Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-10-31
SHORT NEWS NOTES
They Come From Many Parts
of the World.
Information OF Recent Date Collected
I'm Various Ways and Condensed
for the Convenience of
Our Busy Readers.

tHe cSidDllSlllutlb ltNb StdSoh ph thV
Hudson river of the fastest line of
river boats in the world. They will
have guaranteed speed of % to 80
miles an hour.
Y. Hdikka, japanese, entered n
Japanese boarding house at Sacra-
mento, Cal. and shot three of his ma
tionality-Mr. and Mrs. T. Yoshimoto
and NJ. Tokutiomi-killing all of them.
He then made his escape.
The British admiralty has given out
contracts for the construction of
three warships described as scouts"
They will have speed of 25H knots
when in fighting trim, their engines
will be of 1000 horse power and
their sea-going qualities will be supe-
rior to those of the torpedo boat de-
stroyers.
Gen. Crozier, chief of ordnance, ex-
poets to place orders at once for the
manufacture of the new three-inch
guns to supply the field artillery 1t
will require $50 of these new guns
to supply the regular artillery as now
organized, and sufficient appropria-
tions are available to manufacture
that number.
The striking iron workers at the
Reading. Pa, plant of the American
Iron and Steel Co., who are members
of the Amalgamated association, have
officially declared at an end the strike
which started May 16. They believe
that in this way some of the men will
be enabled to secure their old posi-
tions, as they are needed, and that
the colored iron workers brought
from Virginia will gradually leave un-
all
ployed.
Nineteen of the National leagues
most brilliant stars have gone over
to the American league for next year
and the champion Pittsburg team has
been riddled to form the club which
will represent New York in the Amer
lean league. Pitchers Chesbro and
Tannehill, Catchers 0'Connor and
Harry Smith, Infielders Leach and
Conroy and Outfielder Davis have all
left Pittsburg for the American
league and the entire seven are
booked for the New York nine.
Details of the fighting in Somali
land between the British expedition
ary force and the followers of the
Mad Mullah show that a more serious
disaster was only averted by the
splendid example of the few white
officers. As it was, the British force
lost Maxim gun and 20 men killed,
while 62 of their enemies were killed.
Wellington r. Burt, of Saginaw,
Mich, has offered the school board
of that city a donation of $15O.00O for
the establishment of manual train
ing school; 100000 for building
and $4,000 for equipment.
Railroad officials declare that the
indications of a serious car shortage
throughout the country are becom-
ing more and more pronounced and
the outlook is causing no little APP
prehension.
a northbound train on the Missis-
sippi Valley road was wrecked south
of Baton Rouge, La, as a result of
running into n drove of cows. The
entire train was ditched. Engineer
Harry Kehlman and a negro tramp
were killed. Monroe II. Hughes, the
negro fireman, was fatally injured.
No passengers were hurt, though
many had narrow escapes.
Edward Schmidt, member of a
Football team at Staunton, ILL.,, is dead
from injuries received in game with
a st. Louis club. After Schmidt died
the st. Louis team marched to the
ends of the field, pulled up the goal
posts and burned them. On chang
ing their clothes they added their
sweaters and football suits to the
fire and announced that there would
be no more football games in Staun-
ton.
The body of Capt. Laurence Green,
well-known lake captain, was found
in the ruins of the Union Steamboat
Co.'S freight house at Buffalo, Y. Y.
Capt. Green had not been seen since
the fire. He was 60 years of age.
In Polk township, in the southeast
corner of Monroe county, Indiana, Mr..
and Mrs. JOS. Lawson were taken
from their log cabin home by 80
masked men and whipped in horrl-
ole manner the other night.
Retail cigar dealers of New York
City have effected n temporary or
ganization for the purpose of oppos-
Ing the progress of combination
stores which recently have been
spread over the entire city and which,
the old dealers claim, are undersell-
ing them through their ability to Sc
cure reduced rates from the manu-
facturers.
Chicago & Alton officials have noti-
fled all shop employees of the system
that the request for n general adj
vance in wages has been granted,
commencing November /. The ad-
vance averages two cents an hour
for each employe and will increase
the monthly pay roll fully $4,000.
1T is stated that not so per cent. of
the m who tvban ha
strike was declared in the Lykens Val
ley (Pa.) region will get their places
back and that only small number
have started work. Others will be
given employment, but the coal COM
ipany has refused to discharge those
who took the places of the men who
struck.
Congressman Charles A. Russell is
dead at Danielson, Conn. Mr.. Russell
had represented the Third Connecti-