Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-17
Happenings of the Last Five Days
Narrated in Few Words
as Possible.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN
tems Arranged for the Readers In
This Busy World So that They
Can Digest the Contents
In Few Minutes.
CONGRESSIONAL.

me only legislative business JTanS-
acted in the senate on the 10th was in
relation to the death of Senator Bate,
of Tennessee, whose funeral service
was held in the senate chamber in the
afternoon.
The senate on the 18th spent it's en-
tire time in discussion of the San Do
mingo treaty, in executive session.
On the 18th the senate devoted all
of its time to the consideration of the
San Domingo treaty and the contirma-
tion of appointments.
Nearly 1000 Chinese are practically
starving in San Francisco. Most of
them are employed in the northern
fisheries
AT Vineland, N. j., the plant of the
Sagel Candy Manufacturing Co. was
destroyed by fire. entailing a loss OF
$4,000
The main line of the Baltimore &
Ohio is tied up as result of bridge
washing out just east of Grafton, w
Va. Through trains are held on both
sides.
The new boys high school in Phila-
delphia built at a cost of more than
$1,500.000, was damaged by fire and
water to the extent of about $150,000
While seven men were being hoist
ed in the carriage in the Clear Spring
colliery at West Pittston, Pa, the rope
broke and the men were hurled to the
bottom, a distance of $50 feet. All
were killed.
The bill to establish the whipping
post for wife beaters failed in the
lower house of the Michigan legis-
lature. There were As votes in favor
of it and 81 against, but it requires
81 votes to pass the measure.
A terrible explosion occurred in the
Cambrian colliery at Clydach Vale,
Wales. 1t is feared that 20 to 80
miners have beeen killed.
In decision handed down by the
Connecticut supreme court the su-
perior court is upheld in declaring
that the sealed letter in the Philo S.
Bennett will containing a bequest of
$4,000 to William j. Bryan is not a
part of the Bennett will
Joseph Jobst, driver of a brewery
wagon, shot his wife and then com
mittted suicide at Fort Wayne, Ind.
The woman will live. She had applied
for divorce.
No food since 1888 has wrought the
damage done by high waters at Nor
gantown, w. Va. The Baltimore &
Ohio and Morgantown & Kingwood
railroads were both paralyzed.
The Marion county, Ind, grand jury
which has been investigating the
charge of bribery made in the legis-
lature against ex-senator o. A. Ba-
ker has returned an indictment
against him. Bakers whereabouts
are unknown.
The steamer James c. Wallace, the
second largest steamer ever launched
for lake use, was launched at Lorain
o., yards of the American Shipbuild,
ing Co. The boat was built for the
Acme Steamship Co.
AT Morgantown, w. Va. the county
court has issued an order requiring
assessors to tax all leases for oil and
gas as personal property, and also
ordered the prosecuting attorney tc
bring suit for the recovery of five
years taxes based upon this method
of taxation.
Mrs Nancy Kelly, the Oldest white
woman in Maryland, is dead at Balti
more, aged 107 years. Her Oldest liv
ing son is 72 and her youngest daugh
ter G3.
Robbers set fire to warehouse al
Muncy, Pa, and the structure, to
gether with the stores of Jacob Pei
and Lewis Smith e Sons and two
dwellings were destroyed. The tota
loss is $4,000.
The first movement in the big ice
gorge at Kittanning, Pa, occurred
Necently, when the mass moved abou
1900 feet and then stopped A frame
bridge spanning the Allegheny river
at Cowanshannoc, few miles above
Kittanning, was moved and rendered
useless by the movement of the ice
Two people are missing.
The missionary board of the United
Brethren in Christ has dropped from
the rolls OF the church Daniel f. vii
berforce, native African, who was
brought to this country as a child anC
after being educated was returned b,
the board to his old tribe as a mis-
slonary. 1t is charged by the boart
that after service of 25 years as
missionary the negro minister ha.
been lured back to heathenism.
Shilling & Co.. private bankers O
Columbiana, o., hav' assigned. The
assets and liabilities are not given
but the proprietors declare they expec
10 pay dollar for dollar.
Two persons We're probably fatal,
injured, number of others had mirac
ulous escapes and considerable prop
erty was wrecked by an explosion o
natural gas short distance from
Erie, Pa
The appraisers of the City Savings
Fund and Trust Co., of Lancaster, Pa.
have filed their report, placing the to
tai assets of the defunct institution a
S759,37S and the liabilities at abou
S050,OOO.