Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-04-21

I6NeHuS bureau, uieu III washington,
eyed 63 years.
In an endeavor to part two friends
who were quarrelling over five-cent
stake in game OF cards at Philadel-
phia. Angelo Gentilo was stabbed to
death.
Volunteers at a fire In Wampum,
| Pa, at the risk of their lives removed
larrN quantity of dynamite stored in
the rear of Stiglitz's store, which was
burned.
Capt. McEvoy, the ordnance inven-
tor and who served in the Confeder-
ate army in the American civil war,
is dead at Codicote, Hertfordshire,
England.
Fire destroyed the Grand Trunk
Union depot at Durand, Mich, in
which are located the general offices
of the roads division west of Port
Huron.
Because he had been elected from
a boarding house at Luzerne, suburb
of Wilkesbarre, Pa, Andrew Bygash,
a Hungarian, blew up the building
with dynamite.
In a head-on collision between two
freight trains on the Erie railroad at
North Tonawanda, N. Y, Herbert
Wrigley, of Buffalo, and w. l.. Brown,
of West Philadelphia, Pa, were killed.
Dennie McGhan is under arrest in
Hart, Mich, charged with shooting
his aged father, Clinton McGhan. The
younger McGhan was shot in the leg
and the father was shot below the
! heart in a quarrel.
Louis Heck, jr., musical director OF
Keiths Chestnut Street theatre, and
his wife, known on the vaudeville
stage as May Belle Eckert, were found
asphyxiated by gas in the bed room
of their home in Philadelphia.
For the first time in six years St.
Louis has been a dry" town on Sun
day, even the side doors of saloons
being closed. Barber shops, bootblacll
stands, cigar stores and restaurants
were locked up.
The dead body of a girl, terribly
mutilated, was found in the woods
about four miles from Little Falls,
MINI. Two negroes were seen in the
vicinity of where the body was found
and search is being made for them.
William Livsey, who served three
terms as state treasurer of Pennsyl-
vania, died at Detroit, Mich, aged 70
years. Mr.. Livsey was born in Eng
land and was a veteran of the Crimean
war and also served in the Union
army.
Capt. James A. Rider, &C years old,
for four years janitor of st. James
Memorial Episcopal church in St.
Louis, committed suicide recently by
shooting in room adjoining the audi
torium, where the rector of the church
was conducting devotional services.
Railway officials who have made a
200-mile trip in the Union Pacific
| gasoline motor car which will be
placed in commission by that road,
express the opinion that the success
of the car will result in a revolution
of suburban and branch line railroad
passenger and freight service.
| George Mcmahon, of Westfield. and
Joseph Barrett, of Manchester, Conn,
both young men, were found burned to
death early in the ruins of shanty
occupied by an Italian known as
Johnny George" in Otis, Mass. There
is some suspicion Of foul play.
r. G. Dun & Cos Weekly Review of
Trade says: Good news still predomi-
mates in trade and industry. Easter
business is of large volume. Failures
this week numbered 214 in the United
States, against 225 last year, and 20
in Canada, compared with 16 a year
ago.
The body of Mrs. Grace Loomis, who
claimed to be the wife of Charles
Loomis, said by her to be million
aire, was found in half filled bath
tub in a fashionable boarding house
at Chicago.
Subjects of national significance tc
the democratic party were discussed
by several leading orators of the party
at Jefferson club banquet held in
Chicago in commemoration of the
birthday of Thomas Jefferson.
Charles Jackson and Albert Pander
colored, attacked John White, a guard
at the Morganza, Pa, reformatory
with an ak, dangerously woundine
him. They then disarmed the guart
and escaped. Jackson and Pandel
were captured
Great excitement has been caused il
political circles at Havana over the
forcible seizure by six nationalist con
gressmen of papers covering so allie
cations of improper acts by Havana
councilmen and city officials.
Frank Litzo, a young man arrested
for a minor offense, declared to the
Chicago police that he had committed
two murders. shot one man, who after
! wards recovered and had committed
nine robberies and burglaries
Ambassador Porter has cabled tC
Washington announcing the success
full results of his long search for tn,
body of Paul Jones in Paris. Th,
body is in good state of preserva
tion considering that the intermen
took place over 100 years ago.
In the district court at Wichita
, Kan. Carrie Nation, Myra McHenr,
and Mrs. Lucy Wilhoit were foun,
guilty of destroying property an
sent fenced hy Iudga Wilson Santana