Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-04
The News Condensed.
Important Intelligence From All Parts.
DOMESTIC.

| existence.
The German pencil firm of A. w.
Faber has been fined 100000 by the
| United States for undertaking. its i'm
portations during 20 years.
Al Hankins, one of the best-ltnown
| sporting men in the west, was killed by
the closing of a folding bed in Chicago.
The wife of Mike Hill (colored) and
her two sons were shot by officers at
Atoka, Tenn, while resisting levy on
their household goods.
Patrick Dolan, one of the miners Of
| ficials, was arrested while leading
body of marchers past the Allison mine
near McGovern station, Pa.
A large part of the plant of the Kan
sas City Car & Foundry company in
Armourdale, Mo-, was destroyed by
fire, the loss being $15o,000.
The powcr-house of the Federal Coal
company, operated by E. w. Powers.
at Federal, Pa, was fired by striking
| miners.
A young negro named Bonner was
taken from Jail at Belleville, Tex, by
a mob and lynched for an assault upon
an aged white woman.
New discoveries and tons of gold form
the latest news from Alaska.
A boarding house at Weiland, Cal,
was burned and Mrs. Craighead, wife
of the proprietor, and two of her grand
children, aged eight and ten years, per-
ished in the flames.
At the opening session in Cleveland
of the American Bar association papers
were read favoring international arbi-
tration and more uniformity in state
laws.
The Fitzgerald Trunk company's fac
tory in Chicago was partly burned, the
loss being 100000.
Joseph Fife, negro, was hanged in
the Jail yard of the city hall at Rich
mond, Va, for assaulting widow
named Marks.
At the national encampment in Buff
falo of the Grand Army of the Republic
j. P. S. Goblin, of Lebanon, Pa, was
| elected commander in chief and Cincin-
natl was chosen as the place for meet
ing next year. The report of Adjt. Gen.
Burmeister showed a membership on
June 80 last of 1886, against 327,412
on December 81, 1896. The relief fund
was $516,020.
Flames that started in Edmundson &:
| Perrine's furniture house in Pittsburgh
| caused loss of S165,0 and Zele Glover
and Harry Holt (iremen) perished in
| the fire.
Wheat eclipsed the top-notch prices
of the present bull campaign in Chicago
when it reached S1.O3h on the Goth.
The great strike of tailors in New
| York city was declared off, the increase
of 25 per cent. in wages being conceded
by the employers.
y deal to combine the distillery in
terests of Kentucky with capitaliza-
ton of $15,O0O,O00 was closed in New
York.
Joshua A. Shaw, of New York, was
elected supreme chief ranger of the
| Foresters of America at the session in
| Denver.
The exchanges at the leading clear
| ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 27th aggregated
| S1,047 ,02s, AL, against $1,139, ,7S3,610 the
| previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
was 400.
Pending decision as TO whether it
will go into liquidation the Bank of
Minneapolis, Mimi, closed lis doors
with deposits of $150,OOO.
There were 223 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the eth, against 223 the week
previous and 2ss in the corresponding
| period of 1896.
1t is estimated that the wheat crop of
| the United States this year will be 540,-
100000 bushels, which is %, 5,0OO,O 900 bush
els larger than any other wheat crop
except that of 1891.
y pure food association under the
name of "The National Association of
State Dairy and Food Departments
| was formed in Detroit with j. +. Black
burn, of Columbus, o., as president.
Assistant Secretary Brigham, of the
agricultural department, says that the
American farmers this year will receive
in the aggregate from $400,000,000 to
| $500, 100000 in excess of the amount re-
ceived last year for their farm products.
| The National Bar association COM
| pleted its convention at Cleveland after
electing William Writ Howe, of New
Orleans, president.
The C. II. HenschelI factory at She
boygan, Wis, that manufactured sup
plies for cigar factories, was burned,
the loss being 100000.
| Henry c. bunker, barber, fatally
shot Mrs. Harriet Storey and her hus-
band, Richard, in Chicago, and then shot
himself, but not seriously. Dunler was
In love with the woman, who repelled
his advances.
By the breaking of scaffold on II
building at Rock Island, ILL.,, w. II. Will
lis was killed and G. j. Schreiner, John
Lowe and Joe Crudup were fatally in
/ jured.
General business conditions through
out the country were said to be very
] gratifying, with no signs Of reaction.