Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-19

He SNCnuuSeS W IHc leHulnP CleaT-
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended oil the 11th aggregated
S1,2S2, ,473,447, against 81 Sal, ,S55,20s the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1897
was 1913.
Gen. Greely, chief signal officer, has
been ordered to establish rapid tele-
graph connections between the sea
coast Notifications.
Prince Albert of Belgium was given
a dinner by the president at the ex-
ecutive mansion.
The naval committee of the house of
representatives has decided to provide
for the building of three new battle
ships of the most modern type, one to
be named Maine.
Arrangements have been completed
for the mobilization of the army on the
Atlantic const.
A new department of the army has
been established, with headquarters at
Atlanta, Ga, to be commanded by Gen.
Graham.
In street fight at Higginsport, o.,
Mayor Charles Halfill John Donald and
the latter's son were fatally shot. The
duel was the outcome of an old quarrel.
Continued activity in nearly all lines
of trade is reported throughout the
country.
Adolf Kraus, Dudley Winston and
Hampstead Washburne, indicted in Chi
cago for violating the civil service law,
were found not guilty.
The post office department has COM
menced to issue five-cent stamps Of
dark blue, instead of brown, which has
been the color of these stamps.
Senior Polo, the new Spanish minister,
said in Washington that he felt sure
that neither the United States nor Spain
wanted war, and that his government
would do everything honorable to avert
hostilities.
The will of the late Amos r. Emo, of
Hartford, Conn.,, disposes of $20,000,000,
all of which goes to his children except
100000 left to colleges and charities.
At Monticello, KY, q bank, the, court
house, post Office and many other places
were destroyed by fire.
Every business house at Golden Pond,
KY, was swept away by fire.
The war department has promulgated
its order creating the departments of
the gulf and of the lakes and abolishing
the departments of the Missouri and of
Texas. Gen. Miles has matured plans
for the massing of all available troops,
both infantry and cavalry, at stations
along the Atlantic seaboard.
Eleven men lost their lives in fire
which swept through tine Bowery mis-
sion house in New York.
Immense orders for heavy guns and
ammunition have been placed with Con-
necticut concerns by the government.
The Tennessee supreme court has de-
cided that the state law requiring rail-
road companies to provide separate
coaches for white and colored passen-
gers is constitutional.
Fifty tons of relief supplies have been
landed at Matanzas, Cuba, by the
United States government vessel Fern
and the New York steamSe Bergen.
Counterfeit silver dollars, dated 1883,
and having a small 30" under the eagle,
were discovered at the mint in Denver,
and it is estimated that there are fully
posuOU,OuU WOTtH Ol THESE spurious cOlnS
in circulation in the country.
Four men we're drowned in the bay
at Monterey, Cal, while trying TO har-
poon shark.
1saias Thomas (colored) was hanged
at Sparta, Ca, for outraging a negro
girl.
The Kansas Methodist conference in
Lawrence declared for lay representa-
ton by vote of SO to %.
Senator Proctor has returned to
Washington from his trip to Cuba.
Domestic troubles between Andrew
Schuller, a stock broker in San Fran
cisco, and his wife, ended in the fatal
shooting of the woman and his suicide.
Senor Polo Bernabe, the new Span
ish minister, who succeeds Dupuy de
LONE as the representative of Spain,
was formally presented to President Nc
Kinley.
Thomas Robb, aged 10 years, shot and
killed Mrs. Rosa Read at Robbtown, KY,
and then killed himself. No cause is
known for the crime.
Members of the cabinet say that Spain
must promptly yield to whatever de-
mands may be made upon her by the
United States or the independence of
Cuba will be recognized.