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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-07-03
IN A RIFLE PIT.
Incident of the siege of VicIEsburH
Told by n PnrticinRnt.

incident OF the siege of Vtc1Esburg
Told by n Participant.
In 1868, at and hard by Vicksburg,
during our entertainment of several
weeks there, one of the many events
that occurred was one relate.
One night in June, about 10 o'clock,
our orderly called out:
Hello, Chris, get up; prepare for
special duty; take one days rations,
canteen full of water, gun, and 14O
rounds of ammunition; no blankets;
report to the colonel"
"How is this? l was on duty last
night"
ITS a special detail for the best
marksmen in the company, and you
wear the belt"
Now one from each company lined
up and answered to the sergeant's roll
call
Take an empty cracker-box each,
and follow me-"
Led by the colonel, we marched to
within about 40 feet of the Mississippi,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-07-03
ROBBED A SAFE.
students mt Michigan Agricultural
College Confess n Crime.

College Confess n Crime.
Lansing, Mich, June 29.-Post Office
inspector Larimour and Deputy United
States Marshal Abels have been success
full in unraveling the mystery surround
Ing the blowing open of the vault at
the Michigan agricultural college April
6, when $4,000 in cash was stolen. The
crime has been fixed on two students.
members of prominent families. The
government officials were brought into
the case for the reason that Secretary
Buttertield, in whose Office the vault
was located, was postmaster at the col
lege, and part of the plunder was
post Office money. The young men ar
rested are Clinton ID. Butterfeld, son
of the college secretary, and G. Devere
Miller, son of DIR. Carroll Il. Miller. OF
Cadillac. Upon being arrested Miller
promptly weakened and made a full
confession. Butterfield admitted the
truth of Nfiller's story.
1t appears from the confession that
the scheme was concocted previous to
the spring vacation, and when return
ing from home after vacation Miller
stopped at Grand Rapids and purchased
Ny anu a luSe. OunU
knew the combination to the vault, and.
being familiar with his fathers busi-
ness, knew also that large sums of
money were paid in by students at the
commencement of the spring term. He
waited until the largest sum in years
was in the vault ard then the job was
done. Butterfield unlocked the vault
and aided in taking the money. After
he had departed to his room with the
cash Miller placed the dynamite and
lighted the fuse, which was so long that
both boys had time to get to bed be-
fore the explosion took place.
Butterfeld is but 10 and Miller 20
years of age, and neither had ever be-
fore been guilty of any serious wrong
doing. The young men have been held
in bonds of So, 500 to the United States
court for trial. Butterfield gave up S7OO
which he had secreted in vacant room
in the college dormitory and Miller
handed the officers $500 which he had
buried in the cellar of his home in Cad
lilac. The deficit will be made good by
the boys fathers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-07-03
rsHANGING A GUERRILLA.

He Accepted His Fate without a
Word n Tear.
A shot had been fred at us as we rode
along the highway in column of fours,
and trooper reeled and pitched from
his saddle, shot through the heart. The
shot was fired by a guerrilla hidden in
cornfield, and we got the order to
throw down the fence and ride through
the field. He was captured at the far
end of it, just as he was about to gain
the woods. He was man so years old,
grim and grizzly and with eyes of de-
fiance.
wall, what is it ?" he quietly asked of
his captors.
do you live about here?"
''In the cabin down thar"
''Got a family?"
"Yes"
want to bid 'em goodbye"
81 reckon"
'Come along!"
The cabin was reached in five min
utes. A gray-haired woman and girl
OF l5--wife and daughter-stood in the
open door,
What is it, Jim?" asked the wife as
the man stood before her.
"Gwine to kin me, 1 reclon!" he re-
piled.
What fur?"
Fur KILN one of them"
'Hu! good-by. JIM"
"Good-by. daddy!" from the girl.
''Good-by."
No hand-shakes-no tears-no senti-
ment-no pleading. Ten rods below the
house was large shade tree. Two or
three halters were lnotted together
the rope thrown over limb-a moose
slipped over the mans head, and next
moment he was dangling clear of the
ground. He had no eXcuses-made no
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-07-03
Steamer and 7s Lives Lost.

Alden, June 8O.-The Indian govern
ment's steamer Mayo, sent out in
search of the missing steamer Alden,
has returned here and reports that the
Alden was totally lost off the island of
Socotra, at the eastern extremity of
Africa, on June 9. The Mayo saved
nine of the Aden's passengers and SO
of the crew. All of these were res
cued just as the Alden was breaking
up. The drowned and missing include
25 passengers, 20 European officers and
33 natives of the Aden's crew.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-07-03
A FALLING DERRICK.
1t Costs the Lives of Two Men in At
lnnta, Gn.


Atlanta, Ga, June ga derrick on
the roof of new building fell at one
o'clock Monday afternoon, knocking
three workmen from a scaffolding on
the ninth story. Two of them were
dashed to instant death on the ground
125 feet below, and the third was saved
in most miraculous way. The killed
are: Palmetto Ayres (colored), aged
40, living at Austell; Charles Carcill
(colored), aged 35, of this city; William
Brown (white), carpenter, was cut
about the head and arms. The men
were standing on a platform which
skirts the edge of the ninth floor when
the derrick fell. The part of the scaffold
upon which they stood was swept away
and the men were hurled into space.
Brown, by the widest freak of luck,
grasped one of the deyick ropes as he
shot through the air. AS the boom of
the hoisting engine fell. the ropes on
the tackle were set in motion, one go
ing up and the other down. H. was
Browns good fortune to catch the rope
being drawn upward and he was hauled
safely to the roof.
To another boom of the derrick pro-
jecting out on the other side of the
building was attached Il car in which
four men were standing. This boom
likewise fell, but was held up by the
roof. The car was dashed over the side
of the building and swung by safely.
The men were rescued through win
bow, none of them being injured
The two negroes struck the ground in
the basement. The scaffold from which
they fell was on the court side and
clear fall to the very bottom was opened
to them. The bodies were crushed and
mangled horribly. Scarcely bone in
the body of either remained unbroken.
Superintendent Cannon declares
that the derrick was maliciously tam
pered with by some one not known to
him.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-07-03
Bank wreoker Convicted.

New Orleans, June 3O-Louis Gallot,
who in conjunction with Bookkeeper
Levi Colon distracted about $500, 900
from the Union National bank by Jug
Cling with the balances so as to al
ways show credit to Gallot in the
bank, was yesterday found guilty on
about 60 counts in the indictment
against him. The discovery of the
frauds led to the closing of the bank
and Colon committed suicide before
he could be arrested.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-07-03
FAST IN THE ICE.
Three Steamers and 100 Men are in Danger
of Destruction in the Frozen North.

Three Steamers and 100 Men are in Danger
of Destruction in the Frozen North.
New Bedford, Mass, June 3O.-Let-
ters received in this city from Herschel
island bring the intelligence that three
of the staunchest steamers of the San
Francisco whaling fleet were caught in
the ice off the mouth of the Mackenzie
river last September and could not
make harbor. These vessels-the
Mary d. Hume, Jesse H. Freeman and
Fearless-were frozen in the ice while
trying to make n harbor. They were
in no danger during the winter, but
the letters state that during June,
when the ice pack breaks up, the ves-
sells will have hard time of it, and the
chances are that all three will be
crushed in the ice. If 30, the lives of
from 12O to $50 men will be in danger.
The whalers were short of provisions
and the crews had to haul supplies
from Herschel island over the ice on
dog sledges to the vessels.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-07-03
BE PROMPT.

Thank person for gift the day it
arrives.
Acknowledge an invitation for din
ner luncheon the day it arrives.
Thank your hostess for your visit the
day you return home.
Either leave your card or write a note
to friend as soon as you hear that
friend is ill.
Keep sufficient paper and envelopes
on hand, so your notes can be written
at once, and remember that dainty
note is the hallmark of good breeding,
Leisure Hours.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-07-03
Killed by a Random Shot.

South Haven, Mich, June 2o.-Samuel
Ketchum, of Kalamazoo, was shot Sun
day night by his nephew, BERTHE Haynes.
The bullet struck him in the shoulder,
cutting an artery, and before help could
be secured he bled to death. He was
with some friends in a summer cottage,
and some one was throwing water into
the house. Haynes was on guard with
gun and shot without meaning to hit
anyone. He was exonerated.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-07-03
Christian Endeavor Train wrecked.

Terre Haute, Ind, June SO.-One of
the Christian Endeavor excursion
trains on the Vandalia road has been
wrecked west of Terre Haute. r. L.
Sherman, of indianapolis, mail clerk,
was killed; also w. p. Coon, of Indian
apolis, baggage master. Sam ParlSin-
son, mail clerk of Columbus, and Frank
Owens, fireman, of Terre Haute, are
fatally injured. No passengers were
hurt
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-07-03
VICTIM OF APOPLExY.
Rev. DR.. Frank NJ. Ellis Dies Suddenly
I'm Church.

New York, June 29.-Rev. Frank NJ.
Ellis, pastor of the Washington Avenue
Baptist church, Brooklyn, died sudden
ly of apopleXy Monday night at the
Brooklyn Tabernacle Baptist church,
where he was attending the ordination
services of Rev. James Bristow, who is
about to become pastor of the Rosedale
church at Camden, N. j. Dr. Ellis was
born at Higginsport, o., July 81, 1881,
and was graduate of Shurtletf college.
He filled pulpits at Chicago, Cincinnati,
Minneapolis and Denver, and in 1876
became pastor of the fremont temple at
Boston. In 1884 he was called to the
Eutaw street church in Baltimore,
where he remained ten years, and then
accepted a call to Brooklyn.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-07-03
Woman Charged with Aiding a Murder.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 3O.-Mrs f.
j. jackson, who is wealthy and owns a
big laundry here and paying drug
store in independence, Mo-, was ar
rested Tuesday, charged with COM
plicity in the murder of her husband,
Fred j. Jackson, who was shot to
death several months ago in Mrs. Jack
sons apartments at the Woodland hotel
by DR.. Goddard, who is manager of
Mrs. Jackson's drug business. Mrs.
Jackson was promptly released under
$4,000 bail. DIR. Goddard, who has
been in jail since the shooting and who
is under indictment far murder in the
first degree, was also released under
$50, 900 bonds
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-07-03
Lynched.

Aberdeen, Miss, June 29.-A negro
named Parry Gillian was forciby taken
from the Monroe county Jail late Sum
day night, carried five miles from town
and hung to tree in the middle Of the
big road where his body was found
early Monday morning swinging life
less corpse. He was the negro charged
with having robbed white lady at
okolona Saturday afternoon and at
tempted a criminal assault upon her.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-07-03

Tacoma, Wash, June 30.-The Union
Trust and Savings bank suspended
yesterday. The cause of the trouble
is recent decision of the state supreme
court invalidating $5OO,OOO worth of
city warrants, of which tive bank holds
$3.50. 900 worth.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-07-03
Their Reward.

"They say the brave old general is
living in abject poverty Isn't 1t time
something were done for him?"
Certainly. For the last ten years
we have been collecting funds for his
monument."-Fliegende Blaetter.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-07-03
Chicago'a Estimated Population.

Chicago, June 20.-Estimates on Chi
cago's population made by accountants
in the employ of the Lakeside Directory
company places the figures at 1,S2s,OOO.
The work, is not complete, but the re-
suit will not, it is believed, differ great
ly with the estimate, The estimate
shows, an increase of 10000 over last
year.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-07-03
Tactical Drill for War shins.

Washington, June 3O.-With a view
OF making recommendations for in
creasing the efficiency of the navy,
both from tactical and an ordnance
point of view, board of high-ranlSing
naval officers assembled at the navy
department. The matters under CON
slderation included the arrangement of
programme of maneuvers for the
North Atlantic squadron, commencing
in August, and proposition for con-
verting 5-inch and 6-inch guns on board
vessels into rapid firers. The maneu-
vering squadron will be the first which
has ever been formed in the United
States service for tactical drill. The
squadron will be required to carry out
a programme involving at least three
months work.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-07-03
Help Is Needed.

Jacksonville, Fla, June 29.-Urgent
appeals Tor aid are coming in afresh
from that part of Atachua county which
was devastated by the great hurricane
of September 20. The destitution ap-
pears to be greater than at any previous
time since the catastrophe. Atachua
county is situated in the center of the
peninsula midway between Jackson
vile and Cedar Keys.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-07-03

Denver, Col, June 29.-New York or
ders for Mollie Gibson and Aspen silver
stock started boom on the Colorado
mining exchange Monday. Mollie Glib
son, which closed Saturday at 31h u
share, jumped in few minutes to 81
cents. observation-disclosures, and her
Aspen silver stock, went from 34% to
37M. The Cripple Creek gold stocks
likewise made sharp advances.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-07-03

-Lucian I. Blake, professor of chem
istry in the Kansas university, says that
it is possible to change the skin of the
negro to white tint by process which
will decarbonize the pigment which
gives his skin its color.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-07-03
Dies mt the Are ar 11n.

Philadelphia, June 20.-Prisilla Fitz,
gerald, former slave, aged lis, is dead.
She served as cook to her master all
through the rebellion and remembered
6hree wars
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-07-03

Madrid, June 29.-Nine children have
been killed and many others injured by
the collapse of a church wall at Solana,
In the province of Ciudal Real.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-07-03
Renuialtion FOR Actor RntcIine.

New York, June 29. = Requisition
papers were forwarded to Chicago for
the arrest of Edward j. Ratcliffe, the
actor, indicted for assaulting his wife.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-08-04
Remember

, When wanting
the very latest Summer Suits,s Summer Tn
oerWear,a nobby Collar, Tie, Fancy Front
or shirt. a Straw Hat, or in fact ANYTHING in
the line Of gents and boys furnishing line.
With an extra large stock to select from. at the
very lowest prices; Then the first place to try
is
JOE PLATT'S G TEaf Rj? gfsps.
Suits Made to Order and a Fit Guaranteed.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-08-04
The Gazette Catches On"

IhA Gazette in commenting on the
article in a recent number Of the Ap-
PEAL, relative TO the non-appreciation
OF he public for a newspaper that
fights for heir interes+. says:
There is more truth than friction in
what NE APPEAL says: People don't
seem TO consider that a newspaper is
quite likely to suffer in a business
way In trying to right some public
wrong, and while they enjoy the
tight they never stop to consider
that possibly the paper is being boy
cotted by the friends Of the party un-
der discussion. People, as a general
rule, expect too much Of a newstaper
and are not willing to give it that sup
port that its service to good govern
ment and better surroundings in the
community warrants. In short. PEG.
pie don't begin 10 appreciate What a
newspaper does for them II they
nave a friend, they expect a long Obit-
uary te't.ng of the good deeds of the
deceased aud then publish a long
card of thanks" to the dear friends"
who assisted them in their "honr Of
tribnlation.' But they don't think to
mention the newspaper. If a new
baby comes into the household the
newspaper must set up a birth notice
and tell the world the weight of the
KID, If a mai goes into business he
expects a write-up of his intentions.
II a newspaper don't chase around
n publish every scrap of local hap
penigs, people say damn such pan
and there's nothing 10 it. And all
this time that same paper is doing
more fer the upbuilding of the COM
munlty than any other ten Influences
combined, and doing it all for glory
and too often the editor is boarding
himself I've poor mor.als' are bet
ter appreciated after death than while
starving trying to serve the public
OF this dusty ball.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-08-04
A Nevada Bonanza.

Before q shipment of bullion had
been made from he DeLamar mine
In Llnc2ln county, nearly $500, 900 has
been expended IN the property, but
now, however, the property has devel-
oped into one of the most productive
In the West, a camp of 2CO0 has grown
up and the output of the mines is
variously estimated $500. 600 TO $780,
600 per month Captain DeLamar
has been rendered $4,000, OOO. but this
was not his price, and he continues to
bank a small fortune from that source
with each recurring month.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-08-04
The Nevada Fight.

New York, Aug. 2.--Representa.
tives of Sharkey and Maher met to-
day to arrange a match. Zeke Alb
ans OF San Francisco teleglaphed
that the knickerbOcker Athletic Club
viii! live a S2o,0 600 purse for the fight
on October 70 William Brady, who
10 laying plans for a big carnival in
Nevada in the fall, Offered a purse OF
$4,000 and a forty Der cent. privilege.
NO offer has been received from Dan
Stuart. 1t was decided to await fur
Their particulars from San Francisco.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-08-04
CubernatoriaI Appointments.

The Governor has appointed the
following named persona delegates tc
the National Irrigation Congress to
be held at Lincoln, Nebraska, Sept
ember %. j H Theis, Lovelocks Geo
Russ!e, Elko; j P Raines. Palisade
K Kinney, Reno; L H TAYLOR,
Battle Mountain.
TIE Governor also appointed the
following delegates 70 the Farmers
National Congress at st. Paul, Min
nesfa: Robert Bailey. White Pine ;
Ross Levers, FranktowD, and S P
Davis OF Ormsby. The Congress will
open August 31st, and will continue
for one week.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-08-04
Paid the License,

Yesterday W. Fl. Baldwin and wife
OF Fresno came into this city with
several tons OF hams and bacon which
they We're di posing If at retail. They
were called upon by the Sheriff TO paw
a county and city license Of s27 50.
They objected to this on the ground
that they could not De made to rav a
iicence for peddlin9 an agricultural
product. They finally settled, how
ever in full. but it is said they will
u the county to recover the money
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-08-04
Agent Wanted.

Agent Wanted.
y State agent at Carson City, Nevada
for the Washington Life Insurance Com
pany of New York. A capable success
full man will be given an opportunitv to
bnlid mp a profitable and perlnanen
agency. Address, JAMES B. DAY. Man
ager, 2l6-2l7 Safe Deposit Building, SAINT
Francisco, Cal. IG-t
WANTED:-upright and faithful gentle
men or ladies to travel for responsible.
established houses in Nevada. Monthly
900 and expenses. Position steady. Re-
ference. Enclose self-addressed slammed
envelope. The Dominion Comnanv
Dept. H. Chlcago. John
Henry HOwser, a brakeman in the
employ OF the Southern Pacific Com
pany, Was Instantly killed at a spow-
shed two miles east of Blue Canvon
on Monday Howser vas a verv fall
man. and one Of the timbers of the
shed struck him on the back OF the
head, crushing his SKULL and knocked
him from the car. He was seen to
fall and the train a stopped as soon
az possible, but when the crew reached
Howser he was dead.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-08-04
Mining Congress.

Santa Fe, Aug.l-In its recent ses-
sion in Denver, the International
Mining Congress named a committee
or flYe to revise the United States min.
ing laws and report its results to Cou-
grese, and subseq uently authorized
the President to increase the commit
tee by adding one representative from
each OF the mining States not origin
ally represented on the committe.
Accordingly President L. B. Prince
has named the following: w. s.
Reyes, California; F. J. Newlands.
Nevada W S Haskins, Idaho; w A
Clark, Montana; G B Dennis, Wash
ington: w B Potter, Missouri.
A special % the World from London
says that Marconi, the inventor of the
wireless telegraph" has reached
Soudan, where a trial Of the invention
Will be made. Iu an interview Mar
conl said: "The greatest distance
which we have been able to transmit
messages by telegraph without wires
IS 5welve miles But that by no means
10 the limit Of the Instruments IT
simply signifies that existing appli-
ances are not perfect. At Spezia I
sent messages without wires from the
san Bartholomew arsenal TO the war
ship San MARITIME, twelve miles out in
the harbor without difficulty and with
absolute accuracy. 1t was done be-
fore the Royal Commission. Official
experiments will be renewed when T
return to Italy in September. have
successfully experimental at the
Italian Ministry Of Marine and at the
q%ulrlnal before the King and Queen"
Alex Harris is down from Biiou and
reports things decidedly lively up
that way.
Word has been received that Leslie
Bells little son is much improved in
health. Mrs. Bell will remain with
him in San Francisco.
The Reno papers deny the charges
made by the Examiner that Indians
who were hurt in the train wreck
near Laughton Springs were left un-
atte nded by the phi ysicians.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-08-04
Latest From Dawson.

Dawson Oily, via Seattle. =. 3
Dawson CITY now contains 5GiN iuhab-
ltants and I've city covei4 territory
over twelve square miles in extent
1t Is IA struggling lot IF log huts
which have been hastily erected on
the banks of adjacent crepka. Log
hnts ale going up in every direction.
there Is not ii claim left on any Of The
gold-bearing creeks within a radius
OF twenty-five miles Of the city, but
there is plenty OF good prospecting re-
ported from ID. Prlli and Obi Ills.
trlcts. Fur large parties from Circle
City nave strnck ont for American
territory. Miners are still coming in
over the trail from juneau, but it is
feared from present outlook that the
river will freeze mp early this season
and head off traffic via st. Michaels.
There are Indications OF an early
winter.
Claim owners are not saving much
az out theic digginGs, hut there is
plenty Of gold in circulation and
wages will hold mp unless there be "a
very heavy intiIx of laborers this
winter.
The weather has been extremely
warm, bur the I"4ians and Old-timers
say that climatic conditions are pecrI-
liar here and that in spite Of the heat
there will be a hard freeze up by the
latter part Of October.