Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-09-19

The president has made the follow
ing appointments: Charles j. Bona
parte, of Baltimore, Md, and Prof.
Andrew S. Draper, president of the
University of Illinois, to be members
of the board of Indian commissioners.
Secretary Wilson, who returned to
Washington from a trip through the
west, has summarized the agricultural
conditions in the states he visited.
These states included Nebraska, Kan
sas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.
He said there was great abundance
of crops generally in that region.
The Wisconsin Central management
has voluntarily advanced the wages of
all shop men from ten to 30 cents
day, making pay for skilled mechanics
$500 a day,
Dispatches from a score or more
points tell of killing frost in the north
west. The mercury fell to "a degrees
in many places.
Forest fires are burning over the Cas-
cade and Coast ranges from British
Columbia to the California line, de-
stroying millions of feet of lumber,
many farmhouses, barns and much
livestock. Two people are known to
have lost their lives and others are
missing.
The bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Fair arrived in SanFrancisco and were
inferred in Laurel Hill cemetery.
There was a general observance of
Mckinley memorial day in American
cities. From almost every pulpit
there was reference in prayer or in
address to the late president and his
work. His favorite hymns were
sung. A pretty feature that was
adopted by many of the citizens was
the wearing of n pink carnation in
memory of the martyred president.
At st. Paul, Mimi, the home of
Louis Moritz was destroyed by fire.
Two children, Louis, aged two years,
and Annie, aged II years, perished
in the flames.
The forest fires in Washington and
British Columbia continue to rage
fiercely. Several villages have been
destroyed. Fully a score of lives
have been lost and many persons are
homeless.
Gov. Reckham, of Kentucky, has
instructed Attorney General Pratt to
begin proceedings to prevent the
CorbSt-McGovern prize fight.
The conference between Gov.
Stone, of Pennsylvania, President
Mitchell, and others, held with
view of ending the coal strike,
proved fruitless.
It is said that President Roosevelt
and five of the most influential men,
bers of the United States senate are
about to take steps that they hope
will bring to an immediate end the
long strike of miners in the anthra-
cite field.
Anthracite coal sold in Chicago
Saturday at the highest figure quot
ed in years. The Weaver Coal COM
pany sold several orders of high
grade at S25 ton and some at $50.
Secretary Shaw has announced
plan whereby total of $s,2O0.0O0 OF
the treasury holdings will be thrown
into immediate circulation. This
amount will ease the present Wall
street situation and tide over the
crop-moving season stringency.
In a statement issued on the sub
ject of the money stringency in New
York Secretary Shaw says that he
sees no immediate cause for alarm.
New York republican leaders in
conference indorsed President Roose-
welt for 1904.
Rev. II. Fl. Washburn, rector at
Oyster Bay, made President Roose-
velt uncomfortable in sermon by
calling him David providentially
raised to fight the trusts. The pres
ident had requested a Mckinley
memorial address.