Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-24
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LIat- iroM Y<xv,VOV,OOV 10 SZoU,UVOtQOl
viii be taken iutQ the K1ondikc country
during the present year and IL Ii prob
lem how much of it will be brought out.
He bases this estimate upon the expects
ton that from 100000 to 100000 people
Will start for the gold regions, and that
each of them will take an average of ST.
600, which is very moderate and probably
less than the amount. Forty-two steam
ers and twenty-four sailing crafts are now
engaged between Puget sound and Alas
ka, and twelve British steamers and sew
eral schooners sail regularly from Van
couver. Every ship is loaded to the limit
of safety with freight and passengers, and
the congestion at all of the ports of en-
barkation is Increasing instead of being
relieved.
Secretary Wilson is trying to impress
upon Congress the necessity Of passing
pure food law that will protect the export
trade in honest agricultural products from
the designs of spectators and unscrupu-
lous producers Of bogus and adulterated
foods. He does not demand prohibition,
for that would be impracticable, but in
sists that all articles of food that are sent
to foreign markets should bear certif-
cate of Government inspection and that
they are exactly what they pretend to be.
Ii Fl ed cheese is exported it should go on
the manifest as filled cheese, and the pur-
chaser on the other side of the water
should be made fully aware that he is not
buying the genuine article. The same
with flour, which is now being largely
adulterated with cornmeal.
The appearance of Speaker Reed in the
House lobby smoking a Wheeling "sto-
gle" illustrates the extent to which that
plebeian production of the American to-
baccO manufacturer has made its way in
to polite society,"" For many years the
''stogie" has been the solace, il not the
pride, Of the people of the upper Ohio val
ley and Of the lake country between San
dusky and Buffalo, but its circulation
seemed to be limited to that region. About
five years ago, however, it began to make
its way into the vicinity Of the capital.
and its introduction was favored by sew
eral Congressman. With the seal of ap-
proval given by the Speaker, the ''stogie"
may be said to be fully established in the
favor Of Washington smokers.
The great dome on the Capitol building
moves quite distance every day. In this
connection a curious experiment was tried
to show how far out of plumb it usually
goes. A thin wire was hung from the
inner topmost point of the dome. On the
lower end OF the wire was plumb-bob,
in the lower point of which was inserted
lead pencil. 1t just touched the floor
of the rotunda, on which large sheet Of
white paper was laid. AS the dome NOV
cd it dragged the pencil with it, and con-
sequently left the tracing Of its course
on the paper. An oval fully foot in
length was marked out every day. show
ing that the apex of the dome of the Cap
itol moves that much in twenty-four
hours.
Secretary Alger thinks that at least S.
OOO, 900 can be properly expended at once
by the engineer corps in strengthening the
coast defenses, and the President will
probably set aside that amount for the
benefit of certain works on the Atlantic
and gulf coasts. This will be in the line
Of permanent improvements. The adj
vancement in military science is so rapid
that arms and projectiles soon become OBJ
solete. All the beautiful artillery and
muskets that were made for the war Of
the rebellion have gone to the junkshops
long ago, whore the material we are now
spending millions of dollars for will have
to follow in few years.
The late Senator Bruce had for years
supported the widow and daughter Of his
former master, who was a planter in Vir-
ginia. They have been entirely dependent
upon his bounty, and although there was
no legal obligation whatever, they had
treated him with great kindness when he
was slave, he had acquired the rudi-
mcnts of an education from the tutor of
his masters son and felt gratitude that
expressed itself in this manner when he
learned that they were in needy circum-
1t has been arranged at the War De-
partment that all volunteer soldiers who
may be added to the army shall be armed
with the latest improved Winchester rifle
of 30-caliber. This arm was selected for
the reason that it would be more servicea-
BILE in the hands OF inexperienced troops
than the more complicated Krag-J orgen-
sen rifle of the regular service.
The Corean minister fears that he win
have to close the legation and go home be-
cause he does not receive any.money from
his Government. The minister is very
much in debt, and it il said that he has
not received any remittances either on ac-
count Of his salary or expenses for year
or more, although he is a great favorite OF
the king and has twice saved his majesty
from assassination.
One of the obstacles to the purchase Of
in foreign countries is the differ
ence between the ca!bers of the guns and
the United States standards, and ammu-
milton for the foreign guns vii, have to
be purchased in Europe.
Mrs. Victoria Conkling Whitney, of the
Missouri bar, has been admitted to prac-
tice before the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia and the several depart
mcnts of the Government.
All the private establishments in the
are now ut work night and day
and seven Jays in the week filing the or
lers of the ordnance department.
The President has signed the bill appro-
priating $2S0,00O to the Methodist Epis-
ropal Church South for property of that
used during the war.