Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-01-13

gift of 100000 to Tufts college
at Medford, Mass, by Andrew Carne-
gle is announced. The gift is for the
erection of a college library.
At Topeka, Kan, Edward w. Hoch,
of Marion, was inaugurated governor
of Kansas and the other new state Of
ficers, all of them republicans, were
sworn in.
BY the capsizing of sailboat on
Lake Pontchartrain, near New Or
leans, three men lost their lives and
two were unconscious from exposure
when rescued.
William Spencer, a mulatto, has
been put to death in the electric chair
in Sing Sing prison for the murder of
Charles S. McFarlane in New York
City on June 10, 1908.
The Glaziers' union has ordered a
general strike at New York City
against a reduction OF wages and an
increase in the hours of labor
Twenty eight shops, employing $50
men, are involved.
The supreme court of the United
States has denied the motions for
leave to file petitions for writs of
habeas corpus in the st. Louis nat
uralization cases. The effect is to
keep the offenders in prison.
A passenger train on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad collided with a light
engine near Shamokin, Pa, and En-
gineer Consert, of Sunbury, was killed
and Fireman McElweff had leg and
arm cut off. He cannot recover.
AS the result of the investigation
and prosecution of the land fraud
cases in Oregon, the president has
signed an order suspending from Of
flee James H. Booth and Joseph T.
Bridges. respectively register and re-
ceiver of the United States land office
at Roseburg, Ore.
Brazil has determined to elevate
her legation at Washington to an en-
bassy and will send her minister at
London, Mr.. Nabuco, as her first am
bassador to this country. This will
necessitate similar action on the part
of the American government.
More than so persons were frozen
to death in the provinces of East
Prussia, West Prussia and Posen dur
ing the recent cold period, including
two letter carriers, the driver of a
post wagon, a policeman and Is fish
ermen.
A tale of recovered hidden treasure
amounting to $150,000 has become
public. In an old brick vault under
meath the site where once stood Theo-
dore M. Macy's mansion in New York
City, workmen are said to have found
a chest containing enough money to
pay for the apartment house that is to
be erected there.
Six men of the Lockport IN. S.
schooner Julian H. Archer were
brought to New York City on board
the steamer Prinz Adalbert, having
abandoned their vessel on Christmas
day after a terrible two weeks eX-
perience in winter gale. They were
rescued from their sinking craft by
the steamer Nubia and were trans
ferred to the Prinz Adalbert.
The cases charging conspiracy to
murder against seven Western FEEDER
alton of Miners officials have been
quashed at Cripple Creek. Col.
An encounter between strikers and
Cossacks took place at Balakhany,
Trans -Caucasia. Six strikers and one
Cossack were killed and many persons
were wounded.
Three Italian laborers on the Long
Island railroad were struck and in
stantly killed by a passenger train at
Dunton, l.. l., and four others were
badly hurt, one probably fatally. The
men were in gang of snow shovelers
and did not notice the approach of the
train.
John Sandrock, said to have beer
the Oldest fire chief in the United
States, is dead at Sheboygan, Wis. H,
was "A years old.
DR.. Alonzo H. Sylvester, Empero
Williams American dentist, has com
mitted suicide at Berlin. He shot him
self through the head.
The college of the Jesuit fathers a
Cienfuegos, Cuba, has been destroyed
by fire. Several firemen were injured
Loss 100000, no insurance.
The Chicago Motor Vehicle Co., on,
of the largest manufacturers of auto
mobiles in the west, has been declared
bankrupt by Judge Kohlsaat in thu
United States district court.
The coal miners and mine owner
throughout the Rkenish and Westpha
lian districts are preparing for gen
| eral strike. So far only 10000 out o
total of 270,000 men concerned hav,
gone out.
| The house committee on interstate
and foreign commerce has authorizes
favorable report on the resolution
providing for an examination by tina
committee of the affairs of the Pana
ma Railroad Co.
The grand jury at Pueblo, Col, ha
returned 81 new indictments, al
charging fraud in connection with tn
recent election. Several of the indict
ments are against persons not indict
ed heretofore.
Mrs. Lowell, a guest, was burned t
death in her room at the Hotel Wal
than at Waltham, Mass. in a fir
which badly damaged the hotel. an
Margaret Connor and John Mcdonald
boarders, were severely burned.
The active preparations already re
ported to have been made both Il
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