Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-02-12


a new page of history was written
in the coffee market at New York
City last week. Sensational and rec
ord-breaking declines in prices and
the largest sales ever made were the
features. The sales for the week
were 2,9O725O bags. This is not only
the largest weeks business in the
history of the trade, but it was made
up of recordbreaking single-day
sales.
Edward Kinney, of Springfield, ILL.,,
from whom his wife had separated
because of cruelty, went TO the resi-
dcnce or Calvin Osborne, where his
wife was employed, and finding her
in the kitchen drew revolver and
shot her in the head. He then turned
the revolver on himself and put bull
let through his temple. Mrs. Kinney
died at once, and Kinney was dead
before medical aid could be sum-
honcd.
The supreme tribunal of the
Knights of Pythia.s has decided that
the election of supreme representa-
tives in Pennsylvania was made illeg-
ally. The election was made in the
subordinate lodges instead of the
grand lodge. Several other states,
including Ohio, will be affected by the
decision.
Louis Witze, of Chicago. convicted
of having robbed the body of victim
of the lroquois theatre fire, has been
sentenced by Judge Gary to serve an
indefinite term in the penitentiary.
All rural free delivery carriers in
the United States will have holiday
on February %. Washington's birth
day. There are 10000 of these car
rierS.
At Scranton, Pa. Evan Gabriel. fire
boss at the Storrs shaft of the Della
ware, Lackawanna 6; Western Rail-
road Co., was instantly killed and
James and Edward Webber, brothers,
and William Jones were fatally in
iured by an explosion of gas in the
mine.
The citizens of Bedford, Ind, have
spent $1.1OO trying to find the murder
er of Sarah c. Schafer and they have
not been able to find a trail that leads
to him. The authorities have not
been able to find motive that is sat
isfactory. Money is being subscribed
freely by business men to continue
, the search.
The secretary of war has approved
the design of the new medal repre-
senting the Medal of Honor Legion.
1t consists of a five pointed star, of
| light gun metal. The words United
| States of America" and "Nalor" ap-
pear in raised block letters. The rib
| bon is blue. and is attached to the
| back of a suspended eagle.
In connection with the strike of
union compositors in Boston the
! United Typothetae of America has
filed bill in equity in the supreme
court to compel the international
Printing Pressmen Assistants union
and the international Typographical
union to arbitrate their differences
under an agreement made in July,
1902.
Samuel Sung Young, Chinese
student at the University of Califor-
mia, has just been appointed lieu
tenant in the university cadet regi-
ment. Should he rise to major or
higher he will be eligible for a second
lieutenantcy in the United States
army. Lieut.. Young is the only Chi
nese wearing the uniform of an Off
Ger of the United States army.
A fire at buckingham. Ont. destroy
ed the central part of the town. Be-
tween 20 and 80 buildings, including
business establishments, private resi-
dences and Masonic Hall were burned
to the ground. The loss is estimated
at $4,000
Alabama friends of Mrs. Florenct
Maybrick, who is native of Mobile
have been advised that immediat tel
after her release from the English
prison. which they say will finally
take place in July, she will come tt
Alabama for a short trip for the pur
pose of collecting her share of an es
tate which she. in conjunction with
others, has inherited in north Ala
bama. The estate consists of large
tract of rich mineral lands in Frank
lin county. 1t is said that Mrs. May
bricks share will amount to 100000
Henry William Oliver is dead at hi,
residence in Allegheny, Pa, after {
brief illness. He was one of tn,
shrewdest of Pittsburg's busines.
men. He made his fortune in stee
manufacture, but never allowed
himself to become tangled in specu
lauonS. Having made n fortune, III
began to invest it in real estate, ant
at the time of his death was tn,
largest individual property holder il
the downtown district of Pittshurg
Appendicitis, which recent,
brought Senator Clark to the verg,
of the grave and caused the death O.
William c, Whitney, is the most talk
ed of disease in New York City. Th,
statistics of the health department
; show that 2s3 persons died from
appendicitis in Manhattan borough
in 1903. Of that number, 100 wer,
: males and ia were females.
The Austrian Peace society ha
| sent a cablegram to President Roose
, welt requesting him to intervene il
the Russial-Japanese conflict unde
the provisions of the internationa
: arbitration tribunal at The Hague.
! The big Canadian Pacific railwa,
, steamships Tartar and Athenian, o