Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-04-23

cry at Toledo, o., was damaged by fire
and ID fine draft horses were burned.
Charles A. Crandall, alias Emanuel
Escadaro, who, acting under the per-
sonal orders of Capt. Gen. Weyler,
planted the mines and torpedoes in the
harbor of Havana, was found in High
wood, H., and left for Washington to
furnish proofs that the Maine was
blown up designedly.
There were 254 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 18th, against 232 the week
previous and 2o7 in the corresponding
period of 1897.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 18th aggregated
$1,os4.o59, ,513, against $1,2s1, ,2O7,6s2 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1897
was 1913.
Six regiments of cavalry, 90 regi-
ments of infantry and the light bat
teries of five regiments of artillery have
been ordered from their present posts
and will be mobilized at Tampa, Mobile,
New Orleans and Chickamauga.
The Massachusetts Legislature has
passed al emergency appropriation of
100000 10 increase the efficiency of the
militia.
At Morton, o., Jacob Myers and wife
were fatally burned while burning
cornstalks.
Capt. Sigsbce, of the Inflated Maine,
will command the cruiser St. Paul.
The flying squadron has returned to
Hampton roads.
President Mckinley will, it is said, i'm
mediateiy sign any resolution passed
by congress and at once forward an ul
timatum to Spain.
Thirty-twu earthquake shocks of un-
usual severity occurred at Greenwood,
Cal, and houses were twisted, Chin
neys fell and cIockery was broken.
The National league baseball season
opened on the 18th, the games result
ing as follows: AT Cincinnati-Cincin-
natl, 3; Cleveland, 2. At Louisville
Louisville, 10; Pittsburgh, 8. At ST.
Louis-Chicago, 2; st. Louis 1.
The president hps decided to give
Consul-GeneralLe the command of the
Virginia volunteers in the event of war.
hestory told by Charles a. Crandall,
alias Emanuel Escadaro, that, acting
under the personal orders of Capt. Gen.
Weyler, he planted the mines and tor
pedoes in the harbor of Havana, is a
canard.
The Howard-Baker feud in Clay coun-
ty, Ky, has broken out again, and ten
men were killed and three injured.
The elevator at the Hoosac tunnel
docks in Boston, containing over 100000
bushels of wheat, was burned, causing
loss of S5OO,OO0.
Grant lie Masters, an electrician, shot
his wife in Peoria, ILL.,, and then killed
himself. Domestic trouble was the
cause.
\ plug tobacco trust has been formed
in st. Louis with a capital of S5O, 100000
American diplomats and consular
agents have been instructed to watch
for and report the movements of Span
ish war vessels in British waters.
The entire business portion of Hop
kinton, Ia, was swept away by fire.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 10th were: Chicago,
1000; Boston, 1000; Baltimore, 1000;
Brooklyn. 1000; Pittsburgh, .G67; Gin
cinnati, .667; Louisville, 1888; Cleveland,
1888; New York, 600; Washington, 900;
Philadelphia, 900; st. Louis, 900.
President Mckinley will ask congress
for authority to raise provisional
army" of 100000
The war department has mapped out
plan of campaign for the expected
war in Cuba.
During ball game in ST. Louis fire
destroyed the grand stand and fifteen
persons were burned and otherwise in
jured.
Freight trains collided on the Rock
Island road near Fairfield, Ia, and
Charles Dibble, engineer; Elmer Bloss-
er, fireman, and William Watterson,
brakeman, were killed.
The republican members of the ways
and means committee in congress have
decided to raise u war fund of $6O0,000.-
900.
Steps are being taken to prevent the
further shipment from the United
States of coal and other supplies to
Cuba and Puerto Rico.