The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-16

falo March Is. has been found In
Niagara river near The falls.
George N. Benedict, a well-known
court stenographer of Chicago, com
mitted suicide ten hours after his
wife's death.
The Wisconsin legislature has been
asked by Gov. la Toilette in special
message TO prevent further increase in
freight rates by railroads. 10 cover in
creased taxation.
Postmaster General Payne has dis
missed A. w, Machen, superintendent
OF the free delivery system, and APP
pointed NJ. S. Fosnes to the position.
Charles Matherson shot Deputy Sher-
in j. c. Baker, of Council Bluffs, Ia,
causing fatal wounds, when the officer
tried TO arrest him.
The solution of the negro problem
was declared by Booker Il. Washington
in an address in Chicago TO depend on
honest cooperation between races and
north and south.
Joseph Lamp, pioneer and million
aire lumberman, fell and broke his
neck while experimenting repairs on
his residence at Princeton, Wis.
Ed Pickett, a Des Moines Gowa)
horse trader, was arrested for the muir
der Of Aleck Youcker, travelling horse
trader.
a total Of $15,359, 905.50 was appro-
priated for state expenditure during
the next two years by the forty-third
general assembly Of Illinois.
An Internal machine containing 100
pounds of dynamite was found i'm the
baggage Of the, liner Umbria at New
York pier. A letter of warning by
which hundreds OF lives were saved told
of "Mafia" plot against all British
vessels.
Explosion OF gas in the home Of Her
man NJ. Blasdell, at North Collins, N.
V, burned him and his wife 20 badly
that both died.
The capture OF Curtis Jett, charged
with the assassination of j. Il. Mar
cum in Jackson, KY, was accomplished
without bloodshed at his mothers
home near Jackson's Ferry, Ky.
The silver jubilee in honor OF the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the con-
man Catholic bishop Of Indianapolis,
began IN that city Sunday afternoon.
Strikes and consequent lockouts tie
up SIS, 000. 900 and involve i0O,0 900 work
ingmen in Greater New York and inn
mediate neighborhood.
The Wisconsin assembly passed n
bill TO prohibit bucket-shops or bucket
shopping in the state.
The Bookbinders' union Of Chicago
is made defendant in suits for $4,000
damages growing out Of strikes.
A. d. Davidson. OF Duluth, and his
associates have closed a deal for ,O0O,-
900 acres of Canada land, paying $12,-
600. 900.
Conductor Frank Faulkes, Fireman
Yerden and John II. Glynn, newsboy,
were killed in a Mohawk and Malone
railroad wreck near Malone, n. Y.
Earl u. Smith, OF the graduating
class OF the high school at Dixon, H.,
died from injuries received by being
struck with discus while practicing
for field meet.
The Chicago, Indiana and Michigan
Traction company. capital $5O0,C00
was incorporated at indianapolis. An
Independent trolley line with Chicago
as It's terminus is being built.
The assertion is made in New York
that Daniel j. Sully has made $4,000
600 in recent raid ON cotton market.
He will neither confirm nor deny the
report.
Labor unions Of Yonkers, Y. ". ac-
cept the challenge OF John c. Have
meyer for joint discussion OF issues
relating TO unionism.
Financial legislation is likely TO be
the first and most important thing
considered by the extra session OF
congress.
Lynching Of three negroes at Ere
mont. o.. for the murder OF Otto
Mischke and wounding of Albert
Gommoll was prevented by Sheriff
Mason. who for two hours defied a
mob at the Jail doors.