Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-06-19


H., has bestowed the honorary degree
Of LII. d. upon President Mckinley.
James NJ. Gordy was hanged at
Georgetown, Del, for the murder of his
wife. He died protesting his innocence.
President Mckinley and party ar
rived at the exposition in Nashville,
Tenn, and the president addressed an
immense audience at the auditorium.
The Indiana supreme court has sus-
tanned the law enacted last winter linn
iting street car fares in Indianapolis to
three cents.
William Henley killed Harmon Woods
and John Mckay near GRANVILLE, H., in
quarrel over trout lines. All were
fishermen.
f. N. Bliven fatally shot daughter of
Frank Weigcl, a German farmer in
Moody county, S. D., because she would
not elope with him and then killed him
self.
The house of Gov. Smith, of the ma
tional soldiers home at Leavenworth,
Kan, was partially wrecked with dyna-
mite, Mrs Smith was seriously injured,
and J. w. Oliver, a dishonorably dis
charged soldier, was under arrest, ac-
cused of the diabolical crime.
William Owens, a teamster, and Miss
Ida Alyea were killed by lightning in
street at indianapolis.
The state department in Washington
is preparing a treaty for the annexation
of Hawaii. 1t may be submitted to the
senate for ratification at the present
session, and if not will be ready for the
regular session next December.
James French was hanged at Rock
ford, ILL.,, for the murder of his wife on
July 10 last.
There were 262 business failures in
ended on the 11th, against PAL the week
previous and 246 in the corresponding
period of 1896.
During the month of May last the
postal receipts throughout the country
amounted to $26s5,70s, an increase of
S21, ,563 over the receipts in May, 1896.
Later advices say that the losses in
New England by the recent storm will
include nearly a dozen lives and dam
age to property to the extent of $780,
600.
1Iduc IuIOuBuOuG CIS SOuhlly SOh-
tinues to show a moderate but distinct
improvement.
Further advices from Lyle, Mimi, say
that the recent cyclone laid waste a
tract 200 yards wide and ten miles long,
property valued at $4,000 was de-
stroyed, Henry Hanson was killed and
Is persons were injured.
The New York Herald has started a
fund for Mark Twain, the celebrated
humorist, with subscription of 81, 900.
A storm of broken ice near Parkers-
burg, w. Va, stripped all leaves from
trees, ruined crops, and badly injured
horses and cattle.
Mrs. Edith L. Bruno, an aeronaut,
descended into the Tennessee river at
Chattanooga and was drowned.
Twenty-four men started from Fort
Missoula, Mont, on a bicycle ride of
nearly $500 miles to Jefferson barracks,
Mo. Whether bicycles will be used in
the army depends on the result of the
experiment.
Thomas Cuppett and his son and two
daughters were struck by lightning at
Cumberland, Nd, and the girls were IA
tally injured.
Many buildings were unroofed and
hundreds of windows were broken by
hailstones during a storm at Cald-
well, o.
John r. Richards, millionaire and
mayor of Bunker Hill, ILL.,, was shot and
killed by Capt. E. Y. Hedley, editor of
the Gazette. A political feud was the
cause.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 18th were: Baltimore,
.763; Boston, 700; Cincinnati, GAL;
New York, $50; Philadelphia, .53b;
Brooklyn, .525; Cleveland, .4s7; Pitts
burgh, .4s7; Louisville, .425; Chicago.
800; Washington, .342; st. Louis, .1s6.
A negro named Sibley, while crazy
drunk, shot and killed three women and
two children in Kemper county, Miss
During a panic in schoolhouse al
Buffalo, n. Y, caused by cry of fire
many children were badly injured.
In wrestling match in Brooklyn, n,
Y, between Albert Benson and Thomas
Olsen, the formers neck was broken.