The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-03
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
at Home and Abroad.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

Acting Gov. Northcott and State
Auditor Mccullough. of Illinois, act
ing as tax commissioners, have fixed
the rate of the state tax levy at 40
cents on the 500 of assessed valua-
ton. This Is the lowest rate for
years.
Capt. John McKenna, keeper OF the
lighthouse at Lime Point, Cal, on
the Marin county shore OF the Gold
en- Gate. was killed by falling over
n 20-foot cliff
Live Stock Agent Upto, of the Bur
lington road. says the recent storm i'm
the range country Of Nebraska, Wy
oming and South Dakota has caused
no great losses to stock
Robbers Tuesday night blew open
the safe of the Surprise state bank
at Surprise, Neb., and secured $4,000
cash.
Chicago citizens spent $l4 900 900 for
Christmas gifts. Goods bought were
of better grade than ever before.
A jury at Freehold, n. j., acquitted
Laura Biggar of the charge Of conspir-
acy to secure the whole of the Bennett
estate, and convicted Dr. Charles C..
Hendricks and Samuel Stanton. who
were tried as coconspirators.
A severe blizzard sweeps the many
northwestern states, delaying railroad
traffic and causing much hardship.
Fire which broke out at Blooming
ton, ILL.,, in the middle of the build
ing occupied by w. A. Nicolaus & Co.
dry goods and l.dics' furnishings, de-
stroyed that structure, and caused
damage to adjacent property. Total
loss, about 100000.
The president received the formal
Invitation of the powers 10 arbitrate
the Venezuelan dispute, and has il un-
der consideration. IL is said 60 be con
ciliatory in tone, and to ofTer-hope Of
the acceptance OF The Hague tribunal
in case the president declines. Presi-
dent Roosevelt's acceptance or refusal
hinges on restrictions imposed by the
powers.
II is announced that over 100000 sig
natures have been secured 10 the petit
tion asking the Illinois legislature to
erect a monument TO the memory OF
Richard Yates, the war governor ~
Illinois.
In n head-end collision between two
freight trains OF the Chicago. Peoria
a. st. Louis, at Petersburg, H., Fire
man J. A. Wright, of Springfield, was
killed.
Montgomery Cooley, a colored man.
was taken from the jail at Pittsburg,
Kan, and lynched by mob because
he had shot and killed Milton Hin
kle, a policeman.
The sheep barns of the Union
Stock Yards company. nc South
Omaha, Neb.. burned. together with
500 sheep, entailing a loss of $4,000.
Col. S. y. Bartlett, of the Illinois
fish commission. announces that the
commercial catch OF fish in the state
I'm the past two years has aggregated
3o,0Oo,O0O pounds.
Thousands OF cattle are reported TO
be starving on the ranges in north
showed in on the high ranges in
Routt and Rio Blanco counties. with
out pasture and without water. IL
IL impossible TO get feed TO them.
Mrs. McGovcrn and three daughters
were burned TO death i'm the house
of Julius King, of Pierceficld, ". v. n
prominent pulp and paper manufac-
turing town i'm the Adirondacis.
At Algona, Ia, Harry Adams killed
his wife with shotgun and then
blew his brains out. The couple had
been quarreling for six months.
A severe blizzard. which blew snow
and zero weather over the upper
peninsula Of Michigan for "a hours.
rendered street car traffic temporal
riiy impossible and made railroad
transportation slow and uncertain.
Chief OF Detectives Jack Donahue
was shot and killed on fhe street by
Frank Dougherty, a rate track fol-
lower NJ Hot Springs, Ark, while try
fng TO arrest the latter.
Six Brooklyn fremen are believed
60 have been killed by falling wall
at the cooperage plant Of the Ar
buckle sugar refinery. The bodies Of
Battalion Chief Coppinger and an rs
eisfant foreman were recovered.
Others arc buried pnder hot bricks.