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, 1894-01-20
I E e EG Z A NJ S
SI. OKOIN SIATION


London. ny.l7th.-D Iril5 yesterdays sit.
ting Of he House Of Lo@is, the Seer tary of
State for the Colonies stated th5t he dou0tol
whether the report Of SIR Robert ilamiltsn.d IN
his recent inv es5igaiio ions in Dominica. would
be ready before the end OF the present SEES
aion.
New York, Jany, 17th.-London news re.
ports that Mrs. w. II. Gladstone is now slf-
fering from an attack Of erysiPelas following
influenza.
Messrs. Givan and Hacker shave been
elected Associates Of the Royal Academy.
The Times, in al. editorial, .c6nNideIs hat
any increase to the present income tax will be-
impossible and that although the extra naval
expenses create an unusual deficit. t. Chan
cellor of the Exchequer via be abie 70 easily
restore the balance by spspendins the re-
demption Of the n.tiolnL debtor increasing
taxation upon the p~rope%ied classes.
The.Lond6n 'Gfr6aicIe, IN as editorial 'on
the recent Worlds Fair az Chicago, considers
that the exhibi&s from the British Colonies
far exceeded those enafating from Great BG-'
tain, and also that the Elglish.exhib bit was
far inferior to thai from any other great na-
ton.
Paris advices state that the Chamber If
De- ties h~ave'passed the Rentes Conversion
Bill.
1t is also repo rted that the daughter Of
valiant has IN ysteriously disappeared, and it
is considered that she has probably been
kidnapped.
London, Jany.- l7th.-sugar in stock on the
18th inst. was Z s 5000 tons. Last year 100000
tons.
New York, Jan. 18th-London news
announces the death, from al attack of
influenza, of visoountN SomsItOn, the Earl Of
Normant0n's heir.
Advioes from Liverpool state that hundreds
Of the unemployed in that city, yesterday in
their demands for work, used very violent
language. The Mayor. how ever, refused an
interview which they demanded.
Naval intelligence states that the proposed
plans for Strengthening the navy Will in
volve All expenditure Of no less than seven
million pounds sterling above the regular
expenses voted for that departuN at.
, 1894-01-20
.lAMAICA-
From the Jamaica Cleaner,

Every otktr event has been compile ely
overshadowed during the past two weeks by
the proceein gs in the Gray-Hocking Com
mission 'ase. Neither the spell Of abnor-
maliy bad weather nor the social excitement
tina is always predominant at this season has
served to dim the interest taken in this great
CONTEST OF Fict 'persa$ Assertion. The
charges preforral iginst the Attorney Gesl-
eraI by Mr.. Gray were given in our last
Summary. Each party has brought forward a
'large quantity:of evidence IN support Of. or
opposed to, the truth OF The allegations.
NJ. Wssson denied having made t Mr.. Gray
the statement regarding the br be which Mr..
Gray attributed 10 him and the Attorney
General solsYniy repndi.ted having received
any money from the West India Improve
ment Company in connection with the
passing'of the Railway Rill. and prodnced
his bank books showing all his Transactions
with the London and Westminster Bank upon
the va!iois items i'll which he YVES examined.
The proceedings not having closed no com.
ment can yet be made on the Commission,
which in many respects is the most
extraordinary that has ever been held in
Jamaica.
, 1894-01-20

The Times, in an editorial. expresses the
opinion hat he Duke Of Elinbnrgh's dual
allegiance towards ENGLAND and Gcrm9ny is
fully recognized by the laws # England.
Arrangements have {een made that no
Import Dnry viii e levied on silver imported
mo India,
Paris ad,iceS report that the Senate have
also passed the Rentes Conversion Bill. 1t
IS also announced that q new issue Of Rentes
may be shortly expected to 1u-d The floating
deb.
\ telegram from Bordeaux reports that
Outing The un'oa nag Of the sup '.Equateur'
from Rio an explosion occurred in the
strong room, SCATTERING everything III the
vicinity and killing two spilors. The explo-
sion is supposed to have been caused by "A
dynamite machine concealed on board.
AdvlceS from C,arr"ra, Italy, state that
fatal conflicts nave taken place between the
troops and the people in that city. and it is
reported that 1t is the outbreak If an An
archiStic revolutionary rising; a state If
sieg" has been proclaimed.
Washington newa announces that the
Uaitel Suites ire asury invites proposals for I
.oan Of fifty million dollars for 1e1 years. to
bear l~nGeresl at the r+ta # FIVE per cent. the
minimum price tlat vi be s%cceptel to be not
less ina III. TIE premium thus attained is
1ecIo!od 70 reduce The net interest to three
per cont.
81 is stated that tie proceeds Of The loan l.
needed to restore tle deficiency in tie Gov
clumtnt income ana tie gold reserve.
London, 18th Jan-It it announced that
Sir James Hay, the Governor in chief If
Barbados, will not return to hs' government
for s me time.
New yolk, 19tb Jm.-Advices from
London state tia tie health Of tie .Ri2Rt
Hon Baron Ilauncn;a recent Lord Of appeal
II ordinary, is causing muck anxiety.
Dispatches from South Af lea report that
Ling L'her4uia has Killed the Grief who
advised the massacre Of Capt. Wls,n anil
his party. 1t is also stated that Lobengula
is now anxious to surrender to the British
authorities.
1t is reported that Greece is consulting
the Great Powers before replying .to the
demand Of RUSSIA for a>taval station at the
island Of P,ros.
Paris advice> STATE that asfYecial Parlia-
mentaly &C" mit'ce lMs been appointed TO
iaqaIe into tie reported iaefici ency Of the
French navy.
i IS lso stated thai lie four and a half
per centlieates must b. pres atcd for CONVEX
son !, fore the 2Stll %insttnt.
Advic.s from Montreal ,tate that NJ. Mer-
cicr (the son II tae * Premicr) and his as
s~cciateS for attempting to des roy the Nelson
mnnulnent reported IN Bulletin Of the 23rd
N'yembee have eac4 been fined he sum- of
twenty five dollars.
, 1894-01-20
CHRIsTIANSTED.

Jan. 17th-per schn 'Vigilant" from st.
Thomas-Edward James, lawyer T. Bran &
wife. Mrs. Ellen Spratt & ? chldsen Edith &
Esther, Mathilda Prince.
Jan. l8tll-per schnr. "Vigi'ant" for st.
Thomas-MiSs Esther S0rensen & sister Miss
Anna S0rensen. Cherf Clerk Zic.ian Mss
N. Grove. child Elizabeth ochjaag, ". /.
Danielsen.
Jan. 19th-per schur. "yigilaat" from st.
Thomas-Inspeete II. Faje, School Inspector
John L. Quin.
FREDEn1KsrED January 18th.
The s S. Madiann arrived here n the
10th inst from ,ew York via st. Thomas,
unioadei 743 pkSs. and proceeded to IT,
Kits next day.
I'm. Corvette ,.Dl.na"Ieft for St. Thomas
yesterday.
January 10th pors $. s. "NaHana" from
New York Rev. & Mrs. Richsecker and
chill tren-from SIS. Thomas, Alrs. Humph eys
and 2 children.
Jan. l7th-per $. s. "Mtlitn9" for antigua
John Samuel & wife. For Guadeloupe-
VIM. Louis.
Jan l3th-H. NJ. Corvette Diana" for t.
Thomas-Mies I. Eygert. Misses M.rgrpth &
May Vlaun. Mas Z. Faro. NJ. 4 Mrs. Chas.
Daniel u 2 CHI dreu e. servant, Mr.sH, Coulter
81 son.
, 1894-01-20

island. During the fortnight CaIc6oniau
games were.held in the city.
Of age. ana was formerly a soldier, and had
been to prison several times for houSebreaking
etc. This is the third oteahman convicted in
Clarendon III the last few months.
, 1894-01-20
SPORTS.

The Annual race meeting in Kingston
came off with the usual eclat, bat there APP
pearea to be less gtnnipe sport than. tbuner-
ly. There are, in fact, fewer. studs in .Ithe
island now and no prominent hogscs to incite.
paramount interest in their ach;eveuertsi
1t is hoped that this is but a temporary de-
cadence md shat future 'contexts will raise
the quality Of The racing and ancrease The
general interest in the sport throughout: the
, 1894-01-20
A ATTEMPT.

Under he above heading the St. Vincens
Sentry has the following LAS Sunday
morning q small sailing boat arrived in
Kingston harbour from St. Lucia with Major
Scott. A.S.U. and Captain Pile, LIZ, on
board. They Were neally lost in mid chan
mel, and the wonder is that tie little craft
lived IN the sea that was running that day.
As she sailed into harb 1ur her mast went by
'the board. The Officers retu ned to St Lucia
the same day on board SIS. Sargasso and their
BOAT was hoi>ted up on to her deck"
We gather from the Demerara Argosyt that
on one estate IN Snrinam OF 75) acres. the
crop is 2.400 tons of sugar Or 200 t.ns more
than the manager in J.ly last estimated il
would be. On another estate Of 600 acres,
the yield is $1,000 tons. With such magnii.
cent ret" rs, says our contemporary, the
estates Al" paying handsomel and tbs
anxiety Of The Datch to gel ad litional tabour
for the canefields. either from British India
or Jaya,or elsewhere, can be understood.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-06-28
A DARING SCHEME.
To Link Hudson Bay and the Gulf
Mexico.

To Link Hudson Bay and the Gulf OF
Mexico.
Representative McCleary, Of Min
nesota, who Is a member Of the COM
mittee on rivers and canals, has laid
the foundation of scheme to connect
the Gulf of Mexico with Hudson bay.
Mr.. McCleary proposes that the United
States and Canada governments carry
out the project together. His plan Is
to have the survey made by way OF the
Mime :ota river, whose headwaters
and those of the Red River of the
North nearly join through Big Stone
and Traverse lakes. In high water
boats of considerable size have crossed
from one lake to the other and 1t
would not require very large canal to
connect the waters of the Red and
Minnesota rivers.
While the difficulty of connecting
the Red and Minnesota Rivers is not
great, il Is claimed that the rapids in
the Winnipe River have always dis
couraged the Canadian government
from the undertaking. There have
been several conventions of citizens OF
northern Minnesota, North Dakota and
Winnipeg looking to the opening OF
the Winnipeg River, in the hope that
they might find short water outlet to
the seaboard. Each of these conven-
tions has been confronted with the
obstruction in the Winnipeg Kiver, but
Mr.. McCleary thinks that II the United
States should take some steps toward
opening up a channel on this side OF
the boundary the Canadian gov
ernment might be inclined to take
some action looking to opening the
Winnipeg River.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-06-28
LIKE HARNEsslNo OF NIAGARA.
The Des Moines Rapids to Be Made Z,
Work.

The Des Moines Rapids to He Made to
Work.
Progress has made one more stride,
and one OF the greatest schemes of the
century is we'll started toward realiza-
tion. The contract for the proposed
developments of the Des Moines Rap
ids water power has been signed and
work will soon begin on the canal and
power station which is to give to Keo-
kuk and the surrounding country pow
er which shall turn the wheels OF in
dustry as they never turned before in
that locality.
For more than twenty-five years IL
has been the dream OF engineers and
others to harness the immense natural
power OF the Mississippi River as it
flows over the rapids at that point
Many surveys have been made and
many plans drawn, but for some reason
or other the matter was dropped in
every instance until two years ago,
when Capt James Anthony, an able
engineer, took the project In charge.
Then IL began TO assume practical
form.
The scheme Is to confine the water
as 1t flows over the rapids In q wide
canal, and use it in the operation Of
OiuO W0vCE WhCOiSs
shall operate dynamos for the genera
tion OF electrical energy, which is to
be transmitted by wires to the sur
rounding localities. The Illinois shore
is to serve as one wall Of the canal.
Beginning at the mouth Of Larry's
creek, near the Sonora stone quarries,
a wall similar to that of the govern
ment canal at this point is to be built.
This wall Is TO be 70, 600 feet In length,
with an average height Of II feet, being
13 feet inches high at the head and
"a feet high at the lower end. there
being q natural fall in the river OF IL
feet 4 inches in that distance. AT the
head tho canal is to be /, 23S feet wide,
and the width is to be gradually re-
duced toward the narrows, where It
will be 400 feet. The wall will then
parallel the shore for some distance,
then the canal will gradually widen to
], ,4e5 feet. AT the head of the canal q
permanent ice boom OF solid masonry
1872 feet long, 10 feet high, and with
an average width OF 8 feet, is to be
built II will extend 100 feet beyond
the outer wall, and will be 615 feet
above the end of the wall.
AT the lower end the canal IL TO be
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-06-28
YEAS.
Telegraphic Clicks.

GEORGE PARKER committed suicide
near Toxic, Mo-, by tax ng poison.
A CLoUDBURST CURED near Wich-
ita, Kan. Several small towns were
inundated.
GEN. F. w. BUTTERFIELD. OF Kan
sas City, died at Excelsior Springs,
Kan, of chronic diabetes.
IN quarrel at eady lille. Col, over
10 cents, William Miles killed George
Schinn with a razor.
The Florence and Grippe Creek
Railroad, which has been tied up by
washouts, Is running again.
THE steamer City of Madison struck
dixie in the Ohio river and sank. Her
passengers were rescued.
DIR. J. M. H. BROWN, a Chicago ply
sician, was drowned in Madison Lake,
Blue Earth County, MINI.
CAPT. ST MNER has been reprimand-
ed for causing the damage to the new
cruiser Columbia on her trial trip.
Miss MARION CRANE has brought
action for $4,000 damages for assault
against Dentist Adolph Maisner at
New York.
HENRY F. BACHELOR, ex-President
OF the Stockgrowers' Bank at Helena,
Mont, was sentenced to five years inn
prisonment for emb szZlement.
A BIG crowd and brass band well
coined Coxey, OF commonweal fame, on
his return to Ma,sillon, Ohio. He
proposes to make lecture tour.
WILLIAM CAMMACK, who was stab
bed at Poughkespsie, N. Y, by Fer
raro Adamaro. q Spanish medical
student, is s'dead, and Adamaro is fu-
gitive.
A FREIGHT train on the Cleveland
& st. Louis Road jumped the track
near Batesville, Ind, and Tom Haley
and Michael Cunningham, tramps, were
killed.
THE Navy Department has accepts d
the propos tion of the Dubuque Iron
Works people to have the torpedo boat
Ericsson de ivered at New York In .tead
of Pensacola.
THE second annual meeting OF the
Lutheran Young Mems Association Of
the Synodical Conference of Missions
met at Fort Wayne, Ind. The session
was devoted to routine work.
A STRANGER tried to cash a forged
draft for $500 at the First National
Bank, of Lebanon. Ind. Payment was
refused and the man escaped before
the attempted fraud was discovered.
GOODWIN & SWIFT, railroad con-
tractors and promoters at New York,
made an assignment for the benefit OF
creditors. The cause of the failure
was inability to meet obligations. The
liabilities are estimated at s500,00J TO
S750,000.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-06-28

A storm OF wind, rain, and lightning
passed over the section In the vicinity
Of Aledo, Ill, causing considerable
damage and loss of life. The barn Of
L. @ Detwiler was struck by lightning
and burned; loss, $500; no insurance.
An inner wall Of the new courthouse
In course Of construction here was
blown down. The Rev. II. T. Fergu-
son, pastor of the United Presbyterian
Church at Sunbeam, while unharness-
ing q horse, was instantly killed by
lightning, the bolt also killing his
horse, stunning his son, and igniting
the barn, which was burned. Frank
Harvey and his wife were milking, when
lightning killed Harvey and stunned
his wife. Two COWS were killed. The
wind did considerable damage to fruit
and shade trees In all parts Of the
county. The heavy rain which ac-
companied the storm did much, how
ever, to Offset the damage, as it was
badly needed. At Elwood, Ind, the
Quick City Iron and Steel Works, In
course of erection, were utterly de-
stroyed by the terrific windstorm.
They were wrecked month ago by a
storm. but were being rebuilt. The
damage Is estimated at $4,000. A
udllbOTm NlblUtQ buo 6Outu6doJ II
portion Of Huntington County, Ind,
and resulted in a great devastation OF
crops On a number of farms there
tse total loss Of wheat oats, corn, and
Rrass. A conservative estimate by
acreage places the loss OF crops at $780,
900. Az East Tawas, Mich. q severe
hail and rain storm Qcqurred Light
ming struck the Lumber Emery Mill
dock, and the shook knocked several
men in the mill down. Gardens were
badly damaged by heavy rains. A
heavy hailstorm at Davenport, Iowa,
laid bare the fields In many portions Of
Scott County. Field crops and small
fruits suffered to the extent of thou
sands Of dollars, cattle were stamped
ed, and chickens killed. At Creston,
Iowa, during a thunderstorm, Oscar
Watson, aged II, was struck by light
hing and killed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-06-28

An EvsngelIstic Movement to he Insug
urated Next Winter.

An Evan gelistic Movement to BE Inaug-
urated Next Winter.
There will occur next winter series
OF religious gatherings the like OF
which this country has never seen.
They will surely attract the attention
Of the religious world. especially as
the movement is to be non-sectarian in
its broader purposes. The plan in
cludes aggressive and continuous work,
not only within the Episcopalian de-
nomination, but within every denomi-
nation, the Roman Catholics included,
and while as yet no formal re-
sponse has been made by those
in power in the Catholic Church,
there is reason to believe that they will
give the movement their cordial aid.
TIE plan was first conceived by Rev.
DR.. E. A. Bradley, the rector of st.
Agnes Church in New York City, and
the president of the influential associa-
tion called the Brotherhood of st. An
drew. Bishop Whitaker, OF Phila-
delphia, gave the first cordial approval,
followed by Bishop Paret, OF Ba.ti-
more, and Bishop Potter, of the New
York diocese. Mr.. Moody heartily ap-
proves of the proposit on and regards
1t as auxiliary to his own special re-
iigiOuS WOTh. ho Piduly CouSCuoOu w
arrange for his Washington meetings
so that they could be held at the same
time that this series OF meetings in
Washington churches was to be held.
In detail the plan is as follows: Eight
weeks tefore the beginning Of Lent
there will begin series of daily serv-
ices in every EpiscoTa Church in
Washington, in every Presbyterian
Church there and probably in ev-
cry church OF any other denomina-
tion. There are to be held three serv-
ices daily, morning, afternoon and
evening. They are not to be what are
called revival services, they are to be
more in the nature of that extra
ordinary series of religious meetings
which was held in Trinity Church in
New York City during Lent four
years ago, when Phillips Brooks
preached for an hour to large congre-
cations. To Washington will go some
of the ablest and most eloquent preach
ers in all of the denominations. Such
men as DR.. Greer, DIR. Lyman X.
Beecher, and every one of the clergy
of Great Britain who has gained re-
pute in this country. Later the meet
ings will be held in Baltimore, Phila-
delphia, and other large cities. 1t is
believed that the Methodists and Bap-
lists will cordially cooperate.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-06-28

bitrary methods had reduced the coun-
try to condition OF ferment and ex-
element. Strong efforts were made
to oust Gen. Ezeta from the position
he had gained, but without success,
and eventually the Salvador Congress
met and ratified the choice OF the
army.
AS soon as the country was once
more tranquil Gen. Ezeta and his
brother, Antonio, who was made Vice
President, directed their energies to
promoting the advancement of Saliva
dor in every direction, and succeeded
in placing it in an enviable position.
New roads were made and new parks
opened, telegraphs were constructed
from state to state, telephones from
city to city-in short, the whole ad-
ministration was one of progress.
However, the risks of one-man power
are as great for the ruler as the ruled
and Gen. Ezeta has not escaped the
fate which so commonly befalls auto
Gratis
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-06-28
CRAWLING MICHIGAN THURSDAY. 2s 1894

closed with dam $50 feet long extend.
Ing out from the shore, "a feet high,
81 feet at the base and feet at The
crest Extending out from and ct en-
angle Of As degrees with this dam Will
be the foundation for the power house,
which will be 200 feet long and 80 feet
wide. There Is to be q capacity Of 20
turbine water wheels, each developing
387 horsepower, capable of operating
dynamos generating by the direct cur
rent system $1,000 electrical horse
power. At each side of the power
house will be three flood gates, each 20
feet wide, set between solid masonry
piers % feet high, with 40-foot base
and l0-foot crest. BY opening those
gates the canal may be emptied In IL
hours. The working head of water
will be IL feet. and SO vast Is the ca
pacity of the canal should the flow in
to 1t be cut off the plant could be op-
Grated 80 hours with the supply on
hand. 1t Is estimated that this i'm
provement will cost $50O,0U0. It is in
tended to Rave the canal completed
and in working order by January /,
lS96 L.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-06-28

track Of the locusts, who were about
thirty feet from the ground, making
q gradual descent as II about to attack
the train. When within few feet OF
the smokestack Of the locomotive the
engineer blew the whistle and sent q
cloud of steam toward the locusts. The
insects made a sharp swerve to the
east and few to mountain back Of
Pompton Lake. Many of them were
drawn into the train by the rush Of
the wind, while others were hurled
against the locomotive and cars and
scattered dead about the tracks. Tho
passengers caught the few that en-
tered the car windows and no doubt
took them home as curiosities.
On another occasion locusts took pos
session of train near Avenel, and for
q time there was every prospect Of the
passengers having to abandon the
coaches and let the locusts retain them.
The heat had caused almo every win
dow to be opened, and when the train
came to Avenel the passengers leaned
out to look ct the hundreds OF thous-
ands Of the locusts on the ground and
In the air. They would have been
satisfied with this, but the locusts were
not. Before the pa*engers were aware
swarmed up the sides'of the cars, and
through the windows an1 doors inside.
WCmsn screamed, and stood on the
seats with their skirts drawn up, 80 as
to avoid immediate contact with the
crawling obje,ts. They soon had to
let go their skirts and lay undivided
attention to keeping the locusts from
their hats and faces. TEE more timid
passengers started for the doors, but
at that moment the cars started. The
rush OF wind see ned TO disconcert the
pests. Those on the outside Of the
cars dropped of, and those on the In
side clung closely to the seats or floors,
and were soon thrown out o: the win
dows by the train hands who started
through the cars.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-06-28
CLOUDS OF LOCUSTS.

Millions or Them Are Now swarmins
Over New Jersey.
The country ali about Paterson, N.
j., Is overrun with seventeen-year To-
Gusts. Millions of them fill the air
and light on the trees, covering the
bark and leaves. When they take
their flight all fruit and leaves have
disappeared. The farmers are talk
ing about taking some concerted action
against the pests before their crops are
wholly destroyed.
One afternoon last week q dense,
black cloud was seen by residents of
Pompton. AT first they thought IL
was storm, but soon II was seen to be
q swarm of locusts. AS the locusts
neared the village train approached.
The train was immediately in the