Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-07-17
SHORT NEWS NOTES
They Come From Many Parts
of the World.
Information OF Recent Date Collected
I'm Various Ways and Condensed
for tho Convenience OF
Our busy Headers.


New York City, has dismissed from
the force Sergeant Charles i.
lSchwaucker, who had been in charge
of the schools of instruction. Ser
geant Schwaucler was found guilty
of accepting Il present of ST. from
each man of class of Is probation
AIRY patrolmen.
At Piqua, o., the main building of
the Wood Shovel and Tool Co. was
entirely destroyed by fire. \ broken
belt struck an oil pipe, breaking it
and causing the oil to flow over one
of the forges, which ignited it. The
flames spread rapidly over the entire
building. Some of the workmcn had
narrow escapes from being burned.
Loss $4,000. The plant had only
been in operation eight months.
At Greensburg, Pa, Constable II. c.
Bierer was murdered by y bullet from
revolver said to have been fired by
Charles Kruger, whom Bierer was
trying to arrest for an assault upon
an Italian miner. Kruger was arrest
ed after Il long chase.
All hope of reaching the bodies of
the dead miners in the Hanna (Wyo.)
mine has been given up, at least for
the time being, as when the rescuers
tapped the brattice built in hope of
smothering the fire in the seven
teenth entry, gas and flames drove
them back. Only the most expert
enced are now permitted to go into
any part of the mine for fear of
second explosion
The trustees of the Corcoran Gal
lery of Art at Washington and other
patrons of art in Washington, Boston,
New York and other centers plan to
go before congress at it's next ses-
sion and ask for an appropriation for
the establishment of a national gal
lery of art. The bill will be intro
duced by member from New York,
who will himself give for the main
tenance of the gallery a sum in eX-
cess of $1,0OO,OOO
Eastern Iowa was visited by a de-
structive cloudburst the other night.
The loss to crops was heavy and
much damage was done by lightning.
In the vicinity of Wyoming several
hundred feet of the track of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail
road were washed out. A portion of
the town of Wyoming was inundated
and many of the inhabitants were
driven from their homes.
The magnificent new La Sale street
station at Chicago, of the Lake
Shore, Rock Island and Nickle Plate
railroads, Just completed at cost of
about 100000 has been opened for
business. For beauty of architecture,
solidity of construction, complete
ness of appointment and as a tri-
umph of engineering skill the new
depot is among the finest in the
world
Government secret service agents
have just made what they regard as
an important capture of alleged coun-
terfeiters at Gadsden, Ala, in the ar
rest of DR.. James Young and George
Windsor. For the past year thou
sands of dollars of counterfeit money
have been placed in circulation in
that section. A complete counter
feiting outfit and a number of raised
bills were found.
The most violent earthquake shock
in 20 years was felt at Cape Town,
Cape Colony, the other day.
j. P. Crismon, treasurer of Spott-
sylvania county, Virginia, has abb
seconded, owing to n shortage in his
accounts.
The officials sent from eastern
mints to count the coin in the San
Francisco mint have finished their
work and report everything satisfac-
tory. They counted more than $685.
100000 in gold and $l5,OOO,OO0 in bul.
lion. This is the largest amount of
coin ever counted in the history of
the San Francisco mint.
The Hercules powder works near
Pinole, Cal, were blown up and sew
eral persons badly injured.
The total destruction of the Amer
lean steamship HeathIord, at Co
lombo, island of Ceylon, is reported.
The Heathford had put into Colombo
with her cargo of 10000 half chests
of tea on fire, and both vessel and
cargo were lost.
The badly mutilated body of Mrs.
Mary Gilmore was found in shanty
west of the Wabash river at Terre
Iaute, Ind. She had been beaten to
nath with a club. She was the wife
DR.. A. II. GiGlmore, of that city,
had not been living with her hus-
\ for some time.
'hn German meat law, which went
effect in April, is having more
serious consequences commercially
than anticipated. AS the regulations
require the inspection of meats and
lard to take place in bonded ware
houses before export, and the inspec-
tion fees are heavy, German mer-
chants complain that they are placed
at great disadvantage in transit
trade.
A mass meeting of 1000 members
of the Machinists' union in the Pitts
burg district voted for the settlement
of the wage scale on the compromise
of the Manufacturers association,
which calls for a 7h per cent. advance
over last years rate. The meeting
terminated one of the most memora-
BILE struggles between the workmen
and then employers without actually
coming 10 open hostiities.
TIvreu prisoners escaped from Jail