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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18
MICHIGAN THURSDAY. APRIL l8 1896

been shipped to distributing agents
through the express companies. The
stamps seized Monday night by Capt.
Porter at the Wells-Fargo express Office
were addressed to Nathan Herzog, the
cigar dealer in the rotnnda of the Cham
ber of Commerce building. In the morn
ing the express messenger took the pack
age to Mr.. Herzog. He examined the
stamps, found them to be counterfeit aud
refused to accept them, and the package
was taken back to the Office, where they
were seized in the evening.
Herzog says that he answered an ad-
vertisement of firm in Hamilton, Ont,
offering TO sell $115 worth of stamps for
800. and ordered as many as they could
send him, and that the package was sent
in response 10 that order. -Four other
packages received by Chicagoans have
been taken in charge. The secret service
agents at Buffalo and those stationed in
Canada have been notified regarding the
stamp shipments.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18
RUSSIAN BEAR GROwLs.
Mag Interfere with Japan's Schem
of Squeezing China.

May Interfere with Japan's Scheme
of Squeezing China.
The St. Petersburg Noyoe Xremya says
that IL Great Britain has approved the
territorial demands of Japan in regard
to Manehuria and Corca, Russia will con-
slider bsrself relieved of the obligations
of common action and will oppose Japan
on land nnd on the sea.
Referring to this a Washington cor
respondent says: The unmistakable
threat against japan held out by Russia
in the short notice in its semi-official or
gan, the N0voe Vremya, has caused much
surprise I'm diplomatic circles here. 1t
was supposed chat Russia had good un-
derstnnding with Japan as to the terms
of peace to be held out to China; that
there was an entire agreement upon the
propositions touching Corean iudepend-
ence. the acquisition by Japan of Tormosa
and Port Arthur and the exaction of an
Indemnity. AS to Great Britain, which
now appears to be reproached with fail
Ing to maintain a stif front against jap
nnese demands where they involved the
acquisition of territory. IL has all along
been understood that she was the one
power that was disposed TO resist nggres-
sions. and was only prevented from ac-
fual interference through inability to Sc
cure the cooperation of Russia in such
n movement The Russo-Japanese agree
ment was understood to include the con-
cession to Russia Of right Of way
through Cora toy the Siberian RAILROAD to
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18
BLOW TO TAX LAW.
SUPREME COURT MANGLES THE
INCOME STATUTE.
Rents and Bond Interest Declared to
BE Exempt Business Men Must Pay
so Must Employees, While Big
Trust Companies Escape.
Vast Changes Decreed.

A special dispatch from Washington
SAYS that the United States Supreme
Court in the income tax case has reversed
the decision of the lower court Inc
income tax law rs Il whole is upheld, but
only by n divided court. Two important
portions of the law. however, have been
decided to be unconstitutional, and they
are 40 serious as to affect materially not
only the revenues of the Government, but
the estimation in which the income tax
will be held by the people. Under the de-
cision. as reported, all incomes derived
from rents are exempted from taxation
nv the Federal Government and all IN
comes derived from State and municipal
bonds are similarly exempted. In other
resnects the income tax stands as 1t was
passed last August, but the result OF the
consultations in the Supreme court SHOWS
very conclusively that the law can eashy
be picked to pieces, provided SUITS are
brought to contest each particular point
as ii comes up.
II Is n curious fact but none the less
true that the law which was passed at
the dictation of the Populists has been
distorted by the decision OF the United
States Supreme Court in such way that
II will absolutely protect the class Oh capi-
to,;sts most offensive to the Populistic
element. The landlords of the country
will pay no income tax. The owners OF
bonds of almost any kind, either Federal,
State. county or municipal, VIII also DE
free. while the business man, the manu-
facturer and the salaried employe VIII,
for the present at least, be compelled TO
contribute to the treasury of the United
States Government per cent. OF all In
comes in excess of $4 1000 per annum.
The decision of the Supreme Court is
matter of deep annoyance. COLLECTION
of the tax has begun; the Government
budget was made out with regard TO the
$50. 900 900 or SAC, 100000 expected to be
derived from this source. The exemption
of great fortunes and great estates, the
sweeping away of large part OF the ex-
pected revenues, is bound to create situ-
alton in the treasury that will be embar-
RAISING, to say the least. Further cause
for dissatisfaction will be given to persons
who think they see menace to the rights
of the people in the frequent interference
of Federal courts in legislative concerns.
1t is said that one learned justice even
attempted to "legislate" building associa-
tions into the act
The first meeting of the Supreme Court
was held March 16, two days after the
conclusion of the argument, but no de-
cision was reached. and it was not until
March 30 that they succeeded in agreeing
upon the outlines of a decision covering
the opinion of the lower court. The
court was evenly divided. Justice Jack
son was too i'll to take part. Chief JUS
tice Fuller and Justices Field, Gray and
Brewer were opposed to the law. Justices
Harlan, Brown, Shiras and White voted
to sustain the law.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18
FREE PEws
A Failure, Because We "Smile and
Are Villains STILL"

A Failure, Because We "Smile and
Are Villains STILL"
1t was painful confession of the fail
ure Of the free-pew system that was made
on Sunday in Brooklyn by the rector of
st. Peters Protestant Episcopal Church.
After free-pew experiment of nine years
Rev. DIR. Parker admitted that he had
gained larger knowledge than he ever
before possessed of the sinfulness, or we
may say the wickedness, If not even the
viciousness, of some of the people who are
church-goers. He declared that some of
the men who occupied the free pews had
no regard whatever for the moral obliga-
tions involved and seemed to him but as
religious vagabonds. He told of men who
would drop cent i'm the box, and of
others who would break their promises,
and Of more who seemed to be destitute of
shame. One man, for example, who had
hired pew i'm another place of worship,
cleared $3.50 year by sub-letting it to
another party, while he himself took
seat in DR.. Parker's free-pew church.
1t was a melancholy sermon of DIR.
Parker in which he announced the free
pew failure. He spoke of another church
in Brooklyn which had tested the free
pew theory with the result that the deficit
in it's treasury had to be made up by the
rich members. st. Georges Church, in
New York, is still experimenting with the
system; but he said that the shortage
there was to be made up by the many
millionaires who belong to it. He did not
know of single case in which it had been
successful. After appealing to his listen
ers to ''pay up this time," he made a
startling remark: IL notice." he said,
''that some of you smile, which reminds
me that some can smile and smile and be
villains STILL
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18
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The News -

japan wants gold-China needs gold.
An Ohio girl who dislocated her jaw
by yawning will now be obliged to avoid
indulgence in that pleasure.
Secretary Carlisle has a sense of the
eternal fitness of things. He has made a
Kentucky colonel superintendent of the
mint.
English writer's complain Of the diff
Guilty of getting money from America. A
good many Americans have noticed the
same condition.
Hold on, John Bull! Don't try to grab
the Nicaragua Canal. There was a chap
named Remus who got pretty badly hurt
for jumping ditch.
If China doesn't get through with that
war and settle down to business pretty
soon we may find ourselves short of fire.
crackers on July 4 next.
Pasqualc Julian and Antonio ReyeIlo
court the same girl. Each tried to pave
the way to her heart by killing the other.
The girl is still undecided.
Ponciano Diaz, the greatest Mexican
bull fighter, has just been gored and tram
pied to death in the ring. So long as
they have bulls in Mexico they don't need
fool killer.
There's a chance for DR.. Parkhurst in
Oklahoma. The whole Legislative AS
sembly of the Territory has been indicted
by the United States Grand Jury for
'erookedness."
Religious journals which attacked the
Senate for Sabbath work should remem-
Der that there is Scriptural authority for
working on Sunday IL 1t is necessary to
get an ass out Of pit.
A Grand Rapids paper says concerning
the Venezuela complication that "John
Bull has been cowed." Who would have
imagined that the Monroe doctrine would
do such = thing % that?
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18
BOGUS POSTAGE STAMPS.
Cncle Sam Has Been Carrying Thor
sauda of Letters for Nothing.

Enc1e Sam Has Been Carrying Thou
sands of Letters for Nothing.
United States secret service operatives
In Chicago and Washington have nn-
eartLed probably the most unique and at
the same time important swindle ever
perpetrated upon any government. It's
magnitude can yet only be guessed at, but
il is believed thousands upon thousands
of dollars have been secured by n gang
of skilled counterfeiters, who have re-
produced with wonderful skill and accu-
racy the pink 2-cent stamp of commerce.
1t Is thought the country Is flooded from
New York to San Francisco with these
spurious stamps. and the United States
has been carrying millions of letters from
which not one cent of revenue was re-
ceived.
Chicago apparently has been the head
quarters Of the gang. and ifs product has
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

Col. William ID. Pollock is lying in a
serious condition at his home i'm Hen
Peck, Ind. Several days ago Col. Pol
lock made wager that he could suck
three dozen eggs at one sitting. He had
disposed of two dozen and half, and
on entering upon the last half dozen
struck chicken, which stuck in his
throat and almost choked him to death.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18
A Tea, of Cbristiauity.

''If you wish to know whether you
are a Christian inquire Of yourself
whether, in and for the love Of God,
you seek to make happy those about
you by smiles and pleasant sayings.
Are you a comfortable person to live
with? Are you pleasant to have
nboutT'-Gail Hamilton.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

The father of Neander. the great
church historian, was carter, and in
carly boyhood the historian often aided
his father to drive and load
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

not equaled since the days of MacMa-
hon, is extended. Miss Faure Is a lady
Of great natural ability. cultivated, fond
of poetry, somewhat of y philosopher and
an author. A little book of hers, dealing
with nm excursion into Algeria, has been
favorably commented ON aud holds forth
the promise of more pretentiens labors.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

The King of Servia has taken up with
the summing fad and enjoys going around
seeing his subjects without letting them
know who he H.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18
she is ABLE AND CULTURED.

IEcie Faure, Daughter of the French
President, Soon To We'd.
Mile. Lucie Faure, whose engagement
to Paul Deschanel a member of the
Chamber of Deputies, is announced, is
one of the most brilliant Partisan society
leaders. As daughter Of the President of
France, she plays an important part in
the social functions given at the Elysee,
where a hospitality, with a princeiy show
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

Joshua III. Slower, of Staunfon, Va,
has been sentenced to the penitentiary
for life for stealing three and half
pounds Of bacon worth 371d cents. Stoyer
Il a white man. a carpenter and Q con-
Rrmo6 thief,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

The words -Confederate 'Dead" are on
the base in large letters. On the eastern
face is bronze panel representing "a
call to arms" The return of the soldier
to his home is pictured on the west face.
tOn the south side the soldiers last sleep
Is illustrated.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

CRAWLING LODGE, 1. o. o. F., NO. 157---
Meets every Tuesday evening.
NJ. SIMPSON, N. G.
J. PATTERSON, Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

GRAlLING CHAPTER, r. A. NJ, No. a.
Meets every third Tuesday In each month
JOHN F. HUM h. p.
A. TAYLOR, Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

SOCIETY MEErlNoo.
~~~~.o~~-~->~D~~~~~~~o- o-e~~~~~-~~~~~~~~~~~e
M. i. CHURcH-Rev. g. g. Taylor. Passion
Services at 10 80 o'clock am and 71t pm Bun
day school at II IN. Prayer meeting svssy
Thursday evening at 7,a o'clock. All ars COR
daily invited to attend.
PREsBYTE TERIAN CHURCH-Rev. John Irwin
Pastor Services every Sunday morning and
evening at the usual hour. Sunday school fol-
lowing morning service. Prayer meeting every
Wednesday evening.
DANISH Ev. LUTHERAN CHURCH : Rev.
A. Henrltzy, Pastor. Services every Sunday ss
1880 a. m. and p. m, and every Thursday n
1880 p m. Sunday School at 2p m
METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH.
Rev. J. j. Willis, Pastor. Services every Sun
day at G:30 p. IN. Sunday-school at y. m
ST. MARY's clTHoLIc CHURcH.-Fathsr
H. Webeler Regular services the last Sunday
in each month
CRAWLING LODGE, No. 356, =. A. NJ
meets in regular communication on THURSDAY
evening on or before the full Of the moO9N
NJ. A. BATES, W. NJ
A. TAYLOR. Secretary.
MARVIN POST, No. 240, G. A. r.. meets tho
second and fourth Saturdays in each month
A. c. WILCOX, Post Com
H. TRUMLEY, Adjutant.
woMEN's RELIEF CORPS. No. 162 meets ON
the I'd and 4th Saturdays at 2 O'Clock in the af-
ternoon MRS. M. r. HANSON, President.
REBEccA WIGHT. Sec.
GRAlLING CHAPTER, R. A. NJ. No. a.
Meets every third Tuesday in each month
JOHN F, HUM. II. p
A. TAYLOR, Sec.
CRAWLING LODGE, 1. o. o. F., NO. 137.--
Meets every Tuesday evening.
NJ SIMPSON, N. G.
CRAWLING ENCAMPMENT, I. o. O. F., No
u6.-Meets alternate Friday. evenings.
W. MCCULLOUGH, c. p.
s. G.. TAYLOR, Secretary.
CRAWFORD TENT, X. o! T.. NJ. No. 1o2--
Meets every Saturday evening.
wooDFIELD, r. K.
CRAWLING CHAPTER, ORDER OF EAST
ERN STAR, No. s3, meets Monday evening ON
or before the full of the moon.
MARY L. STALEy, w. M
ADA M. GRoULoFF, Sec.
PORTAGE LODGE, X Of p, No. 1H.-Mects
nrst and third Wednesday Of each month.
MARIus HANSON. c. c..
j. HARTwIcK X. of r. and s.
COURT CRAWLING, /. o. F., No. 79o.-Masts
second and last Wednesday OF each month
s. 8. CLAGGETT, q. n
f. HARRINGTON, r. s.
CRAWLING HIVE, No. 81, l.. o. T. M.-Meets
every first and third Wednesday Of each month
SARAH NJ WooDFIELD, Lady Com
EDITH WooDFIELD, Record Keeper.
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??, 1895-04-18

CRAWLING ENCAMPMENT, 1. o. o. f., No
u6.-Meets alternate Friday evenings.
W. MCCULLOUGH, c. p.
s. G.. TAYLOR, Secretary.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

crates in strewing flowers over the graves
of their dead comrades. Surrounding the
monument will be four cannons, which
We're appropriated by Il special act Of
Congress. They have not yet been placed
in position, but will be before Decoration
day. They were captured from the Fed
erals at Chickamauga and were after
ward used with great effect by the Con-
federates in the battles of Missionary
Ridge, Dalton. ResaGa, Kenesaw Noun
tain, Peach Tree Greek, Atlanta and
Franklin, and were captured still later
Gy the Union men at Nashville.
When the veil falls IAN imposing monu-
ment forty feet high with pedestal of Ten
nessee marble and statue of bronze will
be seen. The figure will be recognized by
every old Confederate. as that of a typi-
cal Southern infantryman. In tattered
clothes, badly worn shoes, with stockings
drawn over the trousers, he stands with
folded arms, having no musket, and looks
down as If i'm sorrow on the field where
many of his comrades sleep. The face of
the monument will show bronze seal of
the Confederucy enlarged, with the in
scription:
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

woMEN's RELIEF CORPS. No. 1872 meets ON
the I'd and 4th Saturdays at 2 O'Clock in the af-
ternoon MRS. M. e. HANSON, President.
REBEccA WIGHT, Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

DANISH Ev. LUTHERAN CHURCH Rev.
A. Henritzy. Pastor. Services every Sunday st
1890 a. m. and p. m. and every Thursday NJ
7:3O p. m. Sunday School at 2p.m
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

ST. MARY's CiTHOLIC CHURCH.-Fathes
H. Webeler. Regular services the last Sunday
in each month.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH.
Rev. J. J. Willis, Pastor. Services every Sum
day at G:3O D. m. Sunday-schOol at y. IN.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

Erected to the Memory of 5000
Southern Soldiers, Here Buried,
Who Died in Camp Douglas Prison,
1S62-G5.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

CRAWLING LODGE, No. aoe. =. d A NJ
meets in regular communication on THURSDAY
evening on or before the full Of the moCaN
M. A. BATES, W. M
A. TAYLOR, Secretary.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

CRAWFORD TENT, X. o. IT, NJ. No 1o2--
Meets every Saturday evening"
A. MCKAY, Com.
WM WooDFIELD r. K
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

MARVIN POST, No. 240, G. A. r., meets tho
second and fourth Saturdays in each month
A. C. WILCOX, Post Com
H. TRUMLEY, Adjutant.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

CRAWLING CHAPTER, ORDER OF EAST
ERN STAR, No. s3, meets Monday evening on
or before the full of the moon.
MARY L. STALEy, w. NJ
ADA NJ. GRoULoFF, Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rev. John Irwin
Pastor Services every Sunday morning and
evening at the usual hour. sunday-schooi fol-
lowing morning service. Prayer meeting every
Wednesday evening.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

~~>~~~~N~>~~~>>>~~>~|~N
M. II. CHURCH-Rev. 8. @. Taylor, Pastor
Services at 10 80 o'clock am. and 7,s pm. Bun-
day school at II IN. Prayer meeting svssy
Thursday evening at 71 o'clock. All ass COR
daily invited to attend.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

PORTAGE LODGE, X. of p, No. 1H.-Msets
nrst and third Wednesday of each month.
MARIus HANSON, G. c..
j. HARTwIcK, X. of r. and s.
The herald., 1895-03-28
SEVEN MILLIONS INVOLVED
Settlement Of the Great Davis Will
Contest
Decree Of Distribution IL Subject to Re-
Opening II New Claimants Appear
Within One Year

BUTTE. March 27.-The great Davis
will contest has been settled by judgment
of court amounting to victory for the
First National bank heirs and the pro-
ponents OF the John A. Davis will, but
making liberal allowance by agreement
with New York and Boston contestants
represented by Harry A. Root, for whom
Colonel r. G. Ingersoll was the leading
counsel in the great legal battles Of 1891.
The estate was valued at 81, 900, 600. The
disputed will was probated today by con-
sent of all parties to the suit and the fol-
lowing decree of distribution entered
THE Sheffield heirs, or children of Ada
Davis, are given one-twenty- of the es-
tate and the remainder is divided between
the heirs of John A. Davis, who receive
four and three-quaIt,r elevenths, and the
contestants, who receive six and one-quar-
ter elevenths. Andrew J. Davis retains
the First National bank stock
The decree of distribution was entered
subject to revision in the event of a fur
Their contest within one year by claimants
not parties to the present agreement.
The herald., 1895-03-28
A Ten Year Old Girl to Identify
Murderers
HER TESTIMONY POSITIVE
Story of One Of the Most Atrscious
Crimes In Missouri
Little Nellie Meeks the Only Survivor ofe
Family Of Fivs Who Were Butchered
Last Year

RROLLTON, Mo-, March 27.-Ten.
year-old Nellie Meeks, the only survivor
OF the Meeks family OF five, who were
murdered on May 18th of last year, is in
town to testify in the trial of William
and George Taylor. which began today
Nellie was permitted by her guardians
to tell the story OF the atrocious crime
this. afternoon in advance of the time
for her appearance on the stand She is
positive in her Identification Of the Tay-
Tors, saying she RENE mbers Bill Taylor,
he having employed her father as a bar
tender, and she had seen him ma nv
times. She tells how the Taylor brothers
called for her father at Milan, Mo-, on the
night of the murder and Meeks, his wife
end three children were bundled into
wagon and started for Taylor's farm
eighteen miles south. When within two
miles of the Taylor farm, George Taylor
got out of the wagon, and shortly after
wards shot and killed Meeks and his wife,
and then beat them and the children over
the head with rocks and kicked them to
death. After committing this crime the
Taylors are said to have buried the family
in strawstack. Nellie was left for dead,
but she heard the Taylor brothers converse
about the murder, she keeping quiet,
fearing they would kill her. When day
broke she went to the farm house of
Mr.. Pierce, where she told her story. A
long hunt for the Taylors was inaugural
ed. but it was eight or nine months be-
fore they were captured in Arkansas
They had very bad regulations previous
to the time the Meeks murder was fas-
tened on them by the story told by little
Nellie.
Before O'Clock this morning groups of
people stood in the court house yard and
at 8 o. clock. the hour set for the trial to
begin, the court room was packed while
not one-fourth of the struggling mass of
people could get in.
AT 10 clock tie Taylor brothers, fol-
lowed by crowd OF men and boys. were
led by Sheriff Stanley from the Jail to the
court house. Williams face was drawn
as If with great anxiety, while George
gazed about the court room apparently
unconcerned.
I. M. Bresnes han, prosecutor of Linn
county, read the indictment and made a
brief statement of the states case in
which he said would be proved beyond q
doubt that the Taylors murdered the
Meeks family. He referred to the murder
as the most atrocous that had ever been
committed in Missouri. When he turned
and pointed his finger at the eldest
brother, saying: and there sits the
man, Bill Taylor, who planned and helped
carry out this CHASTITY murder" Taylor
shifted uneasily in his chair. The attor-
neys for the defense said they wished to
make no statement but were ready for
trial.
Fifteen witnesses were examined before
court adjourned for the day, the most i'm
portant being Mrs. Mecks, mother of the
murdered man. Her testimony was a
confederation OF the proceedings on the
night of the murder as already related
and is considered strong point for the
pros ecution