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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-03-25
puNaENr PARAGRAPHS.

-Photographer-"H picture of
your wife 1 took to-day. / call it n
speaking likeness" Husband--"It must
be- If it is anything like her."-Boston
Transcript.
Getting Over 1t Easily. Carrie"
said the bashful youth, with & gasp, IF
you liked somebody else about the same
rs you like me would you care to marry
him?'-Chicago News
Mrs Waldron-"How do you expect
to get along housekeeping without q
refrigerator" Mrs Kemper-''We are
not going to use ice; we've bought q car
stove Inter Ocean.
-Perdita-"Woman, poor thing was
made out of rib" Tom Barry-"Well,
it wasn't an umbrella rib. There never
was woman in the world who could
shut up. IN. Y Herald.
-Trotter-"I hear that Grace Will
loughby is engaged to real live lord"
Barlow-"Well, they claim he's alive,
but I've seen him several times and I'm
rather sceptical Vogue.
Mrs Bacon-"I think Mrs. Knock
about dresses very quietly, don't you?"
Mrs. Egbert-"You wouldn't think so
if you lived in the fiat under her, as L
do!"-Yonkcrs Statesman.
-"Have you any more of those genu-
Inc antiques?" asked Mrs. De Porque.
"No'm," replied the dealer. ''These
strikes has KEEP us away b2hind with
our orders. ."-Washington Star.
-Helen-"Why do they charge so
much for sending messenger boy a
few miles up-town?" Jack-"Probably
because he outgrows his uniform be-
fore he gets back. ."--Clothiers' and
Haberdashers' Weekly.
They All Know. w.-Editor-"Yes, I'd
like to sell you my paper" Stranger
It'd like to buy it, sir, but don't know
how to manage one" Editor-"That
doesn't matter. Your subscribers will
tell you all about that" - Yankee
Blade
The Unexpected Answer.-Mother
Haven't told you little boys must
be seen and not heard?" johnnie
"Yes'm." Mother-"Then why do you
talk so much?" Johnnie-'I guess 1
must have inherited it."-Detroit Free
Press.
-Briggs-'T have never told you
about the smart things my little boy
does and says, have I?" Braggs-"You
never have" Briggs-''rhen don't you
think you can find it convenient to
lend me 25?"-Indianapolis Journal
-Hicks-''IIad terrible confagra-
tion at our house yesterday" Wicks-
big fire, eh? Much damage?" Hicks
Yes and no. 1t was tremendous
blaze, but no great loss, pecuniarily
speaking Only five cents; Sunday news
paper, you know. w."-Boston Transcript
WHATS twoubling you, deah boy?"
MAUD says l must awsS her fathaw's
consent, and l don't know how to man
age it this time of year. If leave the
doah open when l go into his office I'll
let in u draught and make him angry;
but if close it I'll cut off my wetweat?"
Mrs John, what time is it?"
John (half asleep)-'Ugh?" Mrs j.
twenty minutes later)-"John, what
time is it?" John -"Ugh?" Mrs. j.
tone hour later)-"John, what time is
it?" John-"Seven o'clock" Mrs. j.
'Well, why couldn't you have said so
an hourago?" John-"Because it wasn't
o'clock then. "-Harper's Bazar.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-03-25
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
FIRING THE BIG MINE.
Tho Awful Two Hours Preceding the Ex-
plosion and the slaughter Afterward.

Hno AWFUL Two Hours freCcutng the TX
plosion and the Slaughter Afterward.
At midnight noncommissioncd Off
GERS began moving silently about and
awakening the men, and then we
realized that the time was at hand.
Our engineers had for weeks been
driving u mine under the confederate
defenses The exact location had been
kept n secret, yet ten thousand men
guessed it correctly. Tons upon tons
of powder had been carried into the
long drift, and it had also come to be
understood that when the explosion
took place division would be ready to
rush in.
BY one o'clock the men of our
brigade were in line. From that hour
to the first signs of day we heard
other troops moving and massing. The
night had been unusually quiet on our
side, but the ammunition wagons were
moving about from dark until after
midnight. They were supplying the
big guns and field pieces with double
the usual quantity of shot and she'll. 1t
was July morning, and at half-past
three o'clock we could see most of the
troops massed for the rush. Almos t
directly in front of me and hardly a
pistol shot away was the confederate
salient under which the mine had been
driven. The explosion was timed for
half-past three. The hour came and
went with twenty-five thousand men
trembling with expectation. At four
o'clock the unnatural stiffness inside
our lines should have been warning
to the confederates.
Half-past four! There is something
wrong! There is movement up and
down the lines which shows disgust
and impatience. Ten minutes more,
and ten thousand men mutter and
curse. All of sudden perfect silence
reigns. 1t is as if some voice had cried
out "Iush!' The men around me gasp
as if half suffocated. look up at one
of the big guns in the fort to the left
and notice the crew at their posts and
the captain standing with lanyard in
hand.
There is a trembling of the earth-a
sort of lifting up which makes whole
army stagger-and then the salient at
which we are looking shoots high into
space. 1t is n gigantic mass composed
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-03-25

terms of conveyance stipulated that
"the cessions hereby made convey all
the rights, franchise and privileges now
belonging to Russia in the said terri.
tory or dominion and appurtenances
thereto"
AS soon as Alaska passed into the
hands of the American government
Great Britain proceeded to ignore the
provisions of the treaty with Russia,
and her vessels and those of Canada and
British Columbia began a systematic
system of poaching upon the seal rooll-
cries in the northern Pacific ocean. De-
spite the most emphatic protests of the
authorities at Washington the British
pirates continued their nefarious prac-
tees until the total determination of
the seal family was threatened A
joint commission was finally appointed
to reach a settlement satisfactory to
both sides. Pending these negotiations
the two governments established mo-
dus vivendi, which, however, was
evaded by Great Britain when the last
sealing season opened. Lord Salisbury,
then premier of England, declined to
renew the modus vivendi for another
year, but was called to time by Presi-
dent Harrison who stated that "if her
majesty's government proceeds during
the sealing season upon the basis of it's
contention as to the rights OF the Cana
dian sealcrs, no choice is left to this
government but to proceed upon the
basis of it's confident contention that
pelagic sealing in the Behring sea is an
infraction of its jurisdiction and prop.
erty rights
Thereupon Lord Salisbury agreed to
a renewal of the moduS vivendi. making
but one condition, that the nation that
was defeated before the tribunal of
arbitration should pay to the other
such damages as might be assessed by
the commission as a result of the sus-
pension of scaling This proposition
met with no opposition from President
Harrison, and a new agreement was
signed which prohibits both British and
American sealers from killing more
than $500 seals on the islands during
the season until the international diff.
culties are finally adjusted.
Should the tribunal find that the
claims of the United States are not
based on good grounds then it's men,
bers must decide just what part Great
Britain may take in concurrent legisla-
ton for the preservation of the seals.
The question of liability for injuries
sustained by the United States and
Great Britain at the hands of the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-03-25

Here is story of southern battle
field on which the confederates were
badly routed: Flying in wild disorder
along the road several Alabama, Mis-
sissippi and Georgia regiments became
badly mixed up. The stampede was gen
eral and the retreat developed into a
rivalry as to who should get away
fastest. An Alabama officer, mounted
on particularly swift charger, was
we'll on toward the head of the fugitive
host, but every now and then he would
rein up his horse, wheel around in the
road, wave his sword aloft, and cry
out: "Men of Georgia.! Men of Ala.
bama! Halt, say! Will no one stand
by me?" He repeated this every few
minutes, but always made the fastest
kind of time between the halts. And
those frantic appeals: "Will no one
stand by me?" voice from the flying
men on foot shouted back to him:
"Yes, hang you, Well try and stand by
you if you don't strike such an alfred
gait!"-Nast's Weekly.
Bertie-May have some bread and
butter and'sugar?
Mamma-Yes, dear. But why do you
want butter when you have sugar on
your bread?
"Oh, because the butter makes the
sugar stick and keeps it from sliding
off down my neck" - Harpers Young
People.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-03-25
BEHRING SEA TRIBUNAL.
The Arbitrators Now in Session in
the City of Paris.
History of tho Misunderstanding Which
Led to tho Formation of the Commits
sion--The L Stnts to Re Decided
Tho American Delegates.

The Behring sea commission, which
assembled in Paris a few days ago, will
go down in history as one of the great
international tribunals. Several times
it was thought that war must be the
inevitable outcome of the difference of
opinion existing between the Canadian
and British governments on one side
and the state department at Washing
ton on the other. The friends of arbi-
tration were successful, however, in
having the question at issue referred to
judicial body or commission whose de-
cision is to be final. The Behring sea
tribunal of arbitration consists of seven
arbitrators or commissioners. Two of
them were chosen by President Har-
rison in behalf of the United States,
two by Queen Victoria in behalf of
Great Britain, and the remaining three,
ut the request of the powers directly
interested, by the president of France,
the king of Italy and the king of
Sweden and Norway respectively The
two arbitrators from the United States
are Senator John T.. Morgan, of Ala
bama, who is an authority on interna-
tional law, and Justice John M. Harlan,
of the supreme court OF the United
States. The British commissioners are
Lord lannen and Sir John Thompson,
minister of justice and attorney general
of Canada. The French representative
is Baron de Courcel, King Humbert's is
Marquis Emilio Visconti-Venesta, and
the Swedish delegate is Mr.. Gregers w.
and w. Gram.
Both of the interested governments
are further represented by official
agents and legal counsel. Hon. John
w. Foster, secretary of state under
President Harrison, will protect the
cause of the United States as govern
mental agent, and Judge Harry w.
Blodgett, of Chicago; Hon. Edward j.
Phelps, of Vermont, and Mr.. James c.
Carter, of New York, are acting as legal
advisers. Judge Blodgett is one of the
ablest jurists in the country, and the
fact that he resigned federal Judge
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-03-25
WEALTH IN THE SOUTH.
How That Section Was Crippled by the
Civil War.


In 1860 the assessed value of property
in the south was IS, 200, OOO 900, out of a
total Sl2, 900, ,0O0, 600 in the entire coun-
try, or A per cent In ten years there
was a startling change. In 1870 the
south had only So, 600, 900, 900 of assessed
value, while the total for the whole
country was Sl4, 100000, 900. While the
south grew poorer, the north and west
grew richer as never before. In 1860
the assessed value of property in Mass
achusetts was S771, $50, 900, as compared
with 5000, 900 in the south; in 1870
Massachusetts, had $3.50, 900, 900 Of
property, and the south $4,000, 900, 900.
Such was the poverty of the south
that the one state listed for taxes more
than one-half as much property as the
fourteen states of that section could
show. The assessed value of property
in New York and Pennsylvania alone
in 1870 was greater than the whole
south. South Carolina, which in
1860 had been third in rank in
wealth in proportion to the num-
ber of her inhabitants, had dropped
to be the thirtieth; Georgia had
dropped from the seventh to the thirty
ninth, Mississippi from the fourth place
to the thirty-fourth, Alabama from the
eleventh to the forty-fourth, Kentucky
from tenth to twenty-eighth, and the
other southern states had gone down in
the same way, while the western and
northern states had steadily increased
in wealth.
In 1860 the assessed value of property
in South Carolina, according to the CEN
sus was Si0S, 100000, while the COM
bined values in Rhode Island and New
Jersey aggregated S421, ,OOO 900, or $685.
600, 900 less than South Carolina OF
course, the true value is always greater
than the assessed value. In 1870 the
combined values in Rhode Island and
New Jersey amounted to sS6s, 900, 900,
and the value in South Carolina was
$1S3. 900, 900.
Thus, while South Carolina had $685.
900, 900 more assessed property in 1860
than these two states, in 1870 their
wealth exceeded South Cardinals by
1856, 200, 900. Notwithstanding the
mighty industrial advance in the south
during the last ten years, the building
of 10000 miles of railroad and the in
crease in agricultural production, the
assessed value of property is not yet as
great as it was thirty years ago, and
Maryland-a border state-and Florida
and Texas are the only states which
have as much assessed wealth now as
In S60.-Enginecring Magazine.
Fellow Sufferer.
Judge-Have you ever been punished
before?
Criminal-Of course I've been pun
ished. Didn't you hear me testify on
the witness stand that had been mar
ried?
JUDGE didn't hear you say you had
been married or would not have asked
you about your punishment. Excuse
me.-Texas Siftings.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-03-25

In the evening of the same day a tall
Yankee belonging to New York regi-
ment'mounted his rifle-pit and waved
paper. The signal was answered by
Sorgt Richardson of the Twenty-eighth
Virginia infantry. The two men met
between the lines, but instead of offer
ing to swap newspapers, the New
Yorker drew pistol and called upon
the Virginian to surrender
1t was fair retaliation, but Rich
ardson did not feel like being n party
to IT. He seized the pistol by the bar
rel. and the next moment the two sol,
diers, both large and powerful men,
were engaged in a hand-to-hand en-
counter For half an hour neither COM
blatant secured any decided advantage.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-03-25

ship to assume the duties of counsel Mt
Paris leads western people to believe
that the United States has fair show
of gaining all it asks for. Hon. Ed
ward J. Phelps was Mr.. Cleveland's S min
lister to the court of st. James, and Mr..
Carter is reputed to be an authority on
international law. The American party
is strengthened by the presence of a
paymaster in the person of Maj. Elijah
W. Halford, for four years private sec
retary to President Harrison, who will
be the only member of the delegation
with "snap."
The British commission has placed its
case in the hands of Sir Charles Thomp-
son, Canadian minister of marine and
fisheries. This talented gentleman
bears the title of agent. He will be as
sisted by three of the most eminent
British lawyers, Sir. Charles Russell,
Sir. Richard Webster and Mr.. John
Rigby.
Both governments have been busily
engaged in collecting evidence ever
since last May, when the ratifcations OF
the arbitration treaty were exchanged.
The points to be determined by the
commission were discussed in diplomatic
letters of unusual length and finally
stated as follows:
l. what exclusive Jurisdiction, in the sea
known as the Bchring sea, and what exclusive
rights in the seal fisheries therein, did Russia
assert and exercise prior and up to the time OF
the cession of Alaska to the United States?
How far were these claims Of jurisdiction
as to the seal fisheries recognized and conceded
to Great Britain?
Was the body of water known as the Behr
Ing sea included in the phrase Pacific ocean,"
as used in the treaty Of 1875 between Great
Britain and Russia, ana what rights, If any. in
the Behring sea were held and exclusively
exercised by Russia after said treaty.
4. Did nota the rights of Russia as to juris'
diction and as to the seal fisheries In Bchring
sea east of the water boundary in the treaty be-
tween the United States and Russia Of the Goth
of March, 1857, pass unimpaired to the United
States under that treaty?
g. Has the United States any right, and, If SO.
what right, Of protection of property in the fur
seals frequenting the islands Of the United
States in Behring sea when such seals are
found outside of the ordinary three-mile limit
The basis of the United States claims
are two provisions in an old Russian
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-03-25
batant secure

One shot was fred, and Richardson's s
little finger was carried away.
Then both men tripped and fell, and
for another half-hour they had a
"rongh-and-tum BILE" fight. Both ar
mics were looking on, and whenever
either man obtained a temporary adj
vantage his comrades cheered him lusti-
ly. Not a shot was fired from either
army.
When the wrestlers got once more
upon their feet Richardson was seen
to be still holding to the pistol with
one hand, and brandishing pine knot
with the other. Little by little he
seemed to be forcing the northerner
toward the confederate lines
At last, when both men were utterly
eXha usted, the Yankee proposed that
they should lay the pistol on the
ground and return each to his own
comrades The southerner assented.
and so the fight came to an end. -
Youths Companion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-03-25
DELUGED WITH DUST.
Gen. Grants Experiences with Fly
ing Shells.

Gen. Grants Experiences with Fly
ing Shells.
One afternoon during the siege of
Vicksburg, Grant came saunterlng on
foot toward the naval battery on
Logan's front.
The place was known as the she'll
basket from the number of ten-inch
mortar-shells dropped into the earth.
which exploded and raised clouds of
dust that obscured everything in the
vicinity for some moments.
''1n this instance few of us had
watched the flight of a she'll, but the
general saw the bomb only the mo-
ment before it struck, and its wiudage
threw him to the ground. He was un-
hurt, and, conscious that time was
precious, before the explosion he had
rolled himself sufficiently away to
escape the shock, but not the earthly
shower-from dust of which he pres
emily emerged, intently considering an
unlit cigar.
Logan he said cheerily to that
general, who in the full bloom of a
clean white shirt fastened to him,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-03-25

eastern coast Of Siberia, as well as
along the Kurile islands from Bchr-
ing strait to the south cape of the
island of Urup, viz: to 45 degrees so
minutes northern latitude, are exclusive
ly granted to Russian subjects;
and that therefore all foreign vessels
are prohibited not only from landing on
the coasts and islands belonging to Rus
sia, as stated above, but also from ap-
proaching them within less than 100
italian miles" The transgressor's ves-
sci is subject to confscation together
with the whole cargo.
In 1867 the United States purchased
Alaska and the adjacent islands The
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-03-25

order, issued in 1921, which provide
"that the pursuits of whaling and fish
ing and of all other industry on all
islands, ports and CULTS, including the
whole of the northwest coast of Amer
lea, extending from Behring strait to
the 51st degree of northern latitude,
also from the Aleutian islands to the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-03-25

uuSIY place.?
''Thls escape was followed by an
other a few afternoons later, when a
shell landed by the front pole of the
awning before Logan's tent; and eight
generals, Grant among them, rolled
hastily out of the shelter to meet unin-
jured when the dust cleared away
from the recent place of conference. y
COSmOpolitan.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-13
HIGH WATER And ICB
Do Much Damage in Michigan and
Pennsylvania.
BAD SITUATION IN MICHIGAN
The Whole Country Along the
Grand River Great Rushing
Torrent-Great Damage Done
and Some Loss ofLife Reported.
Floods Do Damage Throughout
s., Pennsylvania - Port Deposit,
Md.s LInder Water.

PHILADELPHIA, March 12.-Reports
received tonight from toe vartans Sec
tions OF the western part Of the Sta re
threatened by floods show an abatement
from the danger of freshet in some
places and in others the condition OF
the swollen rivers remain dangerous,
and IN one instance burst their banks
and inundated town. From Port De-
posit, Md, comes a story of night OF
anxiety, followed by day Of flooded
streets and houses. An ice gorge at
Conawingo, few miles above Port De-
posii, was holding in check a great vol
ume of water. The breaking Of this
gorge was dreaded and when night
came on hundreds Of people
thronged the banks of the river
and watched for the coming
torrents. At 2 o'clock the gorge gave
way and the food let loose, swept down
and spread through Port Deposit. For
a time the inhabitants did not know
whether or not their town would be car
| red away and themselves drowned, out
when the water reached the height OF
eight feet in the streets and houses 1t
ceased to rise. The tracks Of the Port
| Deposit and Columbia railroad are COW
cred for over a mile and IL will be sew
eral days before traffic can be resumed.
No services were held in any OF the
churches to-day on account Of the flood.
| The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Portions of the ice gorge at Linden,
near Williamsport, Pa, went out to-
night, but reports received say that the
| main body of ice has not broken, al
though IL has settled and threatens to
move. The water reached height OF
| IA feet at WilliamSport tonight, aud all
the ice between there and Linden
passed out. AT Jersey Shore the water
| reached a height of "a feet, and at LIN
den 1t was % feet.
The SuSQuehanna at Harrisburg had
fallen this morning foot, and during
the afternoon was at a standstill, being
l3 feet 9 inches above low water mark.
No apprehensions Of a serious flood Is
felt. The industrial establishments
along the river have not been compelled
TO suspend operations.
At EastOn, Pa, the Delaware river
rose 5 feet from noon until o'clock to-
day, aud since then great quantities OF
! ice have passed down, The river
reached 21k feet there tonight, and Is
sill Using. The Lehigh riveris backed
I'D by the water In the Delaware, aud Is
/ overaOwing wharves.
In this city the danger OF inundation
| OF the mills that line the banks Of the
I Schuylkill river at ManaYunk is becom-
ing greater. just above Manayunk the
/ Flat Rock dam has broken in the cen
ire, and all that holds the river back
/ from sweeping the remainder away is
an old submergen dam about - feet
/ back OF the broken one. Should the old
dam give way Flat Rock dam will prob
! ably go, letting food down upon Man
ayunk which would undoubtedly cause
great loss in the flooding Of property
and the consequent stoppage Of work In
/ the mills.