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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06
Gold Increasinr.

Among the countries that lost gold
last year were England, to the extent
of $4,000, 900, France $12 500, 900, and
Holland $5,OOO,OOO. The United States
gained in gold $92, 500 900, Russia $11O,-
O00,0OO, and Austria $1O,OOO,OOO. The
world Is, getting new gold from the
mines so fast, and piling itup to lie I'M
used in Government and private valuts,
that the time Is here now when it's
value, as compared with the staple
products and with wages, will begin to
be materially lowered. The process
will from now on be gradual, but 1T will
be certain. AS we have said several
times before, the good times in this
country in the next decade or score Of
years will be both actual and apparent
the latter for some purposes as bene-
fetal as the former, and for other rea-
sons dangerous. The apparent pros
perity will be due to the falling value
of gold, and to the reduction in interest
rates, and the consequent comparative
rise i'm all prices. Watch and see IL the
prediction does not come true. 1t must
do so in the nature of things.-Salem
(Ore.) Statesman.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06
Half century's Experience.

For half a century this country has
attempted, by fits and starts, to pro-
tect its ships In the foreign trade by
the English system Of subsidies. What
has been the result? Whenever we Sc
riously begin that system England dou-
bles the subsidies paid to her ships COM
peting with ours. If that Is not suffi-
cient to enable them to beat us, then
she increases their subsidies still more.
In little while, 1t has been found, the
American people get tired Of this kind
Of warfare, they look more and more
fixedly at the outgoing money from the
national treasury, forgetful of the ben
eft the nation derives from owning its
own ships, keeping their earnings In
our own country and giving employ
ment to our own people In all parts Of
the country. The next thing is the re-
peal Of the subsidy; then we see the
ships that have depended upon the
subsidy laid up, their owners ruined;
building stops; foreign ship-owners
come in and gobble up the freight, for
titled and intrenched by their own Gov
eminent aid, and Americans are driven
out of the business That has been
our experience during the last half Of
the present century.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06
Eatal Eoraetfulness.

There Is no known antidote for the
bite of the tiger snake Of Australia
Persons bitten die almost instantly, and
the Government has standing offer OF
IS, 600 for anyone who will discover a
remedy. Some few years ago a man
named Underwood actually discovered
an efficacious antidote. To prove Its
value he allowed himself to be bitten
repeatedly by snakes in full possession
Of the power TO kill. He offered his dis
covery to the Government for $4,000
but this amount they thought exorbit.
ant. One day he gave an exhibition be
fore some Government officials, but be
Ing much under the influence of liquor
he did not recollect what he had done
with his antidote, and he died shortly
after the snakebite, his secret perish
ing with him.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06
Behead. Her Aged victim.

When Alfred Haney, a young laborer
residing in the village of Williamson,
sixteen miles east of Lansing, went home
to dinner the other day he was Mortified
to find the bloody head of his aged mother,
Maria Haney, on platter on the dining
table, while her mutilated body lay on the
floor. While he was summoning help
neighbors detected fire in the house and
found that the body had been saturated
with kerosene oil and set on fire. The
flames were extinguished before the body
was burned to any extent. Investigation
established the fact that the deed was
committed by young Mrs. Haney, who has
given evidence of a deranged mind for
some time. Application had been made
for her commitment to an asylum and her
case was to be acted upon by the authori-
ties next day. She admits the killing, but
gives no reason for it. She killed the old
woman, who was so years of age, with an
AK and chopped her head off. The MUIR
deress is 80 years old
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06
Which DO You Prefer?

Protection and prosperity are synony-
nous terms, just as free trade and fail
ure seem to accord with each other.
This nation has adopted protection for
its land industries and they have pros
pered beyond those Of any other nation.
We have turned our ships on the sea
over to the free competition Of foreign
ships, and they have been sold off or
laid up until they are almost unknown
in the ports Of the world. But once we
protected our ships, just as we do our
land industries, and by the same In
strument-the tariff. Protection caused
prosperity then, just as free trade has
caused failure now. How much longer
shall we suffer free trade to destroy
our shipping, to perpetuate a monopoly
in carrying our foreign commerce for
foreign ships? When the tariff does
for American ships afioat what it does
for our industries on the land, as 1t did
in our earlier history, then everything
American will prosper. Prosperity will
not stop at the seaboard as it does now.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06

A cyclone struck the edge of Omer Sat
urday evening. 1t completely demolished
the general store of w. II. Clouston, a
two-story frame building. On the second
floor lived Mrs. John I. Bake, who was
receiving a visit from her brother, John
r. Cannally, representing Toledo mer-
camille house. With Clouston they were
In the building when 1t collapsed, but all
escaped serious injury excepting Clous-
ton, who received a blow on the head
which may result fatally. Clouston's barn
and outbuildings were also blown down.
The residence of Fred Hagley and wife,
an aged couple, was completely wiped on
the earth, there not being board left to
mark its location. Hagley and wife were
carried into the air to height OF sixty
feet aud are fatally injured.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06
Minor State Mattcra.


Luther Potter. living about four miles
south of Merrill, committed suicide by
hanging.
The Kalamazoo City Council made cut
of 8 per cent on every salaried officer of
the city. This makes saving of about
$4,000.
Mrs. Sarah Hyslop, a prominent and
well-known lady, died at Flint, aged 90
years. Deceased was born in County
Down, Ireland, in 1907 and came to Mich
igan in 1897, where she has since resided
Willard Tansley, who jumped from @.
& G.. II. train near the Grand Trunk
junction west of Port Huron about week
ago, died at the hospital as result of his
injuries. Tansley was stealing n ride,
intending to get to Chicago. He lost an
arm and also sustained severe injuries
about his head which caused his death.
The Holland and Saugatuck Electric
Railway Company will begin work al
once and expects to run cars by Aug. l.
The franchise as amended by Attorney
G. NJ. Humphrey of Ironwood, represent.
ing Chicago capitalists. and City Attor.
ney George Kollen and the Common
SOunCll, TtpTCscntinS TIC City, was az
cepted by both sides. The road will reach
the lake resorts and tap the fruit belt.
The will of Edward Henkel, wealthy
young wholesale grocer of Detroit, is be-
ing contested in the Circuit Court on an
appeal from the probate court. Mr.. Hen
KEEL was killed by being crushed between
his steam yacht and dock at Port HUI
ron. His will bequeathed all his prop
erty to his second wife, nee Anna Green
ing, formerly an employee of the Henkel
& Sons establishment. The contestant
is Mr.. Henkel's first wife, from whom he
was divorced on account of incompati-
bility, and by whom he had three chill
dren.
VIM. Il. Harper has been arrested in
Toledo on suspicion Of knowing about the
murder of Lafayette Ladd and brought to
Adrian. Harper denies that he was in
Adrian ut all at the time of the murder,
and evidence against him seems very slim.
With the coming of spring tine grass
hopper pest has made its appearance at
Highland Station. in some places. literally
covering the ground. In the thick woods
under the old leaves they can be seen in
great quantities. Farmers are at a loss 10
know whether TO sow more clover seed
this year, fearing that II will be all eaten
up by the pest.
The plurality for Long, Republican, for
chief justice will approximate 1000. The
complete canvass shows that the consti-
tutional amendments increasing the At
torney Generals salary and providing a
board of auditors for Kent County were
both defeated, the former by 20,S35 and
the latter by $500.
Addie Altenberg, the 14-year-old daugh-
ter of W.. AItenberg Of Pennington, is
the happiest girl in the State. Seven
months ago she suffered complete paraly-
sis of the vocal organs, caused by iiph-
iberia, and has not spoken word since
until Sunday evening, when her voice re-
turned instantly. She went nearly wild
with joy.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06

dency to reduce to n dead level the
wages Of the entire world, for the prod
ucts of the cheaper labor are thus
brought into competition with the
products of the dearer labor. Free
trade would infiict greater injury upon
this country than any other, because
we have further to fall A general re-
duction In wages would bring about
readJustments Of values that would be
destructive to the property owners. pro-
duccrs and debtors. We need, there
fore, tariff wall to protect us against
the products of cheaper labor else
where.-Hon. f. G. Newlands, NJ. c.,
Of Nevada.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06
Another convert to Gold Sta udard.

Another Conver to Gold Standard.
The associated press dispatch from
Lima, the capital of Peru, printed in
our news columns yesterday, said:
"The Peruvian Government has slis-
pended the coinage of silver at tile
Government mint, and has issued a
prohibition against the importation Of
silver coins after the tenth Of May
next" Thus another mile post In the
worlds progress has been reached.
Since the first of the year Russia, ia
pan and Peru have in quick succession
abandoned the free coinage Of silver.
These nations, scarcely pretending to
keep abreast with American progress
and enlightenment, have come to see
in advance of many of our own people
the simplest truth that the old ratios
between gold and silver cannot be
maintained with free coinage.
The coinage has been suspended In
order to protect the silver already coin
ed and in the hands of the people. With
a limited amount Of half-dollar dollars
in circulation a nation with a fairly
good credit can maintain them at an
equality with gold in the market.
Peru, by her action in suspending sill
yer coinage and by prohibiting the i'm
portation of foreign silver coin, pro-
claims to her people that she is going
to protect the integrity Of her currency
and make every dollar of 1t las good as
gold" She is not only following the ex-
ample Of all the greater nations of the
earth, but such Of her sister countries
to the south Of us as Brazil, Chill and
Bolivia.-Macon Telegraph (Dem).
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06
THE LATE ELECTION
OFFICIAL CANVAS OF THE VOTE
BY COUNTIES.
Chief Justice Long Received . Total
Of 2io,72l, . Majority OF 20,637-
The Prohibitionists Prove Stronger
J than Socialists ana Populists.



The total vote cast for justice Of the
Supreme Court, according to the Official
canvass, was So, 8O5. OF these Chief
Justice Long received 21O.721, making
his majority over all 26,637. His plu-
rality was II, Ala.
The vote received by each candidate for
regent Of the university was as follows;
Republican, William ]. Cocker, 2O8, 800;
Charles ID. Lawton, 100000. Silver,
Stanley Il. Parkill, 136,747; Thorne Ru-
bert, 1929. Sound money Democrat,
Levi L. Barbour. 81 $50; Edwin f.. Sweet,
30,474. Prohibition, William w. Tracy,
1892; Robert N. Mulholland, 1852. So
cialist, Albert Gran, 1904; Joel Dugrey,
2.O61. Populist, Myron o. Graves, 3,S1S;
Olson j. Porter, 3,787. Regent Cookers
vote would have been 1851 greater had it
not been for the fact that his name APP
peared as Croker on the ballots in sew
eral counties.
The vote for Supreme justice by coun-
ties was as follows:
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06

Randolph Willis, Thetford township
farmer, has filed DILL in the Circuit
Court at Flint asking that q tax title deed
to forty acres of land be set aside, as he
alleges 1t was obtained through fraud and
Misrepresentation. A small tax of 1892
was allowed to go unpaid and the land
was sold and bid off at the sale by Austin
Griffin of Port Huron. In 1894 the land
was leased by Willis to Harris, who still
occupies IT, Griffin informed Willis that
he had tax title to his farm and offered
to quit claim for $50. Willis communi-
Gated this fact to his tenant Harris, who
claimed he thought he could buy 1t for
less money. Willis claims he furnished
the money and sent Harris to redeem the
title for him, but instead, he alleges, Har-
ris procured the deed to the land in his
own name. Shortly afterwards Harris
had the house insured for $1T5 and few
months thereafter it went up in smoke.
Harris has not yet received his insur-
ance money and some interesting develop
ments are expected soon.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06
Stabbed I'm Hriann

Thomas Cleary, convict at the Jack
son prison, fatally stabbed another con-
vict, Thomas Campbell. 1t was just after
the breakfast bell had rung, and the men
In the west cell block were forming in line.
Cleary stepped out of line, and up to two
or three men where Campbell stood. With
out word he flashed q large jackknife
and made a desperate lunge at Camp
bell, stabbing him in the left side. The
affair happened so quickly that no one
knew what was going on, and had no time
to interfere until Campbell fell, bleeding
from his wound. He was taken to the
prison hospital and Cleary locked in his
cell. The prison physician dressed the
wounds, and believes they will prove
fatal. IL have been getting the worst of
It," was the only explanation Cleary
would give for his murderous act. That
expression is common among complaining
convicts, and the officials say II is usually
imaginary.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06
A TIPsY JUROR.
Gets Himself Into Trouble In a Port
Huron Trial.

huron
An unusual scene was presented in the
Circuit Court at Port Huron Wednesday,
the Judge directing a verdict of guilty in
a criminal case owing to the peculiar ac-
tons of a juror. The case on trial was
that of the people against Maurice Joy,
charged with selling liquor to a minor.
The proofs had all been put in and the
attorney for the defense had made his ar
gument to the jury when it was discover
ed that George SHARON, one of the jurors
on the case, was considerably under the
influence of liquor and had been discuss
ing the merits of the case on trial with his
fellow jurors. 1t is also claimed that dur
ing the noon recess Sharrow visited Slo-
mans saloon, where the defendant is en-
lployed as bartender, and upon his return
to court sought to influence another juror.
When the matter was brought to the at
tention of Judge Vance he promptly clos
ed the case and directed the jury to bring
in a verdict of guilty. Afterwards Judge
Vance set the verdict aside and the case
will have to be tried again. The offending
Juror was remanded into the custody of
the sheriff to appear later and answer to
the charge of contempt Of court.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06
A Forty Pound Suit of Clothes.

A suit of clothes weighing forty
pounds would be novelty. Yet it is
apparently the sort of suit which Prof.
Wilson contemplates for the average
American individual. He argues, in his
newspaper articles at so much per coll
umn for the New York Herald, that the
tariff placed on wool by the Dingley
bill will add at least 20 per cent. to the
cost of suit of clothes. Since an in
crease of 20 per cent in the price Of a
suit of clothes means an increase Of
probably So in its cost, and the pro-
posed duty on wool is IL cents per
pound, Mr.. Wilson must calculate that
forty pounds Of wool would be used in
the manufacture of suit of clothes.
This is fair sample of the misleading
and absurd propositions upon which
the free traders build their theories and
sometimes get into office.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06
Human Bones in a silver Vein

II the find of Colorado silver miner,
made some half dozen years ago. be
taken into account, there Is but little
doubt that the human race existed on
this continent as long ago as the time
when the silver veins were In process
OF formation. In the Rocky Point mine,
at Gilman, AGO feet below the surface,
a number Of human bones were found
imbedded In the silver-bearlng ore.
When taken out over 800 worth Of the
ore still chung to the bones. An arrow
head, made Of tempered copper and
four inches long, was also found with
the remains.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06
A Word About Wages.

We have an Industrial system in this
country which makes 1t the object of
attack from all other countries. Our
wages are much higher than in any
other country, and the unit Of all val
ues here is the daily wage. 1t enters
into and forms part Of the value of all
stored labor In the shape of products,
buildings and other property. Dimin-
ish the daily wage and you Immediate
" diminish the value Of stored labor,
for new buildings can be erected and
things produced at a much less cost.
Cheapened transportation has a ten
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06

other great organizations which were
successful In manipulating the Demo
cratic bill In their interests are hover
Ing about. still hoping to get some
crumbs Of comfort out Of the Finance
Committee Of the Senate. They admit
that the bill is far less advantageous
to them than the present law, and their
only hope Is for some amendments by
the Senate Committee or the Senate,
but they add that there Is little proba-
bility OF that However, with the enor-
nous interests mt stake they can afford
to fight to the last, for II Is generally
recognized that no tariff bill before
Congress for many years has struck SO
hard a blow at trusts and combina-
tons as does this one.
A. r. CARSONS.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06

The following estimate given by the
New York Journal on Feb. 13, 1897, is
fitting tribute to the effect of free
trade upon American labor during the
declining days of the free trade admin
istration. 1t gives the number of un-
employed persons in New York City as
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06

Insect life in the Arctic regions Is
very limited, and to insure their attrac-
ton one of the genus geum "a rosaceous
plant from Alaska has n row of large
petals. This plant, also the geun
novale, is utterly unable to fertllize It.
self, and demands insect help, as in the
skunk cabbage. All Arctic flowers are
very large In comparison with the
plants bearing them.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06
Why the wheeIs Don't Move

Manufacturers are all waiting to
know just what rates the Dingley bill
will, when it becomes law, impose
upon goods coming into competition
with them. Until they know this they
cannot enter upon large manufacturing
operations, nor can business men give
them orders until they know what the
rates on foreign goods are to be. 1t is
this fact, and this only, which is retard-
ing the business activity expected I'M
der the new administration, and those
who feel disappointed that it has not
come to the extent they hoped should
take this fact into consideration.
When the factories are able to start up
at full time with full wages, the farm
ers and others dependent upon the
business which comes from manufac-
turing activity will feel the result.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06

Mother-in-law-'Did Mary tell you
that always sent you kiss whenever
she wrote to your" Son-in-law-"Oh,
yes, and 1t was a great comfort to me-
while I was away."--Answers.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06
NEWS OF OUR STATE,
ITEMS or INTEREST TO MloHI-
$3.50 0ANDERS Aits

Death and Destruction in q Storm at
Omer-Murderous Act OF a Vicious
!. Horrible Tragedy at Will
Jams ton-Queer Tax Title Suit.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06
Effect of Diversifiea Industrie..

Diversiication Of industries increases
the demand for protection. Southern
men have, during the recent tariff dis
cussions, demanded protection on prac-
tically every product of the South.
Mississippi asked for protection for
cotton and lumber, Louisiana for sugar
and rice, Florida for oranges and to-
bacco, South Carolina for rice and cot
ton, North Carolina for various miner
ais, Georgia and Alabama for the prod
ucts of their factories, Texas for cotton
and wool, Tennessee for iron and coal,
Kentucky for hemp and tobacco, Vir-
ginia for iron and tobacco. With
continued increase in Investigation of
Industries the protective sentiment in
the South will increase as it has in the
North.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06

King Oscar Of Sweden is m interest
I'd student of mathematics.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06

Bryan is still keeping up his fight on
the Cleveland wing Of his party. He
attacked them viciously in his Jeffer-
sons birthday speech. He knows that
the continuation of this war between
the factions Of his party is the life of
his personal notoriety, and Is willing to
sacrifice party to self every time.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06

BY the street Of By-and-by one arr
rivss at the house Of Never.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06
MANY MILLIONS MORE.
INCREASE OF SAC, ooo.oo an
CIRCULATION.

Treasury Figures Show Money to BE
More Pienty-Bad Year for the Free
silver Cause General Business Re-
vival Now In Evidence.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06

The most anxious lot OF people In
Washington Just now Is made up Of the
representatives Of the great interests
desiring to control the final shapings
Of the tariff bill. The sugar trust and
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-29
LARCENY OF $4,000.
Serious Charge Against a Colorado
Republican.

Den"er, Col, Dec. 2S.-Wm. H. Griffith
was arrested here yesterday on an indct-
meet found in New York for the alleged
larceny of $4,000 He is proprietor of
the Lead' lille Herald. Democrat and the
Leadville Evening Chronicle. He claims
that the indictment is simply an attempt
to collect civil debt 10y criminal process.
lie says there was nothing crooked in the
transaction between him and Richard j.
Bodies, of New York the complainant and
that he has been in New York repeatedly
since 1892 and could have been arreste d
there aud Bolles really wanted to prose-
cute him criminally.
MIR. Griffith has been very prominent
in Colorado politics, being at one time
chairman of the Republican State com.
mittee. He is manager of one of the rich
est mines in Leadville.
harl B. Coe, of Denver, whose name is
with Mr.. Griihths on the notes in ques-
ton, is proprietor of the Denver Evening
Times and ore of the most prominent
members of the silver Republican party
of the State.
The matter al the eXtradition of Griffith
was argued before Governor Adams and
he reserved his decision. The opposition
TO the eXtrndtion is on the ground of
errors IN It's issuance. Mr.. Griffith was
released on Il 81, 1000 bond.