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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-04-26

1t is greatly to ,ne credit of our
State that the people in all sections
are so actively interested in the Beau
voir plan. The camps of veterans, the
Sons and Daughters everywhere seem
imbued with a desire to aid in the
early consummation of this noble
work, and the larger towns are hav-
ing enthusiastic public meetings, at
which much good is being done. The
purchase of 'Beauyoir is not the only
good that will result from this move
ment. 1t is bringing the young PEG
pie together in that best of all ways
united labor for a noble cause. At
the present rate Beauvoir will at an
early date be the beloved possession Of
the veterans, May the homeless ones
find there a resting place through
many years Of peace and happiness.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-02-07
DEALS IN HIGH FIGURES.
Census bureau Makes Public stntis-
ties of Manufacturing Indus
tries of United States.

Washington. Jan. 31.-The statistics
of the manufacturing industries for
the United States as shown by the Of
fetal returns of the twelfth census,
are announced in preliminary report
issued by the census bureau. These
figures do not include establishments
with a product of less than $500. gov
ernmental establishments, or penal,
eleemosynary and educational institu-
tions, which were not reported at the
eleventh census. The summary, as
compared with the figures of 1890, fol-
lows: Number of establishments, 512,-
5S5; increase, A per cent. Capital,
$9,s53, ,630,7s9; increase, 81 per cent.
Wage-earners, average number $780,
SOS; increase, 25 per cent. Total wages,
1888 ,40T,257; increase, 23 per cent.
Miscellaneous expenses, $1,02S, $50, ,653;
increase, 63 per cent. Cost of materials
used, $7,349, ,916,030; increase, AZ per
cent. Value of products, including
custom work and repairing, $13,o19,-
251 GA; increase, 80 per cent.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-02-07
A SAD CASE.
Bright Young Female student at
Ann Arbor Takes Her
own Life.

Ann Arbor Mich. Feb. 4.--Miss Ag-
the medical department of the Uni
versity of Michigan, committed sui
eide here Monday afternoon. She is
daughter of DIR. David Inglis, prom
inent physician of Detroit. The
young woman was an unusually
bright and promising student, and
had already made name for herself
among her professors. She was prom
inent in athletics, being coach of the
freshmen basket ball team and TAX
ing great interest in gymnasium
work No motive for the deed has
been discovered. but il is known that
she was subject to attacks of great
mental depression. At such times
she has often threatened to take her
life. This was probably the cause,
although she left an examination
Monday morning in cheerful spirits.
Worry over examinations does not
seem to be the cause, as she passed
with high marks all she had taken up
to this time. After examination she
went downtown, returned to her
room and shot herself. She then
opened her door, walked out into the
hall and fell in swoon. She died
half an hour later without recovering
consciousness. The bullet entered
near the heart, inhicting an ugly
wound. She was % years old and n
member of the Alpha Epsilon Iota
SOcipty
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-02-07
AWFUL CALAMITY.
Without Warming Walls of a
Burning Building Collapse.
Nine FIremen hurled, with No Hops
that Any of Them VIII he Res
cued Alive - Catastrophe
Occurred mt st. Louis
--Loss $4,000.

St. Louis, Feb. Sat least nine
men were killed and as many more
injured in fire which broke out
last night in the five-story stone and
brick building at No. 314 Chestnut
street, occupied by the American
Tent and Awning Co. The building
suddenly collapsed and although the
half dozen men who were caught in
the crash had not been reached by
their hard working companions two
hours later, it is almost certain that
they have succumbed. The dead:
August Thierry, first assistant
chief.
Michael Kehoe, assistant foreman.
Daniel Steele, foreman.
William Dundon, pipeman.
Charles Krening, pipemnn.
Patrick Bergen, assistant foreman.
Three pipemen, names unknown.
The building in which the fire origi-
mated was located in the old business
section of the city and was about so
years old. The blaze, which proved n
hard one for the fire department to
master, had been brought practically
under control when suddenly, with
absolutely no warning, the building
collapsed and came down in a heap
with n noise that could be heard for
blocks.
Three pipemen at work on the sec
ond floor had had difficulty in man.
aging n line of hose and Assistant
Chief Thierry was on his way with
three of his men to lend them aid
when the building collapsed. The
men went down with tons of twisted
iron, brick, steel and wooden columns
enveloping them.
Chief Swingley, who was in front
of the building directing his men,
had miraculous escape from death.
AS the front wall fell outward he
scurried across the street and fell un-
der the aerial truck. The truck was
covered with debris and partially
wrecked and it was to it's shcltering
protection that the chief owes his
life.
Frank Lingo, driver of the truck,
was directing stream on the fire
from the aerial ladder about 40 feet
from the ground, when the wall fell.
A portion of the debris struck him
and he was hurled through the air
to the ground, receiving probably ia
tai injuries.
Chief Swingley put his entire force
to work at once in an effort to res
cue the buried firemen, but although
the men worked heroically they had
not been able to reach the victims
at midnight. 1t is certain that all
are dead, as tons of debris cover
| them.
The losses foot up $4,000.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-02-07
Given a Life Term.

Fort Wayne, Ind, Feb. 4.-Charles
w. Dunn. the wealthy old lumber
man who was convicted of murder
in the first degree, was sentenced TO
imprisonment for life Monday morn
ing by Judge O'Rourke. The offense
of which Dunn was convicted was
the criminal assault and murder of
Alice Cothrell, the ten-year-old
daughter of neighbor. The theory
of the state was that Dunn assault
ed her in his barn, hid the body in
pile of sawdust and later carried
it to his house and threw the body
into cistern, under the kitchen
where it's was found.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-02-07
ADouble Tragedy.

Wheeling, w. Va, Feb. 5.-Monday
night at Glen Jean, mining town in
Fayette county, this state, mob
went to the. home OF Il. Williams, a
colored herb doctor, called him to
the door and shot him to death. He
returned the fire before sinking to
the porch and Tuesday morning Nose
Allen, colored, was found short
distance away, shot through the
stomach. He died soon afterward.
Williams was a recent arrival from
Tennessee and ignorant negroes be-
Eeyed him to be copjurer. This In
the only reason assigned for deed
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-02-07
THROUGH THE ROOF.
Gas Tanks Were Hurled by "A Terrific
EXpIosion-SeveraI Mcn Injured.


Ogden, Utah, Feb. 5.-A fire fol-
lowed by a terrific explosion yester-
day at the Rio Grande Western
Pintsch gas works caused the follow
ing casualties:
Assistant Chief Alonzo Rogers, Sc
verely burned. Zeb Lowe, fireman,
badly burned. George Lockhead, en-
ploye at gas works, slightly injured.
Two railroad men, names unknown,
slightly burned.
Ten tanks of gas exploded and the
shock was awful, causing great eX-
citement. Assistant Chief Rogers, ac-
companied by Fireman Lowe, had
just entered the building when the
explosion occurred, raising the upper
portion of the holder tank through
the roof and hurling it distance
of 200 feet.
All telegraph wires in the vicinity
were torn down for n distance of 500
feet. The origin of the fire is un-
known
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-02-07
AIDS IN EscApR,
Wife of JniIer, Infatuated with n
Prisoner, Helps Him and His
Brother to Secure Freedom.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 31.-Edward
and John Biddle, awaiting execution
in the county Jail for the murder of
Grocer Thomas ID. Kahney, of Mount
Washington, overpowered the guards
at four o'clock in the morning and
escaped. Both prisoners had been pro-
vided with saws, with which they cut
the bars in their cells and were ready
at any moment to make an opening
sufficiently large to pass through. The
prisoners occupied adjoining cells on
the second range. They had evidently
been preparing for escape for some
time and had assistance from the out
side, as both were armed with re-
volvers.
Shortly before four o'clock one of
the Biddles called to James McGeary,
who had charge of the outside gates,
and asked for some ~cramp medicine
in hurry, saying his brother was
dangerously sick. McGeary fastened
to the cell with the medicine, when
John Biddle sprang through the
opening and seized the guard around
the waist, hurled him over the rail-
ing to the stone floor beneath, dis
tance of 16 feet.
Edward Biddle joined his brother
Immediately and both, with drawn re-
volvers, hurried to the first floor,
where they met guard Reynolds and
shot him.
There were only three men on duty,
and the third was on one of the up
per ranges. He was ordered down at
| the point of the revolvers, and the
three guards were put in the dun
geon. The keys were taken from
Keeper McGeary and the two dcsper-
ate prisoners had clear field. The
only. persons who witnessed the es-
cape were prisoners who could not in
ierfere or give an alarm.
The Biddles went to the wardrobe,
where the guards kept their cloth
ing, and each put on new suit
They then unlocked the outside gates
and passed out into Ross street. The
escape was not discovered until the
daylight guards came on duty at Sin
o'clock. They were informed by pris'
oners where the night guards had
been put, and they were soon released
from the dungeon and sent to the
Homeopathic hospital.
The escape of the Biddles has beer
explained. Warden Peter X. Soffet'
has authorized it's publication. 1t is
the allegation that his wife is respon
sible for the furnishing of the revol
yer and saws to the Biddles which en-
abled them to escape. In her infatu
alton for the handsome desperate
Edward Biddle, it is alleged that she
has left her husband and her foul
children, and it is supposed is to meet
the escaped convicts at place agreed
upon.
The county commissioners met ant
ffered a reward of $1,000 for the re
capture of the murderers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-02-07
CORBiN SAYS NO.
Adjutant General Denies that Aneri-
can Army Officers Assisted the Eng
lish I'm Obtaining Horses.

London Feb. 5.-In the house OF
commons yesterday Maj. Arthur Lee,
formerly british attache with the
United States army during the Span
ish-American war and later British
military attache at Washington, said
Great Britain had been offered the
srevices of the chief horse expert of
the United States army, as adviser in
the purchase of American horses for
the British army.
Washington, Feb. 5.-Adjt. Gen.
Corbin was questioned yesterday in
regard to Col. Lees statement in par
lament about having been offered the
services of the chief horse expert of
the United States army in securing
horses in this country for South
Africa and said that this was the
first that he (Corbin) had heard of
it. What he did know as fact was
that there had been no corre-
spondence on the part of the adju-
tant generals office with Col. Lee or
any one else to warrant the state
ment that the United States had as
sisted British operations in South
Africa by the shipment of horses, or
any other way.
Gen. Corbin said he did not know
what was meant by the expression
"chief horse expert" there being no
such Office in the United States mill
tary service. 1t is suggested that
Col. Lee referred TO the large army
contractors who supply the United
States army with mounts.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-02-07
Fraud in a Filipino Election.

Manila, Feb. 5.-SThe returns so far
received Indicate the election, in most
cases, of natives as governors of
provinces. Capt. Harry II. Bandolz,
of the Second infantry, defeated Maj.
Cornelius Gardiner, of the Thirtieth
infantry, the present governor Of
Tayabas province. The military men
claim that accepting elective office
will necessitate resignation from the
army. At Balanga Capital of Ba-
taan) there are only 81 voters, but
80 votes were cast and another cleo
ton has been ordered.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-02-07
Combine Fails.

indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 31.-The
giant coal combine of the Indiana and
Illinois mines has failed. Positive in
formation to this effect was con-
tained in private telegram received
at indianapolis from John S. Bays, of
Sullivan, who has been in charge of
the promotion of the enterprise. The
failure is attributed to the high
prices demanded by the Illinois oper-
ators, and the combination of the
two states seems to have been made
an impossibility, but it is not improb-
able that the mines of Indiana may
enter combination alone.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-02-07
is DECIDED AT LAST.
Supreme Court Ends Dispute Over
Chicago Lake Front.
Illinois Central Railroad Retains
Title to Lnnd Worth StO,OOO,O00,
but Is PerpetunIly Enjoined
from Making New Ground.

Washington, Feb. 4.-Justice Har-
Ian in the supreme court on Monday
handed down final decision in the
Chicago lake front case. in which he
upheld the right of the Illinois Cen
trail railroad TO the shore property
1t now occupies north of Randolph
street and between Twelfth aud Six
teenth streets.
This is the termination of the long
litigation between the city of Chi
cago and the state of Illinois on the
one part and the Illinois Central
railroad on the other part. This liti-
cation began in 1883 and had for its
object the dispossession of the rail-
road company from everything eX-
cept its mere right of way.
BY the decision handed down Mon
day the court atlirms the right of the
Illinois Central railroad t. it's
wharves, freight yards, piers and
slips on the lake front, north of Ran
dolph street, and to the similar prop
erty between Twelfth and Sixteenth
streets on the South side, in the
vicinity of it's roundhouse and its
main passenger station.
The court, however, perpetually en-
joins the railroad from filling " any
more land on the water front on the
ground that whatever rights it has
were acquired by the celebrated lake
front act of 1869, which was repealed
by the act of 1873, and hence the
railroad company only can enjoy
such rights as it acquired between
1869 and 1873.
The value of the property involved
in the decision is estimated at about
$10,O00,000, and it leaves the railroad
in undisputed possession, while at
the same time it reafiirms the abso-
lutte control by the city of Chicago
of what is known as the lake front,
extending from Randolph street to
Twelfth street.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-02-07
Many Corpscs Found.

Yokohama, Feb. 3.-Four officers
and seven men of the detachment of
210 Japanese infantry, previously re-
ported to have been frozen to death,
with the exception of one man on the
northern end of Hondo. island, have
haustion. Forty corpses have also
been found. Maj. Kamaguchi was dis
covered alive, but frozen to the ground
by the blankets his men had thrown
over him. Three living and seven dead
soldiers were found lying near Maj.
Kamaguchi. The search for the last
men is impeded by snowstorms, and
scant hope of finding further survivors
is entertained.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-02-07
STILL A CAP TIVE.
Arrangements for the Release of
Miss stone Fail to Result
Successfully.

London, Feb. 4. n. m.-Accord-
ing to dispatches from Constan-
tinople, NJ. Gargiulo, dragoman of
the American legation, and his party
have been obliged to abandon for the
present their attempt to secure the
release of Miss Stone, and are re-
turning to Constantinople to make
new arrangements. An agreement
with the brigands was satisfactorily
completed. but it was impossible to
fix n place for the payment of the
ransom money. The brigands were
suspicious, evidently believing that
they would not be allowed to get
away with the money.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-02-07

Chicago, Feb. 5.-On the announce
ment in court yesterday by the coun-
sci in the Dowie-Stephenson suit for
a receivership of Zion lace industries,
that an agreement had been reached
by the parties to the suit, out of
court, Judge Tuley dismissed the suit
and announced that Elmer Washburn,
whom he had named as receiver,
would not be appointed. Attorneys
for both sides refused to announce
the basis of settlement, but it is sup
posed that the full amount claimed
by Samuel Stephenson, about $25O,OO0,
is close to the amount agreed upon.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-02-07

Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 31.-In the
United States district court jury
found Charles Benjamin, son of A.
p. Benjamin, wealthy and respected
farmer residing near Bloomington,
guilty of manufacturing and passing
counterfeit silver quarters, and Judge
Humphrey sentenced Benjamin to
two years in the Chester penitentiary
and to pay fine of $4,000, sentence
to be suspended during good behavior
of the prisoner if fine is paid within
few days. The plea was that he
was mentally unbalanced.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-02-07
A crime Against Civilization.

Washington, Feb. 5.-Speaking Of
the military policy in the Philippines.
Gov. Taft said yesterday to the SEN
ate philippine committee: "The
war has been all over these islands
and that which remains is a crime
against the Filipino people to keep
up state of war under the circum-
stances. They have worn out the
right to any treatment but that
which is severe and within the laws
of war" Gov. Taft also said that the
great majority of the people of the
islands desire people.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-02-07
DEADL0CkED.
Miners ana Operators Disagree on
warcs--A Long Struggle.

Indianapolis, Feb. 5.-The mine
operators and mine workers, in the
secret session of their joint scale
committee, yesterday disagreed up
on every one of the seven propo-
sitions submitted by the miners and
the whole matter was referred for
discussion to the open joint confer
ence held in the afternoon.
There the operators voted unani-
mously against the scale proposition
offered by the miners and the whole
matter was finally referred back to
the joint committee.
In support of his motion to adopt
the scale, President Mitchell said the
miners had come to their employers
this year with an honest petition for
honest compensation. For two years,
he said, there had been no advance
in wages, while there had been very
positive advances in the market price
of coal, as well as of the prices at
the mine. The miners this year, Mr..
Mitchell said, had simply been met
by the operators with n straight de-
NAL of the scale as whole, without
discussion of the important ques-
tions involved.
Frank L. Robbins, representing the
coal operators, said the operators
throughout the country wanted to
be fair.
"In 1900" he said, "the operators
made n scale based on whatever the
prices of coal might thereafter be
during the year in the general mar
ket. If prices advanced the wage of
hn t,,it, 10 n
spondingly. If it decreased. then the
price for digging the coal was to be
lowered in proportion. That was n
fair proposition. The one you have
presented to us this year is ridicu-
lous and unfair. The proposition for
a machine differential we consider to
be especially unfair. We base our
claim upon the earning capacity of
the man. Experience has shown that
the machine miner is as well, no bet
ter, paid than the pick miner. There
fore, what the necessity, what the
reason for this demand for the differ
entail? 1t has worked hardship to
many of you people in certain dis
tricts. The other questions of the
scale are of purely local significance
and should be referred to the dis
tricts especially affected"
Mr.. Robbins remarks closed the
debate, so far as the operators were
concerned, the vote invariably stand
ing 16 to 16, representing the votes
of the four competitive states.
Delegate Shiel, of Pennsylvania,
asked the operators, in dealing with
the question of the 10 per cent. in
crease, to consider the fact that un-
der the prevailing scale there were
many miners in many districts whit
averaged but $13 wages every two
weeks, and who paid not less than
| SIS for house rent, at least $3.50 n
week for food and $1.50 week for
clothing and other essentials.
The scale was taken up seriatim
for action and each of the seven
propositions was voted down by the
operators.
1t is plain that the operators will
not grant the scale asked by the
miners. The failure to agree in joint
conference as well as in the delib-
erations of the joint scale committee,
will lead to the reference of the dis
puted questions to a sub-scale COM
mittee of operators and miners and
prolongation of the conference.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-02-07

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 5.-The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. was held
Tuesday. The report of the president
shows the profits for the past year
to be $1,5O3,63S, and with the divi-
dends deducted there was placed in
the surplus fund $s94,63s. To the sur
plus of last year is added that sum,
which makes the total surplus of the
company S6,130,205.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-02-07

Peoria, ILL.,, Jan. 31.-After welded
life of more than GO years, Robert and
Ellen Thompson are separated by
death, and the old man, now more than
100 years old, is left alone. Her death
occurred at st. Joseph's home for the
aged. For over half century they
lived at Elmwood and entered the home
last August.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-02-07
Chinese Boxers Active.

London, Feb. IA report has
reached here" wires the st. Peters
burg correspondent of the Daily Mail,
"that 1000 Chinese Boxers have crossed
the Corean frontier and plundered sew
eral towns, the inhabitants of which
fed. The government has asked for
military assistance"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-02-07
japan to Send Exhibit.

Washington, Feb. "a cablegram
received at the state department from
United States Minister Buck at Toxic
is to the effect that the Japanese min.
lister of foreign affairs has assured
him that there would be an official rep
resentation of Japan by commission
at the st. Louis exposition.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-02-07
To Continue Bond Purchase.

Washington, Feb. 3. - Secretary
Shaw, of the treasury departments,
Saturday stated that for the present
a least he would continue the purchase
of bonds for the sinking fund ON the
preeant ha sis
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-02-07
nolsinu Powder Condemned

New York. Feb. 4.-Three and one
half tons of baking powder seized by
the board of health and officially con-
demned by the city chemists was de-
stroyed Monday. Part of the powder
was found at department store and
the rest in warehouse. The chemists
who examined ii said that it contained
20 per cent. of powdered rock.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-02-07

Portland, Ore, Feb. 1. = Joseph
Wade and b. II. Dalton were hanged
in the county jail yard Friday morning
for the murder of James b. Morrow,
November IA, last. Both men retained
their nerve and just before the rope
was put around Wade's neck he said
"You may thinh i am happy. but I'm
not"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-02-07

El Paso, Tex, Feb. "a dispatch
from Santa Rosa, N. NJ, says the last
spike was driven Saturday connecting
the FL Paso Northwestern with the
Rock Island railroad, completing a
new short line across The continent.