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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-09-19
Urged TO WAIT.
Northwestern Farmers Again Advised 20
Hold Their Wheat for Higher Prices.

hOlu Inetr Wneht Ior hhiEher - issV's
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept 14.-Alliance
men of Minnesota, North Dakota and
South Dakota have been conferring
here for several days on the wheat sit
uation and have issued 200, 900 circular
letters of advice and warning urging
farmers to put their wheat in bins and
wait for the price to go to Sl.50 or 50. A
comparison of notes showed that wheat
was being poured into the elevators of
Duluth and Minneapolis at the rate of
from 600 to 1000 cars day, and that
the price at Minneapolis had dropped
in fortnight from 81 to 0014 cents.
The conclusion was reached that If the
mad rush to realize didn't stop the
price was liable to drop away to 80
cents. '
The letter states the new Wheat
Growers association and the alliance
are unanimous that wheat is
bound to sell as high as S1.5O, and pos
sibly So per bushel, and they are unan-
imous in this warning to the farmers
not to sacrifice their wheat and give the
spectators all the profit there is.in it.
The letter says that the crop is being
greatly overestimated by the newspa-
pers and grain dealers, and continues:
1--WE do not believe majority of the farm
ers are foolish enough to cooperate with the
spectators to depress prices further. There
is no question but prices will take turn up
ward in few days The shortage in Europe
can now be figured with accuracy. About q
week ago congress Of grain dealers from all
parts of Europe met ut Vienna, Austria, and
computed figures about the crops in Europe
These figures are the highest which well
| informed reputable men could furnish, for
p II in famine year like this they shoult
give for the crop OF any one country
lower figures than circumstances justi
fed the government Of that country would
certainly remonstrate. 1t is surely the policy
of Europeans not to exaggerate their disaster
1t is entirely certain that Europeans will have
to economize IN bread to the extent of 67SodO,
Coz bushels, and when the situation is agsra
waited by the partial failure of the potat
crop, it is to be considered wha
prices they would pay rfor American wheat
The shortage in Europe being four times a
large as the American surplus, there Is n
i doubt that the price of wheat will reach tn
highest figure ever known before this year 1
: up and will exceed it by far before the ne'
crops come in.
!, "Wheat will soon be over $3.50, no matte
l how much farmers and spectators work u
gether to keep prices down, and we would az
: wise those who can comprehend the situatio
. to hold their wheat for sl.50 and add for ever
4 month they keep it say five cents to the price
~ Hold your wheat You cannot get left"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-09-19

really knew what was being done.
Then they gave him shove and slipped
out of the room, locking the door after
them. ttiH tf.ILI
AL began to shout and slam about
the room, and that alarmed the chaps
in the next room with the major, so
they, too, turned out the light and
skipped, leaving the major bewildered
and in the dark. AL, in feeling about
to find the door, struck the one be-
tween the two rooms 1t was locked,
but anything to get out, so he placed
his shoulder against it and it flew off
the hinges. The major was alarmed
ut being uncercmoniously deserted by
his companions, aid the splintering
door added to his fright. Al entered
cautiously through the door, feeling
his way along in the dark, and STUN
bled over the major, who was deter.
mined to sell his life dearly. Al was
also expecting treachery, so the two
men clinched instantly. Both fought
for their Ives, as they thought. They
| pounded and tore at each other as only
frantic men can. They rolled over ant
4 over on the floor, struggling and pant
4 ing and making fearful racket, bu
/ neither said word. Suddenly. the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-09-19
SHOT AN ADvENTURER.
John Dow, of Pennsylvania. Tries to Steal
SSOO,OOO in Santiago and IL Killed.

John Dow, of Pennsylvania, Tries to steal
SsOO,OOO in Santiago and IL Killed.
SAN Francisco, Sept. f5.-'By the last
mail from Chilli news was received of
an attempt of John Dow, a Pennsyl-
vanian, and Henry Merriam, an English
adventurer, to seize 100000 in bullion
which was secreted in the suburbs of
Santiago by Balmaceda preparatory
to shipping it to France. The con-
spirators were surprised while break
ing open the house in which the treas
ure was stored, but both escaped ar
rest. Dow, in order to escape arrest,
hid in the casa of relative of his wife
situated in the suburbs of the city.
Orders were issued to arrest him and
prevent his leaving the coun-
trv. He remained concealed for five
DAYS in the house, and was fed by
his wife, who came daily to the place
with food. This proceeding on her part
was detected by government officers
and the house was surrounded One
night and demand made for the sur,
render of the American. Dow
sent the woman out of the casa ano
sent word to the police that he woule
never be taken alive, and fol
lowed up his message with volley
from his pistols. The police poured
bullets through the door and windows
of the place, but the American woul(
not surrender One officer, LITTLE
Drawer than the rest. went up to thu
window and, placing his pistol inside
fred. He fell back, shot in the breast
1t was then decided to blow
the house up with dynamite. Dow wa
informed of this, and fifteen minute
later made dash for liberty, but fel
dead with score of bullets in hls body
His little half-breed wife was true t
the end and attempted to stab one
the officers. She was arrested. DoS
went to Chill in 1889, claiming to be
citizen of the United States and na
tive of Pennsylvania He made cor
siderable money peddling notion
among the natives, and during his traN
els met and married half-breed Chi
ian girl, and afterwards took up hi
residence in Santiago.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-09-19

with which he was to purchase the.
spurious wealth he sewed all except a
few dollars in the lining of his coat;
the other he put in his large, old-fash-
iond wallet and carried it in his pocket.
Each were met at different rendez-
vous by delegation of the New York
parties, and after some preliminary
signs and passwords, conducted to a
place on Chatham street. The party
with the major in hand reached the
business office first, and they were en-
tertaining him with stories and jokes
and cigars preparatory to getting down
to business. The party looking after
AL entered and took room adjoining
the one where the major was being
worked AL was q little shy, and in
sisted on the business in hand being
attended to at once; he did not care to
hear yarns, or partake Of anything to
drinl;. A package was produced by the
sharpers, said to contain five thousand
dollars in counterfeit money. "Well
open it up and count it, don't take
anything blind" said AL.
iN ''Oh, it's all right, the goods are
there; put IL ISL saie w oPSh 'ii'
packago here"
This isn't safe business, anyway
and I'll take the extra risk" remarked
AL, as he reached out to take the pack
age and open it. One of the fellow
pulled the package away and the othe
turned out the gas, leaving the room il
darkness. Both fellows caught hold o
AL, and with the dexterity of experts
=. went through his pockets before b
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-09-19

door opened and couple of men with
light entered.
Here, here, what are you men do
ing?" called one of them. ''Stop this
row and pay for this damage, or I'll
have you both locked up"
AL and the major untangled them
selves to explain and ask protection OF
the newcomers, but as they looked at
each other, bruised, battered and bloody
as they were, each recognized the
other. Words are not equal to telling
the astouishment of the major and Al.
The major was the first to speak.
$50 this is the kind of a man my
daughter married, is it? 4 murderer,
blaekleg and scoundrel. Oh, you
miserable whelp, it's cost me dear but
I've found you out! My daughter shall
not live with you another day, you
double-dyed, Internal thief!'
"Oh, you can't bluff me-" retorted Al,
glaring at his papa-in-law, you old
hypoerite. A fine deacon you are, pray
ing out home, and here in New York
numbering people for their money.
Your wife and family shall know OF
this. You tried too much when you
tried to murder your own daughters
husband know you now, you hoary-
headed reprobate."
The two glared at each other and
were about to renew hostilities, when
the man with the lamp interfered.
Here, you fellows quit or you'll get
into trouble. Jist drop this chin and
give me twenty-five dollars for the
damage you've done or I'll hand you
over to the police"
That cooled them down somewhat,
and. muttering vengeance upon each
other, AL paid the twenty-five dollars
and they snealled away. Each was
firmly convinced that the other was IL
league with the city gang
They took the same train to Phila
delphia for home, and as the major
thought the affair over he began tc
fear the exposure that he knew A
would make, and he began to suspec
that AL might be a victim as well a.
himself, so he went to Al. 1t was some
time before AL would listen to him, bu
they finally compared notes and con
fessed to each other and vowed Sc
I crecy.
AL and the major had to do consider
able lying to account for the failure o
their missions to the city and their gen
Y orally banged up appearance And tn
| majors wife and daughter could no
account for the extremely cordial fee
ing that suddenly sprang up betwee
their respective husbands. Al pre-
sented the major with a couple of yer
fine sheep and the major sent up
Al's farm nice COW. Both are col
tented to amass wealth in q legitimat
manner Their lesson was a good on
for they profted by it.-E. R. Collin
in Texas Siftings.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-09-19
MANY BADLY HURT.
A Passenger Train Goes Over High Em-
bankment in Colorado-Twenty-Six Pei
sons Injured, and Some May Die.


bankment in Colorado-Twenty-Six Pei
sons Injured, and Some May Die.
DENVER, Col, Sept. 14.-Passenger
train No. 3l4, bound toward Denver on
the Graymont division of the Union
Pacific railway, was wrecked Sunday
morning about IL o'clock near Beaver
Brook station and twenty-six pas
sengers were injured, five of
whom will probably die. The
train was late and running rap
idly AID when rounding sharp
curve th. express car left the track and
rolled down 15-foot embankment.
1t was followed by the mail and two
passenger coaches, one of which turned
over twice before reaching the bottom.
| The train was loaded with passengers,
many of whom were knights OF
pytnias who We're returning from
the knights of pythias state conven-
ton which was held at Aspen last
week. When the news reached Golden,
Col, wrecking train was ordered out
and was starting when Robert Pruin,
an employe of the road, attempted to
board the engine. In doing so his
revolver fell from his hip pocket
the hammer striking stone
and the weapon was discharged
the ball taking effect in the mans
neck, making wound which will re
suit fatally. Those seriously injured
in the wreck were left at Golden in tn,
hands of physicians, while those no
badly hurt We're brought to this city
and taken to their homes or the hos
pitfalls. 1t is not known exactly wha
caused the wreck, but as the track wa
a narrow gauge and the coaches yer.
top,heavy it is thought that the trail
was running too rapidly for safety.
A passenger train on the Colorad
Central railroad was wrecked at moo
i. Sunday. Fifteen passengers were in
iured, but it is thought none fatally
1t has been impossible to learn tn
; particulars yet, as the telegraph ofiic
at that place has been closed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-09-19
Y. M. c. A. FIGURES.
Over Four Thousand Associations In the
world, with 100000 Members.

LONDON, Sept. lathe Worlds
Young Mems Christian association has
lust completed it's annual table of sta
tistics. From this it appears that there
are in Great Britain and Ireland 1855 CEN
ters and rs, 900 mem bers, Germany has
more associations than England and in
the United States there are 1903 centers,
having a mem bership of 222, 900. TAX
ing the entire world the report esli-
mates that there are over 4,4o0 Young
Mems Christian associations in exist
ence, with an aggregate membership
OF 800, 900.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-09-19
CHILDREN CREMATED.
Locked in by Their Mother. They Set the
House on Fire.

WICHITA. Kan, Sept. 14,-Word has
been received here of the burning to
death of four children on farm in the
southern part of Barton county. Mrs.
William Klein, the mother of the chill
dren, locked them in the house while
she went on an errand, and presently
the attention of the father, who was
some distance off, was attracted by
smoke issuing from the house. He
hastened home and found the building
ablaze. BY the time he had effected
an entrance the interior was mass of
flames. He found one of the children,
who died shortly after being rescued.
The charred remains of the Others
were found in the debris The eldest
child was only I years.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-09-19
Tho World's Population.

LONDON, Sept 14.-Prof. Baron Won
Juraschek has published a new'edition
of his geographical statistical tables
containing the latest estimate OF the
worlds population. This he computes
to be 1854, ,OOO,O 900. The average den
sity is about twelve to the square kilo-
meter. Europe contains 35s, 900, 900
and America 124, 1000, 900.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-09-19
Bcatcn ONLY by Methuselah.

Henry Jenkins, of Bolton, Lancashire,
Eng, lived to be one hundred and sixty
nine years old. Mrs. Anna Saville, a
writer of Jenkins time, has the follow
ing in her account of him: IL ques-
toned him about his age. He said he
was one hundred and sixty-two or one
hundred and siXtythree. | asked him
what public event he could longest re-
member. He said the battle of Flodden
Field, when Henry VIII. was king. He
said he was then between ten and
twelve years of age, and was sent to
Northallerton with horse-load of
arrows, but that bigger beg was sent
to the army with him." a, this agrees
with the history of that time, bows
and arrows being then in use. The
battle of Fodder Field was fought Sep
tember 0, 1918, and Henry Jenkins was
| then a boy between ten and twelve
years of age. He died December 0,
1869, so that he must have lived at least
one hundred and sixty-nine years, six
teen years longer than Old Pnrr, who
was born in Shropshire, l4S3, and dice
in 1885. If this account Of the age o.
Jenkins is reliable he lived longer thar
any other man in the known world, ex
cept iIcthuselah, concerning whose ag'
there has been much dispute.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-09-19
ASSIGN ED.
Louisville Bankers Ruined by the Failure
of an Enterprise.

of an Enterprise.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 15.-Monday
the first statement from the assignee
of the Masonic savings bank, which
went to the wall July s,was made pub
lie, and with the statement the per-
sonal assignment of Jacob Kreiger,
Sr., president, and j. FL. Egly-
hoff, cashier, is announced The
statement of the condition of
the bank is not encouraging to deposit
ors or stockholders. The liabilities of
the bank are 81, 119, 1881, while in the
assets column only about 100000 of
actual cash can be seen. The bills
receivable amount to $7S6, AGO. 81.
In connection with the fail
ure of the bank and the assign
ment of President Kreiger and
Cashier Eglyhoff, it is stated that the
former is overdrawn at the bank $780,
600 and the latter S1Oo. 900. Mr.. Kreiger
was considered millionaire. He un-
dertook to build bridge over the Ohio
river here and it proved too much for
| L.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-09-19
DENIED BY DONNELlY.

Ignatius Says the Alliance Is Not Re-
spon ,ible for the Recent "Hold Your
Wheat" Circular.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. 15.-"The
Farmers Alliance of Minnesota has
had nothing whatever to do with the
various circulars that have been issued
from st. Paul advising farmers to hold
their wheat for higher prices" said Ig-
natius Donnelly, president of the Min
nesota State Farmers Alliance, Mon.
day evening. "These circulars, J.
understand. have the approval OF
what is known as the Reform Press
association at Washington, although
that association is not paying the bills.
The Minnesota alliance has taken no
action in the matter and will take
none, as the members of the executive
committee of the alliance of this state
agree with me in believing that such
| advice cannot safely be given"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-09-19

Ghat NUMBER OF years ago Uney Wefo
flooding the country with circulars,
setting forth the ease and safety with
which the rural customer could pass
off counterfeit money, and the aston
ishingly low price at which he could
procure that which even bank experts
at times failed to detect as counterfeit
OF course, then, as now, the scheme OF
those vagabonds was to get their
dupe's good money and give him bum
die of blank paper, cut the size OF
.greenbacks, or a bundle of sawdust.
The green-goods men are very careful
of their precious liberty, and do not
care to run the risk of handling gen
uine counterfeit" bills, as one of them
called it in his circular.
Near Ayers Hill, in Potter county,
Pennsylvania, about ten years ago,
lived sturdy, healthy young farmer,
AL Mayo AS he has since left that
part of the country no harm will be
done by giving name and location.
In some way the green-goods men of
New York got his address, and he got
one of the regulation green-goods cir
culars. AL had good little farm, a
wife, and one child, but he was not
contented with the slow returns of
farming; he wanted to make money
faster. The tempting circular struck
him very forcibly. At first he threw it
aside as being rather risky. Then he
began to argue with himself: 'If
bank experts are deceived by this
money, and it passes just as well as
the genuine, where is the great harm in
using little of it. The fact of who
makes it does not make such great
difference" AL had never been en-
gagged in anything that was not fair
and square, and his neighbors never
questioned his word. He prided him
self considerably upon that, but finally
his scruples gave way and he opened
correspondence with the New York
parties. OF course he said nothing
about it to his wife. If a man has a
good, first-class wife, he never consults
her when he is going to do anything
that isn't just straight; he's afraid that
she might dissuade him from his fell
purpose.
At about the same time that Al was
corresponding with the sharpers hi:
father-in-law, who lived in one of the
lower counties of the state, received ;
green-goods communication. Like Al
he had never heard of their schemes
and like him he laid aside his conscien
tious scruples at the tempting allure
ment and decided to be something OF {
villain himself, as it promised to pa.
so we'll AS matter OF course his ne
gotiations were conducted very secret
ly, for it would never do for Maj. Stout
pillar of the church, to be caught L
any shady transactions.
AL and his father-in-law were dealin
with the same firm, and by some fata
chance both appointed the same day
meet the gentleman in New York an
close the business, and each, entirel
ignorant of the. others journey, lande
in New York only an hour apart. 4
had given as his excuse for visit to tn
great metropolis that he wanted
buy new team of horses and the M
jor wanted to get some farm tools. 4
was cautious, and to avoid bein
robbed of the money he took with hi
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-09-19
George B. Loring Dead.

SALEM, Mass, Sept. 15 = George
Bailey Loring, ex-minister to Portugal
and formerly commissioners of agricul-
ture, died suddenly here from heart
trouble. He was born in North Andover,
Mass, November s, 1917, graduated
from Harvard and was for many years
a practical and scientific agriculturist.
He was elected to congress as repub-
lican in 1878 and was commissioner
of agriculture from 1881 to 1855.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-09-19
No More Prize rights in Tennessee.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 15.-The
lower house of the general assembly
passed on third reading Monday morn
ing the anti-prize fighting bill There
was red hot discussion, but the bill
went through by big majority The
senate bill making prize fighting high
misdemeanor was substituted for the
house bill making it a felony.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-09-19
Bank wrecIser Sentenced.

CLEARFIELD, Pa, Sept. l4.-Hamil-
ton, the Houtzdale bank wrecker, has
been sentenced to pay Il fine of $4,000
and undergo an imprisonment of five
years in the Western penitentiary.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-09-19
Allerton's Great Work.

INDEPENDENCE, Ia, Sept. 15.-Aller-
ton went the two fastest consecutive
heats ever made by a stallion here
Monday, making them both in exactly
the same time-2:l1A.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-09-19
Paving OF Kansas Mortgages.

TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. 14.-Complete
mortgage statistics collected in fifty
four counties in eastern and central
Kansas show that the rm-mortgaged
indie btedness is being rapidly dimin-
ished. For the four months preceding
September 2Gh per cent more mort
cages were released than were re-
ln.l
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-09-19
-Four Men Drowned in the Delaware.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 15 -Four men,
laborers employed by Richard Con, a
junk dealer, were drowned in the Del
aware river opposite the League Island
navy yard Monday by the upsetting OF
u small slSitf.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-09-19
The Park place Horror Once Moro.

NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-Monday after
noon Officer John Meaghon found hu-
man bones among the dirt which had
been removed from the Park place
ruins, and which had been dumped at
the foot of Veasey street and North
river The bones were sent to the
morgue and the coroner notified.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-09-19

-Jasper-''Judging from the reports
in the papers it seems to be quite the
proper thing for young men to kill the
girls who refuse to marry them. "
Jumpuppe-"Yes. If it goes "a thepe
is danger that all OF the sensible giris
viii be killed off. IN. Y. Herald
The Forrest City times., 1891-12-25
Som. christmas Carols.

If you hear man protesting loudly during the week against the promiscu- ous slaughter of seals you may depend upon it that he very grudgingly bought his wife sealskin sacque for Christmas.
 Now is about the time when the fond wife will begin to hook change out of her husbands pockets with which to buy him present, so as to make him believe she loves him.
 People who think that Christmas is a season of peace on earth and good will toward men probably never saw a man skirmishing around at five o'clock on Christmas eve with perturbed mind and five-dollar bill buying presents for wife and nine dearly beloved chil- dren.
 The loving wife gave up S for a shaving set as Christmas gift for her husband. He has shaved with it just once, and now his face looks as if he had been pitted against Sullivan with hand gioves- He will present his wife on New Years day with the razor. with which to pare her cornA Women have iong AsadA