Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-09-05


three mail clerks painfully bruised in
a train wreck near Jackson, Miss.
Senator Rawlins, of Utah, reports
that 6,o00 Indians on the Navajo res
ervation, in the southern part of his
state, are starving.
Timely and abundant rains-the
first for three years-have saved the
southern end of Lower California
from becoming a barren waste.
The general strike of the gold beat
ers of the United States, which began
about five weeks ago, has been de-
clared off.
President Roosevelt will address the
convention of the National League of
Republican Clubs in Chicago October
1, 2. 3.
Acting Postmaster General Wynne
holds that postal employees may act
as delegates to political conventions.
but must not serve as chairman of
a state or county committee.
The interstate commissions report
for the year ended June 80 shows to-
tai receipts from the operation of all
railroads to be 81 1,5SS, ,526,037.
Z. r. Parson and James Wallace,
young men, reached New York after
padding in 13-foot canoe from Chi
cago. They started July 22.
President Roosevelt has created
two additional reserves in Montana,
containing thousands of acres of
land.
Gov. White, of West Virginia, or
dered troops to the New river coal
field, where trouble was imminent.
Forest fires in Houghton county,
Mich, have devastated hundreds of
acres Of farm and timber lands.
Engineer Carey and Fireman Lee,
of Chicago, were killed in a train
wreck on the Chicago & Eastern llli-
nois road 80 miles north of Terre
Haute, Ind.
Mrs. Reese Wagner killed her two
children and herself at Little Rock,
Ark.
Striking miners and troops had a
clash at Tamaqua, Pa, and as re-
suit five prisoners were in the guard
house at the Twelfth regiment camp.
Reese c. De Graffenreid, representa-
tive in congress from Texas, died sud
denly of apoplexy at the Riggs house,
Washington.
Brig. Gen. Goblin, in command of the
troops now in the coal fields, has is
sued an order that the soldiers shall
shoot any person detected in throw
ing stones or other missiles, and that
If any mob resists the authority of
the troops that they shall freely use
their bayonets and butts.
In an encounter between troops and
strikers at Lansford, Pa, Friday morn
ing Capt. w. II. Helm, of company X,
Twelfth regiment, was slightly in
jured. A half-dozen strikers were bay
oneted by the soldiers as a result of
the fracas.
The Public Alliance, of Wilkesbarre,
Pa, which has been endeavoring to
bring about settlement of the coal
strike in the interests of the business
men of the anthracite region, has sent
an appeal to President Roosevelt urg-
ing him to use his influence to end the
strike.
The final sessions of the convention
of Leagues of American Municipalities
were held in Grand Rapids, Mich. The
next session will be held in Baltimore.
Mayor Smyth, of Charleston, S. c., was
elected president.
Twenty buildings were burned at
Livingston, Tex. Loss, Sl35,000
Failures for the week numbered 173
in the United States, against 2O2 last
year, and IA in Canada, against 81 a
year ago.
The National Farmers congress will
| be held in Macon, Ga, October to IL.
Francis Rawle, of Philadelphia, was
elected president of the American Bar
association.
A number of Amish farmers have
bought 1000 acres of land near Meyer
Ia. 20 miles south of the line in Hi
nois on the Mississippi river, and have
established colony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Murphy, aged
rs and "A respectively, were asphyxi
ated by gas in Minneapolis, MINI.