Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-11-08
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
DOMESTIC.

Ihree men were kllled ana ten in
jured in collision on the Baltimore g.
Ohio road near Washington, Pa.
The estimates for the entire postal
service for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1908, aggregate $135,ss5, 500.
Constable Becker and George Ros-
enburg, the latter rich raiser of cat
tie, fought with pistols at Warrenton,
Tex, and both were fatally wounded.
At Centropolis, Kan, NJ. Bernheim-
er, farmer, named his infant son
Leon Czolgosz and was driven from
the county by indignant citizens.
Fire destroyed block of buildings
in Chicago, making 80 families home
less and causing loss of 100000.
Miss Helen NJ. Gould, of New York,
announced that she had accepted the
position of vice president of the Nc
Kinley Memorial association.
A. L. Specs killed his wife and fa-
tally shot himself at Newaygo, Mich.
Jealousy was the cause.
Ethel Plumb, aged two years, was
killed at Virginia City, Mont, in re-
volver fight between her parents.
The business portion of Timmons-
vile, S. c., was wiped out by fire.
British and American health au-
thorities will cooperate in an effort
to prevent the bubonic plague enter
ing either country.
Admiral Schley finished his testi-
mony before the naval court of in
quiry in Washington.
Gen. Gillespie, chief engineer of the
army, in his annual report says that 25
of the principal harbors of the United
States now have a sufficient number
of guns and mortars mounted to per-
NIT of effective defense.
Near Henderson, KY, Lucien Brown
shot to death his brother-in-law, Ollie
Allison, and then killed himself.
The object of the visit of repre- senIa-
tive men of Porto Rico to the United
States is to pave the way to admiss on
of the island into the union as state.
Advices by steamer from Nome show
that 500 men are penniless at the camp
and that II winter of disorder is ex-
pected.
Miss Jane Toppan, n nurse, was ar
rested charged with causing the death
by poison of Mrs. Harry Gordon and
her father, mother and sister at their
home near Barnstable, Mass.
Ellis II. Roberts, treasurer of the
United States, in his report for the
past fiscal year says the receipts
were S5s7, 7,6s5,337 and the eIpend-
itures S509,967 1853, the surplus being
s77,717,9s4.
A judge at Akron, o., ordered six
boys to be publicly whipped for steal
ing chcstnuts. The fathers of the
lads did the whipping.
Proof of the execution of Czolgosz
was filed with the clerk of Erie coun-
ty at Buffalo. n. Y.
A Boer colony is to be established
on a tract of 100000 acres in south
ern Wyoming.
Secretary Root has decided TO or
der the Eleventh cavalry and the
Twenty-eighth infantry to the Phil
ippines to replace short-term enlist
ed men.
Banks at Arispe and Matlock, Ia,
were robbed of 81 800 and $4,000 re-
spectively.
Secretary Gage has decided to buy
in government bonds, thereby re-
ducing the immense surplus in the
treasury.
Judge Hanecy cited w. r. Hearst,
of the Chicago American, and six OF
his newspaper staff to answer charges
of contempt of court.
Revenue collections at Peoria, H.,
for October reached the figure of
S3,375,0O0.
Testimony of Admiral Schley was
ended before the court of inquiry and
the taking of rebuttal evidence was
begun.
An earthquake at Lowell, Mass,
shook houses so that crockery and
glassware were broken.
A mob took from the Jail at Hodgen-
vile, Ky, Silas Esters (colored),
charged with forcing Granville Ward,
a 15-year-old boy, TO commit crime,
and strung him up to the courthouse
steps.
Shells livery barn was burned by in
cendiaries at Larned, Kan, and 25 head
of horses perished.
In railway collision at Judson,
Ind, Fireman Richard Stith and Brake
man John Ellabarger were killed.
The public debt statement issued
the 1st shows that the debt de-
creased $9,563,40s during the month
OF October. The cash balance in the
treasury was $325,655,697. The total
debt, less the cash in the treasury,
amounts to $1,O22, ,O32 ,957.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States dur
ing the seven days ended on the 1st
aggregated $2,o95, 1s5,o94, against ST.
99s.452,s15 the previous week. The in
crease compared with the correspond
ing week of last year was 1858.