Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-08-21
The News Condensed.
Important Intelligence From All Parts.
DOMESTIC.

Sitlia and went to the bottom. Her ESQ
passengers were saved. Many valuable
specimens collected by naturalists for
the Columbian museum at Chicago, to-
gether with $50 tons of freight, were
lost.
At Chicago after cutting his wife's
throat Charles NJ. Clifford ended his
own earthly existence by shooting him
self with revolver, jealousy being the
cause.
Three hundred pounds of giant pow
der exploded in the St. Joe lead mine
near Bonne Terrc, Mo-, killing William
II. Waddern and Taylor Dodson.
The councilmen of Fort Scott, Kan,
are insisting that an occupation tax be
assessed against the ministers of the
town as means of raising revenue to
make up the deficiency occasioned by
the closing of the saloons.
According to a United States treas
ury statement the principal articles of
domestic exports for July, 1897, shows
that the total value of the months eX-
ports amount to $36,945,27s, as against
$35 5,645, $40 for the same month in 1896,
and 500, ,445, $40 for the same month in
1895.
AT Hayes City, Kan, Mrs. Walker
stein, wife of German tailor, shot 1;
icweler named Mulheim seriously and
then shot and killed herself, jealousy
being the cause.
In Chicago Judge Dunno held Alder
man William Mangler guilty of cou-
tempt of court in refusing to tell who
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the punishment at $1,000 fine and 90
days imprisonment in the county jail!
During a quarrel at Forest Home
Tex, j. H. Meadows was shot and in
stantly killed and Maj. Watson mortally
wounded. ..
John r. Gentry, the king of PAGERS, in
an attempt to lower his own record at
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, went mile in
2:o2h.
John Thomas, laboring under the de
| lusion that he was being prosecuted.
ran amuck at Spokane, Wash, and as a
result two men were mortally wounded
and man and boy seriously injured.
The mutilated bodies of David Del.
rich and wife were found in their home
three miles south of Bellefontaine, o.
\ bloody AK was found, showing how
they had been murdered.
BY strange coincidence Charles
Albert, for over 40 years prominent
lawyer of Washington, D. c., and his
brother Maj. James Albert, U. S. A., of
Newport, KY, died at the same time.
Philip Korn, a wealthy coffee planter
of San Salvador, died at Tallack Lake,
Cal. He was one of the best-known cof.
fee planters in Central America.
William Arey was shot and almost in
stantly killed by DR.. W. Il. Winters at
Durango, Col. Alienation of his wife's
affections were said to be the cause.
Bud Brooks and Grady Reynolds, con-
victed at Jefferson, Ca, of the murder
of Merchant NJ. c. Hunt, were SEN
fenced to be hanged Friday, September
"a.
President Mckinley has accepted an
Invitation to attend the Ohio state fair
al Columbus, opening August 81.
Harold Mosler, Is years of age, of
Kansas City, Mo-, while visiting his
fathers ranch near Chambcrine, N. NJ,
was hanged, it was supposed, by neigh
bors with whom the family have had
trouble over their ranch boundaries.
While visiting friends at Mont
pelier, o., Maud Young, aged 16, shot
and killed her friend, Jennie Meyers
aged 10, and then killed herself. No
cause was known for the act.
Milton Virden while jumping on a
moving train at Milan, Mo-. missed his
footing and was instantly killed.
A passenger train was wrecked near
Caddo Mills, Tex, by some one remov.
ing the fish plate. Messenger Rawlins
was killed and several passengers in.
jured.
Statistics prepared at the treasury de,
partment show that 2s3, ,s32 immigrants
came over last year and brought $3,541.,
PAL with them, an average of about $lt
per head.
September wheat sold in Chicago for
say cents, an advance of 90 cents in
30 days, and it was expected the price
would reach the dollar mark before the
end of the month.
The 14-year-old son of Richard Bell
living south of st. Charles, Ia, was bit
ten three times by n rattlesnake and
died in great agony.
Rich gold discoveries were reported
10 have been made in Trinity county
Cal, one nugget uncarthed weighing
2,400 ounces, valued at $4,000.
Herbert A.Willis. the Taunton Mass. ]
murderer, who was recently shot in al
attempt TO escape from the state prison
died in the hospital at that institution
The leading commercial agencies re
port steady increase in trade circle;
4 Ill! over the country.
DIR. Winters, who shot and killed vii
liam j. Arey at Durango, Cal. has beer
released under 5000 bonds. after plead
ing not guilty ia charge of murder.
Rev. W. I. Howe. son-in-lnw of Bishor
Hugh Miller Thompson. of the Episco
pm church. died from an overdose oi
hloral at the residence of the bishoI
in Jackson. Miss.
Thomas and Peter Drew, father anG
son, were drowned while trying TO for,
r'Fer near spottsville, ny.