Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-05-26
MIScELLANE EoUS.

The general assembly of the Pres
byterian church has opened at Winona
Lake, Ind.
Secret Service operatives arrested
three women and man who are
charged with counterfeiting silver
coins at Philadelphia.
Lieut.. Granville Chapman, stationed
at Fort Reno, Okla, was shot in the
back and instantly killed while as
Bisting in company maneuvers.
Eight trainmen were killed and four
persons were injured in head-on col
lision between Illinois Central freight
trains south of Echols. Ky.
Thomas Meany shot and killed
Frank Duchetau in a clash between
union and non-union glass workers
at Ewood, Ind.
During a quarrel in Chicago James
Kutickes shot and severely wounded
his friend, Slip Vrachnos, and then
shot himself through the heart.
j. Edward Coffin, of Manchester, N.
H, prominent as cartoonist and
newspaper writer, died of typhoid
fever, at the age of As years.
Joseph Elkinton one of the best
known ministers of the Society of
Friends in America, died at his sum
mer home near Philadelphia Mr..
Elkinton was rs years of age.
Mrs. Margaret c. Orr and her two
grandchildren, Margaret Smith, aged
II, and Annie Smith, aged 8, were
asphyXiated by Illuminating gas in
their home at Newark, N. j.
An express car on Washington and
New York train on the Reading rail-
road was destroyed by fire at Be-
thayres, a few miles north of Philadel-
phia.
A battle with pistols between a
squad of New York harbor police and
band of river pirates resulted in the
capture of the latter and the recovery
of five bags of concha beans valued
at 81 .000
AT Pueblo, Col, in fit of jealousy,
Frank Cowells, railroad switchman,
shot and killed Miss Stella Brie his
former sweetheart, and Immediately
afterward sent a bullet into his own
brain that resulted in his death.
The First National Bank of Corn
wall, N. Y, has been closed by direc-
tion of the comptroller of the currency,
on the ground of insolvency, and Ma
tional Bank Examiner Charles e. Van
Brocklin has been appointed receiver.
George H. Wood, of New York,
pleaded guilty of murder in the sec
ond degree in shooting George Will
liams, grocer of Watching, on Feb
ruary 2. Wood was sentenced at Som
erville. N. j.. to 80 years in prison.
Secretary Morton will leave the
cabinet July /, if the president will
accept his resignation on that date.
The secretary has not completed his
plans for the future. He has num-
Der of offers under consideration.
James ID. Colt, receiver for the
Haight & Freese Co., stock brokers
has filed bill of complaint in the
United States circuit court at Boston
In which he charged that 100000 of
the concerns funds is missing.
After struggle in which he fought
like madman, Michael Dalton, an
employe of the Homestead postofiice
was arrested in Pittsburg, charged
with robbing the mails. In the in
side pocket of his coat was found q
decoy letter.
Justice of the Peace John Lynch
formerly clerk of the district (state)
court at Minot n. d., has been ar
rested by order of Judge e. b. Goss
on the charge of embezzling $8,671 in
fees received during the 12 years
Lynch was clerk of the court.
Dagmar e. Turnberg and her sister
Dora, two young women stenograph
ers, were struck and instantly killed
by passenger train near Forest Glen
Ill.
1t Is reported from Toxic that
junk filled with Russian officers has
been captured 1t is presumed tha
they were making a reconnaissance
from Vladiyostok.
The Garfield house at New Yorl
City where Lafayette was once
guest and where Robert Fulton LIVED
while the engine for his pioneer
steamboat, the Claremont, was beinf
built in shop nearby, was destroyed
by fire recently.