Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-10-11

Inc weekly review OF traue 1nu1-
Gates activity in nearly every line of
business. Iron and steel plants are
crowded with orders.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States dur
| ing the seven days ended on the 4th
aggregated S2,136,970, 300, against ST.
| 73s,256,3S4 the previous week. The in
crease compared with the correspond
ing week of last year was 30.s.
There were EOS business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 4th, against 157 the
week previous and 2Os the corre-
spending period of last year.
The Farmers National congress in
session in Sioux Falls, S. d., elected
George L. Flanders, of Albany, N. Y,
president, and adopted resolutions
expressing horror at the assassina-
tion of President Mckinley, and de-
manding suppression of anarchy by
state legislation.
The business portion of Rendville,
o., was destroyed by fire.
Thirty thousand mill operatives at
Fall River. Mass, decided to go on
strike for an advance of five per cent.
in wages.
John Flanagan, of New York, set
| two new worlds marks in Louis
vile, KY, throwing the hammer no
feet "a inches, and hurting the discus
119 feet IA inches.
The postal receipts in the United
States the past fiscal year were SILL
631, ,1o3 and expenditures S115,554,921,
showing a net deficit of S3,9S1, ,521,
which is S1,5oO,o0o smaller than for
the preceding year.
Saloon smashing as practiced by Mrs.
Nation and her followers has been de-
clared illegal by the Kansas supreme
court.
Gov. Murphy has issued proclama-
tion calling for statehood convention
| to convene at Phoenix, Ari., October 26.
President Roosevelt has selected
trustees for the Mckinley National
Monument association, William r.
Day, of Canton. o., heading the list.
The job printing plant of the Detroit
| (Mich.) Free Press Printing company
was badly damaged by fire.
Fire in the Pittsburg clay pot works
in Allegheny damaged the plant to the
extent of S250,000.
Twenty buildings in the heart of
West Tampa. Fla, were burned with
loss of 100000.
Nearly every store in Timpson, Tex,
was destroyed by fire.
Gen. Alger in his new book fays Ad-
miral Sampson and Gen. Miles for al
!,
Spain.
a revised tariff for the Philippines
to go into operation on November Is
has been promulgated by the war de-
partment.
Capt. William Andrews and his
bride started from New York across
the Atlantic in n 13R-foot boat on
wedding trip.
While quarreling Charles Reising
and his wife fell three stories from
porch at their home in ST. Lotus and
We're fatally injured.
Peter Scholdgen was arrested in
Trenton, n. j., on charge of having
nine wives.
The National league baseball sea-
son closed with the clubs standing in
the following order: Pitts burg, .645
per cent; Philadelphia, .593; Brook
lyn. .576; st. Louis, .551; Boston, 500;
Chicago, .3S1; New York, $50; Gin
| cinnati. .37+.
The United States and Great Brit
ain have agreed upon new isthmian
canal treaty, making the proposed
waterway all-American in ownership
and control.
Police broke up ball in New York
city given by anarchists, several of
whom We're clubbed.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson es-
Inmates the beet sugar production for
1901 in the United States at 1S9, 800
tons.
The grand jury indicted City Oil In
spector Robert f. Burke on charges
of Withholding $4,000 public funds of
Chicago.
Four employees of the Panhandle
railroad were killed in wreck near
Onward, Ind.
President Roosevelt initiated his new
southern policy by deciding to appoint
eX-Gov. Jones, of Alabama, a democrat,
as federal judge in that state to fill a
vacancy.
Friends in Canton of Mrs. Mckinley
are confident she has safely passed
the crucial period of the shock caused
by her husbands death.
Personal AND POLITICAL.
Tammany Hall decided upon Edward