The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-05-07

Striving TO emulate the deeds OF
the car-barn bandits, Abraham wax
man, Philip Silverberg and Israel
Dutsch. 12-year-old boys, were arrest
ed by the Philadelphia police as the
lads were emerging FROM a store
which they had robbed.
In its annual convention at san
Francisco the Association OF Retail
Grocers received reports from dele
gates representing nearly all the
states in the Union, showing thai
the organization is doing much to
maintain peace in the trade.
Karl Weinkowski, convict In the
Indiana state penitentiary at Michi-
gan City, has confessed that he killed
a royal game warden named Sommer-
field in Prussia, for which he says
Conrad Fitz, schoolmaster, was con
victed and is serving term In Ger.
man prison.
Mrs. Mary Ann Powell, charged
with the murder of Essie Albin on
Feb. 8, IS on trial at Dover, Del. De
tective Rutledge related the confess
sion the prisoner is said to have made
TO him. The defense seeks to prove
that the girl was killed by Mrs. Pow
ell In self.defense.
GOV. la Palette OF Wisconsin may
be candidate for the seat held by
| United States Senator Quarles.
Mrs. Mary Ann Powell was placed
on trial at Dover, Della, for the muir
der OF Estelle Albin on Feb. 3. Mrs.
Powell claims that the girl was
alternating her husbandss affections
and had threatened her life.
After bitter clash between senti
ment and commerciallsm in the vii
lage OF Worcester, N. ", bank there
has secured the right from the town
and begun the erection Of banking
house upon the site of the abandoned
cemetery where the grandparents and
| great.grandparents of President Gar
field are buried.
/ John ID. Rockefeller has granted ar
extension of time to the Cleveland Y
M. G. A. In which to raise S2O0.OO(
in order to obtain his contribution o
$50 900 for a new building.
Speaker Cannon has left Washing
ton for Chicago, having been com
PEELED 10 give up the trip with Secre
tary Moody on the Dolphin owing Z
political call 20 return to Illinois.
Senator Fairbanks has left Indianap
oils for New York TO attend a meet
ing May OF the Mckinley Monumen
Association. The senator says tina
$500 900 has been subscribed for tn
monument.
The court at San Francisco post
poned the sentence of Mrs. Cordeli
Botkin for the murder OF Mrs. j. I
Dunning until May Q. w. A. Bothr
her divorced husband. died suddenl,
Delegate Rodey OF New Mexico cal
ed on the president TO urge that, b'
I, fore the additional federal judge 10
the territory recently provided for b
congress was appointed, he would Civ
consideration to the choice OF IN
i people OF New Mexico. The peopl
q will decide upon some New Mexic
lawyer for the new position.
Governor Yates and l.. Y. Sherma
addressed the state convention OF II
Q Travellers Protective Association
;. Springfield, III. Henry s. Merritt
: Chicago was elected president OF Il
association.
= A board OF naval officers has bee
appointed to convene at the Mare
q land navy yard May to examine
4 rious sites supposed TO be available Z
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. Captain Bicknell commandant
J. the Key West naval station, has te'
= graphed the navy department that Z
= collier Caesar. which has been agroui
70 near Tortugas, has been floated and
headed out to sea.
y The Union Trust Company h
been appointed receiver for the Hor
X Heating and Light Company at India
apolis.'
y Captain Ransford ID. Bucknam. 4
- merly Of Detroit. has accepted an
y pointment as naval adviser TO the II
kish minister OF marine.
10 Horace d. Shattuck OF Love
m Mass, doing business as Horace
,r. Shattuck & Son. one OF the large
"A. hardware companies in New Englal
he fled voluntary petition in bal
as ruptcy. Liabilities. $3.50. 400; assse
s270.S73.
Four men. residents OF Grand r.
:, ids and Lansing. were killed In
burning OF the Bryan House at La
40 ing. Mich.
ad Nine-tenths OF Fernie. y. c..
IN largest settlement In Crows Nest p
district, was destroyed by IRE. 2
loas In $500 600,