Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-08-05

inviting the people of Michigan to well
come Russell A. Alger on his return to
Detroit August 2.
NJ. Darlington was hanged at Fort
Worth, Tex, for murder.
The Western Union Telegraph com
pany is arranging to lay new cable be-
tween Miami, Fla, and Havana, Cuba.
George Clarke, Fred Clarke and James
Bowen, of Bethel, Me-, were drowned in
Lake Umbagog.
The New York Central now runs one
Of the fastest trains in the world be-
tween New York and Saratoga, making
the distance, $50 miles, in three hours
and As minutes.
Pet Clardy killed Win Southall near
Lafayette, KY, and Charles Southal
mortally wounded Clardy. Both fami-
lies are wealthy.
Several business buildings were
wrecked by q storm at Akron, Ia, and
great damage was done to growing
crops.
At Salt Lake City ]. NJ. Chapman, of
Atlanta, Ga, went five miles on BIZ
cycle in 10:45, breaking the worlds rec
ord.
Secretary Long has ordered the cruis-
ers New Orleans and Machais to pro-
ceed at once to Santo Domingo city.
Nearly hundred workmen received
serious injuries in wreck on the Cleve-
land e Pittsburgh railroad near Steu
benville, o.
Dynamiters blew up car on the Eu-
cid avenue street railway in Cleveland,
o., seriously injuring the motorman.
Alonzo Newton, n white farmer near
Benham, Tex, found his 11-year-old
daughter hanging dead from tree.
She had been assaulted and hanged.
More than 100000 bushels of wheat
were burned in a fire which destroyed
the Nickel Plate elevator at Green
spring, o.
Gen. Wood reports that there are no
cases of yellow fever in Havana and
that the sanitary condition of the city is
excellent.
The town of Kale, o. T., was wholly
destroyed by fire and Henry johnson
and Richard Salms were burned to
death.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 3Oth ult. were: Brook
lyn, CSC; Boston, GIG; Philadelphia,
.593; St. Louis, .5ss; Baltimore, .5Ss;
Chicago, .541; Cincinnati, .512; Pitts
burgh, SOC; Louisville, .435; New
York, AIT; Washington, .367; Cleve-
land, .169.
Admiral Sampson has returned to the
command of his squadron at Newport,
R. l., after a months leave of absence.
By the capsizing of small boat in
the Delaware river in Philadelphia
Otto Kampf, his son Albert and Chris
tian Ostertage, his brother-in-law, were
drowned.
Fire at Tupper Lake, n. Y, in the
Adirondacks, destroyed a hotel and 10
buildings.
A landslide wrecked a passenger
train on the Erie road near Lackawana,
Pa, and the engineer and fireman were
killed and 20 passengers were more or
less injured.
There were 30 cases of genuine yellow
fever at the National soldiers home
near Hampton, Va.
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Bank of Louisville, the oldest financial
institution in Louisville, KY, has been
absorbed by the Southern national
bank.
The United States transport Hancock,
having on board the soldiers of the First
Nebraska regiment and the Utah artil-
lery arrived in San Francisco from Ma
Mia.
H. II. Mcconnell and his wife, an aged
couple, were killed by lightning at their
home near Cottage Grove, Tenn.
William C. Oft, a prominent lumber
man of Chicago, and Mrs. and Miss
Boynton, of Ashland, Wis, were
drowned near Ashland by the upsetting
of boat.
A 1OO-mile paced bicycle race at Man
haitian Beach track, New York, was won
by Burns Pierce, of Boston, in 3:27.
Fire destroyed the shingle block lum-
Der yard Covering five acres) of the
Northwestern Lumber company al
Stanley, Wis.
Eddie McDuffie, champion middle-dis.
tance bicycle rider of the world, broke
the worlds record for mile at New
Bedford, Mass, his time being 1928.