Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-10-13
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.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

to the department of the east.
The Mallory line steamer Leona was
burned and sunk at her wharf in New |
York, the loss being 100000.
John j. Bowles, one of the best known
planters in Arkansas, was killed at |
Reedville in a fight with his nephew,
Edgar Reed, who was also killed.
Nine ships have been designated to
proceed to Manila as soon as possible
to reinforce the American fleet there.
The National Salt company of New
Jersey has secured control of the salt
industry of the country.
The safe of the Commercial bank at
Rippey, Ia, was blown open by bur-
glars. who secured $500.
The Indiana appellate court holds
that a contract for sending a telegram
on Sunday is illegal unless it comes
within the definition of work of char
ity or necessity"
The second attempt at a race between
the American yacht Columbia and the
British yacht Shamrock failed for lack
of wind.
Twelve persons who took part in the
Carterville Qll.) riot in which several
miners were killed have been indicted
for murder.
An earthquake along the Tennessee
and North Carolina state line made an
opening in the earth several hundred
feet in length along Abrams creek.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union of Iowa has elected Mrs. Marion
H. Dunham, of Des Moines, president
for the tenth consecutive time.
An epidemic of smallpox has broken
out at the orphans home in Dayton, o.
The total number of business failures
in the United States for the first nine
months of the present year was only
7,O75, falling off of 90 per cent. from
last wear, and the total liabilities were
S65,s55,21s, being 35 per cent. smaller
than last year.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States dur
ing the week ended on the 9th aggre-
gated $1,752, ,9sS, ,53s, against S1,S93,223,-
3O1 the previous week. The increase
compared with the corresponding week
of 1898 was 1916.
The farmers national congress in
Boston reelected as president ex-Gov.
Hoard, OF Wisconsin.
The Lafayette Gnd.) bridge works,
one of the largest in the west, was to-
tally destroyed by fire.
The mayor of Havana, Cuba, Perfecto
Lacoste, issued an order directing that
no Spanish flag be displayed in the city,
except at the Spanish consulate.
The trustees of the University of Yer
mont at meeting in Burlington voted
to confer the degree of LID. upon Ad-
miral George Dewey.
When congress convenes in December
it will be asked to make appropriations
amounting to at least $2OO,OO0,O0O for
the support of the army and navy for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1901.
President Mckinley on his westward
trip was warmly greeted at Canton, o.,
and at Quincy, Peoria and Galesburg
in Illinois.
At Abilene, Kan, William link killed
Mrs. Fanny Ganter because she refused
to marry him and then killed himself.
Admiral Dewey will receive $1,000
watch from the municipality of Boston
when he visits that city.
George Ainsley and his wife were
killed by the cars at crossing near
| Streator, Ill.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow's report will show that there
are $4,000 post offices in the country,
a gain during the fiscal year of 1880.
The farmers appear to have cornered
the broomcorn market in Illinois and
prices have rushed up from $50 to 500
per ton.
Admiral Dewey announces that he
will accept as a gift from the Ameri-
can people home in Washington.
In Sioux City, Ia, Orlando Stevens
rode mile on bicycle on dirt track
in 3s1s, making new worlds record.
The visible supply of grain in the
United S.Gtes on the Sd was: Wheat,
AZ, ,132, 900 bushels; corn, 12, ,490,0 900 bush
els; oats, 7,32s,O0O bushels; rye, 7o9,,
600 bushels; barley, 1,441 900 bushels
The nineteenth annual convention OF
the Farmers National congress began
in Boston, 80 states being represented
Albert V. Roe, a one-armed messen'
ger of the Postal Telegraph company
arrived in San Francisco from New
York on bicycle, covering the 1900
miles in 70 days.
The Daughters of the American Rev
olution are to erect in Tacoma, Wash.
bronze drinking fountain as me
mortal of Narcissa Prentice Whitman
pioneer teacher who was murdered
by the Indians at Waiiapu, Wash, No
vember 20, 1s47.
Gov. Scofield, of Wisconsin, has posi-
lively declined to again be candidate
for the Office.
Rear Admiral Winfield Scott SchleJ
was installed as commander of the
Loyal Legion at the meeting of the or
der in New York.
An incendiary started two fires IL
the snowsheds between Cisco and Emf
grant Ggp. Cal, and e,4oo feet of she'd
were burned.