Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-04-15
INTERESTING NEWS NOTES.
Short Items Gathered
From Many Parts
of the Globe.
CONGRESSIONAL.

IN lne SeHdUe ON Une Obu MI. Mor-
gan made long speech on the Pan
anna canal question. The remainder
o. the session was devoted to consid-
Grafton of the postoffice appropria-
tion bill. The house passed the mill
tary academy appropriation bill.
On the 9th the house passed II
bills relating to the District of Co.
1umbia and also passed an omnibus
claims bill carrying $22S,o0 for the
payment of small claims. The senate
debated the postoffice appropriation
bill.
The senate's session on the 9TH
was devoted to eulogies of the late
Senator Hanna. The house voted to
make the Swayne impeachment case
n special order for December 10.
The feature of the senate proceed
3ngs on the Sth was speech by Mr..
Patterson, of Colorado, in relation to
the Chinese exclusion treaty. The
house passed 169 private pension
bills and number of bills of local in
terest only.
In the senate on the 9th the bill
for the aid of the Portland, Ore, eX-
position and the Philippine shipping
bill were passed. The feature of the
session of the house was a speech by
Bourke Cochran, of New York. in
(which he called attention to the al
legged usurpation of legislative au-
thority by President Roosevelt.
1t is the present intention of Sec
retary Hay not to sign an arbitration
treaty with France or any other
country, as the administration thinks
that the senate would not ratify such
treaty.
Conferences are being held at New
York City between the officers of the
striking photographers and represen-
tatives of the Employing Litho-
graphers' association with q view to
ending the strike and lockout. The
deadlock has proved SO complete that
both sides are said to be anxious to
end it.
Many of the slightly wounded in
the first bombardment of Port Ar
thur have died as q result of the
poisonous gases emanating from the
Japanese shells.
The state department has decided
to find temporary employment for
the persons recently appointed to
consular offices in Manchuria and will
make no effort to place them at
their designated posts pending the
issue of the war between Russia and
Japan.
In wreck on the Louisville &
Nashville railroad, near Middlesboro,
KY, George Mccoy was killed. En-
gineer Thornton, Edward Williams,
trainman, and - Martin, section
hnp
loaded cars were thrown down an EN-
bankment, causing a heavy property
loss.
The government trading post at
Ross Fork, Idaho, was held up by
two masked men who secured about
Sl,50O. The robbers entered the store
just as an employe named Pyke was
transferring the cash from the
money drawers to the safe. Order
ing him to hold up his hands, they
bound and gagged Pyke and then
rifled the safe.
A Tekoa, WASH, dispatch says that
Buckskin Jim, an aged Indian who
lived on the Couer D'Alene reserva-
tion, seven miles from Tekoa, has
been murdered by his squaw. The
story says the squaw cut the head
from the body and was burning the
remains when discovered by other
Indians.
An earthquake killed 25 persons, in
jured 40, destroyed 1,5OO houses and
caused great distress in the vilayets
of Kossovo and Salonica, Macedonia.
Pass No. ! to the worlds fair
grounds during the regular eXposi-
ton period was made out in the name
of Theodore Roosevelt, president of
the United States.
AT Omaha, Neb., Kirk Anderson, a
1odger, was fatally injured and John
Pearsall, fireman, and two babies
of Mrs. Anderson were badly hurt in
a fire in lodging house. Anderson
jumped from third-story window
and Mrs. Anderson threw her babies
from the same floor.
Missouri, Kansas d Texas flyer No.
was wrecked four miles south OF
Fort Scott, Kan, by the rails spread.
ing. The engine left the track first
and following it the baggage car and
the mail and express cars piled up
The smoker and chair cars also were
overturned and badly damaged
Many persons were injured, but NO
one was Rllleu.
AT Cripple Creek, Col, Judge Lewis
has sentenced John NJ. Glover, a for
mer congressman from Missouri, ia
pay a fine for assaulting Sergeant
Dittemere, of the Colorado national
guard. Dittemere, with a detach-
ment of militia, attempted to arrest
Glover in his Office. Glover resisted
but, after being wounded. surrender
ed. Glover has secured a stay OF sen,
tence pending an appeal to the SUI
ipreme court.
A million dollar deal in Alaskan
coal lands has been consummated by
the Pacific Steel Co., of San Diego
Cal, and syndicate owning the
property. The lands comprise 90
900 acres and are situated 20 to SO
miles west of Mt. st. Elias and about
IS miles inland from the coast OF
Controller Bay.
One of the largest endowment
funds ever created for church in