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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-29
CONDITIONS IN NEBRASKA.
Corn Promises "a Large Yield, Except
in the states Garden Spot.

A McCook, Neb., correspondent says:
On crossing the Missouri River running
TO Lincoln, the Burlington land agents
party found prospect which, from an
agricultural standpoint, could not be ex-
celled Corn is luxuriant and sturdy and
every stalk shows large-sized ears stick
ing out from il. 1t is so far advanced that
the uninitiated could be made to believe
very readily that it is past all harm from
any source. Notwithstanding it's fine ap-
pearance. however, ii is not yet out of
danger of frost, and will not be for at
least two weeks.
A fine crop of oats has been reaped in
this section. Much of il is still in the
shock and a good deal of it has been
stacked. 1t is thrashing out from thirty
to fifty bushels to the acre and will aver
age about forty. The wheat crop has all
been harvested. and farmers are now
busy plowing their land preparatory to
putting in another crop of winter wheat.
Leaving Lincoln the outlook is much
less promising. Between Waverly and
FairmOnt, a distance of sixty miles, is a
stretch of country which has usually been
described as the garden spot of Nebraska.
Crops have always been abundant here,
however poorly they may have been in
other parts of the State. Last year and
this year have been the only known excep-
tions to this rule. Somehow this belt has
suffered severely this year. 1t has rained
copiously on all sides of it and all around
il, but the clouds refused to give il drop
of moisture until too late to save the corn
crop. For n stretch of country sixty miles
long and sixty miles wide the corn crop
is n comparative failure. 1t will only run
from a quarter to half n crop, averaging
as a whole about one-third an ordinary
crop.
Oats have not Jared so badly. They are
thrashing out from thirty-five to forty
bushels an acre. Heavy 1ains fell over
this section at the end of last week. They
came too late. however. to save the bulk
of the corn. Very much of il is wilted be-
yond redemption and good deal of it
has already been cut for fodder. Wheat
in this section is thrashing out fifteen
bushels to the acre.
West of Fairmont the scene again
changes and an ocean of wayng corn,
strong and luxuriant, is to be seen as far
as the eye can reach in every direction.
The crop from Hastings to the western
boundary of the State is practically made,
and nothing but II killing frost can now
blight it. 1t will average not less than
sixty bushels to the acre, and very many
large fields will yield fifty bushels.
Alfalfa is a new crop here with which
the people are delighted. All kinds of
live stock eat it with relish. and it is prov
ing to be fattening fodder. The first
year il yields one ton to the acre, but
after the third year it yields three crops
u year, which foot up seven and one-half
tons to the acre. 1t is worth in the mar
ket So per ton, but to feed cattle the re-
suits have shown it to be worth $40 per
acre. 1t is the coming crop all along the
flats of the Republican valley.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-29

plates. Brockway was arrested in 1880
for counterfeiting and forging $1,000 q
per cent. United States coupon bonds.
Two crooks, Smith and Doyle. were also
arrested at the same time for completely.
The finished bonds and plates were all
seized. Brockway was sentenced for
thirty years and Doyle for twelve.
Brockway did not serve day of this
sentence. He managed to arrange a COM
promise with the Government BY con-
sent of Judge Benedict the sentence was
suspended on condition that other plates
be surrendered. 1t was said at the time
that, If he were again caught tampering
with the United States securities, the SEN
tence would stand. He was caught again,
but for some reason best known TO the
authorities the sentence of thirty years
was not enforced. Brockway was arrest
ed this time in New York, in November,
1888, for forging Morris & Essex Rail-
road bonds. Two others were taken into
custody at the same time. He pleaded
guilty, and was sentenced to Sing Sing
for FIVE years by Recorder Smyth. He
was discharged on Aug. 4, 1887. Since
then he has gone free until just now.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-29

In China the extent to which the chol-
era has prevailed can only be guessed ct,
but II is believed that the disease has
been widespread. From the trustworthy
statistics kept by the Japanese authorities
il is learned that up to the close of July
there had been $500 cases of the disease
in Japan, more than one-half of which
had proved fatal. This fatality may be
regarded as part of the price paid by
Japan for her victory over the Chinese,
but that price was greater yet, for many
of the Japanese soldiers who are yet in
China have fallen under the disease. 1t
has recently been epidemic over a large
part of the Japanese empire.
In some other countries besides those
here mentioned, including Mexico and
Cuba, there have been cases of cholera
during the year. but it has not been cpl
demic in any of them.
1t has been estimated by good authori-
ties that the average yearly number of
deaths from cholera the world over IL
close upon quarter of a million. 1t 10
not known that in Russia alone last year
there were nearly 100000 cases of the dis
ease, about 10 per cent. of which proved
fatal; but the ravages of the disease
among the Russians are light as compared
with that among Asiatics. Very likely 1t
has been as widely prevalent in Western
Russia, Eastern Austria and Turkey this
year as il was last year.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-29
LIST OF THE MISSIONARIES.
Names of the Men and Women Who
Are i'm Danger at Foo Chow.

Are in Danger at Foo Chow.
The riots at Foo Chow, reported in the
latest dispatches, are much more serious
than those in the interior and give the
friends of the missionaries and missionary
work more concern. Foo Chow is near
the coast, and is city of Importance. A
dispatch to the London Times from Hong
Kong confirms the dispatch announcing
the attack upon the American mission
near Foo Chow and n dangerous state of
the populace of that city. Foo Chow is
an important station of the Methodist
Episcopal church's missionary work. The
mission was begun in 1S41, and is now
under the general supervision of Bishop
Goodsell, assisted by the following mis-
sionaries and their wives: y. j. Plumb,
G. B. Smyth, NJ. G. Wilcox, w. III. Lacy,
J. ]. Gregory, NJ. d.; j. III. Worley, w. n.
Brewster, q. 5. Miner and Miss Sarah
Nj. Bosworth. There are also number of
women missionaries sent out by the Wo-
mems Foreign Missionary Society of the
Methodist Church, who work in conjunc-
ton with the bishop and his aids. These
missionaries are located i'm various towns
and villages near Foo Chow, and of
course, in case of such an uprising as re-
ported. might be murdered before assist
ance could be sent to them or they could
assemble at the American school, near the
gates of Foo Chow.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-29

BODIES RECOVERED FROM THE
DENVER HOTEL RUINS.
Engineer Pierce, Whose Negligence
Caused the Horror, Himself a Victim
of His Own CareIessness-Firc In
Milwaukee -Outrages by the Chinese.
Twenty-Five the Death Roll.


A portion of the Gumry Hotel, Denver,
the scene of the frightful disaster, is still
standing, gaunt and sinister, constantly
threatening to crash down at any moment
upon those delving in the runs The
search for victims has been carried on
with the utmost energy constantly, with
the aid of twenty arc lights. The list of
dead and missing now numbers twenty
FIVE, making the disaster the worst that
ever occurred in the city. 1t is clearly
proved that the tragedy was due TO the
carelessness of the engineer, who turned
water into the boilers which had become
overheatcd Pierce, the engineer, it is
said, was intoxicated.
Some of the victims were instantly
killed; others were buried in the ruins
where they slowly burned to death, the
building having taken fire after the ex-
plosion; others were rescued after suffer
ing horrible tortures only to die in hos
pital or on the way to it, while others still
suffered injuries that will seriously affect
them during life.
For several hours after the disaster the
scenes amid the ruins of the hotel were
such that men turned pale and stood help
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-29
INSANE ASYLUM HORRORS.
Patients Permitted to Mangle and
Maim Each Other.


Main Each other.
The investigation of the Cook County
0ll) Commissioners into the management
of the Dunning Insane Asylum began
Tuesday. Thirty thousand words of tes-
timony were taken at the first sitting.
Toward the end of the days sitting came
a horrible story, that in detail was more
barbarous than the story of the Puck
murder. 1t was told by DIR. McGrew,
resident physician of Dunning Asylum. 1t
concerned battle between two mad men,
who had fought in the corridor of ward 2
while Anderson, accessory to the murder
of Puck, was on watch. These two
patients quarreled over some silly, child
ish difference. They came to blows.
They tore at each others faces and rolled
about the floor. One of them, i'm the
frenzy of raving maniac, set his teeth in
to the face of the other He bit off his
nose and spat il out on the stone floor of
the corridor. The maniac with whom this
patient was battling sprang away from
the death grip, fell bleeding and scream
ing to the floor, saw the flesh torn from his
own face, stuffed il into his mouth and
chewed his own nose to pulp and swal-
lowed il. He said that would make II
grow again, and Anderson, the attendant.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-29
THE CROOK OF THE CENTURY.
An Unsurpassed Counterfeiter Cap
tured at Last,

An unsurpassed (Ouuterfetter Cap
tured at Last.
1t was very efficient work on the part of
the New York secret service men which
succeeded in breaking up gang of coun-
terfeiters, seizing their plant at Hoboken,
n. j., and capturing their head, William
Z. Brockway. 1t was long known that
counterfeit gold certificates for $500 and
500 were being issued, but it was hard
to track up the criminals. Valuable plates
were taken and Canadian notes, half
printed, for 100000, together with fibre
paper and many United States notes. No
plant of such magnitude and so complete
in every feature has been secured by
secret service men for years
Besides Brockway, who is regarded as
the most expert counterfeiter i'm the coun-
try, and who is 73 years old, o. Il. Brad
ford, Libbie and Sidney Smith and Will
lam r. Wagner We're also taken. These
others are comparatively little known. but
Brockway has lived life filed with deeds
of crime and adventure. In many re-
spects he is one of the most notorious
criminals of this class this country has
produced. Only one crook overshadowed
him in point of skilful work as counter
feiter, and he was Tom Ballard who, it
was said, possessed better formula for
making paper for greenbacks than the
Government Only one man may be said
to have been his peer as a forger, and he
also bore the name of Brockway.
Brockway started on his career in New
Haven about 1916. He was a Connecti-
cut boy, and found employment as a
printer. Later he learned engraving and,
becoming an expert, he made good wages
and saved sufficient money to pay for n
special course in electro-chemistry in
Yale. This technical knowledge he APP
piled to the production of electrotypes.
From almost the day he left Yale his
career as a counterfeiter and forger dates.
His first trick, so far as any record goes,
was to take an impression in soft metal
of plate which two directors of bank
had brought into the shop in which he
worked to have certificates struck from.
Really his first important crime was
committed soon after the war broke out.
When the Government began to issue
bonds Brockway thought he saw his OPP
portunity. On the 1-30 bond his work
was Of such exceptional cleverness that
$4,000 of the issue got into the Govern
ment vaults before any suspicion was
aroused. Brockway was arrested, but
was permitted to go on surrendering the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-29
FIRE IN MILWAUKEE.
Valuable Railroad and Steamboat
Property Swept Away.

Valuable Railroad and Steamboat
Property Swept Away.
Fire burned over a dozen blocks in
Milwaukee Thursday and destroyed prop
erty worth $3S2,00O. 1t started on the
river front at the Water street bridge and
before it was stopped it had burned a
swath from one TO three blocks wide to
Sixth street. A stiff breeze served to fan
the flames and sent them travelling west
over the yards of the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul Railroad Company with
startling rapidity, destroying in their path
the freight warehouses of railroad and
steamship companies, valuable freight in
storage and railway cars.
For four hours all the fire apparatus.
firemen and employees of the railroad COM
pany in the city fought the progress of the
flames before they were under control.
When the fighters finished work two com
panies of firemen were left to guard half
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-29

less With sorrow and horror. Several per-
sons were seen slowly burning to death,
but hey were so weighted down with de-
bris md encompassed by flame that no
aid oould be given then. Some of them
begged piteously to be killed that they
might not be forced to endure the torture
of fire, while others, needing only the
chopping off of limb 10 be free, implored
the iremen to cut off leg or an arm.
Most of the victims were persons prom
inent in the affairs of the State.
TIE total loss caused by the explosion
and fire is $4,000. The Gumry Hotel
was worth about $4,000 and had $4,000
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-29
HOTEL THAT PROVED A DEATn-rRAP.

worh of furniture. 1t is total wreck,
but was insured for $4,000. The Nc
Mann Block, which stands next to the
Gunry, was also heavily damaged. 1t is
owned by Colonel +. A. Bishop and was
butt in 1890. 1t Is four-story pressed
brrk and is occupied throughout by the
A. Lilliblade Furniture Company. The
Whole rear end of this block was ruined.
Tie loss on the building is about $25, 900,
as the building will have to be torn down.
This block is insured for $4,000. The
stock of A. Lilliblade, valued at $4,000.
is only nnrtly lost
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-29
C. s. BRICE.

c. >. BHICE' earnest protests. He
had the floor when he was interrupted by
DR.. James A. Norton, who presented a
motion to suspend the rules and nominate
James z. Campbell by acclamation. Mr..
Campbell protested and raised points of
order amid the widest scenes of cheering
and yelling for Campbell. Campbell said
he had run for Congress three times in a
Republican district and twice for Gov
ernor in Republican State, till he was
depleted financially and otherwise unable
to make the race. He insisted on the
nomination of Judge Peck or some other
good Democrat who could make good
race and afford to make it
Seconds of the nomination of Campbell
rolled in. Chairman Brice ruled that the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-29
Platform Adopted.

Platform Adopted.
The Democratic party Of Ohio. In conven-
tion assembled, points with satisfaction and
pride 10 the wisdom Of the action Of that
party In the last two years and the re-
salts accomplished according to its prom
ises. to-wt
The repeal Of the Republican legislation
known as the Sherman law. the un-Ameri-
can Federal election law, and the Mckinley
law, from which repeals has resulted re-
turning prosperity to the country to such an
extent that even the Republicans are obliged
to recognize the same.
We congratulate President Cleveland thai
his efforts In favor of the repeal of these
vicious laws and the upholding Of the credit
Of the country have been successful.
We congratulate our Senator, the Hon.
Calvin s. Brice, for the earnest and effect
I've support he has given to the President in
these matters
When we consider the fact that the Demo-
cratic party received from the Republicans
In 1892 bankrupt treasury, that Ii inher-
tied from them the vicious currency and tar
if laws which had prepared and finally pro-
duced the panic of 1893. we insist that Il is
entitled to the thanks of the people for the
courage with which IL has attacked and re-
We reafIirm the following portion Of the
seventh plank Of the platform Of the last
National Democratic Convention.
''We hold to the use of both gold and sill
yer as the standard money OF the country
and to the coinage of both gold and silver
without discrimination against either metal
or cnarRe IOf nlntage, Dut tne uOilar unit or
coinage Of both metals must be of equal In
trinsic and cxchangeable value. or be ad-
justed by international agreement, or by
such safeguards Of legislation as shall insure
the maintenance of the parity Of the two
metals and the equal power OF every dollar
at all times In the payment Of debts; and
we demand that the paper currency Shall be
kept at par with and redeemable In such
coin. We insist upon this policy as especial
ly necessary for the protection OF farmers
and the laboring classes. the first and most
defenseless victims of unstable money and
fuctuating currency"
We call the attention OF the people to the
methods and practices of bosssm by which
the Republican party In this State has been
managed In the last few years, and for ex-
amples point to its history In Hamilton coun-
ty and to the final elimination Of the same
In the GAINESVILLE convention, and we ask the
people by their votes this fall to put their
condemnation on such practices.
We denounce the last Legislature as cor
rupt and unworthy of the confidence OF the
people, and we submit to thu voters whether
they wish to perpetuate this condition OF
affairs by placing the Republicans again In
power.
We view with alarm the large increase Of
Indebtedness throughout the State by coun-
ties and municipalities. as authorized by the
last Legislature, and the Increase In the last
few years In the tax rate, and we demand
economy In expenditure and conserva tism
In the Increase of debt.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-29
RAvAGES OF THE CHOLERA.
Europe and Asia Have Suffered
America Has Been Free.


Through the energetic efforts of the
health authorities in New York the
cholera has not entered this country this
summer and, as the season Is so far ad-
vanced, il probably will not do so.
Though we have been free from IL in
Europe Russia, Arabia, India, China. and
Japan the disease ragged. Ii Is unfortun-
ate that trustworthy statistics concerning
IL cannot be obtained from Russia, or
from any of the other countries In which
IL exists, with the exception of Japan. Ii
ravaged several Of the western Russian
provinces last summer; II did not entirely
disappear last winter, and 1t has been
epidemic since the early spring season.
The cholera appeared in Arabia, on the
border of the Red Sea, early In the
spring, brought there, as in other years,
by the Mohammedan pilgrims from India
to Mecca. Alarming accounts Of its
fatality were sent out In the spring
months and up to June, but nothing has
been heard of II for some weeks, and its
savages have doubtless been allayed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-29

Santiago, while GIN. Gomez Commands
another in Camagpy.
Meantime the Spnish army is becoming
daily more disheatened and there are
numerous desertios TO the ranks of the
insurgents. Gen. bmpos who, when he
reached Cuba. anminced that he would
have the rebellion tushed in couple of
months has utterly iiled TO make any inn
preston on the insutents, although near
ly 10000 troops mo- than he asked for
have been sent him. The cry Is still for
more troops--a proofn itself that the re-
bellion In serious an that the Spanish
forces to-day on the land are unable to
cope with the plucky hurgents.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-29

Ex-Supreme Court Justice Strong has
had a stroke of paralysis which affects
the left side of the body. He has also had
n relapse of the catarrhal fever, is very
weak and Mt present unconscious. He 10
at Lake Minnewaska, n. Y.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-29
MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1896.

looked on. This was the sworn testimony
of DIR. McGrew, resident physician at
Dunning Asylum. While II was being
given one Of the commissioners turned
sick and pale. Julia Adams, one Of the
committee, covered her face with her
hands and clutched at the arm of her
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-29

Harry Birdsell. ut Greensburg. Ind, in
fit of anger stabbed his father, w. l..
Birdsell. The wound may prove fatal.
There was no known trouble between
them. 1t is thought the young man has
been losing his mind for some time.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-29
THE CUBAN WAR.
The Insurgents Making Headway in
the Struggle for Freedom.

Recent reports from Cuba indicate that
the insurgent army is gradually en-
croaching on Havana. 1t is now on the
loutskirts of the great sugar district and is
increasing its ranks daily. According to
sletter from the Marquis de Santa Lucia,
Who some time ago joined the insurgents,
tle two divisions Of the army number 25,-
OQ men and 10000 of these are well
armed and splendidly equipped. One di-
vi5on is under Cen Antonio Maceo in
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-29

The Finance Committee of the New
York Board of Aldermen has prepared
the report on the tax rate for the year
fixing it at 1.92, an increase of 13 points
over the rate last year. The total amount
If money to be raised is $3S, S,47600O.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-29

27O, reafhrmed the
financial plank of
the Democratic ma
tional convention of
1892 and indorsed
I h e administration
of President Cleve-
land and the course
in the Senate of Cal
vim s. Brice.
The nomination of
Campbell was made
in spite of his most
.a.s.A A--A- Il"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-29

in the river, several hundred feet west Of
the West Water street bridge. A south
west gale blowing over the city at a
thirty-mile-an-hour gait famed it, and in
less time than it takes to tell the story the
flames were licking up 1,500 feet of valu-
able river front property.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-29

Tom Wilbur, aged 01, committed suicide
at Norwich, Conn, by severiHg his jugu-
lar vein with razor. He was we'll
known quarryman.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-29

Robert Ralston, bookkeeper for the
Samuel Woodside Company, of Cincin-
nati. 70 short In his accounts $4,000.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-29
Buckeye Democratic Ticket.

Buckeye Democratic Ticket.
uONtinoE. .Julntb NutupDcl
Lieutenant Governor. John b. Peaslee
State Auditor. ............ james w. Knott
State Treasurer. ........ William Is. Sholer
Supreme Judge. ........ William T. Mooney
Attorney General. George A. Fairbanks
Member Board Public Works. H. B. Keefer
Clerk Of Supreme Court. j. w. Cruikshank
The Ohio Democratic State convention
nominated james Il. Campbell for Gov
ernor by acclamation. 1t was done with
whoop and yell and while Mr.. Camp
bell was on his feet trying to persuade the
body to select Judge Peck, of Cincinnati.
The convention also, by a vote of 525 to
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-29

motion of DIR. Norton to suspend the rules
and nominate Mr.. Campbell was in order.
NJ. +. ingalls,, who had previously OPP
posed Campbell, made strong plea for
him as the winner. The motion of DIR.
Norton was put and carried with great
whirl of enthusiasm and Chairman Brice
declared Mr.. Campbell the nominee for
Governor. The ticket was completed as
above by acclamation
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-29
CAMPBELL is NAMED.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOR OF OHIO.

All the Nominations Are Made by Ac-
clamation-Free Silver Is Beaten
Cleveland's Administration Enthu-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-29

q square mile of glowing embers. During
the exciting scenes incident to freight
ing a boy was run over by fire engine
and killed. The losses are divided as fol-
lows:
R,ildinns In tho frainhf uard all