Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-02-25
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city.
ALL tramps who go to Crawfords-
vile, Ind, are to be arrested and vac
cinated.
MADRID abounds in slums which are
even greater eyesores than those of
London.
THE Maine legislature has refused to
submit anew the question of prohibi-
ton to the voters.
BAITIMoRE's statistics show that her
foreign trade during 1898 was the
largest in her history.
A BILL appropriating $40, 900 for gov
ernor's mansion has been introduced in
the Kansas Legislature.
EVERY member of President McKin-
ley's cabinet smokes pipes with the ex-
ception of Secretary Gage.
THERE were 546,s52 visitors to the
congressional library in Washington
during the last fiscal year.
THE Cubano Libre, published at San
tiago, objects to foreign capital in de-
veloping Cuban enterprises.
CONGRESSMAN BLAND and wife cele-
brated the twenty-fifth anniversary of
their wedding the other day.
SAeAsrA proposes to muster out a
large number of Spanish generals, of
whom there are said to be 900.
The annual convention of the Boot
and Shoeworkers' International union
will be held in Rochester in April.
THE Spanish cabinet has decided to
abolish the portfolio of minister for
colonies, having no further use for it.
THE South Carolina Legislature is
discussing the question of biennial ses-
sions and four-year terms for members.
BEFORE Representative Jerry Simp-
son became ranchman he was for sew
eral years sailor on the great lakes.
EX-Gov. TAYLOR, of Tennessee, grant
ed 693 pardons, combinations and re-
spites during his two years in the Of
| fee.
| THoUGH Congressman Galusha A.
Grow, ex-speaker of the house, is now
very old man, he is wonderfully
active.
CAPTIVE and wounded Filipinos ex-
press surprise that they are cared for
by the Americans instead of being
killed.
THE Kansas house, by a vote of "a to
D, passed the Newman bill to remove
the disabilities of all ex-confederate
soldiers.
IT has so far cost SIS, 500 to collect
the war revenue tax on mixed flour,
and the gross collections amount to a
trifie over S. 900.
THREE men were arrested near Nor
ristown, Pa, recently for stealing coal
trains by greasing the track and then
stealing the coal.
REPRESENTATIVES, JOHN NJ. MITCHELL,
of New York city, is known as the
Adonis of congress and the handsomest
man in public life.
For 40 years Jules Verne has aver
aged two stories annually. All have
had fair sale and many have met with
tremendous success.
JOHN d. CLEws, aged 103 years, and
Mrs. Sarah Jennings, aged 100, were
married in Philadelphia the other day
by Alderman Henderson.
NINE-TENTHs of the finest tea raised
In China is sold and consumed in Bus
sia. Most of the next best grade finds
market in Great Britain.
ACCORDING to the authority of an
English magazine Great Britain con-
trolls 81 out of every 100 square miles
of the earth's surface, and "a out of
100 square miles of territory in North
and South America.
AT council meeting in a west of
England borough complaint was made
of the number of pigs that were allow
ed to roam the streets. The mayor
moved that the constable be instructed
to arrest all pigs found wandering
about the streets, except the pigs OF
councillors.
The crucial question is settled,
Nine. Patti has, after agitated consid-
GRAFTON, decided not to appear in opera
after marriage to Baron Cederstrom
and hereafter she will only be heard
at an occasional concert when she i:
In the mood.
The Chinese are perhaps the mos
lightly taxed people in the world. IL
China all the land belongs to the state
and trifing sum per acre7Inever al
tered through long centuries--is paid
as rent. This is the only tax in tn.
country. and it amounts to about 2s &c
per head yearly.
SENATOR DAN HART has introduced {
bill in the Kansas senate making i
unlawful for probate judge, under ;
heavy penalty, to issue n marriage Ii
cense to males under 81 years or female
under Is, without the consent of par
ents or guardians.
A MATRIMONIAL lottery takes plac
four times year in Simolensk, Rus
sia. A young maiden is rafiied for
tickets being issued at one ruble each
The money is given to the girl as he
dowry, and the holder of the luck
ticket marries the girl.
PEDDLERs and takers who impose o.
a gullible public by selling bras
jewelry for gold will take notice tina
Mr.. Pope, of the Missouri house,
after them with law which woul
make such sales misdemeanor, pun
ishable by fine and Imprisonment.
!, IRELAND's telegraph department r.
Gently proved that it could manag