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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23
A TRAGIC AFFAIR.
An Actress Killed ny "A Jealous Lover in
Philadclph!a.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. IS. - Madgc
Eorlie. aged - years, a member of
Charles L. Blancy's Baggage Check"
company, was shot and almost instant
iy killed in room at Seiss' hotel Sun
day evening by James Il, Gentry, an
actor. After doing the shooting
Gentry escaped and has not yet been
arrested. Gentry is said to have been
ngaged to be married to Miss Yorlse,
and it is supposed jealousy was the mo-
tive for the crime.
About 0:l5 Sunday evening Gentry
called Mt Seiss hotel and inquired for
Miss Yorlic He was told that she was
in and was asked to send his name to
her room. lie declined to do this and
said that if they would tell him where
the room was he would go TO it
himself. This he did, and when he
was told to enter, in response to his
knock. he found Miss Yorlse and an
other actress of the company, Miss
Ida Clark, in the room together. Miss
Yorlle was fully dressed, as if to go
out. and she presented Gentryto Miss
| Clark He took no heed of the intro
duction, and turning to Miss Yorle
said: why didn't you meet me?" and
then. without another word, he began
! to fire at her with n revolver. Just
how often he shot at her is not known,
but three bullets went through her
head and one through her arm. Miss
Clark screamed with fright and Gen
try rushed from the room and either
made his escape by the stairs, or went
down tire-escape leading from a win
dow in the hallway, but he was not
seen to leave the house. An ambu
iaucc was hastily summoned and Miss
Yorlle was taken to the hospital, bu
she died shortly after being admitted
there. The girl lived with her parent.
at l59 West Seventy-ninth street, New
York city
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23
Goes to the hrist,an Homo.

BATAVIA, O., Feb. 15.-The will OF
Mrs. Sophie Rhodes was probated here.
Her estate is valued ut Sl2 900. She be-
queathed her property to her son Eu-
gene. In the event of her sons death
her husband was to have all the in
come OF the estate. and Mt the hus-
bands death the entire estate was to
90 to the Young Women's Christian
home of Washington, ID. e. The hus-
band died in Cincinnati three weeks
ago. Mrs. Rhodes and her son Eugene
went down with the steamer Elbe and
the Washington institution will get
Eha nrnna,'tV
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23
SIX ARE DEAD.
Half a Dozen Lives Lost In q
Mine Explosion.
Five Other Golfers Are Seriously Injured
-Four of Them May Die-The Ter
rIbIe Disaster Occurs Near
Pottsville, pa.

PoTTsvILLE. Pa, Feb. 19.-By an ex-
ylosion of mine gas at 10 o'clock Mon
day morning the West Bear Ridge col
iery of the Reading Coal & Iron com
pany, at Mahanoy Plane, six miners
were killed and five were burned, four
of them probably fatally. The dead
are:
Peter Greenbaclx, of st. Clair; Joseph
Glide, of Crescent Hill; Thomas Dur
kin, of Girardville; Benjamin Reaber,
of Mahanoy Plane; Peter Kline and
Anthony Myers, of Ashland. The
first five men were probably in
stantly killed, and it was some
time before their bodies were recovered
from the workings, but Myers was
taken out alive and died on the way to
the hospital. The injured are Edward
Davis. of Girardville; William Minch
and William Golf, of Ashland; John
Lamey and William Davis, of Mahanoy
Plane. 1t is feared that the first four
of these injured men are fatally burned,
but Davis was only slightly hurt.
The origin of the explosion is not
known, but it is supposed that a naked
lamp ignited a large body of gas that
Hdt Dttn lcb lOOSt d bistou bhhu
was made in the gangway. The explo-
sion set fire to the timbers of what is
called the monkey air-way," cutting
off all escape of the five men killed.
The six men who were taken out alive
were nearest to the gangway and es-
capped the suffocating fumes of the gas
and the avalanche of coal and timber
which followed the explosion.
A fierce fire broke out in the gang
way, but nevertheless the work of res
cuing the imprisoned men or recover
ing their bodies, if dead, was at once
proceeded with. A line of hose was
run into the gangway, and between
and 3 o'clock in the afternoon
the dead bodies of the five men were
recovered. The fire in the mine is
still raging flercely and is in place
not easy of access. The mine officials
hope to be able to extinguish the flames
before they get hold on the coal, for
: in that case the mine would have to be
flooded, and over 800 men would be
thrown out of work. The colliery has
: a capacity of 26O, 900 tons annually.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23
IN PEA8oOY'S MEMORY.
Anniversary Exercises Are Held at Pea
body, Mass, and at Other Places.

Anniversary Exercises Are Held at Pea
body, Mass. and at Other Places
PEABODY, Mass, Feb. 19.-The cele :
grafton of George Peabody's centenary
occurred here Monday. Church bells
were rung in the early morning and
later there were interesting exercises.
in the public schools. In the after
noon there were literary exercises in.
the town hall. Mr.. Francis I'll. Apple
ton delivered the Introductory address
and was followed by Lieut.. Gov. Roger
Wolcott.
The observance was not, however, a
strictly local one, for cablegrams from
Queen Victoria and the duke of Devon
shire, chairman of the Peabody dona-
ton fund, to which Mr.. Peabody con
tributed $2,5OO,oo0 for the establish
ment of homes for the deserving poor
of London, gave it a touch of interna-
tional character. Dispatches announce
celebrations in Baltimore, Md; Rich
mond, Va; Nashville, Tenn; New Or
leans, La; London, England, and at
| other points
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23
FILLED WITH LEAD.
= Wife Murderer Shot Dead in His Cell
by Lynchcrs.

KINGSTON, Mo-, Feb. ls.-About
o'clock Sunday morning mob OF
masked men, supposed to be negroes
from Hamilton, surrounded the sher-
ifs house here, caught and bound Ben
Goldworthy, whose deputy was away,
took the keys from him and gained en-
trance to the jail corridor with the
avowed purpose of taking out and
hanging George Tracy, a negro, who
shot and killed his wife at Hamilton,
in this county in January. Inside the
mob We're unable to get into the steel
cell in which Tracy was confined with
two other negro prisoners. Tracy
crawled under his bed, and the mob
began shooting through the bars OF
the cell door and succeeded in putting
six bullets into his body, killing him
instantly. The sheriff made all the
resistance he could, but was over
powered. The prisoners confined in a
cell with Tracy escaped unhurt.
Tracy was bad character and had
lately served a Jail sentence for shoot,
ing a negro. He had some years ago
lost both legs just below the knees, be-
ing run over by train which he was
trying to board to escape some Kansas
| officers,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23
ExONERATED.
John Mcbride Declared an Honest Man
EIs Accuser Denounced.

His Accuser Denounced.
CoLUMBUs, o., Feb. 1s.-The miners
convention at it's session Saturday
morning declared eX-President John
Mcbride to be an honest man, de-
nounced Mark Wild, who made the
charges of bribery, as demagogue, and
unfit to enter convention of honest
men, and as climax resolution was
adopted expelling Mr.. Wild from the
convention.
In making the report Mr.. Lewis said
that the committee, while unanimous
ly agreed that Mr.. Mcbride had been
guilty of no corrupt practices what
ever, yet they were of the opinion that
he had been indiscreet in handling the
money given him by the coal operators
and which he gave to Mark Wild.
A resolution was also adopted exon
Grating the national officials from the
charges of alleged corruption, made
against them by President a. A. Adams,
of the Ohio miners, in the settlement
of the miners strike, and expressing
the utmost confidence in them.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23
a BAD SMASHUP.
Disastrous Wreck in Oklahoma-Two Men
KiIIed-NIany Persons Hurt.

KilIed-NIany Persons Hurt.
GUTHRIE, o. T., Feb. ls.-Just be-
fore midnight Saturday the Galveston
express on the Santa Fe road, loaded
with Texas excursionists, collided with
stock train at curve miles south
OF this city. Passenger Engineer Frey
and his fireman saw the danger
in time to jump, and escaped
serious injury. The trains were rum
ming at high rate of speed when they
came together. The two engines were
buried into each other one-third their
lengths. A dozen freight cars piled
into one great heap and the baggage,
express and the mails of the passenger
train completely telescoped and de-
molished all in an instant. Engineer
Charles [ ppleby, of Topeka, Kan, ana
reman Coldron were killed. a dozen
other trainmen were injured badly.
Many passengers were badly bruised
and cut by broken glass, but none
fatally injured. Justice II. W. Scott,
of the supreme court, was badly
/ bruised, as was Senator Scott and
Representatives Brown, Willing and
| Sutton. None of the through pas
sengers were injured. Seventy heud
of cattle were killed and many III
jured.
The loss to the railroad company will
exceed $4,000. The stock train hat
been ordered to stop at Seward,
miles south of the wreck, to pass the
passenger. Why it did not will never
be known, as Engineer Uppleby, whc
received the orders and had them il
his pocket, was instantly killed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23
A HELP FOR HARRY.
The Defense In the Hayward Case Aided
by woman's Story.

by woman's Story.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Feb. 19.-The
state sprung surprise in the Hayward
murder trial Monday morning when 1t
withdrew all opposition to the intro
duction of Maggie Wachter's testimony.
Miss Wachter is the stenographer of
Blixt's attorney, who was to testify
that Blixt had stated to his at
torney in her presence that it was
with Adry Hayward and not with
Harry that he had conspired to murder
Miss Cling. The court had held that
it was u communication between client
and attorney and was therefore mad
missible. The court was unwill-
ing to admit the testimony with
ont the direct consent of Blixt. and
the murderer was brought from the Jail
and questioned personally by Judge
Smith. He had no objection, he said,
and Miss Wachter was called for
When Miss Wachter was called to the
stand she looked indignant, and her
looks did not belle the fact. When
asked as to the statement that Blixt
had accused Adry Hayward of being an
accomplice, and that Harry was to be
accused of the murder, she started
talking at rapid rate. In answer to
the question, she said:
"Blixt said they put up the Job about two
| weeks before the murder, and went out and
| picked out the spot. On the day of the MUIR
der, he said, Adry told him to take the iron, and
60 out to the lake where they picked out the spot
and If he wanted help, Frank would be there to
help him." She said that BliXt had given this
as part of q statement to his attorney, but That
the latter had become very angry and told
| BliXt to say nothing more about Adry Hay
ward After that Blixt said: II thought you
wanted me to tell the truth" Thereafter
Miss Wachter testified Blixt did not mention
Adrian Hayward's name throughout his state
| ment
The story told by this witness ap,
pears to Justify the claims made by the
defense of intimidation. When asked
whether she had been threatened by
attorneys on the case, Miss Wachter re
Piled: Il should think l had" She
then told of the visit of Mr.. Hal
last Saturday. The attorney had fiat
tered and threatened her. He had at
tackled her character and threatened
her with loss of employment. She ha'
also been threatened by the attorne.
for BllXt, and, in short, her life ha'
been made a misery.
Miss Wachter's testimony is an indi
cation that the true inwardness of tn
Hayward defense is coming to the SUI
face. From increasing evidence tha
J Adry was in some way connected wit
the murder the belief is gaining cred
ence that both were mixed u
in the horrible plot. Blixt's remar
. that Adry said to him; "B
sure you bring the iron," gains fres
! significance every day as the case III
: folds. There is certainty expresse
| in some quarters that the state is awar
. of Adry's completely, but has promise
him immunity for his testimony again:
: Harry. In this event the defense wi
= be able to prove its alibi for Harr
o Hayward, and that it was Adry thu
- met Blixt on Kenwood boulevard.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23
ELECTRICAL Workers on strike.

New YORK, Feb. 19.-The electrical
workers, 900 men, went out on strike
Monday. The electrical workers say
that five years ago they notified the
Electrical Contractors association that
if on or after February 10 they were
not limited to eight hours for days
work they would strike. Wages had
nothing to do with the question-men
gettin; three dollars a day, foremen
$3.50 day. Many big buildings in
this city will be seriously affected.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23
A GEORGIA TRAGEDY.
Ten Negroes, Overcome with Cold.
Drowned In the Satilia River.


Drowned In the Satilla River.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Feb. ia special
from Waycross, Ca, says: A report
from Sherry says that ten negroes were
drowned one day last week in the Sa-
tilla river, at the bridge on the Flori-
da Central & Peninsula railroad,
The negroes were raftsmen and were
on raft of cypress timber, when
they became almost frozen. Their,
faces, hands and feet were FROST
bitten and their limbs were so
benumbed that they were powerless in
steering the raft. The freshet had
reached the highest mark and the raft
became unmanageable. The negroes
were weak and hungry, and could not
stand up. Finally they grew desperate
and rolled off the raft into the
river and tried to reach the shore.
They were unable to swim, so be-
numbed and frozen were their, arms
and legs. They soon sank and their
bodies were found floating in the water
few days afterward.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23
pEes WILL TELL.
Promises to Disclose Evidence to Have
Been Submitted at His Trial.

Been Submitted ut HIS Trial.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Feb. 1S.-Eugene
v. Debs will speak at the Auditorium
in Chicago on Thursday evening Feb
ruary 2s He says he will tell the pub
lie at that meeting something of the
evidence that would have been
submitted in the trial of the
conspiracy case had not Juror Goes ILL
ness brought the trial TO an untimely
end. He does not believe there will be
another trial. The government un-
derstands that there would be little or
no chance of conviction and the rail
road companies fear the exposure OF
what he calls the general managers
conspiracy"
Mr.. Debs says that the defense had
eighty witnesses yet to be heard, and
that some of them would have given
testimony that would have startled the
country. The purpose would have
been to prove that the general man
ayers were the real conspirators who
brought on the rioting and whose
emissaries destroyed property to
the end that the military might be
called into service. Mr.. Debs will tell
what this testimony would have been.
He will show that the record of the
proceedings of the General Managers
association affords proof that the asso-
ciation violated several laws, especially
the one against blacklisting. This
record also shows that a conference was
held with Mr.. Pullman and Mr.. Wickes
at which the latter gentleman was told
by the general managers that the
Pullman company must not consent to
arbitration; that the railroad com
panies wanted to make use of the op'
portunity to annihilate the American
Railway union; that they wanted te
reduce wages and first wanted the
union out of the way, and that it was
agreed that the cost of any strike on
railroad saytem was to be shared by al
the companies in the association.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23
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STRUCK BY A TRAIN.
Dr. Dyas, a Famous Practitioner, Killed
In Chicago.

CHICAGO, Feb, is.-Dr. William God
frey Dyas was picked up at SiXty-ninth
street and the Lake Shore tracks
Sunday evening in dying condition
and died after being taken to his resi-
dence. When found his skull was
fractured and his left hand cut OFT.
1t is thought the doctor was struck by
train The deceased had II wide rep
utation for his learning, and was one
of the foremost practitioners in the
west. He had been resident of Chi
cago for forty years, and was 81 years
old.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23

Sr. LOUIS, Feb. 19.-There are now
ffty-four cases of smallpox in this city.
twelve being reported Monday and an
estimate is made that there will be
over 100 cases by next Saturday. The
disease is now very prevalent among
negroes in the thickly populated por-
tions of the city. The city jail, poor
house, workhouse and other city instr
tutions are under quarantine.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23

PlTTfhCIoH, Pa, Feb. 1s.-Sunday
evening II Second avenue electric car
WAS struck by B. Il o. train at n
crossing near Rankin station. All Of
the passengers got out safely, but Annie
KoSak, Il slav girl aged Is years, be-
came bewildered, ran directly up the
rack and was struck and Instantly
killed by the express train.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23
PERlSHED IN THE BLIZZARD.
Mother and Two Children Lose Their
Way and Freeze In South Dakota.

ABRDEEN, S. D., Feb. 19.-Reports
have been received here of a severe
blizzard in the hills east of here. Mrs.
Nehring and four children, living near
Webster, attempted to go to neigh
boris during the storm, but became be-
wildered, and when found they were
against wire fence. The mother and
two children were dead and the other
two children badly frozen.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23
GERMANY FAvoRS SILVER.

Eeichstag Passes the Resolution for an
international Monetary Conference.
BERLIN, Feb. ls.-The reichstag has
adopted the resolution submitted Fri
day by Count Won Mirbach instructing
the federal government to issue invita-
tions for an international monetary
conference to take action for the re-
habilitation of silver as circulating
medium. Prior to the adoption of the
resolution Count Won PosadowslSy Veg
ner, secretary of state for the imperial
treasury, on behalf of the government,
declared it's sympathy with :he object
mined at by the resolution.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23
Three boys Perish by Firo.

BAY CITY, Mich, Feb. 1s.--The one
story frame house of hIr. and Mrs. Eli
Seymour, at Lewiston, 100 miles north
of this city, was totally destroyed by
fire Saturday night, together with con-
tents and inmates, three boys, aged 4,
: and years. The parents were away
attending II dance. 1t is supposed that
there was an accident.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23

BENTON HARDoR, Mich, Feb. TO-
George Swearingen WIS sentencedin the
circuit court in st. Joseph Friday after
noon to fifteen years in the state prison
fer attempting to murder hugast Il.
Vltter, u farmer living near Buchanan
last November. He pleaded guilty to
the change. Swearingcn is II years
old
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23
IRWIN NOT GUILTY.
Blind Pool Operator. However, Ordered
to Pay the Costs of the Suit.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Feb. 10. - The
sealed verdict in the case against
George NJ. Irwin, charged with OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses,
was opened in court Monday morning.
1t found the discretionary pool oper-
ator not guilty OF the otfense charged,
but ordered him to pay the costs OF the
case.
1t will be remembered Irwin was forced to
quit business last October on account of the
raids on the different pools. 1t is believed he
had over 10000 depositors on his books at the
time of the run on his pool and that he had re-
ceived deposits variously estimated ut from
81, ,OOO, 600 To s., 0)0000 from the time he began
business until he closed up.l
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23
Big Crowds Hear Gen. Boolh,

BosroS, Feb. 1s.-Gen. Booth. com
mander in chief of the Salvation Army,
addressed three big mass-meetings at
the Mechanics building Sunday. In
the evening the hall was crowded to
its utmost capacity, and it is estimated
that his hearers numbered at least 25,-
900 people during the day.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23
Feu Into a Sleep and Died.

BLooMINGroN, H., Feb. 19.-Patrick
Kiley, of this city, is dead. After sup
per he sat down to read, fell into a
sleep, and when his family went to
wake him they found him dead. He
was 70 years Of age and had lived here
nearly half century. He leaves d
widow and family.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23
GOLD FOR THE BONDS.
over se9, ZOO. 900 Deposited-PIans of the
syndicate.

New YORK, Feb. 19.-The Belmont
Morgan syndicate continue to deposit
gold as rapidly as it can be secured.
1t is known that the total deposits
throughout the country amounts to
over SEQ 1000, 900 The idea has pre-
vailed that as soon as the
gold deposited here reached S32,-
100000 deposits will cease until
further amounts are brought monthly
from EuroSe. 1t is probable, however,
that the syndicate will continue to de-
posit gold here until the whole $685.
600, 900 is in the treasury, borrowing
all gold over So, 100000 and repaying
the lenders as fast as gold arrives from
abroad.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23

LONDON, Feb. l9.-The British steam
er Virginia, Capt. Christian, from Bos-
ton February 2 for London, arrived at
Plymouth after terrible passage. 1t
lost 800 head of cattle. 1t coaled and
proceeded for It's destination.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23
MANY SHIPS OVERDUE.
Twenty-Five Thought TO Have Been Los
with Their Crews.

NEW YORK, Feb. ls.-Much anxiety
is manifested among the owners OF
small coast sailing vessels as to the
safety of fleet of about twenty-five
ships which are supposed to have been
lost in the blizzard of week ago. The
crews of the missing vessels average
about ten men to each, and the total
value of the carges is about Il quarter
of n million dollars. Most of the ves-
sells are owned by New Workers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23
l.irl,tv III. of cod.

LoNpoN, Feb. 1G.-The GOODNESS Of
the weather continues to cause wide
spread suffering and many deaths. In
eighty iuquesty held in London the
yeraicts have been that death was ac-
ce,arltel by the cold.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23

VIESSA, Feb. 16.--An explosion Of
fire damp occurred Thursday night in
the Quetn Louise mine, Scalerize, si-
lesia, killing fourteen persons and in
juring eight.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23
Frost Klllinc sheep by seores.

ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, Feb. 1s.-The
ground is covered with snow 4 to o
inches deep and many sheep are dying
ON the moun.a .ains and plains from the
cold and lack of food.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23

CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 1s.-Sewing ma
chine men have decided to organize a
trust after a secret conference of three
day in this city. 1t will be capitalized
for 10000 900.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. l9.--In the
assembly on Monday joint resolution
favoring the annexation OF the har
waiian islands was adopted.