Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-07-29
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.


\ severe drought since May has
nessee and Kentucky.
Bicycle manufacturers controlling sc
plants have finally succeeded in form
ing q combine with a capital of $40,-
100000.
The president and Mrs Mckinley will
leave Washington about August 1 for
Lake Champlain, where, if the change
proves beneficial to Mrs. Mckinley, an
indefinite stay will be made.
Harry Elkes, of Glen Falls, N. Y,
covered mile on bicycle in Washing
ton in 1871 fiat, thus low ering the rec
ord for that distance.
Abbie Phillips, aged II and worth
$2,OO0,OO0, was married Mt Swampscott,
Mass, to Bernard B. Kennedy, the fam
lily coachman.
A national organization has been
perfected as the American Antitrust
league, with NJ. L. Lockwood, of Penn
sylvania, as president.
In order to relieve the exposure of
American troops to yellow fever and
other diseases the president has di-
rected that five battalions of troops be
withdrawn from Cuba.
The western tennis championship in
singles was won in Chicago by Carr b.
Neel, of that city, his opponent being
Kreigh Collins, the champion of 1898.
New York trolley men Joined the
Brooklyn trolley men in their big strike.
Lon French, u desperate, was shot
to death by crowd of angry citizens
at Freelandsville, Ind.
After period of calm extending over
several years the volcano of Manau Loa,
at Hilo, Hawaii, is again Interruption.
The fourth international convention
of the Epworth League opened in In
danapolis with large attendance.
In Salt Lake City Judge Morrill, i'm
posed fine of $1OO upon Angus NJ. Can
non, who pleaded guilty to the charge
of polygamy.
Joseph krugar, farmer near Dills-
boro, Ind, mistook his son for bur
glar and shot him fatally.
Orders have been issued to send eight
troops of the Third cavalry to Manila,
with the necessary number of horses,
and the quartermaster general char,
tered three steamships to carry the
animals.
The negroes of Lake Village, Ark,
have arisen in an armed force against
the white people of that vicinity.
Thomas Nelson and wife, of Calves
ton, were killed near Kountz, Tex, by
lightning.
George Geddes, managing editor of
the Republican of Springfield, Mo-, was
fatally poisoned by eating crawtish.
EX-State Senator Gerald c. Brown, of
Pennsylvania, grange lecturer and ag-
ricultural editor, was gored to death by
bull at York, Pa.
Clay Ford was hanged at Lagrange,
Tex, for numbering an old woman for
the purpose of robbery and fatally
wounding her little granddaughter.
An effort is being made to unite tue
brewers of Wisconsin in trust.
Three-cent fare on the Detroit
(NIich.) street railways has been aban-
doned.
The president sent message to Gen.
Otis thanking the officers, volunteers
and regulars of the Eighth army corps
for performing willing service through
severe campaigns and said he should
recommend to congress that special
medal of honor be given them.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 21st aggregated
$16S1 500, ,431, against 81, 1888, ,946, ,s35 the
| previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1895
was 46.1.
There We're 145 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 21st, against 100 the week
previous and 207 in the corresponding
period of 1898.
The entire business portion of Fay
cite, Wis, was swept away by fire.
The United States transport Indiana
arrived at San Francisco from Manila
with 35S sick soldiers.
The Epworth league in session In In
dianapolis decided to meet in San Fran
cisco in 1901.
The schooner John Breden foundered
on Lake Huron, off Lexington, Mich, il
n gale, and three of her crew were
drowned.
Two sharp earthquake shocks were
felt in the southern part of California
In revenge for their attempt to mur
der DR.. j. Ford Hodges, following {
long list of alleged crimes, five Sicilian'
were lynched by the citizens of Tallu
lah, La.
Three negroes were lynched by mol
at cambridge, Ca, for assaulting
white woman.
Elihu Root, of New York, has accept
ed the presidents tender and will be
come the secretary of war on August ]
George M. Valentine, cashier of tn
suspended Middlesex county bank a
Perth Amboy, N. j., was sentenced t.
six years in the penitentiary for mis-
appropriating 100000.
| A large party of scientists left Omah
for Laramie on 40-days' exploration
OF the fossil fields of Wyoming,