Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-07-08

Colored miners from Papa, ILL.,, were
attacked by miners while on train at
the Fredonia mine near Carterville, ILL.,,
and the wife OF one of the miners was
killed and 20 other persons were wound
ed. The negroes then set fire to Union
City, a settlement of the striking min
ers, and 100 families were left homeless.
A German, whose name is not given,
stole $4,000 in gold dust from miners
cabin at Cape Nome, Alaska, and was
hanged by n mob.
Charles NJ. Murphy, of the Kings
county wheelmen, rode mile on BIZ
cycle at haywood, L. l., paced by To-
comiative, in 81 40 seconds.
Frank Cook (colored) was hanged at
Birmingham, Ala, for the murder of
John Blackburn, railway CONDUCTOR
Remarkably heavy rains for four days
in southern Texas have done damage
amounting TO millions of dollars.
Milwaukee's great carnival ended
with splendid pageant, the most
beautiful and spectacular of all the car
nival attractions.
The gates of the greater American
eNDOSlIlOus tllt hlSI COlOIiul
of the republic, were thrown open at
Omaha for term of four months.
Spencer o. Fisher, an eX-congress-
man and formerly a wealthy lumber
man, filed petition in bankruptcy in
Bay City, Mich, with liabilities of $780,
600 and assets of $1,000.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the I'd were: Brooklyn, FOB;
Boston, .635; Chicago, .613; Philadel-
phia, .6O7; Baltimore, .574; st. Louis,
.554; Cincinnati, .525; New York, .476;
Pittsburgh, .4T5; Louisville, .365; Wash
ington, .277; Cleveland. .197.
William Cody shot and killed his
young wife at Hinsdale, ILL.,, and then
killed himself. Mrs. Cody had left her
husband because of his brutality.
Clarence Mills. killed his wife and
then took his own life at Bloomfield,
la. The couple had only been married
six months.
Bert and John Hoover and Roy Har-
baugh were drowned at Waterloo, Ia,
while bathing in Cedar river.
William T. Battolfson rode from Mil
waukee to Racine and return on BIZ
cycle without handle bars and covered
the distance, SO miles, in three hours
and twenty-seven minutes.
Seventeen buildings were burned at
Summit, n. j., by an incendiary fire.
Loss, 100000.
In n street car collision in Pittsburgh,
Pa, two persons were killed, five seri-
ouslv injured and ten others more or
less hurt.
Gov. Pingree, of Michigan, says that
the report that he has formed an alll-
ance with Secretary Alger to aid the lat
ter in his candidacy for United States
senator is q pure fabrication.
A reciprocity treaty between the
United States and Jamaica has been
concluded.
Degrees and diplomas were awarded
$50 Young men and women at the Uni
versity of Chicago commencement.
The public debt statement issued on
the 1st shows that the debt decreased
S13,571,172 during the month of June.
The cash balance in the treasury was
SeO7, ,o61. .13s. The total debt, less the
cash balance in the treasury, amounts
to 81, ,155, ,235.
Troops arrived al Carterville, ILL.,, to
put a stop to the riots caused by strik-
ing miners.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Ingersol and
John C. Collins, the white-haired kid
napers of little Gerald Lapiner, were
found guilty in Chicago and given in
determinate sentences.
The war department is preparing to
land 10000 recruits in Manila by Sep
tember 20.
Philip Picard, his wife and Mrs. Jo-
seph Thompson were drowned by the
swapping of boat at Saco, Me.
Comptroller of the Currency Dawes
says the condition of the national banks
of the country during the past fiscal
year has been one of progressive pros,
perity.
The latest advices from southern Tex
as say that so lives have been lost in the
floods and that the property loss will
be $4,OOO,OoO.
The coinage of the United States mint
in Philadelphia during the fiscal year
just ended shows the full value to be
S6O, ,794, ,401.79.