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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26

fanking movement which was recon.
mended, if not actually prescribed in the
secret instructions, he should, forthwith,
have acquainted Butler with the course
he proposed to adopt. There is nothing
to show whether he did so or not. But
it is only fair to Warren to point out that
Butler appears throughout to have been
aware of what was happening" Further
on he says: But whatever faults War
rem may have committed. the failure must
also be attributed to the disinclnation
of the officer in supreme command to as
sert his authority and see that what he
thought best was done, and also TO the
unwarrantable and needless assumption
Of responsibility by subordinate officer"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26
HAVOC BY THE FLOOD.
IMMENSE DAMAGE IN MANY MIS-
SlSSiPPl TOWNS.
Many Southern Rivers Are Raging
Torrents : Several People Drowned
and a Number of Buildings Wrecked
Railroads Suffer Severely.

New Orleans has ceased to regard the
flood situation as a temporary inconven-
fence. As time has passed and as the
full scope of the excessive rains has been
learned the conviction has been irresist-
IDLY brought home that calamity of ap-
palling magnitude has been experienced,
and that instead of the worst being over
the evil has just begun. Partial reports
of the damage incurred in the storm belt
have run the figures up into the millions,
and, taking into consideration the losses,
real and resultant, the amount foots up
To an enormous figure.
Advices received in New Orleans from
Pennington say Pearl river has reached
its highest mark since 1874. The tim
Der booms have commenced breaking up,
and thousands of dollars worth of timber
has ioated out to sea. All business on
the river is at a standstill. The sawmills
have had TO discontinue operations. The
water has reached the first floors of all
stores along the river. Traffic of all kinds
is suspended. Every bridge from Pearl
ington to Logtown has been swept away.
The water in the public roads is deep
enough to swim horse. People living
on the Louisiana side have been forced
to abandon their homes and flee to the
Mississippi side for safety. Hundreds of
head of cattle and hogs have been drown
ed. Deer and other game are swimming
across the river at every available point.
All farms and gardens will have to be
replanted.
Belated news is beginning TO arrive re-
garding the loss of life. Four people were
drowned near Meridian and two near
Hattiesburg, Miss. In the vicinity of En-
terprse, Miss, the waters of the Chicka
sawha are raging. The water is five feet
deep in the main streets. The three
bridges between East and West Enter
prise have been swept away. The En-
terprsc Academy, building which was
the pride of the town, is gone. A num-
Der of buildings were demolished.
Shubuta and Desoto, Miss, are inundat-
ed The rise Of the Chickasawha has so
far been in the neighborhood of thirty
feet, and the torrent is rising. The Pas
cagoula river, too, is raging and much
damage is feared TO the lands adjacent
to its banks. The floods have been worse
than ever before known. The railroads
entering New Orleans have incurred dam
ages which, figuring the loss of business,
will amount to hundreds of thousands of
dollnrS
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26
SHUTDOWN OF THE MILLS.
Nearly 10000 Men in the Steel and
Wire Business Idle.


Wire Business Idle.
1t is claimed that the sudden shut
down of the twelve mills Of the Ameri-
can Steel and Wire Company has thrown
nearly ten thousand workmcn out of en-
ployment. The mills affected are at Pitts
burg. Cleveland, Joliet. H., Newcastle,
Pa, Anderson. Ind. and Waukegan and
DE Kalb, Ill. These mills have capac-
ity of between 1900 and 1000 tons Of
manufactured product a day. and their
shutting down during what was believed
to be .,criod of great activity and profit
making came as II surprise TO people gen
orally.
The cause of the shutdown is given by
John w. Gates. chairman of the board of
directors of the company, as slack bust
ness and over-producton. The slack bus
mess, it is explained. is brought about
by decline in the building trades owing
to widespread labor troubles. The sus-
pension of building operations shut off
the demand for some Of the products of
the American Steel and Wire Company,
such as nails. etc. Another product Of
the company is fencing wire. and the
price of this had gone so high that the
farmers refused to buy it.
The American Steel and Wire Company
was incorporated in January, 1899 with
n capital stock Of SDO,O00,000. Its COM
mon stock sold last May at Y and on the
day of the recent shutdown the selling
price was 81 Preferred stock sold at
over 10G last March.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26

The worlds exposition at Paris was
formally opened Saturday, although many
buildings have not been finished and many
exhibits are not in place. The exposi-
tion will be the largest and most attrac-
tive ever held in Europe.
For a fortnight or more work on the
exposition has been pushed night and
day by armies of masons, plasterers, paint
ers, glaciers, carpenters and other work
men, and while in some respects the exhi-
bition which opened its doors officially
Saturday is far from being completely in
order, it probably approaches that condi-
tion at least as nearly as the Columbian
exposition did at its official opening of
%. Correspondents say that if the end
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26
Brief News Items.

The cruiser Topeka is to be overhauled
and fitted up for use as a training ship.
The new south terminal station has
added about $5,000,000 to Boston land
values.
Rev. ID. G.. Shepard Of San Francisco
denounces kissing games and forfeits at
church socials.
Advices from Sydney, Australia, say
that rats have spread the bubonic plague
there, and that war on rodents il in
progress. The plagnc is now in the New
HebriAes, 1eur deaths having occurred
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26
ROBERTS ARRAloNs suLLeR
Commanding General Scathingly Re
views Spion kop Movement.

Commanding General Scathingly Re-
views Spion kop Movement.
All England is agog over Lord Roberts
dispatch, in which he severely arraigns
Sir Redvers Butler and Sir Charles War
rem. After sketching Gen. Buffers in
tentions, as communicated to Sir Charles
Warren, who commanded the whole force,
Lord Roberts points out that Gen. War
rem seems to have concluded, after con-
sultation with his officers, that the flank
ing movement ordered by Gen. Butler
was impracticable, and, therefore, so
changed the plan of advance as to neces-
state the capture and retention of Spion
Kop.
Lord Roberts continues: las Warren
considered it impossible to make the wide
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26

CUBA'S CENSUS COMPLETE,
Shows Population of 1,572,797, with
a White MniOrity.

a White Majority.
Cuba numbers 1872, 797 souls, accord
ing to the census just completed by the
United States Government. 1t is said
that this is the first accurate enumeration
ever made in the island. Officials of the
War Department now acknowledge there
is no reason of further delay in granting
of municipal suffrage. The census shows
that the white native-born Cubans hold
safe majority of the votes under the
property and educational limitations to
be imposed upon the exercise of suffrage
in the island. There are 1877 ,S2G white
adult males who were born in Cuba, as
against 96,0S3 born in Spain. 6,I94 born
in other countries and 127, 300 colored.
The figures themselves show that the pro-
posed basis of suffrage would not result
in the Spaniards gaining control of the
island.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26

other day Of fsenile de-
bility. Col. Ball support
ed himself by keeping a
little cigar and tobacco
stand in the pension de-
partment. Permission to
earn this slender liveli-
hood was granted to him
in view of the fact that
he was the nearest of kin
to the "father of his
country" Col. Balls re-
semblance to Washington
was so close as to be
startling. His photo
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26
William Il. Homer of Seattle. VIII

William Il. Horner of Seattle, who has
been serving as a private in the -Four
teenth infantry in the Philippines for the
past FIVE months, is the proud possessor
of gold ring given him by Maj. Gen.
Lawton for his brave defense Of the First
Reserve hospital at Bacoor on the even
ing of Nov. %, 1899.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26
Carneuie and Frick.

Neither Carnegie nor Frick appeared to
be anxious to open the big jack pot, and
wisely decided to pull the stakes.-Oma-
ha Bee.
The signing OF the new stock certifi-
Gates might be called the formal ratifica-
tion of the Carnegie-Frick treaty of
peace.-Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Philanthropist Carnegie retired from
business some months ago when he had
euchred his partner, Frick, out of several
millions. When he was called to time
and made to disgorge he re-entered bust
ness, taking Frick in with him as part
ner.-Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
Mr.. Carnegie and Mr.. Frick have set a
good example in making peace rather
than fighting their way to each others
pockets through the courts. They have
compromised with at least $10O,OOO,OOO
at stake. Why can't men whose differ
ences. are measured by $50?-Springfeld
Republican.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26

and for several years has been the sum-
mer residence of John II. Mclean. A
broad hallway divides the interior of the
house On either side of this hall there
are two large rooms. DIR. Bussey of
Washington originally built Beauvoir, and
to the place was attached many historic
memories.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26
SHIPPER MUST PAY THE TAX.
Court Decides Stamp Case in Favor of
EXPRESS Com pauies.

The United States Supreme Court de-
cided the cases involving the stamp tax
as 1t applies to express packages, the
question involved being whether the ship
per or the carrier shall pay the express
charges on packages. The opinion was
handed down by Justice White, and was
favorable to the express companies. The
case came to the Supreme Court from the
decision Of the State Supreme Court of
Michigan, which decision was adverse to
the Claims of the express companies.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26

Port Tampa City. Fla. has "curfew
bell'' in new forms No male colored
man is allowed on the streets of the city
after 10 o'clock -. M, unless he has
pass signed by Mayor Dempsey. All
others are jailed and fined in the police
court the next day.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26

The Advent conference at Wcstbrook,
Me-, decided that women may preach,
but cannot be ordained.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26

According to a report received at the
State Department from United States
Consul William T. Fee at Bombay, the
famine in India is the worst ever known
in the history of that country. He says:
The season of acute distress was hardly
commenced The official estimate places
the number of persons receiving Govern
ment relief at 3,500,000 at q daily ex-
penditure of SS4, 600" The consul pre-
diets that before India is able to furnish
its own supplies several million people
will have died of starvation and disease
-
The officials of the Department of Ag
riculture are considerably annoyed by the
continual reappearance of a fake story
about millions Of dollars that are being
made in skunk farming in different parts
of the country. The published article as
sumcs to have been written upon infor-
nation gathered at the department, and
people in every part of the country are
writing daily for detailed information.
Secretary Wilson and all of his subordi-
mates repudate the story.
-
While the national House of Repre-
sentatives was all a-murmur with gen.
eral conversation one day last week,
Speaker Henderson raped loudly with
his gavel ant said sternly: The chair
will please preserve order" The House
yoared. the Speaker looked sheepish, and
after n minute or two the member who
had the floor proceeded with his remarks
undisturbed.
Last week Secretary Wilson sent twen-
ty barrels of sweet potatoes to the agent
of the Agricultural Department in Lon
don, with instructiins to see how the
Englishmen like that kind OF a tuber.
These are said TO be the first sweet po-
:atocs shipped across the Atlantic, and
the result will be watched with interest.
80
Mr.. Cortelyou, who has been appointed
secretary to the President, has been per-
forming the duties of that Office for sew
eral months, owing to the i'll health Of
Mr. Porter. In fact, il has been nearly
year since the latter has been able to
assume the responsibilities alta ched to
his position.
Some big attorneys fees were paid in
lHt OldTk Cuct. EA-CtHutOT
of West Virginia, who looked after Mr..
Clark's interests, will receive a hand
some check, and ex-senator Edmunds,
who has represented Marcus DAILY, is un-
derstood to have been paid $4,000 al
ready.
-
Bill Anthony's widow has been given
a clerkship in the census bureau.
-
There are four distinct reports on the
bill to establish a cable between San
Francisco and Manila. Only one is in
favor OF paying a subsidy of $1,000, 900
a year for twenty years for the privilege
of sending Government messages.
-.
1t is said that the arrangement now
Is to make Senator Wolcott temporary
chairman ef the Republican convention,
Senator Lodge permanent chairman, and
have President McKinlcy's name pre-
sented by Senator Dcpcw, senator Fora
kss aud Representative Dolliver.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26

graphs were often mis-
taken for copies of portraits Of his dis
tinguished ancestor. When the great
Washington monument was completed he
applied for the position of custodian, but
he never received the appointment. The
grandfather of Col. Ball was the Col.
Ball who served in the revolutionary
army. He was cousin Of Mary Ball,
the mother of Washington. The colonial
Col. Ball and Washington were cousins,
both being grandchildren of a Ball, and
thus it is that the old man who kept the
cigar stand in the pension department
was doubly related in blood TO the first
President of the republic. Col. Ball was
born in Loudoun County, Virginia, in
1917.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26

Rumored that the Jewish union college.
Cincinnati, Ohio, may he removed to Chi
cago.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26

The famine In India extenda over q
territory 100000 square miles.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26

Large delegations are expected at Nor
folk, Va, May %, to view the total solar
eclipse.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26
PARIS FAIR OPENED.
INTERNATIONAL SHOW IS FOR
MALLY INAUGURATEO.

Exhibition Buildings Still Unfinished
and Exhibits Not Yet Instailed-The
United States Makes a Most Creditable
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26
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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26

Beauvoir, recently leased by Admiral
Dewey as country home, and into
which he has moved all the valuables, is
a modernized colonial structure upon the
outskirts Of Washington. 1t is a square
building surrounded by about ten acres
of ground. 1t is located at Woody Lane,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26

GRAIL CHAPTER, X. A. NJ, No. 120.--
Meets every third tuesday in each month.
J. X. MERE H p.
A. TAYLOR, Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26

BUTLER POST. No. 81. Union Life Guards,
meet every first and third saturday evenings
In w. II. &. hall. Ii. DoUGHERTY, Captain.
L. ID. BRCHes, Adjutant
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26

CRAWLING CHAPTER ORDER OF EAST
ERN STAR, o. SO, meets Wednesday evening on
or before the lun OF the moon
MRS. A. GRoULEyY, W. ~
MRS FRED NARRIE, Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26

CRAWFORD TENT, X. o. T. NJ. No. l0a =
Meets every Saturday evening.
j. j. COLIN Com
T. NOLAN, r. f.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26

wOMEN's RELIEF CORPS. No. ls2. meets on
the I'd and 4th Saturdays at 2 o'clock in tho a.
ternoon. MRS. J. NJ. JONES. President
JULIA FoUREIER, Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26

CRAWLING LODGE, /. q. o. r.. No. lS7. =
Meets every Tuesday evening.
JOSEPH PATTERSON, N. @.
G. o. MCCULLOUGH, Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26

MARVIN POST. No. 240. G. A. r.. meets the
second and fourth Saturdays in each month
A. L. POND. Post Com
&c. HANSON, Adjutant
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26

COURT CRAWLING, /. o. F.. No. 70o.-Meets
second and last Wednesday Of each month.
J. WOODBURY., O. r.
b, WISNER r. s..
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26

CRAWLING HIVE, No. 81, l.. o. T. M.-Moots,
every first and third Wednesday Of each month
MRS. GoULETTE, Lady Com
MRS. n. WALDE, Record Keeper.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26

Last week Secretary Wilson sent twen-
ty barrels of sweet potatoes to the agent
of the Agricultural Department in Lon
don, with instructiins to see how the
Englishmen like that kind of tuber
These are said to be the first sweet po
;atocs shipped across the Atlantic, and
the result will be watched with interest
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26

REGULAR CONVOCATION OF PORTAGE
LODGE, No. 141, X. of r., meets In Castle Hall
the first and third Wednesday of zach month.
II. A. POND, X. Of II. s.
l.. T. WRIaHr, CO
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26

GIAYLING LODGE, No. sss. =. d A n.
meets in regular communication on ThursdaS
evening on OF before the full Of The nosA
j. X. MERE, w. n.
j. e HURN Secretary
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-26

1t is said that the arrangement now
is to make Senator Wolcott temporary
chairman ef the Republican convention,
Senator Lodge permanent chairman, and
have President McKinlcy's name pre-
sented by Senator Dcpcw, Senator Fora
kes aud Representative Dolliver.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-01-09
Peripatefic driAs.

A woman travelling through noun
famous part of Germany recently came
upon a small party of young women
pedestrians, who had just started out
on days journey, each of whom car
ried a long alpenstock, with long, black
streamers flying from the uplifted end.
The floating pennons indicated mourn
ing or woe of some kind, but the joyous
demeanor of the sightseers did not car
ry oft the impression: On coming near
er the observer noticed that the stream
ers were black stockings. Every even
ing the walkers, arriving at stopping
place for the night, did small amount
of laundry work, and as the stockings
never seemed to get perfectly dry, each
morning saw the damsels starting out
with black stockings floating on the
breezes. OF course they were American
girls.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-01-09
A SOLDIER WHEN DYI.JG.
HOW United States Regular SaIuted
His OfAcer - His Last Act
BEFORE Death.

Ever since the war;" said an officer.
my memory has been developing de-
tails that were crowded for the time to
the rear by my interest in the greater
drama. Many Of them, although small
in themselves, illustrate the personal
courage and devotion of the troops.
There is one episode that in particu-
lar typifies the American soldier. I like
to think SO, at any rate He was pri-
vate of regulars. When | first saw him
he was already a dead man, if ever [
saw one. He was on his feet, sham
bling along with that galvanic kind of
energy that comes to men of great Vi
tality when they are wounded beyond
repair.
Just as he fell-even, as it seemed,
in the very act of falling-he looked up
and saw me. A very faint sign of rec
ognition came into his eyes. and then
he Strengthened with jerk and saluted
me as stolidly as though ne was on pa
rade.
There was nothing in the act of con-
scious dramatic effort. This well-drilled,
well-disciplined, well-balanced private
soldier OF the United States army was
merely saiuting me, his superior Off
Ger, and the thing that stood for his
flag.
L never knew his name, or his rec
ord, or his regiment, and [ didn't want
to know. | knew that he was a soldier,
and it has been the means of constant
inspiration to know that We have that
kind to work with
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-01-09
MAMBRINo CLOUD

Mamnrino Cloud is 1917 hands high, color
black, with white stripe in forehead and lelt
hind leg white a little above Dastern joint.
and weighs nearly 800 pounds he is a horse
of great power and shows strong gait. re
Is shapely and a strong we'll made morse. he
is richly bred anu with the best OIL lndlvlouai
nnalities and to those who have patrOn1Zcu
him he gives good satisfaction and gets pro
ftahje practical colts that sell readily at gOod
nrioes He has the fashionable and prepo-
font blood that will cause him TO transmit 10
his progeny out of all grades or Mares MS
desirable qualities OF size, substance ahu
color. His colts show tnat he docs impair
these qualities. His second and thlrd darn>
were noted for their great endurance, ana
his first dam was grand producer OF indlvl
dual merits. 1,,; s..
tie, who is also sire of Mambrino Maid. 2:i3H
Coilinwood, 2:22 at years; Myra Startlt',
2:25L; Captain Lee, 2:29 at years, and LORD
Palm at 2:2OA. .oe
and Iater showed a trial over Fleetwood track
ia 2:l9 half mile in l:04H. with a very I'M
tied opportunity in the stud Startle got Ma
iolica 2:l5 Instant 2:24A. Miss Majolica 2:24 p,
Allie Bonner 2:28, Portia :29h (dam of Light
ming Maid, 4-year-oId record 2:l9A), Nero2:l3
as 4-year-Old and MambrinO Startle (slre or
Mambrino Maid 2:l5A). others got oy STAR
tie have shown trials as follows: Westches-
ter 2.ls as a 3-year old and Loretta 2:A, botn
trials for Mr.. Bonner. also Allie Bonner 2:2oA
over Carl Burr's track and other fast ones:
Jessie Kirk is dam of Majolica 1:l5. Miss
Maiolica 2 pan and Mambrino Startle, sire OF
MambrinO Maid. 2:l5A,
on his dams side he has great backing
his dam being Kate, sired by Hlack Flying
cloud 37S, who is also sire of Badger Girl
9:22%, da N Of Kate.
Terms OF service SIS, cash down. All acct
ents at owners risk. will stand TINS season
this price. ooo
Both horses will make the season OF 1898 al
old Sauter barn, corner SECOND ana mar
streets, Watertown, WIS.
~. ROGERS, PRor