Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-02-12
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Clarke, of Arkansas, in support of
the administration policy in regard
to Panama The house considered the
consular and diplomatic appropria-
tion bill.
In the senate on the Sd there was
long debate on the item in the ur-
gency deficiency bill providing for
loan of S4.GOO.OOO to the St. LoGis eN-
position. No final action was taken.
The house again considered the con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation
bill. but most of the session was de-
voted to fierce political debate.
The senate on the 4th discussed the
paragraph in the urgent deficiency
bill providing for n loan of S4,6OO,OOO
TO the St. Louis exposition, but did
not reach any decision. The house
passed the consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill.
The senate on the 5th passed the
urgent deficiency bill with the amend
ment authorizing a government loan
of S4.6OO.OOO to the St. Louis eXposi-
tion. The house passed the agricul-
tural appropriation bill.
The Tug and Dredge Owners Pro-
tective Association of the Great
Lakes has declared off all negotia-
tions with the Licensed Tugmen's
Protective association because the
latter would not cOncede the owners
the right to hire and discharge men
whenever they saw fit to do so.
The Canadian Pacific flyer" crash
ed into freight train in the railroad
yards at London, Ont. The fireman
Jumped and was killed. The engineer,
John Alternately, stuck to his post
and escaped injury, but went insane.
The passengers were badly shaken
up.
Jewelry valued at $4,000, which was
concealed in a cunningly constructed
Kidding place in a railway guide sent
by mail from Germany to an address
in Denver mas been seized by customs
officials at New York City.
An order for the first issue of the
new Louisiana Purchase exposition
postage stamps, which are to be
placed on sale at all pOstotfices in the
United States Nay /. has been sent to
the bureau of engraving and printing
by Third Assistant Postmaster Gener-
al Madden. 1t calls for the printing of
9O,OOO.OOO of the O oIe-cent stamps,
bearing the portrait of Robert L.
Livingstone, and 225,OOO,OOO OF the
two-cent stamps bearing the portrait
of Thomas Jefferson.
William Arthur Hamtn, for many
years the recognized leader of the
republican party in Colorado, is dead
at Denver, aged 20 years. He was a
business partner of the late United
States Senator jerome Chaffee and
one of the foremost mining superin-
tendents in the west.
The coal operators of Wise county,
Virginia, have made u per cent. re-
ductiOn in the wages of miners. Five
thousand men are affected.
Gen. John c, Black, chairman of the
United States civil service commits
sion and commander-in-chief of the
6. a. r., is seriously i'll at Washing
ton. He has overtaXed his strength
and is suffering with partial collapse.
SiXto Lopez, the well known Fill
Pino agitatOr. whose unfriendly dis
position toward American rule in the
Philippines has been exhibited in the
past, has arrived at Manila and re-
fused to take the oath OF allegiance.
He will be deported.
The town of Lake Village, Ark, was
almost totally destroyed by fire,
Twenty-Five business houses, six
dwellings, the postoffice, Masonic
Temple and many outbuildings were
destroyed.
Malcolm De la Fere, doctor. ex.
soldier and inventor, who was wanted
by the Minneapolis police authorities
for embeZZlement, has committed sui
eide at San Francisco by taking
poison. De La Fere came to Sar
Francisco last April from Mnneapo
lis to escape trial for the misuse OF
funds entrusted to him. While IL
Minneapolis he attained some distinc
tion as an inventor of electric rail
way devices, a number of which are
at present in use.
With one blow on the head with
heavy club Col. John r. Macauley
proprietor of Macauiey's theatre. a
Louisville, Ky, knocked a negro THE
from the roof of his theatre building
after having chased the man from hi
rooms on the third floor The negro
fell to the ground head foremost anC
was picked up dead by the police, wht
were summoned by telephone.
The reinstatement of Edward +
Croker as chief of the fire department
of New York City has been ordere
by the appellate division of the Ney
York supreme court. Mr.. Croker wa
removed from Office early in the Lo,
administration. He is a nephew q
Richard Croker. Former Chief Pun
roy, who succeeded Mr.. Croker re
tired last December.
Near Kurtz, N. D., three sectio
men we're struck by train during
blizzard Two were killed and tn
third was picked up by The pilot q
the engine and carried 20 miles be
fore the engineer knew about the az
cident. The operator at static
passed by the train, saw the man an
telegraphed ahead to flag the traif
The man was badly bruised and hal
dead from cold.
A dispatch from Gomel, Russ