Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-04-19
A WEEKS RECORD
All 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
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
An indianapolis suicide left note
to Carrie Nation saying it was due
to rum and cigarettes.
Henry Devore, aged %, killed his
19-year-old wife in Louisville, Ky, and
then killed himself. Jealousy was the
cause.
President Mckinley has donated
$4,000 towards a fund of $4,000 nee
essary to secure the erection of n
new and modern hotel in Canton, o.
Gov. Bliss has designated Friday,
April 26, as Arbor day in Michigan.
A large amount of mail was de-
stroyed in the wreck of a Southern
Pacific train near Wells, New.
The government April wheat report
indicated crop of 444,312,176 bushels,
114.000,O00 in excess of last year.
The gross postal receipts for last
month for the so largest post offices
in the country show an increase of
ia per cent. over the corresponding
month of last year.
Will Black and Henry Wilson, ne
groes, were hanged at Magnolia, Ark,
for the murder of Ivy Young.
Representatives of 35 soap manu-
factories met in Chicago and formed
the American Soap Manufacturing as
sociation.
Ex-Gov. Bradley, in the trial at
Frankfort, KY, OF Capt. Ripley for
completely in the Goebel murder. gave
testimony tending to show that w. S.
Taylor knew of the contemplated as
sassination.
The Pixies Peak region in Colorado
was buried under from two to ten feet
of snow.
Mrs. Margaret Hossack, OF 1ndianola,
Ia, wife of wealthy farmer, was
found guilty of the murder of her hus-
band and sentenced to life imprison-
ment.
The Central Passenger association
has agreed to a straight one-cent rate
Tor the grand army cncalnpment at
Cleveland.
Producers in the new Texas oil field
are planning an organization pat
termed after that of the Standard Oil
company.
An order issued by Secretary Long
makes Admiral Dewey the ranking Of
ficer of the navy, John Adams Howell
senior rear admiral, and w. S. Schley
is No. s, and William 7. Sampson No.
z on the list of senior rear admirals.
Milwaukee is soon to have new
English morning paper, to be known
as the Free Press.
Four transatlantic steamers that
reached New York brought ATS immi-
grants.
Members of the Cuban constitutions
al convention will be given all the lati-
tude they need to demonstrate the
capacity of the islanders for self-gov-
ernment. Rejection of the Platt
amendment may end in annexation.
Search for missing girl in Chicago
led to the discovery of "baby farm
on the South side.
A mob at Bradford, Pa, burned q
schoolhouse used as a smallpox isola,
tion hospital.
An unpublished hymn written by
Henry Wadsworth Longfeliow has
been discovered among worthless pa
pers and old letters in Boston.
Chicago packers will lose heavily il
trade because the British war offics
orders that after June only home
bred meat shall be bought for army
use.
French naval officers visited Mount
Vernon and placed wreath on Wash
ington's tomb.
One hundred students of Armour in
stitute in Chicago were arrested fol
disorderly conduct while celebratin,
the gift of 81 100000 to the school,
Mrs. William Ticknor, of Metros,
PARK. H., ended her life with carboli
acid because she had been arrested.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States dur
ing the week ended On the 18th aggre
gated $2,512, ,0s2, $50, against $2.53O,s94
321 the previous week. The increas
compared with the corresponding
week of 1900 was $40.
There were 203 business failures Il
the United States in the seven day
ended on the 12th, against 1873 tn
week previous and 1913 the correspond
ing period of 1900.
W. II. Chamberlain, assistant com
missioner Of patents, has resigned.