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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-11-21
NOT A GOOD LAW.

Michigan's Supreme Court Declares Un-
constitutional the Indeterminate Sen,
tence Law.
LANSING, Mich, Nov. 14.-The su-
preme court has declared the indeter-
inmate sentence law, fathered by the
state board of corrections and char
tiles, modelled from like law in other
states and passed by the Michigan legis-
lature of 1889, to be unconstitutional
The act permits the courts to sentence a
criminal in general way, leaving it to
the discretion of the board of control of
the prison to which he is sent as to the
amount OF time to be served The test
case was that of The People VS.. Daniel
Cummins, convicted of larceny and
sentenced to not less than two years
nor more than four in the discretion of
the board of control state house of
correction
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-11-21
DEED OF A CRAZY WOMAN.
She Cuts the Thronts of Her Three
Daughters and Attempts Her Own

She Cuts the Thronts of Her Three
Daughters and Attempts Her Own
Life.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE wife of a
sailor named Hinton, at Southampton,
became wildly insane and seizing a
carving knife cut the throat
of her daughter, nearly sever
ing the girls head from her
body. The mad woman, reeking
with blood, then went to room where
her two stepdaughters had sought
refuge forced open the door in spite of
their efforts, and then cut both their
throats, intlicting fearful gashes which
almost Immediately caused their depth.
The mad woman, by that time soaked in
blood from head to foot, then gashed
her own throat with the fatal knife
and sank senseless by the side of her
two last victims. When the horrible
tragedy was discovered Mrs Hinton
was still alive and it is expected that
her life will be saved.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-11-21
CAN'T MOVE THE GRAIN.
Thousands of Cars Awaiting Handling OF
Roads West of Chicago.

VhouSands oil cars Awaiting Hunultng on
Roads West of Chicago.
BURLINGTON, Ia, Nov 17.--The grain
blockade in Chicago has caused Sc
rious condition of things in Iowa and
the west. The worst blockade ever ex-
perienced by railroads west of Chicago
is now on hand West sof the Missis-
sippi river there are 1000 cars of oats
and wheat side-tracked on the lines Of
the Burlington system for lack of
storage capacity in Chicago and motor
power to haul them. Of this 1,300 cars
stand on Iowa side-tracks alone.
Local railroad men think the Chi
cago blockade will be raised by the
middle of the week, but say that the
rush of delayed grain will make
things just as bad next week. The
freight-car famine is also lending Its
aid to complicate matters. The roads
west of the Mississippi have shortage
of thousands of cars and the amount
is increasing daily. What will be done
when the great corn crop begins to
move is q question that is greatly wor-
rying railroad men.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-11-21
JAMES G. BLAINE,
Secretary Of State"
TO SAVE HER HUSBAND.

"Saml OF Posen's" Wife Raises SI25, 900
for the Defense of the Actor.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14.-An agree
ment to sell was recorded Friday from
Marie A. Strelinger. better known as
the wife of NJ. B. Curtis, the
actor, to Herbert A. Cheseboro, of
Los Angeles, by which she dis.
poses of the Peralta Park hotel prop
erty at North Berkeley for S;25, 900
The building is now occupied by Prof
Homer o. Sprague for girls semi
nary. This money will be usei by Mrs.
Strelinger to save her husband froa
the gallows.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-11-21
BURNED TO DEATH.
A Family of Five Persons Lose The
Lives In a Tenement House Fire.

A Family of Five Persons Lose Their
Lives In a Tenement House Fire.
COLUMBUS, o., Nov 14.-At an early
hour Friday morning fire of probably
incendiary origin destroyed a row of
cheap two story business and residence
buildings ut High and Spruce streets.
The total loss on buildings and stock
would not exceed $4,000, though the
work of the flames was complete.
Several families lived in the tenement
portion and lost everything they had,
but it was thought all escaped.
AT 4:30 Friday afternoon little girl
playing about the ruins peeped into
one of the charred apartments and saw
a hand protruding from mass of
burned bedding. The firemen were
recalled and, pulling down the
tottering frame partition, the ghast-
ly sight of the charred re-
mains of five human beings was re.
vealed. Charles Bethers, aged 81, a
laborer, with his entire family, con-
sisting of his wife, two daughters,
Carrie and Myrtle, aged 9 and 6, and
son Johnnie, aged 3, had met horri-
bic death together in that room. The
father had evidently got up and taken
the baby from it's cradle, for the lat
ter's body was clasped in the father S
arms. The little girls were lying to.
gether in one bed and the body OF
Mrs. Bethers was partly on the bed
and partly on the floor Bethers came
here two months ago from Georgeville,
o. The people are indignant at the
careleSSnesS of the fire engineer, who
failed to find the bodies in the morning.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-11-21
WHICH STATE is 1T IMP
Novel Suit to Determine the boundary
Line Between Illinois and Iowa.

Novel Suit to Determine the boundary
Limo Between Illinois and Iowa.
CARTHAGE, Ill, Nov. 13.-An impor-
tant suit has been brought in the
United States supreme court by
agreement Of Gov. Boies, of Iowa, and
Gov. Fifer, of Illinois. The suit is en-
titled ''the state of Iowa vs. the state
of Illinois," and its object is to ascer-
tain the proper jurisdiction over strip
of territory up and down the Mississip-
pi river between the two states.
This suit is brought by the state of
Iowa in the form of petition setting
up the facts that there is a conflict of
jurisdiction between the state of Illi-
nois and the state of Iowa over said
strip of territory, the state of Iowa
claiming that the boundary line of said
state is in the middle of the Mis-
sissippi river irrespective of its chan
mel, while the state of Illinois claims
jurisdiction to the middle of the navi-
gable channel, making a difference of
7l2 feet at u point on the Mississippi
river where the Keokuk and Hamilton
Bridge Company crosses the river
The suit grows out of n long-stand-
ing legal war between Hancock county
and the Keokuk and Hamilton Bridge
Company in regard to payment of taxes.
The bridge company not only claims
that it is unjustly assessed, but that it
it compelled to pay taxes to Hancock
county, Illinois. on 7l2 feet of property
located in Iowa.
1t is stated that Iowa's eastern boun-
dary line is described and fixed by its
Legislature as being sin the middle of
the river" while the Illinois legisla-
ture fixed the western boundary line of
the state at ''the middle of the naviga-
bic channel" Attorneys in Carthage
have suits pending in the courts in the
bridge case and were instrumental in
| having the above suit brought.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-11-21
A DEADLY DRAUGHT.

Kentucky Farmers Drink from a jug Of
Poisoned Whisky-Three of Them Have
Since Died.
MILAN, Tenn, Nov. 17.-George Gal
breath, farmer living at Point Pleas
ant, Henderson county, invited several
of his friends to participate in festivi-
ties at his house last Saturday night.
During the evening jug of whisky
was produced and the company drank
freely. In short time they We're taken
violently ill. A physician was sum
moned, but three of the mems suffer-
ings were ended by death. 1t is not
known how the whisky became pois-
oned.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-11-21
BOILER BLOWN UP.
Ono Man Killed and Great Damage to
Property by an Explosion at Joliet.

Ono Man Killed and Great Damage to
Property by an Explosion at Joliet.
JOLIET, Nov. 1.-THE citizens Of
Joliet were startled Monday morning
by terrific boiler explosion that
shook the district like an earthquake
shock for over a mile from the wreck.
1t was one of battery of four 200
horse power boilers ut the new Ashley
wire works which exploded, killing
John McSwain. fireman, and making
complete wreck OF the greater part
of the works. A freight tram on the
switch siding was also wrecked. The
damage is estimated by the firm az
tom $50, 900 to $4,000.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-11-21
A FRIGHTFUL FALL.
A Workman Drops from tho Nineteenth
Story of the Masonic Temple In Chicago.

CHICAGO, Nov. 16.-James Carries
ton, a terra Gotta worker, fell nineteen
stories from the top of the masonic
temple building, at State and Randolph
streets, Saturday morning, and was
crushed into an unrecognizable mass OF
flesh. Charleston was working on the
inside of the building with n man named
Wilson, handing up pieces of terra
Gotta. He was protected from falling
by light timber, but heavy and con
stant pressure caused this to break, pre-
cipitatiug him to the ground far below,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-11-21

MATToon, ILL.,, Nov. IA. Peter Hus-
song farmer, was struck by the New
Orleans limited train on the Illinois
Central at Humboldt Thursday evening
and instantly killed. His team became
unmanageable while he was attempt
ing to cross the track. A neighbor,
who was in the wagon, escaped with
slight injuries,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-11-21
OUR PORK AGAIN WINS.
Austria Hungary Raises the Embargo
Following Germany's Example.

Following Germany's Example.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Austria-H Hun
gary has followed the example of Ger
many and raised the embargo on
American pork. Advices from Min
lister Grant in Vienna are that the
official proclamation will be issued
soon, probably before the end of the
month, revoking the decree which
has been in force for several years past
and American salt meats will then be
admitted subject to the duty which
prevails. This is S2.ss per 100 kilo-
grams, or trife less than ~ cents
per pound.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-11-21

RECIPROCITY FAVORED.
Resolutions Adopted by the Farmers
Congress AT Sedalia, Mo.

SEDALIA, Mo-. Nov. 13-The Farm.
ers' national congress on Thursday
adopted resolutions as follows: Recon-
mending the passage of a national law
requiring the stamping of artificial hog
products; demanding the passage of a
federal law prohibiting gambling in
farm products; indorsing the principal
of reprocity and the work already ac-
complished by the world s fair directors.
Lincoln, Neb., was chosen as the
next place of meeting, and Vice Presi-
dent A. w. Smith, Of Kansas, was
elected president
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-11-21
Poisoned Herself and Son.

CHICAGO, Nov. 14.-The dead bodies
Of Mrs. Marguerite Lengenhager and
her l5-yearold son We're found in tine
saloon of the woman ON South Clark
street Friday morning. Investigation
forces the conclusion that, worried by
her sons threat to leave her, Mrs.
Lengenhager poisoned him and then
took her own life by he same means.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-11-21

LONDON, Nov. IA dispatch from
Essen says that an explosion occurred
in the Kocnig Ludwig pit near that
place, and that eleven men met death
through the accident.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-11-21
AMERICAN CORN.
The German War Department Orders It's
Use In Making Bread for Soldiers.

Use In Making Bread for Soldiers.
BERLIN, Nov. i6.-The war depart
ment has concluded its experiments
with American corn, and has decided
to recommend the use by the army of
bread made of equal proportions of
corn and rye. 1t is believed that the
department of the interior will follow
this example. William Walter Phelps,
the American minister here, anticipates
that in consequences of this decision
the German markets will be thrown
open for the admission of many mil-
lions of bushels OF American grain.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-11-21
Couldn't Open Two Safes.

The money chests taken by the rob-
bers were three in number One was
Messenger Murphy local chest and the
Others were com bination safes contain
ing bank remittances for Milwaukee
and Minneapolis, Murphy had the
key for his own safe and was forced
to give it to the robbers, but the
keys to the combination safes are kept
at the terminals and the messengers
do not know the combinations of the
locks This fact defeated the rob-
bers, who had to content themselves
with the contents of the local safe,
which, it is thought, did not
amount to more than $4,000 at
the outside. 1t is estimated that the
combination safes contained upward of
S50,0OO. The crew of later train
found the combination safes unbroien
near the scene of the robbery and
and placed them on the fast mail train,
which brought them to this city.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-11-21
Y.r.e.E.-LehIgh vnllsy union.


The fall meeting of the Lehigh
Valley Union, Young Peoples Society
of Christian Endeavor, held Saturday
in the Moravian Church at Nazareth.
was one Of the best attended of any
meeting of the union. At the after
noon session the following officers
were elected 20 serve the ensuing term.
President, Dr. j. J. Burke, of Catasau-
qua; vice president, G.. Mac Schultz,
Nazareth; j. r. Muir, Bangor; Miss
Carrie Bell, Sroudsburg; Mr.. James,
Allentown; secretary, Miss Lizzie
Cluston, Penn Argyll; executive com.
mittee, Miss Carrie b. Leonard, Maucl
Chunk; Rev. r, T. Shelly, Slatingtou
Miss Fannie Green, Easton; Rev. Paul
de Schweintz, Nazareth; j. r.. Scott
South Bethlehem.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-11-21

A Lively Community Briefly Itomized by
Bright Pencil Pusher.

A Lively Community Briefly Itomized by
Bright Pencil Pusher.
Merchant Chas. Green and wife,
were the guests of Jacob Carroll and
family, Of Trachsville, on Sunday last.
H. II. Christman, of the Fort Allen
House, Weissport, made a business
trip through our section, on Monday
last
-Amandes Wagner, teacher of
Georges school, reports that his roll
now numbers twenty-one, and that he
had ten who attended every day last
month.
So far this season Levi George
killed twenty-one raccoons. Mr..
George is however acknowledged the
champion shooter in our district, and
is occasionally out all night
Dallas f. Green a son of merchant
Chas Green, received an apple from
Jacob Corroll, of Trachsville, on Sun
day last, that measured fourteen inches
in circumference and thirteen inches
in diameter.
"A shooting match is to come off
at the public house of Mrs. r. A. Henry,
on Saturday, Nov. 81, 1891, for a fat
COW. All sharp shooters who think
themselves capable of beating the
sharp shooters at Little Gap, should
attend.
On Sunday last Chas. Silfes and
wife were visited by the following
guests: Mrs. VIM. Michael, of Lehigh-
ton; Emanuel Flyte and wife, of
Saylorsburg; VIM. Sheckler, oil Parry
vile; Mrs. Paul Serfass and daughters
Lille and Mary, of Millport; Daniel
Serfas and wife, parents of Mrs. Chas.
Silhes; VIM. George wife and daughters
Clara and Hattie; and Mrs Samuel
George.
Prof. Frank Mengel, teacher of the
primary school at Millport, has opened
a night school with sessions every Fri.
day evening, in both common and
higher branches, in the public school
building at that place. Mr.. Mengel
holds professional certificate and i;
well equipped in the necessary qualid
cations for a llrst-class teacher, The
young ladies and gentlemen SHOULD
give the school their earnest patronage
Their evenings can be spent in NJ
better way than in attending thi
school,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-11-21
NIAIIUNING
The Doings of a Lively Community spiceIy
Written Up,

The Doings of Lively Community spiceIy
Written Up.
Moses Miller and William Snyder
are laid up with rheumatism.
Our band was on a pleasure trip to
Lansford and Tamaqua last Saturday.
Last week Emanial Cochran moved
on his fathers farm, which he has
purchased.
"A. II. Seidle, who had control of the
Wahnetah Hotel, Glen OnoBo, during
the summer, has moved into the Valley
again.
The members of Oak Grove Council
No. 357, Jr. O. U. A. NJ, of Pleasant
Corner, are at present erecting a build
ing for their use.
The Mahoning school board, held
its regular monthly meeting in the
Pleasant Corner school house on
Saturday afternoon.
Henry Miller, aged about 40 years,
died last week. Interment took place
on Sunday afternoon at the Brick
church, East Penn.
On Saturday evening a large mum
Der Of relatives and friends gathered
at the home Of Samuel Houtz to help
celebrate the 10th anniversary of his
! age.
Next Sunday morning the sacru.
ment of the Lords Supper will be adj
ministered in st. Johns church by Rev
W. II. Strauss, Preparatory services
will be held on Saturday afternoon.
The revival meetings, which were
held in the Evangelical church during
the past few weeks under the direction
of Rev G. W. Imboden, closed on Sun
day, when a number of new member.
were admitted to the church.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-11-21
KAILRoAD RUMBLINGs

I Lehigh Valley engines 75, III, and
$40, formerly pushers, are now running
through trains from Fairview TO Pack
erton.
B. Hoffman, of Packerton, fireman
on Valley All, reached out of the cab
window to get a flue pole, at Easton,
the other day, and was hit by a switch
and considerably hurt.
1.-THE committee, Francis P. Solt,
Nathaniel Ruch, Martin Xander, Chas.
Seila and W. Andrew Newhart, are
rapidly perfecting all the necessary
arrangements for a fair and festival,
under the auspices of Lehigh Lodge,
292, B. of r. R. r., in Gabel's Hall, this
city, on December IL and y. 1t prom
ises to be very pleasant affair and you
should help them along.
1.-THE annual report of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company has just been
fled in the office of the Secretary OF
Internal Affairs, at Harrisburg. The
capital stock is 54O,33i,sOO A per
cent dividend was declared last year on
the common stock, and 10 per cent div
idend on the preferred. The total cost
Of construction and equipment to July
| 1, 1891, was 90,l55.3l; surplus on
July 1, 1891, 8i,5l1 1868; gross earn
ings for the year, SlG7l9,4l0,97; pei
centage of operating expenses to earn
ings 7ilG; number Of employees, 1850
| yearly compensation, s7,9Gl, 1872 2G;mile
age in Pennsylvania, 1917; killed las
year, SO; injured. III.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-11-21

The golden anniversary Of the
marriage of our esteemed townspeople,
Mr.. and Mrs. Stinson Hagaman, was
celebrated at their home on First street
last Friday amid great pleasure and re-
joiclng on the part of all. This aged
couple have resided in this city for
eight or nine Years past, Mr. Hagaman
conducting a iewelry store and one
familiar to all our people. But few live
to celebrate this important event, the
fftieth year Of welded life, the golden
anniversary. The occasion was of more
than passing interest. Among Ethose
present were Rev. G. W. DUNCAN and
wife, Lewis Weiss, A. W. Raudenbush
and wife, A. J. Durling and wife, Mrs.
n. b. Reber, Mrs. Kate Mosser, of
Lehighton; Lee Wills and wife, of
Weissport; Frank Kistler and wife, of
Stroudsburg; Ed Solt and wife, Of
Union Hill NJ. A. Weiss and wife, OF
Allentown; Mrs. Charlotte Yehl, Of
Slatington, and ten grand children
Mr.. and Mrs. Hagaman We're the re.
cipients Of many valuable and useful
presents in commemoration of the
event. In the evening a sumptuous re
past was set before the guests who did
justice to the good things from tho
culinery department.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-11-21

Owing to the clouds which obscured
the skies on Sunday evening it was i'm
possible to observe the eclipse of the
moon in this vicinity. This caused
great disappointment, Many has an
ticipated much pleasure and profit in
witnessing the phenomenon. In some
portions of the country complete OBJ
servations were obtained The last
time this particular eclipse occurred
was in 1874, and it is booked for a re-
turn date in the year 1909 This is the
eclipse which Columbus put to such
good use. 1t occurred on the night of
March l, 1904. He was ship-wrecked on
the Island of Jamaica without provis.
ions, and the Indians refused him as.
sistance. lie foretold the eclipse, say
ing that the gods we're displeased with
the natives, and that the moon would
hide her face in anger and put on a
threatning look. They laughed at him
But that night they got ratified when
they saw the moon do what Columbus
predicted They begged his pardon
and he owned the island It is the
same moon we have now.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-11-21

The number of dwelling houses erect
cd during the present yearin this town,
have surpassed all expectations. We
can't begin TO specially euumerate
them, but in the list are those Of John
S. Lent, DR.. j. G.. and I'd. Zern, II. B.
Kennel, Wallace Semmel, Moses He'll.
man, George Mortimer, Dr. Snyder
Z. IL. c. Hon, John Nothstein, VIM.
King, Joseph Caffrey, II. II. Peters
Henry Grayer, W. d. Rishel, Eugene
Bartholomew, Mrs. Mclean, Theodore
Kemerer and many others whom va
are unable TO recall; besides these many
homes haYe been remoddelled and i'm
proved, aud altogether Lohighton can
congratulate itself on it's prosperity.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-11-21

The following old soldiers were be-
fore Drs. Reber, Erwin and Tweedle,
Carbon county's pension board, at
Mauch Chunk, Wednesday, for exami-
nation
Charles Schmale, Lehighton; Co. c.,
18th regiment. Original.
Nathan Werley, Summit Hill; Co. D.,
173rd regiment. Original.
Harrison Green, Kresgeville; Co. l.,
llth regiment. For increase.
Reuben Smith, Weatherly; Co. f.,
2Sth regiment Original.
William McGee, Mauch Chunk; Co
c., 10Th regiment. Original
William Leinbach, Lansford; Co. c..
9th regiment. For increase.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-11-21


lively writer Tells the story Of The
happenings or week in and About
ola Carbon.
There are only forty more davs of
the year 1891
"A "sun flower shuter is being nut
in No 4 breaker at Jeanesvine
-Jeanesville sports will have a shoot
ing match on THANKSGIVING Dav.
John PETER and Sophia Handel. Of
Jeanesville are to be married shortly
A voupo Tadies' Temperance
Society will be orranized in Jeanes-
willie next Sunday.
-Jeanesvile thinks it ought to be-
come famous on account Of pumpkin
that measures o feet and II inches in
circumference.
-Lansford people are said to want
"freen school books. Ultimately the
taxpayers, Cthe people) pay for the
books by increased taxes.
The contract of driving a rock tun.
mel in No. / shaft Yorktown. from the
Wharton to Big Vein has been awarded
TO a man named Miller from Wilkes
barre; work was commenced on Satur-
day.
The electric light plant in Jeans
vile has been enlarged and the light
Of the town will be increased for the
dark winter nights. The engine and
dynamo house has had an addition of