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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14

story Of the Lears, Two Co1oPaAo
Soldiers In the Philippines.
Out OF the hurry and hustle Of the
war there has come one of the most no
.slarkable cases OF the reversal OF fam
lily authority ever known to military
men, writes a Manila correspondent to
the st. Louis Dispatch. A son Is a
commissioned officer In regiment,
while the father Is private In the
same regiment. The son gives the
father commands; the father executes
the orders; he touches his hat when he
passes by his boy during duty. On the
rolls of the First Colorado Infantry mp
pears the names Of Ben Lear, second
lieutenant, aged nineteen, and Benja-
min Lear, ST., private, aged forty-four.
1t Is standing joke In the officers
mess that IL the old man gets a supe-
rior post he intends to take 1t out of
the youngsters hide. But this joke
has no foundation. The father Is
proud of the success of his son and
never tires Spf Boosting to his fellow
privates.
Lieut.. Lear Is a fine specimen Of the
young American soldier. He has all
the good qualities that are known as
Western" He has go and push and
grit, a very intelligent mind and an
aptness for his work. From under his
black eyebrows glance a pair Of keen
dark eyes that seem older than the rest
of him. War ages a mans intellect
rapidly, and Ben Lear, Jr., has grown
in experience quickly. He laughed
when asked about the family relations
In the regiment.
"Why. my dear fellow" lie exclaim-
ed, don't you know that in regiment
there are no family relations? Here
we are all officers or privates or band
men, and that ends the whole business.
But, seriously. the curious relations
which / am bound to maintain with
my own father are ridiculous, and II
he did not have n fine sense Of humor
himself they would be well nigh insup-
portable. He comes in here with a
message, for instance, and stopping at
the door, he stands at salute until
have time or am in disposition to re-
ceive him by acknowledging his salute.
Then he does the goosestep and comes
into my tent. where he must stand at
attention until the business is finished |;
then he must salute again before he
goes out. Altogether 1t Is laughable,
because | am a stickler for discipline,
even though it does involve my own
father.
when 1t Is fathers turn to carry
wood, draw rations, or do police duty
it Is my task to issue these orders to
the old gentleman, and he touches his
cap and replies. Yes. sir, as respect
fully as you please. When the call for
volunteers came was first sergeant
in the Colorado National Guard, and
volunteered. went with my company
to Denver and we were mustered in.
kept my old rank of first sergeant in
the First Colorado Infantry.
when the regiment was recruiting
father came to the headquarters and
wanted to enlist. l persuaded him not
to join. and when left was sure that
father would stay at home, where he
was badly needed on his paper. But
when the recruiting officer went back
to Denver for more men you can judge
of my amaZement to find my father in
the first batch sent u.s."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14

Were a-goin' to play boss. l want to
find out If you can lope in harness as
fast as you can talk
"As he spoke he suddenly threw a
rope over the two young mems Shout
ders, hanging on to the two loose ends
himself, holding them in his left hand.
With his right he reached for one of
his guns, and planted a ball about an
inch from each of the young mems
heels.
"'Git ap. he howled, and the two
Camden boys were out of the door In n
second, Lillibridge right behind them
with the reins in his left hand, and
still kicking up the dust at their heels
with the gun in his right.
"'Go a-humpin'! Shake 1t up! Jest
hit the high places. Lillibridge bawled
after them between the cracks of his
gun, until they fairly dragged him
along, swift runner as he himself was,
so fast was the pace the gun per-
suaded them to take up. Up and down
Main street he drove them, the town
taking 1t in with bowls of joy.
"'Whoa, therer yelled Lillibridge,
when he had brought his team back to
their starting place. Lillibridge I'M
wound the rope from them, and then
famed himself with his hat and wait
ed for the return of his wind.
"'You shetlands are not so bad ON
the CO. he said finally. but you can't
run like you can talk. And you want
to learn how and when and where to
unship your guns from your purity new
belts before you undertake to pack 'em
around with you. Why didn't you
shoot me up someT
THE young fellows looked sheepish.
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SPAIN URGES RELEASE
OF SPANISH PRISONERS.
General Otis Ordered to Give Attention 10
the Matter. but Their Release I'm
probable Except by Force,

NEW YORK, Jan. e6-A dispatch TO
the Herald from Washington says:
Through me French embassy here Spain
has again urged the United States to
procure the release OF the Spanish pris-
oners held by tho Philippine insurgents,
Information officially received by the
Madrid government from the Philippines
shows that the lives of Spanish women
and children. as well as men, are in dan
ser. and that prisoners are not receiving
proper treatment, The Spanish govern
ment called attention TO ahat provision OF
tho treaty requiring this government TO
use It's good offices TO procure the re-
lease of the prisoners and urged the
United States to do everything possible.
Secretary Hay replied that General
OTIS had been instructed to give imme-
dlate attention to tho matter, but this
government has made no promises to
obtain tho release Of the prisoners. 1t
Is the growing belief that they viii be
able to obtain the release of bhe prison.
ers only by force.
Information has also been received
here showing that 500 frlars held as
prisoners, are compelled by the Filipinos
to undergo all sorts of menial labors,
such as attending to the horses of Fill
pino officers paving the streets Of towns
and so forth.
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RUMoRs OF RAILROAD DEALS.

NEW YORK. Jan. 26-The Tribune
says: Reports are current that large IN
terests-some OF the runors say 1.-THE
vanderbilts and others a combination Of
the VanderbIIts and the Pennsylvania
railroad-are acquiring the control Of the
Lake Erie & Western road. the stock
especially mentioned as thus being trans
ferred. being the holdings Of the Calvin
s. Brice estate. Concerning this report.
Frederick w. whiteldge, chairman Of the
board. says:
Mrs. Brice has not sold her Lake Erie
& Western stock and as far as known
she does not intend to sell II. I don't
know OF any large blocks Of stock nav
ing changed hands or about to be trans
ferred II any such deal as is rumored
were under way, should probably know
about It."
Two OF the other directors of the Lake
Erie & Western saad that they knew
nothing Of any movement for transferring
control Of the road, although the activity
in the stock might indicate that an at
tempt by certain interests was being
made to purchase the controlling inter-
ests.
Only one meeting OF the directors has
been held since the death Of President
Brlce. and at that meeting the subject
Of the sale OF the road was not discussed
or even mentioned. 1t was said by some
persons that the Big Four (the Cleveland,
Cincinnati Chicago & st. Uouls), had
bought or was planning to buy the Lake
Erie & Western.
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lRvINgs VISIT TO AMERICA.

NEW YORK. Jan 2s.--JThe Herald says;
Sir Henry Irving Is now IN active negoti-
atoms by mail and cable with several
American managers looking 20 the COM
pletlon Of his plans for tho tour OF Amer
lea, which he will make next season. He
has personally communicated 70 them the
ideas he has IN mind for the trip.
It ls Sir Henry's present intention to
produce "Robesperre," his new Sardou
play. az the Lysum In London at Easter
and his engagement there will last until
well into the summer. AT its termlna-
don and after u short rest he viii sail
for America early In October. HIS stay
in America win be limited 70 % weeks
and IN that time II is his Wish TO visit all
the principal cities. He is particularly
anxious to play again in San Francisco.
where his previous engagement several
years ago was remarkably successful In
every way.
"RObespierre" he has decided upon as
the feature OF his repertoire during his
American tour. but he will also present
several Of the pieces that proved popular
on his other visits here.
Sir Henry has found considerable diffi-
Guilty in arranging his tour just as he
WISHES It on account Of the small amount
OF open time ait The tbeaters throughout
the country.
Several managers are confident, how
ever. that they can arrange matters sat
isfactorily and have informed Sir Henry
that they viii be pleased TO undertake
the direction of his tour.
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control Of this branch Of raw material.
In other words outside mills are 70 md
II Ginicult 10 obtain tin plate bars.
Another important step In the same
direction is tiie compilation Of arrange
rnOnts with f0undries and machine shops
which make specially 0f TN plate ma.
chlnery, to control their capacity for a
considerable period. The effort evidently
IN 10 keep out q rush of outside capital
Into tho business.
From all quarters come buoyant re-
ports concerning ths volume Of business
ana the strength Of the markets. In pig
iron the demand is active and what iron
Is offered Is readily snapper up without
much quarreling as 10 the price.
The billet market has been animated.
Eastern buyers have purchased consider
able qlaDslties 10 the west In the
stresa trade Pittsburg reports the sale
OF one block Of 300 tons. while a
moderate business has baem done
by other mills. A considerable tonnage
OF rails for foreign countries is being
considered, but little has been actually
placed.
Sales have been very active In bars
and In car material Of all kinds. Among
the transactions reported is lot OF D,-
90 tons for steel cars 20 cover the ma
terial for some large contracts recently
taken.
Foreign Inquiries for all kinds Of ma
terial continue numerous and In some
cases are pressing, thus showing that the
advance has not frightened buyers on.
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FORMATION OF COMBINES
BECOMING NUMEROUS.
Fancy Valuation Put Upon Mor1bund
Property as a Result-Fusion OF the
Leading Tin Plate Bar Makers,

NEW YORK. Jan, 26,-The Iron Age
in its weekly review today says: A per-
feet craze is developing for combination,
aided largely by the eagerness of bank
ers to promote such undertakings. They
seem to be outblddng one another and
encourage the disposition to put fancy
prices on moribund property.
Active work Is going on In the cast
iron pipe industry In the soil pipe
branch there has been movement for
some time but 1t has been progressing
so slowly that some OF the concerns have
grown impatient. The carbuilders have
had their meetings and the sheet mills
have been in conference over a plan to
consolidate,
The most interesting Developments dur
ing the week. however, have been In con-
nectlon with the tin plate industry. The
same parties who carried through the
consolidation in this industry are re-
ported TO have perfected now fusion
OF the leading makers in the central west
of tin plate bars. five great plants being
named. It is reported that arrange
ments have been made with one great
works In Pittsburg and another in the
Wheeling district to secure exclusive
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SCHOOL TEACHER FATALLY
STABBED BY A PUPIL.
Charles Ayers Slashes the Throat of His
Teacher With a Jack Knife Cut
ting a Frightful Cash,

Albany, Mo-. Jan. st, B. Hunter
a teacher in the Adams school, Il miles
east Of here, has been fatally stabbed
by n lS year old pupil namt Charles
Ayers, whom he was whipping.
According to the statement of the pu-
pills. Hunter was Furnishing Ayers by
holding switch close to his face, bending
It back and alloying 1t TO snap against
him. The switch almost drew the blood
every time.
Suddenly the boy whipped out jack
knife and made a slash at the teacher s
throat The blade strueh beneath the
left ear and went down around the neck.
cutting a frightfm cash, The children
all fed from the school after the stab
blng and Hunter was left for some time
without assistance.
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NEW FEATURES IN THE
BARNETT POISONING CASE.
The Polsoner Used she Names Of His
Victims In Ordering the Poison
From the Drug Store.

NEW YORK. Jan. 2s.-The Evening
journal says: A private letter box In
the name OF II. c. Barnett was ren;ed at
Z57 West For1y-second street under cir
cums;anccs similar 20 the rental Of a
private letter box at 1922 Broadway in the
name OF Il Cornish. II Is learned that
Won Mohl & Co. OF Cincinatu, sent to
both addresses box OF pills ordered
unde. different names. The handwriting
from both parties is the same. 1t is
also learned fhat the handwriting Of
the person who addressed the poisoned
packages 70 Harry Cornish at the Knlc-
kerbocker Club ls the same as that Of
IN, letters to Won Mohl q Co.. signed
''Y. Cornish" and ''H. c. Barnett"
ordering the pills.
The deduction is inevitable thar the
polsoner IN each case used the name Of
his Intended victim to shield himself
The most sensational feature OF this dis
cousry is that the letter signed III. c.
Barnett" was written last May, indicat-
ing that the plot 20 murder Barnett and
Cornish was formed months ago and.
with delibe1ation that is appa.lng, per-
fected bit by bit.
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FRUIT-GRowERs' MEETING.


SPOKANE. Jan. 26.-The Northwest
Fruit Growers Association today elected
the following officers:
DIR, Blalock, Of Walla Walla, president;
#. L. Wheeler. of Yakima vice-presldent
for Washington; L. A. Porter, Of Lewis
ton, vice-president for Idaho; E. L.
Smith, OF Hood river, vice-president for
Oregon; z. Hutchinson, of Ladner, Vice
president for British Columbia; C. A,
Tonneson, OF Tacoma, secretary; W. S.
Offner. of Walla Walla, treasurer. Ia
coma was selected as the place for the
meeting of the convention nextyear.
Resolutions were passed favoring the
early construction Of the Niearaguan
canal and the improvement of the Co.
lumbia and Snake rivers.
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KAUTz To INVESTIGATE
THE SAMOAN AFFAIR.
Department Determined TO Follow Up
Its Demands TO German Govern
ment Through Ambassador White

NEW YORK. Jan. 26.-7A dispatch to
the Herald from Washington says: Rear
Admiral Kauiz has been instructed upon
his arrival with the Philadelphia at Apla
to investigate the entire Samoan situa-
ton and report the facts to the depart
ment.
Reinforced by this report. the depart
ment will be able to follow up ITS de-
mands TO the German government by
Ambassador White, provided the report
confirms the dispatches sent by Consul
General Osborne.
Department officials believe that the
Philadelphia. under the orders tele-
graphed to Rear Admiral Kautz. viii
leave Santiago Thursday for Honolulu
en- route 10 Apta. The vessel may be de-
layed in case chief engineer A. B. Bates
should not put in an appearance. 1t is
expected THAI within Is days the cruiser
will reach her destination.
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Senator Whiteside, Who Made
Charges, Thrown Out and
Branded as d Liar.
NO RESULT YET AT OLYMPIA
Republicans Were In Caucus Las!
Night. but Failed to Agree-Wil
sons Supporters Desert.

HELENA, Mort. Jan 26.-Sensations
came thick and fast today In the Mon
taDa legislature Before the members
met in joint session today to vote for
United States senator the grand jury re-
ported that It had heard no evidence on
which TO return any indictments. For
two weeks the grand jury had been
faithfully investigating the charge Of
bribery made By State Senator whites1de,
Of Flathead county, who had dramatic
ally turned over 10 a joint committee
$1,000 IN bills, swearing to high heaven
they had been given him and three
Others by agents Of W. A. Clark. OF Butte
20 influence their votes in his favor for
the United States senate. Whiteside re-
peaSed hts story TO the grand jury. and
% other witnesses were examined on all
phases OF the matter. One OF Whitesldes 8
alleged co-partners In the vote-selling
business repudiated him hotiy and dis
credited him before the grand jury Other
contradictory and refutatory evidence
was given Of such indubitable character
that the grand jury could do nothing else
than disbelieye Whites-ce. The result
was the sweeping and complete vindlca-
ton OF Hon. W. A. Clark. Of Butte.
At tho session Of the senate this after
noon. by a vote Of Il to 9, whiteside was
unseated on contest for his Office and his
republican opponent given the seat.
Whitessde's majority on the face OF the
returns was one and recount Of the
votes by the senate resulted in a reversal
OF the result Nine democrats and FIVE re-
publicans voted to unsea1 him.
In the joint session Whiteside made
long speech. In which he made unsup-
poroed charges Of bribery against every
man who voted for Clark. After his
harangue was ended one Of the accused
members vigorously denounced Whiteside
as a liar Of the deepest dye.
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VIOLENT CYCLONES SWEEP
OVER THE SOUTH SEAS.
Whole Villages Wrecked and Much Dam
age to Shipping-over 500 Natives
Reported Killed.

VICTORIA, B. c., Jan. 26.-The steamer
Aorangi. from Australasia, brings de-
tails OF the terrible cyclones which swept
tha south seas about the middle Of De-
cember, devastating villages, wrecNng
shipping and causing many deaths. At
Samarai, in New Guinea, on December
Ii, the gale was terrific. Coca palms
went down by hundreds and were carried
to sea. Torrents Of rain fell.
Twelve vessels were wrecked. The
cutter Mayhower and Nabua were total
wrecks at BasiliakL The ketches Beben
and Baden we're lost of Goodenough
island, and Mr.. Kennedy, manager Of the
New Guinea Development Company, was
drowned, together with his crew, save
one boy. The mission steamer Albert
McLaren went ashore and the lugger
Lysander and the cutter Fleetwing were
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FEARS FOR THE DouLETT.

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 26--Lawrence
Jones. owner of the ill-fated launch Paul
Jones, which was lost near Breton island
about January s. with all on board. and
Mayor Taggart, of Indianapolis whose
daughter was among the party, have
returned to the city from down the river.
after having made a frultless search for
some trace of the victims of the dis
aster.
They found only some more wreckage.
among which is part of the stern OF
the launch. They have abandoned all
search and will return TO their homes
today.
No news has been received since Satur-
day regarding the tug Doulett. sent out
to search for the Paul Jones victims, and
the friends Of the men on board are
greatly alarmed. Violent storms have
been raging In the section visited by the
tug and it Is feared that the boat has
met with a nsishap.
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totally wrecked at Wedan Tho cinter
Portia was smashed near Port Glasgow.
The schooner Ellen osowan and the cut
ter Ivy wero lost in tho Kossnah group.
and Captain Godet and crew were
drownod.
In tho Solomons the hurricpBe dld moat
damage. whole villages being destroyed,
Hundreds OF cocoa plantations we're up
rooted and yam patches Ievcied. over
800 natives are reported to have been
killed.
Captain Pentecost. cf the yacht 81.
Aubln who brought the news Of the
disaster 70 sydney. says he saved wo-
man VINO was to have been killed as q
sorceress, she being accused Of having
CAUSED the hurricane. lie bought her,
the purchase price being pig. and took
her to another island, where she was re-
fsasfd
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CUTTERS CREW MURDERED,

VICTORIA. B, c.. Jan. 26.--The steam
ship Aorangi brings news that the steam-
er Ysabel conveyed to Sydney report
from Mr.. Forrest, the resident trader at
Santa Cruz, that information had reached
him through native channels that
sydney yacht had been captured by the
natives, but that her crew Of two white
men had escaped into the bush. This
was the island where the cutter Curlew
was cut out early in the year and her
crew murdered. The Ysabel proceeded
to Utupua to make inquiries. They land
ed fully armed at the villages on Basilik
harbor and found THAT the one burned by
II. M. s. Mohawk in revenge for the
murder of the cutter Curlew's crew had
been rebuilt. They rescued the Curlew's
boy, the sole survivor of that unfortun-
ate vessel.
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MR.. INQUIRE
ATTACKED
Selling of MuItaOmah Want
ed 10 Know Why He
Was at Salem.
SENATOR FULT0N'S REPLY
Defended the Fish Commits siOner
In the Most Brilliant Speech
of the Present Session.
BUSY DAY AT THE CAPITOL
Both Houses Got Down 10 Work and
Considered a Great Number Of
New Proposed Laws.
BUSY DAY AT THE CAPITOL

SALEM. Jan. 2G.-The house transacted
perhaps moru business this afternoon
than any day since the opening of the
ossion. The fcuture Of the sess on was
the passage of Roberts b!ll approprating
tl5. 90 for the Ashland normal school.
plaoo the school under state control and
change the name 30 the Southern oregon
state normal school.
Hilis pllotago bill which was also a
spe,-ial order this Afternoon. WAS reported
back with amendments maA.ng conces-
SONS to the pilots. and was passed by
"A vote ~ g 10 5. the only members yot-
lng agains, Il being Curtis. Freeland.
Krusc. riaith. Revdcr. Smith. ThOmp-
son. OF CluckamAA and Young.
Whallcy introduced a bill 20 fix the
salary Of the governor at $500. the same
TO go into effect at once and the salaries
Of the secretary OF state and state treas
ur,T az 1850. to SO into effect January
/. iSg9.
Selling presented bombshell in the
form OF a resolution declaring that the
senate views with displeasure the spec
aeic of an officer of the state remaining
away from his dury while drawing full
pay and lobbying for special interests at
the legislature. There was some mys-
tcry as 10 whom he referred. and Kuy-
kendall demanded to know before voting.
Sollisg said Il was Fish Commissioner
Mcclure. who had bscn here for several
days working to get an appropriation OF
SO. 600 for salmon hatcheries.
Fulton came 10 McGuire's defense In
the most eloquent speech OF the session,
IN which no averred that Mcclure was
performing his duty by being here; that
he would be recreant to his duty II he
remained away under these circum-
stances. and he should not be censured
for doing his plain duty, and moved 20
refer the resolution 10 the committee on
fisheries Chairman Reed. Of that CON-
mittee. said he had sent for the FISH
commissioner % give advice concernlng
matters under consideration. The resolu-
sla., usa.s rSafayyr,sA
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On rollcall for the first ballot Represen-
tative Minard left Wilson for Foster. and
Senator Schodeld went from Wilson TO
Ankeny. Schofeld made a speech In ex-
planaton Of his vote, in which he said the
election OF Wilson would disrupt the re-
publican party Of the state, and again
turn Washington into the populist ranks,
So long as Tacoma and Seattle could not
agree. he said neither could elect, and
therefore he proposed to vote for Ankeny.
He said he had voted for Wilson until he
was satisfied that he could not be elected.
He praised Wilson for what he had
done as senator on behalf of his country,
but he did not propose TO permit him to
ruin and disrupt the republican party.
The Ankeny men applaudei Schoheld and
the balloting continued. There were no
other speeches.
on motion Of Senator Hamilton, chair
man Of Fosters home delegation, bhe
caucus agreed, before the balloting be-
gan. to adjourn until tomorrow night at
o'clock. in case no selection was made.