Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-22
SHORT NEWS NOTES
They Come From Many Parts
of the World.
Information OF Recent Datc Collected
in Various Ways and Condensed
for tho Convenience of
Our busy Readers.

sonville, Fla, the railroads suffered
losses of 100000. Many bridges
were washed away and the total loss
probably Will not be less than $780,
600. Five small houses were over
turned or demolished in the negro
part of the town. The foundations
of many others we're undermined.
A commercial war which it is said
will extend throughout the country
has been started by the grocers of
Milwaukee, Wis, against manufac-
turers who allow their goods to be
sold or demonstra in department
stores.
Twenty passengers, including 1G
men and four women, had to flee in
their night clothing from ii burning
sleeping car at the Union station, in
New Haven, Conn.
The sultan has warned the gov
ernors of the provinces of European
Turkey that they will be held person
ally responsible in the event of mas
sacres occurring in the territories
under their jurisdiction.
At Mt. Vernon, n. V, the italian
laborers at work on the Union cleo
trio railway have won n victory, the
demands which led to their striking
several days ago having been con
ceded by the firm. The strikers also
demanded an eight-Eour day at the
same pay they had received for ten
hours, S1.50, and this was granted.
Other contractors will also now con-
cede the demands of their men.
Four persons were severely in
jured, one probably fatally, and 20
Others were Slightly hurt when an
electric car collided with a beer
wagon at Chicago.
Recruiting in the navy has been
suspended for the present owing to
the prevalence of contagious dis
eases at various training stations
and aboard receiving ships on the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
The Standard Oil Co. of New Jer-
sey has declared a dividend for the
quarter of 81 per share. For the
corresponding quarter of last year
the dividend declared was $40 per
share.
AT FL Paso, Tex, all the switchmen
in the El Paso & Southwestern rail
road yards are out on strike. be-
cause the night men were diecharg
ed for demanding extra help.
Efforts are being made by indie
pendent river coal operators of
Pittsburg and Cincinnati to form a
combination similar to the Monon-
gahela River Consolidated Coal and
Coke Co., with a capital of $16,000,-
900.
Reports from Florida indicate that
the recent heavy rain and storm did
much damage to growing crops, ear
ly vegetables and fruit. Sawmill
men especially sustained damage
and many mills are closed.
Judge Redwine has called special
term of court at Jackson, KY, for
May %, for the purpose of impanel-
ing jury to investigate the assassi-
nation of Cox, Cockrell and Marcum
in connection with the recent feud
troubles in Breathitt county.
Burglars entered the private office
of j. w. johnson, ticket agent at the
Union passenger station in Birming-
ham, Ala, and took $1,000 from the
safe. Three or four watchmen were
in the station at the time and sew
eral men were sitting in the waiting
room into which the ticket office
opened.
Sybil Sanderson, the well-llnown
American opera singer, died sudden
ly at Paris. of pneumonia following
an attack of the grip.
The majority of the persons ar
rested for participation in the anti
Semitic outrages at Kisheneff, Bes-
sarabia, have been tried and sem
fenced to varying punishments.
Eight persons were injured by an
explosion of gasoline on the auXil,
fairy yacht Vagabond, anchored in
the Hudson river.
At Halifax, n. S., fire destroyed
Gordon &, Keith's big furniture fac
tory, together with 10000 feet of
lumber and several wooden build
ings. Loss $175,000.
Mrs. Huck Stewart was assaulted
and killed in her home near the Big
Four railroad not far from New Cas-
tie, Ind. The room showed evidences
of n terrible struggle.
Gen. o. o. Howard, founder of the
Lincoln memorial school at Cum
berland Gap, and other institutions,
is riding alone through the noun
tains of eastern Kentucky to inves-
tigate conditions with a view to end
ing ferds.
A strike of butchers clerks to en-
force their demands for a ten-hour
day has begun at Chicago. About 500
men are affected.
A strike has been inaugurated in
the Bible printing establishment of
the National Publishing Co. at Phila-
delphia. Sixty-fve members of the
Bookbinders' union struck because
of the refusal of the company to pay
the union scale of $12 and upwards
weekly, according to the branch of
trade. More than so girls employed
I'm the bindery are idle as result of
the bookbinders' strike.
Surgeon Banks, of the marine hos
pital service, has made report rel
atiye to the prevalence of pneu-
monia in Chicago. He says that the
disease has reached almost epidemic
proportions. OF the 5,341 deaths
from all causes in the city in two
months, DR.. Banks says that 1,1s6,
or % per cent, We're caused by pneu-
monia.
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