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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-24


who died some years ago.
Randall Lee Gibson was born September TO-
1882, ct Spring Hill, near Versailles, W Wood.
ford county KY, was educated in Lexington
KY, In Terre Bonne parish, La, and at
Yale college. He declined the secretaryship of
legation of Spain In 1855, was aid to the gov
crnor of Louisiana at the commencement of
the civil war, and commanded company,
regiment, brigade and division Of the confeder-
ate army. He was president OF the board OF
administrators OF the Tulane university Of
Howard memorial library in New Orleans,
one of the trustees OF the Peabody edu-
cation fund.- regent of the Smith.
sonian institution, lawyer and planter.
He was elected to the Forty.tfird
congress from the Second congressional district
OF Louisiana, but was denied admission. He
was representative in the Forty.iourth, Forty
fifth Forty.sixth and Forty-seventh congresses,
and was elected 10 the United States senate
without opposition as a democrat, and took his
seat March 4, lSsS and was reelected in 1898
BosToN, Dec. 16.-Ex-Congressma
Leopold Morse called at the Hotel
Vendome shortly before o'clock p.
m. Thursday to see Representative
Hit, who was attending the re-
ception of the Boston Merchants
association. While waiting in one
of the outer rooms of the hotel he had
an epileptic shock. His physician was
called and just as the guests of the
Merchants association were fling into
the dining-hall he was removed to the
house 2OS Commonwealth avenue,
nearly opposite, where, he died within
| an hour
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-24
NEW WORKS. CANVASS.
All Democratic Electors Given n Largo
Maiority--Amendment Lost.

All Democratic Electors Given u Largo
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lost.
ALBANY, N. V, Dec. 16.-The state
board of canvasSers met at 2:40 o'clock
Thursday afternoon. Under the new
law the board had simply to canvass
the total vote given each elector in
stead of canvassing the vote cast for
each elector by counties. The vote on
electors as canvassed shows:
Democratic tic-highest-John Lang, 65a90S;
Observation-Disclosures Croker. Go4. .S35
Republican -highest-Frederick p Morris,
609, 9,459: republican-lowest-Pau Tuckerman,
Observation-Disclosures. w. Mason IS, 1885,
prohibition-lowest-Dan b. Sill. ia
Socialistic bor-highest-Samuel jacobson,
1855 socialistic Observation-Disclosures Pei
lenZ, 1883.
People's-h!ghest--l6,i isO; people's-lowest--
1920
democratic electors were duly elected
as shown by the certified returns filed.
The plurality for the democratic elect
or who received the highest vote over
the largest vote cast for any republican
clector was therefore so, 449, which was
the highest plurality cast for the dem
ocratic candidates for president and
vice president, through the electors.
The board declared all three amend.
ments lost, the first by vote of SO. 351,
the second by vote of 1852 and the
third by vote of 677. The amend.
ments were to increase the number OF
supreme court judges; to sub,
NIT legislative contests to the
courts decisions, and to sell
the onondaga salt springs. The board
then canvassed the votes cast for SUI
preme court judges and for members
of congress in districts comprising
more than county, and declared the
successful candidates elected.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-24
HEAVY EXPORTS OF GOLD.
The Drain Said to Have Fallen on the Gov.
ernment's supply.

The Drain Said to Have Fallen on the Gov
ernment's supply.
New YORK, Dec. 16.-The Post says:
"It was known before business opened
Thursday that an extra $780, of gold
had been ordered late Wednesday from
the sub-trcasury for export by slow
Hamburg steamer. This need not
have been alarming, for the
financial community had already
made up its mind TO u heavy
gold expectation next week. But
this weeks gold engagements have
appeared at such unusual times and at
such unusual quarters that Wall street
has invariably been taken off its guard.
The operators for lower prices made the
most of their opportunity and attacked
the market on all sides. Gold exports
to England were predicted for Satur-
day. A more serious consideration
was the fact that in Thursdays report
dealing with Tuesdays transactions)
the treasury's gold balance, which has
been slowly increasing for n fortnight
past, dropped abruptly down to $1,000
900, showing that the drain from gold
exports had once more fallen directly
on the governments supply.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-24
MORE LIKE FIENDs THAN MEN.
Mexican Revolutionists Ruthlessly Murder
Women and Children.


GALVESTON, Tex, Dec. 10.-A dis
patch from Carizzo says: AS all partic-
ulars of the fight opposite San Ignacio
have not been reported these items will
be interesting. During the fight Capt.
Segur, of the Mexican troops, seeing he
was being particularly hard pushed, to
better protect himself, as it was hand
to-hand fight, went into the jaclSal and
fought from there with guns and pis-
tolls. There were in the jackal wom-
an and three children. The captain
called to the revolutionists, asking that
the woman and children might go out
unharmed, but the reply was: No"
The woman thought she would steal
out with the children, but as she APP
peared at the door she was shot down
and the children ran back.
The revolutionists were unable to
dislodge the captain from his quickly
chosen fortress and they set fire to the
jackal, which drove the captain
out. AS he made his appear.
ance he was shot dead, his
body thrown back into the burning
building. The three children were
penned in the house by fire and burned
to death. The bodies of dead soldiers
were thrown into the flames, and when
the troops from Guerrero went to bury
the dead they found some of the bodies
| burned to a crisp.
Another woman, the wife OF non
commissioned officer, undertook to es.
cape by crossing the Rio Graude to
Texas, but she was seen about the mid
die of the stream and shot She sank
beneath the waters and her body had
not been found at last accounts. There
are number of wounded men at San
Ignacio, all Mexican troops. Only two
of the revolutionists were killed ano
| one wounded, so far as can be learned
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-24
MORE EVIDENCE FOUND.

Papers Seized In NJ. Laur's House by the
Police - Members of the Chamber of
Deputies Implicated in the Panama
Scandal Will Ite Arrested
PARIS, Dec. 19.-The determination
of the government to clear away all
the mystery surrounding the affairs
of the Panama Canal Company
is undoubtedly founded on the
belief that in this course alone lies
safety for itself and for the coun-
try. Any display of hesitancy now
would result in ruin, and, as their Off
cial lives depend on probing the affair
to the bottom, there can be no doubt
that the whole mass of corruption will
be cleared away.
Acting under orders from the gov
ernment, the police searched the house
of NJ. Laur Boulangist member of
the chamber of deputies, and seized n
n number of documents pertaining to
the Panama affair. The ministry will
ask the chamber of deputies to author
| ize the arrest of any of its members
found TO have been implicated in the
| scandal.
La Libre Parole, nj. Drumont's pa
per, which appears to be exceptionally
well informed on Panama matters,
states that the amount of the bribes
distributed by agents of the company
reaches the enormous total of 20, 900, 900
| francs.
The republican journals are unani-
nous in their approval of the course of
the government in causing the arrest of
MN. Charles de Lesseps, Fontane, and
San Leroy. They hold that there must
be no turning back in the prosecutions.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-24
DEFEATED.

The Proposition for Labor Congress
During the Worlds Fair Receives I'M
favorable Action In the American Fed
Grafton Convention.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. II. = At the
morning session of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor Friday discussion of
the proposition to hold labor congress
during the worlds fair was resumed.
A vote was taken and the convention
decided by an overwhelming majority
against taking any action toward as
sisting in the project.
Here a resolution was recommended
that stirred up n lively debate. 1t re-
lated to the action of the president and
executive council requesting confer
ences with the knights of Labor
IL ions. The many attacks of the
Knights of Labor against the trades
union, and especially on local shoe
makers, were dcpiored. 1t was said
that all efforts to heal the breach
| while they were on the attack and the
| federation on the defensive would only
! be waste of time. The committee
recommended that the highest duty of
| the federation was to defend the unions
| selected by the knights of Labor for
attack, and that the executive commit
| tee take such action as will enforce
this idea. The recommendation of the
committee was finally adopted.
A resolution was adopted favorng
the support of labor representation in
the administrative and legislative de.
partments of the national and state
governments and advising members to
see that friends of labor command the
militia rather than the friends of capi
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-24
A SICK STATESMAN.

Indications Point to an Early Close OF
Ex-Socretary Blaipo's Career - Fears
That He VIII Never Rccovcr-Some-
thing About Ills Disease.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.--There is no
material change in Mr.. Blaine's con-
dition. Friday he showed temporary
improvement and during the afternoon
and evening he was perhaps a little bet
ter. But there were no signs of per-
manent gain in strength. Those near
anddear to him had a faint CLEAN of hope
that his strength might yet come back
enough for him to be removed to
more kindly climate, yet they did not
deceive themselves into believing that
this was anything more than a remote
proba bility, Mr.. Blaine's family real
izing that his present sickness is un-
like any attacks he has had in tho
past
Mrs. Blaine is constantly at his bed
side. James G. Blaine, Jr., Miss Hat
tie Blaine, Mrs. Damrosch and Mr.
Blaine's cousin, Miss Dodge, are all at
the family residence. Outside of his
family and physicians, and possibly his
religious advisers, nobody has been
able to see sMr. Blaine. Until the last
day or two his family have been hope
full that his present attack was only a
! temporary one, but the signs of lost
vitality are such that they no longer
seek to comfort themselves with this
hope. They do not give up entirely,
but they realize that Mr.. Blaine is in q
much more dangerous condition than ut
any previous time.
The distinguished patients present
illness dates back only ten days. He
went out driving then and caught cold,
which was followed by fever. For a
few days this did not seem likely to
! prove more serious than the previous
attacks. Mr.. Blaine apparently was
rallying from it, but the improvement
did not continue. He has been grow
ing worse since last Saturday, though
he has had one or two temporary rallies
and has been bright and cheerful.
Mr.. Blaine is said to be suffering
from no special malady beyond the
general giving way of his physical
powers. 1t is possible that he may
really be victim of Bright's disease,
and the spells of nervous prostration
to which he has been subjected are due
to this cause, yet there is moth
ing that can be learned definitely.
Mr.. Blaine's spells of illness have
been so frequent that his family have
naturally been averse to giving pub
licity to them. The widespread inter
est in the foremost private citizen OF
the republic iustifies the statements
which are made regarding his condi.
tion now. He has practically been an
invalid for three years past, and
whether chronic disease has been
making ravages on his system OF
! whether succession of attacks of mild
illness has weakened him there is nc
longer any question that his vitality is
} impaired so that his recovery is des
} paired of by those who know the facts
, The sympathetic interest is as wide
spread as it is deep. From every cor
. ner of the land and from almost every
; part of Europe inquiries come daily tc
, know how Mr.. Blaine is. The answer
cannot longer be made cheering.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-24
THE LABOR CONVENTION.
Tho American Federation Concludes ITS
work-Kesolutiops Adopted and officers


Tho American Federation Concludes Its
work-Resolutions Adopted and Officers
Elected.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19.--The FEEDER
alton of Labor convention adjourned
Saturday afternoon after reelecting
President Gompers, Secretary Chris
topher Evans and Treasurer John
Lennon. p. j. Mcclure was reelected
first vice president. For second vice pres
ident William A. Carney, of Pittsburgh,
who took an active part in the Home
stead troubles, was elected by large
majority. Chicago secured the conven-
ton for 1898. President Gompers' sal
ary was increased from 81, 500 to 81, 500
per annum. The salary of the secre-
tary was increased from l,200 to 81 800.
Resolutions were adopted calling on
all the local unions affiliated with the
| federation to join the central labor
bodies holding federation charters;
condemning the Rock Island manage
ment for it's hostile attitude toward
the telegraph operators; condemnipg
the Baron Hirsch fund and its recip-
tents; demanding restriction of inn
migration: condemning the system
compelling walters to shave off their
mustaches, and favoring the eight hour
system. A resolution was unanimous
ly adopted asking clemency for the
imprisoned Chicago anarchists, Neebc
and Schwab.
Emboldened by this success one of
the socialists present, Delegate Nor
gan, of Chicago, introduced substi.
tute for a resolution favoring govern
ment control of the telegraph and tele-
phone lines, asking that the govern.
ment shall control all means of com.
municatiop, transportation and pro-
duction. roll call resulted in de-
feat for the socialists by vote of l,62S
to 52T.
resolution favoring direct elections
by the people was passed unanimously
and the executive council was author
lied to conduct campaign of educa
tion by appointing lecturers and dis
tributing literature for the purpose o
snlarging the scope of the federation
efforts in the direction of political ac
tion, providing that no partisan poll
tics be introduced into the business o
labor unions The convention ther
adiourned
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-24
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MONETARY TALK OVER.
Adjournment of the Conference, to Meet In
May.

BRUSSELS. Dec. 19.-The monetary
conference adjourned Saturday until
May 80. The American delegates are
quite pleased. Sir Montefiore Levi
made a speech. Baron Derenzis,
the Italian minister at Brussels Of
fered resolution. Nearly every
delegate spoke, but few delegates said
anything of Importance. The resolu-
tion offered expressed gratitude to the
United States for giving an opportunity
for the new study of actual conditions.
While the metal conference sus-
pended labors until May 80 under
reservation of the approval of
the various governments the con-
ference reserves the ultimate judg
ment of the matter proposed and ex-
pressed desire that the interval from
now till the end of May be occupied
by profound study and trusts such
study may result in the recognition
of an equitable basis for an under
standing in no way affecting the none
tary policy of the various countries.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-24
Europe WIN Protest.

VIENNA, Dec. l9.-Ihe cabinets of
Europe are arranging for II united pro-
test against the threatened restrictions
upon immigration in America. The
organ of the Austrian foreign
office recently urged that the
application of the methods used
in America against the Chi
nese coolies TO the case Of Europeans
was unworthy of u civilized country
like the United States, and that the in
suit involved in shutting the door in
the face of European immigran is was
the more gross because 1t was coupled
with an invitation to visit the worlds
fair.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-24
Death of a Noted Publisher.

PARIS, Dec. 17.-Jean George Hach-
ette, head of the well-known publish
ing house, is dead. He was born in
Paris February 2S, 1888. He was the
son of Louis Hachette, founder of the
publishing house which bears his
name. The Hachette " is known
everywhere us having given to the
world some of the most famous works
of great French authors. Its classical,
scientific aud literary editions are also
well known. From 1867 to 1878 tho
house published l,G60 volumes, and Tho
number has increased in proportion
since.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-24
Sued for Damages.

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 10 Suit has been
sntered in the United States circuit court
against the South Fork Fishing club
by James Jenkins and wife of Youngs-
own, o., in the right of Mrs Jenkins,
Tor S25, 900 damages for injuries received
in the Johnstown flood. This is the first
suit ever entered directly against the
South Fork club for its connection with
.he flood, and is regarded us Il test suit
A number of snits have been made, and
,ome tried, against the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. but these have
damages could be recovered by the vic.
inns of the Johnstown disaster.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-24
Father and Son sentenced to Death.

VIENNA. Dec. 19-The peasant Tan
zer and his son have been sentenced to
death by the presiding judge of the
criminal court in Wiener Neustadt.
During the trial. which began on
Wednesday morning, it was shown that
the father, with the assistance Of his
son, murdered the mother of the fami-
ly, because they considered her a use
less charge on the property; also, that
Theresa, the daughter, was privy to the
plot She was sentenced to six years.
imprisonment.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-24
Shot with His Baby ON His Knee.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. 16. - In
Kemper county, Miss, Tuesday night,
William Breham, respectable farmer,
" as sitting in his room, his wife by his
side and his baby on his knee, when
suddenly a bullet crashed through tho
window and struck him in the head.
.'Take the baby, am shot," he said
and fell over dead. The assassination
was done by the Talbert outlaws,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-24

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. l9.-Col. Henry
w. Ililliard died here Saturday. He
was prominent in southern politics bel
fore the war He was brigadier
general in the confederate provisional
army. In 1877 he was appointed
by President Hayes United States
minister to Brazil. There he played
an important part in the emancipation
of slaves, and is generally credited
with having been chiefly Instruments
in bringing nhnnt that event
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-24
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BLINDED HER BABY.
An Insane Mother Thrusts IA Knife Into
the Yves of Her Yenr-Old Infant.

ROGERS CITY, Mich, Dec. lin a
frenzy of insanity Mrs. Henry Baxter
destroyed the sight of her year-old
babe by thrustihg knife into each
eye. For several weeks the mother has
shown signs Of insanity, but she was
not regarded as dangerous. Friday
morning she arose, and, securing PEN
knife, went to her babes crib. Fore
ing open the baby's eyeids, she thrust
ruI pupils Rsf Of Il the s eyes. ~ When discovered red
by her husband she was trying to
choke the infant to death
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-24
SENATOR GIBSON.

Death OF tho Louisiana Statesman Aftor
Long Iliness-Bis Career - Ex-Con-
gressman Morse, OF Massachusetts, Ex-
pires Suddenly in n Boston Hotel.
HoT SPRINGS, Ark, Dec. l6.-Aftcr a
lingering but apparently painless ILL.,
ness Senator r. l.. Gibson, of Louisiana,
died at 2:10 p. IN. Thursday. At the
time of his death he was surrounded
by the members of his family and sew
eral close friends. He had been con-
fined to his bed here since the 18th of
November. In accordance with his
wishes his remains will be buried in
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-24
Hamburg Again Stricken.

LONDON, Dec. 16-The Standards
Hamburg correspondent says that four
Eases OF cholera have been recorded in
ths. citv since December IL.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-24
WILL FARM IN MADAGASCAR.
A Chicago Corporation with &3,0OO,OOO
Capital to Raise Coffee.

Capital to Raise Coffee.
CHICAGO, Dec. 18.-The Madagascar
Coffee S Mining Company, which will
have headquarters at Chicago, has
been incorporated with capital of
So, 600, ,00v. 1t is backed by heavy cap
italists in London, Paris and this
city. The object of the com
pany is to grow coffee on Il large scale
in Madagascar and provide method
of having it shipped directly to Ameri-
ca, A tract of 1000 acres will be
planted with coffee. Experts are to be
sent from Europe TO prospect for gold
and diamonds, which, if found in suffi-
cent quantities, will he mined and
sent to this country. Tie central of
flee and general depot of the concern
win be in Chicago
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-24

The constitutional amendment re-
quiring city charters to be in form was
ratified by majority of 6,6l3. The at
tempt to have it declared void because
Milwaukee electors failed to vote on it
will come to naupht.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-24
OFFICIAL VOTE in WISCONSIN
Pecit's Plurality Over His Republican OPP
ponent Is 1898.

MADISON, Wis, Dec. 17.-The state
board of canvassers has completed the
count on state officers and congress-
men, that on president having been
made and announced heretofore. The
pluralities of the democratic state nom-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-24
Sensational Sequel to u Dispute Arising
Over ~ Game of Cards.

DECATURvILI.E, Tenn. Dec. 16.--John
Mills and Lon Welch quarrcled
Wednesday over n game of cards and
fought little, but were separated and
made friends again. Going out OF the
saloon Mills offered to assist Welch to
mount his horse, and while Welch
hnd one foot in the saddle Mills drew a
knife and cut Welch's throat from ear
to ear, and then started the horse oil
with knife thrust Welch's foot
stuck in the stirrup, and the animal
III agged him until his head was mashed
20 jelly. The cowrdly murderer fed
10 the tim Der.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-24

ineeS are:
Peck, for governor -. =. 1888
Jonas for lieutenant governor. 6763
Cunningham, for secretary OF state. 1884
Hapnor for treasurer ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S052
O'Connor, for attorney general. .......77O3
Wells for state superintendent .........6927
Thompson for railroad commissioner. = ~
Root, for insurance commissioner. 1918
Peck's total vote was 17s,09s, the
greatest ever given any candidate in
Wisconsin. The total prohibition vote
was IS, lS5 and labor 9,6Ss. Following
are the congressional pluralities:
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-24

At II Favored by the American Federation
OF Labor-Proceedlngs of the Conven-