The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-12-13

The president mas received assur-
ances from formaropponents of Cuban
reciprocity In the senate that they will
support the ratification of treaty at
the present session.
A well-known New York financier
says that of s0.000.0 900 silver dollars
now in circulation IL is likely that not
less than 100000 are counterfeit.
Assistant Commissioner Richards, of
the general land Office, reports that
s,i09, 039 acres of land were disposed
OF by the government during the first
quarter of the current fiscal year.
The house committee on appropria-
tions has agreed upon the pension APP
propriating $3.50, 600. which is s., $40
more than for the current year.
Before the anthracite strike commits
sion in Scranton the witnesses were
mostly practical miners, who told
their story OF conditions as they now
exist in the Hazelton or middle coal
fields.
The president has appointed Robert
M. NcWade, of Pennsylvania, TO be
consul general at Canton, China.
There were 1855 business failures in
the United States during the week
ended on the 5th, against 237 the same
week in 1901.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States dur
ing the seven days ended on the 5th
aggregated So. O,244, $685.. The increase
compared with the corresponding
week OF last year was 1.s.
Weekly trade reviews say that bust
ness activity continues throughout the
country in excess OF previous years.
A blizzard swept along the Atlantic
coast, wrecking shipping and causing
much suffering in the cities. Several
lives were lost.
Hegorle q Gothman's bank safe at
st. Bonifacius, Mimi, was blown open
by robbers, who secured $500 in cash.
The little town of Ward, S. d., was
nearly wiped cut by fire.
Charles j. Denny, millionaire st.
Louis brewer and street railway direct
or, has been given two years peniten-
tiary sentence for perjury.
A. b. Anderson, OF Charlottesville,
Ind, will be appointed United States
district judge to succeed John Baker,
resigned.
George Bear, an Indian, was hanged
at Sioux Falls, S. d., for murder.
Mrs. Carrie Nation is in Jail at To-
peka, Kan, on the charge of disturb
ing the peace.
The schooner Wesley NJ. CLEAR was
wrecked in a storm off Hatteras inlet
and the crew of ten drowned.
Chicago's anthracite coal supply is
100000 tons short and suffering is
likely from cold weather.
The Masonic Temple at Laconia, N.
H., was burned, the loss being 1925 900.
Injunction against Cleveland labor
unions 10 prevent boycotting OF a res
taurant has been made permanent by
Judge Ford.
In the anthracite coal region of
Pennsylvania the snow is so heavy as
to block many lines.
Shamrock, n prize bullock at the
stock show in Chicago, was sold at Sc
cents pound. bringing $l,010.s0.
The post Office department has be-
gun to issue stamps bearing the
Martha Washington portrait. They
will replace the present eight-cent
stamps.
The coal strike commission at Scran-
ton heard pathetic story OF a breaker
boy, whose earnings of four cents an
hour were withheld to pay his dead
fathers debt.
The naval game between fleets of the
United States navy is now in progress
off Culebra island.
Secretary OF the Treasury and Mrs.
Shaw on their twepty-flfth marriage
anniversary gave n dinner at Washing
ton.
Mayor Wright and IL aldermen of
Denver were sentenced TO four months
in Jail for contempt of court.
J. Pierpont Morgan is preparing TO
take in every anthracite coal COM
pany in the United States.
Burglars entered the Whiteville
(Tenn.) Savings bank, blew open the
safe and secured $4,000.
Daily earthquake shocks have been
felt in the southern portion of Utah
since November IL.
w. II. Wanser, III. Cole and NJ. NJ.
Martin were drowned near Leayen-
worth, Wash, while surveying a To-
cation for a power plant.
Benjamin Wagner shot and killed his
nephew, ID. w. Bairr and then blew out
his own brains in St. Louis.
Ed Kirk and his wife and two chill
dren were. cremated during the burn
ing Of their home at Pleasant Hall
Tenn.
Personal AND POLITICAL.
Mrs. Malinda Lowell died at Bedford,
Ind. aged los years.
John II. Holder, publisher OF the
Aurora BEACON and the nioneer news