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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31

II those papers which propose to deal
fairly with the President In regard to
the Philippine matter would take the
time to possess themselves of q few
facts, they could criticise more intelli-
gently and justly. For instance, those
papers assume that the apparent In
suflciency Of men In Luxon ID due
either to Gen. Otis or the President. II
Gen. Otis has been reporting that 3d.
600 men are sufiicient when they are
not, one of those critics says. he Is un-
at for the position. II, on the other
hand. this paper continues, he has re-
ported that 10000 men are sufficient
because the President desires such a
report, the President is more than re-
sponsible. The critic, 1t should be
added, expresses the opinion that the
latter assumption is very improbable.
So 1t Is, and being one Of the assump-
tons of reckless and malignant papers
1t should not be repeated as a posi-
bility.
The grasp of few facts would shift
the responsibility Of having larger
army In the Philippines. Aguinaldo
opened hostilities Feb. 4. At that date
the treaty with Spain had not been
ratified, and by the conditions of the
protocol, which secured cessation of
hostillties, the United States could not
send a soldier to Manila. The treaty
was not ratified by the Senate until
Feb. 6. AS soon as the treaty was
signed by the Queen Of Spain, March
II, the war was at an end. Not only did
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31

Necessity spurred her to action and
she became a teacher. Then she turn
ed to literature and produced "Retalia-
ton"
This was the turning point in her ca
reer. Other works were written, and
within five years she had achieved
competence. "The Deserted Wife,"
"Shannondale," 1.-THE Mother-in-Law,"
Children Of the Isle" 1.-THE Lost Heir
quick succession.
She was enabled in 1853 to remove to
charming villa on the Potomac
Heights, at the west end Of George
town, which she called Prospect Cot
tage. There she lived for many years,
her home becoming the resort Of distin-
guished people from all parts Of the
country. For few years in the '70s
she lived in Yonkers, N. Y.
Mrs. Southworth was probably the
oldest living novelist, and her 'Retri-
button" which was published two
years before uncle Toms Cabin" Is
said to have been the first novel pub
lished serially in this country. Her
stories were translated into French,
German, Italian and Spanish, and 1t Is
not many years since public Librarians
said that no books so frequently requir-
ed reminding as hers did.
Besides the novels already mention
ed. "Ishmael," "The Hidden Hand"
1.-THE Trail Of the Serpent" and 1.-The
Fatal Secret" are among the more fam
Gus from her pen. THE Hidden Hand"
proved great success here and in
England In dramatized form.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31
The Line OF England's Rulers.

The Line OF EngtanO'6 hulerSs
First William the Norman, then William
his son,
Henry, Stephen, and Henry, then Rich
ard and John,
Next Henry the Third, Edwards one,
two and three,
And again after Richard three Henrys
we see,
Two Edwards, third Richard, IL rightly
/ guess,
Two Henrys, sixth Edward, Queen
Mary, Queen Bess;
Then jamie the Scotsman, then Charles
whom they slew,
But received after Cromwell another
Charles, too.
Then James the second assembled the
throne,
And good William and Mary together
came on,
Till Anne, Georges four, and fourth Will
liam all past,
God sent England Victoria; may she
long be the last.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31
State News In Brief.

Marine CiU's new elevator will be in
operation by Sept. 10.
Rattlesnakes are unusually numerous
In Newaygo County this summer.
In three years the attendance ut Ypsi-
lanti high school has increased from 172
to 262.
John Paupsia has lived in Ottawa
County for seventy years. lie is So
years old.
The Michigan Bell Telephone Co. will
put its wires underground in the bust
ness portion of Kalamazoo.
Charles Blum, laborer employed on
the new electric railroad at Saugatuck,
fell from trestle and received fatal in
juries.
Accidents and violence caused IT'S
deaths in Michigan in July. There were
a total Of 2,399 deaths reported in the
State that month.
The Postal Telegraph Co. will con-
struct lines along the route of the Colum-
bus, Marshall and Northeastern Rail-
road, which will run from Marshall to
Charlotte.
Mrs. A. G. Lindstrom, the wife Of a
clothing salesman of Menomince, has
fallen heir to $4,000 by the death of
Mrs. Haines, an aunt Of Waukegan, ILL.,,
who left $4,000 to be divided between
three heirs.
Martin d. Atkins, a graduate of the
university, has been appointed assistant
professor of physics and electrical engi-
neering at the Agricultural College, in
place Of Prof. p. b. Woodwork, resign
ed.
James Tompkins, Jr., aged 16 years, Of
Oxford started for Australia some
months ago to visit an aunt. He had
only about 81 on which to make the trip.
He has reached Yellowstone Park, and
has his 81 intact.
Swindlers arc working old soldiers and
widows of veterans in the vicinity of
South Haven. They charge from 81 to
S. for examining their pension papers,
and, of course. find them wrong, and
promise to return next day and arrange
for readjustment,. but do not show up
again.
Mrs. Stevens, mother Of Ernest Ste
yens, who was drowned in Chapin's
lake, near Marengo, on July 4. is OF the
belief that her son was murdered
Louis Greenleaf, a mechanic of Cottrel-
vile. pleaded guilty at Port Huron to
the larceny Of bicycle. He said he had
been taught to steal and didn't know II
was wrong.
A pair OF large hawks carried of over
100 young turkeys and chickens from
farmers in the Whigvile district In
northeastern Oakland County, and so far
have outwittcd all shotgun attempts at
their humiliation.
Oakland County expended $l5,1S2. 20
for Its poor people last year. There were
- inmates in the county house, and the
average number was AZ. or this num-
Der. 80 were men and "a women.
Mabel Misener, aged II years, while
riding on bicycle at Lapeer, rode be-
tween the front legs Of horse. The
animal reared and the girl passed safely
under It. She escaped with slight scalp
wound.
The directors OF the Kalamazoo Young
Mems Christian Association have con-
cluded ~ keep the institution open an
other year. The association has been in
financial straits for some time, but the
big floating debt Is largely cleaned up.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31

every volunteer regiment have the
right to muster out, but the regulars
enlisted under the law calling out the
volunteers had the right also to be
mustered out. This meant that on
March II the only disciplined soldiers
Of whom the President could avail him
self was the regular army Of $1,000
men in service when the war began.
Nearly month passed after the attack
of Aguinaldo before the Senate permit
ted the bill increasing the army to be-
come a law. The bill was fought by
Democrats under the lead of lGorman
on the ground that the army was large
enough. Finally, after wasting more
than a month, during which period 1t
was doubtful If the hostile Senate
would give the President man whom
he could send to Manila, that body,
March 2, passed the compromise army
bill which authorized the President to
increase the regular army to $4,000
men for two years and to enlist $4,000
volunteers for like period. Until the
passage of this bill, nearly a month
after Aguinaldo began the war, the
President did not have a soldier he
could send to Manila-not one. After
the adjournment of Congress orders
were issued and recruiting for the reg
ular army began. If the $4,000 or so
of regulars had been recruited in a
week and fastened to Manila they could
not have reached that point before the
middle of May. But the $4,000 or any
considerable portion Of the number
could not be recruited in a week, and
they could not have been shipped to
Manila in such numbers because 1t
would have been impossible to obtain
ships to carry them. If these green
troops had arrived at Manila the mid
die of May or June and had been put
into the field unacclimated, half Of
them would have died of disease Incl
dent to exposure in the beginning Of
the rainy season.
Therefore, If Gen. Otis had called for
10000 more men when Aguinaldo be-
gan war, they could not have been sup
piled until Congress had authorized the
President to recruit them. When Con-
gress did finally give the President the
authority II was too late to put that
number Of seasoned and disciplined
men in Manila. The later responsible
ity about calling for more men may
rest with Gen. Otis as a matter Of
judgment, but the fact that the Presi-
dent had no men to send Is due largely
to the Germans and the Vests and
those who prevented the passage Of
the bill authorizing the increase of the
army.-Indianapoli Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31

ern States In his list before are sure -
80 against him NEXT year. One Of these
II Washington. BryAn's anti-expan-
sion views alone settle that Washing
ton ID for commercial development on
the Pacific. Its Republican plurality
last year was 0,023. quite a change
from Bryan's 12.403 In 1903.
Kansas has parted company with the
silver party. Its Republican plurality
last year was 1880. Kansas and
Washington combined take fourteen
electoral votes from the Bryan column
A changed 1,600 votes last fall would
have given Nebraska and South Da-
kota to. the Republicans. The gains Of
Republican Congressman In the trans
Mississippi States last November were
remarkable and had the high distinc-
ton Of saving the House. All OF Ne
braka's neighboring States are as pros
porous as itself. and can match it, In
crease In deposits. Speaking in the
light of mathematical facts, Bryan's
prospects In the States west Of tho
Mississippi have generally faded. Fig
ures Of all kinds prove 1t. Nor can he
count on gains east Of the Mississippi,
unless In Kentucky; In which the Dem
ocratic party at present is more seri-
ously divided than In 1896. The facts
In the case suggest change In the
Democratic candidate. but even that
might cost more votes than 1t would
grin. Prosperity, expansion and sound
money are a winning combination.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31
Iowa Democratic Platform.

Iowa Democrats are dominated by
Populists. Their State ticket is really
defeated before 1t is printed.--Elgin
News.
Iowa Democrats indorse the Chicago
platform lin the whole" The spelling
is faulty, but the whereabout Of the
platform is correctly noted.-Kansas
City Journal.
The Iowa platform does not mention
silver, and the Iowa voter who con-
siders that question vital must delve
In ancient history to ascertain what
the party pretends to believe on that
subject to-day.-Rockford Republic.
There are several things which the
Iowa Democrats .'view with alarm"
There are several things which the Re-
publIcans of the land do not view with
alarm, and one of them Is the cam
paign of 1900.-Milwaukee Evening
Wisconsin.
Details aside, the Democratic party
In Iowa has, officially, got together,
though unofficially 1t may lose not a
few quiet believers in manhood, In the
flag, and In growth. That will be
found out when the votes are counted
In ENTHUSIASTICALLY Eagle. AZ
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31

~ Her nrSt novel, Ike
taliation," brought her fame and sub
sequent efforts securely confirmed it.
In 1S41 Miss Nevitte-this was her
maiden name. married Frederick II.
Southworth. In Utica, n. Y. Two years
later she was thrown on her own re-
sources by his desertion, broken in
spirit, health and purse-a widow in
fate. but not in fact-with my babes
looking up to me for n support could
not give them" as she forcibly relates.
This was suffering added to suffer
ing, for In early years her sight was
affected and her childhood was excep-
tionally unhappy. Her father died
when she was about years old, and.
under the care of her mother and
grandmother, she passed her glrlhood
In solitude and misery.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31
Political ride in the we.t.

No calamity party Is In sight for next
year. Its foundation has gone to
pieces Nebraska banks report de-
posits amounting to s21, 100000. In the
dark days OF the Cleveland failure and
the Bryan scare, the Nebraska bank
deposits amounted to only $11,0OO,00O.
They have doubled under a Republi-
can administration. Bryan, IL renom-
mates. will be pushed hard In Ne
braska. Though State pride Is enlist
ed in behalf Of second trial. the Re-
publican vote has grown since 1896.
The fusion plurality last year was only
2,7S1 for Governor. the Republicans
carrying the Legislature and gaining
a Senator. Bryan has no certainty In
Nebraska In 1900. In fact. the chances
are the other way. Some Of the West
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31
What Havemeyer Wants.

Mr.. Havemeyer has no use for tar
iff in the interests Of sugar growers Of
Louisiana, or the beet sugar raisers Of
the West. What he wants is a tariff
in the interests and for the benefit Of
Mr.. Havemeyer and his trust. He has
had more protection and benefitfor his
sugar trust from the enactments Of the
free-trade Democratic party, under the
Mills and Wilson bills, than under the
protective policy Of the Republicans,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31
Murder Revealed by Corp,e.

The body of man nged so years was
recovered from the mouth of Paw Paw
river by Chief Of Police Hosbein of st.
Joseph. The corpse when found was
hoating with the face downward. The
nose was broken and a cash inflicted
near the left ear. 1t is believed the man
was murdered and thrown into the river
to hide the crime
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31

pu lar novelists
Of her time and one
of the most prolific.
She was born In
1919 and during her
so years Of life had
given to the world
20 novels-one al
most for every year
Of her existence.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31
Dynamite wrecks a Bridge.

While dynamite was being used to
raise the bodies of NJ. Swanson and Carl
Rylander, drowned, the Milwaukee rail
road bridge at Iron Mountain was seri-
ously damaged, heavy charge, consist
ing of sixty sticks Of the explosive, tear
ing away the sides of the structure and
twisting the rails for distance Of twen-
ty feot
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31
Two Freight Trains Collide.

Freight No. 81, west bound, and freight
No. 81, east bound, on the Chicago and
Grand Trunk collided three miles west of
Battle Creek, demolishing both locomo-
tives and several cars. Fireman John
Dutfield of the west bound freight and
Fireman f. A. Nelson of the east bound
freight were both seriously injured.
While clearing up the wreck a dead
tramp was found crushed in a stock car.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31
infatuated Man Uses Pi.tol.

Ex-County Clerk Henry NJ. Reynolds
exchanged pistol shots at Detroit with
Paul Beach. a metal polisher, aged 20,
over a woman of the name Of Bessie
Stewart Neither party was struck, al
though Reynolds kneeled on the sidewalk
and apparently took careful aim. The
trouble, 1t is said, is due to insane jeal-
ousy on the part of Reynolds for Miss
Stewart
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31

Genius is a peculiar form of insanity
that causes a man to toll necessarily
without knowing whether he will get
500 or 500 for his labor.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31
Thrashinr Engine Blown UP.

A thrashing machine engine blew up,
about five miles from Empire, instantly
killing Lyman E. Pilbeam, engineer; Ar
chic Anton, band cutter. and Robert
Newhew, feeder. William Gilbert was
terribly injured The cause Of the ex-
plosion is unknown.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31
In the Future.

Gendarme Ito the victim who has just
been run over by an automobile car
riage)-None Of your impudence. Show
me your license to walk!-Le Rire.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31

The presence Of full-grown ripe Wor-
den grapes upon the St. Joseph market
has been puzziing the oldest grape grow
ers, who report that this particular va
riety heretofore has not been ripe enough
to market before Sept. 10. The growers
who are now marketing the ripe grapes
account for the. condition by the fact that
the large vineyards OF their district were
struck during an electrical storm, and
lightning leaped along entire rows over
the wires which support the vines. Con-
trary to the growers expectation, who
thought all the vines would be ruined,
the green fruit began to ripen immedi-
ateiy, and only small portion of the
vines were injured by the lightning.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31

Not from the grand old. masters. r
Not from the bards sublime,
Whore distant footsteps echo
Down the corridors Of time.
Read from some humber poet,
Whose songs gushed from his heart 4
As showers from the. clouds of summer,
Or tears from the eyelids start.
And the night shall be filed with music.
And the cares that infest the day
Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs,
And as silently steal away.
--Longfeliow.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31
A NOTED NOVELIST.

Mrs. Southworth Had a Long and
Popular Literary Career.
Mrs. Emma d. E. n. Southworth,
who died at her home in Georgetown,
d. c., recently, was one OF the most
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31

With all the gold we are sending
abroad just now we are sending peo-
pie who know how to distribute II.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31
Bicyciist. TO Hunt Thieves.

Horse stealing In southern Michigan
and northern Indiana has become so
alarming that movement has begun to
form bicycle brigades in score OF more
Of counties, the members of which will
be ready at a moments notice to start
from the scene Of the theft by various
roads and hunt the thieves to their re-
treat. 1t is stated that within the last
sixty days forty horses and rigs have
been stolen in Berrien. Gass, st. Joseph,
Kalamazoo and Branch counties. Michi-
gan, and Elkhart, st. Joseph and La
porte counties, bordering the State line
In Indiana.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31

What labor needs to make 1t digni-
fed is an eight-hour law applied to the
mothers who work sixteen hours day.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31
A FEW PLAIN FACTS.
THE MALICIOUS AND IGNORANT
~ NEWSPAPER CRITICS

The Lack of eufacieat soldiers In the
I Philippines Due Entireiy to-the Hoe
tiIity or the Dsnocrats Under such
Leaders ~ Senator Gorman.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31

Grace ever made was 400, In 1876. An
other boy who is winning fame In Eng
land is little Johnny Reiff, the jockey.
Reiff is also IA years of age, yet he Is
earning $4,000 year, and is now men,
toned as a dangerous rival to Tod
Sloan Less than three years ago Reif
was . schoolboy In Cincinnati.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31

The hero of the moment in England is
a 14-year-old boy named A. Z. Il. Col
Inns, of Clifton College. who recently
made the record cricket score Of 628
not out He batted for seven hours.
The next biggest score was that of A.
Il. Stoddart. who In 1896 scored 4S5.
The biggest score the great DR.. w. @.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31
MIRROR OF MICHIGAN
FAITHFUL REcoUNTiNo or HER
LATEST NEWS.

Grapes Ripensd BY Elsctricity-Out
After Horss Thievss-Yreight Col
lision Near Battle Creek = Detroit
Shooting Array Corpse Found.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31
HAPPY EVER AFTER

T70 NTIL we met face to face in q
u crowded street 1 had not known
OF Ben being In London.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-06-01

Representative Bankhead, of Ala
bama, who has been in Washington
for several days, is very much graft
fed over the assurances he has re-
ceiged of the support of many for the
minority s candidate for speaker of the
house. He feels reasonably assured,
he saws, that he will enter the caucus
with more votes than any of the other
candidates, and having once got the
lead, he hopes to keep 1t.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-06-01
Loan and Investment Company Organized,

Loan and Investment Company Organized.
Gulfport. - The Cuban American
Loan and Investment company of San
tiago, Cuba, and Gulfport, Miss, was
organized here Friday, and they now
ask for charter according to the laws
of this state. The objects of the corpor-
alton are declared to be for the carry
ing on of general loan and investment
business such as is allowed by the law
governing building and loan associa-
tlons. The capital stock is placed at
$500, 900, and when So, 900 is paid in
the concern is authorized to begin bus
mess. The following well known bus
mess men are the incorporators John
Bryant, S. S. Bulls, R. Knight, JOS
eph b. Leger. and A. L. Thornton.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-06-01

Jackson The Young Mems Busi-
ness League met Friday night and
passed resolutions requesting the city
council to issue bonds to the amount Of
$15, 900 to provide the Gulf and Ship
Island railroad with terminal facilities
at this point The resolutions will be
presented to the board at the next meet
ing and the issue of bonds will be ad-
vocated by special committee of the
league appointed for the purpose to
confer with the board of trade with
reference to the new opera house made
its report, showing the results to date.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-06-01

The final changes in the civil ser.
vice order were approved Saturday by
tha cabinet and the order will be ready
for the presidents signature as soon
as the changes are incorporated into
the final draft of the document. All
the members of the cabinet expressed
themselves as satisfied with it. 1t is
said the order will exempt about 4, 900
of the 65, positions in the classi-
6ed service.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-06-01
Norm nj School Closing.

Maben. An immense crowd was
here to witness the closing exercises Of
The Maben Normal school. Rev. r. H.
BGadney preached the commencement
sermon and Gov. McLaurin delivered
The address. Addresses were delivered
also by Profs. Smith and r. P. Linfield
and by Messrs. T. G. Randall and. G..
W Yates Superintendent Whitfield
aAd Attorney General Nash were pres,
ent and made speeches. The exercises
closed with concert and delivery of
medals.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-06-01

The following dispatch has been re
eeived at the navy department.:
Secretary of Navy, Washington: In-
formation has been received from the
commander of the Castine, that the
Spanish troops have been Withdrawn
from San Coangan, P. l., on May oath.
Information has been received from
the commander of the Helena that the
United States troops have relieved the
Spanish troops at Sulu, on May 80,
saluted eacE flag; all quiet there.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-06-01
Ex-Governor Holiday Dead.

Governor Frederick William
Mackay Holiday, of Virginia, died ut
his home in Winchester, Va, Tuesday,
aged II years. He was a colonel in
the Stonewall brigade and lost an arm
at Slaughter's Mountain. Upon re-
firing from the service he was elected
to the Confederate congress, in which
be served until the end of the war.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-06-01
r,,, pro.n.ctor. Missing.

It. B. Robinson, of Oakland, CAL,
who has lust returned from Copper
River. Alaska, says that he knows OF
eighty prospectors in that section who
are missing. If not dead already they
will die in an effort to reach civiliza-
ton. Most of them went out IN small
narties with only provisions to last
them at best a few months. Rescue
narties have been unable to get irace
of them.