The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-03-21
LATER.

| during a squall OF terrific violence.
LATER.
The United States senate spent six
hours in executive session on the 10th
In its effort TO pass on the amendments
TO the Panama canal treaty in pre-
paration fer the final vote on the
treaty. The greater part of the day
was devoted to debate on the matter
Of insuring American defense OF the
canal. Levi Ankeny, the new senator
from Washington, was sworn in.
The Panama canal treaty was rati-
fed by the United States senate on the
nth by vote Of 73 to 5. Neither in
committee nor by the senate was the
treaty amended and it was ratified as
originally negotiated by Secretary
Hay, representing the United States,
and Thomas Herran, representing CO.
lombia.
The fifth biennial session of the
Utah legislature has adjourned.
James II. Pound, a Detroit lawyer.
has been chosen by the Michigan
democratic committee for the supreme
bench, Judge Yaple having declined.
The Allen b. Wrisley Soap company
in Chicago failed with liabilities of
100000; assets, 100000.
Jealousy is supposed to have prompt
ed III. C. Carter to shoot and kill Minnie
Webster and end his own life at st.
Louis.
Chicago democrats have nominated
Carter Harrison for mayor for the
fourth time.
Mrs. Gallagher, convicted Of per-
jury at Iowa City, Ia, in the trial of
Charles Holada for the murder Of her
husband, has been sentenced to Is
years in the penitentiary.
The new American cup defenders
name is announced by the New York
! Yacht club as Reliance.
Six more miners have been killed as
the result Of an explosion from mys-
terious cause in the shaft of the Cardiff
Coal company at Cardiff, III.
Former Congressman John w. Can
dler, OF Brookline. died of heart disease
Mt Providence, II. ].
Whitaker Wright, fugitive London
promoter arrested at New York. an
nounced that he would return TO Eng
land without extradition papers.
The First national bank of Florida
at Jacksonville closed its doors with
liabilities of $375,1s2
George Hossey, the Philadelphia
negro accused of wholesale murders,
protested his innocence and declared
T., - -. l. -.
President Francis, Of the st. Louis
fair, returned from Europe greatly
encouraged by the cordiality of his
reception at the courts of the old
world.
The inquest in the Edwin l., Burdick
murder mystery has begun at Buffalo,
NY.
The Mississippi river levee broke %
miles above Memphis on the Arkansas
side and water was pouring into the
valley and residents were fleeing TO
high ground.
Violent earth tremors were expert
enced at Helena, Mont, but no actual
damage resulted.
Shamrock III. was launched at Glas-
gov in the presence of Sir Thomas
Upton and guests.
Marion (Ark) residents were cut
OF by the Mississippi river food, all
railroad communication was stopped
and appeals were made by telephone
for relief boat.
Justice Day, who is i'll in Washington
with pneumonia, is said to have passed
the crisis and is improving.
Former President Cleveland cele-
brated his sixty-sixth birthday at his
rome in Princeton, " j.
At Guyayoga, n. ", Mrs. James
killed her mother and |
daughter and committed suicide by |
running into the house she had set on |
FIRE.
Tom J.. johnson has been renomina
ted for mayor OF Cleveland, O., by the
democrats.
New gifts aggregating S63.973 were
announced at the University of Chi
cago convocation.
Ten persons were injured in col
lision between Monon passenger trains
near Frankford. Ind.
James S. Harlan, attorney general
to Porto Rico, has resigned. and will
resume his law practice In Chicago.
President Roosevelt appointed s. n.
ID. North director of the census 10 sue.
coed William II. Merriam. resigned.
Jack" Ross. son OF james Ross.
president OF the Dominion Iron and
Steel company, Montreal, was feeced
by Wall street spectators OF 81 .00O, 900,
a wedding present given by his father
Arthur X. Pencil was accused by
witness at the Buffalo inquest with
T.. L. Burdick's murder.
The Hood situation at Memphis con
tinues TO grow more serious.
An abstract OF the anthracite strike
nrbitrators' report has been filed with
President Roosevelt; ten per cent.
wage increase is advised, and better
working conditions for miners; lat
ter criticised for ill-treatment OF non.
union workmen.