Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-08-28

gers were injured. Inc cntlrc lTHln
express car, baggage car, two
coaches and three sleepers-was
thrown down n 2O-foot embankment.
John Foley, New York's pioneer re-
former. who brought the famous in
junction suit which ended in the rout
of the Tweed ring, is dead. Begin
ming with his election as supervisor
in 1869, he started a single-handed
fight against BOSS" Tweed and did
not let up until the famous ring was
swept away. After his fight against
the Tweed ring he became recognized
as formidable foe to municipal cor
ruption.
The annual conference of the In
diana Methodist Protestant church
has placed itself on record as favor
ing the union of the Methodist Pro-
tcstant, the Congregational and
United Brethren churches. the or
ganization to be known as the United
church.
J. p. Jordan g. Co.. wholesale pa
per dealers, of Boston, have assigned
for the benefit of creditors. The
trouble is attributed to impairment
of credit and heavy losses.
The assistant attorney general for
the postotlice department has rem
dered a decision depriving the COM
missioners of the District of Colum-
bia of the franking privilege. which
they have heretofore exercised.
Emperor William has added his
fifty-fourth residence to the fifty
three he already ownss-bv buying the
estate of Damm-NIuehlc. called The
Pearl of Brandenburg, for $5OO,OOO.
1t was owned by country squire,
Won Mollank. The present residence
will he rebuilt and converted into
uniting castle.
At Shawnee. Tenn. Cyrus Robinson
shot and killed Frank Davis during
quarrel arising over the marriage of
Davis to Robinson's sister. After
Davis fell. his little sister seized the
pistol and tried to kill Robinson, but
the latter fed and escaped.
BY the end of August the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Co. will have reduced
its working force by about 1900 men.
An official when asked the reason for
this retrenchment, said: We are
handling as much freight as ever, but
we have been working under too
great an expense. The discharge of
so many men will not affect the sys-
TEN, nor does it mean that business
is decreasing"
The street railway strike at Rich
mond, Va, against the Passenger and
Power Street Railway Co. has been
formally declared off. The strike
was inaugurated several months ago.
Jacob Wilsey, farmer living near
Lake Carey, Pa, was attacked by
vicious dog. The animal seized him
by the throat, thew him down and
was mangling him terribly when Mrs.
Wilsey came to her husbands rescue
just as Mr.. Wilsey raised his leg.
Wilsey received the full force of the
blow just below the knee. severing
an artery. He bled to death.
Patrolman Albert F. Schaeffer, of
chicago, was aroused from his slum-
bers by his wife, who preceded him
to the kitchen, where she said bur-
glars were entering the house. AS
Schaetfer reached the kitchen he saw
a curtain move, and thinking the
burglars were escaping, fired two
shots in that direction. One bullet
passed through his wife's body, and
physicians say she cannot recover.
No burglars were found.
Henry Shepherd, an acting deputy
sheriff was shot and killed at Cave
City, Ky, while trying to arrest two
negroes charged with counterfeiting.
The negroes escaped.
Stephen b. Roath, of Chicago, has
divided half of his wealth among rel
atives in Norwich, Conn.,, the gifts ag-
gregating about $1,OOO,OOO.
The Pacific Mail Co.'s big liner
Korea has arrived at San Francisco
from the Orient, bringing less than
5000 tons of freight. What her car
go lacked in dimensions, however, it
made up in value. 1t included nearly
1900 bales of raw silk, and the value
of this shipment is more than $1,OOO,-
900. She also carried 1S,99S chests of
tea and 23 boxes of gold and silver
snecie.
The Boston & Albany railroad ma
chinistS' strike has been settled. \
compromise proposition was accept
ed. The strike affected $40 skilled
mechanics.
At Pittsburg about 400 men are idle
dC tne IOnllnental lnlll OF Ine NatlOn-
al Tube Co., a subsidiary concern of
the United States Steel Corporation,
because the annual wage scale has
not been signed. The Continental
has been running steadily for ten
years and the action of the men in
quitting was surprise to the man
agement.
Robert Fitzpatrick was hanged in
the Jail yard at Media, Pa, for the
murder in February, 1902, of Eliza
beth Bearmore, his housekeeper. He
was the first white man to be exc
cuted in Delaware county in more
than 60 years.
The 4O-inch blooming department
and the l4-inch continuous mill of the
Duquesne (Pa.) steel works have
closed down for two weeks to make
needed repairs. About 500 men are
idle. This is the first vacation the
employees of the two big departments
haze had in almost four years.
Mrs. Feberill \. Mecento. of st.