Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-04-08
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.

DOMESTIC.
Former Senator George Gray, of Del.
aware, has been appointed United
States circuit judge for the Third dis
trict.
At cabinet meeting it was decided
to pay no attention to the demands OF
the delegates from the Cuban assem-
bly, who are in Washington.
The formal order retiring Rear Ad-
miral Robson under the provisions Of
the personnel act has been issued
AT Sparta, Mich, Leon Cram, aged IS,
killed. Falma Nelson, comrade, BY a
blow with his fist during a quarrel.
Robert Lynch and Robert Finch, two
prominent citizens at Brandon, Tex,
were shot and killed while drunk and
trying to run the town"
Recruiting for the regular army is
progressing most satisfactorily, both in
numbers and high class of young men
offering.
The safe of the Windsor hotel, New
York, was found and opened, and its
contents, valued at 5000, 900, were unin-
jured by the fire.
The Mexican ambassador, Senor
Azpiroz, was presented to the president
by the secretary of state.
The Warren liner Norseman went
ashore of Marblehead, Mass. Life
savers took off the passengers and crew.
The Republic Iron & Steel company,
capital $50,0o0,O00, with headquarters
in Chicago, is a new corporation which
will control and operate 30 mills west
of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Fire in the business district of Fair
Haven, VT, destroyed property valued
at 100000.
George f. Todd, of New York, filed
a petition in bankruptcy with iabili-
ties of S24S, SIG, and assets of five dol
lars cash.
j. E. Dickerson, director of the de-
funct First national bank of Asheville,
n. c., was sentenced to ten years in
prison.
Gov. Gen. Brooke practically made up
his mind to send the 1000, 900 back to
the United States if the Cuban assembly
did not give up the army rolls.
Tommy White, of Chicago, got the de-
cision over Jack dempsey, of Pueblo, in
2o-round fight in Denver, Col.
Additional reenforcements for the
American troops in the Philippines are
to be sent from New York at once.
Later reports concerning the sinking
of the steamer Rowena Lee off Tyler,
Mo-, say that only three lives were lost,
instead of 60, as first reported.
In a train wreck at Haynes, ILL.,, DIR.
T. w oF
killed and baggageman fatally in
jured.
James Reed, aged % (colored), was
hangedin Kansas City, Mo-, for the muir
der of Mrs. Susie Blakesley.
E. Bates Soper, who killed his wife
and two children at Archie, also his
father, and child in Oregon, was
hanged at Harrisonville, Mo.
The heaviest snow fall ever known at
this season of the year occurred in Kan
sas, Missouri, Iowa, Indiana and Illi-
lois.
Seven persons were injured by the de-
railing of a passenger train near Parker
Vile, Mo.
The city hall and opera house at Co.
lunfbus S. c., was totally destroyed by
fire.
There were 1914 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 31st ult, against 200 the
week previous and 251 in the corre-
spending period of 1898.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 31st ult. aggre-
gated $1,000,0S2, 1874, against S1,SS4 ,504,-
791 the previous week. The Increase
compared with the corresponding week
in 1898 was 6s.5.
United States officials arrested in
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Charles Moss, the
leader of large gang of counterfeiters.
The treasury receipts for March were
over $57,0O0,0OO and the disbursements
amounted to $42,00s, s,571, leaving a sur
plus for the month of $l4, ,O31 ,653.
A joint high commission to settle the
entire Samoan trouble has been prac-
tically agreed upon by the United
States, British and German govern
ments.
Henry Lappin and his wife, aged As
and AZ years, respectively, were burned
to death in their home in Philadelphia.
Richard Hale and Thomas Johnson
white men, and Sam Rives (colored)
were hanged at Troy, Ala, for the muir
der of Mrs. Ira Meyers and her daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. Meyers.
Gov. Gage has signed the bill which
legalizes prize fighting contests in CAL
ifornia up to 20 rounds.