Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-10-04

Miss Frances West has teen selected
by the governor of Iowa to christen the
cruiser Des Moines.
The illness of Secretary Root Is
causing his friends great uneasiness.
His physicians may order him to stop
all work, which would necessitate his
leaving the cabinet. In this case sew
eral other changes in that body may be
made.
Thirteen prospectors were drowned
in Preside county, Tex, by sudden
flood in ravine in which they were
encamped.
A through Wabash train from st.
Louis to Omaha was wrecked near
Council Bluffs, Ia. Nineteen passen-
gers were badly injured, three of
whom will probably die.
President McKinley's will was filed
for probate by Judge Day and Secre-
tary Cortelyou at Canton. Mrs. Nc
Kinley is given n life interest in the
real estate and personality. Miss
Helen Mckinley, his sister. is given
worth $225,000 to $250,000, including
Ao',UUU Ire insurance.
1t is reported at Albany, N. V. that
the court of appeals has decided to
grant new trial to Roland Molineux,
who was convicted of having poison
Mrs. Kate Adams.
The percentages of the baseball
clubs in the National league for the
week ended on the Goth were: Pitts
burg, .647; Philadelphia, $50; Brook
lyn, $40; St. Louis. .544; Boston, 500;
New York, .391; Cincinnati, $3.50: Chi
cago, $50.
Proof so far brought out in the
Schley inquiry has developed nothing
which could convict the admiral of
anything worse than an error of
judgment.
The Columbia defeated the Sham
rock in the first trial of the interna-
tional yacht race for the Americas
cup.
The American league baseball sea-
son closed with the clubs standing in
the following positions: Chicago, Bos-
ton, Detroit, Philadelphia. Baltimore,
Washington, Cleveland and Milwau-
kee.
Two men were discovered by the
guard mysteriously prowling about
the Mckinley tomb at Canton. The
guard shot at one, but the other at
tackled him with knife, diverting his
aim.
The gelding Little Boy smashed
the worlds wagon record by pacing
a mile in 2:02 in New York.
Miss Susan Richardson, of Milton,
Mass, left the income of her 100000
estate to two spinsters so long as
they remain unmarried.
AS the result of a quarrel F. W.
Hartman fatally wounded his wife
and committed suicide at Hobart, Ind.
A plan was discovered at Indianap-
oils to kidnap eX-Gov. w. S. Taylor
in Indiana and take him to Kentucky.
Five persons were injured in the
wrecking of runaway trolley car at
Burlington, Ia.
DR.. George C. Lorimer resigned the
pastorate of fremont temple at Bos-
ton, but the congregation declined to
accept it.
President Roosevelt summoned
Booker r. Washington into confer
ence regarding conditions in the
south.
Assassin Czolgosz maintains sullen
silence at Auburn prison, passing his
waking hours in pacing up and down
his cell and lying on his bed.
Arthur j. Eddy returned to Chi
cago after a journey of 1900 miles in
an automobile.
The United States cruiser Cleveland
was launched at Bath, Me-, and chris
tened by Miss Ruth Hanna, daughter
of the senator.
Mrs. Peter Kromdyke, Mr.. P. Van
Halst and Miss Edith Waud were
drowned by the capsizing of boat
near Kalamazoo, Mich.
Fire destroyed the principal por-
ton of Clayton, Ia.