Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-07-24

The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 10th aggregated
1,032, ,479, ia, against $1,0709 1907 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
was rs.
John Bridges, Charles Sweeney and
l.. Montgomery, young boys, were
killed by the cars near Austin. Tex.
In jealous rage Frank w. Phelan, of
St. Louis, fatally wounded Kittie NJ.
Wadsworth in Chicago saloon and
then killed himself
In session at Chattanooga, Tenn. the
Baptist Young Peoples union reelected
as president John IL. Chapman, of Chi
cago.
The etrans-Mississippi congress in ses-
sion at Salt Lake City adopted resolu-
tions favoring the annexation of Ha-
waii, the construction of the Nicaragua
canal, recognition of Cuba as nation,
and the free coinage of silver.
Ernest II. Taylor and viii II. Toll
bert, of Los Angeles, Cal, started on a
cycling trip around the world, to be
made in 1S months.
The Empire state express on the New
York Central railroad went from Syra-
cuse to Buffalo, 149 miles, in 143 min
utes, beating all previous records.
The fruit crop of Missouri this year
is estimated to be worth over $20,oo0,-
600.
Throughout the country every feature
of the business outlook was said to be
encouraging.
At the japanese legation in Wash
ington no credence is given to the re-
port that the Spanish and japanese gov
ernments have entered into an alliance
against the United States.
For the second time Charles w. Spald-
ing, eX-treasurer of the University of
Illinois, was found by a jury in Chicago
not guilty of embezzling endowment
bonds of the institution.
Near the town of Red Bluff, Cal,
dozen residences were burned and cat
tie ranges destroyed by a forest fire,
the loss being over 100000.
During the last fiscal year 1929 i'm
migrants entered this country through
San Francisco, against 1,411 in 1856.
The republican conferees on the tariff
bill finished their work.
The reports of great gold discoveries
in Alaska have caused intense excite
ment at Seattle, Wash, and hundreds
of persons were leaving for the new
gold fields.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 18th were: Boston, FOG;
Cincinnati, .6S2; Baltimore, .G57; New
York, .5SS; Cleveland, SOS; Philadel-
phia, .466; Pittsburgh, .456; Brooklyn,
.443; Chicago, .431; Louisville, .429;
| Washington, .SSS; st. Louis, .2l4.
At the annual meeting in Chattanoo-
ga, Tenn, of the Baptist Young Peoples
Union of America Buffalo, n. Y, was
selected as the place of meeting next
year.
The American Baptist Missionary
union and the American Baptist Home
Mission society have succeeded in wip-
ing out their joint debt of $4s5,ooo.
AtLexington, KY, Judge Falconer ac-
quilted Jacob S. Harris for killing
Thomas H. Merritt, his wife's lover,
holding that the act was justitialble.
The sawmill, pulpmill and 100000 feet
If lumber belonging to the Royal Paper
Mill company was burned at East Ar
gus, O., the loss being $15O,0Oo.
John Stevens, who was entombed in
the Mammoth mine at Goldtield, A. L.
on July 4, has been rescued alive. Dur
jng his Is days underground he was
without food.