Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-12-04
A WEEKS RECORD
All the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

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Fire at Collins, Ia, nearly destroyed
the entire town. Loss about $50, 900.
There are 1870 women postmasters
IN Uncle Sans service, and $4,000 more
engaged in various post offices through
out the country.
At Galveston, Tex, Seth Carter killed
his sweetheart, Alberta Brakley, and
then shot himself. Jealousy was the
cause.
An unknown negro was killed by
lynchers near Black Shear, Ga, for as
saulting a white woman, and Jerry
johnson (colored) was hanged by
mob near Screven, Ga, for stealing a
mule.
Thanksgiving day was observed
throughout the country.
The Encouragement of Iowa says
that all the banks in the state having
less than five stockholders must re-
organize at once.
A steam heater in car on the Illinois
Central road exploded near De Koven.
KY, and many persons were injured.
There is no longer any doubt but
that Gov Tanner will call a special ses-
sion of the Illinois legislature.
The trial by court-martial of Capt.
Leonard A. Lowering. of Fo. Sheridan,
H.. charged with brutal treatment of
Private Charles Hammond, resulted. it
is said. in verdict of guilty.
The full-rigged ship Port Patrick of
the Port line, Glasgow. Scotland, was
burned in New York, the loss being
100000.
Thomas Mexican, of Philadelphia, do
mated 100000 to the University of
Pennsylvania toward the cost of the
new law school,
Burglars entered the Farmers bank
at Kings, ILL.,, and stole So, 900 in cash.
On the Fond du Lac Indian reserva-
tion in Minnesota John Anamasin while
drunk killed his wife and another In
dian named Peterson.
In football games in Chicago Thanks
giving day the University of Chicago
defeated University of Michigan, the
Chicago Athletic association defeated
the New Jersey association, and the
University of Wisconsin defeated the
Northwestern Ill.) university team.
In Philadelphia the University of Penn
sylvania defeated Cornell, of Ithaca,
N. Y.
Misses Mary and Kate Seaman were
drowned near Middletown. o., as the
result of runaway.
An incendiary fire in a storage ware
house at Pensacola, Fla, caused loss
of $1O0,OOO
Tho nyphn To- L.
houses in the United States during
the week ended on the Goth aggregated
$1,05S, ,4s2, POS, against S1,277, sos, 1888 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
was 1873.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the 22d was: Wheat,
32,70S,OO0 bushels; corn, 43, ,342, 900 BUSH
els; oats, 15,517,0O0 bushels; rye, $685.
600 bushels; barley, 4,631 900 bushels.
The steamer Telegraph, one of the
biggest boats on the Ohio river, sunk
near Louisville, the crew and passengers
narrowly escaping death.
Frank Kveton shot and killed his wife
Mary in Chicago and then killed himself.
Jealousy was the cause.
The national organization committee
of the populist party met in st. Louis,
delegates from 20 states being present.
The chairman said fusion with other
parties would no longer prevail.
Judge Joseph E. Gary has been Sc
lected to preside at Adolph L. Luetgert's
second trial for murder in Chicago.
In the Sixth district of Illinois Henry
S. Boutell (rep.) was elected congress-
man to succeed Edward d. Cooke, de-
ceased.
Fire destroyed the warehouse of the
Ravenswood Distillery company in st
Louis, the loss being 100000.
Frank Novak was found guilty Mt Vim
ton, Ia. of the murder of Edward Muir
ray and his sentence fixed at ten years
III prison.
AT the 120th annual dinner of the New
York chamber of commerce Secretary
of the Treasury Gage was the speaker.
and he said that the time for currency
reform was now.
Six million feet of lumber, valued at
$4,000, were destroyed by fire at Car
rollton, Mich.
Senator Burrows, of Michigan, pre-
diets long session of congress, owing
to the currency question.
Robert Gallmore, a negro desperate,
in resisting arrest near Kingston. Tenn,
shot and killed an officer, fatally
wounded two others and then escaped.
Receivers were appointed in Chicago
for the International Building, Loan
and Investment union, whose liabilities
are $325,0OO.