The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-03-18
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
az Home and Abroad.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.


Louis Roesel was hanged at Eliza
beth, n. j., for the murder of James C.
Pitts, OF Summit
Mrs. Margaret +. Cody, convicted in
Albany. y. y, of attempting TO black
mail George and Helen Gould, was re-
leased on her own recognizance.
The government has decided TO have
great naval station at Manila and will
build big docks there with fully
equipped machine shops.
In the presence OF his children James
Medgram killed his wife and commit
ted suicide in Chicago. Domestic
trouble was the cause.
During a snowstorm NJ Chippewa
Falls. Wis, there were sharp flashes OF
lightning and roaring thunder.
The war department announces that
four batteries OF the Sixth United
States artillery will be stationed at
Honolulu.
The Oklahoma legislature adjourned
sine die.
Peter Libuza, Joseph Meta and
John Perewicz were fatally burned
and dozen were hurt severely by moul-
ton metal In a furnace AT Scranton. Pa.
Bishop Potter, OF the Episcopal
church. in an interview in New York
said that prohibltionists were hypo-
critics and likened them 10 scribes and
pharisees Of old.
John Williams, aged rs years, and
his wife, aged 25, were asphyNiated by
gas az their home in Philadelphia
"Arbor day" in Cuba was Inaugural
ted at Santiago by the planting OF a
'liberty tree" royal palm, in the
Plaza Dolores, by Mayor Bacardi.
The immense milling plant owned
and operated 10y the Gunner Lumber
company was destroyed by fire in Jack
sonville, Fla. the loss being 100000
The United States transport Meade
sailed from New York for Havana with
the s3,Oo0,OO0 provided by the United
States government 10 pay Cuban
troops.
The heaviest snowStorm in the his
tory OF the upper peninsula of Michi-
gan completely stopped all railway
traffic.
The American Missionary asSocia-
ton, with headquarters in New York.
has voted 90 establish Christian schools
in Porto Rico.
Mrs John Smallwood and two chill
dren were killed at their home in Clay
county, Ky, by a landslide.
Gen. Maxine Gomez has been de-
posed from the Office OF commander in
chief of the Cuban army by the assem-
bly, in session in Havana. Gen. Gomez
il believed TO be stronger than the as
sembly In the affection OF the Cuban
army.
Fire destroyed the Law building in
Chicago, causing a loss 10 business
tenants OF 100000.
A wall of the burned McClurg build
ing in Chicago fell. killing Frank
Hewitt, of Cedar Falls, Ia, and doing
other damage.
In n prairie fire near Darlington, l.
r.. a squaw and three Indian children
were burned 10 death.
\ cyclone wrecked 100 houses In
Oklahoma City, d. IT. leaving 400 per
sons homeless.
Engineer George Dean and Fireman
Daniel Kennedy were killed in n col
lision between freight trainsncar Nau-
gatuck, Conn.
Madison Copus, aged l5. farmer re-
siding near Lucas, o., killed his wife
and himself. Domestic trouble was the
cause.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the 18th was Wheat
29,Tg0 900 bushels; corn. "a. 033 600 BUSH
els; oats, 10.013,000 bushels; rye. .52s,-
600 bushels; barley, zoos, 900 bushels
Gov. Tanner has designated Friday
April 81, as Arbor day In Illinois.
President and Mrs. Mckinley and n
party OF friends left Washington for a
vacation Of two weeks at Townsville,
Ca. where they will be the guests Of
Senator Hanna.
The Delaware legislature adjourned
without electing United States sen-
ntor.
David J. Baker. an ex-judge OF the
Illinois Supreme court, dropped dead
in his Office In Chicago.
The president has appointed Herbert
Putnam, OF Boston, Mass, 10 be IL
brarian OF congress.
Gen. James "A. Walker, member OF
congress up TO March 4. fought duel
with w. s. Hamilton In Bristol Tenn,
and was probably fatally wounded.