Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
DOMESTIC.

Lee Reilly set 105,300 ems of nonpa-
reil on linotype machine in Leadville,
Col, in 7.hours and 10 minutes, breaking
the worlds record.
The universal postal congress met in
Washington, SO countries, comprising
most of those in the postal union, be-
ing represented. Postmaster-General
Gary delivered the address OF welcome.
Fire destroyed the building of the
Itasca Warehouse company in Mime
apolis, the loss being S250,00o.
The residence at Winwah Park, near
New Rochelle, n. Y, of Col. c. II. Green
was burned with its contents, the loss
being 100000.
President Mckinley has named Henry
A. Castle, of Minnesota, as auditor for
the post office department, and STAN
ford Newell, of Minnesota, as envoy ex-
tiary of the United States to the Neither
lands.
E. G. Spaulding, who had n national
reputation as the father of the green
back, died at his home in Buffalo, n. Y.
Fire destroyed the principal business
portion of Ramsey, Ill.
Senator Allison says the senate tariff
bill will yield about S40,o0aoo0 more
revenue than the house measure.
After six years of experiment the at
tempt to make soldiers out of the In
dians will be abandoned, and the last
company will be mustered out at Fort
Sill on the 31st ult.
Gov. Black signed the greater New
York charter, to take effect January /,
1898.
A new wheat pest Ia small worm) is
doing great damage to the wheat fields
in northern Indiana.
The regents of the University of Mich
igan have elected Prof. Harry b. Hutch
ins acting president of the university
during the absence of President Angel
as minister to Turkey.
The third annual conference of the
National Municipal league, whose OBJ
ject is the promotion of good govern
ment in cities, met in Louisville, Ky.
R. Z. Beach, of Chicago, broke the
American indoor swimming record for
100 yards, doing the distance in
1:07 Is.
While boatriding at Evansville, Ind,
Fred Melsheimer, Fred Rumpf and an
other boy fell into the river and were
drowned.
The Mutual Life Insurance company
of Indianapolis went into receivers
hands with risks amounting TO $4,000
600.
The convention at Kansas City, Mo-,
of the International Association of Ma
chinists adopted a resolution demand
ing an eight-hour day in every branch
of the trade on May l, 1898.
Farmer Martin Burns defeated Dan
s. Mcleod in a wrestling match at Dav-
export, Ia, for the worlds champion
ship.
Mason Smith, convicted of numbering
his wife on their farm near Nevada,
Mo-, has been sentenced to 40 years i'm
prisonment.
The United States revenue cutter
Bear has sailed en- her annual cruise to
the Arctic.
r. w. Casey, the best known miner in
the west, blew his brains out at Dead
wood, S. D., in n fit of dependency.
He was the first man to locate claim
in Deadwood.
A very successful trial trip of an air
ship was made in Nashville, Tenn, by
Prof. A. w. Barnard.
Forest fires were doing immense dam
age on the Indian reservation near Kesh-
ena and in other portions of Wiscon-
sin.
A fire in the cold storage warehouse Of
the Merchants Refrigerating company
in New York caused loss of $500, 900
and so men were injured and one killed.
Miss Belle Walker was shot and in
stantly killed by her lover, George Rat
life, after quarrel at Leadville, Col.
The assassin than took his own life.
Reports from many towns in south
western Michigan say an earthquake
shock was felt for several seconds. At
Holland the front of brick building
fell into the street.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the Sd was: Wheat,
34,412,00O bushels; corn, 6,077 900 bush
els; oats, 11,722,000 bushels; rye, 3,11O,-
600 bushels; barley, 2,294, 900 bushels.
Edwin L. Thorne, the actor, died in
New York after long illness.
The famous racer Joe Patchen has
been sold for $4,000 to C. w. Marks, of
Chicago.
The biennial reports of the grand Off
GERS of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen showreceiptso of 81 ,15s,2O1 and
disbursements of $1,109,300. Total
membership 23,532, with $50 lodges.
Rev. Otis Wing, the oldest clergyman
in New England, if not in the United
States, died at his home at Newton
Junction, N. H., aged 90 years.
The bankers convention at Cleveland,
O., has adopted resolution censuring
the American Federation of Labor for
indorsing the free silver movement.
Bayard II. Ames again carried Off the
honors for Michigan university in the
seventh annual contest of the North
ern oratorical league at Ann Arbor.