Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-07-27

ceedings of the Wisconsin legislative
life investigating committee, when
State Manager ]. G.. Albright of the
Union Central Life Insurance COM
pany, OF Cincinnati, produced CORE
spondence showing that supreme
court official asked that the life
agents commission for collection of
the premium on his policy be paid to
him. The authenticity of the corre-
spondence was vouched for by JUS
tice Marshall
Sheriff Groves, who has in his pos.
session a warrant for the arrest of
John ID. Rockefeller, based on the
criminal information recently filed in
the probate court at Findlay, o., by
County Prosecutor David, charging
Mr. Rockefeller, as the alleged head
of the Standard Oil company, with
violation of the Valentine antitrust
law, says either he or one of his dep
uties will attempt to serve the war
rant upon the landing of Mr.. Rookie
feller in New York.
The latest news from Syzran, Rus
sia, is that the city Is heap of ruins.
Hundreds of persons lost their lives
in the flames. Several men suspected
of incendiarism were lynched. Food
for the starving inhabitants of Syzran
is being sent from Samara and from
Saratoff.
The people of Colombia celebrated
the anniversary of their independence
and, in honor of the occasion. the gov
ernment released all political prison
ers. Peace reigns throughout the re-
public.
Walter Smith, who gives his home
as Chicago, shot and killed Goldie
Moss, II years old. in the doorway OF
her home at Kalamazoo, Mich. Smith
is rejected lover.
Frank Gotch, claimant of the Amer
lean catch-as-catch-can wrestling
championship, defeated Charles OLE
son, known as the southern champion,
in a finish bout at New Orleans.
DR.. w. D. McAfee, known in G. A.
R. circles in the United States as
leading marcher at national encamp-
ments, died at Rockford, ILL.,, after a
lingering illness.
President Roosevelt has been elect
ed as honorary member of the Asso-
ciate Society of Farnsworth post No.
10, G. A. r., of Mount Vernon.
Manager McCloskey, of the st. Louis
National league team, announced that
Outfielder Smoot has been traded to
Cincinnati for First Baseman Barry.
R. G. Dun a. Co.'S Weekly Review
of Trade says: The best news of the
past week comes from agricultural
sections where progress is fully main
tanned, harvesting of winter wheat
promising larger yield than expect
ed; and of good quality, while corn
and oats exceed anticipations.
Sheriff John H. Traxler arrested
Livingston Quackenbush, the former
banker at LIE Seuer, Mimi, and took
him to Saltwater, where he is to
serve a four year term for fraudulent
banking.
A treaty of peace between Guate.
mala, Salvador and Honduras was
signed on board the United States
cruiser Marblehead, on the high seas
off the Guatemalan coast.
Fire that broke out at Aberdeen, S.
D., in vacant barn destroyed a quar-
ter black between First and Second
streets, south of Second avenue west.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Richard Clair O'Brien, of Detroit,
Mich, aged 25 years, was drowned in
Moosic lake, Scranton, Pa, while at
tempting to swim across the lake.
John Bailey, farmer living four
miles east of Decatur, Mich, after
mortally wounding with a revolver his
farm hand, Albert Wood, gave himself
up to Sheriff Chapel and then prob
ably fatally shot himself
Claude Leppleman, aged % years,
who for nine years has been clerk
in drygoods store at Wichita, Kan,
has been notified that he has inherited
S3,000,000 from the estate of j. G. In
graham, capitalist of New York city.
DR.. Manuel Murbina, one of the best
known naturalists in Mexico, and
noted as botanist, died suddenly at
the age of 63.
Lady Curzon, the American wife of
Lord Curzon, former Viceroy Of India,
ulSu dl LOuuOH dlleT an Illness OF sew
eral weeks. The regular physician and
two eminent specialists announced af-
ter her ladyship's death that the i'm
mediate cause of dissolution was heart
failure, due to her weakened condition
and the hot weather.
Ella Farmerie, IS years of age, en-
ployed in the dressmaling department
of the drygoods establishment of Nc
Creery & Co., at Pittsburg, was in
stantly killed by falling down the ele-
vator shaft from the tenth floor of the
building.
The commission appointed to inves.
tigate the surrender of Port Arthur
has finished its labors and recon-
mends that Lieut.. Gen. Stoessel, the
former commander of the Russian
forces at Port Arthur, be dismissed
from the army and shot.
The reports regarding the earth
quake at Socorro have been eXagger.