Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-08-17
NEWS OF A WEEK
TERSELY OUTLINED
A SUMMARY OF THE MOST I'M.
PoRTANT EVENTS AT HOME
AND ABROAD.
TOLD IN CONDENSED FORM
Complete Review Of Happenings of
Greatest Interest from All Parts
of the Globe-The Latest Foreign
Information.
MISCELLANEOUS.

United States District Attorney
Sullivan left Cleveland for Chicago to
resume his work in connection with
the grand jury investigation of the
Standard Oil company. Mr. Sullivan
stated he had been informed that as
one result of work of the government,
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
railroad had given notice to independ-
ent Oil dealers that hereafter their
mileage fees on tank cars would be
computed on the same basis as the
Standard Oil company.
Lightning will not only strike in
the same place, but will strike the
same place twice in the same day, as
was demonstrated when the wireless
station of the navy at Cape Henry,
Va, was put out of business.
There are persistent rumors that
the sultan of Morocco will leave Fez
shortly. Slight political disturbances
at Morocco City and Rabam are stat
ed to be the cause of this move.
While number of revolutionary
agitators were undergoing examina-
tion at the prefecture of the town of
DOloCnO1, lSuSolu, ohC vi llO uSNuSON
drew revolver, killed the chief Of
the rural police, wounded an aid and
committed suicide.
At a meeting of directors of the
Canadian Pacific railway a dividend
of two per cent. was declared on the
preferred stock for the six months
ended on June 80. A dividend of
three per cent. was declared on the
common stock.
Representative Joseph NJ. Dixon, of
Missoula, Mont, announced his can
didacy for the United States senate,
to succeed William A. Clark, whose
term expires in March, 1907.
John Donahue, a wealthy farmer,
was shot and killed at his home near
Coyville, Kan, by his wife, whom he
had attacked with a butcher knife.
Four boys, all under nine years of
age, were struck and killed by Penn
sylvania railroad train while walking
across the railroad bridge over Broad
street in Elizabeth, N. j.
The claim of the Holyoke club to
title in Player John w. Deal, en-
ployed by the Cincinnati club July 4
last has been decided in favor of Gin
cinnati
If the recommendations of Capt s.
A. Cloman, staff officer of the general
army are adopted, the government
will purchase the land included in the
present maneuver territory at Camp
Tacoma, Wash.
The Rhine and Moselle Insurance
company, of Germany, has decided to
republic $2,OO0,OO0 of liabilities aris.
ing from the fire at San Francisco.
With a large force of assistants
William Fl. Jarvis, chief of division
in the bureau of the census of the de-
partment of commerce and labor, has
begun an inspection of the divorces
granted in Greater New York.
Ann O'Delia Diss Debar, notorious
on three continents for her swindles
is at last free, having been released
on ticket of leave from Aylesbury
prison. Under the name of Laura
Jackson she was sentenced December
20, 1901, to seven years penal servi
tude for connection with an immoral
cult known as the "Theocratic Unity
Seven men were seriously injured
two probably fatally, in a shooting
and a stabbing affray on a Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul train at Sparta
Wis. Louis Feltz, who said he lived
at Milwaukee, apparently became de
mented, drew knife and attacked
the conductor. A struggle followed
during which the men were injured.
Chas. Smith, aged 45, shot his wife
aged 40 years, at Avondale, w. Va.
with shotgun. The charge entered
her breast and probably will prove
fatal. They had quarrelled over the
putting away of some blackberries.
Details for the homecoming oil
William j. Bryan were arranged SC
far as possible at meeting of the diff
ferent committees at Lincoln, Neb
The welcome home will be on We'd
nesday, September s.
A determined effort will be made al
the national encampment of tthe
Grand Army of the Republic to pass
a resolution deprecating the purpose
of the law driving the canteen out o
the soldiers homes.
Jere M. Hunt, city passenger agent
OF the Chicago e. Alton railroad, died
at st. Louis from kidney trouble, af
ter less than days Illness.
The so-called Boykin anti-bucket
shop bill, adopted by the house of rep
resentatives passed the Georgia sen
ate by the decisive vote of 3s to 8.
w. F.. Arthur & Co.. cotton firm
OF Texarkana, Tex, went into inyolun
tary bankruptcy on petition of east
ern creditors. The liabilities are
$4,000; assets nominal
Emperor William has conferred the
Order of William upon Frau Krupp
the widow OF the gunmaker