Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-12-05

and Charles w. Tucker. packing house
employees, fought n pistol duel over
Mabel Randall, waitress. Damns
was mortally wounded, but before he
died he shot Tucker twice, fatally
wounding him.
William Armstrong, one OF the
most prominent business men in OF
tumwa, Ia, and well known in Iowa
commercial circles, dropped dead
while talking to customer.
Edward +. Croker, chief of the New
York fire department, who recently
was tried on series of charges, has
been declared guilty by Commissioner
Sturgis, and was diimissed from the
service, the dismissal to take place
on December 1.
The plant and stock of the Curtis
Fertilizer company, at Louisville, KY.
was damaged by fire to the extent of
$4,000. The loss is covered by in
surance.
The president has decided to APP
point W. j. Youngs, of Oyster Bay,
United States district attorney for
the eastern district of New York. to
succeed George II. Petit, whose term
expires December 90.
Secretary Moody's annual report
declares a shortage of 577 naval Off
GERS exists, while new ships being
built will need 623 more, and 100 will
leave the service. Eight battleships
under construction are from ten to
30 months behind the contract.
DR.. Adolph Lorenz, the Vienna sur
geon, was given the degree of LID.
by Northwestern university at the
dedication of the fremont hotel
building in Chicago to educational
purposes. He declared himself the
agent only of the Vienna university,
to whom the honor of the degree be-
longs.
Weekly trade reviews report that
cold weather has increased distribu-
tion in certain lines. Railroad earn
ings are maintained and car shortage
continues.
Secretary of War Root in his annual
report recommends that the office of
commanding general be abolished and
general staff be established with the
chief as the army's head.
A boiler explosion in the plant of the
Swift Packing company at the stock
yards in Chicago caused 13 deaths, 20
more being injured.
The third international live stock
show opened in Chicago.
Comptroller Ridgley, in his annual
report, favors plan for giving elas-
ticity to the currency system by al
lowing national banks to issue notes
additional to those secured by gov
ernment bonds.
The captain and crew of sinking
schooner were rescued off the Altar
tic coast after IS hours of peril and
suffering.
Wesley Reynolds, 16 years old, was
killed in desperate fight with four
bank robbers at Westville, Ind.
The annual football game between
West Point and Annapolis resulted
in victory for the army over the navy
| by score of 90 to s.
Harvey Logan, the alleged Montana
train robber, has been given ten sen.
tences, aggregating 13O years, at
Knoxville, Tenn.
Marine losses on the great lakes
for the season just closing are re-
ported about the same as last year.
Mrs. Hattie L. Whitten, of Dexter
Me-. hanged herself while being held
as the suspected murderess of her
nine and 11-year-old daughters.
A test of the new submarine tor.
pedo boats shows that they are not
up to expectations.
Chief Justice Fuller at Richmond
declined to take up an election case
involving disfranchisement of ne
groes, basing his decision on lack OF
jurisdiction.
Two men made an unsuccessful at.
tempt to rob Chicago & Alton pas,
senger train at independence, Mo.
The army transport Crook arrived
in San Francisco from Manila.