Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-02-03


Chicago.
A passenger train on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad ran down a sleigh at
the Cowansburg crossing, Pa, and
killed the three occupants
The largest diamond ever discov-
cred has been found near Pretoria.
The stone weights 3,032 carats and is
said to be a pure white diamond of
good quality. 1t is valued at $780,
900 to $4.0O0.000.
The grand jury at New York indict-
ed a number of prominent people for
subornation of perjury and conspiracy
in connection with the Dodge Morse
divorce case.
R. G. Dun G Co.'s Weekly Review
of Trade says: Failures this week
numbered 305 in the United States,
against 302 last year, and 43 in Cana
da, compared with 2S year ago.
The armored cruiser Maryland,
which was built for the United States
government by the Newport News
Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., at
tanned on her official trial trip an
average speed of 22.306 knots an hour,
thereby exceeding her contract re-
quirement OF 22 knots.
Sitting upright in a sleigh in which
he started during a furious snow
storm to drive from Winsted, Conn.,,
to his home in Walcott, the body of
Jacob Sulskoski was found by men
who were breaking out the snow
filled highway, frozen to death.
Samuel H. Piles, of Seattle, Wash,
was elected United States senator by
the legislature on the thirteenth joint
ballot
DIR. G. r. Koch, of New Ulm, Mimi,
the young dentist, the jury in whose
trial for the murder of DR.. L. A. Geb-
hardt disagreed, has been released
on 100000 bail.
Train service on the Springfield
division of the Central New England
railroad was suspended, caused by
heavy snow drifts.
President Roosevelt has sent to the
senate the report of Carroll d.
| Wright, commissioner of labor, on
the strike troubles in Colorado. Both
the union and Citizens alliance are
blamed.
An explosion of natural gas in the
kamp at Decatur, ILL.,, seriously
burned three employees and caused a
fire which destroyed the mill, entail
ing a loss of $4,000.
Fire which started in Wick's mill
in New York City spread to the John
Stanley soap works and stable near
by One fireman was seriously in
| iured and IL horses burned to death.
Several policemen who attempted to
save the horses were badly burned.
Justice Murphy, who has been con-
Quoting proceedings with a view to
ascertaining if there was anything
criminal in connection with the in
solvency of the defunct German bank,
arrest of four men.
A Lehigh Valley locomotive draw
ing a freight train exploded at Graf
wick, N. Y. Three men were killed
and one seriously injured.
A bob sled holding seven high
school students, tearing down the
coasting hill at ST. Joseph, Mich
crashed into a telegraph pole and
seven were injured, one probably
fatally.
Physicians of Rockland county
New York, are on strike against re-
duction by the board of supervisors
for performing autopsies. This body
decided that the usual fee of $25 was
too much and reduced it to $40.
Four trainmen were killed and sew.
eral persons injured in collision be,
tween a northbound freight and 6
southbound passenger train on the
Nashville, Chattanooga & st. Louis
railroad near Tullahoma. Tenn.
The report of State Banking Super.
intendent Kilburn giving the condi
tion of the trust companies in New
York on January 1 shows an immense
increase in the business of these in
stitutions. Their total resources was
81 1854 01S,157.
Henry Bryant, living near Oakland
City, Ind, found a weather bureau
balloon on his farm. A card attached
directed the finder to send the balloon
at once to the observatory at Hyde
Park, Mass. In a basket attached II
the balloon was clock, still ticking.
Roy Knabenshue, the aeronaut
made a successful fight in Capt. Bald
wins airship, THE California Arrow,
at Chutes park in Los Angeles, Cal
The Irish-American Nationalist so
ciety was organized in GAINESVILLE, o
The movement has for it's object thu
defeat Of the pending arbitration
treaty between the United States ant
Great Britain.
President Roosevelt delivered al
address at the rededication of the Lu
ther Place Memorial church at Wash
, ington, d. C. The church was serious
, ly damaged by fire a year ago.
After four times wounding his form
/ er sweetheart, Miss Annie Pophusen
/ with a revolver George Frehart kille,
! himself with same weapon in Ney
York City.
2 Fire in Omaha, Neb., destroyed
Y solid half block of five-story build
3 ings, entailing loss of half million
dollars. Ten firemen were blown ou
= of one building by an explosion, bu