Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-05

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on the highway and robbed of $5.-
600.
Efforts to settle the miners strike
are reported to be succeeding. 1t is
believed tat the men will begin to
return to work soon, although hitch
may occur over the recognition of the
union.
Vast fields of pure anthracite coal
have been found in the Cascade noun
tain district in the state of Wash
ington.
Gen. Miles in letter to the army
urges soldiers to study principles of
war, reverence the flag and cultivate
patriotism.
Archie Kinsauls was hanged at
Charlotte, n. c., for murder.
Charles A. Collier, ex-mayor of At
lanta. Ga, died from the effects of a
pistol shot wound.
Lawrence Pierson, of Lexington,
Mo-, student at Lake Forest Qll.)
university, died from injuries sus-
tanned in football game.
1t is reported that at all the mines in
the coal regions an offer to give temper
cent. increase in wages and submit all
other differences to arbitration will be
posted. Striking miners are willing to
accept the terms offered, but are un-
willing to return to work until the
union announces the agreement.
Union and nonmnion mo,ders at
Cleveland, o., had a battle in which
Detective Foulkes was killed and three
men were fatally hurt and others were
injured.
Two persons were killed and "a Sc
riously injured in n railway wreck near
Guthrie, o. +.
James Howard, convicted of COM
plicity in the Goebel assassination in
Kentucky, was sentenced TO hang De-
cember T. Motion for a new trial was
overruled.
Engineer McAloon, Fireman Sprowl
and an unknown man were killed in
railway wreck at Alton, Ia.
A locomotive engineer on the Mo-
non has invented pneumatic device
for signaling holdup alarm through
out a railroad train.
Sixto Lopez, formerly Aguinaldo's
secretary, arrived in New York.
Hope Barnett and Edward Stanford
killed each other in n quarrel over pol
itics at Port Tampa City, Fla.
Rev. Mr.. Reeder was shot dead in
his pulpit in Newberry county, S. c.,
by an unknown enemy.
Michael Snider fatally shot his wife
and killed himself in Chicago while
drunk.
Troops were sent to Georgetown, s.
C., to suppress a race riot.
The percentages of the baseball
clubs in the national league for the
week ended on the 3Oth ult. were:
Brooklyn, .59s; Pittsburgh, sos; Phil
adelphia, .535; Boston, .504; Chicago,
.466; St. Louis, .461; Cincinnati, .446;
New York. .426.
Gov. Sayers reported receipt of
S672,476.29 for the Galveston relief
fund up to September 30.
1t is estimated that the national
census of 1900 will cost about $15,O0O,-
900.
Railroads killed 26 persons in Chi
cago during the month of September.
Personal AND POLITICAL.
Col John p. Jackson, collector OF
the port of San Francisco, died at
the age of 81 years.
George f. Drew. the first democratic
governor of Florida after the war, died
at Jacksonville, aged 73 years. Two
hours before his death his wife passed
away.
The republicans of the Tenth Iowa
district have nominated j. p. Conner
for congress.
North Dakota republicans have
nominated Frank White for governor
in place of f. b. Fancher, who de-
clined the denomination on account of
bad health.
Col. John C. Wyman, who saved the
life of Gen. Grant in Chicago while the
latter was president and who gave to
the world John B. Cough as temper
ance reformer, died in Providence, r. 1.
Ohio democrats have nominated
John b. Peaslee for congress in the
First district and Henry Keller in the
Second.
Adlai f. Stevenson issued letter ac-
cepting the populist nomination for
vice president.
Frank Shepard, law book publisher
and well known throughout the United
States as the originator of the "Shep-
ard Annotations," died in Chicago
aged So years.
Thomas G. Shearman, prominent
attorney of New York, died at his
residence in Brooklyn.
Rev. DR.. Gilbert H. Gregory, aged
GO, dropped dead in his pulpit in st.
Stephens Methodist church in New
York.
Samuel F. Carey, congressman in
1868 and candidate for vice president
on the Peter Cooper ticket in 1876
died in Cincinnati, aged 81 years.
| FOREIGN.
The shortage in the japanese tea
crop this season is estimated at 4,400.-
600 pounds.