Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-02-22

aboard perished. The survivors were
nearly dead from exposure to the ex-
treme cold. Many of the passengers
froze to death in the small boats and
one man committed suicide.
The list of survivors of the steamer
Larchmont was reduced to IL by the
death of James Vann, colored stew
ard. Officials of the Joy line declared
the charges of cowardice against the
captain and crew were false.
The special committee appointed by
the directory of the Pennsylvania rail-
way to investigate the charges of
graft and favoritism against the Of
ficers and employees, reported that the
charges were unfounded except that
15 men had accepted gifts of interests
in corporations.
Mexico's magnificent new post Of
flee, the finest public building ever
erected in the republic, and undoubt-
edly the finest post office building in
America, was dedicated
A violent outbreak of anti-British
feeling has occurred at Lahore, India,
following the conviction of the propri-
etor and editor of native newspaper
who were accused of stirring up hat
red against England.
A mass meeting of 1000 Irishmen
in New York adopted resolutions
warning the American people that AM
bassador James Bryce is coming to
this country especially to effect an al
lance of England with America, which
has for its immediate object war with
Germany.
Charles w. Morse bought the New
York and Porto Rico Steamship line.
The supply wareshouse of the Ari-
zona Copper company at Clifton, Ariz.,
caught fire from spontaneous combus-
ton and the contents valued at $780,
600, were heavily damaged.
Mrs. Leopold Wallau of New York
was held on the charge of killing her
wealthy mother by giving her poison
in champagne.
Twelve miners were badly injured
by an accident at Monitor w. Va.
Capt. John N. Bofinger, veteran
man, died at ST. Louis.
Fifteen thousand persons made an
demonstration in Rome
and troops protected the Vatican.
Seven members of the crew of the
Hamburg-American liner Valdivia
were killed by the explosion of
boiler.
The town of Cookton, North Aus
tralia WAC doctrovad nv, q b,,r,;o,-o
No lives were, lost but the monetary
damage was 100000.
A Kuckku, rancher near Emmett,
Idaho, killed his blind wife and him
SELF
An insane man tried to assassin
ate DR.. Van Raalte, the minister of
justice of Holland.
Harry Corbett, we'll known sport
ing man and brother of the pugilist
James j. Corbett, was found dead in
San Francisco.
The president nominated ]. T. Cline
for postmaster at Joliet, III.
DR.. j. Herman Feist, charged with
killing Mrs. Rosa Mangrum, was found
guilty of murder in the first degree at
Tenn.
John S. Wren, former superintend-
ent of schools, was indicted at Bloom
ington, ILL.,, as a result of shortage
in his accounts found when he was
succeeded in office.
Theodore p. Shonts, addressing the
Iowa society of New York, predicted
a large number of receiverships for
railways If there was not a let-up in
hostile legislation and the demands of
labor.
Four boys, the oldest 13 years, con-
fessed to attempting to wreck South
ern railway train near Tallaposa, Ca,
in order to rob the express car.
Fourteen persons We're injured in
Chicago in mad rush to escape a
street car.
John B. McKim, a prominent miller
Of Pittsburg, Kan, committed suicide
in Kansas City, by taking carbolic
acid.
IN apparent plot to destroy the
cruiser Yorktown by removing rivets
frc n her boilers was discovered.
Ciosue Carducci, famous Italian
poet. died at Bologna.
John E. McWade, for years popu.
lar singer, died in a Chicago hospital.
A woman was killed and two chill
dren fatally injured at Annville, Pa,
by dynamite that was put in a stove
to thaw.
DR.. Franz Won Rottenburg, curator
of the University of Bonn, Germany.
Is dead. He was chief of the imperial
chancellery and confidential adviser
to Prince Bismarck for nearly ten
years.
The Pennsylvania Legislature passed
unanimously the two-cent a mile fare
bill, at the same time kissing Presl.
dent Baer.
Howard T. Miller, of Lestershire, N.
T.. died of blood-poisoning resulting
from a hatpin scratch.
q. S. Ellsworth, promoter and build
er of the Iowa Falls & Northern Short