Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-27
The News Condensed.
important intelligence From All Parts.
DOMESTIC.


A destructive windstorm swept over
southern Kansas, wrecking buildings
at Kingman, Penalosa, Anthony and
Attica.
Wilson L. Slayback was killed by
lightning at Dayton, Ind, and his death
so affected his father, aged rs, that the
old man dropped dead from heart di-'
ease.
The two sons of Thomas Holderfeld,
aged Is and 1s years, were killed by
lightning at Marion, Ill.
The international missionary conven-
tion at Clifton Springs, N. Y, adopted
resolutions asking the United States
government to protect the lives and
property of American citizens in the
Turkish empire.
In Newport, KY, the trial of Alonzo
NJ. Waiting, jointly indicted with Scott
jackson for the murder of Pearl Bryan,
ended with conviction and penalty fixed
at death.
The final payment on account of the
per cent. loan of February last vas
rnade at the treasury department in
Washington.
A hurricane at Guthrie, o. T.,wreched
the Central high school building and
state capitol grounds and badly dam
aged many private residences.
The boiler of the steamer Titus Sheard
exploded on the canal at Little Falls,
n. Y, while an excursion party was on
board and II persons were killed and
three were fatally and six seriously in
jured.
Cornell university at Ithoca, N. Y
graduated class of 400.
The printers strike in Minneapolis
and st Paul was settled by an agreement
between the typographical union and
the publishers association to arbitrate
all differences as TO wages and hours.
Fire destroyed block of business
buildings in Bradford, Pa, the loss be-
ing 100000.
At New Haven. Conn, the boat race
between the freshman crew of Yale
and the University of Wisconsin crew
resulted in victory for the latter crew.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the 10th aggregated
$1,O3s, ,57O,s sos, against $937, $780, ,593 the
previous week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week in 1895
was 3.5.
There were 276 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 10Th. against 234 the week
period of 1895.
David d. O'Brieu, one of the foremost
lawyers in Cook county, committed sui
eide by asphyXiation in his office in Chi
go. Liquor was the cause.
In freight train collision at Friend,
Neb., +. Doane, of San Jose, Cal, and IS
hogs were killed.
Thirty-five of the As survivors of the
Kearsarge-Alabama naval fight cele-
brated in Boston their 18TH annual re-
union and the 32d anniversary of the
battle.
The Indiana supreme court has de.
cided that the Nicholson liquor law is
valid.
Thirty people were poisoned at Down
ing, Wis.,, by eating pressed beef, and
some were in critical condition.
Paulo Kaumanu, a native of the Ha-
waiian islands, was hanged at Folsom
CAL, for the murder of Mrs. Ellen Rob.
inson at Latrobe on May 6, 1894.
Albert Woods, aged 80, and Richard
Menzie, aged 20, were shocked to death
in Philadelphia by touching a wire
screen over which an electric wire had
fallen.
Benjamin Minger, federal prisoner
from southern Ohio, died in hospltif
at Columbus, and an examination by
physicians showed that his heart was
on the right side of his body.
Grant Harvey and Miss Emma Col
Inns, of South GAINESVILLE, and Miss Luela
Evans, of GAINESVILLE, o., were drowned
in the Muskingum river by the upset
ting of boat.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 21st were as follows:
Baltimore, GAO; Clevland, .63S: Cincin-
natl, .623; Boston, .5s3; Philadelphia,
.5+7: Washington, .532: Pittsburgh, .53l;
Brooklyn, 500; Chicago, 800: New York,
.404: ST. Louis, .275; Louisville, 2O4.
Three men were instantly killed anl
fourth fatally injured in grade
crossing accident at Abscon. Nj.
The Arrow Cycle Manufacturing COM
pany at Shelbyville, Ind. failed for
100000.
Maggie and Lucy Treon were thrown
from their vehicle in runaway near
Shel5yville. Ind, alighting on barb
wire fence, and both were fatally in
iured.
Leon Orr tcolored) was lynched by n
mob at Danville, Ala, for assaulting the
daughter of "A farmer.
The next annual meeting of the
Farmers National congress will be held
in indianapolis in September next.
o. e. Hart killed his unfaithful wife
At Wichita, Kan, and then killed him
self.
Charles Fennelly and Louise Costello,
Who were engaged TO be married, were
'<illed by lightning in New York city.
John Paul and Jacob Hayes. of Wy
! Nming, Mimi. were murdered and
robbed by tramps, who were captured,
Fire destroyed the business portion
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