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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-02
Blizzard Weather.

Heavy storms Of snow, sleet. and rain
swept over the Ohio Valley Thursday,
prostrating the telegraph and telephone
wires. At indianapolis the storm was
greatest. 1t passed eastward over New
England, attended by heavy gales. West
ern Pennsylvania and Western New York
were visited by heavy snowfalls, inter-
spersed with sleet and rain. In New York
the storm was the most severe the city
has ever experienced since the weather
bureau was established. At o'clock the
velocity of the wind was eighty miles an
hour, five miles higher than the highest
record for the city. The temperature fell
fourteen degrees. At Long Branch the
maximum velocity of the wind during the
night was seventytwo miles an hour. At
Sandy Hook il blew at the rate of fifty
two miles an hour. The gale struck the
city shortly after IL o'clock. There was
sudden mighty rush, a deluge of rain,
and for ten minutes the conditions were
cyclonic. Scaffoldings, plate glass win
dows, swinging signs, and many trees in
variousparts of the city were blown down.
In the suburbs many houses were de-
molishcd. but there were no reports of any
serious injury or loss of life.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-02
The Bible Won.

The credit of actually winning an
election Is claimed for party emblem
In the little town Of Benton, KY, wher,
local option election was held n few
days ago. The campaigners for license
adopted a jug as their emblem. The
prohibitionists later adopted n pIctur,
Of an open bible, with the words HOLY
Bible" In big letters across the top OF
the open page as the emblem of the anti.
license forces. The people Of Benton
may be thirsty, but they are pious, and
1t Is related that when the open bible
and the jug Of whisky were pictorially
placed before them they couldn't vote
against the bible. even though the,
favored license. The choice between
the two touched them in n vulnerable
spot, and the election wen; very dry.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-02

three and half hours of debate was
iron-clad in its character and compelled
the members to adopt or reject it without
opportunity of offering amendments of
any kind.
Although. there was the brilliant setting
that usually accompanies a field day in
the house. the debate lacked much of the
spirit and vim which generally charac-
terizes a partisan battle in the lower
branch of Congress. Even the prelimin-
airy skirmish over the adoption of the
rule, which ordinarily precipitatcs the
fercest wrangling, passed off quietly. The
debate itself was participated in by the
leaders on both sides. The Republicans
contended that the first necessity of the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-02
Two Killed, Seven Hurt.

Two men were killed, five others so
badly injured they may die, and two
others seriously hurt by premature ex-
plosion of dynamite Monday on Sec. IA
of the Chicago drainage canal. All the
victims of the disaster were labOrcrs I'M
der the foremanship Of Richard Powers.
According to the statements of drainage
canal employees the gang had just COM
pleted q drilling and had filed sixteen
holes of the blast with $50 pounds of
dynamite. Investigation indicated the ac-
cident was due to the carelessness or mis-
fortune of John Bowen. workman,
whose duty it was to explode the blasts.
Bowen had prepared for blast by plac-
ing the electrical machine used in ex-
ploding the dynamite in the bed Of the
ditch. To test the machine he then insert
ed an explosive cap and turned away for
n moment. Coming back he pulled the
lever and there was n terrific explosion.
One after another the charges of dyna-
mite placed along the face of the rock
blew up with reports distinctly heard at
Joliet, seven miles away. The laborers
were in frenzy at the killing and
mangling of their comrades and, it is
said, started after Bowen with the
avowed intention of wreaking vengeance
on him. He was arrested by the drain
age police before the mob caught him,
however. and locked up. 1t Is usual on
the canal to give danger signal before
exploding a blast by heavy notes from a
steam signal. No signal was blown Mon
day however
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-02


John Russell Hind the English as
tronomer. is dead.
Rev. George w. Dawnc, ID. d., died
suddenly mt Richmond, Va.
William g. and ii. g. Hopper, Phila-
delphia bankers. have failed.
The Mexican press support President
Cleveland and defend The Monroe doc
trine.
Cookers Of Conncllsville. Ia. have re-
ceived an advance of 10 per cent. in
wages.
Sneak thieves carried off n jewelry
show case containing $1,000 worth of
goods 1T Cleveland.
The Duke of Argyle favors the absorb
ing Of Armenia by Russia.
Rev. III. A. Andreas, formerly of Wor-
cester, Mass. was a victim of the Ar
menian butchery.
At Berea. Ky, in a shooting fracas be-
tween drunken men, Will Johnson and
Less Mitchell were killed.
''Owney." the globe-trotting dog. has
reached New York, after having COM
pleted the circuit Of the earth.
Benjamin Stattman. cx-presidcnt Of
the BARRIERS Union at Cincinnati. has for
six weeks been confined To his room with
an attack of In grippe. The disease or
the medicine In some way affected the
nerves of the eyes. and he is now under
treatment of an oculist for cross eyes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-02
Panic on n TRAIN.

A rain of leaden bullets swept the smok-
ing car Of the east-bound Monon express
as ii picked its way out of Chicago Tues
day evening, and the panic-stricken pas
sengers crawled beneath the seats with
thoughts of train robbers and visions of
eternity. The occupants of the swiftly
moving coach were startled by the abrupt
appearance of wild-eyed man who en-
tered the forward door ut about the same
time that a one-armed man stepped into
the one at the rear. The wild-eyed man
flourished a revolver as he entered and
an instant later leveled it at the approach
ing one armed man and fired. The Gre-
armed man was seen to stagger for n mo-
ment, but, recovering instantly, returned
the fire, striking his antagonist In the left
arm. The passengers by this time were
panic stricken and fell over one another
to escape the supposed train robbers. BY
this time the two supposed desperadoes
had grappled and were struggling des-
perately for the mastery. In moment
they We're pounced on by several passen-
gers and trainmen, and the Withholding
fellow was disarmed. When all was over
and safety assured the frightened pas
sengers crawled out from under their
seats and asked if the train robbers had
been captured. In the midst of the hub
bub after the capture, and while Conduc-
tor Byers was comforting as to where to
stop the train and notify the police, the
mailman suddenly leaped to his feet,
broke from his captors and bounded out
of the open doorway, disappearing in the
darkness. Two hours later he was cap
tured in saloon in Englewood. where
he was threatening the bartender and
habitues with all manner Of dire things.
The mailman is John Weinhardt, and he
has but recently been released on parole
from the Indiana State asylum for in
sane at Indianapolis. The one-armed
man is David McQuaid, a railroad de-
tective in the employ of Chief Andrew
Haley, of the Monon route.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-02

course, that there are no paying mines in
that cOuntry-there are many of them
but it does mean that more money is spent
annually in mining operations than is
taken out In ore throughout the State.
Ninety-nine out of every hundred men
in the East who put money into Western
gold or silver mining projects have simply
paid the expenses for developing pros
pect-holes. which ultimately proved val
ueless. These conditions are unchanged
at this time, except that the money of the
investors will not go to the development
of mine which may possibly turn out
well, but will be diverted, instead, to the
pockets of INSCRIPTIONS stock manipula-
tors.
One of the best evidences that this Grip
pie Greek gold mining business is purely
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-02
( .SAlSe,>egs{f ~.
The News y

When Utah's two new Senators started
for Washington the band, of course.
played THE Girl Left Behind Me-"
A Washington paper announces that
that town is now overrun with tramps
The new crop of Congressman, evidently.
Any city which is forced to pay S54.-
600 for the Republican national conven-
ton probably will put pretty thin slices
of ham in its convention sandwiches.
Twenty-Five young college men earned
$2S.OOO net in two hours on the foot ball
field in New York. They will not earn
so much In two years after graduation.
The large number of 'messiahs" who
are bobbing up all over the country fur
nishcs a sad commentary on the lax ton
serial methods in vogue in the provinces
A Milwaukee man choked to death on
a Limburger cheese sandwich. This tx
certainly one of the most dreadful acci4
dents which possibly could have curd.
IL Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Mccormick
begin married life with a balance of x35.-
WW,OOO in the bank. we advise the wolf
to quit prowling about their back door
for awhile.
New York paper devotes two col
umns to explaining how a modern mill
ionaire prepares his daughter for society.
The first and most essential preparation
Is to get the million.
Says the Boston Herald: How
sweet II is to hear that the Czarina is
nursing her own little baby?" Yes. in
deed; we were afraid Nicholas himself
might insist on looking after this mat
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-02

Vessels wrecked BY the Terrible Gale
In the Irish 0ea. ~
, The British ship Morssby, Capt. Coon
Der, was stranded on the ,Ballinacourt's
lighthouse. near Dungaryens about mile
and half from the Irish shore. Her
crew, numbering thirty-six men, Were
dashed to her rigging throughout the
night, and Ii was feared they would per-
ish, as the sea was so heavy as to render
II impossible for'a lifeboat to live for any
length Of time. After daylight lifeboat
managed to reach the ship and took of
nineteen of the imperiled seamen. The
vessel was breaking up when the lifeboat
was compelled to leave her and went to
pieces shortly afterward. the remaining
seventeen members of the crew going
down with her. A large three-masted YES
sci has been seen flying signals Of distress
In Kingstown Bay. A lifeboat which
went to her assistance was capsized and
her crew of sixteen men were drowned.
A second lifeboat which started for the
rescue was also overturned, but the crew
managed to cling to the boat, which was
finally righted. The fate of the three
master is not known.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-02


Osagc, and Moreau River Valleys In
Danger of Devastation by Flood.
The heavy rain has caused great alarm
In Missouri along the Usage and Moreau
River Valleys The already swollen
streams are rising. and it IL feared that
the high water of last week will be great.
ly augmented. Bottom farms are swept
of fencing, haystacks, corn in shock and
many outbuildings. A great amount of
stock has been drowned. Several lives
are reported to be lost along the Usage
Valley. Word received from Tuscum-
bin, sixty miles up the Usage, says that
more than 1OO, 900 bushels of corn within
q small radius of bottom land was,washed
away and thousands of railroad ties and
bridge timbers have foated away. The
Usage is nowrhigheEthan it was in 1852,
when 1t broke the record. The Missouri
Is not dangerously high, but is rising and
promises to be booming soon.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-02
CRIPPLE GREEK A cRIpPLER.


Cripple Greek, Col, has recently sprung
into prominence as a great gold mining
center. There are probably 200 mines,
very few of which have produced ore In
paying quantities The great majority
of the mines are nothing more than green
goods speculations with holes In the
ground, with nothing in the holes but
paid-for press clippings. Mines hitherto
unheard of have been stocked and listed,
and mines which have never justified any
higher rating than they have had for
years have suddenly been doomed to q
degree that reflects on the gullibility Of
the American public. The earnings OF
the mines which have been worked have
not materially Increased, and the prom
Uses of sudden large dividends are found
only In the process of organization for
months. and il has not been without its
newspaper connections. One New York
paper has doomed the craze to the extent
of predicting the rise In values of this
mining stock. for the obvious purpose Of
inducing Eastern investments. The
chance 10 swindle the public in the name
Of the Cripple Greek mining field was
foreseen by those having the true interests
OF the region most at heart. In bro
chure issued by reputable business men
uf Colorado Springs as long ago as last
April the following warning was given,-
''Incalculabe injury is inflicted upon
mining regions of proven merit by the
floating Of wildcat companies, and adver-
Using their lies on II magnificent scale.
"The greater the merit of district the
more widely this sort of thing Is success
fully carried on. Generally it is wise to
leave any mining schemes severely alone
that is doomed in the large metropolitan
dailies and other newspapers.
Cripple Greek affords many favorable
and attractive propositions for money
making. but up to date, not one Of these
IL included among the number that have
hcen given wide notoriety beyond the
boundaries of Colorado.
There is determination among our
prominent mining men to have, as far as
possible only the facts as they exist in
regard TO the camp spread abroad, and to
puncture all bogus or balloon projects
sent kiting. in an allurng fashion, to VIC
timiZe the crcdulous
''In word. and in conclusion, do not
purchase the shares of any company with
out first investigating. for there is nothing
so good that il will not keep long enough
for this To he done"
Many of the mines Of the Cripple Greek
country which are capitalized at from
$780, 200 to S3O00.000 have never paid
10 cents profit since the first spadeful Of
earth was turned up where they are To-
Gated. and there is no reason to suppose
they ever will. There is a saving in Col
orado that ''for every dollar in gold or sill
yer taken out OF the ground 81 80 or So
is put into it. This does not mean, Of
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-02

speculation is the large number of Sex
changes" in full blast in that region,
wherein large dealings in stocks are daily
made. Stocks are generally purchased
by brokers for clients living at a distance
and these clients for the most part are
people who are 50 anxious to get rich
quick that they invest their little savings
in these worthless stocks, upon simply
newspaper say. There Is n conspiracy 10
defraud and there are behind this conspir-
acy some of the shrewdest and sharpest
financial experts in this country, and it
is an undoubted fact that already some
millions of dollars have been taken from
the people by them.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-02
Two Men Injured.

The worst accident in the history of the
Chicago Metropolitan Elevated Railroad
occurred Monday morning when a west
bound motor became manageable as it
neared the 4Sth street terminus and
plunged to the ground, distance of TWEEN
ty feet The motorman and conductor
were injured. The motor car stopped at
the West 4Sth avenue station, where sew
eral passengers were let off. MOtorman
Brady received the signal to go on, and
when he applied the current the car start
ed forward with n rush. Before he could
apply the brakes and reverse the current
lever the car ran into the bumpers. The
bumpers were broken and the car plunged
downward. The front end of the motor
landed in the street, while the rear wheels
remained on the elev ated structure.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-02
MARKET QUOTATIONS..

Chicago-Cattle. common to prime,
$3.50 to 1925; hogs. shipping grades,
$500 to $3.I5; sheep, fair to choice, $3.50
TO 1915; wheat, No. 2 red, DOC. to 56c;
corn, No 2, 25c to 26c; oats, No. 2, 16c
to lie; rye, No. 2, 34c to BIC; butter,
choice creamery, 25c to &c; eggs, fresh,
Zoe to 22c; potatoes, per bushel, 2Oc to
3Oc; broom corn, $50 to $445 per ton for
poor to choice.
Indianapolis-Cat shipping, $500 to
$3.50; hogs, choice light, $500 to $3.75;
sheep, common to prime. $500 to $3.50;
wheat, No. 2, 63c to 65c; corn, No. 1
white, 25c to 27c; oats, No. 2 white, 21c
to 23c.
St. Louis-CattIe, $500 to $5.25; hogs,
$500 to 1915; wheat, No. 2 red. &c to
63c; corn. No. 2 yellow, 23c to Doc: oats,
No. 2 white, Ice to lie; rye, No. =, Bic
to 33c.
Cincinnati-Ca $3.50 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to 1915; sheep, $3.50 to $3.75;
mixed, 26c to 2Sc; oats, No. 2 mixed, zoe
to 21c; rye, No. 2, 3Sc to 41c.
Detroit-Cattle, $3.50 to $500; hogs,
$500 to $3.75; sheep, $500 to $3.50;
wheat, No. 2 red 64c to &c; corn, No =
yciiVW, <Oc W <tCs outSs &~u. = Wmtes ~os
to 21c; rye. 37c to 3Sc.
Toledo Wheat, No. red. &c to 65c;
corn. No. 2 yellow. 28c to Csc: oats, No.
white, Zoe to zoe; rye. No. 2, &c to soc;
clover seed, $500 to $40,
Milwaukee-Wheat. No. 2 spring, 54c
TO SEC; corn, No. 3. 25ctfo &c; oats, No.
2 white, 1Sc to 19c; barley, No. 2, Bic to
!, 33c: rye, No. i. 30c to- Bic; pork, mess.
! $7.2l to $7.75.
BuffaIo-Cattlc, $3.50 10 S5.25; hogs,
$500 TO $500: sheep, soS2. 80 to $3.50;
whtht, No. 2 red. zoe "a &c, corn. No.
2 yellow, Doe to S2ci oats, Nb. nwhite,
&c TO 24c. 800. \ ,so.,j bus .sGzia
New York--Cnttla. SO. 90 To $685.; hogs.
$500 to $4.25; sheep. $500 to, $50:
wheat, No. 2 red, &c toHdsc; corn, No 2.
BIC TO Sac; oats. No. 2 @kite, 22c 70 24e;
butter. creamery, 11c to30c; eggs, West
ern, Zoe to 22e.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-02
PANIC AND DEATH.
Twenty-four People Die in n Ba1ti'
more Thcater.

Twenty-four People Die in Balti-
more Thcater.
In senseless panic, caused by a de-
fective gas burner and foolish cry OF
fire at the old Front Street Theater, in
Baltimore, Friday night, twenty-four per
sons were killed, two fatally injured and
ten more seriously hurt. Almost all of
the victims are of Polish nativity and
Hebraic extraction. The theater was
filled with an audience assembled to lis
ten to Hebrew opera. There were at
least 1900 persons present when the
curtain went up. One of the attendants
went to light gas jet which appeared
to have been extinguished. AS he turned
the cock and applied a match the light
fared up, and it was seen there was no
tip TO the burner. The jet was in plain
view of the greater part of the audience,
but as the glare from it showed against
the wall some one in the gallery shouted:
"Fire. fire. fire. In an instant there was
a mad scramble, in which the whole au-
diencc took part. The vanguard reached
the entrance on Front street, pushed on
by the bowling shreking mob behind
them. There, those in the foremost rank
We're compelled to turn to the right AMI
TO the left to reach the double entrance
way. built in the form of storm doors.
AS the crowds from the two doors, one
OH the right the other on the left, reach
ed the landing they met. There was II
brief struggle, and then some one lost his
or her footing and fell. In n moment the
crowd, pushed with irresistible force
from the rear, crowded upon the pros
trate form and began in turn to stumble
and reel, and presently to fall prone upon
the floor under the myriads of feet COM
ing like herd of frightened buffaloes
from behind. In less time than it takes
to tell it, the landing was packed twenty
or thirty deep with the panicstricken
multitude and the hundreds behind themi
were struggling over them TO reach the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-02
MAIN STREET IN CRIPPLE CREEK.


treasury was revenue to supply the con-
tinued deficiency. Every speaker denied
that the proposed measure was Repub-
lican protection bill. 1t was. they claim
ed, an emergency revenue bill on protec-
tive lines. The Democrats took the posi-
ton that there was no lack Of revenue In
the treasury, and that the passage of
bill to increase taxation would in nowise
help the situation nor furnish the relief
desired by the President and Secretary
of the Treasury. Mr.. Dingley and Mr..
Dolliver of the Republicans and Mr.. Crisp
and Mr.. Turner of the Democrats carried
off the honors.
The bill passed repeats the present
tariff law until Aug. /, 1898. Except for
a few articles it is the antipodes of Col.
Morrison's famous horizontal bill. His
was straight 20 per cent. ad valorem
cut This is a horizontal raise. The du-
ties on all the articles in all the schedules
except those covering wool and woolens.
sugar, and wood and wooden manufac-
lures are advanced 10 per cent. This Is
subject to the condition that in no case
must the duties exceed those collected
under the Mckinley law. Sugar is left
as il is, at 40 per cent ad valorem. Raw
wool is required to pay duty equivalent
to GO per cent. of that imposed by the Nc
Kinley law. Most wooden manufactures
are required to pay GO per cent. of the
specific duties of the old law, but car
pets will have to pay the specific duty of
the old law In addition to the adj valorem
duty of the present one. Imported lum-
Der is taken off the free list and required
to pay 60 per cent. of the Mckinley du-
ties. Lumber and wool are the only free
list articles which are made dutiable.
Therefore salt and number of agricul-
tural products are not affected by Thurs
days legislation. When the bill was put
upon its passage it was passed 205 to 81,
the vote being taken by yeas and nays.
There was no demonstration of any kind
ON the announcement of the vote.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-02
TARIFF IN THE HOUSE
DiNoIEy BILL GOES THROUGH
WITH A RUSH.
Measure Forced Through the House
to Increase Revenue by a Horixon-
tai Increase In the Tariff-Passed by
Vote of 2O5 to 81.
With Whip and spnr,

The House Thursday responded to the
appeal of the President by passing a
tariff bill, the operation Of which Is
limited to two and a half years and which
il designed to raise $4O,000,000 for the
relief of the treasury. The vote was on
party lines with two exceptions. The
Republicans all voted for the bill except
Hartman MONTY, who did not vote, and
the Democrats and Populists against it
save Newlands Pop, New, who voted
In favor of the measure. The especial or
der under which the bill was brought to
a vote at o'clock in the evening. after
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-02
WANfSTO ARBITRATE
RuMOR IN VENEZUELA THAT
>. BRITAIN IS HEDGING.
Says Negotiations Can Only BE Re-
snewed Through the United States
Explosion ON the Illinois Drainage
Canai-Big Storm In the East.
President crespo Is Firm


IL is rumored in Caracas that England,
believing that the United States is de-
termined TO fight, is now willing to ar
bitrate with Venezuela and wishes to re-
sumo diplomatic relations for that reason.
The Venezuelan Government, while de-
clining TO speak officially regarding this
rumor, admits that Venezuela cannot now
renew negotiations or receive any COM
munication except through the United
States. There is great excitement over
a dispatch cabled 10 the London Times,
and everyone demands the expulsion Of
the Times correspondent, Charles Akers.
The American minister said in an inter-
view that such action would be impru-
dent AT this juncture, and his counsel was
accepted. The society for the defense of
Venezuelan territory has elected Cleve-
land and Crespo honorary presidents. 1t
offers the government $4,000 men ready
for war.