Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-11
DOMESTIC.


Theodore Roosevelt, vice president
elect, took the first degree in mason
ry at the Oyster Bay O.. ~ lodge.
Briefs to support the argument that
the constitution followed the flag to
Porto Rico were filed in the United
States supreme court.
Fast freight lines are to be abol-
ished, amalgamated or reduced be-
cause of rate cutting.
The coinage of the mints for the
year ended December 81 was 1904
500 pieces, valued at $137, 7,699,401.
Ben II. Brainerd, of Springfield, ILL.,,
treasurer of the state board of agri-
culture, was said to be short $4,000.
Clearing house exchanges in New
York on the Cd were $427 1903, 900,
which broke the worlds record.
Louis McAdams, a negro, who cut
and seriously injured j. NJ. Ray, was
hanged by mob near Wilsonville,
Ala.
in Lansing and Il. b. Loomis was
elected president of the senate and
John j. Carton speaker of the house
X. G. Dun & Co. report failures in
the United States for $174,113.236 in
1900, against 123,132.679 in 1899.
The fire losses in the United States
in 1900 amounted to $l59,250,223, an
increase of $s,712,s5s over the previous
year.
The starting of the first electric
railway in Porto Rico astonished the
citizens of San Juan.
The total circulation of national
bank notes on December 81 was $780,
o61, ,410, an increase for the year of
S93, ,s65, ss7.
The one hundred and twenty-second
legislature of Massachusetts, convened
in Boston.
About 10000 otherwise qualified
white voters in Louisiana have dis
franchised themselves by failure TO
pay the poll. tax.
The one hundred and seventh ses-
sion of the New Hampshire Legislature
met in Concord.
The public library at Seattle Wash,
containing $4,000 books, was burned
to the ground.
James w. Priestly. aged 50, found
er of the carpet mills bearing that
name, was asphyXiated by illuminat t.
ing gas at the home of his son in
Philadelphia.
President Benjamin Ide Wheeler. OF
the University of California, says Fill
pino students have received letter.
saying that Aguinaldo. is dead.
Gov. Pingree sent remarkable fare
well message to the Michigan legisla
ture in which he scored judges an6
corporations.
James S. Harlan, of Chicago, has
been appointed attorney general fol
Porto Rico.
Director of Mints Roberts declares
the total stock of the worlds money
is now $11,0oO,O0O,O0
Two ear loads of negroes left Mont.
gomery. Ala, for the Hawaiian islands
to take employment on the sugar
plantations there.
Republican governors We're inaugu
rated as follows: Massachusetts. w
NJ. Crane; New Hampshire, C. p. .Jor
dan; Maine, j. +. Hill; Nebraska, c. ii
Dietrich.
ht iNPOip VI Inspector htntTa
Knox on the inspection of national sol
diers' homes shows those institution
to be in high state of efficiency.
George Reed. a negro charged Will
an attempted. assault on Mrs. j. NJ
Lockleer, of Rome, Ca, was hanged by
a mob.
Alfred, John and James Dicke,
(brothers), and w. C. Baker. all prom
inent farmers, were killed in Searcey
county, Ark, by drinking wood al
cohol.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States dur
ing the week ended on the 4th aggre
gated $2,309, ,175,743, against $1.7s6,
322 ,0s6 the previous week. The increas,
compared with the correspondent:
week of 1900 was 29.5.