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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
SOUTHERN TRADE FRUSTRATED
BY the Yellow Fever Bugaboo in Many
of the States.

of the States.
A very distressing state of affairs exists
in the States Of Alabama, Mississippi and
Louisiana on account of the yellow fever
plague. These States have quarantines
against each other. Commerce has been
almost entirely abandoned in the southern
half Of these States and the railroads have
practically ceased running. The plague
coming at the beginning OF the cotton
marketing season will work an injury that
it will probably require several years to
repair.
The pane that follows the announce
ment Of "a case of yellow fever in South
ern town cannot be imagined elsewhere.
This disease is the Southern bugaboo.
1t Is a mysterious malady that travels al
most entirely by night, and the physi-
clans have never learned much about II.
The disease in each epidemic is so differ
ent in its manifestations from what it
was in preceding epidemics that the ply
sicians are almost invariably misled In
diagnosing the first cases that appear, and
the plague is epidemic in most places be-
fore ii Is recognized as yellow fever.
This has been the experience of al
most every city that has been affected
this year. Montgomery, Ala, had about
fifty cases, 1t is believed, before the ex-
istence OF the disease was announced by
the Board of Health. Under the State
quarantine law every town, city, hamlet
and community stood quarantined against
Montgomery. The people became panic
stricken Mt once. The trains from there
had to pass through the State without
stopping, but as rapidly as they could be
filed into stations they were loaded down
with passengers. The mad rush has con-
tinued almost up to this time.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
Miss Wizards Plan Adopted.

Miss Frances Z. Wizards plan to raise
100000 for retiring the Chicago Temple
bonds was indorsed by the w. G. Il. U.
convention at its meeting in Buffalo,
n. Y. Miss Willard thus takes up the
burden which proved to be too heavy for
Mrs. Carse, and the majority Of the con-
vention wished the President godspeed in
her great work. Here is the resolution
which was adopted after a FIVE hours ses-
sion: Resolved, That we pledge our
support and cooperation to our President
in her effort to raise $500, 900 to be placed
in the hands Of Miss Cornelia Dow, as
custodian, who shall hold this fund until
such time as there shall be enough money
on hand to retire the 100000 of Temple
trust bonds" The resolution was pre-
faced by a preamble, which was adopted
by parliamentary Quirk, but allowed to
stand by consent This preamble coupled
the names of Miss Willard and Mrs.
Carse. A resolution setting forth that no
reflection upon Mrs. Carse was intended
was adopted by a rising vote ut the close
Of the session.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
Ask 100000 Damages.

At Flint, Harry and Dorothea Burton.
children of Lester and Nellie Burton, by
Mrs. Loretta Valentine, their guardian,
have begun suit against John Doyle, a
liquor dealer, and his bondsmen, Thomas
Doyle and George II. Holmes, and Ste
phen +. Wing, another liquor dealer, and
his bondsmen, Stephen II. Hall and Rob
ert j. Whaley, in the sum of $4,000 each.
The suit was begun by declaration, which
states that the liquor dealers above men,
toned had been warned by Nellie Burton
in her lifetime not to sell liquor to Lester
l.. Burton, as it made him brutal, and
when under its influence he was likely to
do great harm to his family. The declara-
ton sets forth that Burton was greatly
under the influence of liquor when he
fired three shots into the body of Nellie
Burton, end then turned the revolver up
ON himself and blew out his own brains.
The children want $4,000 in each case
for their damages.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
ssAi,IkEr QUOTATIONS.

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to $3.50; hogs, shipping grades,
$500 to $500; sheep, fair to choice. 500
to $.15; wheat, No. 2 red, 05c to OGc;
corn, No. 2, 25c to &c; oats, No. 2, 1Sc
to 20c; I'VE, No. 2, 41c TO 4Sc; butter,
choice creamery, z2c to 24c; eggs. fresh,
l5c to l1c; new potatoes, Doc to SOC pei
bushel.
Indianapolis-Ca Cattle, shipping, $500 to
$5.25; hogs, choice light, $500 to $3.76
wheat, No. 2, 94c TO Doc; corn, No.
white, 24c to 25c; oats, No. 2 white. &c
to 23c.
st. Louis-Cattle, $500 to $3.50; hogs
$500 to $500; sheep, $500 to $4.25
wheat, No. 2, 99c to $1.01; corn, No.
yellow, 24c to 25c; oats, No. 2 white. 21e
to 23c; rye, No. 2, 40c TO 47c.
Cincinnati-Cattle. $3.50 to 1925; hogs
$500 to 1915; sheep, $3.50 to $4.25
wheat, No. 2, 03c to Doc; corn, No.
mixed, Doc to 20c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 2Oe
to &c; rye, No. 2, acc to 4sc.
Detroit-Cattle. $3.50 to 1925; hogs
$500 to $500; sheep. $3.50 to $500
wheat, No. 2, 04c to 05c; corn, No. z
yellow, Csc to &c; oats, Ne. 2 white, PC
to &c; rye, 4Sc to 49c.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 red, 95c to 98c
corn, No. 2 mixed, 2Cc to &c; oats, No
white, 1Sc to Zoe; rye, No. 2, 4Sc to soc
clover seed, 1925 to $3.50.
MiIwaukee-Whest, No. Q spring, SO,
to Sc; corn, No. 3, &c TO &c; oats, No
white, pc to 24c; rye. No. 2. 4Sc to A.
barley, No. 2, a0c to Acc: pork, mess
$7.25 to $7.75.
Buffalo-Cattle, $500 to $3.50: hogs
$500 to 800; sheep, $500 to 500
wheat, No. 2 red, 97c to y9c; corn. No
2 yellow, Zoe to 30c; oats. No. 2 white
24c to &c.
New York--Cattle. $500 to $3.50: hogs
$3.50 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to $4.75
wheat, No. 2 red. s1.01 to 81 .03; corn, No
2, 32c 10 33c; oats, No. 2 white. 24c "a
25c; butter, creamery, 15c to 24c; eggs
Western, 10c to 21c.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
GROWTH OF PENSION ROLL.
Evans Shows That the List Has In
creased $3.50 in a Year.


creased $3.50 in a Year.
The first annual report Of Commissioners
Of Pensions III. Clay Evans to the Secre-
tary of the Interior at Washington has
been made public. A summary follows:
''There were added to the rolls during the
year the names Of 30, 1O1 new pensioners,
and there were restored to the rolls 1871
pensioners who had been previously drop
ped; total of 54,072. During the same
period the losses to the roll were 31,GO
by death, 1,074 by remarriage of widows
and mothers, 1,S45 by legal limitation
(minors), 1883 for failure to claim pen
sion for three years and 1850 for other
causes; an aggregate of 41,122. The
whole number Of pensioners ON the rolls
June 30, 1897, was 976,014. The net
gain over the previous year was 5,336.
The amount disbursed for pensions by
the pension agents during the year was
$3.50, 799, 242.12, and the amount disburs-
ed by treasury settlement was $780,
475.23; total of S139,949, Ill. This ex-
ceeds the amount disbursed during the
fiscal year 1896 by the sum of $1,oS4,-
40"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
Minor State Matters,

Two inches of snow fell at Menominee.
Snow also fell ut Negaunee.
Buchanan boasts of a factory which Is
said to be the largest consumer Of zinc in
America.
meat, was wrecked at Charlotte by the
train breaking in two. Two cars were
completely demolished.
While trimming his orchard, William
Temple, who lives seven miles southeast
of Utica, fell from an apple tree. His
back was terrible wrenchcd and he re-
ceived internal injuries.
The mine workers union officials of
Ishpeming and Negaunee have made n
demand on mining companies to grant the
workmen an advance of IL per cent in
Wages.
Charles Wise Of Ubly, the young man
who murdered Postmaster Duncan Paul
Mt Appin, pleaded guilty to the charge OF
murder when arraigned, and was at once
sentenced to States prison for life.
Mrs. Kitsey Peterson Of Owosso was
found guilty of using indecent and pro-
fame language in the presence OF women
and children and fined 50 and 5000 costs,
or 80 days in jail. She chose the latter.
A burglar ut Jackson, got a silver watch
and $40 in cash at the residence of Chas.
Walton.
In the death of Mrs. William allen. n
unique character has been removed from
st. Clair. She was an alleged colored
foreteller of fate, and declared that while
n slave she was of great value to her mas
ter By picking out the winning horses in
races.
The freshman election at Ann Arbor
took place, and ii. j. Idcma of Grand
Rapids was chosen president, with the
triumph OF the "All-Michigan" ticket.
The other honor, the toastmastcrship.
was won by J. Mcmillan Wctmore Of
Detroit.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
State Labor Bureau.

Labor Commissioner Cox has great
scheme, which he proposes to lay before
the next Legislature. The scheme is to
establish in connection with the labor
bureau State employment office, where
all the unemployed persons in the State
could register their names and occupa-
tons, and be furnished employment
through the Office. Commissioner Cox
calls attention TO the fact that in many
places in the State the supply Of laborers
is short, while ut others there is sur
plus. He thinks that n State bureau
would equalize matters and ut the same
time keep the labor department informed
as to the conditions of the labor market.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
CRIME OF A SEA COOK.
KILLED CAPTAIN AND MATE OF
THE SHIP.
lGutinous Crew of a Boston Schooner
Brought Back from Brazil I'm a
United states warship Retail Trade
Shows Symptoms Of Activity.



The United States steamship Lancaster
dropped anchor In Hampton roads from
Bahia, Brazil. In military confinement
on the warship were five men Of the crew
OF the schooner Olive Pecker, whose Cap
tain, ]. w. Whitman of Rockland. Me-,
and First Mate William Saunders of
Sandy Cove, N. s., were murdered at sea
In August last. In the ships brig, closely
ironed, Is j. Anderson, the schooner's
cook, who is the self-confessed perpetra-
tor of the murders, and who afterward
Get fire 10 the vessel. The Olive Pecker
sailed from Boston on June q with a
cargo Of lumber for Bahia, and the story
OF the tragedy is told by the murderer,
who gives signed version Of his crime.
The seamen remained in the old prison at
Bahia for four weeks before the arrival
of the Lancaster. When the men were
sent aboard the cruiser they were found
to be so filthy and poorly clad that 1t was
necessary to give them baths and new
wearing apparel.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11

William Carr, farmer Of Liberty, No.,
was arrested on charge of having
drowned his 2year-old daughter.
The supposed grave OF Eve is visited
by over 10000 pilgrims in each year.
Those people will never go back on
mother"
The wife Of Julius Jagot, saddler of
Berlin, Germany, has cloped with Ed
ward Jnmes, colorcd, Of Jacksonville. Fla.
The couple took with thcai 900 marks be-
longing to the woman's husband.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
Flesh Peeled of.

Alfred, the 13-months-old child of Mr..
and Mrs. Otis q. Cox of White Pigeon,
pulled tub partially filed with hot water
over upon himself and was terribly burn
ed. When his little shirt was pulled off
the cooked skin on his back and breast
and arms peeled off with it.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
virginia Railroad Wreck,

The ~. +. "" through vestibule train
from Cincinnati to New York on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad plunged
into the Rivanna river about three miles
east of Charlottesville, Va. -Four people
were killed outright and n large number
badly injured. The accident was caused
by spreading rails.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
Stabbed Two Companions.

a recent Sunday evening, three young
men, Elmer Espee, John Adler and John
Wright, residents of a small farming set
Element, near Benzonia, engaged in play
ful game of throwing shelled corn at each
other. Adler became angry, and drawing
n knife, stabbed Espee in the back and
Wright in the left side. Both wounds are
dangerous, but the boys may recover.
Adler was arrested.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
Tries to Wreck a Train.

At Benton Harbor, Walter III. Engle-
right has been arrested for attempting to
wreck passenger train on the Michigan,
Benton Harbor and Chicago Railway.
He has confessed to having placed ties on
the track to get even because the COM
pany crossed his farm.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
Killed Their Teacher.

James Allen, teacher in a school at
Wheatland, Hickory County, Mo, was
beaten to death by his pupils. AS pun
ishment for misconduct, Mr.. Allen kept
several boys after school was dismissed.
When released the youths went away
angry, and later, as the schoolmaster was
on his way home, they waylaid him, pelt-
ing him with stones and clubs. Mr. Allen
was knocked down and his skull crushed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
Robbers Destroy the Train.

An Atlantic and Pacific passenger train
was held up by four men near Grants
station, N NJ. After blowing open the
express ccmpany's safe, the robbers
wrecked the train, which caught fire, the
express, baggage and smoking cars be-
ing totally destroyed. 1t Is not known
how much money the robbers secured, but
1t is thought large amount was carried
nv tho train
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
RIOT IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Lively Fight Between Strikers and
Non-Union Men.

Nom Union Men.
A riot occurred ut Scottdale, Pa, In
which Henry Gillespie, John Jordan, and
Manager Skemp, Of the Scottdale Iron
and Steel Company, were badly injured.
The previous day union man, Frank
keltz, was beaten into insensibility by
non-union ironworkers, and Keltz's fellow
workmen vowed vengeance. Manager
Skemp, fearing trouble when his men
quit work, formed thirty or forty Of them
in line and marched up Pittsburg street.
AT Broadway large crowd had gathered
and four of the marchers with drawn re-
volvers stepped to the front and ordered
the crowd back Just then some one
threw stone into the crowd of non-union-
lists. This was responded to by shot,
followed by n regular fusillade, fully fifty
shots being fired, nearly all coming from
the non-union men.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
sealing Treaty Signed.

A convention between the United
States, Russia and Japan, looking to the
joint protection of the seals, was signed
at the state department at Washington.
1t requires the approval Of the Senate to
become operative, and will not be made
public until the same is received.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
A 100000 Endowment.

dowment of 100000. President Sperry
announces that wealthy gentleman,
whose name Is withheld for the present,
has agreed to give the college $25, 900 and
two other gentlemen will make up the
other $4,000 between them.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
Hone for Trade Revival.

Commercial Agent Hamilton, at Nor
risburgh, Ont, in report to the State
Department at Washington, says the mer-
chants of the United States are making
great mistake in not sending their
agents into Canada.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
SHOOTS A JUDGE.
Negro Tries to Kill John NJ. Markley
Near Cincinnati

NeXro IrIes TO XIII john M. MarkIcy
Near Cincinnati.
John Davis, colored, was brought to
jail at Cincinnati by officers from Brown
County TO escape lynching. His crime
was shooting and fatally wounding Judge
John M. Markley Of Brown County Com
mon Pleas Court in Georgetown. Davis
talked to Markley about case for burg
larry for which he was tried but not con-
victed. Judge Markley walked away.
Davis called him and fred when the
judge turned, facing him, then fed.
Judge Markley's wound is in the center
Of the forehead
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
Earth Shakes i'm Montana.

A slight earthquake shock was felt at
Helena, Mont, rocking buildings. 1t was
of seven seconds duration. The shock
was also felt in Butte and Anaconda.
Many people were shaken out of bed,
chimneys fell and plate glass was broken.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
Eckcls Goes to Chicago.

James II. Eckels, Comptroller Of tho
Currency, has accepted the offer made
him by the Commercial National Bank of
Chicago and the first Of the new year will
become it's president
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11

Company, owners of the Dayton, o.,
steam marble and granite works, assign
ed. Assets, $4,000; liabilities, $4,000.
Oscar Hammerstein, the New York the
atricaI manager, has assigned to Lewis
J. Phillips.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
I.ooIronf Mountain Runawax.

Mrs. A. r. Lockhart and Mrs. Thos
Wilson of Chattanooga, Tenn, were bad
Iy hurt in runaway on Lookout Noun
tain. Their buggy was dragged over a
precipice thirty feet high.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
Tamcs III. JORDAN Dead.

James III. Jordan, postmaster of Den
yer, died from an overdose of morphine
pills which he had taken, supposing them
to be cathartic pills.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
Former millionaire Kills Himself.

NJ. w. Bremen of Globe, A. T., we'll
known mining man, committed suicide at
n hospital in Silver City. About ten
years ago he took $3,000,000 from his sill
yer mines Mt that place. Recent business
reverses were the cause Of the suicide.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
Some vesscI Had Gone Down.

The bark Gazelle has arrived at Bos-
ton from Para and the Barbados. and
Capt. Green reported that when $50 miles
south of South Shoal lightshp, he fell In
with an immense amount OF wreckage,
apparently marking the spot where some
large English vessel had foundered.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
nied in Mothcr,s Arma.

Willie Van Dulst years old, was kill
ed in front of his home in Grand Rapids.
He had climbed to the seat of an oil ped
dler's wagon. The horse started, and
threw the little fellow beneath the wheels.
He died in his mothers arms.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
BATTLES Of BalIots.

In Tuesdays election the Republicans
were victorious in Ohio, Iowa, Massac hu-
sets, South Dakota and Kansas, while
the Democrats carried Virginia and Ken
lucky. Van Wyck (Tammany) is elected
Mayor of Greater New York, Philadel-
phia chooses Republican and Detroit a
Democrat. Nebraska sticks to silver and
Maryland probably returns German to the
Senate.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.


A Scholarly Exposition Of the Lesson
'-rhoughts Worthy Of Calm Rehec-
tion-HaIf an Hour's study Of tho
scriptures-Time Well Spent.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
China Gets a Loan of $4,000, 900.

The Hoolcy-Jameson syndicate OF
Shanghai has loaned the Chinese Govern
ment $4,000, 900 on its customs receipts
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
RATIFY DAWES AGREEMENT.
Choctaws and Chickasaws Accept Gov
eminent Terms.

eminent Terms.
The agreement made between the Choc-
taws, Chickasaws and the Dawes Indian
Commission at Atoka last April has been
ratified by the Chocktaw council at
Tushkahomma, and has been approved
by the Governor. The Chickasaw legis-
lature passed an act ratifying the agree
ment. A bill has also been passed Great
ing a commission of six members to wind
up the affairs Of the Choctaw nation.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
. Railway sold,

Union Pacific Railway sold.
The Union Pacific Railroad has been
sold to the reorganization committee for
the sum of S., 52S, $40 &c.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11

Lester Turner, cashier Of the First Ma
tional Bank Of Seattle; George Rennick
and George Sttnson, old Alaska miners,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
MICHIGAN MATTERS.


Last Big Cut Of Pine in the Upper
Peninsula Will BE Made This Winter
3 Farmer Tried TO Wreck Train
children Ask Damages.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
scares the Underteler.

John Grimes, an aged man, was found
in an old, unoccupied house Mt Dover,
N. H., apparently dead. An undertaken
was sent to prepare the body for burial.
While Mt work on the supposed corpse
Grimes suddenly opened his eyes and,
looking up at the undertaken, said: "Hel-
10, Johnnie" The undertaken was badly
frightened and rushed through the room
hatless and out of the house.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11

Instead Of improving the labor situa-
ton in England is getting worse daily.
The engineers strike is not yet settled,
other great war, involving 100000 cotton
operatives. Necessity compels the owners
Of mills to insist on 8 per cent reduction
in wages, reduction which, Of course,
labor leaders resist. The latter propose
to curtail production, but the owners
won't have this. A cotton operators
strike on top Of the engineers strike
would paralyze the greatest trade of the
empire. The spinners and weavers will
soon decide what they will do.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-11
Spain Can Only Promise.

Spain can do nothing for Cuba but tax
1t. The Government at Madrid, whether
1t be conservative or liberal, is powerless
to formulate measures that will insure
peace and prosperity In the island. This
is the candid opinion of Hannis Taylor,
who has just returned from Spain, where
for the last four years he has been the
American minister, conducting the deli
cate diplomatic negotiations which from
time to time have arisen out of the Cuban
war. Mr.. Taylor has contributed an
elaborate review of the present aspects
of the Cuban question; and in the light
of his experiences and observation, and
as result of his study of this difficult
problem, Mr.. Taylor expresses the con-
viction that Spanish craftsmanship is per-
fectly impotent to solve the Cuban prob
lem either promptly or wisely. The de-
plorable state Of things existing in Cuba
he characterizes as being not only shock
ing to humanity, but n special and griev-
Gus burden to the people of the United
States. American commerce with Cuba
nearly $10O,000,000 annually at the out
break Of the war-has been almost wiped
out; American investments in the island
have been nearly destroyed or rendered
unproductive; many American citizens re-
duced to want, while some of the men
have died in Spanish dungeons. But most
Of all, the question enters as disturbing
factor into our internal political affairs.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-13

u the mainland be found The chances that
did The only skunk
on kind of
although conditions
ing These batrachns the
IN San Francisco.
Birds kinds island but for
breed thousands This
able found Thousands
They
If they Their habit of sheep
eyes
sheep attacked Where these ravens come from OF where they go to alter
periodical S a
Dr. Eisen watched for
places they
Rosa Island they disappeared from other places
will impossible obtain
single specimen.
The a spider
heretofore creature,
silky black,
body. specimens
this spider be determined and would
a study The spider the
ali enomoogca subjects the Importance Of the discovery
realz-d.
worked be told whether there
them Of not
island Dr. Essen made careful examination of the
spots specimens
the bodies buried In sitting posture only about SIX inches OF sand
possibility
blew conceang them from One OF the skulls secured
larger skulls
Should substanated field
opened All of these skulls will be prepared placed
exhibition in the academy
tfoury years ships
Rosa Island. OF all bueing
high tide but when the water low both OF them plainly
The wrecking machinery which brought