Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-02-19

The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 18th aggregated
81, ,434,075, os4, against 81 ,470,300 1928 tho
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1897
was $40.
In railway wreck rear Green Bay,
Wis, Conductor Charles Anderson, of
Menominee, Mich, and Brakeman Tews,
of Green Bay, were killed.
Levi p. Morton's seven-story Office
building in New York was burned, the
loss being S500,oo0.
James Mingle, for the murder on July
27 last of Dollie Briscoe, his 1s-months-
old babe, was hanged at the county Jail
in Springfield, III.
The Milwaukee Carnival association
is arranging to celebrate the semi-cen.
tennial of Wisconsin's statehood in
gorgeous manner from June 25 to
July 3.
Leading citizens of Si<aguay and
Taiya ask the war department to de-
clare martial law in those places be-
cause of lawlessness.
The national assembly of the League
of American Wheelmen in session in
st. Louis went on record as opposed to
Sunday racing.
While resisting arrest at Esculopia,
KY, Mrs. Grove and her daughter were
killed by officers.
James II. Parker, overseer of the town
farm in North Stamford, Conn, was
killed by Mrs. Bridget Drought, an in
mate of the institution.
Michael Seipel killed Ida ]. seipcl,
from whom he was divorced, at Persia.
Ia. and then killed himself.
The New York legislature adopted a
resolution censuring United States SEN
ator Murphy for his vote on the Teller
financial resolution.
In the district court at Council Bluffs
Judge Thornell declared the Iowa col
lateral inheritance tax law unconsti
tutional.
Henry Cline, chief of police of Nc
Keesport, Pa. committed suicide by
shooting. The council refused to con-
firm his appointment.
II. C.. Boltony was shot and killed at
Seattle, Wash, by Andrew Amen, who
afterwards killed himself. A quarrel
vas the cause.
New York to Buffalo, 425 miles, in 426
minutes, was the record made over the
Eric railroad by special newspaper
train.
Attorney-General Crow. of Missouri,
says it is unlawful for a teacher to re-
quire pupils to repeat the Lords prayer
III the public schools of the state.
Tbo NON Of pt harc wi
hold its second convention in Washing
ton the first week in May.
Peter Biazza, Emanuel Naimo and
Michael Sadia were killed in the New
port mine at Ironwood, Mich, by an ex-
plosion of giant powder.
At Gate City, Va, Miss Mollie Vincent
shot her lover, Taylor Wyatt, and then
committed suicide.
In Howell county, Mo-, in the vicinity
of Sloan Springs, gold in paying guam
titles has been found.
The eighty-ninth birthday of Abra-
ham Lincoln was very generally OBJ
served on the 18th throughout the coun-
try.
The Hoyt building in Cleveland, occu-
pied principally by manufacturers of
clothing, was burned, the loss being
1915, 1000.
The Auditorium opera house and con.
tents were totally destroyed by fire in
Moline, H.. the less being $4,000.
AT Oakland, Cal, Judge Denny low
cred the two mile racing record for
running horses, making the distance in
3:26Ha.
According to the present plans OF
labor leaders a demand for the eight
hour day will be made on May l next
that will involve fully 100000 men.