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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
DIES IN A wIrNEss-Box.
Chicago Man Drops Dead While Civ
ing HE Testimony.


ing His Testimony.
Clifford Il. Eversham, of Chicago, man
ager of the quotation department Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, was
subpoenaed as a witness in the case Of
Oscar Nj. Stone and James s. Turner,
who were accused of tapping the wires of
the Western Union Company. Mr.. Ever
sham was the most important witness of
the State, and was the FIRST witness called.
what is your name?' asked Attorney
Holt. "Clifford b. Eversham," replied
the witness In tone of voice which gave
no intimation that there was anything
wrong. "Whst is your occupationT' con-
tinued the attorney. II am manager OF
the quotation department of the Western
Union Telegraph Com" The last
words OF the sentence were not distin-
guishable. The witness was seen to sway
for moment In his chair, and then he
fell forward limp and unconscious upon
the rail of the stenographer's desk. He
was dead an hour later. Heart disease
was said to have been the cause. Great
confusion prevailed in the court room, and
Judge Tuthill adjourned court for the
day.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
err could play fiddle better than any
man in the township.

err could play a fiddle better than any
man in the township.
The New Teacher.
The Sprowlers, brother and sister,
were introduced to the new teacher,
Mr.. Clarke, and the fiddling went on.
"Bill" Sprowler could dance a pretty
fair jig, and he was induced to I'M
timber his feet for the benefit of the
company. All went merrily, but the
teacher spoiled 1t all.
He handed the fiddle to Uncle Tom
who was no mean performer himself,
and said: eff you'll give us the AR
kansaw Traveller Uncle Tom, III
shake my leg little" Uncle Tom
compiled, and the teacher chased out
on the floor and began. Such dancing!
The like had never been seen In Hick-
DRY. Side steps, back steps, pigeon
wings, single and double shufiies, steps
that they had never seen before. "Fas-
ter" he called to Uncle Tom. The
flying notes kept busy with his agile
feet, and as he stopped with grand
bow to Nance old Tom laid the fiddle
down and gave aN'holler" that "just
nigh TUX the shingles off," Nance
was simply charmed, and so was Bill
for that matter, but to him there came
slowly but steadily feeling Of antag-
onism against the man who danced so
well.
what business. had teacher dane
Ing hathaway? An fiddlin', too?"
Nance's evident admiration nettled
him also. The ride to town and back
was made rather moodiIy, Nance"
divinIng, by his silence, that he was in
no good humor. On their arrival at
home Nance dilnted on the teachers
excellence as a dancer and adder to
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
BOY FIRED THE SCHOOL.

Young Choctaw, Enraged at Refusal
to Permit Him to Leave.
Supt. letter, of the Spencer Academy,
Antlers. 1. T.. has succeeded in getting
all the bones and ashes of the four Choc-
taw boys who were burned in the flames
of the academy Saturday night, and has
buried them. 1t has been ascertained
that one Of the students set the building
on fire So that he could go home. The
boy accused of the incendiarism is half
breed Choctaw about 10 years old.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
Chilli Fears a Crisis.

The Gillian Minister Of Finance held
long conference with the managers of the
banks and the heads of important business
houses with a view of devising means to
stay The commercial crisis which is i'm.
minent. Many foreign bank managers
urged that the measures adopted by the
Government to restore normal financial
conditions were wholly inadequate.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
Many Cars Loofed.

BY mailing a man in box and shipping
him in a car as "houschcld goods" gang
of thieves plundered the railroads center
ing in Chicago for year. Tuesday night
three members Of the gang were arrested
and the story of the clever thieves made
public. The booty secured by the gang
amounts to many thousands of dollars.
Capt. Elliotts men ere on the track of
three other members of the gang, whose
business it was to dispose of the stolen
goods.' Two or three merchants who
handled the stuff, knowing it to be stolen
property, will be arrested. This gang of
car thieves did not break the seals of
freight cars and throw out boxes of mer-
chandise like the ordinary robber. The
boxed-up thief would lberate himself,
fill his late prison with goods stolen from
the car, cut hole i'm the floor to make his
escape, and then telegraph for the return
of his plumber by express to Chicago. 1t
was by tracing the last box from Omaha
to Chicago that detectives were enabled
to recover $500 worth of boots and shoes,
and to arrest the three men engaged in the
robbery.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15

The great fire Mt Guayaquil, Ecuador,
is believed to have been of incendiary ORR
gon. Some arrests have been made.
Many reople lost their lives during the
conhagration and losses are now esti-
mated at S0,000,000 saercs (S54 100000.
The populace is furious and is demand
ing the prompt punishment of the guilty.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15

The Sprowler boys were the leading
spirits In Hickory Ridge township and
what they decided on In local affairs
was generally the law. "Bill' Spr0w-
Ter had never been called willie" at
any stage Of his interesting career. He
had always been an "orn'ry cuss," ac-
cording to some OF the. neighbors, but
there were none Of thesyouRgers genera
ti0n who ever found 1t convenient to
tell him so. Bill was about feet 10
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoRERs HURT.
Platform in ottawa, Ont, Gives Way
Under the Crowds Weight.

Thursday afternoon, while the dele
gates 10 the Christian Endeavor conven-
ton az Ottawa. Ontario. were waiting for
the doors of the opera house to open, the
platform on the east side gave way, pre-
cipitating several hundred persons to the
ground below, distance of over twelve
feet. Numerous persons were injured,
several severely, one woman, the moth
er-in-law of Mayor Borthwick, being so
severely hurt that she had to be carried
home in cab and medical aid sum-
monpd.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
CANNON FOR LEADvILLE.
Gen. Brooks Will Place Heavy Guns
on Carbonate Hill.

on Carbonate Hill.
Gen. Brooks and his officers have prac-
tically decided to make provision for de-
Tending the endangered Leadville mines
by placing cannon on Carbonate hill,
which commands most % them. The next
object of attack, if further attacks be
made, is pretty well understood to be the
great pumping plant of the Maid of Erin
mine. which drains the Mahala, Emmett
and Marian mine. which are now resum-
ing work, as well as many others. The
pumps belong to Smith & Moffat, and
their expenses are borne by the three
other mines named. If these pumps were
crippled the ruin of the mines by water
would reduce the norma. production of
the camp fully one-third
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
Killed for a Few Cents.

At Abbeville, s. c., Willedge Malone,
IA years old, went with shotgun to q
colored woman, Matte Hellman, who
owed him % cents, and told her he would
shoot her ii she did no. pay him. She
replied that she had no money and he
would have to shoot. TAereupon he lev,
cled the gun and ,iemptied both barrels
into her head, killing her. He is in Jail
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15

Two masked men walked in to the Sher'
burne, Mimi, bank Wednesday after.
noon, and without utterng word shot
down Assistant Cashier Thorburn and
j. A. Oestern, travelling agent of the
Walter A. Wood Harvester Company,
Thorburn died two hours later. Oestern
was killed instantly. Their murderers
escaped on bicycles with 1000 as the
price of the lives they had taken so wan.
fonlr
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
DAYS EQUAL THE YEAR.

Important Facts Discovered About
the Planets Mercury and Venus.
A dispatch received from Lowell OBJ
serva.ory, Flagstaff, A. r., announces
that the astronomers of the observatory
have discovered that the planets Mercury
and Venus each turns once on its axis
during one revolution about the sun, max
ing the day just equal to the year on
those planets. They find, further, that
Venus is not cloud-covered, as has been
reported. but has about it thick atmos-
phere, while Mercury has none.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
Love Led to Murder.

Reports from Arkoc, Mo-, say that a
young woman of that place has been ar
rested for the horrible murder of Mrs.
John Baumlcy near there II is said that
she was in love with Mr.. Baumley, and is
supposed to have murdered the woman
out of jealousy, so that she could marry
the husband. The young lady was, track
ed by bloodhounds, and when confronted
is said to have broken down and con-
fessed. 'N- ~.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
He Hos Lived a Full Century,

Jabez Chapman, of Girard, Pa, cele-
brated his one hundredth birthday Fri
day, and the event was made the occa-
sion of a public holiday in the village.
Delegations from all over Erie County
called upon the old gentleman and ten
dered him an elegant testimonial.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
Important Postal Law Ruling.

Postmaster General Wilson has issued
an order prohibiting such notices as
"Please send out" being written ON the
wrappers of third-class mail matter. Such
notices will make the matter first-class
Personal or ''To be called for" are
deemed part of the address,.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
STRIKE ENDS.
Canadian Pacific Operators to Be
Reappointed.

The operators strike on the Canadian
Pacific Railway is over. The strikers,
with The exception of those who have
committed acts of violence, are to be re-
instated. The exact terms of settlement
are not known. A committee of conciia-
ton composed of employees of different
branches of the Canadian Pacific arrived
in Montreal. Quebec, from different parts
of the Dominion in connection with the
telegraphers strike. Assistant General
Manager TAFT received them, and they
reached an amicable conci dsion, as stated.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
Fraud Order Is Issued.

The postoffice department has issued a
fraud order against Gotdy & Co. and
Gordon and j. Gordy, 40 Anderson
street, Allegheny, Pa. The firm adverl
tised the sale of Photographic outfit
and promised profitable employment to
purchasers M vsc, ga j, !.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
The Highest of All.

In real friendship there Is always the
knitting of soul to soul, the exchange
of heart for heart. The highest of all
examples Of Friendship Is to be found
In Jesus. and His behavior Is tie mirror
In which all true friendship must scs
and measure itself.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
GAMBLERS BEATEN TO DEATH.
Full Blood Usage Indians Wreak Sum-
mary Vengeance Upon Them.

The third quarterly payment to the
Usage Indians, consisting of over $780,
600, is being paid. Reports at Perry, o.
r., are that hundreds of gamblers are at
Pawhuska and that the few marshals are
powerless to prevent depredations. Two
gamblers, Jones and Evans, buncoed a
gang of full-bloods Tuesday night and the
men ran the gamblers out of town, and,
it is reported, beat them to death on
Turkey Greek.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15

Arthur Sewall, Democratic nominee
for Vice President of the United States,
made public his letter of acceptance Tues,
day night from Bath. Me.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
RED HOT WAR.
Cubans Apply the Torch to Great

Cubans Apply the Torch TO Great
Estates.
Advices from Cuba state that the in
surgents have burned the magnificent to-
bacco and sugar estate of Santa Rosa in
Matanzas, which cost over 81, OOO0 600 and
belonged to Miguel ALBANIA. A few
days ago an expedition landed near Gil
bara. The insurgents have burned the
tobacco and sugar estates of Maria lou
lisa at Cuevilas and of Puerto at Cavasi,
Matanzas. Estimted loss, $3JO,000.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
BROUGHT TO TERMS.
HOW THE NEW TEACHER CON-
QuERED The SCHOOL

Conspiracy Of the sprowlers TO Drive
the Teacher from the township
Captured the Majority Of Them with
Dancing and Fiddling.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
Boles Killed by b. F. cade

~"o"FVC @'OfSS 1870 y - = ~Hues'
Monroe Boles. of Richmond, Mo-, was
shot and killed at Kansas City, by his
cousin, Il. II. Cades, also of Richmond
growing out Of disagreement over q
string of race horses
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
ThouoHTs WORTHY or CALM
REFLECTION.

A Pleasant, Interestings and Isstruct-
i've Lesson, and Where IL May BE
Feund-A Learned ard Concise Ne
view Of the same.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
Philosophy.

Philosophy.
would be human--toiling like the rest,
With tender, human heart-beats in my
breast.
i do not know; ~
] think he conquers all who wins con-
tent. AZ
Take what you may
Of proffered good; accept life as IL stands
And make the most of its swift-feeting
days. &C.
The sweet, glad smile in loved ones
eyes,
The tender cadence of household tones,
Are better than the crowns of the great
and high;
For to live on pride is to feed on stones. 4
In counting off our life
BY harvest moons, the checkered, toilsome
years
Show in their record more of peace than
strife,
More joy than sorrow, more of smiles
than tears.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
Disrraced ami Dead.

DisRraced nnf Deads
George ]. Marsh, for ,r,ore than q quar-.
- q a century the trusted treasurer Of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-20
THIS CITY INTERESTED.
Amalgamation OF Ordnance works--A
Big Combination Accomplished.

PHILADELPHIA. March 20. O.-Henry ". Cramp
Of the william Cramp a. Son Ship Enigne
Building Company announced officially today
that all arrangements for the smalgamaiion
Of the ordnance departments Of the works with
other extensive organizations have been COM
pleted, and hereafter the various gunmaking
concerns Interested will be known as the
American <ordnance Company. The new
company embraces tho Cramps or, as the
plant is known officially. the briggs Schroeder
Ordnsnce Company. the Hotchkiss Gun Com
pany Of Providence. X. l.. and Hartford.
Conn. and the American Projsctils Company
OF sLynn. Mass. The president OF the com-
paly Is General A. @. Ordwsy, and the gen.
erai superintendent is 4. G. Parkhurst. The
capital is s25. 00o. .O00 and the main otfics will
be at Washington. with the works at Bridge
port, Conn. There will also be Paris Office.
The now company will manufasture ths
Hotchkiss- briggs ordnance and Fletcher rapid
firing gun. The cannons ana machine guns
to be manufactured will be the Hotchkiss re-
voiving cannon, Hotchkiss automatic gun.
Acclss machine gun. and Howell Torpedo.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-20
LARGE FIRE I'm ROCKLAND.
Most Destructive That Has Visited the
City In Forty-Six Years.

RocKLAND, Me- March 20.-A fre
which proved to be the most destructive
OF any that have visited this city since the
great confiagration OF 1853, broke out in
the lime manufacturing establishment OF
the Perry Brothers at the north end OF
the city, this morning, and famed by
wind of almost hurricane velocity,
spread to adjoining property and before
the flames were brought under control
losses sggregating $4,000 had been en-
tailed. The bre was caused py water,
which leaked through the roof of the lime
sheds and Stacked the loose lime. Work
men were In the building at the time,
ready to prevent fire II the tide, which
was unusually high, should enter the
place. They did not notice the danger
from the leaking roof until the fire had
gained such headway that they were
hemmed in and could make their escape
on their hands aud knees. The fire
started about o'clock and the south gale
drove the flames directly against the ad-
joining sheds and kilns belonging to
Perry Brothers, which were soon de-
stroyed.
The fire spread to similar buildings
owned by the A. +. Crockett Company
and thence to block on Main street con-
tanning Perry Brothers store and office
and occupied in the upper stories by John
j. Perry, as tenement.
These buildings were all burned to
the ground, the flames sweeping through
them with terrific fnry. The Perry family
had dsscarcely time 10 get out OF the burn
ing building alive, although they escaped
in their night clothes. Having destroyed
all the buildings in reach. the fire then
attacked the trestle work of spur track
of the Lime Rock railroad. This road
supplies the Crockett Company and
Perry Brothers, by spur track running
to both plants. This, together with the
main line, ran over a high trestle woik.
About 5000 feet of this was exposed to the
flames and some 80 feet OF 1t were de-
stroyed. This will cause loss OF about
$40, 900 to the railroad. This loss Is cov-
cred by insurance.
Perry Brothers lose three kilns, besides
a shed I'm which the fire originated.
These were worth 5000. Their contents
consisted of $500 casks of lime, and 10, :
900 empty casks, estimated to have been
worth about $1,000. Crockett IL Com
pany lost two kilns and sheds, worth
$4,000.
They had 1000 full casks and about 1900
empties which were burned. Loss about
$500. The loss on the Main street block
and contents will be about sc, 900. This
also falls on Perry Brothers. About
$1,000 damage was also done to the stock
Of the North Marine Railroad and other
minor Losses viii bring the total up to
about $40, 600. These losses are partially
covered by insurance.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-20
POLITICS CROPPED OUT
In the Discussion OF the Bayard Resoiu-
lions In the House.

WASHINGTON, March 20. - Under an
agreement reached just prior to the ad-
journment OF the house yesterday the vote
on the resolutions to censure Mr. Bayard
will be taken this afternoon.
The debate on the resolutions at times
driftcd into discussion of the merits OF
protection as an economic policy. Mr..
Tucker (Dem., Va.), who made the prin-
cipal speech n opposition, defended Mr..
Bayard's utterances, and Senator Chan
dlers interview was again brought for
ward as vindication of Mr.. Bayard' S
statement that protection tended to cor
rupt public life. The Republicans We'd
with each other in upholding and eulogiz'
ing protection. Mr.. Pearson IN C.) an
nounced that the candidate who would be
nominated at St. Louis would be no
"who measured most nearly TO the ideal
standard-the living representation OF tho
doctrine of protection. The debate con-
cluded with an amusing alteration be-
tween Mr.. Sulzer IN. Y and Mr. Gibson
(Tenn). There is no doubt that the reso-
lutions will be adopted by practically a
strict party vo;e.
Cuba had the entire attention OF the
senate, speeches being made by Senators
Gray, Chillon and Caffery.
Mr.. Gray's plea for Cuba brought on n
running cross-fire OF comment and inquiry
from Mr. hale. The Delaware senator
caused much amusement by referring TO
MIR. Hale as she senator from Spain"
A fresh and vigorous contribution to
the debate came from Mr.. Chillon (Tex. }.
He urged that there was abundant work
at home TO occupy the attention of con-
gress, instead of cnlisting in humanitarian
crusades abroad, with their possibilities
of war. Mr. Caffery also opposed the Gu
ban resolutions. Many others are yet to
be heard on the resolutions, and no time
for u vote has been fixed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-20
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

The Senate committee on territories to-
day agreed TO report favorably the bhi
for the admission of Arizona as Stale of
the Union.
The large steam sawmillat Essex, Mass,
owned by Isaac Gates, was burned about
8 o'clock this morning. The fire is sup
posed TO have caught from the engine.
The mill was heavily stocked. The total
loss is estimated at $4,000.
Lewis q. Holt, Mayor Junkins' choice
for license commissioners ut Lawrence,
Mass, to succeed James T.. Donoghue,
qualified before City Clerk Kimbali to-
day
About eighteen inches OF snow fell at
Batavia, N. Y, and thereabouts. All
trains are delayed, and many country
roads impossible
Owing to the grave apprehension felt as
TO the safety of the dam at Augusta, Me-,
which was weakened by the recent fresh
ct, a large crew of men have, been at work
since daylight making extensive repairs.
The water is slowly rising, but as IL has
stopped raining all fears Of serious re-
suits have been allayed.
The under secretary OF state for
foreign affairs, Mr.. George N. Cureson,
answering question In the House OF
Commons this afternoon said that the de-
cision of the government to send British
Egyptian troops to Dongola was con-
siderably influenced by communion
tion from Italy relative TO the prospects
of a dervish attack on Kassala and the
effect 1t might have upon Egyptian in
terests.
dispatch to the Rochester Post-Ex-
press from Batavia says: Trains on the
Eris and the New York Central roads are
stalled by snow near that town. A feight
train on the Erie Is stalled In the Stafford
cut and passenger traffic Is suspended.
Tracks three and four on the Central are
blocked by freight TRANS. four OF which
are frozen mp in the Byron cut. The At
tica and Canedaigua branches are also
blocked.
Hundreds of bicycles Of almost every
make and inclu' ing many specimens
VIII ch were exhibited at the Chicsgo and
New York shows, are being displayed at
Kansas City's first annual cycle show,
which has opened auspiciously. The show
viii last for three days, and is to be made
an annual affair.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-20
An Interesting Experiment.

MIpDLETowS, Conn, March 2o.-An ex-
pertinent TO ascertain the value OF food 20
the human system in It's development Is
being made by !. ofessors Wood and Rose
of the physical laboratory of Wesleyan
for the department. of agriculture of tho
United States government In large
sized boz that is supposed to be air-tight
and with glass sides, is confined stu.
dent of the college named Powers, who
has his food passed to him in an air-tight
tube. He will remain In the box week
before the experimcnt Is ended