Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-03-09
DOMESTIC.

Two clerks in department store in
San Francisco stole $1,000 from the sal
ary envelopes of the employees.
Edward Friedner's three children
were burned to death in a tenement
house fire in New York.
The heaviest snowstorm in years pre-
vailed throughout Illinois, Michigan,
Indiana, the southwest and west.
The democratic portion of the Ken
lucky legislature appropriated $780,
600 for detection of Goebel's murderer.
A Philadelphia bookseller was sent
to Jail for n year for selling "Sapho"
and similar books.
Joseph Clean, farmer living near
Bluefield, w. Va, killed his daughter
and her lover and then killed himself.
Giles +. Filley, who gave up fortune
of over $1,3O0,0O0 to pay debts for
which he became responsible by in
dorsement, died in st. Louis a poor
man.
The IL iron and steel mills in Indiana
owned by the Republic Iron & Steel
company closed down on account of
an attempt to enforce the weekly pay
law and over 5000 men were idle.
Lonnie Logan, n notorious train rob-
ber. was killed by an officer in Kansas
City, Mo-, while resisting arrest.
Miners throughout the country will
on the 31st inst. observe the first ami
versary OF the eight-hour day.
The Ohio legislature defeated bill
to give women the right to vote at all
elections.
Secretary Root is going to Cuba to
make personal inspection of present
conditions in the island
Powell Clayton, United States am
bassador to Mexico, says the relations
between the United States and Mexico
have never been on better footing
than now.
The public debt statement issued on
the 1st shows that the debt decreased
$6,750,16s during the month of Febru-
ary. The cash balance in the treas
ury was $780, ,S23. The total debt,
less the cash balance in the treasury,
amounts to 81 ,11S,s ,ss6,050.
Northern New York ard New Eng
land were swept by the heaviest snow
storm since 1888
President Mckinley has authorized
the use of $1,250,OoO, the balance of
the war fund, in affording relief to
the people of Porto Rico.
Edward S. Dreyer, former banker,
was convicted in Chicago of embez-
zling $316,o32.
The bodies of 96 soldiers who died
in Cuba since the end of the war were
= A A,.ls, 80 -, W, IL,
ington.
During the last eight months the gov
ernment receipts have exceeded the
expenditures by $37,763,00O.
Ip family quarrel at Buffalo, n. Y.
Edward Mead shot Bert Wilson, his
brother-in-law, and then killed him.
self.
The industrial commission submit,
ted to congress preliminary report cl
its Investigations into the operations oi
trusts and says that certain evils in
connection with them should be
checked by appropriate legislation.
The total coinage executed at tn,
mints of the United States during Feb
ruary was Sl5,46S, 700.
Engineer Oliver and Fireman Adams
were fatally injured in n wreck on tn,
Illinois Central at Pope, Miss.
Four persons were killed and seveI
injured in railroad wreck near Farm
ington, Conn.
Charles i. Lutz shot his brother an,
killed the latter's wife in row owe
money matters in Chicago.
The total circulation of nationa
bank notes at the close of busines
February 2s last was $240,434,s ,s7s, a
Increase for the year of $6,532,5l1.
Reuben Cately and Hypolite Brow
(negroes) were hanged at New Iberis
La, for the murder of Martial Sorre
q storekeeper, near Olivier, La.