Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-04-22
A WEEKS RECORD
ALI the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

The Eighth Presbyterian church in
Chicago was destroyed by fire.
Now that peace has been formally de-
clared the 90 per cent. increase in the
pay of soldiers of the regular and vol
unteer armies will cease.
The hospital ship Missouri arrived
at Fort Monroe from Havana, bringing
212 sick soldiers.
Under the will of Wallace c. Andrews,
who with his wife died in the fire that
destroyed their home in New York,
$1OOO,OoO is left for founding a school
for girls at Willoughby, o.
The election of commander in chief
of the Grand Army of the Republic has
been postponed until the next encamp-
ment.
The Illinois Legislature defeated
bill for Greater Chicago"
Acting Secretary of War Meiklejohn
has directed that military prisoners in
various departments who cannot be
brought to trial in 30 days be dis
charged.
A fight took place during court trial
at Deview, Ark, and B. C. Ashburn was
instantly killed and A. j. Black and his
on Leo were fatally wounded.
Two large factories and several minor
plants and buildings were destroyed by
fire in Oshkosh, Wis, the loss aggregat-
ing 100000.
Mai. Julian Ransome, one of the most
noted duelist planters in the south,
committed suicide at Vineville, Ga, by
taking morphine.
Zinc ore broke all records at Joplin,
Mo-, jumping from SAT to $50 per ton.
This was the highest price ever paid by
$3.50.
DIR. w. D. Matthews, editor of the
State Republican at Little Rock, Ark,
filed petition in bankruptcy with liza
bilities of $4,000 and assets of 5000.
Gen. Fred D. Grant has been ordered
from Porto Rico to the Philippines.
In railway accident Robert Frenzel,
of Oakfield, Wis, and Mrs. Kettler, his
mother-in-law, were instantly killed.
The Denver g. Rio Grande railway
hospital at Salida, Col, was destroyed
by fire.
In quarrel over horse Walter Good
TlCH, uSCu lJg ldlullN ShOl MS III
at Avilla, Ind, and then killed himself.
Prairie fires were doing immense
damage to property in Rock and Keith
counties in Nebraska and several lives
have been lost.
The Boston museum, on fremont
street, the oldest playhouse in Boston,
was burned.
Hiram Ball, who murdered his young
wife by pushing her into a well, was
hanged at Crossville, Tenn.
William Tutt (colored) was hanged
at Mayfield, KY, for wife murder.
The great reunion of eX-confederates
will be celebrated in Charleston, S. c..
May 10 to 13.
The private bank of Ball & Son at
Colma, Mich, was robbed by burglars
of $1,2s5.
Impressive funeral services were held
over the remains of the late Justice
Epiphany in Washington.
1t is reported that Gen. Joseph
Wheeler, one of the heroes of Santiago
is to be military governor of the city o.
Manila, Philippine islands.
freight train went over an embank
ment near Moscow, Idaho, and Engineel
| Mat Ralston and Fireman Fred Lemon
were killed.
Miss Eva Permission, aged IS, promi
nent in social circles in Anderson, Ind.
died in a paroXysm of coughing.
The town of Pomeroy, Ia, was TO
the second time almost destroyed b.
fire, the loss being 100000.
For the nine months of the presen
fiscal year the exports of domestic prod
ucts amounted to $574,725,201, agains
$612 2,20G, ,1O4 for the same period in 1895
Following the lead of Gen. Gomez
the council of Cuban generals i'll Ha
vana has agreed to cooperate with Ger
Brooke in the payment and disband
ment of the insurgent troops.
The Walnut Street church in Louis
Vile. KY, the largest and wealthies
Baptist church in the south, has d6
cided to cXpel from its membcrshi
everybody connected in any way wit
the manufacture or sale of spirits.
Millions of dollars worth of propel
ty and many lives have been lost by
great flood at Sheridan, Wyo.
Charles @. Lamb, married MAJ
killed Miss Lizzie Fisher, housemai
with whom he was in love, and the
killed himself at Vineland, NJ j.
Mrs. John A. and Mrs. Joseph A. vii
J ever, sisters who married two brother
on the same day about so years ag
! died ON the same day at Asbury, Nj.