Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-08-12
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.

San Francisco.
Oscar E. Rice, n white man, and Johl
Kennedy, negro, were put to death b,
electricity in the prison at Auburn, N
Y, for murder.
Taylor Kirk, who murdered his sis
ter on July 4, was lynched at Clout
Chief, o. L.
Eastern Colorado, western Nebraska
and Kansas are in the throes of grass
hopper plague, the worst for 15 years.
The business portion of the village
of Mimic, N. D., was wiped out by fire
% buildings being burned.
Three counterfeiters, in their efforts
to destroy evidence against them, mur.
dered three of their comrades in Louis.
vile, Ky.
In Florida the towns of Carrabelle
Mcintyre, Ashmore and Curtis Mills
were destroyed by a hurricane and sew
eral lives were lost.
The United States military post at
Dyea, Alaska, was destroyed by fire.
Gen. Russell A. Alger was warmly
welcomed by people from every section
of Michigan upon his arrival at his
home in Detroit.
A tornado at Elizabeth, N. j., dam
aged three churches, two theaters and
several houses, causing loss of $780,
600.
William C. Lowering, Massachusetts
congressman, was robbed in Brussels,
Belgium, of $4,000 in cash.
The worlds bicycle record for 1000
miles was broken in Minneapolis by
A. A. Hansen, who covered the distance
in 90 hours and A minutes.
Mrs. Maggie Walton and Mrs. Ida
Ontsis, sisters, were drowned in the Sa-
vannah river at Augusta, Ca, while
bathing.
The yellow fever situation at Hamp-
ton, Va, is improving. No new cases
were reported.
A cloudburst in the canyon near Nor
risoR, Col, caused the loss of several
lives.
Louis Henderson, negro, was
lynched by mob at Blakeley, Ga, for
attempting to assault the six-year-old
daughter of j. w. Bowman, planter.
In st. Mary's and Calvert counties in
Maryland storm caused great damage
to buildings and six persons were killed.
John L. Sullivan, eX-champion of the
prize ring, has opened saloon in New
York.
At the annual conference in Birming-
ham, Ala, of the presiding elders of the
African Methodist Episcopal council of
Georgia and Alabama a resolution was
adopted calling upon congress to ap-
propriate $1O0,OO0,OOO to deport negroes
from this country to whatever place or
places it may be deemed best.
Arlington paced mile in 2:O7A at
Youngstown, o., being the fastest mile
ever raced on half-mile track.
Henna Hauser, treasurer of a New
York theater, jumped from the Brook
Iyn bridge into the water and was res
cued without serious injury.
The Pennsylvania troops from Ma
Mia disembarked from the transport
Senator in San Francisco and were
given hearty welcome.
The yellow fever situation at Hamp.
ton, Va, continues favorable and en-
Major Taylor lowered in Chicago the
worlds bicycle record for paced mile
to Leg 2-5.
During a storm at Preston, Mimi.
mills, buildings and bridges were de-
molished.
News from Dawson, Alaska, saw that
thousands of men are idle and loafinp
on every street corner.
A storm swept over Westmoreland,
Stafford and King George counties, Va,
and crops were damaged, trees blown
down, several houses were unroofed |
and horses and cattle were killed by
lightning.
violence again marked the street rail
road strike in Cleveland, o., and the au-.
thorities were becoming alarmed, par
-icularly so because all the militia, ex-
cept two companies, have been sent
home.
At the Epworth assembly at Lincoln,
Neb. Rev. w. II. Milburn, the blind chap
am OF the national congress, was pros
-rated by the heat while in the pulpit
md was in a serious condition.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ng houses in the United States during
he week ended on the 4th aggregated
i, l,596,77S,656, against 81 ,GS1 GEO. ,431 the
previous week. The increase compared
With the corresponding week of 1898
vas BAG
There were 1872 business failures in
he United States in the seven days
nded on the 4th, against 15l the week
previous and 10G in the corresponding
eriod of 1898.
thousands of Texas goats have been
marketed in Kansas City, Mo-, for NUT
on.
At a crossing on the Chicago g.
northwestern railway two miles east
I Dakotah City, Ia, three unknown
oung men and their team were instant
y killed.
The corn crop of Kansas this year
viii reach 4O0,0O0,OOO bushels.
Frank Naska, an Italian, was hanged
st. John, La, for triple murder.
u w. Marks, of Columbus, o., sold his
reat PAGER, Joe Patchen, 2:O1iI. TO "A !