Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-06-17
SHORT NEWS NOTES
Happenings in the Busy
World Chronlcled.
Items Gathered From the Different
, Sections of the United
States and For
elen Lands.

an hour. Less than 80 per cent. of
the employees obeyed the order and at
several points the men returned to
work within few hours, the differ
ences having been adjusted.
A Wabash express train, westbound,
ran into Big Four freight train at
the Danville, Ill.,, crossing. Several
freight cars were smashed and a num-
ber ditched. Both engines were badly
damaged and the property loss was
heavy. The crews escaped by jump
ing. There were several narrow es-
capes.
DR.. Daniel Phillips, alias DR.. w. C.
Negus, arrested at Buffalo, N. Y,
few days ago on a charge of imper-
sonating a secret service officer, has
been held for the United States grand
jury. 1t was alleged that Phillips,
while posing as a secret service man,
sold worthless stock to dupes in all
parts of the country.
Lack of candidates for teachers po-
sitions has led the Chicago board of
education to decide to admit gradu-
ates of colleges to the examination to
be held June 27 and 2S.
An astonishing exhibition of joy
has been noted among the acquaint-
ances in Harlem, N. Y. of Myles B.
Mcdonnell over the murder of the
former gambler in Albany. In the re-
sorts where the man was well known
and feared, his death was toasted and
1t is reported that some of the cronies
of George Price (who was killed by
Mcdonnell in 1900) got up dinner in
celebration of the exent.
F. H. Leland, a veteran cavalry
man. and William Closson, well
known cowboy, are organizing a 1900
mile relay race for cowboys, open to
riders in New Mexico and Arizona
with the starting point at Albu-
Querque, N. NJ, and the finish at the
gates of the worlds fair grounds in st.
Louis. The purse will be 81 500.
The president has appointed
Charles F. McKenna, of Pittsburg. to
be district judge of Porto Rico. Mr..
McKenna was appointed to the office
during the last session of congress,
but his appointment failed of confir-
nation in the senate.
The crew of the French fishing
schooner Marie Antoinette have ar
rived at North Sydney, N. s., after
rowing so miles from the wreck of
their vessel, which caught fire and
sunk.
The Rensselaer, Polytechnic insti-
tutes main building at Troy, N. Y,
was totally destroyed by fire. The
loss will exceed 100000.
The strike of the employees of the
International Paper Co.'s mill at Glens
urh oh to ~,
volve the workers in the mills of the
company in other parts of the coun-
try, has been settled.
Miss Lena Morton, daughter of ex-
Vice President Levi P. Morton, of
New York, is dead at Paris from the
effects of blood poisoning following
an operation for appendicitis. She
was 27 years of age.
BY a wreck in the Big Four yards
at Cairo, ILL.,, Engineer George Glib
son and Yard Foreman John Brew
ster were killed. A switch engine and
two cars were demolished.
In fit of temporary insanity, Rob-
ert r. Miller, aged 5S years, who
came to st. Louis with his wife and
daughter from Tampa, Fla, to visit
the worlds fair, ended his life at his
boarding house by cutting his throat
and wrists with a razor.
Judge Brentano, of Chicago, has is
sued temporary injunction restrain
ing the city of Chicago from enforcing
a new fire ordinance requiring the
construction of brick or tile enclos-
ures to elevators in non n-fireproof
buildings not equipped with automatic
sprinklers. The injunction was asked
by ii large dry goods establishments.
Secretary Moody has telegraphed
orders to Commander Nicholson, COM
manding the cruiser Tacoma at San
Francisco, to proceed without delay
in search of the freight steamer Cone
maugh, now about two months over
due at New York City from Chile.
John Mccoy, who in 1850 received
from the government a contract for
carrying the first mail that was start
ed across the plains to Santa Fe, N.
M, is dead at his home in Independ-
ence, Mo. He was SO years old.
John Alexander Dowie has an
nounced his intention in a public ad-
dress to establish a Zion 40 miles
from Berlin. In 1t he said there would
be no liquors, no tobacco, no hogs, and
no opera house.
II is announced that Earl Grey.
lord lieutenant of Northumberland,
has been appointed to succeed the
Earl of Mimic as governor general of
Canada.
Into the almost deserted Chicago
river recently sailed forlorn appear
ing craft, the Chill, of Buffalo, with a
cargo of coal. On the bridge stood a
captain. M. M. Drake. the owner, who
has not sailed vessel for 80 years.
At the wheel and In the old cabin
were officers, many of whom likewise
had long been strangers to the sail
og's life.
At a ssIe " the Gaillard collection
Mt Paris large plate decorated
with flowers on blue and yellow
background which belonged to the
king of Hungary, Matthias Corvinus.
who ruled prior to 1890. has been sold
for $4,000.