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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
MEXICAN TOWN Is BURNED.
Panuca Destroyed by Flames, the Loss
Being $2,225,OOO.

Panuca, Mexico, one of the most i'm
portant trading towns on the east coast
of the Republic of Mexico, has been de-
stroyed by fire. Panuca is a town Of
1000 persons on the Panuca River.
Thatched-roof adobe houses and modern
frame business blocks, surrounded by
brush huts, constituted the city. Every
thing went down before the flames, as
there were no fre-fghting appliances in
the city. The loss will aggregate $2,22o,-
000 No reports of fatalities have been
received, but eight men were severe
ly injured through the explosion of a
government small arms storehouse. The
Mexican government has taken steps for
the relief of the people. The fire started
I'm n diStillerv
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
THOUSANDS IN HIS RAGS.
Chicago Board of Trade Character Hae
Fortune.


Fortune.
1t has been learned that Sam Beswick,
an old and well-known character on the
Chicago open Board Of Trade, died re-
Gently charity patient in the Baptist
hospital, and his death was attended by
a queer discovery on the part of the hos
pital authorities. His old and tattered
clothing was found literally lined with
gold and silver certificates, and sewed
behind an inner vest pocket fifteen $lOC
bills were found. Among the bills was Q
slip of paper, on which was scribbled:
Put in in 1885,"
1t was found, after Beswick's clothing
had been ripped to pieces in the hospital,
that the old man was worth $1,000. vi
this amount $2,035 in currency was found
hidden away in the Innings Of his coat and
vest. Bonds and real estate mortgages,
thought to be worth about $1,000, were
discovered sewed inside leather pocket.
book that was stitched to the lining Of
his coat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
In the American League the standings
Ranchman Shot by a Neighbor

a. Il. Calhoun, a well-to-do ranchman.
living eighteen miles south OF Whitman,
Neb., was shot by ANGEL Conner, a leigh
Dor. They engaged in a quarrel about
some land and when the dispute became
heated Calhoun ordered Conner off the
premises. During the discussion Conner
pulled revolver and shot Calhoun ih the
abdomen, inflcting a fatal wound
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
Horses Tear a scnfFold Down,

In an accident at the new State cap
itol at st. Paul, Alfred Swanzen, mold
caster, was killed by the breaking of a
scaffold on which he was working. The
wheel Of a passing street wagon caught
a rope attached to scaffold on which
the men were working, and the horses
literally tore the scafrold down.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
Ohio Judge Is Disbarred.

At Columbus, Ohio, the Supreme Court
affirmed the decision of the lower courts
in the case of Judge Frank Dellenbaugh
of Cleveland, and he stands disbarred
from the courts of Ohio. The ground of
disbarment was that Judge Dellenbaugh
shared fee with an attorney in a case
Which came before him.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
Falls Heir to sI,OOO,OOO.

by the death of an uncle in Hungary,
Mrs. Annie Stein of st. Louis has fallen
heir to $1,000,O00. Together with her
husband, Marcus Stein, and their chill
dren, Mrs. Stein will sail early in May
to take possession of her inheritance,
$4,000 having been sent her to defray the
expenses of the trip to Europe.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03

Girl Hanss froa High s~sstls to H.
capo Death
Anna Brown. "a years cid, attended
Sunday school at English, Ind. and start
ed home about O'Clock. taking the rail-
road track a. the shortest way. She had
reached the middle Of trestle that spans
a ravine about 800 feet wide when fast
freight turned the curve near the trestle.
The girl saw II would be impossible to
reach the farther side before the train
would be upon her. and. with remarkable
presence of mind, she stepped 10 the edge
Of the trestle and, as the train came up,
swung herself down by her hands, and
hung from the crossties. The engineer
saw the girl, and as soon as the train
cleared the trestle he jumped from his
cab and FASTENED back. He found her
struggling to raise herself. and she was
almost exhausted when the engineer
caught her by the hands and pulled her
up on the trestIe. The ravine over which
she was suspended was seventy-hve feet
deep.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03

sass blowers Get $4,000 In the mt
nois Town.

SAFE blowers Get $4,000 In the mi
nois Town.
Burglars took 5000 from the vaults
Of the Bank OF Coulterville, ILL.,, during
the early hours the other morning and
made their escape. The robbers are sup
posed to be members Of the gang which
has operated throughout that State, In
diana and Wisconsin during the last six
months. Not the slightest trace has been
obtained Of their identity. The Bank Of
CQulterville Is a private institution, own
ed by ]. l.. A. Nisbett. The village Is
practically without police protection and
the burglars had little dificulty In secur-
ing entrance to the bank building. They
drilled through the outer door of the
vault. placed a heavy charge of dyna-
mite against the inner door and mufiicd
the sound of the explosion so we'll that
nothing was known of the robbery I'M
til the cashier opened the doors of his
Office the next morning. 1t Is reported
that the $1,000 taken was all in cur
rency and there are small hopes Of trac-
ing the gang.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
Express Train Kills Three.

The southwestern express on the Penn
sylvania Railroad ran down party of
three at South Fork, Pa, killing Joseph
Petargen, miner, aged 80 years, and
Mary Poteski, his niece, 5 years old, and
fatally injuring Petargen's daughter Liz
Zie aged wears.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
Death Ride. Texas Storm.

A cloudburst, accompanied by a high
wind, descended upon Waco, Texas, at
noon the other day, and the result is that
eight people persisted in the city limits
and property valued at several thousand
dollars was destroyed or injured.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
Safe Is Blown to Pieces.

A gang of cracksmen blew a safe TO
pieces in the store of the Jarecki Supply
Company at Rudolph. Ohio, and escaped
with more than $500 in money and notes.
Many heard the explosion, but no one got
out in time to catch the men.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
Mrs. I.ottridne Free.

Mrs. Louise Lottridge is again free at
Chicago. The coroner's jury after only
a few minutes elaboration exonerated
the woman from all blame In connection
with the shooting of Rufus Wright, the
wealthy tire manufacturer, who died at
the Leland Hotel April 10.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
David c. Buncon Killed.

David G. Buncon, president of the I'm
ion Mining syndicate and one of the most
prominent mine owners and promoters in
the West, was killed at Lead City, s. d.,
while inspecting mine in company with
a number of New York stockholders. He
stepped backward into an old shaft and
foil 700 feet
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
New Road Into Hot Springs.

The second railroad line ever built into
Hot Springs, Ark, has just been opened.
1t is called the Little Rock. Hot Springs
and Memphis Railroad, and it will run
through train service from Memphis to
Hot Springs. In connection with the
Illinois Central, it will furnish a direct
route between Chicago and Hot Springs.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
Disaster at Paris Exposition.

An accident within the exposition
grounds in Paris caused the death of nine
persons and injured forty. A temporary
bridge, although closed to traffic, col
lapsed, buryiLg scores under the broken
timbers and heaps of debris.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
Three Murderers Hanged.

Tennessee's first triple hanging, and the
first execution to take place in McMinn
County. was held the other day.. when
William Brown and Joseph Watson.
white, and Sonnie GRAIN colored, murder
ers. expiated their crimes on the same
gallows. The execution was witnessed
by fully 5000 people.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
Cant. Carter I'm Prison Garb.

Oberln M. Carter, former captain in
the United States army, has arrived Mt
Leavenworth, Kan, to begin his term In
the army penitentiary for defrauding the
Government He was put at work as
bookkeeper, and later may be employed
as civil engineer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
Dewey Gets a Watch.

A gold hunting-case watch was pre-
sented to Admiral Dewey Wednesday in
behalf Of $4,000 school children of the
Northwest. The presentation was made
by Representative McCleary of Mime
sofa, and in the name of the children he
made a felicitous speech. The admiral
responded in brief expression of appre-
citation.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
Two rio SawmiIIs Burned.

Fire at Atkinson, Mich, destroyed two
sawmills of the Metropolitan Lumber
Company. The loss is between $4,000
and 100000. The lumber piled in the
yards escaped the flames. The Metropol-
itan Lumber Company expected to saw
$4,000, 900 feet Of lumber this summer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
HEIREss ELOPEs WITH A BOY.


Wed Young Lover.
Mary Brunell, an heiress of Springfield,
Mo-, who inherited 100000 from an es-
tate in France few years ago, and over
which there has been much litigation,
eloped with youth, John Reyes. The
couple were married at Miami, in the In
dian territory. Miss Bruncll is only 15
years of age and the young man, of
whom but little is known, is said to be
but 16 years old. Being unable to obtain
license in Missouri it was necessary to
go to the territory, where the marriage
laws are more liberal. Prominent parties
are believed to be interested in the elope-
ment for pecuniary reasons.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
Census of the KIondike.

Telegraphic advices from Dawson
state that the census of the Klondike has
been completed. The population of Daw-
son is 5,044, and Of the Klondike 1897.
The district has 2,767 British subjects
and $3.50 citizens of the United States.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
Murder and Suicide.

At Youngstown, Ohio, Mrs. Lucy
Christ. shot her husband, Hugh Christy,
a roller at the mills of the Iron and Steel
Company, and then placed the revolver
against her right temple and sent bullet
into her brain, death resulting instantly.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03

Edward Gray, an, actor, attempted sui
eide by taking morphine at the home Of
Mrs. Agnes O'Connell, an aunt, In ST.
Louis. II am tired Of living" was the
explanation of the man, who Is only %
years old. He was removed to the city
hospital In q serious condition.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
Drowned Self and Babe.

Mrs. William Sausser drowned herself,
with her 6-months-old daughter, In the
Shamokin Water Company's reservoir
at Shamokin, Pa. No cause is known.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
Stays His Wife and Himself.

At the home of Luther Brewer, seven
miles southwest of Upper Sandusky, o.,
William Bolyard, aged "a years. shot his
wife, % years old, and then killed him
SELF Both died instantly The parents
have been separated three months.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
R;y Strike In or E;eId..

The biggest oil well tapped in the Penn
sylvania fields since May IS, 1882, is the
Blossburg Oil Company's new strike at
Gaines, on Pine creek, in Tioga County.
The well began flowing at the rate of 100
ha rrels an hour
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03

There are just now three living Brit
ish peers who have won their peerages
on the attle6eld--viscount Wolseley,
Lord Roberts of Kandahar. and Lord
Kitchener Of Khartoum.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
John BIagu Drowned i'm Kansas.

The body of John Blagg, a prominent
Farmers Alliance lecturer, was found in
the Solomon river near Abilene, Kan.
The body had evidently been in the water
for several days. Blagg was a prosper
Gus farmer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
Blasting Powder Exprodes.

One man was blown almost to atoms,
two men received injuries which will
probably prove fatal and eight men and
a girl received serious injuries by an ex-
plosion of several cans of blasting pow
der and dynamite at Larimer, Pa.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
Prefers Death to Baldness.

In despair because her hair would not
grow long, Mrs. Fredericka Blume at
tempted suicide at her residence in Phila-
delphia Her husband found her lying
unconscious on the bath room floor, with
a half-empty bottle of poison beside her.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
Fell from Grace.

David Haddington Shields, once one OF
the most admired pulpit orators in the
central Pennsylvania conference Of the
Methodist Church, died in a Philadelphia
hospital, poor and friendless.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
Lamp Causes a $4,000 Fire

At Foxburg, Pa, fire started by the
explosion Of lamp consumed the Ameri-
can Hotel, Thomas Grants general store,
Dale's hardware store, the Allegheny
Hotel and Johnson's mems furnishing
store. Loss $4,000.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
House Falls and seven Are Hurt.

Seven persons were injured in the par
tial collapse Of double two-story frame
building at 1712-14 State street, Chi
cago. The building stood five feet from
the street level, anL it struck the ground
with great force.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
w. II. Durbin for Governor.

Indiana Republican State convention
nominated Winfield L. Durbin, q colonel
of volunteers, for Governor. and a full
ticket.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03

George NJ. Pullman, one Of the twin
sons of the late palace car builder, has
taken a second wife. The bride was Mrs.
Louise Bowers of Chicago, divorced wife
of Fred V. Bowers, the song writer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
THINK DEATH DUE TO MURDER.
Adolph Spitzel Receives Fatal In
juries at a Hot Springs Resort.

Adolph Spitzel, known in all sporting
centers of America, died at Hot Springs,
Ark, from conclusion of the brain and
it is believed he was murdered. He was
found lying on the steps of resort with
blood flowing from his mouth, nose and
ears. A rock was near Spitzeps head
when found. His money and jewelry
were untouched. Spitzel came from New
Orleans several weeks ago.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
ACoItcoe disseminated

Peabody Normal College trustees at
Nashville, Tenn, discovered that one of
their pretty art students was a negress.
She had been accepted as a Jewess.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
Death of a Civil War Nurse.

Harriet p. Dame, war nurse from
New Hampshire, known by name to
many Union and Confederate soldiers.
died at Concord.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03

One man was shot and instantly killed.
and six others were wounded in riot
which has been In progress at the Baker
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
QUAY Is BARRED OUT.


Deny Adnission b. the cIess Vote Of
as TO a2-Many Republicans Cast
Their Lot with the Opposition-Han'
m Paired Against Him.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
Briclmakers Demand Higher Wage.

The brickmakers in four of the Terre
Haute city brickyards issued an ulti-
matum demanding an increase of % cents
a day on their present wages.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-19
A Bone Library"

There is lending library Of human
bones in London. 1t is intended for the
use Of medical students. and the bones
are lent out III exactly the same man
ner as books from circulating library
The entire collection is valued at S5,OOO
and contains besides human bones the
skeletons Of horses, dogs. cats. oxen
and sheep-all animals that the veter-
mary surgeon IS likely to be called up
Oh to treat. The present market price
Of human skeleton is from fG to EGO,
according 20 its condition. 4 skull may
be worth anything from 5s. to fl. For
i payment of Cd. 4 student can borrow
any part of the skeleton that be desires
to study and may retain it for one
week. \ complete skeleton can be bor-
rowed from the library for the sum OF
15s. down and deposit Of fo.-London
Answers
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-19
SINKING SHIPS.
They Don't Linser In Midocean. but
Go to the Bottom.

They Don't Linger IN Midocean. but
Go to the Bottom.
What becomes Of the ships that sink
at sea? Do they go all the way to the
bottom or do they meet somewhere un-
der the surface a certain pressure that
buoys them up and holds them in equi-
librium? Somebody. we forget who it
is, has given rein to his grewsomeefar-
cy aud pictured all the ships that have
been lost in midocean us wandering
about like so many ghosts half way be-
tween the surface and the bottom.
There is no foundation whatever for
such a notion. though many persons
have it. Any object that will sink be-
meath the surface of the sea will go all
the way to the bottom. The pressure
encountered Oh the way down. which is
simply enormous in the deeper parts.
has nothing to do with the objects
sinking. for it is eXerted on the object
as we'll as on the water. thus equalizing
the conditions
The reason whythe object sinks to the
bottom is that water is not compreSSl-
BILE; at least it Is so little so that its den
sity at the bottom of the sea is only tri-
le greater than it is at the surface. Sci
entists tell US that the water at the bot
tom is Just about as much denser than
the water at the surface as sea water
;c denser than fresh water
This slight difference in density,
therefore, does not anf cannot stop the
downward course Of a sinking ship or
any object that is heavy enough to
sink rapidly beneath the surface. Pres
sure, as we have said, is not factor
in the case at all.-Chicago Record.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-19
TOLD BY THE GROCER.
Eip Conversation With a Deaf Wom-
an Lost Him Customer.

Ein Conversation With Deaf Wom-
an Lost Him Customer.
I'll tell you how lost good Gus
toner the other day" said the grocery
man. 81 have one customer who is eG.
tremely deaf. and to make her hear l
have to just yell at her. 1t takes about
half en- hour to get her order. and by
that time my voice is pitched so high
that can't get it down to earth again.
Tho other day It happened that aft
er she left in came Mr.. Oldboy. who Is
a perfect crank Was in the army once
and q great sttckler for bowling and
scraping and all that sort Of thing.
Wants a fellow be trades with to sa-
iute and present arms and do all kinds
Of things. He came IN and said, Good
morning wish you had beard me
yell at him Ny voice made the Win
dows rattle He looked surprised, but
went on talking to NE. and kept up
answering him In q voice that could be
heard a block away. He got madder
and madder. but never knew what
was up until finally lie got red in the
face and said, Mr.. Black. sir. am not
deaf, sir, and I resent your yelling at
me as if couldn't hear a cannon fired
in my ear With that out he went.
You see. had been talking to the
deaf lady and couldn't get my voice
down again. You try it some time and
see If you don't yell at every one you
meet. Funny. too. but always yell at
blind people and foreigners, and al
ways whisper when go in where any
ones sick" k."-Ind,anapolis Sentinel.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-19
Ra,d This Before You Write.

Never write poetry until you are at
least 80. unless you fall in love, when
it will come to you like the measles
You would better begin with stories
that is. if you have leading idea and
can invent situations DO not attempt
the novel until you have passed your
fortieth year. 4 novel requires q
knowledge Of men and manners. g
study Of human character. and powers
to create dialogue and invent surprises
know that there have been instances
when very young men have written
clever poems and novels. but these
were freaks Of genius which do not
often occur. Avoid attempts at hu-
NOR. That mine has already been
worked for more than it is worth. and
the best Of it seems to be labored.
What the funny men do produce is not
equal to the unintentional humor
which is TO be found in congressional
speeches OF the tariff. and IN the old
fashioned epitaphs in the country
observation-disclosures Dunn English
In Success.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-19
Tired OF Being In Print.

"Mr. Smithers." said his wife. IF
remember rightly. you have often said
that yor diSliked to See woman con-
startly getting herself into print:
81 do" said Smithers positively.
"You considered it unwomanly and
indelicate. believe?
VERY"
"And you don't see how any man
could allow his wife to do anything of
the kind?"
Eyes: think so now"
"Well, SIr Snlithers. in view of all
the facts in the case feel justified IN
asking you for new silk dress.
"A new silk dress?''
YES; for the last eight years have
had nothing better than four penny cal
leo, and want something better. I'm
tired Of getting into print-"-London
Tit Bits
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-19
DO COWS CRY9
The Grief OF an Animal Whose Calf
Had Been Killed.

4 correspondent writing to Dumb
Animals says: Dumb animals are said
to have 4 sign" language Ct their own
BIZ which they make known the emo
tions of pleasure or p3in and limited
catalogue Of wants and sorrows. Re-
Gently | he'd occasion to dispose Of q
5-,nonths-old ca,f which Was taken
away about noon and Eutchcred q
short distance from my residence.
When the COW came home at night,
she missed Eer calf. and although an
orphan calf was permitted to suck she
continued to call it by afectionate
mooing and looking. The cow, how
ever, only gave about one quart or milk
instead of a gallon or more. as former
Is. During the night she lowed fre-
quently for her calf. and tie next
morning when it did not appear she eX-
hibited unnistakable signs Of grief.
The orphan, calf was no solace to her.
She was driven to the woods With her
mate, but came Gack and continued
lowing until noon. She came inside
the inclosure, but would not eat grass.
Just after dinner a great commotion
was heard in the direction Of where the
calf was butchereC. made by number
of cattle lowing, having scented the
fresh blood. The grief stricken mother
COW ran to the closed gate and looked
beseechingly toward me, as much as to
say, please open the gate which
being done size started on a run to
where the other cattle were lowing.
In a short time she came slowly
walking back to the house and was
again permitted to come inside the In
closure. when she deliberately took up
a position at the kitchen door. wistful-
ly looking in mute despair at each
member Of the family as they happen
ed to pass her. The tears flowed copi-
ously fro.n her eyes. and there she
stood the balance OF the afternoon,
weeping necessarily, with the same a2.
parent grief that mother would for
her dead child. 1t really caused me to
shed tears Of sympathy for the poor
animal
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-19
Her ProDosals.

Talking CT the Baroness Burdett-
Coutts Lord Houghton said: Miss
Coutts likes me because never propos-
ed to her. Almost al the young men OF
good family did. Those who did their
duty by their family always did. Mrs.
Browne Miss Coutts' companion) used
to see it coming and took herself out OF
the way for ten minutes, but she only
went into the next room and left the
door open. and then the proposal TOOK
place, and Immediately it was done
Miss Coutts coughed. and Mrs. Browne
came in again. "-Augustus J. c. Hare's
Kecollections.