Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-01-12
DOMESTIC.

Edward Cressinger, aged 10 years,
was hanged at Sunbury, Pa, for the
murder of 16-year-old Daisy Smith on
August 10, 1898.
Chicago laundrymen have formed
combine with capital of S2,000,000.
The Peoples bank at Wabasha, Mimi,
closed its doors.
The first of the formal dinners of the
social season at the white house was
given by President and Mrs. Mckinley,
the members of the cabinet and their
wives being the guests of honor.
Gen. Corbin, of the Lawton fund COM
mittee, announces that the total sub
scriptions to the fund are over $4,000.
At Adairville, KY, DR.. L. NJ. Gay. q
prominent dentist, shot and killed Ed
ward o. Gritty, well-known business
man, and then killed himself. A quar-
rel was the cause.
Gen. Wood released 40 persons wrong
fully imprisoned in Cuban iails.
Two men and four horses were
blown into small fragments by the ex-
plosion of 5000 pounds of blasting pow
der near Eagle River, Mich.
The New York legislature convened
in annual session in Albany.
The Maryland Legislature convened
in regular biennial session.
Bud Harris was hanged in Rome, Ga,
for the murder of David Irwin, another
negro.
w. Murray Crane was inaugurated
as governor of Massachusetts.
A naval station is TO be established at
San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Charles Root, farmer, aged 40,
killed his wife and himself in Texas,
Mich. A quarrel was the cause.
Nelson McGinnis, Mat McGinnis and
John Adams were scalded TO death
by boiler explosion at a sawmill
near Anna, III.
The business portion of the village
of Mears, Mich, was almost entirely
destroyed by fire.
w. r. Moody says his fathers work
Will be continued by the institutions
he founded at East Northfield, Mass.
The American Steel G. Wire company
(the wire trusD has advanced the wages
of 10000 men w per cent.
The exchanges at the leading clear.
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended On the 5th aggregated
$1,7S1, III, Gal, against Sl,595, 1875 ,229 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1S9!
was 90.
There were 273 business failures in
the United States in the seven day.
ended on the 5th, against 221 the weel
previous and 243 in the corresponding
period of 1890.
At Newport News. Va, w. w. Watt,
white man, was shot to death by mol
for criminally assaulting Mrs. T. NJ
Simpson.
In livery stable fire in West I.afay
ette, Ind, John Lynch and 21 horse
were cremated.
Charley Wilson and Zack Singleton
negroes, were hanged at Charleston,
c., for murder.
Robert Z. Lincoln and Norman i
Ream, executors of the Pullman estat
in Chicago, receive n $425,OOO fee. Tn
estate is worth $14,0OO,OOO.
The senate committee on elections op
poses seating of Senator Quay, of Penn
sylvania, on the governors appoint
ment.
The special session of the Michiga,
legislature adjourned without passin
tax bills.
Four men on the Tennessee railroa
eight miles from lockwood were kille
by a dynamite explosion.
Bradstreet's review of bank clear
ings for 1899 show that the total tor tn
United States was $93.5O4.032 .Gs6. an il
crease of S25004. 500 over 1898.
Geronimo PARA and Antonio Flores
Mexicans, were hanged at FL Paso, Tex
for murder.
In drunken quarrel at Piute II
dian camp near Pineville. Ore. Ma
thew Wewa killed his wife. his brotl
er and two squaws and killed himsel
The wages of $4,000 workmsn in Pitt
burgh, Pa. have been advanced froI
five 10 ten per cent.