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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23
sELFR1DGE GOING TO MOSCOW.
He Will Represent Uncle Sam at the
Festivities.

Festivities.
The United States navy will be repre-
scented at the festivities attending the cor
onation Of the Gear by the triple-screw
cruiser Minneapolis, the swiftest vessel in
the navy. The vessel has been docked
and put in order at the big Italian Gov
eminent dock at laramie, and has sailed
from that place for Naples. At the same
time the San Francisco, Admiral Self
ridges flagship, sailed from Piraeus
for Naples, and the vessels will meet
there. The admiral will transfer his nag
to the Minneapolis and steam away for
Cronstadt. This is the nearest Russian
port to Moscow, the place where the coro-
nation will take place, and the Minneap-
oils will lie there, along with many men
of-war of all nations, making part of
the naval demonstration. hrrF
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23
Mrs. Hiliiard Asks A,imouy.

Newton billiard, the dashing youth
known as Cleveland's Berry Wall, heir
to several fortunes, has been sued for ali
mony by his wife. Mrs. billiard was for
merly Miss Madge Taylor, a soubrette
In the Baker Opera Company, which Hill
lard purchased.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23
House q century old Fails.

George ID. Wetherill & Co., Philadel-
phia manufacturers Of paints, white lead
and whiting and dealers in window glass
and painters supplies, assigned to Ernest
w. Holt. Liabilities, $4,000.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23
Fiunlron Kills wife and self.

Patrick Finnigan, a farmer residing in
Colfax County, Neb., Monday morning
eide. The trouble was caused by the wife
refusing to sign deeds to property her hus-
band desired to sell. Finnigan left nots
explaining the cause.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23
REPEAL FREE ALCOHOL CLAUSE.
Favorable Report Ordered on the Bill
of Congressman Stone.

The House Committee on Ways and
Means decided to report favorably the
bill introduced by G. w. Stone, Of Penn
sylvania, to repeal the section Of the Will
son act which gives free alcohol for use
in the arts and manufactures. The in
ternal revenue officials have acknowl-
edged their inability to carry out the pro-
visions Of the law.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23
WORK OF CONGRESS,


A Comprehensive Digest Of the Pro-
ceedings In the Legislative Cham
bers at washington Matters that
Concern the People.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23
No AID for Mr.. Mavbr,ct.

|. Senator Hoar, from the Committee on
Judiciary, reported back Senator Calls
resolution proposing intervention in the
case Of Mrs. Maybrick.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23
I..rd.,;dc In switxe~,.ra

An immense landslide has occurred at
Trubb, Switzerland. Many farms have
been devastated, whole woods have been
carried off and the loss is said to be very
great.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23
Refuse 81 900 for a Gold Nugget.

A nugget Of gold was found at the Reid
gold mine near Charlotte, N. c., few
days ago, for which the owners have re-
around Is wrought up over the find
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23
Five Lives Arc I,o.t.

At Turner'S Falls, Mass, FIVE children
were smothered to death by fire in
four-story tenement block.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

In response to an invitation, Edward
Farrer. one Of the leaders Of the Liberal
party in Canada, has submitted to the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

"The way in which Mr.. Quay does
the little-in fact, most trivial-things
indicates the shrewdness and unique
ness Of his personality" remarked q
Senate employee the other day.
For instance, any man that comes
to washington to see Mr.. Quay, and
whom Mr.. Quay wants to see-and
there are hundreds Of them-will go d.
rectly to his room. that of the Com
mittee on Public Buildings and
Grounds, and never ask question of
any kind. Not so with the friends OF
other Senators, Cor, while they may
have been told how to reach their diff
ferent rooms, they have, as rule, to
make inquiry for their location. was
amused the other day, when the call
ers for Mr.. Quay were unusually large,
to see how they went directly to his
room, Notwithstanding the circuitous
route necessary to get to 1t. When I
asked one of them how he knew where
to find the room he showed me card.
1t told the story. 1t contained very
minute directions as to how to reach
the Senator, and just what to do
Washington Star.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23
STATE OF MICHIGAN.
OCCURRENCES DURING THE
PAST WEEK.

Sad Fate % Helpless or Lady st
Grand Rapids-Two Children Dead
and Four Sick from Eating wild
Parsnips- Detroit Fire.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23
Glad to Get Back


States consul to Samoa, who returned
to his home in Lexington, KY, re-
Gently, was given a banquet. At the
banquet he made an address. the most
remarkable part Of which was the fol-
lowing:
when l was away off on that little
speck of land In the Pacific ocean and
looked across the vast stretches Of sea
to the storms that were agitating this
no Republicans. 1t was America. The
English, the Germans and all the 9TH
ers are against America, no matter
what the diplomats may say. feel
that l have learned more in the last
two years than have learned before.
l have borne my part in the battles Of
politics, have spoken bitter words, but
when stood under that mighty crag
on that far-away speck In the ocean
and helped to lay him to rest whom I
had learned to love, and who believe
had learned to love me-Robert Louis
Stevenson-I felt that If I ever got
back home, / would not speak in an
unkind word to a fellow-cOuntryman
but would do all could to bind up any
wounds that may have caused"
Don Camerou's Weakness.
j. Donald Cameron, Of Pennsylvania,
who is just retiring from the Senate,
was carefully trained in the art of poll
tics by his father, Lincoln's famous
Secretary Of War. In the days when
Cameron ruled Pennsylvania with alb
solute power one of it's faithful bench
men was calling upon Simon Cameron,
and in the course Of the conversation
he remarked:
Senator, why is it that Don has
never made much of success Of poll
tics? He seems to have talent, and
he has all the advantages of your pres
tige and influence"
well, Don is a likely fellow" re-
piled the old man. Don will get on all
right. You must remember 1 started
in life with O big advantage over
Don"
what was thatT asked the visitor.
Poverty"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23
National League Standing.

Following Is the standing Of the clubs
in the National Baseball League:
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

to brighten them. Dolan weakened and
dropped off the ladder, striking the chief
engineer, who had just arrived, and both
went into the ditch. Brown continued in
his effort to escape and had reached the
top, when one of the guards fired at his
arm for the purpose Of Gripping him. The
ball went through the arm and into his
heart, and he fell to the ground dead.
BY this time a number Of guards and
keepers had arrived, and the other FIVE
men were taken to their cells and locked
up.
The leather company of Munising is
making arrangements to build the largest
tannery in the world, the main building
to be 1000 feet long.
The weekly crop bulletins of the United
States weather bureau in Lansing have
been resumed and will be continued
throughout the summer. The report says
that the recent alternate freezing and
thawing caused a general but slight dam
age to winter wheat, rye and grass, but
that the warm rains which have succeed
ed have done much to retrieve the condi-
ton of the crops named. All fruit buds
are reported in fine condition.
For fifty-four days Mrs. Henry Ingram,
of Battle Greek, has not been able to take
particle of food. Sixteen years ago she
was i'll and did not have food for sixty
two days. She was reduced from over
200 pounds to 50. Mrs. Ingram Is very
weak, but looks well. She Is greatly re-
duced in flesh.
The Bethel Baptist Church, prosper
GUS organization of Kalamazoo, will try
the novel plan Of serving free Sunday
dinners in order to induce its morning
congregation to remain for Sunday school.
The membership of the church Is almost
entirely among the working people, and
| 1t has been found, especially during warm
weather, that the attendance fell OF.
The evening times., 1896-12-21
IN THE HOUSE.
Immigration Measure Comes Up for
Consideration Bills.


Mr. Walker asked unanimous consent in
the House today for the conside ration OF
the bill appropriating $6T GOO for the re-
lief Of the legal representatives OF John
C. Howe, OF Worcester, Mass.
Mr.. Cox objected.
On motion of Mr. Bailey bill was pass
ed increasing from SIT TO $40 per month
the pension of Caroline s Baker, widow Of
Assistant Engineer Baker of the navy.
On motion of Mr.. Ogden bills We're passed
authorizing the Kansas City, shreveport
and Gulf Railway Company to construct
bridges across Caddo Lake and Black River,
La.
The Speaker laid before the House the
Immigration bill recently passed by the
Senate.
Mr.. Bartholdt, chairman of the Committee
on Immigration and Naturalization, moved
to recommt the bill. He did this at the
request of several members of the com
mittee-
Mr.. Danford, a member of the committee
moved 10 non-concur in the Senate amend
mehts and agree to the request of the Sen
ate for conference.
The request of the Senate for a commit
tee of ofconference on the immigration bill was
agreed to, and ON motion of Mr.. bingham
the House resolved itself into committee
of the whole for further consideration Of the
legislative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill, the pending question being the
section providing for the Congressional
Library.
The evening times., 1896-12-21

Chicago, announced before the opening OF
business here today, had little influence
on the local stock market during the early
trading II is true that prices scored losses
OF LIARS per cent, but the weakness was
not general by any means, and soon after
the opening Transactions number OF the
prominent issues scored material gains
The improvement was mainly due to the
latest Cuban matters at Washington, as
well an impression that there will be no
hasty action in the premises, no matter
what the Senate may door say. on this
belief local operators turned buyers, and
their purchases resulted i'll a rise of La
l AZ PER cent right through the list.
Sugar rose 7-S to 110 3-S; American
Spirits, preferred, 81 to &c -4;Toba eco,
preferred, 1 1-2 to -: Burlington, to
Il IA; st. Paul, "a to ~ rs; Chicago
Gas. 1 to ~ 81; Rock Island. 3-s to
&c Is; General Electric, 5-S to 81; Louis
vile * Nashville. rs to Al 1-2: Kansas
and Texas, preferred, 1 to p 4 Reading
3-4 to 25 l-2; Southern Railway, to 26 4;
Tennessee Coal, TO 25 1-2, and Western
Union. 5-s to 81 Ia. Manhattan opened
1-2 higher. at 50; dropped to So 1-2, and
later returned to So. In the Spccialties
Consol Gas broke to 144aII5. The rumur
of legislation Mt Albany at the coming ses-
sion hurt the stock. Speculation at IL
O'Clock was quiet and firm.
Firmness characterized the trading at
the stock exchange after IL O'Clock, and
still higher prices were recorded for the
STANDARD issues. A feature of the trading
was the sale Of $1,000 900 United States
coupon IS OF 1925 at 119. a decline of 1-2
per cent as compared with Saturdays
closing. The stock market at noon was
quiet and steady except for sugar, which
was inclined to weakness.
The evening times., 1896-12-21

Chicago, Dec. 21.-The National Bank
of Illinois, located at No. 115 Dearborn
street. and one of the Oldest and best known
banking institutions in the city, with as
sets amounting To nearly 81 5000, 900, did
not open its doors this morning.
This action was decided upon by the di-
rectors OF the bank at O'Clock last night,
after the bank had been suspcnde from the
Clearing House Association of Chicago at
a meeting of the clearing house committee
held at the home of Elbridge q. Keith.
Tie causes of the suspension as given in
the resolutions adopted by the clearing
house committee, are 'unwarrantable and
ipjudicious loans through which 1.-The
capital and surplus of said bank is seri-
ously imperiled, if, not absolutely lost"
At the last statement of the bank its zap
ital was shown to be ST 900 .0eo. with a
surplus of 81 ,091,OO0, and undivided as
sets of over $3qQ.o00.
DEPosIToRs ALL RIGHT.
1t is thoughtprobable that none OF the
depositors will snffer great loss by the sus
pension, as thetbankers who were present
at the meeting sof the committee have
recommended DEMONSTRATION the prop
osition to advaace 75 per cent on all ad
JuSteQ Claims GEsiIiiSt UuS NdtiOUdl Dtuh
of Illinois. In addition to this they have
agreed to use their influence with all other
members of the clearing house association
to account clairnsas collateral atthe same
ratio. is5i
The clearing house committee met shortly
after o'clock yesterday afternoon, and
after discussion Of the hanks affairs, ST
which every phase Of its condition was care
fully gone over, the decision that the insti-
tuition should be suspended from membership
in the clearing house association. A state
ment was prepared, and after each member
of the committee signed it, it was given
to the press representative for publica
ton. 1t is as follows:
whereas the attention Of this committee
has lately been called to the administration
Of the affairs of the National Bank OF Hi
nois, and it now appears through statements
nrade to this committee by one Of the vice
presidents of said bank, and from the reports
of the national bank examiner, that by
reason Of unwarrantable and injudicious
loans, the capital and surplus Of said bank
are seriously imperiled, if not entirely lost;
now, therefore,
Resolved, That under the powers con
ferred on this committee by the bylaws of
The evening times., 1896-12-21
KILLING OF LONDON SHEARS.
Grand Jury Has Taken the Case
Under Investigation.

The grand jury this morning began an in
yestigation of the killing OF London Shears
in ..Bioodfield'' by Policeman Curry. This
action was in accord with the announce
Inent made Saturday morningin The Times.
When the grand jury convened today
the papers in the case were laid before
them. The witness room was well filled
with colored people, who had been sum-
rnoned to testify as TO the shooting of
Shears and the quarrel which led TO the
entrance of Curry into the colored preach
er's home.
1t is understood that new evidence has
been discovered in the case by the colored
people. AT any rate, such is the claim
now made. 1t is stated that evidence Will
show that Curry had been drinking, but
30 closely guarded is the action of the
district attorneys office that little can
be learned as to what witnesses were be-
fore the jury.
District Attorney Birney said he could
not tell what the grand jury was doing in
the matter, no would he confirm the infor
nation that the case was being looked into
today.
1T will be the subject of inquiry, how
ever" he said. 'That is n matter in
which the grand jury is interested, for it
is their duty To investigate any such case.
Whether they think the killing was acci-
dental or intentional, it is for them to in
vestigate, and you can rest assured the
matter will hc thoroughly siftcd.'
1t was learned that fully dozen wit
nesses were summoned. All were specially
cautioned not to divulge the purpose Of
their presence. II is expected the examine
ton will he concluded today.
Criminal court No. adjourned early this
morning and Assistant District Attorney
JeffordS went direct to the grandiury room
TO assist Mr.. Given in the examination OF
witnesses. Mr.. .Ieffords was present ut the
coroner's inquest. and was in full possession
of the facts in the case.
There are few who believe that the jury
will do other than ignore the case.
The evening times., 1896-12-21
SAID TO BE INSOLyENT.
Receiver Asked for Firemen's In
surapce COmpany of Chicago.


Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 21.-A bill has been
filed in the circuit court by the National
Linseed Oil Company and the Grove. Lin
seed Oil Company, asking for the appoint
ment OF a receiver for the Firemen's In
surance. Company. The application is
based upon judgments recovered, and upon
the ground that an effort is being made to
throw the company into the hands of
friendly receiver.
AS late as December Is an agent of one
Of the compliments went to George F.
Harding, jr., says the bill, and demanded
payment. He was told that the company
was in financial straits, and that unless a
loan that was being negotiated was success
full, the obligations of the insurance COM
pany would not be paid. 1t is claimed that
on January last the company ceased tax
ing new policies, and has since been steadily
withdra wing from business.
The concern is an old one, and was origi-
nally known as the Union Insurance Com
pany of Decatur. 1t has capital stock of
$500, 900, and half of this is said to have
been paid in. The complainants are un-
able to state anything definite concerning
the stockholders. The statement is made
that the company is totally insolyent.
The evening times., 1896-12-21
Grand jury indictments.

The grand jury today returned the fol
lowing indictments:
FRAMES f. Turner, alias Frank Turner,
alias Barrel Turner, for the murder of John
Minor.
George Pryor, alias RED George" for
housebreaking.
Thomas Mason, assault to kill.
Charles Bell, assault to kill
John Thompson, larceny.
Lewis Holmes, larceny.
Edward Jones, larceny.
Albert Madison, second offense, petty
larceny.
false pretenses.
Reamer Morgenthal, alias Daniel r. L.
Morsenthal, false pretenses.
Harry Phoenix, false pretenses.
The evening times., 1896-12-21

| der and remarked, Things are e. ing well,
mcaningh he was scontentedw with the progress
OF the fight.
.He had hardly uttered the words when
| a Mauser ball struck him in the jaw, and
he fell from his horse. He lay on his back
as approached him, writhing N agony"
"Did he speak after being shot?"
DEAD IN A FEW MOMENTS.
''He could not The carotid artery was
pierced and he was choking with the
| blood that poured down his throHt. Itried
t. relieve his surferings, but in Il few
moments he was dead"
''What did you do then. and how do you
explain not being sho. yourself?'' / said
relentlessly, although the doctor was tell
ing his story with every appearance OF
honesty.
He had already explained that Miro. who
was riding on the other side of Maceo, just
before he WIS shot, had also been wounded,
MOT being shot myself was pure good
fortune. l suppose my Position knccling
over Maceo's body behind my horse pro-
tectcd me somewhat
And where was Gomez all this time?
When did he learn of Macco's death. and
when did he find time to write the alleged
note found on him? Was he with you?''
After IA moments thought, the doctor
pulled himself together and said:
mo: Gomez was not with us when Macco
fell. WhiOI was bending over the body
Gomez rode up. with his right arm shat
tered by rifle ball.
"'My God! Is that Maceo's body?' he
cried, leaping from his horse. Satisfied
that Maceo was dead. he helped me throw
Maceo's corpse over the saddle Of Maceo's
horse: but at the moment the SpaniaTds
made another dart toward us, firing u vol
ley.
"A ball pierced Gomcz's side, breaking
his other arm. / sprang ON Maceo's horse,
saying: The general is dead and tried
to lift Gomez up in front of me-
FLED ON MACEo'S HORSE
No, 1 will stay with Maceo,' he replied.
sinking hack on the ground. Argument was
useless, and, putting spurs TO Maceo's
horse, l fled, with the Spaniards almost
upon me.
We were in an inclosurc surrounded by
fence, hut rode through gate and joined
Diaz, as have said.
Finding no one 10 fight, the Spaniards
rode off, and, believe, when Gomez saw
the three guerrillas approaching, he killed
himself withthc knife mentioned as Maceo's,
but which really belonged to him. l infer
this from thefact that whenthe detachment
sent by Diaz brought back the bodies, l
examined that OF Gomez and found knife
thrust through his chest.
You do not know where the bodies We're
buried?"
No; but Fedro' Diaz does, and so do his
officers"
According to Zertucha, Miro, Bermudcz,
and NodarZ were all wounded during the
action. From a map OF the scene of action
which he drew, and from his statement,
CiruIeda had about eight hundred men and
Maceo five hundred.
Maceo. with his staff, was to the right +,
facing the Spanish force, which consisted
Of infa ntry behind a stone wall, with cav
alry on either side.
Diaz was in comma nd OF the det. chment
to the left. He suffered little the whole
attack being directed against Maceo, who,
according to Zertucha, was trying to sur
round 500 men with 500.
The evening times., 1896-12-21
Forecast Till s p. IN. Tuesday.

Forecast Till 8 p. IN. Tuesday.
For the District of Columbia and Mary
land, fair Tuesday. probably preceded by
threatening weather and very light snow
this afternoon and tonight; northerly winds,
becoming variable.
For Virginia. cloudy and threatening,
followed by fair Tuesday; variable winds.
Weather Conditions and General
Forecast.
The barometer has fallen slowly on the
Atlantic coast and rapidly in the North
west. and. it has risen slowly from the up
per lake region southwestward to Texas
The area OF high pressure continues central
over the middle plateau region and the ba-
rometer is low TO the north of Montana.
1t is colder north OF the lake regions and
warm in the Northwest.
The weather is fair, except In the lake
regions and upper Ohio valley, where local
SHOWS are reported. On Sunday morning
the weather was fair. except in the lake
regions where light local SHOWS were re-
ported.
The weather will probably continue fair
The evening times., 1896-12-21
THE COMMITTEES VIEWS.

I'm taking this action, the committee
deem ii proper to say:
II. That the cash resources of the bank
are within the requirement of the law, and
if, as a result of this action, said bank
should suspend payment and liquidate its
liabilities, a large and speedy diyidend
will be made available to creditors.
''2. 1t is the declared opinion of the
officers and directors of the bank that
its resources are ample to pay all of its
liabilities in full, 100 cents to the dollar,
and it is the opinion of this committee
that adjusted claims against said bank
may be considered ample collateral ST.
curity for loans at 75 per centum of their
face value, and in event of liquidation by
said bank We will recommend TO the asso-
ciated banks an arrangement whereby such
loans may be made available to creditors
of said bank as their convenience may
require. Isaac &. Lombard. l.. ]. Gage, Or
son Smith, C. ]. Blair, E. G.. Keith, Clearing
House Committee
Immediately after the action of the COM
Inittee the board of directors of the bank
held meeting and decided to close the
doors. The hank examiner was notified
and this morning will take charge of the
books ana papers.
The present officers are: President,
George Schneider; vice president Walter
L. Peck; second vice president, William
A Hammond; cashier, Carl Mol; assistant
cashier, Henry d. Field; second assistant
cashier, Henry P. Dent. The directors
are: George f.. Adams, s. B. Cobb, c. R.
Corwith, W. A Hammond, R. E. jenkins,
W. d. Kerfoot, William p. Page, W. L.
Peck, A, S. Campbell, P. Juergens and c.
Schneider. Cashier Moll last night re-
fused to make a statment He said the
committee had decided to refuse the clear
ing house privileges to The institution, and
the only thing left was 10 close the doors
COMPTROLLER ECKELS' ACTION.
The Comptroller of the Currency was no
titled this IN orning b y Bank Examiner John
C. McKeon, at Chicago, that the clearing
house committee at Chicago had author
lied the statement that Immediately upon
claims against the National Bank OF 1lli-
nois being approved by the receiver, they
would advance 75 per cent on the face in
order to save time.
Comptroller Eckels appointed Mr.. Nc
Keon receiver, with instructions to pub
lish notice of claims at once, and also to
telegraph banks having the National Bank
of Illinois as reserve agent, that if they
prove claims at once, they can get IS per
cent.