Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-03-15
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
DOME sTIC.

9Th an amendment to the rules plac-
ing a limit upon debate was referred
to the committee on rules. Senator
Morgan, speaking on his resolution
to abrogate the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty, made the prediction that if
Great Britain attempts to enforce the
treaty war will ensue. The nomina-
ton of Robert S. Mccormick, of Chi
cago, to be minister to Austria-H Hun
gary was received.
Sixteen business houses at Arcadia,
La, were burned.
The windows Of two of Hannah &
Hogg's saloons in Chicago were
smashed by self-styled "home defend
ers."
William L. Chandler, former senator
from New Hampshire, has been select
ed as president of the Spanish claims
commission.
Appropriations by the Fifty-sixth
congress total $1,44O,O6 ,545, against
S1,56s, ,212, ,637 by the Fifty-ffth con-
gress and S1,O44,5SO,275 by the Fifty
fourth.
Alaska has a population of 63,592
against 32,O52 ten yearsago.
The wife and two children of Post
master Morgan were killed by light
ming at Welsh, Ga.
Mrs. Emomns Blaine and Mrs. Cyrus
Mccormick gave the University of Chi
cago 100000.
In Atlantic City, y. J.. Albert Zim-
norman, 40 years old, fatally shot his
wife and killed himself. Domestic trou-
BILE was the cause.
James Callahan was held in Omaha
as a Cudahy kidnaper under $1,000
bonds.
The Maryland legislature met in spe-
cial session to revise the election law.
The members of the cabinet We're
sworn in in the cabinet room at the
white house.
Fourteen students of Lawrence uni
versity at Appleton, Wis, were sus-
pended for dancing.
Senator William p. Frye, of Maine,
was on the 18th unanimously elected
as president pro tempore of the sem
ate, the second time he has been so
honored. Senator Morgan closed his
speech on the Nicaragua canal with
an appeal for specific declaration
abrogating the Clayton-Bulwertr treaty.
Ex-President Harrison is seriously
i'll with grippe at his home in Indian
apolis.
The import duties between the
United States and Porto Rico are not
to be repealed until March, 1902.
At the first territorial Legislature
of Hawaii the native language was
used in both branches, contrary to
law,
The Indiana legislature passed bill
providing a penalty of death in ex-
treme cases and Imprisonment from
ten years to life term for kidnapping
for ransom.
The Lake Shore road has established
a school for apprentices in its mechan-
ical departments.
The United States is said to have
sent a note to Copenhagen warning
the government not to dispose of the
Danish West Indies to any foreign
power.
The grand jury of Anderson, S. c.,
indicted Jour prominent citizens for
holding negroes in slavery under the
convict lease system.
Two men were killed and seven hurt
by the fall of an elevator at Moline, Ill.
Hazers exploded bomb in Smell hall
at the Chicago university.
Proposals for the acquisition of the
Panama canal from Colombia have
been submitted to Secretary Hay.
An order allowing Russian war ves-
sells to purchase supplies of United
LII IL I.
suspended by the treasury depart
ment.
]. Otis Humphrey has been nomi-
mated by the president for judge of
the district bench for the Southern cir
cult of Illinois.
Admiral Dewey has been paid $3.50
prize money for his victory in Manila
bay.
Mrs. Sanders and her niece, Viola
Wilcox, We're burned to death in their
house at Hot Springs, Ark.
In executive session on the sth the
United States senate confirmed the
supplemental treaty with Great Brit
ain. 1t adds to the list of crimes for
which a man can be eXtradited from
one country to another the follow
ing: Obtaining money under false
pretenses, the destruction or obstruc-
tion of railroads, the endangering of
human life and the procuring of abor-
tions.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States dur
ing the week ended on the Sth aggre-
gated S2.32l, ,427,os7, against $1,747.-
223,245 the previous week. The in
crease compared with the correspond
ing week of 1900 was $40.
There were 2Os business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the Sth, against 107 the
week previous and 200 the corre-
spending period of 1900.