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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-04-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

Secretary Hoke Smith reached Ath-
ems, Ga, yesterday to look after the
confirmation of the sale of the Georgia
Southern Florida railroad, for which
his fee amounts to $4,000.
The Tennessee Press association will
meet in Chattanooga, June 4. After the
business meeting the association will
make an excursion to Cumberland
Island, off the coast of Georgia.
The state convention of the Tennes-
see Travellers Protective association is
in session at Nashville.
Major General Scofield has accepted
the invitation to attend the interstate
drill and encampment at Memphis in
May.
The Cole furnaces at Sheffield, Ala,
nave passed into the hands of Pennsyl-
vania capitalists and will be known as
the Sheffield Coal, Iron and Steel Com
| pany. The new company obtains 10000
acres of mineral lands in Walker, Wins
ton, Jefferson and Fayette counties,
Alabama, and the Gamble & Elliott
| coal mines near Jasper, Tenn.
Mrs. Frances Starll's suit for $4,000
damages against Edward Bindley is on
trial at Brazil, Ind. He had accused
her of stealing jewelry worth $500 while
she was servant in his family. All
! live in Tere Haute.
Arapahoe county has appropriated
| 100000 toward the expense of the In
ternational Mining and Industrial ex-
position, to be held in Denver, Colo, in
1896.
A new organization among negroes is
being established in North Carolina un-
der the name National Equal Rights
Council of the United States" It's
main purpose is to secure equal rights
for colored people at hotels and all pub
lie places and the right for colored men
to marry white women.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Flora of Hunt.
! ington, Ind, have been sued for $1,000
by j. w. Smith, their son-in-law, on the
charge of inducing his wife to leave
| him.
The Personal Liberty association OF
| Dubuque, Iowa, has decided to fight the
mulct law, and is willing to spend $25,
900 in the contest.
1t is announced the proclamation
| opening the Yankton reservation viii
be withheld until certain protests from
| Pierre, S. D., are settled.
The interior department has over
ruled former decisions in holding al
acting assistant or contract surgeon
during the civil<war has not performed
such military service as entities him t.
a pension under the act of June 81
$780,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-04-20
FLOODS IN THE EAST.
NEW ENGLAND RIVERS OUT OF
THEIR BANKS.
Heavy Rains Cause Overflow, and Much
Damage Observation-Disclosures I'm Some
Places Higher Than at Any Time
Since 1862.

Boston. Mass, April 16.-Almost con-
tinuous rains for the last forty-eight
hours and more, accompanied by melt
ing SHOWS among the hills and noun
tains have caused the rivers ia all parts
of New England to rise to the highest
point since the great flood of 1862 and
widespread damage has been wrought,
though up to midnight no loss of life
has been reported. No mails from north
of Nashua, N. H, have reached Boston
to-day. AT Lowell the Merrimac Is
over eight feet above high water mark
and many cellars are flooded and houses
on the lowlands partially submerged.
The mills are troubled with backwater
and will probably have to rely upon
steam altogether Many mill cellars are
flooded and the damage can not be even
approximately estimated. The Rhode
Island rivers have also felt the heavy
rains, but the ruin in that state is much
less than in the north.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-04-20
THE SILVER QUESTION.
On6cials at washington Have Much In-
terest in Illinois.

Washington, April 16.-Even the most
enthusiastic silver leaders now in WASH
ington admit that President Cleveland's
Chicago letter advocating the adherence
of the party to the gold standard, is to
be the keynote of the coming campaign
for hard money. officials are watching
the progress of events in Illinois with
intense interest, as it is hoped by many
that the fact of the letter having been
sent to Chicago will solidify democratic
sentiment in the western metropolis on
the side of the President. There has
been talk of inducing county conven-
tions in various parts of the state to ig-
more the call for a financial conference
in June on the ground of irregularity,
but it can be said on good authority this
plan will not find favor with the admin
istration. The President has set the
pace and it is said he wants to see an
open fight.
Chicago, April 16.-W. II. Harvey,
chairman of the executive committee of
the Bimetallic league, whose headquar-
ters are in this city, has written an
open letter to President Cleveland in
answer to the Presidents communica-
ton to the Chicago business men. Mr..
Harvey alleges that since the demone-
tization of silver the shrinkage of values
has led to an increasing volume of debt,
until it is now about forty billions of
dollars, or two-thirds of the total value
of the property in the United States.
Mr.. Harvey next asserts that taxes
have increased, that creditors are bene-
flied by the existing condition of affairs,
and the administration has been domin-
ated by the creditor class. He thinks
that if the currency policy of the Presi-
dent is legalized it would mean the con-
fiscation of the peoples property. 1T is
not" Mr.. Harvey says, more money
than we want to borrow, but to pay off
what we already owe; that the gold
policy, the result of plutocratic legisla-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-04-20
Country a Sheet of water.

st. Adams, VT, April 16.-The WI
nooski river is higher than it has been
for twenty-five years. The country for
miles around is one sheet of water,
many farms being either partially or
wholly flooded. Several villages are
using boats and RATS as means of
moving about. Much damages has been
done to bridges. The railroad between
Proctor and Central Rutland has been
abandoned Many of the residents of
Northtield and Central Rutland have
been driven from their dwellings, the
water having reached the second
stories.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-04-20
CRIME.

Thomas Hayes of Brightwood, Ind,
was found dead in a barn. apparently
murdered.
Henry Long, who lived near Purvis,
Miss, shot his wife and his brother-in-
law and blew out his own brains.
In drunken brawl among Hun
garianssat Maltby, Pa, Mrs. Anna Ton
ish was fatally stabbed by George Line.
Her husband, Alexander Tonish, re-
ceived nine knife wounds.
At New York Charles Janda, 20 years
old, Bohemian tailor. shot and in
stantly killed his sister-in-law. Mrs.
Camilla Janda, and then committed
suicide.
The postoffice at Montpelier, Ind,
was robbed of 5000 in cash. The explo-
sion aroused the police, who wounded
one of the robbers, but all escaped.
j. f. Maranda, city treasurer of
Spring Valley, ILL.,. pleaded guilty at
Princeton to embezZling $4,000. He had
unsuccessfully tried to fix the blame on
eX-Mayor Jack.
The parsonage of the German church
at La Porte, Ind, was robbed, and the
Rev. c.. a. Loeber of Chicago, who was
q guest, lost 500.
Banker NJ. A. Thayer was placed
under bonds for $4,000 at Sparta, Wis
charged with obtaining deposit money
unlawfrlly
new trial was denied julius Schwa-
hacker; son of the millionaire distiller
and convicted of burglary at Peoria
Ill.
James Miller, superintendent of po.
lice at Muncie, Ind, is charged by ter
of his patrolmen with accepting bribes
from criminals.
John Kelvee, leader of the mob OF
Strikers that attacked the Pratt mines
in Alabama last July, precipitating 6
fight in which a deputy sheriff and foul
negro miners were killed. was convict,
ed of manslaughter and sentenced tc
one years imprisonment.
Edward Fady, John James Fady
1 Stephen Fady and John White were
/ drowned while shooting at Catalena
/ Trinity Bay, n. +.
John Brown, colored, was sentenced
to two years in prison at Waukegan
| ILL.,, for stealing an oVercoat.
Carl Shaw, treasurer of Blaln
county, Ok, has been imprisoned 70
embezzling $1,000.
c. w. Moffatt, of Bradford, ILL.,, sho
and killed himself because of despon
dency.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-04-20
SAY HE KILLED HER.
San Francisco Police Charge Durant
with Williams Crime.

with Williams Crime.
San Francisco, Cal, April 16.-Theo-
dore Durant was yesterday charged
with the murder of Minnie Williams,
whose mutilated remains were found
Sunday in Emanuel Baptist church. The
coroners inquest upon Miss Williams
will be held to-day. 1t will be a dual in
vestigation The police will produce
their evidence regarding the murder of
both girls.
George King, organist of the church
where the crimes was committed, made
a statement yesterday which tends to
fix the murder of Miss Lamont upon
Durant.
A new mystery in the case of the
Emanuel Baptist church is the report
that Mrs. Ella Forsyth, who has been
missing for week, was also a member
of the parish of that place of worship.
Her husband, who has been searching
diligently for her, says she left home to
go to the beach to gather shells. She
never has been seen since nor heard of,
and 1t is surmised she may have shared
the fate of Blanche Lamont and Minnie
Williams. The Rev. j. Gibson, pastor
of the church, is not under any suspi-
cion. The police are satisfied of his en-
tire innocence.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-04-20
LABOR NOTES.

The war among Massillon, Ohio coal
men has resulted in reduction in the
price of coal to S2.25.
The Grosvenordale, Conn, Mill COM
pany, employing 1900 hands, will make
a general increase of wages April 90.
Armed deputies are guarding negroes
who have taken the places of strikers
at the Corona mines in Walker county,
Ala.
The importation of western men to
act as engineers and firemen on the
Georgia, Carolina, &c Northern railway
has elected protest from the old en-
ployes.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-04-20
CASUALTIES.

Benjamin w. Burnett was instantly
killed and A. G. Gordon slightly in
jured by a Rio Grande passenger train
in the outskirts of Denver.
The steamer Continental OF the New
Haven line, which plies between New
York and New Haven, Conn, ran on a
rock. None of the passengers were in
jured.
The opera house at Maquon, ILL.,, was
struck by lightning and was destroyed
together with four stores. The total
loss Is $4,000.
Joseph Hayden, ex-president of the
Donifan County bank, was killed by a
runaway at Troy Mo.
John Reed was killed at Union City,
Ind, while attempting to shake an elec-
trio light wire from tree the wire was
burning.
hunting party of three unknown
men are believed to have drowned near
Oshkosh, Wis. Their boat was seen up
turned on the lake.
The body of w. j. Aul, of Dayton, o.,
who, with his wife was drowned at the
time of the wreck of the New Orleans
steamer Longfellow, March 8, has been
found below Ludlow, KY, and taken to
the Covington morgue.
The Savannah, Ga, rice mills burned.
Loss, S125, 900.
The Sterling mills at Lowell, Mass,
employing 250 hands, were closed by a
strike of seventy-five spinners, who de-
manded the restoration of the 10 per
cent cut in wages made some time ago
and per cent additional.
Nellie Bradley, years old, daughter
of A. w. Bradley, a prison guard at
Columbus, Ohio, was fatally burned.
Her clothing caught fire from matches
with which she was playing.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-04-20
OHIO MINE CAVES IN.
No One Hurt, but salineviiIe Houses May
Take Tumble.

NO one Dut SallneSliIe houses MAY
Take Tumble.
SalineyiIle, o., April 16.-Owing to a
mistake of the surveyors of the Old
Shaft mine the shaft was run under the
bed of Big Yellow creek. Saturday aft
ernoon, while the miners were at work
the roof fell in without any warming
The mine was flooded, and several of
the men had narrow escapes from
drowning. All day Sunday men were at
work in the bed of the creek trying to
change the course of the stream, but
owing to the high water their efforts
We're unsuccessful. The old shaft is
connected with the new mine, and the
water is backing up in to the workings
of the latter, and it is feared that both
mines will be total loss Two hundred
miners will be thrown out of work and
a loss of $4,000 to 100000 sustained by
the owners of the mine. The mines are
the only means of support of the peo-
pie of the town. There are grave fears
that the influx of water into the mines
will cause a disastrous cave-in, as many
houses on East Main, High, and North
Water streets are built over the shaft.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-04-20
MERRIMAC RAPIDLY RISING.
Highest Point Known for Years Has
Been Reached.

hiShEsb IolnJ hnOwn for Ypar3 Has
Been Reached.
Concord, n. H., April 16.-The Merrl
mac river here has reached the highest
point known for years. At Sewalps
falls, three miles north of this city,
where the electric power station is locat-
ed, the river is a raging torrent over
half a mile wide, and the water is rising
at the rate of eight inches an hour.
Early last evening the power station
was obliged to shut off the water and
the city was left in total darkness as
a result. All through trains from Bos-
ton to Montreal have been Cancelled.
Wash-outs have occurred on the Peter
boro &c Hillsboro, the Concord & Clare
mount and the Concord divisions of the
Boston & Maine.
The entire northern section of this
state experiencing the greatest freshet
since the terrible floods of 1860. Bridges
have been carried away, highways are
impossible and railroads are washed
out in many places.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-04-20
IN CONNECTICUT VALLEY.
Waters Higher Than Any Time Since
1860.


Springfield, Mass, April 16-The Con-
necucut valley is the scene of food
OF greater magnitude than has visited
this section since 1862. The most dam
age was done at Bellows Falls, VT,
where the Connecticut river is narrow.
An old railroad bridge was swept away
and there has been great damage to
the boston and Maine railroad. The
tunnel was flooded and rendered i'm
passable. The mills are all closed. At
BattIeboro VT, the river is higher than
1t has been since 1862. At Turner's Falls
the water has overflowed the banks Of
the river to such an extent that many
OF the mills have been compelled to
SHUT down. The Consolidated railroad
tracks are flooded. At Windsor, VT,
the water has risen thirty feet and busi-
ness is almost entirely suspended. At
northampton, Mass, the river is three
quarters of mile wide and the water
Is higher than it has been in thirty
years. over nine feet of water is going
over the dam at Holyoke and many
mills have been compelled to shut
down. Near Mount Tom the water has
overflowed the railroad tracks and
trains are delayed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-04-20
FIRE LOSS OF 100000.
Court House and Business Blocks at
Plattsburg, Mo-, Burned.

Plattsburg, Mo-, Burned.
Plattsburg. Mo-, April 16.-The fire
which started yesterday afternoon in
the livery stable of James Stormm, at
the south end of Main street resulted
in the destruction of the court house
with all its records, two entire business
blocks and the partial destruction of
a third block. The flames rapidly en-
veloped the large livery stable and We're
carried by a north wind over the entire
block.
Although the volunteer fire depart
ment worked hard, the scarcity of
water and the fact that there were
several frame buildings in the block,
initiated against the men. The Clay &
Funkhouser Banking company Hill &
Young, grocers; Trimble & McWil-
liams, F. c. Frost, George Ersig and
Joseph Sutler, jewellers, are among the
principal losers. Very little goods were
saved from any of the burned build
ings. The loss will foot up 100000, on
which the insurance is probably over
half.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-04-20
WEST GUT OFF BY A STORM.
Sand, Rain, and Wind with Terrible
Manifestations of Lightning,

Manifestations of Lightning.
Kansas City, Mo-, April 16.-The en-
tire southwest, including Southern
Kansas, Oklahoma, and the Panhandle
of Texas, was yesterday afflicted with
a terrible sand and rain storm. At
places in Oklahoma there was a Verit-
able shower of mud, and in Western
Oklahoma and the Panhandle Egyptian
darkness prevailed. Crops were badly
damaged, wires prostrated, and much
other damage accomplished. All day
long only one struggling wire was in
working order west to Denver, and at
night that hope went out and the west
was completely shut off from communi-
cation. Electric flashes pierced the
inky darkness with terrible rapidity and
seemed to charge everything with it's
element. Such peculiar storm has
seldom been seen, and the supersti-
tious thought the astronomical condi-
tions, which it is said are now repeat
ing themselves for the first time since
the death of Christ, had something to
} with 1t.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-04-20

Shimonoseki, April 16.-The confer
ence yesterday of peace commissioners
lasted five hours. All the ENJOYS attend
ed the meeting except the Viscount
Mutsu. 1t is believed the conference
was a final one. 1t is said the Chinese
plenipotentiaries are preparing to re-
turn to their homes.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-04-20
Earthquake Shocks Continue.

Trieste. April 16.-severe earthquake
shocks have been experienced here and
at Krainberg. They began at 1115 %.
m yesterday and continued at intervals
during the night. At Krainberg six
teen shocks had been felt up to o'clock
this morning. Many houses here and at
Krainberg have been damaged. The
inhabitants We're panic-stricken and are
camping out in the streets.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-04-20
Umra Khan Is Captured

Calcutta, April 16.-Dispatches re-
ceived here from Simla say that Umra
Khan's brother, who attempted to op-
pose the advance of the British troops
upon Chitral, has been captured by the
friendly Khan of Dir The latter also
captured Dir fort, which he will hold
until the arrival of the troops. Umra
Khan is reported to be anxious for time
to consider the position of affairs.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-04-20
Railroads Suffer washouts.

Portland, Maine, April 16.-All rail-
roads centerinG here report bad wash
outs on their lines. In many cases
trains have been cancelled. The Grand
Trunk road is impossible on account
of the damage to the roadbed. No trains
can get through from Montreal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-04-20
Work of an Incendlnrr.

Tahlequah, I, T., April 16.-Yesterdav
morning at 1 o'clock an incendiary fire
was started in the livery barn of j. w.
Watson and before the flames could be
checked two whole blocks, including
eighteen business houses, four resi-
dencss, and about fifteen offices, were
destroyed. The loss is $4,000. covered
by 10 per cent insurance.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-04-20
Damage to IlInoi, State House Nominal

Springfield, H., April 16.-A careful
inspection of the State house shows
the damage done by Saturdays fire to
have been nominal. The frescoing of
the senate chamber is not damaged to
amount to anything. Secretary of State
Hinrichsen estimates that $500 will cove.
all loss.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-04-20
Veteran Jurist Dead.

Greenfield, Mass, April 15.-Ex-Judge
David Aiken, 95, died here last night
after weeks Illness of pneumonia.
He was graduate of Dartmouth and
one of the most prominent members of
the Franklin county bar, though he re-
tired from active business life several
years ago.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-04-20
OBITUARY..

i James w. Scott, proprietor and pub
Usher of the Chicago Times Herald,
died at New York. Apoplexy was the
cause of death, which was peaceful
and unexpected.
Prof. James d. Dana of Yale univer-
slty, probably the greatest scientist in
America, died at his home in New
Haven, Conn.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-04-20
Negroes Work at Homestead.

Homestead, Pa, April 16.-One hun
dred metal wheelers at the Carnegie
steel works struck yesterday for am
Increase in wages. They had been re-
ceiving a,60 day and demanded 81. so.
Fifty colored men We're put to work
and the strikers discharged. All the
strikers will be replaced.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-04-20
River Still Rising.

Augusta, Maine, April 16.-The Ken
nebec river is still rising and the
wharves along the water front are en-
tirely submerged. Millions of feet of
lumber are coming down the river. At
Brunswick the Androscoggin is the
highest ever known. The pumping sta
ton is under water.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-04-20
SPORTING NOTES.

s. S. Hale, champion of Missouri, de-
feated Tom Marshall of Keithsburg, ILL.,,
at burlington, Iowa. 70 to GS in rs live
bird match for 500 Thursday. Hale will
shoot 100 bird match against Dr.
Carver.
Arthur GARRISON has signed to pitch
for st. Louis.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-04-20
e.ooo Thrown Out of wor,,.

Westbrook, Maine. April 16.-Over
1000 people We're thrown out of work
yesterday on account of the rise the
Presumpscot river, which prevented
the factories from running. The river
is higher than it has been since 1861
and is still rising.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-04-20

ton in Europe, should be abandoned
and the mints be again thrown open to
silver and our stock of primary money
be increased thereby"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-04-20

will be readily recognized, and by thi:
act given a very essential lift toward
independence. Above are portraits of
the three leading Cuban patriots Senior
Gomez is provisional president of ths
new republic.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-04-20

The Cuban revolutionists of Santiago
have declared a republic and have sent
emissiaries to Washington and other
capitals to sue for recognition. 1t is
believed that at least so far as this
country is concerned the revolutionists