Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-07-10
SHORT NEWS NOTES
They Come From Many Parts
of the World.
Information OF Recent Date Collected
in Various Ways and Condensed
for tho Convenience OF
Our Busy Headers.

Ilt annual NhSC SNalNS VI 'iiS
Amalgamated Association of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers went into eff
feet on the 1st and all the plants are
reported in full operation. Some will
close for repairs, but the work will
be done as speedily as possible, as all
are crowded with orders.
At Connellsville, Pa, so shop en-
ployes of the Baltimore & Ohio rail
road went on strike because the COM
pany refused to furnish n special car
TO carry the men to and from the
new shops, which are about half a
mile from the central part of town.
Gustavus Swan, a pioneer tele-
grapher of this country, known wide
ly as philanthropist and humanitar-
ian, died recently at his home in
Wcsternville, n. V, aged IS years.
He was student of Samuel f. B.
Morse and during many years was
prominently identified with some of
the largest telegraph systems in the
country.
. Additional clerks and promotions
became effective on July in practi-
cally all of the first and second class
postotlices in the country, the two
highest of three presidential grades.
The additional clerks allowed aggre-
gate approximately 2,OOU and the pro-
motions of clerks already employed
make an aggregate increase of over
$1,O00,000 in the salary rolls.
The fiscal year of the United States
mint at Philadelphia was record
breaker in the number of coins mill
ed and dies struck, and the increase
in production was accomplished with
out any material increase in eX-
penses. The coinage was 19,57S, ,7G6
pieces greater than the previous
year.
Augustus f. w. Painter, one of the
most prominent iron manufacturers
and financers of Pittsburg, is dead
Mt his home in Allegheny, after an
illness of eight weeks, aged 60 years.
"a traction car jumped the tracks
on the Lincoln avenue bridge at
Pittsburg and went over the bridge,
falling to Beechwood boulevard, near
ly 100 feet below. There were three
passengers and the conductor and
motorman on the car at the time,
making five persons in all. To of
these were killed outright and the
others were fatally hurt.
Two persons were killed, one badly
injured and score slightly cut by
flying glass in collision between a
switch engine and a passenger train
on the New York Central railroad at
Buffalo, n. Y.
The Italian laborers employed at
the Wabash tunnel workings near
Greentree, Pa, engaged in riot
and Il number were seriously injured.
Two of the participants will die.
During the fiscal year just ended
the money order department of the
New York postoffice handled $2lS,-
$4,000. This is an increase over the
previous year of $31, ,326,00O.
At indianapolis II persons were in
jured i'll celebrating the Fourth. Pre-
mature explosions caused nearly all
the accidents. All the victims but
one are boys. Three will lose an eye
each and the others have lacerated
hands.
The district commissioners and the
chief of police of Washington are in
vestigating an alleged scandal regard
ing the payment of money to secure
positions on the police force. The
appointments of four men, who pass
ed the examinations, have been held
up. IL Is ullCSCu lilib NbNi VI 'iiS
men paid $125 to certain parties to
procure their appointments.
At Middleboro, Mass, mob OF
young men, angered by the arrest OF
one of their number, wounded dep
uty sheriff, shooting him In the face
with blank cartridge, assaulted a
policeman, bombarded the house of a
police court judge with stones and
stormed the town house in an at
tempt to release the prisoner.
At Nancy, France, a former French
army officer named Baliguel, has been
sentenced to five years Imprisonment
for spying in behalf of Germany
Baliguel attempted to procure plans
of the new Notifications at Nancy
and was connected with other similar
treachery.
Edward r. Singer, aged 2s years
was shot and killed by policeman
at Philadelphia while attempting tc
steal crate of peaches. Singer
with three companions, was discov
cred by the policeman and when theJ
ran away the pursuing officer fired
killing Singer.
Theodore Roosevelt, whose surname
is Sgnet, arrived recently at the
home of eN-Chief of Police William
II. Signet at McKeesport, Pa. The
presidents namesake is the TWEEN
tieth child born to Mr.. and Mrs. Sig
net and to mark the event the boy
will have the given name of Theo
dore Roosevelt.
Baron Specll Won Sternburg has
been definitely appointed ambassador
of Germany at Washington.
The Russian government most posi-
tively and absolutely denies the re
port that it has offered any officia,
explanation to the American govern
ment, either through the Russian EN-
bnssy at Washington or the Ameri
can embassy at st. Petersburg, re
garding the Kisineff incident, ant
declares that it has never been ad
dressed by the American government
upon the subject.