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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
Beneath the Ruins.

Six dead and q score injured is the
record of the fire which destroyed the
furniture store OF keenan, ~ jain
at Detroit, Friday morning. Tbs
dead are:
LIEUT. MICHAEL II. DoNooHUE. Chem
ical No 1.
RICHARD DELY. pipeman No. O.
JOHN pAGGL. pipeman No O.
FREDERICK A. BUssEY. spectator; died
at Grace Hospital.
MIKE BALL. pipeman No o.
JULIUS CUMMINGS of No 2
The fire was discovered in the ship
ping-room In the basement at the back
OF the store ut 80 o'clock. An alarm
was promptly turned in, but by the
time the engine arrived the fire had
gained considerable headway, having
run up the elevat shaft, and the en-
tire upper floor was u mass OF tiame
and smoke when the first stream was
thrown. There were sixty employees
In the building and most OF them had
great ditficr lty in escaping. The build
ing, an old II @ story structure, was
soon Quilted and the stock ruined.
At 8 o'clock the front wall OF the
building tumbled into Woodward ave-
nue.. 1t came in the shape of a col
lapse. aud the mass of debris did not
spread beyond the curb. The firemen
working in front OF the building were
warned and retreated as rapidly as
possible. Some got out from under,
but dozen or more were unable to do
so on account of the piles of brick
glass and burnt timbers.
A yell OF no ror went up from the
throats of the thousands who were in
the street, and then there vas a crash
like an earthquake. The air was filled
with dust aad sheets o. flame and
smoke. Some of the falling wall broke
the heavy electric wires and the trolley
wire. A flash OF sputtering electric
fluid lighted up the scene, and people
crowded and surged 10 get into the
stores and down the side streets to es-
cape being shocked. A number of
men, women and children were tram
pied under the feet OF the frig ghtened
spectators.
Rescuers were Immediately at work,
and the six bodies were so n taken
out. The aggregate Joss on building
and stock is estimated at $s0,000; fully
insured.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

now possesses. The Prince of Wales
is SO, and thereto no longer young,
and so 1t is about time that he had
some taste of his natural heritage.
Another oint which assists in CIV
ing probability to this possibility OF a
coming change in the occupant OF the
throne Is that the 9th of November,
the Prince of Wales birthday, is also
the date which for many centuries has
been celebrated throughout London as
the Lord Mayors Day, the occasion
upon which the chief magistrate Of
the city of London ascends the civic
throne Upon that day pageant
traverses the city OF London escort
ing, with the assistance of regiment
OF cavalry. the new Lord Mayor to his
official palace the Mansion Honse,
which he is to occupy during the
twelve months of his reign j n 1897,
the year in which Queen Victoria came
to the sovereignty, she chose the tn
OF November as the day upon which
she would make her first formal entry
into her capital city, London, and as
sovereign OF the realm she headed the
procession OF the sovereign Of the city
and dined with the Lord Mayor and
sherifis.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
RUINAT LITTLE ROCK
CAPITAL OF ARKANSAS STRUCK
BY A CYCLONE.
Commercial Center OF the City Laid
Wastc-Many Are Kiiied-state Peniten-
ttary Badly Wrecked and Convicts In
jured-Asylum BuiIdlngs Demolished.
I.oss . Million Dollars.

A terrible windstorm swept over the
business p rtion Of Little Rock, Ark,
Tuesday night, carrying death and de-
struction in it's path. Shortly after
dark a heavy storm came from the
West, accompanied by vivid flashes OF
lightning and heavy crashes OF thun-
der. The skies suddenly cleared and
the storm was thought to be over when
suddenly a heavy gale from the south
west appeared, and for few moments
the city was in the horrors OF death
and destruction. The wind was terrific
in the extreme. Tees, telegraph,
telephone, and electric light poles
were carried a distance Of 200 yards.
The roofs of about thirty OF the larger
buildings in the city were torn from
the houses and hurled against build
ings on the opposite side OF the streets,
leaving the occupants and property
within to the mercy Of the drenching
rain, which began to fall in torrents
shortly afterward.
When the storm had cea ed it was
discovered that the residence portion
of the city had entirely escaped, but
Main street, from the river to Third,
Markham street from Center to Cum
berland. and Second from Center to
Cumberland, were almost total wrecks
This territory covers the principal
business portion OF the town. AT the
time this is written half a dozen dead
bodies have been found.
The Office of the main building of
the State penitentiary, two miles out,
was torn AVA and lodged on several
frame cottages in the neighborhood,
completely demolishing them. A stam-
pede took place among the convicts,
six of whom were badly injured by
falling timbers. Two win die. Fortn-
nately only aoout l25 convicts are in
side the walls. The other 450 were
taken to Sunnyside plantation some
days ago. At the insane asylum was
found the greatest wreck. The roofs
of the main buildings were completely
demolished, and several wards caved
in, destroying everything in sight.
The male ward is total wreck. sew
eral insane patients made their escape,
but were recaptured. 1t is not known
how many inmates are killed or in
injured.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
SUMMARY.
MOONSHINERS CAPTURED.
Largest Haul Ever Made In Kentucky
Men, Women and Boys.


The largest gang Of moonshiners
that ever left the Big Sandy Valley
passed through Ashland, KY, Monday
en- route to Louisville, where they will
be given early hearings in the United
States Court. The crowd was in charge
of United States Marshal "Hid Greer,
OF Johnson County, assisted by score
of deputies, and represented the hauls
of two months past. In the past six
months Greer and his deputies have
destroyed thirty-seven SEPARATE stills
and thousands of gallons of their prod
uct, commonly designated ''moon-
shine" They have arrested about l25
offenders and spotted numerous others,
who will be taken as soon as the
opportunity offers. In the capture of
the vari us gangs some thrilling
work has been done, and some narrow
escapes experienced. Seven of Greer's s
officers are now laid up for repairs at
different towns in Floyd and johnson
Counties, while about twenty of the
moonshiners are also regaining their
strength in various up-Sandy jails.
These latter will follow their more
fortunate fellows to Louisville and to
the penitentiary as soon as their con-
dition will permit of change of quar-
ters.
In the gang Monday were 106 offend
ers. Their ages ranged from Is to so,
and in the degree Of their crime there g
was an equal variance. Some of the
men have grown old and gray in the
business. some had followed 1t but a
short while, others had retailed the
spirits for the makers, and others had
boldly labeled it sore hum, and brought
1t out by the barrel in push boats. The
boys were usually the sons of the old
operators, who were forced into the
work from childhood and literally knew
nothing else. Several women were
also among the lot.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
HONOR THE FOUNDER.
Grand Army Men Dedicate n Monument
IN Dr SfenhensOn.

to DIR. Stephenson.
The dedication of the Stephenson
monument in Rose Hill Cemetery,
etersburg. ILL.,, was national event,
and was celebrated in way worthy of
the Nation. The memory of the late
DR.. b. +. Stephenson, founder of the
Grand Army OF the Republic. was
honored by the dedication OF hand
some monument, appropriately in
scribed and located in most beautiful
spot. The funds for the monument
were raised by the members of
the organization from all parts
of the Nation, which gives all
comrades a special interest in it.
Trains from every direction with
extra facilities brought in thousands
of Grand Army men. The National
Commander, Colonel Lawler, of Rock
ford, and his Adjutant General, Jones,
we've among the early arrivals. Among
the other notables were Gen. X. }.
Oglesby, Gen. John A. McClernand,
Maj. James A. Connolly, N. W. Bran
son, II G. Gibbs, contractor of the
monument; Junior Vice Commander
Inman. Col. ID. j. Block, Capt. Weaver,
same, of Bloomington, one OF the six
ganization, and the the only one of the
six present.
A procession formed, headed by the
notabes in carr ages. The column
moved to Roe Hill and surrounded the
honored shaft where the ceremonies
took place. After the preliminaries
dinner was served to the people by the
acre. Long tables were placed on the
greensward, where 1900 were fed at q
time. 1t was not barbecue or res
taurant lunch, but homemade and
home-cooked bread, meats, fried
chicken. baked beans, vegetables,
pickle, hot coffee with cream all fresh
from the kitchens. Commander Nc
Dowell, orator of the day. brought
tears to the eyes of the widow and
daughters of DR.. Stephenson, as we'll
as others, in his beautiful story of the
life and work of the beloved founder of
the order. The speech of National
commander Lawler was full Of enthu-
siastic fire and was cheered equal to
the remarks made by Dick Oglesby,
and the rousing but brief speech Of
Major Connolly.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
JOHN W. srEBBIl

'ohN W. srEBbiNs of the committee of
fifteen, OF which Horace Greeley was a
member, which drafted the terms OF
agreement that led to the uniting OF
the old Whig party with the Republi-
cans. Mr.. Stebbins became an Odd
Fellow in 1850. He was Grand Master
for two terms: seventeen years ago be-
came member o. the Grand Lodge
and was succe ,sively Grand Warden.
Deputy Grand Master, and Grand n as
ter He has risen from Chairman Of
the Appeals Committee to the Office Of
Grand Sire.
The Grand Sire in his annual report
said that ince the last con ention in
the South, held In Atlanta twenty
years ago, tie membership in the
Southern States had increased from
5000 to $1,000, and to the people OF the
South Odd e,lowship had become an
established institution. The tOtal
membership OF the order was now iS0,-
000, or, inc nd ng the sisters OF the
Rebekah degrees, s89,00U. To this
should be added membership OF 25,-
0OU in foreign jurisdictions. making a
combined membership OF 10000
men and women. The net in
crease In membership during the
year had been 1900. This was less
than the year previous but this might
lie acco nted for In the United States
By . Leason OF financial strinRency that
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
COINAGE OF SILVER.
Dollars to the Number OF 1,507,223
Turned Out of the Mint

Turned Out of the Mint
Secretary Carlisle made statement
concerning the coinage of silver dol
lars unde. this administration, the
coinage being under the UNI epealed
portion of the Sherman act. 1t shows
that since the administration came in
to power 81 l,59l, 2z3 standard silver
dollars have been coined, of which
500, ,Ul9 have been seigniorage. the
Secretary says:
While tue law provides that redee med
treasury notes may be reissued. it also inn
poses an express Limitation upon the power
10 reissue by declaring that "no greater or
less amount OF such notes shall be out
standing at any time than the cost of the
silver bu, lion and the standard silver dol
lars coined therefrom then held in the
treasury purchased by such notes"
When such notes are redeemed In gold
there is no obstacle in the way OF their re-
issue. because such redemption does not
affect the stock of silver held In the treas
ury under the act of July 4, 1890, but when
they are redeemed with silver coined from
the bullion purchased under that act, they
must be retired and cancelled, for other
wise thero would be, after the redemption
and reissue, greater amount OF notes
outstanding than the cost of the silver
originally purchased and then held In the
treasury, and this Is expressly prohibited
by the statute The purpose OF Congress
was to prevent the duplication of the cur
rency, which would be the case II the
notes aud silver purchased with the notes
could be outstanding at the same time
Treasury notes received In the ordinary
course of business. or redeemed In gold or
exchanged for silver dollars not coined
from bullion, purchased under the act of
July IA. 1890. are not retired and can celled.
All such notes are reissued. Prior to the
last day of July, 1891. silver dollars to the
amount OF $36. 31s 264 were coined from the
bullion purchased under that act The So
called gain seiznoirage arising from this
coinage was sc. s67. 500, which was paid into
the treasury as miscel aneous receipt,
leaving, $50. 4s0. 461 to be held as a fund to
pr wide for the redemption Of the treasury
notes. as provided by law.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
WEATHER FAvORS CROPS.
Gathering and Seeding Progress Nearly
to Completion.

According to the weather crop re-
port issued by the United States
Weather Bureau the past week was
favorable for crop gathering and seed
ing, both nearing completion. Mis-
souri,, Ill nois, Indiana and Wisconsin
report winter wheat in excellent con-
dition. Pasturage is also in excellent
condition generally; Ohio, Kentucky,
Tennessee and Arkansas, however,
need moisture. Cotton picking
has progressed rapidly un-
der favorable weather conditions,
except in the Carolinas and portions Of
Georgia and Florida, where picking
was interrupted and the crop Injured
by the tropical hurricane. reports in
dicate that out one-half of the crop
has been secured in South Carolina
Florida, and Texas, while in Alabama,
Arkansas, Mississippi, North Carolina,
and Tennessee from 60 to 75 per cent
OF the crop remained ungathered Oct.
/. Frosts occurred as far south as
Kentucky, but no serious injury has
been reported. Following is the re-
port from several States:
Illinois TEN perature normal, sunshine
above, and rainfall below; conditions uu-
usually favorable; corn cutting progress
ing and much In stock; wheat and rye In
fine condition; meade VS.. pastures and late
gardens growing finely.
Indiana-Corn ali safe. most in shock
wheat and rye coming up luxuriantly; I;
seeding nearly done; tobacco all cut; pas
turage green; frost did no injury.
Observation-Disclosures favorable for farm
work; corn husking Is general; fall rlo~-
ing is we'll along and seeding about COM
pleted; large acreage of rye has been
sown; pastures In splendid condition and
stock healthy.
Minnesota Good rains in all sections
have greatly improved pasturage; fall
blowing and sowing of winter grain pro-
crossing rapidly; field crops about all se-
cured; frost Sunday night
Iowa-Tbe week has been warm and dry,
favorable for maturing late crops and for
plowing and seeding; pastures are good.
aud forage for winter will be more abun-
dant than anticipated.
Nebraska-Less than the usual amount
OF fall plowing has been done. because OF
the dry condition OF the ground; showers
have been general the last OF the week and
very beneficial to all farm interests
Missouri-Week favorable for farm work ;
seeding nearly finished; early-sown grain
looking we'll; corn practically safe from
frost; yield somewhat better than ex-
pected; pasture good, but beginning 10
need rain; much complaint OF potatoes
rotting
Michigan an-Tcmperature and rainfall be-
low normal. sunshine above; the end OF
the season finds late potatoes and corn
doing well, potato digging and corn husk-
ing being pushed; much fall wheat seed ed T;
apple picking progresses, and pastures are
good.
Ohio-Gencral showers in northern Sec
ton, but dry in other portions; wheat all
sown, and corn nearly all In shock; fall
blowing progressing; potatoes small; ap-
ples falling; pastures In excellent condi-
tion: tobacco about all cut and housed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
Sparks from the Wires.

THE next meeting OF the Road
ma ,ters' AS ociation will be held in
st. Louis on the second Tuesday OF
October, 1895.
MONTANA Democrats nominated p.
s. Corbett for Congress and l.. A. Luce
for Associate Justice and indorsed the
national administration.
WHILE c. nrad Bitter, a farmer liv-
ing north of Crown Point, Ind, was
repai | & the roos on large barn he
fell about fifty feet and was instantly
killed.
MRS. WINCHESTER, wife OF s. S.
Winchester of the Winchester Arms
Company OF New York City, who
had gone to Guthrie, Ok, to get di-
vorce from her husband, died OF
typhoid fever. Her fa her Is presi-
dent Of q aleading New England college,
and the body was embalmed and
shipped East
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
Brienets.

WALLACE SCHANAFELT, 20, shot
and killed himself at Akron, Ohio, be-
cause his marriage proposal was re-
jected.
FRANK TARBUSH, Chicago boy
whose pa ents had separated, was kid.
naped from Lima Ohio school, but
was recaptured at Delphos.
The Bricklayers' Union at Ander.
son, Ind, donated the services OF its
seventy-fve members for three days
work on the Catholic hospital.
THE Premier. J. B. Patterson, was
reelected in Victoria, Austria la, but
his party and policy did not receive
the support he expected and he has
resigned.
J. L. THOMPSON, a young farmer liv-
ing in the southwest part OF Sullivan
County, Mo-. was married, and during
Q charivsri was shot and instantly
killed IL 10 believed TO be murder
through jealousy.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
WILL VICTORIA ABDIcATE2
A Sensational Rumor Now Afoat About
the British Throne.

A Sensational Rumor Now Ahoat About
the British Throne.
A letter from q London correspond
ent says that Queen Victoria may alb
dicate the throne on Move mber y. The
letter says: Queen ictor as rheuma-
tism is worse, At this present time
she goes up and down stairs in a sort
of litter, and Is rolled about her rooms
in vehicle which resembles an en-
.larged baby carriage. Specialists say
1t l. rheumatic gout. The court caves
dropper says that on the 9th of No
vember, the birthday of the Prince of
Wales the announcement of her
ma ,esty's retirement will be made in
favor OF her eldest son, who will be
acclaimed as Edward VII. Queen Vic
toria is ,5 years old, an age when one
car well understand she might be only
too willing to free herself entirely
from all trammels even of such feeble
responsibility as British monarch
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
CRAWLING, MICHIGAN THURSDAY OCTOBER IL, 1894

lessened the resources OF the people.
In Canada the order has made greater
progress than In any year OF its his
tory.
In no department of the work had
there been such decided progress as in
making provision for the aged mem-
bers and orphan children. In many
States new homes had been opened,
while numerous jurisdictions were ac-
cumulating funds and preparing build
ings for the laudable work.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
BATTLE WITH BANDITS.
Three Men Hold Up n Southern Pacific
Express I'm Arizona.

Three Men Hold Up n Southern Pacific
Express I'm Arizona.
The boldest express robbery ever
known in Arizona was committed near
Maricopa Monday night. The train
he'd up was the eastbound Southern
Pacific, and the desperadoes are be-
lieved to have secured Z0,0O0 in gold.
The robbers were pursued and in a
desperate fight with the Sheriff posse
one robber was shot and another cap
tured. Two of the bandits who at
tackled the train were masked and
the third, who was mere boy,
was not. The robber who pre-
viously climbed upon the train
ca tured the head brakeman and
compelled him to turn on the air
brakes and stop the train. The other
bandit covered the engineer, who with
the brakeman was compelled to go
back TO the express car and induce the
messenger to open the door. The boy
was then showed into the car. While
he was searching for express treas
ures the two bandits guarded each
side OF the train. When the boy came
from the car the trainmen, who were
under the bandits guns, were COM
PEELED to march with the bandits a
short distance into the bushes. There
the robbers released their prisoners,
and mounting the horses, rode away.
PeuaIty L. Death.
The penalty for robbing trains in
Arizona is death. The posse, led by
Sh eriff Murphy of Maricopa, found the
trail of the robbers at the point where
they had crossed the Gila River. seven
miles east OF Pho nix. Soon afterward
they came upon a camp which the rob-
bers had hastily abandoned. There
they found three Winchesters and
three horses. Not long after this they
overhauled one of the bandits, whom
they called upon to throw up his hands.
Instead he turred upon the officers and
fired, but a charge Of buckshot from
the sheriffs gun brought him to the
ground. Another was afterward cap
tured, but the third escaped.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

KING Of SIAM CIVCS tVbH SHdT6
the general ignorance on the subject,
and j. G. Scott, British charge d'af-
faires, deemed it advisable to bring
down another gunboat from Hong Kong
in view of the alarming rumors in
high circles. The state OF the city
is thus one of intense excitement.
1t has been asserted that the King is
but suffering from an attack of fever,
brought on by residence at Col-ei-
Chang an island in the Gulf OF Siam.
The real cause of al ment, however, is
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
TO SAVE THE TIMBER.
Hard Work to Do In Wisconsin's Burned
District.

Hard Work to DO In Wlsconsfn's burned
District.
A large owner of the timber lands in
the burned district Of Wisconsin, while
in New York City recently, talked in
terestingly to the reporters. He says
a vast amount OF timber cutting will be
neces ary this fall and winter near
Hinck ey and Phillips in order to save
the stumpage from being total loss.
"The timber in the burned district, '
says ho, will not be lost il it is cut and
drawn to the water before next spring.
The fire has charred the trunks OF the
trees and killed them. The wood
worms will ruin the trees after
a year. But II the trees are
cut and the logs put into the
rivers or ponds they can be kept two
or three years without injury. Proba-
bly, there will be more tmber cut and
hauled to the water in Wisconsin the
coming winter than ever before.
Cornell University, IL Is said, Is
preparing to cut all its stumpage. All
the lumbermon In the burned district
will do likewise. IL was said that Cor
nell University would lose sl.0O0. 900
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
Women Will Wear Trousers.

A hundred of the suffragist women
OF Topeka, Kan. will come out in re-
form d ess They have entered toto
an agi cement d adopted costume
which is to consist of Turkish trousers
covered by a skirt, reaching to the
. fold. close or loose waist, as the
wearer may prefer, and cloth leggins
t. match the trousers. IL is the inten-
tion OF the Topeka women to organize
into relief squads SO that number OF
them may be on the streets all day,
and thus the community will becc me
familiar with the reform.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

his cowardice and
incompetence. h a S
be en- Ii III u n g
Chang s trusty lieu
tenant in matters
pertaining to the
Chinese navy since
its organization in
1885. lie i, how
ever, more Of a sol
dier than q sailor.
Before taking COM
mand of the North
ern Squ adron" he
was a Brigadier Cen
eral of the Chinese
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

military ASdu . Ia
in 1860, assigned to the dragons, and
promoted First Lieutenant in 1861 and
Captain in 1862. His war record was q
most brilliant one, he was advanced to
high offices. and in 1865 was breveted
Brigadier General and Major General
in the regular army for gallant serv-
ices. After the war he was employed
on the frontier until 1882 was in
charge of the military academy at
West Point for seven years, and since
then has served in the West. IN 1887
he became Brigadier General.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

prODaDly succeed MS NAHA vAJIRUNHIa
father. In Siam, however, the right
of primogeniture is not fully recog-
nized as fundamental law of the
realm, and the Ser abodee, or Council
OF State, upon the death of the reign
ing sovereign, may elect king. The
Crown Prince, whose full name is Som
detch Chowfa Maha Va. irunhis, is but
l6 years old.