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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-09
TOWN OF SANTA ROSA TAKEN.
Fi1ipinos Routed After a Brisk Fight
with Young's Forces.

Gen. Young captured Santa Rosa Sat
urday after brisk fight with the Eli
pino insurgents. The enemy was in
trenched on the northern side of the Tu-
boatin river just below Santa Rosa. The
Americans opened fire on them, forcing
them back from their positions, and then
crossed the river with great difficulty on
account of the streams swollen condition.
The insurgents scattered before the
American advance on the town. Gen.
Long, commanding Gen. Lawton's add
vance, left San Isidro Friday for Caban-
atnan. His progress was made difficult
owing to numerous streams and marshy
country. Santa Rosa is half way between
no insurgents at Cabanatuan.
The gunboat Laguna de Bay dispersed
force of rebels who were engaged in
constructing trenches beyond Santa
Rosa. The boat was fired upon by a
party of insurgents bearing white flag.
1t is reported that Aguinaldo and the
Filipino congress are still at Tariac.
There are about 500 insurgents. before
Angeles.
Two thousand rebels are at Bamban,
FIVE miles to the north. Gen. Bates has
been recalled from San Fernando and or
dered to sail for the Southern islands as
soon as possible.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-09
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President Kruger sleeps ten hours each
night.
The Duchess of Leeds is author of half
a dozen books, y,
President Kruger knows nearly half
Of the Bible by heart.
Three English lords are members of the
bar-Lords Coleridge, Colin and Robert
Cecil.
The Emperor Of Austria's salary is ST.
100000 a year.
The Duchess OF Bedford has the finest
collection of cats in the world.
The Empress of Germany gets from
400 to 500 new dresses each year.
Ade.ina Patti was born in Madrid, but
she seldom visits her native land.
Paris has a new beauty. She is Mile.
de We're. writer on Gil Bias.
Ambassador Clayton is trying to intro
duce golf into the City of Mexico.
Henri Rochefort. editor of L'Intransi-
geant, has fought more than 200 dueIs.
Queen Victoria detests cats and will
not allow one in any of her palaces.
James Jackson, heir to the throne OF
Kabinda, is janitor Of fiat In San Fran
cisco.
Queen Victoria is never allowed to see
anything unpleasant that has been print
I'd about her.
President Roa Of Argentina wore a
uniform costing $500 at his reception
In Rio Janeiro.
Queen wilhelr,iaa OF Holland is said
to be the most economical of all sover-
eigns In matters Of dress.
Lord Rosebcry recently said that when
wealth reached certain point 1t ceased
to give pleasure.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-09
BUSINESS SITUATION.
<shicago Correspondence:

As the fall season advances II becomes
more and more apparent that the favor
able predictions made earlier In the year
are to be realized. There has been no
such confidence in mercantile circles since
the Barring collapse as exists to-day, and
so far as one can see no ordinary condi-
ton can check the expanding movement.
marked feature of the situation Is
the complaint on the part Of buyers Of
the slow deliveries sellers are making on
existing contracts. Fhis is, perhaps. most
pronounced in the iron trade. but 1t also
applies to considerable extent to sew
eral other departments Of industry. Mills
have in many cases contracted to deliver
more goods than they can easily turn out
within the prescribed time, and in some
lines of manufacture sufficient amount
Of business has been booked to keep the
works running 10 their full capacity well
into next year.
The favorable business conditions have
exerted a strengthening influence on stock
market values during the week. Many
rates are still too high to warrant any
thing like an aggressive bull campaign
in stocks, but strong interests have been
taking advantage of the present oppor-
tunity to quietly pick up the standard
shares and hold them for the rise which
it Is confidently believed will come with
in the next few weeks. London has been
quite an important buyer of its American
specialties, and with positive news OF
British victories in the Transvaal the
speculative fever in London is likely to
assume large proportions.
Inactivity of the trade and indisposi-
ton of the public to take an interest in
the future Of wheat were the most promi-
nent features of the dealings in that COM
modify for speculative account. The for
eign demand for wheat and -four was
said by those who make speciality of
that branch of the business to be depress-
ingly small, but Notwithstanding the &C
tual shipments to foreign purchasers
from all American ports amounted to the
handsome aggregate of 4, 100000 bushels.
The market only occasionally gave indi-
cations of a tendency toward recovery of
the previous weeks decline, and it was
feeble at best. The chief reason for the
heaviness of the market was that not
withstanding some decrease in farmers
deliveries and liberal exports, additions
continue to be made to the commercial
stocks. In other words, farmers are sup
plying more than is needed for both home
requirements and the foreign demand.
Corn has ruled strong and 1 cent a
bushel that was added to its price raised
the value Of that crop to the farmers
So 100000 since week ago, if they
raised, according to the latest estimate,
a crop of 100000, 900 bushels. So stu
pendous is the aggregate of that one item
Of American farm products, therefore,
that an addition Of only cent bushel
means many millions of dollars to the
producers. While corn did not maintain
to the end the entire advance il made
during the week, the demand for it is
such that the most experienced and best
informed people in the business look with
confidence for considerable further ad-
vance between now and next spring.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-09

Americas Company Wall Connect Five
Havoiian Islands.
TelegraphicI communication By Sig.
Marconi's wireless system h to be e.
tablished between Eve of the Hawaiian
Islands by company of Americans.
Frederick j. Gross, of the firm of Cation,
Neil & Co., engineers OF Honolulu, has
closed contract for the American COM
pany in Hawaii. Although many engi-
neers regarded the connection OF the live
islands by cable as inpracticable. be-
cause of coral reefs. on which cable IS
soon covered with coral growth. breaks
are frequent and repairs exceedingly diff
6cult, the American company had about
decided to attempt ii. as the needs OF
telegraphic communication had grown
most urgent. Then they heard OF Sig.
Marconi's achievements. and Mr.. Cross
was sent to this country to view the
workings OF his system. He found that
the Marconi system would cost much less
and be more practicable in many ways
than cable. Regular telegraph business
will be done by the company installing
the wireless system. The distance over
which communication will be established
will vary from eight to sixty-one miles.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-09

Electricity is supplanting cable street
car lines in New York.
Unknown man fatally shot Alex. Lind
berger, New York, and escaped.
England will enroll 500 Newfoundland
fishermen in the naval reserves.
Diamonds in the rough have advanced
81 per cent in the past six months.
Eighteen cars were smashed at Will
Transport, Pa. Two tramps killed.
Two trains loaded with refugees col
lided in Cape Colony, killing nine persons.
A special mail train dashed into anoth-
er train at Boston. Three clerks were
injured
John Beran, West st. Paul, Mimi, shot
his wife and committed suicide She may
recover.
Murray Gilbert, Paducah. Ky. fatally
shot Mrs. Jane Hall in saloon and then
killed himself.
Two men were killed and two seriously
injured by the explosion OF boiler at
Beaumont, Tenn.
Dewey will accept as his home the
Fitch house, 1747 Rhode Island street,
Washington, Home fund committee foots
the bill.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-09
DECLINE in CEREALS.
WHEAT AND CORN GO DOWN IN
PRICE.
The Fact Does Not, However, Hinder
( Exports = Heavy sales OF Wool In
! Extraordinarily IL Seen by Resi-
I dents Of winoua, Mimi.

II. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of
trade says: "A little decline Of " cent in
wheat and IL cents. in corn does not him
der experts, though it is some evidence
that growers think they have ample sup
plies. Atlantic exports Of wheat for i've
weeks have been flour included), TO-
Sc, 500 bushels, against Is, 1872, 631 bush
els last year, and Pacific exports, 2,7l3,-
551 bushels, against 1917, 434 bushels
last year. Western receipts of wheat
have continued heavy, but have not rival
ed last years extraordinary outpouring,
amounting to only 35,95S,0S7 bushels in
Eve weeks, against 1850, 791 bushels last
year; but the western corn receipts run
ahead Of last years in the same weeks,
and the exports have been 1S,64S,O44
bushels, against 1858, 1913 bushels last
year. The enormous sales of wool at
Boston-21, 557 800 pounds reported,
making 25,36S, 700 pounds at the three
chief markets for the week-are extreme
ay important. Expectation of higher
prices at London prompt much specula-
tive buying, but the demand for wooden
goods is also undeniably encouraging.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-09

wrote letter to the Virginia statesman
Oct. 8, 1895, in which he offered him
the State portfolio, but it was refused.
Three months later Washington rendered
him the Chief Justiceship. But Henry
preferred to remain in retirement. When
Adams became President Henry was Of
fered a nomination as Envoy to France,
but the Virginian refused this as he later
did one as Governor Of his State. Final
ly, in 1890, he was elected to the State
Senate, but refused to take his seat.
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Princess Stephanie OF Belgium, whose
betrothal to Count Lonyay of Austria
Hungary has recently been announced,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-09
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Harvard has brass band and rifle
club.
Plumbing is taught in the Boston
Trades School.
Pennsylvania has new banking and
business course.
The class Of 1903 at Harvard contains
over 500 students.
sin wear short skirts.
The proportion of female to malSteach'
ers is increasing in England.
Glass crews and basket ball teams are
being organized at Wellesley.
The proportion of Latin students in e!e-
mentary schools has increased.
An astronomical observatory is to be
built for the University of Maine.
Eight thousand children in Philadelphia
cannot find room in the public schools.
Bowdoin's entering class Of seventy is
the largest in the history Of the college.
Work has been commenced on Robinson
Hall, the new scientific school of Tufts
College.
Yale's divinity school has a decreased
attendance, due to the raising of the
standard
Edward Tuck of the class OF 90 has
given $3OO.0OO to Dartmouth in memory
Of his father.
Yale shows increases in the entering
classes of scientific, academic and law
departments.
The National Association of Collegiate
A Lar, xrin nlaEa nxhibit tho
Paris exposition.
Graduates of fifty years gathered re-
Gently at an alumni reunion Of the
Springfield (Mass.) High School.
An attempt is being made to remove
the rule providing that London Univer-
sity shall hold not more than $4,000
worth of property.
Harvard University receives bequcst
Of about $4,000 by the will OF DIR. Cal
vim Ellis, '46, which has been held in
abeyance since his death in 1888, and has
only recently been probated.
The Rev. DIR. James Campbell of Hart
ford, Conn, provides in his will for a
gold medal to be given each year to the
student who stands. highest in the med
ical department at Yale.
Prof. w. l.. Clark holds the record for
a short-time professorship, having accept
ed and resigned the chair of common and
statute law in Washington and Lee Uni
versity within six weeks.
Among the smaller institutions Carrie
ton College reports an increased attend
ance compared with last year Of 10 per
cent Colorado College, IL per cent; Ohio
Wesleyan, per cent; Pacific University,
10 per cent. and the Western Woman's
College Of Oxford, Ohio, 8 per cent
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-09
Arms of the Beers.

& The forces of the South African Re
public are armed with the sporting model
of the Mannlicher rife, probably the most
deadly weapon Of its weight and caliber
in the world. The Mann.icher rifle weighs
about eight pounds and its barrel is 30
inches in. length. Its caliber is 80. 1t
has killing range of 1000 yards. At
that distance a bullet will go through
two inches Of solid ash. The bullets used
by the Beers are full-mantled, that is,
entirely covered with thin coating Of
copper or nickel. Ii this bullet strikes
at a range of 1000 yards or under it will
pierce bone without splintering. At
longer ranges, however, it is apt to
spread, making a terrible wound.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-09

hfth Round ON Points.
James j. Jeffries retained his title Of
heavyweight champion OF the world Fri
day night at Coney Island, after one of
the hardest battles ever fought by big
men In this country. Had the fight end
ed with the twenty-frst round Sharkey
would have been given the decision. With
the ending OF the twenty-third round Siler
would have called 1t draw. The last
two. rounds, however, were SO far In
favor OF the champion that the result Of
the battle was apparent before the ref
cree, Siler, declared Jeffries victor.
Sharkey's tactics i were very, very
rough, and he clnched and brought his
mans head into chancery a dozen times
during the progress Of the fight. He used
the heel Of the glove after every clinch,
and in other ways transgressed the rules
repeatedly. Jeffries did not fight in the
form he displayed against Fitzsimmons.
He'was wild in the earlier stages of the
contest. His defense, too, was weak.
Sharkey landed left and right swings re-
peatedy where Fitzsimmons had failed
utterly. He bore in, under, over and
through Jeffries guard at times as though
the latter had none.
1t was an even match as to strength.
The forcing was done by Sharkey, but
effective countering stood this of to no
inconsiderable extent. The matter of VI
tally did not figure as. much under the
heat as was anticipated. Siler and the
seconds of the men suffered greatly from
this, but the equatorial voyages Of the
sailor and the blasting furnaces expert
ence of the boilermaker made both men
practically immunes. 1t was an earnest
fight al the way through.
Siler's decision, while in accord with
the opinions of the winners, and opposed
in some quarters by the losers, is approx.
ed by the non-betting and neutral critics
who saw the fight.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-09
1000 PERISH AT CERAM.

Earthquake and Tidal Wave Devas-
.,, tate Mo1ucca Island.
~ iNewsris brought to Victoria, b. c., by
the steamer Miowera of an appalling
earthquake Oct. 10 in the southern por-
ton of the island of Ceram Tor Sirang),
one of the largest of the Molucca archi-
pelago, part of the Dutch possessions. 1t
Is second in size of the group, located
between Borneo and Papua and north
east of Amboyna. About 1000 Malays
and Papuans were killed. Avalanches Of
rocks, split from the mountain sides by
the. terrific concussion. rolled down the
range, burying many settlements, and en-
tofnbiHg some hundreds of Papuans who
inhabit the interior.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-09
MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to $500; hogs, shipping grades,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, fair to choice, 300
to $3.50; wheat, No. 2 red. 69c to Zoe;
corn, No. 2. 31c to 32c; oats, No. 2. 22c
to 24c; rye, No. 2, 54c to Sec; butter,
choice creamery, 22c to 24c; eggs, fresh,
Tic to 1Sc; potatoes, choice, 25c to 35c
per bushel.
Indianapolis-C shipping. $500 to
$3.50; hogs. choice light, $2.io to $3.50;
sheep. common to prime, $3SS to $4.25;
wheat. No. 2 red, &c to 69c: corn, No. 2
white, 33c to 34c; oats, No. Z white. 25c
to &c.
st. Louis-Cattle, 1925 to S6.25; hogs,
$500 to $4.25; sheep, $500 to $3.50;
wheat, No. 2, zoe to TIC; corn, No. 2
yellow, 31c to 33c; oats, Nd. 2, 23c to
25c; rye No. 2. SAC to SEC.
Cincinnati-Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, $3.50 to $500;
wheat, No. 2, zoe to re; csrn, No. 2
mixed. Doc to 36c; oats, No. 2 xixed, 25c
to 26c: rye, No. 2. Gle to 63c.
Detroit-Cattle, $3.50 to 50 80; hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, $2.5G TO $4.25:
wheat. No. 2. Tie to nc; com No. 2
yellow, 36c to &c; oats, No. white, 27c
to Csc: rye. &c to Csc.
Toledo-Wheat, Ne. 2 mixes. zoe to
Tie; corn, No. mixed, 33c tc CSC; oats,
No. 2 mixed, 22c to 2sc: rye. Ma. 2, SIC
to 59c; clover seed, $S35 to $5.s5.
Milwaukee-Wheat. No. 2 Northern,
G6c to &c; corn, No. s. &c to Sac; oats,
No. 2 white. 25c to &c; rye. NJ. 1. sc
to 5Ic; barley, No. 2. 46c to fse; pork,
mess, $500 to $3.50.
Buffalo-Cattle, good shipping steers,
$500 to $3.50; hogs. common t. choice,
1926 to $3.50; sheep. Fair to cbucc weth-
ers. $500 to $3.50; hmbs. cvxamon to
extra. $3.50 to $3.50.
New York-Cattle, $S.25 to Sc rs; hogs,
$500 to $4.75; sheep. $500 to $4.75;
wheat. No. 2 red, 75c to 78c; corn, No. 2,
40c to 41c; oats, No. 2 white, ale to SIC,
butter, creamery, lie to 25c; eggs, west-
Gn, 14c to Ice.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-09
TWO ROBBERS GET $4,000.

Package OF Money Stolen from st.
Louis Street Railway official.
Robert X. Jennings, secretary Of the
Broadway Gable Car Company, was rob-
bed Of package containing nearly $780,
600 shortly after noon the other day
while boarding a car at Washington ave-
nue. and Broadway, st. Louis. He had
just drawn the money from the Boat
mans Bank and was on his way to the
Office of the company. Two well-dressed
men boarded the car just before he did.
blocking the way. They jumped off while
in front Of the Union market. Mr.. Jen-
nings instantly discovered his loss, made
an effort to follow the strangers. but they
had disappeared.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-09
DEATHS DUE TO GUNPowDER.

Two Employees of a Factory Fatally
Burned Through Dust on Clothing.
While five workmen in the Fontanet
powder mill near Terre Haute, Ind. were
sitting in the electric power house a
bprned-out fuse threw spark on the hat
Of Sam King, one of the men. The hat
was impregnated with powder dust. as
was also his clothing. In an instant lie
was ablaze. As he ran for the door he
brushed against Alsa Mcbride and Burt
OVERLY, both of whom blazed up from
the contact and ran after him. Other
men pulled off the blazing clothing and
hurried the men to the wash-house,
where they were drenched. King and
Mcbride died from their injuries.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-09
GETS AN INFKRNAL MACHINE.
Mrs, J. w. Hoot Barely Escapes Death
from q Present Sent from Chicago.

Mrs, " w. HOot Barely Escapes Death
from q Present Sent from Chicago.
An internal machine, received by ex-
press from Chicago by Mrs. j. w. Hoot
of Waterloo, Iowa, was tested there.
The machine was in the form Of we'll
finished cabinet about foot long. When
she pulled knob to open a drawer
percussion cap exploded, but failed to do
any damage. She dropped the package
in alarm and later turned it over to the
police. The officers took the machine
to the river, and, fastening rope to
another knob, they reiterated. When they
pulled the rope a terrific explosion re
suited, throwing stones over a block and
leaving not a particle Of the machine.
Mrs. Hoot received letter at the same
time as she did the machine, calling at
tention to the present that would be sent.
j. w. Hoot, the woman's husband. who,
it is said, deserted her because she re-
fused to transfer deeds to extensive prop
erty, has written her some strangely
worded letters from Chicago.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-09

to Washington and began work in ma
chine shop. Here he met Charles Moore,
a Virginian, who had invented a writing
machine. From experiments with this
Mergenthaler evolved the Linotype.
Hampered by poverty, his invention got
into the hands Of a syndicate in 1885.
Mergenthaler claimed he was frozen out
of the syndicate, and will go TO the grave
a comparatively poor man and with
broken heart. He has been able to make
living recently by selling small parts
of his machine for repair purposes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-09
LYNcHING FOLLOWS MURDER.
Weir City, Kan, the Scene Of a Double
Murder.

Weir City, Kan, was the scene the
other night of double tragedy. Gus Nc
Ardle, a bartender, was shot and killed
and in less than two hours his supposed
murderer, George Wells, a negro miner
from Scammon, was swinging to tele-
phone pole, the victim of mob which
had forcibly taken him from Jail. Me-
Ardle and Wells had some words in the
saloon, after which the negro left. Short
ly afterward shot was fired from across
the street, the bullet striking McArdle
squarely in the forehead. He died in half
an hour. Wells was arrested on suspi-
cion and lodged in Jail. A mob formed
quickly and marched to the Jail. Secur-
ing Wells without much trouble. they
dragged the frightened negro from the
building and strung him up to the nearest
telephone pole. Before the rope was
placed about his neck Wells admitted he
was with the man who shot McArdle,
but denied that he had done the shoot
ing.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-09

histories tell, the vault under the House
of Parliament was filled with barrels of
gunpowder and Guy Fawkes. though by
no means the chief conspirator. was
caught while getting ready to light the
fuse which would have blown Lords and
Commons alike higher than the top CT
the tower. Hawkes. and a number of his
fellow-plotters were executed after they
lad been tortured to make them confess,
and the day of the discovery of the plot,
Nov. 5. was proclaimed holiday.
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James Logue. the notorious bank rob-
Der. who died in the county almshouse
in Philadelphia recently, spent more than
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-09
Prefers Death to Marriage.

At Greencastle, Ind, Warren kahley
made an unsuccessful attempt at sui
eide. Kahley wrote note to his
mother, bidding her and his friends good
by, saying that he preferred death to
matrimony. Kahley fired two shots, one
going wild, the other making a wound
near his heart. After the shooting the
fact developed that Kahley was to have
been married that evening to Miss Laura
Watson Of North Greencastle.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-09

Next lesson: Public Reading Of the
ScsptGres." Neh. SLIP.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-09

fused both the
State portfolio In
Washington's Cab
met and the Chief
Justiceship Of the
Supreme Court Of
the United States.
1t is true that these
are not so great Of
fees as that OF
Presi d g N I. but
Henry had only to
raise his hand to
take them. Presi-
dent Washiu gtOn
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-09

half his life in pris-
on. His stealings
are said to figure
into the millions.
He was sent to the
reform school in
Philadelphia at the
age of 10 years,
and ever since until
within the last doz-
en- years the Pin
kertons have been
constantly on his
trail. He was con-
sidered the most
skillful bank rob-
her Of tho canfurv.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-09

married to Archduke Diede Rsldolf. son
of Emperor Francis Joseph, and heir TO
the imperial throne. When her husband
died in January, 1889, the chance of the
archduchess to be empress passed away
and she has lived in quiet ever since
The future wife Of Count Lonyay is 80
years old and quite pretty.
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When the English Parliament opened
the other day a queer Old custom, which
has come down since 1905, was observed
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-09
Ca.s Lake Town Site Is Sold.

The Cass Lake Mimi townsite on
the Chippewa Indian reservation, over
which there has been hard contest for
long time, was sold at the st. Cloud land
office. The site went in four parcels, the
total price being SIT ,99i.5S, going to Sid
ney l.. Wright of Philadelphia, the East
ern Minnesota Railway and the A. Sank
Lumber Company.