Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-11-04
N EWs NOTES.
DolNGS IN THE BUSY WORLD
CHRoNIcLED.
stems Gathered from the Different
Sections Of the United
States and For
eian Lands.

Paris have been discovered by several
wholesale jewellers in New York City
to be merely doublets of quartz, clev-
erly colored. The importers declare
they have been paying many times
the value of the stones.
Electric lights and telephone serv-
ice in five suburbs of Chicago, Hege-
wisch, Indiana Harbor, Whiting, Roby
and Robertsdale were put out of serv-
ice the other night when dredge in
operation in the Calumet river severed
the service cable from the electric
plant in South Chicago.
A lockout that may involve every
coal mine in Illinois and bring idle
ness to $4,000 men is expected to re-
suit on November |. The struggle
practically was decided when the Ma
Engineers refused to arbitrate its diff
ferences with the Illinois Coal Oper-
ators' association.
Advices by steamer tell of a dis
astrous storm on the Cayman Islands,
in the Caribbean sea. The American
schooner Macon was caught in the
storm and damaged. The sloop Gold
fish and the Jamaican vessel Excelsior
are reported lost
More than $500 republican mass
meetings in New York state are
scheduled for this week. This is an
average of IL meetings In each county
every night and exceeds by far the
number of meetings held in any re-
publican campaign in the last II
years.
The Japanese section hands on the
Northern Pacific railroad have receiv-
ed word for all members of the first
reserve of the Japanese army to re-
turn at once to Japan for military pur-
poses.
DIR. e. S. Banksfield, director of the
University of Chicago expedition to
Babylonia, reports the discovery of
statue which he regards as the oldest
in the world. The statue, which was
found eight feet under the ruins of the
ancient city of Udnun, has been iden-
tilted by an inscription as that of King
Daddu of Udnun.
Gen. Edgar Allen, former United
States district attorney and a promi-
nent Grand Army man, committed sui
eide near Richmond, Va.
The summer home at Pittsfeld,
Mass, of ex-State Senator John r.
McCarty was robbed recently, the
thieves securing jewelry valued at
$4,000.
The British steamers Allanton and
Calchas, both seized by the Vladivos-
tok squadron, have been released. A
deposit of 100000 was made in be-
half of the latter vessel, whose case
comes up on appeal at st. Petersburg
shortly.
Judge Parker has expressed high
appreciation of the part William ].
Bryan has taken in the present cam
paign and has sent him telegram as
follows: 81 wish to thank you for the
splendid service you have rendered to
The democratic party in Indiana and
elsewhere during the present cam
paign."
Gov. Bailey, of Kansas, gives out
long report from State Accountant
Rowett, showing additional shortages
in the state treasurer's accounts ag
gregating about $31 900 and covering
school fund transactions.
Corinth, KY. town of $50 inhabit-
ants, was almost wiped out by fire the
other night. Twenty-one buildings
were destroyed at loss of $4,000;
insurance $4,000. Only three bust
ness buildings, including the Farmers
bank, were saved.
The boat plant of the Pittsburg Coal
Co. at Browns station, Pa, was de-
stroyed by fire recently, entailng a
loss of about $4,000. While the fire
was raging, burning faggots set fire to
the steamboat Bertha and almost suf-
focated several persons on board.
Michael Azzi, chief of police of
Jerusalem" a concession represent
Ing the Holy City at the worlds fair,
was shot and killed by Nicholas
Sabah, merchant and fellow coun-
tryman. Azzi and Sabah quarreled
over money.
What is claimed to be the worlds
record for rife shooting at moving
targets was made recently by Capt, A.
II. Hardy, of Lincoln. Neb. With
22-calibre rife, at a 25-yard rise, he
broke successfully / 900 two and one
half inch wooden balls.
James +. Latimer, vice president OF
the Latimer bank at Delavan, Wis,
shot and killed himself in his bank
with revolver He was II years old
and was considered to be worth about
100000. He had been i'll for some
time.
Thomas LanleG, brother of Presi-
dent William Lanier, of Alcorn (Miss)
agricultural and mechanical college,
has been shot and killed from ambush
On his plantation near Alcorn college.
The assassin has not been appre-
hended
An eastbound passenger train on
the Northern Pacific railroad was
wrecked west of Lind, Wash. Every
car in the train except one sleeping
car and the observation car was
thrown from the track and piled up.
a dozen persons were hurt. The
wreck was caused by spreading of
the rails.
II has been represented to the gen.
eral staff of the army that it will re-
quire an expenditure OF $3,819,42O to
place the submarine defenses of the