safe.
August Becker confessed that he
killed his wife with n Ratchet in their
home in Chicago, cut her body into
small pieces. boiled them in kettle
until they were almost disintegrated,
burned the mass OF flesh in a stove and
buried the bones in the prairie near
his house.
IL ~ announced az the war depart
ment that the remains of all the sol
der dead brought back from Cuba will
be sent for interment 10 any place
which the relatives of the victims may
designate.
Officers in Boston broke up the big
gert gang OF counterfeiters at present
operating in this country and arrested
eight men, a woman and a girl.