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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22
sUFFERINGs OF SAILORS.

Crew OF the Kate T.. Rich Rescued After
an Awful Experience.
A thrilling tale OF sailors hardships
from shipwreck and starvation was told
by Capt Joseph J. James. Of the Philadel-
phia schooner Kate f Rich, whose vessel
foundered Saturday night. After six days
drifting around ut the mercy OF wind and
sea, shorn of all sails, decks burst open,
topmasts gone. and lower masts sprung.
Capt James and his crew and one passen-
ger, Mrs Maggie Crossman, were rescued
by the New York pilot boat f +. Williams
and landed at Staten Island. whence Capt
James took passage for Philadelphia, ar
irving there early Tuesday morning. They
wero all battered and bruised, and their
limbs were swollen to twice their normal
size through exposure to the salt water.
which Constantly swept over the vessel
fore and aft
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22
DEATH OF CHARLES Il. STRONG.
Chicago Publishing Circles Have Lost
Rromlnant Man.

Chicago Publishing Circles Have Lost =
Prominent Man.
Charles E Strong. manager Of the Obi
cago Newspaper Union aud of Its branches
In Sioux City and Fort Wayne died
Wednesday morning at his residence In
Chicago His fatal illness dates from the
time of his attendance upon the recent
meeting of the Typothet@ In Philadel-
phia. Sept 1921. For several days after
this meeting he was unable to return TO
Chicago. and since then had not boon
able TO attend his Office regularly. Wednes-
day, Nov. z. he was at work but shat
night was compelled to retire to his bed.
For several days the greatest concern WAS
felt but Monday and Tuesday he seemed
improving His physician, who had been
In constant attendance, RENTED In his
watch. and the members OF his family re-
tired In the evening About midnight.
however. the crisis came, and thirty min
utes later all was over The immediate
cause Of his death was heart failure. In
duced, no doubt. by asthma. from which
he had been for years great sufferer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22
TRADE is PICKING UP.

Dun a. Co. Announce Gradual Improve
ment In AL Lines of Business.
r G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review OF
Trade says:
In nearly all branches OF business grad.
ual improvement appears, and the hopeful
feeling observed last week continues. 1t
will take time to lift business from the
depression. aud tho progress made, II less
than the sanguine expected, is at least
encouraging. The decision to offer $780,
O0O, 900 bonds for the repienishmeut OF the
treasury reserve was, by bankers gem
orally. approved. 1t Is generally assumed
that the bonds will be taken at once. The
reported importation OF gold from London,
with a loss on its face OF $500 ut the
present exchange rates, Is presumably
meant to affect bond subscriptions. There
have already been some Withdrawals Of
gold from the treasury by redemption OF
notes to mako payments for bonds, and
goods rather than gold are likely to come
from Europe Resumption OF work and
increase OF working time have been more
conspicuous In the cotton industry than
in others. but no increased demand for
U0Dda annearS
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22
REPORT Is A ROAST.

Strike Commissioners Severely Criticize
the General Managers and Pullman.
The report of the United States Strike
Commission. appointed by President
Cleveland July 20. 1894. to investigate all
matters relating to the famous Chicago
strike. has been submitted to the Presi-
dent The report scores Pullman's meth
DDS; says the wages OF his employees
were low, and their rents and Incidental
necessary expenses were hlgh the pur-
pose of the General Managers Association
is declared to have been, in large part to
prevent employees from having a voice as
TO their pay; the General Managers and
the Pullman Company were severely
scored; the sending OF troops to Chicago
Is Justified; strikes are justified and arbi.
tration urged, but the report insists upon
the full protection Of labor's right
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22
MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$3.75@6.50 hogs, shipping grades, $465;
So. 7546.50; hogs, shipping grads, $495;
sheep, fair to choice, $2@3.75; wheat,
No. red, 55G56c; corn, No. 2, 51@52c;
oats, No. 2, 2SG29c; rye. No. 2, 5Oq51c;
butter, choice creamery, 24hG251ac;
eggs, fresh, 21022c; potatoes, car lots,
per bushel 55065c.
5.75; higs, choice light, $4G5; sheep,
common to prime, $2@3.25; wheat, No.
2 red, 490491ac; corn, No. 2, white, 62@
5211ac; oats, No. 2, white, 31@32c.
st. Louis-Cattle, $3G6; hogs, $364.75;
wheat, No. 2 red, 52Q53c; corn, No. 2,
451aG461a; oats, No. 2, 30931c; rye, No.
2, 5Od52c.
Cincinnati-Cattle. $3.5O65.5O; hogs,
$405; sheep, 5000. 20; wheat, No. 2 red,
531xd5412c; corn, No. 3, mixed, 46@47c;
oats, No. 2 mixed, 32G33c; rye, No. 2,
49651c.
Detroit-Cnttle, s2.5Od5.5O; hogs, $40
4.75: sheep, $2@2.7 20; wheat, No. 1, white,
5765Sc; corn, No. 2, yellow, 50@51c;
oats, No. 2, white, 33@34c; rye, No. 2,
49M51c.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2, red, 55@56c;
corn. No. 2, yellow, 51@51hc; oats, No.
2, white, 32d321ac; rye, No. 2, 49M51c.
Buffalo-Wheat, No. 2, red, 57@58c;
corn, No. 2, yellow, 571zd5S1ac; oats, No.
2, white, 36G361a.
Observation-Disclosures, No. 2 spring. sra
Csc; corn, No. 3, 49ali9lac oats, No. 2,
white, 32@33c; barley, No. 2, 53d56c;
rye, No. 1, 5O@51c; pork, mess, $12@
1850.
New York-Cattle, 1906; hogs, $500
5.50; sheep, $2@3.25; wheat, No. 2,
red, 6011@611ac; corn, No. 2, 59G60c;
oats, white Western, 36@41c; butter,
creamery, 25026c; eggs, Western, 220
26c.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22

Call for Bids Upon N Issue Of ESQ.,
, 100000 IN beads.
/. Secretary Carlisle lsto Tuesday after
noon issued his call for bids for go. 0o0 900
per cent tom year bonds interest TO be
paid In coin. which IL interpreted TO mean
gold. The only material changes made In
the present call from that issued Jan. II
last are tho omission Of the upset or
minimum price which would be ac-
copied and the notice that the proposals
for tho present issue must be sealed IL
Is confidently asserted at the Treasury
Department that an amount will be re-
allied considerably In excess of that re-
ceived on the February issue This ex-
pectation Is based on tho fact that there
are Exceptionally large amounts OF
money now lying idle and seeking
investment In the money centers OF
the country and upon the further fact that
the February issue Is now quoted at 11a so.
or about per cent above the price. which
would yield 3 per cent From the last is
sue there was realized $500. OIL SO, and
of this amount e52. $50. 20A IL was In gold
coin. IS. $40. AGO In gold certificates. and
$23a 30 in other money which the sub
treasures were compelled to take In maxi
ing change
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22

Mysterious Instinct That Leads
Thorn Through Vast Distances.

The instinct which guides young
bird, without either experience or
the help of its parents. across vast
expanses OF land and water to the
winter quarters OF its species has
been described by the greatest nat
uralist and sage of modern times as
''the unknown power" While the
necessity of obtaining an adequate
amount OF food is, undoubtedly, an
important factor in the cause OF mi.
grafton, it can only have . partial
operation, inasmuch as the spring
journey northward is commenced
from q country teeming in many
cases with desirable supplies. An
other inexplicable phenomenon,
which proves conclusively that
neither food supplies nor climatic
difficulties create the impulse for
change, is furnished by the cross
migration which goes on regularly
during the autumn between this
country and the continent among
birds of the same species.
Some idea of the great power un.
derlying the impulse to migrate may
be gained when it is mentioned that
swallows have been known 10 perish
rather than forsake their young in
fire, yet they will leave their second
callow brood in obedience TO this
mysterious instinct. The force that
is stronger than the devotion OF
motherhood mnst indeed be great.
There is no evidence to prove that
any Of our summer visitors breed in
their winter quarters with the excep.
tion of the sand martin, SO that
doubtless the mere desire to perpetu.
ate the species governs the flight
north. This theory is based upon
the fact, that while the flight south
is led by young birds Of the year, the
Journey north in the spring is led by
old ones that have already known the
joys and cares Of pArenthood.
Marked swifts have been known ia
build in the same chimney seven
years in succession. Birds have
marvellous faculty for calculating
time, as is proved by the fact that
some species arrive and take their
departure to day, and this without
reference to the weather, although il
has been ascertained that they dis
like following wind as much as
head wind, on account Of the dis
arrangement it causes among their
flying and steering feathers. Why
the kingouzel sometimes migrates
singly and at others in flocks is as
inexplicaple as the local limitations
of the nightingale. The latter bird
does not extend it's range further west
than the valley of Exc, nor much
further north than York. Birds are
wonderfully conservative in their mi.
gratory routes, the quails pursuing
the same course to-day as when they
"came up and covered the camp OF
the Israelites. These great aerial
highways are neither the nearest noi
the safest to and from their winter
resorts, according to mans judg.
ment, but there is strong geological (
authority for supposing that their far.
distant progenitors few over narrow
necks of land where water now exists.
In clear weather birds perform theii
migratory flights at immense alti.
tudes, but in dull weather. when
neither moon nor star is visible, they
fly low, and their ranks are thinned by
enormous losses.-[London Speaker.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22
Accused of Grave Crime.

Tbs arrest In Boston of II. IL Holmes or
Chicago. l., the police claim. the prelimi-
nary move In the expose of the biggest In
scheme ever concocted
In this country The police say the
prisoner was the rlngleader. aud
that murder was committed in
order 70 secure $4,000 life In
surance The prisoner has confessed
everythin but the murder lie admits
that there was a conspiracy 10 defraud
the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Asso.
citation of Philadelphia. but asserts that
his partner on whose alleged death the
money was paid Is still alive. The latter's
name Is Benjamin L. PiiezeL
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22


When purple elderberries vie
With shumach's crimson stain
A flood Of mellow minstrelsy
Overfiows the winding lane,
A myriad insect voices flute,
And rival throats reply,
No tree, no tuft OF grass is mute
When autumn passeth by.
A perfume rare OF ripening leaves
On zephyr pinions floats,
And oft the scout of browning shelves
Blends with the cricket notes,
Each hanging bough censor swings
Beneath the dreamful sky,
And at her feet rich fragrance filings,
When autumn passeth fly.
The spiders thread their gossamer
With jewels for her head;
The thistles strew their down for les
That softly she may tread;
The brooklet stills it's summer CLEO
WIENER her feet draw nigh,
And gently drones the yellow bee,
When autumn passeth by.
Strange sorceries the spirit bind,
And work haunting spell;
Weird voices echo on the wind
And whisper beauty's knell.
At eventide lonely star
Comes forth to mourn on high,
And sheds its quivering light afar,
When autumn passeth by.
The sweetest song that ever flows
Hath sorrow in its strain;
The keenest Joy that mortal knows
Is always half pain.
So life and death combine their art;
They charm the ear and eye,
And lovely pathos wins the heart,
When autumn passeth by.
-ISamuel Minturn Peck,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22
Indiana Dispute Ends In Shooting.

Jacob Schaffer. Superintendent Of the
Indiana Natural Gas Company, shot and
mortally wounded Thomas Taylor, for
twenty years leading business man of
Thorntown, Ind. The trouble between the
two men originated out of the plumb bling
Of the Baptist Church, Of which Taylor
was a leading member. The church had
been piped for gas and Schaffer could not
be found to inspect it. Taylor telephoned
General Superintendent McElvy that
schaffer was intoxicated and McElvy was
in Thorntown investig ating, and had told
schaffer who had informed on him. Both
men have families
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22
TRACED TO A GROCER.

Thirty-two Smallpox Cases Said to BE
Due to His Negligence.
Three new cases OF smallpox we're re-
ported to the New York Board Of Health
Tuesday. all traceable 1t is alleged. to the
family Of Grocer Henry Johnson, in which
a case of smallpox existed some time ago,
but which was not reported. or the forty
three cases now known to exist In the city,
thirty two are said to be tracoable to the
J0hneons
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22
Feud Leads to a Double killing.

Mayor Jacob w. Harman and Henry
Lawrence. II leading jeweler, were killed
at Lula, Miss. by John W. Boyd. overseer
OF the Van Eaton plantation. and his
younger brother Bob A year ago Mayor
Hartman and the elder Boyd had dis
agreement and several shots we're ex-
changed, since which tina bad blood has
existed between them. The two men killed
were aged 80 years The elder Boyd Is IS
years Of age. the younger Is
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22
BOMlsARpED BY JAPs.

Chinese Surrender Port Arthur with
Little Resistance.
A dispatch received from Shanghai says
that the Japanese captured Port Arthur
after meeting with feeble resistance on
the part of the Chinese Port Arthur was
bombarded previous to its surrender. The
Chinese laid down their arms and yielded
themselves prisoners of war.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22

Winnipeg had serious baptism OF fire
between midnight and O'clock Friday. no
less than i've alarms having been turned
In for different ilres The Western Canada
Block. ON the corner OF Main street and
Portage avenue. was destroyed, aud the
stores underneath. occupied by Wright
Bros. s. Mitchell. druggists. burned out
The loss was Ss5,0co The Grand Union
Hotel on Princess street was sAept out OF
existence. In addition TO several stores and
houses adjoining. The fire then crossed
the street and consumed the large ware
house of Merrick. Anderson Co. which
was filed with valuable stock. The loss In
this case will exceed $4,000 Tails hre Is
supposed 20 have been started by An In
cendiary. 1t broke out while the other
was raging.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22
THE BIBLE FOR A WEAPON.
william Cantwelrs Religion Causes
Sudden Relapse Into Insanity.

Sudden Relapse Into Insanity.
William Cantwell, OF Springfield. Ohio.
formerly an inmate OF an asylum. went
crazy ut u prayer meeting at Dalevi!le. In
giving his experience he became excited.
and, rushing TO the pulpit, jumped upon
the stand where the Bible lay. and. gestic-
Mating wildly, began yelling at the top OF
his voice. Finally, while the people we're
hurrying from the church. he picked zap
the Bible and ht the sexton, who was try
Ing to extinguish the lights Some one
threw n piece OF coal. hitting him on the
head. The insane man jumped down aud
was finally caught aud taken to London
and placed in Jail
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22
The .yyizard, Goes Dovn.

Frank C. Ives, the @young Napoleon OF
billiards, n demonstrated his right TO the
title OF champion billiardist OF the world
Saturday night, at New York. by defeat
ing Jacob schaefer. the "Wizari." by the
score OF 1900 TO 3o74 points Ives has
been challenged by Eduard Fournil, the
French expert to play for $500 u side.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22
CLOSE GALL FOR HOTEL QUESTS
saved from Cremation by the Bravery OF
Young Walter Girl

saved from Cremation by the bravery OF
Young Walter Girl
Tho Patterson Hotel at Harper. Kan,
was burned to the ground about O'Clock
Friday morning. Nearly forty guests we're
In the house at the time and but for the
bravery OF u young girl many OF them
must have lost their lives. As 1t was. most
OF them escaped with only their night
clothes and some OF them had to be drag
ged out by the stronger ones. The hero
inc of the occasion was Maud scher-
merhorn waitress only 10 years
old. Who herself suffered dreadful burns
and other injuries while saving others
She laggered up the stairway and from
door TO door calling upon the inmates to
awaken. Before she had got far the smoke
became overpowering and she sank on her
knees and hands. and In this position
crawled through the passages giving the
alarm Having reached the last door she
fell exhausted and lay there in n stupor,
burned and bleeding The guests had all
been aroused and were fleeing from the
building. One fortunately had to pass the
place where the young heroine lay. and as
he passed her prostrate body he lifted II
and bore 1T To safety.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22
Jewish Rabbi change. His Faith.

At Allentown. Pa. Rev. Max Magil. dur
ing the past year rabbi Of the Birth Emes
Jewish congregation, resigned. He re-
nounced his faith and declared his con-
version TO Christianity. He will join the
new United Evangelical Church, and may
enter the ministry
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22

General Cassius NJ Clay, of Lexington.
KY, despite the efforts OF his children,
succeeded In marrying pretty 15-year- old
Dora Richardson. The ceremony took
place in the presence Of only the farm
hands and the girls relatives Squire
Dou glass performed the ceremony.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22

The Official vote in the Seventh District
OF Kentucky gives Owens, Dem. a plural
fty of 101 votes The total vote cast;
Owens. Dem. 49, 57; Denny. Rep. 13.576;
johnson. Pop, 262; Finnel, Pro, 554 IL Ia
said that Denny has employed attorneys
TO begin q contest
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22
COOK GANG ROBs A TRAIN.

Clean Out the Express of "Katy," No. 2,
Near Muskogee, L. I.
Passenger train No. 2 on the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas Railroad, was held up
and robbed four miles north of Muskogee.
L T.. by Bill Cook and fourteen men. Tho
robbers cleaned out the express car of its
a N ira
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22
Wrecked by a bursting Boiler.

At eleven o'clock on Friday night one OF
the boilers at the Elwood Qnd. electric
light and power house exploded. demolish-
ing the building and also wrecking the
81 rect car barns, n few feet away. VIII
Clark, an employe, was caught IN the
debris and so mangled that he cannot live
John Fair. q motorman. received serious
injuriea
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22
COTTON Wharf Burned.

he Texas and Pacific Railroads big cot
ton wharf at New Orleans caught fire.
he entire wharf. 800 feet long, was de-
stroyed and with II between 25. 900 and 49,
200 bales OF cotton. Forty or ffty cars
loaded with cotton we're consumed The
loss will reach $500. 900.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22
Anarchy In Idaho.

Italian laborers on the Id aho State wagon
road are In q state of an archy. Contractor
Costello narrowly escaped with his life and
fed to Spokane The trouble arose from
non-payment OF wages due. Several hun
dred Italians are now In possession OF tho
road. Trees have been felled and thrown
across the road, bridges blown up. and
trafic made impossible The State will
take measures to have the difficulty set
tied at once
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22
FOUND DEAD IN HER ROOM.

Sarah McCurjy, Aged and Wealthy Min
neapolis Spinster, Dies Alone.
The body OF Sarah McCurdy. "a years OF
age. a wealthy but ecce trio Minneapolis
spinster. was found IN furnished room on
Nicollet avenue. The corpse was lying
near gasoline stove. still burning. upon
which the deceased had been preparing
meal when she fell lifeless Miss McCurdy
is said to possess "a fortune OF $3.50. 900. but
lived frugally.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22
One Hundred Dead.

There have been violent shocks of earth
quake along the northcrn coast of Chill
and in Bolivia One hundred people have
been killed by the seismic disturbances
within a radius of forty miles from Lapaz
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22
Forest Fires I'm MIasourL

As a consequence of the long drought,
forest fires are raging all around Poplar
Bluff. Mo, and reports received from va
rious points indicate that farmers have
lost fences and outhouses
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22
,Fr,.co Expre.s Car 4. Loo,ed.

One of the smoothest and quickest Jobs
OF train robbery that ever took place on
the Frisco occurred Monday night at 8: 90
o'clock just four miles east of Monett, Mo
The whole affair was over In less than
twenty minutes, not shot being fred
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22
Cattle Receipts Beat the Record.

Last week 444.000 head OF stock were re-
ccived At the Chicago yards. the heaviest
receipts ON record. The number OF cars.
with Saturday estimated at $50. reached
q 400 This Ia within eighteen OF the great
est number OF cars ever received In week.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22
Bodies of Confederate Soldiers E.hum cd

At Jackson. Miss, while digging a water
main. the remains of twenty Confederate
soldiers were exhumed The remains were
buried during the war. and constituted
only a small portion OF the number The
skeletons had so decayed that small box
held the entire lot They were reinterred
I'm the city cemetery.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22

New Smallpox Cases In Now York.
Thirteen cases of smallpox we're discov-
cred Monday In the vicinity Of West
Thirty ninth street. New York.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22
Spain Pays Indemnity.

Rev. DR.. c. C Cregan. OF New York, dis
trict secretary of the American Board of
Commissioners for Foreign Missions. has
received word from the home Office OF the
board, In Boston, that the treasurer has
received sl7,5oo from the United States
Government. being the indemnity paid by
Spain as compensation for an outrage per-
petrated against American citizens and
american property in Ponape, one Of the
group of Micron esian islands. In the South
ern Pacific, in 1888
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22

1t has been computed that the death
rate of the globe is uinety-eight pc,
minute.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22
Tho st. Louis Launc hed.

Shortly after o'clock Monday the mag =
ni6cent steamship St Louis. OF the Ameri-
can Line. was successfully launched at
Cramps ship-yards. Philadelphia The
affair was witnessed by fully so, 900 people
Mrs Cleveland, wife of the President,
broke the traditional bottle OF champagne
on the bow Of the noble ship as 1t glided
down the ways, at the same time uttering
these words: al christen thee St Louis ~
In this instance, and for the first time
since the ceremony was Observed at
Cramps ship-yard, the champagne was OF
American manufacture All prepare =
tions for the launch had been care
fully made, and. although the ship Is 100
feet longer than any that has ever been
launched at the yard, the difficult feat
Of getting the vessels from the ways into
the water was accomplished without a
hitch. After the launch the invited guests
to the number Of 400. were entert aimed at
a lunch In the Office of the shipbuilders
Charles II. Cramp in his speech OF well
come to President Cleveland, said that
with two exceptions the ST. Louis is the
largest and most powerful ship in the
world. The St Louis. he said, Is built on
American plans. by American workmen
and of American material Twenty six
ships were recommended by Mr. Cleveland
and authorized by Congress-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-22
Women and Children Victims

The report received by the London
Daily News from Const an tinople, that 900