Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-11-22


10, from which twenty-tnree deaths re-
suited. The report lays the immediate
responsibility of the accident upon Jt-
seph Il. Welch, the section master, who
was in charge of the gang OF workmen
that was using the track jack that
caused the accident The report also
claims that the brake power on the train
was not as great as it should have BEEN
The leaders of tho Farmers Alliance
in Kansas have decided to extend the
scope of their organization by establish
ing an assessment life insurance branch,
which is to be conducted similarly to
the Ancient Order of United Workmen.
FUEL famine Is imminent in Ne
braska on account Of lack Of cars to
transport coal from the Union Pacific
mines in Wyoming to points in the
former State. Many towns are entirely
dependent on the Union Pacific coal for
fuel.
w. r. SoMERvILLE, OF Fort Worth,
Tex, who owns real estate, stocks and
bonds valued at $500, 1000, made an as
signment on the 18th. His liabilities
are $500, 200.
AT West Superior Mich, on the 18th
three children, Rosa Morrison, Hilda
Berg, and boy, name unknown, were
drowned in Hugitt slip while witness
ing the launch OF vessel.
A GENERAL lockout in all the hat fac
tories in Danbury, Conn, took place on
the 18th owing to disagreement be-
tween the Fur Hat Manufacturers As
sociation and the Hat Trimmers' Union.
The lockout affects 10, 600 people.
IN foot race at Colfax, Wash, re-
Gently, NJ. Gray ran 1876 yards in 11I
seconds, breaking the worlds record.
THE New York State Superintendent
of Banking says it has been definitely
decided that the North River bank
would not resume business, the directors
not being able to raise the funds re-
quired.
AT Fort Wayne, Ind, Tom McCulloch
and Edward Parker, who some time ago
compelled the postmaster at Heller's
Corners, Ind, to hand over the funds of
the Office at the point of revolver,
were on the 18th sentenced to four years
each in the State prison.
THE explosion of boiler in the stove
Pa, on the 18th killed three men and
injured eight others. The foundry was
badly wrecked.
The firm of Randall & Weirum, stock
brokers of New York, assigned on the
18th, with S431,510 preferences. The
failure was decided surprise to Wall
street.
THE Supreme Court of the United
States has affirmed the Judgment of the
lower court which decided that all goods
known as diagonals were dutiable as
worsteds at "a cents per pound and 35
per cent. ad valorem, and not as woolens
at 35 cents per pound and 35 per cent
ad valorem.
NEAR KYLE, Tex, on the 18th q south
bound passenger train on the Interna-
tional & Great Northern railroad was
run into by an engine hauling the pay
car. The rear coach was broken into
kindling wood. Thirty persons were
injured, but no one killed.
JAY GOULD has secured controlling
interest in the Atchison, Topeka 4
Santa Fe road. Last May he secured az
least one-fourth of the Santa Fe stock,
and since that time he has been gather
ing in all that was offered at low enough
figures.
THE will of Robert Ray Hamilton was
filed 70" probate in New York on the
18th. He beeueaths to "the child, my
adopted daughter, an annuity of $1,000
to be paid in monthly installments dur
ing her natural life" Several other be-
quests are made, but Eva Hamilton is
not mentioned among them.
THE Supreme Court OF the United
States, through Justice Blatchford, rem
dered decision on the 18th to the effect
that person injured partly through his
own negligence is not debarred from re-
covering damages.
THE issue of standard silver dollars
from the mints during the week ended
November f5 was $757,979. The issue
during the corresponding week of last
year was $513,965.
AT the national convention of the
Women's Christian Tempe rance Union
in Atlanta, Ca, on the 18th, the elect'on
of officers resulted in the reelection of
all the old officers as follows: Miss
Frances E. Willard, president; Mrs. c.
e. Buell., corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Mary A. Woodbridge, recording score
tary; Miss Pugh, treasurer.
THE State Department has informa-
ton that the notorious Moussa Bey,
whose reported outrages on American
missionaries in that quarter of Turkey
where he lived have SO long engaged
the attention of the Department, has at
length been summarily banished to the
interior of Arabia. The sentence has
been carried out
A STATE convention of the Farmers
Alliance will be held at Harrisburg, Pa,
November 20, for the purpose of organ
izing State Alliance and electing dele
gates to the National Alliance conven-
tion to be held at Ocala, Fla, Decem-
ber 2.
OK the 18th freight train of six cars
and an engine of the Kansas City, Wyan-
dotte 81 Northwestern railway plunged
through a bridge near Kansas City,