Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-05

Final services over che remains of
Miss Frances T.. Willard were held in
the Methodist church in Evanston, ILL.,,
and the body was laid to rest in Rose
Hill cemetery.
The battle ships Kentucky and Kear-
sarge will be launched at Newport News
March "a, and it will be the first double
launching of first-class battle ships in
the world.
There were 233 business failures in
the United States In the seven days
ended on the 25th, against POS the week
previous and 206 in the corresponding
period of 1897
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 25th aggregated
$1,201, ,7S4, 1856, against 81, 1856, ,703 .203 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1897
was $40.
The plant of the American Tobacco
company at Louisville. KY. was de-
stroyed by fire, the loss being over
$350.00o.
President Dole. of Hawaii. left San
FRANCISCO TOT honolulu.
After prolonged cabinet meeting in
Washington, at which the Spanish sit
uation was thoroughly discussed, it was
stated by one of the members that
there Is no occasion for alarm or ex-
element, and that the present situation
is not even critical.
The Indians at Pine Ridge agency in
Nebraska are on the warpath again.
The United States cruiser Minneapo-
lis has been launched at Philadelphia.
The Spanish cruiser Vizcaya left New
York for Havana.
William r. Colt (colored) was hanged
at Gransboro, Ala, for the brutal muir
der there three months ago of John A.
Singley, wife and child.
Ray Fry and Hugh Sewell, prominent
young men, quarreled at jamestown,
Pa, about a young woman and Sewell
thrust knife through Fry's heart, kill
ing him.
The president has appointed Col.
Henry e. Corbin adiutant general of
the army, to succeed Samuel Breck, re-
tired on account of age.
In fire in Charleston, s. g., Mrs. Re-
becca Knickmeyer and her six children
and Caswell 0'Neal were burned to
death.
In a railway wreck near Waycross,
Ca, Mrs. Frank d. Holden, of Yonkers,
n. Y, was killed and six other pas
sengers were badly injured.
Evangelist Sam Jones has withdrawn
as a candidate for governor of Georgia.
Fire broke out in the Hall chemical
works at Kalamazoo, Mich, and explo-
sions that occurred killed ten men and
injured several other persons.
The entire business portion of Cortez.
Col, was destroyed by fire.
John z. Wilkie, n well-known Chica-
go newspaper man, will succeed Will
liam p. Hazen as chief of the secret
service of the treasury department.
The cloth mill strike at New Bedford,
Mass, involving 1900 operatives, enters
upon its seventh week with the strikers
still firm.
The Warwick Cycle company at
Springfield, Mass, filed petition in in
Eolvency, its Indebtedness being $780,.
900.
According to a report laid before
President Mckinley, 10,073,376 able
bodied men are now available for mill
tary duty in the United States. OF
these 112,0S2 are already in the militia.
Seven persons, pleasure seekers, resi-
dents of West Harvey. Ill.,, were crushed
to death by train which struck their
bus at railway crossing.
The Western Baseball league season
will open April 90.
Edith and Linda Caplinger. aged sis
ters. were burned to death at their
home near Mineral Wells, w. Va.
The naval court of inquiry into the
Maine disaster has shifted it's base of
investigation from Havana to Key
West, Fla, and will examine some wit
nesses of the explosion who are now
there.
The British steamer Legislator, en-
route to Boston. was destroyed by fire
in midocean and six of her crew were
lost.
The steamer Manitoba arrived in New
York with herd of 537 reindeer pur-
chased by the government for Alaska.
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