Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-08-24

held In the Twelfth Pennsylvania
congressional district, former Con-
gress man Charles N. Brum defeated
former United States Subtressurer
w. S. Leib for nomination.
Lewis Morrison, an actor, whose
work as Mephisto in Faust" gained
him fame, died suddenly of shock in
Yonkers, after undergoing an opera
ton for disease of the stomach.
With number of states yet to be
heard from more than 1900 delegates
have been appointed to the National
Irrigation congress and have notified
the executive committee that they
will be present when tho congress
convenes at Boise, Idaho September
8.
The negro population of McCor-
mick, S. c., became so wrought up
that white citizens, to prevent lynch
ing, had to take Jack Samuels, n ne
gro who assaulted a negro girl, to
Greenwood.
Two boys were killed and another
fatally injured in a powder explosion
one mile from Yreka Cal. Remnants
of clothing, foot, particles of hair
and flesh found on the hill indicate
that two boys were blown to atoms.
The steamship Lucania, which sail
ed for New York from Queenstown,
took among her passengers Paul Nor
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. James X. Hackett
and Mr.. and Mrs. F. ]. Mackey.
The Bulgarian cabinet decided to
hnfnrn uyin OF tho
pense of the state, all the houses
burned at Ahiolu during the recent
fighting between Greeks and Bull
garians.
President Roosevelt appointed
James s. Harlan, of Chicago, mem
Der of the interstate commerce COM
mission. Mr.. Harlan is son of John
NJ. Harlan, associate justice OF the
United States supreme court
A parcels post convention having
been concluded between the United
States and Denmark, to take effect
October 1 next, packages will be ad-
mitted to the mails on and after that
date. The packages must not weight
more than four pounds and six ounces.
AT the closing session of the Grand
Army of the Republic encampment
the proposition to deprecate the ac-
tion of congress in abolishing sol
diers' home canteens was squelched.
Saratoga, N. Y, was selected as the
place of the 1907 encampment.
James Perry, a negro, shot and
killed Badly Perry (white) at Raynor,
n. G. The homicide was the result of
dispute over a dog.
Secretary Hesters statement of the
worlds visible supply of cotton shows
total of 1,976,713 bales, against l.
10000 last week. OF this the total
of American cotton is 997,713, against
| 1,095,940 last week.
R. G. Dun G Co.'S Weekly Review
of Trade says: Abundant crops and
an oversold steel industry engender
sentiments of confidence that make
the outlook bright for a continuance
of present prosperous business condi-
tions.
Scarcity of labor is the cry all over
the northwest from the head of the
lakes TO the wheat lands of the Da-
kotas, where the demand has reached
critical stage.
In collision between Cossacks and
peasantry in the province of Penza,
the mob showed such determination
and fury that the troops were forced
to retreat, carrying off several of
their number badly wounded.
At meeting of the directors of the
Wilkesbarre baseball club of the New
York State league, Manager John H.
Sharrott was released.
Seven weeks of severe drought has
made the forest on the northern
ranges of Minnesota so dry that there
Is imminent danger that the brush
fires which now are burning in many
places will spread into a dangerous
conflagration.
The annual report of Col. J. B.
Quinn, in charge of the Missouri river,
shows that the total appropriation
from the mouth to Sioux City since
the organization of the commission is
| S7,735, ,OOO The appropriations for the
upper river have amounted to $1,963,-
S51.46.
The visit of members of the Ameri-
can Institute of Mining Engineers,
who went to Germany after the close
OF their joint convention with the
Iron and Steel Institute of London,
ended with trip on the Rhine to
Dusseldorf and Coblense.
Cannon Ball" train No. 6 of the
Dallas-Texas G Pacific railroad was
derailed five miles east of Mesquite.
The trucks of the tender left the
tracks, causing the baggage car, mail
car, dining car and chair car to
leave the tracks.
The boiler of mint distillery on
the farm of William Mohney, three
miles from Three Rivers, Mich.,- ex.
ploded, killing Mr.. Mohney and his
son Roy, and seriously wounding two
of Roy's children.
Rumors are rife in Zion City. 1t is
limited on all sides that visit made
by Voliva to DR.. Dowie may have as
| its object tha- nnrnnrnDnica Of tho uyo,.