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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-09
THE RAIDERS BAFFLED.
a War Incident Which Proves That
Things Are Not Always What
They Seem.

81 saw by the paper the other day."
said the old veteran, according to the
New York Mail and Express, "that one
of the English colonies il the Boer
war had captured wagon filed with
women's wearing apparel. The incl
dent reminded me of something that
happened in the rebellion when | was
serving with Fitzpatrick. 1t was short
ly after Lincoln had issued his eman-
cipation proclamation and refugees
were coming into the camp in droves.
"One day we learned from a spy
that the confederates were preparing
to send wagon train along highway
some Is miles north of the town where
we were quartered, and we received
orders to intercept it. There's moth.
ing in war so absolutely pleasant and
peaceable as capturing a wagon train,
and, as we had been lying in camp for
several days, we were ready for any
thing.
"Off we galloped, and about sundown
we saw in the distance a vehicle of
some kind slowly climbing a long hill.
We spurred after it, and in few min
utes drew near to what we supposed
was the confederate wagon train. AS
we clattered up the bin the canvas flap
on the back of the wagon was lifted
and woody head appeared in the
aperture.
"'What yo' all fussin' about?' in
quired the owner of the head. Amt
Masa Lincoln said Use free?'
"What did we do? Why, we turned
tail and rode back to camp with the
sergeant swearing softly to himself
We didn't say much about our exploit
next day. We didn't need to. We
didn't hear Of anything else for six
months" -
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-09
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THE KEARsARGE pENNANT.
Civil War Relic That Served to In
spire Americans mt the Bnt-
tie of Manila.

On the evening of the battle of Ma
.nila, writes Lieut.. j. NJ. E!licott in st.
Nicholas, sat at my desk in my state
NOON on the Baltimore" slipping a
cup of after-dinner coffee, and putting
ny personal affairs in such shape that
if fell victim to battle they could
be properly handled by others. While
DESTROYING large accumulation of un-
important letters, came upon frag-
ment Of red-and-white bunting en-
closed in an envelope and labeled: "A
piece OF the pennant which flew at the
masthead of the United States steam
ship Kearsarge, when she fought her
great duel with the confederate cruiser
Alabama"
1t had been given to me as token of
regard by the daughter of Admiral
Winslow, because l was engaged upon
a biography of her father. AS l gazed
upon the bit of bunting my soul was
.s6irred a the thought that it was once
again going into battle; remembered
that sailors are inspired by good
omen, so placed it in the inside pocket
of the blouse which expected to wear
IN action.
AS the shroud of that long night lift
ed. and the gray, vaporous dawn of the
tropics overspread Manila bay, the
quartermaster on the Baltimore's
bridge cried out: "There they are!"
and l thought again of my piece of vic
'torious bunting, recalling how, "a years
before, a quartermaster on another
American warship's bridge had eX-
claimed exultingly under that flag:
''She's coming!'
We sprang to our guns on the Balti-
more's forecastle. A signal of three
flags sped quickly to the yard-arm of
the Olympia ahead of us, signal which
had not been displayed from In Ameri.
can warship for third OF a century.
''Prepare for general action!"
Instinctively we looked aloft, for
from every masthead in that long col
umns of warships burst the stars and
stripes. Then our captain cried out
from the bridge:
"Men, we must fight on empty stom
achs, but we have full hearts. Let u!
ssee once more what can be done under
those fags!"
Then Iheld my BIT of bunting toward
my guns crew, and said:
Here, men, is our mascot-a piec,
fthe battle-pennant of the Kearsarge
Let 1t look once more upon brave deedi
in battle!"
When we drew off for breakfast til,
tropic heat was becoming intense, So
I exchanged my blue blouse for a whit
one. AS we steamed in again to com
plete our victory, 1 noticed that m,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-09
FRANK COLLIER DEAD.
A Chicago Lawyers Remarkable Cn-
reer Ends In Pain md
Poverty.

Chicago, Aug. 5.-Frank Howard |
Collier has bid adieu forever to courts, |
hospitals and asylums. He lies dead |
at Postlewait's undertaking estab-
lishment at 322 Ogden avenue. The |
once famous lawyer expired Saturday |
night at 1880 o'clock in the county
hospital, to which place he had been
taken July 26 last, victim of paraly-
sis of the legs. No relative witnessed
his passing, only a physician and the
| nurses of the institution being present
when his earthly troubles ended. For
weeks Mr.. Collier had lain at his home,
/ 623 Jackson boulevard, penniless and
unattended, suffering alone the miscr-
| les of pain and poverty. Finally
neighboring physician discovered his
! desperate straits and notified the Des-
! PLANES street police, who removed the
patient to the hospital. Then the end
| quickly came.
1.-THE career of Collier has been notable.
| Before the assault that changed brilliant
attorney into an extravagant and irrespon-
! sible person he was one of the most note
worthy figures at the bar of this city. He
| was counsel for the west park board, at
torney for the Chicago, Burlington &
| education and member of many clubs, his
practice was large and he had fortune OF
over 800 900. He was selected as the Amer
lean attorney for a London paper In the
| Piggott forgery case. and when, he visited
| England was presented to Queen Victoria.
During a heated political campaign in 1883
Collier was attacked by two unknown men
and severely beaten. His skull was frac-
tured and he was for many weeks between
life and death. When he recovered from
the physical injuries his mind was wrecked
and he began to waste his property. He
had what French experts call circular"
Insanity. He was worse at a certain period
each year than at other times. Later Col
ler was placed in custody a demented
person, and remarkable series of trials
to decide the question of his sanity fol-
lowed The once clever lawyer had not
forgotten all his legal lore. He acted as
his own attorney and regained his liberty
time and again, only to break out in a
short time and be once more placed in an
asylum. He was in the Dunning and Kan
kakee asylums, but never for long periods
He had a trial by u men before Judge
Kohlsaat In September, 1893, tina was one
, of the most extraordinary on record. Col
, ller put such astonishing questions to the
medical experts and placed them In sucf
an unpleasant light that they were glad tC
escape his sarcasm. The jury found Col
: Her sane and restored to him his property
valued at $4,000. Later this was parti
toned between his wife and children. TIL,
house at 6g Jackson boulevard being re
| tained by the lawyer. Here he lived alone
r ! trying TO build up practice. He gradu
! ally became so poor that he would accep
police court case for any fee offered
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-09

gun captain was eying me in n troubled
way, so | asked him what was the
matter. Coming very close to me he
whispered: Have you still the Kear-
sarge flag, sir?"
"Why, no." replied. "I left it in the
pocket of my other blouse; but that's
all right; it's still on board, you know"
The sailor shook his head obviously.
-''I don't know, SIR" he said. Il think
you had better not let 'em know you
haven't it,
doubt if the knowledge of its alb
ssence would have been apparent under
the circumstances. 1t certainly was
not in the steady bearing of my gun
captain. But If ever again l take crew
siinto battle under the inspiration of n
mascot, shall take care to keep the
italisman with me to the end.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-09
BREATHES HER LAST.
Dowager Empress Frederick, Of
Germany, Is Dead.
Emperor william ard ether Chiidrcr,
Present mt the Bedside-She
Was the Eldest Daughter
Queen Victoria.

Cronberg, Aug. 6.-Dowager En-
press Frederick died at 6:15 p. m.
The death of the dowager empress
was somewhat sudden. At four
o'clock her physicians reported no
change in her condition. Emperor
William and her majesty's other chill
dren were in the sick room most of
the day.
At 1880 a. IN. she was fully con-
scious and all her children, with the
exception of Prince Henry, who is at
Cadiz, were assembled in the sick
room.
Closely following the announce
ment of the death from the castle
the church bells were tolled and the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-09

"a good evidence of how completely
sectional lines have been obliterated
in New York business life and how
completely have faded bitter mem
,ories of the civil war was given a few
days since in a street ear incident.
When he boarded car going down
town, a well-known man about town
met a lawyer whom he had known
for years. In the course of their con-
versation it developed that the law
yer had been captured by Mosby's
guerrillas during one of their raids,
and that it was only by lucky acci-
dent that he escaped death by hang
ing. A few hours later the same man
boarded a car going uptown, and on
lit found a second lawyer, with whom
his acquaintance was of more recent
date. Impressed by the story of Law
yer No. /, he recounted it to Lawyer
No. 2, who laughed heartily and then
remarked: 81 was one OF the squad
detailed from Mosby's guerrillas tx
hang that very man. I haven't seer
him since his escape, but frequently
hear of him in the practice of my pro
fession."-N. Y. Times.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-09
victoria's Eldest Child.

Empress Frederick was the princess
royal of Great Britain and the eldest child
of Queen Victoria. She was born Novem-
ber q, 1910, and was married to Frederick
William, crown prince of the German en-
plre, January 25 1858 To him she bore
Prince William (the present emperor of
Germany, born January q. 1883; Princess
Charlotte, born July 81 1850; Prince Helm
rich, born August Ii. 1862; Princess Vie
toria, born April r. 1866; Princess Sophie,
born June II. 1870. and Princess Margaret,
Born April %, 1872, During her whole life
the empress. lived with a simplicity which
was the common topic of royalty in Eu-
rope. After her marriage with Frederick
and her removal to Berlin she distinguished
herself chiefly for love of retirement. She
hated the fuss and the publicity of the
Prussian court and she loved above all
else that freedom from which her lofty po-
sition almost totally excluded her. She was
empress for 100 days but the Illness of
Frederick saved her from the glare which
had inevitably surrounded her had her
husband lived to rule the great throne of
Germany. Since the death of the emperor
she had lived in the closest retirement at
her caStle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-09

Andrews, Ind, Aug. 6.-rhe Conn
mercial bank of Andrews closed Mon
day with only $25 cash on hand. Presi-
dent Key has been arrested and the
depositors, mostly farmers, fear the
loss of al their savings
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-09

Ossining, n. ", Aug. 6.-Benjamnn
Pugh, negro, who murdered John
Tiegen, waiter in restaurant in
Brooklyn, ON August % last, was put
to death in the electric chair in Sing
Sing prison Monday. Three shocks
were, administered before he was pro-
pounced dead.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-09
Transports Sold.

New York, Aug. 8. = The United
States transports Terry and McPher-
son were sold at auction in Brooklyn
Monday. The Terry was bought by
Miles Barry, of Chicago, for $4,000.
Il. II. Parsons, of Baltimore, bought
the Mcpherson, for S1s,700.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-09
Two Killed In Michigan Mine.

Negaunee, Mich, Aug. 6.-Erick
Johnson and John Peruchoti, miners
Mt the Prince of Wales mine of the
Regent group, were buried under
thousands of tons of ore Sunday after
noon. Two others escaped with ins
juries.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-09
A Shocking bereavement.

Montgomery, Ala, Aug 5. = Miss
Carrie Jones, daughter of EX-Gov.
Thomas G. Jones, was crushed to
death by street ear Monday morn
ing. She was attempting to cross the
street in front of the ear. The acci-
dent occurred in front of the Jones
residence and was Witnessed by Mr..
Jones. The girls head was mashed
to pulp. She was 20 years old.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-09

Marcelona, Mich, Aug. 1.-TWO lit
tie girls, aged three and two years,
daughters of George Simmons, were
burned to death Saturday night. They
were left with two older boys in the
house, which in some unknown man
ner caught fire. The boys escaped and
gave the alarm, but assistance arrived
too late to save the two youngest, The
house and everything in it was burned.
Cruiser Chicago Leaves Gibraltar.
Gibraltar, Aug. 5.-The United
States cruiser Chicago has sailed for
Southampton, where she will go into
drydock.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-09
To Honor Won WaIdersee.

Berlin, Aug. 6.-The senate of Ham
burg will confer upon Count Won
Waldersee the freedom of the city on
his return from China.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-09
You can't Always Tell.

Mean souls, like mean pictures, are
.often found in hne-looking frames
Chicago Daily News.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-09

flags half-masted. 1t is said the cause
of death was dropsy accompanying
the cancer. The remarkable vitality
of the dowager empress astonished
her physicians. She retained con-
seriousness to the end. The castle
grounds are now surrounded by sol
ders and patrolled by hussars and
mounted police.
The Eleventh company of the
Eightieth regiment of infantry, of
which Dowager Empress Frederick
is honorary colonel, has been ordered
here to do duty at the castle.
Relatives of the dead empress kept
continually arriving throughout the
day and detachment of the One
Hundred and Fifteenth infantry came
from Homburg to do sentinel and
patrol duty round the castle.
BY special desire of Dowager En-
press Frederick, DR.. Waller, the Eng
hsh chaplain of Homburg, had been
summoned.
At eight o'clock Monday evening Em-
peror William conducted the members
of the dowager empress household
/ into the death chamber, and led them,
one by one, past the bedside, to take
a last farewell of their mistress.
The children of the deceased have
placed floral tributes around the body
| The face wears singularly peaceful
expression, almost childlille, having
, shrunk from its normal size.
| In the course of the evening several
/ kilograms of coincidence arrived from
European sovereigns addressed to EN-
peror William.
The News in Berlin.
Berlin, Aug. 6.-The announcement;
of the death of Dowager Empress
! Frederick was published here too late
for comment in the evening papers
with the exception of the Freisinnigt
Zeitung, which recalls her heroic bear
ing during her husbands last days
when she silently endured the heart
less illusions of the Chauvinistic Ger
man press" This journal also praise
her "dignifed self-effacement' since
the death of Frederick the Noble. Sool
after the announcement was made tn
flags on all the public buildings in Ber
lin were half-masted. 1t is taken TO
granted the interment will be at Fried
enskirche, Potsdam, by the side of En-
peror Frederick, but the date of tn
function is not yet known publicly.
All the morning papers appeared
with black borders and sympatheti
obituary notices, eXtolling the de
ceased dowager empress as the pre-
moter of all work for the public goo
and as pattern of womanly virtues
who will never be forgotten by th
| German nation.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-15
Baptist Church.

Services as usual next Sunday. The
pastor is expecting to have an evan
gelistic helper with him soon. In the
event Of his not arriving for next Sun
day the pastor will resume, and per-
Aaps conclude in the evening, The re-
lation of bis experience in the East.
Sunday nights talk will be from th7:
standpoint Of resident missionary lq
China, and according to the apostolic
method recorded in Acts XIV, 81.
The returning missionaries "rehears-
ed all that God had done for them,
and how He had opened the door Of
faith unto the heatheil." Interesting
incidents OF life and work in the far
West OF the celestial empire will be
related and Illustrations Of how the
gospel proves the power OF God unto
salvation even among the degraded
Chinamen will be given.
Aycrybody WELCOMED to all tbs
services.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-15

Patrick Hennessy, who goes under
the alias of Elbridge Hanecy, is dis
grace to the judiciary OF Chicago. In
a proceeding in his court for the
forfeiture of the charte of the Peoples
Gas Light and Coke Company, he .sus-
tanned 1T In plundering the public.
Hearst's Chicago American criticised
the corrupt decision as every decent
man and paper ought to have done.
The judge smarting under the deserved
criticism had Andrew NJ. Lawrence,
managing editor, and III. S. Garfield,
who wrote the criticism, arrested for
contempt of court and assuming the
role OF prosecutor, witness, jury and
Judge in the case sentenced Lawrence
to 40 days In Jail and Garfield to 30
days in Jail. A few minutes after the
rendition Of this outrageous decision
Judge Dunno issued writ Of habeas
corpus returnable Immediately, ask
ing for their discharge from the IL
legal and corrupt decision Of nanecy.
Things have come to a pretty pass
when the man clothed with little
brief authority may assist corpora
ton to rob the public, and tn n
punish the newspaper for exposing his
lnfamy.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-15
Fire I'm Boston

Boston, Nov. ia little under a
uuarter of a million was the loss by
an all-day fire which started an the
seven-story granite building, corner
Of Broad and Franklin streets, oceu,
pied by the Murphy Varnish company.
Nhe Murphy Varnish company was
the chief sufferer, the other tenants
being Brooks, Bepnelle & Co., paper
dealers and box makers; Tasting
Dixon press, McIndoo Bros, engrev-
ers, and E. A. Hartin & Co., printers,
The building was owned by Mayor
Hart, and being an old one, was in
sured for only $4,000. The tenants
actual losses have not been made up
The insurance is small,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-15
NUMBER CR0WSLESS
Only Nine of the Escaped Conviets
Remain at Large.
THREE MORE CAPTURED BY GUARDS.
Two of Them Were the Captors OF
Sheriff Cook Last Sunday-They
Are Taken After Short
Hut Exciting Fight.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 1S.-Three
more of the 26 fugitive convicts from
Fort Leavehworth prison were cap
tured at Bazaar, near Cottonwood
Falls, Kan. late Tuesday afternoon
by penitentiary guards after fight
in which one of the conviots was
shot. The captured men are Gilbert
Mullen (white), Fred, Robinson (mu-
latto), and Sol Switzerland (Indian).
Switzerland was wounded, but not
seriously. He was also shot while
making his escape from the prison
last week. None of the guards were
injured Tuesday. Only nine of the
escaped convicts are yet to be taken,
and the whole country is on the look
out.
Were Cooks Captors.
Topeka, Kan, Nov. 1.-Two of the
convicts captured near Cottonwood
Falls, Gilbert Mullins and Sol South
erland, are those who captured Sher-
iH Cook near here last Sunday. The
battle in which the conyicts were
taken was brief, but exciting. Capt.
Trelford and company of prison
guards were searching for the three
convicts, who left some very notice.
able clews behind them. Finally,
when nearing strip of timber, the
officers saw the. runaways without
being seen by them, Hastily moving
around under the shelter of a small
hill, the guards managed to get in
front of the convicts before they had
, reached the timber. Capt. Trelford
called upon them to surrender. They
did not answer, but broke into run
The guards then opened fire without
effect. The convicts could not return
the fire, having no ammunition
After u brief chase, in which numer'
Gus shots were fired, Switzerland was
wounded and then the other surren
dered, Mullin is still suffering from
wound in the leg as result of the
fight with Sheriff Cook. and coulo
net do much running.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-15
specinl Jupy fpr the Csone


Birmingham, Ala, Nov. 1s.Partial
returns from every county in Ala,
bama indicate that the new consti
tuition has been ratified BY nearly 30
600 votes. The black belt counties
where the largest maiorities for rati:
fcation are expected, have been sloM
to send in returns, and when the of
/ fetal count is made the majority may
go as high as $4,000.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-15
Jail for Ne,,spaperpen.

Chicago, Nov. 13.---Judge Hanecy
Tuesday morning gave his decision in
the Chicago American contempt case.
He fixes the punishment Of Andrew M.
Lawrence, managing editor, at 40 DAYS
in the comfy jail, and that of Fl. S.
Garfield. reporter, al 30 days, John c.
HanlGoad, assistant city editor, and
SIS. Carvalho, fnarcial manager, yere
dschSrgsa,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-15
Found spuutsb Gold

Mobile, Ala, Nov. l3.-Fhe British
schooner Union, which arrived here
Monday, brought 20 pounds of Span
ish gold in coin and bars, found in
Central American waters, near Cay
man Brac, by Capt. Magnfs Barton
and associates. The coins bear dates
of 1853. The bars and coins are val
ued at between $4,000 and $1,000
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-15
Daring Rebh.ry

Elkhart, Ind, Nov. 13.-Tuesday
morning, after one o'clock, the Bristol
post office was robbed of $500 in
stamps and $1,000 in money The rob-
bers put up fight while the post of
fee safe was being blown, in which
Mrs. G. 2. Bickel was shot in the arm
and Ray Shaner was hot In the nose.
Neither wound Is fatal
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-15
Admitted to the Bar.

Indianapolis. Ind, Nov. 10. = Col.
Russell B. Harrison, son of ex-Presi-
Qent Benjamin Harrison, @as pRTnes-
day admitted 10 practice law by the
county, state supreme and federal
courts, on The motion of 'ex-united
States Attorney General w. If. II.
Miller, former law partner of the late
ex-President Benjamin Harrison, and
Stale Attorney General TpSiop Col.
Harrison will open q law Office in In
dianapolis.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-15
Estfay r aiken Un.

One brown hotter with.a few gray
hairs mixed in, has d lima back and
white syiteh to the tail, one year old
past, thick heavy horns. The owner
requested to prove property, pay
cnarges and take her away.
w. q. NICHOLS, Gresco, Ia.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-15
To BniId Electric ROAD,

indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 13.-Plaas
have been made for the building of
an electric line from Indianapolis to
Lafayette. About Sc residents of
these places have incorporated the
Lafayette & indianapolis rapid rail
Way, capital $25D,OOO.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-15
Out His sister's Throat.

Centervil1e, Ia, Nov. 10. - Louis
Battles cut the throat of his sister,
inficting a fatal wound, and then
slashed his own throat in a futile at
tempt at suicide. He is believed to
be insane.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-15
Preparing to Organize,

Cincinnati, Nov. 13.-The general
conference of Independent Cracker
ind Biscuit Bakers have appointed a
committee on permanent organization
with George A. Ward, Of Pittsburg,
n chairman.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-15
Panama Not Cnptured

New 1'o,l., ,'..o,. ff9. Passengers ar
ffving ca tie steamship Orizaba con
firm the .ei9a thnt the City Of Papa-
gt has not been taken BY Tho slslIs.
SnaaunbaHrs-r sak1E1nseH