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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-06

~ superintendent act az 1895. reaGlrmel
the DcisIon Of the same court setting
aside the spportionment Of 1891, and has
brought into operation the apportionment
Of 1885, Which Il declares to be the only
legal act since that date. The decision 10
far-reaching ia its effects and cmanates
from q body composed Of both Republicans
and Democrats. The Democratic I1egis-
lature of 1901, following the constitution
al requirements to enact an apportionment
law every sixth year, passed an act which
was attacked by the Republicans and set
aside by the Supreme Court as unconsti-
tutional, the latter body holding 1t was un-
fair In it's provisions because 1t gave
greater representation to some portions OF
the State than to others. The Democratic
Legislature of 1893 passed another act
and the Republican Legislature of 1895
repealed IL and substituted an entirely
new law. This In turn was attacked by
the Democrats on. the ground that II vio-
lated the provisions Of the constitution ID
being enacted at a time before the sixth
year since the apportionment of 1888
was passed. This contention was sus-
tanned by the Supreme Court, but 1t failed
to concede the Democratic position that
the law Of 1893 was operative, holding
that the same objections which obtained
against the apportionment of 1895 existed
to render void the apportionment Of two
years before; that the Legislature of 1891
was competent under the constitution to
enact an apportionmcnt law, but the
court having set that act aside as uncon-
stitutional. recourse must be had to the
law of 1885 to find a valid enactment. %.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-06
FrightfuI ExDIosion.

Five persons were killed and nearly
score injured, some of them fatally, b,
the explosion of the large thirty nine-incl
cylinder boiler at the works of the Holli
daysburg, Pa, Iron and Nail Company
Thursday morning. Only two employee,
escaped uninjured. The boiler was blown
through the roof of the works, 800 fee
in midair. and came sailing down like /;
spent rocket, crushing through the roo
in another department of the works. The
entire roof was precipitated to the fool
below by the force Of the explosion ant
the works were practically wrecked. Tn,
explosion was sufficient to rock the eartl
with the force of all earthquake and brok,
hundreds Of windows a quarter of mil,
from the mill. No explanation is Offered
as to the cause of the explosion. Some
of the employees say they were short OF
steam before the accident occurred.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-06

An animated debate over the question
Of taking Vote the pending silver
bond bill closed Ie session of the Sem
ate late Thursday afternoon. Mr.. Stew
art declared that 1t made no differences
when a vote was taken. or. whether any
was taken. 1t was all 'Niress parade"
and 'buncombe." He added the signi1-
cant statement that the pending silver
amendment would be germane as an
amendment to the tariff bill, ard that
when the latter measure came before the
Senate he would offer silver amendment
to test the Senators on their choice be-
tween tariff and silver. The Senate went
into executive session and then took
recess without any exact understanding
as to the time of taking the vote. The
attendance in the House was slim. The
report of the Elections Committee in
favor of the sitting member, ID. Z. Gull
berson, from the fourth Texas district.
and against Il. ii. Davis, was adopted
without division. On motion of MIR. Doc
little (Rep., Nash.) resolution was
adopted requesting the President to
transmit to Congress the report Of the
Board of Engineers on the Nicaraguan
canal. The bill to amend the dependent
P~ASAoho aet VI lcoV 81 thdt III 'CH''NSA
ing widows claims seven years of unex-
planned absence should be deemed suffi-
Gent proof Of the death of the soldier,
was passed The speaker announced the
appointment of Mr.. Wellington Rep.,
Mo- on the Committee on Labor, and
Mr.. Belknap Rep., Ill., on Railways and
Canals.
The Senate Friday spent most Of the
time sparring over the free coinage meas
ure. The House confined itself to routine
business. Most of the session was devoted
to the District of Columbia appropriation
bill. The regular attempt was made to
have all the expenses of the District gov
eminent paid by the District, but the mo-
ton made by Mr.. De Almond Dem,
Mo- to effect this was ruled out on .
point of order. The District bill carries
So, AT 800, 1858, 423 less than the sum
appropriated for the current fiscal year.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-06
His Fourth Year.

Football has proved to be Of great
interest to the general public. ana peo-
pie are ready to accept many reiiarka-
BILE stories of the athletes who indulge
i'm 1t. but it Is doubtful If even Uncle
Gabe," in a story given by the Sunny
Hour, really believed that football
possessed such wonderful powers as he
seemed to ascribe to 1t.
Uncle Gabe walked around the stall
wart football player with an air OF
critical curiosity, looking him over as
he might have looked ut a horse he was
about to purchase.
'Amandy"
"What is it. Gabe"
Hes night onto six foot, amt hep
Every inch of it,"
weight about one hundred and nine
ty odd?"
Il reckon"
well, football does develop EN- most
powerful"
Certainly. fine young man."
''Man? Mandy, Professor Bunter
told me hisself t that feller's in his
fourth year! Talk about your oatmeal
pOrridge.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-06
phia are persons of foreign birth or par

phia are persons of foreign birth or par
entage.
At present there are three methods pro-
posed to restrict immigration. One is to
increase the cost of immigrating by impos-
ing a tax of from $50 to $50 on each i'm
migrant. Another Is by consular inspec-
tioc abroad. by which only such immi-
grants Is our consuls would approve of
could enter the country. The educational
test of Senator Lodge will probably, how
ever, be adopted.
They Talk Very Fast.
January has been busy month for the
Congressman who wish to make it appear
that they are doing their share of the
talking in Congress and are anxious to
have their constituents aware of the fact.
The circulation of the Congressional Rec
ord has largely increased from the above
cause and thousands of voters have been
placed on the free list.
This publication is supposed to contain
faithful representation of all that trans
pires on the floors Of Senate and House,
and ys. it is fact that there is not n
greater fake in the world than this docu-
ment which is printed under Government
auspices. Voters who do not know the
means taken by their representatives to
get their speeches published have no idea
when they read the columns of printed
matter so well punctured with loud ap-
plause" that not more than 200 words of
the speech was delivered in the hearing
Of other members.
The way the game is worked is as fol-
lows: A member wishes to secure some
space in the Congressional Record. He
finds an opportunity in big dbeate on
some important question which is set for
some particular day. Going to the leader
of his side of the House he begs for ten
or even three minutes, which is granted.
Being recognized by the speaker, the mem
Der proceeds with his speech Perhaps
he may utter 600 words when the gavel
falls and his time is up. Under the rules,
he is allowed to ''revise his remarks"
and furnish the same to the Record. When
the speech is published it contains several
thousand words and the voters take it
for granted that the speech was really
made.
During recent debate over the Ding
ley tariff bill. Mr. Crisp gave three min
utcs of his time to Howard of Alabama.
and when the Congressional Record pro-
duced the latter's speech it was of sufli
cient length to consume thirty minutes in
reading. The next day Mr.. Dingley gave
n half minute, of his time to a member
from New England and the record show
cd that 5000 words had been delivered
in the thirty seconds, Notwithstanding
the necessary interruptions for cloud
applause"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-06
Shot hY HiA DOG

Louis Lezotte was shot by his own
dog while squirrel hunting i'm the woods
near Rehobeth, Mass. He had dou-
ble-barreled gun with him, and sight
ing n squire. high up In an oak. Le-
zotte let go one barrel, badly wound
ing the squirrel. Standing the gun
against the tree Lezotte began to climb
to secure his quarry.
The dog. which from the time OF the
discharge Of the gun had been running
excitedly around the tree, began to
Jump against the trunk as IL trying to
follow his master. His paw struck the
trigger OF the unloaded barrel, sending
a charge of shot up past Lezottes side
and lodging in the muscles of the. right
arm near the shoulder. Lezotte fell,
but managed to make his way to doc
tor in Rehobeth, who sent for an am
bulance to take the wounded man to
the Rhode Island Hospital
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-06

National Board Of Trade Sends Greet
ing to British Com m ercial Body.
The National Board of Trade, ut Its
closing session in Washington Thursday
by unanimous rising vote, directed the
president of the board to send the follow
ing peace sentiment to the Associated
Chambers of Commerce, London, En-
gland: THE National Board of Trade
of the United States, assembled in an
nual meeting at Washington, sends greet
ings to the Associated Chambers of Com
merce of Great Britain, reciprocating all
the friendly sentiments uttered by the
English commercial bodies, and expresses
the earnest wish that commerce and relig'
ion, representing the great progressive
and civilizing forces of the world, may
honorably avert collision between the
English-speaking nations who, more than
any other, represent the sentiment: Peace
on earth, good will to men,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-06
SALISBURY is HEARD.
British Premier Discusses Venezuela
and Armenia.


and Armenia.
The banquet of the Nonconformist I'm
ionist Association at the Hotel Metropole,
i'm London, was the occasion for an ad-
dress by the Marquis of Salisbury. In
the course of his remarks he said with
reference to Venezuela: II have been held
up as the denouncer of the Monroe doc
trine. As a matter of fact, although the
Monroe doctrine is no part Of interna-
tional law, my dispatch to Mr.. Olney, the
Secretary of State of the United States,
supported it as a rule of policy in the
strongest and most distinct terms. But
when / stated in that dispatch and reit-
crste now that as a rule of policy we are
the entire advocates of the Monroe doc
trine, we mean the Monroe doctrine as
President Monroe understood it. (Cheers.)
In that sense you will not find any more
convinced supporters than we are" He
then turned to the Armenian question and
he reproached the religious communities
with laboring under a mistake when they
supposed that England had bound herself
in honor to succor the Armenians, which
means TO go to war with the sultan in
order to force him to govern the Arme-
mans well. The speaker reminded his
hearers that the reforms which the sultan
had recently accepted. although very good
reforms, could not be expected to produce
good government in two months.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-06
MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$3.50 to $500; hogs, shipping grades.
$500 to $3.50; sheep, fair to choice. 500
to $500; wheat, No. 2 red, Gle to &c;
corn, No. 2, PC to 2Sc; oats, No. z, 1Sc
to Zoe; rye, No. ., 30c to 4Oc; butter,
choice creamery, 19c to 20c eggs, fresh.
15c to 16c; potatoes, per bushel, 1Sc to
25c; broom corn, &c to 4c per pound for
poor to choice.
Iifdianapolis-Catt shipping. $500 to
$4.75; hogs. choice light, $500 to $3.50;
sheep, common to prime, $500 to $500;
wheat, No. 2,-G5e to &C; corn. No. i
white, 2Gc to &c; oats, No. 2 white, 22c
to 23c.
st. Louis-Cattle, $500 to $500; hogs.
$500 to $3.50; wheat, No. 2 red, &c to
Sc; corn, No. yellow, 25c to 26c; oats,
No. white, 1Sc to 10c; rye, No. 2, 3oc
to &c.
Cincinnati-C Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $4.50; sheep, $3.50 to 1910;
wheat, No. 2, Tic to 73c; corn, No. =
mixed, Zoe. to SOC; oats, No. 2 mixed, PIC
to &c; rye, No. 2. 42c to 44c.
Detroit-C Cattle, $3.50 to $4.75; hogs,
$500 to $3.50: sheep, $500 to $3.50;
wheat, No. 2 red. Tic to 72c; corn, No. .
yellow, &c to 29c; oats, No. white, 22c
to 23c; rye, Ale to 42c.
Toledo-Wheat, No. red, Tie to re;
corn, No. 2 yellow, &c to 2Sc; oats, No.
2 white, Zoe TO 22c: rye, No. 2, 40c to 42c;
clover seed, s4.35 to $4.4J. ssaas
MISUNDERSTANDING No. . spring, Gle
to &c; corn, No. 2. zoe to 27e;, OATS. No.
2 white, 19c to 21c; barley, No. 2, ,;S3c TO
35c; rye, No. 1, 40c to Ale; pork, mess,
$1,000 to 5000.
Buffalo--Cattle,, $3.50 to $5.25; hogs,
$500 to $4.75; sheep, $3.50 to $500;
wheat, No. 2 red, FAC to 76c; corn. No.
2 yellow, Bic to 32c; oats, No. 2 white,
24c to &c.
New York--Cattle, $500 to $5.25; hogs.
$500 to $500; sheep, $500 to $4.2V
wheat, No. red, 70c to TIC; corn, No. =,
3ic to,87c; oats, No. 2 white, 24c to 26c;
butter, creamery, 1Sc to &c; eggs, West
ern, 10c to lie
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-06
RESERVOIR SYSTEM.
PLAN or SOUTH DAKOTA sTocK
RAIsERs N v
Drouth Will Lose It's Terrors for
Them-Laid Waste by Fire-senate
Adopts silver Bond Bill by Vote
of AZ to 80.



The large stockmen west of Pierre, 5,
d.. have under consideration at present
plan for watering dry ranges by throw
ing a series of dams across the gulches
in localities which have hitherto been
without water during drought seasons.
During the droughts of the past few years
the abandonment of many ranges where
the water supply depends on the smaller
streams has been necessary. As result
the ranges about the water holes have
been greatly overcrowded. This has caus-
ed considerable loss and endless disputes
among rival cattle owners, and the situa-
ton has at length grown so serious that
some remedy has become absolutely nee
essary. BY damming the gulches the sur
plus water supply of the spring and early
summer will be saved, furnishing an am
pie supply during the remainder of the
year. The expense will be considerable,
but the benefit, it is thought, will be
sufficient to fully repay the projectors of
the plan
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-06
!" AMBER" Is NO MORE.
The Gifted Writer Who Has Brought
Sunshine Into Many Homes.

The Gifted Writer Who Has Brought
Sunshine Into Many Homes.
Mrs. Martha Il. Holden, better known
to newspapers under the nom de plume
of "Ambes," died recently in Chicago as
the result of an operation for cancer. In
her death there passed from earthly
sceues a woman who by the sweet produc-
tons Of her pen brought sunshine into
many household and lifted the burden
from many weary and sorrow-laden
heart.
Mrs. Holden was horn in New York
State forty-two years ago. She settled in
Chicago in 1871 Poverty made her ac-
quainted with human suffering, but did
not interfere with her endeavors to make
herself heard in the field of literature.
She soon began to contribute to the Chi
cago newspapers articles which breathed
love of life and humanity and which
were remarkable for their wealth of meta
phors and brilliancy of language. Her
writings brought forth expressions Of ad-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-06
Los. Ia Two Millions.

Property with an estimated value of
$2,OOO,000 was burned early Sunday
morning at Philadelphia. The big seven
story building of Charles II. Haseltine,
Nos. 1416 and 141S Chestnut street, and
the adjoining five-story structure of the
Baptist Publication Society and the
American Baptist Historical Society, No.
1920, were destroyed. The buildings dam
aged by fire and water and falling walls
were the four-story dry goods house of
Homer, lie Boutillier & Co., Nos 1412
and 1414, the dwelling house at 1922,
owned by the Wistar estate, and the Ho-
tel Lafayette, at Broad and SAMSON
streets.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-06
CUBANs ARE OVERLOOKED.
in the Senate Considered
Good Cause for RefOic;uC

Resolutions in the Senate Considered
Good Cause for Rejoicing.
President Iomaso Estrada Palma, OF
the Cuban Junta, had IA secret conference
at the headquarters of the Cuban revolu-
tionists in New York with several other
leaders of the movement. President Pal
ma said the Cubans were overjoyed al
the news that the Committee on Foreign
Relations had submitted n report recon-
mending that President Cleveland use the
good Offices of the United States to have
Spain accord the Cuban insurgents the
rights of belligerents. Already a synop-
sis of the report has been sent to Gener'
ais Gomez and Maceo, and President
Palma expressed the opinion that il
would result in the leaders working witt
renewed hope Nl !.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-06
CAUGHT BY FORGED NOTES.

Javanese Merchants and Bankers
swindIcd Out of $3.OOO,OOO.
Latest advices from China tell of the
uttering by Chinese forgers on the Island
Of Java Of So, OOO, 900 of Java bank notes.
In order to get notes accepted forged no
tary acceptances were placed on them.
Six hundred thousand pounds of forged
and discounted notes have been discov-
cred and many prominent Chinese mer-
chants have been placed under arrest. in
Guiding Capt. China, one of the wealthiest
Cinnamon in Java. 1t is believed by the
police that the forgeries were made In
Singapore. Kwee Che Soc, native of
China. now a resident of Sourabaya, and
band of native etchers have been ar
rested. Some of the houses that discount
ed largely are practically bankrupt. Near
ly all the leading Chinese merchants OF
Java have been victimized.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-06

tide the st. Paul registered ut her bow
twenty-five feet of water. That registra-
ton, however, included about seven feet
Of sand, into which her bow is sunk.
Since this first effort to move the ship
there is, at this writing, absolutely no
change in the situation. The st. Paul is
as steady as a rock and betrays no iii
effects from the buffeting of the wind and
waves. The passengers baggage and all
Of the cargo have been taken off, includ-
ing the $1,300,000 in gold which she car
ried. This was her first return trip since
the recent accident which occurred In
her engine room at her dock, whereby ten
men were instantly killed or badly in
jurcd.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-06
LABOR MEN REJOICE,

Demonstration Made at Pittsbure
Over Dem psey's Pardon.
There was great rejoicing among tn.
labor leaders of Pittsburg over the news
that the State Pardon Board had rec
commended the pardon of Hugh Dempsey,
ex-district master workman of the
Knights of Labor, who was three years
ago sentenced to seven years imprison.
ment for felonious assault and battery
in causing poison to be administered tc
non-union men at the Homestead mill OF
the Carnegie Steel Company after the
great strike of 1892.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-06
Xindictiye Standards.

Advices from Havana indicate that
since the resignation Of Martinez de Cam
pos the Spanish authorities are acting in
high-handed manner toward American
citizens suspected of being in sympathy
with the insurgents. Recently Henry
Riso, who claims to be naturalized citi-
zen of the United Suites, was arrested at
Puerto Principe as a political suspect and
was thrown into dungeon. although pro-
claiming his American citizenship. His
request that Consul General Williams be
informed of his plight was denied, and
when the last steamer left for Centa, the
Spanish penal settlement in Africa. Riso
was placed on board The unfortunate
man attempted to make a scene as he was
placed on the vessel, but he was knocked
down by the Spanish guards and hurried
below decks. Riso had no trial. but il Is
understood the authorities ordered him
confined at Centa for life. Transports
ton to Centa now means death, as cholera
Is raging there.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-06
SILVER BOND BILL PASSES.
Measure Will Now Go Back to the
House.


II @ contest over the silver bond bill Is
at an end in the Senate, that body having
passed the free silver coinage substitute
to the House bill Saturday by the decis-
i've vote of ~ to 80, majority of seven
for free silver. The bill was a substitute
for the House bond bill and provides that
from the date of the act the mints of the
United States shall be open to the coinage
of silver and the dollar shall be the pres
ent weight and fineness, and also provides
for the certificates. 1t further provides
for the coinage of the seignior-
forage now in the treasury and
authorizes immediate issue of cert6-
Gates upon the same in advance of it
being coined. One section of the bill pro-
vides that no bank note of less than $40
shall hereafter be issued, and those out
standing of less amount shall be taken up
and Cancelled as rapidly as possible. Sec
ton four provides that the greenbacks
and treasury notes shall be redeemed in
standard silver dollars or in gold coin at
the option of the treasury, and the green
backs, when so redeemed, shall be imme-
diately reissued.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-06

miration and were copied all over the
country. For several years past she had
contributed series of beautiful letters to
the Chicago Herald, and later to the
Times-Herald under the title of "A String
Of Beads"
There are hundreds of newspaper read
ers throughout this land to-day who will
mourn the passing away of this gifted
writer. who had tinged their lives with u
warmth and glow which made them for
get mundane troubles
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-06

Brighton ut Long
Branch, n. j., took
advantage of a
favorable tide and,
according to re-
ports received by
the officials of the
company, succeed
ed in moving the
big ship about 20
feet. The stern
Of the vessel was
also moved sea-
ward about four
da0roao Az hiOt.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-06

feature of which is an educational test
for immigrants.
The question of regulating and re-
stricting immigration, said Mr.. Lodge in
a recent expression on the subject, is one
of the gravest which now confront the
country. We are certainly in no present
danger Of being overcrowded by desira-
BILE immigrants, but we are at this mo-
ment overcrowded with undesirable immi-
grants, and this latter condition is stead
lily growing worse. The immigration of
people of those races which contributed
to the settlement and development of the
United States is declining in comparison
with that of the races far removed in
thought and speech and blood from the
men who have made this country what it
is. Moreover, all immigration from every
quarter is showing tendency toward de-
terioration, which is by no means grad
ual. The last census bulletin shows that
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-06
SIGNS OF LIVELY TRADE.
Hopeful Reports for Spring from Bush
ness Men.

X. G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review of
Trade says: Though business is still
waiting, there are some signs of definite
improvement. 1t is now believed that the
first payment for bonds will cause no fur
Their pressure, and the money markets are
easier as respects loans on collateral,
though the difficulty of making CONNER
cial loans still checks operations, but large
maturities at the end of January were met
more satisfactorily than was expected,
and merchants and bankers report that
the signs promise a good spring trade
No increase appears as yet in the demand
for the principal products, except iron
and steel, and uncertainty as to congress
sional action still affects both industries
and commerce, but the increase in inquiry
and the reports of dealers are deemed
assurance of large trade coming whenever
the uncertainty is over"