Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-07-31
DOMESTIC.

The largest watermelon grown in
the south this season, weighing rs
pounds, was shipped from Atlanta, Ga,
to President Mckinley.
The Y. NJ. G. A. secretaries of Mis-
souri, and Illinois held their annual con-
ference at Lake Geneva, Wis.
For the first time in four years full
time is being worked at the Iron Noun
tain railroad shops at De Soto, Mo.
The United States civil service COM
mission announces competitive exam
ination to fill the vacancy in the position
of supervising architect of the treasury.
The new light draft gunboat Annap-
oils has been placed in commission at
the navy yard in Brooklyn.
Rhoda Fuller, one of the most noted
and desperate female outlaws in Arkan-
sas, was captured at Batesville while
disposing of counterfeit coin.
The Indiana Farmers Savings and
Loan association went into the hands of
receiver at Fort Wayne with liabilities
of 100000.
Four women and three men were
killed by an explosion in the cartridge
VI bhC lliOlO Vi tlAS w ~
chester Repeating Arms company in
New Haven, Conn.
The Pittsburgh Plate Glass company
at Kokomo, Ind, resumed operations,
giving employment TO 500 men.
The fifth annual convention of the
National Union of German Christian
Endeavor societies began in st. Louis.
1t is reported that an international
conference will be held at Washington
early in October to consider new ar
bitration treaty between the United
States and England.
The rush of miners supplies and
goods to the Alaska gold fields is Civ
ing increased employment to American
vessels on the Pacific coast.
Oscar Williams, a negro who COM
mitted an assault on the daughter of a
Henry county farmer, was hanged by
a mob at Griffin. Ga.
Peter Wassels was hanged at Wilkes
barre, Pa, for the murder of Joseph
Kupersavage in Georgetown in 1896.
Ephraim Brinkley was lynched by a
mob near Nebo, KY, for disorderly con-
| duct, and the woman he was living with
was whipped ard ordered 20 leave the
| town.
The equestrian statue of Gen. John
| a. Logan was unveiled on the lake front
| in Chicago before an immense audi
ence, and the military and civic parade
and naval display which followed the
exercises were very imposing. In the
evening Mrs. Logan gave n reception at
| the Coliseum.
DR.. L. Benjamin Andrews, president
| of Brown university at Providence, II.
| L., has resigned.
Earthquake tremors were felt at Sar-
atoga, N. Y, the vibrations passing
from east to west.
The strike situation had reached the
point where the miners, impatient with
the delay, were resorting to force to
make the suspension complete and the
operators were preparing to meet vio-
lence.
| A terrific cloudburst struck Youngs-
town, o., flooding the entire valley and
| causing great damage to property,
Many people were supposed to be
drowned. The entire county east and
"NSb AOi ~ iiiiiIS was iioohNh anu hhS
damage will be enormous.
Ten thousand school children laid
floral offerings at the base of the Brig
ham Young monument in Salt Lake
City.
Much alarm was caused in Havana by
the report that Gomez was marching or
the capital, and the panic was height
ened by the extraordinary preparations
for defense ordered by Capt. Gen. Wey
Ter.
II. j. Snow and A. A. Charles arrived
in San Diego, Cal, from st. Louis, 2,s4
miles, on bicycles. They We're sever
weeks on the road.
There were 227 business failures il
the United States in the seven day.
ended on the Esd. against 263 the weel
previous and 2s1 in the corresponding
period of 1896.
The report that Rev. Il. Dewitt Tai
mage has practically severed his con
nection with the First Presbyterian
church in Washington is said to b,
false.
A flood near Laconia, N. H., damaged
mill property and crops to the extent O.
100000.