Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-01-07
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.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

Cornelius McGanney and ten horses
were burned to death in fire which
destroyed a stable in New York.
Harry c. Howell, who, the police as
sert, has eight wives in as many states,
was ordered to leave Kansas City, Mo.
AtAmbrose, Mo-, William Barton shot
and killed two men named Cobb and
Henry Winger in fracas.
There were 1858 failures in the
United States in 1898, involving liabili
ties of Sal, ,137,117, decrease from
1897 in number of 11.2 per cent. and in
liabilities of 0.5 per cent.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 30th aggregated
81, 400, 500, $50, against $1,673, ,O3O,O25 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1897
was 1871
Benjamin Il. Willetts, aged %, was
hanged at Wetherstield, Conn, for the
murder of David S. Lambert on Decem-
ber II. 1897.
The highest price ever paid for a seat
on the New York stock exchange, $3O,.
600, was paid by Frank Jay Gould,
youngest son of the late Jay Gould.
A little son and daughter of Herman
Bonger were burned to death at
Osseo, Wis.
Near Washington Court House, o.,
Cary Roby and Frank Brown, sons OF
Albert Brown and William Roby, were
burned to death.
Dominique Krathofsk was hanged
a: Springfield, Mass, for the murder OF
his stepdaughter, Victoria Pinkus, 1e
years of age, on January II, 1897.
Arsenic placed in coffee by some one
unknown caused the deaths of Frank
Lomack, his wife and five children al
Shelby, Tex.
At the fourteenth annual convention
in New Haven, Conn, of the American
Historical association James F. Rhodes,
of Boston, was elected president.
Dean & Shibley, bankers in Provi
dence, r. l., have taken charge of the
arrangements to consolidate the paper
manufacturers of this country.
At Seaside, Ore, Charles Willard, g
desperate character, shot and killed
Sheriff j. w. Williams and Deputy La.
mers and was himself killed by r. W.
Fulton.
The year of 1898 has been one of the
most phenomenal in the history of Wall
street, New York. The total business
Of the stock exchange was $91s,O2s,71C
and the total bank exchanges exceeded
100000, 100000.
Harry Hoffman and Grace Doran
were drowned at New Rochelle, N. Y.
while skating. The boy lost his life in
tryingto save the girl.
The largest railroad station in the
world was thrown open to the public
In Boston.
Mrs. Cordelia Botkin was found
guilty in San Francisco of murder in
the first degree and sentenced to life
imprisonment for causing the death OF
Mrs. John p. Dunning by sending 9
box of poisoned candy to her home in
Dover, Del.
Samples of the new 1899 issue of one
dollar silver certificates were shown at
the treasury department in Washing
ton. They are printed from entirely
new designs.
The sovereignty of Cuba passed from
Spain TO the United States a noon Sun
day, January 1, the form of the transfer
being simple, consisting only of an ex-
change of speeches in the salon of the
palace, the hauling down of the Spanish
flag and the raising in its stead of the
flag of the United States on the flagstaff
on the palace roof. Salutes were fired
from the heavy guns of the forts and
the warships before and after the
change of flags.
President McKinley's proclamation
setting forth the conditions under
which the United States takes posses
sion of che Philippines has been cabled
to Gen, Otis for PRONUNCIATION. 1t con-
tains about 1000 words.
The coinage of the San Francisco
mint for December is the largest ever
recorded for single month, amount
ing TO $l0,062,00o.
o. 2. Jones, cashier of the First ma.
tional bank of Phillipsburg, Pa, and
one of the most extensive coal oper-
ators in that section, committed sui
eide AT his residence, temporary in
sanity being the cause.
The Kansas senate adopted resolu-
tion requesting their representatives
in congress TO use their influence 10 pre-
vent the seating of b. IL. Roberts. the
polygamist of Utah. as a member OF the
next house of representatives.
Nearly 1900 United States troops