Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-09-02
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

The total number of failures in the
United States reported to Bradstreet's last week
was $50, against l3J the previous week, LAG the
like week last year, 1859 in 1884, 126 in 1883,
and 132 in 1882. Canada had % this week,
against IL last week, and last year. The total
in the United States this year to date is 6,67S,
against 1893 last year, decline Of 1,0l5 In
1884 the total to August "a was 709 in 1888 O, 483
and in 1882 it was 4,605 Commercial journals
report the movement Of general merchandise
for August as in many points exceeding like
periods in former years.
The striking employees of Shoenber-
gers nail mill, at Pittsburg, Pa, have accepted
the l7-c,nt scale and resumed work
The Halifax IN. So Sugar Refinery
Company is financially embar, assed The
concern has a capital of 100000, and is
composed of British capitalists
Two copper mines in Montana have
shut down, the company claiming they have
been running at loss About 800 men are
thrown out of work. 1t is said the action was
taken to force up prices.
The labor troubles which have kept
the thirty-nine associated shoe factories Of
Brockton, Mass, idle for four weeks, have
committee OF fifteen. The manufacturers have
had to yield nearly every point brought up.
Pittsburgh special: "The glass bot
tie blowers of Pittsburgh are jubilant With
in two weeks three factories will resume, and
the outlook for trade is more encouraging than
it has been for five years.
The people Of Madagascar are trying
to raise the money to pay off the French in
demnity claim and thus terminate French oc-
cupation of Tamatave.
In the British Commons Mr.. Par
nell's amendment to the Queens speech was
rejected-304 TO 1871. Harrington, Chamber
lain, and the Unionists voted with the Min
istry.
Prince Alexander, on reaching Bres-
lau, telegraphed to his father az Darmstadt
that he was treated like dog by the Russian
officials at REM De Giers and Bismarck held
prolonged conference at Franzensbad
The recall of the French Ambassador
at the Vatican is regarded in Paris as the first
step toward the disestablishment and olsen
dowment of the church in France, and as a
FesY Of e e Ra PpRa sh n relation 20 ns
g. G. Snyder, a wealthy merchant
of Canton, Ohio, WAS fatally shot by police
officer, who thought he was a burglar. Mr..
Snyder had been lying in wait for burglars,
and fired on the officer.
BY the overturning of a row-boat in
the Ohio River, near Cincinnati, four boys
were drowned Their names are Frank Will
son, George Glover, and two Guy brotherS
Congressional nominations Eighth
Virginia District, Samuel Griffin, Democrat;
First Maryland, Charles H. Gibson, Democrat;
Fourth Texas, David b. Culberson, Democrat;
Second Arkansas, G. r. Breckenridge, Demo-
crat; Ninth Ohio, J. c. Leavering, Democrat;
Ninth Iowa, John II. Keatley, Democrat The
Illinois Prohibitionists have nominated George
@. Christian in the First District, James W.
Lee in the Second, j. L. Whitlock in the
Third and Dr. Gray in the Fourth.
In the California Republican State
Convention Joiru r. SWIFT WIS nominated, on
the eighth ballot, for Governor. The conven-
ton completed the ticket by the nom nation Of
r. W. Waterman, OF San Bernardino, for Lieu
tenant Governor; W. s. Moore, Secretary Of
State; and J. II. Neff, State Treasurer.
Ex-Governor st. John, of Kansas,
opened the Prohibition campaign in Maine at
Calais, spelking for nearly two hours to a
large audience.
While q number of workmen were
engaged in erecting saw-mill Oh French
Creek, near Buckhannon, W. Va, tho structure
collapsed, fatally injuring David Burr, Thos.
Deblr, Floy Il Brown aud John Altman