Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-01-08
A WEEKS RECORD
ALI the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
The First Reformed Presbyterian
church of New York city celebrated it's
one hundredth anniversary.
President Mckinley has approved the
bill prohibiting the killing of fur seals
in the waters of the North Pacific
ocean,"
James j. Corbett has challenged Rob-
ert Fitzsmmons to fight for purse of
$4,000 and the worlds championship.
Fire destroyed the plant of the F. c.
Austin Manufacturing company in Chi
cago, the loss being 500, 900, and Frank
Sutter perished in the flames.
James Kirkley, treasurer of Benton
county, was murdered in his office at
Fowler, Ind, by unknown persons.
From reports on file in Washington
it is shown that 100000 Cubans are to-
day in the direst distress and that 600,-
900 reconcentrados have died since Jam
uary, 1897.
By the will of Charles Contoit, filed
at New York, $1,500,000 is bequeathed
to religious organizations.
The output of gold in Colorado this
year is $22 100000 against $16,5o 900 in
the year 1896.
o. H. Maybr, agent for the Southern
Express company at Brunswick, Ca.
is said to have decamped with $4,000
belonging to the company.
Fifteen persons were injured in two
railroad wrecks in and near Chicago.
The postal savings bank idea is not
popular one in New York banking
circles.
Gov. Taylor issued call for the as
semblng of the Tennessee legislature
in extra session January II. A United
States senator will be elected.
Abe Balm, a farmer, was mortally
wounded by a masked band of farmers
in Pleasant Ridge, Ia, because he i'll
treated his father.
The Merchants and Traders bank of
Brunswick, Ca, closed its doors.
Advices from Tacoma, WASH, say
that floods have caused damage esti-
mated at 81 900, 900 in the northwest and
several persons have been drowned.
The miners strike in Kentucky and
Tennessee, which began last May over
reduction of wages, has been declared
off
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, in let
ter to Secretary Gage says the fedora
tion opposes the secretary's plan for
currency reform because it provides
for the abdication of the sovereign
powers of the government to the banks"
Gov. Wolcott, of Massachusetts, has
formally deposited the famous Brad
ford manuscripts in the state librarians
department.
The Farmers and Traders state bank
at Oskaloosa, Ia, has gone into volun-
tary liquidation.
The business portion of Muchakinock,
H., mining town, was almost totally
destroyed by fire.
No year since 1887 has shown so few
! railroads confessing insolvency as that
of 1897.
The war ship Mohican is to become a
training ship, going into commission
January 10.
The visible supply. of grain in the
United States on the 9th was: Wheat,
| 3G,619, 900 bushels; corn, 80, 900 bush
els; oats, 12,772 900 bushels; rye, 3,710,-
OUU DuSHclsI paiicJ' f,'o"'ooo pusHSIS'
Will Burdy, James Philpot and Bob
Gregory were killed in saloon row at
| Manchester, Ky.
Fire which destroyed the Arcade
building at Detroit, Mich, caused dam.
age amounting to $125,000.
The Universities of Michigan, Chi
cago, Illinois. Wisconsin and the North
western university have organized the
Western Intercollegiate Baseball
league.
Canada purchased SCI ,64o,O41 worth ot
| products of the United States during
the past year.
| Jacob Strayer and wife were cremated
in fire which destroyed their home
near Scottdale. Pa.
Edward j. Ratcliffe, the actor, found
| guilty of striking his wife, was sen
fenced In New York to six months in the
| penitentiary.
Patrick Kelley, of Louisville, KY. who
for over year has been dumb. sudden
ly recovered his speech during a fit O
anger.
Jose phi Hopkins. negro who mur
dered two white farmers at Gendore
Miss. was lynched by mob.
Mrs. Nancy Browdy. aged 46. OF Butte
Mont, and her mother. aged 76, wer'
burned to death in New Haven, Pa.
| A revised estimate of the cotton Gro:
of ls07-0s places II at 10,257 030 bales.
Eighty per cent. of the edge tool man
ufacturers in the United States have
' consolidated their interests.