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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10

One of the most peculiar cases
ever tried in the Lenawee County Court
has just ended at Adrian. in a compro-
mise. Oliver Allen. an SO-year-old bache-
Tor, who died near Clinton last November,
willed all his property, valued at $25,-
600, to the superannuated preachers
fund, and the educational board of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. Seven
nephews and nieces contested the will on
the grounds of incompetency and that the
deceased had been unduly influenced by
church people, but were defeated in the
Probate Court. The case was then ap-
pealed by them to the Circuit Court. At
the last moment, however, compromise
was effected, by which the church agreed
to pay $1,000 TO the relatives. The tes-
tator made his will seven years before
his death and cut off maiden sister, who
had lived with him all her life, without
cent. Fortunately she died before he
did. For seven years prior to his death,
the old man did not go to church, and the
fact that he left so large sum for mis-
sion purposes was considered strange.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10

Cooperative Commouwealth, Of whicu
Eugene v. Debs and Henry ID. Lloyd are
the chief promoters. said: Tho expert
meut will first be tried In Utah. We have
chosen Utah because the Mormons have
already proved that cooperation In many
ways can be made success Our idea
IL to establish cooperative communities
Of 100 people In each community. We
believe that In q community Of 1900, pick
ed up as we find them, will be discovered
about the right material necessary for
the different vacations. When the sys-
tenn has been made a success In Utah its
friends can proceed to carry the educa-
tional facilities into other States" 1t 10
the intention to select a location for the
first community next fall, 80 that the set
tiers may move upon the land and break
ground for crops next spring. The pic
turesque region in Utah between the Rio
Grande Western and the Union Pacific
Railways is advocated by some as the
location of an ideal community, and o.a-
ers advocate beautiful valley near So
nora, N. NJ. The headquarters of the
brotherhood Is Mt present In Thomaston,
Me-, where the national secretary, N. w.
Lermond, has his home. The total mem
bership has reached ,844.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
Involves a Roadhed.

Mrs. George A. Wilcox, Mrs. George
L. Mosher and Mrs. Charles Johnston,
sisters, comprise the James Berry heirs,
and they have commenced foreclosure
proceedings on $4,000 mortgage given
by the old Adrian and Detroit Railroad
Company, formed in 1870, to build line
between Adrian and Detroit, for which
James Berry had the contract for grad
ing between Adrian and Saline. Mr.
Berry performed the work and was given
a mortgage on the roadbed and right Of
way Should the heirs secure the title,
the question of ownership will become
an issue between them and the Detroit
and Lima Northern Company, which has
used this roadbed between Adrian and
Tecumseh, ten miles. The company
has warranty deeds from most of the
farmers to whom the land is supposed to
have reverted.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
STATE OF MICHIGAN.
c0ldbl0oded Murder Of Alexander
Boulton st Newberry by Worthless
Drunkard-rroubIe Over Taxation at
Manistee-Big Mortgage Foreclosed.


At Newbery Richard Palmer stabbed
Alexander Boulton through the heart
Saturday evening about o'clock. About
6:15 Richard Palmer went to Boulton's
house and said he wished to see Boulton
on business and they went over to David
Riberg's saloon and were in there few
minutes when Palmer called for drink,
but could not pay for II, and Boulton, not
being drinking man, did not drink and
they sat down. Palmer. who was under
the influence of liquor and without any
provocation whatever, drew a large jack
knife and stabbed Boulton through the
heart. Boulton fell to the floor and Thos.
Boulton, son of the deceased. came in and
his father said, TON. I'm done for" and
died. Palmer sat in his chair for fifteen
minutes before the officers came. He
does not realize what he has done.
Palmer is a worthless fellow about 80
years of age. Alexander Button was over
"A and much respected man. Palmer
was placed in jail by Under Sheriff Cyr
and Marshal Mclean.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
Raised Assessments.

The Board of Review for Manistee
closed a most sensational three days ses-
sion. Assessments on real estate and per-
sonal property were raised on all sides.
The majority of the board were elected
by the reform party this spring, and n
direct blow was struck at the lumber in
dustry. Assessments on mill property
and logs were increased, and several man
ufacturers have threatened to leave the
city. The board cut down the raise in
many cases upon sworn statements Of the
interested parties. The roll will be in
creased about half a million. Upon their
own motion the personal property tax of
John Garfield was increased from $780,
600 to $4,000, then reduced within a
day to $3.50, 900 without request from any
person
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10

Turnbull painted the four best his
torical pictures in the Capitol rotunda.
The state. war and navy building was
begun in 1871 and cost $4,000. 900 to
complete.
The hall of the House OF Represen-
tatives is the largest assembly room in
the world.
The Congress Of the United States
has met annually in Washington since
Nov. Il, 1900.
The Crawford bronze door of the Sen
ate wing weighs $4,000 pounds and cost
nearly $4,000.
A marble column surmounted by a
statue of Lincoln stands in front Of the
district courthouse.
The new naval observatory ut Wash
ington is one of the finest scientific
plants in the world.
General Winfield Scott fathered the
soldiers home. which was established
by Congress In 1857.
1t costs about 100000 a year TO run
the White House exclusive of the Presi-
dents salary Of $4,000.
The treasury building was completed
In 1869 mt a cost of $S.OOO,OOO. 1t is the
largest government department.
The columns OF the eastern portico
OF the capitol are each solid blocks OF
sandstone thirty feet high.
The Rogers bronze doors at the main
entrance OF the capitol tell the history
Of Columbus and cost $4,000.
Lincoln's inaugural ball was a very
frosty affair, In spite of the pleasant
weather. Every one felt that storm
was brewing.
The bronze propeller of the famous
flagship. the Hartford. was cast into
the statutes Of Admiral Farragut.
Ainsworth II. Spofford has been IL
brarian Of Congress since 1864. His.
salary Is $4,000 a year.
The postoffice department building
was erected in 1899 and extended I'm
1856. at n cost Of over $4,000, 600.
The terraces of the capitol were only
completed In 1891, the total cost Of the
building footing up $14.455, 900.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
Minor State Matters.

At Grand Rapids the Grand Rapids
Savings and Kent County Savings banks
gave notice that after July i the interest
rate on deposits will be reduced from 4 to
3 per cent Some of the other banks will
do the same, but have not declared them
selves. The reduction is made because of
the difficulty in placing loans and the
large amounts of money on hand.
Alexander Mckay, pioneer of the Sag
NAV Valley, died at Bay City. He came
to Bay City from Inverness, Scotland, in
1S49 and engaged in numbering operations.
He helped clear the land on which Bay
City now stands, make the first streets
and build the first sidewalks. He was
born Sept. 16. 1916, and was married
Feb. o, 1888, to Ann Fraser who, with
three children. James A. Mckay, Mrs.
G. ID. Vail and Mrs. S. T. Thorne, survive
him.
Catherine, the little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Dittenhaver, of Paulding. Ohio, was
scalded to death at Battle Creek. Mrs.
Dittenhaver had sprained her angle and
her husband was bathing her leg in hot
water when the little girl reached upon
the table and pulled a pitcher of hot
water upon her. They have been stop
ping Mt the sanitarium for treatment.
The broken-hearted parents returned
home with the remains.
Edwin johnson, well-known young
man of Holland Township. near Mill
brook, met death in a manner somewhat
rare. He was continually practicing ath-
letic sports, and also learning to do tum-
bling. He had rugged up wire about
four feet above the ground, and was in
the act of throwing a somersault over it.,
when the springboard failed him, and he
pitched heavily on head and shoulders,
sustaining injuries that caused almost
instant death.
Mrs. Harriet Higgins. of Wakelee, fell
from "Maple Leaf" passenger train
near Kansas City, Mo-, and the car
wheels cut off her head. The woman was
on her way to live with her son at Co
lumbus, Kan. Her age was 80 years.
The County Road Commissioners of
Chippewa County have made good move
by declaring that all wagons used by con-
tractors on county road work must have
tires at least three inches wide. If 9th
err counties would follow this example. It
might prove the entering wedge for a
great reform in the direction of good
roads.
Mrs. Nancy Stevens, of Jackson. who
was run over by street car, breaking
one ankle and crushing the other 80 bad
" that amputation was necessary, died.
She vas II years old. The remaining
members 6f her family ara invalids.
The city or -:llage in Michigan which
hasn't cycle club OF other organization
this summer working for road improve
ment is behind the times. And as Michi-
gan towns like to have the reputation Of
being strictly in 1t, II is very likely that
those now lacking in this respect will rem
edy the deficiency before the season is far
advanced, with the result that 1897
should be marked by a long step toward
khe era of universal good roads.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$3.50 to $3.50; hogs. shipping grades.
$500 to $3.75; sheep, fair TO choice, $500
to $500; wheat, No. red, Csc to 69c;
corn, No. 2, 23c TO 24c; oats, No. 2, tic
TO 1Sc; rye, No. 2, 33c to 34c; butter,
choice creamery, lac to 15c; eggs, fresh,
&c to DC; potatoes, per bushel, 15c to
3Oc: broom corn, common growth to choice
green hurl, $50 to $40 per ton.
1ndianapolis-Cattle, shipping, $500 to
S5.25; hogs, choice light, $500 to $3.75;
sheep. common to choice, $500 to $3.50:
wheat, No. 2, 76c to 7Sc; corn, No. 2
white, 24c to 25c; oats, No. white, 21c
to DC.
st. Lonis-Cattle, $500 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 TO $3.T5; sheep, $500 to .S4.75;
wheat, No. 2, S3c to SAC; corn. No. 2
yellow, 22c to 23c; oats. No. 2 white, 16c
to 1Sc; rye, No. 2, Sic to 32c.
Cincinnati-Cattle, $3.50 to $500; hogs,
1890 10 $3.I5; sheep, $3.50 to $4.75;
wheat, No. 2, roc to sic; corn, No. 2
mixed, 25c to &c; oats, No. mixed, zoe
to &c; rye, No. 2, 34c to 36c.
Detroit-Cattie, $3.50 to S5.25; hogs.
$3.OO to 1910; sheep, $500 to $475;
wheat. No. red, T6c to TIC; corn, No. 2
sehV", III 10 @oc, Odts, No. Wnlte, %oc
to 24c; rye, SAC to 36c.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 red, nc to 7Sc;
corn, No. 2 mixed, DC to 25c; oats, No.
white, tic to r9c; rye, No. 2, 34c to 36c;
clover seed, $4.20 to $3.50.
Milwaukee-Wheat. No. spring, roc
to tic; corn, No. 3, pc to 24c; oats, No.
white, zoe TO 22c; barley. No. 2, 2Sc to
BIC: rye, No. 1, 34c to 36c; pork, mess,
$50 to $500.
Buffalo-Cattle. $3.50 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $500; sheep, $500 to $4.75;
wheat, No. 2 red, SOC to Sic; corn, No. 2
yellow, &c to Csc; oats, No. white, 24c
TO 26c.
New York--Cattle, $500 to $3.50; hogs,
$3.50 TO $3.50; sheep, $500 to $4.75;
wheat, No. 2 red, 74c to 76c; corn, No. 2,
Zoe to 30c; oats, No. white, 21c to 23c;
butter. creamery, lac to 16c; eggs, West
ern, 1Oc to lie.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
sMEDLEY Is A VICTOR.
Calumet Club Rider First in Associ-
ated Road Race at Chicago.


w. ID. Smediey, of the Calumet Cycling
Club. whom some of the ambitious cracks
called papa" at the start, because he is
81 years old, made twirling trail of dust
ahead of them all the way from Wheeling
to the finish in Garfield Park, winning
the eleventh annual road race of the AS
ISOLATED Cycling Clubs of Chicago from
the limit, Is minutes, in 1:O1:O4 20. The
time prize was won by Henry O'Brien,
of the Lake View-Clarendon Wheelmen,
from the one-minute mark, in 1:O3:OS.
Fred Nelson, of the Independent Cycling
Club, a brother of o. p. Nelson, who
won first place in the road race last year,
was the second in the time contest. being
only six seconds slower. Following him,
in order for time prizes, were o. Adams
and Jim Levy. +. Sickels, Morgan
Park man, rode second to Smedley for
place, and fortune again favored the Cal
umets. for w. Roeder. another member
of the club, took third. and almost cap
tured second place, being beaten out by
a narrow margin. The distance covered
was close to twenty-five miles.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
DOING SUSPICIOUS BUSINESS.
Cruiser Marblehead Finds an Alleged
FiIibustcr.

Nru1ser MorDleheau FiuuS an AlieScu
FiIibustcr.
The cruiser Marblehead, under instruc-
tons to intercept fihbustering expedi-
ton reported to be organizing off Miami
on the east coast of Florida, successfully
accomplished her mission. The Daantless
of Jacksonville, which is alleged to have
just returned from landing her second in
stallment of arms and ammunition In
Cuba within the last two weeks, was
apprehended by the Marblehead while the
alleged flibuster was taking aboard an
other cargo from the steamer Biscayne
of New River Inlet, about twenty-five
miles above Miami. An officer and prize
crew were put in charge of the steamer
and she was brought to Key West under
the escort of the war vessel. The Bis
cayne, which was alongside the Daunt-
less transferring her cargo when the Mar
blehead hove in sight, hurriedly put for
the shore, but was intercepted at New
River by an officer of the customs. His
orders, however, were unheeded, and the
men and material were subsequently land
ed at Lauderdale, on the line of the rail-
road and taken away on train. The
Biscayne has since been seized at Miami.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
The showing of the members of the
Western League is summarized below:
Death in a Mud Scow.

A mud scow in tow Of the tug Andrew
Green was the scene of an explosion at
Chicago at . o'clock Saturday morning
which sank the boat, resulted in the
drowning of one man and broke windows
out of the buildings for blocks around.
The Andrew Green wastowing two scows
loaded with refuse from the stock yards.
Just as the boats reached the Rush street
bridge the gases which had accumulated
In the mass of offal in the bottom of the
last Of the scows exploded with ire
mendous report
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
Senate Is Defed.

In the case of John e. Searles, the
sugar trust witness. Judge Bradley or
dered the jury to bring in verdict of
acquittal. holding that the questions
asked the witness by the Senate Commit
tee were not pertinent, and, if so. were
not within the jurisdiction Of the COM
mittee The judges opinion was exhaus-
tive. 1t had been reduced to writing. He
pointed out that Mr.. Seares had testi-
fed specifically that no money had
been contributed by the sugar trust to
the national campaign or for the purpose
Of influencing legislation or the election
Of United States Senators. As TO the
local contributions, Mr.. Searles had tes-
titled that he did not know how the con-
tributions had been used, by whom or for
what purpose. The questions put to the
defendant were claimed to be pertinent
to the second and third divisions of the
Senatorial inquiry, namely, as to whether
the sugar trust had contributed sums to
campaign funds with the purpose of in
fuencing the election of United States
Senator and whether any Senator had
been party to a compact with the sugar
trust had contributed to q campaign fund
pie investigation as to whether the sugar
arust had contributed to campaign fund
would be an unwarranted search into
the private affairs Of the company and
plainly beyond the power of the Senate.
The Senate Committee had reported that
no testimony had been produced to show
that the sugar trust had made any con-
tributions to any national campaign fund
or Tor the purpose of affecting legisla-
ton. If money had gone for the purpose
of electing members of State Legislatures
who in time would elect United States
Senator, II was beyond the power of the
United States Senate to go behind the
election of legislative members.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
TO JOIN TWO OCEANS.
MAMMOTH RAILWAY PROJECT
rs FORMED.
Road 60 Extend from the Atlantic tn
the Pacific Buliet-Proof Cloth Said
60 BE success-Canovas Governs
Spain.


A transcontinental railroad, from tide
water to tidewater, Is the gigantic enter
prise which was set in motion Friday,
when $4,000 was paid at Springfield,
I'LL, for the incorporation of a company
with capital stock of $50, 100000. The
Baltimore and Ohio, the Wisconsin Cen
trail, the Chicago and Northern Pacific
and the Northern Pacific systems figure
in the great undertaking. BY a consoli-
dation of these, their branches and con-
nections, will be produced the new sys-
TEN. one end of which will touch the At
nantic and the other the Pacific.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
cH1cAeo,s GOOD HEALTH.
Vital Statistics Show q Constantiy
Decreasing Death. Rate.

Vital Statistics Show a Constantly
Decreasing Death. Rate.
Remarkable statistics In regard to the
Chicago death rate are shown by the
monthly report of the health department,
made public Thursday. During the month
of May 416 deaths were caused by
lung troubles-2OS by pneumonia and the
same number by consumption. Yet the
death rate from all causes is greatly re-
duced from that Of one year ago, and the
fatality among children is less than has
ever before been recorded. There were
1,7O9 deaths from all causes during the
month, as against 1904 for the same
period last year. In April of this year
1,72S persons died. The report shows the
following comparative death rate per
1000 Dersons
April, 1897. ................ .l2.9S
May, 1891. LII
may, 1870. Ao.ci
The decrease in the fatality among in
fants under year of age is marked. In
May of this year the deaths reported were
345. The number recorded for lay, 1895,
is All. The death rate among children
between the age of / and years Is not
only less than last year, but with mat of
infants is the lowest of which the city
has any record. Under this head the re-
port shows 266 deaths in April, 1897, 224
in May, 1897, and 236 in May, 1896. An
other interesting feature of the report is
a comparison of the death rate between
the white and colored population of the
city, establishing a record never before
kept by the city. The percentage of
deaths per 1000 of white population is
1927, while that among the colored peo-
pie is 23.27. The authorities of the health
department are at loss to account for
the high percentage among the colored
people, unless the explanation be found
in the fact that they are more susceptible
to climatic influences.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
RUSSIA DOMINATES IN coREA.
Forces Acce atancc of Her Officers as
Instructors.

According to mail advices another cri-
sis is precipitated in Corean affairs by the
action of Russia in virtually fo:cing the
acceptance Of her officers as instructors
after the Cabinet had decided to abandon
the proposal. All the Ministers, includ-
ing Kim Pyong and Che Pyong- Chong,
who had opposed the scheme, have ten
dered their designations. Twatutia, in
the neighborhood of Taipeh, Formosa,
was attacked by about GOO bandits the
morning of May 8. The japanese troops,
police and gendarmerie, who had been
preparing for the attack, engaged the
bandits, and after a fight lasting two
hours and half repulsed them. In the
encounter about 100 rebels were killed,
including the ringleader, named Tan
Ching, fifty wounded and seventeen cap
tured.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
Inheritance Tax Law Invalid.

President Judge Hanna Of the orphans
court at Philadelphia, in adjudicating the
estate of George Blight. deceased decid-
ed that the new direct inheritance tax law
IS unconstitutional. The law was recent
ly passed by the Legislature, is a revenue
measure. and was expected to add be-
tween 100000 and $1.O00,0O0 annually
TO the revenue of the State. The question
will probably be carried to the Supreme
Court for final decision.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
Wants to Patent His Air Shin.

Ferris ID. Toucey of Duluth, engineer of
the First National Building and brother
Of General Manager Toucey Of the New
York Central road, will make applica-
ton for patents on an airship in a few
weeks. He has been working secretly
for FIVE years on his plans. The machine
will use both steam and compressed air.
There will be no wings, screw or gas en-
ployed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
STOPS BIG BULLETS.
Fail to Make Holes in Zegien's Patent
Cloth.

Casimir Zeglen's bullet-proof cloth was
subjected to another set of tests at the
Chicago College of Dental Surgery. No
life was risked in the experiments, for it
was a c.adaver and not a live human being
that was placed behind the suit of armor.
The cloth was shot at about twenty five
times by an officer of the Austrian army
with thirty eight and forty-four caliber
revolvers, but was not damaged in the
least The cloth was struck on one spot
by two of the larger bullets in succession
with force enough to break one of the
ribs of the corpse, but was not itself
pierced
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
Memorial Day.

Observance of Memorial Day was gen.
eral throughout the country, and every
where the exercises were of impressive
character. Pleasant weather prevailed
at most places, and in most instances the
affairs of the day were under direction
of the G. A. II.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
Appeai to Great Father.

A delegation of full-blooded Cherokee
Indians have left Tahlequah, /. r., for
Washington, where they hope to protest
to President Mckinley against the
changes proposed in the Indian territory.
Claiming to represent 1900 full-blood
Cherokees, they will ask the President
not to sign the Indian appropriation bill,
which carries some of the obnoxious
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
cANOvAs TO STAY.
He Will Continue TO BE Premier of
Spain's Government.

A Madrid dispatch of Sunday says:
AS the only practicable method Of SOW
Ing the crisis, Senior Canovas is to con-
tinue in power. The new ministry will
be practically the same as the former one.
The Duke of Tetuan continues Minister
of State. 1t is popularity supposed that
Gen. Weyler will be recalled. At cab
dnet council held Sunday afternoon at his
residence Senior Canovas, the Premier,
announced that the Queen Regent had
renewed his powers and those of the Cab
Hnet, in terms most flattering to him and
mis- colleagues. 1t is understood that the
Government does not contemplate any
immediate change in the supreme COM
mand in Cuba. The surprise and dis
pleasure of the various sections of the
opposition are not easy to describe.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
Cleveland Declines 70 Act.

President Crespo Of Venezuela has re-
ceived a letter from ex-President Cleve-
land declining to act as counsel for Ven
ezuela before the arbitration tribunal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
Five cbI1dren cremated.

A special from Welch, w. Va, says:
Five children were burned to death in the
residence Of J. III. White, two miles from
Keyston, the other night. Enemies of
the family are believed to have fred the
house. Both White and his wife were
away on visit.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
Entire Family Killed.

J. w. Roberts, with his wife and two
children. was struck by an Illinois Gen.
trail north-bound passenger train at Alma,
H., and all were instantly killed. They
were driving in a wagon