Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-07-02
DOMESTIC.


Bert Brownell shot his wife (not
fatally at Oelwein, Ia, and then killed
himself. No cause for the deed is
known.
Chauncey Cook, aged IS; Lulu Loup,
aged ii; oduline Loup, aged 10; Mildred
| Packard, aged 2, and Arthur Maxwell,
| aged 20 years, were drowned at Flush
| ing, Mich, by the capsizing of boat.
At the biennial meeting in Baltimore
of the General Society of the War of
1912 Gen. John Cadwalader, of Penn
sylvania, was reelected president-g
| eral.
Charles Washington, a negro who
assaulted Mrs. j. T. Ward, was taken
from Jail at Cookeville, Tenn, by mob
and hanged.
A cloudburst flooded the country for
miles in the vicinity of Galesburg, H.,
and John Hubbell and Mrs. n. A. Ander-
son were drowned.
\ farmer named Hewlett was hanged
by mob at HllsAille, Va, for killing
a neighbor named Allen.
The Iowa building at the Omaha ex-
position was dedicated.
In fit of jealousy Perry Elliott shot
and killed Miss Fife Kelly at Trenton,
Ia, and then took his own life.
Cornell won the tri-university boat
race on the Thames river course at New
London, Conn, the four miles being
rowed in 24:4S. Yale was second and
Harvard third.
Smead & Co.'S iron foundry was
burned at Louisville, KY, the loss being
S25O,OOO.
The strike of the woodworkers in Osh-
kosh, Wis, resulted in riot in which
James Morris, a striker, was killed, and
others were injured.
There were 2S5 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the gath, against 233 the week
previous and ZIG in the corresponding
period of 1897.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ende d on the oath aggregated
81, 150,553, 1863, against $1,269, CSC, ,4sO the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1897
was ia.
The riotous woodworkers in Oshkosh,
Wis, were held in check by the state
militia.
William Cooper, aged 30, shot and
killed his father-in-law, Cornelius Smed
ley, fatally wounded his mother-in-law,
fired two shots at his wife and then
committed suicide at Fulton, n. Y.
The Great Western distillery, the sec
ond largest in the world, was burned at
Peoria, H., the loss being $35O.OOO.
The Potter oilcloth works, which
covered ten acres of ground, were
burned in Philadelphia, the loss being
$5OO,OOO.
At Edgley, n. D., Charles Handley, a
hotelkeeper, shot and killed his wife
and then shot himself fatally.
The Klondike district and Indian
river output of gold this year is esti-
mated at 100000
The first ambassador from Russia,
Count de Cassina, was formally pre-
sented TO President Mckinley.
In futile attempt to hold up an ex-
press train on the Chicago, Burlington
d Quincy railroad near Whitehall, Mo-,
Engineer Fred Dempsey was shot and
killed by the bandit.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the Goth were: Cincinnati,
.63s; Boston, .632; Cleveland, .6O7; Bal
timore, .503; Chicago, $50; Pittsburgh,
.544; New York, 500; Philadelphia, .472;
Brooklyn, AIS; Washington, .359; St.
Louis, .351; Louisville, .317.
Harvey Francisco and his son Thomas
and Sidney easier were drowned at
Mount Pleasant, Mich, while bathing.
The Clifton house, one of the largest
hotels at Niagara falls, located On the
Canadian side, was burned, the loss be-
ing 100000.
George Scott, a negro 81 years old
with attempting to outrage
Mrs. William scroggings, was hung by
a mob at Russellville, KY.
Thirty thousand persons witnessed |
the American Derby at Washington |
park, Chicago. The winner was Pink
Coat; Warrenton, second; Isabey, third; |
time, 2:42A.
Tom Linton, of Wales, went 20 miles |
on bicycle in New York in 30:59, |
breaking the worlds record.
Louis Jacobs, st. Louis druggist, and |
MS son Joseph were drowned by the cap
sizing of boat.
In u collision between trains at
rupelo, Miss, four soldiers from Chey-
enne, Wyo., We're killed and others were
injured.
A terrific storm swept over portions
If Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and North
Dakota, killing several persons and do
ng great damage to property.
Personal AND POLITICAL.
In convention al indianapolis the In
Llama democrats nominated for secre-
AIRY of state Samuel NJ. Ralston, of
Derne county, and for auditor of state