The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-06-18
Observation-Disclosures.
: GENERAL afWS. !:

fng, boyifl4 smaAts1 cf the air, accopn-
pkshed the feat or selling IN his bi.
plane from New Yor6 10 Philadelphia
aud retura winnins the $4,000 prize
offered hy Sew orlS and Philadelphia
newspapers. he left New York at
7:iS a. m. aud returned 20 tho spot
from which he started at Gao y. m.
He was delayed five hours on the re
turn trip at Perth Amboy. n. j.. by a
broken propeller
Pressure IS being brought 10 bear on
Secretary Of War Dickinson for anoth-
er regiment o. troops to take part In
the big show on the lake front III chi.
cago on July a. AT least 5000 sol
diers viii take part, but 500 more are
required 20 police the grounds. II IS
for this duty that the additional reg.
iment is asked,
John Wilson. stevedore who works
about the docks IN Chicago. was saved
from drowning by William Burke. dock
superintendent OF the Graham & Nor.
ton Transportation company; Police
man Paul Marquardt. and James Hef-
fern, who formed human chain and
drew him out OF the river into which
he had fallen "
Fire that started on the northern
water front In Seattle. Wash, during
a hurricane In the night swept east
ward into a district thickly covered
with wooden buildings In short
time the IRE covered twenty acres.
The loss was $1,000. 900 and 500 peo-
pie were driven homeless into the
storm
Suit has been begun In the United
States circuit court in Chicago 20 de-
stroy the Chicago butter and egg
board. as a combination In restraint
OF trade. The action was hled by
District Attorney sims An Illegal
monopoly OF the butter and egg mar
ket is charged against the board
J. C. Mars. aviator had fall from
a height OF fifty feet with his Curtiss
biplane while making an exhibition
flight az Topeka. Kan. His machine
was caught in a gust OF wind while
making q turn and capsized The bi.
plane was broken but Mars climbed
out OF the wreck unhurt
The old chapel of the United States
military academy AT West Point. built
In 1886. has passed into history. With
impressive ceremonies the old edifioe
was closed and West Points new
chapel. a beautiful building GROWING
the mountain back OF the old cadet
barracks. was dedicated.
Mrs. James Gillett- wife OF the Cali
fornia governor. narrowly escaped be-
ing killed in a runaway at Sacramento.
The coachman was thrown from his
seat and severely hurt, while the car
riage, with Mrs. Gillett clinging 10 the
seat turned over twice. She was bad
~ bruised.
Postof1ce inspectors have been or
dered TO Parmerlee, ~ NJ. to take
charge OF one OF the youngest safe
crackers In history. The prisoner,
who has confessed 70 robbing the safe
In the Parmerlee postoflice. Is Mex
lean lad OF twelve years.
A Joint resolution originating in the
house and authorizing Illinois, Indiana
and Michigan TO agree on the question
or Jurisdiction over crimes committed
on Lake Michigan was adopted by the
senate. 1t now goes TO the president
for his signature.
The last word has been said by the
counsel In the Ballinger.Pinchot inves.
tigation. The next step will be the re.
port OF the congressional committee,
Briefs were filed for the principals In
the controversy with the inyestigat
ing committee
A concerted movement looking 10 the
entry OF w Bryan IN the Nebraska
senatorial race was begun when Dem
ocratic leaders OF the state prepared
for the circulation OF petitions in all
counties asking Mr. Bryan 20 enter
the race
oncial dispatches from Managua,
Nicaragua, state that the war is fast
reducing western Nicaragua 20 "A state
OF panic The expectation OF fruit
products has been prohibited and the
money exchange Is rapidly Increasing
Governor y. + Carroll. standpatter.
was renominated for governor az tho
Iowa Republican primaries by ma
Iorlty 81 about 5000 over Warren
Garst. progressive The progresslvea
nominated several congressman.
Basing his estimate on recent re
ports from the wheat belt OF the state.
Charles Harris. director Of the Kan.
sas free employment bureau, stated
that Kansas will need about 10000 har.
vest hands this year
Princeton university will receive
about Si.5O0,OOO as result Of an
nouncemen made al special meeting
OF the board OF trustees. The con.
troyersy over the graduate college II
said TO be az an end
The federal grand jury at Washing
ton returned an indictment against the