Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-02-05


tared the diplomatic corps at the first
state dinner OF the season.
The gold reserve in the United States
treasury on the 27th reached $163,670,-
900, the highest point in seven years.
The National Stock Growers con-
vention at Denver, Col, closed with
grand barbecue.
The fastest trip of the season from
Philadelphia to San Francisco was made
by the Iroquois, the time being 12s days.
The agricultural department has is
sued farmers book on the subject of
forestry for farmers.
There were 342 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 2Sth, against 3T4 the week
previous and 33l in the corresponding
period of 1897.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 2sth aggregated
S1,2s3, ,710, 1875, against $1,416, 6,Ts1, 1923 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1897
was 800.
Albert Motter and Henry Gelhausen
WClS anu oOiNiOp AlSOi iuNhilI
injured by inhaling carbonic acid gas
in a brewing vat in Milwaukee.
The Ewart building in Chicago was
burned, causing n loss of $250,000 to
several business firms.
June IA has been fixed as the date for
the convention in Detroit of the Nation
al Association of Labor Commissioners.
The steamer Corona, bound for Skag
uay with PAS passengers aboard, struck
rock near the mouth of the Skeena
river and sank. The passengers and
crew were saved.
The Kentucky Legislature passed
resolution asking United States Sena-
tor Lindsay to resign because he IA
vors the gold standard.
At the annual meeting in Boston of
the National Divorce Reform league,
which seeks uniformity in divorce laws,
Rev. William Lawrence, d. D., LII. D., of
Boston, was elected president.
The immigration into the United
States in the last six months aggre.
gated 9o,175. falling off as compared
with the last half OF 1896 of about 5000.
The monthly statement of the bu-
reau of statistics shows that the eX-
ports of wheat during the calendar year
1897 aggregated 100.00o,32S bushels, a
gain of more than 26.0O0,000 bushels over
1896.
Charles Webb has been sentenced to
90 years imprisonment for the MUIR
der of his sweetheart at ST. Louis in
1895.
IOf ttor han NJ tot nr,, f1a
2sth in the Chicago market and closed
at Sl.OS.
The opera house, several business
buildings and the Mason county library
building, full of rare books and prehis-
toric relics, were burned at Maysville,
Ky.
David Seely was placed in Jail at Kali
amazoo. Mich, on a charge of having
eight wives.
In the 72-hour bicycle. race in Pitts
burgh, Pa. Elkes won:Ngoing 1899
miles.
Judge C. w. Dustin, of Sayton. has
constitutional.
A train on the Maine Central road
was wrecked near Orouo. Me-. and four
persons were killed and many others
were injured.
Chief Justice Shepard Barclay, of the
Missouri supreme court, resigned. and
Gov. Stephens appointed w. NJ. Will
liams TO fill the vacancy.
Judge Horton sentenced Christopher
Merry to be hanged February is in Chi
cago for the murder of his wife.
President Mckinley touched tele-
graph key at the white house and
opened the California golden jubilee
fair at San Francisco.
Mrs. Fannie Ra;hburn, widow, and
her daughter Mary, aged ~, were found
murdered in their cottage in Burling-
ton, la.
Tom BURNS will succeed Adrian c.
Arson as manager of the Chicago base
ball team.
The Ocean Bluff house was complete
~ destroyed by fire at Kennebunkport,
Me-, the loss being 100000.
Alderman Christopher Byrne and his
wife were killed by the cars at grade
crossing near Joliet, Ill.
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