Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-12-09
DOMESTIC.

the largest yearly outputin the history
of the state or territory.
THE Mexico (Mo.) Daily Intelligen-
GER, edited by S. b. Cook, secretary of
the democratic state central committee,
has suspended.
AT Oak Harbor, o., boiler in saw
mill exploded, killing Edward Gordon,
engineer, Edward w. Monroe, sawyer,
and David Wright, laborer.
THE general assembly of the Farm
ers' Mutual Benefit association in ses-
sion ut Indianapolis voted to CONSOLE
date with the other farmers organiza-
tions of the country.
In answer to Commissioner Blount's
report on Hawaiian affairs eX-Minister
Stevens alleges a conspiracy to discred-
it Harrison's administration.
For the first five months of the pres
ent fiscal year the government expendi-
lures have exceeded the receipts by
S34, 200, 900.
NEWTON JONES, who killed o. G.
Herndon, was lynched at Baxley, Ga.
He was taken from the officers who
had arrested him.
SECRETARY LAMONT in his annual re-
port of the war department says the
total strength of the army on Septem-
Der 80, 1898, was 2, IA officers and 25,-
779 enlisted men. The organized mill
tia in the states numbered liz. 597 men.
The expenditures for the year were
ISL, ,966,074.
Of the grand jury which recently adj
journed at Columbia, Mo-, three men,
bers are dead and another was Ill
JOHN r. PROCTOR has been appointed
civil service commissioner in place Of
G. d. Johnston, removed by the presi-
dent.
SEVENTEEN business houses were
burned at Jasper, Ala
IT was reported that thirteen persons
were drowned in the Missouri opposite
Blaire, Neb., while trying to cross the
river with cattle.
IN drunken row among miners at
Eckman, w. Va, six men were killed
and four others were fatally injured.
Miss EDITH ERsKINE, of Pleasure-
ridge Park, KY, won fifteen barrels of
whisky by guessing on worlds fair at
tendance.
THE annual report of Secretary of
the Navy Herbert shows that the total
number of serviceable war vessels in
the United States navy is forty-one,
fifteen of which are arnored. In ad-
dition there are sixtyfour vessels on
the list, mostly wooden cruisers, tugs
and monitors that are set down as un-
serviceable for war purposes. The
United States ranks seventh in the list
of naval powers.
PROTESTING his innocence of the muir
der of his wife and mother-in-law Van
Baker died of consumption in the West
Virginia penitentiary at Moundsville
r. E. PRESTON, the director of the
mint, in his annual report says the
value of the coinage executed at the
United States mints during the fiscal
year was S43,6s5, 17S. The stock of
metallic money in the United States
in July, 1898, was estimated to have
been; Gold, s97, ,eeT, ,Gsb; silver, $685.
561, ,4s4. The amount of money in
active circulation. exclusive of the
amount held by the treasury, was
stated as 1896, 7O1. .255
AN incendiary fire destroyed Jackson
City, the Monte Carlo of the district of
Columbia.
PROMOTERS of the new town site at
the gold discoveries in Colorado have
named it Balfour, in honor of the Eng
lish champion of bimetallism.
TwENTY-ONE horses were burned in a
fire at Lexington. Mo-, and five others
were made useless by their injuries.
FIRE destroyed the interior of large
clothing store in Chicago, the loss be-
ng s1s5,O0O.
HELEN DAUvRAY, the actress, was
| granted divorce from John NJ. Ward,
the ball player, by a New York judge.
The public debt statement issued on
| the 1st showed that the debt increased
| 1918, sos during the month of Novem'
Der. The cash balance in the treasury
was s95, 199,617. The total debt, less
the cash balance in the treasury
amounts to 1861. 56S.3l6
FLAMES in the worsted mill of j. F.
Cochran & Bro. in Philadelphia caused
a loss of s225,0OO.
THERE We're 27s business failures in
| the United States in the seven days
ended on the LIST, against 3S7 the week
previous and t36 in the corresponding
time in 1892.
| THE exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 1st aggregated
s79O,S7O,sl2, against 1867, 775,O35 the
| previous week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week in 1892
| was 42.S
The secretary of the interior in hi.
annual report says the policy of remov
ing from the pension rolls those who
are not legally thereon will be con
tinued, and denies that the purpose has
ever existed of an extreme and un
reasonable manner of suspending pen
sioners. He says the work of the In
dian bureau shows that they are stead
lily advancing in civilization. HI
recommends that Arizona, New Mexico
and Utah be admitted DIS states int
the union.
THE Haymarket theater building il
Chicago was damaged by fire to the ex
tent of 100000.
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