Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-27


DIR. John Lord, historian and lecturer,
died ut his home at Stamford. Conn.
J. o. Waters, of the Austell (Ga.)
Lithia Springs Hotel, killed himself with
a razor.
Great Britain, Russia and France are
said to be contemplating demonstration
to check Japan's victorious march to Pc
kin.
G.. p. Huntington, the railroad mag
nate, is making bitter fight against the
reelection of Senator Perkins of Califor-
MIA.
Mrs. Winslow Shearman and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Clinton Davis. were murdered
near jamestown, n. Y, by unknown per-
sons.
Alabama negroes have appealed to Gov.
Oates for consideration and relief and
particularly to stop lynching in that
State.
Oliver Smith was cut with razor by
Manson Hawkins in a drunken brawl at
Lebanon, Ind. and will lose an eye and
may die.
NJ. Bruwaert has been made French
consul general at New York. while M.
Thiebaud has been removed from Boston
to Chicago.
Judge Golf has decided that the Wash
ington Light Infantry of Charleston, s.
c., cannot be deprived of their arms by
the Governor.
Trouble is feared in the Moose River
reservation, Minnesota. between par
tisans of rival companies which lay claim
to the same land.
Consul Clifford at Basic, Switzerland,
warns Swiss not to return to their native
country expecting to get work, for the
field of labor is overcrowded.
Henry Whit, ]. ID. Boster, and George
Adams were arrested Mt Huntington, w.
Va. on the charge of robbing George B.
Sanford, q farmer. of $500.
Remnants of the commonweal army in
the State Of Washington will march to
Olympia and demand an appropriation for
public highway improvements.
Mrs. p. A. Hearst, widow of the SEN
ator, will establish a free library and
reading-room at Lead, s. d., for employ
es of the Homestake gold mine.
Emperor William has presented gold
watches, with his portrait and monogram,
to two Bedouin sheiks, in recognition Of
their services to several German archae-
ologists.
Albert Daugherty pleaded guilty to for
gery ut Muncie, Ind, and was sentenced
to Ave years Imprisonment He forged
the name of Milton Hamilton to two notes
of 500 each.
Herman Shafer has been expelled from
the Southern Indiana M. +. conference
and the church at Columbus. Ind, for
renting n store-room to man who will
sell liquor under government license and
Is druggist.
George ID. Sberwin. well-known ut
torney of Kansas City, Mo-, died from
the effects of self-administered dose Of
morphine. taken to alleviate suffering due
to asthma.
w. Wheeler, of Elizabeth. n. j., has
hecp Amounted receiver of the j. w. Fow-
ler Car Company of Elizabethport. The
assets are about $12S,000: liabilities,
$4,000.
Morris Loenshal, one of the best known
pension agents in Northern Ohio, was
Indicted By the United States grand jury
nj Toledo for using fraudulent afidavits
TO secure pensions.
The head of match flying off in the
hands Of boy caused Are in w. w. p.
McConnel's department store at Man
kato. MINI. resulting in damage Of $40
600: insurance. $4,000.
John X. TAFT, until few weeks ago the
paying teller Of the Chemical National
Bank. was arrested at his home i'm MorHt
Kisco, N. Y. on an indictment charging
him with embezxling ST., 600 of the banks
funds.
For refusing to furnish fhe grand jury
with nance IN connection with scandal
involving society women at Salt Lake
City Chief Pratt of the police department.
and Detective Sheets and Turguson wsse
committed to custody.