The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-29
A WEEKS RECORD
all the News OF the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
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with the corresponding week OF 1898
was 46.1.
There were 145 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 2lst, against lG9 the week
previous and 207 in the corresponding
period OF 1898.
The entire business portion of Fay
cite. Wis, was swept away by fire.
The United States transport Indiana
arrived at San Francisco from Manila
with 35s sick soldiers.
The Epworth league in session in In
dianapolis decided 10 meet in San Fran
cisco in 1901.
The schooner John Breden foundered
on Lake Huron. off Lexington Mich, in
gale. and three of her crew were
drowned.
In revenge for their attempt 20 muir
der Dr. J. Ford Hodges, following a
long list Of alleged crimes, five Sicilians
were lynched by the citizens of Tallu-
lab. Ia.
The new suspension bridge across Nj
agara river, connecting Lewiston on the
American side with Queenston on the
Canadian side. was opened.
Three negroes were lynched by mob
at cambridge, Ca, for assaulting a
white woman.
Elihu Root, OF New York, has accept
cd the presidents tender and will be-
come the secretary of war on August 1.
Two sharp earthquake shocks were
felt in the southern part OF California.
The board of control Of Iowa an
nounccs that in the FIRST year of its ex-
istence il has saved the state over $780,
COO in the management of the nine in
stitutions under IFS charge.
-Four men were buried under 400 tons
of clay in a bank at the Buckeye Sewer
Pipe company near Akron, o.
Military rule has been declared in
Cleveland, O. Strikers blew up a street
car and four passengers were fatally
hurt and others were injured.
Frank Embree, n negro who assault
ed Miss Dougherty, near Bruton, Mo-,
was hanged by mob.
II. l.. Hull killed Miss Florence Cor
don at Athens, Mo-, and then took his
own life. Jealousy was the cause.
A. G.. Peck, OF Cohoes. y. Y, has
bought the lakes OF Killarney in Ire
land.
Los Angeles, Cal, and the surround
ing region was visited by the severest
earthquake shock in many years. Big
buildings were swayed.
+. A. Joseph and +. c. Hood. both OF
Detroit, Mich. lowered the worlds anna
tcur two-mile unpaced tandem record
60 1857 As, and the iive-mile record 20
10.2s 10.
Arthur and James Birney, young sons
of Arthur Birney. district attorney of
Washington, ID. c., were drowned near
laurel, Del.
The percentages Of the baseball clubs
In the National league for the week
ended on the ed were: Brooklyn,
.cS3; Boston, .G25 Philadelphia. COS;
ST. Louis. .5sS; Chicago, .577; Balti-
more, .557; Cincinnati, 800; Pittsburgh,
Asst; New York, .4f3; Louisville, AS;
X Washington, .365; Cleveland, ISL.
Failing TO solve the secret OF perpet-
ual motion after struggle OF is years
Gabriel Christopher hanged himself in
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Isaiah Scott (colorcd) was hanged i'm
Savannah, Ga, for the murder OF his
wife on May 6.
The three little sons OF George Tress
were found drowned i'm pond near Mil
waulxee.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton a. Dayton
elevator, containing 100000 bushels Of
No. . wheat, was destroyed by fire in
Toledo, o., causing a loss OF $i,000,000.
Paul Held, Walter l.. Nellinger and
Charles link, young boys, were
drowned In the Wabash river at Lafay-
cite, Ind.
The Epworth league convention at
Indianapolis. Ind, adiourncd 20 meet in
San Francisco in 1901. Resolutions
were adopted denouncing polygamy,
the army cantecn, the liquor traffic,
Sunday newspapers, Sunday baseball,
excursions and other amuscments on
the Sabbath day.
The business part OF Phoenix City. A..
T.. was destroyed by fire.
An explosion I'm coal mine near
Brownsville. Pa, killed four men out
right and entomhed 20 others.
The three children Of Henry Thomp-
son (colored) were burned too death near
Anderson. s. g..
The health report for the past two
weeks has been tie most favorable ever
known ia the history Of Havana.
After nearly two years Of labor n
reciprocity treaty between the United
States and France has been signed.
Chick Davis, the negro murderer Of
William Grin. respectable farmer, was
iynchcd az Wilmot. Ark.
The visible supply OF grain In the
United States ON the cath was: Wheat,
a6.of3.O0o bushels; corn, 10, 1927 900 busA-
els; oats, 100000 bushels; rye, Gill;
600 bushels; barley, $4,000 bushels.