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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-07-04
DASHED TO DEATH.
Six Men Killed by the Collapse of n Coal
Breaker During q Niolent Gale.

Six Men Killed by the Collapse of n Coal
Breaker During a Violent Gale.
MOUNT CARMEL Pa, June 27.-This
section was visited yesterday afternoon
by wind and rain storm of unusual
severity. Trees were uprooted and car
ried a great distance, while the rain
poured down in torrents and the light
ming and thunder were terrific.
When the storm was at its height a
heavy crash was heard above the noise
of the storm, causing people to flee from
their homes in terror. For time it was
feared that a terrible calamity had
taken place in the borough. 1t was
soon learned, however, that the crash
was caused by the collapse of the Pat
erson Coal Company's large breaker,
situated two miles west of this place.
The structure was new one and was
rapidly nearing completion.
Four skaters, j. NJ. Blossom Richard
Roberts j. L. Dodson and William
Lodge, from Shickshinny, Pa, were on
the roof at the time of the accident and
were hurled to the ground, distance of
one hundred and fifty feet, and crushed
to jelly by the heavy timbers falling
upon them. Two other worlsmen from
Luzerne, Pa, whose names could not be
learned, We're also working in the build
ing and they shared the same fate as
their companions 1t was two hours be-
fore the bodies of the men could be re-
covered, owing to the debris that was
heaped upon them. The bodies of the
men were brought to this place to await
in truntiopc from thar "a rniliae
The colliery was to have been started
next month, but the buildings are total
ly wrecked and it will take considerable
time to make necessary repairs. The
loss to the colliery is about $4,000.
Exploding Fireworks Cause a Bad Fire.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, June 81, R. Howe
isen's wholesale and retail toy and no.
ton store in this city was completely
gutted by fire yesterday afternoon. An
immense stock of fireworks was being
removed from the fourth to the second
floor, preparatory for Fourth of July.
A boy named Oscar KratZ was carrying
an armful of pyrotechnies and one ex-
plodcd. Instantly the whole stock ex-
ploded. The front windows were blown
out and the entire building was con-
verted into u mass of flame. Rockets
flew in all directions. Pedestrians on
the street fed for safety. No one was
seriously injured. The firemen subdued
the flames after Il hard fight. Loss,
over SIS, 600; insurance, $1,000.
Sleeping Car Dumped Into the Water.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, June 27.-The
sleeper Dickinson on the Northern
Pacific train which left here two days
ago left the track one mile west of Rose
bud, Mont, Thursday night, owing to a
washout. The car tipped over into the
water and several of the passengers in
the car were more or less injured, but
none seriously. Among the number
were: The temperance orator, Francis
Murphy and wife, of Pittsburgh; Mrs.
William 1'oole and son Hamilton, Ont. !
A. S. Wiley, Detroit Mich, George j.
Monroe, Joliet, ILL.,, and Sidney Ash
mum, New York, Francis Murphy
,uffere'a broken nose
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Harrison by the aid Of his officchold.
crs triumphcd in the organization OF the
Indiana Republican State Committee,
and his boom" for re- election is now
well started in the Hoosier State. BY
what means this virtuous statesman
hopes 70 accomplish his denomination Is
revealed by this remark. credited 10 a
me Der Of the committee who is heart
and soul for the President: You all
know that we carried the election BY
the use Of Doodle in 1855. and that we
lost II in 1890 because IL could not be
used to advantage and because Of the
new Australian election law. We must
have a chairman who is smart enough
to get around that law. and II must be
got rid Of somehow" And the state SO
prolific in Dudlcys which gave its cleo
toral vote 70 Garfield for Dorscy's
soap" and was won for Harrison with
Dudley's blocks OF FIVE" gave 70 Har-
rison as fidus Achates one John r.
Gowdy, who, II is 70 ',e hoped. "a s.smart
enough" 70 violate law and steal STATE
Chic ago Ti'ucs
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Measures for the Pcryrtustion Of sectional
strife.

strife.
Mr.. Edmunds. OF Vermont. Is the gen.
tleman who 80 recently showed his sin
cere regard for the welfare Of the coun-
try by securing two cents pound on
maple sugar from the Treasury for the
Sap-boilers II that State. Mr.. Hoar. OF
Massachusetts. Is = senator who during
long legislative experience has never
failed to use all the power Of his intel
lect To serve the ends OF the Northeast
ern Commune Of Capital" MIR. Chand-
Ter. OF New Hampshire. Is as subservi-
ent tool OF plutocracy as Is Mr.. lioar.
and he mas moreover record in cor nee
ton with the worst period Of jobl Try in
the navy which has fixed his moral
status 80 that no one is at ali in doubt
concerning H.
These three men constitute the tri-
umvirate which is attempting 70 coerce
the Senate into passing the Davenport
force bill. under which elections are TO
be controlled by District OF Columbia
returning boards. backed by bayonets.
Behind this bill is 1.-THE American Pro-
tectivc Tariff League the association
of monopolists organized TO furnish the
fat fund Of lsss and 70 control money
and supply through Federal Legislation.
II is because Of this demand for the
bill that Messrs. Hoar. Chandler and
Edmunds are so determined on its pas
sage. A strong sentiment has grown
up in the West against Northeastern
control Of money. and the agricultural
States of the South sympathize
with It, while in the South
from year TO year there is grow
ing up stronger competition in
manufactured goods with the North
east. The result of this. If not checked,
will be more and cheaper goods in the
market and more money to buy them
with. The tariff prevents the agricult-
ural States from buying outside the
country, and the plutocratic States of
the Northeast have in so much mo
nopoly But the tariff can not be used
70 prevent Georgia. Alabama and Ten
ncssee from manufacturing their own
cotton and other raw materials in corr
petition with the plutocratic States.
The only method by which this ''ovcr-
production" as the Northeastern trusts
call every thing which cheapens the
necessarcs Of life. can be prevented is
by rcviving the old sectional quarrel on
the line Of manufactured race issue.
The plutocratic radicals are attempting
to do that for the South. while at the
same time they are trying TO keep
money and supply controlled against
the West When every thing else fails
n
mendous revolt against them. IL only
makes them the more desperate and the
more determined on returning board
and bayonct. Only through such means
can plutocracy maintain the control it
has usurped over free people.-St
Louis Republic.
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NOTES AND OPINIONS.

! The pudding-head leaders, who
have brought the Republican party t.
| its present forlorn condition. don know
any thing and don't want to learn any
thing. Louisville Courier-Journal.
| Speaker Reeds remark that thi,
Is time for patriots to keep theil
mouths shut, taken in connection will
his impressive silence since the cleo
tons, leads TO the inference that he con
siders himself model patriot. - Boston
Herald.
THE first result on wages that has
occurred since the Mckinley bill be-
came law. in this locality. seems "a
be a reduction of ten per cent. in our
largest steel works. As the Mckinley
bill has advanced the price Of most OF
the necessaries and comforts of life
from ten TO twenty per cent, is the re-
duction in wages Of ten per cent. in
the nature Of compensation?-Pit Pitts
burgh Post
1t looks very much rs II President
Harrison and Secretary Blaine were at
tempting to initiate the policy of the
third land last Napoleon. who sought
to amusc the French with outside ques-
tons because the internal situation had
become intolerablc. But have these
statesmen forgotten the National hu-
initiation and calamities which followed
the Napoleonic Philadelphia
Times.
In the defeat Of the force bill the
Democrats in the United States Senate
have earned the gratitude Of the coun-
try, and the people will look with
cquanimity on the crocodile tears shed
by Mr.. Hoar and his allies. Not even
the flood Of oratory favoring legislation
for the benefit of silver-mine owners
will lessen the feeling Of rejoicing at
the escape from the intended basis for
further investments by Dudley in
blocks Of five.-Chicago Times.
1.-THE Federal elections bill is
dead" says the New York Age (Rep.),
organ of the negroes. 1T has gone to
keep company with the Federal cduca-
ton bill. The Republican party has
broken faith with the voters Of the
country upon two or three measures
upon which il won the elections Of 1855.
The best interests of the AFRO Amer,
leans have been cut TO pieces in tho
House Of their friends. The treachery
Of the Hayes administration has been
repeated under the Harrison admins
tration."
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AN OMNIBUS yEAa.


isevea'ed.
Tie record Of the Republican party
Tor 1890 Is one that the party would
gladly expungc frm its annals. II
commences with the Dictatorship Of
Speaker Reed in the National House
o. Representatives,. and closes with q
desperate and insane effort in the Som
ate 70 impose upon free people bayo-
net rule al elections. The proceedings
OF the Republican majority in Congress
have been characterized ~ usurpation
81 the most reckless description. disre-
gard for the choice OF the people by
unseating legally elected Senators and
Representatives. shameless extrava-
gance 70 the extent Of seriously en-
barrassing the Treasury. the passage OF
bill outlawing importers. and the in
famous tariff bill, which has caused
such disastrous disturbances in the
channels Of business. the exposure Of
frauds in Government departments. the
attempt to place the force bill. the sub
sidy bill and highly dangerous imam
cial bill on the statute books.
The year 1890 is also memorable for
'f't ftoit'A uphAriuH u the american
people on the fourth OF November,
which almost annihilated the Republic
an party, and taught political despera-
does that there was power unsafe TO
defy. Gay, Platt, Mckinley. Reed and
all the bosses that strutted 50 insolent-
~ an. confidently on the political
board, for the first ten months OF the
year, are now objects of contempt and
derision. In American politics, there
fore. II may be seen that 1890 was
most notable year. The Mckinley tar
i'll law has had the immediate effect Of
increasing prices and cutting down
wages, Of stimulating the creation Of
trusts and adding TO the long list OF
business failures The close of the year
found the Secretary of the Treasury i'm
dazed condition Of mind as TO the out
come OF the financial situation. and Re-
publican financiers in Congress tinker
ing with a bill that is likely to compli-
cate the situation still more. II was,
indeed, very ominous year for the
party and Administration that entered
upon il with such confidence and in high
spirits.-A lbany Argus.
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THE RESULT or OPPRESSION.
The Outcome Of . Tyrannical system Of
Mercilcrs Exaction.

Mercilcrs Exaction.
The Farmers Alliance is the product
OF indignation and despair Indignation
at the mcrciless cxactions imposed on
the agricultural interest by the Repub-
lican party and despair that the other
great National party would ever be able
to obtain the supremacy and right the
wrongs perpetrated by its powerful i'd
vcrsary.
That this Indignation was originally
well founded is beyond question. II Is
doubtful II the all-important industry
of agriculture was ever subjected in
any country. except. perhaps. in feudal
France just before the Revolution. to so
many crushing burdens as the Repub-
lican party hcapcd upon il in this.
II Is also beyond question that the de-
SPAR Of the Democratic party ever com
ing into power was also originally well
founded. Those who organized the AL
lance saw nothing between them and
eternal spoliation but the unaided
strength Of the farmer.
Since this vista was presented times
have altered. The policy Of the Repub-
lican party has been changed only to
intensity il. and the indignation which
was originally justified by that policy
has now more justification than ever
The relief that party prctcnds to give
IL merely illusory; the burden has in
reality been gricvously augmented, and
the Hypocrisy which seeks to sugar over
the supcraddcd wrong is . fresh motive
for new dctcstation.
But on the other side Of the picture
there has been a genuine and decided
change. There Is no room now for
despair as to Democratic supremacy
and the permanchcc Of that supremacy.
The Republican party has had its day
and must 60 The EFFICIENCY which
called IL into existence is long over.
The great party Of the future in this
country is the Democratic party. and no
oppressed popular interest ever looked
% that party in vain. IN. Y. World.
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G,... M.~s ma ss.s.. rrss rs,.s,-
Protected Industry Gets More Tarir o.
Great Profits OF the Insiustry-The In
gnsn Iake = HAND.
IN tne DAY a1ter christmas the New
iork AriDune' the champion nign tarin
organ OF the country, printed the FOL
lowing dispatch from pittsburgh, "a;
her. - M 2. snd annla , ana ,oD
this city in the near future. AZ the recen,
New York meeting il was decided to advance
prices 80 per cent, but since then Western
n ,asn nav. ~ maui ssann Ior n PCT cent. AZ
nai combnation Il 10 Keen n,afc Glass ~" nr,ee.
at the highest figure possible, and at the
same time keep 4 low enough 70 shut out all
y, no 'a''oh'
- uuS's aie ioI,neu tne manu-.
l"e.ule,s VIZ ~ ,n'o mem usually Pu'
~ y ~. some sucn excuse A. ruinous
.oinI's'i,'on' anu sometimes tney cal
-. '",vas eoun IN 'i''on. Deiorc inc
ways ana Means COMMITTEE at wash
ington they plead for protection upon
the ground that il will bring about COM
net;t;on. hut xvh.n .o,,r.ts,;,,n -
los ~
gun ~ w ~ "ork tney suddenly uis-
cover tnat competition Il the very thing
that they do not want; hence they must
get rid Of competition" and so a trust
Is formed.
But the platc-glass manufacturers are
the last men that should complain Of
excessive competition and low profits
There are only nine or ten factories in
this country which make plate-glass;
and there Is usually an understanding
among these as TO their price lists This
combination. how ever, was not so strong
as TO prevent some Of the manufacture
ers and dealers from cutting prices.
hence at the New York meeting re-
serred 70 steps were taken 70 make the
combination more solid.
The New York Oil. Paint and Drug
Reporter. which Is also nm organ Of the
glass trade. printed an editorial on the
subject Of the New York meeting. in
which i said:
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vulsivcly. Suppose those horrid LETT
tiers have brought about a--a"
| She could not finish. but Dick com.
| pleted the idea.
| Match. ch? No. that can't bc--but
don't understand the way the game
runs myself. Little Phippsey was
singing away when passed her win.
| dow this afternoon. Never heard her
at il before. There ought TO be no end
Of row between EN-. but h-s-s-h! As
live, here he comes, with lady on
his arm. Let's run for it,"
Too late. Round sharp bend of the
shrubbery the Judge had appeared. and
with him woman, sure enough.
More than that. her arm was snugly
within his; he was fondling her hand;
he looked altogether absorbed and
lover-likc. But Gertrude rose to the
occasion. Her fear for Dick and her
self sank beneath rising anger at the
sight Of her father thus compromising
himself-perhaps disgraccfully. Nearer
they drew they raised their heads.
Gertrude saw the Judge and Mrs.
Phipps; the Judge saw his daughter
and Mr.. Charming. Both couples fairly
caught-no escape. Dick felt complete
~ paralyzed
well, papa" said Gertrude, with
degree Of surprise quite ironical, ~
never expected to see you making love
TO a millincr-"
Not another word, child" The
Judge did not seem TO notice Dick.
''This lady and l were great friends
long before you were born"
Dick began TO recover.
''lndeed!' Gcrtrudc'9 emphasis was
more marked than pleasing.
.'And we've about concluded to make
up and try il over again eh, Aminta?'
Dick felt that ne was himself again.
"Allow me 10 congratulate You, sir"
he said. brislxly. Gertrude and wish
you both joy; YES we do, Gerty. And
now-can you not do the same by us?
We thought you only wanted the chance
70 show you had a heart. and-and W.
gave it to you"
'.How? Then those letters"
1--WE plead guilty, sir, but with the
best or intentions. Had no idea, though,
that II would turn out so nicely all
round, butas IL has--wont you be
generous and complete tn circle? Here
we are
"Aminta." said the Judge. "shall ]
tell them 70 be happy? Of course
well. then-blcss you my children. =
Yankee Blade.
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JiNGO JuGGLERY.
The Disturbing Element In the Republic
an Party.


An Oregon friend Of Mr.. Blaine is
quoted as saying. BY authority. that the
Secretary lis not advocating reciproci-
" for Presidential boom. but only
for the good Of the country This
alleged confdant Of the Maine poll
tician's ambitions adds that ''>pain and
Spanish-spcalsing countries annually
consume 100000 barrels Of flour not
produced in their countries, the duty on
which is 50. 50 a barrel"
This may not have any political bear
ing, but il sounds remarkably like the
sentiment Of that letter about s'single
bushcl Of wheat or a single barrel of
pork" which beyond question was a
powerful political factor in the contest
between 1.-THE Man from Maine" and
his ambitious and bumptious rival, ex-
Gar Reed.
The Blaine spokesman concludes by
saying that the United States could
furnish every one Of those barrels of
-four, If they got the chance. You can
put il down that Blaine won't run in
1892" This is a clear case of mon
sequitur." To attempt to construct 90
strong a platform for Blaine for the
mere purpose Of announcing that he
won't stand on il would be sort of
nonsense in which astute politicians do
not indulge.
II the Republican platform for 90 Is
going to be the Blaine platform of
partial free trade through optional rec
iprocity, il is hard TO see how any other
than Blaine himself can stand upon it.
President Harrison clearly could not
without an absolute surrender to his
Cabinet officer. If the President should
make that surrender. he would surely
ALLEVIATE the Mckinley elements as
represented by the declaration Of the
officers and organs Of the Protective
Tariff League and the Manufacturers
Club.
With respect to principles. as well as
with regard to possible candidates, the
condition of the Republican party j.
one Of seemingly hopeless discord and
disorder.-N. y star.
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annually. and how the price has gcnd
down under protection from c5 70 -
/ cents.
case for the protectionists; but some
further facts need 20 be told 70 show
| lis ''true inwardne>s." The small guam
tity ~ plate-glaSs that came into tho
country for the fiscal year ended June
| 30. 1890. was admitted. according 10 the
treasury reports, at 81 - cents per
square foot Now II we calculate the
total cost Of our @. 600. 900 feet Of home
manufactured glass, 1.-THE amount
claimed by the protectionists a. our
annual outputl. m this price we find
that il would have been Ss.2i5.OOo.
But the price OF the glass manufact-
nred In this country ranged. according
% protectionist authority. from c5 70 20
cents foot. The average Of these two
figures would be tn; but putting the
average still lower. say IS cents. the
wholesale price of this glass was SIS.
$50, 000 In other words. we paid sl0.-
t5s5,00 more for it in the home market
than II we had bought il from the
foreign manufacturers at the average
prices prevailing in 1890.
The full significance of these figures
can ~ sean ~ ,aL;nc -. 49,.
~ The PITTSBURGH Plata c,ass con,~
panv. n their Advertisement h,
the latest numh.r ~ TIA No.
ufacturer and Builder thev claim
70 have = ..can.c;tv ~ aco oo5 s.,,.-.
feet moptblv IRIS woria 10 10 100
feet IN i year which y - cen,s /. 900
would bring - aso GOO II IN s.ue
quantity were hougbt ~ ~ - cents 49,
souare loot tbe fcr.;cr nv;.. - 49,.
given. the total cost would nave hesr
81 OK. asa- or ! net tar;f d;g.rs,.e -
q Ala "a Ia The 4 ,n.r;can cors,,,er !,
nav
Early last year tbere ,xas = ...sa ~
p;ttsbnryb ~ which one ~ ths ,n.n -
serest.d AZ th;s co,ono,x ts-.;e.d ,h.<
IL cleared 34s. pcr cent on IL cant, II n
$50 Aho,,t he same time rs,r.-
sentative ~ his comn.nv va,t -
England 10 negotiate with ~ Frg,;sh
syndicate. with = view ~ un;tirg ~.
nine nlafe-pla<s factories ~ tbie Comm
try. The Fngl;sh had already ,,o.,a,
wind ~ he Great taritf sno;ls ~ 49,.
men vere making Co.; 49, an,o,nced
~ the same time that An FngIi.b co,n-
papv had begun the erection u J f.rtorv
At Irwin. i town near PITTSBURGH. "a
The h;cb projection g;van ~. 49,.
la. -, ....a~ a. ia
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The Mckinley law increases the al
ready high protection given 70 our
manufacturers Of calico prints: but
calicoes are mot demanded in the same
quantities this year Is last year. and no
amount Of protection medicine viii svail
n such cases-
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Gertrude, peering out from an upper
WINDOW blind. saw her father steer him
Ill majestically IN ,hc direction Of Mrs
Inipps millinery store. and Rugged ocr
! shivcr. -F's'''''''''
There there. He's going by no
ne : stopping he's hooking round he
~ opening the door he's gone In. on,
nsh' pck' II any thing does happen
Just know shall die. Y
After this awful prcmonition. she ran
J" her bedside and valiantly hid Her
face in the pillows.
When Judge Jones projected his state.
" shadow upon the floor Of Mrs Pbinns'
shop he saw q thin. sweet-faccd little
woman sewing by the window, and M
one else present. lie closed the door
behind him, shutting out the sun. The
shadow disappeared, leaving the Judge
~ the midst Of a Chestcrfcldian bow.
but when the widow looked nm. his
smile slowly changed into stare for II
was really his first rood look NJ her
lace. lie fell back stamlnerinv. half 10
himself
"Aminta- Aminta- thought the name
han familiar sound. but ~ didn't
know You had ever married
The widow had risen and stood palpi-
tating' but apparently more with re-
sentiment than surprise. She picked IN
an open letter and handed il 10 him.
saying:
~ received this bv mail this morn
ing and think my lone position here.
y not the memory Of old times, should
preserve me from insult. Did YOU
write that. sir?"
II was a brief but fervid declaration
Of admiration, in scrawling masculine
hand, and signed by himself.
NO, by all-a-a-no; / didn't. But.
perhaps you know something of this.
II also came by mail, and well.
had no idea you were Aminta Lovcgood
or should have made myself known TO
You before
The widow glanced at tho other letter.
saw her own name AZ the foot. and
burst into tears.
How could you think it Of me?" she
cried. \ knew you. but never should
have intrudcd."
"of course good gracious What
fools we both are rs some mistake.
or hal perhaps It's a SELL " The judges
wrath ovcriiowed instantly. IA sell.
On me II II ! knew who the rascal
was, Td-Id hut there. there. Amintal
Don't mind il. Who knows? Perhaps
it's lucky move, after all else |
mightn't have known YOU"
All. Dick. Gertrude could you see
the dawning effect Of your audacious
clap-trap, would you not tremble rather
than laugh?
Moonlight in the park at the foot Of
the avenue. Here Dick and Gertrude,
meeting like two conspirators, compare
notes.
II can't imagine what has come over
papa. says She. Hes had perpetual