The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1886-04-14

building, and when arrested ON the Sth ad'
,mitted that his purpose was to destroy the
building so he would not have to work there
any longer. Each time the flames were dis
covered and extinguished before any more
harm than a severe fright to the girls had
been inflicted
The business failures throughout the
country during the seven days ended the
9th number for the United States 173, and
for Canada AZ, total Of 2l5 against 2S4 tho
previous week.
The strike at McClure's coal works, Ever.
son, Pa, ended on the 9th satisfactorily to
the miners The firm granted all demands.
About one thousand men are affected.
Rogers Bros, proprietors of the great
-four mills at Bristol, Pa, failed on the 9th'
Liabilities are estimated at S20OOOO over
100000 of which is in notes. OF the latter
amount about 100000 are the savings OF
poor people, who placed their money in the
hands of Rogers Bros. for the interest the
firm paid on it.
At Erie, Pa, on the 9th the family OF
Henry Mclaughlin were seized with con-
yulsions after eating their dinner. The
symptoms indicated vegetable poison. 1t
was thought Mr. and Mrs. Mclaughlin and
the eldest daughter would die. The other
three children may recover
A fire at Irwin Pa, on the 9th destroyed
Fulton & Bro IS foundry, occupied by Huck-
enstein & Cradle Loss about $4,000.
Aflre on the night of the 10th damaged
the repair shop Of the Holyoke (Mass.)
Paper Company to the extent Of $4,000.
Thomas Howard, watchman, was smoth-
cred to death.
Richard Robson, John Hummel and An
drew Hill were rowing on Monroe's pond
at Albany, N Y, on the 18th, when the
boat capsized and Robson and Hummel,
both aged fourteen years, were drowned.
Hill swan ashore.
Hon. Joseph Pulitzer editor Of the New
York World, on the 10th forwarded to the
Secretary Of State his resignation as Rep
resentative in Congress from the Ninth dis
trict of New York, stating that it was i'm
possible for him to perform the duties per-
tanning to the position without neglecting
his newspaper.
iNoiuihk Oh - AeAAA 'Na'
Reading, Pa, while trying to put two cats
into box few days ago, was scratched
on the hand. Inflammation set in, followed
by blood poisoning, and he died in great
agony on the 10th.
Hon. John Welsh, ex-Minister to England,
died at Philadelphia on the 10th, after a
weeks illness from pneumon ia
The weekly statement Of the New York
associated banks, issued on the 10th, shows
the following changes: Loans increase,
$332, 100; specie decrease, S66, 100; legal
tenders increase, S5,132,OOO; deposits in
crease, 81, 1851, 100; circulation decrease, S57,-
800; reserve increase, 1904 The banks
held Sl6, ,S5l, ,76S in excess Of the twenty-five
per cent. rule.
The United States Secret Service officers
arrested two Spaniards named Ramon Ar
jona and Ramon Ruiz in New York City on
the 10th, charged with causing to be made
over 100000 In $40 notes on Ell Banco del
Estado de Bolivar OF the Unite States OF
Colombia. A search OF their premises re-
vealed large quantity OF counterfeiting
material and notes amounting to 100000
They were held in 5000 bail.
At Mattawan, N. j., on the 10th two
children named Minnie Wilson, aged ten,
and Nellie Smith, twelve, were bitten by
one Of the dogs bitten few months ago by
the dog that attacked little Eddie Bucklin,
who was sent TO Pasteur for treatment
Both girls were badly lacerated Arrange
ments have been made TO send them to
Paris for treatment
The smallest Of the Pemberton mills at
Lawrence, Mass, was Quilted by fire on the
10th. During It's progress the room fell,
carrying down the two floors below and
fifteen'men who were lighting the flames.
Two.were fatally injured, and two seriously
burt. The others escaped by clambering
out Of the ruins, though all were moro or
less bruised or burned. Loss $4,000; fully
insured.