Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-12-23
HAPP Jennings IN THE BUSY
WORLD BOILED DOWN.
AT HOME AND IN FOREIGN LANDS.
Recent Events that Contain tho
Pith Of the General News
for tho Perusal Of
Our Readers.
CONGRESSIONAL.

AOuSe NOlSu W uG5lh
proceedings against Judge Charles
Swayne, of the Northern district
court of Florida.
The senate on the 14th received Of
fetal notice of the action of the house
in presenting impeachment charges
against Judge Swayne, of Florida. The
senate appointed a committee to con-
duct the trial. The house appointed q
committee to conduct the Swayne trial
and passed the urgent deficiency bill
The senate on the 18th passed the
urgent deficiency bill and spent some
time in consideration of the Philippine
bill. The house began discussion of
the bill ito improve currency condi-
tions," but made small progress
owing to the obstructive tactics of the
democrats.
On the 10th the senate passed the
Philippine civil government bill. The
house passed a dozen or more bills on
the private calendar.
The president has denied clemency
to Mrs. Phyllis Dodge, from whom the
government seized a pearl necklace
several years ago. The sale of the
necklace by the government will now
proceed. The necklace is valued at
$4,000.
Orders have been issued for an in
vestigation of the case of Secretary
lumber, of the Rural Carriers associ-
alton, whose signature was on letters
sent to candidates for congress asking
them as to their position on legislation
affecting the carriers.
A special grand jury impaneled has
returned % indictments for election
frauds in Pueblo, Col
Depositors in two of the largest saw
ings banks in New York, the Bowery
and the Greenwich, have been notified
of an increase in the interest rate,
which is raised from 31s per cent. to
a. A similar advance will be made
shortly by other institutions.
In a crushed dory, resting on great
cake of ice, Albert Nordstrom, barge
captain, floated five miles on the Hud-
son river. A field of broken ice sur
rounded the captain, but a lantern
which he had enabled him finally to
secure aid and escape certain death.
Robbers attempted to crack the safe
in the bank af Wakonda, S. D., but
failed. There was $4,000 In the safe.
Brig. Gen. Samuel NJ. Whitside, re-
LlIGu, WIZ vi liS Jc-
partment of the Santiago during the
Spanish war; is dead at Washington.
Sidney Jarvis and Arthur Swindell
have been arrested near San Fran
cisco, charged with robbing the ex-
press car of the Santa Fe westbound
train on the night of December and
killing Express Messenger Evan o.
Roberts.
A dispatch from Lebanon, KY, re-
ports the destruction of a large moon
shine still by revenue agents on Otter
creek, in Larue county, near Clean
ings postofice. which had been run
ming for about ten years. No one was
on guard.
Fast mail train No. II, eastbound
on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad, was wrecked two miles west
of Bristol, Ill. Oscar Johnson, fireman
was killed and Engineer John Cow
drey was probably fatally injured.
The grand jury at Chicago has be,
gun an investigation of bribery
charges made by Alderman Butler in
connection with the granting of q
franchise for an extension of the
Northwestern elevated railroad.
The New York court of appeals has
affirmed the conviction of Walter ID
Valentine and William S. Fender, o.
New York, who were found guilty o.
obtaining money from investors under
false pretences. 1t was alleged tha
they organized fictitious corporations
e. E. Mangum was shot and killed
by Prof. ]. e. Woodward at Magee
Miss, where Woodward is principal o
the high school. Mangum remonstrat
ed with Woodward because the latte
had administered a severe whipping
to Mangum's son.
Confirming the report of the forma
tion of an international steel rail pool
telegram from Barrow, England
says: THE agreement. which wa
signed by all the representatives o
the British, French, German and Bel
gian makers, extends for three year
and is likely to include American
makers"
Andrew Carnegie has given $4,000
TO the city of Boston and become TIL
joint founder with Benjamin Franklin
of an institution for industrial train
ing. Benjamin Franklin left $4,000 t
the city of Boston, which was to be in
vested for a century at the end O
which time 1t was to be used for tn
benefit of the apprentices of the city
1t is stated that j. p. Morgan & CC
are interested with II. b. Hollins [
Co. in the purchase of control cf tn
Cincinnati. Hamilton e. Dayton road.
Roosevelts plurality in the state {
New York at the last election. wa
1852, as shown by the afiicial re
turns certified by the board of stat
canvassers. That OF Higgins for COY
ernor was 80.560.
Leon Smith. aged 8 years, an
Frank Wedge, aged s. were browne
at Ionia, Mich. while coasting alon
the bank OF Grand river. Their sled
got beyond their control and ran o
the river bank under the ice in til
river.