Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-08-23

David e. Evans, president OF the
Maryland Telephone company at Bal
timore, Nd, died Of peritonitis.
City Food Inspector w. p. Cutler Of
Kansas City, Mo-, has notified the
national government that his test of
California and Arkansas dried fruit,
cured with sulphine, shows that the
fruit when cooked Is entirely whole
some.
Mrs. Helen Odell OF Chicago and
four other women were injured in a
street car accident at Oshkosh, Wis.
Distrust OF the governments atti-
tude toward the corporations, threat
ened monetary stringency in all the
leading markets of the world and the
financial embarrassment of the Pope
Manufacturing company combined to
demoralize the stock market in New
York. Prices melted in sensational
| fashion and the average level of de-
clines was below that reached In the
memorable Northern Pacific panic of
May, 1901. Stocks were sold lower
than ever before in their history.
The Maryland Republican conven-
For governor, George R. Gather; for
attorney general, Hammond Urner;
for comptroller, James P. Baker; for
| clerk of court of appeals, Thomas Par
ran.
Nathan Jaffa, of Roswell, N. NJ,
was appointed secretary of New Mexi-
CO to succeed Secretary Reynolds. re-
signed.
The primary election in San Fran
cisco resulted in a sweeping victory
for the Republican league or Ryan
| ticket, which stood for earnest support
OF the bribery graft prosecution and
the present mayor and board of eu'
| pervisors.
Lord Ashtown, one Of the Irish land
lords whose activity in the cattle
grazing war has aroused bitter ami
mostly, narrowly escaped death from
the explosion of a bomb which partly
destroyed the hunting lodge where he
was sleeping.
Receivers for the Pope Manufacture
| ing company and its subsidiary COM
pany, the Pope Motor Car company,
which are engaged in the manufacture
of automobiles and bicycles, with
main offices and plant at Hartford,
Conn.,, were appointed in New York,
New Jersey, Connecticut and Massa-
chusetts. The failure was ascribed to
the stringency of the money market.
]. w. Meyer, of Chicago, was elected
worthy grand president of the Sons Of
st. George, Illinois district, at Rock
ford convention.
French officials denied that France
intended to embark on conquest of
Morocco. Thousands of Moors re-
newed the attacks on the French camp
at Casablanca and were repulsed with
heavy loss.
Judge Landis adjourned the grand
| jury investigation of the Alton road
until September to give the govern
ment's legal department a chance to
convince him that the promise Of i'm
munity should be fulfilled.
1t has been learned that Caid Sir
Harry MacLean, Englishman in the
service of the Sultan of Morocco, who
has been a prisoner of the bandit
Raisuli since early in July. has not
been set at liberty, as previously re-
ported.
Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, head of
the Christian Scientist church, under
went a mental examination by the
masters who had been appointed to
determine her competency in business
matters. The examination was made
| at Mrs. Eddy's home, Pleasantview, in
Concord, N. H.
Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou
has decided to distribute government
funds to aid the movement of this
years crops. The plan pursued last
year, with some notifications, is to be
followed
The Hotel Brooklyn, at Central
Moriches, L. l., was destroyed by fire.
There were 300 guests in the hotel.
No one was injured.
Attorney General Bonaparte is re-
ported to have decided that the Inter
national Harvester company belongs
to the class of bad trusts" and that it
is the duty of the government to prose-
cute.
The former Chilean warship, Magal-
lanes. which fired the first shot in the
Peruvian-Chilean war, later converted
into lumber ship, foundered at sea.
The crew was saved.
Roger Wetmore, son OF Senator Wet
more of Rhode Island, was arrested
in Washington, d. c., charged with
having run down and seriously in
jured Mrs. Mary Chase with his auto
mobile.
So great is the demand for the gov
ernment's book on Special Diseases
of the Horse" that over 100000 cop
les have been printed and new edi-
tion of 250,000 copies Is being pre-
pared.
Officers in the artillery service at
New York say that Maxim, Colt, Mill
meter and Gatling guns will soon be
turned over to infantry and cavalry
commands