Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-10-23

the Burlington road.
White caps attacked the home of Dot
Price, a negro living near Milan, Tex.
and Price killed one of the attackers
and fatally wounded four others.
In Pittsburgh, Pa, window glass man.
ufacturers organized n trust which in
cludes all the large works in the coun-
try.
The Sons of the American Revolu-
tions and the Sons of the Revolution
have united under the name of the
Society of American Revolution"
Judge Wells, of the Kansas court of
appeals, has rendered decision which
makes the eight-hour law in Kansas a
dead letter.
Mrs. Archibald O'Neill and daughter
were thrown by a runaway team into
the lake at Fallsburg, N. Y, and were
drowned.
Secretary Sherman has replied to Brit
AIMS note expressing astonishment at
her refusal to participate in the Behr-
ing sea conference.
Col. c. C. Horton, of Muscatine, has
been elected commander of the Iowa SOL
diers' home at Marshalltown.
L is said that the great Yukon valley,
with its wealth of gold will be made
separate territory under the name of
Lincoln.
The Holman friction-geared locomo-
tive in a trial on the South Jersey rail-
road at Cape May made mile in "A 3-5
seconds on the first trial and mile in 40
seconds in n second spurt.
]. A. Shelton's livery barn was burned
at Manila, Ind, and ten horses were
cremated.
Lee Bottom, Denver fireman. was
thrown from steamer and killed, and
W. H. Morley was fatally injured.
Mrs. John A. Logan opened the wom
ans congress at Knoxville, Tenn.
Seven four-story wooden dry houses
containing 100000 pounds of tobacco
and eight dwellings were burned at
Durham, n. c., the total loss being $780,
600.
The board of directors of the First
national bank at New Albany, Ind,
have decided to wind up the affairs of
the bank and retire from business.
Peter Maher has issued a challenge
from Pittsburgh to James j. Corbett
to fight for the heavyweight champion
ship of the world.
The first Pythian home in the world
was dedicated at Springfield, o.
President Mckinley has accepted the
resignation of Justice Stephen J. Field
of the supreme court, to take effect De-
cember / GeXt.
Col. j. T. Scharf. Chinese inspector
at New York, has sent in his resigna-
ton, declaring that the Chinese exclu-
sion act is farce.
Mr.. John 4. Kasson. formerly mem
ber of the house of Representatives from
Iowa and eX-minister to Austria, has
been appointed n special agent by the
president for the negotiation of reci-
procity arrangements under the Ding
ley tariff law.
Gov. McCord, of Arizona. in his an
nual report makes strong plea for
the admission of the territory to state
hood.
Charles W. Thebo. of Kalspel, Mont,
Just returned from Alaska. says there
is $10.0OO.OO0 in gold dust in he hands
of Klondile miners.
Matthew Rogers. n grocer. and Mrs.
Ida Wright. his mistress. were found
dead in the Rogers house at Baltimore,
Md. Both had been shot.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 18th aggregated
$l,307 ,1s0. against $l.50s. $40 436 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
was 32.0.
There were 223 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 18th. against 1919 the week
previous and 32s in the corresponding
period of 1896.
The regular session of the cabinet
was devoted mostly TO discussion OF
the financial operations of the gov
ernment.
The greater part of the business por.
ton of Watagn. H., was destroyed by
an incendiary fire.
Adam Huffman. one of the largest
landowners in Indiana. was murdered
near BrimfeId by burglars and his
hired man was fatally hurt.
Intense hent in Chicago caused thu
death of George Means. laborer. and
three other persons were prostrated.
AT I.ogansport, Ind. Charles Ward
shot Laura Ropp fatally and then shot
himself through the heart.
Mrs. Mollie Depristcr was said to have
been murdered and burned by her hus
band at Canton, o.
Douglass Bolte (coIored) was lynchet
a small settlement on Bayou Bara
taria. La. for running the quarantin,
gantlet.
Chaunccy NJ. Depew delivered tn,
grafton at the unve1ling of the statue o
Commodore Vanderbilt at Vanderbilt
university in Nashville, Tenn.