The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-16
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
ut Home and Abroad.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

Five hundred dollars reward is Of
fered by GOV. Beckham, of Kentucky,
for the arrest OF j. Il. Marcum's assas-
Sin at Jackson.
The Michigan Steamship company's
twin screw steamer Eastland. 279 feet
long. was launched at Port Huron for
the Chicago-South Haven trade.
Indiana and Illinois coal operators
filed answer TO the governments anti
trust snit, and admitted a working
agreement, but denied unlawful com
bination TO fix prices.
Alexander Winton, in trial run with
his gasoline automobile in Cleveland,
covered a mile in one minute and two
seconds, breaking the worlds record.
Federal Judge Munger, of Omaha, is
sued sweeping restraining order
against striking teamsters.
Railroad reports show liberal in
creases in the earnings.
A bill granting women the right 20
vote in Connecticut was rejected in the
legislature.
BY n decision of the surrogate Mrs
Alice Hull Burdick, OF Buffalo. N Y,
will get the custody of her three chill
dren.
Twenty stock yards packing plants
in Chicago were tied up 10y n strike Of
engineers.
During free fight at a hotel dance
In Big Creek, Mich. Dave Trombley
was killed and Harry Schindehette IA
tally wounded.
The Illinois legislature adjourned
sine die after a session lasting just
4 four months.
The management Of the Lackawanna
railroad has decided to supersede the
telegraph with the telephone in opera
lion OF trains.
The army board which has been con
sidering the merits Of the new army
musket pronounce it the most power
full weapon OF its kind in the world.
Children in two OF the parochial
schools at Omaha, Neb, went on strike
FOR shorter hours.
The Gallatin (Tenn.) rural post Of
lee delivery service has been stopped
~ the postmaster general because OF
threats made by masked men against
he negro carriers life.
The ST. Louis and San Francisco rail-
pad system, with 1000 miles of track.
gas been bought by the Rock Island.
New York building operations are
Early tied up by strikes.
President Roosevelt opened his tour
California with a speech at Red
Ids.
rmer Mayor A. 4. Ames, OF Min
spolis was convicted OF accepting a
30 bride while in office.
municipal lodging houses instead Of
ice stations as sleeping places for
mps are favored by the national
rifles and corrections conferenceat
anita, Ga.
ire nearly wiped out the town Of
blur Springs, Ind.
ne men were killed and five others
red. three fatally, by a slide of
at Egglcston Springs, Va.
v. James Stafford, pastor Of the
berland Presbyterian church at
eton, Ind, has perfected stopper
axe bottles nonrefillablc. and has
offered $1,O00,0O0 for his patent
4. Barager. editor OF the Withee
ID Sentinel, died at Eau Claire
undergoing an operation for APP
cits.
ers in Chicago have decided TO
the prices OF their goods.
ny Wilson and Bud Gray. negro
rers, were hanged in the Jail
ST. Louis.
ssnut trust with a capital OF
700 has been formed.
e were l75 business failures in
nited States during the seven
lded on the Sth, against 21s the
eek in 1902.
dent Roosevelt witnessed
parade at Los Angeles and adj
students OF Pomona college
smont.
ess continues large and indus
We, In most cases surprising
syears at this date, despite un-
by cool weather and labor
Wilson. who shot Edward
OF Lorimer. Ia. as the re-
a political feud. has been
tilty OF murder In the sec
s,st.. 4 a..