The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-16
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Dissertation Of big trees with advertis-
ing cards. Prediction made that con
troll of the Pacific will pass to the
United States in the present century.
The president has appointed NJ II.
Sackett, an editor at Gouveneur, y. y,
To be United States consul at Prescott,
Ont.
The percentages of the baseball
clubs in the National league for the
week ended on the nth were: New
York, .77s; Chicago, .G36; Pittsburg,
500; Brooklyn, 800; Boston, 800; Gin
cinnati .476; st. Louis, .273; Philadel-
phia, $50.
Twenty thousand workrsen are idle
in Chicago because OF strikes.
Three Saginaw (Mich.) aldermen, six
ex-aldermen and four other persons
were indicted for alleged bribery, or
selling liquor without a license
The Illinois legislatures salary in
crease bill has been vetoed 10y Gov.
Yates.
George f. Koregay, editor Of the Dali
hart (TeX) Sun, and Judge George
Keith, leading lawyer, fought a duel
and Koregay was killed.
Acute distress prevails in the Nam
ming and Tsun-Fa district OF Kwang 81
province, China, and il is estimated
that 10000 persons are starving.
The winter wheat condition is placed
by the governments monthly crop re-
port at 92.6 on May /, against 97.3 for
| April.
Louis Yeager and Francis sutton,
farmers, were shot I o death near Koko-
mo. Ind, while returning from visit
60 their inteded brides.
President Marroquin, of Colombia. is
said 10 have retired because OF political
troubles, and Vice President Beyes is
said TO have succeeded him.
The Monitor Arkansas will he forced
TO remain at ST. Genevieve, Mo-. until
spring unless an unexpected rise in the
river occurs.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
paid their first visit 10 Scotland and
were greeted by big crowds at Edin-
burg.
| The fremont hotel at Kewanee. H..
was destroyed by fire and two persons
4 u.
The percentages Of the baseball
clubs in the American league for the
week ended on the 18th were: Chicago.
.6i7; Philadelphia .632; New York.
500; Boston 500; ST. Louis. 500; Cleve-
land, .i29; Detroit, .4l2; Washington.
313
President Roosevelt spoke al the Le-
land Stanford university at Palo Alto
and on his arrival in San Francisco was
given great ovation. In the evening
he spoke az a banquet ON the financial
question.
Russia announces that all Manchuria
Is now open 10 foreign trade and pass
ports are no longer necessary.
Peter Stansley, aged ITO. died in Up
per Sandusky, o. lie leaves widow
lOG years old. They had been married
s. years.
BY the British victories in Nigeria
100000 square miles Of territory have
been added to British possessions.
Philip Paquet and bride, OF Muske-
gon, Mich, were arrested i'm Chicago
while on the wedding trip on a charge
Of passing worthless checks.
Statistics compiled by the board OF
health show that the population of
New York city is nearly 100000.
Gov. Pennypacker, Of Pennsylv
has signed libel bill intended 10
check sensationalism, and citizens are
affected as well as newspapers.
The sixth triennial session of The
Congress Of American Physicians and
Surgeons convened in Washington.
The Mcclellan bank. OF Auburn. and
the Dekalb bank, Of Waterloo. Ind.
went into bankruptcy with combined
liabilities Of 1921 900.
The report that President Mario
gun. of Co umba had csigned is
officially denied. and the government
Is declared to be stable and the out
look for the canal treaty bright.
Postmaster General Payne will es-
tabish no more rural free delivery
routes until July !.
All the cities and many towns in
I New Hampshire voted in favor Of
liquor license. taking advantage 81
the recent repeal Of The prohibition
law.
Strikers al Omaha secured an in
Junction against the business men.
forbidding them 10 boycott union
men or To hold meetings 60 conspire
against the men now out.
bill prohibiting Illinois circuit
judges from practicing law IN state
courts or acting as legal counsel was
vetoed by Gov. Yates.
All efforts TO arbitrate Chicago
strikes, by which 10000 workmen are
idle. have failed.
The governments weekly crop re-
port shows warmer weather Is needed
IN the Ohio valley and middle Atlantic
states. and rain needed in many local.
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