Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-11-24
A WEEKS RECORD
all 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.

a pONGl
who was Knocked out by Jack Fox in a
prize fight in New York, died of his in
juries.
Fire in a business block in Chicago
caused a loss of over $150,O00 and sew
eral persons were injured by an explo
sion.
"Major" Taylor smashed the worlds
bicycle record for the paced mile in
Chicago, setting the new mark at 1910.
Congressman Henderson, next speak
er of the house, announces the appoint
ment of Jules G. Richards, of Waterloo,
Ia, as private secretary.
The town of Troy, Kan, was almost
wiped out by fire.
The thirty-third annual session of
the national grange convened in Spring
field, o., with &c states represented.
News from Cape Nome says that at
least seven men lost their lives while
stampeding to the new gold fields at
Cape York.
The Tennessee regiment will be mus
tered out of service on November 90.
This will end the service of state volun-
teers called out for the Spanish war.
James Monroe, who has, the police
say, 26 wives and many aliases, is in Jail
at Rochester, NY
Andrew Carnegie has given $1,750,o00
additional to the Carnegie institute in
Pittsburgh, Pa.
John Hayslip, horse trainer, killed
his wife in Kansas City, Mo-, and NOR
tally wounded Charles Berry andssMaud
Mitchell.
The secretary of the treasury has or
dered the purchase of bonds to the
amount of $25,0O0,000. to relieve the
tightness of the money market
A postal deficiency of $6,610,777 for
the fiscal year just closed, almost 81
per cent. decrease from last years de-
ficiency, is shown in the annual report
of Third Assistant Postmaster General
e. C. Madden. The total receipts from
all sources were over $95,0O0,o00.
Gen. Otis in his annual report TO the
war department praises the fortitude
of the American troops and their cour-
age in quietly waiting for the order to
begin aggressive operations, notwith-
standing the insulting language and
provoking actions of the Filipinos.
The schooner Edna and Emma, of
Baltimore, was wrecked off ST. Pierre
and Capt. Richardson and his wife and
crew of five men were drowned.
c. p. Greenhouse. of Kentucky, who
was consul general of the United States
TO Kangawa, Japan, from 1856 10 1889,
died at Seoul.
President and Mrs. Mckinley gave
complimentary reception at the white
house TO the bishops and Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist church. Ad-
miral and Mrs. Dewey were present.
Mrs. George Harding murdered her
little son. aged four years. and then
committed suicide at Sheridan, Wyo.,
while temporarily insane.
Col. George B. Harvey, journalist. ed
itor and capitalist. has been elected
president and managing director of the
publishing house of Harper & Bros. in
New York.
Henry Luben, stereotyper. shot and
killed his wife in New York and then
committed suicide. jealousy was the
cause.
Adjt. Gen. Corbin expresses the opin-
ion that the insurrection in the Phil
ippines will be ended before January
/, 1900.
Comptroller Dawes reports an enor-
nous increase in the number of de-
positors in banks throughout the coun-
try. an increase In average deposits and
lower interest rates.
An attempt made by masked men to
rob Lake Shore train between Erie
and Conneaut, Pa. was foled.
Rev. Joseph Moore. one of the most
popular Methodist ministers of south
east Missouri, was assassinated while
asleep at his home in Pyle.
The transport Meade. with he Forty.
third United States volunteer infantry
on board. sailed for Manila.
William Huff, charged with. murder
ing Andrew Melton, was taken from
Jail AT Bloomfield, Mo-, by mob and
lynched.
The cardboard manufacturers of the
United States have decided upon an ad-
vance of len per cent. in price.
Twenty buildings were, destroyed by
fire nj Magnolia, Ark.
The exchanges at The leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the nth aggregated
$2.03l ,321 1929, against $1,7il.125.s3s the
previous week, The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1898
was 176.
There were 219 business failures in
the United States In the seven days
ended on the nth. against 1877 the week
previous and 223 in the corresponding
period of 1898.
Employers in the building industry
in Chicago gave notice 10 employees that
after January I next no limitations will
be recognized as 10 work. who shall do
il or how il shall be done.
Two masked men broke into the
State bank at Parker, Kan, and Sc