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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

RECENT rumors that Jay Gould
was seriously i'll proved unfounded.
1t has been noticed by close observers
that whenever such rumors gain cur
rency in Wall street it isn't Jay but
the other fellow who Is sick.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

NEW YORK is having great time
with its new census. Immigrants at
Castle Garden are counted and Jer-
seymen coming into town are pounced
upon as soon as they disembark from
the f9ffy.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

THE penalties for the various crimes
Tor which Train-Robber Perry has
been Indicted in New York aggregate
16i years at hard labor in the peni-
Tertiary. Simple justice, however,
suggests that the term should be cut
down to life sentence at least,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

-Did you score triumph at your
debut last uight?"
swell, not exactly"
"Were you recalled after your solo?"
"N-no; but the manager made me
go out again."
"That was in bad taste"
Sic thought IL was In good taste.
lie made me go out and thank the
audience for having listened 10 me-"
Texas Siftings
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

THE formation Of an American
playwrights' society brings to light
the fact that there are thirty dra-
matte authors in this country. What
In the world becomes Of the plays?
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

Puck and Judge have been exclud-
ed from the Boston Public Library
because they speak evil Of edignitar-
les, and are read by immature per-
sons" This is. certainly far-fetched
Righteousness.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

| EMPERoR WILLIAM wants to pull
,yefize Russia, and the Car expresses
Q Willingness TO "throw half million
men across the frontier" whenever
William is ready to begin. AS lmpe'
rial edicts go, the Cars EXPRESSION Is
the more dignihed, but Williams Is
the more direct and the easier under
stood.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

THE opening chapters Of Mr.. How
els new novel indicate that its hero
Is to be a newspaper man. Members
of the profession will try to bear uI
against this cruel blow.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

sued for damages sustained BY falling
into a coal-hole. The court held that
the suit should have been brought by
the husband, as the time she lost was
his. Unless we are much mistaken,
the court win hear from the suffrage
associations OF the country in regard
to this.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

THE New York Court of Appeals
has decided that while a married
woman has a right TO contract with
other persons than hSr husband for
personal service, and can claim as her
own the remuneration received for
such service, any service she renders
her husband, even in the carrying on
OF his business, belongs ID him. The
case was ono where the wife Of q
tailor, who assisted him In his work,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

STRONG CITY, Kan, has only one
lawyer, and he is compelled to teach
school for living. Strong City is
either a phenomenally good or hope
lessly dead city.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

liz Emperor William is really going
20 grind all his enemies to powder he
had better begin putting up a mill
with capacity of $4,000 barrels a
day.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

WE are pleased to note progress in
the direction OF free delivery of the
mails in the country. At present
letters are delivered by carriers in
towns Of 10000 population, or towns
where the postofflce receipts reach
e1O,O annually, though the popula-
tion Is less than 10000. The Senate
Postal Committee has now agreed to
report a bill providing for free de-
livery in towns Of 5000 inhabitants,
aud from Offices whose receipts
reach 5000, though the population
may not reach 5000. This measure
is an important step in advance. Elk
perience seems to prove that a much
longer step might be taken with
safety, but this one will serve for an
experiment
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

CoNGREss is undertaking to stop
dealing in futures"-in other words,
speculation, This is as good a way
TO waste time as any that could be
hit upon.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

n weapore New-Yorkers at $50,
~ 1AcA Ulster firmly refuses to
me 1iorc than 140 of them. The
4 tng for the l5Oth place ought to
~ him Ia comfort for year or two.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31


DIR. JAMES CREIGHTON Brown, in
studying the vital statistics of old
England, finds that while the main
duration OF life has been extended by
lessening the mortality among infants
and young folks, the average number
OF old people is not correspondingly
increased, add that the intirmities OF
old age are taking possession OF men
soon after forty-flye years OF age. In
short, there is too much premature
old age with degcneratlve class of
diseases due TO debility and senility.
When men get to work, IL seems they
work themselves out too fast trying
to keep up with the pace Of progress
in what Is called modern civilization.
A MAN fell dead in Manchester, Va, a
few days ago, In grave which he was
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

JAY GOULD was recently very sick.
He ought to have known that he
couldn't give $4,000 to the church
without serious results.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

SOME Of these fine days man will
walk into the Office where Emperor
William is ruling, demand 81, 900, 900,
receive his refusal and-p-s-s-t.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

TROUBLES appear to threaten the
house OF Hohenzollern. And Won
Moltke is dead and Bismarck Is Ia re-
tirement.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

CINCINNATI has reduced the situa-
tion to this: "Must the electric wires
or the people 60 under the ground?"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

THE hw-breaker may not boast him
self ON early riser. but he Is quito apt u
be up before the Judge.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL


Rsasctions OF an Elevating Charactsr-
wholesome FOOD for Thought = study
ing the scriptural Lesson Intslligsntly
and Probably.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

1T Is a singular fact that the bigger
= party platform is the fewer men
can stand on IL.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31
lis NOT ALWAYS HAPPY
THE LOT OF THE FAsHIoNABLE Z
WOMAN.

Prevailing Modes Are onen Not Adapted
10 Her Ffgure--A Few Charming Indoor
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

SPURoRoN, like Grant, loved a good
cigar, ana he smoked almost as many oil
them as the General did.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

FASHIONABLE
woman's lot is
not always q hap
Ply one by any
means. though, as
Hamlet says, by
your smiling you
seem 10 say SO,
writes S hfrley
Dare, from New
York. For in
stance, she may
have a luxuriant
growth OF hair.
and by the pre-
vailing mode be
obliged 10 wear
Ii tight to hen
head; she may
have a dumpy lit
tie figure, and
therefore see her
self forced 70
toi ego ill., rless-
ure of wearing
the prin c es 8
gown such a
thing of grace on
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

A MAN fell dead in Manchester, Va, a
few days ago, In grave which he was
digging for another.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

tirement.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-30
BOOMERS BLOOD

Flows Freely In the Fight for Land-Re-
ported Battle Between Texans and
Kansans.
FIT. RENO, O. T., April 22.-Gov. Seay
has arrived here. Reports have reached
him that there has been battle be-
tween the Texans and Kansans over
town site claims, in which fourteen men
were killed. This news comes through
q man who claims to have left the new
county seat just after the battle.
This report says the Texans and
Kansaps made the race from the south
line of the county in close parallel
lines and reached county seat of coun-
ty FL at nearly the same time. They
then scattered and the scrambled for
lots began. 1t was then that the trouble
commenced.
First there was a war of words and
then revolvers were drawn, and before
Capt. De Rudio, the regular army Off
Ger in charge, could interfere, IA men
were killed.
Col. Wade, commanding Ft. Reno,
is anxious, having no courier advices.
He believes the fight has been greatly
exaggerated, for he has confidence in
the discretion and valor of Capt. De
Rudio.
Lieut.. Swift brings in word of con-
flict among four men about twenty
miles from this point, who had settled
on the same claim. He says one man
was killed, one fatally wounded, and
the two uninjured ones fled before tho
patrols could arrive.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-30
NEATLY SWINDLED.
tiffany Defrauded by the Son OF q
Former Friend.
Ho Acknowledges His Guilt TO Inspector
steers at Police Headquarters-Tho
Stealing Had Been systematically
Carried on For Over Five Years.

New YORK, April 99.-Jas. A. Palmer,
of this city, was arrested Thursday aft
ernoon, charged with the larceny of
$50, 900 from the firm of Tiffany & Co.,
on Union square. Palmer was captured
ut his warerooms, 13 East Seventeenth
street, and when he learned that
his misdeeds had been found out,
he exclaimed: "Oh, my! l wish
had shot myselfr' He ac-
khowledged his guilt to Inspector Steers
later at police headquarters. The steal
ing had been carried on for more than
five years in very systematic manner.
Charles L. Tiffany, the head of the firm
of Tiffany & Co., and James T. Palmer,
the prisoners father, were close friends
from boyhood days until Mr.. Palmer
died in 1878, leaving his business to his
son.
The Palmers manufactured fine bronze
goods for Tiffany &S Co. He rendered
the firm many large bills. The son was
manager for the elder Palmer, and did
great deal of the business. On ac-
count of the warm friendship which eX-
listed between the elder Palmer and Mr.
Charley Tiffany, the usual system of
auditing bills was not used in the set
tling of the accounts.
When old Mr. Palmer died, the same
courtesy and Loose way of conducting
business was continued by the son,
who abused the confidence reposed in
him. On Monday last discrepancy
was discovered in bill rendered by
the prisoner on the 10th inst. for S240
The items only footed up $3.50. The
bill had been checked with the initials
of Mr.. T. c. Cook, member of the
firm of Tiffany & Co. When Mr.. Cook
was shown the initials he pronounced
them forgerics. The case was then re-
ported to the police. Palmer is Sc years
old and married. His wife is complete
ly prostrated at the turn affairs have
taken. They have three children. Pal
mer had been playing the races, and
losing heavily. He was drunk when
arrested. 1t is thought that his swindling
may exceed $50, 900, after an examination
of the books and accounts has been
made
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-30
The NAV Wide Awake

Opens with delightfully."- fantastic and
oriental rhyme descriptive of the birth
of the gamut. 1t is by Theron Brown
with frontispiece illustration by Buy
CESS, and is called "The Bamboo Fife. -
The leading article of the number (splcn-
didly illustrated) is Adalinc Fordham's 3
stirring description of "a MEDIEVAL
Stronghold" the great French castle of
Pierrcfonds, which, dismantled by
Richelieu, has been restored by the
famous French architect, Viollet-le-
Due. Philip Hale's story, "A Grain of
Sand" is one of the good things of the
number Miss Helen Gray Cone tells
about "A Picture Book of 17S0"-Wih
liam Blake's homemade and hand made
Songs of lnnocence;" Alexander Black
has unique sleeping-car story, Upper
Nine;' M. B. Ryerson contributes a
charming story of little studio girl,
"Phebe Stout-Sculptor." There is a
bright story for Decoration Day, ''Al-
most Deserter," by Miriam Brastow,
and stirring ode for the same memori-
al occasion, addressed to American boys
and girls" Decoration Day." by FL
bridge S. Brooks; Mrs. Emma Hunting
ton Mason has charming set OF verses,
My Lady of MnlSe-Believe;" Lieut.
Col. Thorndille gives in his series OF
one Mans Ad0entures, an account of his
Getting Away from Gibraltar.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-30
ALTAR ABLAZE.
Decorations Become Ignited from
Lighted Tapers.
a Panic Ensucs, and n Number of Persons
Are Trampled On and Seriously Hurt
The Illusion Wells of at Least
Twenty children Burned.

Fort WAYNE, Ind, April 25.-A ter
riblc panic took place in st. Mary's
Catholic Church. the largest in the
city, Sunday morning. The cdifce
was crowded with parents of a
large number of children talking
ing their first communion. The altar
was handsomely decorated with
paper flowers and streamers, when
the wind blew streamer against
lighted taper, and instantly the en-
tire mass was on fire. The church was
entirely destroyed five years ago by u
boiler explosion, and two were killed
The mothers, thinking this was repeti-
ton, at once became hysterical, and in
the confusion several tainted Others
were tramped upon and seriously in
jured The church was not damaged,
but the altar and expensive trimmings
were destroyed. At least twenty chill
dren who were at the altar had their
light illusion wells on fire, and several
burned off before they could tear thcm
loose.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-30
MINE DISASTER.
Eight Lives Surely Lost. Two Others In
JeOpnrdY.

jeopardy.
PoTTsvnLE, Pa, April 2l,--Another
horror was added late Wednesday to the
many hundreds of mine accidents that
have occurred in the mining regions by
the flooding of part of the workings of
the Lytle Coal Co.'S colliery, seven
miles from Minersville. BY the accident
it is given out that eight men have lost
their lives, while those of two others
are in jeopardy. Six of these are Ital-
ians, and the others Americans.
The Italians were engaged in driving
gangway l70 feet in front of the main
slope, which is down $50 yards. Two
others, named John Zerbe, of Llewel-
lyn, and Jas. Dolbin, of Forestville, ex-
perienced miners, were engaged at tim
bering. These are the ones drowned.
Besides these, two others, named
John Bugging and VIM. Bell, who were
inside at the first, tried to res-
cue their companions, and then,
seeing this was futile, endeav-
ored to release the mules,
about ten in number, were caught by
the water and fed to high part of the
gangway, where they were imprisoned
in what is called the saddle of the vein.
They are alive, and can be heard tap
ping on the coal. On hearing this res
cuing parties were at once put at work
cutting passage way to the intervcn-
ing barrier to rescue them from higher
level. There are supposed to be ffeeen
feet of solid coal between the rescuing
party and the men. 1t is expected to
reach them between midnight and
morning.
The water that caused the calamity
broke in from an old working, notwith.
standing the operators had taken every
precaution to prevent such an accident
by constantly keeping holes driven
ahead to u distance of pa feet
The water came in through chute No.
4, where two men had been working
during the day, and who quit be-
cause it was too wet to work. An hour
after they went home the water broke
in and caught the men working in the
vicinity, with the sad result,
Two other men, w. e. Adams, the IN
side boss, and Thomas Davis, a miner
known as Nova Scotia" were near
where the water rushed in, and made
their escape.
The rescuing party broke through
and took out VIM. Bell alive and sound
at ten o'clock. The rescue is still GO
inU on
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-30
A CRAFTY DEER.
Tho Method BY which Wary Old stag
Escaped Pursuit.

Tho Method BY Which a Wary Old STAG
Escaped Pursuit.
Deer have learned wonderful cunning
from their hardships in the chase.
Sometimes wary stag, started up from
his covert, will run into another leafy
haunt where young animal has taken
refuge, and turn him out, lying down
in his place, no doubt hoping with all
his painting heart that the hunters will
not know the difference. Hurried forth
from that resting he then doubles
and turns, and perhaps takes to the wa
ter, not only as soace for his heated
blood but to throw the hounds off the
scent. One old stag, mentioned in
"Fortyfive years of Sport" had even
more advanced ideas than these
For many years past Lord loyat had
been trying to hunt down this stag,
nicl5named Square Toes" but as the
animal had extraordinary cunning, it
was fifteen years before he succeeded
in getting n shot ut it. At last. one
day, when he and his stalker were in
hot pursuit of square Toes" and his
several kinds. the animals ascended a
hill, and as they reached the skyline,
the kinds alone seemed TO cross it.
Again the old strategist had inysteri-
ously disappeared.
The stalker took down his glass and
shut it with a slap. and Lord Lovat,
equally disgusted, resigned himself to
the usual situation. Among the men
present, however, was new hand, who
declared bashfully, that one of tho
kinds, in going over the skyline, ap-
peared to have three ears.
"My lord" cried the stalker, joyfully,
on hearing the remark, lyon stag is
with the kinds; we'd better he going"
However,, Lord Lovat had seen ne
reason for believing the stag TO be there,
and still hesitated.
There's no time to be lost" insisteS'
the man. Come, my lord. let us be
going!" Iu
but how on earth do you make that
out?" asked his master.
''Well, my lord" replied the man. ''if
you will be starting, to save time. | will
tell you as we go. When You get to the
top of the hill we shall see Square Toes
or am mistaken, for do you not know
yon lad said one hind seemed to have
three cars? Well, it's just possible yop
third ear was brow antlcr. and the
canny beast has all this time been DO
ing us by throwing his horns on his
back, and getting in among the binds,
when going over the skyline"
Over the hill they rode, and found the
clever stag placidly feeding. Sad to re-
late, his career as an inventor was then
and there cut short, but his method"
has probably passed on, in tradition. to
other members of the herd Youths.
Companion.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-30
WHAT 1T WAS.
That Shower of Tlesn and Blood In Iowa
"A Slaughter-House Carried for miles
Through the Air.

Thnt ShOWer OF blesn hnu BloOu In iowa
"A Slaughter-House Carried for miles
Through the Air.
FARAnNGToN, Ia, April 23.-The
people of this city have been wrestling
with mystery for about three weeks,
and now it has been solved in way
which surprises the people from its very
simplicity. At the time of the tornadoes
during che first part of the month this
city and immediate vicinity was
visited by a shower of blood
Ind raw meat. The flesh fell
in large quantities on the streets,
and the blood was in the shape of
clotted drops which spattered the houses
and the streets. The whole thing was
great mystery for there was no report
of any one or any animal beng torn to
shreds, which must have been the case
t. have furnished the material for such
shower The report of the shower was
sent out Mt the time, and itwa received
generally by the public as the work
of a cyclone fakir, but there has come
a report to-day WEIGH shows that there
was a good foundation for the story,
and the people are now satisfied with
the fact that there was nothing uncan-
ny about their visitation. A letter
from town in the northwestern part
of Kansas tells of the destruction of
slaughter house and sausage factory
in that town on the day of
the shower of blood and flesh in this
city. The letter states that the
entire plant, with its freshly killed hogs
and the whole supply of meat and blood
for blood sausages, was taken up into
the air by the cyclone and carried away
so far that it has not since been heard
of. 1t is now believed that the shower
of flesh was the result of that storm and
the whole deposit was carried for a
distance of over 100 miles before it was
dropped.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-30
LOUISIANA ELECTIONS.
Tho Result Is as Stated in Former Di
patches.

Tho Result Is as Stated in Former Dis
patches.
New ORLEANS, April 21.-The election
returns come in slowly in the city Fitz-
patrick is elected over Shakespeare by
over 5000 votes. The Foster Farmers
Alliance combine is elected in the state
by some $4,000.
The Times Democrat. the leading
supporter of the McEnery faction, de-
nounces the result in the outlying par
ishes, and says it could only have
been obtained by gross frauds and mon
strous ballot-box stuffing. The Leon
ard factions of the Republicans seem to
have showed under the Breaux-War-
moth administration faction. The COM
position of the legislature is still in
doubt, but it looks as if the Foster fac
ton of the democrats would be able to
control it, in spite of any combination
that the McEnery faction might be able
to make. The McEnery faction asserts
that it will contest the count in the leg
lslature for members of that body, and
us the secretary of state has the COM
piling OF the returns, it may make
trouble.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-30

MELBOURNE, April 2S.-The trial OF
Frederick Bailey Deeming, for the MUIR
der of his wife, called in all the pro-
ceedings in Australia, Mrs. Williams,
that being the name Deeming assumed
here, opened Friday. The court
room was crowded to it's fullest
capacity, as it was thought that
when the application of the de-
fense for an adjournment which it
was known would be made, in order to
permit of Witnesses being brought
from England. was preferred it would
be denied and that the trial would at
once be proceeded with. The specta-
tors were doomed to disappointment
for Mr.. Lyle, counsel for the prisoner,
at once asked for an adjournment until
April % and the application was grant
ed. Deeming was at once taken back
to the iail
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-30
A Trunk Trust.

OSHKOSH, Wis, April 22.-Defnite in
formation was secured here Thursday
of the formation of a mammoth organ
ization to be known as the National
Trunk Co. IT. is consolidation of sew
enteen trunk manufacturing companies
located in Oshkosh, Milwaukee, Racine,
Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Cincinnati,
Louisville and st. Louis. All the con-
Germs sell out to the new company,
which will have headquarters in Chica-
go. The capital is So, 600, 600
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-30
RUNS IN THE FAMILY.
The Anarchist Ravachols Ancestors We
Hanged One After Another.

The Anarchist Ravachol's Ancestors Wcrc
Hanged One After Another.
PARIS, April 25.-Inquiries in regard
to Ravachol's pedigree have revealed
the fact that his grandfather, great
grandfather and great-grcut-grand
father were all hanged. They belonged
to band of robbers that tcrrorized
certain districts in the Netherlands for
many years. Ravachol is apparently
scared at the wholesale arrests of an
archists made last week He has be-
come depressed and refuses food, ap-
pearing to fear betrayal. He receives
numerous letters. One assured him
that plan was being prepared to pre-
vent his execution, if he should be SEN
fenced to death.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-30
New Use for Rannnan.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-The bureau
of American republics is informed that
new use has been found for bananas
which will greatly add to the value OF
that fruit In several places in Central
America flour is now being made from
bananas, which under chemical analysis
is found to contain more nutriment
than rice, beans or corn, A manufac-
tory on large scale is being established
at Port Limon, Costa Rica.