Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-10-16
The News Condensed.
Important Intelligence From All Parts.
DOMESTIC.

the lndion territory will be the largest
on record.
Thirty persons were injured, several
of them seriously, by the falling of a
platform at an electric railway station
in Kansas City.
The girls dormitory at the state in
dustrial school in Plnnkinton, S. d.. was
burned, and seven girls perished in the
flames.
AT 0pelilla, Ala, Laura Bennett and
James Ferguson, two prisoners, were
roasted to death by the burning of the
Jail.
Fire consumed about half the village
of Centerville. o.
The opera house and two business
buildings were burned at Detroit, Mich,
the total loss being $5OO,O00.
Nine hofses perished in a fire in
George Martins livery barn at Allison,
Ia. Five of the animals were bloodei
stock.
The Guggenheim smelling works at
Perth Amboy. N. j.. were destroyed by
fire, the loss being $25O,000.
The drought which has prevailed
throughout the northwest for nearly
two months has been followed by dis
| astrous fires on the prairies and in the
| forests of Indiana, Michigan, North and
| South Dakota and Nebraska. IN several
| instances entire villages have been
swept away. Lesser fires have prevailed
in Illinois, Ohio and Wisconsin.
The Chicago and st. Louis express on
the Chicago & Alton railroad was held
up by three men within few miles OF
Kansas City, Mo-, but they secured moth
ing.
Baltimore won the third game in the
Temple cup series, the score being: Bal,
timore, s; Boston, 3.
Fire nearly wiped out the business
portion of Medora. LII.
The yellow fever was reported as
growing worse in New Orleans, while
at Mobile, Ala, and Edwards. Miss, an
improvement was announced.
The house of Peter Brewer, near
Northeast, Pa, was burned and William
Tarr and Francis Withrow We're Gre
mated.
The Kentucky Bankers association
in annual session in Frankfort unani-
mously adopted resolution compli-
menting the local bankers for keeping
wine off the table at the banquet.
James Michael rode a mile in Phila-
delphia on bicycle in 1886, eclipsing
the American record of :3s Is.
Fifty first-class horses perished in the
stables of the Cheshire Improvement
company in Brooklyn, N. Y, which
were burned.
A relay of six thoroughbred horses
raced five miles in Philadelphia against
four crack bicyclists, and the horses
won by five yards in .9:52.
Lester L. Burton. an attorney. shot
and killed his wife in Flint, Mich. and
then sent a bullet through his own
brain. A quarrel was the cause.
The historic village of ST. Elmo, a
suburb of Chattanooga, Tenn, was al
most entirely wiped out by fire.
Michigan's total wheat crop this year
is 24,925,007 bushels, an average yield
Of 1916 bushels per acre.
W. M. Shain shot Mrs. Hattie Lee at
Clarion, Mich, and afterward took his
own life.
Eleven persons who assaulted young
woman near Newport, KY, narrowly
escaped lynching.
The Bank of Union County at Nor
garfield, KY. was robbed of nearly $3.-
600 while the cashier was at dinner
The annual report of the commits
sioner of navigation shows that the
total documented tonnage of the United
States on June 30, 1897. was 4.76O22O
tons. the largest for 21 years, except
1SOR pUhan ~
Mrs. Louise S. Rounds, of Chicago, has
for the twelfth time been elected state
president of the Illinois Woman's Chris.
tian Temperance union.
The Liberty Qnd.) Building and Loan
association has gone into voluntary
liquidation with liabilities of $4,000
Many poor people lose their all.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the Sth aggregated
$1,50S, $40, 436, against $1,21S, ,225, ,9S1 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
was 1875.
There were 1913 business failures In
the United States in the seven days
ended on the sth, against 1914 the week
previous and 29G in the corresponding
period of 1896.
Cuba was discussed at cabinet meet
ing and there was strong sentiment in
favor of sending more urgent repre-.
eentations to Spain. The president will
insist upon an early answer to his
friendly note.
John r. Gentry and Robert J. broke
the nnnino !, In
at Glens Falls. N. Y, in 2:OS.
George Morgan was hanged at Omaha,
Neb., for the murder of Ida Gaskill in
November, 1895. He died protesting his
innocence.
Glass workers in session at Columbus,
o., representing the entire glass in
dustry of the United States, took steps |
TO form trust.