Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-11-13

MS nome IN Jamaica, IL. L. lie WIS
~ years old and leaves a fortune of
several million dollars. Mr.. Rogers
began his business career as u bank
messenger.
The whaling steamer Alexander,
just arrived at San Francisco, brings
a catch in whalebone reckoned as one
of the best of the season. 1t amounts
to 10000 pounds. worth in the neigh
borhood of $4,000, and was taken
from seven whales.
Four persons are under arrest at
Rice's Landing, Pa, charged with the
murder of Alexander Jones, n miner,
whose body was found in u field, the
back of his head having been crushed.
The accused are Mrs. Jones, wife OF
the murdered man, Thomas and Ell
wood Loving and Daniel Jefferson. 1t
is alleged that Jones was murdered
for the purpose of securing $3.50 in
surance which he had upon his life.
All reports to the contrary not
withstanding, there has been no cut
in the price of structural iron and
steel. This statement is authorized
by an official of the United States
Steel Corporation, who added that the
recent adverse reports of trade condi-
tons are much exaggerated.
Attorneys are searching Paterson,
n. j., for Miss Carew, young nurse,
formerly employed in n New York
hospital, in order to pay her $4,000
under the will of Frank j. Edwards,
a civil engineer of Pasadena, Cal.
Edwards fell i'll three years ago and
was cared for at the hospital by Miss
Carew.
With bullet hole in his forehead
and shattered glass on the floor be-
side him. Theodore A. Huffmeyer was
found dead in his saloon at Chicago.
The police believe he was killed by
some person who he thought was
friendly customer.
That the coal miners in Utah are
unfavorable to the general strike
movement inaugurated in Colorado is
Indicated by specials from several
coal mining camps. According to the
reports received the men are satisfied
with the present scale of wages and
will continue to work.
Locked in the dining room of their
boarding house in Perth Amboy, n.
j., Stephen Gondes and Peter Shylak
fought a duel that ended only when
Gondes fell to the floor dying. The
men had been on friendly terms for
some time. 1t is said that they were
in love with the same woman.
At Reading, Pa, u notice has been
posted at the tube mill of the Read
ing Iron Co. that the wages of the
employees would be subject to q re-
duction according to the amount of
wages received. The reduction will
take effect November 16. The pud-
dlers will be reduced from $3.50 to 81
ton and all other classes will be re-
duced from to 10 per cent.
Nearly $50 men and women, boys
and girls, living at New York City,
| have manifested Il willingness to part
with their right ear in return for S.
oOV. Telegrams by the score from
nearby states show that there are
| numerous persons who feel in the
same need of money. The offers grow
out of an advertisement by a physi-
clan offering $1,000 for the right ear
o. a healthy person.
William II. Thompson, n sea cap
| tain, who committed suicide by drink
ing poison at his home near Bridge
port, Conn.,, was commodore of the
| White Star feet of steamships 25
years ago and at that time one of the
best known sailing masters in the
| transatlantic service. In 1872, when
captain of the Britannia, he was
given medal by congress for saving
| 10 lives.
William j. Honn, the son of w. X.
Honn, one of the wealthiest bankers
in Cole county, ILL.,, has been arrested
under an Indictment accusing him of
having poisoned his wife. His bond
was fixed at $1,000.
A cablegram to the state depart
ment from Caracas, states that the
american and Venezuelan claims
commission has declared an award of
$4,000 in the Rudloff claim. This
claim was based on the violation by
the Venezuelan government of a
concession granted to the claimants
to establish market in Caracas.
The city council of Chicago has
passed an ordinance prohibiting the
sale of toy pistols in Chicago. The
measure provides a penalty of 500
for anyone who "shall sell, loan or
furnish any toy gun or toy pistol, or
toy fowling piece, or other toy fire.
arm in which any explosive sub
stance can be used"
Nearly all of the Chicago stock
yards sausage makers who went on
strike two weeks ago to enforce de-
mands for an increase in wages have
returned to work. Some concessions
were granted by the employers anN
it is understood that the men were
advised by their union officials to re.
turn, although the strike was not
officially declared off.
The Germanic museum at Harvard
University proposed years ago by
eminent Americans and fos'
tered by Emperor William of Ger
many and by Prince Henry of Prus
sia, was dedicated recently. Within
the museum are valuable gifts from
Emperor William, Prince Henry and
other distinguished Germans.
At Merrimac, Mass, four burglars
recently overpowered the only
policeman and after robbing him and
locking him up in the town Jail, they
blew open the postofiice safe, rified
it of it's contents and fed. In going
away the thieves held up one man al
the point of a revolver and fired two
lShOtS at another man both bullets