Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-04-07


unanimously passed the bill making
the term of Office Of the mayor of
New York four years instead of two.
Frank j. Bell, prominent citizen
and member of the Pythian order,
was shot and probably fatally wound
ed by Robert Parker, chief clerk of
the district court, at Dallas, Tex.
Navigation between Detroit and
Cleveland was opened recently by the
steamer City of Detroit, which left on
her first trip of the season with a
good load of freight and passengers.
At Cambridge, Mass, the motion
for a new trial for Charles L. Tuck
fer, convicted Of the murder of Ma
bel Page, was denied in a decision
rendered by Judges Sherman and
Sheldon, who presided at the trial.
Because he preferred farm work tc
city schooling, Noble O'Brien, IA
years old, shot himself at Lincoln,
Neb., saying as he fell probably NOR
tally wounded: II don't want to go to
school; l prefer the farm"
Some so miners were entombed in
Joseph Letters mine at Zeigler, ILL.,,
by terrific explosion of gas, and it
is probably that 80 or more of the
buried men are dead. Thus far Is
bodies have been found.
The federal grand jury in Washing
ton returned indictments against Will
liam G. Crawford August w. Machen
and George e. Lorenz on charge of
conspiracy in connection with the
purchase of straps for mail pouches.
A small tank used for the storage
of nitroglycerine exploded at the dy-
Mantle manufacturing plant of II. H.
Thomas, six miles northwest of Bay
City, Mich. Three men. were blown
to pieces
At Washington the federal grand
jury reported an indictment against
Andrew A. Lipscomb prominent at
torney of that city, in connection with
the alleged embezzlement of $15,9T4
from the Washington Beneficial En-
dowment association.
r. G. Dun & Cos Weekly Review
of Trade says: Trade returns are in
creasingly satisfactory. Failures this
week numbered 244 in the United
States, against 20S last year, and 3S
in Canada, compared with 16 year
ago.
Because four brakemen on the New
Haven & Dunbar railroad struck for
higher wages, the Dunbar Furnace
Co.'S plant, the Semet Solvay Coke
Co., the Freeport mines and the Pope
Cement and Fire brick Co., in Con-
nellsville, Pa, are shut down and
many men are idle.
Secretary Taft, directly in charge
of canal matters, made public the per-
sonnel of the new Panama canal com
mission and the division of duties
among them. Theodore P. Shonts is
chairman; Charles E. Magoon, gov
ernor of canal zone, and John F. Wal
lace, chief engineer.
A wreck occurred on the Santa Fe
road one mile from Ration, N. NJ. A
heavy freight collided with a train
loaded with workmen, causing the
death Of two men and severely injur-
ing four others.
Desertions in the American navy
have been made the subject of a very
thorough inquiry and the results of
the inquiry show that of an enlisted
force Of 300GG men only 10.7 per cent.
deserted.
At Grand Rapids, Mich, fire in the
six-story Gilbert block caused about
$125,OOO damage and spread with
such rapidity through the building
that it caused a panic among the oc-
cupants, q number of whom had mar
row escapes from burning to death.
Marshall Wright, former democratic
state chairman, is dead at Allentown,
Pa, aged 40 years. Mr.. Wright was
democratic state chairman from 1891
to 1894. He held the position of naval
officer at Philadelphia from 1898 to
1897.
The Prince of Wales recently under
went an operation at Marlborough
house, London, the nature of which
was not divulged in the official state
ment subsequently issued. The public
was assured that nothing serious was
the matter.
In an automobile accident at Phila-
| delphia three prominent residents OF
| Pittsburg were severely cut and
bruised and Charles Frishmuth, a
we'll known manufacturer of Philadel-
| phia, was dangerously hurt. Their
car ran into a trolley car.
Charles H. Meyer, president of the
Western Federation of Miners, has
filed a complaint in the United States
circuit court at Denver, Col, against
James H. Peabody, Sherman H. Bell
and Adjt. Gen. Bulkeley Wells. Com.
plant states that the plaintiff was
subjected to hardships and disgrace
by the defendants without cause ant
also without legal process.
An elaborate supplemental system
of underground railway line in Great.
er New York, which, if constructed or
the plans suggested will entail ar
expenditure of hundreds of millions
of dollars, was outlined in a report
submitted to the rapid transit com
mission by the commissions commit
tee on plans and contracts. Fourteen
separate routes are provided in The
plans.
Judge Joseph B. Moore, of Lapeer
the republican candidate, was re-elec