Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-23

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A. ]. BLACKWELL, the rich and
cratic Indian who owns the cities OF
Blackwell and David In the Indian
Territory, announces that he Will
build $500, coo temple at David
City, Okla, for the perpetuation OF
Indian religions.
The indications OF reviving busi-
ness continue. The New York World
publishes interviews with leading
men in almost every department. OF
business, and without exception they
represent conditions as hopeful and
improving.
The Examiner states that for each
convert made in foreign fields during
the last year 1t has cost the American
Board Congregational $3.50, the
Missionary Union (Baptist) $85, the
Methodist Church $235. the Episco-
pal Church 81, 1874, and the Presby-
terrain Board $278.
THE Engineering and Mining Jour-
nal notes an increase Of prices OF
staple articles estimated at from ~
to 25 per cent. as compared with the
prices of the beginning OF the year.
The articles noticeably affected are
silver, corn, meat, cotton, wool and
wheat, while In the iron and other
metal markets there is "a rising
tendency"
The United States Consul at Han
kow, China, has sent to the Depart
ment of State an elaborate report on
the tea trade Of last year. He says
that it is the belief that there will be
q larger demand for tea the coming
season than the last and that there
will be keen competition. He adds
that the Russian trade was largely
remunerative last year. The report
shows that for the season OF l894-9o
the exports Of tea from Hankow to
America and Canada were 6, 995. 29S
pounds. About the same amount
was sent to Great Britain direct,
while %, 468, 247 pounds were shipped
to Russia.
THE Sioux City Journal Is i'm
pressed by the difficulties in the way
Of harmonizing state. city, and town
government systems. 1t says:
Just what to do with our cities,
how to give them the necessary
measure OF self government, and yet
to guard against the license which
would endanger their existence, how
to obey the constitutional command
to have all laws of uniform applica-
ton, yet to make them so elastic as
suit the village and the city alike
this is problem in craftsmanship
worthy of the best talent and most
brilliant genius
AFEATURE of the Cotton States Ex-
position in Atlanta, Ga, will be the
production of spectacular play
based on the career Of fernando De
Soto and his band of Spanish cava-
Tiers in the early history Of America.
A company Of New York and Atlanta
capitalists has been organized by
Mrs. Littleton, with capital stock
Of 500. 600, to produce this spectac-
ular drama. They will build thea
ter and present in tableaus the ro-
mantle and adventurous career of De
Soto in Georgia, Alabama and Flori-
da, drawing partly on tradition and
partly on Imagination.
HOUSE boats will soon be intro
duced in this country, company
being about organized with a capital
Of 800, 600 to build them in Phila-
delphia. 1t is proposed to establish
a floating camp or village near Phila-
delphia this summer. Each boat will
be of standard pattern, complete
in itself. with as many rooms and
berths as may lie required. They will
be supplied with kitchen, store room
and lavatories, with open shaded
decks for fair weather. and small
boat for landing and visiting. This
style Of boat is common in some
parts OF Europe, especially in Lon
don.
THE Car of Russia has rejected q
petition which was recently present
ed to him by seven journalists and
literary men in favor Of modification
of the press laws. A commission,
consisting of the ministers of justice
and of the interior and the procura-
tor of the holy synod, to which the
document was referred, reported adj
versely upon it, pointing out that
the presentation Of collective petit
tions is logically prohibited, and also
that the press laws are not anti
quated, but that they have been re-
peatedly amended. The commission
added that private persons are pro-
hibited from calling upon the gov
eminent to change the laws OF the
country and are especially prohibited
from criticising them.
AT Dashour, twenty miles south OF
Cairo, the graves Of two princesses
Of the Twelfth Dynasty, more than
1000 years ago, were discovered in
tact little while ago. The collins
had decayed and the mummies crum-
bled to dust as soon as an attempt
was made to remove them, but on the
head of each was golden coronet
looking as fresh as the day it was
made. One was q wreath Of forget-me-
nots with Maltese crosses at inter-
walls made OF precious stones; the
other coronet contained socket in
which was inserted spray of flow
ers made of jewels, with leaves and
stems Of gold. Beside these were
necklaces, bracelets, armlets, ank-
lets, daggers and charms.
The United States Patent Office
will make u good showing at the At