Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-10-13

The percentages OF the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week end
ing on the 18th were: Brooklyn, .6s3;
Boston, $50; Philadelphia, .623; Balti-
more, .592; st. Louis, .554; Cincinnati,
$40; Pittsburgh, $40; Chicago, 800;
Louisville, .493; New York, 1906; Wash
ington, .340; Cleveland, .134.
The third trial to complete the first
race of the series between the Colum-
bia and the Shamrock was a failure be-
cause of lack of wind
The Woodward hotel, one of the lead
ing hostelries in Pekin, ILL.,, was de
stroyed by fire, the guests escaping in
their night clothing.
August Feigel, for years German con-
sui general at New York, has resigned.
Robbers stole $4,000 in gold from
United States paymaster's wagon in
San Francisco.
The secret service bureau has discov-
cred new and dangerous counterfeit
ten-dollar silver certificate, series of
1891, letter b, Tillman, register, and
Morgan, treasurer, portrait of Hen
bricks.
The military government in Porto
Rico is to be withdrawn and civil
government established in the island
before congress assemblies.
Eighteen valuable horses perished by
fire in the livery stable of James Frat
ley in Chicago.
The North Atlantic squadron, Ad
miral Sampson commanding, has, ar
rived at Fortress Monroe. Va.
At the conference in Portland of
Maine Adventists the question of grant
ing the right of ordination to women
was decided in the negative.
The memorial bust in honor of the
poet Edgar Allan Poe was unveiled in
the new academic building in Char
lotteville, Va.
Admiral Dewey has chosen j. w.
Crawford as his official secretary. Mr.
Crawford is an employe in the Office of
the. Judge advocate general of the navy.
BY vote of 100 to 43 the Rock River
conference in Rockford, ILL.,, went on
record in favor of removing the time
limit from the Methodist pastorate
Admiral Dewey left Washington for
the Shelburne farm near Burlington,
VT.
j. Boyd, well-known steeplechase
rider, was killed at Hawthorne race
track in Chicago by his horse turning
a somersault and crushing him.
Fire destroyed one-half the business
portion of the village of Shepherd,
Mich.
Henry Lewis shot his wife (not fatal.
ly) in Rockford, ILL.,, and then killed
himself. Domestic trouble was the
cause.
The United States cruiser Olympic
arrived in Boston and will go into dry
dock for extensive repairs.
The business portion of the town ot
Baylis, III. was destroyed by fire.
The United States supreme cour-
co lvened in Washington for the regu
lar October term.
In Chicago on the 9th President Nc
Kinley officiated at the laying of the
corner stone of the new federal build
ing, among the other distinguished
guests being Vice President Mariscal
of Mexico, and Premier Laurier, of Can
ada. In the afternoon the military anC
civic parade took place and in the even
ing there was parade of all nations
and a banquet at the Auditorium il
honor of the noted visitors.
Mrs. w. S. Walden, of Knoxville
Tenn, gave birth to twins in a crowded
day coach of Rock Island train neal
Duncan, o. Z.
Many beautiful summer cottages be
longing to wealthy families and valued
at $15O,OO0 were burned at Mill Valley
a San Francisco suburb.