Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-11-23
The little town of Lamora, Neb.. was

10, 1899.
The preliminary report of the treas
ury department on our foreign trade for
October shows an excess of exports over
imports to the amount of $11, 100000.
An electric motor went through the
draw bridge of the central viaduct at
Cleveland, o., falling 100 feet, and Is
persons were known to have been killed
and four others were missing.
Fire destroyed the sash, door and
blind factory at Meridian, Miss, the loss
being $112,Ooo.
At Cincinnati the Banner brewery
was burned, the loss being S175,o0o.
Superintendent Kimball, of the life
saving service, in his annual report
states that at the close of the last fiscal
year the establishment embraced 251
stations. The crews saved during the
year 379 vessels, valued, with their car
goes, at $3,561 ,665, and 5,3s2 persons.
The cost of the maintenance of the serv-
ice during the year was $1;345, ,324.4n.
Charles q. Hoffman, assistant cashier
of the New Orleans Brewing associa-
ton, was said to be an embezzler to the
extent of $4,000.
Ward Leonard, aged 60 years, was
drowned in the Wabash river at Vim
cennes, Ind. His father, mother, two
brothers and sister were drowned in
the Ohio river at different times.
The Linz block at Sherman, Tex, was
burned, causing a loss of 100000.
James Goings (colored), who assault
ed Miss Lille Jones near Frederick,
Md, was taken from the Jail by n mob of
800 men and hanged.
The Chicago Evening Journal and the
Evening Press were consolidated and
placed under the management of the
Evening Press company.
Nine of the men engaged in the recent
riots at Spring Valley, ILL.,, were found
guilty and sent TO prison.
Eight of the detectives of the Berry
agency concerned in the shooting of
Frank White in Chicago were held to
the grand jury on the charge of murder.
Frank Baker, John Kinch and Will
liam Keen were drowned at Clayton, n.
y, by the upsetting of skiff..
White railroad men at Moss Bluff,
Fla, who resented the introduction of
negro laborers, raided their cabins,
killing three and wounding many more.
The Choctaw Indian council has
pessed a bill making it treason, punish
able by death, to sell land to a nonciti-
zen or to urge a change in the present
government.
The duke and duchess of Marlbor-
ough sailed from New York for Eng
land by the steamship Fulda.
Reuben Davis, John Wagner and
Agnes Yettke lost their lives in a burn
ing factory at Detroit, Mich.
The annual report of the secretary of
agriculture shows the total number of
animals inspected at slaughter-houses
during the past year exceeded $4,000
0o0. Over 100000 animals, cattle and
sheep, were inspected for foreign mar
l,e is, of which $4,000 were exported.
Over 45,ooo,oo0 pounds of pork was in
spected and exported, against 5000, 900
in 1894.
John White, prisoner in the county
Jail at New Martinsville, w. Va, escaped,
and fatally shot three men who at
tempted to capture him.
The work of the United States wealth
er bureau for the past year cost $685.
430, and the warnings of cold waves
| secured from freezing more than $2,-
275,000 worth of agricultural products.
Albert England, post Office robber,
was lynched near Velonia, Ark, by nine
men to prevent him telling about a
large number of robberies.
A forest fire burned over $4,000 acres
near Santa Rosa, Cal, destroying houses
and barns and other property.
The argument for a new trial in the
case of the convicted murderer, Holmes,
was heard in Philadelphia, and during
the proceedings Mr.. Shoemaker, one of
Holmes counsel, was found to have in
troduced false affidavit and was held
to answer.
AT Fountain Ferry, KY, E. ]. Rerlo,
of Boston, broke the two-mile bicycle
record, making the distance in 81: 43 1-5.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the 18th was: Wheat,
G0,326,0OO bushels; corn, 1906, 900 bush
els; oats, 5,972,000 bushels; rye, 1884,
600 bushels; barley, 4,O47,Oo0 bushels.
The Nez Perces Indian reservation in
| the state of Washington was opened
for settlement.
Sun Chief, principal chief of the Paw
necs in Oklahoma, is dead, and the
whole tribe was mourning.
Chief HaZen of the secret service, in
his annual report shows that during
the year sos arrests were made, with
few exceptions for violations of the
statutes against counterfeiting. AL
tered and counterfeit notes, counterfeit
coins and the like We're captured hay
! ing an aggregate face value of almost
$5,000,000.
A convention to consider the question
of statehood for Oklahoma will be held
ut Shawnee on December next.
Earthquake shocks were felt in por-
tions of Missouri and Colorado.
The Henry o. Shepard company, ono
of the best-known printing firms in C.
cago, failed for 100000.
Great Northern train crowded with
passengers was held up four miles west