Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-04-15


begun the construction of it's new
History Office building at Chicago.
The new structure is designed to be
the most elegant home in the country
occupied by u single railroad and
will cost upward of Si,000,000.
A deal whereby the Taylor Signal
Co., of Buffalo, n. Y, and the Pneu-
matte Signal Co., of Rochester, n. V,
are to be merged into one firm, to be
known as the General Railway Signal
CO., with a capitalization of $5,00O,000,
has been completed.
Although the Anglo-French colonial
treaty just signed makes no specific
reference to any protectorates, 1T is
now recognized that the treaty
means the establishment of a Frencn
protectorate over Morocco, similar
to the present protectorate of France
over Tunis, and that it makes per-
manent the British protectorate over
Egypt.
The Kansas supreme court has rem
dered an opinion which in effect de-
clares that the Bible may be read in
the public schools of Kansas.
The total production of Bessemer
steel ingots and castings in 1903 was
S,577,22S gross tons, against 9,13S,363
tons in 1902, decrease of SOIL
tons, or over per cent. The produc-
tion of 1902 was much the largest in
our history.
The two new battleships ordered
in England by Japan will be exceed
ingly powerful, their length, AS
feet, exceeding that of the most pow
f,,1 nrtt t,ah hot Il
Eight prisoners escaped from The
Jasper county Jail at Carthage, Mo-,
by cutting through the wooden floor.
All were captured within an hour e.;-
cept one who is under sentence fo-
horse stealing.
Four boys suspected of connection
with the recent robbery in Lanes
vile, Conn, when $4,000 was stolen
from the home of Henry Davis, were
arrested at their homes in Water
bury. About $4,000 was found in
their possession.
At Springfield. Mass, II. NJ. Pope,
of that city, tied the worlds 100 shot
rifle record with a score of 917. The
record is held by ID. w. King, of Dem
ver Col. Mr.. Pope shot at 200 yards
off hand, standard American target.
At Green Bay, Wis, verdict of
guilty was returned against Contrac-
tor +. I. Webster, charged with pay
ing bribe of $50 to Alderman Nor
gan. This is the first of SO cases
arising from II recent grand jury in
vestigation.
A large portion of the business
section of Winona, Miss, was de-
stroyed by fire recently. The fire
broke out in the Times printing
Office, spread rapidly and destroyed
several stores and number of
offices. Loss 100000.
Conductor Myron j. Vandecar, of
Detroit, was burned to death in a
Michigan Central caboose, while the
engine that was pushing it jumped
the track two miles south of Meta
mora, Mich, and rolled down an en-
bankment. The engineer and fire.
man saved their lives by jumping, but
were unable to reach the caboose in
time to save Nandecar.
John Mcfarland, chief of police of
Northfork, and j. A. Ballard, a lum-
ber merchant and capitalist, are dead
as result of a pistol duel which fol-
lowed the republican district conven-
ton at Northfork, w. Va. The con-
test between William o. Dawson and
Col. Charles F. Teeter for the guber-
material nomination caused the duel.
a collision occurred at Baltimore
in the Baltimore & Ohio railroad tun-
mel, between passenger train en-
route from Washington to New York
and helping engine, in which j. j.
Donnelig, fireman of tha passenger
train, was killed. A few IF the pas
sengers We're slightly injured.
Announcement is made at Column
bia University that Edwin Gould has
given $4,000 as a perpetual endows
ment fund, the interest of which at 4
per cent is to go toward the eX-
penses of the varsity crews.
One man was probably fatally hurt,
another seriously, horse killed and
a carriage and an automobile smash
ed in collision between a 24-horse
near Coney Island, n. Y.
At recent meeting of the Buffalo,
N. Y, city council a resolution was
adopted providing for committee
of three to investigate statement
MADE at Il recent meeting by PreSl-
dent Smith, of the board, to the eff
feet that 100000 had been spent
illegally.
Eighteen hundred employees in the
stone sheds of Montpelier, Barre, VT,
and vicinity have been locked out by
the Barre Granite Manufacturers
association, pending the outcome of IA
dispute between the tool sharpeners
at Barre and the quarry owners. The
trouble is due to the introduction of
new tool sharpening machines.
A political meeting at Samovar,
near Agram, Croatia, ended with seri-
GUS rioting. A mob of peasantry
stormed the town hall, carried out
, the public records and burned them
in the street. a battery of artillery
dispersed the rioters.
James f. Zehner, clerk in the gen.
ara1 nncfpfiioa at Maui Nnr1y (;t,, l,n,.