Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-08-04
MISCELLANE EOUS.

Bishop l. w. Joyce, of the Metho-
dist church, died at his home in Min
neapolis.
Four men have been killed by the
wrecking of an eastbound freight
train on the Northern Pacific road,
ebout 20 miles east of Billings. Mont.
Charles Stokes Wayne, managing
editor of Town Topics, has been re-
moved by W. d. Mann, owner of the
publication.
Moorehead Bros rolling mill at
Sharpsburg, Pa, has closed down all
departments, throwing $50 men out of
employment.
The coasting steamer Nueva Nor
terra was sunk in a collision with the
British steamer Pocklington, off Nue.
vitas, Cuba.
Failures for the week ended July %
numbered 214 in the United States,
against 220 last year, and 81 in Cana
da, compared with IS a year ago.
George T. Moore, psychologist Of the
department of agriculture, has tend
cred his resignation to Secretary Will
son and it was accepted.
A Newfoundland pulp mill merger
has been effected with capital of
one million pounds sterling. Control
is held by British capitalists.
The American schooner Honolulu,
now 125 days out from Shanghai for
Puget Sound, has been given up as
lost and further reinsurance has been
refused.
The plant of the Pittsburg Pulley
Co. at Grafton, Pa, owned by Golf,
Horner & Co., of Pittsburg, was total
ly destroyed by fire, causing a loss of
about $S5,0OO, covered by insurance.
Johann Hoch, "Buebeard" and
confessed bigamist, sentenced to be
hanged for poisoning one of his wives,
has been granted reprieve until
August % by Gov. Deneen, of Illinois.
The report as to the progress of yell
low fever in New Orleans is: New
cases, 81; total cases to date, 227;
deaths since July IL, Al; new centers,
6; total centers, 35.
The list of the Bennington dead
row numbers G2, there having been
two more deaths-S. Tacate, a Jap
anese mess attendant, and II. A. Me
thus, pay clerk.
John Carbutt, known to photograph
u
home in Philadelphia, aged 73 years
He was skilled as a chemist. and made
scientific photography his life study.
A large French freight steamer
went ashore on the west coast of
Guernsey, Channel Islands. 1t is be-
lieved that the vessel, the name of
which is not known, will be a total
wreck.
Six men, all Italian laborers, were
killed and three others probably IA
tally injured by being struck by an
accommodation train on the New
York Central railroad at Tribes Hill
six miles west of Amsterdam, N. Y.
The Wisconsin state tax commits
sion, acting as state board of assess
ment, has announced the preliminary
assessment of the railroad property
in the state for the current year at
S229,39O,O00.
The crop conditions in Russia are
by no means so grave as painted, and
though the situation is bad in six pro
vinces and assistance will be required
to tide over the winter, there is nc
fear of general famine.
In sight of so resorters at COLD
Springs, on Black river, Mich, Miss
Fannie Hochfelder, aged Is, of Chi
cago, and William Heald, aged
years, son of w. II. Heald, proprietor
of the resort, were drowned by the
capsizing of row boat.
All present danger of a strike Of
the molders of the Pittsburg district
was averted when, at mass meeting
of the union, 1t was decided to accept
verbal agreement with the Manu-
facturers' association, which controls
2G of the GS plants.
Joseph Meyer, pawnbroker, was
attacked and fatally injured by
thieves who caught him alone in his
ofiice at Detroit, Mich. The thieves
got away with about 5000 in money
and $1,000 worth of diamonds. Moyel
died.
Five persons were injured in an ac
cident to an eastbound passenger
train on the Rock Island railroad
about mile west OF Joliet, Ill. Non'
of the injured is fatally hurt.
The passenger steamer Argyle is oI
the rocks near Oshawa, Ont, ant
probably will go to pieces. The 15C
excursionists on board were taks.n of
without difficulty. The Argyle II
valued at $4,000.
With the capitulation of the striking
teamsters nearly complete, handful
of coal teamsters have wrecked thu
peace plans. The coal drivers, 35l
strong, voted unanimously to continue
the strike IN Chicago.