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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-06-22
SHIPS AT KEEL.
Preparations Complete for the Grand Pro
cessiOn Through the Canal

BERLIN, June lT.-Public attention
just now is wholly concentrated on
the approaching fetes at Kiel in eel.
ebrntion of the opening of the Baltic
and North Sea canal. Other uues,
tions, even that of another cabinet
crisis which is lowering In the air, have
been rclegated to the background.
Friday next, June ri, twenty-five Ger
man warships will be anchored in Kiel
harbor, having on board 1000 German
sailors, and on the many foreign war
ships which will be there at the same
time there will be 49, 900 men in round
numbers.
I he United States squadron entered
the harbor Saturday and on .ssing
Friedrich Fort its guns saluted the
German flag, which was flying from
the fort. The latter returned the
compliment. AT the imperial banquet
at lIottenau, Emperor William will
toast the United States navy and the
band will play Hail Columbia"
In spite of the official statements to
the effect that the canal is safe and
ready for navigation, competent en-
gineers who have inspected the new
waterway express the opinion that it
is quite possible that the banks will
cave in during the passage of the big
war ships.
The lavish character of the hospitali-
| ty which will be extended TO the
| crews of the various foreign ships at
Kiel may be judged from the fact that
a contract made with Hamburg firm
, provides for the supply of five tons of
fresh meat daily, 1000 bottles of wine,
200 bottles of spirits, 10000 bottles
Of beer, G,000 gallons of beer in casks
and 1000 gallons of milk, apart from
the ordinary rations on board.
HAMBURG, June 17.-Thousands of
foreign visitors, including many Ameri-
cans, are in Hamburg for the purpose
Of witnessing the opening of the canal.
The weather was showery Sunday, but
nevertheless the quays were crowded
with people watching the foreign war
ships. The American warship Marble
head was the most popular vessel in
The fleet. Excursion steamers crammed
with people visited her and she was
greatly admired. Her white hull and
pink tunnels were particularly COM
nented upon. There were similar
scenes at Kiel. There was an enor-
nous influx OF visitors to that port and
many excursions were made to the war
| ships there.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-06-22
VICTIMS OF A LIVE WIRE.
Peculiar Fato OF Two Spectators of q
Cleveland Fire.

Slcvelhnu tlre.
CLEVELAND, o., June 1S.-Fire at
o'clock Monday night destroyed the
Reynolds restaurant at No. 10 Court
Place and the workshops of the Cleve-
land Desk company at Nos. IL and IA
Court Place, and was indirectly re-
sponsible for two fatalities.
The fire made n big illumination, and
lady inmate of the Wright house, at
No. 25s Ontario street, three blocks dis
tant, went to the roof of the hotel to
witness the contlagration. She became
entangled in live electric light
wire and was literally roasted alive.
Her screams attracted Thomas Bell, of
No. 17s Taylor street, who, in his effort
to rescue the woman was himself fatal
ly burned. When they were extricated
from the deadly wire Bell was removed
to the general hospital and the woman,
whose body still showed some signs of
life, was taken to the Huron street
hospital. Death is momentarily ex-
pected for each. The woman's name
is Ida Jeantz of Grafton, o., employed
as a waitress at the Wright house.
The loss to the Reynolds restaurant
Is S40O and that of the desk company
81, 900; fully insured. The scene of the
fire was Immediately in the rear of the
Lyceum theater, which was in great
danger for half an hour. The theater
was filled with people and panic en-
sued, but no one was seriously injured.
The city jail was also close, but like
wise escaped injury.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-06-22
AN AMEuL TRAGEDY.



ST. FRANCIS, Kan, June ia hor-
rible tragedy was enacted about 0
miles northeast of here Saturday morn
ing. Frank Williams, farmer, at
tempted to murder his wife, Miss Alice
Smith and William Smith He then
beat the brains out of his two children,
q little girl aged years and n boy Q
years old, with n hatchet, after which
he blew his own brains out with n re-
volver.
Williams lost his first wife last Sep
tember, and on May l2, 1895, was mar
ried to Mrs. Anna Kennedy, formerly
n Miss Dixon. Their married life was
very unhappy, and after about four
weeks of turmoil the woman left him
and went to live with man named
Swanson. During the past week Will
liams went to the house of Swanson,
fiourished revolver and attempted to
k i'll hls wife and Mrs. Swanson.
Saturday morning the Swanson fam
lily and Mrs. Williams started to come
to ST. Francis for the purpose of hav-
ing Williams arrested. On the way
they stopped at the house of George
Smith and while there Williams APP
peared upon the scene and proceeded to
settle the differences between himself
and wife by whipping out revolver and
beginning to fire at everybody in sight.
! William Smith was shot through the
cheek, the bullet knocking out two OF
his teeth and tearing away portion
of the jaw bone. He was also shot
twice in the bacl,, Miss Smith received
bullet in the breast, but her
corset arrested the bullet and
she suffered but slight flesh
wound. Mrs. Williams, the wife, re-
ceived q bullet but was not seriously
wounded. Williams then rode home,
where he completed his devilish work
by smashing the brains out of his two
rhilaren with hatchet and shooting
himself through the head.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-06-22
LITTLE PHIL AS A CADET.
He Was Set Back n Year for Striking
Superior Onlcer.

He Was Set Back Year for Striking q
Superior onlcer.
Gen. Casey, who recently retired as
chief of engineers Of the army, grad
uated in class which contained q
great many distinguished officers of
the late war. 1t is said that Gen.
Sheridan often claimed that the class
of 1859 was his class, although in re-
ality he graduated the next year. He
was, in fact, a member of that class
for three years. The story of why he
did not graduate is told by friend
who admired the great cavalry leader
very much. Sheridan never became
any kind of an officer while he was n
cadet. He was always private, not
even becoming corporal or any other
petty officer that would give him COM
mand of his fellows.
Marching out to dinner one day
Sheridan fell under the eyes of cadet
in the class below him, who was an Of
fcer in that class, and consequently
competent to command private even
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-06-22

cided to try to ride past the hcadquar-
ters of Gen. Shelby and into camp and
risk detection. To get into camp we
had to pass the house where Gen. Shell
by had his headquarters. 1t was n
two'story building and as we rode
along felt in my boots like we were
certain to be caught. expected that
just as we got opposite the place Gen.
Shelby would step out and ask sus
what we had. told the other fellow
to ride on, no matter if the general did
appear, and leave the talking to me.
Sure enough, just as we got in front of
the house Gen. Shelby came out on the
upper veranda and inquired of me:
What's that you have in your sack
Bill?'
"a little corn for the horses, gem
eral,' replied.
'Humph; what's that9 he inquired
farther.
"'Juss little corn for the horses,
general replied again, as rode on.
l was certain he knew was lying, but
/ didn't care IL he did. That wasn't
the time nor place to have any contro-
versy with him relative to the matter.
After dark that night we got the pork
in fine shape, and slicing off a guam
tity of the best part of the ham,
slipped over to Gen. Shelby's place and
presented it to the negro cook. The
fellow is the same Green Marcus who
who was here the other day, and went
with Gen. Shelby to Houston. told
him never to let the general know who
left the pork there, and he promised
he wouldn't, and felt secure. The
next day l was detailed for officer of
the day, and at an early hour went
to the generals headquarters. for or
ders, While l was waiting there for
orders the door was opened and Green
announced thai breakfast was ready
AS the door was opened / smelled fried
pork, and SO when l was asked to re-
main there for breakfast / at once
pleaded that / was not hungry,
in fact had just eaten breakfast,
but that wouldn't do, and so remained
for the meal. When we walked out
into the dining-room there was the
general and members of his staff and
myself. On the table just in front of
the generals place was large platter
heaping full of great slices of nicely
Drowned fresh ham. 1t looked very
nice and the odor was very appetizing
in comparison with the tough beef we
had been chewing. Gen. Shelby nos
ticed it, and after gazing ut it mo-
ment he said: Green, where did you
get that hnm?' and Green, true to his
promise, replied: Some of the soldiers
brought it in, general, for your break
fast They said as how you might like
something fresh for the day, sir.
didn't just notice who he was, general,
continued the faithful negro, and he
didn't stop long and it was kind O.
dark, and he just handed it in and then
left Gen. Shelby looked around at
me n moment and in solemn tone
said: That was fine sack of corn you
brought in last night, sir. Somebody
is certain to get shot for the disobcy-
ing of orders, sir. There was nothing
to be said, and as he evinced desire
to drop the subject let it alone, and
we sat down to the meal and Gen.
Shelby ate fried ham just the same as
the rest of us and the meal passed off
Z very pleasantly. kansas City Jour
nal
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-06-22
KILLED HER DAUGHTER.
Heater HetheI, of Hannibal. Mo-. the Vio-
tim of Mrs. Clarence Todd.

HANNIBAL, Mo-, June 17.-Mrs Clar-
ence L. Todd, who few months ago
was divorced from her husband, muir
dered her daughter, Miss Hester
Bethel, in this city at o'clock Satur-
day afternoon. She used 3s-caliber
revolver and shot three times. Tho
cause was jealousy of the divorced
husband Mrs. Todd has been mar
ried three times and has been divorced
from each of her husbands The young
lady was a daughter of her first hus-
band, Benjamin Bethel. She was 22
years old and handsome. Mrs. Todd
says the shooting was accidental, but
there are two or three eyewitnesses.
The murderess is now raving.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-06-22
A BOILER ExPLODES.
Big Cotton Press Demolished ut New Or
Isans-One Man Killed.


NEW ORLEANS, June 1S.-.The Union
cotton press situated at the corner of
South Peters and Terpsichore streets,
was the scene of terrible explosion
Monday which resulted in one man be-
ing killed and dozen wounded and
seven or eight missing.
At the time of the explosion the
boilers were being tested by w. j.
Hammond, of Kosciusko, Miss, rep
resenting the firm of Kelly, Blank 81
Co. One of the boilers suddenly
exploded without warning, and in an,
instant there was volume of hot
water elected on all sides. The walls
around the boiler room caved in, and
those men who had escaped the water
it is believed were buried in the ruins.
Mr. Penrose was standing within 10
feet of the boiler at the time, land he
was struck by brick, and also
received the full stream of boiling
water in the face. He was
horribly burned, and when picked
up few minutes later was found to be
dead. X. Frankenbush was near Mr..
Penrose, and was struck by the bricks
and water.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-06-22


in the class above him. He ordered
Sheridan to walk more soldierly, and
spoke to him in very sharp terms.
Sheridan told the young man that he
would see him after dinner. And i'm
mediately after the meal n ring was
formed and Sheridan went at the
young officer.
He was not his match, however, and
after very hard fight his friends in
the first class, seeing that he was get.
ting the worst of it, stopped the fight.
Sheridan was reported for fighting,
the cause stated to the commandant of
the school, and clear case made
against him for striking superior Of
ficer for ordering him to do what he
should have done, and he was sus-
pended for year; and SO he graduat ted
in the same class with the cadet with
whom he had his difficulty. That was
also n famous class, The present chief
of engineers, Gen. Craighill, was a
member of it.-Washington Star
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-06-22
quick Time b, Carrier Pigeons.

GREEN BAY, WIS, June ls.-Sun-
days fight of carrier pigeons was the
most successful the Fox River Homing
club has ever held Ninety-five birds
were released at Atlanta, ILL.,, dis
tance of 3os miles, at 5 a. m. The
first to arrive was bird belonging to
j. NJ. Francens, which reached its loft
ut IL. So p. M.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-06-22
Alton Pays a. Big Bill.

ST. LOUIS, June 17.-The Wiggins
Ferry compapy's Judgment obtained
against the Chicago 81 Alton Railroad
company has been satisfied by the pay.
ment of Sl6s, 900, the amount allowed
by the supreme court of Missouri.
The suit has been pending for years,
and the first judgment rendered was
for $3.50 600
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-06-22
A CLOSE CALL.
Village of Maumee, o., Almost wiped
Out by tire.

TOLEDO, o., June 1.-THE village Of
Maumee, 10 miles north of here, mar
rowly escaped destruction by fire
Sunday morning. Shortly after 3
o'clock fire broke out in har.
ness shop on the main street of the
village, and with high wind blow.
ing it soon got beyond control. The
Toled fire department was asked for
aid and the detachment from this city
succeeded in conquering the flames
after five stores and four dwellingi
had been destroyed. The loss is esti
mated art $4,000, with half Insurance
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-06-22
THE OLDEST WAR VETERAN.
Said to lie Israel Riokard. Who Marched
in IA Decoration Day Parade.

SAID TO he IsraeI KIokard, Who Marched
In IA Decoration Day Parade.
Cortland, N. Y, claims the honor of
having among its residents the oldest
veteran of the civil war. He is Israel
Richard, veteran of Company g, Sew
enty-sixth regiment, New York state
volunteers, and he fought as private
all through the war, which began when
he was sixty years old. On Decoration
day, despite the heat, he turned out
for the Cortland parade and marched
with as firm step as the bcst.of his
fellow veterans. 1t is probable that
he was the Oldest marcher in any me
mortal day parade OF this year in the
country v M
On the last day of.the year 1900 Israel
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-06-22
Big Meteor strikes tho Earth.

, PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, June 49,
Chimacum, small farming center 4
miles from here, experienced terrific
explosion and jar, the result of the
falling of 5,0o0-pound meteor, which
burst with loud noise at the height of
100 yards, and after causing u small
sized cyclone of several minutes du-
ration buried itself deep in the muddy
water of neighboring lagoon.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-06-22
NINE LIVES LOST.
Terrible Results of Boiler Explosion in
AN English City.

LONDON, June ia boiler explosion
at the Red Car iron works, near Guis-
borough, Yorkshire, resulted in the
death of six persons and serious
injury to twenty others. Three of
the injured persons died later in
the day, making q total of nine
killed. Thirteen out of the fifteen
boilers exploded. The masonry was
hurled 100 yards away, and volume
of boiling water l yard deep poured
over the workmen. The damage done
will amount to about S25O,00O. Four
hundred persons We're thrown out OF
work
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-06-22
rralse Ovorwhelmrd Her.

PARIS, June 17.-An American stu
dent, Miss Troup, after singing at a
professors request before NJ. Carvalho,
manager of the Opera Comique, who
praised her performance, tainted from
eXertion and excitement and died from
heart failure within two hours. A sis.
ter of the young lady died here in q
similar manner two Yenrs ago.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-06-22
RAILWAY BRIDGE FALLS.
Several People Hurt on the Chicago 4
West Michigan.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, June IL
Saturday while crowd of people
and several railway employees were
on the east end of the old
Chicago s. West Michigan rail-
way bridge, which is now no longer
used for regular railway traffic, the
foot-passenger part gave way and tif-
teen or twenty people were precipi-
tated to rocks below, distance of 15
feet. .No one was killed, but a number
were injured. as follows:
Michael Devos, ~ years, cut over right eye
md injured internally: John Devos, right ankle
sprained: Frank White, right knee cap broken;
Henry Wylie. brakeman. right wrist broken
and right hip sprained; Henry Hundorp, 2
years old, chest injured; Jacob Quint, years,
right foot broken.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-06-22

CITY OF MEXICO, June 17.-The gem
eral business condition of the country
is prosperous, and bankers regard tho
outlook for the crops as insuring good
times
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-06-22

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June 1S.-Gov. Alt
geld has vetoed house bill 472, the
measure which gives the state central
committee power to decide contests
for nominations.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-06-22

A New YORK paper declares that
there must be q bicycle reform; that is
to say, "scorchers" and reckless riders
generally must reform their methods
and not ride down unoffending citi-
zens. That's right. The same reform
is needed everywhere.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-06-22

THE quartermaster at Atlanta, Mai.
John l.. Glen, is the youngest veteran
of the federal army, and with record
of nearly four years service in tie war
Is now, thirty years after the conflict
only forty-three years old.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-06-22

FINpLAY, o., June 1s.-Millions of
grasshoppers have appeared in this
section and are devastating the wheat
fields.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-06-22

Defeat is the poultice that draws
endeavor to the surface.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-20
Origin OF the BANJO.

The banjo is coming into greater
popularity every day. 1t is made very
simply and can be sold corresponding
ly cneap. The banjo was the inven-
ton of colored man who lived in the
town of Banjoemas, near the sonth
coast of Java, about fifty years ago.
He took cheese box, and crossing it
with goat skin, he run q handle
through it. Then he fitted it with
violin strings, tuning them to the
first. third, fifth and eighth notes OF
the octave. Having thus completed
the instrument he named it "banjo,"
after the town in which no lived, and
proceeded forthwith to ''make it
talk" Its popularity grew with tre'
mendous rapidity, making a conquest
of London not many years ago with
the ethiopian Serenaders. ."-Chicago
Record. . ~.. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-20
"sHE WAS A STRANGER.

The following story which comes from the
West brings with 1t lesson for all, old and
young: -,
A Sunday-school missionary while address
ing O Sunday-school noticed little girl
shabbily dressed and bare-footed, shrinking
in corner, her little sunburned face buried
in her hands, and sobbing as If her heart
would break. Soon, however, another little
girl about eleven years OF age got up and
went to her. Taking her by the hand, she
led her out to O brook. where she seated the
little one on log. Then kneeling beside
her, this good samaritan took on the ragged
sunbonnet and dipping her hand in the water
bathed the others hot eyes and tear-stained
face, and smoothed the tangled hair, talking
cheerily all the while.
The little one frightened up, the tears van
ished, and smiles came creeping around tne
rosy mouth. The missionary VINO mad ,1oi-.
lowed the two, stepped forward and asked,
SIS that your sister. my dear p -.
"No. sir" answered the child with tender,
earnest ewes. ~ have no sister" !.
"Oh, one of the neighbor's children, re-
piled the missionary-"a little school mate,,
perhaps?"
.No. sir, she is a stranger. do not know
where she came from. never saw her be-
FORE"
NThen how came you to take her out and
have such care for her If you DO not know
her?"
:'Because she wasa stranger sir, and seemed
all alone, and needed somebody TO be KIND 10
her."-EXchange.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-20
PRAYING FOR THE LOVE OF IT.

The command to pray creates the duty to
pray. The duty obediently performed brings
large blessings from God. Left to conven-
lent occasions, or prompted only BY special
needs it rarely produces permanent satisfac-
ton, or become really pleasurable engage.
ment. There is real Joy In prayer, when
the sense of duty scarcely is felt. on, to TAX
with God for the love Of it! 1t is inexpress.
able delight In conversation the mutual
exchange Of thought Is a pleasure. COD
knows before we ask him all we can say, Duf
he holds great answers pendent over our
heads waiting for the prayer OF the neart.
But the prayer for the love OF it is the prayer
not for a gift, but for reply. TO hear MN
speak is one of the sweet bless
ings of talking with him. 1t is not always
words he utters, although some
times he opens up an old Scripture truth
gloriously to the understanding. He mas
another way of speaking. You WILL learn IL
il you wait a little before him. Was 1t cour.
age you wanted for great triat expecsea5
He will come by the Holy Spirit to the umid
side OF your nature and put himself there.
You NAV hear no words, nor record any
miraculous illumination, but when you come
down from the place Of prayer your strength
is adequate, and the trial approaches as q
conquered foe, or Is changed into cnarlot
of comforts. Perhaps apprehended dangers
were alarming your spirit. The appropriate
Scripture Is brought afresh to your help, out
waiting faith gets more than this. The
PRAYER Is answered as of old, and like the
prophet, to your eye, ranging the divine arr
senai for help, there appears the host OF God.
They throngthe closet Of prayer, defending
multitude. Oh, there is nothing more SUD
lime in the range Of your earthly privilege
than prayer for the love Of it, with all the
mighty revealings that wait upon it!-dnide
to Holiness. .g 81 ~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-20
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.

4 movement has been ina IG,!r%ed ID
Michigan University against IN" Eq"C- niolt
among the students.
George Picero. Of ShamoEia. Penn. drank
ii quart of whisky OH !! $50 wager. !eil lE'o q
stupor and died.
Twenty-Five thousand men. o: onS-thlrd
of the entire number OF British troops ID In
dia. belong to the Army Temperance Soclety.
Hon. John VI. Thurston. the new United
States Senator from Nebraska. recentiy de-
clined an invitation 10 q banquet n his honor
N Lincoln unless wine ana liquors were
Vanished from the tables. TEev were ac-
cordingly banished
Bricadier General John II. Broach. who
has s1uandered fortune of 5000, 900. has
been sent to Jail in New Yorl: for drunken
ness.
Hard times in the colony Of Victoria have
hal the effect Of reducing the drink bill
from e. 100, 900 in 1891. 10 G3.700.000 in the
last year.
The Commander-in-Chief Of the British
army in India says that NEARLY all the crime
in the British ermy is directly or indirectly
traceable to excessive drinking
The Governor ofSyria has refused !: licens>
to native Of Damascus to establish brew.
cry in Jerusalem, out Of Difference to tht
scruples Of Jewish and Christian residents.
The Chief Of Police OF Baltimore made IL
startling statement when he said be Never
found boys in the saloons until lager beer
was introduced and games prepared TO en-
tice them in.