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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
CONTEST FOR CORN ISLAND.
Nicaragua Fortifying to Resist Oc'
cupatiou by Columbia.

10 Ncsiot "
cupatiou by Columbia.
At Corn Island and its Notifications
100 men are now clearing lands to extend
the Notifications. The Nicaraguans have
800 pounds of dynamite and ten electric
batteries. Mr.. Donaldson, formerly a
United States army engineer. located the
dynamite mines and Notifications and
then left the island for Managua. Thus
far the Colombians have determined TO
contest every foot. Gen. Reyes says the
problem" will be solved by dynamite.
The little steamer Lucy b.. owned by
Herbert y. Bingham, the British consul
of Nicaragua, stationed at San Juan del
Norte (Greytown). has been chartered by
the Nicaraguan Government for an in
definite period to carry troops and act
generally as a warship. If this affair
should result in an actual collision the
Lucy b. may be blown to pieces by the
Colombian man-of-war-a risk which the
owners seem willing to take. From
sources that may be considered trust
worthy ii is said the Colombans have
really the first right TO Corn Island, but
the island has been n ground of dispute
between Colombia and Nicaragua for
years.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21

Chicago market 1t is against the law
of the State to use such process, hut the
poor quality of the present oats crop has
proved too great n temptation to certain
mixers, who have frightened up the oats
with sulphur to help out poor lots. The
fact became generally known when In.
surance inspectors made complaint to
two or three concerns, and raised the in
surance on certain buildings. Later all
the large concerns handling oats were
questioned as to whether they were using
sulphur. Most of them denied it en-
phatically. The innocent ones in the trade
are highly incensed at the use of the
process by others, as it is claimed it will
hurt the reputation of Chicago oats
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21

of the cities are filed with the cries Of
women begging a morsel of food for their
starving children. High-bred gentlemen
and ladies of the Grammar caste, who
dread the breaking of caste laws worse
than any ordinary death, mingle in the
streets with pariahs and outcasts. Fam
inc, the great leveller, brushes away dis
tinctions like cobwebs. In the agonies of
hunger they forget the religion which
made them apathetic and meek, and in
great crowds they throng around the
headquarters of the local governments,
demanding bread with fierceness which
gnawing hunger can inspire even in a
Hindoo-the mildest of all slaves.
During the famine period of 1ST7-7S
the British Government spent $40, 100000
in attempts at relief, but in spite of all II
did In relief work, there were 1,5J6,000
deaths in a single year in the single prov
ince of Madras.
Horror of Pesti1euce.
But famine Is not the worst-or per-
hsps II Is truer to say. the most formula
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
SLAUGHTER IN CUBA.
Desperate Battle Takes Place. In
which Many Men Are Lost.

Desperate Battle Takes Place, In
which Many Men Are Lost.
The New York Press claims to have re-
ceived news through private channels that
Gen. Maxine Gomez stormed and cap
tured the important city of Santa Clara
on Jan. 8, and is now moving on Havana
with 5000 men. The famous cavalry
leader, Quintin Banderas, was mortally
wounded, according to the Press. and
Gen. Luque, commanding the Spanish,
was also wounded. The news received
said that the losses were Spanish, esti-
mated, killed and wounded, 900; prisoners,
700; cannons captured, IS; battle stand
ards, 4; rifles in the Spanish arsenal, g.
600, with plenty of ammunition. Cubans
killed and wounded, 1900, which. is 600
more than the Spanish loss. The Press
quotes Carlos Roloff as saying the report
Is credited.
A Havana dispatch to the World says
couriers who have slipped through the
Spanish lines in Matanzas province
bring the news that Gen. Gomez is un-
doubtedly marching on Havana slowly
but surely, and that his advance guard
is laying in waste the country as they
proceed. In less than week the adj
vance guard of Gomez's army has destroy
ed by fire twenty-one of the most valuable
estates in the province of Matanzas, and
the work of destruction continues as the
army moves along. The people of Ha-
vana are OF last becoming thoroughly
alarmed at the situation, and all who pos
sibly can have already left the place.
Those who have been detained are max
ing preparations to leave with all possible
haste. Many of those who have been out
wardly loyal to Spain have lost all conf
dence in Gen. Weyler's ability to handle
the insurgents, and they now actually
fear for the safety of Havana. Skir-
mishes occur every day in Pinar del Rio.
The insurgents are under command of
Ruis Rivera
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
PyLskSn S s|
, S*@pRESs

The only important bills that have beef.
before Congress are the enormous bills
the people have to pay.-Dallas News.
Out in San Francisco that Durant case
still continues to hang, while Durant HIM
self doesn't.-Cincinnat Commercial Bull
letin.
The murders of 1896 exceed those Of
1879, but then last years comic songs
certainly were good deal more irritating.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
1t appears that there is an impression
among some persons that they can make
good bank officials of themselves by COM
hitting suicide.-New York Journal.
Now New York has begun a war on the
tall church bonnet. This loks very like
movement against feminine piety in
its most popular form.-Boston Herald.
We are sure that this Mr.. Angel who
wants to come to the Senate from Idaho.
would feel very much out of place on the
roll call of that body.-Washington Post.
Georgia is unable to see why such a
pother should be made over Kentucky's
six lynchings in six days. Georgia some
times has nearly that many on one limb
at time.-Kansas City Journal.
Recent events in Western banking cir
Giles are likely to increase the popularity of
the stocking heel and the chimney as
places of safe deposit for people of a sav-
ing disposition.--New York Press.
1t was very thoughtful in the makers of
New Year calendars TO have the figures
so large and black. Hang one of 'em on
the wall and you can tell when n note falls
due without getting out of bed.-Atlanta
Constitution.
The delights of holiday buying have
now been followed by the equally keen
pleasures of post-holiday bargain hunt
ing. and the soul of the shopping woman
is full of energetic peace and joy.-Bal-
timore American.
China is establishing schools for the
teaching of English. 1t is not surmsed,
however, that the demand for teachers
Will interfere to any considerable extent
with the laundry business in this country.
Houston Post.
Mayor Pennoyer, of Portland, Ore, de-
cided that his salary was too large. and so
he offered to give back one-half of il.
There are various degrees of this malady.
but 1t is not very often elected to office.
Baltimore American.
White Ghost, Sioux chief, has gone to
Washington to collect a little bill of $780,
600 said to be due his tribe. If he is sue
cessful in his errandf will not be neces-
sary for this Ghost to walk back for lack
of car fare.-New York Press.
Frederick Starr. professor of anthro-
pology at the Chicago University, an
nounces that the American people are de-
generating into Indians. This theory ac-
counts for the increasing popularity Of
the college ycll.-Chicago Journal.
One of the most sublime and ridiculous
attributes of human nature is the peren-
NAL assumption that il few men will
meet and pass a law against an evil that
evil will ut once get scared and flee to
parts unknown.-St. Louis Republic.
1t is reported that woman in Philadel-
phia who has been keptomaniac has
been permanently cured by a surgical ope-
ration. The surgeons have not yet re-
ported the nature of the operation, but IL
il simply involves the amputation of her
fingers the cure is not discovery worth
mentioning. Indianapolis Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
HORRORS OF FAMINE.
APPALLING CALAMITY THREAT
EMS THE INDIAN EMPIRE.
Millions of Human Beings May Perish,
as In ls77-7s, of Hunger and Pesti-
leuce-Thc Peoples Miserable Con-
oha.try Record. OF the Past.

ohosthy NC(OIuo VI inc LnoI
The famine prevailing in the.north and
northwestern parts of India Is, according
to the best information available, one Of
the most appalling calamities which has
ever visited the great peninsula. The dis
trict affected is many thousand square
miles in extent and the failure of the
crops has been almost complete. The mill
ions of India live from hand to mouth,
and when from any cause even single
crop fails the effect is at once apparent
In widespread suffering. With 100000
people on the verge of starvation in the
Deccan alone and the gloomiest prospects
in other great agricultural provinces, the
civilized world may be shocked by re-
currence of the unspeakable horror of
such famines as those of 1863 and 1877
rs, when people died not by the thousand
or the ten thousand, but by the million.
The population of British India is now
estimated at 24O,000,O00 people-twice as
many as the Roman empire had us its
period of greatest strength. Nearly all
these millions are laborers living from
hand to mouth, and the giving such sur
plus as they produce to support the Brit
ish imperial establishment and their own
priests and hereditary rulers.
India's PitiabIe Condition.
At best, their condition is utterly mis-
cradle from any standpoint an American
can occupy in looking at them. These
strange people living in the hotbed of ma
tons, speak language which in some of
its dialects is so strikingly like our own
that there can be no doubt of their blood
relationship to us. Yet they seem to be
utterly without the race impulses which
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
steel Mills for the West.

a gigantic project is to be carried out
by n joint stock company of Western
Pennsylvania mill workers. 1t Is the
building of great iron and steel plant
at Port Angeles on Puget Sound. north
west of Seattle. Wash. The plant will
cover thirty acres, and the cost will be
about $1,5O0,0O0 to $2,OO0,O0O. Work
will begin in the spring. The Board of
Trade and Chamber of Commerce of Port
Angeles offered an immense bonus, which
was accepted. The plant will employ
1000 men. The plant will consist Of a
blast furnace of 800 tons capacity, thirty
3O-ton open-hearth furnaces. a bloom and
billet mill. a rod mill, bar mill, wire
and nail mill. sheet mill, tinplate mill,
a foundry, machine shop, blacksmith shop,
and boiler shoD
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
Rnised to Amuepce.

Charles Camp, n little crippled lad who
from his invalid chair sells papers ut the
junction of Madison street. Ashland and
Ogden avenues, Chicago. and whose
bright face has been familiar to frequent
ers of that locality for the last four years,
has fallen heir to property the value of
which is estimated at $4,000. 1t was be-
queathed to him by his father. who died
eighteen months ago at Spokane. Wash.
The estate consists of a farm and valua-
BILE improvements. The possession of a
sum of money many times greater than
most men are able to acquire in n lifetime
of frugality and industry is scarce COM
pensation to Charlie" whose short ca
reer has been terribly blighted by the loss
of both his lower limbs, the result of Il
street car accident. The unfortunate lad,
through his mother, was awarded dam
ages in the amount of $4,000, the larg-
est judgment of its kind ever granted in
Chicago. The case was afterward APP
pealed by the street railway company,
who finally settled with Mrs. Camp for
$4,000. of which her attorneys succeeded
in grabbing $500. Judicially separated
from her husband, with heavy incum-
brances on her property, Mrs. Camp was
forced to rely on the precarious earnings
of small cigar store and news stand.
Young Charlie, as soon as his affection
permitted, was regularly wheeled by Will
lie Adams. a waif whom Mrs. Camp had
befriended and who now shares in the
family's good fortune, to Madison street
and Ashland avenue, where the sturdy
little cripple offered newspapers for sale.
Three weeks ago the news of the family
good fortune came. For over year the
executors of Matthias Camp, from whom
Mrs. Camp obtained divorce in 1886,
and who died in Spokane in June. 1895,
have diligently sought tidings of his heir,
young Camp. Mrs. Camp, with Charlie
and his faithful attendant. Willie Adj
ans, will leave for Spokane next month,
whore they will permanently reside.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
Minister Willis Dead.

Honolulu dispatch. via San Francisco:
The death of United States Minister Al
bert s. Willis. which took place Jan. 6,
resulted from an attack of pneumonia.
Soon after the death of the minister al.
the consular. Government and shipping
flags were lowered to halfmast. Express
sions of regret were general, and the wife
and son have the sympathy of the whole
community
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
ONLY Two Whites Escaped.

A dispatch received at London from
Brass, Guinea coast. announces that Cap
tain Boisragon and Consular Officer
Locke. two of the party headed by Consul
Phillips. which was almost annihilated by
the natives of Benin City while on a
peaceful mission to that district and un
armed. have been saved after wandering
in the bush for week. Both men were
wounded and there is no hope of any fur
there rescues. Twenty of the native car
riers have returned.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
Sherman to BE Premier.

At conference Friday at Canton be
tween President-elect Mckinley and Sen
ator John Sherman there was consum'
mated that which has been foreshadowed
by the political incidents of several days
past. Senator Sherman was formally
rendered and accepted the premiership OF
the incoming administration. The con
ference was held ut the Majors home in
Canton and at its conclusion Senator
Sherman said: Il have been offered and
have accepted the State portfolio"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
DID 1T TO ESCAPE TAXATION.
Millionaire John ID. Rockefeller Uses
the Church to Evade the Law.

Millionaire John ID. Rockefeller, who
took the stand in New York in the suit
brought against him by Rev. DIR. Daniel
G.. Potter in the name of the Tabernacle
Baptist Church, was asked: "Who was
the real owner of the lease obtained from
St. Marks Church," II was" he an
swered. But il was held in the name Of
the church; why was thatT' 1.-THE rea-
son for that" replied Mr.. Rockefeller.
twas to escape taxation. If l had held
the lease in my own name the property
would have been taxed. If the church had
held IT, il was exempt from taxation"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
GIVES UP RACING FOR A WIFE.
]. Robinson Beard Gives Up the Turf
and Becomes n Benedict.

J. Robinson Beard, formerly one of the
Beard brothers, who owned the ccebrat-
ed Erie Stables, which contained some
of the best race horses in the Eastern cir
cult. was married at New York to Miss
Grace X. Benedict, daughter of the we'll
known Brooklyn banker and broker In
taking n bride Mr.. Beard lost his horses.
When he asked for the hand of Miss Ben
edict she told him that she would accept
on condition that he give up all his rae
ing interests. Mr.. Beard thereupon sold
his interests to his brother, who will in
future conduct the business alone.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
stephens Is for Business.

Gov. Stephens. in his inaugural al.
dress to the new Legislature of Missouri,
declares his ambition is to make his ad.
ministration distinctively n business ad
ministration. and calls upon the Legisla.
ture to make the present session bust
ness one. "Partisanship," he says,
should be moderated, IL not suppressed.
and unseemly strife should be avoided
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
Calls n subject to His Death.

At st. Petersburg, the Gar beckoned TO
a gardener who was working in the park
ut Tsarskoeselo. The guard, seeing the
man running toward the Gar, shot him
dead. supposing that he was n would-bc
assailant. The Gar was deeply affected.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
10000 starve to Death.

In the district of Jabalpur, India, which
had population of 100000, 10000 per-
sons have died of starvation. Thou
sands of others will perish, despite eff
forts that may be made to succor them.
Many now living are so weak they can
not assimilate food.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
Counterfeit $50 Note Afioat.

A dangerous counterfeit of the $50
United States silver certificate has been
discovered. The note is of the series of
1891, check letter Il. The most noticeable
defect Is in the treasury numbers, which,
although of good color, are too heavy and
out of alignment
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
Flame. in an Orphans. Home.

A portion of the Buckners Orphan
Home. in the suburbs Of Dallas, Tex,
burned at midnight Friday. Five boys
persisted and number of others were in
jured. The building. with all of its fur
niture, was entirely destroyed. The loss
is not yet known.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
COLORADO's MINERALS.
Total Value of Last Years Produc-
ton Was S36,253 GA.
.S36.253.GTI
Total ........

The output of gold during this period
fell 50 o00,0OO short of expectations, but,
Notwithstanding this disappointment, the
State stands at the head of the list of pro-
ducers of both gold and silver, California
coming second with gold record of SlG,-
100000 and silver S14S,000, and Montana
third, with S4,500,000 in gold and $10,-
100000 in silver.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
nevtiu & Co. Fail.

Devlin 4 TO-, dealers in clothing at
New York. have assigned to Edward
Wantz. The company was Incorporated
in 1891 with capital stock of 100000.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
Reported Insurrent victory.

Maxine Gomez is reported TO have cap
tured the town of Santa Clara and 10 be
marching on Havana with $4,000 insur
gents. During the fight at Santa Clara
Insurgent General Bandera is said tc
have been killed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
EUROPE LIKES OUR APPLES.
Total Shipments for 1906 Were
2I5G,334 barrels

The total shipments of apples for 1896.
and including the first two days of the
present year, to European markets were
as follows: From Boston, 125,642 bar
rels: from New York, 454.T71 barrels;
from Montreal, 600, 40G barrels; from Hal
flax, 20i,095 barrels; from Portland. H.
297 barrels, and from Philadelphia, 1,033
barrels, making a total of 2, 156,334 bar
rels, as against 527 ,524 barrels for the
preceding year.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
Rejoicing i'm San Frauci.co.

An open air mass meeting was held at
San Francisco to celebrate the defeat of
the funding bill. Fireworks, oratory and
pyrotechnics were the features of the jubi-
liant celebration.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
United states Minister Willis Dies.

Advices received by the steamer Mo-.
nowai from Honolulu state that United
States Minister Willis died at $50 p. m.
Jan. @. from the effects of severe cold
contracted at San Francisco on his return
to his post from his recent visit to his
home in Kentucky.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
short I'm Their Accounts.

Harry Ferguson, postmaster, and p. L.
Hoop, money order clerk, of Colorado
Springs, Colo. have been arrested. charg-
cd with the embezzlement of government
money.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21

The London Daily News has dispatch
from Berlin, which reports that DR.. Me
mann, the well-known bncteriologist. has
discovered a new cure for tuberculosis,
being the serus from goats blood mixed
with the bacilli of the disease.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
No water In schools.

Owing to the pollution of Lake Michi-
gan, the Chicago Board Of Education
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
BLEACH THEIR OATS.

An Illegal Practice Attributed to
CHICAGO Grain Dealers.
Considerable interest has been aroused
over the discovery that oats bleached
with sulphur have been handled in the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-05
SHORi CHEAP AND PLEAS
ANT ROUTE TO TH1 EAST.

The Flint & Pere Marquette Rail-
road Steamships leave Milwaukee ev-
cry evening except Saturday at $40
and the big car ferry, ''Pe e Mar
quette". largest in the world leaves
Manitowoc every evening except Sat-
urday at 100. Both lines arrive at
Ludington in time to make connections
with trains for all points in Michigan,
ohio. Canada. East and South.
Passengers will save money and time
as we'll as enjoy a pleasant trip by pur-
chasing tickets via F. &. p. NJ. r. r.
This has been named the official route
to Toronto, for the annual convention
of the Epworth League which will be
held at Toronto, July 18th to 18th.
For further particulars apply to
Fl. F.. MoELLER, Asst. Genl. Pass. Agt
saginaw, Mich.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-05
Lien Foreclosure Sale.

WHEREAS, In said Court. on the 9Th
day of February, 1897, Judgment was
rendered and entered in favor of said
Plaintiffs and against said Defendant,
adiudging due each OF said Plaintiffs
S51.7O at said date, and adiudg Lying costs
of suit at S53.O5, in the whole the sum
of Sl56.45.
And whereas it was adjudged ti1at
said amount was and is a lien upon the
property described in the complaint
and Judgment and hereinafter de-
scribed:
And whereas said Judgment ordered
that the property described in the
complaint and in the Judgment and
hereinafter described, be sold to salts
fly the lien OF said Judgment and that
the same be sold by w. A. Bradford.
sheriff of the County OF Villas, upon no
tice of such sale in the manner provid-
ed by law:
And whereas no part OF said jadg-
ment has been paid and said sum Of
S156.45, with interest, is due;
THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN, that on the End day Of August,
1897, at clock in the afternoon. at
the south, front door of the Court
House Of Villas county, III the Village
of Eagle River, I shall expose TO sale
and sell to the highest bidder the
property adjudged to be sold and here
matter described, or SO much thereof
as shall be sufficient to satisfy said sum
of slO3.40, damages, and $o3.o5 costs, in
the whole the sum of $l56.45, with in
terest thereon at s per cent per annum
from February 9th, 1897, together with
the costs of sale.
The said property adjudged to be
sold is described as follows to-Wit:
Lot No. Five (5). Block No. Two ~, OF
the village of Woodruff. in the County
of Villas and State of Wisconsin.
Dated the 18th day of June, 1897.
w. A. BRADFORD.
Sheriff of Villas county,
Wisconsin.
G.. F. SANBORN,
Atty. for Plaintiffs.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-05
LOW RATES TO BUFFALO AND
POINTS EAST.

On August 81 and %, the chicago
and North Western R'y. will make
less than one-half rates to Buffalo and
return at the time of the Grand Army
Encampment, tickets good returning
until September 20, by deposit WIN
Joint Agent at Buffalo, enabling pa
irons of this line to exthnd their "Trip
to New York. Boston and other polnts
in the east, and make liberal saving
in Railway fares. This is the rouOe
selected by the Commander-in-ChleI'
General Clarkson.
For dates of sale, tickets and informa-
ton, apply to agents, Chicago q NORM
Western Railway.
Rate from Eagle River to Bunaio
and return, $40. 10.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-05
NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT.

Notice is hereby given that the sale
of the premises described in the an
nexed and foregoing notice is hereby
adjourned until August IL, 1897, at 3
O'Clock, D. M, at which time | will ex-
pose for sale and sell at public vendue
to the highest bidder, at the front door
of the Court House, in the Village OF
Eagle River, Villas county, Wisconsin,
the premises described in the forego-
ing and annexed notice.
Dated the End day of August, 1897.
w. A. BRADFORD.
Sheriff of Villas county,
Wisconsin.