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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18
Change of Adm in nistration.

The retiring administration has been a
clean one.-Boston Herald.
The inspiring part of it all is that much
like the same thing will be done over again
four years lence.-Chicago Tribune.
1t doesn't seem quite right for Wash
ington to get all that money. Why not
pass the Inauguration around occasional
ly?-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The man who seems to be least concern
ed about the departure of Grover Cleve-
land from Office is Grover Cleveland him
self.-Chicago Record.
Notwithstanding the presence of a num-
ber of Chicago aldermen in the city, but
comparatively few cases of pocket picking
are reported.-Washingto Post.
The fact that Washington is still crowd
ed is probably explained by the further
fact that the original Mckinley man has
remained over for few days.-Baltimore
American.
1t might simplify matters were Mr.. Nc
Kinley to insist that the office seekers ar
range themselves in battalion formation
and make their attack i'm an organized
fashion.-Chicago Record.
President Cleveland leaves the presi-
dency intellectually richer than when he
first assumed it. Who can estimate the
value of a queenly wife and a trio of
happy, charming children ?-Detroit Free
Press.
1t must astonish some of the Old World
people to learn that u dinner was given to
the incoming President by the retiring
President of the United States without
the services of a food taster.--St. Louis
Republic.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

lutionary feeling that has at last tri-
umphed. He has taken part in all of the
Cretan revolutions. AS long ago as 1921
he was the head of n strong force of rebels
and distinguished himself by liberating
sixty-eight Cretan women who were kept
prisoners in Turkish fortress. He has
the courage of lion. At the battle of
the Fountains in 1866 he was fighting at
the side of his two sons, when n bullet
came along and killed one of them. The
father did not finch, but ordered that the
body be taken from the field, and then re-
sumed the battle. In the revolution of
1873 Veloudakes was made commander
in-chief of all the revolutionary forces on
the island, and did very well In that ca
pacity. He was one of the three Cretans
who went to Berlin to be present at the
drawing of the Berlin treaty and to rep
resent the side of the Cretans in the issues
at stake.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18
Na.hv,I,e Limited Wrecked.

Nashville Limited Wrecked.
The south-bOund Chicago and Nashville
limited train over the Evansville and
Terre Haute Railroad was wrecked about
A o'clock Wednesday morning at point
about n quarter of a mile south OF the
railroad bridge across White river, which
Is two miles north of Hazleton, Ind. The
exact list of dead could not be ascertained,
as several bodies had undoubtedly been
washed away, but it may aggregate eight
or ten persons. Those known to be dead
are:
Herbert Allen. late doorkeeper Indiana
House of Representatives, home in Evans
ville
George A. Sears, conductor.
Joseph Boleman, fireman.
-Four passengers, bodies seen floating
away in the wreck and not recovered.
The wounded are:
John Il. McCutchan, engineer, scalded.
John B. Haneisen, brakeman, foot
crushed.
Back water from the river had risen up
to within few feet of the roadbed, which
is on a high embankment of the levee.
Other trains had passed over this place a
few hours previously, and the railroad
was then thought to be safe. This i'll
fated train crossed the bridge and was
running about twenty-five miles an hour,
when suddenly the embankment gave way
under the train, precipitating the engine
and the combination mail and baggage
and the smoker into the ditch. In an in
stant the water from mp stream rushed
with terrific force through the break, tear
ing the levee away rapidly.
The mail car went down end first and
the smoker plunged under it. Conductor
George Sears was in there and probably
four or five others. All met death either
by the concussion or by drowning. The
ladies' coach was derailed, but did not
turn over, and all the occupants escaped
to the sleepers on the rear of the train
and were taken back to Vincennes.
The engine. No. "a, in charge Of Engi.
neer John McCutchan and Fireman Jo-
seph Boleman, turned over on the east side
into FIVE feet of water. McCutchan was
thrown westward and fell into the water
but swan out. Fireman Boleman jump
ed with the engine and was caught when
it fell. The wrecked smoker sank from
view several hundred yards from the
track. Baggageman Harry Hill had a
miraculous escape and was not injured
His car lies buried in the water. The
wrecking train, with railroad officials, ar
rived after some delay, and large force
of men was put to work trying to KEEP
the remainder of the embankment from
washing. Waves fifteen and twenty feet
high leaped through the breach and all
the sand bags that could be secured seem
ed to be of no immediate effect in stopping
the washing.
During the day large section of the
levee was washed away, sending the bag
gage car and telescoped smoker down into
the water. The baggage car reeled over
fifty feet from the levee and was half
submerged. The smoking car toppled
floated down with the current through the
washout and then sank out of sight.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

80 have been the estimates of the execu-
tive. The record shows that in no in
stance during the many years past have
the appropriations made by Congress
measured up to the full amounts recon-
mended and asked for by the administra-
tion. 1t is said that ours Is the only Gov
ernment In the civilized world wherein
the administrative branch apparently
shows no degree of responsibility to the
taxpayers for it's demands for the expen-
diture of public money, and that ours is
the only Government wherein the legisla-
tive branch alone exercises the function
of duty or check upon public expenditures,
without any considerable degree of CO.
operation on the part of the executive"
Mr.. Sayers, in his statement, makes the
total appropriations of this Congress $54,-
1917, ,S12 in excess of the Fifty-third Con-
gress, SIC, 49,, ,470 over the Fifty-second
Congress and S7,757, BOG in excess of the
Fifty-frst Congress.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18
Concerning Congress.

President Mckinley has number of
tough things on his hands. but the tough
est is the United States Senate.-Buffalo
Express.
One pleasure we shall derive from read
ing the reports from the Fifty-fifth Con-
gress will be the absence of the name of
David B. Hill.-St Louis Star.
The United States Senate will do well
to take the advice of Vice President Ho-
bart, and decide to transact its business
in business-like way.-Baltmore Ameri-
can.
How Mortified some of the old-line SEN
ators must have been at Vice-Presdent
Hobart's audacity in limiting that the Sen
ate ought to have business rules.-Bos-
ton Globe.
Lives there man with imagination so
vivid that he can place his hand on his
heart and say that one year ago he fore
saw Marcus A. Hanna in the Senate?-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
More than 10000 bills were presented in
the House during the life of the Fifty
fourth Congress. 1t is evident that the
members wished to busy themselves about
any old bill.-Buffalo News.
Inc Un1ted states senate is now drift
ing along in Pefferless, Briceless, Black
burnless, Irbyless. Duboisless, Palmerless.
Cameronless, Pughless, Voorheesless,
Gibsonless, etc, less condition.-Washing-
ton Post.
The notion that the gold Democrats will
not ask anything at the hands of the Nc
Kinley administration is a choice piece of
fiction. Quite number of them are en
hand and all are in a receptive mood
Washington Post.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18
R9ZsksqnS{ nS{{hs
IPRESs

There Is great difference between
cheap jingoism and sound Anericanism.
New York Advertiser.
"A new whisky combination" II can't
beat the old one, with lemons, sugar and
hot water.-Evening World.
The power of money and the lust for
power are now making towards of all the
great nations of Europe.-Salt Lake Trib-
une.
It's a great thing to be sultan! When
ever you get into trouble all the powers
of the earth get together to help you out.
New York Press.
Greece shows king high flush, and
there is suspicion that the powers
haven't got the necessary full hand to beat
it.-Chicago Tribune.
The other wonders of modern surgery
pale into insignificance beside what has
been done to the broken backbone of win
ter.-Detroit News.
The millennium is at hand. All the Ma
tional Baseball League magnates profess
satisfaction with the new playing sched-
ule.-Boston Traveller.
OF course, if bachelors are to be taxed.
the fellow who tries to get married and
can't should be entitled to a pension
Chicago Times Herald.
A Kansas legislator has happened on
the ten commandments, and likes them so
well he waNts them Incorporated in the
State law.-Chicago Tribune
The sale of "blooded hog" for $4,000
is reported from Iowa. Some of the poll
ticians will welcome this news as an in
dication of their growing value.-Chicago
Tribune
The skeptical doctor i'm Washington who
offers one hundred dollars "for well-au-
thenticated case of hydrophobia" can Sc
cure one cheaper by tackling the right
dog.-New York Advertiser.
There are people temporarily in this
town who are firmly committed to the no
tion that there can be no material return
to prosperity until there is a general dis
tribution of Offices Washington Post.
The question, "What shall we do with
our eX-Presidents? need worry us no
longer. Our ex-Presidents have settled it
themselves. They are devoting all their
leisure to the noble business of rearing
wives for future Presidents.-Clevelan
Leader.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18
STATE OF MICHIGAN.
OCCURRENCES DURING THE
PAST WEEK.
Attention Called to Destruction of
Forests by Fire-Many Counties
without Notwithstanding Bvent
at Traverse City.
May Become Treeless.

In view of the interest which is being
taken in the subject of forestry, Labor
commissioner Morse gives some interest
fng figures relative to the extent ana
character of the forests now remaining In
the State. The appropriation at the dis
posal of the labor bureau would not per-
NIT the investigations to be conducted by
its personal representatives, and the ng-
ures given were obtained through the sup
ervisors, the questions being directed TO
ascertaining the acres of timber suDdl-
vided into pine, hemlock and hardwood,
and the amount of plains and swanps
partly timbered. In connection with the
figures given Labor Commissioner Morse
calls attention to the fact that many
States are taking steps to preserve their
remaining forests from wanton destruc-
tion by fire, and If possible to promote new
growth. This is undertaken under direc-
tion of officers styled fire wardens ana
forestry commissions. The commissioners
says: "Unquestionably Michigan must
give this matter attention in the near fu-
ture, or the State, once second to none In
amount and value of its timber, Will De
nearly as treeless as the prairie states.
The Minnesota law for the preservation OF
her forests seems particularly applicable
to Michigan, and is published in full in
this report for the benefit of those who are
taking an interest in this important mat
ter. This last annual message of Gov.
Rich invites the attention of the Legisla-
ture to the matter of forestry and makes
pertinent recommendations. Land Com
missioner French, also, in his last annual
report calls attention to the practicapillty
. of utilizing the cheap lands of the State
for the reproduction of forests. Ihere
is very little doubt that at moderate ex-
pense a large amount of land now almost
'valueless may be made to yield valuable
returns in the not remote future The
reports Of the supervisors regarding the
amount of the forests in their respective
townships fill over 100 pages of the report,
and the conditions in each township are
accurately described. At the conclusion
is a tabulated statement giving the totals
for the counties and the State. The num-
ber of surveyed townships and fractions
of townships in the State is 1,So9. The
number of acres of standing hardwood is
given at 6,166,977; of standing pine, at
775, POS; hemlock. 1,46S, 166; of plains
partly covered with bushes and scattering
trees, $500, $40; of swamps partly cover
ed with small timber and bushes, ut $50
G67 acres. There are eighteen counties
in the State in which there is not an acre
of pine, and there are thirty-two counties
in which there are less than 100 acres
each. In twenty-three counties there Is
no hemlock.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

Expenditures OF Congress Just Ended
Reported 20 He 81 ,O43, ,437, ,Olo.

Representative Cannon Of Illinois,
chairman Of the Appropriations Commit
tee of the House, and Mr.. Sayers of Tex
as, who is at the head Of the minority Of
that committee, have prepared their re-
views of the appropriations of the Con-
gress just ended Mr.. Cannon makes the
total appropriation submitted to the Pres
ident for his approval at the last session.
including the general deficiency, which
failed In conference, $51S, ,103, ass, or $685.
38S, 276 less than the estimates submitted
to Congress by the executive. The appro-
priations for the first session were $515,-
S45, 194, making a total for the Congress
Of 81, ,O43, ,437 ,O1S, which, he says, is $49,-
797, ,S12 more than the appropriations for
the preceding Congress. The increase, he
points out, includes for Notifications, $12,-
563, ACT; for river and harbor works, in
Guiding contracts therefor, 81, 2,476, 5O6; for
public buildings, none of which were au-
thorized by the Fifty-fourth Congress,
81, ,343, ,394; for the postal service, $11,-
454 ,305; for the naval establishment, $S,-
947 ,523, and on account Of permanent ap-
preparations, mainly to meet interest and
sinking fund charges for the bonds issued
by the Cleveland administration, $24,-
9S3, ,744.
""The appropriations are" says Mr.. Can
non, ''in my judgment in excess Of tho
legitimate demands of the public service.
But this fact, while greatly to be deplored,
is not, in my opinion, properly chargeable
to the action of either of the great politi-
cal parties of the country. 1t Is the re-
suit of conditions accruing out of the rules
of the House and out of the rules, prac-
tices and so-called courtesies of the Sem
ate together with the irresponsible man
ner whereby'the executive submits to Con-
gress estimates to meet expenditures for
the conduct of the Government. If the
appropriations made by Congress have
been extravagant and beyond the reve-
nues of the Government. how much more
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18
Minor State Matters.

Farmers around Riverside will organize
a grange society.
Charles Teeters, an old resident of Mil
ford, was kicked by horse and instantly
killed.
Peter Van Brooke fell on n sidewalk at
Kalamazoo last July and broke his hip.
Now he asks the city for $1,000 damages
Jackson's City Council has decided to
try the potato patch plan, and tracts Of
land have been donated in that city for
the purpose.
When Il became known that two detec-
fives had been sent TO Flint by the Law
and Order League Of Michigan there was
a big commotion among the liquor men of
the city. II is reported that these detec-
fives are there to obtain evidence against
violations of the liquor law.
Fire destroyed the large warehouse of
Winter & Suess, of Ncgaunee, entailing
a loss of fully $S,0O0-$6,5 500 on stock and
81 500 on the building. Among the goods
destroyed were 100 tons of hay and 10000
bushels of grain. Two thousand dollars
Insurance was carried on the stock and
$1,000 on the building.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18
GRAND OLD MAN OF CRETE.
Costa Veloudakes, the Father of the
Present Cretau Revolution.

Costa Veloudakes is the grand old man
of Crete and the father of the present
revolution. He is regarded by the Cret-
ans with boundless confidence, and in his
capacity as president of the revolutionary
assembly has been a good guide and a
great comforter to the patriots. Velou-
dakes is 95 years old, but his faculties
are as clear and his head as strong as a
man half his age. He comes of the finest
Cretan families and has done more than
any other one man to keep alive the revo-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

The appointment of Circuit Judge Nc
Kenna as Attorney General causes con-
siderable gossip as to his successor. 1t is
stated Mt Tacoma, Wash. that the ap-
pointment has been rendered b. =. Gross
cup, attorney for the Northern Pacific at
that place.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

Turkish Of
which taken by Europe after the 1876 Bosnia and
Srya is kingdom SO made up the
Eastern Roum which still tributary to the Turkish empire Monte
prncpy independent kingdom
revolution 1920 Macedonia still Turkish province though for
throw off the Turkish yoke and join herself Greece The of La
saonica Gulf Of
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18
Fine Old Gentleman.

One of the most interesting events at
Traverse City for some time was the 18th
birthday anniversary of Samuel Ander-
son. Anderson is one of the early pion-
eers of the place and n prominent busi-
ness man. He went there thirty-one years
ago. He entertained eleven other per-
sons, all over 40 years of age, and in the
city more than thirty years; some were
over so years old, and had been there for
more than forty years. Those present
were William Holdsworth, Sc; Joseph
Knezell, IS: Hon. X. Goodrich, rs; Domi-
ME Dunn, II; Thos. Brockway, "a; J. w.
Robertson, 73; Hon. Perry Hanna, T3; s.
Anderson, rs; III. T.. Steward, Il; Philip
Secor, ~; J. A. Cook, 10; Z. Z. Ladd, rs.
OF these, Hon. Perry Hannah has been
there the longest. forty-seven years, hav-
ing settled in 1851. All these are promi-
nent in Grand Traverse region, and are
well known in public affairs.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

Sir q. o. Trevelyan's retirement from
Parliament and political life bids fair to
fall out to the advantage of letters. A
new edition of Lord Macaulay's Life and
Works" Is announced by the Longman's
under his editorsbiD.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

Elizabeth Gibson, alias Lizzie Henry,
aged %, was arrested Mt Cleveland by
st. Louis officers, on the charge of being
a fugitive from justice. She 10 accused
of completely In the murdey Of William
Stewart, an aged and wealthy man Of St
Louis, on the night of Feb. z.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

Hugh Smith, aged rs years, of Madison,
Pa, has been arrested on the charge of
numbering Matilda Snyder, an 1S-year-
old girl, in 1860. No suspicion attached to
Smith until recently, when, It is said,
trouble arose between him and the man
who assisted him in disposing of the body.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

w. A. Johnston. who is now associate
justice of the Kansas Supreme Court,
serving his third term, once was d base
ball pitcher.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

the powers 30 much diplomatic compro-
mise that her position has been materially
strengthened. She has adhered to the
only two points she has claimed-the right
TO have troops in Crete for the purpose of
holding the fanatical Mussulmans in
check and the right Of the Cretans to
choose what form of government they will
have. The former position she adheres to
rigidly, for, since the business of her
troops in Crete is only to preserve order, 1t
is naturally immaterial to Greece whether
they are under the control of the powers
or not, so long as order is preserved. New
ertheless, there is an apparent concession
made in the offer to submit to such con-
troll, which gives the powers favorable
opening to recede from the letter of their
demand.
Regarding the proposition that the Gre
tans be giverf the privilege to choose their
own form of government, Greese of course
can 90 no further than urge the sugges-
ton. 1t seems to be an adroit answer.
however. to the statement of the pow
ers that Crete really prefers autonomy,
for il the powers are sincere in that be-
lief they can have no objection to submit
ting the proposition to vote.
The general tone of the reply of Greece
shows that the nation has no intention of
irritating the powers to the extent of de-
claring war on Turkey, and that the prep
arations for conflict have been made
doubtless for purposes of defense in case
an attempt should be made to humiliate
her beyond endurance.
Monday the foreign admirals notified
the Greek vice-consul at Canea that he
must leave Crete. They also wired to
their respective Governments for the dis
patch of 600 men to maintain order In
the large towns. 1t is reported that the
siege of Candamo has been raised and
that. the Mussulmans have gons to Pali-
kosa, where they are safe.
Although the danger is not entirely past,
Il seems fair to assume that this latest
European war scare will now gradually
fade away into harmless diplomacy.
The London Globe understands, upon
high authority, that great tension exists
between Great Britain and Belgium on
the subject of the demands of Great
Britain for indemnity as result OF the
imprisonment Of Ben TiIlett, tho English
labor leader, arrested at Antwerp last
year, while promoting a strike. Tho for
eign Office officials declare that ncgotja-
lions on the subject are proceeding amica-
Nv.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

DIR. Nansen has refused an offer of
100000 marks for 100 lectures In Ger.
many.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18
MANGLED AND SLAIN.
SEVEN PEOPLE DIE m A RAIL.
ROAD DISASTER.

Back Water from White Rivsr Un-
dermines an Embankment Near Hs-
zeiton, Ind.-Engine and Two Cars
Plunge End First Into the Stream.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

CRAWFORD TENT, X. o. T. NJ. No. l92- =
Meets every Saturday evening.
J. j. COLLINS Com
T. NOLAN, II. f.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

GRAlLING CHAPTER, r. A. NJ, No. 12).-
Meets every third Tuesday in each month.
J. X. MERz, H. p.
A. TAYLOR, Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

woMENs RELIEF CORPS. No. 162. meets ON
the I'd and 4th Saturdays at o'clock in the NJ
ternoon. MRS. M. K. HANSON, President
REBEccA WIGHT, Sec.
The Press., 1897-06-17
Suicide.

An English statistician says there is not much of a psychological mystery in the fact that so many more people com init suicide in summer than in winter, and he does not think that the differ ence is ill any large measure due to the direct effect of cold upon human minds and bodies. It must be borne in mem- ory, he says, that drowning is the com honest method of self destruction and resort to it is difficult or impossible when rivers and ponds are covered with ice. This accounts for part of the de- crease. Another part is explained by the circumstance that ill cold weather people live more in association, and there is thus less opportunity for com mitting suicide. He does not think, however, that it is possible to explain the matter wholly without reference to the depressing effects of cold on the nervous system and the exciting effects of heat. It requires some energy and determination to commit suicide, and this is lacking in a person suffering from extreme cold. All these considera- tions working together, the result is that many people endure through the winter life which they have ceased to value and throw it away when the sea- son comes in which tho material diffl- culties in the way of continued exist ence are at their minimum