Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-24
The News Condensed
important Intelligence From All Parts.
DOMESTIC.

zens were wounded during an attempt
to rob the bank at Meeker. Cal.
Cummings Bros, exporters of hard.
wood lumber and logs at Houston, Tex,
failed for 100000.
The }. d. +. Coates company of Glas-
| gov, Scotland, has bought Clark's Mile.
End thread mills at Newark, N. j., for
| 1,250,000.
Thee men were fatally injured and
20 others were more or less seriously
injured in trolley accident at rail-
way crossing in Hazleton, Pa.
The Second national bank. the old.
est financial institution In Rockford,
ILL.,, closed its doors, having gone into
voluntary liquidation.
James Michael, the Welshman, broke
the worlds five-mile bicycle record on
the Garfield park track in Chicago, his
time being 0:17 1-5.
The annual report of the third as
sistant postmaster general for the past
fiscal year shows that the total expendi-
ture for the year was 500, ,626, 200 and re-
ceipts $50, 2,490,20s leaving a deficiency
of $S.127,0SS. or reduction of Sl,679,-
q56 less than the preceding year.
j. A. White shot and killed Richard
NJ. Adams and William jackson, police
officers who were trying to arrest him
at Columbus, Ga, and was himself shot
dead.
Michael Boyd and man named Muir
ply were asphyxiated in a large gas
tank Mt Syracuse, NJ. Y.
In wreck on the Florida Central
road near Swansea, Ca, Baggage Mas
ter Lines and Mail Clerk Thomas were
pinned down in the debris and burned
to death.
The Bank of Commerce, one of the
leading financial institutions in Buff
falo. n. Y, suspended because of heavy
| Withdrawals.
The Military Order of the Loyal Le-
gion of the United States at its annual
meeting in Philadelphia elected Rear
Admiral Bancroft Gherardi, U. S. NJ,
commander-in-chief.
Settlers in Ontonagon and Gogebic
counties, Mich, were meeting with
heavy losses by forest fires.
The president has appointed Robert
A. Smith postmaster at st. Paul, Mimi.
The appointment ends a long contest
over the office.
Four members of the volunteer fire
department of Blue Island, ILL.,, have
been placed under arrest charged with
burning the principal business block
in that place some time ago.
Mrs. Col. Vernon. of Red Key. Ind,
| gave her two small children n dose of
poison and then poisoned herself. No
cause is known for the deed.
DR.. John b. Hamilton, surgeon-gen-
eral of the United States marine hos
pital, stationed in Chicago, sent in his
resignation to President Cleveland.
The Union Pacific fast mail was held
up by three masked men near Uintah,
Utah, and the mail car was robbed.
A gang of masked men looted the
little town of Peryear, Tenn, and then
started fires in many places, but they
were eXtlnguIshed with small loss.
Capt. William Clarke, of Hampden,
Me-, shot and killed his wife and then
shot himself. Jealousy was the cause.
A treasury statement says that the
first half of October shows deficit OF
So, ,739,ST3 and for the fiscal year to date
of $40, ,934 ,000. The total receipts for the
fiscal year to date have been $91, ,575,-
O70 and the expenditures have aggre-
gated $122,500,670.
The wholesale chinaware and crock
cry establishment of Pearson d Wetzel
in indianapolis was Quilted by fire, the
loss belng $4,000.
In a collision between two freight
trains near Meridian, Miss, Will
Tulsche, engineer, and Zip Alexander,
fireman, were instantly killed and 40
cars were wrecked.
The Manchester Cigar Manufacturing
company at Baltimore, Md, failed sor
100000.
AT the annual meeting in Colorado
Springs, Col, of the international Typo
graphical union William =. Prescott of
Toronto, Ont, was reelected president,
and nine-hour labor law was passed. .
j. H. Brigham, OF Delta, o., president
of the National Grange, said at the an.
nual meeting in Manchester Ia, that
there are now nearly 100000 members
and $4,000 oranges in the United States.
The wholesale clothing firm of Hex
Ter Brothers in Philadelphia failed for
$17O.00O.
After a residence of six years at Fort
Sheridan. near Chicago, the Fifteenth
infantry, u. s. A., left for Fort Bay
airy. N. M. Col. Robert II. Hall, of the
Fourth infantry, succeeds Col Crofton
as commandant OF Fort Sheridan.
Col. j. John Donoghue, of Winning
ton. Del. was elected commander of
the Union Veteran Legion at the annual
meeting in Washington.
An anvil burst at political meeting
IN Shelbyvile, Ind, and half of it was
blown through window in the resi-
dence of John Lansing, fatally injuring
two children who were sleeping in the
| room.
Rev. John W. Milan, pastor of the
Madison Avenue Nj. L. Church at Indian
apolis, Ind, and his wife have both
been declared insane. Overwork on his
| part and illness on her part were the
| causes.
Henry Miller, negro who assaulted
Miss blanche Gray, a young lady of fine
family in SDaIdlng county, Ca. was