Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-05-14
DOMESTIC.

Lexington, the county seat of Hender.
son county, Tenn, was almost de-
stroyed by fire.
Reports vary as to the destination OF
Admiral SIMPSONS fleet that left Key
West. One says the warships have been
ordered TO lombard Matanzas, to raze
the Notifications and to seize and hold
the city so that it can be used as land,
ing place for American troops; another
that the feet is on the way to the coast
Of Puerto Rico to intercept the Spanish
Cape Verde fleet, which is supposed to
be headed in that direction.
Armour's felt works and curled hair
building in Chicago were burned, Gauss
ing loss of $3.50, 900.
A Yankee spy escaped from Havana
to Key West and tod an interesting
story of the state of the beleaguered
city.
Cincinnati brewers have added one
dollar a barrel to the price of beer in
anticipation of a government revenue
tax.
l. Small streams overflowed their banks
on the Kansas-Oklahoma border and
thousands of acres of grain were flooded
and families driven from their homes.
Several vessels of Admiral Sampson s
feet started for Puerto Rico in quest
of Spanish warships, and a battle will
follow the meeting.
John Monohan, Stephen jenkins and
John Titus fell to the bottom of mine
shaft, distance of 800 feet, at Duryea,
Pa, and were killed.
Peter Schucher, of Venango town
ship, Pa, shot George Henderson, path
master, and Edward Skinner, and then
committed suicide. A quarrel over
ditch was the cause.
Mildred Brewster, the o-year-old girl
who shot and killed Anna Wheeler, her
rival for the affections of Jack Wheeler,
was found insane by the jury in Mont
pelier, VT, before which she was tried
for murder.
Wheat went to $1.50 per bushel on the
Chicago board of trade.
Upon The opening of the Vermont leg
islature resolution heartily endorsing
the patriotism, patience and statesman
ship of the president was passed, as was
also resolution rejoicing over Commo-
dore Dewey's brilliant victory.
The delegates to the national con-
gress of mothers in Washington were
given reception at the white house by
Mrs. Mckinley.
There were 240 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 9th, against 202 the week
previous and 2G7 in the corresponding
period of 1897.
The exchanges at the. leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 9th aggregated
Sl,176, TBS, ,1O9, against 81 ,093, All, LAG the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1897
was SO.
Waterspourts and tornadoes have
played havoc in Arkansas and done hun
dreds of thousands of dollars damage in
Van Buren, Rudy, Wnslow and other
places.
Dennis Burrell (colored) shot and
killed two policemen who were trying
to arrest him for robbery and was HIM
self riddled with bullets by a mob in
New Orleans.
n dispatch Nom Fort Worth, Tex,
says that the destruction of property
by floods in the Grand, Vcrdigris and
Arkansas bottomsis enormous and that
II families have been drowned.
The French ocean liner Lafayette was
captured while trying to enter Havana
harbor and taken to Key West. The ac-
tion proved to have been due to an
error and the vessel was Immediately
released on orders from Washington.
Miss Helen Gould, of New York, will
expend 100000 in equipping four cav
airy companies for United Suites service
in Cuba.
1t was believe that the United States
naval forces under Admiral Sampson
and Commodore Schley were about to
IIeize Puerto Rico.