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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
BIRTHDAY OF VICTORIA.
Great Britain Celebrating Queen's
seventy-eighth Anniversary.

Great Britain Celebrating Queen's
seventy-eighth Anniversary.
Monday was the seventy-eighth ami
versary of the birth Of Queen Victoria,
and the occasion was celebrated through
out the United Kingdom and the colonies
with the ringing of church bells and the
firing of salutes. The formal exercises
in London did not take place until We'd
nesday, the queen having expressly re-
Quested this postponement in order that
she might gain an additional days rest at
Balmoral. In the remaining cities Of
Great Britain, however, patriotic exer-
cises were held in the schools, and recep-
tons and banquets given under the aus
pices Of the various municipal corpora
tons. Countless messages of congratula-
ton have been received by her majesty
from the heads of almost every govern
ment, as well as from the representatives
at the court of st. James. Several OF the
members of the cabinet gave full-dress
dinners and receptions in honor of the
anniversary, and during the afternoon
there were military parades throughout
the kingdom, the near approach of the dia-
mond jubilee festivities in no way serving
to overshadow the brilliancy of the
events.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
rILLMAN TAKES THE TRAIL.
Would Renew the Senate Inquiry In
: TO Sugar Schedules.

Outd renew the senate Auqutry IN
TO Sugar Schedules.
Senator Tillman of South Carolina in
troduced resolution in the Senate for
the appointment of a special committee of
i've Senators to inquire into recent re-
ports of speculation by Senators in sugar
stocks and as to advance information by
New York spectators as to the sugar
schedule of the tariff bill; also to con-
tinue the investigation made in 1894. The
resolution recites that one man is serving
a sentence in Jail and that another was
recently acquitted on a technicalty, and
provides for conducting the investigation
so all questions shall be pertinent. Sen
ator Frye, in the chair, promptly referred
the resolution to the Committee on Con-
t:ngent Expenses. Mr.. TiEman was al
lowed to speakson the subject by unani-
NOUS consent Mr.. Tillman made a very
sensational speech. He said the Demo
cratic members of the Finance Committee
were under cloud on account of the SUI
gar schedule of the tariff bill of 1894; also
that the Republican members of the FL
nance Committee were now under suspi-
cion. One party was as deep in the mud
as the other in the mire. asserted Mr.. Till
man. Mr.. Pettus Of Alabama demanded
that Mr.. Tiilman should specify his
charges and that the whole Senate should
not be subject to his sweeping assertions.
Mr.. Tillman said Chapman was in a jail
turned into club, while the great mag
nate had gone free on technically.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$3.50 to $3.50; hogs, shipping grades,
$500 to 1915; sheep, fair to choice, $500
to $500; wheat, No. 2 red, Tic to re;
corn. No. 2, 23c to 25c; oats, No. 2, lie
to 1Sc; rye, No. 2. 33c to 35c; butter,
choice creamery, 14c to 15c; eggs, fresh,
DC to 1Oc; potatoes, per bushel, zoe to
3Oc; broom corn, common growth to choice
green hurl, $25 to $40 per ton.
Indianapolis-Cattle, Shipping, $500 to
$5.25; hogs, choice light, $500 to $500;
sheep, common to choice, $500 to S4.5O;
wheat, No. 2, Sc 70 00c; corn. No.
white. &c to 2Sc; oats, No. 2 white, 21c
to 23c.
st. Louis-Cattle, $500 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to 1915; sheep, $500 to $4T5;
wheat, No. 2, SOC to Ole; corn, No.
yellow, o2c to 23c; oats, No. 2 white, 10c
to zoe; rye, No. 2, 3:c to. 35c.. !. .sSs.. y,
Cincinnati-Cattle, $3.50 to 50 90; hogs,
$500 to $500; sheep, $3.50 to SALTS;
wheat, No. 2, SIC to Soc; corn, No. 2
mixed, 26c to &c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 21c
to &c; rye, No. 2, 3oc to CSC.
Detroit-Cattle, $3.50 to S5.25; hogs.
$500 to $500; sheep, 500 to- $4.75;
wheat. No. 2 red, Sac to S5c; corn, No.
yehoW, <oc 10 &c, Ohtsp NO. = Wnite, Zoe
to DC; rye. 36c to &c. = =, ,sf.
Toledo-Wheat, No. red, SAC to SIC;
corn. No. 2 mixed, 24c to &c; oats, No.
2 white, 1Sc to Zoe. rye, No. 2, 36c to SIC;
clover seed, $40 to $3.50. y " itt
Wheat, No. 2 spring, T3c
to lac; corn, No. 3, 23c to Zoe; oats, No.
white, zoe to 23c; barley, No, 2, 2Sc to
BE; rye, No. I, Doc to &c; pork, mess.
$7.6 to $685.. ~ laUlis as~aAi val
Buffalo--Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 20 $4.25; sheep. $500 to $4.75;
wheat, No. 2 red, 90c to 92c; corn. No. 2
yellow, CSC to Doc; oats, No. 2 white, 24c
to 26c.
New York. Cattle, $500 to $3.50; hogs,
$3.50 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to $4.75;
wheat, No. 2 red, SOC to 81c;, corn, No. 2,
20c to 30c; oats, No. 2 white, 21e to 23cs
butter, creamery, lie to Ice; eggs, West
ern, 10c to 12cs ct ac ~ .sl y
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
LoNDoN's BIG BILL.
tie Municipal Expenditures Yearly
AcRrcvatc $50, 600. OOO.

Its Municipal Expenditures Yearly
Aggregate SsO.OoO,OOO.
The municipal expenditures of London.
the largest city in the world, amount to
about $S0,0OO,0O0 yearly, thus divided.
roughly, among the various items: Water
service, $10,OO0.000; police department,
$10,OO0,O 600; public charities, So, 500 600:
schools. $10,000,O00; health department.
So, 100000: fire department., $1,000, 600:
department Of streets, $4,000, GOO; gas.
$3,OO0,OOO; interest on municipal debt.
$5,O0O,000, and miscellaneous expenses
the balance. 15,0O0,O0O.
Paris, with about one-half the total
population of the city of London, spends
In year $75.O00,000, or considerably
more per capita. The question has been
asked how the expenses of the Greater
New York are likely to compare with those
of London and Paris. Tire present popu-
lat:on Of London Is, roughly, $500. 600.
and the population of the Greater New
York is, roughly, $500, 900, the relation of
the two cities to each other in respect to
population being as FIVE to three. The
population Of Paris Is goo, 900.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
COOK USES ARSENIC.
MISTAKES THE POISON ron
BAKING SODA
nGistake OF califernia Cook Resuits
An HE Death and the Illness OF Sew
eral Persons Senator TiIIman Makes
come Sensational Charges.



Fred Beeson, an employee on the ranch
of Harry Morse, at Sunol, CAL, used ar
senic instead of baking powder in making
q batch Of bread. Beeson is dead, another
man will die and several others are dan
gerouSy III. Beeson was a new hand on
the ranch. 1t was found necessary to Sc
cure "A cook and Beeson was asked IL he
could, fill the position. He said he could
do plain cooking. He was put to work
in the kitchen and his first work was TO
bake up batch of bread and biscuits for
the evening meal. When looking around
the kitchen for soda Beeson found some
white powder in baking powder can. He
assumed that it, was soda and he added
three heaping spoonfuls to the dough. Bee
son set aside some of the dough for bis
cults and then baked a batch of bread.
The dinner was served and Beeson and
one other man partook heartily of the
biscuits. The others ate more sparingly.
An investigation proved the powder used
WAS arsenic .f.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
SICK CUBANs FIGHT.
Defended Hospital Against Raid of
Spanish Guerri1las.

A Cuban hospital near Malruga, Ha-
vana province, was attacked by Spanish
guerrillas. The insurgents were informed
of their approach, and, as some of the
wounded could not be moved, those able
to get about fortified the building. which
Is of stone, as well as they could. When
the guerrillas demanded the surrender of
the place the inmates replied with vol
ley, killing five Spanish. The soldiers
then set fire to the wooden portion of the
building, but the stone part remained in
tact and the besieged made such q valiant
fight that the enemy finally retreated.
Sixteen guerrillas raided camp OF pacifi-
Goes in Matanzas province and carried off
seven women. The women managed to
secure some kind of poison, which was
put in the food kettles of the band, and
every guerrilla died in agony. Col. Rod
riguez and $50 Cnbans attacked CAST
Quas, near Jaruco. last week. drove off
the garrison and looted the place.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
The showing of the members of the
Two Nerroes Hanged.

William Thomas Powers and John Lat
Aimore, negro murderers, were hanged in
Chicago Friday on the same scaffold. The
men died without a word regarding their
innocence or guilt. Powers life was
taken as a punishment for the murder of
John J. Murphy. baltimore was convict
ed of killing Louis Maryic at Summit, Ill.
There was never more remarkable ex-
Inhibition of nerve than that displayed by
Powers from the time he stepped on the
scaffold baltimore was scarcely hess
stolid in the face of death.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

The officers of the Michigan State Az
ricultural Society emerged from a secret
meeting in Lansing Thursday with dis
couraged appearance and announced that
no fair will be held this year under the
auspices of the society. Beyond that they
had nothing to say, but there Is reason to
believe that no fair will perhaps ever be
held by the society. Bankruptcy and de-
spair stares this once powerful associa-
ton in the face. The days of agricultural
fairs in Michigan are over. There is no
money in them any more and the State
Fair Society has found this out, after go
Ing into debt deeper and deeper every
year. 1t now has $4,000 in debts, with
nothing but glorious reputation to di-
vide among the. creditors. The society
claims to have remaining an equity in the
valuable fair grounds in Lansing, which
is perfect park, but it has been discoy-
cred that such equity is not marketable,
as the Central Michigan Society, TO whom
the grounds originally belonged, claims to
possess the grounds by virtue of rever-
sionary clause in its contract with the
State society and has commenced proceed
ings in the courts to regain control % the
grounds. The creditors who were offered
nine cents on the dollar for their claims
against the State society are now kicking
themselves for not accepting the offer, as
they will probably now get nothing.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

The plumbers strike at Chicago has
been settled by an arbitration committee.
Almost daily new wells are being OPEN
ed in the newly discovered Indiana oil
fields.
The sugar industry In Argentine IL
threatened with a severe crisis. owing to
over-production.
DIR. John p. Atwater, the last surviv-
ing member of the class of 1884 OF Yale
College. died at HE homo h Psueh-
keepsie. N. u.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
Counterfeit Dollars.

A fifteen-year-old boy, named William
Rickle, whose home is in West Bay City,
was arrested at LaPearl's circus grounds
for having four counterfeit silver dollars
in his possession. He gave one of the bad
pieces to boy to pass on the ticket seller
and this led TO his detection. Rckle says
that man in Banks made the counter
feits and told him to pass them. The dol
lars are very poor limitations of the gen.
nine
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
Hank wrecker Sentenced.

John f.. Johnson, late president and
cashier of the State National Bank Of
Logansport. Ind. was sentenced to ten
years Imprisonment in the Ohio peniten-
tiary by Judge Baker of the United States
Court at Indianapolis. There was no SEN
sation and johnson received the words of
the judge without a tremor, while Mrs.
johnson, who was present in the court
room, listened to the sentence without
emotion.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
SPANS NEW INCOME.
Will Have Monopoly on Petroleum
and Explosives.

and Explosives.
The Spanish budget for the coming year
shows the estimated receipts to be $751;
27S,7S1 pesetas. and the expenditures
S73, S65, S77 pesetas. 1t proposes the Inn
position of a provisional war surtax of
100 per cent on tribute, with the excep-
ton of those from landed property and
interest on the redemption debt. 1t is
also proposed to establish 20 years mo-
nopoly of the import, export, distillation
and sale petroleum. The Government
will have the exclusive sale Of powders
and other explosives on which it ia pro-
posed to base the financial operations nee
essary to reshape the extraordinary
budget
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
Edmunds ON Truats.

At the dinner in Philadelphia given in
honor of the former ambassador to Italy,
Wayne MacVeagh, ex-senator George Il.
Edmunds received a cordial welcome. He
touched a responsive chord when he spoke
on the hostility that is now prevalent to
trusts. He declared that the hostility
was all one-sided, inasmuch as 1t ignored
the great labor trusts. This is what he
said: Somebody has said something in
the course of this evening on the subject
of our economy, of the intensities of the
concentration of various trusts, sugar, oil,
tobacco and rope trusts. We find in the
newspapers which print anything and ev-
erything anybody wants to say many
things we don't say, lots Of things about
these trusts. But have they got them all :!
Where is your plumbers trust? Where
Is your pasterers' trust? Where is your
carpenters trust? Where is your every
trust of labor and organization in every
human industry that exists in the United
States? There came under my observa-
ton in your city of Washington a touch
ing illustration a few years ago. / had
occasion to employ a plumber to do
small piece of work for me, and, during
the progress of the work, he asked me II
could not find a place for his son in one
of the departments. l asked him why
he did not take his son into his own estab-
lishment and there teach him his trade.
He said-I can hardly state it without
emotion myself: Senator, 1 cannot do it..
1 said, 'WhyY Why he said, the
Plumbers Union only allows two appren-
tees in the State from a certain district,
and my son cannot get in / said, why
don't you teach him your own trade in
your own shopY and, gentlemen, the re-
ply he made was this: why, Senator, if
did, I could not get job in this whole
city Is not that trust which is wrong?
Well, that runs through every trade"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

Over a Hundred Homes Swept Away
by a Rio 0rande Flood.

by a Rio 0rande Flood.
At FL Paso, Texas, the levee broke and
the food waters of the Rio Grande rushed
like mad spirits through the city. The
Texas and Pacific Railway, realizing that
hundreds of families were being flooded
from their homes, backed in large num-
Der Of empty freight cars for the accom-
mediation of the homeless. Not fewer
than 100 homes were swept away. The
crash of the walls of houses as they crum-
bled and fell was mingled with the cries
of frightened women and children driven
from their homes. Several hundred fam
lilies are now housed in the freight cars
standing in the sea of water.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
Boru. MILEAGE Books in Use.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railway Com
pany has discovered large amount of
bogus mileage in use on it's lines. The
operators seem to have secured the covers
of exhausted mileage books and filled
them with mileage slips which they have
had printed in imitation Of the regular
Gins
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
Five Wrecks in a Week.

Five wrecks occurred on the coast of
ST. Pierre, N. s., last week. The most
important was the loss of the French ship
Sepot, bound to st. Pierre with general
merchandise from France. The other
vessels were four large fishing schooners.
Stormy, thick weather caused the disas-
tiers. In all cases the crews were saved.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
BAUER AND MOLD ARE FREE.

Anarchists Who Tried to Murder III.
c. Frick In 1892 Are Released.
Henry Bauer and Carl Mold, the an
archists who were accomplices Of Alex.
ander Bergman in the attempted assassi-
nation of II. G. Frick during the Home
stead strike of 1892, were released from
Riverside penitentiary Tuesday, after
serving four years and three months of a
five-year sentence, their terms having
been reduced nine months, by, good be-
havior. The men were given royal re-
ception by the anarchists Of Allegheny
who are arranging a picnic to celebrate
the event.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

Lord Radstock, secretary of the London
Society for the Christian Succor of India,
has received letter from Rev. J. o. Dem
nine, an American clergyman at Mar
singhpur, relative to the dishonesty and
lncompetency Of the natives who are adj
ministering the famine fund.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
BANKER JOHNSON INDIcTED.

Charged with Violating Nearly Every
Section of the Law.
The Federal grand jury at Indianapolis
found nine indictments against John +.
Johnscn, late president of the State Ma
tional Banksof Logansport, Ind. He is
charged with violating practically every
section of the national banking law, in
Guiding forgery. Fifteen counts in all
have been prepared. 1t is found that the
directors of the bank cannot be indicted
for stupidity and incompetence, which the
Federal authorities indicate is the chief
trouble with them.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
Corn for starving India.

A car loaded with corn contributed by
the citizens near Smith Center, Kan, for
the starving in India has been shipped.
Each side OF the car was decorated with
a banner inscribed: Carload Of corn for
the starving of India, Mohammedan or
atheist. welcan feed the world"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
Get a 10000 Acre .Trsct.

A company Of Americans has just pur-
chased 10000 acres Of coffee land on the
Rio Tinto in tn State of Oaxaca, Mex.
1T will colonize the tract with several
hundred families of Americans.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
Hiehwe, man in Indian,.

Three masked men held up j. b. Young,
r. II. Laird, G. NJ. Keller and X. G..
Payne, farmers, at Hamilton, Ind. Young
was rendered unconscious, and Payne
was badly cut. The robbers were fright
ened away by an approaching buggy.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
Like n GIFT from Heaven.

The Shelbyvilie, Ind, sheriff was about
20 begin the sale, under foreclosure, of the
farm belonging to William Wiley when
the latter received 5000, willed to him
by a relative in Kentucky. The bequest
was unexpected, and the amount enough
to pay off the mortgage.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
Can't. Romeyn i'm Luck.

The President has RENTED the sentence
of dismissal imposed by court martial on
Capt. Romeyn, Fifth Infantry, who, af-
ter a sensational trial, was convicted re-
Gently of assault on Lieut.. O'Brien, of the
same regiment, at Fort Mcpherson, Ga.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
Indicted for Marrying.

William Donaldson and his wife of Car
lyle, ILL.,, who recently married against
the wishes of the groom's parents, have
been indicted because they are first cous-
ms. and because, consequently, their mar
rage was contrary to law.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
with A.sets of 5000. 600.

William Tarr, the well-kpown Ken
lucky farmer and distiller, assigned with
assets of 100000. Tarr & Co. also as
signed with assets of 100000. The fail
ure IL the largest in the State In recent
years.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
Gomez Coming to Sec MCKINLEY.

Advices from Cuba were received by the
Philadelphia junta to the effect that Gen.
Gomez will come to this country as "sec-
rotary of war pro tem." of the Cuban re-
public to confer with President McKin-
ley. Gen. Garcia will command at home.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

The capital stock of the Bell Telephone
Company of Missouri In to be increased
from 100000 to $2,00O,OOO, FIVE times
the present figure.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

The most significant development In
weather forecasting for years. making It
possible to forecast for period Of at least
sixteen hours longer than at present and
more accurately. has been attained By the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
An Important Rule

A rule which will save great many at
torneys trip TO Lansing to attend the
Supreme Court has been adopted by that
tribunal. 1t will take effect June 1. and
is as follows: "Rule 55-Causes where the
record fails to show that the amount in
volved, exclusive of costs, Is more than
$500, and all motions. shall be submitted
on briefs unless otherwise ordered by the
court" This rule will have a far-reach-
ing effect. Heretofore Tuesdays have
been devoted to motions, the entire day
frequently being consumed by the oral
arguments, and score or more OF out
side attorneys are generally present. A
large number of cases presented do not in
volve property of the value of $500, and
these must also 90 in ON briefs.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
NEWS OF OUR STATE
sTGMs or iNTGBGsr TO MICH.
oANDERs

weIcoms Ruling for Attorneys Once
Powerful state Fair Society IL Now
Bankrupt ana Forced to Abandon
Its work-Fsctory for Midland.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

REvlGw or THEIR WORK At
sWASHlN0ToN

Detailed Proceedings Of senate and
Honse-BiIIs Passed ~ xstroducsd
Ia Kither Branch-Questions Of Mo-
neut % the Couutry st Large.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
Athletes of the D;.mor,

Following is the standing of the clubs
of the National Baseball League:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-19
Found His Sister After Thirty-Thrce
Years.

Found His Sister After Thirty-Thrce
Years.
From the Kansas City Star.
Dowan Young's search for his slave sister,
from whom he was separated thirty-three
years ago by Union men taking him away
from Clay county and leaving her here,
will prove successful Susie Young, who,
when they parted, was an eight-year-old
girl, lives in Kansas City, at 623 Cottage
Lane, and she has written to Wheaton,
ILL.,, her brothers present home, telling him
of her whereabouts.
Susie Young, whose name since she mar
ried is Susie Reeves, read of her brothers
inquiries for her in the Star. She is
washerwoman and domestic. working for
various families here. After her work yes
terday she went to police headquarters and
asked about Dowan's letter. Inspector
Halpin talked with her and after a few
moments conversation, both he and the
woman felt sure she was Dowans sister.
She was SO anxious to know for certain
that she wanted to telegraph to Wheaton
last night, but the inspector persuaded her
that a letter would be better, so she sent
him one, giving her history in detail.
Susie, after her brothers were taken
away remained, with Michael Arthur, on
whose farm they all lived. except her
mother, who had been sold in Alabama,
and her father, who hanged himself. The
Arthurs went back to Wyandotte, then to
Nebraska and back to Wyandotte. She
ran away from them and lived with 'Ole
Miss Moss" Later she married Reeves,
who died. leaving her two daughters to
support.
Although forty-one years old. Susie
Young-she is known by both names-is
spry and active. very straight and a good
worker. She has q few rooms in Cottage
Lane, where she and her daughters live,
and they are kept clean and neat. The
whole lane likes the family and rejoices
with 1t over the reunion which seems so
certain to come.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-19
Prom the Chicago News

frOm the Chicago NeWS-
In an endeavor to rival the gentlemen
who steal red-hot stoves, steam engines
and the like. somebody hitched team OF
horses to load Of hay owned by J. H. Irk
and the grassy food has not since been
seen by the owner.
The deed was done late Saturday night.
1rk who buys damaged hay from commits
sion merchants and sells 1t. left several
bales of hay on his wagon in an alley on
Paulina street. near Lake street. intending
to return Monday and attempt to dispose
of II.
He poured his tale Of woe into the ears of
Sergeant Martin of the Lake street police
station, but the sieuths have not yet set
tied on the correct trail AS an additional
aid, looking to the recovery Of the stuff,