Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-07-07

Three persons were burned to death
IN fire in four-story wooden tene-
ment building in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Emperor Nicholas has accepted the
resignation of the Russian minister of
of war, Gen. Sallharoff.
Semi-official announcement is made
that Buffalo's population as revealed
by the census just taken is 37S,500.
The Chinese government has taken
steps to stop the anti-American agita-
tion and boycott against American
goods.
Judge James F. Tracey, of Albany,
N. Y, has been appointed an associate
justice of the supreme court of the
Philippine Islands,
Three unknown men. and possibly
woman, were drowned by the upset
ting of a row boat off Brighton Beach,
New York City.
A shooting affray occurred near
Leslie, Ca, resulting in the killing of
three negroes and the wounding of
four other negroes.
Eight relays of carrier pigeons
brought a message from st. Louis to
Boston, distance of 1000 miles in an
air line, in exactly eight days
Reports are current in Mexico City
that from 100 persons upward, with
one report claiming 1000, have been
drowned in a great flood at GUIANA
juatO, mining city.
Elmira n. Y, and immediate
neighborhood was the center of
terrific electrical storm recently
which did damage amounting to $780,
600 or more. Lightning struck
dozen buildings.
The Cook county, H.. grand jury
which has been investigating the
causes of the teamsters strike, made
its report recently and returned 40
indictments against men connected
with the recent labor troubles.
George Day, professor of Hebrew at
Yale, died at New Haven. Conn, aged
80 years. He had been an extensive
writer on theology and was one OF
the committee which several years
ago revised the Old Testament
At a conference of the executive
committee of the Civic Federation in
New York City it was decided to hold
national conference to discuss the
question of immigration in that city
on September &c and 81.
Israel w. Durham, of Philadelphia.
has resigned as state commissioner of
insurance of Pennsylvania, and eX-
Senator David Martin, whom Durham
succeeded several years ago as the
republican leader of Philadelphia
takes his place.
Upon motion of District Attorney
Beach the cases against James Met
calf, Harry C. Hallenbeck and Nor
man R. Metcalf, indicted for con-
spiracy to defraud the government in
connection with the contract for mon
ey order blanks. were nolle pressed in
criminal court at Washington.
Striking machinists are suspected
of having made an attempt to blow up
the Hanna engine works in Chicago.
! A blast of dynamite was exploded
which tore out the corner of the two
story brick building and shattered all
! the windows on one side of the struc-
| ture.
! The largest cargo of corn carried
out of Chicago in the last ten years or,
! it is believed, carried on Lake Michi-
gan, was placed in the hold of the
Midland King, Canadian boat which
has sailed for the north. The boat
carried 21S,2O0 bushels of corn.
Don Beemy, messenger employed
! by Bartlett, Frazier & Darlington,
grain and stock brokers, of Chicago,
was attacked on the street by a robber
who threw red pepper in Beemy's eyes
and then grabbed from Beemy over
$1,700. The robber escaped.
After deliberating 16 hours the jury
at Coldwater, Mich, disagreed in the
suit brought by Mrs. Miller against
Superintendent of Schools V. NJ. Sta
ley for $4,000 damages for the death
of her son, Philip, who is alleged to
have died from severe whipping ad-
ministered by Staley for a trivial Of
fense.
Joseph Pratt, aged so, shot and in
stantly killed Will Royer, aged 35, at
Wills Creek, o. Pratt had been or
dGred from the Royer place and shot
Roger through resentment. When the
sheriff went to arrest the murderer he
found Pratt barricaded in his home.
Rather than surrender Pratt placed
the gun against his head and commit
ted suicide.
After an investigation of several
months, during which more than 100
witnesses were examined, a Chicago
federal grand jury returned indict-
ments against II men prominent in
the beef packing industries for viola
tion of the Sherman antitrust law
and against four officials of Schwarz-
child & Sulzberger for making alleged
Illegal rebating agreements with rail
roads.
New and unexpected developments
came in the conference between the
Amalgamated association and the
American Sheet and Tin Plate Co. al
Pittsburg. The American Co. refused
to accept the Amalgamated's offer tc
continue operating it's union mills
under the old scales pending the fina,
settlement. Accordingly the mills
closed.
Advices from Odessa announce that
a mutiny occurred on a Russian war