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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-04-04
DEATH ON THE RAIL.
Chapter of Accidents Resulting In tn,
Loss of Several Lives.

Loss OF Several Lives.
ASHLAND, Pa, March 3O.-A disas-
trous wreck occurred on the Reading
railroad two miles west of Gordon FRI
day night by which Andrew Walker
and Fred Myers, engineers, and John
Oaks, fireman, were instantly killed,
and Jacob E. Yanaucer, Lewis Cohart
and William Hoffa, were very seriously
injured. 1t is believed that the latter
will not recover. AS freight train No.
50, bound east, was running between
Locust Summit and Gordon, and while
passing what is known as Barry sta
ton, the engine jumped the track and
went crashing over the embankment,
taking thirty cars with it. Most of
these were completely wrecked. The ac-
cident occurred atabout $50 o'clock and
it was necessary to run all trains after
that time over the upper route through
this place until midnight, when the road
was put in condition on the northbound
track to allow trains to pass. Three
wreclSing crews were on hand shortly
after the accident and the work of re-
pairing the road was pushed through as
rapidly as possible. Most of the injured
I1cn are lGSldcuIS GA dlildlu I'd.
PHILADELPHIA, March 30.-The rear
portion of the eastern express on the
Pennsylvania railroad, four Pullman
coaches, jumped the track at Devon
station yesterday morning and toppled
over. Miss Goddard, of st. Louis, was
quite severely injured, she having four
ribs broken. C. V. Kipp, of New York;
Frank Hardy, of New York; d. Fl. Rob-
erts, of New York, and George T. Cram,
of st. Louis, were slightly hurt.
BIRSuNGHAM, Ala, March 30. - A
frightful wreck occurred on the Ensley
City dummy line yesterday afternoon in
which two persons lost their lives and
many were badly hurt. The train,
which was crowded with pleasure seek
ers, jumped the track and rolled down
an embanlSment. A. f. Brown and Bob
Taylor (colored) were instantly killed,
while A. j. Risby, the engineer, re-
ceived such severe injuries that his
death will shortly occur. Mrs. DIR. Ram
sey received severe injuries and will
probably be crippled for life. Mrs. John
Sullivan was painfully scalded and
James Nelms had his leg painfully
strained About ten negro passengers
were badly hurt, two of whom will die
All the victims are residents of this city
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-04-04
BURNING MINE.

Coal Mine at Ashland, Pa, Employing 500
Men on Fire-Large Force Fighting the
Flames.
ASHLAND, Pa, March 31.-The Law
renee & Brown mine at Mahanoy
Plane, which gives employment to 500
hands, is on fire and the indications are
that this industry will be destroyed.
For several days past flames have been
raging in one of the breasts, which was
not discovered until yesterday. 1t is
now feared that the flames will spread
to the stanton gangway, which event
the mine would have to be flooded. A
large force of men are fighting the
flames and every effort is being made to
extinguish them. The vein of coal on
fire is directly beneath the Mahanoy
slanting plane, thus endangering the
props and causing a cave-in.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-04-04
Sugar Barons Form a Compact.

NEW YORK, April IA special to the
Times from San Francisco says: Mr..
Havemeyer, the New York sugar man,
has completed a compact that will end
the long war that Claus Spreckels and
his son have waged ON the sugar trust.
1t is understood that the basis of sgree-
ment is division of territory. SprecS-
els agrees to retire from Philadelphia
and to confne sugar refining to this
coast, and to sell no sugar east of the
Rocky mountains, Hayemeyer agrees
not to interfere with the suSar business
west of the Rocky mountains, The re.
suit of this combine will be to advance
the price of sugar.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-04-04
a SHARP MOVE.
Heirs of millionaire Leave County on
cials in the Lurch for a Large Amount oi
Back Taxes.


cials in the Lurch for n Large Amount Oi
Back Taxes.
DELPHI, Ind, March 2s.-The palatial
residence of the late Abner H. Bowen
in this city is now deserted. Thursday
the house was occupied by the heirs OF
the dead millionaire banker, but that
night they left quietly, taking with
them personal property in the shape OF
notes, bonds, mortgages, etc, aggregat-
ng several millions of dollars.
About one year ago Abner Fl. Bowen
died, leaving an estate valued at S., 900,
900 to be divided among widow and
five children. Immediately after his
death the county officials took steps to
rake in taxes due on property, back TO
1851. Defying the court, the heirs re-
fused to turn the personal property over
to him and decided to leave, taking
their bonds and notes with them.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-04-04
silver Certificates to supercede Coin.

WAsHINaroN, March 3o.--Director of
the mint Leech said Saturday that after
July next it was probable no more sill
yer dollars would be coined, but silver
certificates would be printed instead.
Congress- had given the secretary of the
treasury power TO recoin about 50, 5OO,-
600 of the subsidiary coin now in the
treasury, and that would probably be
done as soon us possible after the be-
ginning of the next fiscal year. This
money in circulation There are also
about S2,G0O 900 silver dollars in the
treasury against which silver certifi.
Gates can be issued
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-04-04
A Prospective Bride, Young and Beaut
full, Dies by Poisoning.

LANSING, Mich, March 2s.-The mar
riage of Miss Mertie Coats and Frank
ConIlin WAS fixed for Wednesday, April
I. Thursday night Miss Coats, who was
of unusual beauty and not quite 1s
years of age, was seized with convul-
sions and died in less than two hours.
Just before her death lengthy letter
to her family was found in her clothing
This letter admitted that she had COM
mitted suicide by poisoning and revealed
the cause of self-destruc ton, but her
parents absolutely re fused to show the
message to her lover or the authorities
except that portion of it which detailed
with minute clearness her arrange
ments for the suicide and her desire
concerning her funeral.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-04-04
R1OT0Us MINERS.
y Reckless Work by Strikers in the
20 ~ beAaa y ACoke Regions. a

Serious Disorder at Many Works and
Much Property Destroyed-RaIlway
Tracks Torn Up and Houses and
gu, ..r harms Fired : The Governor
Appealed to for Aid.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-04-04
VIII Petition for an Increase in Wages


PHILADELPHIA, March 2s.-The en-
ploycs of the New York division of the
Pennsylvania company are signing a
petition asking that their wages be in
creased near 15 per cent, and when
all the signatures have been secured the
petition will be presented to General
Manager Pugh direct. The ordinary
way in which any communication
reaches the general manager would be
through superintendent Joseph Craw-
ford, but this time the men do not in
tend. to ask for the increase through any
intermediate channel. The fremen on
the same branch, who are nearly all
members of the brotherhood of firemen,
have also presented a petition asking
for an increase which will make their
wages $225 for round trip. Neither
petition is so worded as to convey the
idea that a strike will ensue in case the
company does not grant the request.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-12-25
aoMK sufHRLArtvKs


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iusi. Inplabd ., consists ~ tpsnt,
hss ,pilsg,s sud use halls
The t.,ssa ne..,s. snnai nn
America i Iaifnauut rait rhit,l'i
~ is. whi,h cmntains q 7 10 aetrs
~. ls,g.st tunnel la a., wotLi 4.
thato al st. tl.thati ,,n ti,r hue II fail
road ,,.t~.n I,i.ssns aud Milan
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-12-25

Changes Made within shs Pas, Twe
Weeks.


WASHINGTON, Dec. T.-within ths
past two weeks tho following ,sostsl
changes have been made IN The stats
Of Washington:
Postmasters appoin.esl--E. l.. whili
men, Kent, King county, Charles y
Bramble, West Seattle. King ecaa,y
Francis NJ. Cox, Ea.ton, klt,lta,
county; George T.. Webster, Enam
claw, King county; samuel ~. 0Fess
Paha, Adams county Mrs. A. E. Harry
Barry, Douglas county, Lon A. Hall
Thornton, Whitman county HERNIA,
Blome, Cleveland. klickitst soasty
julius Lichtenberg. Lake Hay. risre'
county; George N. Tonkin, Lpop Iesp
Okanogan county. william shepherd
Midland, Pierce county, 0eosge "
Holt, Fox Island, kitsap.
Offices established--Chslsa Fall,
Okanogan county. Dewitt &. nntl
postmaster; Port Columbia, Dousia
county. /. w. Matthews. postmaster.
Free delivery-olympia, three cs'
riers; Port Townsend. three carriers
Additional earriers-spotane ,hrs.
Seattle two, Tacoma two.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-12-25

p,nslof Squire played scut'y
tiek on ssnalm lutn u Alien oae
time. .a,s sn exchange They ~e'r
travelling iium Washington I, was
nlshl and thu train stopped At s,a
llua ln Mlssnafi whsfe . large. heavy
wn'nsn suisu,l ,hs sleeper lool'ng Zoe
q hrf.h
rlulfe T. 'ts'l his head ou, l'e'~e'n
~. cuflsins and sse ~ Ihe lsondetous
lai, sati
MADAM. a.. hstihs afe sll taken,
lai, q 5000 wi.h ,oa esn 'c'ur, the
uus lu.t andsi mr. ~h'io ny little
l-a, y sloeIans
Ihi. wss saiis'a,tpiy ,n tho Mis-o'ii
amasuu. shn removed h'f sho and
ssuuE afunnd iuiu 90. 1uut A.oui
lhis tinte ihv tsiufi's-l occupant ~
tempted ~ iis, So sr, shat tie inlf".
slnn muani
VIII unp iuil swoop ui hsf lal'p shs
,la1~d u .lasfsi, "'s' hia "ou'h.
ss,inr ihets hun', boot sl'eak
,,.,s iail,st sald I could slssp herr
Again lhp senator attempted a. flse.
aui ,hls iuls be- managed b. saY
Madam san, g. isli 'ua ,hst ! ~
no lnt
Who sr, ,uu ,h'o'
Wh,. lm Hsuaint Alien if"i" ihe
stat. ~ Washington he ssslalm'd
euh Is,nl shs iellsd s"d 'rfanr
az and dashs,i uu, ~ ihs eaf 's'iaim
,ns g. ,hs enns,steati1n - ''sft "ns
lst rauif, uh infd What
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u,.i shsn ll,s l,utaf arrived IT, 80
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-12-25
WHOLE NUN BER i,6aig

wich islands trade 1h' rompnn, tm
ploys from lj) to .OO va o-tnrn
The telephone line hciwcrn WIN
lock AMI Toledo has been abandoned
by the proprietors rather than incur
expensive litigation with the Sunssi
company, which claims the ifanchisa
for the State. Tho Centfalia N@ss
says that arrangements are nnw b.inF
perfected for connecting the line uith
the one already established bctwesH
Centralla aud Winlul Long ~.
tance phones have already h,rn
ordered for that purl use.
In the case of the state again~, nol-
ert Thompson Day, convicted ~ nur
der in the first ,leguc, 81 kslams. E,f
the killing Of Thomas Ciinton Heels
on October 9th last. the motion iof
new trial has been denied. ard h." vas
sentenced hy Judge l,uumHeli tn.
hang. the date of execution a. H.
named later, and Ia take place at The
county seat, which j. kalama. not le.s
than 30, nor more than 10 DAYS ffum
date. An attorney inr the defendant
gave notice Of an appeal
A new swindlc has developed near
Rosalia. The rugues watch the meas
papers for cstray notices aud one ~
them goes and lWks at the animal
OF course the unsuspccting farmer, go
application, shows the beast, and the
fellow decides il il not his. ani then
returns to his partner snd describes
the animal minutc!y Ia him. No u
then goes to the farmer. aud after pro-,
ing by thorough description that be- 10
the iightful owner oi tic animal, SAYS
he cannot well take IL away. and offers
to sell it at bargain, The farmer
buys, and in few days the righiiai
owner comes along aud claims the as
imal, and the farmer l. out iusi tia,
much.
How Elliott aud Cameron earsi,si
being crushed to death by the land
slide, trees and roots that uovef.,i
their cabin Monday is past finding oui
from view OF tile wreck. Gays the
Port Angeles Tribune. The sls,ls
started from the top Of the bluii. gn
feet back aud above the raiin. a
swept a swath as clean - neu assnr
the whole distance. about SIXTY Zee,
wide, carrying trees from three to els
feet through, logs. root. aud tons ~
dirt, all OF which was pils'l IN q ps,.
miscuous mass on the building fis
fir trees, three feet IN dismeteT, wsfe
snapped square off like pipe.lems
Cameron was thrown out oi The esi.ia
bodily into the water Elliutt was
pinnel under the debris In space
where il would seem a cat wonli have
been crushed to death. u iast the
efforts Of several men seme time to
extricate him. A large Ioot caught
the end Of big tree and held up The
mass or he would have been crushed
into shapcless mass.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-12-25

ters in national convention assembled
to discourse the. question Will
you permit this to be said l hope
not, but sincerely trust, that the wo.
man of Washington will prove them
selves worthy of the honor that might
have been theirs, the first State in the
American Union granting equal
rights to all.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-12-25

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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-12-25

The editor of lie ScisHi.Ac Amsrs.
can suggests the iUlluaing remedy Ios
diphtheria and expresses the " sh tia,
it might have sufficient trial ,e prove
its usefulness. IL h simply that rae
onion he placed In a han,isgc aud 10
beaten into pulp; the cloths contaln.
ing the onion. juice aud all. sloald / .
placed about the throat am. veil up
under the ears. Renewal may 10
made as often IA the mas. lscon,s
dry. In most eases noticed the ~.
suits were almo-, magical. ,leasily l,ala
yielding in shor! time To sleepy eum.
fort,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-12-25
Electric Ligh, without wires


BY means OF currents alternating
with very high ircquency. Processes
Niko.a Tesla has succeeded IN passing
by induction through the Eia.. ~ .
lamp energy sufficient to keep . ola.
ment in y state Of incandescence wlth.
out the use of connecting wires, he
has even lighted room by producing
in it such condition that an illum.
mating appliance may I've placed any.
where and lighted without heing slse
trically connected with anything iis
has produced the required condition
by creating in tAe room . pUwetIuI
electrosiatic field sit rnating vsvy
rapidly. lie suspcnds two sheets %
metal, each connected with one II a..
terminals Of the coil. II an esbausiss
tube is carried anywhere hetwsss
these sheets, or placed anywhere. u ~
mains always luminous.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-12-25
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RIDGE
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-10

CINcnsATi, Sept. o.-In the nnt
race, John Adams bs0kc n blood YES.
rcl, stopping WHEN about half way
around tho track, In the nfth, Daisy
+. AMI Mcnd0whruok fell Daisy ~.
having both t-ndons % tho right log
severed. II was asserted Flrytho,
On Moalowbro0k, titled 10 run Into
Daisy 4.
Mile Mary II. won, Pfct,lwolt zoo.
oud, Chestnut Belle thlfi. Time
i.iG.
Mile and twenty yarjs Eugene
won, P0mfrut SECOND, Betty seldom
third. Time 1901.
Four aud half mrlongs-Dld Pop.
Per won, Outcratt second, Captain
Danc third. Time 5fi.
Mile and hny yards cd Cup.bcatcr
won, Royal Garter second, Mean.
enough third. rimc-l;i5..
Milo and one hundred ysrif-Slstcr
Linda won, Ilofkn spc0ul, Flower Del.
ia thlri. fime-l-il.
Four and hall mrlongs 81 LizSlp
English won, CHA second, Alice y.
third. rine-:i7l.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-10

CutCAUo, sept. Elm the fifth Gar.
field Perk race, Butts Cooper fell and
seriously iulurcd Jockey jackson. The
hone was badly hurt anu had 10 be
killed. Anternottc fell In the sixth
race, but neither she nor her Jockey
was injured.
Six iurlongs-St. August won, Oak.
dale second, Srai5am lard. Time-
t;l6!.
Mile aud one.sixtcenlh Rimini
won, McMuriry second, Rosa third.
Timn--l.bl.
Mills ami seventy yards-Grandpa
won, Lucille focond, Alnunottu third,
Glcnrah fourth. T.m0-l.is,.
Mlle-Nirgio d'Of won, Alaho sec.
ond, Halolbush third. Time--i;igi.
Hall n milc-Uuclo Harry won, Fly
second, Queen Isaholla third. Time
1901.
Halt a mils--Misseut won, Freedom
sccond, Bessie Bislani third. Time
.tg!.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-10

Joseph II. Buchanan, OF tho American
Press Association, Is spending the sum.
mer NJ Greenwood lake, aud he goes out
fishing almost every evening Wednes-
day night boy WAS waiting for him
with his tackle when the up train reached
the Lake.
Mr. Buchanan began casting frosl on
tho way 70 His boarding houso, and failed
To get single strike. As howas nearing
bis boarding house, In passing mp West
Milford creek, which ompties into tho
lake, bass broke water near the blade
OF one of his oars, and at the same In.
slant tho boy, who was sitting on the
stern seat, shouted, - bassl hnssw
Something was tapping In the boat,
and upon lighting a matcl-for IL was
dark-Mr. Buchanan found that he had
secured q large mouth bass weighing ono
and a half pounds. Tho boy said that
the fish struck him on tho breast. Mr.
Buchanan thinks thodsh jumped at least
five feet out Of tho water, and would
have gone completely over the boat had
1t not hit tho boy.-Cor. New York Sun.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-10

when meu hut begin to become "a.
milar with tho methods Of measuring
mechanical power they often speculate
on whore tho breed Of horses is 90 bu
found that can keep 40 work raising
$500 ounds one foot pr minute, Or
the equivalent, which 30 moro familiar
10 some mechanics, Of raising3lD pounds
100 feet per minute. Since 5000 pounds
raised one foot per minute 10 called ono
horse power, IL Is natural that people
should th.nk tho engineers who cstHh.
lIshcl that unit Of measurements based
% ou what horo could really do. But
the horse that can do this work does not
exist.
Tho horse power unit was established
hy james Watt about century ugo. aud
iho figures wofu iAci in q curious way
Watt found that tho average h1ue ~
Ms dirtrict could uls0 - 900 pounds on,
foot Per minute. AZ that time Wait
was employed in the manufacture OF en-
zines, aud customers were 20 hard %
find that all kinds %. artificial induce
monts wcrc necessary 10 induce power
usrrs 10 buy steam engines Ashncthol
Of encouraging them Watt offered to sell
engines reckoning $1,000 foot pounds to
n horse power And thus ho WIS tho
means " giving false unit 10 ono Of
the most important measurements In the
world. aud Driver.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-10
= niiiion Doiinrs' worth Of Property
Destroyed.

NEW ioR;, Sept. 0.-rhe Hcrah
las this cattle dlspatch from san saliva.
duG a million hUilars' worth u prDu-
cry aud many lives were destroyed Ia
tnls Republic by m earthquake today.
whole Towns were wiped out and, a.
far ~ advicc- received Indicate, handy
a city In the country except those
along the boat escaped the awful
effects u the cnnvulsion.
There have been Indications for sew.
cnil days past that % seismic disturb
aucc o. more thnn usual power might
Ice expected. The volcanoes " saliva.
dor, san Miguel aud calico have been
unusually active.
At five minutes before O'Clock this
morning the earth commenced 10
shake. The wave had u strong verified
anu OsClllntnry movement. The rcd
pie rushed iutO the streets In thCir
night clothing, and while the Shock
lasted only twenty seconds, before II
passed away there was panic.
stricken mob making their way to the
opun country outside Of the city.
Men, women and children were
shficking and playing In the streets as
the walls u the houses crackcd, tott.fed
and fell. There was deep continuous
fumhling ns Of heavy thunder. The
earth r0su aud Tell Ia long waves, aud
/ the people were unable 10 keep their
focts Al through the morning there
| have been slighi shocks, bat none ap.
/ p.Oaching la il.on1lty that which was
| 10 destructive.
President E1tta il doing everything
he eau 10 stop the panic and care Tor
homeless people until II il considered
safe for them to 70 back to their homes.
/ The towns throughout the country
suffered more severely than the capital.
Aunlgulto and Cumasogua were
/ completely destroyed, C0jutapeluc,
Santa Tvclh, san Pedro and Ma-ahust
were ~ badly shaken that they are
practically ruined, while the shock was
I plainly felt and damage was done at
Santa Ana and other points fully sixty
miles from here.
Ills impossible ut this writing 20
form aDy idea asto the number Of lives
lot.
Two people were killed here. IL il
feared that many people were killed In
the smaller towns.