The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-09

states totdlcu %lSfl1S,oJo, q athne 49,
SIC. 600 for 1902. -
The public debt sta tement issued
on the list shows that the debt de-
creased s66s.5oi during the month OF
April Cash In the treasury, $373.326,-
1877 Total debt. less cash In the treas
ury, seas, 035.als.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the seven days ended on the LIST aggre-
gated $2.1f5,173,733. The decrease.
compared with tho corresponding
week of last year. was. 17.7.sy
The fifth anniversary. of the battle
Of Manila bay was celebrated by flying
the largest flag in the navy from the
navy building in Washington.
Forest fires in the Adirondacks
north Of Utica, n. Y. damaged uncut
timber, camps and villages TO the ex-
tent of $1,000 900.
J. Wells Champney, famous artist,
was killed by falling down an ele-
vator shaft In New York
Government receipts for April were
$40, 800 and expenditures s4l,763,-
s14, leaving surplus for the month
of 81, 500. 2s6. .t
On April 30 the total circulation of
national bank notes was 1891 ,i5I. 1913,
an increase for the year of $34,
800. v.sA
George Williamson Crawford, Of
birmingham, ALAG a .aegro, Is one Of
the winners in the Francis Nsyland
prize debate at Yale.
Mrs. Jennie James has been SEN
fenced to six months In the Cranston
Or. ID prison as common scold. She
was prosecuted under law enacted in
1856, also under n more recent statute
relating to railers and brawlers.
Mrs. Louis Piatt, aged 90, and nine
year-old grandchild lost their lives in
fire which destroyed the home of
Mrs. Piatt, near West Union, o.
President Roosevelt spent Sunday
quietly at Sharon Springs, Kan.
Firedestroyed the building at 1918
Wabash avenue, Chicago, causing
loss Of over $l50,O00.
Safe blowers robbed the post office
at Middlesville, Mich, securing 81 900
in stamps and 500 in currency.
Bob Bryant and win Morris, the as
sassins of w. II. Legg, were hanged by
mob to the Yazoo bridge at Haynes
Bluff, Miss.
Rev. Walser Ferdinand, Of Toledo,
was arrested at Lorain, o., on the
charge OF the murder OF Miss Agatha
.Reichlin, and was taken TO the jail at
Elria. The evidence against him is
purely circumstantial.
Saturday was the last day OF the ded-
ication exercises Of the exposition.
Address were delivered by several gov
errors, a great civic parade was held,
and sites for state buildings dedicated.
A National Civic federation branch
will be established in Chicago TO aid
in the settlement Of labor disputes. 1t
will have 100 members and meet
monthly.
The body of six-year-old Paul Pasz-
kowski was found in n sack at Grand
and Sixty-third avenues, Chicago, with
bullet wound in the head. Two play
mates, Julius Wiltrox and Willie Black,
have been arrested
Policy games are run In Chicago with
out interference and nearly $4,000 are
gathered every day from men, women
and child players.
An explosion Of powder in the tor
pedo factory OF the Thor Manufacture
ing company at Cleveland, o., killed
four persons and injured 30 or more.
Arrangements are practically COM
pleted for the ninth annual conference
on international arbitration which will
open at Lake Mohonk, N. Y, May % and
sontinue for three days.
f A fast passenger train on the Grand
Trunk road plunged into crowd OF a
thousand merrymakers at Detroit,
mangling scores of persons. Seven are
known to have been killed and about 40
injured.
The Institutional Methodist church,
in Chicago, was partly wrecked by
dynamite bomb after Rev. II. c. Ran
som, the pastor. had preached stir
ring sermon on the evils of policy play
ing and started crusade against that
form of gambling.