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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-15

minded way in which he summed up
the situation. With the astuteness that
characterized him as distinguished
from his fellow men, he at once CAV
up all efforts to trace the truant paGJe
and simply popped his apples into the
oven to bake.
1t was now about 1880, and the fire
was getting hotter than pretty much
anything on earth, unless, perhaps, it
was Mr.. Meek. He turned all the
dampers, opened all the doors and took
off all the lids. This resulted most sat-
isfactorily. The fire began to cool. 1t
didn't stop.
1t got, if anything, little low. After
that it got very low. Then it went out.
He rushed for kindling and nearly took
his head off on clothesline. just as
he had got through nicely expressing
his views on clotheslines in general, and
that clothesline in particular, he went
about twice as far toward taking his
head off on the same clothesline on his
way back.
The gentlest OF natures when reused
are often the most terrible. Mr.. Meek
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-15
SHAMPoolNG THE FACE.
Process Said to Be Soothing and Bene-
hcial to Complexion

ticial to Complexion.
Did you ever try face shampoo? :?
If not, try it once, and you will not
stop with the one trial. After a morn
ing of hard shopping, when everything
has gone wrong, or after a wearisoms
day with the children, go to your room.
wash your face in the hottest water
that can be borne, with a sponge rubbed
with a little glycerine and pure CASTLE
soap. When the face is in fine, soft
lather, rub with almond-meal until dry;
bathe with clear hot water until all
the soap and meal have been removed,
after which use cold water until the
face feels cold and the flesh firm. Dry
gently, and with soft linen cloth mois-
tened in cologne rub the eyebrows and
all about the roots of the hair. A dash
of rice-powder takes off the shine and
does no harm.
By this time you are ready for n
flannel neglige and slippers; then take
a cup of hot tea with lemon in it, tuck
yourself snugly away beneath down
coverlid, and give yourself up to quiet
sleep or pleasant day-dreams; and when
you come back again to earth all will
have rosy hue and you will love even
your worst enemy.-Chicago Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-15
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
HE WANTED TO SEE 1T DONE.
A wounded Soldier Who Had Plenty of

A wounded Soldier Who Had Plenty Of
Nerve.
It was my good fortune to meet the
other day an old army surgeon, who
prescribed for me when was sick over
30 years ago, "'way down south in
Dixie" He has. done nothing in med
Ical way for some years, having amassed
II competency since the war, and is now
retired from active practice, although
he does not let himself get rusty in mat
ters pertaining to his profession. He
is a great reader, and nothing new in the
medical or surgical line escapes him,
and he Is as eager in his old age to use
the knife as he was in his prime. He
Is also a genial companion, and moth
ing delights him more than to relate
some of his experiences while in the
service of the federal government dur
Ing the war.
"The surgeon must be q man of rare
courage and presence of mind," said he
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-15

Inn lhol ~ CAJCh HIS E1 E.
chop was thus rescued, both it and the
table napkin were fairly we'll done
TO say nothing stronger. This trifing
difficulty he got over by putting the err
ing chop ON the window sill to cool,
and the napkin into the fire-to do the
other thing.
This accomplished, and with one chop
gently cooking on the gridiron andthe
other cne cooling on the window sill,
he star:c.1 to construct the paste for his
apple padding. This proved most fas-
cinating. He placed a large quantity
of -four in small bowl, emptied jug
of water on top of it.. added butter to
taste and proceeded to mold it deftly
into shape, as he had often seen his
wife do. The flour and water promptly
forsook the bowl and took themselves
to his hands. Then the milk for the
soup began to burn, just as the potatoes
boiled dry. He rushed to the rescue and
left the major portion of the paste fair
ly evenly divided between the handles
of the two saucepans and the stove
litter. AT this juncture the tomatoes
started in to see if they couldn't slr-
pass the milk in burning. They sue
ceeded. The cat, which was accustomed
to $3.50 dinner, walked off with the
chop on the window sill, while the chop
ON the fire grew beautifully black on
th. down side" So many things were
now burning all at the same time that
Mr.. Meek gave up all hope of trying to
discover which one was burning most
4 A NJ. L ~
sick of it'll" WAS the extremely broad
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-15

ago. Clement z. Warner lost an arm.
Lieut.. Col. Hamilton was badly wound-
ed and died from that hurt a dozen
years ago. All of its field officers who
'yere not killed were wounded. Only
five regiments from Wisconsin have a
record of larger per cent. of killed and
Wounded. Those that had larger per
cent. were in the service four years, ard
it had only a year of service.-J. A.
Watrous, in Chicago Times-Heraid.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-15

tacking to them strips of wood with
the bark on them. When the little ta-
BILE is finished and "set" with its dishes
and pots of plants, the owner of it is
quite sure to stand little way off and
admire it audibly. All summer long
it will be charming abiding place for
the choicest house plants, out of the
reach of tiny marauders and within
sure reach Of admiring eyes.-Farm and
Home.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-15
PRETTY LAWN TABLE.
How to Turn the stump of an Old Tee
to Excellent Account.


to Excellent Account.
Stumps of old trees that have OUT
lived their usefulness and been relega-
ted to the wood pile are not uncom-
monty seen upon lawns, and many at
tempts are made to turn them to artis-
tic and useful account. The simplicity
OF the plan illustrated commends itself.
The stump is first sawed to fiat sur
face and then fitted with top of thick
boards of the desired dimensions. Four
rustic supports or brackets are placed
underneath at the four corners. These
should be as much as possible in their
natural state, with any little crooked
ness or knots allowed to show, as they
add much to the pretty effect on the
whole. The edges, too, of the top
board may be given a rustic tone by
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Explained.

Mrs. Benham-I don't see how you
can look me in the face!
Benham-A man can get used TO any.
thing.-Trutb
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-15
Frightening Nickel.

Rub nickel silver with flannel soaked
in spirits of ammonia to keep it bright,
and then polish with q leather.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-15

II. b. Freeman, of Gainesville, Ga,
who was at the confederate reunion in
Richmond recently, was the young
est soldier in the rebel army. Accom-
panying brother into camp ut the age
of II years, in May, 1862, he was offered
and accepted the place of marker OF
the Sixth Georgia cavalry. He was
with the regiment in the campaign OF
Bragg into Kentucky, and then later in
numerous raids and engagementsi in up
per east Tennessee, and also in the re-
treat of Johnson before Sherman froa
Dalton to Atlanta.
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He Died Like a Soldier.

A striking story of Gettysburg is told
by Gen. Doubleday: "An officer of the
Sixth Wisconsin regiment walked up to
Col. Dawes, who was in command-Col.
Bragg was in Washington on crutches.
The officer was very erect and very pale.
Dawes and Doubleday both thought he
was coming with report or to receive
orders. But he was not. He had fa-
vor to ask. Colonel he said to Dawes,
will you tell the folks at home died as
a man and soldier?' Then he unbut-
toned his coat. His whole side was shot
away. 1t was his last effort. He died
nding."-Chicago Times-Herald.
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DEAD AND INQUIRED.

Names OF Some OF the Victims of Last
Nights Disaster.
ST LOUIS, May %. 6 a. NIT is still i'm
possible to give correct estimate of the
victims Of last nights tornado. Daylight
revealed the awful havoc of last nights dis
aster and all its attendant horrors. Some
OF the victims are:
SOPHIE DEMARTINA, killed by falling
building at Twelfth and Spruce.
ROBERT WILSON, killed by falling of
Lggett & Meyers tobacco factory.
KATIE CLAYPOOL.
CHARLES NEE.
JULIUS GAULT.
WILLIAM WINKLER BUSH, killed by a
street car rolling on him.
MAX WEISS, driver Eberlee-Evans Liv-
cry Company.
JOSEPHINE MARTIN.
WALLACE BRADSHAW, killed at Ew-
ing and Scott avenues.
- JONES, engineer Etna Iron Works.
FRANK FISHER.
BOOKER EPSTEIN.
- BORNSTEIN.
FRED ZIMMERS, chief engineer Union
Depot power house.
UNKNOWN CHILD. years old.
j. LEMEKE, Manager st. Louis BARRIERS
Supply Company.
UNKNOWN NAN at A. B. Jones broom
factory.
ROBERT WILSON.
| TWENTY-NINE EMPLOYEES of Liggett
& Meyers cigarette factory.
| TWENTY FIVE EMPLOYEES St. Louis
wooden-gutter factory.
MALACHIE MDONALD, aged thirty, sin.
| gle, No. 2745 Clarke avenue.
| UNKNOWN BABY, two years old, picked
| up at Twenty-second and Market streets.
| JOHN PANDY.
CHILD, at No. 1914 Pappin street
TWO CHILDREN. at Twenty-seventh and
| st. Vincent streets.
WOMAN. at Thirteenth and Soulart
| streets.
UNKNOWN MAN. at Dolman street and
| Park avenue.
| JANITOR, in ruins at st. Pauls Church.
TWO CHILDREN, at No. 172s South Ninth
/ street.
WILLIAM oTTEWAD.
JOHN BURGESS.
| WALLACE T. C. BUTLER.
| UNKNOWN MAN. found at foot of Chou
| teau avenue.
street. at Kennerke's sausage factory.
ROBERT MILLER, Blair and Benton ay
| enues
UNKNOWN MAN. picked up at Third ant
| Rutger streets.
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SIX PEOPLE KILLED
FAMILY TROUBLES THE CAUSE OF
A TRAGEDY IN CALIFORNIA.
Col- McGIincy, Wife. Daughter, Step
sen, Hired Woman and Hired Man
Murdered at Mfdnight.

4 BAN JOSE. CAL, May H.--Col r. p. Nc
s7lincy and wife. their daughter. Mrs. James
Dunham, James Wells. son of Mrs. Nc
Giincy. a hired woman. Minnie Chester. and
. hired man. .ames Briscoe. were killed at
Campbell by James Dunham, a son-in-law
Of Colonel McGlincy, who made his escape.
About midnight a neighbor named Page
heard the report of shots in the direction Of
the McGlincy home Almost Immediately
thereafter there came the sound OF gallor
ing hoofs on the country road Hurriedly
dressing. Page proceeded to the home OF
the McGlincys and was Mortified TO find the
body OF McGlincy lying in an outhouse in a
pool OF blood. Entering the house he found
the bodies Of James Wells. who had been
shot; Mrs. AeGlincy and her daughter. who
had been stabbed to death by the assassin.
ana the hired man. who had been hacked
TO death with a hatchet. The interior of
the rocms where the bodies OF the victims
lay. were bespattered with blood. and there
was every evidence to<show that the dead
had made a desperate struggle for their
lives. Page finding that all were i,eyond
help. notified the authorities In this city.
The last seen OF Dunham ne was riding
rapidly towards San Jose on horseback.
Family troubles are said TO have caused the
murder The only being in the house who
escaped alive was baby one month old,
the child Of Mrs Durham. and the alleged
murderer. Colonel McGlincy was one oi
cokcornIe's commissioners 20 the worlds
~ - Chicago.
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Tie Vote Drought About by Refusal
to Recognize the Proxy from
the Twelfth District.
MAIN ISSUE NOT BRoACHED
POSITION TAKEN ny THE cANDI-
DATES On THE STATE TICKET.
Threats OF Mr.. enthusiastically
TeIegrams Calling In His Friends
10 Hold the Members An Lfne.

The long conference Of the Republican
committee yesterday ended In leaving Affairs
as they were before IL occurred. A number
Of the members Of the committee had be-
come dissatisfied with various points In the
chairmans management OF affairs and. after
much discussion and earnest del;beration.
eight OF them had entered into written
agreement to demand his resignation or, fall
ing in this, to declare a vacancy. Suspect
ing this, the chairman. when notified that
meeting had been called. gathered IN all
the Republicans friendly to his interests that
he could reach. insisted upon making an
open meeting OF the gathering CT the COM
mittee and presided over the meeting held 10
consider mis- own case The greatest pres
sure was brought 10 bear upon all members
OF the committee and one or chem. James
Il. Caskey, went back on the agreement
he had signed. This gave the chairman six
votes and by refusing TO recognize the proxy
OK S. A. Wood he caused tie vote upon =
minor test question The committee was 81
a deadlock for some hours. in the course Of
which Mr.. Gowdy and his friends pleaded
hard for his official existence. Late In the
afternoon Caskey went home. and though
Gowdys opponents were left In a clear ma
jority they declined TO use their power.
The movement originated In the COMMITTEES
among members who originally voted for
Gowdy. and was practically unknown 10 the
politicians Of Indianapolis until Tuesday
night. Neither Fairbanks nor McKeen nor
their managers knew anything OF It until
Tuesday and the nominees on the State tick
ct got their first news of the call from Mr.
Gowdy in call upon them to attend. made
Tuesday.
Had change been made in the chairman-
ship 1t was the intention to sse1ect- enc OF
the members OF the committees who had
voted for Gowdy in January.
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no INDIANAPOLIS PEOPLE HURT.
None Was Employed in the Vandalfa
Depot, as Far as Learned.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal

None Was Employed I'm the vandalia
Depot, as Far as Learned.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
EFFINGHAM, H., May 2S.-The storm
and this State yesterday evening moved
from st. Louis eastward across Illinois with
lessening fury the farther it receded from
the Mississippi Valley. Reports as far east
as vincennes, Ind, give evidence of the
area covered by the storm. The fact that
wires are down throughout Southern Illinois
leads to the belief that many other places
have been wrecked, from which no reports
can now be sent. A report received
over the vandalia wires asserts that the
vandalia freight depot and round house at
East st. Louis were destroyed. The report
also says that Joseph Franks, yard master.
and twenty clerks in the freight depot were
Superintendent Miller OF the Van
dalia, approximates the loss Of prop
only at from $4,000 to $l5o,0OO,
according to the contents OF the freight de-
pot.
The general manager of the stock yards at
st. Louis, which was also wrecked by the
dianapolis. His father is livestock agent Of
the Pennsylvania system. Mr.. Reynolds is
reported as uninjured. although he was at
the stock yards during the storm.
Train No. p on the vandalia. which left
Indianapolis at 11:5O yesterday, contained
many indianapolis people. 1t was feared that
it had met disaster, but at midnight Supt.
Miller received word that the train had
worked to the tracks approaching the Mer-
chants bridge and had reached the terminal
without further accident So far as can be
ascertained at this hour no Indianapolis peo-
pie were employed in the vandalia freight
depot The yards and freight depot are re-
ported to have suffered enormous damage.
Thirty-hve ca-s on the main track were
blown over and demolished and they were.
for the most part loaded. Hundreds in the
vandalia and parallel yards were also blown
over. superintendent Miller has received
information that washouts have occurred as
far east from ST. Louis as Collinsville, and
that travel may be retarded. Cahokia creek
which is parallel with the road for three
miles. is reported over it's banks and rising.
The track is under water
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ELEVEN IN THE BOX
SECOND DAY PASSES AND NO JURY IN
ALONzo WALLING's CASE.
Talesmen Hunting Excuses to Avoid
servfng-Jackson's Friend stands
. Good Chance to Escape.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEWPORT, KY. May N.-The trial Of
AIonzo Walling for the murder of Pearl
Bryan entered upon it's second day In the
Campbell county courthouse at Newport
Wednesday morning. There was no over
wheIming crowd. no excitement, and very
little, to interest waiting. haudcuffed to
sherin Piummer, was conducted from the
jail to the courthouse without incident.
Three pretty girls watched the prisoner
make his way along Southgate street with
the sheriff, and several negroes and little
crowd of children looked on in silence. Not
five persons were in the courthouse corri-
doris when the prisoner passed through
and over half the seats In the court room
were unoccupied.
The day was taken up hunting a jury and
court adjourned with the special venire ex-
hausted and only eleven in the box. Forty
seven talesmen were examined to-day, but
all save five had good reasons for not serv-
ing.
There Is genuine and widespread revolt
against serving on the jury. Wailing had
just taken his seat when the ten jurymen
who were selected Tuesday filed In and took
their seats. None of them looked exceed
ingly contented with the duties thrust upon
them; the majority presented the appear
ance OF men who had been out al night
They silently and patiently awaited the
time when Colonel Washington would chal-
lenge them of the jury and set them free.
but no doubt some OF them are doomed to
remain unwilling martyrs.
One of the most striking features of the
trial Is the tact that Colonel Washington and
his son Ramsey Washington are against
each other In the great legal battle. Mr..
Washington, Jr., is county attorney. and 1t
cution. while, Of course. Wallng's case fell
into the hands Of Colonel Washington in the
ordinary course Of events. A peculiar thing
about the whole affair is that the young
attorney and his father are not on the best
Of terms and perhaps before the trial is over
they will smile at each others discontinue.
Colonel Nelson, who Is aiding the prosecu-
tion In the interest OF morality and JUS
tice. has the biggest fight of his life on his
hands. From present indications 1t will
They can prove no motive. apparently. and
there will be no Will Wood letters to bring
the defendant into bad favor with the jury.
As for Allen Johnson, Dave Wallingford and
coachman Jackson, the defense claim they
are ready for them and will give them all a
hot reception.
There is little doubt now that walling
will tell all he knows when he goes on the
witness stand. 1t Is a well-known fact that
the Bryans haven't the bitter feeling for
Walling they had for Jackson. Mr.. Bryan
looks on walling as tool Of Jackson and Is
half way inclined to be lenient toward him.
'But If 1t hadn't been for Walling." said
Mr.. Bryan when here attending the Jack
son trial. Pearl Bryan would have returned
home. II was Walling who stopped her al
that Friday afternoon. the night she met
her death"
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Will Wood win Not Testify.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENUASTLE. Ind, May H.-Mr. and
Mrs. A s. Bryan left this evening for New
port, KY, to attend the trial OF Alonzo Wal
ling. indicted with Jackson for the
murder of their daughter. Pearl
Bryan. The parents of the dead
girl have been recuperating at their coun-
try home since their return from Newport,
two weeks ago. and return 10 Newport in
good health and with determination to
see the trial Of the second murderer to
the end. There is rumor here that Will
Wood will not return to Newport for the
not consent again to go on the witness
stand. He left for the country again to-day
after having been called to Newport.
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NEW YORK, May 2S.-The following mes
sage has been received at the New York Of
fee of the st. Louis Republic, in the Times
building:
''ST. LOUIS, No., May 2S, 8 a. m.-Impossi-
BILE to give more than rough estinte of
the damage and loss OF life here and at East
st. Louis. There are probably 500 or GOO peo-
pie killed and twice that number injured.
We have rumors OF tornadoes at Moberly,
warrensburg and other towns in Missouri.
Thirty people were killed at yandalia, Ill.
The local situation is terrible.
ssTHE REPIJBIIC"
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SCENES IN THE CITY.
Where the Greatest Destruction Was
Wrought by the storm.

ST. Louis. May H.-The tornado proper was
preceded by a fierce blow from the east
Strong and steadily the wind came, and then
It swelled TO hurricane, and there were
three distinct attacks. which ripped up roofs
and commenced the general destruction
which followed. When this wind met one
from the southwest the tornado was born,
and. returning. began its work OF destruc-
ton. 1t struck st. Louis on the southwest.
just north OF Tower Grover Park. and trav-
ersed in northeastesiy direction till 1t
reached Grand avenue From there 1t fol-
lowed the Mill creek. valley clear to the
river. veering slightly to the north when
1t reached Tenth street. At the levee II
swung around almost at a right angle and
swept straight up the river to beyond Venice
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and exploded. Samuel Cupples WOODWARD
company's warehouse at Seventh and Spruce
was burned. Six unknown men were taken
out of the ruins of a box factory at Ninth
and Barry.
The fondling asylum at Hickory and Elm
is a complete wrack. On South Jefferson
avenue four fine residences were wrecked.
Genale's lumber yard was struck ps light
ming and destroyed, and Annunciation
Church at Sixth and Lasalie was blown
down. A street car was overturned at
Eighth and Park and crushed an unknown
man. Others were injured. Mrs. Sophie B.
Martina was killed by flying timbers on
Clark and Twelfth street.
The ST. Louis Cracker company's build
ing at Eighteenth and Choteau is wrecked
Chief of Police Harrigan received the fol-
lowing appeal from the chief Of police OF
East St. Louis:
I'VE hereby notify you that terrible
calamity has befallen us in the way Of water,
storm and fire. Within the last two hours
death and destruction have been followed by
fire, and we ask for Immediate aid for the
suffering mad dead Please send fire engines
as soon as possible"
The excursion steamers City OF vicksburg
and City OF Providence. lying at the foot of
down the river badly damaged. The Dia-
mond 10 steamer Pittsburg, lying at the foot
of Washington avenue. was washed out and
fioated down. The Eagle Company's boat
and ten river packets were blown away and
fioated down. The Anchor-line packet Capt.
Monroe broke from her moorings at the
wharf at Chestnut street and was blown
across the river to the east side. The pas
sengers were all saved. The steamer Belle Of
Calhoun broke from her moorings and float
ed down the river.
A detail of officers has been sent along the
banks of the river searching for some tracd
of the missing steamer Grand Republic.
which had five hundred excursionists on
board Reports OF her whereabouts have
been received at police headquarters, and
the authorities fear she is lost. There Is a
|. rumor that the Grand Republic has landed at
Jefferson barracks. but no authentic report
can be obtained.
The istrict between Calrke avenue and
Washington avenue, from Twelfth street to
the river. suffered fearfully from the raw
ages Of the windstorm. The brunt of the
violence of the torn was born by that por-
ton of the district lying suoth and along
the river bank, as comparatively little DAM
age was done to the property further north
| and west.
The tornado vented its greatest fury along
| the river 'front.' The levee for miles up and
| down was devastated and laid waste. Steam
| ers were tron from their moorings at the
| first blast and blown down the river for
miles. OF all the craft that lined the river
for miles but one remains to tell the story OF
| the disaster.