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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-05-11
LATER.

An apparently deliberate attempt
was made ON the morning of the sth
to burn down big double tenement
in New York City. Nearly 100 per-
sons were placed in peril of their
lives and 20 families were rendered
homeless by the blaze.
News has reached Topeka, Kan, of
the drowning in Wakarusa creek of
Frank and Sherman Cox, brothers,
and William White1aw. three young
farmers. All were married and lived
near Watson, Kan. The men had
been fishing and their boat capsized.
Jerseyville, ILL.,, was visited by a
tornado on the night of the 7th which
damaged n number of buildings.
Large trees were torn up by the
roots, the roofs of several buildings
were blown oil, and barns, sheds and
small outbuildings We're demolished.
President Powell, of the Order of
Railway Telegraphers, issued an or
der on the Sth, formally discontinue
ing the strike of the Southern rail-
way telegraphers declared April 12.
Korner & Hays, lithograpners, of
Buffalo, n. Y, have filed petition in
bankruptcy with liabilities aggregat-
ing 100000. Herman II. Koerner and
Charles +. Hayes have filed individual
petitions. The firms assets are about
100000.
The detailed statement sent to the
senate of the cost of the Paris expo
sition commission from the date of
its organization to December 81, 1899,
shows that the total amount paid for
salaries was $167,76S, and for travel
ing expenses $53,397.
| The American hotel at Geneseo, n.
T., was destroyed by fire ON the Sth.
A search after the fire had been got
ten under control resulted in the
finding Of the bodies of Lafayette
Carney and Sherman Deboray, of
West Sparta, on the third floor.
Advices from Samoa announce that
the American flag has been hoisted
over the island of Tutuila amid great
native rejoicing, and that the chiefs
have made formal cession of the ISL
land to the United States. The inhab-
Iitants OF Manua, it is also announced,
request the formal hosting of the
American flag over that island, which
will likewise be ceded.
Mount Vesuvius has been in state
of eruption for several days and ex-
plosions within the crater have
thrown lava and masses or rock TO a
great height.
Nearly all Of the senate's session on the 9Th
was devoted 10 consideration OF the naval ap-
preparation bill -. The house devoted most Of
the day to consideration OF rrl, ate b!ls re-
ported from the committee on claiius, a.d ten
bills were passed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-05-11
DEWEY AT MEMPHIS.
City Entertnins the Admiral and His
Wife by n Flower Parade and
Full Dress Ball.

Memphis, Tenn, May s. = The festiv-
tiles in honor of Admiral and Mrs.
Dewey, who, with Lieuts. Caldwell and
Crawford, arrived in Memphis Sunday
evening, began Monday. The city is
crowded with visitors and the decora-
ions of the downtown business houses
re most elaborate.
Admoral and Mrs. Dewey arose at an
early hour in the morning and break
tasted at the Peabody hotel. After
reading the morning papers Admiral
Dewey received few visitors.
The features of the day were various
receptions and a magnificent floral pa
rade.
At night full dress ball was given in
honor of Admiral and Mrs. Dewey at
the Grand opera house, and the func-
tion in social way eclipsed anything
of the kind ever witnessed in Memphis.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-05-11
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Nearly 1900 Spanish prisoners still
are held by the Filipinos.
Havana. Cuba. has 90 parks and
seven miles of boulevards.
The post Office department has ap-
pointed over 20 postmasters for Porto
Rico.
In the Klondike eggs are now sell
pound
Exports of American liquor have de-
creased 40 per cent. during the last
nine months.
In the year ended on March 81 the
Rock Island roads net income in
creased $667,321.
Berlin. with the approval of the
kaiser. sent over 100000 marks for the
famine sufferers in India.
Six thousand passengers for Cape
Nome are booked for May sailings and
all berths are preengaged.
Miss Morgan, San Francisco girl,
is the only woman among 600 art stu
dents at the Beaux Arts in Paris.
In New York city $50 retail drug
gists have formed an association to
compete with department stores.
william d. Hall, st. Louis street
car conductor, is in active service. al
though he has just passed his eightieth
birthday.
Rochester, n. Y, the home of Gen.
Otis, is planning large reception for
that soldier upon his return to the
United States.
The total receipts for liquor IL
censes in New York for the coming
year are $4,s59,s15. This is $4,000
more than was paid last year.
President McKinley's favorite poem
is Longfellow's Psalm of Life" 1t
was the first bit of verse he learned by
heart when he was a schoolboy.
Mrs. Laura A. Alderman, of Hurley,
S. D., owns and operates one of the
largest orchards in the state. She has
$50 acres covered with over 5000 trees.
Mrs. Leland Stanford has given the
old Stanford home in Sacramento,
Cal, to Bishop Mora, of the Catholic
church, together with a $4,000 en-
dowment, to maintain it as an orphan
age.
DR.. Theodore Herzl, originator of
the scheme to assemble all the Jews
of the world in Palestine, says money
in plenty is in hand and the project
only awaits satisfactory charter
from the sultan.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-05-11
A WEEKS RECORD
ALI the News of tho 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.

The senate on the I'd passed a bill for the
creation of linked memorial parks on the
battlefeds of Fredericksburg, Chancellors-
Vile, the Wilderness and Spottsyivania.
The army appropriation bill was further
discussed. e. In the house bill providing
for the construction of n protected but not
fortified Nicaragua canal was passed by
n vote of 225 to 30 and the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill, the most important of the
general sundry bills and the last on the
list, was reported. 1t carries s61, 1,5se7l5.
After n rather spirited debate the army
appropriation bill was passed in the sem
ate on the Sd, and the naval appropria-
tion bill 1858 1881 616) was reported. In the
house the free homes bill granting
patents to bona fide settlers on lands pur-
chased from Indians was passed and the
sundry civil appropriation bill was fur
ther considered
On the 4th the senate passed the army re-
organization bill. which practically revolu-
tionizes the present staff arrangements OF
the army, the fortincations BILL carrying
s7,733,62S, and the bill to create the rank of
lieutenant general and make the adjutant
general major general. Adjourned to the
7th. In the house 73 of the 132 pages of the
sundry civil appropriation bill were COM
pleted. President Mckinley submitted his
first veto. 1t was on a bill to open part of
the Navajo Indian reservation to settle
ment under mining laws.
There was no session of the senate on the
9Th. . In the house the senate amendments
to the army appropriation bill were dis
agreed to and the bill was sent to confer
ence. The sundry civil appropriation bill
was passed. The general deficiency and
military academy appropriation bills are
now the only general supply bills unacted
upon by the house.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-05-11

Sandon, British Columbia mining
town, was all but obliterated by fire.
A celebration of the fourth centen-
ary of the discovery of Brazil took
place in Rio Janeiro.
Gen. Otis sailed from Manila on the
transport Meade for the United States.
He will be succeeded in the Philip
pines command by Gen. Macarthur.
Before sailing he reported to Wash
ington that leading Filipinos express
confidence in the early pacifcation of
the islands. They say the war has
terminated. Leading insurgents are
surrendering."
Gen. Pantelon Garcia, the highest in
surgent officer except Aguinaldo, was
captured by Americans in the town of
Jaen, province of New Eciin.
The occupation of Winburg by Ham
ilton's column was reported; n fierce
battle along the Vet river continued
all day, but the Beers were vanquished
during the night; there was c,so hot
fighting near Thaba N'Chu; Mafeking's
relief was deemed far away.
An attempt was made by unknown
persons to blow up part of the Paris
exposition.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-05-11
MUST GO BACK.
Federal Judge Decides That n For
mer Chinese Merchant of Chi
cago Must De DepOrted.

Toledo, May S.-Judge Kicks, in
federal court, has decided that Lung
Hong, former Chinese merchant or
Clark street, Chicago, must leave the
country. He has stubbornly fought
his case in the courts. Judge Kicks
says that the whole question hinged
on whether Lung was merchant, as,
when arrested, he was working in a
laundry at Lima. The defense had
held that the burden OF proof wa.
upon the government, and that the
government would have to prove that
Lung had not been merchant, rather
than that the defense would have to
prove that he had been. The court de-
cided that the celestial is unlawfully
in this country.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-05-11
THE AMUSEMENT QUESTION.
The Chief Topic of Dincussion Among
Delegates to the Methodist
General Conference.

Chicago, May s.-Discussion on the
amusement question filled much of
the spare time of the delegates to the
Methodist general conference. If the
trend of remarks to date in the outer
corridors and from time to time in
the Auditorium can be relied upon
amusements heretofore opposed by
the rules of the church will remain
under the ban. Many small changes
in the discipline will probably be
made, but the clergy, from the bish-
ops to the plainest pastor of the
smallest church, will stand united for
the articles barring dancing, card
playing and the theater.
AS the time approaches for settling
the question of how many bishops
shall be elected by the conference. the
sentiment is growing among the dele
gates that none of the present occu-
pants of the high Office should be re-
tired or placed on the superannuated
list. The committee on episcopacy be-
gan active work on questions referred
to it by the conference. Chairman
Buckley was authorized to appoint
SuDCOI1IllJteeS Oh tenure OF ONCE,
missionary bishops, districting of
bishops, episcopal residences and gen.
eral reference. A score of memorials
were read and referred to appropriate
committees without discussion.
There are 90 or more avowed candi-
dates for the office of bishop, notwith-
standing the fact that it is not likely
more than five additions to the pres
ent board of episcopacy will be made.
Members of the committee on tenn
poral economy listened to the reading
of mass of memorials and resolu-
tions suggesting changes in the man.
agement of church affairs. The diff
ferent documents We're referred to
subcommittee without being dis
cussed. The committee on temperance
listened to the reading of several me-
MORALS referred to it by the general
conference. The memorials condemned
President Mckinley for laXity in en-
forcing tie anti-canteen law.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-05-11
GOMPERS' ADVICE.
lie Urges strikers to Disobey the In
junction Granted by JUS
ttcc Freedman.

New York, May s.-Samuel Gompers,
president of the Federation of Labor,
addressed the striking cigarmakers in
Bohemia hall Monday and advised them
to disregard the Injunction issued by
Judge Freedman which prohibits them
from picleting or attempting in any
way to deter others from taking their
places, and enjoins sympathizers from
giving financial aid for the purpose OF
continuing the strike. In his speech
he said:
Judge Freedman had no right to issue This
injunction. He may have been imposed
upon, but as this injunction is illegal and
unconstitutional you may disregard 1t. &c
right on with your strike. They cannot stop
you from contributing money to maintain
the strike or support the pickets. Keep
right up with your fight for principle. The
manufacturers rely on their wealth and
influence with the courts to defeat this
strike"
Mr.. Gompers declared, with many
dramatic gestures, that rather than
obey Justice Freedman's injunction he
would gladly, freely, willingly lay
down the little life he had left"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-05-11
EOREIGN.

Twenty American soldiers and 200
Filipinos were killed in five-day battle
on the island of Samar. The rebels at
tackled the garrison in church. There
are persistent rumors that Aguinaldo
has been killed by the Igorattes. There
is no proof that he has been alive since
Maj. March pursued him into the Ben
quet mountains.
Lord Roberts general advance to-
ward Pretoria is reported in progress.
Brandfort has been captured, the Beers
making slight resistance. Gen. Hunter
is to go to the relief of Mafeking.
The British forces were reported as
still trying to drive the Boers back
and were making some headway.
Casualties have been severe On both
sides in recent fighting. The Beers
claim n victory at Warrenton, which
included the capture of 1000 British
a Manila dispatch says that re-
connoitering party of the Twenty-siXth
infantry was surrounded at Lean
killed and 16 others were wounded. The
Filipinos retreated when reinforce
| ments arrived.
The mounted infantry with Lord
Roberts have picketed their horses on
| the south bank of the Vet river. Is
miles north of Brandfort. The head
| OF Lord Roberts columns has thus ad
vanced SO miles north Of Bloemfon'
! tein.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-05-11

The business part OF Glasgow, KY,
was swept away by fire.
Burglars entered the First national
bank at East Brady, Pa, blew open the
safe and secured $4,000.
A hurricane wrecked many buildings
in central Kansas and at Ellinwood
George Helfrich and his wife were
killed.
The Mississippi Valley Hay Storage
companys buildings and the lumber
yards of Hofner & Lohman were burned
in st. Louis, the loss being $35o,0o0.
A tornado wrecked many houses at
Wilsonville, Neb.
Fire destroyed the Mallory line
steamship pier in New York, the loss
being $1,o00,O00.
The United States will send no min
lister to Turkey until claim is settled.
An unknown negro about 20 years old
was lynched near Geneva, Ala, for as
saulting 12-year-old white girl.
The percentage of the baseball
clubs in the National league for the
week ended on the 9th were: Phila-
delphia, .714; Cincinnati, .643; Brook
lyn, .571; Chicago, .467; st. Louis, .467;
Pittsburgh, .42o; New York, 1856; Bos-
ton, .30s.
Sophia Everson, % years old, and her
cousin, Melvina Wilson, 2s years old,
were accidentally smothered to death
in bed in st. Louis.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey were greet
ed by a crowd of 1000 people at Mem
phis. Tenn.
Alaska miners lynched a comrade ac-
aused of murder to save trouble of
guarding him as n prisoner
Twenty-seven Illinois and Indiana
theatrical managers have united for
protection.
Churches, theaters, schools and clubs
at Marsballtown, Ia, were closed be-
cause of smallpox.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-05-11
personal AND POLITICAL.

The United Christian party in con-
vention at Rock Island, Ill.,, nominated
Rev. f. c. Swallow, of Pennsylvania, for
president and John G. Wooley, of Chi
cago, for vice president.
Nebraska republicans nominated
Charles H. Dietrich for governor and
elected delegates to the national con-
vention instructed for Mckinley.
Indiana prohibitionists nominated
Charles n. Eckhart, of Auburn, for gov
ernor.
Nominations for congress: Michi
gan, Third district, Washington Gard
ner (rep); Kentucky, Ninth district,
Samuel ]. Pugh (rep); Indiana,
Fourth district. Marion Griffith
(dem.).
Michigan republicans in convention
in Detroit instructed the national del
egates for Mckinley.
The Iowa democratic convention in
Des Moines indorsed Bryan and the
Chicago platform, but left out refer
ence to sixteen to one.
Congressional nominations: Illinois,
Eighth district, A. j. Hopkins (rep.),
renominated; Tenth, G. w. Prince
(rep.), renominated; Twentieth, j. r.
Williams (dem.), renominated. Iowa.
First district, Thomas Hedge (rep.).
Wisconsin, Eighth district, Z. S.
Minor (rep.), renominated Missouri,
Second district, w. c. Irwin (rep.);
Eighth, James T. Moore (rep.). Kan
sas, First district, G. w. Click (dem.)
The Ohio democratic state conven-
tion will meet at Columbus June -
and the Indiana democrats will meet
at indianapolis June 6.
John r. Mclean, brother-in-law of
Admiral Dewey, has abandoned the
latter in his candidacy for the presi-
dency.
The republicans of the Sixth Illinois
| district have renominated Henry S.
Boutell for congress.
Benjamin Douglass, founder of the
II. G. Dun g. Co. mercantile agency, died
suddenly at his home in Santa Barbara,
Cal, aged s4 years.
Gen. Silas NJ. Bailey, one of the IA
nous 800 which stood by Gen. Grant in
| the convention of 1850, died at Union
town, Pa, aged Ga years.
Ohio socialists nominated state
ticket headed by Samuel Barton, OF
Valley, for supreme judge.
William C. Endicott, secretary of war
| under President Cleveland's first ad-
ministration, died in Boston, aged 73
years.
The date of meeting of the Ohio
| democratic convention has been
changed to June 10 instead of June6.
Granny" Ray (co1ored), l15 years OF
age, died in Cincinnati.
Ex-Congressman David B. Culberson
died in Jefferson, Tex, of the grippe.
The republicans renominated George
E. Foss for congress in the Seventh Hi.
nois district and the democrats renom.
mated Champ Clark in the Ninth Mis-.
souri, district.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-05-11
DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONES.
Five Story Steel Building mt San
Antonio, Tex, Wrecked-Dam-
nge Very Heavy.

San Antonio, Tex, May s.-A de-
structive cyclone wrecked the San
Antonio Loan and Trust company's
five-story steel and terra Gotta build
ing. The loss is about $4,000. The
building was uninsured.
The tornado caused loss aggregat-
ing over 100000. No loss of life is re-
ported. At Fort Sam Houston the en-
tire galleries of three barracks were
demolished and the officers quarters
were unroofed. Hundreds of trees
within the fort are utterly ruined.
BeNar county will be heavy loser by
the wreckage of bridges. \ huge steel
bridge over the Salado creek, nine
miles from this city, is completely de-
molished. The damage will probably
reach $4,000. 1t is estimated that SO
houses were damaged through blow
ing in of walls and loss of roofs. The
damage caused by the collapse of the
San Antonio Iron and Trust COM
pany's building is $4,000. The known
total loss in the city exceeds 100000.
Outside of San Antonio the greatest
damage has been done to farm build
ings and to crops. So far no casu-
alties have been reported, but these
may come to-day when the country is
heard from. The wheat crop and fruit
trees have suffered much. Wheat was
just heading and was in a condition
to be injured severely.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-05-11
DIRECTORS RESIGN.
SeIigman and Strauss Sever Their
Connection with the American
Steel and Wire Company.

New York, May s. = At a meeting of
the board of directors of the American
Steel and Wire company, Henry w.
Seligman and Frederick w. Strauss re-
signed from the board. Subsequently
a statement was made public in which
the gentlemen resigning say that they
retire from the directory of the Amer
lean Steel and Wire company because
Mr.. John w. Gates did not at the
meeting retire from the management
of the company, as we had been given
to understand that he would do"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-05-11
CUBAN EDITOR SHOT.
Senior AIberti Killed by Unknown Az
sassin While He lis Attend
ing Thenter.

Gibara, Province of Santiago de
Cuba, May s.-Senor Alberti, editor of
the Don Claridades, was shot and in
stantly killed by an unknown assassin
at the theater Sunday night.
Alberti was an active politician and
his paper recently has been criticising
the action of the American officials,
particularly the election orders.
Hidalgo who killed Capt. Smith, col
lector of this port in January, was ed
itor of the Don Claridades. Alberti had
received threatening letters which he
ridiculed in his paper.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-05-11
AGUINALDo HEARD FROM.
The Filipino Leader Joins Gen. Tine
In the North of Island of
Luzon.

Manila, May S.-Telegrams received
here from Gen. Young report that
Aguinaldo has rejoined the rebel gen.
eral, Tino, in the north, and that they
have reassembled considerable force
in the mountains. Gen. Young desires
to strike them before the rains and
asks for reenforcements.
The tenor of the dispatches indicates
that Gen. Young is confident that
Aguinaldo is with Tino and it is pre-.
sumed they are planning to resume
fighting during the rains.
Two rebel attacks on the American
garrisons in the Visayan islands re.
Gently have resulted in the killing OF
ESQ of the enemy and the wounding OF
two Americans.
At daybreak May 400 rebels, a
hundred of them armed with rifles,
attacked Chairman, in northern
Saonar, in the vicinity of Catubig,
f company, of the Forty-third regi-
ment, was garrisoning the place. The
enemy built trenches on the outskirts
of the town during the night and fired
volleys persistently into it until the
Americans, charging the trenches,
scattered the Filipinos and killed 15s
of them. Two Americans were
wounded. This attack was precipi.
tated by the enemy's recent success.
full fight at Catubig. The garrison of
Chairman has been removed to the
seaport of Laguan
A force of Filipinos estimated to
number eco men armed with rifles and
and 600 armed with bolos, and oper-
ating four muzzle-loading cannon, at
tackled Jaro, on Leyte island, April 15,
which place was garrisoned by 25 men
of company, of the Forty-third regi-
ment, Lieut.. Estes commanding.
Estes left Is men to protect the town
and with the remaining ten men he
advanced on the enemy in two squads
sheltered by the rides south of the
town, whence they stood off the Fill
pinos for three hours. Then 90 armed
members of the local police force sal.
lied out to help Estes Americans
The latter, with the police. charged
the enemy. and together they dis.
persed the Filipinos and after the
fight was over buried 1876 of them
| There were no American casualties.