Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-02-26
DOMESTIC.

Fire in the big freight station and
warehouse of the Philadelphia G. Read
ing Railway company in Philadelphia
caused loss of 100000.
Rockaway Beach, n. Y, has suffered
serious loss by fire, hotel and seven
cottages being destroyed.
Senator Allison, who is at Dubuque,
Ia, trying to settle fight over the To-
cal postmastership, says congress will
probably adjourn about the last of May.
Many cattle are dying on the ranges
in Colorado because of bad weather.
Mrs. Mary Mcbride, of Burlington
Junction, Mo-, died at the age of As
years. She weighed $50 pounds.
The government lien on the Union
Pacific railroad in Kansas was sold in
Topeka to the reorganization commit
tee for $6,3O3,OOO.
The tugboat Frankie capsized and
sunk in New York bay and five men
were lost.
Cornelius Lang, aged 70, and his wife,
aged s5, died in Chicago of starvation.
Three unknown negroes attempted to
burn to death the 16-year-old daughter
of James Alday, prominent planter
in Decatur, Ga. The girl escaped, but
was terribly burned.
Three men were killed by the Chi
cago express at Woods Run, Pa, while
they were trying to jump a freight
train.
English and German Lutherans all
over the country observed the four hun
dred and first anniversary of the birth
of Philip Melanchthon.
The first corn convention, called to
further the interests of the cereal, ever
held in the United States, opened in
Chicago with 81 states represented.
Tramps at Elleioy, Tenn, robbed
Levi Rodgers, centennarian, of ST 900,
which he had been so years in saving.
Rumors of the removal of the Chau-
tauqua headquarters and Century
Press from Pittsburgh to Chicago are
current.
A model of statue of Oliver P. Nor
ton, of Indiana for statuary hall, Wash
ington, has been approved by the
widow and son.
President Mckinley has ordered an
immediate inquiry, and naval board
has been appointed to go to Havana at
once to investigate and learn the cause
of the disaster to the battle ship Maine.
The total loss of life is now placed at
2GG, and the funerals of many of the
victims took place in Havana.
The American Newspaper Publishers
association met in twelfth annual ses-
sion in New York.
1t is said that the administration has
decided that another man-of-wal
should be sent at once to Havana to re,
place the Maine.
Mobs have destroyed all the school
houses and other property in Lonoli,
county, Ark, belonging to colored peo'
pie.
John d. Hart, convicted in Phladel,
phia of aiding the steamer Lnurada in q
tilibustering expedition to Cuba, has
been sentenced 10 two years imprison
Inent.
A counterfeit tcn-dolIar national banl
note of the lIibcrnia national bank ot
New Orleans. series 1882, check letter b
Rosecrans, register; Nebeker, treas
urer, has been discovered.
The Carpenter Steel company II
Reading, Pa, is working double time
turning out pro.lcctiles for the navy.
At the national convention in Topeka.
Kan, Of the National Aid association
blue was adopted MS the Official, color O
the society.
Richard Powers. Y. member of th,
Trinidad (Col) Rifle club broke tn,
worlds record for target shooting Off
hand. 200 yards distance. His score
was 0G out of n possible 100.
The fire losses throughout the coun
try In January amounted to $9.472 GOO
against $1,000, 700 in January, 1897.