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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
Tortured by Masked Burglars.

New PHILADELPHIA, May 11.-Four
masked burglars entered the home OF
Elizabeth Ballet, two miles northeast
of this city Sunday night, dressed in
women's clothes. Elizabeth and Eme-
line, old maids, lived with their mother.
The robbers wanted money. Being
denied, they burned one girls feet with
a lighted lamp. The other was knocked
in the head with club. About $50
was taken. Mother Ballet, invalid
and aged, was bound and gagged and
left in that position, as the daughters
were also Her recovery is doubtful
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15

up to him he said: Henry, for Gods
sake, don't shoot me any more" Nc
Gruder then leaned over on the side of
his horse and blew his brains out and
wiped the bright barrel of his navy
through the wound, then through his
mouth and then, remarked that he liked
ito drink the id Yankees blood"
One of the soldiers ran into a box
car loaded with baled hay for safety.
McGruder shot at him and then took a
match from his pocket and set the hay
on fire and burned him up. Then the
guerrillas went to the hotel kept by H.
Il. Wills, where my Office was located.
They tore out all of my instruments,
seven in number and the switch board
and threw them out on the sidewalk
and then walked on my tables with their
feet and turned over the stove full of
fire.
They robbed everyone who carried a
pocketbook about the premises and
drew their revolvers on every lady (my
wife among the rest( and every negro
about the hotel. They also broke open
every room that was closed looking for
the operator. But John" the operator
and myself being one and inseparable
went up into the attic and drew the lad
der up after US. I closed down the hatch
and felt q sense of safety until they be.
gan shooting through the house, which
made it a little unpleasant for awhile
| until Train No. arrived from Nash,
| VILE on the main line with some guards
who fired on the guerrillas at short
distance, when they all took off theil
hats and made very polite bow to the
guards and rode away.-Cincinnat
| ENQUIRER
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
THROUGH A WINDOW.
Forger En- Route to the Pen Jumps from
an Express Train Going at Full Speed.

Forger En- Route to the Pen Jumps from
an Express Train Going at Full Speed.
BALTIMORE, May 12.-John A. Coler,
of Glencoe, Pa, under sentence to serve
Is years in the Maryland penitentiary
for forging Union Pacific bonds, yester-
day made desperate attempt to COM
NIT suicide by jumping from an express
train on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
while the train was going at full speed.
Coler was sentenced Monday in Cum
berland, Nd, and almost Immediately
after took poison in the jail, but was
pumped out and deputy sheriff started
Tuesday morning to bring him to Bal
timore.
Coler was handcuffed to the deputy,
but made an excuse to leave his seat
and upon returning struck his captor a
terrific blow with his manacled hand
and before he could be stopped sprang
through a window. The train was
stopped and Coler found lying on the
track unconscious. Physicians say he
sustained injuries which will probably
prove fatal. He had previously served
nine years in another state for forgery
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15

CLEVELAND, May IA diabolical
deed of incendiarism occurred about
o'clock Monday morning at IA Mime.
sofa street. The fiend or fiends whd
planned the crime set slow fuse to
dynamite cartridge and literally blew
the structure from the face of the
earth. Absolutely nothing was left
whole. Pieces of window frames and
furniture were found block away.
The house was rented by Joseph Ma
chinsl1y. He, his wife and child were
at dance at the time of the explosion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
Death of a Veteran.

Chicago, May 11.-Col. Stephen Will
hanson Stryker, an old resident of Chi
cago, and former member of the Chi
cago zouaves, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Homer w. Chandler,
1914 Deming court, Monday. Col.
Stryker was one of the few veterans who
were associated with Col. L. L. Els
worth during his famous raid into Vir-
ginia, in which Ellsworth lost his life.
Col. Stryker was one of the men who
guarded the body of Col. Ellsworth on
Its way from Alexandria to New York.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
A RACE WAR IN GEORGIA.
Negroes Besiege Merchant Who Had
KILLED a Dusky Politician.

Negroes Besiege Merchant Who Had
Killed Dusky Politician.
WAYCRoss, Ga, May IA race war
at Delmar, little town near here, re-
suited in bloodshed on Monday. C. A.
Demory, a store keeper, refused to wait
on William Simmons, Il negro politi-
elan. Simmons attempted to brain him
with scale weight, whereupon De-
mory shot and killed him. About A
o'clock the store was attacked by a
mob of negroes, which kept volleys OF
bullets pouring through the thin sides
of the building until s o'clock at night.
They seriously wounded Demory, Viii.
liam Horsell, James Boyd and two
brothers named Williamson. The sheriff
and posse from Valdosta drove the
mob away and placed a guard about
the wounded men. A number of ne.
groes were shot, but none killed so far
as can be learned.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15

PIrrsBURG May 12.-The trial of the
case of Mrs. Louise Morris against the
Fidelity and Casualty Co. of New York,
to recover 100000 on an accident insur-
ance policy held by her husband, who
was killed by falling out of slSitf in
Lake Chautauqua three years ago, oc-
cupied the session of the United States
circuit court yesterday. A gruesome
exhibit during the expert testimony
was the heart of the DECEASED, which
died of heart trouble and was not
dro wned. The heart was in a jar OF
alcohol and before it was uncovered
Mrs. Morris retired from the room.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
ARBITRATION AND WAR.
A Brief But Interesting Discourse by
the Old Soldier.

"You know 1 can't get over the fact"
said the old soldier, that there's a
heap more heroes in the world than
there was, all due TO the civil war. And
you can't tell where you're going to
meet 'em. The man you buy lead
pencil of in the stationery store may
have served, and so may the man 3Gu
buy your clothes of in the clothing
store. Just as likely as not the man
that brings your milk in the morni2g,
coming alongt early through the qui.t
streets, may have been at Gettysburg;
and the man that twists the gripwhecl
of the cable car you ride down Broad
way in may have marched over narrow
corduroy roads, through lofty forests,
with a gun over his shoulder and a
knapsack on his back.
you see, you can't tell. The man in
the pulpit may have been in it, and so
may the man that sweeps the streets.
You can't tell about it, the fellers don't
stand around and holler about it; but
they're heroes just tie same; the salt
of the earth on this continent; and the
world is better for 'em, a heap. They
are self-reliant and self-respecting cit
izens, who help to keep the country
sweet. And their children are proud
of them. How proud! And vhey grow
up all the stronger, and better citizens
for this inheritance.
Still, believe in arbitration-on
principle; and feel bound to say that
believe in it in practice, too. War is
frightful waste of human life and OF
material. 1 can't now, and never
could, see the sense of destroying
things; and think the most tremend-
ously foolish thing going is taxing peo-
Pile out of house and home TO keep up
great standing armies that are finally
to be destroyed.
sand still can't help thinking that
q war like ours, about real principle,
is not without its compensatiops. 1t
sort of clears the atmosphere, distrib-
utes backbone around among survivors
and tends to the perpetuaticn and en-
largement of freedom, and the beneit
of the human race."-N. Y. Sun.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
SWAPPING HORSES.
An Animal That Was Too Hard fo
Grant to Manage.

An Animal That Was Too Hard for
Grant to Manage.
Owing to the heat and dust, the long
ride was exceedingly uncomfortable.
My best horse had been hurt, and 1 was
mounted on bay cob that had trot
which necessitated no end of Saddle
pounding" on the part of the rider; and
il distances are to be measured by the
amount of fatigue endured, this exer-
tion added many miles to the trip. The
general was riding his black pony
JEFF Davis" This smooth little PAGER
shuff1ed along at a gait which was too
fast for a walk and not fast enough
for gallop, so that all the other horses
had 10 move at a brisk trot to keep up
with him.
When we were about five miles from
headquarters the general said to me in
a joking way: You don't look comfort
able on that horse. Now I feel about as
fresh as when we started out"
Ireplied: 1T makes all the difference
in the world, general, what kind OF
horse one rides"
He remarked: "Oh, all horses are
pretty much alike as far as the com
fort of their gait is concerned"
''In the present instance" answered
az don't think you would like to swap
with me, general"
He said at once: why, yes; I'd just
as lief swap with you as mott" and
threw himself off his pony and mount
ed my uncomfortable beast, while
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
GREECE ACCEPTS MEDIATION.
First steps Towards Securing Peace are
Taken-Greels Troops Leave Crete.


Taken-Greek Troops Leave Crete.
ATHENS, May 12.-The diplomatic
negotiations of the powers with Greece
have been brought to a definite conclu-
sion. Greece has formally adhered to
the preliminaries of peace as agreed
upon between the powers, and the
heads of the different legations have
received positive assurances investing
them with authority to treat with
Turkey.
Greece having accepted mediation,
the ambassadors of the powers at Con-
stantinople have been instructed to APP
proach the Turkish government with
the view of ascertaining upon what
conditions Turkey will agree to declare
peace.
The Greek troops are already leaving
| Crete on board three Greek steamers.
AS soon as the reply of Greece to the
| note of the powers was handed to the
representatives. of the powers, the lat
ter telegraphed the Greek decision to
the representatives of the powers at
Constantinople, with the request that
they obtain an armistice, with a view
of arranging for permanent peace.
There is sense of relief in Athens at
the prospect of an immediate end to
| the calamitous war. There is no ex-
cisement and no popular demonstra-
tion is anticipated. The government
has notified the Greek army of the
mediation of the powers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
A Monster Paper Making Machine,

RUMFoRD FALLS, Me-, May 12.-Work-
men this week are putting into place
in the mills of the Rumford Falls Pa
per Co. the largest paper machine in
the world. 1t was made in Worcester,
Mass, and will produce paper 15O
inches wide This is Is inches wider
than the best previous American mark
and two inches over the worlds record.
1t took many months to build the mon
ster machine and so cars were required
to transport the parts from Worcester
Its total weight is 100000 pounds
The machine will turn out 35 tons of
finished news paper per day.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
A MICHIGAN MAN.
Tells His Experience with n Famous
Guerrilla.

Tells His Experience with n Famous
Guerrilla.
A recent item in the Enquirer from
Lawrenceburg, BY, told about Tom
Coulter killing 10 mem and also of the
operation of bill" or Henry McGYu-
der and other guerrillas during war
times, ]. E. Jayne, of this city, tells the
following story of his experiences:
McGruder was born and raised in the
vicinity where he was at work as tele-
graph operator for the government un-
der Capt. Sam Bruch in the Office at
Lebanon Junction, Ky.
On the 9th day of January, 1865,
Henry McGruder, with IA men, came
into Lebanon Junction and shot and
killed six men, all union soldiers, who
had served three years and had just ar
rived in the town, their people all re
siding a mile or two out of town. The
soldiers had not had time to visit their
families when they were all shot. They
were nearly all boys, who were born
,and raised and went to school with Nc
| Gruder.
1 saw him shoot one of them twice
The soldier fell, rolled partly over and
raised his head up and rested it on his
hand. When Henry McGruder rushed
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
OHIO NEWS.
Items of Interest from All Sections
of the State.
Post Was Not In Contcmpt.


CLEVELAND, May 1.-THE circuit
court reversed Judge Lamson Monday
in its decision on the Post contempt
case. Some weeks ago Judge Lamson
caused the arrest of Louis f. Post, as
sociate editor of the Recorder, for al
legged contempt of court. Judge Lam
son held that an article written by
Post and published in the Recorder,
commenting on courts generally and
criticising Lamson's action in certain
case, was contempt.
Lamson refused to hear Post or his
attorneys on the merits of the, case,
saying that he had prejudged the case
before causing Posts arrest. After
threatening to punish Judge Blandin,
Posts counsel, for alleged contempt in
asking to have the case heard by a
judge who had not prejudged it, Judge
Lamson fined Editor Post $500 and or
dered him sent to jail for ten days.
The case was appealed to the circuit
| court with the above result
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
ouebec Liberals Garry an Election.

MONTREAL, May IL. = The Quebec
provincial elections took place Tues.
day and resulted in the complete over
throw of the conservative party. In
the last legislature the parties stood
Conservatives so, liberals 90. These
figures have been reversed, the liberals
having elected so members with u
probability of 50, and the conserva
tives about 20, The issues were foi
the most part local. Clerical influence
played only small part in the cleo
tion
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
AN OLD WAR SONG.

1.-THE following song will be remembered
by many old veterans of the Army of the
Potomac. 1t was first sung to the stirring
tune OF ',rhe Other Side of Jordan" by the
Rhode Island troops, but afterward be-
came a general favorite:l
The troops of Rhode Island were posted
along
On the road from Annapolis station,
As the Seventy-first regiment, one thou
sand strong,
Went on in defense of the nation;
Wed been marching all day In the SUMS
scorching ray,
With two biscuits each as a ration
When we asked Gov. Sprague to show US
the way
And How many miles to the Junction."
Chorus: How many miles, how many miles,
Allow many miles TO the junction?
When we asked Gov. Sprague to show us
the way
And How many miles to the junction 2'
The Rhode Island boys cheered us on out
of sight,
After giving the following injunction:
Just keep up your courage, you'll get
there tonight,
For ills only nine miles to the junction"
They gave us hot coffee, grasp of the
hand,
Which cheered and refreshed our ex-
haustton.
I'VE reaCDeu III SIX nOurS the long B-prOMlSeu
land,
For twas only nine miles to the junction.
Chorus: Only nine miles, etc.
And now as we meet them in Washing
tons streets
They always do hail us with JUNCTION,
And Still the old cry some one surely re-
peats--
"'Tis only nine miles to the junction."
Three cheers for the warm hearted Rhode
Island boys,
May each one be true to his function
And whene'er we meet, let US each other
greet,
With "Only nine miles to the junction.
Chorus: Only nine miles, etc.
Nine cheers for the flag under which we
will fight.
II the traitors should dare to assail it
One cheer for each mile that we made or
that night
When twas "only nine miles to the
junction.
With hearts thus united-our breasts to the
foe
Once again with delight we will hail It
II duty should call US, still onward wei
go,
II even mine miles to the junction"
Chorus: Only nine miles, etc.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
Brought shlpwrecEed Marlners Into Port

ST. JOHN, N. F., May lathe French
fishing schooner st. Clair arrived yes
terday at St. Pierre, bringing SO men,
comprising the crew of the French bark
st. Jean, which collided on the Grand
Banks on May with the Norwegian
bark Loining, during dense fog. The
st. Jean leaked so badly that the crew
took to the dories and the vessel sank
four hours later. The St Clair picked
the crew up the next morning. The
Norwegian vessel was even more dam
aged than the st. Jean and it is feared
that she sank shortly after the acci-
dent. 1t is not known whether the
crew escaped.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
Sheriff Found tho Jail Empty.

UPPER SANDUsKY, May 12.-Sherifi
Pontius found the jail empty Tuesday
morning. A week ago a delivery oc.
Cured, but Frank Roberts, of Toledo,
declined to go. 1t now seems he re-
gretted his action, for Monday night
he escaped. By mistake his cell door
was left unlocked and he went out
through the aperture made by the fu-
gitives of last week 1t is q modern
jail, but three deliveries have occurred
within a wear.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
Now the Receipts Are Missing.

CINCINNATI, May Tn the inSesti-
CATION of the waterwor<s shortage il
has been discovered that the receipts
of the entire department for period
of three and one-half months are miss.
ing. 1t is estimated that the amount
represented by these missing receipts
is not less than $4,000 and perhaps
more. Officials who are said to be short
will claim that their receipts for the
funds in dispute are in those missing
ponarS
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
Found In the River,

CINCINNATI, May 1.-The body of
woman, found between coal barges on
the river front Monday morning, was
identified as that of Marie Flood, who
mysteriously disappeared from Mount
Adams Catholic convent several weeks
ago. She was beautiful young woman
She has wealthy relatives.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
INExPEDIENT.
Retaliation by Italy Because of Ding
ley BiIl Would Re nm ErrOr.

Rome, May lin the chamber of
deputies the minister of finance, Senior
Luzzatti, replying TO Count Della Rocca,
said it would be serious error to re-
taliate against the Uulted States, since
the Dinglcy bill permits new conven-
ton. Italy, the minister added, will
open negotiations 10 protect her ex-
ports, which include nearly all agrlcul-
tural products. American imports,
chiefly petroleum, he explained, are
taxed 400 Per cent and the stock neces-
sary for the manufactures of tobacco
is bought by the government and it
would not be practical to increase the
duties upon these imports. They must
await the actions of other countries
whose commerce with the United States
is more important.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
snaa for $4,000.

ELYRIA, May H. Charles Hudson
has brought suit in the common pleas
court here to recover S50,00O from the
Big Four Railroad Co. for being Grip
pied for life in wreck on that road
that occurred near Wellington in Octo-
her 1Snn
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
Wheelman nIotored.

DAYTON, May 12.-Arthur j. oschner,
a Dayton wheelman, met horrible
death five miles from the city Tuesday
morning. He was struck by an electric
car and dragged under the wheels.
which terribly mangled his body An
other street car served as u hearse to
bring the corpse back to this city.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
Found Saws in His Pocket.

COLUMBUS, May 12.-As David Evans,
a Delaware county convict, was being
taken Tuesday from the state prison to
Mt. Gilead to testify in criminal case,
he was searched and four small saws
were found in his pockets. He evil
IDENTIFY intended to saw out of Jail at
Mt. Gilead and escape.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
Gettxshurg ReIicn.

OF the 27,5oo muskets picked up at
Gettysburg after the battle $4,000 were
loaded. About half of them contained
two charges, and quarter from three
to ten, and one piece contained a.
National Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
Murderer Captured.

Minneapolis, Mimi, May ll.-A special
to the Journal from Towner, N, d., says:
August Normand, the Larimore MUIR
derer of week ago, was captured l2
miles south of there in the sand hills by
Charles Thuen. He gave up without
fighting and says he is worn out by the
effort to escape and ready to take what
ever may come. This probably means u
very sDeedy death
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
Another ,rerrible pinaater nt Sem.

Hamburg, May ia dispatch from
the island of Heligoland announces that
the Dutch steamer Firdene from
Cagliari, island of Sardiera, for Stock
holm, has been in collision with the
Norwegian bark Roedvar. Both ves-
sells are supposed to have foundered.
1t is reported that 10 men of the two
crews have been saved and that the
drowned are largely in excess of that
number.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
Irnn Mnr.n shut DOWN.

LEEToNIA, May 12.-The Cherry Val
ley iron works, of this city, recently
posted notices of Il l219 per cent. reduc-
tion in wages, and now they are idle.
The men refuse to accept the redue-
ton. The Grafton iron works has also
suspended operations indefinitely.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
Murder at a Church Festival.

LOGAN, May IA church festival
at Longstreth was the scene of muir
der Monday night. Young Arthur
Barber shot and killed d. Christian
and probably fatally wounded Chris
tian's father. Barber fled.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
Absconded with other Peoples Money.

ATLANTA, Ga, May 12.-Lee Yick,
one of the richest and best known Chi
namen in the south, is charged with
being defaulter to large amount of
trust funds placed with him by his fell
low countrymen. The amount is not
known. Chinese detectives are track
ing him to the north.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
A Hardy old soIlIer.

William Harding, Of Waseca, Mimi,
who celebrated his hundredth birthday
few days ago, took part in the war
of 1912, the Mexican war and the civil
war, He was 60 years of age when
the batter war broke out, but got en-
rolled as a volunteer by giving his age
as 40.-N. Y. Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15

ALI the railway stations in Sweden
at which meals are served are known
by sign bearing the suggestive EN-
blem of a crossed knife and fork.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15

London, May 11.-William Thomas
Best, the noted composer and organist.
Is dead.