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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

Greensboro. N @. committed suicide there
by Jumping from granite balcony on
the tower OF tho city hail. dis
TANGO OF one hundred feet landing on
an iron railing with spearhead pointA
A driver 70 n street sprinkler.
three policemen. two boys and u clerk In
the city hall saw the terrible fall He
frat removed his shoes and hat and threw
them into the street. aud then. climbing
the broad stone bslustrade to the balcony.
jumped headlong down. Nothing was
found on his person to indicate
cause for the suicide unless 10 be an
unmailed letter to Henry p. Scales.
his stepson. In which he said; my
land company building 10 worrying mo no
little. but hope to get II In better shape"
e d Winstead, nephew of the dead man.
will not accept the suicide theory. and says
his uncle was In comfortable circumstan-
ces financially and had no domestic
troubles He further says he had an attack
Of vertigo two months ago. and may have
had one In this Instance He accounts for
his having taken his shoes on by the fact
that he suffered with rheumatism In his
foet IL the evidence of those who saw
him fall Is TO be believed. however. his
preparations were apparently made with
the coolest deliber alton and his procedure
to end his existence marked with the most
stolid determination.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

Increase In Mileage smaIl--Many systems
Greatly In Debt.
Poor's Manual occupies a unique posi-
ton as the guide 10 knowledge concerning
conditions and operations in.the railway
world The advance sheets Of tho intro
duction. which Il In the nature OF SUM
mary OF the years business. are at hand.
Here are few of the salient points Of the
summary;
The total liabilities of the roads were
tai stock was $3.50. 0a2. oo4; the funded
debt $3.50, 2o2.6lS; the unfunded debt
el1o. S61, sos; and the current debt. 1884,
POI STA The aggregate assets were e11.-
s65, 96s. 100. arrived at as follows: COST of
railways aud equipment, So.66i. 7ia 736;
real estate. stocks. bonds and other invest
ments. ei.oss. 300, 9ea; other assets. s2as.-
e45. 1877; current accounts, s247. 0o2. 31o
The excess of assets over liabilities was
&bs6. Sa5.62a The total mileage of
the railway lines of the United
States for 1898 II given al 177,753
miles. an increase OF 2.540 miles only
over the preceding year Illinois occupies
as before the head of the column In state
mileage. having TO- 2s miles; the others
follow in this order: Pennsylvania. o, 436;
Texas. 9.1s5; Kansas, S.03l; Ohio. 1850;
Iowa. s.513; New York. Sill; Michigan.
7,492; the Now England States. 7,010 The
earnings for the fiscal year of 1893 are set
down at 81. 222. 6ls, 200. OF which amount
sS0S. 405. 66s came from the freight and
S311. 97s. 342 from PASSENGER traffic 1he
operating expenses were SS56. OFT, 181. leav-
ing met earnings Of 1884. SOL. 109 To which
were added miscellaneous receipts SILL
2ss.4 s2. making total.avatlable revenue OF
s475, $50, 041. the total sum left for divi-
dends on stock being sos, 337,6SL
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
Unreliable Ammunition.

Neither sbrapnel nor shells of the pres
emit construction will be used again by the
Department Of the Missouri Of the United
States army. This was decreed by Gen.
Miles Tuesday. Two explosions of shrap-
mel from slight causes Ia u month brought
the General to this decision. The news
was heard with delight by the artillery
men and other soldiers, who were fright
ened at continually risking their lives near
these Internal machines that were liable
TO blow them into eternity without a mo-
ment's warning. The explosion OF the
caisson on the drill grounds at
Evanston Monday was freely dis
cussed in the army camp The unani-
nous opinion OF officers and men was
that the explosion was caused by de-
fective fuse In shrqpneL This also had
caused the terrible accident at Chicago on
Grand boulevard June 16 Some one will
have to answer for the Evanston explo-
sion. At the very first of the encampment
General Miles ordered all ammunition but
blank charges taken from the caissons and
stored In camp before the artillery went
upon the field. A sergeant is said to be
tho one at fault
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
Facts in Few Words.
DRESSES are sold by weight in Jan

DRESSES are sold by weight In Japan.
LORD RosEBERY's dairy farm In
Buckinghamshire comprises I,4OO
acres, on which he keeps lsO dairy
cows, 800 cattle and 1000 sheep.
JOSEPH A. GALLOWAY was admitted
to the bar in Green County, Missouri.
recently. He is the only colored man
entitled to practice law in that county.
NEXT to her dolls, the little Queen
of Holland values most collection of
wax figures sent from Batavia and clad
In the picturesque peasant costume OF
the Javanese.
WE can do more good by being good
than in any other ay.--Rowland Hill.
CANADA's divorces for the past
twenty years have lust been figured
up, and they amount to only 1l6.
A COMBINATION of gas stove manu-
facturers has been Incorporated in I'LL
nois with capital stock OF s., zoo, 00O.
1T has been figured out that man
who shaves regularly until he is so has
cut on about thirty-fve feet OF hair
from his face.
A RESIDENT Of Indiana sold his vote
for 81 last spring and is now suing his
purchasers for 300 and costs. This IL
permissible under the Indiana law.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
PLEADS FOR THE POOR.
Citizens of Illinois Asked to Give Food to
5000 Starving Ones.

Citizens of Illinois Asked to Give Food to
5000 Starving Ones.
Just before returning from Chicago to
Spring field Tuesday night Gov Altgeld
issued a proclamation to the people Of
Illinois, asking them TO send contribu-
tons to relieve the starving strikers at
Pullman. He also addressed letter to
the County Commissioners, calling their
attention to tho suffering in Pullman
and urging them to furnish immediate as
sistance. The letter to the county coinmis-
sioners is expected to secure food enough
to keep the strikers alive until responses
to Governor Altgeld's proclamation begin
coming In. The appeal to the people was
not made until the Governor had sat-
isfed himself that the Pullman Com
pany would do nothing to relieve
the distress The Governor engaged
during the day, in n spirited correspond
ence with Mr. Pullman, but could get no
promise that officers of the company would
help the starving tenants Gas you refuse
to do anything to relieve the suffering In
this case" the Governor wrote to Mr..
Pullman. In closing the correspondence. II
am compelled to appeal to the humanity
OF the people OF Illinois to do So"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
THE OLD, OLD STORY.

They call It the old, old story. but to me
SO sweetly new.
When can linger, sweetheart. and hear
1t told by you
It's music soothes the troubling of the
heart that quicker beats,
When the gladness of that story your
dear voice soft repeats
They call it the old, old story, but In ali
this world to-day,
There is nothing that can lighten-that
can drive the gloom away
Like the throbs of pure contentment that
come when 1t is told
Like the thrills of joy that tingle when
the buds of love unfold
They call it the old. old story, filled with
memory's golden glow,
Rejecting back the brightness of happy
long ago
But eager the glad world listens to the
telling of 1t yet,
And, crowned with sweetheart's kisses,
joyful hears-to ne'er forget
-[EDwARDN. WOOD, in Atlanta Consti-
tution
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
MUST PAY THE BILL.
United States OF Colombia Has Valid and
Large Claim Against Us.

United States of Colombia Has . Valid and
Large Claim Against Us.
A secret has leaked out from diplomatic
circles to the effect that our Government
has become sadly entangled with one OF
the Central American republics as a re-
suit of the reciprocity treaties and Will
have bill to pay beside which the Boring
Sea claims will appear trivial In amount.
The country in question Is the United
States OF Colombia, one of the Central
American republics which steadily refused
all efforts OF the State Department to In
duce IL to become party 10 one or these
reciprocity treaties Moreover when
her sister repu blics and Spain las to Cuba
and Porto Rico) began TO ship their prod
ucts duty free to the United States under
the terms of their new treaties, Colombia
claimed the same exemption for her sta
pies. hides. coffee, sugars and molasses
The State Department rejected this claim,
as IL was obliged TO do. else the whole fab
rlc of treaties would have fallen. Coiom-
bia persisted In her claim. and pointed to
the treaty of 1876, which declares that the
Colon bians shall not be assessed any du-
ties upon their produc imported into the
United States higher than on like articles
imported from any other foreign country.
They have never abated this contention;
and at last the United States has
been obliged to admit the strength and
correctness OF the Colombian position. This
being done, it follows that the Government
must refund to importers the amount they
have paid in duties on Colombian prod ucts
which should have been free. or admitted
at lower rates Just what the total will
amount to no one can tell at present but
steps are being taken to ascertain the
amount from sta tistics
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
HOT HUE AND CRY.
Exciting Chase and Capture of Two MUIR
derers and Robbers.


derers and Robbers.
Two coolly desperate train robbers.
Henry +. Gordon. alias Griswold, and
William Lake both of Chicago, shot and
instantly killed Special Officer Patrick II.
Owens. Of the Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul Railroad Friday night as he was going
to the assistance of Freight Conductor n
A. Sergeant who was being held up and
robbed 10 the caboose by the desp eradoes.
Early Saturday morning. while fleeing
from the scene OF their first murder. the
robbers shot and probably MORALLY
wounded Officer Patrick McGrath OF the
Northwestern, who was about to
attempt their arrest The scene of
the robbery and the first shooting
was at the little station of Deerfeld, on
the 81. Paul Railroad. three and q half
miles west of Highland Park The
shooting Of McGrath was at Mayfair. on
the Chicago and Northwestern Rail-
road After the second shooting the
murderers fed west, and their pur-
suit and running gun fight with the police,
their final capture after both were wound
ed, we're In keeping with the desperate
methods that the robbers employe ed ut the
outset For cool atrocity In both robbery
and murder and for desperate determine
tion to escape, cost what II might either
to themselves or their pursuers, the crime
and the crimina ais are alike remarkable.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
A Queer TIE importance Society.

A very curious temperance society
exists in the Siberian village of Ash
lyka. Every year, in September, the
members meet in the church and make
a solemn promise to b,tain from wine
and spirits for whole year. They
also sign an agreement that any per-
son breaking the pledge shall pay a
fine of rs rubles to the church, and
submit to be spat upon by his more
continent fellows. The most peculiar
feature of the whole business, how
ever, Is that the members on the one
day of the year when the pledge ex-
pires allow themselves wine and
brandy during the few hours which in
tervene before the pledge for the en-
suing wear is made.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
TREES AS HISTORIANS.
They Tell Of the Dry and Wet Sea
sons Of q Century Auo.

1t has been found that the rings OF
growth visible in the TRUNKS of trees
have far more interesting story to
tell than has usually been supposed.
Everybody knows that they indicate
the number of years that the tree
has lived; but j. Keuchler, of Texas,
has recently made experiments and
observations which seem to show
that trees carry in their trunks q
record of the weather conditions that
have prevailed during the successive
years of their growth.
Several trees, each more than 100
years old, were felled and the order
and relative width of the rings of
growth in their trunks were found to
agree exactly.
This fact showed that all the trees
had experienced the same stimula-
ton in certain years and the same
retardation in other years. Assum-
ing that the most rrpid growth had
occurred in wet years, and the least
rapid in dry years, it was concluded
that of the 134 years covered by the
life of the trees 60 had been very
wet, 6 extremely wet, IL average as
to the supply of moisture, 10 dry, 8
very dry and 6 extremely dry.
But when the records of rainfall,
running back as far as 1910, were
consulted, it was found that they did
not all agree with the record of the
trees. Still it could not be denied
that the rings in the trunks told o
true story of the weather influences
which had affected the trees in sue
cessive years.
The conclusion was therefore
reached that the record of the. rings
contained more than q mere index OF
the annual rainfall that it showed
what the character of the seasons
had been as to sunshine, tempera-
ture, evaporation, regularity or irreg.
ularity of the supply of moisture,
and the like; in short, that the trees
contained, indelibly imprinted in
their trunks, more than 100 years Of
natures history, history which we
might completely decipher il we could
but look upon the face of nature
from trees point of view.-[New
York Advertiser.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW
MAKERS.
Proceedings Of the Senate and House Of
Representatives : Important Measures
Discussed and Acted Upon Gist Of the



For fifteen or twenty minutes Monday
the business of the Senate was suspended
while the Sergeant at arms was sent In
search OF an actual quorum. The four
supplemental tariff bills were all re-
ported from tho Finance Committee and
passed, among them the bill for the speedy
prosecution of the United States gsinst
the estate Of the late Leland Stanford
Less than nfty members we're present
Tssn the house I'M met At - ,a: ociocn
that Congress was on the eve of
an adjournment. bill appropriating
80. 900 for an additional force for the coll
lection of internal revenue and 20. 900 for
carry Ing into effect the arbitration con-
Venezuela signed at Caracas In January
last. was passed without objection. A bill
was passed to incorporate the Association
Of American Florists
1he Senate seems to have nothing to do.
There was not quorum present when the
House began its session Tuesday, but
members sought to take up several meas
ures by Unanimous consent Senate bill
allowing an additional $4,000 for the pub
lie building at Little Rock. Ark, and an
other authorizing the Secretary OF the
Treasury to allot rooms In the Gov
eminent building at Meridian. Miss. for
holding court were passed; also a resolu-
tion to print 20. 600 copies of the tariff bill;
also, on motion OF MT. Haugon. DILL to
grant to the Duluth and Winnipeg Railroad
Company a right of way over the Chippe-
wa and While Z lrth Indian reservations
At 1:25 o'clock the House adjourned until
Thursday.
There were just twenty-one Senators
present Wednesday when the Vice Presi-
dent called the Senate to order The de-
ficiency bill was received from the House
Immediately after the Chaplain's invoca-
tion. and having been signed by the Speak,
er the Vice President Immediately attached
his signature. The absence OF a quorum
was Immediately pointed out by Senator
Aldrich and only thirty-th three Senators
answered the rollcall eleven less than q
quorum. There was a long delay whilo
the list OF absentees was being made up for
the sergeant-at-a arms One by one they
reported, Senator Blanchard (Deul). of
Louisiana, making the thirty-seventh.
The Senate at 1:15 p M went into execu-
tive session. AT 1:4o p m. the Senate adj
iourned.
The Senate could muster no quorum,
Thursday and adjourned without action.
Representative Hudson. Popullst, of Kansas.
has introduced In the House a resolution for
the appointment OF three pension COM
missioners instead of one. One would rep
resent each political party, including the
Populists; they would hold Office for six
year, and In disputed cases a majority Of
the board would decide MT. Hudson also
introd uced bill for the coinage Of all
silver from American mines into standard
silver dollars
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
His Apology Was Accepted.

Not bad story is told Of two belli-
cose members of the Town Council of
a certain town. not to be too particu-
lar, that has for some time gained
reputation for its stormy debates.
During a recent meeting the two men,
bers, who are old antagonists. became
involved in an animated discussion
about some trumpery matter, and
things came to climax when one of
the disputants gave the other the lie
direct. The other made plunge for
him, and as the pair got hold of one
another, his antagonist exclaimed:
Il reiterate that you are liarll"
ooh. IL that is the case" said the
other, whose knowledge of the English
language is not the best, Il accept the
apology. If a man says that he reit-
crates, that's all that any gentleman
can ask. and he forthwith relaxed his
hold of his opponent.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
SAVED BY A BRAVE BRAKEMEN.

Passengers on y Mountain Train Have a
Narrow Escape.
Passenger train No 2, on the Stony Cove
and Catskill Mountain Railroad, on a mar
row gauge track to Hunter. and a steep
grade, while going up the mountain met a
wild train running down. The engineer
of No z reversed his engine and all
the crew jumped Several passengers did
likewise and escaped injury. Next came
the crash, and then followed one of the
widest rides passengers ever experl-
enced, and they we're saved from a fall
down the mountain side by the bravery
of one man. When the crash occurred
the engine of train No 2 was badly
broken. and. being reversed under full
head OF steam, started backward down
the mountain without driver or fireman.
Brakeman Arland d. Porter was on the
rear car. and when the wild run commenced
he tried vainly to stop the train with
brakes Then he heard the putting of
the engine and realized that something
must be wrong there Running through
the cars he climbed into the cab and
pushed the throttle and the steam was cut
of. The train soon stopped.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
JOHN NEWELL DEAD.
THE LAKE SHORES PRESIDENT
NO MORE.
Axov Cyclone Kills thousand People
Two cooily Desperate Train Robbers
and Murderers Caught-Colombis Gets
All the Benefits of Reciprocity.


John Newell. of Chicago presidens
aud general manager of the Lake Shore.
and identified with other railroad inter-
ests. died Sunday afternoon Mt $3.50. In
apartments at the Tod House, Youngs-
town. Ohio where he was taken Saturday
night from his private car While travelling
from Pittsburg to Cambridgeboro. Pa. he
was stricken with apoplexy. which paralyz-
ed his left side. rendering him helpless He
rallied under stimulants and was taken TO
the hotel on reaching Youngstown and the
best medical aid summoned. Until after
midnight he seemed to grow stronger and
was able to converse with his medical at
tendanta As daylight approached his
symptoms showed brain distur bance and he
became unconscious, so continuing until
the end came. His life went out peacefully
and no Indication Of suffering.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
The Bolometer.

Tt is stated that Prof. Langley Of
the Smithsonian Institution has per-
fected an instrument called bolo.
meter, in which @ current Of cleo
tricity is passed through very fine
wire. The resistance of the wire and
consequently the strength Of the cur
rent passing through it varies with
the temperature. and by noting
changes of current variations OF
temperature Of the wire amount
ing to .000001 degree Centigrade
(.O0000047F.) aro detected. With
this instrument some hitherto I'M
known facts regarding the spectre
scope have been discovered. Detroit
Free Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
Five Persons Instantly Killed.

Shortly before o'clock oa Wednesday
evening a north bound passenger train on
the Paducah, Tennessee and Alabama
Railroad ran into wagon load of young
people who we're just starting Cor
church. near Paris. Tenn. Two Miss
es Ray. Mr. Ray and two Misses
Harmans were instantly killed and boy,
Ray, was dangerously hurt The parties
we're crossing the railroad at steep
grade, when the horses became frightened
at the train and ran down the track into a
cattle gap, where the train overlook them,
with above results Charles Ritter. an
experienced and careful engineer was in
charge OF the train.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
How the Snail Breathes.

The breathing operation in the snail
is one of the oueerest processes imag-
Unable, and is carried on without the
least semblance of lungs. The orifce
through which he takes his supply of
"the breath of life" is, of course, called
the mouth, notwithstanding that it Is
situated in the side OF his great sucker
like foot. The process of breathing is
not carried on with anything like regu-
larity, as 1t is in most creatures, the
mouth simply opening occasionally to
let in a supply of fresh air, which is ex-
PEELED by the same opening as soon as
the oxygen has been exhausted. The
snails peculiar mouth Is pro, ided with
a tongue set with hundreds of fine
taeth
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
lnjun Too Big for His Cell.

There is trouble on the Umatilla In
dian Reservation becau:e the cells in
the calaboosc are too small. The other
day Swichlick, one OF the taliest of the
government wards on the reservation,
was arrested, and he could not enter
the door Of the guardhouse erect, and
in the morning was found curled up
like spiral spring because the cell
was not long enough for him to lie
straight in. The Indian Is seven feet
tall, and the Indian police think the
government ought to build new Jail
there. Oregonian.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
Murdered by Japs.

A dispatch to the London Times from
Shanghai says that the court OF inquiry
has esta blished the fact that the com
mander of the Japanese warship Naniwa
ordered the destruction OF the drowning
men from the Chinese transport Kow shing,
which was sunk by the japanese. The
dispatch says that Vice Admiral the Hon.
Sir f r. Fremantle. in command of the
British China station, is collecting detailed
evidence on this subject
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
Believe DIR. Ransom Has Eloped.

A sensational story Is published concern
ing the missing Dr. Ransom, OF the Benton
Harbor, Mich, round the world expedi-
ton. ]. IL Johnson, an attorney of South
Haven. and secretary of the Round the
World Company, states that he has good
reasons for believing that DIR. Ransom has
gone away with Kentucky widow 1t is
known that the woman disappeared from
her house In Kentucky about the time DR..
Ransom was seen In Chicago. and they
werc known to have correspondent In re-
gard to the proposed trip around the world.
This is being in e,tig ated.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

A telegram from Shanghai says that tn,
attempt of the Chinese Government to
float n loan OF 1000, 900 taels, to be guar
anteed by Chinese merchants. has proved
a failure. The japanese Government has
declared rice t. be not included among ar
ticles contraband of war; The American
consul at Shanghai has ordered the Japan
ese In that city to discard the Chinese cos
tunes and advises majority OF them to
return to their native country. Mr.. Otori.
the Japanese minister at Seoul, is reported
to have been killed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
Was n Wind Of Death.

A wind of death--no other name can de-
scribe the cyclone that swept across the
sea Of Azov Saturday. 1t will be impossi-
BILE for days yet to compute the damage
done. but it is almost certain that at least
1000 persons have persisted some by
drowning. others by being crushed under
falling houses and trees The excitement
is great among the American colony In St
Petersburg, for 1t Is feared that at least
two parties of American tourists we're on
the Sea Of Avoz at the time the wind did
it's deadly work.