Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-06-04
DOMESTIC.

services has been discontinued.
George Francis Train, Jr., who
claims to be son of "the sage of Mad
ison square," attempted suicide at Co
ney Island by taking laudanum. He
will recover.
Gov. Tanner has decided upon June
21 as Illinois day at the Trans-Missis-
sippi exposition in Omaha.
Two American girls and Mexican
girl were drowned near Cuero, Tex,
while bathing in the Guadaloupe river.
The Mennonites of Newton, Kan, will
hold weekly prayer NEE tings to invoke
| divine Intervention in the present war,
with the result that it shall cease.
John NJ. Douglass, convicted of MUIR
| dering his wife, was sentenced in Og-
den, Utah, to imprisonment for life.
Gen. T. s. Clarkson, of Omaha past
| grand commander of the Grand Army
of the Republic, has been appointed
general manager of the Trans-Missis-
sippi exposition.
The semicentennial anniversary of
Prof. Joseph Emerson's connection
with Beloit (Wis.) college was celebrat-
| fessors of the institution.
Elbert Harris (colored) was whipped
to death by mob at Iva, S. C. He was
charged with burning she railroad de-
| pot.
a reign of terror prevailed in Key
West because of tough characters as
sembled there and the citizens asked
| for martial law.
Alfred Lamble killed his wife and
then committed suicide at San Diego,
| Cal. Jealousy and drink were the causes
of the crime.
The Massachusetts, Legislature passed
bill forbidding the printing on United
States flags of the names of any but
state militia and grand army veteran
organizations.
DR.. John G. Ferguson, prominent
dentist, and William NJ. Smith, a switch
man on the Missouri Pacific road, killed
each other IN st. Louis in duel over a
girl.
Bailey Decker (colored) fatally shot
his white wife at Tottenville, Staten ISL
and, and then killed himself.
Dick Oliver, a young negro, was
lynched near Donaldsonville, Ga, for
attempted assault upon a white woman
The population of Chicago, according
to the forthcoming issue of the new city
directory, is approximately 1,ss0,0oo.
In a fight at the camp of the two
bandits who held up the Sante Fe ex-
press near Albuquerque, n. NJ, three
officers WIRE shot dead and the robbers
escaped.
A train On the Midland Terminal rail-
road ran into hand car near Gillette,
Col, and four men on the hand car were
killed.
Seven men from Nashua, n. H., and
Haverhill, Mass, were drowned by the
breaking Of the ice in Frazier lake in
Alaska.
Garfield King (colored), charged with
shooting a white boy, was taken from
Jail at Salisbury, Nd, by mob and
hanged.
The residence of A. Richter was de-
str0yed by fire al Iron Mountain, Mich.
and two children were burned to &
crisp and two others were fatally
burned.
Negotiations designed to bring about
settlement of all controversies be
tween the United States and Canada
were begun at the state department in
Washington.
There were PAS business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 27th, against $50 the week
previous and 214 in the corresponding
period of 1897.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week endedon the 27th aggregated
81 1855 s,343, against 81 1925, ,691,s71 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1897
was 29.4.
The percentages of the baseball club.
in the National league for the weel
ended on the 2Sth were: Cincinnati
.667; Cleveland, .7t9; Boston, .625; n
York, .567; Chicago, .54s; Baltimore
.53s; Pittsburgh, .531; Brooklyn, .4O7
Philadelphia, 1893; Louisville, 1913; st
Louie, $40; Washington, .233.
At lines of business throughout IT,.
ecuU ry are reported good, with an j.
orea in exports.
E ;ineer Hudson and two brakeme
>cFa son and Matthews, were killed I
a Gre ght collision near Dayton, Tenn.
Two sons of Abneri Baughmpu, agt
Do I'D II years, and a son olNoser
nlt.r'ck, aged 18 years, were browne,
aJ L per Sandusky, o.
Eurene Burt was hanged at Austin
IeA. for the murder of his wife AM
two lildren in July, 1896.
10 rph f. Ebauks was hanged at Sal
| 4Ier in, Cal, for the murder of Mrs
Nar It Stiles and her father, John Bor
3,H N San Diego county.
"ae miners were working in col
| Ncrg near Pittsville, Pa, large bod
vi w..er was struck, and six men wer
drowned.
Edward Hammerstrom, of Knoxville
, Ill.,, drowned his little girl in tub o
water and shot himself. Temporar
insanity caused the tragedy.
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