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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-22

forth. but which has the effect In so
materially reducing prices below what
they would have declined to owing to
tariff legislation. bad trade, or a compare
lively large movement up to February lst.
our New Orleans firm wires US that six
OF the most productive parishes In Lou
isiana are very backward In their crop
preparations. some OF them reducing acre
age 10 per cent. The Government report
of the State OF Louisiana, published to-
day. says: Taking the season as A
whole, there has been entirely too much
rainfall and farming operations retard-
ed" Also. that the northern half OF the
State reports more diversified. our mar
ket opened two points higher than last
nights closing figures, sold down TO 1.b
for May, and then advanced five points,
closing strong.
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HIGH TIDE.
DEATHS.

sORG.-Died. March 20, ISL; a. ;I,ness'
NJ, after a short and PAM pam - Of Peter
KATE, the beloved o'iue"'N
and Walburger Sorg o,aca from 81.
M ars German Catholic church THURS III. rs
DAY at $50 p. NJ. frlenus ;rv inu 40 W
ouaintances are Respectfully nn'i'eu ~
attend. ,.t.,,,ora PHILADELPHIA.
"a 'portsmouth papers please copy.
GIIGLIELMOs-Died "Wednesday after
roon AT 5 O'Clock. at her residence; no
i noon east Franklin street. Mrs. PAS
nf'I'fALINA GUGLIELMO; aged thirty
hNe r,,naraj from St Peters cathedral
,,rttfs crhrrsday, AFTERNOON II 3
o'cloc,.
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BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE. MD. March 2l.-Flour
steady and unchanged
yVbga, sr,o No . red spot and March,
g9saGoc May el'g gea ss, S Sgly e ,9,i1
bid, steamer No. rev Iso, Sy.te''o'' Ni'il-
Corn strong mixed ,; s sRQt and sI.; March re-,
i bia sisa ne APr mixed. 4lc. bid; southern
corn corn by sample, i2i4a4Se.; do. on grades,
4lLH42c. -. -, .
white. western. 3sa3si3c.; No. mixed
western. 3jhyn36c.
Hay dull; good to choice timothy.
S14.5OQl5.OO. ,,.
pool 2hd.. March and April; corn for
Eges-Demand liberal at lli34l2c.
sugar steady: graduated, S4.5l.
Ronds- Virginia 3's. new, 72q12l9, Bal
,i,,or,- a,,I ohio 7Qa793: Northern Cen
trail. s. asked; Baltimore and Ohio South
western third incomes ~ pa Cohs9n-
% asked
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THE COTTON MARKETS

NEW YORK, March 2l.-Cotton dun;
middllng gulf, I 1878; middling uplands,
Z 0-l6: sales, go bales Futures closed
steady; sales l0l. 300 bales. March; 7.42G
IA; April, 746q7.47: May. 7.Sja7 81:
June, 76oQ76l; July. 7.G6Q167; August.
7.71Q772: September, 7.6iQ765: October
1897 ~; November, 7.72Q7.73 Deem
Der, 7.7Sd779.
Semi weekly movement AT thirteen lead
ing interior towns Receipts, II. 108 bales.
against ll,V4S bales last year; shipmeuts,
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

UNION STOCK YARDS, ILL. March
2i-Cattle-Receipts 5000; market weah'
common TO extra steers, S2.6Jft4.9O; stock
ers and feeders. S2.5Ou3.5O; cows. ana
bulls, Sl2Ja3 40: calves. S2.50a5.i5.
Hogs-Receipts. 22,OO0; market opened
strong but closed weak; heavy. St3ag
4.6J; common 10 choice mixed Si35n
465 choice assorted S46ja4I0; light,
81 40llI.6s; pigs, s3.75a4.GO.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000; market steady
inferior to choice. Sl.7JN4lV; lambs,
81 S5Q4.25.
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PEIRsOy ~ Embossed.
Republicans wilI Coslesce With Popu-
lists

AsHEVILLE. n. c.. March 2l.-Spe-
cial.-At a meeting here OF the Republican
leaders Of this congressional district II
was decided 10 be the best policy Of that
party this year to make no nomination
for Congress in this district but 10 en-
dorse the candidacy OF Richmond Pear
son. A committee was appointed TO urge
upon their fellow Republicans the adj
visibility Of coalescing with the Populists
IN the coming State campaign and max
ms the night on a platform containing
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Superintendent of the oxford Asylum-To-
bHcco Arriving at Durham.

DURHAM y. c.. March 2l.-Special.-
Mr.. Nathan Matthewson Lawrence. of
Tarboro. was last night elected superin-
tendent Of the oxford Orphan Asylum.
There were five candidates. he is fifty
four years old and prominent business
man. The trustees met here.
Cornelius NJ. Edwards was to-day mar
ried 10 Miss Addie II. Allen. They left
for northern tour.
An unoccupied cottage belonging TO
William Stanley was burned completely
down.
Am the warehouses are filled with to-
bacco The sales were not completed
either yesterday or to-day
v H. Busey. a prominent New 10TH
artist, is here.
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Mr.. ROYALS Body Not Found.

RALEIGH. n. c. March A.-Special.-
All efforts TO recover the body OF VIII
ROYAL who was drowned i'm Trent river
at New Berne while out fishing Monday
afternoon, have been unsuccessful w heh
found the body will be taken to Colds
boro for burial.
Matt Manly. recently appointed post
master at New Berne. has received his
commission and. took charge of the office
today
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SAVANNAH.

SAVANNAH, GA, March 2l.-Spirits
turpentine market opened and closed hrm
at soc. for regulars; sales, 80 casks.
ROsin firm and unchanged ana good
demand for common and medium grades
at fun quotations and shade above
Quote-A, b, G, d. and T.. Sl:0o; II, Sh.2;
G.. $40: Ii, SLID; l. Sl.95; X. $50; Nj,
$40; ~ $50; window glass; S2.'O' water
white 81 so
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only two planks the repeal of the present
system OF county government and the re-
neal of the Paine election law.
The conference lasted all day. there
heinr two sessions. II is understood there
was some opposition TO the endorsement
nf Parsons candidacy. but that mo-
ton 70 that effect was finally passed with
considerable unanimity.
Pearson will announce his PLATFORM and
his candidacy IN a public letter soon. lie
mad, "a short address before this confer
cnco outlining somewhat his policy and
thanking the leaders FOR the step they
had taken The coming congressional
campaign VIII be the hottest ever wased
in this district. Parsons candidacy Is
peculiarly obnoxious TO Democrats anu
viii serve to soidify the now. discoraa,nt
factions. but Pearson Is man WIN
money.
hdiar. saluies.
The Washington correspondents OF
the Atlanta papers have been trying 1"
make their readers believe that the hrlns
Of tvcnty-one guns az Bingham scnoo,
last week in honor Of the visit PAID ina,
institution by the Nice-President anu
Mrs. Stevenson IS likely 20 raise "A rum
pus az Washington. but readers OF nc
Times won't be misled
These writers stated In their correspond
ence that the President was mad as a nor
fcrrei 10 stated in their correspondence
that the President was as mad as a nor
not because OF the little incident, ana
that Major Davis. OF the army, commanH-
amt M Bingham. would probably be Sc
verelv Disciplined for his mistake-ah or
which f. bosh The Nice-President uld
not make a formal visit 10 the sehooi'
but simply came back by there on ms re-
turn 10 Asheville from Richmond
Hnl-one OF the finest points OF
vantage i'm all this country, when
scenery alone is considered
Only Had Twrpty-one Cartridges
The Majors servant. who braugh. the
cartridges. under the Majors orders re-
ported that there were exactly twenty
one-nO more. no less-in barracks, anu
the Major thereupOn ordered them all 10 De
fired. Now the fact that there happened
90 bee az the time Of the Nice-President
visit this exact number In hand may III
dictate 10 one sUperstiuouFly inclined or
excessively hungry for news item ifat
can be piausiblv builded upon what the
future has IN store for the present Wee
President. especially when +. IS onnect-
ed by an imaginative oeilg with the
casual coincidence Of Governor Pattistn's
visit TO Ashevile at he time. but inns
fact nor the fact that The cartridges on
hand were used does not at all seem
10 affect Major Davis customary serenity.
The Major seems 10 think there
might have been something in The in
cident if 10 had occurred on formel
visit of the Vice-President to an army
post. but as this was an informal affair
not at an army post. he Is rot at al Jor-
turbed when thinking or talking of pos
siDle consequences.
Senator Joh1 Sherman is mt Fc1' vtith
Inn lie will remain quite a while In
Asheville for rest and recuperation.
Hon. H. 4. Gudssr. VINO has been Nefy
sick for the past two mol,hs is makirg
rapid progress towards recovery He was
taken to Blackwell Springs a Few Gays
ago.
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GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.

Offerings COS bushels.
Sales-Wheat, Cos bushels
Quotation -Wheat-Longberry GOc "a
G2c.; mixed. Soc TO &c; shortberry. 5sc
TO 62c. No. 2 red. 6ll5c.
Corn-White, Virginia dag lots), 44c.
No. white, 4ic.; No. 2 mixed, 43c.
Oats-Winter (for seed). SIC. to 4Oc
No. mixed, 3613c. TO 37c.; No. 8 mixed
35c 10 Sic
Rye Sc to SIC
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WILMINGTON.

WILMINGTON. y. c., March 2l;-Rosir
firm: strained. 0Oc.: good strained, Doc.
Turpentine steady at pc.
Tar steady at soc.
Crude turpentne steady; hard, Sl1Oi
soft and virgin, Sl.SO.
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CINCINNATI.

CINCINNATI. o.. March 2l.-Flour
Spring patent, S3.30Q3.s0. family, $2.25
u2JO.
Wheat dull; No. red. soc.
Corn quiet; No. ? mixed, 39c.; No. Z
yellow, 3sc.
Oats steady: No. mixed. &c.
POrk-AIess. sll.JO, clear mess, SLID;
family, S1l.5O
Lard steady; steam leaf. S6.7j; kettle
dried, S6sIla.
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CHARLESTON.

CHARLESTON, 5. c., March 2.-Tur'
pentine firm at 2Sl2c.
Rosin firm; good strained, sl.O0.
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Do not take up your carpets. We clean
for 8 cents a yard. Buy material and do
work yourself costs cents Howell x
Shaw Company Bedding and Upholstsr-
ing 704 east Main street.
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ing easier, and prices steady; wheat,
56lsc No. red, J6iic.; corn, 81 &C.. oats.
3OhQ3O3sc.; pork, SlO.92l24lO.9J; lard,
S6-j2ibd66J; ribs, Sj.GTi2uj.T0; shoulders.
S6.OOd625: sides, S6OOd62j; whisky, Sl.l5.
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senator CaIl,s Fight To-Day.

To-mOrrow's executive session gives
promise Of causing some vigorous argu-
ment behind closed doors. IL will be held
I'm accordance with Mr.. Calls notice, "
being his intention 10 make fight
against the appointments made for the
state Of Florida at large. These nonina-
lions are
George W. Wilson collector of Internal
Revenue for the District of Florida VIII
liam A. Milton. Jr.. Surveyor General;
Henry W Long. Register of the Land
Office. and Newman ID. Wainwright Re
cciyer Of Public Moneys All of these
nominations were made I'm opposition
TO MIR. Call's protests. and IN the race
of his recommendations OF other appli-
cants. II Is said that Mr.. Call takes this
as declaration OF war, and has ar
rayed his forces for the contest In the
Senate At all events, the battle is 10 be
fought out tomorrow.
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DULI DAr IN rnE SENATE.
Unobjected to Bills Pass-senator Call to
Make His Fight TODAY.

TnObiected to Bills tass-Scnhtor NAii 10
Make His Fight TODAY.
WASHINGTON. March 2l-Ihere was
very little routine morning business in the
senate to-day and after it was disposed
or the unobiected TO bills on the calendar
were taken up. Among those passed were
the following.
Senate hnl appropriaung $4,000 Tor Inn
prOvement for the road TO the National
Cemetery. near Pensacola. Fla; Senate
bin for the restoration of the books of
the Beaufort Library society of Beaufort
s. &. lt provides for the duplication
from the Library Of Congress of books
equivalent in number and value TO re-
place those taken by "a United States
officer. In 1862. and subsequently destroyed
by fire. Senate bill appropriating $4,000
Tor an equestrian statue to General
Marion. of the Revolutionary army. in
columbia, :. G.
twenty-five bills in all were passed,
and al f. NJ. the unfinished business
was taken up. being Senate blll to sim
pity the form OF deeds Of con' eyance.
trust. and releases of land in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
so action was reached on the bill.
which still remains the unfinished bust
ness. and after short executive SEES
sion. the Senate. at $3.50, adjourned TIM
tomorrow.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC, March =. f9f
s--- .............6:l1
Sun rises .......,...''''''''''''' 500
sun sets ..........7:2S Z. NJ.
DAYS length .....-..... -. go 'A-'''
HIGH TIDE. ,,-
Morning ..........''.'.'''''''t' 5.Ol
Evening ............ -. !. :. :. /. :. .. :. =. !.
PORT OF WEST POINT, March q, Nsi
ARRIVED.
Steamship Danviile, Murphy. baltimore
messengers and general cargo
SAILED. ,.,.
Steamship Danville. Murphy, Baltimore
passengers and general cargo
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lake Etc
BONDS.
RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
RICHMOND. VA. March u, Is

kIEHMOND1 ~ -IdIVH II Io'f'
Reported by John L. Williams & Sons.
Bankers and Brokers, No. 1000 Main
street.
Sales-7OO Georgia Pacific LIST 6's at
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,, r,,pr ALMANAC. March %. 1894
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-15

THE Rams Horn recently had a
cartoon representing poor man
standing In hesitating attitude In
front Of an open saloon whose smil-
ing proprietor beckons him to enter,
the invitation being ably seconded by
the attractive sign: Free Lunch.
Walk In" All about him are the
warnings: "Keep of the grass" ~No
loaflng on these premises" Keep
out" "No trespassing," Building
lots reserved for spectators" etc.
Barbed wire fences exclude him from
vacant lots, huge hand labeled
Syndicate" has gathered all the
money in sight, another huge hand
marked Trust" has possession of all
the tools used by mechanics, and in
the background is seen railway
labeled Monopoly" with an enor-
nous hand reaching out on either
side and covering the "fallow lands"
and "uncultivated wastes" A burly
policeman, with club, has his hand
on the laborer's shoulder as IL warn
ing him to move on. The cartoon Is
entitled ~The Poor Mans Alterna-
tive" and although 1T may exagger-
ate the situation it conveys most
useful and timely lesson, and Is
worthy Of study.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-15

saw the fish and determined, il pos
sible, to take him. He accordingly
ran along by the stream for a time
and finally made grab at the fish,
catching one fin in his mouth. The
fish was big fellow, weighing at
least fifty pounds, and he managed
to pull the coyote into the water. To
avoid drowning, the coyote had to
relinquish his hold on the fish and
make his way up to the bank as best
he could.
Meanwhile another enemy attacked
the fish. This was an eagle which,
swooping down, buried one of his tai
ons in the flsh's body and started to
carry the struggling creature to his
own nest. The combatants in their
gyrati0ns came against great up
rooted cottonwood tree lying half in
the water at the edge of the pool.
The eagle caught one of the roots
with his free talon, hung on like
grim death, and, Tapping his wings,
tore his claw loose from the flsh's
body. With one great whirl the cat
fish went down into the depths out
of sight, while the eagle hoped
YEARLY to the highest branch, and
there sat, lifting one foot from time
to time, and looking the wettest and
msst disguised bird imaginable. AS
the cowmen rode away they saw the
coyote sitting on the high prairie
bank, looking down at the pool and
the eagle as IL he wondered what so
much scrapping had been all about,
and whether he himself had really
been in 1t at any time.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-15
Timber strength Tests.

1t would be difficult to convince
the average man, especially the Mis-
souri, pioneer, that fir is a stronger
wood than oak, but such has been
proven by actual tests that were made
by a fair and impartial committee
appointed for that purpose. The tim
bers used were each two by four
inches and four feet long, both ends
solidly braced and the weight applied
in the middle of the span. Yellow
flr stood strain of 1852 pounds,
common Oregon oak, 1922 pounds.
Fine-grained yellow fir from near the
butt stood strain OF $3.50 pounds,
and best Michigan oak snapped with
a strain of only 2, 428 pounds.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-15

IT is said that the elbow style Of
Misunderstanding had its origin in the
circumstance that the Prince of
Wales, being afflicted with a boil
somewhere in his anatomy, was una
BILE to indulge himself in genuine,
honest hand-clasp, and so resorted to
the gentle vibration OF the elbow and
dainty touch of the flnger-tips which
has now become so common. 1t may
be that the Prince of Wales had no
thought of the iconoclastic influence
which his abnormal hand-shake would
exert upon the dudes of Christendom.
But, all the same (says Frank Les
lie's), he is responsible for the intro
duction of a fashion which has moth
ing whatever to commend it to Amer
leans. The American hand-shake Is
characteristic. 1t Is sign Of good
breeding, indicative Of goodwill,
kindliness, and pleasurable emotion.
Whether as an act of greeting or OF
farewell, it expresses friendship, and
in either case it Is distinguished by
cordial heartiness. The heart beats
in the outstretched palm. There is
nothing Of this but merely vulgar
affectation in the grotesque crook OF
the elbow and the feeble oscillation
of the hand which came in with the
roval boil.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-15
A Youthful Pessimist.

Any boy or girl who doesn't know
what pessimist Is should be sure to
read the following:
jeremiah, who Is IL years old, Is
already acontlrmed pessimist. Among
the things he continually grumbles
about are his lead pencils,
which never have points, and to
sharpen which he always has to bor-
row knife OF some schoolmate.
"Why don't you have knife of
your own, Jerry?" one of the boys
asked.
Got no pocket to put it in" Jerry
answered, mournfully.
"Tben why don't you have a peck
et," persisted his schoolmate.
IF had one it would have hole
in it."
"Well, even then you wouldn't be
any worse of than you are now"
"H'm. Yes, should. II l had a
pocket and hole in 1t, I'd never
have anything to lose through it,"
Jerry sighed deeply and went on
whiting his pencil with the dull
blade Of the other boys knife.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-15
Am ArlthmetIcal Problem.

Johnny Fizzletop, while eating his
dinner the other day, was reading a
chapter In Genesis to be ready for the
Bible class next Sunday, when he
suddenly inquired OF his brother
Tvm:
"Did the people in those days used
to do their sums on the ground?"
Tom said: Il don't know; that was
before my time. Ask pa; he's older
than am"
Pa said: II don't know much about
Shakspeare's writings; what does ii
say?"
Johnny read: "And the sons OF
men multiplied on the face of the
earth. Texas Siftings.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-15

NEARLY every country in Europe
is represented in the horde Of IL, 262
immigrants who, according to the
statistics issued by the Commissioner
of Immigration, were landed at Ellis
Island during the month Of Decem-
Der, Italy heading list which is
closed by Turkey. About one-half Of
the entire lot are stated to have been
persons OF 10 profession or occupa-
tion, while nearly three thousand are
returned as unable either to read or
write--scarcely desirable candidates
for American citizenship at moment
when the labor market is so over
crowded and the number so large of
native-born unemployed dependent
upon public aud private charity.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-15

roll severally a hundred or more In
violet colored tissue paper. Then
twist canary-colored tissue paper
around punches of threes or fours to-
gether. Before the guests arrive the
peanuts must be well hidden, but In
such places that they can be readily
found-hehind pictures or easy chairs
or among the cushions, etc. After
the company is assembled give each
individual silk bag matching the
colors OF the tissue paper This one
whose bag is first filled receives the
first prize, the one who has the most
violet colored peanuts the second,
and he who has the most canary col
Ored peanuts has the BOBBY prize.
This game may be varied to suit
taste and circumstances. 1t is always
a frolic and may be followed with old
fashioned favorit es such as "blind
mans bluff" @oats, peas, beans, "
turning the platter" singing Of
college songs, etc.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-15

and rare, and Of grasses alone he has
more than eighty kinds, with flowers,
ferns, etc., In large numbers, Prof. O.
@. Morrison has catalogued over 800
different kinds OF metals, minerals,
cres, rocks, etc., found in this region.
In company with Prof. Morrison, we to-
day visited the chief copper smelter,
and saw the brown metal by car loads
and learned that by the electrical
process used In refining over 100000
ounces of silver are extracted monthly
from the copper output Nine hum
dred men are employed, and with the
proposed wire and sheet copper mills
completed, the force will be largely in
creased.
Along the double banks Of the river
for eight miles, the water everywhere
can be harnessed to wheels and turned
to human use. With millions OF pounds
of wool marketed here every year, 1t
is only reasonable to assume that this
will become the site Of WOODEN mills, as
il has of silver and copper shelters.
With iron ore and coal, 1t Is natural to
think that furnaces, foundries and roll
ing mills will spring up in close asso-
citation with the raw material. The
descending grade from the gold, silver,
copper and iron. mines to this point,
must perforce of circumstances con-
centrate the smelling interests OF vast
region along this available series OF
falls.
Our space will not permit us at this
time to say more about this interest
ing and resOurceful region, and we must
close with brief reference to the re-
cent discoveries made by Prof. Scott
and a party of Princeton College stu
dents. They found In the Smith River
Valley, south of here, whole skeletons
of the camel, rhinoceros, and other
tropical animals, comprising in all forty
two species and twenty-five genera. Sew
eral specimens of the three-toed horse
were found. The remains are petri-
fed. lying in indurated clays and pro-
truding from the banks or sides OF the
valleys or coulees. The Arrow Creek
Bad Lands, at the foot Of the High
wood Mountains, east of Great Falls, Is
another interesting section, full OF
wonderful formations and Astounding in
fossil shells and remains of sea lizards
and ancient reptile life. 1t Is fan
tastic region, with deep coulees and
rocks twisted and bent into odd and
fanciful shapes. A lofty cliff exists in
this same locality, well filed with pet
rified fishes. The Little Rockies and
Pear Paw Mountains are also rich in
fossil remains. This city is the nat
ural Quitting point for scientific, geo.
logical, sketching, exploring, hunting
and fishing parties. We are under OBJ
legations to the energetic secretary Of
the Board of Trade for printed matter
and personal attention, and prompt
consideration will be given to all in
oniriaa r. g. Jones
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-15
SEVERE storms at sea are not un

SEVERE storms at sea are not un-
usual in winter, but the one encoun-
tered by the Normannia was the Sc
verest in years. BY far the worst
feature of it was the alleged tidal
wave that accompanied it. 1t is
probable, however, that what was
thought to be tidal disturbance
was nothing but the natural action
of the sea stirred to its depths by a
severe and prolonged storm. Tidal
waves do not travel so closely to-
gether as those described by the cap
tain and passengers Of the Norman
MIA. They are too bulky and vast to
be set in motion in quick succession.
The vessel is about 600 feet over all,
and she struck the second wave be-
fore she had ridden the first too
short distance between to admit Of
the waves being of tidal origin.