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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-08
FAILURES DIMINISH.
Records show Them tn he Fewer IN
Number and Reduced In
Amounts.

New York. July l.-R. q. Dun a. Co.'S
weekly review OF trade says: Failures for
the second quarter of 1899 have been 1850 I'm
number. against 3,055 last year. with lia-
biites of $780, 25s.00O. against $685. ,252 last
were 4.S52, against 676G last year. with La
bilities OF 600. against $7l ,2iC,7S3 last
year. Nearly half of the June liabilities
are due to one failure, not strictly CONNER
cial, covering some banking concerns,
promoter and railway equipment COM
pany for $5.196000. In essential features a
loan and trust concern. With IL banking
failures amount to Sc, $4,000 for the half
year. leaving for commercial failures Sf2.-
275.053. against S67.4i4.639 last year. Man
ufacturing were $i6,900.O00 for the half
year, against $50 6S.1i4 last year. and trad
ing were $23.O00.0O0. against s32. .626 last
year.
THE demand for iron and steel seems TO
have no limit Scarcity OF pig has raised
the price a dollar per ton for local coke at
Chicago. 81. 10 to $l9.75 for Bessemer at Pitts
burgh. and s1.75 TO SITS for grey forge and
70 cents to $l9.25 for anthracite No. j at
Philadelphia. with some iron selling above
these quotations at all points for early de-
livery. The continuing demand. In spite OF
rising prices. astonishes everybody.
Another industry passes all records.
boot and shoe shipments from the east
400. Si3 cases, exceeding those In any other
month OF any year for four weeks. and the
demands for speedy delivery show enor-
nous distribution in all directions. New or
ders are large. and several months ahead"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-08
WILL BE OPTIONAL.
iefmnny's Opposition TO Obligatory
Arbitration Causes AN Inn
portant Change.

The Hague, July 5.-At a meeting
Tuesday afternoon of the arbitration
committee, the question whether arbi-
tration should be obligatory or optional
was raised, and drew a categorical dec
laration from the German delegate 10
the effect that he had received formal
instructions not 90 accept the prn-
ciple of obligatory arbitration 9TH
erwise than by special conyen-
tions. In view of this statement,
article of the Russian proposal
was struck out and replaced by
a provision declaring that arbitration
should be optional, except in ease of
conventions between the powers. All
the delegates adhered to this, NJ. Bour-
geois, head Of the French delegation, de-
claring he accepted il only as COM
promise.
London, July 5.--The correspondent
of the Morning Post az The Hague pre-
diets that the conference will adopt,
with amendments, the American pro-
posal regarding private property at sea
In time of war.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-08
MAYOR AssAssINATED.
chief Executive OF Mnskegon, Mich.
shot by a Disappointed
Omceseeker.

Muskegon, Mich, Jan. 30. - Mayor
James Balbiornie was assassinated at
noon by j. w. layer, disappointed of
fice-seeker. layer shot Mayor Bal
biornic while the latter was standing
In the doorway OF his store. The bah
entered his left breast above the nip
pie. After the shooting Balbiornie
turned and ran upstairs 10 his living
rooms and dropped in the hall. He ex-
pired Is minutes later. layer swal-
lowed some carbolic acid and then
turned the revolver upon himself and
fired The ball entered ms left breast.
lie died at one o'clock.
Mayor Balbiornie was the pioneer resi-
dent of this city, having lived here since
1865. lie was born i'm Ontario. April 81,
1898. and later lived in Ottawa. When
he came to Muskegon he embarked in
the furniture and undertaking business
and had acquired comfortable for
tune. He was for three years mem
Der of the board of public works, and in
1898 was elected mayor as 1republican,
being reelected this spring. He was
prominent in fraternal organizations.
Tayer has been n resident of this city
for about % years. He leaves wife.
but no children. He was member of
Phil Kearney post, q. A. r., having
served in the civil war in company X.
Thirty-eighth Ohio infantry. IL was
understood that he had been suffering
from a slight brain trouble, but he was
not thought TO be dangerous.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-08
strike mt Pingree's shop.

Detroit, Mich, June 30. - At noon
Thursday the employees of the turning
and welt department in Pingree az
Smiths shoe factory went on strike.
1t is expected that as soon as the un-
finished work is finished the factory
will shut down and that 600 employees
will be without work. The union com
plains that the firm has violated the
wage bill by putting boys TO work in
place of men and has refused to agree
TO pay the current scale OF SIS per week
pending a settlement of the grievance.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-08
Famous Novelist Dead.

Washington, July Mrs. Emma d..
+. n. Soutbworth, the authoress, died
at her residence in this city at $3.50
o'clock Friday night after an illness Of
several weeks. About a month ago
Mrs. Southworth was Frustrated by the
heat and the infirmity of advanced age.
Being in her seventy-ninth year,
rendering her unable TO recuperate
from the attack, she grew rapidly
worse, until few days since il was
seen death was inevitable.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-08
To Meet July 90.

St. Louis, July "a call for a meet
ing of the national democratic com
mittee to take place July 90 at the Sher-
man house in Chicago was issued here
Sunday.
The obiectof the conference, as stated
in the formal noticesent to the commit
tee, is Ito consider matters relating to
party organization and other ques-
tions pending of importance to the
party."
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-08
Tn. PARDON came TOO Late.

Washington, June 30.--The president
recently granted pardon TO Charles
Littlebear, convicted in the Indian ter
ritory Of borse-stealing and sentenced
10 five years and two months In the Ohio
penitentiary. The pardon, which was
issued on the ground that the prisoner
was in the last stages OF consumption.
was received too late. az he died on the
day before IL was 10 have gone into
effect.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-08

Pretoria, South African Republic.
July 6.--The special conference be-
tween President Kruger, the members
OF the cabinet, Fischer. member Of the
executive council of the Orange Free
State. who was the bearer of COM
promise suggestions from the Free
State in the matter of the dispute be-
tween the Transvaal and Great Brit
ain, and Hofmeyer, thel Afrikander
leader. has been practically concluded.
IL is believed that the franchise pro-
posals have been accepted and may be-
laid before the volksraad to-day, and
that peace will be preserved.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-08
sir JuIInn to Retire

London, June 3o.-The correspondent
OF the Standard at The Hague tele-
graphs that he has had an interview
with Sir Julian Pauncefote, British am
bassador to the United States and head
of the British delegation at the peace
conference, and been assured by him
that he intends TO retire from the Wash
ington embassy In April next.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-08
Attacked In the Dark.

Manila, July 3.--The rebels made a
demonstration at San Fernando Friday
evening. They took advantage OF the
darkness and rain TO make sally
against the north line, seemingly only
for the purpose of annoying the Amer
leans, as they failed to push their at
tack. The American loss was private
of the Seventeenth regiment killed aud
four men wounded.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-08

Albany, n. ", June 30.--Gov. Roose-
welt stopped of in this city Thursday
afternoon for few minutes on his way
20 New York city from the west and de-
clared that he is not n candidate for the
republican nomination for president
In 1900 and that he Is In favor of renom-
mating President Mckinley.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-08

Philadelphia, July IA collision OF
electric cars occurred Sunday night on
the Willow Grove division OF the Union
Traction company near Branchtown. In
the extreme northern edge Of the city.
A young man named Carr, n reporter
for the Evening Bulletin, was killed
and several others were badly injured.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-08
rev. Ilvermorc Dead.

Melrose. Mass, July 6.-Rev. ID. T..
Livermore died NJ his home, aged 81
years. DIR. Livermorc's life work has
been mainly along the lines in which
his wife, Mary A. Livermore, has be-
come distinguished.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-08
Recruiting Order Issued.

Washington, July 1.-The first or
ders were issued Friday for recruiting
the troops under the clause authorize
ing the enlistment of $4,000 men. The
order contemplates enlisting men for
the three skeleton regiments in the
Philippines. Recruiting officers have
been instructed TO enlist men with this
understanding
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-08

Austin, Tex. June 30. --All SOUTH
west and central Texas was Thursday
visited by terrific rainstorms, which
have practically tied up all the railroads
i'm this section of the state. Many hum
dreds of acres Of farming land in south
Texas are under water and much cot
,on will he hadly dnma0ea
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-08
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS uIco.

San Juan de Porto Ricu. July 6.--The
Fourth was celebrated here with great
enthusiasm, the events bling military
and civic parade, barbecue, athletic
sports, fireworks and patriotic
speeches. Gov. Gen. Davis gave a re-
ception, which was atteEdcd by all the
prominent residents.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-08

Pittsburgh, Pa, July 9.-As result
OF street car collision Sunday night
on the road Of the Monongahela Trac-
tion company two people are dead, five
seriously injured and ten others more
OF less hurt.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-08
state Senator Killed.

: Richmond. Va. july 4.--State Sem
ator William Flanagan, who was also
attorney for Powhattan
county, was shot and killed at Pow
haitian Courthouse Monday by w. G..
rilkinton. The shooting was the out
come Of quarrel over the recent cam
vass for the election OF United States
senators by direct vote.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-08
Not a Candidate.

Columbus, O., July O.. Hon. Allen W..
Thurman gave out an Interview. the
first since the Chicago conference re-
garding the vice presidency. He says
he Is not a candidate for the Office, his
name has not been decided on for the
ticket with Bryan, nor has he conferred
with Bryan In regard TO the matter.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-08

Mason City, In. July Al. II. Bohe.
who murdered James Allison Late, OF
Logan county, ILL.,, in this city last Feb
ruary, was sentenced by Judge Sherwin
20 GO years In the pcniientIary.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-08

Utica, N. T., June 30. Hamilton coli
lege conferred the degree OF LID. upon
Ephraim Mariner, Of Milwaukee. WIS.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-08
Rend the Mount nin's side.

Victor. Col. July 5.--Tlis camp,
which Is the rival OF Cripple Creek off,
set the great Pixies Peak illumination
by an artificial earthquake. Five tons
OF dynamite were fired on the east
slope of Bull hin in blasts OF 200 pounds
20 each charge, the last charge consists
ing Of 500 pounds. Great flames arose
over the mountain and large volumes
OF smoke gathered. The earthquake
was felt more directly towards the east
and south. The shock was felt al Pueb-
10. 80 miles away. The whole city
was shaken from end 20 end, but no
damage resulted.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-08

London, July 5.-Thc Americans
abroad celebrated the Fourth with
great enthusiasm. The American flag
was displayed in nearly every capital of
Europe. In Berlin many members of
the American colony went on special
steamer for a picnic on the river Spree.
There were dancing and fireworks i'm
the evening. The embassies in Berlin,
Paris, Rome and other continental CEN
ters gave receptions. In London Amer
lean flags were numerous and many of
the business houses closed and gave the
employees n holiday.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-08
Havana Celebrates.

Havana, July 5.--The streets of Ha-
vana were ablaze with bunting. Flags
Of all nations were flying, with Ameri-
can flags largely predominating and
the Cuban colors good second. A ma
jority of the business houses on Obispo
and O'Reilly streets had, besides flags,
other colored decorations, giving the
city an animated and festive appear
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-08
PATRIOTISM ISAIRED.
Celebrations mt Home and Abrond--
Ex-Gov. HoEg.. OF Texas, Makes .
speech at "A Tammnny Outponr-
ing which Causes a sensn lion.

New York, July 5.-The Fourth of
July was celebrated here under glori-
GUS weather conditions, with much
noise, merry-making, profusion of
flags and. excursions and sports of all
kinds. II was stated that there were
more fireworks sold and more excur-
sion boats running than ON any pre-
vious independence day, and therefore
the police and fire departments expect
ed TO have more than their usual
troubles. Tammany Hall celebrated
with formal exercises in the Nigwam.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-09-13
HONORING CAPTAIN DYER.
Baltimore Pays Tribute to Com.
mander of Her Namesake.

Baltimore Pays Tribute to Com
mander of Her Namesake.
Baltimore. Sept 13.-Captain n. Mayo
Dyer, one Of the heroes of Manila and
commander of the cruiser Baltimore in
that memorable conflict, temporarily
owns the Monumental City. Residences
and business houses are gay with bunt-
ing, the streets are jammed with people
wearing Dyer buttons" and Oyer
badges and all the ships in the harboN
regardless of nationality, are bedecked in
his honor
| Captain Dyer was taken in charge by q
special committee and entertained in
various ways until I 80 D. M, when he
| was escorted to the city hall to be wei
| coined by reception committee, con-
sisting of about 200 of Baltimore's most
prominent people, headed by Mayor
Master. Meanwhile a procession, COM
posed of the Fourth and Fifth regiments
of the Maryland national guard the
Naval Reserve corps, the Fifth regiment
veteran corps, two companies of United
States artillery regulars from Fort Nc
Henry, the Maryland division of the
Grand Army of the Republic and dozens
of uniformed civic and semlniltary or
pal streets of the city, passing the city
hall, where Captain Dyer reviewed the
procession and where, upon an immense
platform, 5000 school children dressed,
some in white, some in red and some In
blue, were so arranged as to form an i'm
mense imitation OF Old Glory.
When the parade had passed, Mayor
Malster, on behalf of the city council of
Baltimore and of the citizens generally,
presented to the captain a set of resolu-
lions commencing his conduct at Manila
and his record as an officer and a man,
after which he handed him a magnificent
sword, also the gift Of the city counsel
and of the people Of Baltimore Captain
Dyer accepted both in a speech full of
gratitude and expressions Of the kindliest
feeling toward his hosts and entertainers.
The sword is said to be one of the
finest weapons of it's kind in this country.
1t was made by the Ames Sword Manu-
featuring company Of Massa chusetts at |
a cost of $500. The scabbard is finished |
in gold and the blade is of Damascus |
steel. On the scabbard are representa-
tons of the coats of arms of the United
States and Of Maryland, the Battle and
w ashington monuments and the cruiser
Baltimore, and on the sword hilt are
symbolic representations of the arms of
the naval service. The scabbard has a
service and fatigue belt. The box con-
tanning the sword and scabbard is of
mahogany.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-09-13
CTDRIN'S FOOD SUPPLY.
Likely to Re Cut Of by Arrests of
Anti-Semite Loaguers.
THE FRENCH CABINET MEETS
NJ. Wn!deck-ROusseau Says News of
the Dreyfus Verdict Is Receive
ed Quietly In the Various
Departments of France.

Paris, Sept. 13.-At the cabinet council
the premier, NJ. Waldeck- Rousseau, in
formed his colleagues he had received
reports from the projects of the various
departments which showed that the ver-
dict Of the Rennes court martial had
been everywhere received quietly.
1t is asserted that the council took NO
action in the Dreyfus or other matters
of great Importance. 1t was one OF the
frequeat meetings held by the cabinet
and was not hurriedy called. being an
nouncod several days ago. No special
Importance is attache to it.
Three men who have been engaged in
supplying food to NJ. Guern, the presi-
dent of the Anti Semitic league, who,
with number of companions. has been
NJ the Headquarters Of the
league in the Nle de Chabrol since Aug.
II, were arrested after struggle with
the police, during which one gendarme
was badly kicked in the stomach. The
prisoners had secured rooms opposite the
house, known as Fort Chabrol, from
which. by night, they passed food to him
by means of Il rope.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-09-13
THE REPLY OF BRITAIN.
1t Is Received by President Kruger
at Pretoria.
MAY CONFISCATE THE MINES
The Transvaal Likely to Pursue the
Same Policy as 1t Did In the
Former War Beers Re-
ceiving Ammunition.

Cape Town, Sept. 13.-It is understood
that the reply of the British secretary of
state Of the colonies, Mr.. Joseph Cham
berlain, to the last Transvaal note, has
been received by the British high COM
missioner, Sir Alfred Miner, and for
warded to Pretoria.
A dispatch from the Transvaal capital
says that the reply is now in the hands
Of President Kruger.
1t is said that Sir George Stewart
White, V. c., former quartermaster gen.
eral, has been selected to command the
British forces in Natal
1t Is announced that the law confscat-
ing mines owned by persons accused of
high treason will be again enforced. The
Transvaal government will take charge
of such mines and work them after they
have been closed for certain length of
time.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-09-13
ZOLA'S OPEN LETTER.
Has Long known That EsterheAy
Was the Traitor.

Was the Traitor.
Paris, Sept. 13.-Nl. lola entities his
article on the Dreyfus verdict in Aurore
"fhe Fifth Act" After describing his
horror on hearing the verdict. which he
regards as moral Sedan. he accuses the
army chiefs of having crushed Dreyfus
to save themselves from prison and
makes an appeal to the government,
which, he says, will return to FraNc e the
honor she has lost by the Rennes verdict,
a verdict that he describes rs most
extraordinary attempt against truth and
JUSTICE
He asserts that he knew positively In
January of last year that Esterhazy was
the real traitor, the latter having fur
nished Colonel Schwarzkoppen with nu-
merous documents. many in his own
handwriting, complete collection of
which Is now in Berlin.
"Since then" he says, Il have lived in
terror lest Germany should strike us with
the proofs Of her possession thus dishon-
oring our army IN the face of Europe, in
order to vanquish it easily afterwnrd.
"This intolcrahle thought gave me no
rest, and | determined, with NJ. I.abori.
to call the military attaches as viii nesses
IN order to make the government UNDER
stand that We knew the truth"
Nj. lola then proceeds to express his
Indignation that his efforts have been
useless and insists that the Cover nment
bestir itself to procure these documents.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-09-13
THE Ora SHOPPERS HAUNTs.
InvestiGn tiOns of the United States
Government EntOmOIocist.


Washington, Sept. 13-Every summer
since the invasion of certain western
states, particularly Kansas and Colorado,
by the Rocky mountain locust, or west.
ern grasshopper, in 1874 and 1876 the d.
vision Of entomology of the department
ot agriculture has sent an agent into the
held to study the grasshopper conditions
to enable the department to predict, il
possible future invasion and to warn
farmers well in advance. The trip for
the present year has just been completed.
and the special agent. Mr.. w. d. Hunter.
has Just reported to DR.. Howard. the en-
tomologist of the department. The mat
ter is of special interest on account of a
siight outbreak of the locust in North
Dakota and on account of an unusual
abundance of local nonmigratory species
In different western states. However. n
rather large swarm was seen in hiuht
early in August, the exact settling point
of which it is now difficult to approx
mate.
Earlier in the summer a statement was
published in certain western papers to
the effect that Turtle mountain region in
North Dakota and Montana probably
was a permanent breeding ground of the
destructive migratory grasshopper. a
statement which occasioned much alarm
and Indignation ON the part of railroads |
and other landowners in that part of the
state. This region, therefore, was care
fully travcrsed and scrutinized by Mr..
Hunter who reports that the migratory
erasshopper does not breed permanently |
IN the Turtle mountains nor in that i'm
mediate vicinity. The ground is unsuited
to breeding, and. moreover swarms de-
scending farther east have been traced
from far to the northeast of that Mace
The probable breeding ground, he thinks.
Is upon the Assiniboin river, north and
east of Regina, region which will be in.
7estigated next season.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-09-13

natives, he will 90 to Fort Conger ana
thence begin his journey to the pole, Ell
ther by the Greenland coast or from Cape
Hecla, as conditions may determine. Sec
rotary Herbert l.. Bridgman of the Pea
~ club, in command of the Diana expe-
diti0n, leaves for New York at once, taxi
Ing Peary's full reports of his last years
work and maps of his discoveries.
In his nomenclatures Peary has be-
slowed names of Peary Arctic club men,
bers. The farthest north land beyond
Greedy ford is named Jesupland, in honor
of President Morris X. Jesup of the club.
bay so miles in extent, with deep
opening south of the ford, was named
Cannon bay, and mountain 400 feet
high near its head was given the name of
Mount Bridgman, for the treasurer and
secretary of the club respectively, while
on the east side Of the divide Of Grinnell
Land are Benedict, Sands and Parith
glaciers, Harmsworth, Hill and Flayer
bays.
Mr.. Bridsman also brings Greedy expe-
dition scientific records and private pa
pers of members of that party and a sex
tant left at Repulse harhor in 1876 by
Lieutenant. now Admiral Beaumont of
lAC GIf peulllOll, Drought ny LIEU
tenant Lockwood in 1883 to Fort COneer
and all recovered by Peary at the latter
place in May last. Records of English
cairns on Mormon Lockyer and Washing
ton Irving islands are also sent by Peary
to the club.
The Diana's cruise occupied 81 days
and over 5000 miles steaming, of which !
70 days and LOO miles We're north of
Cape York without detention of any kind |
by ice. She carried the stars and stripes
to 1910 degrees farther north than any
American ship since Halls Polaris In
1871. She will return Immediately to ST.
Johns n f., her home port, and go out
IF commission. The FRAN was last seen
Aug. Is ten miles off Etah fast In the ice
and heading north.