The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-08-06

which the statue Of Robert II. Lee can
be refused a position In Statuary hall.
In the capitol at Washington. The
statue is In Statuary hall now. a gift
TO the nation from Virginia, but objec-
tions have been raised 10 Il because OF
General Lees utilization with the south
ern Confederacy Speeches have been
made in congress against II, and the
department Of New York Grand Army
organization adopted resolutions
against IL. To settle the matter finally
the president referred the protests to
the attorney general.
Uncle Sam is looking for 500 pracu-
cal farmers who would like 10 own
homes OF their own. The government
now has about 500 farms awaiting set
Element under the various irrigation
projects In the northwest. There Is no
drawing or any element OF chance in
applying for one OF these farms. Il Ia
only necessa-y TO make n homestead
entry, the only charge besides the reg.
ular land Office fee for filing being the
actual cost OF getting water 10 the
land. Payment may be made In ten
annual installments. without interest.
Millionaire Edward II. Jennings
OF Pittsburg stepped from his prison
in the Allegheny county jail and into
his $1,000 touring car, which had been
driven up TO the jail door by one or his
daughters Mrs. Jennings being forced
10 remain home through Illness. The
president OF the Columbia National
bank OF Pittsburg, who had Just finish.
ed his sixty days Imprisonment for
completely in bribing Pittsburg coun.
cilmen, was cheered by many OF the
jail prisoners as he left his cell for
freedom.
John La Monte Hurst OF Denver has
presented to the American University
OF Washington a sofa which was used
in the White House by Abraham Lin.
coin. The sofa, which is upholstered
in green leather. is Just as Il was when
in the possession OF the martyred pres.
ident Mr. Hurst, who is a son OF the
late Bishop John Fletcher Hurst. has
had the article in his possession for
many years.
otilla johnson, OF Colorado Springs
Colo. a Swedish girl, respondent be
cause she lost her position, sought
death by living the life OF savage In
the Garden OF the Gods. In the day.
time she picked berries and herbs and
at night slept In cave. With cloth.
ing in shreds, she was found kneeling
on the steps OF the Swedish church.
She was turned over TO the police.
The biggest Arbor day tree-plantine
on record will be tried in Brooklyn
this year. More than ESQ. 900 Seeding
trees--hardy Catalpas. which grow
rapidly and attain height Of twenty
feet In as many years, have been do
mated 10 the Brooklyn board OF edu
cation and will be distributed, one
each to every public school pupil IN
the big borough.
Jacob NJ. Dickerson. secretary OF
war OF the United States, assisted al
Manila in the organization OF ma
tional society 20 flght tuberculosis In
the Philippines. The secretary VIII
several non-Christian tribes.
Unrest IN Tibet, due to activity OF
the Chinese, has caused the Indian
government to order a considerable
force OF troops TO be held on the iron.
tier in readiness to proceed to the re.
lief OF Gyantse and Guatong, British
agencies In Tibet
The seizure OF another Japanese
schooner. preaching IN the Boring sea
has been reported 10 the treasury ue'
partment az Washington by Captain
Foley OF the revenue cutter Tacoma,
which Is guarding sealing fields In that
section
Walter I.eitz Of Seattle, Wash, while
cleaning rife accidentally shot and
killed his mother. The father was pres
ent and with difficulty restrained the
14.year-old boy from taking his own
life when he discovered what he bad
done
Astronomers from the important Oh
servatories OF the world VIII meet "
Pasadena the last week in August al
OF the international Union for Coop
Grafton In Solar Research.
DAMAGE caused TO French crops by
continued cold and wet weather - esti
mated unoGlcially at $i000o0,OOO The
wheat crop is estimated AZ Si2,200O0l
600 bushels. compared with 36s,2O6OOe
bushels IN 1903.
Eugene Debs has been operated on
for abdominal trouble az ST Mary's
hospital. Rochester, MINI. The oper
alton was entirely successful and
Debs' condition was said not to be
alarming.
United States engineers figures
with regard 10 traffic through the SOC
canals for the year ended June 30
1910. are challenged by vessel men Il
sault ste. Marie, Mich, who claim az
| increase
An oil portrait OF General Q O, How
ard is to be hung in the memorial hal