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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
FiLiPlNOS DITCH A TRAIN.
Two Americans Are Kilied-Gen. Otis
Plan Fails.

Plan Fails.
A party of Filipino insurgents ditched
a railroad train mile and a half south
of Angeles Friday morning and then
opened fire upon the derailed cars from
a bamboo thicket close to the track. Two
Americans were killed and five others
wounded. Lieut.. LONE and five Of his
scouts, who were on the train, made a
vigorous defense and caused the enemy
to flee. Six dead rebels We're afterward
found in the thicket from which the rebel
fire came. Gen. Wheaton, with six COM
panies, proceeded from Calulet to the re-
lief of the train, but his services were not
needed.
Word has reached the War Depart
ment showing that Gen. Otis has sought
to initiate the policy employed in Cuba
of buying Filipino arms, and that his
efforts have been unsuccessful. The ma
tives were given to understand that up
on the surrender of gun the military
authorities would pay the person surrrn-
derng it $40 and guarantee him immu-
nifty from arrest for previous armed oppo-
sition to the United States and protection
for the future. Notwithstanding this
tempting offer not one bona fide surrender
of a gun is reported.
A dispatch from Manila Thursday con-
tanned the information that the Fifty-tirst
Iowa volunteers had sailed for the Unit
ed States on the transport Senator.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
USED DEATH AS a REMEDY.
Physician Declares He Has Killed suf.
feriug Patients.

DIR. Nehemiah Nickerson of Meridian,
Conn, has created a sensation by declar-
ing that he had put an end to the suffer
ing of patients who were III beyond hope
of recovery by administering chloroform,
thereby causing a peaceful and more
speedy death.
"There Is no reason" DR.. Nickerson
said, "why the sufferer should not be
given chloroform if he requests such ac-
tion and be assisted to pass out. i have
administered chloroform under such con-
ditions, and have always thought that
was doing humane act. Why person
should be obliged to suffer by the aid Of
medical skill is more than / can see. Ac-
cording to my mind a person has a per-
feet right to say what shall be done with
his life. He may live or die. Suicide is
justifable in many cases, provided the
suicide has no obligations. / do not be-
lieve a doctor should hasten a patients
death without full consent of all near
relatives and the patient himself"
This declaration was brought out by
the address Of Judge Simeon Il. Baldwin
of New Haven before the American So
cial Science Association, Of which he is
president, at Saratoga, y. Y, on Sept. 4,
In which he said that in the case of a
patient suffering from a fatal malady he
believed the prolongation Of the sufferers
life was misapplication of the healing
art, especially when the patient would
prefer a speedy death through an anaes-
thetic
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
SOME STARTLING FIGURES.
Casualties Resulting from Troubles
in the Pana Mining District.

The grand total of casualties since the
advent of negro miners from the South
to take the places of striking white min
ers in the Pana district is something ap-
palling. The coal strike was declared in
southern Illinois on April /, 1898. be-
cause of the failure of the operators TO
abide by the decision of the arbitration
board. Four months later the importa-
tion of negro miners from Alabama COM
menced.
With the arrival of the first batch Of
negroes the trouble began. Numerous
clashes of more or less sanguinary ma
ture occurred almost daily, but the first
great tragedy came Oct 13, when the
mine guards at Nirden shot and killed
eleven strikers and wounded nineteen
more. One negro was killed and four
wounded in this battle. Other battles
fought Mt Pana. Carterville and Virien
in which the roll of dead and wounded
was more than doubled, followed.
Following isoa complete list of casual
ties since Ae beginning of the trouble:
Oct 13, 1898, at Virden, IL whites, one
negro.
Oct. 10, 1898, ut Pana, one negro; April
/, at Pana, two whites, five negroes.
June 80. 1899, Mt Carterville, one negro.
Sept. II, 1899, at Carterville seven ne
groes.
Total, 13 whites and Il negroes.
Wounded: Sept. 20, 1898, Pana, one
negro; Oct. IL, 1895, Pana, two whites;
Oct. 13, 1898, Virden, 10 whites, four
negroes; Nov. II. 1898, Pana, one white,
two negroes April 10, 1899, Pana, eight
whites. one negro; June 30, 1899, Carter
vile, 20 negroes.
Total, 30 whites and 2S negroes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 1899 b
HARVEST IN THE WHEAT BELT.
Busy and Interesting Days In ths
Great North west.


Great Northwe
The hum of the threshing machine will
be heard for the next ninety days from
the east line Of Minnesota to the farther
boundaries Of the Dakotas. The land u
dotted with grain stacks, usually In
groups Of four, though occasionally q
farmer, who makes herd or flock the
prominent feature Of his husbandry, VIII
have his entire crop stacked In Q SEMI
circle round the north and west sides Of
his corral. At intervals slender columns
of smoke tell Of a steamer" ut work
from dawn till dark. A stranger in the
country seeing the steamer moving from
one job to another might easily mistake
the outfit for an innovation in railroad-
ing. First comes the traction engine, not
unlike a locomotive engine, although
smaller and painted in brighter colors.
Immediately behind the engine Is the ten
der wagon fitted with a rack for hauling
straw. Nearly every engine in the North
west nowadays Is a straw burner. Then
comes the separator, monster machine
with 36 to 4S-inch cylinder, and often
60-inch separator. Behind the separator
comes the tank, resembling very closely
a Standard oil distributing wagon, which
hauls water for the engine from the near
est windmill pump. Then the trap wag-
on" carrying the loose paraphernalia or
the outfit, and the clothes and bedding or
the men. If the threshers board with
the owner of the grain this constitutes
the train, but If, as is generally the case,
the owner of the machine boards his
crew, the grub shanty," an ordinary
house wagon, brings up the rear, making
train from 100 to $50 feet long.
The modern separator comes pretty
near being the whole thing" Instead
Of the threshing crew Of our boyhood
days-drivers, feeders, oilers, bandcutters,
four to six pitchers, measurers and half
dozen straw stackers-the crew consists
of a manager, usually the owner Of the
machine; engineer, oiler, waterman, six
pitchers and a cook.
Twenty years ago 81 bushel was con-
sidered only moderately paying" price
for wheat. Ten years back, when the
market had worked down below 70 cents,
the wheat farmer faced certain bankrupt
cy with groan. Now, farmers in the
Northwest are selling wheat, and making
money, at so cents a bushel. Many fac
tors contribute to make this possible, but
heavier crops and lower wages are not
among them. Lower prices on nearly ev-
erything he buys, especially machinery,
leave the farmer a larger surplus from
given sum, but the result is brought about
most of all by the improved machinery
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

Several newspapers have given Secre
tary Elihu Root the initial 3D." which
does not belong in his name.
Henry w. Corbett, United States Sen.
ator from Oregon, went to New York in
street for $3.50 a week. He slept under
the counter, swept the store, and saved
a dollar week.
Congressman-elect Gordon of Ohio
who succeeds Mr.. Marshall of that State,
has the unique distinction Of coming from
a district that never sent a Republican
TO Congress.
A special effort is to be made in next
years census to expedite its completion
In the last two censuses (those of 1880
and 1S90) the publication of the results
occupied from FIVE to seven years. In the
act providing for the census of 1900 Con
grcss provided that the four principal re-
ports-those on population, mortality,
manufacture and agriculture-must be
published by July /, 1902.
At the special election in Rhode ISL
and in June to decide the question of the
acceptance or rejection Of the amended
State constitution the vote, as officially
canvassed, was as follows: In favor of
the new constitution, 4,G97; against, r.
742 votes.N The toal vote Of the State
was less than 1900 on the amendments,
though in the presidential election of
1896 Rhode Island cast nearly $4,000
votes.
Gov. Pingrce's first nomination as May
or was given him because there seemed
no chance of his party's success in the
municipal election.
Charles Il. Littlefeld, who succeeds
Nelson Dingley in Congress, will be the
tallest man in that body, being six feet
five inches in height.
Gov. Joseph ID. Sayers of Texas owns
the first Federal flag captured by the
Confoderates in the war of the rebellion.
He intends presenting II to the State
Historical Society.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
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Bourke Cochran was once porter for
A. L. Stewart.
According to the Jewish Chronicle
Paderewski is jew.
Russell Sage's sister lives at Oneida,
n. Y. She is 03 years old.
Daniel Lamont's private fortune Is
now said to reach $5,O00,0OO.
Mrs. Howard Gould owns a fan for
which her husband paid 100000.
Governor Roosevelt has taken to the
Gladstonian exercise of telling trees.
T. p. O'Connor says Mrs. Langtry
looks quite as young as she did ten years
ago.
II. ID. Blackmore, author Of Lorna
Doone," is prosperous market gardener.
Min Yong Whou, the new minister to
Washington from Corea, speaks English
fiuently.
William l.. Elkins s. the street rail.
way syndicate began life as an errand
boy ia q grocery.
Leopold Carreras of Philadelphia does
not read jokes, as he dislocates his jaw
every time he laughs.
Manuel Garcia of Spain, the Oldest liv-
Ing professor Of music in the world, was
born ninety-four years ago
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
BULL FIGHT TURNS TO RIOT.
Disappointed Mexican Spectators BE.
come Enraged

Disappointed Mexican Spectators Be-
come Enraged.
Failure on the part of the manager of
Campeche, Mexico, bull fight to fulfill
his promises resulted in a general riot,
during which many persons were badly
injured. The manager had advertised
fights with six fierce bulls and Spanish
picadors were billed to perform the high
est feats Of the profession, including
somersaults over the backs of the most
savage animals that could be procured.
Instead of the ferocious beasts, six tame
bulls were introduced, and the animals
ran away from the center Of the ring
when the fighters approached them. This
enraged the spectators to degree of
frenzy. They tore down the seats and
the very ring itself, assaulting the per-
formers and the manager, who, II is
claimed, was seeking fight with the pro-
ceeds Of the tickets sold.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

LIEUT.. GILMORE. dent, however that
this was merely a pretext for reopening
negotiations for surrender. They made
no request for an exchange of prisoners,
and left Gen. Macarthur after a brief
conference, promising to return with the
released prisoners in few days. They
asked, however, in return for the release
Of the prisoners that ENJOYS be permitted
to accompany them through the lines to
confer with Gen. Otis.
In asking permission to send American
prisoners into our lines, correspondent
says, Aguinaldo shows that he no longer
has the idea of holding these men as
hostages to protect himself. He is prob
ably beginning TO understand that his
threats against the American prisoners
are useless, and if carried into execu-
tion would close the door even 10 the
general amnesty which had been promis-
ed by Gen. Otis. He is, therefore, TAX
ing very proper step to enable his rep
resentative TO ask for a conference with
the American general in command.
The Secretary of War, however, does
not hope for an immediate cessation of
hostilities in the Philippines, and will
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
SCHLEY IS AN ISSUE,
President May Not Send Him to the
South Atlantic Station.

Several friends Of Rear Admiral
Schley called on the President Monday
and protested against the assignment of
Schley to the South Atlantic squadron.
This position is only secondary in impor-
tance, and in navy circles the assignment
Is regarded as shelving of Admiral
Schley.
To the President they bitterly denounc-
ed the persistent persecution of Schley
by the Navy Department, and urged the
executive to right matters by having
Schley given a more important assign
ment. After the conference Gen. Angus
said that he believed the President would
order a change that would give Schley
his deserts.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
THOUSANDS DIE BY STORM
Entire Villages in japan Reported al
swept Away.

The steamship Empress of India brings
details of the storm which swept across
Japan. The prefectures of KOCH, Taxa
matsu, Ehime and Okayama suffered
most, total of 325 lives in all being OFF,
cially reported lost, with 11,135 houses
overthrown or inundated in KOCH, Taxa
matsu and Okayama.
Ehime reported no financial loss, but
the death of 1,500 residents, the greatest
casualties occurring at a large village
near the Besshi copper mine which was
utterly obliterated. From the wreck Of
this mine itself 100 corpses had been re-
moved at last advices, while it was fear
cd that fully GOO others remained below
ground
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

men and the rest are police and detec-
tives. or the latter 120 are on duty in
the twenty-four hours.
1t is estimated that the grand total cost
is $3.50 francs, or little over $500 a
day. AS the siege has lasted thirty-eight
days, NJ. Jules Guerin and his twelve
men have already cast the taxpayers
about $4,000. To this is to be added the
amount Of the indemnity which it is now
almost certain will be paid by the Gov
ernment to people whose business has
suffered owing to the siege.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
Labori,s Work.

Fernard Labori, the counsel for Drey-
fus, is the editor of an exhaustive en-
cyclopedia of French law, the twelfth
volume of which was issued last year. He
is also the editor of a monthly political
and literary review called the Grand
Review
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

of truce. they were
taken to Gen. Mac
Arthur, ostensibly
to arrange for the
release of sixteen
American prison
ers of war, among
them Lieut.. Gil
more and his men
from the gunboat
Yorktown. Army
officers are conf
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
The Next Total solar EcIip.e

The next total solar eclipse will take
place on May %, 1900. In order that
the observations may be made in as use
ful and systematic a manner as possible,
astronomers are already considering plans
Cor observing the phenomenon.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
France Reaped telegraph Fees.

The profits of the Government tele-
graph during the Dreyfus trial are re-
ported the heaviest in the history Of
France. Tables just compiled show
total receipts of $4,000, which repre-
sents paysacnt for nearly 100000 words
of telegraph matter. The heaviest days
business is reported on Saturday, when
telegrams to the number of over 1900
were fled and sent.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
DEATH OF LIEUT.. COL. MILEY
Inspector General of Volunteers a
Victim of Fever at MauiIa.

Lieut.. Col. John d. Miley, Inspector
general of volunteers, died Tuesday at
Manila. The information reached the
War Department in a cnblegram from
Gen. Otis: His death was due to cerebral
meningitis attendant on typhoid fever.
Col. Miley's rank in the regular army was
6rst lieutenant, Second artillery.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

give no orders
which will change
the general plan of
campaign. Secre-
tary Root presented
this proposition to
the cabinet, and it
was discussed very
briefly. The gen
eral opinion was
that the command
ers in theYPhilip-
1;nnc nnnll hanbln
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
FlLlPINos TO VISIT OTIS.
Americans Held by the Natives May
BE Given Their Liberty.

Aguinaldo made overtures Of peace
Tuesday by sending two insurgent majors
through the American lines under flag
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

Paul Roehricht. New York jeweler, was
shot dead while attempting to evict Kate
Fingerhut. She says her husband order
ed her to shoot.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
$500 A DAY TO WATCH GUERIN


OOSG OI tHt bIOCHdut Oh HIb AutI-
Semitic Fort.
A dispatch from Paris says that the
question Of the cost of the blockade Of
Fort Chabrol is one that will probably
end by interesting the French taxpayer.
There are at present something like 900
men on duty round the anti-Semitic fort
ress. OF these $50 are republican guards,
15O are troops Of the line, four are fire.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

Typhoid fever Of most viiulent type
h epidemic at Madrid.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

S~~~~~~NN~~-~~-~>N >NN->.~.~.~~>~~~~~~~~
N. T.. CHURCH-Rsv. o. w. willet, PssaA
Services at 10 80 o'clock q m. and p. m Bun
day school at II m Prayer meeting every
Thursday evening at o'clock. All are -
daily invited to attend.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rev. G. L
Guichard, Pastor. Regular Services every
2nd and 4th Sunday In the month at 1870 q
m. and 1880 p. IN. Sunday school AZ -
O'Clock and Y. II. =. e. Il. at $3.50 every Snn-
day. Prayer meeting every "Wednesday
evening.
DANISH Ev. LUTHERAN CHURCH Rev.
A. p. W. Becker. Pastor. Services every Sum
day at 1880 a. m. and D. m, and every Wednos-
day at D. m. A lecture in school room IL m
METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH
Rev. j. j. Willitts, Pastor. Services every Sum
day ut 7:c0 D. m except the third Sunday oach
month. Sunday-school at D. m
ST. MARY's CATHOLIC CHURCH.-Fstha
II. Webeler Regular services the and Sunday
In each month.
CRAWLING LODGE, No. 366. =. d 4 NJ
meets in regular communication on Thursday
evening ON or before the full Of ths mosa
J.K. MERE. w. II
J.E. HURN, Secretary.
MARVIN POST No. 24o, G. A. r., nests the
second and fourth Saturdays in each month.
A. l.. POND. Post Com
j. C. HANSON, Adjutant
woMEN's RELIEF CORPS, No. 1872, meets on
the I'd and 4th Saturdays at O'Clock In tho AZ
ternoon MRS. J. M. JONES, President-
REBEccA WIGHT, Sec.
GRAlLING CHAPTER, r. A. NJ. No IA
Meets every third tuesday in each month.
J. X. MERz. II. r.
A. TAYLOR, Sec.
CRAWLING LODGE, 1. o. o. F.. Nc. IT,
Meets every Tuesday evening
JOSEPH PATTERSON, N. G.
G. o. MCCULLOUGH, Sec.
BUTLER POST. No. 81, Union Life Guard2
! meet every first and third Saturday evenings
in w. r. c. hall. III. DoUGHERrY. Captain.
T. d. BRcHEs, Adjutant.
CRAWFORD TENT, K. o. 7. NJ, No. loa-
Meets every Saturday evening.
7. NOLAN, r. e.
CRAWLING CHAPTER, ORDER OF EAST
ERN STAR. NO. SO. meets Wednesday evening On
or before the full Of the moon.
MRS A. GRoULEFF. w.A
MRS. FRED NARRIN, Sec.
COURT CRAWLING 1. o. F.. No. 790.-Mssts
second and last Wednesday OF each month.
J. WooDBURN, G. r
B. WIsNER r. 8.
CRAWLING HIVE. No. "a, L. o. 7. M.-Meets
every first and third Wednesday of each month.
MRS. GoULETTE. Lady Com
MRS. r. WALDE, Record Keeper.
REGULAR CONVOCATION OF PORTAGE
LODGE, No. 141, X. of r. meets in Castle Hall
the first and third Wednesday Of each month
ii. A POND, X. of II. s.
L. 7. WRIGHT, G. O.
CRAWLING COUNCIL, No. Il. 8 8. NJ.
will hold their regular convocation on Friday. ON
or before the full of the moon.
JULIUS X. MERE, 7. J. M.
+. L. NICHOLSON, Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

Headquarters of the Anti-Semitic
League Of Paris and stronghold of the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

Patronize those who advertise.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
One Man

will discover tho advan-
tage Of trading with YOU
II you don't adverttsss
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

CRAWFORD TENT, K. O. T. NJ. No. l0a :
Meets every Saturday evening
). j. COLIN Com.
T. NOLAN, X. k.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

BUTLER POST. No. 81. Union Life GuardA
meet every first and third Saturday evenings
In w. II. G. hall. ii. DoUGHERTy, Captain.
7. ID. BRcHEs, Adjutant.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

MARVIN POST, No. 24o. G. A. r.. mests ths
second and fourth Saturdays in each month
A. L. POND. Post Com
j. C. HANSON, Adjutant.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

CRAWLING LODGE. No. SSe. =. d 4 NJ
meets in regular communication on THURSDAY
evening ON or before the full Of ths nosa
J. X. MERE. w. II
j. Y. HURN. Secretary.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH-Fstha
II. Webeler. Regular services the and 6unday
In each month.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

CRAWLING CHAPTER. ORDER OF EAST.
ERN STAR, NO. SO, meets Wednesday evening On
or before the full Of the moon
MRS. A. GRoULEFF. w. n.
MRS. FRED NARRIN, Sec
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

GRAlLING CHAPTER, r. A. NJ. No l2L-
Meets every third tuesday In each month.
j. K. MERz. II. p.
A. TAYLOR Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH.
Rev. j. J. Willitts, Pastor. Services every Sum
day ut 7:cO y. m. except the third Sunday each
month. Sunday-school at / p. m
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

JOHN w. HAYES-I further assert and
maintain that these great combinations are
an assault upon the Inherent and constitu-
tional rights OF the citizens; that the real
and vital advantage to be gained Is the des-
potlc control over labor.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

WOMENs RELIEF CORPS. No. 1872. meets on
the I'd and 4th Saturdays st o'clock In tho AZ
ternoon MRS. J. NJ. JONES. President
REBEccA WIGHT, Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

Ex-GOv. FOsTER-There should be e.
tablshed a national bureau, from which all
trusts must secure licenses and to which
they shall report.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

COURT CRAWLING, 1. o. F.. No. 790.-Mssts
second and last Wednesday of each month.
J. WooDBURN. G. r
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

SAMUEL II. GREELEY-Rallroads are
the mother Of trusts" special rates Of
freight the food that prolongs their exist
ence. When freight rates are as stable as
postage stamps monopoly will then receive
Its first blow.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

DANISH Ev. LUTHERAN CHURCH = Rev.
A. p. w. Becker, Pastor. Services every bum
day at 1880 a. m. and 7 p. m, and every Wednes-
day at p. m. A lecture in school room II m
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-04-13
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