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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21
FIRES ON THE FLAG.
Spanish Man. of-War Attacks Ameri-
can Steamer on the High Seas.

can Steamer on the High Seas.
The American mail ship Alliance, while
proceeding from Colon to New York,
sighted barkentine-rigged steamer un-
der the land off Cape May, the eastern
edge of Cuba, which headed directly to-
ward her. When about two and one-half
miles distant she hoisted the Spanish
flag, which was saluted by hosting the
American ensign and dipping it, which
act of courtesy was answered by the
Spaniard. Shortly after she fired a blank
cartridge to leeward, which was soon
followed by another. The American en-
sign was again hoisted and dipped, but
the course and the speed of the ship was
not changed, as no hostile demonstrations
were anticipated, the Alianca being more
than six miles off the land at the time.
The Spanish man-of-war was not salts
fed, however. with even the double sa-
lutte TO her flag, but proceeded to chase
the American at full speed, judging from
the smoke that came out of her funnel
and, seeing that the Alianca was draw
ing away, she waved to. bringing her
guns to bear, and fired solid shot, which
struck the water less than an eighth of a
mile from the ship and directly in line.
This was followed by two more shots,
which fortunately did not reach their
mark, though they struck the water in
plain sight of the ship.
This outrage has been reported to the
Secretary of State by Capt. Crossman,
and no doubt prompt demand will be
made on the Spanish Government for an
explanation for the insult and a reason
required for the attempt made to stop an
American mail steamer on the high seas
ia time of peace.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21
onsin, Minnesota and the Dakotas on

consin, Minnesota and the Dakotas on
the condition of winter wheat and rye:
In Illinois the wheat crop has come
through the winter in excellent condition,
the recent heavy blanket SHOWS having
proved a perfect protection against ad-
verse atmospheric conditions. Very little
freezing out is reported. The plant is
small in some localities, but this will
prove of no great moment if the crop be
not subjected to hard experiences in the
way of thawing and freezing. Wheat on
clover sod seems doing very well. Rye
has been quite extensively sown, and is
doing finely.
In Indiana the conditions are the same
as in Illinois quite largely. Little injury
is reported from freezing. The snow
saved it, and prospects are now good.
though the plant is in some counties thin
on the ground and small. Rye has been
very extensively sown, but is in average
condition.
In Ohio the crop is everywhere fair to
good, though reported uneven in some
counties. Rye is doing well and has been
quite extensively sown.
Michigan reports conditions good, so far
as known. but snow still covers much of
the crop. The greatest danger at present
comes from ice blankets formed by melt
ing drifts. Rye is good.
The crop in Missouri is not all that could
be desired A good many counties report
it only fair or poor, from varying condi-
tons. Too dry weather last fall was one
of the principal causes of the present con-
dition. The snow has done much to i'm
prove it. Enough counties report the con
dition as good to bring the whole State
up to an average of fair. Rye, where
planted, is generally good.
Kansas as usual, reports greatly vary
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21
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Chicago's Disgrace.


Chicago ought to quote her aldermen
In her live stock market.-Detroit Trib-
une.
Unless all signs fail, we are presently to
see a notable overturning and disinfect-
ing in the municipal politics of Chicago.
Hartford Courant.
From purely sordid standpoint there
is little choice between being elected an
alderman in Chicago and marrying into
the Gould family.-Nebraska State Jour
nal.
The good people of Chicago are so in
censed over the corruption of their alder
men that they forgot themselves and held
their indignation meeting Sunday.-Wash-
ington Post.
To judge from its recent action in voting
away valuable franchises to unknown par
ties, the Chicago City Council appears
determined to out-Tammany Tammany.-
Boston Journal.
The Illinois State Legislature has dis
covered that the city of Chicago is cor
rupt The Legislature ought to get a
leather medal for this great discovery
Sioux City Journal.
Chicago people are furiously and justly
indignant over the rampant corruption of
the unspeakable aldermen, but they seem
to lack the ability TO unite for an over
throw of the rascals.-New York Adver-
tiser.
Chicago has been holding mass meet
ings at which the "boodle aldermen" Of
the city were denounced. The people who
took part in these meetings owe them
selves some denunciation for electing
"boode aldermen. New York Mail and
Express
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21

the roofs of houses. The insurgents were
defeated with a loss of fifty killed and
wounded, while the Government troops
had but six men killed. Many horses and
mules were killed. In his message, Gen
eral Garrich commends the officers and
men of the Spanish troops for their BRAY
cry.
1t is also reported by the Government
that Masso, one of the insurgent leaders
in Santiago, says he was misled, but is
ashamed to surrender. He says there are
only 700 men in the movement at San
tiago, two-thirds of whom are negroes.
Seven insurgents surrendered to the mil
itary governor of Santa Clara. Troops
which have been pursuing the insurgents
in the Carthagena district have returned,
as the province is now tranquil. All is
quiet in the provinces of Havana, Puerto
Principe, Pinas del Rio and Matanzas.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21

at about o'clock in the morning at the
French market, near which the British
steamer Engineer of the Harrison line
was loading. The men were mainly arm
ed with Winchester rifles. shotguns and
pistols, but some carried the long pixies
famous in the French revolution. They
marched in semi-military order, quietly
and with few words, and the morning
being very foggy, they were not seen un-
ill they filed into the French market.
Here some of them stationed themselves
behind the massive pillars of the market.
while others scattered among the freight
with which the levee was covered.
Fired Upon the Negroes.
Just as the negro overseer called upon
his men TO go TO work some one in the
mob shoutcd Fire" There was single
shot. followed by general fusillade. A
panic prevailed in the market, where hun
dreds of women were marketing, and the
crowd scattered in every direction. rush.
ing for places Of safety. The negroes
aboard the steamer, at whom the princi-
pal fire was directed, scattered. some of
them jumping overheard in their fright,
but most of them seeking refuge in the
cabin. The mob began firing not only
at the negroes at work on the Engineer,
but at any they could see passing and.
becoming frenzied. fired Mt all, white and
black alike. On board the Engineer the
purser, John Baur, was shot three times
in the face and arm and fatally wounded.
Three or four of the laborers were ser-
ously, il not fatally, wounded. The crowd
on the wharf Jared worse, however. The
negroes and others who happened to he
there fed in every direction when the fir
ing began and every one of those killed
or wounded was shot while in fight.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21
The InfeI;cities of Married Life.

The Draytoh divorce trial will be con-
Quoted in public in New York and will,
of course, occupy the main tent.-Detroit
Tribune.
That New York judge who declared that
the real honeymoon began fifty years after
marriage of course reflected that one of
the parties, possibly both, would be dead.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
suit for divorce on the ground that his
wife pulled the bed bedclothes off his
manly form in winter and doused him
with hot water in summer. AS the laws
of Oklahoma permit divorce for EEK
treme cruelty" it is presumed that the
doctor will win his suit.-Kansas City
Star
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21
Mr.. Dann,s New Suit.

There has long been a tradition in the
Sun office that if you see it in the Sun it's
So We will now have an opportunity to
find out whether there is any truth in that
tradition.-M Minneapolis Journal.
Editor Dana of the New York Sun has
got himself sued for criminal libel. Mr..
Dana's Office cat ought to have secured
the copy on which the libel is based and
eaten it before it reached the typesetters.
st. Paul Globe.
The indictment of Charles A. Dana,
editor of the New York Sun, will hardly
cause that gentleman to lose any rest. He
has been indicted before and probably
does not mind these incidents of news
paper life.-South Bend Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21

affair. Appeals have been made TO the
police, TO the Mayor, to the Governor, to
the United States and finally TO the Brit
ish ambassador at Washington, the Brit
ish ship agents appealing through him to
the home Government for protection. rs
a British vessel at the wharf was fred on
by the mob and the purser Of the steamer
Engineer Of the Harrison line fatally
wounded. The captain barely escaped
with his life.
Cause of the Trouble.
The white scrcwmen engaged in loading
vessels with cotton ut that port have been
attempting for four months past to drive
negro labor from the levees. Several seri-
Gus riots have already occurred from this
cause, but these not succeeding in getting
rid of the negroes. the white laborers de-
termined upon Il display that would show
their strength, oyerawe the authorities,
overwhelm the police and cause panic
among the negroes. There is no reason to
doubt the charge of the police that Tues
days rioting was prearranged in every
detail in order to strike terror TO those
who opposed the demands of the white
laborers. 1t was well understood that
there would be a serious disturbance
The Mayor and authorities were warned.
, but no provision was made to meet the
mob. which had the field to itself, killed
the negroes or ran them off the levec,
overawed the police and held complete
control. The white screwmen made no
attempt at concealment. They marched
in three companies of from 2J0 to 800
each along the entire city front, attack
ing the negroes at three points and firing
unfortunately at all persons whom
they saw at work on the ships or the
1evee.
The first of these mobs, which consisted
of two parties, each 300 strong. appeared
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21
Notes of Current Events.

Germany will take part in the French
exposition of 1900.
Marshal Yamagata has been appointed
japanese Minister of War.
Elbridge r. Gerry was ordered off the
floor of the New York Assembly by Speak
er Fish.
A. Il. Burkhart, of Cincinnati, sent two
American bison to Bismarck as a birth
day present.
Fred Lawrence, former advance agent
for Forepaugh and Barnum, is dead at
Concord, N. III.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21
A WATERWAY TO THE LAKES.
Pittsburg to BE Connected with Lake
Erie by "a Big Canal.

Eric Dy a Dig ShHuis
AT last the long-expected canal that is
to connect Pittsburg with the great lakes
is about To become a reality and Pitts
burg's most cherished dream and ambition
will be material instead of a visionary
project Plans for two different routes
have been prepared, either of which would
be feasible. One is from the mouth of
the Beaver river, via the Shenango, to
Conneaut Harbor, o., the other through
the Mahoning valley, via Warren, to
Ashtabula, o. The length of the canal
by either route would be about 13O miles.
On the former route there would have to
be fifty locks and on the other one third
less. The cost is estimated ut from $27,-
100000 TO 30,G00,0O0
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21

The Secretary of the Interior has re-
fused TO reopen the case questioning the
title of the Portage Lake and Lake Su-
perior Ship Canal Company to 6S,00O
acres of land valued at from s10,000,0O0
% $15,0OO,000.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21
REBELS ON THE RUN.
Spanish Forces Are Driving Them
from Their StronghoIds.

Official information by the Government
of the situation in Santiago de Cuba has
just been given out. A dispatch received
by the military governor of Santiago
from General Garrich was forwarded to
Havana. In this message General Gar
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21
Crop Conditions.

Reports have been received from the
Farmers Review correspondents in ILL
nois, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky,
Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Wis
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21

rich says that Colonel Santocildes, with
100 men. met band of 400 insurgents
near Guantanamo. There was a des-
perate battle. lasting for an hour and
half This battle was plainly seen from
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21

PORTAGE LODGE, X. of p, No. l4l.-Meets
FIRST and third Wednesday of each month.
MARIUs HANSON, Z. g.
j. HARTwICK, X. of II. and 5.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21

CRAWLING CHAPTER ORDER OF EAST
ERN STAR, No. So, meets Monday evening on
or before the full of the moon.
MARY l.. STALEY, w M.
ADA VI. GRoULoFF, Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21

COURT CRAWLING, 1. o. f., No. 79o.-Meets
second and last Wednesday OF each month.
5. 5. CLAGGETT, c. II.
f. HARRINGTON, r. 5.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21

CRAWLING HIVE No. 54, l.. .. I. M,-Meets
every first and third Wednesday of each month
SARAH NJ. WoopFIELD, Lady Com.
EDITH wooDFIELD, Record Keeper.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21

LEBANON CAMP, No 81. w. o. W.-Meets in
regular session every Monday evening.
GEO. II. BoNNELL, Counsel Com.
HARRY EVANS, Clerk
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH.-Father
ii. Webeler. Regular services the last Sunday
in each month.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-04
JEODO NEWS.

Through what some people call the
generosity of Mr.. Markle the borough
schools will have u nine months term
this year, something which the people
there have never as yet had. 1t seems
rather unnatural to think that Mr.. Mar
kle and his like desire to promote the
welfare of the people educationally.
Would not the people, who by their la
Dor have accumulated millions for the
operators and still continue to make
lordly incomes for them, be more pleas
| ed and believe more in generosity If
| they were to receive small share of the
profits they labor so hard to make?
Quite number of young boys make
practice of running the coal cars on
the turnouts around the breakers here
on Sunday. This used to be the popu-
lar sport long ago among the boys until
a number of them were apprehended by
the company and their parents made
pay dearly for their sport. The parents
tof these boys should see to it that this
practice is discontinued, as the same
medicine is in preparation for them as
was received by their forerunners.
A man running over the road of Japan
in half nude condition caused quite an
excitement Tuesday evening. Chase
was given and he was captured at the
borough and turned over to Officer
| Seiwell, who lodged him in freight car
over night. On examination he proved
to be an insane Hungarian and was
turned over to the proper authorities by
the officer the next day.
John Gillespie has been engaged as
fireman at the Traction Company's
power house, Hazleton.
Hugh Helferty, of Japan, gave himself
severe stab in the hand Tuesday while
cutting with knife.
NJ. ID. Mclaughlin, of Freeland, has
commenced work here ~s engineer at
No. colliery.
Patrick Brennan, who has been sick
for the past two weeks, is able to be at
| work again.
Michael McGlynn has resigned his
position as hitcher in No. 5.
John O'Donnell, of Philadeldhia, was
visitor here Monday.
Tague Timony lost second COW last
week through disease.
Miss Kate McGlynn is visiting friends
at Harleigh.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-04
CHURCH CHIN ES.

At st. Johns Reformed church next
Sunday the reopening ceremonies prom
Use to be something unusually grand.
Rev. j. j. Rothrock, the first pastor,
will deliver an address upon the "Be-
ginning of the Church." followed by
Rev. Thomas M. Yundt, superintendent
of Bethany Orphans Home. At 2.3O
p m. the second pastor, Rev. L. C. Ed
munds, speaks upon the "Finished Tenn
ple," after which Rev. Aaron Noll will
tell of the work of women in the church.
In the evening reports of the several
officials of the church will be received.
The special services at st. Paul's p.
M. church, conducted for the past
month by Miss Ella Demerritt, were
concluded last evening, and the results
are most gratifying to the congregation
and pastor. Fully fifty people have APP
piled and been admitted to membership,
and the futnre prospects of the church
are indeed very bright.
The observance of Holy Thursday and
Good Friday will be on the same lines as
last year at st. AIMS Catholic church.
The professions of the sodalities will
take place, and the services will be in
keeping with the church's custom on
the days named.
Freeland Council, No. 34S, Jr. o. U.
A. NJ, will attend services at the Eng
lish Baptist church on Sunday, April 7,
at 2.30 p. M, when the pastor will
preach sermon on ''The Four Anchors
| of State"
A Luther League convention will be
held at st. Luke's church on Tuesday.
April 23. c. o. Stroh, Esq, will deliver
| the address Of welcome. Many pastors
and delegates will be here.
Services for Sunday next at st. Paul's
P. NJ. church: Prayer and praise ser.
vice, 9 to 80 a. m; preaching, 1870 a.
IN. and $50 p. m. All are welcome.
Rev. S. Cooper, pastor.
The scriptural magic lantern exhibi
tion, which was booked for March % al
the p M, church, will take place at 7.3C
o'clock on Monday evening Admission
| 10 cents.
The Young Peoples Baptist Union
will produce ''Out on the Streets" at tho
opera house on Saturday evening.
A class of seventeen will be confirmed
at st. Luke's Lutheran church on Sun
day morning.
Palm Sunday will be observed in sew
eral of the churches.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-04
Sportsm ems Bill Killed.

The hunters of the state met with a
rebuff in the house of representatives
on Tuesday, when the bill creating a
state game commission was killed ON
final passage by the rural members.
The bill provided for six game commits
sioners, to be appointed by the COVER
nor, to enforce the game laws. The
commission was to appoint a chief pro-
tector and nine other protectors. The
salary of the protector was fixed at 5000
per year, besides he was allowed ex-
penses not to exceed $500 annually.
The protectors were to receive $500 each
and their necessary expenses, not to ex-
ceed 5000. The bill provided no salary
for the commissioners, but allowed them
unlimited expenses while in the per-
formance of their duty.
The rural members thought the bill
much money, and they voted almost
soidly against it. Mr.. Kunkle, of Dau-
phin, who had charge of the bill, made
u strong plea for it before the vote was
taken. He raped the farmers for their
cries of economy and retrenchment af-
ter they had forced through their bill
creating the department of agriculture,
which will place the state under heavy
expense to maintain.
The defeat of the bill, nothwithstand-
ing its Endorsement by thousands of the
sportsmen of the state and hundreds of
game protective clubs. shows that the
farmers have enough votes in the house
to defeat any measure to which they are
opposed. Their leaders realize the
strength of the element and are using it.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-04

William Penn Bowman, the young
man who was recently convicted of the
murder of John Mike, an Arabian, was
on Tuesday sentenced by Judge Lynch
to be hanged. When the boy was asked
if he had anything to say he replied;
Nothing except that l am innocent"
His mother AID sister wept violently
when sentence was pronounced, but the
boy merely bowed his head and walked
firmly back to the prisoners van without
change OF countenance. Colonel L. r.
Martin, his attorney, will take his case
to the supreme court and if unsuccessful
there will be an appeal to governor
Charles Metzger, Bowman's companion
in crime, is yet at liberty and the police
have no knowledge of his whereabouts
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-04
Getting After Lackawanna

The county commissioners have decid-
ed to employ Attorney Alexander Farm
ham to push the Luzerne county claim
against Lackawanna for $4,000 and
interest from 1879, making the total
amount about 800, 900. This amount, the
principal of which came duo in 1879
under the general state law passed in
1879 for the construction of new counties,
should have been collected within two
years of the time Lackawanna county
was established. The law for the con-
struction of the new county provided
that Lackawanna should pay its pro rata
share of Luzerne'S Indebtedness, which
then was about $132,OOO. Attorney
Farnham says he will be ready to com
mence proceedings in a short time, when
he feels sure that Luzerne has a very
good chance of obtaining the amount.
He is at present engaged on the case of
the county commissioners, which will be
presented to the supreme court April Is,
to determine whether or not the com
missioners have the right to purchase
ground for new court house.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-04
Damages Granted to a Widow.

The jury in the case of Mrs. Kate
Zerbey against the Lytle Coal Company
for $40, 900 damages for the death of her
husband, John III. Zerbey, who lost his
life at the company's colliery near
Minersville, has made an award of
$500 in the plaintiffs favor. Mrs. Ter
bey's husband and eight Italians were
drowned by body of water breaking
upon the men while at work in tunnel
of the Lytle Coal Company, west of
Minersvile. The accident occurred
April %, 1892, and Mrs. Zerbey began
suit, charging negligence on the part OF
the coal company. Since Mrs. Zerbey
has succeeded in recovering $5, 500
damages it is more than probable rela-
tives of all the other victims will claim
the same amount.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-04
School Board Meeting.

The borough school board met last
evening and decided to extend the term
to ten months, instead of nine as pre-
viously agreed upon. The directors also
agreed to give the teachers all the as
sistance they could at the annual enter
tainment of the schools, which will be
held at the close of the term. A bill for
$3.50 from Peter Raudruff, of Ashley, for
drawing plans for the school building
which the voters decided should not be
built, was presented and caused much
amusement. The board instructed the
secretary to notify the architect that
they owed him nothing. The terms of
the verbal contract between Mr.. Raud-
ruff and the directors were mo build
ing, no pay"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-04

On May 10 and 20 will occur the annual
convention of the Catholic Total Abstin-
encc Union of the Scranton diocese. 1t
will be held in Carbondale and already
the societies there have appointed COM
mittees in different departments to make
complete arrangements for the enter
tainment of the large number of guests
1t is expected that representatives from
every total abstinence society in the
diocese will be present. President j. H.
Divine and p. f. Mcdonald, secretary
suit with the proprietors of the three
hotels and secure rates.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-04
Investigating the Trolley Wreck.

Deputy Coroner German, of Hazleton,
impaneled the following jury to investi-
gate the accident by which four persons
lost their lives on the Lehigh Traction
Company's line at Jeanesvlle: James
T. Sattery, D. A. Campbell and Fred
Hooking. The jury, after reviewing the
remains of the unfortunate victims at
Beaver Meadow and Hazleton, adjourned
until today. An exhaustive investiga-
made.