Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-18

| Crazed by financial difficulties, s. r.
Minshall, prominent insurance man
at Pentwnter, Mich, assassinated Will
liam B. o. Sands, a wealthy lumber
dealer; then went to his home and
killed his wife and three children, and
after that blew out his own brains.
Capt John Faunce and his son, Percy,
pf Washington, were drowned with their
crew of seven colored men by the capsiz-
ing of boat near Cape Henry, Va.
The schooner otello, which sailed
from Boston February is for Savannah,
was given up for lost with its crew of
seven men.
The Lexington & Carter Mining COM
pany, owning 10000 acres of land in
Carter county, KY, failed for 100000.
A terrific wind and snowstorm in the
Cripple Creek district of Colorado de-
stroyed property valued at 100000. In
the vicinity of Denver all railway trains
were blockaded by snow. A dozen
buildings were blown down at Gillett
and a number at Altman, Goldfeld and
Victor.
The Iowa legislature adjourned sine
die. Gov. Drake has called an extra ses-
sion to meet January 10, 1897, to COM
plete the revision of the code.
An explosion of giant powder in u
mine at Butte. Mont, killed six men.
At the African Methodist conference
in Richmond, Va, Bishop Gaines said
that he would ordain no man minister
who drank whisky, chewed tobacco or
smoked cigars.
Reddyeck Adams (colored) was
lynched by mob ut Seal, Ala, for shoot
ing K. T. Renfro.
John Hoefs and his wife were found
had been poisoned, but no cause was
known for the deed.
Over 1900 Italian immigrants, 600 OF
them being penniless, arrived at Ellis
Island, n. Y.
In few days Edison will give to the
physicians of the country combined
perpetual vacuum pump, ray lamp
and operating table.
The report that the president had sent
a communication to Madrid on the Cuban
question urging Spain to submit to me-
diation, and offering the good offices of
our government to aid in restoring
peace, was said to be false.
The Chadron (Neb.) Banking COM
pany closed it's doors.
Oaki, japanese cook, fatally wound
ed Miss Minnie Miller, by whom he was
employed in Denver, Col, and killed
her 12-year-old nephew, Willie Trues-
dell.
A. E. Lane, Boston leather dealer,
failed for $150,000.
The 5Oth anniversary of the incorpora-
ton of the Pennsylvania Railway COM
pany was celebrated in an elaborate
manner at Philadelphia.
In the presence of 5000 Americans
and Cubans dummy representing Capt.
Gen. Weyler and wrapped in the Spanish
flag was burned at Key West, Fla.
The 153d anniversary of Thomas JEFF
ferson's birth was observed at Month
cello, Va, where he lived and died, by
gathering of a large number of demo
Gratis from all sections of the country.
Miss Mary Linnett, of Chicago, shot
and killed Miss Elizabeth Trowbridge, a
prominent young woman of Elgin, ILL.,.
and then killed herself. Miss Linnett
had great liking for Miss Trowbridge,
and because they were separated she
| committed the deed.
The national conference at Washing
ton in the interest OF permanent arbitla-
ton between the United States and
Great Britain will laeet on April % and
%.
Many persons were driven from their
homes at ST. Cloud, Minn., by rise IN
the Mississippi river.
In Texas u cyclone wrecked many
houses at Regan, Abilene, Iatan, Colo
RADIO City and Fort Worth.
Twelve inches of snow on the level
fell at Palmer Lake, Col, and in places
the drifts were 20 feet deep.
The supreme court of the United
States reconvened at Washington afIer
ten days recess.
Mayor Strong, of New York, a;d
Mayor Wurster, of Brooklyn, vetoed the
| greater New York bill passed by the
state legislature.
A statement prepared by the bureau
of statistics shows that the exports of
| breadstuffs during March We're SO ,09G,-
| 557, against $S,7l6,411 in March year
ago; of cotton, $40, 9,00G,570, against $751;
| 271, 1926 a year ago; of mineral oils, ST.
350,244 against $3,O36,766 a year ago,
and of provisions, $12, ,S23, ,749, as COM
| pared with $13, ,25S, ,7sO in March, 1895.
Four men were instantly killed, two
| fatally injured and another badly hurt
| in the wreck of trestle on the Bedford
| Belt line road near Bedford Junction,
| Ind.
The wife of B. Mcpherson, railway
conductor at Lorain, o., gave birth to
| double children, having two heads, four
arms, four legs and two complete organ
| izations. The faces are in opposite di-
| rections.
The visible supply of grain in the
| United States on the 18th was: Wheat,
| 59,33O,0OO bushels; corn, 16,S46,0o0 bush
| els; oats, 9,341, 900 bushels; rye, 1,509,-
| 600 bushels; barley, 100000 bushels.
The Bank of Sunnydale, Kan, was
broken open by burglars, the safe blown
and $4,000 in money stolen.
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