Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-07-24
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mentS of former times, namely, cas-
tigation with cudgels and cat-o'-ninc-
tails, claiming to the car and shaving
the head, which were still inflicted
for certain offenses on persons eNiled
to penal settlements or to the mines.
Castigation with cat-o'-nine-tails and
even with cudgels not infrcquently
ended in death and was one of the
harshest forms of the death penalty,
being death by torture.
President Pullam, of the National
baseball league, has fined Catcher
Bowerman, of the New York team,
500 for striking Fielder Clarke, of
the Pittsburg team, during the last
visit of the latter team to New York
City
Robert Woods, aged so, and his
aged wife, were fatally burned in
their home at Philadelphia. William
+. Buck, their son-in-law, was pain
fully burned while trying to rescue
the old couple. Mr.. Bucks wife and
their five small children were with
difficulty saved from injury by the
firemen. A lighted match held by
Woods ignited some clothing in n
closet, which caused the fire.
f. f. Masterson, wanted in Los
angeles, Cal, in connection with
swindling the Continental Building
and Loan Association, of San Fran
cisco, of Sl02,000, has been arrested
in Lunden, Schleswig- g-IIolstein, Ger
many.
The steamer Nadeika, plying on the
Nolga, has been destroyed by fire
near Niini-Novgorod, Russia. Twelve
persons were burned to death.
Maj. Andrew Russell, prominent in
militia work of Kansas for many
years while resident of Leaven-
worth, was killed at the state hospi-
tai for insane at st. Joseph, Mo-, by
the accidental administering of
dose of carbolic acid instead of medi-
cine. O. r. Laftwich, one of the at
tendants of the institution, gave the
poison to the patient and in five min
utes Maj. Russell was dead.
Nine men were burned, one fatally
and two others seriously, by an eN-
plosion of cinders at open hearth fur
mace No. 1 of the Homestead works
of the Carnegie Steel Co. The eXplo-
sion was due to the dumping of lot
of molten Stag cinder into n pit
where some water had collected
The signing of the arbitration
plan of the builders and an agree
ment on the wage scale for another
year 10y the Bricklayers' union, it is
said. insures the return to work of
$4,000 men and the end of the build
ing trades tieup in New York City.
Capt. Frank Woolard, of the
schooner II. F. Whitten, of Glouces-
ter, Mass, who shot and killed John
Yetman on July 4, has been remand
ed to the penitentiary to stand trial
for murder, and Joseph Walsh, one
of the crew, has been sentenced to
six months in prison with hard labor
for obstructing the constable when
he went to arrest the captain.
Louisville, Ky, will make a deter
mined fight to secure one or both of
The national conventions of the great
political parties next year. The con-
struction of the Louisville coliseum
with n seating capacity of $4,000 has
been fully decided upon and the as
surance is given that the building
will be completed within ten months.
On the eve of marketing the great
wheat crop of Kansas a serious car
famine exists. Cyrus Anderson, sec
retary of the board of railway com
missioners, says the wheat crop is so
large it will require all available
freight ears to haul the first INSTALL
ment of it to market. He says the
railroads do not own enough cars to
handle the crops.
Henry Ga Moffatt's brewery at Buff
falo, y. Y, was destroyed by fire.
The loss is estimated at 100000.
violent hailstorm followed by
cloudburst one mile south of Trini-
dad, Col, caused thousands of dol
lars damage and a number of fam
lilies had to flee for their lives. The
hail covered the ground to Il depth of
six inches.
lightweight persons charged with
taking part in the recent riot at
Evansville, Ind, have been indicted by
the grand jury. 1t is said that more
than half of those indicted are ne
groes.
The special report of the treasury
experts on their examination of the
affairs of Auditor Petty, of the Dis
trict of Columbia, fixes the shortage
in that Office, for which James NJ. a.
Watson, clerk, is now in Jail, at
$73,397.
AT Terre Haute, Ind, 20 valuable
horses were burned to death or hope
lessly injured in fire of incendiary
origin which badly damaged Soule's
livery stable The horses lost were
driving horses and trotters owned by
wealthy people of the city. Three
of them were valued at over 81, 900
each.
The president has given directions
for the preparation of commissions
for the following promotions in the
army: Maj. Gen. Young, to be lieu-
tenant general, vice Lieut.. Gen, Miles,
who retires August 8; Brig. Gen. s. S,
Sumner, to be major general. vice
Mai Gen. Davis, to be retired July 90;
Brig. Gen. Leonard S. Wood, TO he
major general, vice Gen. Young, TO
be promoted
Arthur Cunningham, aged 12 years,
is dead at South NorwallS, Conn, of
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