Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-09-21
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.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

DOnESTIC.
Belief exists in some quarters that
the city of Galveston will not be re-
built and that great seaport will
be founded at some place less likely
to disaster. The situation grows
worse owing to the putrefaction of
bodies. Attempts at Identification are
abandoned. Fifty men have been shot
for robbing the dead. Relief is arriv-
ing rapidly. The first assistance re-
ceived came in the shape of two small
boats filled with provisions, which
were issued at once. They did little
toward relieving the hungered, who
have subsisted on water-soaked food
port on the storm shows wind velocity
of 120 miles an hour and tidal wave
four feet high.
Nine members of Duncan Clarke's
female minstrel troupe were killed in
wreck at Mound City. Ill.
Anthracite coal strike was ordered
TO begin next Monday. About 142, 900
miners are expected to obey.
Investigation developed that bogus
marriage bureau is operating at st.
Joseph, Mich.
By n double victory over Cleveland
the Chicago team clinched the Ameri-
can Baseball league pennant.
A lone robber held up Burlington
train and secured $1,000 in cash and
jewelry near Haigler, Neb.
During n gale on Lake Erie the
barge John 3. Lyons foundered and
ID persons were drowned. The schoon-
er Dundee went down. All on board
except woman. the cook. were saved.
Flint & Pere Marquette steamer No.
4 arrived in Milwaukee badly battered
Ny the storm, with several injured pas
ser gers on board.
Buffalo reports that fruit in that
region was damaged by storm to the
extent of S50O,OOO, and that several of
The pan-American exposition build
angs were partially wrecked by the
wind.
Fire at Narragansett Pier destroyed
she Casino, the Rockingham and other
noted structures. Loss, S350,000.
Gov. Sayres announces that at least
S1,5OoO0O will be required for relief
work. Ten thousand persons in Gal
weston are absolutely destitute and
many thousands more nearly so. Con-
fributions amounting to $75O,OOO have
been received or pledged and provi-
sions are flowing into Galveston, but
not in adequate quantities. More than
1900 bodies have been identified. Five
Others buried in trenches. The peo-
pie settled down to bring about order,
those who cannot work being sent
from the city. The presence of regu-
lars stopped robberies. The latest esti-
mates place the property loss from the
storm close to S40,O00,000. Galveston
capitalists plan to rebuild the city
on it's present site, declaring 1t will
rise to former greatness. Many res
idents are panic-stricken and are de-
termined to seek safer home sites.
The father of Emma Abbott has be-
come insane over money she left him.
Diphtheria is epidemic in South Bend,
Ind.
The population of Youngstown, o.,
1890. This is an increase of 1865, or
s5.11 per cent.
The United Mine Workers associa-
tion officials predict that every anthra-
cite mine in Pennsylvania will be idle
after the date for the strike to begin.
The operators predict that a majority
of the men will stay in.
A monument to Gen. Henry w. Law
ton was unveiled at Fort Wayne, Ind.
Gov. Mount and w. j. Bryan spoke.
The population of Grand Rapids,
Mich, is given in census bulletins as
1855, as compared with 60.279 in 1890,
an increased 27,2s7, or 1927 per cent.
Burning of bodies continues at Gal
weston, jewelry being consigned to
the flames with the dead owners. The
citizens are determined to buila city
of substantial structures. Congress
man Hawley severely criticised Quar-
termaster BaXter's report that the
city was ruined. Conservative esti-
mates place the loss of life at Calves
ton at 5000, and this number may be
exceeded. Relief contributions have
reached total of about S., ,3OO, 900.
A more hopeful feeling is prevalent in
Galveston and business is being re-
sumed gradually. Life insurance com.
panies will suffer heavily by the great
storm. Relief committees from points
along the gulf coast call on Gov. Say
ers and state their needs. Thousands
of persons in the devastated district
need food, clothing and money.
Engineers and fremen of the Monon
road asked for an increase in wages,
but were refused.
The population OF Bay City, Mich,
IS 27,62s, as against 27,s39 in 1890; a
decrease of ell, or rs per cent.
The American Federation of Labor
IL to take hand in the anthracite
strike.
Chicago and Milwaukee banks are Of
fered large share of the new German
ionn Of s21,OOO,0O