Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-09-18
SHORT NEWS NOTES
They Come From Many Parts
of the World.
Information OF Recent Dute Collected
In Various Ways and Condensed
for the Convenience of
Our Rusy ReRdcra.


died recently at Philadelphia, leaving
an estate valued at $4,000, devises
among other charitable bequests 5000
for the protection of immigrant girls
at Castle Garden, New York. The in
strument also directs the executors
to give $500 to any society having for
its object the obtaining of home rule
for Ireland.
Three men were arrested in n
house in Mulberry street, Newark,
n. j.. in the act of making counter
felt silver coin. In the place were
found silver in bars, melting pots,
milling machine, machines for trim
ming and finishing the coins and
quantity of coins in all stages of
manufacture.
A fatal automobile accident occur
red at Barbe, France. A car conduct
ed by an American named Martin,
said to be fotel man in New York
City, and wl.5 was accompanied by a
party of guests, became deranged and
the vehicle ran into ditch One of
occupants, NJ. Cuivillier, had his back
broken and was killed outright
At Wilmington, Del, Il temporary
injunction was granted in the United
States district court by Judge Brad
ford restraining the Philadelphia,
Baltimore &s Washington railroad and
the Delaware, Maryland S Virginia
railroad, branches of the PennsyIva-
mia railroad, from removing property
of the Western Union Telegraph Co.
from their right of way until further
order of the court.
The strike at the East Pittsburg
plant of the Westinghouse Machine
Co. threatens to tie up important
work on the st. Louis fair buildings.
President O'Connell, of the Interna-
tional Association of Machinists, has
taken the matter up with President
Gompers, of the American Federation
of Labor. 1t is claimed that the sup
port of that body has been assured.
Twenty women and children were
rescued from a tenement house on
jured. The fire started in saloon
and spread to siX-story double ten
ement adjoining. Four policemen
who were near by rushed into the
building and succeeded in getting out
90 persons, who, but for their timely
arrival, would have perished.
A consular report from Salonica
says 300 insurgents at Zelenitz who
surrendered after they had been sur
rounded were massacred by Turkish
soldiers.
Z. II. Gay & Co., bankers and broll.
ers of Boston, have been swindled
out of bonds valued at $4,000. The
firm says that person representing
himself to be an agent in Lynn
Mass, for Norman II. Poor & Co..
bankers, of Boston, gave to Gays
messenger at Lynn a worthless check
apparently certified, in payment for
quantity of bonds.
Before a crowd of $4,000 persons
Arthur Featherstone's Igniter won
the $4,000 annual champion stakes
two miles and a quarter, al
Sheepshead Bay.
The probate court of Harris
county, Texas, has approved fee OF
100000 for Baker, Bott, Baker &
Lovett for legal services rendered the
estate of w. NJ. Rice. the millionaire
who was murdered in New York sev
eral years ago by Albert T. Patrick
This is the largest Tee ever allowed
in Texas in a single case.
sey and Joseph Dougherty were shot
and killed by two deputies who were
trying to arrest them on the charge
of assaulting Daniel Stockdale, al
aged farmer. Stockdale is in a pre-
tarious condition. Lindsey ant
Dougherty quarrelled with Stockdal,
over family matter.
An Illicit still perfectly equipped
was raided by United States officials
at Chicago, Samuel Barron, the al
legged owner of the "plant," was ar
rested. More than 800 gallons o
whisky We're seized.
A bold attempt has just been dis
covered at San Francisco to defrielt
the government by shipping back Il
China on the steamer Gaelic six i'm
posters in place of six Chinese whc
were ordered deported by United
States District Judge De Haven. On
arrest has been made in the case, AM
others will follow.
After an absence from his old hom
in Germany for nearly half century
Theodore Hemal, a booklleeper VIII,
lives in Jersey City, has been inform
ed by st. Louis law firm that a sis
ter in his native land has bequeathe,
him nearly $2,00O,OO0. Hemal ra,
away from home at the age of is an
has not seen his sister since tina
time.
A dispatch from Gem, Idaho, says
All miners employed at the Frisc
mine, one of the leading producers o
the Coeur D'Alene district, Wake
out and the mine is closed. The rea
son the men refused to work in tn
mine is because of explosions an
earthquake shocks. Many say the
would not return to work in til
mine at any price.
After wandering around the glob
for Is years, forgetting even hi
birthplace and the names of his pa
rents, from whom he had been kid
mapped, Marcus Hechtmann, now
years old, walked into the store D
his father at Portland, Ore, to loo
at watch and was recognized by tn
aged man. Young Hechtmann wa
stolen by wandering troupe o
variety actors when but years old
Seven persons were killed and 2