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he central grounds of the exposition. As
IAN be soon from the picture, the tower Is
Quilt entirely of iron girders and pillars,
n the simple construction of four great
shafts, consisting of four columns eIch,
starting from the four corners OF the base
md merging into the single great shaft
which forms the main part of the tower.
This shaft ends in the great cupola, or
Alpine reception-room, which, in turn, is
surmounted by q still higher lantern or
lookout, whose observation platform will
be upon the dizzy plane of 1000 feet.
There are three galleries circling the
.ower. The first great gallery, just above
he archway, stands 1856 feet above the
ground, and measures neatly 800 feet
each way. Here are placed cafes, restau-
rants, reading rooms, smoking and loung-
ing compartments, and all the amuse-
mtnts and comforts of a French resort.
Thousands of people at one time can be
made at home in this great inclosure far
up in the cool air without any necessity
IF crowding or treading on one another 8
oes. 1t is also proposed to give band
concerts daily at this stage in the journey
heavenward, so that the first gallery will
probably become the great rendezvous
and promenade, ana the fianeurs and the
boulevards, for their afternoon stroll.
sven though they are as high in the air Gs
the towers of Notre Dame. The second
gallery, still forming part of the base OF
the tower, rests lightly upon its iron sup
Lorts at height of $50 feet, or about ff-
leen feet higher than the highest part OF
Milan Cathedral. Here is a repetition OF
he life upon the first gallery below, for q
more select few.
Fin ally, as the tower mounts up farther
aud farther, past the level, first of St
Peters, then the Strasbourg Cathedral
and the great pyramid, the cathedrals OF
Rouen and Cologne, and, last of all, the
great Washington monument, and then
stretches its slender shaft through the re-
naming hundreds of feet toward the
summit, there is placed at the top, where
the cupola begins, a third gallery, S7C
feet in the air, small in comparison to the
others, but still more than fifty feet broad
each way. Rest and refreshment will bC
found here, as we'll as below.
The whole tower weighs about Is, 600, O0C
pounds, or $500 tons. This weight il
distributed over the foundation soil, it il
computed, at q pressure Of q little less
than five pounds to the square centimeter
Also the wind resistance of the tower il
calculated ut $50 pounds to the square
meter, while the highest wind ever OBJ.
served in Paris would not give half oi
This pressure. The tower is fitted up OF
he inside of the shafts with elevators
There are half dozen connecting the
first two galleries with the grounds, ant
;wo go to the top, the extreme height oi
which is 200 feet.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-04-11
OTHER STATE NEWS.

Lines TO a Lady Inspector-Things That
DO Happen.
It looks as if woman, entering politics,
would have to take its jokes with its
honors. Sings the Detroit Netcs of Mrs.
Parsons, who was recently elected school
inspector:
Ont Of the war Of ballots white,
Out Of the hustlers slashing fight
With other gals nowhere in sight,
Phrony Parsons got there.
Swift down the quarter stretch she went,
While other hosses' wind was spent
With chances hardly worth n cent.
Phrony Parsons got there.
,Rahi Hurrah for the old Fourth Ward
The thing was close; the work was hard
But just right here touch flesh, odd pard--
Phrony Parsons got there.
A CHICAGO furniture manufacturer
claims there is great scarcity of BIRDS
eye maple and curly birch. Great Scottl
Half Of CheboyRan County burn these
woods TO cook pork and beans with and
10 keep from freezing.
AN unknown man, supposed to be a
tramp was shot and killed by Fred
Schultz, farmer living two miles south
Of East Saginaw. About III o'clock et
night, Schultz, hearing a noise in the
barn, went out armed with a revolver, and
finding stranger in the building shot him
three times.
Worthwhile by vote OF SO to 226 re-
fused TO issue honds for the purpose OF
erecting water works.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-04-11
MCHIGA
Robert Housh' on. who has been ear.

Robert Hough'on, who has been ear
rying on extensive logging operations at
Ives Lake the rast winter, went down
from his camps, forty-two miles north
of Marquette, to the latter place, accom-
panied by James Highland, one of the
crew, and reports good winters work.
He now has nearly two and half million
feet banked. AS soon as tho streams are
clear of ice he will commence his drive to
the mouth of Pine River, distance Of
twelve or fourteen miles. He still has a
crew of thirty men an l nine teams, most
of which will. remain for the drive. The
logs will be towed to Marquette and sawed
during the summer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-04-11
FLORIDA SOLONS.
The Speaker of the House Urges Change
in the Mode of National Election.

Tho Florida Legislature met in regular
session at Tallahassee. Gen. J. b. Wall OF
Tampa was chosen president OF the sem
ate and Dr. ]. J.. Gaskins Of Starke speaker
OF the house. In taking his seat the latter
made brief speech, in which he said: i
cannot believe il was ever the intention OF
Jefferson that any man receiving majority
OF the votes OF the whole people should not
take the position OF President OF tho United
States. Yet the startling fact confronts us
that Cleveland received $1,000 more votes
than his opponent and still is not President.
It is the duty OF the Florida Legislature to
inquire into and correct this defect in the
national organism in so far as 1t can" The
sentiment was greeted by wild applause,
and II is regarded in Tallahassee as the
first tate gun fired in behalf OF the popu-
lar election OF President
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-04-11
FRANCES GREAT TOWER
II WILL BE "A PRINCIPAL FEATURE
OF THE PARIS EXPOSITION.

Penetrating the Clouds Distance OF One
Thousand Feet-BuiIt at an Expense OF
One Million DoIIars-A Truthful Picture
of the Obelisk.
Paris special telegram.
The great Eiffel Tower, which will be
me of the principal features of the Paris
exposition, has been officially opened at
Paris. Premier Tirard delivered the ora
ion.
The tower cost nearly, if not quite,
81, 900, 900, of which $500, 600 was paid by
he French Government. The tower stands
Immediately upon the bank of the south
tide of the river, on the Champ de Mars.
It's base forms gigantic archway over the
main path leading from the bridge into
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-04-11
BAD WRECK IN MONTANA.
Three People Killed and Three Injured In
Helena Train Collision.

collision occurred on tho Northern
Pacific, near Helena. Montana, by which
three people were killed and three wound
cd. The east bound passenger train leaving
Helena ran into a double-header freight
train standing on the side track. wrecking
three engines and piling them in promis-
cuous mass on the track. OF the throe
killed only one has been identified, Charlie
Green, a fireman, whose home Is In Balti-
more. The injured are Harry Conger. A
i. North, mail agent, and Joseph jacks on.
None of the injuries are serious.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-04-11

FRANK r. STOCKTON, the writer, is a
charming conversationalist. He talks
freely about his own books, and is az
modest as he is frank.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-04-11
HUNDREDS LEFT HOMELESS.

Furious Prairie Fires Sweep Over Dakota
and Lay Town I'm Ashes.
The village OF Mount Vernon. was almost
entirely consumed by flre. Every business
house and nearly all the residences were
destroyed. The Chicago. Milwaukee and
st. Paul depot. together with four large
elevators. Is gone. The loss will be nearly
$4,000. Ahundred families are left home
less and utterly destitute. The destruction
was caused by prairie ne.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-04-11

JENNY LIMBS fame seems likely to
endure through all time. A street in
Stockholm has just been named after
the famous Scandinavian songstress.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-04-11

WORDSWORTH was at least irrevereni
when he wrote Heaven lies about US
in our infancy"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-04-11

A New YORK lady was lately seen
with tiny watch set in the back of her
glove.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-04-11

@. ID. TovT. member Of the New York
Stock Exchange, has failed,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-04-11

Next Lesson-"The Two Great Command.
ments." Mark ~; 28-34
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-04-11

SOCIETY MEETINGS.


M. II. cHURCH-Rev. J. w Taylor. Pastor.
Services at 10 80 o'clock am. and ~ pm. Sum
day school at II m. Prayer meeting every
Thursday evening at ~ o'clock. All are cor
daily invited to attend.
G1AYLING LODGE. No. $50. +. q A. NJ.
meets in regular communication on Thursday
evening on CT before the full OF the moon.
Transient members are fraternally invited to
attend. J.F. HUM, W. NJ
A. TAYLOR. Secretary.
I MARVIN POST, No. 24O. q. A. r., meets the
second Saturday and fourth Friday In each
month. VIM. WOODBURY.. Post Commander.
j. G. HANSON, Adjutant.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-04-11

THE brYker's beyerage-st0ok ale.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-04-11

Kansas Women Succeed I'm EIecting Their
Ticket at Cottonwood FaIIs-The Demo-
Gratis of Chicago victOiious-The Results
at Various 1Oints.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-04-05
THE AMERICAN NAVY.
War Ships Fit to be Sent to Samoa
Rather Scarce.

War Ships Fit to be Sent to Samoa
Rather Scarce.
By the destruction of the American fleet
at Apia the navy department finds itself
confronted with serious problem. Short
of the China station, where there is small
fleet of old wooden vessels, at least one Of
which can never hope to successfully cross
the Pacific, thsre are almost no American
war vessels wsrthy Of the name in the
Pacific ocean which can be sent immediately
to Samoa. 1t would not be wise policy to
allow events there to drift along without the
presence of one or more American naval
vessels. The hostile armed factions on the
islands are no longer under the restraining
influences of man-of-war representing any
civilized nation, and property rights at least
ight be insecure, if life was not in jeopardy.
The Monongahela, an old storeship carrying
q couple Of howitzers, sailed with stores for
Samoa from Mare Island, Cal, Feb.
81, and should arrive in q week or
er. The Dolphin, q dispatch boat
which is formidable through tie possession
of one gre1t gun, might be ordered from
China; or the old Mohican, now at Panama,
might be sent to Samoa, but this about COM
pletes the list of available ships, and none of
them would worthily represent the authority
of the United States. BY dint Of extra work
the Charleston, now building at San Fran
cisco, might be got ready to sail in about
three weeks, but her batteries would not be
complete, and the government would be at
great expense, as the contractors would
probably insist upon q remission of the pen
altie5 already accrued for delay in the full
filment of their contract.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-04-05
BOLD ROBBERY.
A Denver Bank President Forced to
Give Tn $50. 900.

Give Up $4,000.
The boldest and most successful bank rob
berry ever reported in the west was perpetra-
ted upon the First National bank, Denver,
Col The robber succeeded in getting away
with $40, 900. The cashier Cf the bank gives
the following account Of the affair;
Immediately after the opening of the bank
a well-dressed man with light moustache and
complexion and of medium height walked
into the bank and asked Assistant Cashier
Ross levin where he could see Mr. Moffatt,
president of the bank He was directed to
his private room and briefly st ted that he
had discovered a conspiracy whereby the
First National bank was TO be robbed Of O
large amount cf money. Mr. Moffatt told
the man he was very busy at that moment,
but would be pleased to meet him at his pri-
Vate office in the bank at ! o'clock. With
this the man left the building.
A few minutes after the hour appointed he
called at the bank and was shown into the
presidents office. He asked for blank
check for the purpose of showing how the
robbery was to be ,perpetratted The check
was handed him. He then demanded that it
be filled out for S2l, 900 or he would kill Mof-
fatt and blow up the building
Motfatt, seeing no other alternative, filled
out the check, and was then ordered to take
it to the p lying teller and get ii cashed. Mr.,
Moffatt left his Office and th man following
him with the revolver partially concealed
under his overco & and with the muzzle al
most against Moffatt's back, marched him
behind the counter and up to Paying Teller
Kelley with the request that the check be i'm,
mediately cashed.
They then re-marched into Moffatt's office
without attracting the attention of the 15 or
20 clerks The money was soon brought in
and handed over to the robber, who de
parted. Mr.. Moffatt is completely Frustrated
with the shock Detectives are out after the
man, but no trace Of him has been found.
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NOTES.

The opinion among naval officers is that
The blow struck the vessels like shot, before
they could get up steam and put away. The
Trenton and Vandalia were outside, as the
harbor is too shallow to admit them. The
Nipsic WIS undoubtedly inside, as she is
small. The islands are OF choral formation,
and there is no holding ground for anchor
age. A gale will strike without any barome-
ter indication, and is quite likely to do great
damage to shipping In that vicinity.
The Trenton has been regarded as the
finest vessel Of the navy of the wooden type
with displacement of 5000 tons, and carry
ing an armament of 10 guns and crew Of
875 men. She is commended by Capt. H. n.
Farquhar When she first went to Europe
she was under the command Of Capt f. M.
Ramsay, who afterward was appointed as
commanding officer Of the new steel cruiser
Boston. While in European waters she at
tracted the admiration of all naval experts.
Her armament consists of 10 S-inch muzzle
loading rifle guns of the typo Of the con-
verted 11-inch Dahlgrens, eight of which are
carried on her gun deck and two on her spar
deck In addition she has a full secondary
complement of Hotchkiss guns, Gatlings and
three irch rifles.
The Vandalia also rates as q second rate.
She has a displacement of 2l00 tons, and an
armament Of eight guns, six Of them heavy
| Dahlgrens, the other two being pivot guns.
Like the Trenton, she has a secondary bat
| terry Ct Hotchkiss revolving cannon and
Gatling guns She has a crew of about 300
men, and is differed as follows: Captain
| Cornelius M. Schoonmaker, commanding
The Nipsc Is q third-rate ship, with a dis
placement of 1875 tons, and has been in
Samoan waters for some time. She is Off
cered as follows Commander, Dennis w
Mullan, commanding.
| The news Of the disaster created profound
sensation at the navy department. and every
| body, from the secretary down, freely ex
pressed his regret Secretary Tracy could
not see cause to condemn any one. The
officers in command Of the vessel were com
retent men and had doubtless adopted al
| proper precautions against disaster, but
these hurricanes, which assumed cyclonic
proportions, were simply irresistible, as was
proved by the extent of the loss of vessels.
Telegrams Of inquiry were received by
Commodore Walker from the mother o.
LcIt Sutton and the wives Of Capt. Schoon
maker and Paymaster Arms. Suitable re
plies were made, and a te.egram was alst
sent to Editor J. j. Roche Of the Bostor
Pilot informing him of the death of hi
brother.
1t is the opinion of Admiral Harmony, whC
Is familiar with the Samoan islands that TIN
British man-of-war owed her escape t. tht
fact she had steam up and was enabled t.
push out to sea. The number OF vessels ly
ing in the small harbor was source OF dan
ger to them individually for II one dragged
her anchors she would very probably collid
with and carry away another snip Whlcl
might otherwise have held securely.
At appears that the rainy season set in this
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LATER.
A London Despatch Gives Farther
Particulars.

A London Despatch Gives Further
Particulars.
LoNDoN.-Tho hurricane burst upon the
harbor suddenly. The German man-of-war
Eber was the first vessel to drag her anchors
She became unmanageable and was driven
helplessly on the reef which runs around the
harbor. She struck broadside on at 6 O'clock
in the morning The shock caused her to
lurch and to stagger back, and she sank in
moment in deep water Most of her men
were under matches and scarcely a soul of
them escaped The German W w,rship Adler
was the next to succumb. She was lifted
bodily by gigantic wave and cast on her
beam ends on the reef. A terrible struggle
for life ensued among the officers and sailors
aboard. Many plunged into the raging surf
and struck out, some reaching the shore in
safety. Others cluug to the rigging until the
masts fell OF the latter, two gained the
shore safely. The captain of thu Adler
and several other officers were saved. In the
mean time the U. S. s. Nipsic had been
dragging her anchors and drifting toward
the Shore The captain, however managed
to keep control, and ran her on sand bank.
Boats were Immediately lowered, and the
whole company were saved, with the excep-
tion of six men, who were drowned by the
capsizing of boat The U. s, s. Vandalia
was carried before the gale right upon the
reef. she SUrucE WIN q JerTlDl6 SHOCK, ana
the captain VIZ hurled against a gatling gun
and stunned. Before he could recover great
sea swept the deck and washed him away.
The vessel sank 80 yards from the Nipsic.
Several of the officers and men were washed
overheard and drowned. Others perished
while making desperate efforts to swim to
the shore. Some remained for hours cling
ing to the rigging, but heavy waves dashed
increasingly over them, and one by one
they were swept away. BY this time
night had set in. Many natives and
Europeans had gathered on the shore, and
all were anxious to render assistance TO
the wrecked vessels and their unfortunate
crews but, darkness having fallen on the
scene, they were wholly unable to bs Of SER
vice. Soon after the Vandalia had sunk, the
American warship Trenton broke from her
anchorage and was driven upon the wreck of
the Vandalia, whence she drifted to the
shore The bot ON of the Trenton was com
pletely stove and her hold was half full of
water. As morning broke the German man.
of-war Olga, which had hitherto bravely with
stood the gale although much battered by
the heavy seas that constantly broke upon
her. became unmanageabls and was driven
upon the leach, where she lay in n tolerably
favorable position. The following is rec
ord of tile officers and men lost: Eber-the
captain, all the other officers except one, and
rs men. Vandalia- the captain, four officers
and 40 men, Nipsic-seven men. Adler
altogether Is persons. Mataafa sent num-
ber of men who rendered splendid aid in try
co float the Olga.
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ISLAND POND, VERMONT, APRIL 5. l

year at Samoa with severity and rather ear
ly. On Feb. il, Just about month before
the fatal hurricane which swept away cur
naval vessels, q heavy gale descended on the
harbor and wrecked several merchant YES
sells, including the American barkentne Con-
stitution, whore crew was saved by a boat
from the Nipsic.
Lieut.. Edward E. Hayden, retired, is in
charge of the meteorological division of the
photographic Office at Washington, and is
regarded as quite an authority on the sub
ject of marine storms. He says that the cy-
clonic storms are a feature of the South Pa
citic region. They have motion exactly
the reverse of those occurring in the nothern
hemisphere but otherwise have about the
same characteristics. Their path is para
bolic, and they occur several times year in
some years. 1t happens that two or three
seasons go by without a storm. An exper-
fenced seaman can detect the approach of
such storms in the West Indies but the same
rule might not hold good in the Pacific wa
ters.
Like all the Pacific island harbors, that of
Apia is formed by choral reef encircling
tie island at a short distance from the shore
The anchorage space ava slble for men-of.
war is contracted, being about 1000 feet wide
at the mouth of the harbor. The bottom is
sandy, affording slight hold for an anchcr,
and the harbor is exposed on the north.
The last hurricane occurred at Apia just
six years ago Fortunately, no men-of-war
were in the harbor, but every merchantmen
was driven ashore OF wrecked, houses were
destroyed and palm trees uprooted
Admiral Kimberly Is expected to have his
hands full now, keeping peace in Samoa, for
Mataafa, with his 5000 men, can easily cap
ture Tamesse and his 700, and all the Ger
mans on the island and hold them as host
ages for the return Of MalietCa. Kimberly
has been instructed to protect the Germans,
and maintain the statu quo The state de-
partment does not want any more trouble in
Samoa before the conference meets in Berlin.
The immediate relatives of those who lost
their lives in the wreck will be entitled to
pensions under the general law. The PEN
sion is So per month for q seaman's widow,
and 81 per month for each child under 16
years of age. In the case of widows of off,
GERS it is proportionately larger. Parents of
the dead persons will have to prove that
they were dependent upon their sons for sup
Iort to entitle them to pensions. Congress
will probably also pass special act making
reimbursement for the effects and baggage
Of officers and men lost in the wreck. Th s
was done in the case of the Huron. which
went down on the Hatteras coast about ID
years ago.
The loss Of the ships at Apia will hasten
the building of the new navy and the estab-
lishment Of coaling stations all over tho
world. Naval officers see this silver lining
in the cloud. They think that congress viii
give five times the 50, 500 900 in appropr!a-
tions for new ships.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-04-05
ELEVEN INDIANS KILLED,
Remarkable Feat by a White Trap
nRP

Remarkable Feat by a White Trap
per.
News has just reached Washburn, N. D.,
of tragedy in which trapper and IL In
dians lost their lives NJ. A. Williams and
his brother Tom, veteran trappers, were
hunting and trapping on the Little Missouri
in Indian Territory, when they found that
their traps were being robbed.
Tom volunteered to watch and
see what became of the game. His
brother during the right was awakened by
several shots fired in close proximity to their
cabin, and sprung out of led to see his
brother fall across the doorway corpse.
The cabin was surrounded by Is redskins,
who rushed upon the door, firing
at random. Williams remained unhurt aud
taking Colts navy revolver in either hand,
opened upon the savages. His
aim was sure, and every shot spoke the
death CT n redskn. Ten shots had
been fired by him and ten Indians lay dead,
when panic seemed to seize the other five
and they beat hasty retreat. Williams
then seized a double barreled shot gun,
heavily loaded with buckshot, and emptied
both barrels into their midst One fell
mortally wounded, but the other four got
away carrying buckshot in their bodies.
Williams, severely wounded as he was,
managed to bury his brother and to drift
down the river amid the ice to Fort Stephen
cor
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-04-05
WHAT THEY HEARD AT BERLIN.

Ninety German and Sixty American
Sailors Dead-Many Vessels Lost.
The following telegram has been received
at tho department of state.
BERLIN, March 30-1:15 P. NJ.
To Secretary Blaine, Washington; The
foreign office has been officially informed
that in typhoon at Apia the Eber and
Adler were totally lost and that 80 sailors
are dead. The Olga stranded, with no losses
Three American and all merchant vessels in
port were lost Sixty Americans are dead.
The English warship was damaged, and has
gone to Sydney, GSigned) PENDLEToN.