Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-06-12

ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 4th aggregated
SSS6,971, ,775, against $91I62S,059 the
previous week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
was SO.
The NJ v. Monarch company, a dis
tillery corporation, failed at Owensboro,
KY. for 100000,
Maj. ]. Miller Ropes, U. S. A. (retired),
dropped dead at Salem, Mass. He was
Ga years of age.
II. S. Towne and wife, of Tampico,
Mex, were drowned at Galveston, Tex,
while bathing.
C. b. Barrentine and John Brown, liv-
ing near Cabot, Ark, fought duel and
beth were killed.
Henry White, aged 20, was hanged at
Columbus, Ca, for his share in the
slaughter of three policemen on the
14th of last October.
A cyclone swept over territory 20
miles long and half mile wide in
Genessee county, N. Y. doing great
damage to property and killing Mrs
Charles Cook and her little boy.
Snow fell at Marquette and other
towns in Michigan.
James Lewis (colored), convicted of
criminal assault on Mrs. Reidcll, was
hanged at Fairfax, Va.
The stone firm of Dolese & Shepard
in Chicago went into a receivers hands
with liabilities of $73o,Ooo.
President Mckinley has signed the
bill revoking Mr.. Cleveland's forestry
reservation order.
A tornado in the vicinity of Gadsden,
Ala, blew down fences, trees and build
ings, causing great damage.
Reports from many business centers
in the country say that the CONNER
cial situation compares favorably with
that of most prosperous years.
A fire in the factory of the Standard
Biscuit company in San Francisco cost
three firemen their liz es and entailed a
property loss of 100000.
Richard Caldwell (colored) killed
Mary jenkins (colored) at Cairo, ILL.,,
and was himself shot dead by Deputy
Sheriff Moore while resisting arrest.
During the past week wolves and
coyotes have slain hundreds of head of
calves and sheep in southwestern Kan
sas and Oklahoma.
John Anderson and Andrew johnson
were drowned in the lake near Gothen-
burg. Neb.. while fishing.
At Salem, W. Va, John Nicholson and
Ida Sultan, members of prominent fam
lilies, were married, and hoodlums who
went to their home to hold charivari
6 4la lr;1a lyiN1al
Nikola Tesla, of New York, announces
that he has perfected his scheme of
sending telegraph messages without
wires.
| John Walters, an aeronaut, fell from
his balloon at Centerville, Ia, dis
tance of 40 feet and was killed.
An earthquake shock was distinctly
felt in Decorah, Ia. No damage is re-
! ported.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 5th were: Baltimore, .727;
Cincinnati, GOT; Boston, .657; Pitts
! burgh. $50; New York, .545; Cleveland,
500; Brooklyn, .52s; Philadelphia, 800;
Louisville, .444; Chicago. $3.50; Wash
ington, .273; ST. Louis, .211.
r. B. Mcconnell, the defaulting presi-
dent of the defunct Merchants national
bank at Ocala, Fla, committed suicide.
Peter Pluckermann, farmer living
at Mishicott, Wis, shot and killed his
wife and then killed himeself. Do
mestic trouble was the cause.
Violent earthquake shocks rocked
buildings at Butte, Mont, and miners
report that the shock was distinctly
felt 1900 feet down in the earth.
The town of Foyil, 1. T., was de-
stroyed by cyclone and one person was
killed.
J. H. Maybury, of the University of
Wisconsin, broke the worlds running
record for 22O yards, going the distance
in Chicago in 81 2-5 seconds.