Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-01-07

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Columbus, o., of the New York Life In
surance company, filed voluntary pc
tition in bankruptcy, his total debts
being placed at about $2O0,o00
The total receipts of gold at the Dem
YER branch mint in 1898 were $50, 1885,
DOS, gain of $7,sae ,544 over the receipts
in 1897.
Marcus P. Hayne, president of the
Minneapolis Baseball Club association,
and a prominent lawyer, was found
dead in his rooms at the Minneapolis
club.
Rev. Father Michael Welsh, of Sacra-
mento, Cal, was found dead in his bed.
1t developed that he had accidentally
turned on the gas while manipulating
the electric light.
Six men were dashed to pieces in
shaft of the Lake Superior Iron COM
pany's mine at Ishpeming, Mich, while
being hoisted to the surface, by the up
setting of the cage.
An explosion of gas followed by a fire
at the Ohio and Indiana Pipe Line COM
pany's compressing station, near Red
Key, Ind, caused a loss estimated at
100000.
After attempting to murder his wife
and stepdaughter by shooting, Karl
Kierdelberger blew out his own brains
at Jersey City, Nj.
William NJ. Irish, manager for the
Standard Oil company at Olean, n. Y,
dropped dead at a railway station at
Youngstown, o., while waiting to take
a train.
In anticipation of trouble with the
insurgents, steps were taken by the
war and navy departments to reinforce
the naval and military forces of the
United States in the Philippines.
In a quarrel near Jacksonboro, o.,
Philip Kuch was murdered by John
Clifford, who afterward committed sui
eide.
The total number of coins made at
the Philadelphia mint in 1898 was 100,-
s,433, valued at $27654, ,452, the out
put being the largest since 1890.
States legislatures convened in Ne
braska, California, Montana and Idaho,
and governors were inaugurated in
New York, Michigan, Wisconsin. Idaho
and Wyoming.
Four miners were killed in mine at
jamestown, Cal, by the dropping of
skip, which fell $50 feet.
The president and Mrs. Mckinley re-
ceived the seasons greetings from the
great throng of callers representing
every branch of public life, who attend
ed the white house reception.
Charles A. Brewer, eX-postmaster of
Paulding, o., shot and killed his wife
and then blew his own brains out. Do
mestic trouble was the cause.
James Clarke, &C years of age, who
will soon complete four years term
in the prison in Baltimore, Md. is said
to have 55 wives in various portions of
the country.
One hundred miners were nearly suf-
focated in a fire that destroyed the
Carlinville (Ill.) Coal company's plant.
The shock Of an earthquake was dis
tinctly heard and felt at Freehold, n.
j., and vicinity.
William Stickley and his wife were
burned to death in fire which de-
troyed their home at Dallas, Wis.
Fifty persons were injured some of
them seriously in wreck on the Hous-
ton & Texas Central road near McKin-
ney, Tex.
The state debt of Iowa is now SIS 900,
a reduction of $322,OOO having been
made during the past year.
Five boys who had committed theft
were publicly whipped at Evansville,
Ind, by order of Judge Winfrcy, each
receiving 25 lashes.
1t is said that Grant C. Gillett, the fu-
gitive Abilene (Kan.) cattle plunger,
has effected settlement with his cred
itors for $4,000.
Fire destroyed over one-half of the
business portion of Beaman, la.
The business portion of the village of
Carthage, n. Y, was destroyed by fire.
The one hundredth anniversary of
Pennsylvania university was celebrated
at Lexington, Ky.
The A. D. Ellis Coal company's barns
were burned at Akron, o., and Is horses
were cremated.