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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
ONE VAST FIELD OF GOLD.
Alaska Miner Says Untold Riches Are
in the Yukon Valley.


in the Yukon Valley.
Postmaster General Gary has received
a copy OF the Alaska Mining Record OF
juneau of Aug. 4, in which is an interest
ing sketch Of the gold mining regions and
advice to the incoming miners. The arti-
Gle says that the gold-bearing regions
have never been fully pr0spected, but
enough is known to demonstrate that 1t
is the richest gold-bearing belt on the
globe. The valley Of the Yukon and its
tributaries constitutes, 1t says, one vast
gold field, where scarcely a shovelful or
earth can be found that will not show the
color Of the precious metal. But 1t also
calls attention to the difficulties which lie
in the path Of those who come to seek for
gold. I'm the first place 1t says, who
ever comes to Alaska must be prepared to
support himself for at least two years.
The development Of the country is such
that it's present population is fully up to
every industrial requirement. In the field
OF industrial labor, every position Is filled.
The professions are fully represented; the
labor market is glutted. Artisan and me
chanic find no opening here. Mining and
prospecting alone remain open to the new
conner, and he must find his own field, and
must be prepared for self-support until he
has found it. He cannot depend on his
own labor for support in any direction, for
the field Is fully occupied"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
FIVE CHILDREN DROWN.
Accident at Toronto, Ont, Caused by
the Capsiziuu of n Float

Accident at Toronto, Ont, Caused by
the Capsizing of a Float.
Five children were drowned in the To-
ronto, Ont, harbor Sunday afternoon by
the capsizing of float. The bodies of
three were recovered. The float was
twelve feet long and six feet wide, and
was made of rough timber and used for
conveying workmen from the mainland
at the foot of Cherry street to the break
water a distance of about 100 yards. The
float is worked by chains attached to the
bank on one side and the breakwater on
the other side. Sunday afternoon thirty
one children, boys and girls, ranging from
8 to Is years of age, crowded on the raft
intending to go bathing at the breakwater.
Half way across the channel, where the
water is very deep, the raft capsized and
all the children were thrown into the wat
er. There were many boats in the neigh
borhood, and these were quickly at the
scene of the accident. All OF the children
were rescued except five.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
WORKERS OF THE CHURCH.
The Young Peoples Christian Union
Meets at Indiana polls.

The Young Peoples Christian Union
Meets at indianapolis.
An early morning prayer meeting insthe
capitol grounds opened the days proceed
ings Of the Young Peoples Christian I'm
ion of the United Presbyterian Church at
indianapolis. The weather was clear and
cool and the attendance large. The sub
ject, "Consecration," was presented by
Rev. j. ID. Rankin, ID. d., of Denver.
At 9:30 a. m. the first session Of the day
was begun at Tomlinson Hall. After de-
votional exercises, the Rev. John A. Dun,
general secretary, read his annual report.
Next came the report of the junior work
and award of the junior banner to the
presbyteIy representing the largest in
crease in membership Of junior societies.
After the installation of the new officers
a short song service was had, after which
came the reception of j. s. Moffatt OF
Chester, s. c., chairman of the executive
committee and synodical delegate asso-
ciate Reformed Presbyterian Church. The
forenoon session was concluded by Rev.
w. Il. Meloy, ID. d., of Chicago, who
spoke on ''The Ministry of Sympathy"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
Political Notes.


Fusion which fuses votes only and
gives all the offices to the Democrats Is
no longer popular with the Populists.
What has free trade done for the
farmers of England? Wiped them out.
The free trade policy in America would
have the same tendency.
In order to keep up the price of wheat
the farmers of the Northwest should
take the tip of extending the area of
barley and going into beet culture.
The Republicans have no policy that
contemplates the contraction of the
currency. They never did demonetize
silver and never mean to do so. The sill
yer that we have-we mean the money
we shall keep and make useful. 1t ID
not scarce, and it will wear out slowly.
The recent fall In the price Of silver
has precipitated alarming business
troubles in Mexico. Exchange has gone
skyward, business is at a standstill,
manufactures have suspended, and
there is talk of going to the gold stand.
ard as a business necessity.
The Harrison Administration, under
the Mckinley tariff and Sherman re.
sumption, was In full career of prosper.
ity when there was "a change" want.
ed, and after the Democratic election
in 1892 that came fast enough, and
stuck to the people like burr.
Thousands of Democrats who sup
ported the Chicago platform and can
didates last year are refusing to do so
in this campaign. The fall in silver
and the advance in farm products are
convincing them of the fallacy of the
principles which they unwiIlingly sup
ported in 1896.
The increase in the supply of gold
through the recent developments in
new mines and new processes is not q
mere matter of chance. 1t is the legiti.
mate response Of the miners and money
producers of the world to the demand
for convenient metallic medium OF
exchange which does not fiuctuate In
value.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
BANKERS AT DETROIT.
Leading Finarciers of the Country
Meet in Convention.

The spacious opera house Mt Detroit
was filed to overlooking Tuesday morn
ing at the opening of the twenty
annual convention of the American Bank
ers' Association. The retiring president,
Robert ]. Lowry, president of the Lowry
Banking Company Of Atlanta, Ga, called
the gathering to order promptly Mt 10
o'clock. LII its representative character
the convention was even more influential
than last years gathering at st. Louis.
every section of the country being largely
represented by the presidents, cashiers or
other officers of national and State banks.
Prayer having been offered by Rev.
Henry A. Snapman of the Society Of Jes-
uts. president Of Detroit College, the roll
Of delegations was called and welcoming
addresses were in order. Gov. Pingree
spoke felicitously for the State, Mayor
Maybury for the city and f. II. Butler,
chairman of the Detroit clearing house,
for the bankers of the city and State.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26

these missionaries. 1t is that there are
in the treasury of the United States
more than $500 OOO, 900 in silver-and it
is not and never was demonetized-no
a dollar of it. How much silver do the
silver statesmen think we ought to have
in the treasury? 1t does not seem that
fifteen thousand tons are satisfactory.
A thousand million dollars would be
mere suspicion of free money in the
white metal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26

Congressman Dolliver of Iowa, in his
speech In the House of Representa-
tives on the Dingley BILL stated that a
great number of importing merchants
had appeared before the Ways and
Means Committee and that not one of
them had come to protest against pro-
tective tariff. AS Mr.. Dolliver pointed
out, the importers of this country have
learned, during the disastrous days Of
the Wilson German law, that not even
importers can prosper under the indus
trial paralysis caused by free trade,
which means the destruction of Amer
lean industries and consequent loss of
work and reduction of wages to Ameri-
can wage earners. People without work
have no money to buy imported goods
or any other kind of goods.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26

Railroad were cut down, and they stay
ed at the cut figure until the free trade
party went out of office. But among
the first fruits of the restoration of pro-
lection to American industries Is the
restoration of wages in the Maine Cen
trail to what they were previous to 1893.
They used to say, Gas Maine goes so
goes the Union" Maine has set the
right pace this time, and 1t will not be
long until the rest of the Union follows
with better earnings for the people.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
The showing of the members of the
Nosfarn on quo Ia eum M riznd halow.
Mexico La All Unaet.

1t takes $2.45 Mexican money to buy
an American dollar containing less silver
than the Mexican. This enormous depre-
citation of the Mexican dollar is running
Mexican merchants. They are canceling
all orders for imports, and many will close
their stores, as they cannot sell the stock
on hand at rate high enough to replenish
them. They believe that the price is un-
naturally depressed, and is due to con-
spiracy abroad. The persistent fall in the
price of bar silver has caused n panic
among the producers in Chill. Many Of
the principal mines of the republic will be
closed soon. and IL the price continues to
fall ruin will be the only result.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
SHOT BY A WATCHMAN
CANTON. OHIO. BANK ROBBERY
IS FOiLED.
Hold Attempt to Loot the Savings
Deposit Bank IL Frustrated by q
Private Foliceman-Michig Bank
or KiIled-Five Children Drown.


As the result OF bold attempt to loot a
bank in Canton, o., one Of the four rob
bers engaged in it lies dead. Three other
men who were with him in the attempt to
crack vault have escaped. The raid was
the most daring ever attempted in Canton
and has aroused widespread interest from
the fact that the robbers selected the Saw
ings and Deposit Bank as their prey, an
inst:tution located but few doors from
the court house, and on a street where
people pass at all times of day and night.
The four men engaged in the job had
planned their work with care. They play
ed for big stake and lost. The bank car
ries in cash from sac, 900 to 100000. The
money is kept in n vault which is solidly
built from the cellar up. 1t was the cellar
that had been selected as the place of at
tack, and the burglars were armed with
explosives consisting of bombs of gas pipe
and dynamite, nitroglycerin and dyna-
mite; they had plenty of burglars tools
and blankets to aid them in their work,
and had cut an electric wire to be used on
the vault. All the tools were left behind.
The robbers were foiled by Charles Hem
minger, hired by several business men as
night Waterman. He was making his
round of the bank building and was leav-
ing the place by rear stairway when he
was fired upon. He drew his revolver and
fred seven shots at his assailant. He
brought down his man, while he escaped
with few bullet holes in his clothing.
The groans of the wounded man and the
sound of shots soon brought help for
Hemminger. Three men were seen leap
ing over a gate eight feet high, which
opened from a court in the rear Of the
bank to an alley. They escaped. The
wounded burglar died with closed mouth.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
PRISONERS ON MOUNT TACOMA.
Party of Starved Climbers Nearly
Frozen to Death.

StaTVeu
Frozen to Death.
j. Z. Mitchell and wife, Miss Jeane
McFarlane and Sergeant Will A. A. Hall
were nearly starved and frozen to death
at the top of Mount Tacoma, Wash, last
week. They were held prisoners for three
nights and four days by storm. As the
party was ascending the mountain the
storm gathered and increased to hurri-
cane just as they scrambled over the rim
of the crater into place of shelter. They
remained huddled together during the first
night and not an eye. closed in sleep. The
next day an attempt was made by the
men to prepare to escape, but the wind
blew them back from the crater's rim.
The second night was passed in shell
tered ice cavern, with the sulphur-laden
steam rising on all sides. Prunes and
hard tack, softened by the storm. was the
bill of fare, and before the morning of
the fourth day every morsel had been de-
voured. In addition to the prospect of
freezing to death the party was face to
face with starvation. The storm broke on
the fourth day and all escaped.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
vIrRIOL FOR HIS WIFE.
sensational Charges Against Doctor
Quicker of Chicago.

Sensational charges are made by his
wife, Madalon, against DIR. James ..
Quicker, one of the professors of the Post
Graduate College and a member Of the
Chicago Medical Society. The wife
charges the doctor with having employed
Charles Hill to throw vitriol in her face
because she refused to live with him. Mrs
Quicker swore out warrants for her hus-
bands arrest before Justice Underwood
and Quicker was arrested, but later was
released on bonds of $500. QUICKER and
his wife have been separated since Jan
uary last and n suit for divorce brought
by Mrs. Quicker is pending. 1t is alleged
by Mrs. Quicker that her husband made
bargain with stranger named Hill,
whereby the latter was to receive $40 for
throwing the vitriol in her face. Hill
called at the house Of Dyke v. Keedy,
1884 Monroe avenue, where Mrs. Quicker
is staying temporarily, with the intention
of throwing the acid, but at the sight Of
her he broke down and confessed his part
of the plot. Detectives were placed on
the case and their investigation resulted
In the arrest of the doctor.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
CANUCKs BREAK LAW.


British Steamers Land Passengers at
skaguay Instead of Dyea.
Word has reached the Washington au-
thorities that British steamers are land
ing freight and passengers at Skaguay,
Alaska, instead of ut Dyea, in direct vio-
lation of the law. Dyea is the SUPPORT
of entry on the Lynn canal and Skaguay
is six miles off. The matter win be in
vestigated by this Government. The Gre
alton of the SUPPORT at Dyea several
weeks ago was done at the request Of the
Canadian Government, to save passen-
gers the annoyance Of disembarking at
Juneau and awaiting another steamer for
Dyea.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
Ohm Polifics

The lumber dealers and producers Of
Ohio stood firmly by the party Of Protec-
ton in 1893 while theFreeTrade lumber
schedule of the Wilson bill was pending
In Congress. The time is upon them
again for raising their voices and using
their ballots In defence Of their inter
ests. but this time it is to preserve
what we have just achieved. With the
possibility of Free Trade House In
1898 we must have safe majority in
the Senate to save our industries from
ruin.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
GIaase. Not Needed.

The class legislation inflicted upon
the country by the Dingley tariff law
was visible without glasses the other
day In New York when the Majestic
arrived. The poor people who had
crossed the sea to witness the jubilee
and do little shopping had their boxes
pulled open and ransacked, and thou
sands of dollars were taken from the
victims. 1t was the class of people who
go abroad to spend their money that
were subjected to this procedure, and
the Democratic soul burns about this
class legislation.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
secretary sherman,s Strength.

Secretary Sherman astonishes his po-
litical opponents by his vigorous and
forceful administration Of the State De-
partment and by his ringing American
which bring thrill of pride to every
American heart. 1t is, however, hard
on the people who were assuming six
months ago that the selection of Mr..
Sherman as the head Of the cabinet was
q mistake.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
LYNcHEp NEAR CHICAGO.
Enra9ed Farmers Club an AssaiIant
tn Death

Farmers Of Leyden township, Cook
County, ILL.,. Thursday killed man whose
identity is not known and who had as
saulted Mrs. Pauline Fenske, the young
wife of German farm hand living two
miles north of Mannheim. Guns, pitch
forks and stones were used by the enraged
farmers, who surrounded the fugitive in
a corn field. They riddled his body with
bullets and pitchfork tines and bruised it
terribly with stones. Mrs. Fenske was so
badly beaten by the assailant that she
may not recover. She was able to crawl
quarter OF mile and give the alarm at
a neighbours house, when she fell uncon-
scious. No one has recognized the body
Of the man. The farmers in the mob as
sert that they killed the man in self-de-
Tense and that he was robber. He was
armed with two revolvers and fired at his
pursuers when brought to bay.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
Our Silver Statesmen.

One of the ways the free silver propa-
gandists proceed is to instruct loud
mouthed cranks and blatherskites to go
about the country and talk big about a
few alleged points for silver. Usually
the first one is to complain of the
'crime" of decentralization" of silver.
There Is one fact that goes hard with
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
Rankera in Detroit.

Every seat in the Detroit opera house
was occupied Tuesday morning when
President Robert ]. Lowry called to order
the twenty-third annual convention Of
the American Bankers Association. Pray
err was offered by the Rev. Father Henry
A. Schapman, 8. J., president Of Detroit
College. Mayor Maybury then welcomed
the delegates to Detroit in an address.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
Boom 4. Wheat Morket.

The wheat market in all parts Of the
world Wednesday was the center of in
terest Reports Of greater shortage In the
old world than heretofore reported, and
greatly decreased yield in Canada and
this country, sent the price for September
on the Chicago Board Of Trade up cents
to SS1a. The advance in st. Louis was
5M cents, and the same in San Francisco
and New York
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26

place in one of the parlors of the hotel,
which was decorated with white azaeas,
maiden hair ferns, palms and pink roses
Eev. Lester Bradner officiated, using the
Episcopal service. After the ceremony
the guests, numbering twenty-five, were
entertained ut an informal repast, served
in an adjoining room.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
FIELD BREAKS THE RECORD.

May Retire After Serving Nearly
Thirty-fve Years.
Associate Justice Stephen J. Field Of
the Supreme Court of the United States
Monday broke the record for continuous
service on the supreme bench, having
served thirty-four years, five months and
six days, or one day longer than former
Chief Justice John Marshall, whose rec
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
cut Five Men with a Razor.

Anarchist James Ebert, an Austrian,
ran amuck in a Pittsburg police station
and slashed five officers with a razor he
had concealed. After inhicting the in
juries Ebert made a bold break for lib
erty and was not captured until after, he
had been shot in the arm and dubbed into
tnooo o;hilifv
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
HANSBROUGH TAKES a WIFE.

North Dakota Senator and Miss Mary
Chapman Are Married.
FL. G. Hnnsbrough, United States Sen
ator from North Dakota, and Miss Mary
Berri Chapman Of Washington, d. O.,
were married at the Hotel Burlington In
New York Monday. The ceremony took
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
BETTER Protection.

The payment Of fees to American con
suls is, of course, distasteful to foreign
exporters. But the heavier these feeG
are made the stronger becomes our
policy of protection.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
Sofia ,o Erg,f,b syndicatc.

1t is reported that the present members
of the piano manufacturing firm of Stein
way & Sons have completed deal where
by the extensive business Of the concern
passes into the hands of an English syn
dictate. The price paid was $6,O0O.O00.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
MICHIGAN Banker Killed.

AT an early hour Saturday morning
Elmer L.. Struble, cashier of the Farmers
Bank OF Shepherd, Mich, was shot by
unknown men, who afterward robbed the
bank of large amount Of money and cs-
capped. Mr.. Struble died without having
regained consciousness
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
Wreck a Train.

Unknown persons deliberately wrecked
an excursion train "n the Chicago Trans
fer Terminal road near Riverside, Ind.
by opening n switch. Several people we've
injured, but none fatally.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
LOCO 70 seii frem victoria.

Nearly 1000 men from all parts of the
world are in Victoria, b. c., and crazy
to start for the Yukon. These men will
start on the big collier Bristol and the
Islander, which also takes on board con-
tingent Of mounted police, their dogs and
outfits.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26

In the general slump which fol-
lowed the advent of the free trade par
ty into the control Of the Government
IN 1893 wages on the Maine Central
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
M.rv Tired ofLif~

Another suicidal wave seems to have
reached Chicago. During the first eigh-
teen days Of August twenty-four cases of
suicide have been reported to the coroner.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
AnneaI to the Court.

1t is announced that papers have been
filed in the United States court at Boston
on behalf of James Mcnamara of Jersey
City for the appointment of u receiver for
the American Legion Of Honor. The pc
titioner asks that the receiver shall take
charge of all moneys paid in as assess
ments by members of the order, and that
the Legion of Honor be enjoined from
separating moneys received by 1t from
former assessments, as Is now done. The
bill sets forth that when Mcnamara be-
came a member of the Legion of Honor,
each life insurance certificate was
charge upon all moneys received from as
sessments, and the number Of deaths reg
ulated the number of assessments order
ed; that Dec !. 1896, a change was made,
and persons holding certificates were d.
vided into two classes: that the money re-
ceived from each class was held separate
and charged only with the payment of GER
tificates in the class to which the money
belonged, thereby changing the object of
the original contracts without the absent
of the members who made the contracts,
and also increasing the number of assess
ments. The filing Of this petition for the
appointment of receiver for The Ameri-
can Legion Of Honor is a continuation OF
the old fight wl.ch has been made by
some of the members against the order.
They contended that the assessments
were made so frequently they were un-
able to bear the burden. The American
Legion of Honor was Incorporated in
Massachusetts, to carry on the business of
life insurance upon mutual benefit plan.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
CARGO of Wives for Miners.

l.. NJ. keenan, of st. Paul, Mimi, pro-
poses to send consignment Of marriage
able young women, IL to 20 years old, 10
Alaska. He believes miners in the Klon-
dyke will take them up for wives like hot
cakes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
Mccord claim Mu.t he Paid.

Relations between this Government and
Peru are badly strained, and It Is within
the range Of possibilities, indeed, Of prob
abilities. that 1t may become necessary
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26

ord OF service has hitherto been the long
est of all the justices since the establish
ment of the national tribunal of last re-
sort
1t has been generally understood that
Justice Field would retire from the bench
when his length of service exceeded that
Of Chief Justice Marshall. 1t is probable
that his seat upon the bench will become
vacant in the near future and upon his
retirement Attorney General McKeunn-
according to the present understanding.
will succeed him. The vacancy In the
attorney gencralship, it Is expected, win
zen be filed by Judge Goff Of West VIZ.
lnia.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
REPORTS ARE BRIGHT
BUSINESS REVIVAL - SURE
ENOUGH HERE.

Extracts from Letters Received at
Washington from All Sections of the
Country Show Great Improvement
Especially Among Agriculturists.