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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
PROTECTING sEABIRDs' EGGS.

Lighthouse Board stops Robbery of
GuiIlemots on the Farraliones.
At the solicitation of the Committee on
Bird Protection of the American Orni-
biologists Union, of which Prof. Leverett
NJ. Loomis of the California Academy OF
Sciences is a member, the Government
officials have set the seal of their displeas-
ure on the importing of seabirds' eggs
from the Farrallones. The lighthouse
board at Washington, which has the al
fairs of the Farrallones In charge as
sort of United States Government pre-
serve, has issued decree that the traihc
In the eggs of the seabirds must cease.
The mandate of the lighthouse board VIII
bring to a close unique industry OF San
Francisco. The eggs of the murre. or
foolish guiilemot. have been shipped to the
markets of San Francisco in great guam
titles ever since 1S49, at which date they
were almost the only fresh eggs to be had,
bringing over 81 dozen. AS high as
twenty thousand dozen of the eggs were
annually brought TO market by the Greeks
and Italian fishermen. They are twice the
size of an ordinary hens egg, for which
they are said to be an excellent substitute,
and they sold at retail from 10 to % cents
per dozen. During the last four or five
seasons the Greeks have been driven off.
and the egg industry has been carried on
by the lighthouse keepers on the Farrai-
lones
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
JOHN coRwINE is CAUGHT.
Paymnstcr OF the United States Nav
...,rt 4, %Jrxrder = rreat.

Paymnstcr OF the United States Navy
Under Arrest.
Paymaster John Corwine Of the United
States navy, charged with embezzlement.
was arrested Wednesday afternoon in the
Office of the Palmer House, Chicago. a
few minutes after his arrival at the hotel,
by Detectives Arthur Mccarthy and Muir
name of the central station. Corwinea
accounts with the Government were dis
covered to be short two days ago. Ha
was stationed at Newport, X. l. He drew
drew 5000 more of the Governments
money, gave $1,000 of it to his wife and
fed. He had $3.50 in his pockets when
he WAS searched at the police station. The
amount of Corwine's shortage Is said To
be about $4,000. He confessed to Chief
of Police Badenoch and Inspector Fitz'
patrick that he had taken the sum of 3d.
600, but said the other portion of the dis
crepancy in his accounts is due to tho
peculations of clerk. When the discov'
cry was made that someone had been ap'
propriating Government money in his
Office, he said, he became mentally de-
ranged at the thought of the disgrace that
would fall ON him and he drew $1,000 and
started to Cripple Greek. Colo. He was
on his why there and had only stopped in
Chicago for a few hours rest, he said.
when the detectives caught him.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
News of Minor Note.

The President has vetoed the bills to
pension Mary A. Veil and AIRS. Mary A.
Freeman. both remarked widows.
At Stralsund. Germany, a fisherman
named GEM sailed with his three sons
out to sea. A storm came up, the boat
cnpsized and all were drowned.
Mrs. August Hanson aud four children
are dead ut Lake Preston, y. d.. from
gas from straw burning heating stove.
while Hanson himself is dying.
The coIorcd Knights Templar comman-
deries OF the United States have organ.
lied grand commandery in ST. Louis.
Delegates from seven districts were pres
ent and over thirty States were repre-
scented.
An extensive cave-in occurred in the
town of Wyoming, Pa, in the main work
ings of the Schooley mine. GOO feet under
meath the town. The postotficc Is almost
n complete wreck. aud other buildings, in
Guiding three dwellings. sank a distance
of twenty feet.
John Brown. the oldest orangeman in
Canada. Is dead at his home IN Carp Vii
lnge, near Ottawa. He had reached the
age of o. lie was initiated into III,
Orange order IN 1870 In l.. %. l.. No. OIL,
In the district OF Resharkin. Connty OF
Antrim, Ireland. For many yenrs he FOL.
lowed farming and bookkeeping.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
He IL Behind the Bars.

ii. J. Parker was arrested at Muskegon,
charged with fraudulent practices. 1t is
alleged that he attempted to obtain $65
from the Muskegon branch of the Stew
art-Hartson Co. on order for a business
directory advertisement which the COM
pany had never ordered. The officers be-
lieve that the trail of the gang of men
operating in directory advertising frauds
has been struck. Several firms have been
victimized lately and only Thursday the
Stewart Harrison Co. were caught by a
similar plan. Manager Temple ayers that
Parker pretended he was the agent of
the United Reference Directory. and to
the officers said that he came to collect the
order for s. III. Robinson of Chicago, n
casual acquaintance. He is % years old,
dressed well and had $3.50 on him.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
NO EMBARGO ON ARMS,
SHIPMENTS TO CUBA NOT a
VIOLATION OF NEUTRALITY.
United States Not to Act N Detect
ives for spaiu-Avaiance In Utah
!. Kills Tour Miners-Mexicans Are
Getting Very Obstreperous.

McKinfey's Policy Toward Cuba.
Washington correspondence to the Chi
csgo Times Herald says; Zone of the last
official acts of President Cleveland was
the issuance of an order through the Navy
Department which sent the gunboat
Montgomery 10 sea from Mobile harbor
after the Cuban filibuster Laurada. This
was done ait the request of the Spanish
minister in Washington. When Mchin-
ley was inaugurated the Montgomery was
ON the ocean In searchof the Laurada. IL
she could have been reached by a tele-
gram the present administration would
have ordered her back to port. There Is
a good deal of uneasiness in official circles
over the absence of the Montgomery on
this mission. President Mckinley does
not believe 1t is a proper function of the
United States navy to pursue fibustering
craft engaged In carrying arms and am
munition to Cuba. If any crime against
the laws of neutrality is committed by
such shipments 1t is when the arms are
landed in Cuba, not when they leave the
United States or are in transit on the
,hiQh sens"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicago-Cattc, common to prime,
$3.50 to $3.50: hogs, shipping grades,
$500 to $500: sheep. fair to choice, 500
to $3.50; wheat, No. red. I3c to Toe;
corn, No. 2, DC to 24c; oats, No. 2. 15c
to 16c; rye. No. 2, 33c to SAC: butter.
choice creamery. lie to 19c: eggs, fresh,
lie to he: potatoes. per bushel, Zoe to
30c: broom corn. common short to choice
dwarf, $50 to $50 per ton.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, shipping, $500 TO
$500; hogs, choice light, $500 to $500;
sheep, good to choice, $500 to $500;
wheat, No. 2. SIC to SIC; corn, No. =
white. DC to nc: oats, No. 2 white, Zoe
to 22c.
St. Louis-Cattle. $500 to $3.50: hogs,
$500 to $500; sheep. $500 to $3.50;
wheat, No. 2. Ole TO Ole; corn. No. 2 yell
low. zoe to 21c: oats. No. white, 16c to
1Sc; rye, No. 2, 32c to 3ic.
Cincinnati--Cattle. $3.50 to $500; hogs,
$500 to $500; sheep, $3.50 to $4.JO;
wheat, No. 2. 90c to Ole: corn, No. 2
mixed. DC TO 24c: oats, No. mixed, lie
to 10c; rye. No. 2, 36c to Csc.
Detroit-Cattle. $3.50. to $500; hogs,
$500 TO $3.75; sheep. $500 to $4.25;
wheat, No. red, Sc to SIC; corn, NJ. ?
yellow, &c TO 24c; oats. No. 2 white. 19c
TO dc: rye, 35c to 36c. n. I.
Toledo--Wheat, No. 2 red, SSc to SOC;
corn. No. 2 mixed, 23c TO 25c;, oats. No.
2 white, 16c TO 1Sc: rye, No. 2, 35c to &c;
clover seed. $40 to $3.50.
Observation-Disclosures. No. spring, 74c
to Toe; corn, No. 3. lSc to zoe; oats. No.
2 white. tic to zoe: barley. No. 2, 2Sc to
&c; rye, No. 1, 33c to Soc; pork. mess.
ST.7J to $S.2J. snts
Buffalo-Cattle, common to prime ship
ping, $3.50 TO $500; hogs. medium to
best. $500 to $4.23; sheep. common to
prime natives, $500 to S4.75: lambs. fair
to extra. $3.50 TO S5.25.
New York--Cattle, $500 to S5.25: hogs.
$3.50 to $3.50; sheep. $500 to $500;
wheat. No. 2 red, SIC TO SIC; corn, No. 2,
&c to Csc; oats. No. 2 white. 21c to &c;
butter. creamery, 1Jc to zoe; eggs, West
ern. 12c to 13c.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
Minor State Matters.

George III. White, one of Marshalrs
prominent business men, dropped dead of
heart trouble. He had just returned to
his place of business from attending a
funeral. Death was instantaneous.
Wilson III. Tousey, one of the leading
citizens of northern Michigan, died sud-
denly in Bay City. He was prominent in
lumber circles and a director of the Flint
and Pere Marquette Railroad. He was
nearly 60 years of age.
The annual military ball of Company G.
Michigan National Guards, and a recep-
ton to Gov. Pingree and staff, was held
Mt the Kalamazoo armory, and II was per-
haps the most brilliant social event ever
witnessed In southwestern Michigan. The
Governor and his military staff appeared
for the first time in their glittering gold
lace and new uniforms. Besides Gov.
Pingree, wife and daughter, and his staff,
there were about forty officers of the
National Guards present from various
parts of the State.
The Saginaw City Treasurer has been
instructed to collect the $2,543.94 of taxes
due the city on demand by the Union
Street Railway Co., at once, and IL nee
essary by leyying on the property of the
company. hts e..
The Supreme Court granted a writ OF
certiorari bringing to the Lansing court
for review the case brought by ID. w.
Moreland to- test the right of Gov Pingrec
to occupy the Office of Mayor of Detroit in
which the Wayne Circuit Court held that
Morelsnd had no standing, the Attorney
General alone having power to institute
such proceedings.
While Frank Coleman, farmer living
four miles north of Anderson, was driv-
ing into his woods, falling tree struck
him on the back, knocking him out of the
sleigh. He was carried to, the house.
where he died. He leaves widow and
four small children.
The Benton Harbor and Eastern Tran
sit Railway Co. closed contracts for the
COPYRIGHT factory that has been idle for
three years. and will convert II into n
mammoth electric power house to furnish
power for their road that is to extend to
Cassopolis from Lake Michigan through
the tunnel They expect to SET 200 men
at work within sixty days building tunnel
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
Slammed the Funeral.

There was sensational scene the other
morning at the broad entrance of st. Jo-
seph's Catholic Church, Muskegon, when
Health Officer George S. Williams stop
ped the burial of the little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Wench. on the
ground that death was caused by disease
dangerous to the public health. The Off
ciating priest, Rev. FIR. Irmin, was great
" surprised and asked who the intruder
was, and when he learned il was the
health officer, demanded why he had not
come sooner. Because l have just been
notified" was the answer. Brief ser.
vices were held in the church vestibule
and then the body was taken TO the Gene
terry. DIR. Williams says he will not pro-
coed against the physician who gave the
certificate because he has talked with him
and the man says he did not think the case
was required to be reported. The as
signed cause was membranous Group"
said the health officer, 'and it is the sec
ond case and death in this family. think
physicians should report such cases, so as
to be on the right side"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
The Greatest NIen.

The average height of the horse is
about II hands.
AS much bitterness and hate can be
expressed In word as can be fired out
OF u gun.
The greatest Jesuit was IgnatIus 10y
ola, who ut the age OF 80 began his
studies. and subsequently founded the
order OF the Society of Jesus.
The. most noted monk was st. Ber-
nard, the preacher OF the second cru
SADIE and the founder OF an order whic.i
endures to the present day.
Harvey was the pioneer of mod srn
surgery: discovering. ms he did the cir
culation OF tue blood. he laid the foun-
datlons OF the modern science.
Rembrandt was the head or the
Dutch school. Some critics assert that
his mystery OF colors and coloriug sur
masses that VI ans, ether artist
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11

pany was procured through the hypnotic
influence of Tcuscher over Rottman.
When asked II he seriously meant such
a statement Kammerer replied: Eyes; u
Il true that Rottman made the statement
to me that he believed Teuscher was n
master Of the art or science Of hypnotism.
and that he must have employed that Sc
cret power on the president OF the bank
when he got so much money on the Sc
curity he put up" When spoken to ON
the subject Teuscher smiled sardonicaily
and said: 1T may be that ! am hypnot-
ist, but don't think that Is the explana-
ton as to how Rottman came to lend me
the lump sum of $4,000"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
CANNOT CORNER WOOL.
London Brokers Saw 1t wouId Re-
quire Fully $5OO,OOO,OOO.

London Brokers Saw 1t Would Re-
quire Fully $5OO,OOO,OOO.
In regard to the reported Boston wool
corner, leading London wool brokers ridi-
cule the idea that there is any possibility
of cornering wool. They say it would re-
quire the purchase of two clips to do SO.
meaning the cornering of at least S,OO0,-
600 bales and the expenditure of $780,
100000. AS the situation is understood
in London, the Bostonians bought at the
last sale 40, 900 bales of the higher grease
woods, and they will probably purchase as
much more at the next sale with the view
of making 81 100000 out of their deal I'M
der the new tariff. in which. however. the
London brokers believe they will be dis
appointed. For the next wool sale there
are already 100000 bales offered. and the
number will probably reach 100000 bales.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
A HimaIayan Settlement.

Rupshu, district on the north slope
OF the Himalayas, $1,000 feet above sea
level and surrounded by mountains
from 5000 to 5000 feet higher, has
permanent population of 500 persons,
who live in goat-hair tents all the year
round. Water freezes there every
night, but no snow falls on account of
the dryness of the air. The people are
shepherds, and dress In pajamas and a
long cloak. wearing an additional cloak
in unusually cold weather.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
Awake for Ninety Hours.

Prof. Patrick and DR.. Gilbert, OF the
University of Iowa, have recently tried
the experiment, which is described in
the Psychological Review, OF keeping
three observers awake for ninety con-
secutive hours. The observers did not
suffer, although dogs die II kept awake
four or five days. The physical and
mental condition Of the observers wa,s
noted during and after the enforced in
somnia. and the results are Of great
scientific and practical interest.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
TOYS of Ancient Egypt.

1t seems very odd to have unearthed
the playthings as well as the tablets
and weapons Of antiquity. and yet
among the objects found recently in the
Assiob metropolis. In Egypt. was a
whole company of wooden soldiers, If
teen inches in height. The soldiers
carry lances. and give good idea of
the style of military equipment prevail
ing in the time Of the Pharaohs.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
Presumption Rebuked.

Zone of the strong points about this
carpet. ma'am," said the salesman, rs
that 1t won't show dirt as plainly as
some othe:s. You wouldn't have to
sweep 1t nearly as often as"
II shouldn't have to sweep 1t at all,
young man." intercepted Mrs. Gaswell;
I'VE keep a hired girl."-Lewiston
Iourunl
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
Awarded $4,000 Damages.

In the United States Court at Spring
field, ILL.,. the jury in the $4,000 damage
suit of Hamilton S. Ballantine of Phila-
delphia, Pa, against the Big Four Rail
way Company, brought in verdict
against the defendant, fixing the damages
at 5000. Plaintiff was visiting relatives
at Alton and was seriously injured in
the Wann disaster of several years ago.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
DEATH AT A FIRE.
The Philadelphia Traction company's
Power House Destroyed.

The Philadelphia Traction Company's
Power House Destroyed.
The big power house of the Union Trac-
ton Company at Philadelphia was de-
stroyed by fire Wednesday night. Nearly
all the costly dynamos and other electric
machinery will be total loss. Two men
lost their lives and several others were
slightly injured. The damage from the
fire will amount to about $3.50, 900. fully
covered by insurance. Nearly all the prin-
cipal trolley lines in the city were tied up
as thoroughly as they were IN the month
of December. 1895, when the street car
strike was declared The fire was the
direct result of the blowing out of the
eight dynamos in the power house. Sparks
few in every direction, and in an instant
the place was in flames. The house is a
three and one-half story brick structure.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
These Banks Will Pay.

The Comptroller of the Currency has
declared dividends in favor of the credit
ors of insolvent national banks as fol-
lows: Forty per cent. the First National
Bank of Garnett, Ark. % per cent, the
First National Bank of Fort Payne, Ala;
5 per cent, the Oregon National Bank of
Portland, Ore; 8 per cent, the Second
National Bank of Columbia, Tenn.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
oHIo's WHEAT CROP.
Monthly Report Shows Good condi-
ton at Present.


tion at Present.
The monthly crop report of the Ohio
State Board of Agriculture shows at pres
ent SO per cent of a fair average condi-
ton. Owing TO unfavorable conditions,
wheat was somewhat retarded in starting
last fall, and great deal was sown later
than usual. This late sown wheat does
not promise so well as that which was
sown early. 1t has suffered some damage
from the Hessian fly. More or less dam
age has been sustained throughout the
State by the processes of freezing ana
thawing, and especially is 1t noticeable IN
the fat and poorly drained lands. High
water and floods have ruined many fields
along the creek and river bottoms. Con-
sidering the State as whole, the wheat
prospect is not so bad, and unless further
serious damage occurs, ought to increase
rather than decline.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
Kckels to Be Envoy.

Washington dispatch: James III. Eek
els, Comptroller of the Currency, will
probably retire from that Office in few
days to accept the Office of special COM
missioner created by the monetary con-
ference act which became law in the last
hours of President Cleveland's admins
fration.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
strycbnine in the Coffee.

Walter Resm is in jail at Boulder, Colo,
charged with murder, his alleged victim
being the 13-mo ,ths-old child of the Hayes
family, with whom he boarded Mt La
fayette. Ream purchased some strych.
nine, telling the druggist that he desired
to poison some cats. 1t Is alleged he put
the poison in the coffee.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
Origin of the Harp.

The harp Is believed to have been
used in Scotland before the introduc-
ton of the bagpipe. though that Is of
considerable antiquity. The latter in
strument Is remarkable as being known
to the most distant times and nations.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11

The deelination of Gen. McCook TO
accept the position of Secretary of the
Interior left a vacancy in President Nc.
Kinley's cabinet which has been filed by
the appointment of Cornelius n. Bliss
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
confirms the Death of Aguirre.

Havana dispatch: Ramon Mas, the Sec
rotary of Castillo, the. insurgent leader.
who is prisoner at Sitio Esconbido. says
that the insurgent leader Aguirre and the
Marquis of Santa Lucia, president of the
Cuban republic, both died recently of sick
ness, and that Quintin Bandera, one of
the best known of the insurgent leaders,
died recently of wounds.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
MAY HAVE To LICK MEXICO.
Negotiations for Return of FIags
Arouses a Warlike Spirit.

Arouses a wariike Spirit.
Almost warlike spirit is being aroused
among the people of Mexico by Messrs.
Bruce Stone and Pierce of Boston at
tempting to enter into negotiations with
the Mexican Government for the return of
the flags captured by the Mexican troops
during the war of 1S47. The newspa-
pers of the republic are indulging in very
Incorporate language regarding the visit
of these gentlemen, and they are denoVnc-
Ing America and Americans in most incen-
diary language, going so far as to demand
of the United States, at the lannon's
mouth If necessary, a return OF all the
territory taken from Mexico.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
Prediction Discreditcd.

The weather bureau predicts light
snow" said Mrs. Cityman. reading
from the newspaper.
We'll. III bet cookie Ii will be
.jark-brown, as usual" replied NJ.
Cityman.--New York World.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
Rucouraue. Railroad BuiIdinu.

The bill has passed both houses of the
Arizona Legislature exempting from taxa
ton, for fifteen years. all railroads COM
meneing operations within six months.
Two bills we're introduced favoring female
suffrage, the right to lapse on marriage
and to be restored on widowhood.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
c. a. oppcnheimer Kills Himsssss

C. A. Oppenheimer, formerly of Wichi.
ia, Kan, killed himself In the Mulberry
street station at Kansas City, Mo-, by
swallowing carbolic acid. His divorced
wife, Dixie Lee. had him arrested for
threatening to kill her. Oppenheimer has
n brother in, Chicago and sister in New
York
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
For che Tutorcd SAVAGE

Among the supplies ordered to be
bought for the Indians the other day
appears one item. 5000 boxes of shoe
backing.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
Asa Fi.k Die. in San Francisco.

Asa Fisk, noted character of San
Francisco, died Friday. aged so. Fisk
came thirty years ago from Boston, and
engaged in business as money lender
He charged high rates of interest and fire.
quently when he sued to recover money
on notes the interest was found to be
greatly in excess of the principal. He
.ieaves a fortune valued at S1,0OO,OOO.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
Ec,eI. Rohheti.

One hour after the new President was
sworn into Office Comptroller Eckels
house was robbed. The job was done
while the parade was going on. and no one
was around.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
KiIIed Hia Pnrtner

At Stanberry, Mo-, during n quarrel
over a business settlement, ex-Mayor AL
colt shot and killed his business partner.
George Morris, and then surrendered
Alcott and Morris were prominent mer-
oh
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
Dec,des Aua,nst Wot.on.

The House unanimously voted that Mr..
Black of Georgia. whose seat was con.
tested by Thomas Il. Watson, the late
Populist candidate for Vice-President, is
entitled to the seat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
Gaue Favors Merit System.

Lyman j. Gage, the new Secretary OF
the Treasury, is friend of the civil SER
vice. In an interview he declared he
would carry out the merit system to the
letter in the Treasury Department during
bis term of Office.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11
Car,s wild Antics.

An electric car on the South Milwaukee
line slowed suddenly while descending n
sharp grade on Pennsylvania avenue and
capsized. rolling over and over on the
steel rails There were eighteen passen-
gers in the car. and, strange to relate,
none were killed. Several were quite
badly bruised or burned. however. The
stove set FIRE TO the car. but the flames
were extinguished and the imprisoned pas
sengers lifted from the windows Of the
wrecked car.