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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05
WHEAT CROPS OF THE WORLD.
Russia and the United States Have
Nearly "a Billion Bushels.

Details of the Government estimate OF
the wheat crops of the various countries
the total for which was stated in recent
dispatch. shows the following in bushels
Great Britain, 46.S11 900; France. 301,
513,O00; Germany, 1O3,5JO,0O0: Austria
1892. 900: Italy. 14,S9S,OOO; Belgium.
21,277, 900; Spain, SG,52S,0OO; Russia,
415.053000; Hungary, 15O,361 900; In
dia, 237 ,45G,000; United States. 400,O17,-
900; Canada, u ,066,000: Roumania, 62
414.000; Bulgaria, 80, ,4S2, 900; Turkey,
1000, 900; Argentine. GO,995,0OO; Aus
tralia, 30. 5.146,000. The Netherlands,
Switzerland. Denmark. Scandinavia, Por-
tugal and Greece, together. 29.502, 900;
Servia, S.5110c0; Chill, 1S,44O,OOO; AZ
rica. 4I,094,0 600; all Asia except India,
IO9JO. 900; total. 2.lO2. GIL 900.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05
LIVES LOST IN THE STORM.
Deaths Caused by Rain, Wind and
Lightning-CroDs Destroyed.

4 tornado. accompanied by n genuine
cloudburst. swept over Bloomington, H.,
and vicinity. \ ravinc one mile south
west of the city adjoining Miller Park,
was filled with raging torrent, which
swept across and filled the valley tray
ersed by the Morris avenue road. Two
ladies of Ilcyworth. Mrs. Riddle and
Mrs Roberts. with their infant daugh-
ters. were driving home. and while at
tempting to ford the stream their horse
and buggy were swept from the bridge
into the whirling waters. Both the chill
drcn were drowned. The women were
hcroically rescued by Henry Weber. who
plunged into the stream after them.
When the storm struck the tents Of
Pawncc Bills Wild West show AT the fair
grounds panic ensued, the 5000 people
rushing down from the seats.
An accident occurred on the st. Ctair
River, near Marysville. Mich. during n
squall and rainstorm in which four per-
sons lost their lives. A picnic was being
held ut Stag Island. opposite Marysville,
and Mrs. Michael Derufg, Frank Dcrufg.
her brOthcr-in-law, and three young Ia
dies. Miss Celia Choniski. Minnie Schven-
hart and Edith Connors. rowed over early
in the day. When the storm was seen
coming up they started back FOR home
but when within 400 feet of the shore
the sCuall struck the little craft and cap
sized ii.
Miss Schvenhart, girl of L.. clam
bcrcd upon the boat. but the other three
all got hold of Frank Derufg. For
while he held on TO the upturucd boat
with one hand and made a heroic battle
for life. but when one of the women. in
her desperation. got hold of his free hand,
ne had To let 20 and all four sank. The
Schvenlart girl was rescued later by
some boys.
Blazing buildings and ruined crops
showed Il severe storm passed through
Rock County, Wisconsin Tuesday night.
Lightning caused dozen fires. while
many fields of standing corn We're flat
tened out or washed away by the wind
AMI rain. Three fires are reported in the
vicinity Of Alton. and five are said To have
occurred about Evansville.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05

Masonic brotherhood which has been in-
woven with the most important features
of our national history is experiencing a
healthy and continuous growth. The fact
that there are now in this country upward
| of 10000 members of the order of
Knights Templar alone is full of encour-
aging Significance.
1t is maintained that the Masonic fra
ternity, not to speak of others scarcely
less influential has done an incalcuable
amount of good in conserving respect for
the basic principles of true religion
among class of men most likely to he
prolific in seoffers. And not less i'm
! portant is the part played by this order in
the perpetuation of patriotic sentiment
throughout the Union. From the laying
of the cornerstone of the national capital
at Washington. a century ago. to the lay
| ing of the cornerstone of the Masonic
| Temple i'm Chicago. this society has played
| an important part in the public and semi
| public events that have made up our his
| tory as a nation.
1t is forty-ive years since Boston has
been the scene of Knights Templar grand
conclave. and the members of the order
in the city excrted themselves To the ut
most to outdo all that have taken place
since. Boston boasts of the largest com
mandery in the United States. and this
one body appropriated $4,000 to be
spent in making the guests appreciate
their welcome. Even with such an ex-
ample the visiting communicates were de-
termined not to be excelled, and though
none of them expended any such sum of
money, all planned to more than do their
part in the festivities. Special trains were
chartered from all parts of the country to
carry the members of the visiting com
manderies to the East. and in many in
stances the trips were arranged md add
ed to so that the route included not only
Boston but many other Eastern cities and
points of national interest.
The Grand Parade.
The conclave was opened with parade
which was the greatest of its kind ever
held. More than 10000 knights Tempar
were in line. and fully 1000 Of these were
mounted In addition to these was the
members of the Grand Encampment Of
the United States. as well as other high
officials of the order. in carriages. The
parade was commanded by Grand Master
McCurdy, of the Grand Encampment,
who is the head of the order.
The decorations of the city were SUI
perb, and all along the route of the par
ade mammoth grand stands had been
erected each artistically decorated, and
IL is estimated that the seating accommo-
dations for the reviewing of the parade
exceeded 10000. The stands seated
anywhere from twenty-five to 5000 per-
sons and were erected by the different
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05

sold to the highest bidder. Every avail
able window on Dartmouth street was
sold for prices varying from SO to $50
for every front room above the first floor
Columbus avenue for its whole length
was one reviewing stand, and the seats
were disposed of at an average price of
S3, while window space was taken by
visiting knights for their friends al prices
ranging from $50 to $50 for front rooms
above the first floor.
So great was the demand for window
space and points of vantage for seeing
the parade that enormously high prices
have been been paid. A barber in Wash
ington street offered his window space for
SO for the day and a shrcwd customer
in one of his chairs took il up and later
sold the privilege for $I5. Not less than
S1,OOO.000 changed hands for the pleas
ure of witnessing the greatest parade in
point of splendor ever held in this coun-
try
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05
Sunshine and Shadow.

"Till a man has learned TO be happy
without sunshine, and therein becomes
capable Of enjoying il perfectly. it is
well that the shine and :hc shadow
should be mingled, so as Cod only
knows how to mingle them. To effect
the blessedness for which God made
him man must become fellow worker
with God."-George Mcdonald.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05

to be exchanged. In this way vast collec-
tions of badges were procured as souven-
irs of the triennial meeting. and COM
plete collection of those worn during the
week will be worth fully 81 900.
A series of receptions and social festiv-
tiles were held during the convention and
visiting knights were taken 10 view all
Interesting points about Boston. Many
public, as wen us private. buildings were
elaborately decorated during the conven-
tion, and old Boston assumed an air of
brightness and gayety such as she has
rarely known before
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05
KNIGHTS IN BOSTON.
TWENTY-SlxTH GREAT TRiEN-
NAL CONClAvE.
Thirty-Thousand Tcmplars and Their
Friends from All Parts of the
Countrywide Great Parade-A Week
of Much Gayety.
Owned the Town.

Boston has had rather more than its
share of great gatherings this summer.
Scarcely had the Christian Endeavor
cohorts departed with their banners than
the knights Templar veterans were seen
rallying to the city of brains and beans to
the number of 10000, with half as many
more ladies in their illmstrious train.
This twenty-sixth triennial conclave of
the knights of the Temple was remark
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05
Expense of the ConcIave.

The estimate of the expense of the
grand conclave to the members of Massa-
chusetts and Rhode Island commander
les. who are the hosts, was $500 In
addition TO this each member procured
special regalia, and several thousand dol
lars represent the expense of badges for
exchange. Every frater was supposed to
carry an exchange badge; in fact, a
pocket full of them. and when another
frater met him on the street without the
ceremony of an introduction badges were
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05

J. Il. Brandon and his son Alonzo are
in Jail nj 81. Louis charged with coun-
terfeiting. They were arrested i'm Dun
can County, and in n corn crib near their
house was found complete outfit for
making money, together with S1T5 in
spurious dollars of 1891.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05
Notes of Current Events.

Gen" Coxey is touring Nebraska in
the interest of free silver.
:. A. Abbey, supposed to be n victim of
the Denver hotel disaster, is alive at
Pueblo. Col.
Alfred Paxton has been appointed re-
ceiver for the Davis Carriage Company
at Cincinnati.
The Prince of Wales cutter Britannia
has finished her racing season and has
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05
CRAWLING MICHIGAN, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER s. 1896

comanderies of the city and also by pri-
vate individuals for speculation. In ad-
dition to these every available window in
every house along the line of march was
bought up by spectators, and even the
front doors were utilized for seats and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05

that il wgs the impression among conser.
vativc men in that country that the fac.
tionalism in the ranks of the Irish par.
liamentary party had thrown back Ire
land fully twenty-five years.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05

The Rev. Samuel Bissell died at Twins
burg, n. Y, aged % years He was the
Oldest living graduate of Yale College,
and for years had an academy at Twins
burg.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05

able in more ways than one. 1t was the
largest gathering of the kind in the his
tory of the order. This not only means
that there is financial hopefulness and
prosperity III the circles TO which the Sir
knights belong, but it calls attention to
the fact that the great and beneticent
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05

Bishop Foley OF Detroit. the travelling
companion of Cardinal Gibbons during
the trip through Europe. says Of Ireland
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05

II you ask boy how his boil is, he
will take of the bandage and show you.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05

HERE is still 2
great deal of specu-
lation as to whom
the President will
appoint to fill the
place OF the late JUS
tice jackson. Some
people have won
dered why the ap-
pointment has not
already been made,
but it is pointed out
that there is no in
stance on record
where a justice has
been appointed dur
ing the interim he
tween the adjourn
ment and the reas-
sembling of G. IA :
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rev W. f.. Mcleod
Pastor. Services every Sunday morning and
evening at the usual hour. Sunday school fol-
lowing morning service Prayer meeting every
Wednesday evening
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05

CRAWLING LODGE, /. o. O. f., No. 137.-
Meets every Tuesday evening.
NJ. SIMPSON, n. @.
j. PATTERSON, Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05

CRAWFORD TENT X. o. 4. NJ. No. l02. -
Meets every Saturday evening.
A. MCKAY, Com
| WM.WooDFIELD, II. r.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05

CRAWLING ENCAMPMENT, l. o. o. F., No.
ll6-Meets alternate Friday evenings.
w. MCCULLOUGH, C. p
$. G.. TAYLOR, Secretary.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05

COURT CRAWLING, 1. o. f., No 790.-Meets
second and last Wednesday Of each month.
S. S. CLAGGETT, c. r
+. HARRINGTON r. S.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05

CRAWLING HIVE, No. "a, l.. o. L. M.-Meets,
every first and third Wednesday of each month
SARAH NJ. WooDFIELD, Lady Com.
EDITH WooDFIELD, Record Keeper.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05

LEBANON CAMP No. 81, w. o. W.-Meets in
regular session every Monday evening
GEO. H. BoNNELL, Counsel Com.
HARRY EVANS, Clerk.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05

The event of the evening-sunset
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05
CHAT OF THECAPITAL
SPECULATION AS TO JACKSON S
SUCCESSOR.
At Present Bissell Seems to BE the
Strongest Man-Marshes of the Poto-
mac Are Being Abolished-TbeG Great
Congressional Library.

An EarIy Appointment Likely.
Washington correspondence
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PAID DEARLY FOR HER FUN.
Story of the Defense in the Mont
gomery Murder Case.
Snacial To tho InAionoDnIiu o....o

hC AVOIAe
gOmery Murder Case.
Special to the Indianapolis Jou, nal.
r. HAUTE, Ind, March 1s.-The
trial of young Isaac Bridges for the muir
der of Mrs. Joseph Montgomery last No
vember. began this morning. 1t will prob
ably continue through the week, and will
be the most sensational trial that has
taken place here in many years. The de-
tense will endeavor to prove that he was
insane at the time he assassinated the
woman, and that he was made insane
by her treatment in Turing him on to cajole
him out of about $1,000 to which he had
fallen heir. Mrs. Montgomery was the
wife of a railroad man and was consider
ably older than Bridges. Montgomery was
her third husband. The defense will intro
duce testimony to prove that Bridges was
taken into the Montgomery home as a
fatuated with the woman she easily pre-
vailed on him to give her his money.
When the money was gone he was not
received with the same cordially, not to
say anection, and changed his boarding
place. He persisted in calling on Mrs.
he followed her to the theatter and asked
to go home with her. She refused him. He
rode on the same street car with her from
friend left the car he slipped up behind
them and shot Mrs. Montgomery in the
back. She died from the wound ten days
an ante-mortem statement. She said, how
ever, that Bridges was the person who
shot her. He made his escape that night
ana the police got no trace of him. The
DAY before Mrs. Montgomery died he
walked into police headquarters and told
gomery before she died, but he was not
allowed to do so. He talked mysteriously
OF the tragedy, and limited that when all
be cenSured for what he had done.
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AND THE PRESIDENCY.
He wished to BE ~ COlOred Mems
Candidate in 1896.
Washington Letter. in Springfield Repub-

I
Since Frederick Douglass's death an in
teresting story in connection with the
great colored leader has come to light. Mr..
Douglass, it seems, was ambitious of pres
idential honors, and a concerted movement
was on foot among certain of the negro
politicians to secure his nomination in
1S96-a movement which has ended in his
sudden death a fortnight ago. It was pro-
the candidate of the co1ored people:
Whether the suggestion was first advanced
But that he was in full sympathy with
the movement there is no doubt. Your
Correspondent Pc ! anlorea au nnfific;an TOT Of n orlS s.a.es
in this city who is widely known to pub
lie men through his long connection in a
Mr.. Douglass believed that the campaign
of 1896 would bring three. if not four, tick
ets-the Republican, Democratic. Populist,
and possibly the free silver advocates-into
the field. He argued that he was the peer
of any of the white men who might head
point of character and Intellectual attain
mems, and also in that mature Judgment
isrity With national politics. He felt that
his prominence as a colored leader entitled
hire to any gift within the power, of his
people. and he believed, too, that the time
had come when the negroes of the country
ought to assert themselves as a distinct
political factor. He had decided that the
colored Followers except in isolated cases.
ard he concluded that the better plan would
De IOf me IeETOcS 10 cut lOOSC lIOht tAC
former political affiliations and come into
the field as a separate party.
Fa studied the census returns and discov-
cred hat the negro population of the United
states aggregated 10000, 900. On the basis
of ore vote to five persons this would enable
the negroes to poll 100000 votes-not sufi-
Client in number to elect their candidate,
sutflarge enough to bring him into greater
nr6nlineace than ever before. Whether he
.Jl III have received the unanimous support
lof he negroes of the country is a ques-
lion He believed that he would, and he
wa encouraged i'm this belief by his con-
feren,es with certain of the colored lead
sgs Had he lived and made the race, as
he eN oected, it would have resulted in los
~ IL the Republican party a number of
for Years held the balance of power.
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A sPIRITIST IN JAIL
MRS. JONES, OF MUsCIE, CAUGHT IN
A TRAP AT ANDERSON.
Terre Haute-Wabash Students
Ronsting Orator Leech.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind, March 1s.-Mrs. Fam
ME Jones, the Muncie medium, and Nj. T..
Fitzgibbon. of Fort Wayne, travelling sales
man, were found occupying the same room
at the Anderson Hotel here Saturday night
by the husband of the medium, George
Jones. a Muncie iron molder, who unex-
pectedly arrived IN the city. They were
placed in jail on a charge of adultery and
were taken to the Mayors court this morn
ing for hearing. On account of two impor-
tant witnesses being absent from the city
the trial was postponed until tomorrow
morning. The affair has created much ex-
element among spiritualists here.
MUNCIE, Ind, March 18.-Mrs. Jones,
the medium who was arrested in Anderson,
is a spiritualist who has ranked very high
in the society here and the sensational
proceedings caused a big surprise in Mum
Gle. Fitzgibbon is also known in Muncie.
1t appears that the clandestine meetings
have been going on for some time past.
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SHORT ON
College Sore at the Poor
Showing I'm the State Contest.

I'm the State Contest.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, March is
During the first week of the spring term
the classes of 81 and '9S have a public ora
torical contest. The affair this year prom
lses to be full of interest. Both classes
have a number of good men to draw from.
and 1t is said that In selecting them abil-
ity, and not frat or 'sbarb' considera-
tons, will govern. The freshmen chose
their representatives, five in number. on
Saturday. The first man chosen was Mr.. c.
". Smith, a barb the next Mr.. Howard
Greist, a Phi Psi. The other men are Mr..
Cyrus knouff, barb Mr.. Grant Fair
banks. Phi Gam, and Mr. Frank Evans. Phi
Delta, and they were selected in the order
named. The special students were made In
eiigfoie by the terms of the faculty, and
ants. This principle did not obtain last
year; AT that time a number Of the men
on the programme were specials.
As was fully expected, Wabash was the
tdli enoer IN the State oratorical at Indian
apoiis; Mr.. Leech, who represented the col
iege, dld his best, undoubtedly, as he always
has done, but he was outciassed. A good
deal has been said in the papers here about
the young man which was needlessly and
unJustly severe. He seems to have been
held personally responsible for the wretch
ed fiasco in the way of a primary. OF
should come in for no harsh treatment on
account of it. But the local college writers
felt it necessary to crack a head, and as
Leech's head was the only one in sight
they cracked 1T. There is a hope, based on
a rather vague rumor, tina Wabash will
be much better off next year in respect to
her oratorical interests than she is this.
The class of '9S is proud Of Frederick
Cory. an athlete with an affection for the
baseball diamond He has just been elected
captain of the college team, and will play
at third during the coming season. He
halls from Lebanon, Ind, and has been a
ball player ever since he was old enough
to walk. Not only '9S, but the whole col
lege, regards him as a star.
All the fraternitieS nave had their pic
lures taken for the Ouiatenon, the annual
issued by the junior class, The board of
editors announces that the time for re-
ceiving copy Is about up. 1t is said,
however, that some men have been given
until after the spring vacation to get in
their stuff
This week ends the agony until April.
RecitationS cease at noon on Wednesday,
and then the final examinations begin.
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vhink. Gresham Was Too Hasty.

Philadelphia Record (Dem.)
But though proud Spain is a weak and
poor power, and may be constrained, how
ever reluctantly, to yield to the position OF
Secretary Gresham, she knows how much
her island of Cuba is coveted by the earth
hungerers of this country, and how eagerly
they would seize upon any pretext Tor a
quarrel that might lead to Its conquest. the
Interpretation of international law by the
present government at Washington, at any
rate, is in amazing contrast with the claim
of Harrison's administration OF exclusive
jurisdiction over all that part OF the north
Pacific ocean called Boring sea. Under this
claim United States gunboats seized sealing
schoonerS though found five hundred miles
from Alaska's shores and conflscated their
cargoes. Yet poor Spain is denied the right
of inquiring whether a vessel within three
miles of the Cuban coast may not be bring
ing aid to the rebels against her authority.
1t is true that the Boring sea question was
settled peaceably by arbitration: and spain
may deem it necessary TO appeal TO .tniS
mode of arbitrament in the Aliianea case.
At this end of the nineteenth century arbi-
tration has succeeded war in the settle
ment of international disputes OF course,
III the Spanish gunboat fired upon the ALI
anca when on the high seas. as appears to
have been the case, there is nothing left
for Spain to do but TO make ample apology
for the insult in accordance with the de-
mand of Secretary Gresham. Whether
Spain has a right to stop a vessel within
marine Jurisdiction OF the coast of Cuba In
wolves quite another question. But there Is
no occasion for peremptorlness or haste in
this matter. Even poor Spain should be
accorded the privilege OF inQuiring whether