Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-05-10
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.

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sett. la.
Edwin II. Conger, United States
minister to Peking, China, reached his
home in Des Moines, la.
Four Winnebago Indians who served
in the civil war have applied for mem
bership in G. A, X. post at Sioux
City, Ia.
President Mckinley reached New
Orleans, where he was welcomed by
the governor, the full delegation of
the state in congress and city officials.
Mrs. Mary G. Eddy, of Chicago,
mother of Christian Science, says her
followers are fast increasing in num-
bers.
Quarantine against the City of Mex
leo has been established by United
States officials because of many cases
of typhus fever.
The gates of the Pan-Amcrican en-
position at Buffalo, n. Y, were thrown
open to the public.
During April the total government
receipts were $47.767. .s51 and the dis
bursements SAL, 1,96s,2 PAS, leaving sur
plus for the month of $5,799,60
Members of the commission from
the Cuban constitutional convention
Sailed from New York for Havana.
President Mckinley and party
passed n day in inspecting New Or
leans. and left in the evening for Hous-
ton, Tex.
The Grinnell Ga.) Congregational
church voted TO call council of
churches to try Prof. Heron for con-
duct unbecoming a minister.
AS result of n conference ut In
dianapolis it was decided to close all
glass factories May II and give en-
plcyes an advance of 15 per cent. in
wages.
Capt. McCalla will succeed Capt. Fol-
ger in command of the new battleship
Kearsarge.
Ambassador Won Holleben has asked
Secretary Hay for an explanation of
recent American newspaper attacks
upon Germany
The Oshkosh (Wis.) high school
building was burned, the loss being
$4,000.
sent on the New York stock ex-
change sold for $4,000, breaking all
records.
Forest fires were doing immense
damage between Somerfeld and Addi- |
son, Pa.
The public debt statement issued |
on the I'd shows that the debt de- |
creased S4,397,o53 during the month
of April. The cash balance in the |
treasury was S306,494,2Os. The total |
debt, less the cash in the treasury,
amounts to $l,o72, ,745.25G.
The annual report of the Michigan |
Central railroad shows an increase of |
S1,226,000 in earnings.
towboat sunk 13 barges of Pitts
burgh coal in collision with n pier of |
the Henderson (Ky.) bridge.
Three negroes supposed to have |
been implicated in the murder of |
Sheriff Edwards We're shot near Sell
ma, Ala, by unknown parties.
A resolution for constitutional
convention was lost in the Illinois
legislature.
In vetoing n biz. taxing dogs Gov
La Toilette cited failure to increase
taxation of corporations and scored
the Wisconsin Legislature.
A lightning bolt struck the Ozark
apartment building in Chicago and in
jured % persons.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States DUR
ing the week ended on the 3D. aggre-
gated S3,033, 400, ,s7s, against 50, 034 ,S97,-
46S the previous week. The increase
compared with the corresponding
week of 1900 was 64.5.
r..
the United States in the seven DAYS
ended on the Sd, against 215 the
week previous and 204 the correspond
ing period of 1900.
Fire at Jacksonville, Fla, destroyed
property valued at 81 100000. left 1O,-
600 persons homeless and six lives were
lost. Buildings in n district 2lh miles
long by half mile wide were de-
stroyed.
Hickman Rich and wife were instant
fy killed by train at Sullivan, Ind.
President Mckinley reached the cap
ital of Texas in his cross continent trip
and was welcomed to the state by Gov.
Sayers at Houston.
sharp slump in stocks in Wall
street, New York, froze out lots of
small traders.
The Illinois Central railroad will es-
tablish pension system for old EN-
ployes, fixing the retiring age at 20
years.
Mrs. Allan Sells-Grienspan, of To-
peka, Kan, disinherited her son, Will
liam Sells, and gave 100000 TO the To-
peka orphans home.
The five-year-old daughter of w. B.
Matthews, of Prosser, Wash, lost her
way on the prairie and starved TO
death.
Four childen perished in fire at
Muskegon, Mich.
Fire destroyed 3a buildings in the
village OF 0rjdley, la. J.,