Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-07-08

cause his sister a maid in the family,
compelled him to retire early. John
son had just graduated from the
grammar school.
Charles Mayne, pastor of the Meth
odist church at Nevada, Ia, was shot
and killed by burglar the other
night. Rev. Mr.. Mayne was 33 years
old and for Is years had been in the
ministry. He was married few
months ago.
During recent typhoon in the Sea
Of Japan % barges lost 100000 pounds
of flour intended for the Japanese
armies.
After separation of year and a
half, Lester May, formerly connected
with a Brooklyn newspaper, killed his
wife and committed suicide at Ocean
Grove, N. ].
1t is officially announced that Right
Rev. Joseph j. Fox has been selected
to succeed Archbishop Messmer as
bishop of the diocese of Green Bay,
Wis. Father Fox is at present admin
istrator of the diocese.
President Roosevelt has appointed
as commissioner of education of Porto
Rico DR.. Roland P. FallIner, at pres
ent chief of division of documents,
library of congress, vice DR.. Samuel
Lindsay, who resigned to take effect
October l next.
Erysipelas resulting from a blow in
the face caused the death of Mrs.
Christina Gessman, who was rescued
from the ill-fated steamer General
Slocum. The blow was struck by a
q II,
drowning.
A two weeks suspension of work
has been granted the miners and oper-
ators of the Joplin, Mo-, district begin
ming July 2. A notice to that effect
was sent to mine operators and pro-
ducers by the Missouri and Kansas
Zinc Miners association.
At Telluride, Col, the Smuggler-
Union mines, employing 200 men,
have closed down. This action is
made necessary by the inability of the
management to procure a sufficient
number of miners to man the mines
fully.
There never will be another silver
dollar coined in this country" said
George T. Roberts, director of the
United States mint, in an interview at
Portland, Ore. The supply of silver
bullion purchased under the Sherman
act is exhausted.
About $4,000 new life preservers are
estimated to have been put in service
on New York excursion boats since
the Slocum disaster. All the manu-
facturers are working overtime, and
the preservers are being added to the
boat equipment at the rate of from
| 1000 to 1900 day.
New charters issued during June
show total capitalization for COM
panies in eastern states with S1,000,-
| 900 or more authorized stock of about
$103000,000. This is considerably be-
hind the total for May, but, with the
exception of that month, is the largest
in year. In June, 1903, the total was
about S13G,000,000.
Railway building in the United
States during the first six months of
1904 shows a falling off in compari-
son with the corresponding periods of
1902 and 1903. Increased operating
expenses and decreased traffic, result
ing in smaller net earnings, together
with the continued stringency in the
money market, supply the explanation
of the decline in construction.
The resignation of Charles M
Schwab, former president of the Uni
ted States Steel Corporation, as di-
rector of the corporation is in the
hands of the full board and will be
accepted at the quarterly meeting in
July.
Al Trenton, N. j., Justice Lannint
has signed the decree ordering thu
sale under foreclosure of the proper
ties of the Unir..d States Shipbuildint
Co.
Senor Dupy De LONE, who wa!
Spanish minister at Washington prio
to the outbreak of the war between
the United States and Spain, is deac
at Paris.
The so-called Mad Mullah of British
Somaliland is again on the war path
He is encamped with 5000 followers
1000 of whom are armed with rifles
and has large supplies of ammunition
A mail clerk named Dannison ant
two unidentified tramps are dead a
the result of head-end collision be
, tween 500 passenger train and
freight train near Tony, Wis.
Nearly 1900 employees of the Pull
man Co. have been laid off" at tn,
car shops in Pullman, III. All trade
are affected. Officials of the compan,
assert that it is necessary to cut dow
expenses and that the orders on hant
!, do not require so large force.
Judge Elmer b. Adams, of the Uni
ted States district court at st. Louis
has granted Senator Joseph r. Burton
of Kansas, convicted of accepting
money from a company under inves
? tigation by the postofiice department
), an appeal to the supreme court of tn
. United States.
= Capt. G. II. Metcalf, of Philadelphia
! who was in charge of the divers en-
! gagged in deepening the Delaware rive
channel off Chester, Pa, was drowne
a in his diving suit He went down t
the river bed because of trouble tn
a men were having with a drill. Il
G some manner the helmet of his divini
apparatus became displaced.