Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-03-07

J. Piermont Morgan is said to have
given $2,000,000 to the University of
the South at Sewanec, Tenn.
Frank Burianek, saloon keeper in
Leavenworth, Kan, killed Daisy Car
penter and then killed himself.
Stephen Pape killed his wife and
himself in South Chicago, Ill. Jeal-
ousy was the cause.
The birthplace of Abraham Lin
coin, near Hodgenville, KY, is adver-
tised at sheriff's sale for taxes.
Directors of the Charleston expo
sition repudiated the action of Lieut..
Gov. Tillman in attempting to with
draw President Roosevelt's invita-
tion.
Heavy rains, breaking ice gorges
and melting SHOWS flooded rivers in
Pennsylvania, causing great damage
to property and rendering many per-
sons homeless. The southern states
are suffering from the worst floods
in years.
Joseph Hinkle was hanged at Peo-
ria, ILL.,, for the murder of his wife
on September IS. 1901.
Benjamin f. Ellsworth, of Wood
stock, ILL.,, killed Amos Anderson, an
aged man whom he accused of ruin
ing his home, and committed suicide
after taking the life of his wife.
Seventeen men killed and more than
30 missing is the result of four snow
slides at the Liberty Bell mine near
Telluride, Col.
The public debt statement issued
on the 1st shows that the debt de-
creased S1,37O,s46 during the month
of February. The cash balance in the
treasury was 1926, ,361, ,s66. The total
debt, less the cash in the treasury,
amounts to 81 .O04,5j6.052.
Marconi maintained constant com
munication with shore while crossing
the ocean, wireless messages being
transmitted over 1000 miles.
Henry b. Perkins, multimillionaire
and one of the leading citizens OF
Ohio, hanged himself in Warren while
mentally incapacitated.
The government receipts in Febru.
airy were SAL, ,159,739, and the expendi.
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the month of S2,060,44
Fire at GAINESVILLE, o., destroyed the
j. b. Owens company's pottery plant
entailing a loss of 100000.
Prince Henry made n tour of Ken.
tucky and Tennessee, visiting Lookout
mountain and making short stops at
Nashville and Louisville. After n wei
come at indianapolis the royal party
left for st. Louis.
The monthly coinage statement
shows that the total February coinage
at the mints was ,261,34O.
The American Exchange national
bank and the Metropolitan national
in Cleveland, o., have consolidated, re
tanning the name of American ex
change.
Floods in the Mohawk valley in New
York and Passiac river valley in New
Jersey did great damage.
The death of T.. S. Haise. of Allan
ia, Ga, makes the death list by tn,
burning of the Park Avenue hotel il
New York 81.
Lawrence Dunlap and David Jobe
negroes, were hanged in Arkansa
City, Ark, for killing Nat Smith 70
the purpose of robbery.
Anthony Perry killed Mrs. Saral
A. Thillman and himself in Detroit
Mich. Jealousy was the cause.
Frank Tyree, of Catletsburg, Ky
and Lewis Schmidt, of Portsmouth
o., prominent travelling men, wer
drowned near PikevilIe, Ky.
Prof. w. S. Blatchley, state geolo
gist of Indiana, predicts plague o
locusts next June.
Maj. Micah j. jenkins, of Warren
ton. Va, has declined to accept tn
sword which it was proposed to pre-
sent to him at Charleston, S. c
when the president visited tha
place.