Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-12-31
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
ut Home and Abroad.
ONE AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
nONIESTIC.

pany.
The Merritt & Chapman company has
made contract with the government
for the raising of the Spanish warship
Reina Mercedes.
President Mckinley sent an order
to the secretary of war directing tho t
supplies be sent Immediately for the re-
lief of the destitute in Havana and
Guines, Cuba.
Adjt. Gen. Corbin issued preliminary
orders providing for the muster out of
$4,000 volunteers in the next month.
Over 200 people were rendered home
less by fire which destroyed the Mel
rose apartment building in Chicago, the
loss being $175,0OO.
Col. Edward S. Barrett, national pres
ident of the Sons of the American Revo-
luton, was killed by falling from
window of his home in Concord. Mass.
There has been an increase of 2.s67
miles during 1898 in the railroad mile
age of the United States.
A rear-end collision occurred on the
Pennsylvania railroad three miles from
Railway, n. j., and two persons were
.rilled and four others were injured.
Ethan A. Hitchcock, of St. Louis,
Mo-, now ambassador to Russia, has
been selected by President Mckinley
for secretary of The interior.
A jury in Boston convicted w. S.
Jewett, formerly president of the Lake
national bank OF Woburn, y. H., of the
embezzlement of $25,00O.
Mike Henncssey, a wealthy mine
owner, and John O'Conneli burned to
death in cabin at Crown Hill. s. ID.
Marine losses during 1898 were ma
terially greater than during any pre-
vious season on the lakes, the aggregate
being estimated at $2.600,0OO.
While Deputy Sheriff Frank Nye
was forcing an entrance to a residence
in Chicago he was shot and killed by
Thomas G. Crosby, aged 13 years.
Encouraging reports of the condition
of affairs in Manila and Porto Rico
reached the war department from the
officers commanding the troops in
those departments.
I. Fl. Rose. cheesemaker at Warren,
o., operating Is factories, has failed.
Rear Admiral Schley was presented
with sword in Philadelphia valued at
$4,000 from citizens of New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and Delaware.
The Third and last battalion of the
Tenth infantry, 443 strong, sailed from
Charleston, S. c., for Havana.
The minority of the house military
committee has prepared an army bill
which provides for standing army of
10000 men, with an auxiliary force of
$4,000 for present exigencies.
Many deaths from the grip were re-
ported in New York. Brooklyn, Phila-
delphia and other eastern cities.
The fine residence of Charles H. Ray
mond was burned in New York and Mrs.
Raymond and her sister. Mrs. Victoria
Underwood, of GAINESVILLE, o.. and Har-
riet Fee, domestic, lost their lives.
Robert B. Porter, special commits
sioner for the United States to Cuba
and Porto Rico, reports that the mill
tary government is running smoothly,
and that Santiago is rapidly becoming
healthy city.
The tenth annual convention of the
United Mine Workers will be held in
Pittsburgh, Pa, in January.
1t has been decided by the govern
ment to muster out all the volunteers
in the Philippines as fast as they can
be replaced with regulars.
Miss Margaret Dodge, a prominent
literary worker, was found dead in a
pew in a church in Boston. She had
taken poison.
Di+tc burrb oo,,n,,r b,. xo.u;uo !
a contract from the United States gov
ernment to reequip Moro castle in Ha-
vana.
Mrs. Olive Barnes, aged 90 years, wife
of c. p. Barnes, prominent attorney
in Woodstock, ILL.,, committed suicide
with poison.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 23d aggregated
$1,673, ,o3O, ,o23, against $1,691 .765,2oS the
| previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1897
was 25.7.
There were 25S business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the Esd, against POI the week
| previous and 292 in the corresponding
| period of 1897.
The preliminary report of the Mic,
| nragua canal commission shows that il
will require about $135O0O,OOO to build
| the canal.
Advices show that more business Is
being done now by the merchants and
| manufacturers of the United States
than at any previous time in the history
of the country.
A new counterfeit one-dollar silver
certificate has been discovered. 1t IS
of the series of 1896. Bruce, register
| Roberts, treasurer.
An ordinance passed by the city coun
ell puts stop to all kinds of business
| in Fort Scott. Kan, on Sunday. includ
ing preaching in churches by pastors
for pay.
Ohio school children have given $4,27s
for the La Faye;te monument fund.
The United States cruiser New Yorl
| from Havana arrived in New York with
| Admiral Sampson and wife on board.
John Holloway shot and killed Jul,