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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-03
AN AWEul DISASTER.
houthern Clties-swept by n Hurricane
Many Lives Lost and s2,OOO,OoO Worth
of Property DESTROYED.

touthern Cities-swept by Hurricane
Many Lives Lost and e2,OOO,OoO Worth
of Property Destroyed.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Sept. 30.-Seven
lives lost and $1,000,00o worth OF prop
erty destroyed is the record of the
cyclone which swept Savannah from
11;30 a. m. until 1915 p. m. Tuesday.
The loss of life and damage to prop
erty are yet mere estimates and both
may be greater than now known. The
storm, which had been lurking in the
eastern gulf for the last few days,
swept rapidly across Florida yester-
day morning without warning and
burst upon Savannah. In half an hour
it had done its work. The streets
were filed with wreckage. Hardly
house in the city escaped without
more or less damage, though there are
few comparatively total wrecks.
Before the storm was at it's height
the weather observer said that it
would not be over 40 miles an hour. 1t
began to rise at IL o'clock. Half an
hour later it was blowing so miles an
hour and the air was filed with flying
debris When the wind reached a ve-
locity of SO miles an hour the instru-
ments at the weather station were
blown away,
The parks are in ruins and many
buildings were razed to the ground.
| The immense Plant system passenger
depot was completely wrecked. The
magnificent prize train of the Plant
system, exhibited at the cotton states
exposition and stored in the shed, was
wrecked The Second Baptist church
is almost total wreck. Nearly every
store in the retail part of the city was
damaged. Seven vessels are reported
wrecked.
The storm was terrific in its intens-
ity, exceeding the great cyclone OF
1898, which devastated the South Car
olina coast. The shortness of its du-
ration was all that saved humiliation
of everything within its range The
storm came from the southeast and
directly over the city. Hardly build
ing escaped it's fury.
The steamer Gov. Stafford is sup
posed to have been lost. She was to
have left Beaufort, S. c., for Savannah
at 10 a. m. She was due at Tybee a.
noon and she must have been out wher
the cyclone was at it's height. The in
ormation obtained from the country
below reached this city from Millep
which seems to be the only poiu
, which the telegraph companies cal
reach with reliability. All railroad
traffic is at standstill. No train
passed over the Florida Central & Pc
, ninsular railroad yesterday and it i
l feared that the damage to the countr.
roundabout Jacksonville and possibl,
, to that city itself has been tremendous
: ATLANTA, Ga, Sept 30.-The equi
: noctial storm which was reporte
D northward off Cuba two days ag
r reached the southern coast of tn
United States Tuesday morning an
e sped northward with redoubled fury
t Reports received last night indicate
n loss of eleven lives and a tremendou
e damage to property. The storm is b'
e lieved to have exceeded in fury that c
l. 1898. 1t will be several days befor
l. the full extent of the damage
n known. No information has been IT
ceived from any point south of Brun
wick, and it is feared that the damag
in southern Florida has been immens
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-03
A Move for purer Elections.

WEST UNION, Sept. 26.-Corruption in
Adams county politics has become SC
prevalent that citizens have demanded
that some effort be made to put stop
to the practice of buying votes. Look
ing to this end the democratic and re-
publican committees have created a
fund of $1,000, each side contributing
$500, the money to be used in the ar
rest and conviction of those who vio-
late the election laws
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-03
mother and child In One Grave.

EAST LIVERPOOL, Sept. 3o.-Mrs. c.
B. Simms and son Donald were buried
Tuesday in one grave, having died oi
diphtheria. Three new cases have
been reported since Saturday. The
board of health is enforcing rigid quar-
antine and doing all possible to pre-
vent the disease from becoming cpl
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-03
Lendlng PhysLcIan pIes.

FREMONT, Sept. 3O.-Dr William
Caldwell, for years leading Fremont
physician, died Tuesday of cancer OF
the stomach, aged SO. He was mem
ber of the Loyal Legion, Masons and
the National, Northwestern Ohio and
Ohio Medical associations, and con-
trihntor to various medical Journals.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-03
Killed by a Boy.

MAssrLLoN, O., Sept 2s.-While the
family of David McElhenney, of Dali
ton, were at church their invalid guest
Thomas Kidd, aged IA years, son of
Cleveland lawyer, was shot and killed.
When Carl McElhenny, aged z years.
was found he would say nothing. He
had been left with young Kidd. The
theory is that the young child shot the
older, though for what cause is un-
known
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-03

COLUMBUS, Sept. 80. - The sound
money democrats opened their state
campaign here Tuesday with addresses
at the board of trade auditorium. The
weather was bad, but the hall was
very well filed with an enthusiastic
crowd. Addresses were made by ex.
Congressman Outhwaite, Virgil p.
Kline and M. S. Dickey, of Cleveland,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-03

CLEVELAND, Sept. So.-The ware
houses of the Atlantic Refining Co.
and Stoddard Oil and Compromising
Co. on River street were almost entire
ly destroyed by fire Tuesday morning.
Stock to the amount of $40, 900 was in
the building, while the building is a
total wreck The loss on the stock is
almost total and the building was
worth S1n nnn
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-03
VIII Give ABBOTT a New Trial.

COLUMBUS, Sept. 29.-It is known that
the circuit court of this county will re-
verse Judge Pugh in his ruling refus-
ing a new trial to ex-senator Abbott,
of Morgan county. This will give Alb
bott a new trial, and will no doubt
save him from the penitentiary SEN
tence which has been imposed for al
lered bribery
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-03
Torn Down TO Save Taxes.

RAvENNA, Sept. 26-The Eagle flint
glass factory, which was at one time
one of the best paying industries of
Ravenna, has been torn down. The
building burned to the ground few
years ago, and was rebuilt The prop
erty was controlled by Cleveland cap
itaiists, who had the building demol-
ished to save the lumber and The taxes
ON the plant.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-03
Comes out for Free silver.

COLUMBUS, Sept. So-Der Waisen.
freunde, weekly paper published by
Father Jessing, of the Josephinum, a
large Catholic orphan school, and
which is said to have the largest cir
lation of all the Catholic periodicals in
Ohio, has come out for free silver coin
age in it's last issue.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-03
alves WORM to aO Mem.

MALVERN, Sept so.-The Malvern
Clay Co. has received an order for
1900, 600 brick, and work was COM
menced on them Tuesday. This will
give employment TO about 80 men for
the next two months.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-03
Didn't Want to Preach and snicided.

MILLERsBURG, Sept 26.-Aaron Mil.
Ter, prosperous Berlin township far
mer, committed suicide Friday by
hanging himself He was a member
of the Amish church and had been n
year ago selected, according to an es-
tablished custom, as one of the preach
ers of the church. This was against
his wishes, and worrying over the mat
ter un balanced his mind and he took
his life
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-03
TeIegraph Lines rnrnlyzed By a Storm.

PITTsBURG, Sept. SO. Heavy rainfall
yesterday and last night wrought
havoc with the telegraph lines east of
here, no communication having been
had with Washington since IL O'clock
or with Harrisburg and Philadelphia
since midnight. Last of the mountains
the rain is reported to have been ac-
companied by high winds, to which
the prostration of the telegraph lines
is proba bly due
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-03

Things are coming Mr.. Bryan's way,
hut they are mostly things that hurt.
Pittsburgh Disp0 tch-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-03
WATSON FORBID THE BANS,
But the Political Marriage was Cele
brated just the Same.

But the Political Marriage was Cele-
brated just the Same.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 30.-Thomas E.
Watson, populist candidate for vice
president, yesterday hit the Indiana
fusion scheme in the head with an AK.
While the committees of the two or
ganizations were in session the follow
ing telegram was received in reply to
telegram sent Watson earlier in the
day:
THOMSON, Ca, Sept. %.
Charles Matthews, Indianapolis:
L telegraphed Rankin two days ago correct
ing report principal points. 1 am dead
against fusion with Sewall electors and 1 told
Rankin so. Where ] submit to fusion 1 do sc
under protest THOMAS E. WATSON
Mr.. Matthews held this telegram un'
til the populist committee returned
from their session with the democratic
campaign committee. At this session
nothing definite had been determined
The best that the populist committee
would offer was fusion with five pop
| ulist and ten democratic electors, de
claring that it had no authority t.
withdraw the populist state ticket ol
any populist nominees for congress.
In the face of Watson's telegram thu
populist committee of Is last night me
and after long session placed fusiol
ticket in the field containing ten of tn
silver democratic electors and fv
straight populists. OF the five popu
lists two have been up to date con
gressional candidates and this pla,
contemplates their withdrawal
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-08-28
At English Fair.

We do not know the value of a single
object lesson or it's far reaching in
tlut nee hence, cannot be too careful
how we expend our time and money
that they may do the most good, and
reach the widest circumference. The
boy who is in the habit of seeing fine
stock or the finest produce at the fairs
will not, if he has any ambition at all,
rest satisfied until he has or can pro-
duce just as good. The social feature
Of the English fair is missed at ours; it
is a place where the farmers from all
the country round meet, and no such a
gathering is complete without an an
nual dinner and it's accompanying
speech making. 1t is here that mind
m into contact with mind, practice
with practice, and experience with ex-
perience; it is here that the best
thoughts of the brightest minds are
brought out, and from such meetings
much of the good of the fairs come
Geo. Langman.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-08-28
Fire Warden. in Mfune,ot..

Influenced by the destructive fires
of 1894, the legislature of Minnesota,
April, 1885, enacted a law cor the
prevention and extinguishment of for
est and prairie fires, making town SUI
pervisors fire wardens; constituting
the state auditor forest commissioner
and authorizing him to appoint a. dep
uty to represent his authority and to
be known as chief fire warden. The
first annual report of the latter has
been printed with a map of the forests
and sets forth the method adopted in
organizing work. About $4,000 warm
prairie fires, printed on cloth, were
furnished to railroad companies and
Gre %wardens, and duly posted. The
names and addresses of upward Of a
thousand fire wardens from whom re-
ports were received are printed; also
many quotations from their reports
respecting fires, the effect of the warm
ing placards,, the sentiment of their
communities on forest preservation
and the lee OF promoting regroWth
of forest.
There are 1000 Chippewa Indians
scattered in the Minnesota forests, but
they are considered more careful than
white people in putting out their camp
fires. Many prairie fires are caused by
armer setting fire TIC stubble and
straw before, blowing a sufficient break
around it. The work of fire wardens
Is o so much to- extinguish as to pre-
vent fires. The prevention of forest
fires will be greatly facilitated by cul-
tivating forestry sentiment. 1t is
shown that in the forest region of Min
nesota the United States still hold
over 5000, 900 acres of public land
open to settlement and which is fire.
quented by homeseekers, timber
cruisers, mineral prospectors and hun
tiers. "The hunter or wayfarer, alone
in the woods, who has ar intelligent
conception of forest interests, will
never throw a lighted stump Of a cigar;
upon the dry ground nor leave his
camp fire uneXtinguished. He will be
perfectly certain that no danger can
come from his camp fire, even if he has
to cover it with earth dug up by a
spoon. When people become educated
as to the true economic value of for
ests and to a comprehension of the
danger and damage from forest fires,
every man and boy who frequents the
woods will be a voluntary Waterman
to guard against such fires"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-08-28
'Isora's Briday Vow!
I,ora's Briday Vow. :"
CHAPTER XVII.

Ten years had passed away, and
over all the scenes and sorrows of
which | have written, oblivion had
spread her veil.
Frances Kent, after remaining in
Paris for some months, returned to
her W New England home, AMI
many a letter of heartfelt thanks did
n receive from Lily Graham for her
kindness in rescuing her that night
When she was without a place of
shelter, alone and friendless, in the
streets of London.
Rudolph Berger was out in the
world, toiling bravely, as an artist, to
win himself fortune and fame. And
the bright eyes of the dead baronet's
daughter watched his career G e
ingly, and her hand would probably,
in spite of the difference in their
stations, bestow the guerdon Of sue
cess when once it had been fairly won.
Stephen Huskinson fled fast and far.
as soon as he received his cousins
warning, and in another country began
a life which was higher and better
than the old one.
Evidence. was not wanting at last in
her native village of Treston to prove
Lily's innocence of the crime of which
she had been accused. But she never
cared to return there; too many pain
full associations were connected with
the place. So in a quiet inland town
she and her widowed cousin made
their home together, marrying, each
Of them, in due course of time. and
living quiet and happy lives. with the
merriment Of a happy group of chill
dren bounding before their doors.
Meanwhile Rose and her young
daughter dwelt quietly at Winstead
hall, summer and winter alike. The
grand house in Park Lane was sold.
for Lady Grey cared little for fashion
able life and preferred rather to give
her only child (when the fit time
came) safe into the keeping Of the
only mar she had ever loved, rather
than to take her into the great market
Of London society and sell her there tC
the highest bidder.
There were not wanting those who
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-08-28
Fifty Thousand For Il Picture.

Eleven thousand g%uineas Something
over $50, oOO) is o the record price
paid in an auction-room in London for
a picture. This amount was realized
at Christie's for Sir Joshua Reynolds
portrait Of Lady Betty Define, sister of
the earl of Carlisle, with her children,
a picture which is well known through
engravings. 1t a. put up at 5000
g%uineas and was secured by Charles
Wcrtheimer, a dealer, for II, 900
guineas. The famous ''Duchess of
Devonshire," by Gainsborough. which
so mysteriously disappeared, was
knocked down for 10, 100 guincas and
the Raphael in the Dudley collection
two years ago went for about 1000
guineas.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-08-28
Old Strawberry Beds.

If season has been favorable. and q
large crop produced, or if grass and
weeds have been allowed to take pos
session, then do not hesitate to GLOW
under and start new beds. If, however,
a small crop was produced from Wig
orous vines and the beds kept free
from grass and weeds, as they should
be, then the second year, or even a
third, may be profitable, depending
much on season, fertility of soil, culti-
walton, etc. When old beds are 20 be
continued, they should be moved i'm
mediately after fruiting and burned
over. Then reduce rows to six inches
in width, hoe out all weeds and grass.
apply fine manure, and cultivate often
same as new beds. With this treat
ment, new runners will soon appear
and a nice matted row nay be secured.
producing many berries the following
season. AS a rule, new beds everyAyear
are most profitable and satisfactory
NJ. A. Thayer.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-08-28
DISCRIMINATING Elephants.

A writer in the Central Africa Ca
zette from Tete says that at the rate
at which elephants Of all sizes are at
present being killed Off in South and
Central Africa there is little doubt
that in d few years they will be practi-
cally cXtcrIninated in those regions.
From Tctc and Jumbo alone the
traders annually send 5000 hunters to
the countries north OF the Zambcsi,
who shoot indiscrintinately, regardless
of an elephants age or the size of his
tusks. The writer recommends all
the powers having territory in Africa
to form a union and prohibit the ex-
portation Of tusks under ten pounds in
weight.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-08-28
THE HoMEMAKER.

where the mountains slope toward the west
ward.
And their purple chalices hold
Inc neW-made wine for the sunset.
crimson and amber and gold
In this old, wide.opened doorway,
with the elm boughs overhead,
Inc house all garniShed behind her,
And the plentiful table spread,
She stood to welcome our coming,
watching our upward climb,
IN the sweet June weather that brought US.
Oh, many and many a time!
To-day, in the gentle splendor
Of the early summer noon
Perlect IN sunshine and fra rance,
Althou-h it is hardly June
Again is her doorway opened,
ana the house IS garnished and sweet;
But she silently waits for our coming,
And we enter with silent feet.
A little within she is waiting:
Not where she has met US before;
for over the pleasant threshold
She is only to cross once more.
Inc smile on her face is quiet,
And Il lily is on her breast,
her hands are folded to 1ether,
And the word on her lips is rest"
And yet it looks like a welcome.
For her work is comprised and done;
All thinss are seemly and ready,
And her summer is just begun.
1t is we who may not cross over;
only with song and prayer,
A little way into the glory,
we may reach as we leave her thorc.
But we cannot think of her idle
She must be q homemaker still:
COO Hlveth that work to the an els
Who httest the task fulfill;
And somewhere yet in the hilltops
Ofthe country that hath no pJn
She will watch in her beautiful doorway
To bid us a welcome again.
-Adeline D. Il. Whitney.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-08-28

ham. quietly, "'Tis your precious
cousin who has murdered him, if any
one. I'll see what the police have to
say to the gentleman very speedily"
Lily said nothing, but her heart
sank within her. Mrs. Graham left
the room. Lily looked round hur-
riedly, found paper, pen and ink, and
scrawled hurriedly:
''All is known. The police are
coming. Fly, Stephen, for your life!"
And sealing it, stepped softly out
the door, leaving it on the latch be-
hind her. A butchers boy with a
tray on his head was passing the gate,
bound toward the Fulham road. He
took the note, with a ~sixpence from
her poor little purse, and a promise of
a shilling or maybe half a crown from
the gentleman if he delivered it with
in the half hour. And so far as was
in her power, she had arranged for
Stephens safety. She stole back I'M
observed, and when Mrs. Graham
came down stairs Lily was meekly
awaiting her pleasure.
On the following day they went to
Mrs. Trotter's. Mrs. Graham had de-
cided not to apply to the police unless
circumstances compelled her to do so,
till the child had been found. And
the delightful task Of finding and re-
turning her to her parents was to be
given to Rudolph Bergen, the lad who
had first rescued her from the London
streets. With a beating heart the lad
set out on his mission, armed with a
letter from Lily and a purse Of silver
from Mrs. Graham. If one messenger
failed the other was expected to pre-
vail.
At ten o'clock that night the bell of
the house in Park Lane was violently
rung. and the footman found a lad
standing there with a bundle in his
arms, a most impertinent lad, who de-
manded an audience of Lady Grey,
and who, when it was refused, darted
into the house and up the stairs be-
fore he could be stopped. Horror
struck, the footman followed, Just in
time to see him bolt into the drawing
room, where the bereaved parents sat
side by side in silence.
"Slr Laurence, my lady, it is not
my fault, [ assure you," stammered
the footman.
But just then the bundle in the boys
arms stirred, a faint cry was heard,
and the next moment Lady Grey,
~shrieklng, ''My child, my child" had
thrown herself headlong upon the
child, and kissed wildly, first him and
then the bundle that he bore.
The footman discreetly closed the
door and retreated. And in such
strange fashion the little heiress of
! Winstead Hall came home once more.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-08-28
XVI,

The grateful mother would not hear
of Rudolph's leaving the house, and
kept him with her in the nursery till a
late hour relating over and over again
all the circumstances of the two res
cues Of her darling babe. The baron
ct, leaving them there together, as
the hall clock struck eleven, gave Or
ders that M of the servants should
attend upon the lad whenever Lady
Grey vas able to allow him to leave
her.
Having done this, Sir Laurence en-
tered his library and sat down to write
to the Inspector of police, giving Or
ders for the apprehension of Stephen
Huskinson as a robber and murderer,
but the pen dropped from his fingers
as he began, and leaning his head upon
his clasped hands, he began to think.
All was we'll and prosperous with him,
at that hour, and yet a deep forebod-
ing, a shadowy gloom hung over his
heart and soul, and strive as he would,
he could not drive them away.
He raised his head at last. A tall,
dark figure confronted him. Sir Lau-
sprang from his chair, but be-
fore he could touch the bell, the figure
laid its hand upon his arm and drew
aside its veil. It was Isora. With a
deep groan he sank back in his seat.
Chow did you gain admission here?:"
he said in a feeble tone.
"When yonder lad restored YOUR
child the footman followed him up the
stairs. The study door was left ajar.
l looked in and saw that the porter's
chair was vacant. Then I crossed the
hall unseen and hid myself to wait the
chance Of your coming.n
"And what do you want of me:?"
''What should I want of you, Sir
Laurence? Nothing" "'.
''1n heavens name say what you
wish and go. My home is calm and
peaceful now, my child is restored,
and my wife has learned to love me.
Why do you, iend that you are, come
to disturb this quiet now?'
why, indeed? Why, except that I
vowed at the very altar to be revenged
upon you, If you yer played me- false.
You have not forgotten my bridal vow!
| have been foiled in the keeping of it
in one way. | come to redeem my
promise in another"
Il" ''What way?"
She smiled.
"Laurence, at that bridal I vowed
to cling to you until death parted US.
| have come now to keep that VOW"
"What do you mean2n
Il ain never going to leave You
again
This is mere folly and Madness
he gasped. '%'Isora, you must leave