The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-05-04
GENERAL NEWS.


Exchange building on West Thirty
Second street and before II could be
extinguished four floors were burned
out. causing loss estimated at t5eo,-
600. The Offices OF ID. Appleton. pub
fishers, were swept by flames and
dozen OF more printing aud mercantile
establishments were burned cut.
Four alarms were sounded, arous.
ing the guests OF a number OF large
hotels in the immediate vicinity. The
fire started on the top floor OF the
ewelye story building and soon worked.
its way down TO the sixth floor and I'd
veloped the upper half OF the building
The vicinity for blocks around was
brilliantly lighted up, which frightened
many
LOUISVILLE, kNxGeneral health
conditions In the flooded sections
along the Mississippi river. which
have given the authorities great con.
Germ were found to be surprisingly
good in the Hickman district by Or
j, \. Mccormick, state health officer.
DR.. Mccormick reports that the mum.
Der OF refugees being fed in the HEX.
man district. which was 1000 April 10.
is rapidly diminishing. and that the
concentration camp will be broken up
ny Saturday when the refugees will
be sent home with a weeks rations
by the government. Stagnant waterN
all over the district has been oiled,
barrels OF disinfectant have been used,
and as fast as the water recedes car.
cases OF dead animals are being buried.
NEW YORk-There will be no
strike OF the engineers on the east,
ern railroads. the committees OF the
railroad companies and the engineers,
which have been comforting with Judge
Knapp OF the interstate commerce
court and United States Commissioned
NELL AT the Manhattan hotel, having
agreed, after conferences held sep.
arately with the federal mediators, TO
arbitrate all the demands made
An agreement TO this effect was
signed by representatives OF the rail.
roads and the engineers Each side
will appoint one member OF the ar.
bitration board The two will meet as
soon as possible and try 10 agree on
the remaining members OF the board
NEW YoRK-Severai natives OF
Michigan living in this city gathered
in numbers for the annual dinner OF
the Michigan Society OF New York
The diners we're entertained in cabaret
style, many features novel TO state so
ciety dinners here being introduced
William Carleton, named as "Mich
igan's own poet" was the good-natured
object OF one OF the politics. MIR
Carleton, General Daniel II. Sickles,
now oighty-seven years old. and in.
troduced as the hero OF Gettysburg"
and I,ev. C. Lee Patterson OF Ann Ar
aor. were speakers.
SIOUX CITY, loWA-The big maiH.
building az Morningside college was
destroyed by fire with loss OF $500
000 Nothing is left but the outer
walls. The fremen we're helpless on
account OF poor water pressure. Moth
ing was saved other than few books
procured by students. who formed
chain gang and rushed into the burn
Ing building. Tie origin OF the fire
is unknown.
HAWARDEN, loWA-A big auto
mobile laden with high school child
rem and travelling thirty miles an hour.
dashed over a fifteen foot embank
ment at the outskirts OF town, when
the machine sllidded at sharp turn
Ruth Vale. Helen Smith and Aman
da Tritz were perhaps fatally injured
Other members OF the party escaped
with only slight injuries. The car
turned completely over and was de
molshed.
WYTHEVlLLE. VA. - Floyd Al
len WAS before the bar OF the circui,
court 10 be tried for his life for the
part he played In the Hillvli;e court
house tragedy March H. His case
was selected for trial first and upon
It's outcome will depend largely the
methods OF the state In prosecuting
the other i've accused clansmen under
guard in jail here.
CHICAGO. ". Steinbach, who Il
cashier for the Schulze Baking com
pany's branch al l39 West Thirty.hft1
street, was beaten into insensibility
and robbed OF satchel containing
81 900 belonging TO his employers by
two armed men at the Thrty-hfth
street station OF the South Side Eleyat
ed railroad at 1890 a. m. while many
persons were near.
cHIcAGo-One Zion City man was
seriously injured and nearly a score OF
others suffered painful injuries short
ly after . a. m. when employees Of tho
r. y. Cook Electrical company FLASHED
with followers OF Vollva, who have