Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-01-29

Cleveland Gifts Co. to the Lackawan-
ma Steel Co. for S750,000.
One person was killed, several in
jured and much damage done to prop
erty by the explosion of 35 quarts of
nitro-glyccrinc in the storage house
of Guffy & Galley, mile from Tulsa,
|. II. The explosive was intended for
shooting" oil wells.
Advces from Somalilana say that
Kenna's Somali mounted infantry
surprised body of the Mullah forces
January II in the vicinity of Eirnada,
killing so spearmen and capturing 81
600 cnmels, and thousands of sheep.
James Walters, alleged to be one
of the most successful diamond
thieves in the United States, was ar
rested at Minneapolis as he was about
to leave for Chicago. More than S12,-
600 worth of diamonds were found in
his possession, while he confessed to
having disposed of about $4,000
worth of stones in the past three
weeks.
S. B. Allen, president of the Farm
ers and Merchants national bank at
Cleburne, Tex, has been arrested on
charges preferred by Bank Examiner
Logan, charging him with the en-
bezzlement of $4,000 of the banks
funds. He was taken before a United
States commissioner and released on
| $S goo bond.
The treasury is advised of the ap-
pearance of new So counterfeit sill
yer certificate. 1t is described as ap-
parently printed from zinc etched
plates of poor workmanship, on fair
of in Nx-hi oh hn
been distributed a few silk threads.
In the printing of the treasury num-
ber a rubber stamp has been used.
1t has been determined that no
| financial Legislation will be enacted at
the present session of congress.
What is claimed to be the richest
radium bearing earth in the world
has been discovered in the Llano gold
and coal fields, lis miles north Of
Austin, Tex.
To the employees of the Carnegie
Steel Co and it's constituent concerns
there was paid during the past year
$lsO,652 from the Andrew Carnegie
relief fund.
At Trenton, n. j., 500 rubber work
ers employed in rubber manufacture
ing plants quit work because the
managers refused to grant them a 10
per cent. increase in wages.
Norman Selby, the pugilist, better
known as kid" McKoy, has filed a
voluntary petition in bankruptcy at
New York City, giving his liabilities
as $25,246 and assets as $3.50.
Four young ladies', members of a
sleigh riding party, were probably
fatally injured in runaway at Du-
buque, la. Eleven other girls were
less seriously hurt.
Fire in the paint and upholstery
shop of the Delaware & Hudson rail
road at Green Island, near Troy, \.
y, caused loss of between $4,000
and $4,000. Many coaches which
were in the shops were destroyed and
the building is a complete wreck.
Forty-fve hands We're employed in
the shops, number of whom had
narrow escapes from death.
The recent sudden thaw caused
great damage at Erie, Pa. Many busi
ness places were flooded and several
streets were under water Mill creek
has not been higher since the big
flood of 1898, when thousands of dol
lars worth of property were destroy
ed. The recent snowfall was the
heaviest in 81 years and all the snow
disappeared within Sc hours.
Fire in Jersey City, which destroy
ed two buildings devoted to manu-
featuring purposes and stable, did
$150,000 damage. The burned build
/ ings were located on the river front
and ten railroad tugs assisted in
fighting the fire.
Maj. Hoyt Sherman, brother of
Gen. w. L. Sherman and of Secretary
John Sherman, died recently at his
home in Des Moines, Ia.
The japanese merchants in Manila
have received advices from the home
government that in case of the out
| break of hostilities they had better
transfer their business over to the
Americans.
The Acme Harvester Co., of Peoria,
ILL.,, closed for several months be-
cause of financial difficulties, has re-
sumed operations with force of sew
eral hundred operatives.
| At Keokuk, Ia, both the Mississippi
and the Des Moines rivers are frozen
almost solid. Farms in the bottoms
are surrounded by frozen lakes. All
rivers and creeks in that vicinity are
bank full and frozen tight.
| Lewis Radford, a negro, was lynch
ed at Guthrie, KY, by mob of ne
groes. Radford had been arrested on
the charge of killing Priscilla Frozell,
also negro. He confessed to having
been in the woman's company and to
nssaulting her, but denied that he
killed her.
! Fire at Brazil, Ind, destroyed the
Knight block in the center of the
business district and did $4,000 dam
age. The water mains burst and help
was asked from Terre Haute. Hun
dreds of citizens formed bucket
brigade and Notwithstanding the in
tense cold fought the fire success
fully.
Receivers have been appointed for
the banking and brokerage firm of f.
n. Morrison & Co., of Baltimore. +.
n. Morrison, the head of the firm,