Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-12-31


cluded the treaty of peace with Spain
In Paris.
The Paris pence commission has made
its report to President Mckinley.
A railway collision in the suburbs of
Lexington, KY, resulted in the destruc-
ton of two engines and the serious in
jury of nine railway employees.
Samuel Carr, the Chicago colored
man who shot aud killed John Ste
TO penitentiary for life.
At Enondale, Miss, Eugene Dennis,
an 1S-year-old boy, shot and killed
Thomas and William Brantley.
This country will be represented by
five delegates at the universal peace
conference which is to assemble at the
invitation of the czar of Russia.
Philadelphia wiz issue a new loan
of $11 200, 600 for city improvements.
John II. Collins, of Topeka, Kan, goes
to the penitentiary for life for the MUIR
der of his father.
Mrs. William L. Smith, of East Liver
pool, o., was robbed of satchel con-
tanning $1,000 and diamonds on Pull
man car at Allegheny, Pa.
Marion Tyler was taken from Jail at
Sccttsburg, Ind. by mob and hanged.
He was awaiting trial for having shot
his wife.
For the first time in the history of
Lexington, KY, all of the saloons in the
place were closed on Sunday Christ
mas).
The First United States infantry has
been ordered to move to Havana.
Three boys were drowned while play
ing on the Old Tivoli reservoir at AL
bany, NY
Thirty young people were immersed
in eight feet of water by the breaking
of the ice on Loverett pond at Brook
line, Mass. and three were drowned.
Volunteers. of America fed thousands
of needy poor on Christmas day in Chi
cago.
a race conflict at Dallas, Tex, cost
two lives and many were wounded.
The liquefied air motor trial at New
York was pronounced a success.
y paving brick trust is one of the
latest in the list in New Jersey, with
$12,000,o00 capital.
The Augusta and Enterprise cotton
factories at Augusta, Ga, have closed
to aid others in fighting the strike in
augurated by workingmen.
Mrs. William Tanner killed her six
months-old babe with strychnine at
oakfield, Wis, and then took poison
herself. Temporary insanity was the
cause.
Rear Admiral Francis NJ. Bunce, after
many years of faithful service to his
country, has retired. This makes Rear
Admiral George Dewey the ranking Off
Ger on the active list.
Twelve acres, containing 100000
feet of lumber and mills, belonging to
Shepard & Morse Lumber company of
Boston, were burned at Burlington, VT,
the loss being $250,00O.
Robert Fellows, one of the prom
inent and leading citizens of Ottumwa,
Ia, dropped dead while he and his wife
were celebrating their fiftieth wedding
anniversary.
Near Harmony Grove, Ga, jeff Boil
ton (colored), charged with barn burn
ing. was lynched by masked mob.
The American national bank of Lima
o., was robbed of $4,000 by burglars.
William Shaver. a farmer living near
Greenfield, Mo-, shot and killed his wife
and then shot himself dead. Family
troubles were the cause.
Tired of waiting for death to come.
Mrs. Christina Hoob, 90 years old,
jumped from window in Philadelphia
and was killed.
President Mckinley will submit the
peace treaty to the senate on Janu-
airy 4.
An incendiary fire destroyed the
plant of the News-Democrat at Belle
Vile, H., the loss being $4,000.
Joseph johnson shot Mrs. James An
derson, his paramour, and himself at
Covington, Ky.
Mrs. Isabel. her daughter Mrs. Ossie
Malone, and Mrs. Malone's infant, were
burned to death in their home near
Hillsboro. Tex.
Admiral w. t. Sampson arrived in
Washington for consultation with the
officials.
Walter Rosser died at Atlanta. Ca. of
grief due to his sons trial for the MUIR
der of Henry Hildebrand at San Fran
cisco. The son was acquitted.