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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
CAUSE OF WALL STREET PANIC.
Legitimate Result of Improved Busi-
ness Conditions-What Dun Says.

Legitimate Result of Improved BUSH
ness Conditions-What Dun Says.
Dun & Co.'S weekly review of trade
says: The worst day in Wall street for
years was in part the legitimate result
of the best year in business ever known.
Because the country had prospered so
greatly and had so expanded its bust
ness it could no longer afford to have
many millions locked up in carrying
stocks representing imaginary values.
The question was not one OF monetary
supply. When the country found ample
use for its capital in regular trade and
productive industry, contraction OF
loans became necessary, which would
only have been more painful il the vol
ume of stocks carried had been larger.
The business of the country close to the
holidays is necessarily smaller than 1t
has been, and yet larger than at the
same date in any other year. Wool sales
have dropped sharply with monetary
pressure, but prices do not change. Fail
ures for the week have been 30 in the
United States, against 258 last year, and
90 in Canada. against 81 last year,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04

Electric car No. 80 was demolished by
freight train OF the San Francisco road
Mt Park and Handkerchief avenues. st.
Louis, and Eugene Bowman, the motor
man, almost instantly killed. J.Ig Cook,
Lucas Normandy and G. G. Beatty, pas
scngers, were injured, but not fatally.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
WILL FIND HER LOVER DEAD.
Miss Bessie Ray of Fairbault, Mimi,
on Her Way to the Philippines.

on Her Way to the Philippines.
In the list of dead forwarded by Gen.
Otis the other day is the name of Henry
G. Merriam of Company q, Sixth infan-
try, of typhoid fever. Merriam was to
have married Miss Bessie Ray of Fari-
bault, MINI. She left Faribault with her
mother for Manila in November and is
now on her way. Merriam was grad
uate of the class of ~ at Shattuck and
was very popular. He was the son of
Capt. Merriam, retired army officer re-
siding in Washington.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
Wholesale Grocery Burned Ont.

The building and contents of the Blk
len,Winzer wholesale grocery at Burling-
ton, Iowa, were destroyed by fire, entail
ing loss of $150,0O0. The insurance is
about So, 1000. The firm is well known
throughout Iowa, Illinois and Missouri.
The intense cold prevented the firemen
from doing effective work.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
MONROE DOCTRINE RULES.
Germany Abandons Efforts to Pur-
chase Danish West Indies.

The German Government has definitely
abandoned all idea of acquiring the Dan
ish West Indies, either, by purchase from
Denmark or otherwise. This informa-
ton was received from an authoritative
source. The German embassy in Wash
ington has left no doubt that any such
attempt would be>looked upon by the
Americans as an unfriendly act and as a
serious infringement Of the Monroe doc
trine. According to the same authority
the reports representing that Denmark
is negotiating to sell the islands to the
United States are either entirely prcma-
ture or without foundation.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04

heaped upon the
War Department
for the conduct OF
affairs in South AT
RIGA. He is the
wealthiest landlord
in England and one
of the largest land
owners In the
world. He owns
$4,000 acres OF
land, and his an
nual rent roll is
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
Ends His Flight In Suicide.

Weary Of trying to elude the officers,
A. w. Peterson, county treasurer Of
Yankton County, South Dakota. who fed
from Yankton after a shortage in his ac-
counts had been discovered. took his own
life by plunging into the Mississippi river
at ST Louis.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
~ Two Naval Boats Sold.

The Secretary Of the Navy has arrang-
cd for the sale of the collier Scipio to
Ludwig Rubell of Philadelphia, at SAL
$50, and for the sale of the naval tug
Rocket to James Tregarther & Son of
New York at 81 ,123.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
Slain by His Wife,s Father.

A. ]. Thomas shot and killed ]. p.
Bayies ut Guthrie, Ok. Last summer
Bayles, who was a widower, aged 80,
married 13-year-old daughter of Thorn
as, securing the parents consent by agree
ing to deed them farm. He failed to
keep his agreement and recently forbade
Thomas and his wife coming to see their
daughter.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04

in this country,
with which her
name has been as
ISOLATED, Is one Of
the wealthiest aris-
tocrats of France
and one of the no
blest. She is the
owner of the fam
Gus vineyard and
champagne plant of
Cliquot, which she
inherited from her
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
british Withdraw from Samoa.

The British Government has acted on
the agreement and treaties for the parti-
ton of Samoa and has withdrawn the
supervisory authority which it has cxer-
csed of late years in common with Ger
many and the United States.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04

Macrum has been
received with salts
faction by English
men whose rela
tives are confined
at Pretoria as pris-
oners OF war, In
times Of peace the
position Of the con
sular agent at Pre-
toria Is not an inn
portant one. His
duties include the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04

army in South Ar
RIGA, and they have
found one in the
person Of Sir Mi
chael Hicks-Beach,
chancellor of the
exchequer, to whose
perverse parsimony
much of the trou-
BILE is directly
charged. He has
drawn the purse
strings of the ma
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
Killed by a Switch Engine.

William Schlopz of Columbus was kill
ed at Dayton, Ohio. He came in on a
Big Four passenger train, and while it
was in motion jumped off. He happened
to jump in front of a switch engine and
was knocked down and run over.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
Big Fire i'm Ohio Town.

Fire broke out in the millinery store at
Rock Greek. Ohio, and the millinery,
jewelry and drug stores, postoffice and
telephone exchange were consumed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
SHOT BY A QUARANTINE GUARD.
Ohio Man Tires of Confinement and
Makes a Break for Liberty.

mikes n brcdk TOT L1DcTtys
At Columbus, Ohio. Quarantine Guard
ID. II. Bynum shot and wounded John
Warren, who was attempting to escape
from the district quarantined on account
of the smallpox. Warren became tired
of confinement and attempted to leave
the premises, but was halted by Officer
Bynum and ordered to go back into the
house. He refused TO obey and dehed
the officer to stop him. He then started
to go and Bynum drew a revolver and
took, deliberate aim at his head. War
rem turned just in time to receive the ball
in his face. The bullet struck him on his
upper lip, knocking out three teeth. The
bullet spent its force in the mans mouth
and he spat it out on the ground to-
gether with his teeth and continued on
his journey down the street. Warren
succeeded in GLIDING Officer Bynum, but
he ran into the arms of another officer
and was taken back to the quarantine
district.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
Married by Telegraph.

BY telegraph and LOO miles apart,
Miss Lizzie luminous of Winchester,
KY, and Trooper Sam Wheeler of Fort
Wingate, n. NJ, were made one the 9TH
or day.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
Ask n Large Contributions.

Phe trustees of the Mortified Semi
nary have issued an appeal to the world
for $3,000,000 to carry on the instjtu-
tons founded by Moody.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
Train Wreck in COLORADO.

The Cheyenne flyer on the Union Pa
ciic Railroad crashed into the Boulder
Valley train at Brighton, Colo. One man
was killed and eleven persons were i'm
jured.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
TO REDEEM MINNESOTA BONDS.
State Treasurer Draws a List of $7O,-
600 to BE Cancelled.

At st. Paul, State Treasurer Koerncr
made his annual drawing of Minnesota
funding bonds to be cancelled. The State
will redeem $4,000 worth of the securi-
ties. The law, which was passed IL
1891, provides that not to exceed $780,
600 worth of these bonds may be cancel
ed in any year when the money in the
redemption fund is sufficient for the pur-
pose. Minnesota securities are valued
highly in the East and naturally the
holders of these funding bonds are loath
to surrender them, so the State Treasur-
err shakes up the numbers in box and
draws by lot sufficient number to ex-
haust the redemption fund.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
MiIIion-BusheI Elevator.

The directors of the Great Northern
Railway Company have awarded the
contract for the construction at Quebec
Of million-bushel elevator at a cost of
$3.50. 900 to Chapman & Co. of Buffalo.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
Over a Score Drowu.

The worst wreck for many years took
place off Cape Hatteras. The British
tramp steamer Ariosto struck on shoal
six miles south of Hatteras life-saving
station and twenty-one of her crew lost
their lives
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
Three Die in a Train Wreck.

A broken wheel on the engine of the
local train from Los Angeles, CAL, caus-
ed a wreck IN which three persons were
killed and twenty-one injured.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
Negroes in "a Furious Riot

During riot in which forty-seven ne
grocs, men and women, on trolley car
in Morrisania, n. Y, were engaged, one
man was fatally shot and two were dan
gerously wounded.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04

nAhVuis OF LANsDowSB said to aggregate
$3OO,OOO. He has been Under Secretary
for India, Governor General of Canada
and Governor General Of India. He was
advanced to the position of Secretary of
State for War in 1895.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
Farmer Robbed of 1,O3O,

The residence of George Hancock, a
wealthy farmer, nine miles west of New
Albany, Ind. was robbed of 81 ,030. Han
cock was assaulted and seriously hurt.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
Big Firm i'm Boston Goes Under

The John r. Lowell Arms Company as
signed at Boston for the benefit of the
creditors. Barnes Il Ball are the as
signees. The liabilities will amount to
over SSOO,OOO.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04

Doctor Dies While Visiting a Patient.
DIR. Thomas O'Callaghan, a well-known
physician of Jersey City. died suddenly
while making a professional call.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
Daniel Sharp Ford Is Dead.

Daniel Sharp Ford, for more than for
ty years the proprietor, publisher and ed
itor in chief of the Youths Companion,
died at his home on the Benway, Bos-
ton
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04

Maggie Draycr. the 14-year-old dough
.er Of John Drayer. was shot and killed
at Topeka. Kan, by Mrs. William Tay-
lor. A number Of children. including
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04

A cyclone has done great damage in
Mozambique.
III. $. Halls warehouse. Boston, burn
ed. Loss $4,000.
Gem thcater, Deadwood, s. d.. buru-
ed. Loss $4,000.
Engineer Barney Conway was tilIea
In wreck at RUSSELL Colo.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04

The appointment of Adelbert 8. Hay,
son Of Secretary of State Hay, as United
States consul at Pretoria to succeed Mr..
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
STATE OF MICHIGAN.
ooouRRENcEs DURING THE
PAST WEEK.

A Murdered Mans Body IL Found i'm
Grand RIVER at Lansing Found Two
Bags of Coda Murder. IL Suspect
ed at Bear Lake. es
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
the Congregational

Detroit Women's REV. J. j. AxTEIl.
Christian Temperance Union approved
bis action at meeting held afterward
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04

to cover up a theft of $500, but her con-
science has talked to her repeatedly since.
The suit for $4,000 damages, brought
by Mrs. Richard Storey against the
Grand Trunk Elevator Co., was ended at
Port Huron by the disagreement of the
jury after being out fifteen hours. Nine
of the jurymen, it Is said, wanted to
give $4,000 damages. Storey was an
employee Of the company and was killed
by the falling of the grain gate while
boat was being unloaded.
In Circuit Court at Adrian Judge Ches-
ter sentenced William Carroll to twenty
years Imprisonment. He IL an old Of
fender and was convicted of horse steal
ing.
Mrs. Oren Harris of South Lyon threw
herself in front of a freight train on the
D., q. X. a. w. Railroad and received
fatal injuries. Temporary insanity was
the cause of her act.
Deputy Sheriff Channon of Port HUI
ron raided all of the saloons of Marine
City and seized eight slot machines. The
saloonkecpers had neglected to comply
with an order to remove the machines.
Two years ago James ID. Cook, then
landlord of the st. James Hotel at Ann
Arbor, abandoned the business and re-
moved to Chicago, leaving behind him
about $3.50 in debts. Recently his credit
ors received checks in full settlement of
their accounts.
The eviction of Burt Lake Indians,
which has been going on recently, will, ii
is claimed, result in much misery. The
Indians have been unable to make their
farms yield, and their taxes not being
paid, Cheboygan parties bought up the
land and turned the red men out. The
Indians have resided at Burt Lake for
many years and some own very comfort
able dwellings.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-04

end from tAeee platforms these machlpes
sped on thedr way. 1t was q treat "a
those days to see Michael catch the pace
Now the pace b taken at the beginning
oe the race: and. Il not Interrupted by
the breaking down Of the motor. contdn-
ues without Interruption. It has none OF
the sensational features OF the change Of
pace.
'.The breaking DOWN of the motors IL
another unpleasant feature. To see Nc
Tarlane feebly pulling along In the teeth
OF the gale, after his motor had broken
down was q sight not soon "a be forgot
ten. It was painful to every behOlder.
''Now I know I shall be called an old
fogey because I do not see the sporting
possibilities Of the motorcycle as a pace
maker, when compared to h splendid
old Quads manned by popular crack
riders; but. at the same time, I am sure
THAT there will be some reader who
agrees with me.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-04
THE FUTURE OF
CYCLE RACING
A VETERAN JUDGE BELIEVES
THAT LONG DISTANCE RAG
ING WILL GO STEADILY
BACKWARD WITH
THE MOTOR
CYCLE,

Il predict the speedy fall Of cycle rae
Ing said a track enthusiast the other
day, though l have for years been a
constant attendant at the bicycle races
and, for the past two seasons. have been
a 'fiend.'
7 show that, in my devotion to the
bicycle as a healthy sport, l have ac-
Quired some knowledge of the game,
have only to mention that the track au-
liberties of the Paris exposition asked
me to become one of the judges of the
races in September; n hat 1 am often
sent for to act as a judge for races
where there lis a large sum at stake.
Meaning as this does a very nice percep-
ton of the rights of the riders. as well
as a general knowledge of cycling. l feel
that 1 can speak with some authority.
At the same time, / must remark that
my official position is such that / cannot
give my name because of the nature OF
the remarks / am about to make.
II repeat that l do not think the hi
cycle race. as it is now run. has any
great future.
I'm proof of this I may mention thu
recent performances of Jimmy Michael
the Midget has riddle with more thar
his usua pr%ettiness and, in matter OF
speed, has much lowered mis- record
scarcely a race was ridden by him uI
to the middle of summer that he lowered
not only the track record but his owr
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-04

by several seconds. Yet can you say his
racing is as popular To-Day! ASK the
gate recelpts. the Srahu
stand was packed at ALI the tracks where
ne rode. Even at Manhattan Beach, Whlch
mas one OF the largest granustands IN
the world, there was not, in past seasons,
as much as standing room. How is II
now! How are all the seats nlled!
"yh&t is the reason!
Mercy as an OPINION, Wlthout the
Welsnt Oh olhclal ~esuga l shouia
say It was the use OF the motor-cycle
At f1rst TINS nacnlne drew large cfoWus
TO the lrack TO see II operas. Now III
my oell5l' p. Keeps Peopie away:
A. the laHlous race fTGeltis Iluueh
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-04

3N AZ
b big prodigy, who knocked out Bob
Fttxsdmmons and seemed to enjoy doing
30.
Meanwhile another fighter had risen,
IN the person of Tom Sharkey, q sailor
who developed wonderful strength. and,
II not q pretty fighter. certainly was
much to admire in point Of bravery.
OF Sharkey many funny stories are
told. After each OF his battles he be-
came more elegant In dress, and by the
time he a fought a draw with Fitx-
simmons and battled at the same time
with Corbett and Choynski he had be-
come very pronounced in his apparel:
ne became naughty in mamne and, Vt
Is asserted. did not always nov his old
friends
Just after his fight with Mccoy, when
he knocked out the plucky and scientific
little boxer. he Glanced to meet Tony
Pastor. Hello. Tom,'i said Mr.. Pastor.
aren't you getting rather supercilious?s
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-04
THE BELLE OF THE BEACH.

'.What did you say?" asked Sharkey.
II said you were getting supercilious?"
Well, yes" replied Sharkey. II think
my clothes are rather fine"
Sha-key having knocked out all who
met him., or at least having Succeeded
in fightin ga draw with them, turned his
attention to Rubin and here he met his
Waterloo. Ruhlin who up to this time
had been an obscure fighter, championed
principally by adden, suddenly aston
ished the fighting fraternity by the vigor
and quickness of his blows. He struck
Sharkey in the face and followed it up
with a body puLch; tnen he gave the
sailor a taste of a blow i'm the mouth,
after which he turned his attention to
his nose. It was a rain of blows and
Sharkey fell under them.
Today Rubin and Sharkey are in the
front of the arena, a position shared also
by F~ltzsimmons whom many believe to
be a very great fighter still and by Cor
bett who almost but not quite knocked
Jeffries out. There are nearly half a
dozen of them now, all nearly champions
headed by Jeffries, the actual champion.
and with the end brought. up by clever
little Mccoy whose weight will not quite
take him INTO the heavy weight class but
who is undoubtedly the most scientific OF
all the boxers in the ring today.
What will be the next phase OF pri"",
fighting? Mob Ody can predict. Will IT
degenerate and become a sport with
nothing to recommend 1t. or Will 1t pro-
gress into the science OF boxing with the
knockout as the elimination of clever
ness?
Bets are even that Jeffries will lose
his title within the next year; there is
betting also that Rubin will succeed
him, while you can find men ready to
lay odds that Fitzsimmons will regain
the championship as the shiftiest and
most inexplicable of all the fighters !
the ring.
The matter of proper living - an i'm
portant one. II q mans heart is weak
ened by tobacco; IL his brain is made
sluggish by drink: If his body is weak
ened by Indulgence in spiced foods N
pastries. ne cannot hope to retain that
strange, almost savage, strength which
formerly belonged to him.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-04

clist riding in the wake of such a big
and rapidly whirling machine experi-
ences a strange feeling. 1t is as though
something was drawing his wheel n
as if al he had to do was to sit in the
saddle and work the pedals.
The skill comes in the keeping of the
pedals. These must be kept going fast
enough to keep in the wake of the motor
cycle. Once out of it and YOU are at the
mercy of the wind and the atmosphere
and can not ride more thar half as fast.
why is it, then. improbable that more
riders could become middle distance
riders? Michael and every other man
who has ridden will tell you that it takes
much more strength to race a 5-mile
race unpaced than it does to ride paced
for 20 miles behind a motorcycle.
THE only difference is in the wind, or
the Saying powers. But If a man can
stay out the number of miles he can
become q tirst-class rider-if he has the
motorcycle.
In the MISUNDERSTANDING races all
We're impressed with one fact, namely.
that the rider could go as fast as his
pace could pull him. When the pace
was slow or incapable the rider became
slow. AS soon as a more rapid machine
came whirling down the track the rider
as soon as he got the pace-could keep
up With it. You really wondered when
and how he would ever get to the end OF
his possibilities. And if he would ever
be able to keep the pace manv assert thai
he would not find it hard to go at any
speed. Certain it is that inferior riders,
since the invention of the motorcycle,
have made record breaking ides. They
rode as fast as the pace coul ride and
never dropped behind, no matter how
quickly the motor moted, as they say
on the track.
las to the enjoyment of witnessing a
race paced by the motorcycle, a single
person must not give an opinion. To my
mind the old days of two years ago
when the great "uads manned by t1t
crack riders swung around the circle
We're much more attractive. There wery
the platforms, one at Zach side of -th'
track, where the quads were made ready
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-04
HEAVYWEIGHT
RING CHAMPION
THE SPORTING WORLD LOOKS
FOR WARD WITH INTEREST
TO COMING CONTESTS
IN THE PRIZE RING.

When John L. Sullivan was knocked
by James j. Corbeut in the most SEN
sational prize fight ever fought in a
ring, the future of prize fighting suffered
a change of aspect. For the better it has
turned out: but at the time it was pre-
dicted that the manly sport" had seen
its best days.
From being a piece of brutality and
worse it had risen to something like
skill; and such as it was John L. MAIN
tanned the championship with bravery
and eve with a kind of rough dignity.
When John l.. first stepped into the
ring, prize fighting was a matter of hire
by the hour. The owner of a ring hired
his fighters and paid them by the hour.
They fought when hidden, sometimes
twice a day and they fought until he
told them to stop. The crowd applauded
the blows and bet on the outcome. The
he's We're on first blood, knock-downs
and points. Such a thing as a champion
was unknown, but there We're fighters
who were known to be the best and
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-04
whose name WA sufncent to collect ,

Wno0e name was 0ufncaent to collect q
crowd. :
When Corbett knocked out Sullivan he
! 1t not by brute force, but by clever
boxing which stunned, while It did not
permanently injure. After the fight,
when others drank his health In whis-
key, he drank to them i'm milk.
INA glass Of milk changed the atmos-
phere Of prize fighting In the public
minds. and. where 1t was formerly too
awful q timing to be mentioned, 1t sud
denly became something that could be
spoken cloud I'm public and even breath
ed In polite society.
When Corbett, following the same tao
tics. knocked out Mitchell in the first
round. h excitement in sporting circles
was intense. He was the wonder Of the
age.
Then came along Fftzsimmons who
knocked out Corbett and thus injured, If
not shattered, an American idol; and,
finally, after Fitzsimmons came JefIries.