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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-22
DOMESTIC.


Jim Godding and Wash Powell were
hanged at Valdosta, Ga, for the MUIR
der of country storekeeper named
Vickers about two months ago.
Gov. Pingree issued call convening
the Michigan legislature in special ses-
sion on the 18th inst. to take the nee
essary action to submit to the people
a question of amending the constitu-
ton.
Alexander Bryant, John H. Mullins,
John III. and David L. Craft were killed
near Whitesburg, Kyr in u fight
among themselves.
The battleship Texas, Capt. c. d. Sigs-
bee commanding, left Norfolk, Va, for
Havana, TO bring back the bodies of
the victims of the Maine.
Tables prepared by the war depart
ment show that the United States had
223,235 men on the army muster rolls
during the Spanish war.
An international Farmers union was
organized at Binghamton, N. Y, to
maintain the price of farm products.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, United
States volunteers, has been appointed
military governor of Cuba.
AT Jones, La, mob stretched q negro
to a telegraph pole for assaulting a
white woman.
Gov. Poynter has appointed ex-Sena-
tor Allen to fill the senatorial vacancy
in Nebraska caused by the death of NJ.
L. Hayward.
The independent telephone COM
panies of Ohio, Indiana and Michigan
have refused to sell out to the telephone
combine.
The bituminous coal output in Hi
nois the past year was 23,4G4,445 tons,
an increase of 100000 tons over any
previous year.
The one hundredth anniversary of
the death of George Washington was
commemorated throughout the United
States. AT the tomb at Mount Vernon
President Mckinley made an address.
A frame house 100 years old was
burned in Williamsburg, n. Y, and
three persons were burned to death.
At the nineteenth annual session in
indianapolis of the National Civil Serv-
ice Reform league Carl Schurz, of New
York, was reelected president.
The first Lafayette dollar in aid of
the fund for the erection of the LaFay-
ette monument in Paris was struck off
at the mint in Philadelphia and will be
sent to the president of France. The
second coin was forwarded to Mrs. Nc
Kinley.
The United Mine Workers of Alabama
have declared open war on the Knights
of Labor.
Advices from Mortified. Mass, say
the condition of Evangelist Dwight L.
Moody is extremely critical. lie has
Bright's disease.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-22

Reports of a great British victory at
Ladysmith proved TO have been without
basis OF truth. A revised list 81 the
total casualties TO the British troops al
Magersfontein places the number at s32.
The Boer loss was said 10 be 600.
Walther Hauser, radical, OF Wadens-
we'll, Zurich, has been elected president
of Switzerland for 1900.
Because of poverty Nine. Lacroix
killed her three children and herself in
Paris.
Information was received from Gen.
Otis which indicates that the Filipino
people realize that the insurTectionaYy
movement has gone to pieces, and are
anxious that drastic measures be
adopted to bring about normal con-
ditions in the Philippines.
Maj. March, of the Thirty-third in
fantry, has abandoned his pursuit of
Aguinaldo, who is said to have left
Manitong in disguise for Cabugoan,
province of Cagayan. An insurgent
major who had 90 American prisoners
surrendered to Gen. Young. The
Brooklyn has arrived at Manila, win
ming the long race which she has been
running with the New Orleans.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-22
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

According TO the Montreal Herald,
Canada never before was so prosperous.
Miss b. A. Mulroney, of Philadelphia,
has made over $4,000 out of her shops in
the Klondike.
"A woman's society for the prevention
of cruelty TO animals has been formed
in New Jersey.
New York young women have formed
classes for instruction in intelligent for
eign travelling.
Mrs. Louisa J. 6abel, of Lowell, Me-,
is justice OF the peace, and personally
manages a farm and an express busi-
ness.
Lead and zinc have been discovered
in the vicinity of Centaur, St. Louis
county, Mo-, about 40 miles from St.
Louis.
Jennie June Croly, known the world
over as clever writer and advocate
of the advancement of her sex, is 20
years old.
Teh distress in the famine-stricken
districts of India is becoming more
acute. About 2,25O,OOO persons have re-
ceived relief.
Robert Cosman, Jr., pastor of St.
Johns church, Boston, has been chosen
bishop of the Protestant Episcopal dio-
cese of Maine.
Santiago Morphy. who robbed the
Bank of Mexico of $40, 900, has been SEN
fenced in the City of Mexico to nine
years in prison.
Irving Shaw. aged IA, of Providence,
n. Y, was convicted of numbering his
playmate, Jesse Blanche, and sentenced
to life imprisonment.
Andrew Carnegie has given away over
$9,O0O,O0O for building and maintaining
libraries, the list of his different bene-
iciaries numbering 80.
Mrs. Ezra Shoupe, near Saltillo, Pa.
had lively fight with a big buck, which
she first wounded with rifle and then
dispatched with Il knife.
The Russian government has ordered
all the rivers of the empire surveyed
with view 10 connecting all the impor-
tant streams with canals.
The Noah Webster associa tion. which
has been formed at Hartford, Conn, will
raise funds for library building in
memory of the photographer.
Edward Bates. librarian of the treas
ury department at Washington, died at
the home of his father. DR.. Julian Bates,
of ST. Louis. Mr.. Bates was about 25
wears of age.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-22
LATER.

Discussion in the senate of the finan-
cial measure drafted by the republican
ma jority of the committee on finance
will begin on January 4, the day after
the holiday recess. This announce
ment was made in the senate on the
10th by Mr.. Aldrich, chairman of the
finance committee. Senator Allen took
the oath of Office In the house
speeches were made by Mr.. Grow in
defense of the administrations course
in the Philippines and Mr.. Bell, Colo
RADIO populist, criticising the presi-
dents utterances upon the prosperity
of the country.
The auditorium in the main building
of the recent National Export Expo
sition at Philadelphia is pronounced
by Chairman Joseph II. Manley and
H. c. Payne, of the subcommittee of
the national republican committee. as
the finest hall ever selected for ma
tional convention. If all the availa-
BILE space is utilized the convention
hall will provide $4,000 square feet of
room.
The Altgeld faction of the Illinois
democrats has taken it's first step to-
ward fighting the REGULARS" in the
primaries and county and state con-
ventions of next spring and summer.
A temporary organization was effected
at a meeting in Chicago on the 10th.
A meeting of British residents in
Boston was held on the 10Th for the
purpose of organizing for relief of
those affected by the war in south
Africa. 1t is believed more than $780,
900 can easily be raised in New En-
gland.
Admiral Dewey has renewed his re.
quest that the Chinese who served
with him during the battle of Manila
bay be given the right to enter the
United States free of restrictions. His
letter to Secretary Long has heen for.
warded to congress for consideration.
Practically all of the grain bound
down the lakes for Buffalo, n Y, this
season has arrived, and the total re-
ceipts when compared with last year
show a big falling off. This seasons
receipts of grain total 146, GS5, 407 bush
els, as against 217, 1856, ,511 last year.
John w. Thomas, one of the best
known colored lawyers in Chicago and
the first colored man to be elected 10
the legislature in Illinois, died on the
10Th at his home in that city, aged SO
years. He was the wealthicst colored
person in Chicago.
by vote of nine to five, the board
of aldermen of Denver, Col, has cdopt-
ed a joint resolution expressing sym
pathy for the Transvaal republic in it's
war with Great Britain and hope for
the success OF the Doer arms.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-22
IMPORTANCE OF CORN.
The Colonel Made II Plain That the
Golden Grnin Was Absolutely
indispensable.

"Yes," said Col Stilwell, Everything 10
progressing nicely with the people in my
part of the country, | am happy to say"
1T is fine region" said the young girl
1T is. One of the most salubrious on
earth. 1t is there that the great golden orb
as it swings on its diurnal path across the
sky pauses to send his tenderest messages
across the sunbeams which bind him to the
earth"
You don't say SOL" exclaimed the young
girl; It's something like wireless teleg'
raphy, isn't it?"
The colonel looked little annoyed, and
she hastily exclaimed: at must be per.
fectly lovely therel"
at is. The only gold we ask for is that
which is coined from the sunlight into great
ears of yellow corn. That's what my neigh.
bors and l used to pride ourselves on"
Corn is a very useful article" she said,
with dainty chirp.
'Of co'se it is. People could not get along
without it. l remember one year-one of the
most terrible | ever experienced. Ny sym.
pathies were never before so deeply moved.
There was a drought. The corn crop was a
failure"
1T must have been dreadful. Still, you
could send elsewhere"
81 could. So could the other comparative
ly wel-to-do people. But was thinking of
the poor. tell you, if it hadn't been foh
the charity of a number OF charitable citi-
zens, myself among them, have no doubt
that great many of those unfortunates
would have died of thirst. Washington
Star.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-22

Henry Neise, of st, Louis, was killed
by Fred Bellerson, of Utah, in prize
fight in st. Louis.
Fire destroyed the Western Pennsyl-
vania institute for the deaf and dumb
at Edgewood, the loss being $15O,oo0.
Frank Walker (colored) was hanged
at Moundsville, w. Va, for the murder
of Thomas Sanders, saloonkeeper.
Adam Crist killed his wife and eight
year-old son and fatally wounded a Sec
ond son at Tacoma, Wash, and then
killed himself. Jealousy was the cause.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the 18th aggregated
$1,903, ,130,547, against 81, ,955, ,7s5,o64 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1898
was 1872.
There were 21S business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 18th, against 221 the week
previous and 261 in the corresponding
period of 1898.
John P. Squire & Sons, the largest
pork packers in New England, failed
in Boston with liabilities of $4,000, 900
and assets of $5,00O,00o.
The Comedy theater, one of the pio-
neer show houses in San Francisco,
was destroyed by fire.
r. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of
trade says that never has production
been greater, the number of hands en-
ployed larger or wages distributed
higher.
Prosecuting Attorney Williams, OF
Pawnee county, while arguing a case
in court in Perry, o. T., fell dead with
heart disease.
Henry Landis, secretary of the Bal
timofe board of trade, committed sui
eide by jumping from third-story
window.
Fire partially destroyed the state
penitentiary at Lincoln, Neb.
The failure of the John P. Squire
company of Cambridge, Mass, for $3,-
100000, caused the Broadway national
bank in Boston to close its doors.
Samuel Reynolds three small chill
dren, aged six, three and one years,
were burned to death at Nicholasville,
KY, during the absence of their parents.
Whaleback barge 115, missing on Lake
Superior several days., has been given
up for lost with her crew of nine men.
Nelson Hamilton and his three chill
dren we're burned to death near Alli-
ance, KY, by the burning of their home.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, the newly
appointed governor general of Cuba,
sailed from New York for Havana.
Engineers Balm and Ogden, Fireman
Bradshaw and Brakeman Bulge were
killed in railway wreck near Lewis
ton, Idaho.
Fire completely destroyed the factory
of the Duluth (Minn.) Boot and Shoe
company, the loss being $15O,OO0.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-22
PORTER RUNS A RAILROAD.
All the omcinIs Were Abroad and Hs
Was the Only One
TO DO 1t,

Senator Depew does not tell how the fol.
lowing came to be reported to him, but it ia
such a good story that he uses it continually
in dismissing dignified bores or influential
beggars from his Office. The senator was on
his summer vacation when pompous little
man called to see him and encountered the
colored porter who guards the outer gates
OF the Depew sanctum.
Il want to see Chauncey Depew," said
the little man.
you cain't, sab. He's gone to Europe,
well, then, I'll see his secretary"
Sorry, sab, but Mistah Duval, he's done
gone to Europe ~ >
Then I'll see Cornelius Vanderbilt"
Hes in Newport, sah."
well, is w. X. Vanderbilt in?"
"No, sab. He's done gone to Newport,
too"
dent of the road"
Hes in Albany, sah"
How about the second vice president?"
Hes down to Long Branch, sah."
is the superintendent in?"
Hes out inspectionin' de road, sah."
How. about General Passenger Agent
Daniels?"
"He went away to Cape May dis mawn.
"Who in thunder is running this road,
anyway" shouted the little man, getting
very red in the face.
well, I'll tell you, boss" replied the
ebon attendant dis yere road les runs hit.
sef, sab, an dere hahn nobody needed round
to look after things but me."-Saturday
Evening Post
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-22
FOREIGN,

Gen. Butler, in dispatch to the war
office in London, tells of serious re-
verse near Colenso, which is looked upon
as the worst event that has transpired
in the South African campaign. The
British troops were again led into n
trap. Unable to withstand the furious
raining of bullets from Boer rifles, the
British were forced to retreat, and be-
sides heavy losses in killed and wound
ed, IL big guns were left behind.
Gen. Butler reports that his casu-
alties in the Tugela river battle reached
a total of 1907 and Methuen's revised
list makes his losses at Magersfontein
9G3. The British losses in killed. wound
ed. prisoners and missing throughout
the campaign now reach the enormous
total of 1860. Under Field Marshal
Roberts England has ordered to the
seat Of war all the reserves, colonial
troops and strong division OF militia.
Walter Shanly. well-known civil en-
glneer, died at his home in Montreal,
aged so years. He constructed the Hoo
FAC mountain tunnel.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-22
I'm THE PHILIPPINES.
Movements of the American Troops
-LawtOn Starts Out to Capture
Snn MateO.

Manila, Dec. 19.-Gen. Lawton has
started from Manila with the Eleventh
cavalry, under Col. Lockett, and battal-
ions of the Twenty-ninth and Twenty
seventh infantry, under Lieut.. Col. Sar-
gent, to capture San Mateo, where
Geronomo has 300 insurgents. Gen.
Grant has nearly cleared Zambeles
province. He discovered hidden in
Subig bay a steamer, the Don Fran
cisco, of $50 tons, fully equipped and
coaled. She is supposed to be the ves-
sci Aguinaldo was keeping ready for
his escape. Capt. Layson, of the Thirty
second regiment, has routed an insur-
gent band in Zambeles province, kill
ing several officers. Maj. Smith, with
three companies of the Seventeenth,
surrounded and captured another band
of guerrillas which were terrorizing n
large section north. The troops killed
several of the band. Gen. Hughes has
captured insurgent strongholds at
Leapiz and Romblon, the navy coop
Grating. One man was killed and one
wounded. The insurgents in the is
land of Panay are apparently sup
pressed.
Washington, Dec. 19.-Encouraging
news reached the navy department
Monday from Admiral Watson, at Ma
Mia, respecting the members of the
crew of the Yorktown boats party
which landed at Baler last spring.
The report gives the account of sail
or of the party who has made his way
to Manila, and it shows that IL of the
original party of IS are still alive.
The four dead men mentioned enlist
ed at the following points: Nygard,
a Russian, at Brooklyn; Mcdonald, of
Carmel Valley, CAL, at Mare Island;
Dillon, a native of Peru, Ind, at Mare
island, and Momissey, native of Co
lumbus Neb., also at Mare island.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-22
HE WASN'T SUPERSTITIoUs.
And Yet He Was Bound He wouldn't
Travel without His Lucky
Coin.

Just as he was starting on a short business
journey his wife called him aside. "Wil.
liam," she said, earnestly, don't think Of
going to-day. Put it off till tomorrow or
next week. Something awful will happen
if you disregard my advice, and know it."
What's the matter with you? Been hav-
ing dreams or consulting one of these sec
ond,sight frauds" mo, dear, but this ia
Friday, and it is simply inviting trouble to
make a start on Friday" "Oh, pshawl
Will you never get over such foolishness?
What's the day got to do with it? Honest,
it makes me tired-this everlasting supersti-
tion and belief in signs. If paid attention
to all such things we'd starve, for I'd have
no time to do business. Put all of them out
of your head, little one, I've had just as
good luck on Friday as on any other day,
and the only serious accident ever had was
on Monday. / cam, disarrange all my plans
Just to humor a whim. I'll come back as
safe and sound as l leave. Good.by." He
went, and she sat in the bay window look
ing just as disconsolate as though her worst
fears had been realized At the end of 20
minutes she saw her husband hurrying
toward the house, carrying his hat in his
hand and mopping his forehead. She ran to
the door, pale with apprehension. "What is
it, William? Tell me, quick. l can bear
anything as long as you are all right"
where's that old blue vest? That lucky
dime of mine is in one of the pockets. ia
stay at home before I'd go without it,
Troy Times.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-22
WIN Pension Aged Employee.

Philadelphia, Dec. 10.-It is officially
announced that the plan of pensioning
aged employees by the Pennsylvania
railroad will be put into effect on Janu-
airy 1, 1900. There will be $50 employees,
all of the eastern division, retired and
pensioned on that date. Thereafter all
officers and employees not yet 70 years OF
age will be retired and pensioned on the
first day of the month following their
attainment of that age. The plan also
provides an age limit for the employ
ment of new men, no new employe to
be taken into the service who Is over 80
Jears of age.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-22
A WEEKS RECORD
ALI the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the senate on the 18th Senator CAL
iinger IN. H.) introduced bill for codifica-
ton of the pension laws by joint commits
sion of jurists and members of the G. A r.
A bill to establish telegraphic communica-
ton between the United States and, Hawaii
and the Philippines was introduced by Sem
ator Lodge (Mass).. 1.-THE house adopted
a resolution providing for holiday recess
from Wednesday, December 20, to Wednes-
day, January 8, and continued the debate
on the currency bill.
Senator Pettigrew's resolution inquiring
II Americans had recognized Filipino in
surgents was tabled in the senate on the
Nth. The house resolution for a Christ
mas holiday adjournment on the goth of
December until the Sd of January was
agreed to.....In the house bills were intro
duced to admit Arizona to statehood; to
give two months extra pay to those serv-
Ing in the war with Spain, without limita-
tions of present law; to extend the home
stead law to the Philippines so that SOL
diers serving in the wars with Spain or the
philippines shall have the benefit of home
stead settlement In the Philippines. The
currency bill was further discussed.
The new list of committee members was
agreed 10 in the senate on the 18th. Numer-
Gus private pension bills were introduced,
making the number of such bills at the
present session over 1,60O. Adjourned to
the 1Sth....In the house bills were intro
duced providing a system of government
for Alaska; authorizing the president to
appoint as cadets at the Naval academy
the cadets temporarily appointed during
the Spanish war; giving to all Mexican war
veterans who have reached the age of 70
years and their widows of the same age
pensions of $50 a month. The debate on the
currency bill was ended.
The senate was not in session on the 18TH
LIN the house Mr.. Sulzer IN, W intro
duced a joint resolution declaring that a
state of war exists in South Africa, and
according belligerent rights to the Trans
vaal government
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-22
An Unfortunate BIunder.

Mrs. D'Avnoo-Oh, the awfullest
thing has happened! Clara de Style,
who never could deign to look at any
one in trade, has just discovered that
the man she has married is dry goods
clerk.
Mrs. 'Fashion-Horrors! I should
think she might have found him out
by his talk.
Mrs. D'Avnoo That's just how the
poor girl was deceived. He never
seemed to know anything about any
thing, and she supposed of course he
was millionaire's son.-N. Y. Weekly.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-22
ODDS AND ENDS.

Yellowstone park geysers are slow
ly playing out.
North Haven, Me-, has a 125-year.
old apple tree.
The sea of Galilee is SO feet below
the Mediterranean.
The peach, the plum and the cherry
first grew in Persia.
Strikers were hanged In England leas
than 100 years ago.
A Landmark club is ono of southern
California'a organizations.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-22

Osceola, Ia, Dee. 16.--Mrs. Julia Cros-
by was called for trial Friday on the
'harge of numbering her husband, Mich.
,ua Crosby, at their home at Wood,
oine by shooting him. She pleaded
luilty. The shooting resulted from
,amily differences and the case attract.
ID Wild attention. She will be sen
fenced, it is understood, to 20 years
imprisonment.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-22
How to Avoid Colds During winter.

This idea that many people have,
that winter is an unhealthful season,
is all wrong. Winter is just as health
full as summer, if people will take care
of themselves. If you want to go
through the winter without cold, OBJ
serve these few simple rules:
Don't overhead your house, and
don't stop all ventilation. Sleep in a
cool room, but keep warmly covered.
Always take off your outdoor wraps
when you come in the house, and al
ways put them on when you go out.
And, lastly, just as long as there is
snowon the ground, don't go out with
out your rubbers. This last rule is the
most important of all, for two colds
out of three come from wet feet."-
The Independent.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-22
De.tn of IL Noted Shot.

Beloit, Wis, Dec. 1G.-John A. Ruble,
famous as Il trap and wing shot, who
has participated in all great shotgun
contests of the country, died Friday.