Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-14
FRESH AND NEWSY.

THE steamship Itata, which was seized
at San Diego, CAL, by the United States
Deputy Marshal, got away, taking a
United States Deputy Marshal, who was
on board, with her. There is no doubt
that the Chilians were determined to
leave the harbor at any cost. One OF
the deputy marshals, who was stationed
at the mouth of the harbor in a small
boat to keep q lookout says that when
the Itata passed out the pilot was stand
ing between two armed Chilians, while
four cannon guarded both bow and
stern. He also says that at least eighty
armed Chilians were drawn up on the
that while the vessel was in port she had
a plentiful supply of men, arms and
ammunition. During her stay in port
the only arms displayed was one small
cannon, while no more than sixty sailors
were at any time seen on her deck The
vessel on leaving the harbor shaped her
course north, and steamed I'm the direc-
ton of San Clemente.
CAPTAIN WOKE. of the German bark
Charles Huing, reports at New York
that he sighted a vessel on fire. He
stee-ed for the scene, and rounded to
near the blazing wreck. A boat was sent
TO the vessel, but there was no living
thing on board. Noname could be seen,
nor was there the slightest clue by which
the vessel could be identified. The YES
sci was burned to the waters edge
Whether the crew took to the boats and
are now tossing about in midocean or all
persisted with the ship may perhaps re-
main a mystery of the sea.
II ~ n. ~, So Of
trade says:
The struggle TO sustain Russian securities
against the disfavor OF. the Rothschilds, the
demand for gold by German bankers, and
the threatened withdrawal of Russian gold
from deposits in England, France, and Ger
many account for much OF the unusual
movement of specie which has been In pro-
gress The advance of u Of per cent. at
once in the rate charged by the Bank OF
England Is rightly regarded as notification
that England means to fortify herself
in this great struggle by drawing gold from
New York. May starts off with the
great plunge in speculative prices
which has fog some weeks been
anticipated. Wheat fell IS cents In as many
days, while corn has declined 3M cents In
sympathy, and many spectators have sut-
fered. An element of great strength Is the
accommodating evidence that the wheat pros
pect at the West is remarkably good. After
such high prices as have been realized 1arm-
ers are widely inclined to put in n greater
| acreage OF wheat, oats, and corn, especially
| as the foreign advices foreshadow
larger demand for wheat. With
such an agricultural outlook the demand
| for manufactured products of all kinds Is
| likely to improve and thus the great indus
tries will be helped. Collections are on the
whole somewhat improved, but there is yet
much complaint, The business failures oc-
| curing throughout the country during the
| last seven days numbered 242. as compared
| with 255 last week. For the corresponding
week of last year the figures were 200.
THE question of the right OF the United
States to take her on the high seas is no
altogether settled.
The State Department people hav'
| searched their authorities and have scru
| tinted the facts in the case, and are In
| clined TO doubt the right. The whole ques
| ton arises from "A dispute as TO the charac
| ter of the vessel We're she IA pirate, n shil
| I'm the service OF an enemy TO this country
and n vessel of American register engage'
In acts in violation of treaty stipulations
| the case would be a simple one. But she !
| merely Gillian vessel engaged In tn
transportation of a suspected cargo, a carg
that may possibly be contraband In TIL
light of the treaty, and there is YER
grave risk involved.