Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-01
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mill near Bethany, y. c., exploded, |
killing three men and injuring an
other.
w. A. ShoemaEa-. representing
New York syndicaSe, is in Pttsburg
with a proposition to lease the water
works of that city for 80 years. Mr..
Shoemaker says $2,OO0,0O0 is back of
the enterprise. 1t is proposed to
provide Pittsburg with filtered water,
install meters and to pay the city at
least $5O0,O0O year for operating
the water system.
The bringing of IA Hungarians
from Detroit to work at the Detroit
Cement Co.'s works at Fcnton. Mich,
resulted in the foreigners being driv-
en- out of town by a mob and the ser
ious injury of Foreman Beech, of the
factory. A rope was tied around
Beech's neck and he was made to
promise to leave with the foreigners
whom he had imported The mob then
followed him aboard train and gave
him n severe beating before it start
ed.
Col. Joseph Kyle Rickey, said to be
the originator of the famous drink
known as the gin rickey,' died sud
denly at New York City.
Secret service operatives will short
ly arrive at Philadelphia to shadow
Max Zeitler, expert heraldic engrav-
er. Not that Mr.. Zeitler has done
wrong, but he is about to recut the
great seal of the United States and
the government during this process
employs n greater force of inspectors
to keep an eye on the single work
man than in the construction of
$5,000,00O battleship.
Robbers entered the Blairsville,
Pa, postoffice and dynamited the
safe, taking 5000 in cash and about
the same amount in stamps. There
is no clue to the robbers.
A dispatch from Sydney, G. B., says
an explosion has occurred in the Do
minion coal reserve mine and that
four men were killed.
The judge advocate general of the
army has sent formal letter to Gen.
Funston denying the latter's re-
quest for a court of inquiry in con-
nection with the charges that Fun
ston had been guilty of cruelty to
Filipinos.
The manufacturing department of
ii. Scherer & Co.'S carriage works at
Detroit, Mich, was damaged by fire
recently to the extent of 100000.
AU ACME, w. va, al coal mining
town, four Italian railroad hands at
tackled four men in a carpenter shop
whom they suspected of throwing
stones at them. One Italian was
killed, one had an arm broken and
the other two we're badly cut. None
of the carpenters was hurt.
German manufacturers and export
ers propose to boycott the St. Louis
exposition. Out of IS large firms al
lied to the Essen chamber of COM
merce, all but one have resolved to
refrain from exhibiting, and report
received from Solingen announces
that all the manufacturers and large
industrial firms belonging to the
chamber of commerce of that city
have resolved not to exhibit.
Citizen guards, appointed upon the
appearance of several strange men
IN Frankfort, Ind, had a running
pistol fight with would be bank rob-
bers. Many shots were fired by both
sides, but the robbers escaped.
William X. Vanderbilt and Mrs.
Anna rutherford were married at
St. Marks church, North Audley
street, London.
Engineer Richard Pfund and as
sistant Engineer Herbert C. Welby,
of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph
CO., have left New York for Alaska
to complete the installation there of
a series Of wireless telegraph sta
fions for the United States signal
service.
Although official confirmation is
lacking it is known that several large
trust companies in New York, fol-
lowing the lead of the Union Trust
CO.. have practically decided to sever
their clearing house connections.
The reconstruction of the famous
Campanile OF st. Mark, at Venice,
which collapsed July IA, 1902, after
standing for more than a thousand
years, has been commenced by the
laying of the foundation stone by
the Count of Turin, representing
King Victor Emmanuel.
Before sailing for his home in Scot
land Andrew Carnegie donated
$1,500,0O0 for temple of peace for
the permanent court of arbitration at
The Hague.
Mrs. Elizabeth Budd Gallaudet,
widow of the late Rev. DR.. Gallaudet,
who was widely known as an in
structor of deaf mutes and charity
worker, is dead at New York City.
While Maj. Gen. Corbin was inspect
ing the worlds fair grounds at st.
Louis alone he was bitten in the leg
by common yellow dog which per-
sistently renewed the attack, in spite
of Gen. Corbins protests. Outrun-
ming the animal the general reached
emergency hospital where DIR. Moore
cauterized the wound
Manila papers received at the war
department state that the shortage
of Treasurer Sinclair of Risal prov
ince amounts to 100000. They also
state that the Philippine commission
has passed law authorizing munic-
ipalitles to grant franchises for
street railway electric light and
other similar improvements.
The Commercial club of Albu-
querque, N. NJ, has elected Presi-
dent Roosevelt an honorary member
and on his visit there next month he