Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-06-26
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Val ludItUO, NOlOlDDld, WIN NllIb vi
malaria and dysentery while on his
way home.
Prince Urosoff, hitherto lieutenant
governor of the government of Tam
buf, Russia, has been appointed pro-
Nsional governor of Bessarabia, in
succession to Gov. Van Ranben, who
was dismissed as a result of the Kish-
ineif massacre.
The sixteenth annual convention of
the Train Dispatchers' Association of
America is being held at Nashville,
Tenn. The attendance is not as
large as usual, many western dele
gates having been kept at home by
the floods.
The sultan has warned Madame
Christics, the mother of Milan, son
of the late King Milan, of Servia, to
carefully guard her son. She is ad-
Nised to keep her son in the house
and not to allow him to appear on
the streets. II is presumed that this
advice was the outcome of fears that
an attempt may be made to murder
young Milan.
Judge Kohlsaat in an opinion de-
1ivered in the United States circuit
court at Chicago decided that the di-
of Illinois cannot be held liable by
creditors for the balance of money
due from the bank.
The library authorities of Colum-
bia university announce the acquisi
tion of what is believed to be the
most complete collection of anarchis-
tic literature in the world.
At the 147th commencement of the
mi ;t,v Of Danru1,1ynnin
were conferred upon nearly 500
graduates in the various depart
ments.
Over 100 freight claim agents and
general traffic managers of railroads
belonging to the Freight Claim asso-
citation attended the twelfth annual
convention of the association, which
q. met at Detroit, Mich. Two hundred
and twenty-one railroads, with to-
tai mileage of 17S,OOO miles, belong to
the association in addition to n num-
Der of steamboat lines.
The Japanese minister at Pelin has
filed II formal demand on the Chinese
foreign office for the opening of
Mukden and Tai-Tung- to foT-
eign trade. The Chinese officials re-
piled that circumstances were not
favorable to the opening of the cities
mentioned. The American and Brit
iSh representatives are supporting
Japan's demands. Minister Conger is
also demanding the opening of Har-
bin, Manchuria.
The coal strike on Vancouver ISL
and, b. c., in consequence of which
steamers have had to bring coal from
Newcastle and Japan to supply the
coast market held by the Vancouver
Island collieries, is now at an end
Vice Chancellor Stevenson in Jer-
sey City has declared insolvent the
Asphalt Co. of American and granted
the application for an order re-
straining the company from doing
business.
In n wreck of two Missouri Pacific
freight trains which occurred at Cole
Junction, Mo-, four men were killed
and one dangerously injured. \
number of cattle, horses and hogs
were killed.
In Il collision between two Spring
avenue street cars at Fourteenth and
Carr streets, at st. Louis, II persons
were injured. two of them seriously.
\ number of others suffered minor
hurts.
Secretary Root has issued an order
assigning Maj. Gen. S. b. NJ. Young
as chief of staff, with Maj. Gen. Hen
nv c. Corbin and Brig. Gen. William
IT. Carter as the other general staff
officers. Brig. Gen. Tasker II. Bliss
is to become president of the war
college. The order will take effect
August IS.
Herman Z. T.awford, the Egyptian
governments commissioner to the
Paris. exposition, who is in New
York, will leave for st. Louis, where
he will make the preliminary ar
rangcments for the Egyptian exhib-
its and then return to Egypt.
Capt. Wilson, of the Anchor line
steamer Astoria, which has arrived
at Glasgow from New York. reports
that on June 7, the day after leav-
ing port, fire was discovered aboard
the vessel in the coal bunker be-
tween decks, which was caused by the
fusing of the main electric wire. The
damage to the vessel is as yet un-
known. The cargo was damaged by
water.
Gottfricd Kreuger, of Newark;
Peter Hauck, of Harrison, y. j., and
Adolph Hupfel, of New York, who
with others sold their breweries to an
English syndicate, nave bought back
their properties. 1t is said that about
S2,0OO,0OO was needed for the pur-
chase.
Abel Cohn and Harry Katz, a
clothier's clerk, who pleaded guilty
recently to scalping Pennsylvania
railroad tickets, at Harrisburg, Pa,
has been sentenced by Judge Weiss.
Cohn was ordered to pay a fine of
$3.50 and the costs and Katz was di.
rected to pay fine of $50 and costs.
In view of the defendants pleading
guilty, Judge Weiss said he would
not sentence them to prison.
Col, Turner, United States consul
general at Ottawa, Ont, has tele-
graphed his resignation to Washing
ton. 1t is said that he and Mrs. Tur-
ner may take up their abode here