Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-11-03
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 Georgia legislature met in, regu-
lar session in Atlanta, and in his mes
sage Gov. Gambler said that while edu-
cation had decreased illiteracy among
At Trenton Admiral Sampson was
the negroes, crime had increased.
presented by Gov. Voorhees,, on behalf
of the state of New Jersey, with fine
sword as a token of high esteem.
The house purchased for Admiral
Dewey in Washington by popular sub
scription has been formally turned over
to him by United States Treasurer Rob-
erts.
President McKinley has issued proc
lamation setting apart November 80 as
Thanksgiving day.
The Twenty-sixth infantry arrived in
Manila on the transport Grant and
sailed for Iloilo without disembarking.
The insurgents have returned to the vi
cinity of Calamba.
DIR. B. Ide Wheeler was formally
inaugurated president of the University
of California at Oakland.
AS result of storm in Montana nine
sheep herders lost their lives while try
ing TO save their flocks.
The American bark Helen z. Russell,
from Pensacola, Fla, was wrecked off
the Cuban coast and four of the crew
were drowned.
William Farnsworth, the bigamist,
who admitted in Chicago that he had
married 4s women, was held to the
grand jury.
Harvard's golf team won the inter
collegiate championship on the Gar
den City club links in New York.
Charles Nelson, Richard Stone and
Albin Forsterison were killed by an eX-
plosion of dynamite in the Cundy mine
at Iron Mountain, Mich.
In his annual report Gen. Powderly,
of the immigration bureau, gives the
total arrivals for the year ended June
30, 1899, as 81 ,715, an increase over the
preceding year of 82,416.
In letter Admiral Dewey thanks his
countrymen for the gift of house in
Washington.
The dwellings of Harry Goodlow and
Samuel Smithson were burned at Faires,
Ala, and all the occupants of both
houses, IA in number, perished.
In Atlanta the citizens of Georgia pre-
sented Flag Lieut.. Thomas S. Brumby,
of the Olympia, with a handsome sword
in recognition of his services at Manila.
Gen. Ruis Rivera has resigned the
civil governorship of the province of
Havana, Cuba
1t is announced that William Z. Ma
son, of Illinois, will resign from the
United States senate unless the repub-
lican national platform of 1900 be in ac-
cord with his position on the Philip
pines question.
A Santa Fe cattle train was wrecked
at Argonia, Kan, and 200 head of cattle
were killed and 100 more crippled.
By the will of the late Cornelius Van
derbilt, of New York, Alfred gets $780,
100000 and Cornelius only $1,500,000,
but the youngest son gave his brother
$6,0O0,0O0 additional, making his share
equal to that of others in the family.
The entire estate is estimated at $70,-
0U0,000.
In an interview in New York Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee says Cuba is progressing
slowly but surely"
The annual report of Commissioner
Hermann, of the general land Office,
shows a grand total of 920, 0,3Os,OGS acres
of unappropriated and unreserved pub
lie lands in the United States.
A trolley car was struck by a freight
train in Detroit, killing Conductor
Schneider and injuring 20 men and
women, two fatally.
The annual report of Rear Admiral
Melville, engineer in chief of the navy,
shows that eAring the fiscal year ended
June 80 the bureau expended 50, ,4s9, ,526
in connection with the machinery of
naval vessels.
The executive committee of the Ma
tional w. {. T. u. at meeting in Seat
tie, Wash, determined to make n
strong fight against Congressman-elect
Brigham II. Roberts, of Utah.
There were 100 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 27th, against 145 the week
previous and 226 in the corresponding
period of 1898.
Rev. G. L. Morrison was hanged at
Vernon, Tex, for wife murder.
Samuel Watrous, one of the murder
srs of G. w. Epgberg and his wife, was
hanged at Austin, Tex