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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-07-29
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Spain has had 81 wars in the last 100
years.
Two thousand saloons have been
opened in Cuba since the war.
The first cotton mill in Kansas will
soon commence operations in lnde-
pendence.
The fraternities of the United States
have 100000 members, the masons
leading with 76s,5o0 members.
Jerome Hall Raymond, the new pres
ident of the University of West Nir
ginia, was newsboy in early life.
There was a falling off of nearly so
per cent. in the number of embezzle-
ments reported in the country last
year.
During the fiscal year of 1So7-S the
United States sold $4,000 worth of
typewritersi in Mexico and 900 worth
in Argentina. -.
j. P. Bryant, the Bardwell (Ky.) mil
lionaire, owns the largest strawberry
patch in the world. 1t covers 1,700
acres and has made his fortune.
movement has been started in
Texas to bring about the incorporation
of manual training in the curriculum
of the public schools in that state.
In Kansas since 1859 every year end
ing with the figure o has been great
corn year, while every year ending with
a cipher has shown failure of the
corn crop.
Names adjutant general is about to
organize her naval reserve. Its nu-
cleus will be taken from the men from
Portland who served on the Montauk
during the war with Spain.
A unique order has been received by
the National Electric company of Mil
ford, Conn. 1t is for so complete sets
of electric bells and fire alarm boxes
for Windsor castle in London.
Gov. Charles S. Thomas, of Colorado,
is the head of a committee to raise
funds to provide bronze medals for all
members of the Colorado regiment
which served in the Philippines.
B. d. Markham. who was buried the
other day at Vineland, N. j.. amassed
S5,OOO,OOO as a gambler on the Pacific
slope. He devoted his fortune and the
latter part of his life to church work.
Nicholas Lebrun, who wrote the Lin
coin dead march which was played at
the funeral of the martyred president,
died in St. Louis, and at his funeral was
played the same march which he wrote
| sor T.incnln'G funeral
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-07-29
REPORTING THE WEDDING.
As 1t Wns Turned In by the Young
Reporter Fit for the Waste
Basket.

A reporter on a newspaper was given the
task OF writing up a very swell wedding.
He composed a fine account of the we'd
ding ceremonies, but, like many young
writers, he tried to use too howery lam
guage, and, becoming excited, he forgot to
be accurate in the use of words The de-
Scription OF the beauties of nature read
something like this:
"The silvery moon hovered over the
scene, and the stars twinkled merrily; the
soft signing of the wind in the trees near by
came like a benediction of love to the happy
couple entering upon the voyage OF life to-
gether."
The reporter sent in his copy, but just
as the paper was about to be sent to press
he rushed into the editors room, all excite
ment, saying he wished to make a correc-
tion in the account of the wedding, as, ac-
cording to the almanac, there was no sill
very or any other moon on that night.
And the reporter also said that he had
blundered in writing of the "contesting"
parties instead of Contracting parties.
After few more corrections the account
of the wedding was found available for the
editors waste -basket.-Tit-B Bits.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-07-29

The Filipinos have withdrawn from
their trenches in the vicinity of San
Fernando, retiring TO Mexico, ten miles
to the northeast of San Fernando, leav-
ing n few troops on outpost duty in
front of the American lines. Seventy
six hours of continuous heavy rain has
sent all the streams out of their banks,
so that San Fernando is practically sur
rounded by water, and many miles OF
the country are flooded to depth OF
three or four feet.
The Western Electric company's
cable works at Woolwich, England, a
new American plant, was burned, the
loss being S1,250,O00.
The steam bark Diana, with the Peary
relief expedition, sailed from Sydney,
c. b., for the far north.
Admiral Dewey was given banquet
at the Hotel De La Vile in Trieste by
the United States minister to Austria.
Hungary, Addison C. Harris.
In reply to the complaints of news
paper correspondents in Manila Gen,
Otis says he has sent no false reports,
but has been conservative in his dis.
patches, and that the newspaper men
court martyrdom.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-07-29
FOREIGN.

German diplomats are firmly con-
vinced that it is Great Britain's desire
to solve the Samoan problem by annex
ing the islands.
The total amount of internal revenue
receipts at Manila since American oc-
cupation to June is $270, 1926.
Insurgents concealed on the bank of
the Rio Grande below San Luis fired on
the gunboat Laguna de Bay, killing one
soldier and wounding two. The gun
boat trained u gatling gun upon the
shore and quickly dispersed the natives.
Heavy rains have caused serious floods
along the north and south lines of in
trenchments occupied by the American
troops.
The arbitration committee of the
peace conference at The Hague adopt
ed the first nine articles of the arbitra-
ton agreement, including the Ameri-
can mediation proposals.
The French government has decided
to prevent any further fights between
lions and bulls.
General terror was caused in Rome,
Italy, and in surrounding towns by a
severe earthquake shock. Buildings
were damaged and few persons hurt.
The Gloucester (Mass.) schooner Hat
tie Worcester was wrecked at Sable is
land, N. S., and 10 of the crew were
missing
Influential politicians are laboring to
establish an Iberian monarchy by the
union of Spain and Portugal under the
kingship of a grandson of Queen Vic
toria.
Mary Ansell, aged is years. was
hanged at Hertford, England, for the
murder of her sister.
Manila advices say that in fight
with the insurgents at Dobong, lslHld
of Panay, 115 of the enemy were killed
and many were wounded. The Ameri-
can loss was one killed and one
wounded.
The United States cruiser Olympia
with Admiral Dewey on board, arrived
at Trieste, Austria, and will remain
about two weeks.
An explosion on board the British
torpedo boat destroyer Bullfinch, or
the Solent, during her trial, killed min
] persons.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-07-29
LYNCHED.
Mob mt TnIIuIn, Miss, Hangs Tivs
sicilinns Suspected of Conspir-
ing to Commit Murder.

New Orleans, July 22.-Five Sicilians
were hanged Friday by a mob at Tallu-
Ia, town of several hundred inhab'
itants in Madison parish, II miles from
the river. The dead are: Joe Defatta,
Charles Defatta, Frank Defatta, Sy
Dcferroch, Joe Cereno. The five vic
Tins were strung up to trees for sup
posed connection with plot to murder
Dr. Hodges, q prominent physician of
the place, who on Thursday was shot
and fatally wounded by one of the
Siclians. In addition to this several
acts of lawlessness that have occurred
in the neighborhood recently were at
tributed to the gang. Several of the
men are believed to have families in Eu-
rope. Quiet was restored Immediately
after the lynching, and the grand jury
began an investigation of the affair, but
because of the feeling against the men.
it is doubtful if action is taken against
any member of the mob.
A good many citizens pleaded for the
lives of the Sicilians, but without avail,
as the people were much wrought up,
this gang being charged with n number
the neighborhood. About three years
ago Frank Defatta shot and killed a
negro for picking up watermelon
which Frank had for sale, and about a
year ago Joe Defatta shot and killed
Pat Mathews, landing keeper at Milli-
ken's Bend. La, as he was passing his
store, in cold blood, and about n trivial
quarrel they had about some freight,
and was cleared by some technicality of
the law. They had frequently boasted
that they would do as they pleased and
their money would clear them.
The people believe the five had
planned to kill DIR. Hodges. After the
shooting Joe Defatta's gun was found
on the counter with box of shells by
it. DR.. j. Ford Hodges is prominent
| physician and is parish coroner. He
moved to this place from Calhoun about
two years ago. He is badly wounded
and the doctors say he cannot recover.
The five Sicilians were buried in the
potters' field near Tallula. Some of the
Sicilans. it is said have families in Eu-
rope.
The grand jury reported as follows;
SIT is evident from the facts brought to
our knowledge that the men who were
lynched had formed a conspiracy to as
saeinate DIR. Hodge, and the mol
| learning the facts, took the law into
their own hands. After diligent in
quiry we have not been able to learn the
names or identity of any Of the mer
composing the mob"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-07-29
Personal AND POLITICAL.

Rev. Thomas C. Warner, once national
chaplain of the G. \. r. and a leading
minister of the NJ. Z. church, died ut
Knoxville, Tenn.
John Allen died at Warrens, Wis.,,
aged 107 years.
Robert c. Harper, of Minneapolis,
Minn., celebrated his one hundredth
birthday.
The democratic national committee
met in Chicago for conference. The Of
flee of vice chairman was created and
eN-Gov. Stone, of Missouri, was elected
to fill it. In the evening William j..
Bryan and others spoke at meeting in
the Auditorium.
Col. Robert G. Ingersoll died sudden
ly at his home, INSTRUMENTATION,
near Dobbs' Ferry, n. Y, from heart
disease, aged nearly 66 years.
In convention in Philadelphia the
Pennsylvania prohibitionists nomi-
mated John NJ. Caldwell, of Northum-
berland county, for state treasurer.
Clement Il. Sherwood, editor and pub
Usher of the Daily Star of Rockland,
Me-, died suddenly.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-07-29
NICELY TAKEN In.
ne Knew the Ways of the
Wosid But Got Caught
Mapping.

The man in question used to say he knew
the way of the world as a cat knows it's
own kittens, and laugh at the wiles of those
who live on their wits
lie had been economizing at every turn
for a long time, saving all that he could,
for the holidays were near at hand. He
left his station the other night in the teeth
of a blizzard. The buses had stopped run
ming, and he buttoned his coat collar about
his neck with a determination to walk
home rather than squander the price of
cab:
man, as he tapped our friend on the shoul-
der. Get into my carriage there; I'll be
with you in minute" and he dashed into
the station after his bag. 1t was too good
an offer to be refused, and the travelling
man put in most of his time in thanking
his benefactor, who politely insisted that
the pleasure was all his.
Gust tell him where to drive to, he said,
later; ~ get out here. No, don't mention
it. Glad of the opportunity"
Now, it was horrible night, and he was
using another mans carriage, so he could
not do less than to treat the driver and
give him a cigar to keep his nose warm. At
last the economical traveller was at home,
and he shouted a CHEEKY good night as
he slammed the door of the vehicle and
started for the house.
"Here," cried the driver, you've forgot
ten something
back. ,,.
WHAT" as the narrowing conviction
seized him. "Why, the other man.
"That other man be blowed, don't know
him from crow. You took the cab"
Then our man drowned the voice of the
swore his wife to secrecy. That's the way
IL GOT out.-Pearson's Weekly.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-07-29
NO SIGN OF A HALT.
Continued Progress Is shown in the
Commercial and Industrial
Situation.

New York, July Pr. C. Dun & Co. in
their weekly review of trade, say: 'Op-
timism is always popular but more than
half the time dangerous. Seven years OF
haltng and reaction historically follow
three of rapid progress. But the three OF
progress have not yet passed, and the most
cautious search discloses no sign of har.
ing. Foreign anXieties have been real, but
seem to be passing, and Europe has begun
paying literally for more food without eX-
pectatiOn that securities can be sent in
settlement The extensive labor strikes
have vanished and the local do not affect
national business. Fears of new and pow
erfu! corporations lessen as 1t is found that
they are controlled by the same laws which
govern the small companies. Above all,
the general evidences of prosperity con-
tinue convincing, failures are the smallest
ever known for the season, railroad earn
ings the largest, and solvent payments
through clearing houses in July have been
4S6 per cent. larger than last year and 62.3
per cent. larger than in 1892, the best of
previous years. Official returns of the
most wonderful year in the nations COM
merce show a decrease of S5,900.000 in
value of the great staples exported, large
ly owing to prices, but an increase of about
$4,000 in other exports, mostly marufac-
lures.
Failures for the week have been 145 in
the United States, against 2d last year,
and 2S in CanadS against II last year"
3 says. Inc general traQe
situation has apparently lost nothirS in
strength. The aggregate of midsummer
business is of an unprecedented volume,
and signs of expansion in the demand for
fall and winter goods increase. Prices, ex-
cept for the cereals, coffee raw sugar and
some dairy products, are either firmly
held or tend upwards. Notable among
those advancing are pork products, pc
troleum, copper, tin, tin plates and raw
WOOL while the list of products unchanged
includes refined sugar, hides, leather lead
and cotton. Crop prospects are encourag-
ing, the movement of grain to market is
of immense volume and railroad earnings
consequently continue to show large in
creases over preceding years. Possibilities
that the present corn crop will equal, II not
exceed, thelargest on record have depressed
prices of this cereal to an extent equal to
the decline in wheat. The corn yield in
Kansas particularly promises to be enor-
nous, always providing that hot winds do
not affect the crop Iron and steel retain
all of their OLD strength, and while prices
at the east are unchanged, further adj
vances in crude and manufactured ma
terial are noted at Chicago. Inquiry by
Bradstreet's shows that the scarcity OF
supplies in this industry has exercised
some influence upon industrial operations
Several mills at the west are reported idle
because OF lack of material"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-07-29

The new suspension bridge across Nj
agara river, connecting Lewiston on the
American side with Queenstoa on the
Canadian side, was opened.
The board of control of Iowa an
nounces that in the first year of it's ex-
istence it has saved the state over $780,
900 in the management of the nine in
stitutions under its charge.
Four'men were buried under 400 tons
of clay in a bank at the Buckeye Sewer
Pipe company near Akron, 0.
Military rule has been declared in
Cleveland, o. Strikers blew up street
car and four passengers were fatally
hurt and others were injured.
Frank Embree, II negro who assault
ed Miss Dougherty, near Bruton, Mo-,
was hanged by mob.
b. /. Hull killed Miss Florence Cor
don at Athens, Mo-, and then took his
own life jealousy was the cause.
A. G. Peck, of Cohoes, n. Y, has
bought the lakes of Killarney in Ire
land.
Los Angeles, Cal, and the surround
ing region was visited by the severest
earthquake shock in many years. Big
buildings were swayed.
F. A. Joseph and f. &. Hood, both of
Detroit, Mich, lowered the worlds anna
teur two-mile unpaced tandem record
to 1857 As, and the five-mile record to
10:2S 1-5.
Arthur and James Birney, young sons
of Arthur Birney, district attorney of
Washington, ID. c., were drowned near
Laurel, Del.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 23d were: Brooklyn,
.CS3; Boston, .625; Philadelphia, sos;
st. Louis, .5SS; Chicago, .5"7; Balti-
more, .55T; Cincinnati, 500; Pittsburgh,
.4S7; New York, .d13; Louisville, AIS;
Washington, .365; Cleveland, .1S1.
Failing to solve the secret of perpet-
ual motion after a struggle of IS years
Gabriel Christopher hanged himself in
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Isaiah Scott (colored) was hanged in
Savannah, Ga, for the murder of his
wife on May 6.
The three little sons of George Tress
were 1ound drowned IN ponu near NIL
waukee.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton q Dayton
elevator, containing 100000 bushels of
No. 2 wheat, was destroyed by fire in
Toledo, o.. causing a loss of S1,000,000.
Paul Held, Walter L. Nellinger and
Charles link, young boys, were
drowned in the Wabash river at Lafay-
cite, Ind.
The Epworth league convention at
Indianapolis, Ind, adjourned to meet in
San Francisco in 1901. Resolutions
were adopted denouncing polygamy,
the army canteen, the liquor traffic,
Sunday newspapers, Sunday baseball,
excursions and other amusements on
the Sabbath day.
The business part of Phoenix City, A.
T., was destroyed by fire.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-07-29

JAMES 7. DUBOIS, of Pennsylvania,
now consul general at St. Gall, Swift
zerland, has been carrying on great
contest with the lace and other manu-
facturers of his district, who have for
years been Systematically defrauding
the government by unCervaluations.
Mr.. Dubois secured proof that the in,
voices were Systematically undervalued
to the extent of at least SO per cent.
AS a result the government will
gain hundreds of thousands of dollars
annually in custom dues.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-07-29
PERIODS OF
SUFFERING
GIVE PLACE
TO PERIODS
OF JOY

died, The doctor even gave me up and
wonders how / ever lived.
81 wrote for Mrs. Pinkham's advice
at Lynn, Mass, and took her medicine
and began to get well. 1 took several
bottles of the Compound and used the
Sanative Wash, and can truly say that
am cured. You would hardly know
me, am feeling and looking so well.
Lydia E. Pinl1ham's Vegetable Com
pound made me what am. ."-MRs.
j. r. STRETCH, 461 MECHANIC ST.,
CAMDEN, N. j. H.t
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-07-29

THE South American horses supplied
to the British cavalry in South Africa
seem more satisfactory than any other
mount. Coming from grass country,
where horses travel from thirty to
forty miles a day with heavy riders, a
class of animals have been developed
which combines the constitution and
stamina which are lacking in the
Australian with the weight and bone
which are lacking in the Arab for cav
aIrv
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-07-29
A Big Saving.

Des Moines, Ia, July 22.-The state
board of control closed its first year
of control of the Iowa institutions July
/. Its financial statement, just issued,
shows it has saved over 100000 on the
conduct of the nine institutions in its
charge, as compared with former years.
Despite reductions in appropriations
amounting to 100000, the board has
kept within its means and has $115,OO0
to it's credit at the end of the year.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-07-29
An Intellectual Test.

"Your name?'
"Jan Przybskalzi."
''How long have you been in this coun.
try"
Wilhelm Mckinley"
"Who wrote the declaration of independ
ence?"
Congress"
'Do You swear to obey the laws of thi,
nation"
"What form of government is this?"
"Ebryhem Linking"
"That will do. You're accepted. Step
down, / say"
Don't you understand me? / told you
you were all right"
"Dree cheerzl Heep, heep, hooray"
Is this an examination for admission to
citizenship? No, gentle reader, the man
wants to be soldier, and our great and
good government has declared that a SOL
dier needn't have any more brains than
VIC :er.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Every woman believes that her husband
is a child in some respects, and that she
nsust be on the alert to keep things out of
his grasp that he wants, but which are not
good for him.-Atchison Globe.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-07-29

BY curious coincidence the death
of Robert bonner has followed that of
Mrs. L. d. Z. n. Southworth within
week. Although Mrs. Southworth be-
gan her career as novelist in the Ma
tiopal Era of Washington, her native
city, yet she was most identified with
the New York Ledger. She was five
years older than Mr.. Bonner who had
passed his seven:y-fifth mile post.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-07-29

REINDEER meat as an ordinary and
inexpensive feature of the menu in
Europe is about to become an accom-
plished fact. Some enterprising Nor
wegians have undertaken, under very
favorable circumstances, to raise the
animals in large numbers for slaught-
ering purposes. They expect to find
profitable markets in France and Bel
gium, and will even endeavor to in
duce the beef-eating British to pur-
chase it
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-07-29

GERMANY, with an approximate pop
ulation of 52,279,9O1, has at present
over 100000 sufferers from phthisis,
and, according to Prof. Leyden's esti-
mates, 1000 die annually of the dis
ease. The United States has in 10
years lost more than 1000, 900 by tuber-
culous diseases, and from statistics it
now appears that in America and
Europe one person in seven or eight
dies of tuberculosis.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-07-29

A LONDON magazine gives an esti-
mate of the money lost on the turf
throughout the world during each
year. The amount is placed at $3.50, =
600, 900, of which $50, 900, 600 is lost on
English race courses, and, strange to
say, about 500, 600, 600 on Australian
courses. The remainder is chiefly dis
tributed between France, the United
States and British colonies.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-07-29

ELDRIDGE 7. GERRY, in his house on
Fifth avenue, New York, has the finest
private collection of law books in the
United States. The library is splen-
didly fitted out, divided into alcoves,
each one of which is marked by a
column of rare marble. Surmounting
each column is a bust of Roman em-
peror. The ceiling is of thin onyx
through which good light is ad-
y,it+aJ
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-07-29

Kansas City, Mo-, July ga special
to the Star from Weir City, Kan, says:
Over 400 miners working for the j. II.
Durllee Coal company walked out,
claiming the company was selling coal
in violation of its agreement to one of
the big Four" companies whose men
have been on a strike for several weeks.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-07-29

A LARGE folio book of common
prayer, of 1852, which belonged to
Bishop Creighton, who was bishop of
Bath and Wells, Eng, in 1870, has
been returned to its old home in the
palace at Wells, and added to the many
historic treasures of the library. 1t is
an excellent specimen of the nder's
art, having been bound by S. Mearns,
the binder to Charles ii.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-07-29

ANNA S. DOUGLAS, of New York,
caused the arrest of man who sold
her Cripple Creek mine last year and
sued for the purchase money, S., 900, on
the ground that she had been buncoed
into buying a worthless property. She
lost her case, and now the ore being
taken out of her mine runs from S1o,-
600 to 100000 to the ton, and the vein
is about eight feet wide.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-07-29

OPAL mining is one of the latest Aus
tralian mineral industries. The prin-
cipal opal mining center is White
Cliffs, where the gem has been found
in highly payable quantities and of
the richest quality within radius of
ten miles, and population of 1,500 or
thereabouts is settled there.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-07-29

A CRUSADE has been started in Lon
don against the Sunday baked loaf"
1t appears that there is an act of
George ". making it illegal to bake
bread on Sunday in the city of Lon
don, though the fact has long been ig-
nored. The question of Sunday bak-
ing is now to be taken up in parlia-
ment