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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09

and Hennle who had succeeded in at
tracing to their schools a very generous
following of Chinese youth. The attack
was made in broad daylight, and the build
ings were burned. When Mes and Hennle,
the missionaries, tried to dissuade the
rioters from acts of violence toward the
native converts there was an instant at
tack made upon the Germans themselves.
Both Fatally Wounded.
The two Europeans were attacked with
swords and clubs, and. before they could
defend themselves. both had been mortal
ly wounded They were at once thrown
upon the burning ruins of the mission.
where they died.
Refugees from the dismantled school at
once communicated the facts TO the near
est representatives of the German nation
and the news provoked a storm of indig-
nant protest rs soon rs it was repeated
in Berlin. Steps to punish the perpetra-
tors of the deed were at once put on foot.
A German war ship was dispatched to the
Yellow Sea and Nov. % the admiral in
command landed force of marines OH
the shore of the bay, which was COM
manded by n Chinese port with garri-
son of !. 800 men. The admiral. protect
Chinese general to withdraw his soldiers
from the fort and the latter did so, claim
ing the protection of the admiral The
Chinese soldiers ran in complete disorder
into the businesses of the hills, abandon
ing their position, which the Germans at
once occupied.
A demand was made upon the Chinese
Government for an indemnity on account
- tI,a olo ,ul nf hn mi si M a ria M
the destruction Of school property. Pend
ing settlement of that question the Ger
man force maintained its position on land
and the man-of-war remained in the ad-
jacent waters for the purpose of afford
ing any needed protection.
Russia May Interfere.
II is said that the Chinese ministers
have appealed for support to Russia, and
| that the czar has intimated that con-
| tinuance of German occupation will be
regarded as an act OF hostility TO the
| Russian nation and damaging to Russian
| interests.
Emperor William. Mt the recent opening
| of the German parliament. clearly fore
| shadowed the forcihle occupation of a
port i'm Chinese waters. and his address
| left little room to expect that the force
| there would be withdrawn. In addition,
| it is well known that gunboat which
| had been ordered to Hayti to settle lit
| tie difficulty which the Berlin Govern
ment had in the West Indies has been re-
| called, and is now on its way to the China
Sea. BY the time Russian protests can
| be considered at Berlin it Is likely EN-
| peror Williams naval and land forces
will be so strongly established on the
shore of China that they will not easily
| be dislodged.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
BODY IN A DITCH.
Murdered Chicago woman's Remains
Are Found Buried.

hiC DuIiCus
Pauline Merry's body, bruised and bat
tered, was found in n ditch by the side of
a lonely stretch of road at Western ave-
nue. and S7th street, Chicago. 1t was
taken to the county morgue the mute wit
ness to clear away part Of the mystery
and corroborate the testimony Of her pratt
Ting 3-year-old boy, who told that she
was murdered by the man she acknowl-
edged as her husband. The body was be-
ginning to decompose. The neck was
black and blue, and the imprints of a
hand were visible There was a cut an
inch long over the left eye and another
of the same length on the right side Of
the temple. The face and nose were
crushed in.
Guided by Thomas Hickey, a compan-
ion of Christopher Merry, detail Of
police started out in search of the wom-
ans body. Hickey's lack of familiarity
with the streets and the fact that the
body had been carted away at night made
it difficult for him to find the spot where
the body was hidden. Two or three times
he halted the wagon and then changed his
mind and said he was mistaken. At length
the party reached the corner of Western
avenue and S7th street, quiet spot, and
Hickey recognized the surroundings. He
stopped and pointed to a spot at the
roadside covered with dry leaves.
The policemen were soon at work with
their shovels and when some two feet of
earth had been removed they came upon a
bundle wrapped in bed clothing, which
was tied about with clothesline. The
body was identified by Hickey and Po-
licemen Ryan and Keefe as that of Mrs.
Merry. The disclosure which led to the
discovery was the confession Of Thomas
Hickey
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09

whizzed through the air as straight as an
arrow from an Indians bow. 1t sailed
between the goal posts forty yards away
and took with it all the money and ex-
pectations of the men who wore the ma
room.
1t added FIVE points to the score of 4 to
O. 1t started the tide of defeat which
swept on until darkness stopped the
slaughter and Chicago limped from the
field crushed. Inundated and lambasted
to the tune of 23 to 8. The game was
played before the biggest crowd of people
who ever witnessed n football game in
the West. 1t is estimated that O'Dea's
good right foot kicked $4,000 into the
pockets of the hackers of Wisconsin,
team
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
RIOT IN PRAGUE.
Howling Masses Take Possession of
the City.


the City.
There were fresh disturbances in
Prague, Bohemia, Wednesday. The
houses of Germans were bombarded with
stones and bowling mob which gathered
on Wensel-Platz had to be dispersed by
infantry and cavalry. The university
buildings were threatened by the rioters,
and had to be protected by large bodies
of police. During the afternoon the riots
increased. The synagogue windows were
smashed and the windows of the houses
of Jews displaying German trade signs
in several streets of the Jewish. quarter.
In spite of the military large Czech
mob made descent during the evening
upon the German quarter and plundered
houses and shops in several streets. The
furniture of n well-known German cafe
was piled up in the street and set on fire.
When detachment of troops approached
to disperse the rioters the soldiers were
greeted with showers of stones, broken
glass and other missiles. The officer in
command ordered his troops TO prepare to
fire, but at the urgent request of a police
official the order was not carried into
effect.
Shortly after 9 o'clock mob attempted
to storm a cartridge factory at Zischow,
a suburb of Prague, on the other side OF
the Moldau. Troops stationed at the fac
tory poured volley into the crowd. Sew
eral persons were killed outright and 9th
crs were wounded. The same body of
rioters set fire to house at Zischow, but
the flames were soon quenched. In va
rious other parts of the city and the sub
urbs windows were smashed and German
sign boards demolished. 1t is said that
the mob was melted by articles in the
Czech newspapers and by false reports
that the German students had organized
an attack upon the Czech national thea
for
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
PRAYER FAILS TO HEAL.
Miss Helen Ash Dies Despite Christian
Science Theories.

Miss Helen Ash Dies Despite Christian
Science Theories.
Several days ago Miss Helen Ash, the
daughter of Mrs. /. n. Ash, living at 221
East Forty-seventh street, Chicago, was
taken seriously i'll. Mrs. Ash, who is a
member of the Kenwood Club, and firm
believer in Christian Science, decided that
she would treat the illness of her daugh-
ter without the aid of physician. Miss
Ash was also Christian Scientist, and
agreed with her mother in regard to the
treatment of her ailments. They decided
to resort only to prayer as a curative Of
the disease.
For a short time the fervent prayers
seemed to be answered, and the girl gain
ed in strength. But the ailment took a
firmer hold on its victim. and she grew
gradually weaker. The mother lengthen-
cd the seasons of worship and the daugh-
ter became more earnest in her prayers
for health. But in spite of the rigid man.
ner in which the Christian Science doc
trine was carried out the daughter grew
gradually worse until Tuesday evening,
when she died.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
A Decrease of $lI I,33s,125 Noted for
the Month of November.


the Month of November.
The December statement Of the public
debt shows that at the close of business
Nov. 30 the public debt. less cash in the
treasury, amounted to $1,000. .226, ,466. a
decrease since Oct. 30 of 81 ,33S, 125. This
decrease is accounted for by an increase
in the cash due TO the deposit of an in
stallment of the proceeds of the sale OF
the Government's interest in the Union
Pacific. But for this transaction the cash
in the treasury would have been $I11 ,4oO
less than last month. The cash in the
treasury is classified as follows:
Gold, $194. .0S9, ,260; silver, $507 ,656, ,3S2;
paper. S1O5, I5G, ,1S1; bonds, dsbursing Of
ticers' balances, ETC.. $3S,907 ,251 total,
SS4G, G,4O9,0I6; against which there are de-
mand liabilities amounting to $625, 49,
DIG, leaving the net cash balance $40,
6G3,559.
The comparative statement Of the Gov
ernment receipts and expenditures shows
that the total receipts for the month of
November were $43,363, ,605, of which
$1S,104,G1S was received from the reor-
ganization committee of the Union Pa
citic Railroad, making the ordinary re-
ceipts for the month $25, ,16S,9S1. The
total expenditures for November were
$3I I,S1O.S3S, of which S4, 1868 was cash
in the Union Pacific sinking fund turned
into the treasury and repaid to the appro-
priation from which it.had been originally
drawn for investment. Hence the months
disbursements include this sum. The or
binary receipts for the month, therefore,
were 25,16S,9S7 and the ordinary dis
bursements $33, ,261 40, leaving a deficit
of $500, ,4S3. The receipts from customs
were $0,S30,0 ,025, n falling off of about
100000 as compared with November,
1S9G. The receipts from internal revenue
were $13.530,G49, gain of about $780,
600 for the month.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
REPORT AS TO ARMoR PLANTS.
Naval Board Files It's Findings with
secretary Long.

The naval board appointed by authority
of Congress to ascertain the cost of an
armor plant made its report through Com
modore Howell to Secretary Long We'd
nesday. The cost OF u plant suitable for
the making of naval armor at the rate of
about 5000 tons per annum. which Is
fully equal to the capacity of both the
existing private plants. is set down as
about 81, 100000. No recommendation Is
made, but the board has accumulated
much information as to the merits of va
rious eligible locations.
Secretary Long will now proceed to
take the next step necessaryNto carry out
the wish OF Congress. namely, invite pro-
posals by advertisement for building such
n plant as that designed for the use OF
the Government. II is expected that Con-
gress will be advised of the offers made
by both the existing armor-making con-
Germs to sell out to the Government. and
also of other interests to turn over plants,
which, while not at all like the specitica-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
VIOLENT SCENES IN VIENNA.
Great Mobs Dispersed by the Hussars
and Mounted Police.

Great Mobs Dispersed by the Hussars
and Mounted Police.
The members of the Austrian ministry
Sunday rendered their resignation to EN-
peror Francis Joseph, who accepted them
and intrusted Baron Gautsch, who holds
the portfolio of public instruction of the
retiring ministry, with the task of form
ing a new cabinet. The Emperor ad-
dressed an autograph letter to Count Ba-
deni decreeing the adjournment Of the
Reichsrath until further orders.
During the assembling Of the Reichsrath
dense masses Of people, for the most part
workmen, thronged the Ringstrassc from
the university to the outer gate of Hof-
burg. A charge by the mounted police
with drawn swords failing to disperse
them, a body of hussars cleared the
streets at the saber's point, many persons
being wounded. The ambulance of the
city Immediately sent two vans to attend
the injured.
At least 10000 people gathered about
the same time In front of the town hall
and the Provincial Criminal Court to
make n demonstration In favor OF Herr
Wolf, who was to be arrested there on
a charge of public violence committed
when being removed from the unterhaus
by the police, acting under the orders
of President Won Abrahamovics. The DO
lice, with drawn swords, dispersed them.
simultaneously meetings Of workmen
were held in various quarters OF the city.
but the police dissolved these.
Upward Of 5000 people tried to organ
ize a demonstration in the early evening
In front of the foreign Office building, but
this was prevented by closing the ap-
proaches to the palace. After 8 o'clock
the city was quiet. The judge of the Pro-
vincial Criminal Court discharged Herr
WOLF from custody. There were dem.
orstrations also at Gratz, Prague and
Asch, In Bohemia, but they were not of a
serious character.
The riotous obstructionists won anoth-
er victory Saturday in the unterhaus at
Vienna. The sitting hnd to be postponed,
the President announcing that members
would be notified by mail Of the date of
future sittings.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
A GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY.
California to Com me morate the Min
eraI Discoveries in That State.

California to Com me morate the Min
eral Discoveries in That State.
Although California no longer has a
monopoly OF the precious mineral it is still
called the Gold State" California has
produced more than $500, 100000 of gold
since the first discovery of it in 1S4S.
The exact date of this discovery has been
fixed officially as Jan. 10, and some Cali
fornians are now preparing to celebrate
the fiftieth anniversary of that day on
Jan. 10, 1898. 1t is intended to erect a
monument designed to perpetuate and fur
ther extend the distinction Of California
as Il State rich in minerals and to revive
some of the earlier memories Of the Ar
gonauts who poured into California In the
winter Of 40 and the spring of so after
the fame Of California's gold fields had
become national. The monument is to be
composed of as great variety Of mineral
substances produced in the State as Is pos
sible. 1t Is assumed that the ores, build
ing stones, etc, will be given freely by
counties, communities and individuals,
and for the artistic features Of the roonu-
ment 1t Is proposed to raise a fund of
$10J,0O0.
The mineral wealth of California,
though chiefly, is not wholly gold. The
silver product Of the State, though not rs
large as that of Nevada or Colorado, IL
considerable, and California produces
more than one-quarter of the whole
worlds supply of quicksilver. Copper and
antimony are also produced, though not
in amounts as large a. in some other
States.
The monument for which the founda-
ton will be laid ON Jan. 10 will not be
the only feature OF the proposed observ-
ance of this anniversary, for there 10 also
In view the establishment of permanent
museum of minerals, designed to show
not only what California has done in this
line, but what, also, II IL likely to be able
to do In the future.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
Rather Lose HE Crown.

A special dispatch from Shanghai an
nounces that the Emperor of China has
declared that he would rather forfeit his
crown than agree TO the conditions de-
manded by Germany as redress for the
murder OF two German missionaries
Mes and Hennle--and the destruction Of
German mission property in the Province
of Shantung. Admiral Diedrich, the Ger
man commander OF Kiaochou Bay, the
dispatch further states, has proclaimed
martial law in the district around Kiao-
chou. China, the dispatch concludes, de-
sires that her dispute with Germany be
submitted TO arbitrators to be appointed
by Holland and Belgium.
Last July n Chinese mob attacked the
Christian mission ut Kiaochou Bay,
which is point in the Yellow Sea, in the
Province of Shan-Tung, about 300 miles
north of Shanghai The mission was in
charge of two Missionaries named Mes
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
TO IMPROVE CROP REPORTS.
Statistician Hyde Says the Present
System Is CumbrOus.

The annual report Of the statistician OF
the Department of Agriculture. John
Hyde, was issued Wednesday. 1t is de-
voted mainly to criticism of the cumbrous
and unbusinesslike crop reporting system
that has been in use in the department
during the last few years. and to recon-
mendation looking to an improvement OF
the system.
Mr.. Hyde states that his brief Official
connection with the division has been
sufficient to impress him strongly with the
extreme cumbrousness of the existing sys-
tenn of crop reporting; with the fact that
the information obtained Is utterly in
commensurate with the labor involved in
its collection, and with the disadvantage
under which the farmer labors in being
placed in possession so much less prompt
ly than other citizens of the information
which the department publishes from time
to time concerning the condition of crops
in this and other countries.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
Minor State Matters.

Mrs. Olive James, popular school
teacher at Lewiston, is dead.
George Il. Fish, aged 75. a resident of
Adrian for fifty years, is dead. He was
once rich. but died penniless.
Once more the sale Of the Adrian street
railway system has been postponed. The
receiver continues to operate the road.
The Dwight Theater Co. has been or
ganized at Jackson, with capital of $780,
600. An opera house will be built.
John Shafer, far INLAND working in
Redford. will spend thirty days in the
house of correction for looting a meat
market.
1t begins to look favorable for the pro-
posed electric railway from Detroit to
Pennington by way of the Grand River
toll road.
Prosecuting Attorney John Crandell of
Marlette has baseball nine in his family
with a tenth boy to act as umpire and a
girl to do the scoring.
While hunting in Gilmore township
Robert Gallagher and a companion came
upon full kit Of counterfeiters' dies and
tools, secreted in hollow logs.
Fire broke out on the steamer Nahant
in Escanabn harbor and before II could be
controlled 1t spread to the ore docks, the
largest In the world. Two of the crew of
the steamer are known to be lost and sew
era. other persons are injured.
Asphyxiation caused the death Of three
mes In the Grand Trunk Railway tunnel
at Port Huron. The dead are Henry ].
Courtney, engineer of tunnel engine; Ar
thur Dunn, conductor: John Dalton
brakeman. The tunnel gas arises from
the hard coal used by the locomotives.
The family of ]. Spitsbergen Of iceland
Is sadly afflicted by typhoid fever, which
caused the death of his wife, grown ar
daughter and a grown son. The Others
are seriously iii.
Five prize cattle belonging to Wulter A
Brooks, living near Burr Oak, were poi
soned by paris green. Three OF them arc
dead. A short time ago someone poisoned
sixty sheep belonging to Brooks.
DIR. l.. II. Stuch, village president OF
Allegan, who was arrested charged with
stealing $1,000 worth Of goods from Il. Il
Van Ostrand's drug store, was acquitted
and completely exonerated at his trial.
.4A..
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09

Herr Wolff was further humiliated by
being dragged to a police station and
there locked up for time. Police charges
were made on mobs in Vienna and In
Gratx, the capital of Styria. In the lat
ter place the military took hand, and
wounded.
The performances in the lower house Of
the Reichsrath have developed each day
new features OF astounding interest. Dep
uties have exhausted the vocabulary OF
abuse and the engineery Of obstruction.
There is nothing in the history of parlia-
mcntary government in Europe that can
compare with the proceedings which cul-
minated in riots on the public streets and
in demands that Count Badeni be sent
to the guillotine.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
His MANY Wiyes.

DR.. A. G. Mendenhall, who is under ar
rest at Warsaw, Ind, for bigamy, is well
known at Jackson. One of his wives,
Mary Poyle, resides there. The doctor
has at least three other wives. He came
to Jackson about three months ago with
the Poyle woman and after living with
her about six weeks deserted her. When
arrested at Clunette he was arranging to
be married to Cora Hatfield of that place
and was to go to New Mexico. He claims
to be an Indian doctor. Mendenhall has
been brought to Jackson for trial.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
Sues for a Million.

Melvin B. Church has increased his
damages claimed from $250,000 to ST.
OOO,OOO in his suit against the Antikalso-
mine Company at Grand Rapids, and has
filed his declaration. He invented and
patented the antikalsomine processes and
in 1872 the company was organized with
$4OO,OOO capital to carry on the business
which he founded. He claims the other
stockholders organized the Diamond Wall
Finish Company and encouraged its de-
velopment as a rival to the old concern,
allowing it to use the patents and were
aiding it in securing business. Included
in his damages claimed is one iteIa for
S20,OOO for not prosecuting the Worlds
Fair management for infringement Of pat
ent.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09

NEWS OF THE WEEK COMCiSELY
CONDENSED.
Poverty Drives a Mason Man to Crime
Appointments for State Farmers
Institutes-A Much Married Man
Suit for Million Dollars.
Kills His Child and Himself.

At Mason, Scott A. Bowdish shot his
9-year-old daughter, fatally iujuring her
and then killed himself The tragedy was
not discovered until the following morn
ing. According to the little girl her faith
er awakened her during the night, kissed
her and asked her where her heart was
He felt about her breast and after locat-
ing the girls heart he drew a revolver and
shot her; again he fred but the ball this
time penetrated the child's right side
After this he located his own heart and
shot himself to death. Bowdish was hard
up and discouraged, but no other reason
for the crime is known.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09

tions of the board, will permit Of altera-
ton into effective plants. Secretary Long
will make it quite evident the Govern
ment cannot undertake to make its own
armor at the cost named as the limit of
price to be paid to private firms in the last
naval appropriation bill.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
Eighty-eight Years Wed.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Hitler Of Elkton
celebrated their eighty-eighth wedding
anniversary. The husband is 10S years
old and the wife 107. The former is quite
hale and hearty, but the wife has lost her
sight. They are believed to be the oldest
married couple in the United States.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
To Run Winter Boats.

The Graham & Morton Company has
closed contract with the Lake Michigan
and Lake Superior Transportation Com
pany for the steamers City of Duluth and
City of Traverse to run on the Chicago
Milwaukee route from Benton Harbor all
winter
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
THE KANGAROO" KICKER.
Kicked Holes in the Hopes of the Chi
cago University Team.

cago University Team.
Pat O'Dea is the mana tow-topped
son of Australia, but formerly Of ireland.
Recently, at Chicago, he kicked holes into
the hope Of the Chicago University con-
cerning the very important matter of cap
turing the western collegiate football
championship.
He stood behind row Of ten Univer-
sity of Wisconsin oaks. and as composed
as a woman cutting biscuits from soft
dough. He swung long, sinewy leg
with the rSlscle of a giant. The ball