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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
DEATH ON TIE RAIL.


A Train In New Jersey Strikes n Carriage,
killing Woman and Three Children
Two Men Cremated in the Ruins of
Wrecked Train In Wisconsin.
NEWARK, N. j., June 26.--A train
from Jersey City on the Newark branch
{ the Erie railroad struck q carriage
near Avondale station Saturday
afternoon. 1.-THE carriage con-
tanned Mrs Williams and her r.
year-old daughter and Mrs. Dru-
ett and her two children =
boy aged about years and girl about
sail residents of Newark. The three
children were instantly killed. Mrs.
Druett was carried to the bank along
side the track and died within a
few minutes. Mrs. Williams was
so badly injured that her death
is expected ut any moment. The blame
for the disaster is said to lie entirely
with the engineer of the train. The
bodies of the little children were fright
fully maugled.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, June 26.-An
extra freight, carrying forty-four cars
and running so miles an hour, ran into
an OK asleep on the track near Part
ridge, 40 miles from Superior, at 8
o'clock Saturday morning and was
wrecked. Every car was derailed and
twenty cars loaded with coal and mer-
chandise were piled in heap, quick
ly ignited and burned, together with
the remainder of the train excepting
the caboose. The company's loss is
| St00, 900, including the engine, which is
| a total wreck. Engineer John M. In
| gersoll and Head Brakeman Michael Nc
| Nanny were buried beneath the debris
| and burned alive. Several tramps who
were beating passage it is thought
are also cremated. The charred bones
| of two bodies were taken from the ashe:
of the wreck. John Riley, the fireman
has an arm broken and is scalded abou
the abdomen. Conductor Baxter Hal
and Rear Brakeman Thomas Mccain
| bridge were in the caboose and are Sc
verely injured.
MoNTIcELLo, ILL.,, June 90. -Georg'
| Barnett and John Bartlett were rul
over by the Wabash cannon-ball trail
mile west of Bement Sunday mornin;
and Barnett was instantly killed. Bart
lett was terribly injured and will die
Barnett's body was Utterly torn t
pieces. Three trains passed over it. be
fore it was discovered. The men ha
been to Bement and had been drinking
When they arrived at the crossing the
sat down on the track and, it is thought
fell asleep
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
TO DEAD ANARCHISTS.
A Granite Shaft Placed Over the Graves OF
Parsons, Spies, Fischer, Lingg and Engel.

Granite Shaft Placed over the Graves OF
Parsons, Spies, Fischer, Lingg and Engel.
CHICAGO, June 26.-The unveiling of
the granite monument to the memory
of the five anarchists, August Spies,
Albert Parsons. Adolph Fisher. Louis
Lingg and George Engel, which took
place Sunday afternoon at Waldheim
cemetery, was an impressive ceremony.
More than $500 persons assembled at
the burial ground to stamp once more
with their approval the sentiment and
actions of the men whom the state OF
Illinois found guilty of treason. and
put to death. The crowd was orderly
and the few policemen under whose
protection the ceremonies took place
had little to do.
Scarcely an American was to be seen
and the exercises We're carried on main
ly in foreign tongues. The character
of the speeches could not be called in
cendiary, but rather that of mild pro-
test against the existing order of gov
ernment. The ringing oratory of the
DAYS when the red flag waved where it
pleased was gone, and all the enthusi-
asm the orators could bring from their
auditors was an occasional outburSt of
applause not very certain in its sound.
A marked feature of the oratory, how
ever. and one which was most literally
applauded, was showing of strong
animosity toward Judges Geary and
Grinnell and other officials of the law
who had been prominent in the cele-
brated trial
The exercises at the grave were pre-
ceded by u short parade in the city. The
entire ceremony was under the auspices
| of Matthias Schmedinger, president OF
the Pioneer and Support association,
| which has made the monument pos
| sibility and which, ever since the cele.
brated execution in the yard of Cook
! county Jail, has supported the widows
and children of the five anarchists.
At the cemetery addresses We're ma le
| by NJ. Schmedinger, sculptor Weinest
! William Holmes and Ernest Schmidt
The red hood which enveloped the
monument was drawn aside by young
Albert Parsons, who was directed by
his mother, the widow of Albert Par
| sons.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
yleld of wheat in the Southwest.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 26.-Thc
Modern Miller has complete returns
from Oklahoma. l. T., and Texas. The
thrashing advices are quite elaborate
and show II much better wheat yield
than anticipated From present indica.
tious very complete correspondence,
covering Missouri and Kansas, tho
Miller predicts an output of $4,000, 900
bushels for Missouri and 5000, 900 bush
els for Kansas. The corn advices arc
unusually favorable, and if present con-
ditions are any criterion the corn crop
for the southwest will break all pre-
vious records.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01

OLNEY, H., June 2S,-Henan Frank
lin was instantly killed Thursday even
ing near the post Office in this city by
Henzc Bullard. Franklin was u noted
character and terror when drunk.
He had been following Bullard
all the afternoon and had threat
ened to kill him. Bullard loaded
his shotgun, and when they met Frank
lin pulled out his knife. Bullard told
him to throw up his hands, at the same
time shooting him. Henry Ivie, whc
was near Franklin, had his shoulder
filed with shot. Bullard is u quiet
man and belongs to the state militia.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
Good Coal In Connecticut.

DANpuRRY, Conn, June 27.-There is
much excitement here caused by the
accidental discovery of an apparently
rich deposit of coal in the center of the
city. A few days ago Isaac B. Thomas
began to dig q cellar. The worlsmen
found some peculiar looking black
stone few feet below the surface. No
attention was paid to it until Saturday,
when an unusually heavy blast uncov-
cred large vein of the same substance.
Experts pronounced it coal. The vein
appears to extend in ledge beneath
one of the public school houses. Coal
has heretofore been found in Connecti-
sut, but always OF an inferior quality
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
PuGILIST DoRANS GRIMES.
Kills His Little Boy, Wants to Drown His
Wife and Commits Suicide.


Wife and Commits Suicide.
ROCHESTER,, n. Y, June 2+.-Barthol-
emew j. Doran, lightweight pugilist
of Detroit, came to this city week ago
accompanied by his wife and little boy
Philip. The woman was prepos-
sessing and the boy hand
some lad of 5 years, apparently
healthy. Friday morning Doran and
his wife disappeared. The boy was
found dead in the room. The police
suspected foul play and set out to
search for the parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Doran took Lake avenue street car
and went to Charlotte. They crossed
the river and went to Windsor beach,
where they spent the day. Just at
night, as train was passing
the couple, Doran threw himself
under the wheels and was decapitated.
Mrs. Doran ran down the track, where
she was found later by the coroner.
She said that the child had been i'll
the night before, but that she
had quieted him before she slept
When she awClle in the morn
ing the boy was dead Her husband
| told her that he had administered
morphine to the child, and declared
that they must get away AT Windsor
beach her husband wanted to rent {
| boat and row out so that he might
! drown her and himself. He could mo-
| get boat and so threw himself beneath
q passing train. The officials are in
| clined to believe her story.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
Arrested for stealing Money orders

SIOUX CITY, Ia, June 23.-Michael
O'Shea, of Running Water, 5. D., is IN
charge of the government officers here.
His wife is postmistress at Running
Water. O'Shea assisted her in the
work of the Office and sent registered
letters containing money orders to va
rious points to assist in paying the eH'
penses of u pleasure trip he took to the
worlds fair. 1t was also found that
the persons buying money orders re-
ceived receipts, but the stubs We're de-
stroyed by OShea, who confiscated the
money. 1t is estimated he got upward
OF 81, 900 by his sharp practice.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
DUEL. WITH REvOLvERS.
One Man Loses His Life and the Other Ii
Fatally Wounded.

OMAHA, Neb., June 26.-James Frame
proprietor of the Hotel Gardner, and
Constable Winfrey engaged in pistol
duel at short range Saturday
night ending in the death of
the former and the fatal wounding
of the latter, The officer attempted
to levy ON some property of Frame to
satisfy an execution for five dollars.
Both drew their guns at the same in
slant and commenced firing. Only a
foot separated the duelists. Both
ernptied their revolvers and nearly
every bullet took effect. Frame fell
dead and the officer by his side fatally
wounded
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
Expense of the Naval Review.

WASHINGTON, June 24,-Paymaster
General Stewart has completed the
statement of the expenditures of the
Columb bian naval review. The total eX-
pense of the review was S76, 500 and the
appropriation was $3.50, 900, leaving d
balance of S273,2O0, of which s25O,OOO
will be covered into the treasury, leav-
ing the department a balance of S23, 200
to meet any contingent expenses which
may be reported later.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
Ea,led for Mnny Millions.

MELBoURSE, June 20. .--Goldsborough
this city, have suspended payment
Their liabilities are e2,500.000. They
are expected to resume business shortly.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
UP IN A MINARET.
View from the Highest Point of an
Eastern Mosque.

View from the Highest Point of an
Eastern Mosque.
Entrance to the mosques is rarely re-
fused to Christians except on festivals,
and it is to the top of the highest min
aret in the town that we are bound.
The narrow spiral staircase affords NO
more than head-and-shoulder room;
the steps are foul with summer-blown
dust, with bones brought in by owls
and kites, besides other venerable rub
bish; and, after what seems intermin-
able gyration, we emerge upon the
airy gallery which encTcles the top of
the slender tower.
1t is crazy perch, for the whole
structure sways sensibly in the strong
wind, and it seems as if moderate
kick would send the frail parapet clatr
tering down on the tile roof far below;
but, if your head is steady, the view well
repays the labor of the ascent. Be
meath your feet cluster the hat-roofed
houses; here and there a chimney rises,
crowned with an immense stork's nest,
making one wonder how the domestic
economy of the bipeds within the
house can be reconciled with that of
the bipeds without.
From thedusky labyrinth of streets
| spring twenty-siX minarets, like sii-
very bodkins, besides the one to which
we are clinging. Then let your eye
travel over the splendid prospect lying
beyond the town. Full forty miles the
fiat plain is spread east and west, and
hve-and-twenty north and south, with
hardly tree to break the level, save
where the peasants cots cluster round
the fortified oranges of the land own
ers. The northern horizon is closed by
the massive rampant of ountains
which marks the latest shrinkage oi
Ottoman rule.-Blacl1wood' S Magazine.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01

Judge Peterby-I see you have
magnificent piano. What did it cost
yor?
Col. Yerger (sighing)-It has cost me
my peace of mind. .--Texas Siftings.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
Did the sha ding.

Teacher-This drawing is excellent
Did you do it all yourself?
Small Pupil-N-o'm; Johnny Smart
drew it for me, but l did the shading
Teacher. The shading is remarkably
well done.
Small Pupil-Yes'm, / held book
up to keep the sun from shining in
Johnny's eyes. Good News.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01

much blood being forced in the direc-
tion of the brain. But in case of an ac-
cident it is very much pleasanter to
| sleep the other way Nature did not
| provide the human neck with as many
| joints as that of giraffe or ostrich,
| and when train suddenly comes to a
| standstill and the whole force of the
collision comes on the top OF the skull,
the feeling is unpleasant On the other
hand the knees have kindly tendency
! to give" on the occasion of the coils
| ion, and hence, if man is sleeping
| feet first he is less liable to accident il
the train stops suddenly
More than one-half of all the oil oi
peppermint, spearmint and tansy used
in the world is said to be procured and
distilled in Michigan. The center oi
the industry is st. Joseph county. Pep
permint plants to the weight OF 15,OOC
tons when dried are cultivated every
year in the state. From these the es
sential oils are distilled. Early in tn,
aoring the roots are planted in furrowi
from two to three feet apart. A few
weeks later the rows meet and cove
the entire ground. In September tn,
plants mature. They are then GOV
cred with fragrant purple blossoms
and the time has arrived for moving
After lying in the sun to dry they ar
raked into heaps and taken to the dis
tilleries. of which there are about l5
in the state. 1t is estimated that IS
pounds of dried peppermint plants pre-
duce one pound OF oil. The yield pc
acre is Is pounds Of oil Distilled PEP
permint brings from sl.25 to s. pc
pound IN the home market.
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business Embarrassments.

FosToRIA, o., Juno 20.-The committee
appointed by the creditors of Charles
Foster have prepared blanks proposing a
settlement on the basis of SO cents on she
dollar and have left the same at about q
dozen different places for signatures. Thus
tar about 200 persons have signed. BIZ.
Foster is positive he can pay in time If the
proposed deal is agreed upon.
NASHUA, n. H.. June 20.-The Colony
Manufacturing Company, of Wilton. as
signed yesterday. The liabilities are esti-
mated to be Sl66, 900. and it Is estimated
that not more than 80 cents on the dollar
can be realized from the assets. The cor.
poration carried on q WOODEN manufactOfy
and has done an extensive business.
DENVER. Col. juno 90. - The Acme
Pressed Brick and Improvement Company
made an ASST gnment to J. ID. Armstrong. its
president, to-day. Assets are stated to be
S64.e0O; liabilities S27. 797.
NEW YORK. June 20.-Lucius Hart. cor.
ryin9 on business under the name of
LucIus Hart IL Co., deaIer in metals. at No.
10 Burling Slip. yesterday assigned to
Frank NJ. Clute.
WILMiNGToN. n. c.. June 26-Adrian 81
Vollers wholesale grocers and liquor deal
ers, one of the oldest business houses in
the city. have assigned, with preferences.
SAN Francisco, Juno 20.-The Broad way
Bank closed. 1t is an unimpOrtant con-
Germ.
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FREAKS OF THE LIGHTNING.

Men Killed and Left Standing, Mute as
Statues, by the Electric Bolt
philadelphia Telegraph.
There is no end Co the curious freaks Of
lightning" continued the scientist ''and
although the phenomenon witnessed by
MIR. Stewart was very remarkable, the
same thing has happened countless times
before and will continue to happen as long
as we have thunder and lightning. / re-
member of an instance in France. During
violent thunderstorm mouse
was struck by lightning A large ball
of fire descended the chimney aud
rolled across the floor of room in which
eat a child and three women. No one was
hurt. 1t then rolled ont through the center
of the kitchen. passing close TO the ieet of
o young girl, and disappeared through a
crevIce In the wall. Its erratic conrse end
ed in the pigsty. the harmless occupant of
which Ii despitefully slew. without setting
on fire the straw on which the creature lay
''But many of these marvellous fire. AXE
and tests played by electricity end in trag-
edy. and therefore. say Mr.. Stewart was
remarkably lucky TO escape without so
much as q touch. l can recall an instance
where u person was struck dead, leaving
him In the exact position occupied at tho
moment the shock was given. Just
as If he were still alive. and yet so thor
oughly consumed as TO be nothing but q
mass of cinders. Thus an instance is
recorded where three soldiers of the French
army sought refuge from violent thunder
storm under a linden tree. Some peasants.
seeing them stand motiOnless long after
the storm had passed. and receiving no re-
Spouse to a pleasant salutation, touched
them on the shoulders. The bodies in
stantly turned 10 line ashes Yet the mo-
ment before there WAS no evidence that
the lighting had touched them Their
clothing WAS not torn. and their faces wore
q natural appearance.
One of the most remarkable instances
that / now recall however. YVES where ten
harvesters took refuge under hedge on
the approach of Thunderstorm. The
lightning struck and killed four of them,
who renamed as II suddenly .petrified.
One of them was putting a cut of tobacco
in his mouth. another was fondling little
dog on mis- knee with one hand and feed
Ing him with the other. At another
place eight haryesters while TAX.
ing their MONDAY repast under q
maple tree during thunderstorm. were
killed by one stroke or lightning When
approached by their companions. after tho
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injured ones friends or taking them into
their own vehicles and conveying them
away for treatment. The hospital ambu-
lences arrived. ana into them the wounded
were crowded: Andrew bartholomew. of
Seiey Creek. n. u. Immediately upon his
arrival &C tue hospital. had his left leg
ampntated aud the crushed right one
dressed.
The cause of the accident and who 10 to
blame for IL are matters which are yet TO
be Investigated. The train Was without
doubt deraiIsd By misplaced switch-it
stood there open after the accident In
mute evidence. Whether it had been
opened by the switchmen. or whether
through long use had become unsafe and
was joIted open by the passing train Is not
definitely known. As the hrst TWO
cars remained on the track it is declared
By some that the switch was shut when
these passed over. but was Joited loose and
allowed the other part of the train TO be
derailed. The engineer OF the train was
John Bachner. The conductor. was George
OImsby. Neither would give any state
ment as 10 how the accident happened.
Ormsby said that he was collect
Ing tickets and had just warned the
people to get on the inside OF the cara 1t
was the persons who were on she platform
on the right side of the cars W no leapeC and
were injured. Those upon the left side.
and who remained in the cars. were
not among the seriously injured. w.
III. Blood, general superintendent OF the
road. was at the race track this afternoon
assisting in loading the cara As soon Is
he heard OF the accident he hurried TO tue
scene. When spoken TO regarding it TO-
night he said that he was not in q position
yet 10 make q statement
Thirty feet west of the tunnel. on the
north side of the track. is o tower in which
switcbman is stationed, whose duty IL Is
20 operate the switches on the rails that
run through the tunnel twas in charge
OF towerman McGarry. lt was at one
time reported that he was asleep at the
time of the accident and had left the
switch open. This. however, was positive
~ denied by McGarry himself. Mr.. Blood
and several tralnmeu. who said that they
saw HIM at she time. An inquest will be
held tomorrow morning, probably in
brooklyn. McGarrv. the towerman, Is In
the custody of the coroner AID the ofhcr
trainmen nave been ordered TO appear at
the INQUEST. At midnight the track was
oniy partly cleared.
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WORLDS CONGRESSES.

Banking, Commerce and Railways Discussed
by WeIl-Known Men.
CHICAGO. June 20.-Owing to the small
attendance the three worlds congresses on
banking, commerce and insurance are con-
solidated to-day. all meeting IN one hall.
Lyman j. Gage. general chairman Of the
congresses. called the meeting to order.
Banking ana finance, he said. arc OF moro
than ordinary interest just now. when q
wave of financial trouble has swept
over the world and caused much anx-
iety. Men had tried to do business
according TO methods which were not wise.
and this semi panic as the reaction. Mr.
Gage announced that Senator John Sher-
man. who was expected to be present to-
day at the congress and to read a paper.
could not ATTEND. Mr.. Gage had received .
telegram from Mr.. Sherman TO the effect
that pressing engagements prevented his
attsndanoe. Mr.. Gage then introduced
Charles Is. Parsons. of St. Louis per-
manent chairman of the bankers congress-
Mr.. Parsons responded in q well-turned
speech. Bradford Rhodes. of New York
city, then addressed tho congress on The
Worlds Experience in banking" John J.
Odell of Chicago. followed In brief ad-
dress.
After Mr.. Odell had concluded the bank
erS' congress closed and the railway COM
merce congress went into session. with
George r. Blanchard as chairman. Mr..
Blanchard said the locomotive bell Is the
true liberty bell. proclaiming commercial
freedom. He introduced John +. Dillon.
general counsel of the Union Pacific rail-
way. vino read paper on constitutional
Guarantees of Railway Properties and
Franchises and Rates Against Legisla-
tive SpolIation." MIR. Dillon. continuing.
said the fifth and fourteenth amendments to
the Constitution were sufficient. If enforced.
TO protect the railways. Gen. Horace Por-
ter. Of New York. read q paper on safety de-
vices.
This afternoon the congress of boards of
trade convened, with William I. Baker in
the char. George Z. Stone, secretary of
the Chicago Board of Trade. made an adj
dress of welcome. and the programme in
cluded other addresses by Denizen b.
Smith, secretary of the Produce Exchange
Toledo. o.; Hamilton A. Hill. secretary
of the National Board of Trade, Boston;
+. L. Bacon. of Milwaukee; John A. Gano.
of Cincinnati; Frank Gaiennle. of st. Louis.
and A. p. Wilson. of Cincinnati.
A special conference of the delegates APP
pointed by the several bankers assOcia-
tions was held during the afternoon to dis
cuss the growth and usefulness of such
associations conference of bank ey am
liners. State and national, was also held.
Tonight there was general union meet
ing of the commerce and finance con-
crosses Horace White. of New York.
spoke on the Single Gold Standard" and
+. W. Meffauh. general counsel of the
Grand Trunk railway, on hallway Strikes
What Should Be Done in the Way of Pre-
vention and Controlp
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TELEGRAPHlC BREYITIEs.

Dynamiter Gilbert. recently discharged
from an English prison, has arrived at
New York.
John Kelley was stabbed to death with q
pttchfork at San Francisco. He was
literally punched full of holes. Jockey
Richard Warf IL charged with the crime.
Daniel Lord. jr.. of New York, guest of
II. X. Mccormick, at Chicago, walked
through an open window Monday night,
while asleep. The somnsmbulist was so
seriously injured bat he died yesterday.
Rev. L. T.. Parkman was arrested at
Deaver. Monday. on q warrant charging
him with larceny as bailee of $1,000 be-
longing TO the New York Life Insurance
and the German Insurance Company of
which he was the Denver agent.
H. d. Church. of Charleston. w. Va. was
found dead in his room at Cores Hotel Chi
cago. Monday, having committed suicide,
It Is believed. by taking laudanum. In
corner of the mirror was stuck an en-
velop with the words "A case of Sickness"
while on the mirror itself the man had
written the same words with piece of