Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-07-23
DOMESTIC.

The national convention of the
League of Republican clubs of the Re-
public began in Omaha, Neb.
Sidney Johnston (colored) was
lynched at Coaling, Ala, for assaulting
Mrs. Lilly Hodges, n widow.
The ninth annual convention of the
National Young Peoples Christian
union began in Chicago with delegates
present from nearly every state in the
union.
Fire in the Racine (Wis.) Malleable
& Wrought Iron company's building
caused loss of $10O, 900, and three men
were killed and eight other persons
were seriously injur
A passenger train was held up one
mile east of Humboldt, New. and the
express car was blown up and the safe
robbed.
The eighth annual international con-
vention of the Baptist Young Peoples
Union opened in Buffalo, N. Y.
John ii. Mason & Sons, one of the
oldest cotton manufacturing firms in
Providence, r. l., failed for 100000.
At the national convention in Bur
| lington, VT, of the Sons of Temper
ance Rev. A. c. Lawson, ofNew Jersey,
was elected president.
Jim Redd and Alex johnson, negroes
who killed w. F. Skipper, rich plant
er, were shot to death at Monticello,
Ark, by a mob.
The commissioner of internal rev.
enue has decided that all telegraphic
messages must be stamped by the
| senders.
BY the explosion of boiler in the
Niagara starch works in Buffalo, n. Y,
the building was wrecked, six persons
killed and 26 injured.
The exchanges at the leading clear
| ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 18th aggregated
| 81, ,2O4, Al, ,3T3, against S1,229, ,S13, 1854 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1897
was 1916.
There were 2S5 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 18th, against 229 the week
previous and 263 in the corresponding
| period of 1897.
John H. Chapman, of Chicago, was
reelected president of the Baptist
Young Peoples union at the annual
convention in Buffalo, N. Y.
Col. George Stone, of San Francisco,
was elected national president by the
League of Republican clubs in session
in Omaha, Neb.
Edward McKidder lAilled his wife and
himself in Owosso, Mich. Domestic
trouble was the cause.
John Durrett (colored) was killed by
mob at Coaling, Ala, for trying to
and blacks.
Postmaster General Smith estimates
the postal receipts for 1898 at $1oo,OOo,-
900, the largest in the history of the
department.
Cudahy's and Swift's packing houses
in Omaha were tied up by the strike of
| 5000 of their men.
The percentages of the baseball
clubs in the National league for the
week ended on the 18th were: Cincin-
natl, .G54; Boston. .632; Cleveland, .613;
| Baltimore, .6O3; Chicago, $40; Pitts
burgh, .533; New ! ork, .527; Pbiladel-
| phia, .45s; Brooklyn, All; Washing
ton, .3e7; Louisville, .312; St. Louis,
| .295.
a row at Pennington, Ia, in saloon
resulted in the death of Push Reece
and George Halter, the latter colored.
Frank Waxson, Charles Winant and
Charles Clark were drowned in the
Kaw river just above Kansas City, Mo.
The Wisconsin River Pulp & Paper
company's mill was destroyed by fire
at Stevens Point, the loss being $780,
900.
E. J. Aliens farmhouse near juno
tion City, Kan, was burned and three
children under six years of age per-
ished in the flames.
Rev. P. NJ. Wedde1I celebrated at
Piqua, O., the fiftieth anniversary of
his active service in the Baptist min
istry.
Fire that started in the sash and
door factory of the SegelkeKohlhaus
company in La Crosse, Wis, caused a
loss of $l50,000.
Edward Rawley and wife were struck
by Wabash train at Brooklyn, ILL.,,
and killed.
Frisco passenger train was held
up at Andover, Kan, by masked men
who secured $500 from the express
safe.
Sarah Cole (colored) was murdered
by her divorced husband, James Cole,
near Washington. Ind, and Cole also
killed himself.