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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13

turn to it. My Indiana friends have been
most devoted and faithful, and L am their
grateful debtor. The Republican party
has twice in national convention given me
its Endorsement. and that is enough. L
think the voters of our party are now en-
titled to have "A new name. For the senti-
ment great or small, that has been mani
Tested for my nomination i am grateful +;
and of that wider respect and kindness
breaking party lincs--which have been
shown me in so many ways, l am pro-
foundly apprecative.
IL cannot consent that my name be pre-
sented to or used in the st. Louis con-
vention, and must kindly ask my friends
10 accept this as a sincere and final ex-
preston on the subject.
BENJAMIN HARRISON"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13

INDIANA STATESMAN DECLARES
HIMSELF. -
Harrison Writes a Letter to Chairman
Gowdy OF Indiana In Which He De-
ciines to Have His Name Presented
at the st. Louis Convention.
white House Has No Charms.

white House Has No Char ms.
Gen. Harrison has given his final an
swer. He will not allow his name to go
before the st. Louis convention. After
a long talk with prominent Indiana mem
bers of his party. he wrote the following
letter to John X. Gowdy. chairman OF
the Indiana Republican committee;
Hon. John X. Gowdy, Indianapolis,
Ind: In view of the resolutions passed
by the State Central Committee ut its
recent meeting. and of the fact that dele
gates to the national Republican conven-
tiOn are soon to be chosen in this State.
l have concluded that some statement
from me as to my wishes and purposes
should now be made to my Indiana
friends Hitherto l have declined to
speak to the public upon this matter, hut
scores of friends to whom l have talked
and many scores more TO whom / have
written will recognize in this expression
the substance of what have said to them.
10 every one who has proposed to promote
my nomination / have said mo- There
never has been an hour since i left the
White House that ! have felt wish to re-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13

All the medical talent in Grand Rapids
is deeply interested in nh affiiction which
has come upon the 13-year-old daughter
Of ex-City Treasurer George II. Perry.
The child was playing three days ago
when she saw sandburr on her mittcn.
She put il in her mouth to bite it off when
she slipped on an icy sidewalk and fell.
In doing so she drew in her breath and
the burr lodged in her windppe. Six
specialists have been working on it ever
since and have been unable to dislodge it,.
The greatest fear is that the burr will go
down into the lungs. as happened to an
other child there last summer and proved
fatal
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13


An organized mob of fifty farmers on
Friday captured George .Tilo, alleged to
have caused the death of his wife at Glen
dora by inhuman treatment, but allowed
him to go without injury after warning
him not to return to the neighborhood
again. Mrs lilo died Saturday after a
short illness. On her deathbed. II is
claimed, she made some very startling
statements that her husband had caused
her death. On these statements TilO was
arrested by Sheriff Brooks. He was plac-
ed in the county Jail. but was released
Monday after the death of his wife, who
would have been the only prosecuting
witness. Since then the most revolving
stories have been circulated concerning
the brutal and inhuman treatment Mrs.
lilo was subjected to by her husband.
She had long been i'll with consumption
and while lying sick. il is alleged. he
FASTENED her death by kicking and beating
her. These stories had not come TO light
when Tilo was undergoing examination.
Finding no law could touch the case, the
citizens determined to punish Tilo as they
believed he deserved. and agreed to mob
him. Meanwhile lilo had made good his
escape.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13
Whole Family Cremated.

Harvey Page. wife and two sons, aged
respectively three years and three months,
were entrapped and burned TO death in
their home in Marcngo township, six
miles northeast Of Marshall. at = o'clock
Friday morning. Page and his family oc-
cupied one-half of Il double log house, his
brother Wilbur and family the other half.
The latter family, however, slept on the
first floor and lIarvey's family slept up
stairs. When Wilbur discovered the fire
he and his hired man tried vainly TO
reach the people upstairs who were over
come by smoke and burned to death. There
was but one window in the upstairs room.
The house burned to the ground and the
bodies, horribly charred, fell into the
cellar.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13
INSURGENTS IN GOOD TRIM.
Reported Critical Situation of the Two
Leaders Is Denied.

The following gives resume of the
operations of the insurgents in Cuba dur
ing the past few weeks, incidents of the
campaign eliminated by the press censor
from cablesrams sent to the United
States:
When Maxine Gomez and Antonio Ma
Geo with two large columns of mounted
men invaded Havana province, coming
almost to the gates of the capital city,
and burning cane fields. destroying rail
way bridges stations and ears all over
the province, the two rebel leaders sep
arated at the Pinar del Rio line Gomez
passed the line of troops thrown across
the island south of Havana and Maceo
began the conquest Of Pinar del Rio.
According to Spanish official reports Ma
ceo's band has been defeated many times.
AS matter of fact. he entered the prov
ince with 1000 men and he now has 5000.
All are mounted. armed and well equip
ped He also has plenty of ammunition.
He obtained 1000 rounds at Cabanas
and large quantity at Guane. He cap
tured one mule train containing 10000
rations on its way from Colema to Pinar
del Rio City, and food has been scarce in
the capital ever since.
At Sar Crstobal. one Of the first towns
entered. Maceo found the houses covered
with white flags in token of surrender
He was welcomed with cheers. He rested
there one day. added forty volunteers to
his army and marched on, after hoistng
Cuban flag on the town hall and appoint
ing local government. At Palacios
Consolation del Sur ana nearly a score OF
other towns the same scenes were repeat
ed until Mantua, the most western town
of any Importance, was reached. There
the inhabitants gave a ball in honor of the
invading army and Macco stood as god
father to newly born child.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13
DEMANDS INDEMNITY.
Minister Terrell Asks 100000 for
Burning American Missions.

Minister Terrell Asks 100000 for
Burning American Missions.
United States Minister Terrell has de-
manded of Turkey an indemnity of $780,
900 for the burning and pillaging of the
American missions mt Marasb and Khar-
put. He also asked for the immediate
granting of firmans for rebuilding them
Reports from Turkish sources, believed
TO be fairly accurate. say that it is be-
lieved that the Ieitounlis are still hold
ing out. The Turks have made seven diff
fercnt attacks upon the town, but all
have failed, and their losses are reported
to amount to 10000. 1t is alleged that
10000 troops will be needed to capture
Ieitoun. 1t is believed that the Zeitounlis
aumbcr from $1,000 to 10000, well armed,
and provisioncd for year. There is a
doubtful report that 1000 Russian Arme-
mans crossed the Persian frontier and
defeated the Turks at Siz, eighteen hours
from Zeitoun, and have new joined the
Zeitounlis.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13
BENZ. r. TlLlMAN,

South Carolina's Senator, Who De-
nounccd Cleveland in the Senate.
Senator Tilman, who recently startled
''the most digniied legislative body on
earth by his vitriolic denunciation of
President Cleveland, was born on his faith
er's plantation at Chester, Edgefield Coun-
ty, 5. c., and during the war he attended
school at Liberty H:ll thirty miles away.
The boys craving for learning and his in
domitable will were displayed when he
was u years old. He knew that at 16
he must enter the Confederate army. His
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13

A correspondent In Rio Janeiro, Brazil.
sends word that rain has fallen in such
torrents that it has caused the falling
of many houses in the city, the great
food % water completely undermining
them. In the lower part of the city many
buildings were completely submerged.
Even those who live upon the highest ele-
vation suffered by the flood.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13
Fool Women in Grand Rapids.

J. Il. Herbert Holmes, who killed Albert
Johnson Al Grand Rapids because the lat
ter showed his cold hands down Holmes
neck, was bound over on the charge OF
murder in the first degree. Forty society
women crowded into the court room. hop
ing that their moral sympathy would lead
to "A modification of the charge to murder
in the second degree, and permit Of
Holmes admission to bail. Holmes cell
is constantly adorned with flowers. and
he is supplied with fruit and all kinds of
delicacics. Many ladies have visited him
in his cell. One of his friends had plan
ned to give him society reception Sat
urday night. expecting the sheriff would
bring him out To attend, but the sheriff
promptly refused the request.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13

Acting Captain OBrien. of the New
York police department, published the CEN
sus of safes in the city recently taken by
the police of the different precincts. The
total number Of safes in the city, accord
Ing to the census, il 27,3J0. The census
was taken so that the police will know
the location of all the safes In their pre-
cincts. This census does not include all
the safes that are in use, but as many as
the police could locate.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13

A cablegrum received at the factory at
Milford, Mass, from Egypt, states that
Charles G. Colburn, of the shoe manufac-
turing firm of Colburn, Fuller & Co., of
Boston, suffered n paralytic shock and
had few chances of recovery. Mr.. Col
burn is 60 years old and mcmber of one
of the most widely known and wealthiest
firms N the State.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13

The American Savings and Loan Asso-
citation at Minneapolis went into the
hands of receiver. application to the
court having been made by Attorney Cen
eral Childs. Maj. w. ID. Hale was RAss-
ed a. receiver.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13

While suffering with the grippe George
Mead, farmer of Dnbuque, Ia, swal-
lowed a capsule Of corrosive sublimate
by mistake for auinine and died in great
agony.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13

X. Mckay, aged S3, died suddenly in
Bruce, Mich. He was one Of the original
abolitionists, casting his vote for that
party in 1912. when it had hardly two
%nti-slnvery votes In the town.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13

NEWS OF THE WEEK coNcIsELy
CONDENSED. y

Wife Heaters Narrow Escape from
Lynching-Sand Burr in the Throat
of a Grand Rapids Girl = Harvey
Page, Wife, and Two Sons Die.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13

bankers and big insurance companies
were represented in the list of bidders but
with few exceptions they were outma-
neuvered by the Morgan syndicate. The
opening and scheduling of the bids was
conducted under the direction of Assist
ant Secretary Curtis by committee con-
sisting Of Mr.. Morgan, United States
treasurer; Mr.. Eckels. Comptroller of the
Currency, and Mr.. Huntington, chief of
the division of loans and currency.
Terms of the Circular.
The bonds are redeemable in coin. and
will be issued in denominations of $50
or multiples of that sum as may be desired
by the bidders. Only United States gold
coin or gold certificates will be received
in payment. Under the terms of the Sec
retary's circular the first payment of 20
per cent and accrued interest must be
made upon receipt of notice of the accept
ance of the bid. The remainder of the
amounts bid may be paid in installments
of 10 per cent each and accrued interest
at the end of each fifteen days thereafter.
Accepted bidders, however, are allowed
to pay the whole amount of their bids at
the time of the first instalment, or at
any time previous to the maturity of the
last installment, provided that all previ-
Ons installments have been paid. The
bonds will be dated Feb. /, 1895. to run
thirty years from that time, and will
therefore mature Feb. 1. 1925. Accord
ing to the calculations of the actuary of
the treasury a bidder, in order to realize
2h per cent interest on his4 investment,
should have offered $130.S749 for each
500 in bonds bid for.
Bids for Previous Loans.
For the 8 per cent loan of Feb. 1, 1894.
there were in all 23S bids, representing
$52 ,292 $50. OF this amount $42, ,996, $50
was bid for at the upset price Of $117 DOB.
and 50, 295, 300 at price in excess of
that figure. The amount awarded was
$50, 100000, upon which the Government
realized a premium of IS, ,633, 295.
For the per cent loan of Nov. IL, 1894.
for which there was no upset price, the
Government received 394 bids, amount
ing to $1TS,341 $50. The amount of the
bids received at $116.SS9S was SJO,
600; amount below that rate, $61, ,776, 100;
at rates between $116.SS9S and $117.077.
s., ,620, 500; at $117.077, $jO,OOO,O0O, made
by the Morgan-Belmont syndicate. The
amount bid at rates above $111.O71 was
$1O,935, $50. The syndicate bid was ac-
cepted, the Government realizing a pre-
MUM of $S,53S,t 200.
The gold purchase of Feb. s, 1895, was
for 3,J0O,OOO ounces, payable in United
States 4 per cent bonds. The bid of the
Morgan syndicate to furnish the gold was
accepted. The Government, under the
terms Of this agreement, issued bonds
amounting to $62, 81 ), 400, for which the
syndicate paid at the rate of $104. 494d
per 800, the Government thus realizing
q premium of $500, ,S44.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13

CRAWLING CHAPTER, r. A. NJ. No. l2l.-
Meets every third Tuesday in oaeh month.
w. Y. BENKLEMAN, II. p.
TAyIoR Sec
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13

CRAWFORD TENT, X. o. II. b.. No I0z :
Meets every Saturday evening.
A.McKAy, Com.
T. NOLAN r. K
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13

wOMENs RELIEF CORPS. No lC,. meets ON
the 2d and 4th Saturdays ut o'clock in the af-
ternoon. MRS. M. II. HANSON, President.
REBEcCA WIGHT Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13

ST. MARY's CATHOLIC CHURCH.-Fathes
II. Webeler. Regular services the last Sunday
in each month.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13

CRAWLING LODGE. /. o. o. r., No. is. =
Meets every Tuesday evening
J. PATTERSON. ". g.
NJ SIMPSON, Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13

CRAWLING LODGE, No. $50. ,. a A. Ne
meets In regular communication on Thursday
evening ON OF before the full OF the moon
M. A. BATES W. N.
A. TAYLOR, Secretary.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13

CRAWLING CHAPTER, ORDER OF EAST
ERN STAR, o. 80, meets Monday evening ON
or before the fun of the moon.
Dr. ETrE BEADEN, ". NJ.
JOSIE TAYLOR, Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13

METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH.
Rev. W. II. Mswhorter, Pastor. Services every
Sunday Mt 1:C0 p. M. and alternate Sundays as
10i3) a. IN. Sunday school at 2p. m.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13

DANISH Ev. LUTHERAN CHURCH = ReSs
A. Henritzy. Pastor. Services every Sunday -
1880 a. M and y. M, and every Thursday ~
T:a0 y. m. Sunday School at Up. m.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13

COURT CRAWLING, 1. O. f., No. 79O.-Meets
second and last Wednesday of each month.
). WOODBURY., G. X.
ERE BELL. R, 8,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rev. "A H.1fosser
Pastor. Services every Sunday morning anA
evening at the usual hour. Sunday school fob
lowing morning service. Prayer meeting every
Wednesday evening.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13

n. z. CHURCH-Rsv. r. L. Cope. Paste<.
Services at 10 80 o'clock am. and ~ pm. BuD$
day school at II m. Prayer meeting every
Thursday evening at 7,a o'clock. All sse cor
daily invited TO attend.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13

->~~~~~cSo~><~>~~~<~<~~~> ~~~>~<><>~~<~>~>>~>~>~>>~
n. Z. CHURCH-Rsv. r.. L. Cope. Pasts<!
Services at 10 80 o'clock am. and ~ pm. BuD$
day school at II m. Prayer meeting every
Thursday evening ct 7,a o'clock. All sse cor
daily invited TO attend
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rsv.A A.H.1fosssr
Pastor Services every Sunday morning ana
evening ct the usual hour. Sunday school fob
lowing morning service. Prayer meeting every
Wednesday evening
DANISH Ev. LUTHERAN CHURCH = Rev.
A. Henritzy, Pastor. Services every Sunday -
1880 a. IN. and D. m and every Thursday ~
7:aO y. m. Sunday School at2p.m IN.
METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH.
Rev. w. IL. Mawhorter, Pastor. Services every
Sunday Mt 1C0 p. m, and alternate Bundays ~
lors) a. IN. Sunday-schooi at 2p. m.
ST. MARy's CATHOLIC CHURCH. -Faths.
II. Webeler. Regular services the last Sunday
in each month
CRAWLING LODGE, No $50. y. a A. Ne
meets In regular communication on Thursday
evening ON OF before the full OF the moon
NJ A. BATES. W. N.
A. TAYLOR. Secretary.
MARVIN POST, No. A0. G. A. H., neots the
second and fourth Saturdays in each month,
w. s. CHALKER, Post Com
J.J. COVENTRY, Adjutant.
wOMENs RELIEF CORPS. No. lG,, meets on
the 2d and 4th Saturdays ut > o'clock in the af-
ternoon. MRS. M. H. HANSON, President
REBEccA WIGHT. Sec.
GRAyLING CHAPTER, Il. A. NJ, No. I2l-
Meets every third Tuesday in oach month
w. Y. BENKLEMAN, Ii. +.
n. 1AiHo"' ooo'
CRAWLING LODGE. i. o. o. r., No iS. u
Meets every Tuesday evening.
j. PATTERSON. N g.
NJ SIMPSON. Sec
CRAWFORD TENT, X. o. Il. H. No Ioz :.
Meets every Saturday evening.
A. MCKAY, Com.
T. NOLAN, II. X.
CRAWLING CHAPTER, ORDER OF EAST
ERN STAR, o. SO, meets Monday evening On
or before the fun Of the moon.
DE- ETrE BRADEN, ". NJ.
JOSIE TAYLOR, Sec.
COURT CRAWLING, L. 0. F.. No. 79O-Meets
second and last Wednesday of each month.
). WOODBURY., G. X.
ERR BELL. r. s.
CRAWLING HIVE, No. "a. l.. o. 4. H.. Meets
every first and third Wednesday Of each month
JULIEITE BUTLER. Lady Com
POLLY CRoTooN 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??, 1896-02-13

LEBANON CAMP, No. 2l, w. o. W.--Meets In
regular session every Monday evening.
GEO. ii. BoNNELL, Counsel Com.
HARRY EVANS. Clerk.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-15

this potash salt have given good re
suits. The carbonate is the most de
sirable form in which to have the pot
ash, and the magneeia caIbonate seems
TO exert little or no influence upon the
crops.
THE RELATION OF OTHFR CROPS IN THE
ROTATION.
Ia many tobacco growing sections
where other crops enter into rotation,
we find that these crops have by their
methods Of feeding a t ndency to in
crease the harmful effects of the in
jurious elements, as the following illus
trations will show: a corn crop uses
about 80 pounds Of potash to each
pound Of chlorine; wheat about 100
pounds Of pot5 S to each pound Of
chlorine; rye about 90 pounds Of pot
ash to each pound of chlorine; potatoes
20 pounds of potash to each pound OF
chlorine; clover hay about pounds of
potash to each pound Of chlorine! To
bacco varies much according to the
amount Of chlorine present, taking
from to II pounds of potash to each
pound of chlorine.
From these figures it will be seen
that il fertilizer containing much
chlorine is applied that all crops cause
this chlorine to accumulate, some of
them causing it to do so very rapidly,
and that as a result there would soon
be found much chlorine present in the
soil, and as the tobacco crop is the only
one that would take this up more freely
than the others, because Of its being
present in great quantities, it will be
apparent to all that if they wish to
escape the evil effects Of chlorine upon
tobacco they must use fertilizers with
all their crops that contain either no
chlorine or but a trace OF it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-15
LANDLORDISM FATAL.

In Great Britain agriculture is in q
state of collapse and the government is
making desperate efforts to remedy the
evil IL is admitted that the lack of
co operation among the farmers has
brought British agriculture to it's pres
ent condition. In France, where CO.
operation was begun thirty years ago
the six million peasant freehoIders
have made steady progress. The effect
of the societies and syndicates all over
the country is shown by the large re-
duction in the cost of fertilizers and
other supplies and consequent larger
yields. Tne present condition of Brit
ish agriculture is due largely to the
landlord system, says the Denver Field
and Farm. Peasant proprietorship
and cooperation have sustained and
built up agriculture in France, end it
is realized in England that the example
of her neighbor across the channel
must be followed to save her farming
in terests from ruin. One of the best
indications of the future prosperity of
agriculture in the United States il
shown by the fact that sour farmers
realize the necessity of CO operation.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-15
ONTARIO AGRICULTURAL AND
EXPERIM UNION.
ONTAR1o AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,

ONTARIO AGRICULTURAL (OLLEGE,
Gu Jpn, Can Nov. 81 1895
Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
Enclosed you will lind programme
If the next annual meeting of the On
rario Agricultural and Experimental
Unicp, which is to be held at the Agri
cultural College, G Ialph, Canada, on
che 10Th and 11rh OF Dece mbcr next.
The CO operative e. perimental work
's increasing year by year, as shown
oy the fact that in agriculture alone,
there were upwards of II, 900 plots used
for experiments throughout Ontario
10 1896 These plots we're sisUa ed on
2 26O different farms The Union
opens up a channel through which the
Oes6 material Of the Experiment Sta
ZION can be brought TO the homes of
ne farmers; it makes direct epplica
Gi0n Of information found out at the
Experiment Station, by having expert
menJs conducted upon hundreds Of
farms; and it systematic s the CO opera
tive work in such way that the re
suits c6n be summarize I'd and made into
valuable reports for the farmers gen
orally. The il flence of the Union is
potent in bringing farmers in closer
touch with the Agricultural College in
fostering kindly feelings between the
graduates and their Almamater, and
IN awakening lines OF thought and OBJ
servation in the minds of those en-,
gagged in the various branches of agri
culture.
We ask your careful examination Of
the programme enclosed, and extend
Co you a very hearty invitation to be
present at the next meeting of the
Union We would be greatly pleased
indeed if you could find it possible to
be with us on this occasion.
Hoping to see you at the meeting, I
remain, Yours very truly,
O. A ZAvITZ,
ExDerimenCalisE