Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-01-29


the United States in the seven days
ended on the 14th, against 322 the week
previous and 455 in the corresponding
period of 1897.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 14th aggregated
si,4.3 ,oo2,120, against $1,41s,5sp,75o the
previous week. The Increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1897
was 37.6.
Archey Lockeley (colored), a triple
murderer, was hanged at Richmond, Va.
In fit of jealousy Louis Alfred IA
tally shot Minnie Packner, his sweet
heart, in Cincinnati, and then killed
himself.
Leslie Stanley and his wife were suf-
focated by smoke in hotel fire in New
York.
During drunken quarrel Mt Sandy
Fork, KY, Robert Calwell, Smith Hell
Ton, John Williams and Tom Wilson
(all colored) were killed and Will Bur-
CESS mortally wounded.
AT convention in Kingfsher a reso-
luton was adopted unanimously petit
tioning the present congress to pass an
enabling act providing for the admis-
sion of Oklahoma as state.
Two unfinished houses in baltimore,
Md. collapsed and eight workmen were
Injured, two fatally.
The separate school law of Oklahoma
preventing the mixing of white and
colored scholars has been declared void.
An In lol Al
court at Chicago places the value of the
Pullman estate at S9,363.092.
Strong protests have been mailed to
every member of congress against the
passage of the immigration bill by $50
German societies of Chicago.
Col. Edwin X. Meyers, former state
printer. fell from his carriage in Harris
burg, Pa, and was killed.
A gang organized for the systematic
robbery of mail boxes is operating in
the large cities of the country.
Elijah Davis, 65 years of age, and
Miss Fannie spaulding, aged 67. were
married in Webster City, Ia, thus end
ing a romance of AZ years standing.
Ohio Methodists are preparing to cele-
brate their centennial and President
Mckinley will be the central figure of
the celebration.
The lumber mil of the Ingersoll Land
and Lumber company near Eland juno
tion, Wis. was burned, the loss being
$4,000.
Sanford B. Dole, president of the Ha-
waiian republic, arrived in San Fran
cisco from Honolulu on the steamer
Peru.
Gen. William Booth. the head of the
Salvation army, arrived in New York
from London. He will make n tour of
the principal cities of this country and
Canada.
Richard Thomas and Richard Murray
were killed and Louis Rich fatally in
iured by an explosion of dynamite in
a mine near Bourne, Ore.
Music hall, which was built in 1898
in Cleveland at cost of 100000, was
burned
Albert C. Greenleaf, once a wealthy
wholesale merchant in Columbus, o.,
committed suicide in Chicago by jump
ing from the sixteenth story of the Ma
sonic temple.
Inc CITY OF indianapolis has been
chosen as the headquarters of the
United Mine workers.
A tornado wrecked many houses and
injured several persons near Maude,
o. T.
The exports of domestic merchandise
for December last amounted to S123,-
1s1,743, an increase as compared with
December, 1896, of over $7,OoO,OOO. For
the 12 months the increase was over
$o3,O00,O00. The imports during De-
cember amounted to $51,514,733, and for
the 12 months the increase was about
S54, 800, 900.
A bill in the Virginia legislature,
which promises to become law, pro-
hibits flirting under penalty.
Gen. Merriam has been ordered 10
postpone the departure of the govern
ment relief expedition to Alaska, ow-
ing to favorable reports received.
A series of railroad ticket forgeries
have come to light in St. Joseph, Mo-,
which are believed to have been carried
on number of years.