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Yukon Valley news., 1906-02-14

How much nicer it would have been for the news makers to let the price of Miss Roosevelt's wedding toggery go unsaid. Of course everybody wants to know, but people should not have everything they want.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-02-14
Inquired For.

The postmaster has received letters of inquiry about Oscar Binninger, from Q sister in New York; and Jos. Geraghty, from Dublin, Ireland.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-02-14

TIE prospectors gave the people of Panama lots of credit when they broke a trail to the kantishna Now if the peo- pie of Panama will give the prospcetors lots of credit it will be all right.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-02-14

IF the editor of the Yukon Valley News could swap hunks and britches with Mr. Cashier George Edward Ad- ans there gould soon be no need to lie about the papers circulation.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-02-14

SuBsCRIPTIoN.-On year, S750; six months S4.oo; one month, D cents.
 ADVERTISING Transient advertisements Sl per inch for first insertion and 70 cents for each subsequent insertion. Contract adver- tisements, to run more than three months per month: One inch, S2 50; two inches, Si four inches, ST; six inches, $50: professional cards, eight lines space, S2. Religious and funeral notices free. Twelve solid lines of small type make an inch. Advertisements changed without charge.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-02-14

MooN's PHAsES.--First quarter, Sd; full moon, 10th; last quarter, 17th; new moon 24th.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-07-20
OF interest to Labor Unions.

Washington, D. C. = The COM
mandant of the Washington navy
yard, Capt. Leutze, has made recon-
mendation to Acting Secretary New
berry that may be of vital Importance
to labor organizations throughout the
country, for it involves the right of
unions to arbitrarily fix the maximum
product of each workman for a day.
To secure the full possibilities of the
plant at the Washington gun foundry
it is proposed to do one of two things,
either put the men on piece work or
to resort to what is known in the
manufacturing world as the premium
system" his system is based on an
admission of the right of the union to
say what a workman's maximum out
put shall be for a given wage, but it
permits the men to do more work If
they choose to do SO, receiving a pro-
portionate increase in pay.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-07-20
BURTON GIBSON HELD.
Verdict Of Coroner's Jury In KHAN
Murder-unknown Person Killed
Mrs. kinan.

New York.-Burton w. Gibson,
formerly counsel for Mrs. Alice
Khan, who was mysteriously mur-
dered on tho night of June in the old
homestead in the Bronx occupied by
her mother, Mrs. l.. M. Stenton, and
herself, was Tuesday night committed
to the Tombs by order of Coroner Nc
Donald in default of $4,000 bail. This
action followed the close of the coro-
ner's inquest Tuesday night, when the
jury brought in a verdict that Mrs.
KHAN was murdered by a person or
persons unknown and recommended
that Gibson be held for examination
by the grand jury.
Gibson occupied the stand during
the greater part of Tuesdays session.
He said that Mrs. Stenton engaged
him to defend squatter proceedings
which had been instituted against her
property and establish her right to
title. After prolonged litigation the
property was sold in September, 1905,
for $65,000, ostensibly to Archibald M.
Mcfarland, but in reality to Gibson,
and nine months later was resold for
100000. ,tAns&
OF the profit Gibson admitted $780,
900 was to go to himself and the re-
mainder to his father, Mcfarland and
John Kelly, who were associated in
the deal. 1t appeared that the only
money received by Mrs. Stenton was
s6,000 given to her by lawyer, Ash
ton, who acted with Gibson in the
legal proceeding.
Gibson admitted that after the MUIR
der he had visited the Stenton house
and had removed certain documents
and articles of value. This, he claim
ed, he had right to do, and declared
that he had notified the pol,oa ct that
time
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-07-20
PEACE PARTY ON WARSHIP
Central American Belligerents Invited
to Confer on Board United States
Warship Marblehead.

Washington.-The navy department
was informed Monday afternoon by ca
blegram from Commander Mulligan of
the arrival of his ship, the Marblehead,
at La Libertad.
Commander Mulligan was instructed
by the navy department to report to
the American minister, Mr.. Combs, at
La Libertad, which is the port near
San Salvador, the capital of Salvador.
Commander Mulligan will place his
ship at the disposal of the American
legation, so the minister will be in a
position to carry out instructions to
proffer to the governments of Salvador
and Guatemala the use of this Ameri-
can warship as a place of meeting for
the peace commissioners.
Panama.-United States Ministers
Combs at Guatemala City and Merry at
San Salvador have approached respec-
lively Presidents Cabrera and Escalon
in an endeavor to reestablish peace be-
tween Guatemala and Salvador.
President Cabrera informed Mr..
Combs that he is willing to enter into
negotiations for peace provided the
United States government will guar
antee that further hostilities against
Guatemala will cease.
Assistant Secretary of State Bacon
on Saturday cabled instructions to
Messrs Combs and Merry to renew
their efforts to establish a permanent
peace between Guatemala and Saliva
dor.
The fact that Honduras has been
drawn into the Central American con-
flict complicates the situation there.
The press is informed that President
Bonilla of Honduras may be compelled
by President Zeyaya, of Nicaragua, and
President Escalon, of Salvador, both of
whom are said to be enemies of Presi-
dent Estrada Cabrera, of Guatemala, to
take sides with them.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-07-20
RELEASED FROM CUSTODY.
Citizens Demand Release of Man
Charged with Threatening to Kill.

Wichita, Kan.-James Oliver, for
merly an Iowa farmer, who was
arrested a month ago on a charge
of threatening to kill l.. F. Naftzger,
president of the Fourth National bank
of Wichita, was released from Jail
Tuesday and the charges against him
were dismissed.
A year ago Oliver shot and killed ].
D. Casey, head of the Casey-Garst
Wholesale Candy Co. Oliver had
placed $4,000, all he owned, in the
firm, which almost Immediately fail
ed, and he killed Casey when the lat
ter refused to return any of the
money. Oliver was acquitted.
Oliver asserted that Banker Naftz-
ger had urged him to make the invest
ment in the candy company, which
was indebted to the bank.
Oliver, reduced to poverty, pleaded
with President Naftzger for money to
provide necessities for the Oliver
family. What took place between the
two men is not known, but Oliver
was arrested, charged with threaten
ing to kill.
Monday mass meeting of citizens
was held and divers release was de-
manded.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-07-20
DEATH IN EXPLOSION
THREE POWDER MILL employees
KILLED INSTANTLY.
WoRKMEM OVERCOME FIRE
Show Great Bravery in Endeavoring
to Aid Companions from Flames,
Although Suffering from
Shock and Burns.

Ashland, VISA powder mill sew
eral miles from this city blew up Mon
day morning, killing three men. Twen-
ty others were injured.
The dead are: ]. l.. Pierce, Will
mington, general superintendent of the
powder mill; William Wallace, labor
er; George Woodisil.
The neutralizing plant was totally
destroyed.
The name of the company is the
Atlantic Dynamite company, and there
were 25 buildings in the group. The
shock was terrific and broke many
windows in Ashland.
The cause of the explosion is not
known. The accident occurred Just
as the men, 25 in number, we're en-
tering the building for the days work
Superintendent ]. L. Pierce, of Will
mington, Del, William Wallace, la
borer, and George Woodisil were first
to enter the building. They had
scarcely entered when the nitro
glycerin acid let loose and for fully
a minute a black cloud of smoke hid
the killed and injured from view.
Then one by one the less injured men
came out of the pail of smoke and
each dashed back in search of their
companions.
Coming from all directions of the
plant, the employees of the 25 buildings
crowded to the scene of the accident
and hasty search was made for other
victims but without result. Fire had
broken out at several places amongst
the debris of the wrecked building,
but this speedily was subdued by the
workmen. An examination of the
other buildings on the premises
showed that not one of the 25 had
escaped some damage.
The scene of the accident is seven
miles from Ashland and the force of
the explosion was plainly felt here.
Large plate glass windows were shat
tered in Ashland's main streets, dishes
ratified and lighter dwellings vibra5ed
for fully minute after the nitro
glycarin had exploded.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-07-20
A Window BOX Mission.

Five hundred window boxes, Of
proper size to fit the average tene-
ment house window, are being manu-
factured in New York this year.
Equipped with the required screws
and wires and filled with plants
sturdy enough to grow even without
much encouragement, these boxes are
to be distributed among the denizens
of the city's crowded tenements.
This charming enterprise is conduct
ed by the Flower Guild. Guild visit
ors, calling wherever boxes have been
given, explain how flowers should be
tended. Facts related by some of last
years visitors speak more convincing
ly than mere statistics can of the bar
renness of many lives. One woman
who received a box was afraid to wa
ter 1t lest the water injure the flow
ers and spoil the box. Other recip-
tents were reluctant to pick off faded,
yellow leaves. How do l know"
asked one, 'that these, being of such
a color, are not really flowers?" One
poor soul, relates the Youths Com
panion, hesitated about taking box,
fearing that If the flowers should die
she might die, too. Reluctantly ac-
cepting one, she was one day filled
with terror to find that neighbors, liv-
ing above, had been throwing their
coffee grounds on the plants. But
brotherly love, it appears, exists even
in the tenements. Her neighbors
promptly stopped their practice when
they were told that 1t might cause the
woman's death. The boxes distrib-
uted last year were fully appreciated.
In several cases it was the man of
the family who cared for the flowers.
One man was inspired to add soap
box in a second window, and plant
peas. The flowers were used by many
to deck graves of loved ones. One
poor woman carried her heavy box
to her child's grave. Prizes are
awarded for the boxes that show the
best care. Last year the three prizes
awarded went to little colored girl,
to confirmed invalid and to a small
Italian cripple. What "one who dwell
eth by the castled Rhine" in his Ian
guage quaint and olden," called stars,
that in earth's armament do shine"
are not, it seems, mere pleasant COM
mopplaces in all lives.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-07-20
May Have Been a Murder.

Alliance, o. - Tho finding Of
the body Of an unknown man, sit
ting upright in hollow tree in the AI
Johnson woods, near Mount Union
college, a mile north of Alliance
Tuesday, has revealed mysterious
death which may develop sensational
murder features. The body was we'll
dressed, glove on one hand and evil
IDENTIFY that of gentleman. 1t had
been in the tree some time, and was
so badly decomposed that the cause
of death is as yet undetermined
There are evidences of violence and a
strong theory is that the man was
murdered before being placed in the
tree.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-07-20
OHIO NEWS.
Happenings in the Buck
eye State.
WILL RETAIN JOBS.
Gov. Harris viii Not Interfere with
Herrick Appointees Rejected by
the Senate.

Columbus, o. = No appointments
are to be made by Gov. Harris
to take the places of those whose ap-'
pointments made by Gov. Herrick-
We're rejected by the senate last win
ter. They will be permitted to serves
under their present tenure. 1t in
cludes State Insurance Commissioner
Vorys, Chief Examiner w. e. Ken
nedy, of the state board of steam en-
gineers, and ]. H. Morgan, chief in
spector of shops and factories.
To make appointments to these po--
sitlons would show that the governor
does not sustain the chief claim mader
by Mark Slater In his fight to recover
the office of supervisor of state print
Ing, which is that when no appoint
ment is made to vacancy existing.
when the senate is, in session, before
1t adjourns, the incumbent remains.
until the next session of the senate.
State Insurance Commissioner
Vorys said he did not expect the gov
ernor to make any appointment to his
Office, but that he and the other state
officers in similar position would
merely be allowed to serve ON az they
were.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-07-20
IMMUNITY TO BE GRANTED
RAILROAD OFFICIALS WHO
WILL TESTIFY AGAINST
THE TRUST.

Cleveland, GA complete change
Of front has been made by the gov
srnment, and immunity is to be
given the Lake Shore officials in the
hope of securing evidence which will
result in the conviction of Standard
Oil officials.
Attorney General Moody believes
that he has chain of evidence, lack
ing but one link, which cannot be con-
troverted. This link he hopes to get
from Capt. Grammer, who has been
subpoenaed again.
The return of District Attorney
Sullivan Monday morning from an all
day conference with the attorney gen.
eral Sunday at New York will mark
the government in connection with
the fight to stamp trade discrimina-
tions in favor of giant corporations.
The change of plans includes a
complete reversal regarding G. j.
Grammer, vice president of the Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern railway.
Grammer will not be indicted in this
or any other federal district. Instead,
he will be asked to assist the gov
ernment in forging a chain of evil
dence about the necks of some of the
biggest Standard Oil officials in the
country.
Acting upon the orders of District
Attorney Sullivan, Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Garry issued another
subpoena for the appearance of Gram
mer before the grand jury Grammer
was Immediately served with the sub
poena. He seemed pleased with the
turn of events, which makes it GER
tain that he is not to be made the
scape goat for violations of the law
on the part of others.
Must Get Standard Oil.
The switch on the part of the gov
ernment in finally deciding to sum-
mon Grammer as witness is ex-
planned by the statement that the sim
gle desire of the department of JUS
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-07-20
Opened charIemasne's Coffin.

AK La Chapelle, Prussia.-The
sarcophagus of Charlemagne was
opened Tuesday at Emperor Williams
wish for the purpose of examining
two precious cloths. These and other
relics were found to be In good condi-
ton. Three documents were found
dated 1881, 1883 and 1861. The older
of the two fabrics dates back to the
second half of the tenth century and
contains figures of four elephants.
The other is of the twelfth century.
The fabrics will be taken to Berlin
by Prof. Lessing, director of the royal
museum of industrial art, and photo
graphed and then returned and re-
placed within the sarcophagus.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-07-20
GOVERNMENT DETERMINED TO
CONVICT STANDARD OIL MEN

tice at present is to get at the Stand
ard Oil company. A telegram from
District Attorney Sullivan said that
nothing was to be left undone to ac-
complish this purpose. The attorney
general is firmly of the opinion that
indictments can be secured here, and
District Attorney Sullivan resumed
work with the grand jury with this
end in view
In addition to ordering the issuance
of subpoena for Grammer, Sullivan
wired to have all the employees of the
Lake Shore railway who have testi-
fed before the grand jury recalled
These witnesses include James L.
Clark, western traffic manager, and
G. A. Slauson, freight agent of Chi
cago; M. G. Tully, R. H. Huddleston,
G. B. Wheeler and H. l.. Meyer, all
employed in the Cleveland offices.
1t is known that the government Of
ficials are eager to obtain one more
link in the evidence already secured
against the Standard Oil company A
most determined effort will be made
to complete the chain through Gram
mer and Clark. What the govern
ment officials want particularly is
the names of the Standard Oil conf
pany officials through whom, it is
charged, rebating arrangements were
made with the Lake Shore and other
railways. With these names in their
possession the government attor-
neys will be ready to strike.
Eager for Evidence.
1t was said that any efforts on the
part of witnesses to withhold informa-
ton or practice evasion would meet
with prompt action on the part of the
government officials. The attorneys
are certain that some one of the wit
nesses to be called knows the definite
information so greatly desired. The
plan is to force the giving of the
names and facts by real sweatbox ex-
animation before the grand jury.
District Attorney Sullivan gave no
intimation in his dispatch as to the
Standard Oil company officials he
will go after. That the exact pro,
gramme was mapped out down to the
minutest detail with the attorney
general was admitted.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-07-20
WISCONSIN MARSHAL SLAIN
italian Laborers Attack Officer and
Assistant Serving Warrants for
Violation of Game Laws.

La Crosse, Wis-Deputy Sheriff
Hammil of Pierce county, Wis, was
dangerously injured and City Marshal
Isaacs, of Prescott, Wis, killed in
an attempt to arrest members of a
gang of Italian laborers near Prescott,
Hammil and Isaacs visited a gang
of so Italians employed in track work
on the Burlington and served warrants
on several men wanted for violations
of the Wisconsin game laws.
One of the defendants was lodged
safely in Jail, but wnen the officers
returned for the others the Italians
turned on them with their shovels,
beat Hammil to death and wounded
Isaacs SO badly that he was thought to
be dead.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-07-20
ohio Pension Report.

Columbus, O.-The regular annual
report of the Ohio pension di-
vision, the second largest in the coun-
try, has just been completed under the
supervision OF Pension Agent w. r.
Warnock. The report covers the fis-
cal year ending June 30, 1906. The
total number of pensioners, invalids,
widows and children is 9S,066, a de-
crease from last year of 1,707. The
annual value of the pensions is $14,-
413,315, which is but $146,000 less
than that of 1905. The total disburse
ments for the year amounted to $14,-
792,3G2, loss of $163,171.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-07-20
Must Get Standard Oil.
TO PROBE GRAIN BUSINESS
Railroads Asked to Forward Informa-
tion Regarding Elevators to In
terstate Commission.

Washington.-An investigation is to
be made by the interstate commerce
commission, by authority of the United
States senate, of the elevator, grain
buying and forwarding business of the
country to determine to what extent
special favors have been granted to
them by railroad companies; the infiu-
ence which the alleged monopolizing
of this branch of business has had upon
the market; the injury it has worked
to grain producers; the extent to
which railroads, their officers, direc-
tors, stockholders and employees own
or control the grain buying and grain
forwarding companies; and the man
ner in which such holdings, if any,
were secured.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-07-20
Nothing to Report.

Cleveland, o.-The federal grand
jury came into court soon after
3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon to report
on its investigation of the illegal rela-
tions between the Standard Oil Co.
and the Lake Shore Railroad Co. The
grand jury stated that it had no re-
port to make. Immediately after the,
report District Attorney Sullivan is
sued statement explaining the ac--
ton of the jury. He said that he and
Attorney General Moody had decided
that the jurisdiction in the cases was.
not in this district and that further
action would probably follow in Chi
cago.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-07-20
Queen Maud Near Accident.

Aalesund, Norway.-While driving
to Nordangsdale on Sunday Queen
Maud had an exceedingly narrow
escape from a serious accident.
The horses drawing her carriage,
startled by an avalanche, backed the
carriage toward ten-foot ditch and
for some moments the vehicle hung
over the edge.
King Haakon, who was in another
carriage, seeing the danger of the
queen, ran forward and caught the
horses by their brides.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-07-20
Signed the Agreement.

Columbus, o.-The stand pat"
operators, represented by John H.,
Winder, of Columbus, and the miners.
represented by President Green and
other officials of the Ohio miners.
Monday officially signed the agree
ment reached Sunday and the men
were ordered to go to work. While,
no official statement is given out, it is:
stated that the miners were given.
some advantages over the agreement.
of June and the operators were con-
ceded some points.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-07-20
--------- -
The Worlds Coal Supply.

German statisticians are patient,
thorough workers, and the assurance
of leading German technical journal
that the worlds coal is sufficient for
reasonable future demands is backed
by elaborate tables that inspire con-
fidence. Germany's deposits are esti-
mated at 2S0000,000,000 tons, or
enough, allowing for increased de-
mand, to last until the year 5000.
Great Britain and Ireland are not so
we'll off, but their 1913 900, 100000 tons,
with twice the German consumption,
will hold out 400 years. Other Euro
pean countries have a less extensive
outlook. Belgium's coal deposits are
estimated at 23,000,0O0,OO0 tons, of
France at 19,000,000,000, Austria IT,
000,000,000 and Russia 10000, 900, 900.
North America is credited by this au-
thority with 6S1,000, 100000 tons, or
Asia and Siberia are believed to have
even greater store of coal as yet
undeveloped. But calculations of fu.
ture demands upon the wealth of ma.
ture sometimes break down in prac.
tice. The lumber supply of the Unit
ed States was once supposed to be
adequate for several hundred years,
but the growing prices of the COM
modify show that already trouble is
in sight. The immense increase in
the use of steel and cement proves
that substitutes for wood are sought
Forestry principles, remarks the ST.
Louis Globe-Democrat, will conserve
the timber supply, but it will take
tine to apply them. and the country
will be fortunate if they become eff.
fective before the havoc reaches the
form Of desert places.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-07-20
Reappointed.

Columbus, o. = Gov. Harris an
nounced two appointments Friday
The fact that they were made on Fri
day and the 18th day of the month";.
will hardly cause those who received
them to decline. They are reappoint.
ments. John f. McGrew, of Spring
field, board of state library commits
sioners, and Rev. James Poindexter,.
of Columbus, board of trustees of Will
berforce university.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-07-20
Appointments Announced.

Columbus, o.-Gov. Harris has
announced the following appoint
ments: James F. Rankin, Clarke
county, member of state fish and
game commission; William e. Beggs,.
Putnam county, trustee Toledo state
hospital; A. w. Wilson, Darke county,.
trustee of Dayton state hospital; H. F.
Coates, Stark county, member board
of managers of the Mansfield state re-
formatory.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-07-20
Severe Storm.

Toledo, GA severe storm passed
over Toledo on Friday afternoon.
blowing down shade trees and un--
roofing buildings. Lightning killed
Nelson Buck in his dooryard in the
city and a young boy was also killed.
on farm near the city. Buck was a.
musical composer of considerable,
note.