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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-10

PROBATE JUDGE FRIANT, assisted by
j. b. Arnold and @. M. Cole, exam
med the condition OF the treasury
last Monday, and find the account as
follows:
Amount tobe accounted for, SAT- 1896 67
Cash in First Nat. Bank. {. 22S73 OIL
Cash in Phillips 90. Bank. "a, 667 rs
Currency in safe. ........... 226 90
Silver ID safe. ............ 824
Cash items. .............. 122 IA
Total. ............m....S SAT, S96 SO
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17
CORN TO BURN.
The Garnering of 1905 Is Certainly
a Monster.

The Garncring of 1905 Is Certainly
Monster.
The Chicago Tribune thus suggests q
novel way of disposing of the surplus corn
crop:
"On. a 2,5OO,OOOC0O bushel crop the
West will have corn to burn. According
to Il Kansas City dispatch a packing
house company has already issued orders
to its Wichita house to begin the use Of
corn for fuel so soon as il can be bought
for II cents bushel. Last year the un-
usual and abnormal feature in the grain
situation was the feeding of wheat to farm
animals. Little attention was paid to it
at first, except as an experiment, but in
the aggregate it amounted TO millions of
bushels, and was reflected in reduced
stocks in farmers hands. Burning Of
corn for fuel is less Of a novelty than feed
ing of wheat to hogs, as it has been gen.
eral enough on several occasions to attract
n great deal of attention. Both are direct
results Of overproduction. The conditions
in wheat which made stock-feeding prac-
ticable are all present in corn in an aggra-
waited form to make its use as fuel in
many sections feasible. The 1895 crop
of corn is practically made, and without
doubt it will be record-breaker On the
basis of present prices corn will be cheap
er than coal for fuel during this fall and
winter in States west of the Mississippi
River. 1t is said that experiments have
shown that n ton of dry corn will go fur
thcr in producing steam than a ton of
coal The oil in the corn makes il espe-
cially adapted for hot fires. 1t is clean
to handle and almost smokeless. A prom
inent operator on the Board of Trade of
fered to forfeit $4,000 if he could not
furnish the ALLEY l. road with corn for
fuel at a less cost than that of the coal
supply"
But on the other hand reports from Ne
braska, Kansas and Iowa points, where
in times of coal famine resort has been
made to corn for fuel, state that its use is
neither satisfactory nor profitable. The
heat is so intense that the iron of furnaces
and stoves is soon burned out. Then,
too, il is not steady, which renders il i'm
practicable for making steam.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17
MUST ARBITRATE OR FIGHT.
Alleged Ultimatum by OIney to En-
gland i'm the Venezuela Affair.


Nothing has been done by our Govern
ment with reference to the Venezuela
boundary controversy since Secretary
Gresham forwarded Minister Bayard q
copy of the resolution passed by the late
| Congress urging Great Britain to submit
| the disputed question to arbitration. 1t Is
| said, however, that Secretary Olney has
| prepared note for Mr.. Bayard to lay
| before Lord Salisbury that contains a
| more forcible expression of the views Of
| the United States on this subject than has
| yet been officially uttered. This dispatch
| is of positive and most unequivocal ma
| ture As soon as il shall be placed before
| the British Government it will raise a
| question which can be settled only by the
retreat of one or the other Government.
| The stand taken by the United States in
| this dispatch is one which involves the
| oldest and most sacred tradition of the
| Government-the enforcement of the
Monroe doctrine.
| Secretary Olney's dispatch is in sub
| stance n declaration in the most positive
| language that the United States will never
consent to British occupation Of the dis
| puted territory in Venezuela unless that
| nations right thereto is first determined
| substantially the same as that which was
made some months ago, and to which the
| British Foreign Office replied with n
statement that the English right to part
| of the territory in question could be sub
| mitted to arbitration, the right to another
| part of the region in question could not be
submitted to such arbitration.
When Great Britain took this ground
thn snb nlo n
| and his advisers had to decide was wheth-
or the United States is bound by the Mon
roe doctrine and by her dignity to insist
that all the territory in dispute should be
submitted to arbitration, or whether by
conceding England's contention we should
virtually abandon the field and leave Ven
ezuela to fight it out alone. Few more
serious questions have presented them
selves to the American administration
within recent years.
The decision of the President and his
Cabinet advisers, after careful discussion
and painstaking investigation, is that a
bold and consistent policy shall be adopt
ed, and this policy has been formulated
in the dispatch which Ambassador Bay
ard will lay before the British Govern
ment as soon as he returns from his pres
ent journey to Scotland.
The dispatch meets England's rejoinder
with n reaffirmation of the principle of
original contention expressed in phrases
which leave no possibility of doubt as to
the meaning and earnestness of the Uni
ted States. 1t does more. In polite. but
firm and significant words, Secretary
Olney declares it to be the belief of the
United States that the territorial claims
which Great Britain has set up in Vene-
zuela are in the nature of an attempt TO
seize territory on the American continent
to which she has no legal right.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17
pgsfSa aSfmJs
,SPREss
Venezuela and Monroe Doctrine.


The English press seems disposed to
ridicule the Monroe doctrine. But Eng
land may soon learn that it is no laugh
ing matter.-Boston Globe.
The question now for Great Britain to
consider is whether it shall be Dun
raven fuke, an arbitration Of the bound
airy dispute or ironclads and coffee
Washington Times.
The st. James Gazette wants to know
"what the blessed Monroe doctrine is?"
When it actually finds out il will probably
use "harder" adjective to describe it,
New York Journal.
If, however, there be genuine ignorance
on this subject among intelligent English
men, we are inclined to believe that they
stand in the way of receiving ample in
struction on this point in the near future.
Mail and Express.
Though there is no Indication that our
diplomats have done anything in particu-
lar the people have prepared an ultimatum
and are ready to enforce it. 1t is that
England shall never control the mouth Of
the Orinoco or any other American river
south of the Canadian line.-New York
World.
To Americans generally il seems plainly
evident that the British Governments
claim rests on a small foundation; and
if the British Government should send
an army to invade Venezuela, the justice
and propriety of the Monroe doctrine
would be brought in question: Boston
Advertiser.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17
CRAWLING, MICHIGAN THURSDAY, OCTOBER IT, 1896

tragedy that introduced it. Reference
to the disaster was frequent throughout.
The prayers and then the formalities in
which Father Boff was assisted by six
other priests also partook of the unwonted
sadness, yet they were carried through
with imperturbable purpose, though the
audience was altogether unnerved and un-
strung Following prayers came the lay
ing of the corner stone. When the cere-
monies were finished the priests called at
the extemporized hospitals and made in
quiry concerning the condition of the vic
tims-their parishioners.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17
China's Latest Disgrace.

There is some comfort in the reflection
that China will be compelled to pay a
heavy ndemnity.-Baltimor News.
The outrages upon the missionaries can
not be condoned. Some means should be
found for teaching the barbarians a salu-
tary lesson.-Philadelphi Ledger.
In China, as every one knows, such out
breaks never come without the encour-
agement and direction of the ''literati," or
educated class.-Philadelphia Press.
The Ku Cheng murders remind us that
China is still n barbarous blot on nine
teenth century civilization. Tear down
the walls and let in the lght!-Boston
Journal.
The looping off of few Celestial heads
and payment of a money indemnity are
but sorry satisfaction for barbarties such
as those inflicted on the haplcss Christians
in Ku Cheng.-New York Herald.
The policy of the Chinese Government
of late has been to strike terror into the
hearts of foreigners and prevent them
from making use of the concessions guar
anteed by the peace treaty.-Philadelph
Inquirer.
This Chinese people, which lacks cour-
age to fight men in battle but can murder
and burn sleeping women and children,
ought to be wiped out or taught lesson
that will start it in the ways of civilian
tion.-Louisyille Commercial.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17
UNCLE SANS MITTs ON.
Prize Fighters Will Not Be Allowed
to Meet on Federal Domnin.

to Meet on Federal Domain.
Commissioner Browning of the Indian
Office has taken prompt and decisive ac-
tion to prevent the Corbett- -Fitzsimmons
prize fight taking place in the Indian Ter
ritory He has prepared a letter of in
structions to Agent Wisdom at Muscogee,
/. T., directing him to see that the laws
are enforced and to eject forcibly any in
truders who may enter the Indian coun-
try for the purpose of creating dis
turbance or engaging in anything that
may be detrimental to the Indians. The
commissioner states that the statutes of
the United States are ample 70 cover the
situation and to prevent the fight The
agent will have at his back not only the
Indian police but all the United States
troops necessary to eject the fighters.
The statutes give the United States
authority to keep out of the Indian Terri
tory all persons whose presence would
be detrimental to the peace and pros
perity of the Indians. The commissioner
says there is no doubt that the presence
of the prize fighters and the gang that
would follow them into the Indian Terri
tory would be very detrimental to the
Indians and that il is therefore the duty
Of the Indian Office to keep them out.
He says that the agent at Muscogee has
not as much authority as the agents on
reservations, but nevertheless has enough
to prevent the fight taking place in the
Territory of the five civilized tribes. The
commissioner intends also to notify all
the governors and head men of the FIVE
civilized tribes that they must not allow
the fight to take place and must assist the
United States authorities in preventing IT,.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17
A. War with Each Other.

For several days a fierce cut-rate war
has been raging among the Grand Rapids
druggists. Paul Finch & Co. were the
first men to slash rates, and as a last re-
sort the other druggists have boycotted
the firm, and demanded that the whole
salers shall cease selling the house sup
plies. The largest wholesale firm, the
Hazeltine & Perkins Co., yielded to the
demand, and notified Finch & Co. that
they could have no more drugs, although
protesting that such a course would only
result in injury to the boycotters. There
is much bitterness developing.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17
Short State Items.

Farmers in the vicinity OF Holly are
feeling jubilant over their crops, most OF
which have turned out first-rate.
Pontiac's common council is after all
owners Of defective sidewalks. AS a re-
suit the Golfers of cement sidwalk build
ers are full to over1owing.
In a wrestling match at Grand Rapids
between Michael Dwyer. of that city, and
Peter Schumacher, of Cincinnati, DwyeI
won the first and third falls and the
match.
While playing with an old revolver
Carroll, son of DR.. G.. +. Miller. of Cadil-
lac, fatally shot his little sister. aged .
years, the ball penetrating the skull just
above the left eye.
George Norman. IA pioneer of Ipsi-
lanti, died at the residence of his son-in-
law, Ditnus Harris. Deceased was born
in Orleans County, n. Y, in 1923. With
his parents he came to Michigan in 1880.
At Port Huron United States officers
captured Joe Akin and William Dew
stow, smugglers, coming from Canada
during the night. They had 300 chickens
seventy-five turkeys and sixty pair OF
ducks.
A horse belonging to Stephen Land
ridge, a farmer living near Marshall
broke out of the pasture. Two men cam,
driving along, and seeing that the horse
was good one took the animal, leaving
an old crow bait in it's place.
Il. VanTeneyck, the ex-preacher, ar
rested at Grand Rapids on a charge of for
gerry, pleaded guilty in the Superior Court
and declared that he had been led into
crime by whisky and morphine. He was
given three years in Jackson prison.
Burglars took in Kalamazoo Frida,
night. They stole twelve revolvers ant
several knives from III. Waruf's gun store
raided VIM. Riches carpenter shop
broke three tool chests and stole tools used
to break into other places; also carried
away card table four feet square. Tive
suspects are under arrest and have beer
identified as parties who stored away
some goods stolen and found.
The large farm barns Of VIM. Reed, OF
Mayfiel6, burned Saturday morning. II
is supposed the fire originated from the
explosion of lantern. Sixty acres of rye
and twenty-five acres of oats not yet
thrashed and FIVE horses were the con
tents of the barns. The horses were
saved, one somewhat singed, and the mar
who got them out was quite severely
burned. The loss will amount to 81 800
with $3.50 insurance in the Lapeer Coun
ty Farmers Mutual.
The fast eastern express narrowly es
capped being wrecked at Francisco Wed
nesday evening. Walter Rogers, an Is
year-old boy, is in Jail. 1t is alleged hi
changed the lights and, breaking the
switch-lock with stone, turned tn,
switch.
The colored Baptists at Battle Creel
laid the corner stone of their new church
There was large attendance. The pas
tors of the different churches of the city
were present and assisted in the cere
monies. The church will cost about 81,
600 and will be very convenient but plain
ly built
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17
MICHIGAN MATTERS.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONClSELv
CONDENSED.
II. of NJ. Will Break All Former Rec
ords-Run-Away Accident at Shep-
ard-Grand Rapids Druggists Cut
ting Rates-Athens Has a Sensat tion.
Three Thousand at Ann Arbor.

Three Thousand at Ann Arbor.
The number of students enrolled at the
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor Is
close to 1900. The class of 80 will num-
Der almost 600 students, among whom are
many boys from Chicago. The regents
have asked for bids for the construction
of woman's gymnasium, intending TO
begin work on the building at once. The
available funds now reach about $4,000.
The proposed plans include. besides a
gymnasium and the accompanying bath
and dressing rooms, parlors, committee
rooms and a large hall. The value of a
piece of property in Detroit appraised at
$4,000 is to be used on the building as
soon as it can be turned into cash. The
only important change in the faculty of
the literary department is the departure
of Professor Calvin Thomas for Ger
many, where he will spend two years COM
posing the second volume of Faust =
DIR. Hinch will have charge in Professor
Thomas absence.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17
BIackma aiIer Convicted.

George w. Brott. well-known drovel
and cattle buyer, of Athens, and Orrin j
Frey, of the clothing firm of Frey Broth
ers, of that village, were arrested on q
charge of Matchmaking Hiram Nj. Double
day, well-known farmer. Under threat
of giving publicity to the crime alleged
against him they obtained $1,000 in cash
from him. His friends laid the matter
before the prosecuting attorney and tho
warrants were issued for their arrest
The jury returned verdict of guilty
One witness swore that Frey and Brot'
suggested the Matchmaking scheme to him
telling him that there was $1,000 or st.,
900 in it and promised to divide the black
mail with him if he would act as one Of
the accusers against Doubleday. An in
tense feeling has been worked up IL
Athens over the case.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17
Five Women Badly Injured.

Five women were badly injured in Il
runaway accident near Shepard and one
of them, Mrs. Drake, may not recover
There were eight women in the vehicle
and they were on their way to neighbor
ing village. AS they started down steer
hill, the pole of the buggy dropped and
the horses became frightened ana ran
At the foot of the hill the buggy was over
turned and all the occupants thrown out
in heap. The three women who escaped
injury went for help, and the injured were
taken to farm house The horses ran a
mile farther, dashing into another con
veyance and causing a second runaway
in which no one was hurt.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17
what Peary Accom- piished.

Though he returns without laurels from
his Arctic explorations, he has evidently
left no effort untried to accomplish what
he undertook to do.-Boston Herald.
Peary says he will make no more Arctic
explorations. A wise decision. He has
accomplished nothing, and should retire
from the field.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
Peary's disappointment over the un-
satisfactory termination of the expedition
Is unconcealed, but all admit that he is
not responsible for the failure.-Grand
Rapids (Mich.) Herald.
1t will require reading of the detailed
story to understand what these explorers
went through, but not many will UNDER
stand why they were willing to go through
IL. and to go again.-Terre Haute Qnd.)
Express.
But Lieutenant Peary in what he rep
resents is magnificent. If you stop to
think how many of the great and useful
discoveries in the history of the world
have been incidentally made by fervid ex-
plorers Of the unknown who sought either
the impossible or the useless, you get an
idea of the value of the spirit which Is In
Peary.-Detroit Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17
MoRToN's HoRse-MEAT ORDER.
Foreign Purchasers to BE Protected
by Having the Product Labeled.

Secretary Morton's latest meat inspec-
tion order, promulgated to go into effect
Jan. 1, is intended to prevent the expor-
tation of horse meat as canned beef"
"saltcd beef" or under any of the other
various titles which it is alleged have
been applied to this product to deceive
the foreign purchaser. The Secretary has
asserted that he has no authority under
the law to prohibit the sale of horse meat,
because il was recognized as an edible,
bat he has taken a new means for reach
ing the perpetrators of the fraud by his
latest order amending the regulations TO
that the inspectors stamp shall show that
the product is not only free from disease
germs, but also the species and origin Of
the animal from which IL is taken.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17

The Baroness Harden-Hickey. who is
the daughter of Mrs. John ii. Flagler, has
arrived in New York from Havre. Baron
Harden n-Hickey will be remembered as
the man who some time ago set up in the
King business as James l. of Trinidad
the Little, and whose rocky domain now
seems likely to figure in an international
complication.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17

While attempting to escape from Off,
Ger Yondorf at Hammond, Ind, William
Erhbech was fatally wounded by a shot.
Ehrbech was attempting to force an en-
trance into a residence.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17

The sudden death Of J. G. Wilson. re-
ceiver of the Santa Fe Road, at New
York. which mystified even his most in
innate friends, was caused by ossifcation
of the arteries.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17
Passengers Are Dazed.

For a moment nobody attempted any
resistance The men in the car seemed
dazed and the women, of whom there
were seven, did considerable screaming.
Finally, when the robbers came to N. o.
G.. Johnson, of Galesburg, ILL.,, who is in
Chicago visiting friends at Edgewater,
and whose wife was with him, he strong
ly objected to parting with valuable
watch and $50 which he had in his pocket.
The robber grabbed him by the shoulders
and Mr.. Johnson struck at him with his
fist. The robber replied with a heavy
blow with the butt end of his revolver,
striking Mr.. johnson under the left eye
and at the same time his companion beat
him badly over the head. Just then A. e.
Westman also offered resistance and was
set upon and also badly beaten.
He had cane in his hand which he at
tempted to use against the robbers, but
one of them took it away from him and
used it against himself. Just then Thos
=. Nesbitt made the strongest fight which
had yet been made against the robbers
Mr.. Nesbitt is a man fully six feet tall,
with broad shoulders, and built like an
athlete. He jumped up from the rear
end of the car, overthrow one of the rob-
bers who was in his way, gave another
one blow which knocked him against
the side of the car. The robber in the
light overcoat, who seemed to be the
leader of the gang, leveled his revolver
ut him and fired one shot The bullet
took effect in Mr.. Nesbitt's left thigh,
and, while inficting only a flesh wound,
still brought him TO the ground.
Tho whole affair toOk five minutes
When the robbery was completed the
highwaymen all got off the front platform,
taking with them the lever with which the
motorman controlled the motor. They
also swung the trolly off the wire and
cut the rope, leaving the car in darkness
and stationary on the track.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17

CRAWLING LODGE, I. q. o. f., No. 1s7.-
Meets every Tuesday evening
M. SIMPSON, N. @.
J. PATTERSON, Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17

CRAWLING ENCAMPMENT, /. O. o. F.. No.
1l6.-Meets alternate Friday evenings.
w. MCCULLOUGH, C. p.
s. G. TAYLOR, Secretary.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17

GRA, LING CHAPTER, r. A. NJ, No. 12).-
Meets every third Tuesday in each month.
JOHN f. HUM, H. p.
A. TAYLOR, Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17

CRAWFORD TENT, X o. t. M. No. 1O2.-
Meets every Saturday evening.
A. MCKAY, Com
WIN. WooDFIKLD, II. K.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17

CRAWLING CHAPTER, ORDER OF EAST
ERN STAR, 30. SO, meets Monday evening on
or before she full of the moon
MARY L. SrALEy, W. M.
ADA M. GRoULoFF, Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17

PORTAGE LODGE, K. of p, No. 1H.--Meets
FIRST and third Wednesday of each month
MARIUs HANSON, @. @.
J. HARTwIcK, X. of r. and s.