Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-11-20

iewclry worth $4,000 from the auc-
tion rooms of Knight, Frank q Rut-
! ley at London month ago.
Gen. Hamilton Il. Dox, for IS years
cashier of the lIibernian bank, of
Chicago, is dead. Gen. DoX was 81
! years of age and in point of service
as well in years was Grobably the
| oldest bank official 1m the United
| States. At the beginning of the civil
war he enlisted with the Twelfth
| Illinois regiment of cavalry and at
the close of the war he was breveted
brigadier general.
Special treasury agents sent to
Boston by Secretary Shaw claim to
| have found evidence showing that
the government has been mulcted in
upward of 100000 through collusion
between persons employed in the APP
praisers' department of the custom
house. At least score of importing
firms in Boston are said to be con-
cerned in the affair.
During the past year 1880 passen-
gers were carried by the army trans
port service between the United
States, the Philippine Islands, Hawai-
ian Islands and Alaska. Freight car
ried between the same points
amounted to 6S,221 tons.
Representative Ball, of Texas, af-
ter II service in congress of six years
and n half, has retired to private life.
| His resignation has been accepted
and it is said he will be candidate
for governor of Texas.
Minister Powell has informed the
state department that the govern
ment of San Domingo has agreed up
on Judge George Gray, of Delaware,
and Senor Calvin. n prominent San
| Domingoan, as arbitrators in the dis
pute between that government and
! the San Domingo Improvement Co.
The breaking of a large chain sup
| porting a huge ladle of molten metal
in the foundry of the Mesta Machine
| Co. at Homestead, Pa, resulted in
| II workmen being seriously burned
| by the hot metal.
| Slattery d Co., coal operators of
Tuscarora, Pa, have Joined the Royal
Oak Co. in refusing to abide by the
| decision OF the anthracite strike COM
mission. The employees have been re-
fused back payment of wages as or
dered by the commission.
Because he could not face the
charge of having knocked down and
robbed an old woman, which crime he
had previously confessed, Isaac
| Weiner knotted his suspenders and
handkerchief into moose and hanged
himself in II police station at New
York City.
AS the result of bankruptcy pro-
ceedings in the United States district
court, the Equitable Trust Co. has
been appointed receiver for the Hen
neberry Co., publishers, of Chicago.
! The liabilities are not stated, but the
assets are put at $150,OO0
Practically reduced to poverty be-
cause the courts insisted on her
| spending her money to build her hus-
band n monument, Mrs. Elizabeth
Wcisen, of New York City, has been
compelled to file a petition in bank
ruptcy. Her liabilities are placed at
$42,947, with no available assets.
Judge George Gear, of the circuit
court of Hawaii, at the request of the
home rule party, has instructed the
territorial grand jury to investigate
the reports of election frauds which
it is alleged took the form of repeat
ing, voting in the names of dead or
absent persons and perjury.
At st. Louis the large dry goods
firm of D. Crawford & Co. filed bank
ruptcy proceedings in the United
States district court and went into
the hands of n receiver.
Arrangements have been made for
the manufacture at the army arsenal
at Watervliet. y. y, of % eigh-inch
and 24 seven-inch guns for the navy.
James X. Johnston, alleged by the
police of Europe and America, to
whom he was known as Jersey Jim,'
TO !
thieves in the world, is dead at Tren-
ton, \. j.
a strike of Sc glazers at j. p.
Matthew &s Co.'S glazed kid factory at
Philadelphia has caused virtual sus-
pension of operations at the plant
and 700 hands are rendered idle. The
strike has reduced the daily produc-
ton rs per cent. The glaZers are
piece workers.
At PhoeniXvile, Pa, about 500 men
have been rendered idle by the clos
ing of the steel plant and several
other departments operated by the
Phoenix Iron Co. 1t is thought the
shutdown will be of short duration.
Those remaining ut work suffered a
reduction in wages of ) per cent.
The Bailey Cutlery Co., of Brant-
ford, Ont, has closed its doors. In
sufficient tariff protection is given as
the cause of the suspension, the firm
being unable to compete with Ameri-
can prices and the cheap labor pro-
ducts from England and Germany,
The company's invested capital was
100000.
Fire at Philadelphia practically de-
stroyed the tive-story brick building
117-120 North Fourth street occupied
by tile Philadelphia Strawboard Co.
and several other tenants The loss
on the building is estimated at $751;
900 and on the contents $4,000.
Circuit Attorney Folk will, in the
course of few days, file petition
J in the circuit court at ST. Louis ask
ing that final disposition be made OF
the $4,000 doodle" fund, which play
ed such a prominent part in the re-
cent grand jury investigation, by
! turning it over to the city of st.
Louis for use in some public enter
prise.
Remarkable fatality has attended
the family of Peter Hickey, of Brook