Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-09-25

were poisoned by eating canned
meat. One child is dead and the rest
of the family were in n serious con-
ition for several hours.
The Chinese government will make
n claim against the government of
the United States on account of in
iuries inflicted recently by residents
of Tonopah, New, upon Chinese resi-
dents of that place.
There is no trace of Llewellyn
Smith, bool<kceper for the firm of
Eiriclt Bros. live stock dealers, of
Buffalo, n. V, alleged to have em-
bezzled sum variously estimated
at less than 100000.
Tom Kin, another Chinese charged
with being concerned in the Chinese
substitution plot which has resulted
in the suicide of one official and the
arrest of three others at San Fran
cisco, has been captured and placed
under $4,000 bonds. He was impli-
Gated by the confessions of Deputy
Sheriffs Dasha, Burnett and Demp-
sey.
The lockout declared by the Nation
al Association of Marble Dealers took
effect on the 21st. 1t is estimated
that 5000 men throughout the coun-
try are idle.
Under instructions from the state
department Robert p. Skinner, the
American consul general at Mar
seilles, will penetrate the wilds of
Abyssinia, guarded by detachment
of American marines from the Euro
pean squadron. He goes to negotiate
with the king of Abyssinia CONNER
cial treaty, which, it is hoped, will
give important advantages to Ameri-
can trade.
The price of commercial bar silver
has advanced to 80 cents an ounce,
the highest price since July /, 1901.
Col. c. V. Deland, one of the oldest
and best known newspaper men in
Michigan, is dead at jackson, Mich.
Col. Deland served through the civil
war and was made brevet brigadier
general of volunteers in 1865 for
bravery and meritorious services.
At Mozambique, Portuguese East
Africa, an explosion of gunpowder
and grenades occurred in Fort Sac
Sabastiano. Many persons were kill
ed or injured. The fort was badly
wrecked.
Frederick S. Gibbs, member of the
| national republican committee for
New York, is dead at Asbury Park, y.
j., of an affection of the heart. He
was IS years of age and had been for
many years a prominent figure in the
politics of New York City and the
| state.
The tug Tempest, which left Miami,
Fla, September >, for Guantanamo,
Cuba. has not been heard of since
that date. She had crew of five
men.
Henry Dexter, the father of Orlan-
do p. Dexter, wealthy capitalist
and lawyer of New York, who was
assassinated from ambush in the Ad-
| irondacks, has announced that he will
pay a reward of $1,000 for the convic-
ton of his sons murderer.
o. p. Dexter, of Norwalk, Conn, a
large holder of Adirondack lands in
Franklin county, n. Y, and a man of
wealth, was shot and killed while rid.
ing alone along the road near Santa
Clara, n. Y. No clue as to his slayer
has been obtained.
VIII McCullum, who was confined
in the Manchester, KY, Jail on the
charge OF numbering Sid Baker, made
his escape by cutting through the
floor. Bert Stewart, fellow prison
er, escaped with him.
The paymaster of the American
Woolen Co. at Woonsocket. r. l., was
held up by three Italians who robbed
him of $4,000 and then escaped
With a force of employees, not
man of whom drinks intoXicants
smokes cigarettes or is addicted t.
other vices that impair reliability tn
Rock Island road hopes to reduc
the percentage of disasters and Sc
cure higher standard of efficiency
An order which makes the use o
cigarettes or liquor equivalent to dis
charge from the service, has jus
gone into effect.
There will be So fourth class post
Offices in the United States advances
to the presidential class on October
The president has pardoned job,
Cummings, a 17-year-old colored bo
who is serving n three years sen
tence for robbing the postotiice a
Ejrds Point, Mo.
The rejection of the recent bids TO
money order supplies, outside of til
blank money order forms recent
contracted for, has made saving O
1000 to the government.
Fire IN Wolf Brothers clothin
store at Fort Wayne, Ind, cause
losses aggregating $125,OOO before
was got under control.
Col. b. f. Morley, manager of tn
.. Buena Vista (Col) smelter and c
the Mary Murphy mine at Romle!
Col, and Adolph Aberson, superb
tendent of the mine, were killed b
foul air when making an inspectio
I of the mine workings.
, At New Haven, Conn, Oliver
t Sherwood, the defaulting cashier {
, the Southport, Conn, national banl
: has been sentenced to ten years
| prison by Judge Platt in the Unite
{ States court.
: At Montgomery, Ala, Albert Ha,
mock, a white boy, aged IA year
( lies dead, victim of starvation
|, Young Hammock was emDloyed Mt tll