Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-05-17


majority of the residents do not fc-
vor Sunday observance and that here
after everything will be wide open"
Washington advices say the edu-
cational qualification for suffrage is
growing in public favor.
Dun's Weekly Review of Trade de-
clares that general business was unin-
jured by the stock panic in New York.
+. II. Methever, who murdered Dor
othy Mckee at Long Beach, Cal, in
July, 1890, was hanged at San Quentin
prison.
Quick recovery followed the panic in
Wall street, New York, all prominent
securities advancing.
Several persons were injured in a
riot in Detroit caused by an attempt
of the new director of police to quiet
a curbstone orator.
Willie Mccormick, who was sup
posed TO be kidnapped. was found
drowned in creek near his home in n
New York suburb. Death was acci-
dental.
Treasury officials in Washington
view the Wall street reverse as bless
ing in disguise, seeing in the check to
indiscreet speculation a preventive of
serious trouble.
The enthusiasm of crowd at San
Luis Obispo. Cal, to shake hands with
President Mckinley caused panic
from which he was eXtricated with
difficulty.
The schooner Fostoria sank in St.
Clair river after collision with ice
and two sailors were drowned.
Finishing lumber of all grades has
been advanced one dollar per thou
sand by the Mississippi Valley Lum-
bermen's association.
Evelyn b. Baldwin. the American
arctic explorer, says he has the best
equipped expedition that ever started
in search of the north pole.
Percentage of the baseball clubs in
the American association for the
week ended on the 18th were: De-
troit, .765; Chicago, .647; Baltimore,
.5S3: Boston, .53S; Washington, 800:
Philadelphia. 1854; Milwaukee, 1853;
Cleveland, .235.
Prof. Charles r. Eastman was
found not guilty of the murder of his
Jr., at Cambridge, Mass.
Merritt Chism, rich farmer at
White Oak, ILL.,, murdered his wife as
she was about to attend church. Do
NESTS trouble was the cause.
The percentages of the baseball
clubs in the National league for the
week ended on the 12th were: Gin
cinnati, .625; Pittsburgh. .625: New
York, .5s3; Boston, .5s3; Philadelphia,
.43s; Brooklyn, .467; Chicago, 400; st.
Louis, $50.
The president and Mrs. Mckinley
arrived in San Francisco two days
ahead of time because of the sudden
illness of Mrs. Mckinley.
Mrs. w. III. Whitsel and her two
children were burned to death in
their home near Dallas, Tex.
r. L. Mosby, leading citizen of
Black Rock, Ark, shot his wife on
account of jealousy and then killed
himself.
James Brown (colored), charged
with assaulting Miss Della Garrett,
of Springvelle, Ala, was shot and
killed by mob.
Mrs. Ellen Callihan (colored), aged
100 years, was killed by the cars at
Springfield, III.
The Canton Is. d. State bank
closed it's doors.
American newspapers are said to
receive n subsidy from Russia for
manufacturing sentiment against
Germany.
The battleship Illinois is to go into
commission on July 1.
Samuel Flower, teller of the Hi
hernia national bank of New Orleans,
was arrested, charged with short
age of $4,000
Nearly the whole of the business
portion of Dumont, Ia, was destroyed
by fire.
Fire in lumber district near De-
troit caused losses aggregating $780,
600. The Western Union Telegraph
company suffered to the extent of
$600,000.
Mrs. Bedinah Carlson, while de-
spondent, killed her two children and
herself in Providence, r. /.
William Phelps lost his life at In
dianapolis, Ind, to allow companion
with family to escape.
Two passengers were killed and 26
injured in n railway wreck at Ja-
maica, II. l., and more than hundred
passengers were hurt in an accident
at Englewood, N. j.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
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