Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-10-25
A WEEKS RECORD
all the News of the 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
DOME STIC.


retary Gage commended a suggestion |
for one big central bank, with all the
Others as subsidiaries, and for the
abandonment of the subtreasury.
President Roosevelt is engaged in
writing his first message to congress.
Livery phase of national life will be
considered by him.
The Schley court of inquiry heard
the testimony of five officers of the
Brooklyn, all the witnesses speaking
in high terms of the admrafs courage
and capability.
Citizens at Howells, Ind, fought off
five robbers attempting to loot store,
shooting three of them, one fatally.
The Episcopalians in triennial con-
ference at San Francisco deferred ac-
tion on the question of a change in
name for three years.
The estimates for the navy for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, amount
to S9S,010,9s4, against $77,924,535 APP
propriated for the current year.
The annual report of the commits
sioner of education shows that for the
year ended July 1, 1900, 17,020,710 pu-
pills attended schools in the United
States, an increase of 2S2,34S over the
previous year.
William Gregory, of Wexford, has
been nominated for governor by the
republicans of Rhode Island.
The headquarters of the national de-
partment of criminal Identification are
TO be moved from Chicago to Washing
ton.
The American Bankers association
ended its convention in Milwaukee
after starting movement for re-
form of the banking system and elect
ing as president Myron T. Herrick, of
Cleveland, o.
The steamship st. Paul arrived at Sc
attle with 81, 100000 from Nome.
Robert Huff and DIR. r. c. Mcdaniel,
both prominent men, were fatally shot
in revolver duel at Welsh, w. Va.
A new Iowa corporation has been
organized in Burlington to take abso-
lutte control of and merge the Burling-
ton, Great Northern and Northern Pa
cific roads, the properties to be bonded
at $3.50, 900.
The triennial Episcopal convention
adjourned in San Francisco to meet in
Boston in 1904. The pastoral letter
sounds warning against the alarm
ing growth of atheism and political
corruption.
George Armitage, a messenger for
the New Amsterdam bank in New
York city, disappeared with $4,000 in
money and checks of the bank.
The entertainment of Booker T.
Washington at the white house by
President Roosevelt has aroused the
indignation of aristocratic southern
families.
Citizens who desire that Oklahoma
and Indian territory be admitted to
the union as one state will hold
a convention at Muskogee, I. T., on
November IA.
Assistant Postmaster General Bris-
tow has ordered the establishment of
post office to be named mckinley
in Franklin county, Washington.
The names of 2,205 students are en-.
rolled for the autumn quarter at the
University of Chicago.
Joseph F. Smith has been elected
president of the Mormon church to
succeed the late Lorenzo Snow.
The board of governors of the ma
tional bureau of Identification at 6
meeting in Washington adopted rec
ommendation to be urged on congress:
for legislation looking to the suppress
sion of anarchy.
Documents purporting to come from
the United Irish league and containing
threats against King Edward hav,
been received by Dublin judge.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States dur
ing the seven days ended on the 1Stl
aggregated So 2,142,0 ,0s4, ,172, against So
041 ,367,49o the previous week. The in
crease compared with the correspond
ing week of last year was 262
There were 1872 business failures i
the United States in the seven day
ended on the 18th, against 231 tn
week previous and 223 the correspond
ing period of last year.
A new independent steel compan
has been organized in Pittsburg wit
a capital of $3,000,000.
During the year just ended the bl
reau Of printing and engraving turne
over to the post Office departmeI
4,235, ,oss,000 postage stamps.
The National bank of Boyertol
Pa, has closed it's doors on accouI
of the disappearance of the cashier.
Frank w. Hackett, assistant seer
tary of the navy, will retire, and wi
be succeeded by Judge Charles II. Da
lington, of Bennington, VT
Adjt. Gen. Corbin in his annual +
port reviews the needs of the arm
and says that losses from all caus,
in the regular army and the volu
teers from July 1, 1900, to June
last totaled 1924 osiicers and men
the former and S10l in the latter