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Crawford avalanche., 1898-02-24

The public trial of Emile Zola, the great
French novelist, and M. Perreux, man
ager Of the Aurore newspaper, who have
been prosecuted by the Government as
the result of letter which the novelist
caused to be published in the Aurore in
December last. strongly rejecting upon
the high officials connected with the Drey-
fus case, has been Europc's latest sensa-
tional event. NJ. Zola was represented
by NJ. Laborie, and NJ. Perreux was de-
Tended by NJ. Clemenceau.
The trial was characterized from the
outset with a determined effort on the
part of the War Department witnesses to
maintain silence about the Dreyfus trial,
tbs court sustaining them in refusals to
answer questions. The first day these
witnesses refused to appear. Later the
principal ones were summoned, Gen. Mer-
cier. former minister of war, Major Es-
terhazy, whose recent acquttal Of the
Dreyfus charges caused Zola's letter, Cas-
simir-Perier former president of France,
and other officers were summoned by the
court. Also Madame Dreyfus, wife Of
the imprisoned captain, was allowed to
testify. But the court not only limited
questions to the witnesses, but protected
the officials and ex-ofiicials when they
refused to tell all they knew of the Drey-
fus trial. M. Laborie, Zola's counsel.
fought persistently against these restric-
tions, while the throngs of people were
allowed to make noisy demonstrations
against Zola in and about the court, the
friends of Zola being in minority.
The law Of France is not based on our
common law. Our law assumes that a
man is innocent until he is proven to be
guilty, and therefore his so-called confess
sions are ruled out as doubtful evidence.
Under the French law, when a man is
charged with a crime, he is believed to
be guilty until he proves his innocence.
Zola tried very hard to get at some Of
the secrets of the Dreyfus trial, but the
judge steadily ruled that inasmuch as
Zola merely assailed the result of the
secret trial Of Count Ferdinand Ester
hazy, he had no right to attempt to drag
in revision of the proceedings in the
Dreyfus trial. This would be good law
in this country. All these troubles in
France seem to have originated from the
fact that France permits and has permit
ted for ages secret trials; and secret trials
at the present day are considered at war
with justice and fairness. 1t may be said
that the Anglo-Saxon race abhors secret
trials. In France secret trials have so
long existed, and their verdicts are so re-
spected that some people are surprised at
the popular ferment over the secret trial
OF Dreyfus and Esterhazy. But France
is gradually becoming a genuine republic,
and French philosophers now hold that
the time has come when France must ex-
tirpate the secret trial from her system OF
judicial procedure.
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RUSH TO THE klONDIKE.
Railroads Are Responsible for the
Early Exodus of Argonauis.

The crowd surging through Seattle to
the northern gold fields is cosmopolitan in
the highest degree, writes correspon-
dent. Every State in the Union is repre-
sented, and men are found from Europe,
South Africa and Australia. The crowd
is estimated at from 1000 to 5000 per-
sons. A conservative figure would fix the
number Of actual Klondikers at, 1000.
The passenger lists Of the steamhsip COM
pany show average departures of 700 q
week. Up to the present the largest num-
Der to sail in one week from Seattle, ex-
elusive Of other ports on Puget. Sound,
has been S45 for the last week ia Janu-
ary. rVjgt tu
Transportation facilities are being in
creased so that in March the Seattle
Alaska feet will number forty-two steam
crs and twenty-four sailing craft, with an
aggregate tonnage of 3,470, and ca
pacity to carry 12,500 passengers per trip.
Counting two trips per month, the total
number of passengers would be 25,0O0, or
at least $4,000 for the spring rush. Trans
portation men are confident that between
$4,000 and 100000 will come before sum-
mer and that all will be taken care Of.
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UNCLE SANS PIGEON COTE.
Carriers Are Being Trained for Service
in Future Naval Operations.

Uncle Sam has decided that carrier
pigeons will he useful in naval opera
tions in the future. A trife over a
year ago he established a cote in the
Brooklyn navy yard with twelve breed
ing pairs of the birds as an original
force. Now there are 100 birds, sixty
of which are in active training for their
duties. The others are either breeding
or too young to commence service. But
the little fellows assume the RESPONSE
bilities Of life at n very early age. They
begin training when one month old.
They are drilled while still too young to
fly in the knack of pushing aside the
wires in front Of the cote cages. Until
they learn this they are of little use,
for unless the messenger enters the
cage ut once on arriving much valua-
bic time would be wasted in catching
him in order to capture the message.
The next series of drills is intended
to develop the pigeons staying powers
in the air. to strengthen their wings
and to enable them to fly long distances
without being overcome by exhaustion.
This is done by means of white flag
attached to long pole. BY fiuttering
this among the birds they are startled
into circling flight. about the cote,
which Is kept up as long as Howard
Carter, who is training the birds for
active duty in the navy, thinks neces-
sary The drill usually lasts one-half
hour. For two months the birds are
drilled every morning in this manner.
At the end of that time they are given
their first "fiy." The first journey Is
from Governors Island, to which they
are conveyed in closed basket by the
steam launch of the Vermont.
That successfully accomplished, they
are next flown from Staten Island, then
from the narrows, then in turn from
Mono. n. j., Atlantic City and Cape
May, on each succeeding occasion the
distance being greater. Whenever
flown, a message, secured in an alumni
mum holder, weighing only eight grains,
is attached to each birds leg, and Is
secured Immediately on Its arrival at
the cote. The minute Of starting and
the minute of arriving are also closely
noted. and n day book is kept by Mr..
Carter containing each birds record.
The greatest speed the birds have so
far attained is fifty-six miles per hour;
the speed in general, however, varies
from thirty to fifty. The longest flight
taken was from Delaware bay May IL,
when several of the birds were liberat-
ell from the battleship Texas at $3.50
a. IN. and reached the navy yard,
Brooklyn, at 11:2S a. m. covering dis
tance of 145 miles in four hours and
fifty-eight minutes. The birds have
also been flown from Mono, n. J., COW
ering the thirty-eight miles In forty
five minutes, and from Long Branch.
twenty-eight miles away, reaching the
navy yard In thirty-seven minutes.
They have also made nineteen flights
from minor distances, not bad work
for pigeons only four or Ave months
| old.
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Four Convicts Paroied.

Gov. Pingree has paroled the following
prisoners: Robert b. Beatty, sent from
Delta County, January, 1896, to Mar
quette for three years for manslaughter;
William Deering, sent from Jackson
County, January, 1896, to Jackson for
three years for assault with intent to kill;
Edwin III. Cosier, sent from Branch Coun-
ty, December, 1895, to Jackson for four
years for assault with intent to- do great
bodily harm; John =. Hopkins, sent from
Kent County, June, 1895, TO Marquette
for four years for larceny.
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State News in Brief.


Ground has been broken for the new
sugar beet factory at Essexvile.
Flint will ask for bids for the construc-
ton of a Municipal lighting plant.
Contracts for the building of the sugar
beet factory at Bay City have been let
The Big Four Railroad will build a new
round house and extend its yards at Ben
ton Harbor.
Jacob Stuzman of South Ogden was
kicked in the face by vicious horse and
may die of his injuries.
Homer Richmond of Leonidas was acci-
jentally drowned while cutting ice on
Mud lake, at Factoryvile.
Plans have been accepted by the Baptist
Church Society of Mt Morris for a church
to cost not less than $4,000.
The company that is buying up the
Kalamazoo river bottom lands is talking
of putting up a cement factory.
The Ottawa County Forestry Assoca-
ton will memorialize the State Legisla-
ture in the interest of enacting forestry
laws.
Mrs Leola Sprague is suing Lansing
for $25, 900 damages for injuries received
walk.
Roscoe Tabor of Benton Harbor will
go to Jail rather than pay a $1,000 judg-
ment secured by J. n. Chaddock, who was
shot in the eye with toy gun.
George Wier of Hadley was struck by a
south-b bound passenger train on the Michi-
gan Central Railroad. He was badly cut
about the head, but will recover.
At Muskegon, Judge Russell sentenced
Fred Boucher to four years, and A. Gar
field Arnold to 2h years at Ionia for
burglary. The boys are only Is years
old. Both confessed.
The claim of Private Frank Kelly, who
was injured during a State military en-
campmcnt at Island Lake few years
ago. was paid by the State Board of Au-
ditors. He got $1,000.
Temple Emery of East Tawas says
that in looking up the record Of the well
borers who sunk number of sale wells
at East Tawas, he finds reports of five
feet of black shale at a depth Of about 15O
feet. This black shale is believed to be
coal, as it has so turned out
Peter Bazza, Emanuel Naimo and Mi
chael Sadia were killed in the Newport
mine at Ironwood by an explosion of giant
powder.
The Monitor Coal Co. of Bay City has
contracted to furnish the United Alkali
Co. with $4,000 tons of ccal in 1899 and a
new shaft will be sunk ut once. The
mines capacity now Is $50 tons per day
\ The Lake Side Furniture Company has
bought large two-story brick building
and basement formerly known as Bend
.ng works at Holland. for $4,000. The
Lake Side company will enlarge its facili
ties and employ many more hands.
Petitions are being circulated in Eaton
County for the purpose of having the
local option question again submitted to
the people.
The Collapsiblc Crate and Box Com
pnny Is the name of the new manufactur
ing institution just located at Lansing. II
manufactures patent shipping crate.
The city of Marshall has completed con
pections between the Detroit, Toledo ant
Milwaukee Railroad shops and the city
electric light plant for the purpose Of sup
plying the shops with light during night
time. the company having found II neces
snry. by reason OF the rush of business, Il
place on duty force Of men to worl
nights.
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NEWS OF OUR STATE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO MicHl.
GANDERS.
store and Hotel burned at Thorn pson-
viiie-Murdcr of n Lansing Gamble
Plan of n Kalamazoo Man to Go
Fire at ThompsonvilIe.

The Slawson store and the Willis hotel
at Thompsonville We're destroyed by fire
The hotel was occupied by Mrs. Diamond,
and was valued at $1,000; she hai no In.
surance; her furniture was worth 81 ,000
no insurance. The store was occupied by
ID. +. Slawson with stock Of general
merchandise, worth about $1,000, upon
which lie had small insurance. Mrs,
Diamond saved herself by jumping from
a second-story window and received Sc
we're injuries. Several of the boarders of
the hotel had narrow escapes. many jump
ing from the building and losing all their
clothes.
Crawford avalanche., 1898-02-24

The ''Kolnische Zeitung' relates this
anecdote of the late French senator,
Renaud:
When Renaud first came as senator
to Paris, he engaged room at a hotal
and paid a months ren-one hundred
and fifty francs-in advance. The pro-
prietor asked II he would have a re-
cedpt. ~
1T Is not necessary" replied Renaud.
GOD has witnessed the payment"
'Do you believe In God?" sneered the
host.
"Most assurcdly," replied Remand;
"don't your
mot 1, monsieur"
"Ah," said the senator, II will take a
receipt, II you please"
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FLAGS WITH -FOUR STARS.
Decorations of the American wom-
ans Suffrage Association.

ans Suffrage Association.
Susan b. Anthony called the thirtieth
annual convention of the National Ameri-
can Womans Suffrage Association to or
der Mt the Columbia Theater in Washing
ton. The decorations consisted mainly
in the display of two handsome American
flags, each with four stars, embiematic
of the States which have granted the right
of suffrage to women. Prior to the gen.
eral public session there was a meeting Of
the executive committee, which was more
fully attended than on any previous oc-
casion.
In Miss Anthony's address she spoke Of
the success so far attained In behalf Of
woman suffrage and urged all those identi-
fed in the movement to stand together
for still better results. The grievances
which the women had against their COM
mon enemy-man-to-day were as great
and as many as the early colonists had
against King George. Following the op-
ening address the convention settled down
to routine business, including roll calls,
announcements of committees, etc.
Crawford avalanche., 1898-02-24
American shoes.

1t Is the uniform testimony Of Amer
leans when they return from an ex-
tended visit abroad that they can get
neater, better and more durab bic shoes
here than they can In England and
Germany, and for less money. The dex.
terity of the American operatives and
the perfection Of the American ma
chinery are combining to bring to this
country the shoe manufacturing busi-
hess of large part of the world.-Bur-
lington Hawkeye.
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Tenant Slain for His MONEY.

When John A. Clements, at Lansing,
went to collect rent from Rodrique G..
Lauzen, who occupied rooms over his feed
store, he found the body of Lauzen on the
floor covered with blanket. The body
was fully dressed and there was evidence
OF struggle. The head was crushed evil
IDENTIFY by the blunt end of hatchet, and
many blows had been dealt. Lauzen fol-
lowed the races and conducted a poker
room in the winter. He catered to young
and broken-down sports and some of them
are believed to have murdered him for
his money. He was % years old.
Crawford avalanche., 1898-02-24
What He Might Read.

If Mr.. Bryan has read the newspa'
pers he will know that since the dec
laratio for honest money and a protec'
tive tariff fully half million Of Ameri'
can workmen have been given employ.
ment; that wages have been advanced
in thousands Of instances, and that all
interests Of the country from capital
to labor are rapidly recovering from
the depression of the past.-Tacoma
Ledger.
Crawford avalanche., 1898-02-24
Labor La Under Disadvantages.

To the extent that the protection sys-
tenn does not work down South to ad-
vance the wages of labor, 1t fails
through the conditions that are pecu-
liar to the section, and it means that
labor is still under disadvantages. Can
the South afford to encourage this
state Of things, manifesting as 1t must
civilization that is inferior to that Of
better paid working people?-Brooklyn
Standard Union.
Crawford avalanche., 1898-02-24
State Oil Iusnection.

State Oil Inspector Smith reports to
Gov. Pingree that in 1897 there were 49,
O33, ,903 gallons of oil inspected in Michi-
gan, the fees for which were $38,05 and
the net fees turned into the State treas
ury $11, 1,3SS.74. During the month Of
January, 1893, there were inspected 247,-
451 gallons more than in January, 1897,
and the fees received were $497 greater
than the corresponding month last year.
Crawford avalanche., 1898-02-24

Sometimes think I've been puri-
fed, and sometimes I think I've been
petrlfed," said the brother who always
measured his piety by his feelings.
There are many like him. Joyful feel
Ing Is often result of faith. But emo
ton is not faith. DO we love God and
yearn for the coming of his kipgdomf
That Is the test of discipleshIp.-Ep-
worth Herald.
Crawford avalanche., 1898-02-24

difference OF II. al. .55l, ,204 between the
respective trade balances Of Great Brit
ain and the United States In favor OF
our own country. These giant figures
tell an astonishing story-namely, that
In respect of foreign trade transactions
for 1897 Americas advantage over the
United Kingdom is, In round numbers,
a billion and half OF dollars!
Crawford avalanche., 1898-02-24
To KIondike in a Bale of Hay.

The whereabouts of Charles Sleeman, n
Kalamazoo railroad man who suddenly
disappeared three weeks ago, has been
discovered. He left there with $3 to seek
a fortune in the Klondike gold fields. He
rode in freight cars to Seattle and sailed
from there on n barge for nine days
voyage to Skaguay secreted in bale of
hay
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Has Not ffered.

The American export trade does not
seem to have suffered during the past
year, despite the fearful walls Of DEM
ocrats that the enactment of protec-
tive tariff would ruin our trade abroad.
-Sedalia MOI Capital.
Crawford avalanche., 1898-02-24
RELIEF MOVEMENT CHECKED.
Canada Refuses TO Permit Our Troops
to Cross boundary.

10 ~Toss Do"Hu"Fys
The Canadian Government has refused
to permit the United States troops to
cross the boundary line OF British Colum-
bia, and the efforts Of the War Depart
ment to relieve the suffering miners in
Alaska has in consequence OF this refusal
received temporary check. There has
been considerable interesting correspon-
dence on the subject exchanged between
the Assistant Secretary Of War and the
British ambassador. The War Depart
ment officials have been Surprised by the
attitude OF the Dominion authorities.
They had been led to understand that per-
mission for body Of troops sufncient to
form n safe escort for the relief party
would be readily allowed to enter the
British territory. s5tr4 tFT
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S3S Tn the Ton.

A sample of ore and dirt from the Plant
gold mine, located couple of miles from
Burr Oak, has been assayed, and Mr..
Plant claims that it showed $14 in gold
and $24 in silver to the ton. People are
much excited over the report.
Crawford avalanche., 1898-02-24
Pastors Terrible Fate.

Rev. Mr.. Bacon, formerly pastor Of the
Congregational Church at Linden, now
living in South Dakota. was caught out in
a blizzard and had both his legs ana arms
so badly frozen that they had to be ampu.
tated
Crawford avalanche., 1898-02-24

"There Is an old woman" says a Lon
don paper, who has milk stand In st.
James Park, who has stood at 1t for
sixtythree years. Her mother kept 1t
before her and her grandmother before
that, the latter having been In posses
sion for seventy-two years."
Crawford avalanche., 1898-02-24

The forests Of the united States
cover one-quartcr of the entire coun-
try, and over s1,000,000 of timber \
cut every year.
Crawford avalanche., 1898-02-24

A Scholarly Exposition Of the Lesson
Thoughts Worthy of Calm Re6ec-
tion-Haif an Hour's study Of tho
scriptures-Time Well Spent.
Crawford avalanche., 1898-02-24

Virginia contained a fifth OF the whole
population of the country.
Crawford avalanche., 1898-02-24
Lesson for Feb. 81.

Golden Text.-'Come unto me, all ys
that labor and are heavy laden, and will
give you rest."-Matt. IL: %.
The lesson this week is entitled "Warn-
ing and Invitation" and iS from Matt.
IL: 20-30.
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ABUNDANT REVENUE.
THE DINoLEY TARIFF WORKING
OUT GOOD RESULTS.
Government Receipts for January
Nearly s5,OOO,OOo In Excess Of the
Amount Produced by the Wilson La W
for Corresponding Month in 1907.
Predictions Verified.

Two predictions regarding the Ding
ley law revenues for the current month
were made by the American Economist
of Jan. Z, 1898, as follows: n
For the present month the Economist
confidently expects that the Wilson law
figures of January, 1897, will be exceed
ed by more than $3,000,O00 in customs
receipts alone, while the excess from all
sources will not fall below $5,000,0OO as
compared with last January. Owing to
the heavy demands upon the treasury In
the shape of interest payments surplus
for January is not anticipated, but 1t Is
safe to look for an actual surplus in Feb
ruary and March.
These estimates were based upon the
reasonable expectation Of increased
customs revenues as the country ap-
preached more nearly to normal condi-
tions as regards importations. How ac-
curately the situation was foreshadow-
ed Is shown by the returns at hand
from official sources, which give total
revenue for January Of $29,OO0,OOO,
against $24,316,994 under the Wilson
law in January. 1897; while the reven-
lie from customs this month has been
$14, 1853, ,492, against $11, ,2T6,S74 under
the Wilson law in January, 1897. The
excess of receipts from all sources falls
but little shor, of $5,000,000, while the
excess Of customs receipts, as compar-
ed with customs receipts under the
Wilson law for the same month year
ago, Is $2,902,61S. The reckoning of
hn Ennnnrnisf of
near the mark.
The returns for the first full six
months of the Dlngley law, ending
with January, 1898, as compared with
the receipts Of the Wilson law for the
corresponding months Of the previous
year, are as follows:
Wilson law. Dingley law.
1896. 1897.
August .S25, 5,562, 900 $40, ,193, 900
September -. "a, ,5S4, 900 22,362,OOO
October ...... 26,2S2,OOO 23,S9O,OOO
November -. 25,210,OOO 4,97O,OOO
December 80. 25,S57 900 27,931 900
1897. 1898.
January ...... 24,316,904 29,OOO,OOO
In ordinary circumstances the Janu-
airy receipts under the Dingley law
would leave alarge surplus, but for the
month closed there have been some un-
usual expenditures, such as $12,315,OOO
for pensions and So, ,S34 900 for interest
on the public debt. Disbursements for
the month Of February will drop back
to a normal average, while with contin-
ued large importations Of wool and an
increase in the arrivals Of foreign SUI
gar and other articles to make good the
inroads upon the enormous oversupply
Of the closing months of the Wilson
law, the customs and internal revenues
may be expected to show healthy and
natural increase.
The period Of uncertainty regarding
one feature of the operations Of the
Dingley tariff is at an end. AS pro-
ducer of revenue, the law Is proving it.
self to be an unqualified success.
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Introductory.

Chapters IL aud II of Matthew's gos-
pei are given to "events showing the atti-
tude Of various persons toward the gospel
and teaching concerning the spirit In
which the gospel must be received" Bur
TOM The connection of these several
events and sections OF teaching with one
another is not close: they are simply
grouped together by the evangelist, with
out much regard to their chronological
relations, but with respect to his general
purpose in the book. trr
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Teaching Hints.
A Wise Precaution.

Next Lesson-"Jesus and the Sabbath"
Matt. IL: 1-13.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-07-27

On Wednesday of last week Judge
Mckay came over from Anthony to
hear the Slime beer case. This is the
beer captured by the sheriff on war
rant sworn out by G. @. Chandler on
July 4th. Slime, through his attorneys.
Martin s. Ellis, applied for an order d.
recting the coroner to give HIM posses
sion of the goods, but Judge Mckay re-
fused to grant the application. Shines
attorneys were allowed to amend their
petition aud 1t required parts of three
days to dispose Of the matter. Martin
& Ellis are preparing the case for the
supreme court. on writ of mandamus,
which may be heard the latter part OF
this week, while Ellis, Noble and
probably Sample, will be on hand to
buck it. That beer is bonanza for
the lawyers but it's an expense on the
county.