The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-02-04


William Wright. the leader.
President Mckinley is understood to
have empowered Robert II. Porter 10
arrange for the disbursement of s3.-
COO, 900 among the Cuban soldiers.
Fourteen families were rendered
homeless by fire in Chicago with the
thermometer ten below zero.
Four boilers exploded in the oil mills
at Shreveport. La. and four men were
killed.
Maxine Gomez, the Cuban command
ing general, has demanded nearly $780,
0OO, 900 from the United States and re-
fuses TO disband his army untif the
money is paid.
Property valued at 100000 was de-
stroyed and two persons were badly in
jured in fire in the lumber yard Of j.
c. Rayner in Chicago.
With the mercury at 90 degrees be-
low zero the Third regular infantry be-
gan their journey from st. Paul, Mimi,
10 the tropical heat Of the Philippines.
While thawing nitroglycerin near
West Liberty, Ind, the compound ex-
ploded and James Thompson and Glib
Gooden were killed.
The record Of the court-martial in
the case OF Commissary Gen. Eagan
was placed in the hands OF Judge Ad-
yocate General Lieber for review.
Alonzo C. Yates. OF Syracuse. N. Y,
died suddenly at Nice, France, aged "a
years. He was left fortune OF $4,000
600 by his father and spent II all in three
years.
Brig Gen. Thaddcus II. Stanton, pay
master general Of the army. was placed
on the retired list for age.
The National league baseball season
will begin ON April 10 andlwill continue
until the middle Of October with 15i
games.
The American shipping interests OF
the Hawaiian islands have largely in
creased since their annexation to the
United States.
The visible supply Of grain in the
United States on the Both was: Wheat
2s, 5s3, 900 bushels; corn, 27,130,o00 bush.
els; oats, 7,O25,ooo bushels; rye, 1,44l,
600 bushels; barley, 3,335,oOo bushels.
Whitaker MAINS and Howard Har'
Ian. farmers, fought duel with knives
at Ballardsyille, Ky. 10 settle quarrel
and both were fatally wounded.
A deal combining all the important
distilleries i'm Kentucky into one great
corporation has been concluded.
Ethan Allen, aged Ga, veteran news.
paper man, was found dead in bed in
Lexington. Mo-
Moses S. Greenebaum, president OF
the Michael Greenebaum Sons com.
pany. contractors in Chicago, filed q
petition In bankruptcy with liabilities
Of S2G4,O54 and assets Of $4,000,
Gaspnr Schoeller. aged 50. died al
Mascoutah, ILL.,, after spell Of hic-
coughing lasting six days
The First national bank OF Russell
Kan, closed its doors with liabilities
Of 500, 900.
Orders have been issued by the war
department to expedite the movement
OF reenforcements for the Philippines
The Union savings bank OF San Jose
Cal. suspended payment.
1tbikt IA pAlhHfis gouhk ldl hlSi
near Marion, Ind, shot and killed Laura
Pegen because she refused 10 marry
him and then shot himself. but not
fatally.
James Dodd, miner, and John Blake
teamster, both from Utah, were killed
by three Mexicans near blackberry, a. T.
The report Of the government re-
ceipts and expenditures for January
shows the receipts 10 have been SAL
7T5,00O and the expenditures $51,2O7,-
coo, leaving deficit for the month OF
about S9,50O,000
Four deaths from freezing occurred
in st. Louis and one in East ST Louis.
Jethro Kemper, a farmer living near
Denver, Mo-, shot his wife TO death and
then killed himself Domestic trouble
was the cause.
A combination OF wholesale grocer,
in the western states, who do an an.
nual business amounting TO $4,000 OF
more, is in sight.
The United States supreme court has
adjourned until Monday. February 90
Personal AND POLITICAL.